WO2021246590A1

WO2021246590A1 - Dispenser device for providing nutritional supplement

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Publication number: WO2021246590A1
Application number: PCT/KR2020/015849
Authority: WO
Inventors: 정지원; 김광태; 고재천; 박병찬; 고호성; 윤필립
Original assignee: 알고케어 주식회사
Priority date: 2020-06-01
Filing date: 2020-11-12
Publication date: 2021-12-09

Abstract

The present disclosure describes a dispenser device comprising a nutritional supplement storage unit, a user interface, and a control unit. The nutritional supplement storage unit stores a first nutritional supplement and a second nutritional supplement, and stores first data related to the first nutritional supplement and second data related to the second nutritional supplement. The user interface generates third data related to a user in response to the user's input. The control unit outputs, on the basis of a first provision amount determined by reflecting the first data on the basis of a first weight value and reflecting the third data on the basis of a second weight value, a first control signal related to an operation of discharging the first nutritional supplement from the nutritional supplement storage unit by the first provision amount. In addition, the control unit outputs, on the basis of a second provision amount determined by reflecting the second data on the basis of a third weight value and reflecting the third data on the basis of a fourth weight value, a second control signal related to an operation of discharging the second nutritional supplement from the nutritional supplement storage unit by the second provision amount.

Description

Dispenser device for providing nutritional supplements

The present disclosure relates to a dispenser device, and more particularly, to a dispenser device configured to discharge stored nutrients and provide them to a user. The present disclosure relates to a nutrient dispenser comprising a nutrient cartridge and a plurality of nutrient cartridges.

With the development of information and communication technology, information and communication technology is being applied to various industrial fields. In particular, due to the advent of the Internet of Things (IOT), various types of electronic devices as well as mobile terminals such as smartphones and personal computers exchange data through networks and provide useful information to users based on the exchanged data. are doing

As information and communication technology is applied to the medical industry, various services for the health of users are provided through personal electronic devices. For example, by telemedicine technology, a patient can receive treatment and prescription from a specialist in a personal space, and furthermore, a technology for diagnosing a patient without the intervention of a specialist through a system learned from data obtained from users has also been disclosed. .

In addition, data related to the user's health may be used to provide a convenient function to the user in the user's daily life. Various types of electronic devices for providing convenient functions to users based on data related to the user's health have also been developed.

As the nutritional supplement market grows and users' needs diversify, personalized nutritional supplement services that analyze users' health conditions and provide appropriate nutritional supplements are being activated. This personalized nutritional supplement service includes the steps of collecting users' health information, deriving nutrients that are judged necessary by analyzing the collected health information of users, and providing a combination of nutritional supplements that satisfy the nutritional elements. is composed

In the third step of providing nutritional supplements, conventionally, nutritional supplements were combined and packaged in a factory and operated in such a way that they were provided. However, in the case of customized nutritional supplements produced in the factory as described above, the collection and analysis of health information was not performed in real time, so there was a disadvantage in that it was not possible to immediately reflect the health information of users, which changes on a daily basis. In addition, due to the minimum production quantity of the factory, there was no choice but to provide customized nutritional supplements for a considerable period (eg, 1 month) as a unit.

In order to supplement this, the development of a personalized nutritional supplement dispenser directly used by consumers is in progress. In other words, after installing a dispenser in which various nutritional supplements are stored in homes, offices, and public places, the collected/analyzed health information of the user is transmitted to the dispenser, and the dispenser directly combines and provides nutritional supplements. This dispenser reflects the user's health information immediately and can prescribe a different combination of nutritional supplements every day, so the disadvantages of existing factory-produced customized nutritional supplements can be largely compensated.

An object of the present disclosure may be to provide a dispenser device configured to provide a nutritional supplement based on information related to the user and the nutritional supplement.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a nutrient cartridge that can be used in a personalized nutrient dispenser, in which nutrients are smoothly discharged.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a nutritional cartridge that can be used in a personalized nutritional dispenser, with a reduced possibility of damage to the nutritional supplement.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a nutrient cartridge that can be used in a personalized nutrient dispenser, and can accurately dispense a nutrient as needed in an amount.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a personalized nutrient dispenser that includes a plurality of nutrient cartridges and can accurately dispense the required type of nutrient for each user as much as needed.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the dispenser device may include a nutrient storage unit, a user interface, and a control unit. The nutrient storage unit may store the first nutrient and the second nutrient, and store first data related to the first nutrient and second data related to the second nutrient. The user interface may, in response to the user's input, generate third data related to the user. The control unit discharges the first nutrient from the nutrient storage unit by the first serving amount based on the first serving amount determined by reflecting the first data based on the first weight and reflecting the third data based on the second weight A first control signal related to an operation may be output. In addition, the control unit, based on the second serving amount determined by reflecting the second data based on the third weight and reflecting the third data based on the fourth weight, the second nutrient from the nutrient storage unit by the second serving amount A second control signal related to the discharging operation may be output.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the dispenser device may include a nutrient storage unit, a user interface, and a control unit. The nutrient storage unit may store the first nutrient and store first data related to the first nutrient. The control unit may receive the second data related to the user, and the third data related to the first nutritional supplement from the server. In addition, the control unit may include, based on the first provision amount determined by reflecting the first data based on the first weight, reflecting the second data based on the second weight, and reflecting the third data based on the third weight, A first control signal may be output. The user interface may provide first information about the first nutrient in response to the first control signal, and receive a first command input in response to the first information. In response to the first command, the first nutrient may be discharged from the nutrient storage unit.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the dispenser device may include a nutrient storage unit, a user interface, and a control unit. The nutrient storage unit may store the first nutrient and store first data related to the first nutrient. The user interface may generate second data related to the user in response to an input related to the user at a time between the first time and the second time. The controller may calculate a first weight based on the first data and calculate a second weight changed from the first weight based on the second data. The control unit, at a first time, may output a first control signal for discharging the first nutrient of the first serving amount determined by reflecting the first data based on the first weight from the nutrient storage unit. The controller may output a second control signal for discharging the first nutrient of the second serving amount determined by reflecting the second data based on the second weight at the second time from the nutrient storage unit.

Nutrient cartridge according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a nutrient storage unit in which a plurality of nutrients are stored; a nutrient discharge unit connected to the lower side of the nutrient storage unit; It is disposed in the nutrient discharging unit, the discharging rotor comprising a receiving groove forming portion in which a plurality of receiving grooves in which the nutrient is accommodated; And it may include a subduction prevention element configured to push the nutrient stacked on the outside of the receiving groove toward the nutrient storage unit. The discharge rotor may discharge the nutrient accommodated in the receiving groove to the lower portion of the nutrient discharging unit through rotation.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a nutritional supplement including nutritional components necessary for the user may be provided based on information related to the user and the nutritional supplement, and the provided nutritional supplement may be changed in real time according to an event occurring to the user.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the discharging property of the nutrient is improved, the possibility of damage to the nutrient is reduced, and a nutrient cartridge capable of accurately discharging the nutrient by the required amount can be provided.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a personalized nutrient dispenser including a plurality of nutrient cartridges and capable of accurately discharging a required type of nutrient for each user as much as a required amount may be provided.

1 is a perspective view of a nutrient cartridge according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

2 and 3 are exploded views of a nutrient cartridge according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the cartridge body according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

5 is a front view of the cartridge body according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

6 and 7 are perspective views of a discharge rotor, a subduction prevention element, and an auxiliary gear according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

8 and 9 are perspective views of a vibrating element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

10 is a perspective view of the cartridge body in which the discharge rotor, the anti-subtraction element, and the vibration element are coupled.

11 is a front view of the cartridge body in which the discharge rotor, the anti-subtraction element, and the vibration element are coupled.

12 is a view for explaining the operation of the discharge rotor and the subduction prevention element.

13 and 14 are perspective views of a body cover part according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

15 and 16 are perspective views of a gear cover part according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

17 is a perspective view of a nutrient cartridge according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

18 and 19 are exploded views of a nutrient cartridge according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

20 is a perspective view of a cartridge body according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

21 is a front view of the cartridge body according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

22 and 23 are perspective views of a discharge rotor, a subduction prevention element, and an auxiliary gear according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

24 is a front view of a vibrating element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

25 is a perspective view of the main body cover to which the discharge rotor, the subduction prevention element, and the vibration element are coupled according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

26 is a perspective view of a nutrient dispenser according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

27 is a cross-sectional view taken along line I-I' of FIG. 26 .

28 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II' of FIG. 26 .

29 is a perspective view of a nutrient dispenser according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

30 is an exploded view of a nutrient dispenser according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

31 is a cross-sectional view of a nutrient storage container according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

32 to 34 are views illustrating a fastening unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

35 and 36 are views illustrating a discharge rotor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

37 is a top plan view of a discharge plate according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

38 to 40 are views illustrating a coupling unit, a discharge rotor, and a discharge plate coupled to each other.

41 is a perspective view illustrating a dispenser device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

42 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of the dispenser device of FIG. 41 .

Figure 43 is a perspective view showing an exemplary configuration of the cartridge included in the nutrient storage unit of Figure 42.

44 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of the control unit of FIG. 41 .

45 is a conceptual diagram illustrating exemplary operations of the control unit of FIG. 42 .

46 is a timing diagram for explaining exemplary operations for discharging nutrients.

47 is a timing diagram for explaining exemplary operations for changing a weight.

FIG. 48 is a block diagram illustrating exemplary operations of the security module of FIG. 42 .

49 is a flowchart illustrating exemplary operations of the dispenser device of FIG. 41 .

50 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an exemplary network including dispenser devices and a server.

According to one embodiment, the subduction prevention element may be disposed adjacent to the portion connected to the nutrient discharge unit in the nutrient storage unit.

According to an embodiment, the discharge rotor rotates clockwise or counterclockwise, and when the discharge rotor rotates clockwise, the subduction prevention element is disposed on the upper right side of the discharge rotor, and the discharge rotor When rotating counterclockwise, the anti-subtraction element may be disposed on the upper left side of the discharge rotor.

According to one embodiment, the discharge rotor rotates clockwise or counterclockwise, and when the discharge rotor rotates clockwise, the subduction prevention element is disposed below the inner wall of the right side of the nutrient discharge unit, the When the discharge rotor rotates counterclockwise, the subduction prevention element may be disposed under the inner wall of the left side of the nutrient discharge unit.

According to an embodiment, the subduction prevention element may include a subduction prevention part, and the receiving groove forming part and the subduction prevention part may be disposed on the same plane.

According to an embodiment, the subduction prevention element may be configured to rotate in the same direction as the discharge rotor.

According to an embodiment, the nutrient cartridge may further include an auxiliary gear coupled between the discharge rotor and the subduction prevention element so that the discharge rotor and the subduction prevention element rotate in the same direction.

According to an embodiment, each of the discharge rotor and the subduction prevention element may include a gear part, and the auxiliary gear may be coupled between the gear part of the discharge rotor and the gear part of the subduction prevention element.

According to one embodiment, the nutrient cartridge is a cartridge body portion formed with the nutrient storage unit and the nutrient discharge unit on the front; And the rear side may further include a body cover for covering the front of the cartridge body.

According to an embodiment, the subduction prevention element includes a subduction prevention part, the receiving groove forming part of the discharge rotor and the subduction prevention part of the subduction prevention element are disposed on the rear side of the body cover part, and the auxiliary gear is the It may be disposed on the front side of the body cover part.

Nutrient cartridge according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a nutrient storage unit in which a plurality of nutrients are stored; a nutrient discharge unit connected to the lower side of the nutrient storage unit; It is disposed in the nutrient discharging unit, the discharging rotor comprising a receiving groove forming portion in which a plurality of receiving grooves in which the nutrient is accommodated; And it may include a vibration element configured to apply vibration to the nutrient. The discharge rotor may discharge the nutrient accommodated in the receiving groove to the lower portion of the nutrient discharging unit through rotation.

According to an embodiment, the vibrating element may be disposed above the discharge rotor.

According to an embodiment, the discharge rotor may include a locking part having a plurality of locking parts formed therein, and the vibrating element may include a vibration generator for generating vibration in conjunction with the locking part when the discharge rotor rotates. can

According to an embodiment, the locking part may be a concave part or a convex part, and the vibration generating part may be a convex part colliding with the locking part when the discharge rotor rotates.

According to an embodiment, the plurality of locking parts may be formed on an outer peripheral surface of the locking part.

According to one embodiment, the vibration element is a diaphragm installed on the lower inner wall of the nutrient storage unit, the vibration generating unit may be formed at the front end of the diaphragm.

According to an embodiment, the engaging portion may be located on the rear side of the receiving groove forming portion.

According to an embodiment, the plurality of locking parts may be formed along an outer periphery of the locking part on a rear surface of the locking part.

According to one embodiment, the vibration element is a diaphragm installed on the front side of the nutrient storage unit, the vibration generating unit may be formed under the diaphragm

According to an embodiment, the locking part may be located on the front side of the receiving groove forming part.

According to an embodiment, it may further include a vibration generating element for vibrating the vibration element.

According to one embodiment, the lower portion of the nutrient storage unit may have a structure inclined toward the nutrient discharge unit.

According to an embodiment, the discharge rotor may include a power coupling unit connected to an external power device.

According to one embodiment, the nutrient cartridge may further include a humidity control unit for maintaining the humidity in the nutrient storage unit.

According to one embodiment, the nutrient cartridge may further include a residual amount measuring unit for measuring the remaining amount of the nutrient in the nutrient storage unit.

According to one embodiment, each of the plurality of receiving grooves may be configured to accommodate one nutrient.

According to one embodiment, a nutrient dispenser including a plurality of nutrient cartridges may be provided.

According to one embodiment, nutrients of different components may be stored in the plurality of nutrient cartridges included in the nutrient dispenser.

According to one embodiment, the nutrient dispenser may further include a nutrient discharge passage communicating with the plurality of nutrient cartridges. The nutrient discharged from the plurality of nutrient cartridges may be discharged to the outside of the nutrient dispenser through the nutrient discharge passage.

According to one embodiment, the nutrient dispenser may further include a nutrient detection sensor installed in a connection passage connecting the plurality of nutrient cartridges and the nutrient discharge passage to detect the discharge amount of the nutrient.

The nutrient dispenser according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a nutrient storage unit in which a plurality of nutrients are stored; a nutrient discharge unit connected to the lower side of the nutrient storage unit; It is disposed in the nutrient discharging unit, the discharging rotor comprising a receiving groove forming portion in which a plurality of receiving grooves in which the nutrient is accommodated; And it may include a subduction prevention element configured to push the nutrient stacked on the outside of the receiving groove toward the nutrient storage unit. The discharge rotor may discharge the nutrient accommodated in the receiving groove to the lower portion of the nutrient discharging unit through rotation.

The nutrient dispenser according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a nutrient storage unit in which a plurality of nutrients are stored; a nutrient discharge unit connected to the lower side of the nutrient storage unit; It is disposed in the nutrient discharging unit, the discharging rotor comprising a receiving groove forming portion in which a plurality of receiving grooves in which the nutrient is accommodated; And it may include a vibration element configured to apply vibration to the nutrient. The discharge rotor may discharge the nutrient accommodated in the receiving groove to the lower portion of the nutrient discharging unit through rotation.

Various embodiments described in this document are exemplified for the purpose of clearly explaining the technical spirit of the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure to specific embodiments. The technical spirit of the present disclosure includes various modifications, equivalents, and alternatives of each embodiment described in this document, and embodiments selectively combined from all or part of each embodiment. In addition, the scope of the rights of the technical idea of the present disclosure is not limited to the various embodiments presented below or specific descriptions thereof.

Terms used in this document, including technical or scientific terms, may have the meanings commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs, unless otherwise defined.

As used herein, expressions such as “comprises”, “may include”, “includes”, “may”, “have”, “may”, etc. function, operation or component, etc.) exist, and does not exclude the existence of other additional features. That is, such expressions should be understood as open-ended terms including the possibility of including other embodiments.

The expressions of the singular used in this document may include the meanings of the plural unless the context dictates otherwise, and the same applies to the expressions of the singular in the claims.

As used herein, expressions such as "first", "second", or "first", "second", etc. distinguish one object from another in referring to a plurality of homogeneous objects, unless the context dictates otherwise. It is used to do this, and does not limit the order or importance between the objects.

As used herein, “A, B, and C,” “A, B, or C,” “A, B, and/or C,” or “at least one of A, B, and C,” “A, B , or at least one of C," "at least one of A, B, and/or C," "at least one selected from A, B, and C," "at least one selected from A, B, or C," "A The expression “at least one selected from , B, and/or C” may mean each listed item or all possible combinations of the listed items. For example, "at least one selected from A and B" means (1) at least one of A, (2) at least one of A, (3) at least one of B, (4) B, (5) at least one of A and B (6) at least one of A and B, (7) at least one of B and A, and (8) both A and B.

As used herein, the expression "based on" is used to describe one or more factors affecting the act or action of a decision, judgment, or action described in the phrase or sentence in which the expression is included, and the expression is It does not exclude additional factors influencing the act or action of decision, judgment.

As used herein, the expression that a component (eg, a first component) is "connected" or "connected" to another component (eg, a second component) means that the component In addition to being directly connected or connected to another component, it may mean being connected or connected via a new other component (eg, a third component).

As used in this document, the expression "configured to" means "configured to", "having the ability to", "modified to", "made to", "to do", depending on the context. It may have a meaning such as "can be". The expression is not limited to the meaning of "specially designed in terms of hardware", and for example, a processor configured to perform a specific operation means a generic-purpose processor capable of performing the specific operation by executing software. can mean

In the present disclosure, a substrate is a plate or a container on which a device such as a semiconductor chip is mounted, and may serve as a connection path for electrical signals between the devices. The substrate may be used for manufacturing an integrated circuit or the like, and may be made of a material such as silicon. For example, the substrate may be a printed circuit board (PCB), and may be referred to as a wafer or the like.

In the present disclosure, "nutrition agent" refers to a material containing various nutritional components that can be absorbed by a living body. It will be well understood that any type of material comprising useful ingredients may be substituted.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the accompanying drawings and the description of the drawings, identical or substantially equivalent elements may be assigned the same reference numerals. In addition, in the following description of various embodiments, description of the same or corresponding components may be omitted, but this does not mean that the corresponding components are not included in the embodiments.

1 to 16 are views of a nutrient cartridge according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Hereinafter, a nutrient cartridge according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 16 .

1 is a perspective view of a nutrient cartridge according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 2 and 3 are exploded views of a nutrient cartridge according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Specifically, Figure 2 is an exploded view when viewed from the front side of the nutrient cartridge according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, Figure 3 is an exploded view when viewed from the rear side of the nutrient cartridge according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

1 to 3, the nutrient cartridge 10 is a cartridge body part 100, a body cover part 110, a discharge rotor 120, a subduction prevention element 130, an auxiliary gear 140, a vibration element ( 150 ), a gear cover unit 160 , and a communication unit 170 may be included.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the cartridge body according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 5 is a front view of the cartridge body according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring further to Figures 4 and 5, the cartridge body unit 100 is a nutrient storage unit 102 in which a plurality of nutrients are stored, a nutrient discharge unit 104 connected to the lower side of the nutrient storage unit 102, and prevention of subduction element mounting grooves 107 .

The nutrient storage unit 102 may be an empty space formed on the upper side of the cartridge body 100 when viewed from the front 100a of the cartridge body 100, the upper inner wall 102a, the side inner wall 102b, It may be defined by a rear inner wall 102c, and a lower inner wall 102d.

The lower portion of the nutrient storage unit 102 may have a structure inclined toward the nutrient discharge unit 104 . For example, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, the lower and lower inner wall (102d) of the side inner wall (102b) may have a structure inclined toward the nutrient discharge portion 104, the upper portion of the side inner wall (102b) and the rear inner wall 102c may be vertical. Accordingly, while sufficiently securing the internal space of the nutrient storage unit 102, in the lower portion of the nutrient storage unit 102, the nutrient can be moved by rolling toward the nutrient discharge unit 104 by gravity.

A plurality of nutrients may be stored in the nutrient storage unit 102 . The nutrient may be a spherical nutrient having a diameter of 1 mm to 10 mm. Nutrients may be tablets, soft capsules, and/or hard capsules in the form of pellets or beadlets. For example, the nutritional agent may be vitamin C, complex vitamin B, vitamin D, or magnesium prepared in tablets, or omega 3 or lactic acid bacteria prepared in a seamless soft capsule, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

According to some embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 , a corner portion connecting the vertical upper portion and the inclined lower portion of the side inner wall 102b may have a rounded shape. In addition, although not shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 , according to some embodiments, a corner portion connecting the side inner wall 102b , the rear inner wall 102c , and the lower inner wall 102d may also have a rounded shape. Through this, it is possible to prevent the nutrient from being damaged by hitting the corner in the nutrient storage unit 102.

According to some embodiments, in the nutrient storage unit 102, a humidity control unit (not shown) for maintaining the humidity of the nutrient storage unit 102 may be provided. Humidity control unit may be disposed on the upper inner wall (102a), the side inner wall (102b), the rear inner wall (102c), or the lower inner wall (102d) of the nutrient storage unit (102). The humidity control unit may include, for example, a desiccant pack. Accordingly, by maintaining an appropriate humidity in the nutrient storage unit 102, it is possible to prevent nutrient denaturation or rancidity or nutrient coagulation with each other.

According to some embodiments, in the nutrient storage unit 102, a residual amount measurement unit (not shown) may be provided. The remaining amount measurement unit may be disposed on the upper inner wall (102a), the side inner wall (102b), the rear inner wall (102c), or the lower inner wall (102d) of the nutrient storage unit (102). Residual amount measurement unit may measure the remaining amount of nutrients in the nutrient storage unit 102 using, for example, a distance measurement technology or weight measurement technology such as infrared or ultrasonic waves.

The lower portion of the front surface (100a) of the cartridge body portion 100 may be formed with a nutrient discharging portion 104. The nutrient discharge unit 104 may be connected to the lower side of the nutrient storage unit 102, and the nutrient stored in the nutrient storage unit 102 may be discharged to the outside of the nutrient cartridge 10 through the nutrient discharge unit 104. have.

The nutrient discharging unit 104 may include a discharging rotor mounting groove 105 and a nutrient discharging groove 106 .

The discharge rotor mounting groove portion 105 may be formed in the lower portion of the front surface (100a) of the cartridge body portion 100 so as to communicate with the lower side of the nutrient storage portion (102). The discharge rotor mounting groove 105 may be a circular groove into which the rear side of the discharge rotor 120 to be described later is inserted and mounted. A pin 105p coupled to the rear rotation shaft groove 120h formed in the center of the rear surface of the discharge rotor 120 may be formed in the center of the discharge rotor mounting groove portion 105 .

According to some embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 , the discharge rotor mounting groove portion 105 is formed in the first groove portion 105a and the first groove portion 105a and is larger than the first groove portion 105a. It may include a second groove portion 105b having a small diameter.

Nutrient discharge groove portion 106 may be formed in the lower portion of the front surface (100a) of the cartridge body portion 100 to communicate with the lower side of the discharge rotor mounting groove (105). The nutrient discharge groove portion 106 may form a nutrient discharge port together with the nutrient discharge groove portion 116 formed on the rear surface 110a of the main body cover portion 110 to be described later.

The subduction prevention element mounting groove portion 107 is a portion connected to the nutrient discharge unit 104 in the nutrient storage unit 102 (that is, the lower portion of the nutrient storage unit 102 and the upper portion of the nutrient discharge unit 104) is connected ) may be formed adjacent to

In some embodiments, the anti-subtraction element mounting groove portion 107 may be formed on either side of the upper side of the discharge rotor mounting groove portion 105 . For example, the subduction prevention element mounting groove portion 107 may be formed on the front surface (100a) of the cartridge body portion 100 to be located in any one of the lower portion of the side inner wall (102b) of the nutrient storage unit (102). In these embodiments, the position at which the anti-subtraction element mounting groove portion 107 is formed may be determined according to the rotational direction of the discharge rotor 120 . Specifically, when the discharge rotor 120 mounted on the discharge rotor mounting groove portion 105 rotates clockwise, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 , the subduction prevention element mounting groove portion 107 is the discharge rotor 120 . It may be formed in the upper right side of the, in this case may be formed in the lower portion of the right side inner wall (102b) of the nutrient storage unit (102). On the other hand, when the discharge rotor 120 mounted to the discharge rotor mounting groove 105 rotates counterclockwise, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 , the subduction prevention element mounting groove 107 is the discharge rotor 120 . ) may be formed in the upper left side, in this case may be formed in the lower part of the left side inner wall (102b) of the nutrient storage unit (102).

The subduction prevention element mounting groove part 107 may be a groove part into which the rear side of the subduction prevention element 130 to be described later is inserted and mounted.

6 and 7 are perspective views of a discharge rotor, a subduction prevention element, and an auxiliary gear according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; Specifically, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the discharge rotor, the subduction prevention element, and the auxiliary gear according to the embodiment of the present disclosure as viewed from the front side, and FIG. 7 is the discharge rotor, the subduction prevention element, and the auxiliary according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. This is a perspective view of the gear viewed from the rear side.

6 and 7 , the discharge rotor 120 may include a receiving groove forming part 122 , a gear part 124 , a connecting part 126 , and a hooking forming part 128 . Based on the disk-shaped connection part 126 , the gear part 124 may be positioned on the front side, and the receiving groove forming part 122 and the locking part forming part 128 may be positioned on the rear side.

The receiving groove forming part 122 may be formed on the rear side of the connection part 126 . A plurality of receiving grooves (122a) in which nutrients can be accommodated may be formed on the outer circumferential surface of the receiving groove forming part 122 . Each of the receiving grooves (122a) may be formed in a size sufficient to accommodate one nutrient.

The gear unit 124 may be formed on the front side of the connection unit 126 . A toothed part may be formed on the outer peripheral surface of the gear part 124 . In addition, the inner peripheral surface of the gear unit 124 may be formed with a power coupling unit 125 connected to the external power unit of the nutrient cartridge (10). According to some embodiments, the power coupling part 125 becomes narrower as it goes away from the front side (that is, the diameter of the inner circumferential surface of the power coupling part 125 decreases in the depth direction of the power coupling part 125) It may have an inclined structure. Accordingly, when the external power device is coupled to the power coupling unit 125, it may be more easily inserted or coupled to the power coupling unit 125 .

The engaging portion 128 may be formed on the rear side of the connecting portion 126 . A plurality of locking parts 128a that can act on the vibrating element 150 to vibrate the vibrating element 150 when the discharge rotor 120 rotates may be formed in the engaging part 128 . 6 and 7 , the plurality of locking parts 128a may be formed on the outer peripheral surface of the locking part 128 . In some embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 , the locking portions 128a may be concave portions having an outer circumferential surface concave. However, in other embodiments, the locking portions 128a may be convex portions protruding from the outer circumferential surface.

In some embodiments, the engaging portion 128 may be located on the rear side of the receiving groove forming portion 122 as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 . However, in other embodiments, the engaging portion 128 may be located between the receiving groove forming portion 122 and the connecting portion 126 .

A rear-side rotation shaft groove 120h may be formed in the center of the rear surface of the discharge rotor 120 . When the discharge rotor 120 is mounted in the discharge rotor mounting groove 105 of the cartridge body 100 , the rear side of the discharge rotor 120 may be inserted into the discharge rotor mounting groove 105 to be mounted. For example, the receiving groove forming portion 122 and the engaging portion 128 on the rear side of the discharge rotor 120 may be inserted into the discharge rotor mounting groove portion 105 . In this case, the pin 105p formed in the center of the discharge rotor mounting groove 105 may be coupled to the rear-side rotation shaft groove 120h of the discharge rotor 120 .

The subduction prevention element 130 may be configured to push the nutrient stacked on the outside of the receiving groove 122a of the discharge rotor 120 toward the nutrient storage unit 102 side. A detailed operation of the subduction prevention element 130 will be described later with reference to FIG. 12 .

In some embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 , the subduction prevention element 130 may be a rotating element disposed above the discharge rotor 120 to rotate in the same direction as the discharge rotor 120 . However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the subduction prevention element 130 has a variety of structures as long as it can push the nutrient stacked on the outside of the receiving groove 122a of the discharge rotor 120 toward the nutrient storage unit 102 side. It may be formed in a shape. Hereinafter, for the sake of simplification of description, the embodiment of FIGS. 6 and 7 in which the subduction prevention element 130 is a rotating element will be mainly described.

6 and 7 , the subduction preventing element 130 may be a rotating element rotating in the same direction as the discharge rotor 120 . In these embodiments, the subduction prevention element 130 may include a subduction prevention part 132 , a gear part 134 , and a connection part 136 . Based on the disk-shaped connection part 136 , the gear part 134 may be located on the front side, and the subduction prevention part 132 may be located on the rear side.

The subduction prevention part 132 may be formed on the rear side of the connection part 136 . In embodiments, the subduction prevention part 132 may have a cylindrical shape as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 . However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the subduction prevention unit 132 may be formed in various shapes as long as it can push the nutrient to the nutrient storage unit 102 side through rotation. For example, the subduction prevention part 132 may be formed in the shape of a column having a polygonal cross-section, a column having a protrusion formed on an outer circumferential surface, or the like.

The gear unit 134 may be formed on the front side of the connection unit 136 . A toothed part may be formed on the outer peripheral surface of the gear part 134 .

A front rotation shaft groove 130ha may be formed in the center of the front surface of the subduction prevention element 130 , and a rear rotation shaft groove 130hb may be formed in the center of the rear surface of the subduction prevention element 130 . When the subduction prevention element 130 is mounted on the subduction prevention element mounting groove 107 of the cartridge body 100, the rear side of the subduction prevention element 130 is inserted into the subduction prevention element mounting groove 107 to be mounted. can For example, the subduction preventing element 132 of the rear side of the subduction preventing element 130 may be inserted into the subduction preventing element mounting groove 107 . At this time, the pin 107p formed in the center of the subduction prevention element mounting groove portion 107 may be coupled to the rear side rotation shaft groove 130hb of the subduction prevention element 130 . Meanwhile, a subduction prevention element coupling pin 163p formed on the rear surface 160b of the gear cover part 160 to be described later may be coupled to the front side rotation shaft groove 130ha of the subduction prevention element 130 .

A toothed portion may be formed on the outer peripheral surface of the auxiliary gear 140 , and a front side rotation shaft groove 140ha and a rear side rotation shaft groove 140hb may be formed on the front and rear surfaces of the auxiliary gear 140 , respectively. An auxiliary gear coupling pin 164p formed on the rear surface 160b of the gear cover part 160 to be described later may be coupled to the front side rotation shaft groove 140ha of the auxiliary gear 140 , and the rear side of the auxiliary gear 140 . A pin 114p formed on the front surface 110a of the main body cover part 110, which will be described later, may be coupled to the rotation shaft groove 140hb.

According to some embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 , the discharge rotor 120 and the subduction prevention element 130 , which is a rotating element, may be interlocked with each other through the auxiliary gear 140 . Specifically, the auxiliary gear 140 may be coupled between the gear unit 124 of the discharge rotor 120 and the gear unit 134 of the subduction prevention element 130 , and accordingly, the discharge rotor 120 and the subduction prevention element 130 . Element 130 may rotate in the same direction. For example, when the discharge rotor 120 rotates in a clockwise direction, the auxiliary gear 140 may rotate in a counterclockwise direction, and the subduction prevention element 130 may rotate in a clockwise direction. Conversely, when the discharge rotor 120 rotates in a counterclockwise direction, the auxiliary gear 140 may rotate in a clockwise direction, and the subduction prevention element 130 may rotate in a counterclockwise direction.

According to other embodiments, the subduction prevention element 130 may be operated separately from the discharge rotor 120 . For example, the subduction prevention element 130 may be operated by directly receiving power from the outside of the nutrient cartridge 10 . In this embodiment, the auxiliary gear 140 may be omitted.

When the discharge rotor 120, the subduction prevention element 130, and the auxiliary gear 140 are combined, the gear part 124 of the discharge rotor 120, the gear part 134 of the subduction prevention element 130, and The auxiliary gear 140 may be disposed on the same plane. In addition, the connection part 126 of the discharge rotor 120 and the connection part 136 of the subduction prevention element 130 may be disposed on the same plane, and the receiving groove forming part 122 of the discharge rotor 120 and the subduction prevention element The subduction prevention part 132 of 130 may be disposed on the same plane.

8 and 9 are perspective views of a vibrating element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Specifically, FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the vibrating element according to the embodiment of the present disclosure as viewed from the front side, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the vibrating element according to the embodiment of the present disclosure as viewed from the rear side.

Vibration element 150 may be configured to apply vibration to the nutrient stored in the nutrient storage unit (102). In embodiments, the vibrating element 150 is installed in the nutrient storage unit 102 of the cartridge body unit 100 and above the nutrient discharge unit 104 , the nutrient discharge unit 104 in the nutrient storage unit 102 . ) connected to the portion (that is, the portion where the lower portion of the nutrient storage unit 102 and the upper portion of the nutrient discharge unit 104 are connected) may be configured to apply vibration to the nutrient present adjacent to it.

In some embodiments, the vibrating element 150 may be a vibrating plate having the shape of a plate as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 . However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the vibrating element 150 may be formed in various structures or shapes as long as vibration can be applied to the nutrients stored in the nutrient storage unit 102 . Hereinafter, for the sake of simplification of description, the embodiments of FIGS. 8 and 9 in which the vibrating element 150 is a diaphragm will be mainly described.

According to the embodiments shown in Figures 8 and 9, the vibration element 150 may be a vibration plate installed on the lower inner wall (102d) of the nutrient storage unit (102). For example, the vibrating element 150 may be formed in the shape of a plate corresponding to the lower inner wall 102d of the nutrient storage unit 102, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 . On the lower surface of the vibrating element 150, a protrusion 154 that is inserted into the groove 102h formed in the lower inner wall 102d of the nutrient storage unit 102 may be formed, and the protrusion 154 is in the groove 102h. By being inserted, the vibrating element 150 may be installed on the lower inner wall 102d of the nutrient storage unit 102 .

Alternatively, in other embodiments, the vibrating element 150 may be installed at another location within the nutrient storage unit 102 . For example, the vibrating element 150 may be installed on the side inner wall 102b or the front side.

In some embodiments, the vibrating element 150 may vibrate in association with the rotating discharge rotor 120 . In these embodiments, the vibrating element 150 may include a vibration generating unit 152 that generates vibration in conjunction with the engaging forming unit 128 of the discharge rotor 120 when the discharge rotor 120 rotates. have. For example, as shown in FIG. 8 , the vibrating element 150 may include a vibration generating unit 152 formed to convexly protrude from the front end 150a of the vibrating element 150 . The vibration generating unit 152 may vibrate while colliding with the plurality of engaging portions 128a formed on the outer peripheral surface of the engaging unit 128 when the discharge rotor 120 rotates (ie, the vibration generating unit 152 ). ) is caught by the locking portions 128a and repeats the operation of being inserted and then pulled out), and accordingly, the front end 150a of the vibrating element 150 may vibrate up and down.

Alternatively, in other embodiments, a vibration generating element for vibrating the vibration element 150 may be provided separately from the discharge rotor 120 . For example, the vibration generating element may be a vibration motor. The vibration element 150 may vibrate by such a vibration generating element.

10 is a perspective view of the cartridge body in which the discharge rotor, the anti-subtraction element, and the vibration element are coupled. 11 is a front view of the cartridge body in which the discharge rotor, the anti-subtraction element, and the vibration element are coupled. For the sake of visibility, in FIGS. 10 and 11, the auxiliary gear engaged between the discharge rotor and the subduction prevention element is omitted. In addition, in FIGS. 10 and 11, only the nutrients accommodated in the receiving groove of the discharge rotor are shown, and the nutrients stacked on the outside of the receiving groove are omitted.

4 to 11, as described above, the discharge rotor mounting groove portion 105 and the subduction prevention element mounting groove portion 107 of the cartridge body portion 100, respectively, the discharge rotor 120 and the subduction prevention element 130) can be installed. In addition, the vibration element 105 may be installed on the lower inner wall 102b of the nutrient storage portion 102 of the cartridge body portion 100 .

The nutrient (not shown) stored in the nutrient storage unit 102 may move toward the nutrient discharge unit 104 by gravity, and the receiving groove (122a) of the discharge rotor 120 mounted on the nutrient discharge unit 104. can move in At this time, the nutrient does not move smoothly in the lower portion of the nutrient storage unit 102 and the upper portion of the nutrient discharge unit 104 due to interference between nutrients (eg, pinching between nutrients) or within the receiving groove (122a). A phenomenon may occur in which nutrients are not uniformly accommodated (that is, so that one nutrient is present in one receiving groove 122a).

In this regard, as described above, in embodiments of the present disclosure, a vibrating element 150 is provided and a portion (ie, nutrient storage unit 102 ) connected from the nutrient storage unit 102 to the nutrient discharge unit 104 . ) of the lower portion and the portion where the upper part of the nutrient discharge unit 104 is connected) can apply vibration to the nutrient present adjacent to it. For example, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 8 to 11 , as the discharge rotor 120 rotates, the engaging portion 128 of the discharge rotor 120 and the front end 150a of the vibrating element 150 . ), the vibration generating unit 152 formed in the linkage may vibrate the front end 150a of the vibrating element 150 up and down. Accordingly, vibration may be applied to the nutrient present adjacent to the portion connected to the nutrient discharge unit 104 in the nutrient storage unit 102, and the pinching phenomenon between the nutrients may be alleviated by the vibration. Accordingly, the movement of the nutrient in the lower portion of the nutrient storage unit 102 and the upper portion of the nutrient discharge unit 104 may be smoother, and the nutrient may be more uniformly accommodated in the receiving groove (122a).

The discharge rotor 120 mounted on the discharge rotor mounting groove 105 can rotate in one direction, and the nutrient (A) accommodated in the receiving groove 122a by the rotation of the discharge rotor 120 is a nutrient discharge unit ( 104) may be discharged to the lower part. Specifically, the nutrient (A) accommodated in the receiving groove (122a) of the discharging rotor 120 in the upper portion of the nutrient discharging unit 104 passes through the discharging rotor mounting groove 105 by the rotation of the discharging rotor 120 and the nutrient It can move to the lower portion of the discharge unit 104, it can be discharged to the outside of the nutrient cartridge 10 through the nutrient outlet. At this time, as the discharge rotor 120 rotates, nutrients (A) may be discharged one by one from the receiving groove (122a). Therefore, in embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to accurately control the discharge amount of the nutrient (A) by controlling the rotation of the discharge rotor (120).

According to some embodiments, a nutrient detection sensor (not shown) for detecting the discharge amount of the nutrient (A) (ie, the quantity of the nutrient (A) to be discharged) may be installed in the nutrient outlet. For example, the nutrient detection sensor may be a photo interrupter (photo interrupter), it is possible to count the discharge amount of the nutrient (A). Alternatively, according to other embodiments, the nutrient detection sensor may be installed in the dispenser body, not the nutrient cartridge (10).

4 to 7, the discharge rotor mounting groove portion 105 includes a first groove portion 105a and a second groove portion 105b, and the engaging portion 128 is the rear side of the receiving groove forming portion 122. In the embodiment located in the locking portion 128 may be inserted into the second groove portion (105b). In this embodiment, the thickness of the engaging portion 128 may be substantially equal to the depth of the second groove portion 105b, and the thickness of the receiving groove forming portion 122 may be substantially equal to the depth of the first groove portion 105a. can be the same as Accordingly, when the discharge rotor 120 is mounted in the discharge rotor mounting groove 105, the outer circumferential surface of the engaging portion 128 is positioned to correspond to the inner circumferential surface of the second groove portion 105b, and the receiving groove forming portion 122 The outer circumferential surface of may be positioned to correspond to the inner circumferential surface of the first groove portion 105a. At this time, since the diameter of the first groove portion 105a is larger than the diameter of the second groove portion 105b, a wider space (for example) , a space wider than the space between the inner circumferential surface of the second groove portion 105b and the engaging portion 128) can be secured, and accordingly, the nutrient contained in the accommodation groove 122a is partially to the outside of the accommodation groove 122a. Even if it protrudes, it is possible to prevent the nutrient from being inserted between the inner circumferential surface of the receiving groove (122a) and the first groove (105a) from being damaged.

12 is a view for explaining the operation of the discharge rotor and the subduction prevention element. For explanation, FIG. 12 shows nutrients stacked on the outside of the receiving groove in addition to the nutrients accommodated in the receiving groove of the discharge rotor. In addition, only the accommodating part forming part and the locking forming part are shown in the configuration of the discharge rotor, and only the subduction preventing part is shown in the configuration of the subduction preventing element.

Referring further to Figure 12, by the interference between nutrients, when the discharge rotor 120 rotates, the nutrients (A) accommodated in the receiving groove (122a) as well as the nutrients (B) stacked on the outside of the receiving groove (122a) ) may also move under the influence of the rotation of the discharge rotor 120 . At this time, on the side facing the rotational direction of the discharge rotor 120 (that is, the right side when the discharge rotor 120 rotates clockwise, the left side when the discharge rotor 120 rotates counterclockwise) Nutrients outside the receiving groove 122a are subducted between the lower portion of the side inner wall 102b and the discharge rotor 120 , which may cause a problem in which the nutrients are damaged or the rotation of the discharge rotor 120 is prevented. In this specification, subduction means a phenomenon in which the nutrient (B) stacked on the outside of the receiving groove (122a) tries to get into (or is pushed into) into the space of the discharge rotor mounting groove part 105 under the side inner wall 102b. do.

In embodiments of the present disclosure, the portion connected to the nutrient discharge unit 104 in the nutrient storage unit 102 (that is, the portion where the lower portion of the nutrient storage unit 102 and the upper portion of the nutrient discharge unit 104 are connected) A subduction prevention element 130 configured to push the nutrient stacked on the outside of the receiving groove 122a of the discharge rotor 120 adjacent to the nutrient storage unit 102 side may be provided.

Specifically, the subduction preventing element 130 is located above the discharge rotor 120 , particularly above the side facing the rotation direction of the discharge rotor 120 (when the discharge rotor 120 rotates clockwise, the upper right side) , when the discharge rotor 120 rotates in the counterclockwise direction (upper left), it may be provided. For example, the subduction prevention element 130 may be disposed below the inner wall 102b of the side facing the rotation direction of the discharge rotor 120 .

The subduction prevention element 130 may push the nutrient (B) from the outside of the receiving groove 122a to be subducted between the lower part of the side inner wall 102b and the discharge rotor 120 toward the nutrient storage unit 102 side. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, the subduction prevention part 132 of the subduction prevention element 130 rotates in the same direction as the discharge rotor 120 while the receiving groove 122a is stacked on the outside of the nutrient (B) Can be pushed to the nutrient storage unit 102 side, thereby preventing the nutrient (B) from being subducted between the lower portion and the discharge rotor 120 of the side inner wall (102b).

13 and 14 are perspective views of a body cover part according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; Specifically, FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the main body cover part according to an embodiment of the present disclosure as viewed from the front side, and FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the main body cover part according to an embodiment of the present disclosure as viewed from the rear side.

Referring to Figures 2, 3, 13, and 14, the body cover 110 may be a plate-shaped cover coupled to the front surface (100a) of the cartridge body (100). Specifically, the rear surface 110b of the main body cover part 110 may be coupled on the front surface 100a of the cartridge body part 100 . When the body cover unit 110 is coupled to the front surface 100a of the cartridge body 100, the nutrient storage unit 102 is the upper inner wall 102a, the side inner wall 102b, and the rear inner wall of the cartridge main body 100. (102c), may be defined by the lower inner wall (102d) and the rear surface (110b) of the body cover portion (110).

The body cover unit 110 may include a discharge rotor insertion hole 112 , a subduction prevention element insertion hole 113 , an auxiliary gear mounting groove portion 114 , a nutrient discharge groove portion 116 , and a front groove portion 118 . .

The discharge rotor insertion hole 112 may extend from the front part 110a of the body cover part 110 to the rear part 110b so as to pass through the body cover part 110 . The discharge rotor insertion hole 112 may be a circular hole into which the discharge rotor 120 is inserted, and may be formed at a position corresponding to the discharge rotor mounting groove 105 of the cartridge body 100 . Specifically, the gear part 124 and the connecting part 126 of the discharge rotor 120 may be inserted into the discharge rotor insertion hole 112 , and the receiving groove forming part 122 and the engaging part forming part of the discharge rotor 120 . (128) may be disposed on the rear side of the body cover portion (110). Accordingly, when the cartridge body portion 100, the body cover portion 110, and the discharge rotor 120 are combined, the receiving groove forming portion 122 and the engaging portion 128 of the discharge rotor 120 are formed in the cartridge It is disposed in the discharge rotor mounting groove portion 105 of the main body portion 100 , and the gear portion 124 and the connecting portion 126 of the discharge rotor 120 are disposed in the discharge rotor insertion hole 112 of the body cover portion 110 . can be

The subduction prevention element insertion hole 113 may extend from the front part 110a of the body cover part 110 to the rear part 110b so as to penetrate the body cover part 110 . The subduction prevention element insertion hole 113 may be a circular hole into which the subduction prevention element 130 is inserted, and may be formed in a position corresponding to the subduction prevention element mounting groove 107 of the cartridge body 100 . Specifically, the gear part 134 and the connection part 136 of the subduction prevention element 130 may be inserted into the subduction prevention element insertion hole 113 , and the subduction prevention part 132 of the subduction prevention element 130 has a main body. It may be disposed on the rear side of the cover part 110 . Accordingly, when the cartridge body part 100, the body cover part 110, and the subduction prevention element 130 are combined, the subduction prevention part 132 of the subduction prevention element 130 is the cartridge body part 100. It is disposed in the subduction prevention element mounting groove 107, and the gear portion 134 and the connecting portion 136 of the subduction prevention element 130 may be arranged in the subduction prevention element insertion hole 113 of the body cover part 110. .

The auxiliary gear mounting groove portion 114 may be formed on the front surface 110a of the main body cover portion 110 . The auxiliary gear mounting groove 114 may be disposed between the discharge rotor insertion hole 112 and the subduction prevention element insertion hole 113 so as to be connected to the discharge rotor insertion hole 112 and the subduction prevention element insertion hole 113 . The auxiliary gear mounting groove portion 114 may be a circular groove portion into which the auxiliary gear 140 is inserted and mounted. In the center of the auxiliary gear mounting groove portion 114 , a pin 114p coupled to the rear side rotation shaft groove 140hb formed in the center of the rear surface of the auxiliary gear 140 may be formed. The auxiliary gear 140 mounted on the auxiliary gear mounting groove portion 114 is subducted inserted into the gear portion 124 of the discharge rotor 120 inserted into the discharge rotor insertion hole 112 and the subduction prevention element insertion hole 113 . It may be combined with the gear part 134 of the prevention element 130 .

Nutrient discharge groove portion 116 may be formed in the lower portion of the rear surface (110b) of the body cover portion (110). Nutrient discharge groove portion 116 may form a nutrient discharge port together with the nutrient discharge groove portion 106 formed on the front surface (100a) of the cartridge body portion (100). In some embodiments, unlike shown in FIG. 14 , the nutrient discharge groove 116 may not be formed in the body cover 110 . In these embodiments, the nutrient discharge groove portion 106 of the cartridge body portion 100 is the rear surface (110b) of the main body cover portion 110 may form a nutrient discharge port.

The front groove part 118 may be formed on the front surface 110a of the body cover part 110 . The front groove portion 118 may be formed to surround the discharge rotor insertion hole 112 , the subduction prevention element insertion hole 113 , and the auxiliary gear mounting groove portion 114 . In other words, the discharge rotor insertion hole 112 , the subduction prevention element insertion hole 113 , and the auxiliary gear mounting groove portion 114 may be formed on the bottom surface of the front groove portion 118 .

According to some embodiments, the gear portion 124 of the discharge rotor 120 and the gear portion 134 of the subduction prevention element 130 are separated from the discharge rotor insertion hole 112 and the subduction prevention element insertion hole 113, respectively. It may protrude and be located in the front groove part 118 . In this embodiment, the auxiliary gear mounting groove 114 may not be provided separately, and the pin 114p coupled to the rear side rotation shaft groove 140hb of the auxiliary gear 140 is on the bottom surface of the front groove portion 118 . can be formed.

A coupling groove 109 may be formed on the front surface 100a of the cartridge body 100 , and a coupling hole 119 in the body cover 110 to correspond to the coupling groove 109 of the cartridge body 100 . can be formed. The cartridge body part 100 and the body cover part 110 may be coupled to each other through a bolt (not shown) coupled to the coupling groove 109 and the coupling hole 119 .

15 and 16 are perspective views of a gear cover part according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Specifically, FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the gear cover part according to an embodiment of the present disclosure as viewed from the front side, and FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the gear cover part according to an embodiment of the present disclosure as viewed from the rear side.

2 , 3 , 15 , and 16 , the gear cover part 160 may be a plate-shaped cover part coupled to the front groove part 118 of the body cover part 110 . Specifically, the gear cover part 160 may be inserted into the front groove part 118 of the body cover part 110 .

The gear cover part 160 may include a discharge rotor corresponding hole 162 . The discharge rotor-corresponding hole 162 may extend from the front part 160a of the gear cover part 160 to the rear part 160b so as to pass through the gear cover part 160 . The discharge rotor-corresponding hole 162 may be formed at a position corresponding to the discharge rotor insertion hole 112 , and the power coupling part 125 of the discharge rotor 120 may be exposed through the discharge rotor-corresponding hole 162 . have. Accordingly, the external power unit of the nutrient cartridge 10 may be coupled to the power coupling unit 125 of the discharge rotor 120 through the discharge rotor corresponding hole 162 .

The rear surface 160b of the gear cover 160 has a subduction prevention element coupling pin 163p coupled to the front side rotation shaft groove 130ha of the subduction prevention element 130 and the front side rotation shaft groove 140ha of the auxiliary gear 140 ) and an auxiliary gear coupling pin (164p) that is coupled may be formed.

According to some embodiments, a coupling groove 118a may be formed in the front groove part 118 of the body cover part 110 , and the gear cover part 160 has the front groove part 118 of the body cover part 110 . A coupling hole 169 may be formed to correspond to it. The body cover 110 and the gear cover 160 may be coupled to each other through a bolt (not shown) coupled to the coupling groove 118a and the coupling hole 169 .

The nutrient cartridge 10 may be provided with a communication unit 170 for communication with the dispenser body unit. Communication unit 170 may be disposed on the outside of the nutrient cartridge (10). For example, as shown in Figure 1, the communication unit 170 may be disposed on the front (10a) of the nutrient cartridge (10).

The communication unit 170 may perform a function of transmitting information such as the type of nutrient stored in the nutrient cartridge 10, the remaining amount of nutrient in the nutrient storage unit 102, and/or the discharge amount of the nutrient to an external device. For example, the communication unit 170 may be a printed circuit board that can be connected to the dispenser body unit, or a barcode or QR code containing information on the type of nutrient stored in the nutrient cartridge 10.

17 to 25 are views of a nutrient cartridge according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and components corresponding to the configuration of the nutrient cartridge described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 16 are indicated by the same reference numerals. 17 to 25 of the configuration of the nutrient cartridge according to the embodiment, except for the configuration related to the vibrating element, may be substantially the same as the configuration of the nutrient cartridge described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 16 . Hereinafter, a nutrient cartridge according to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 17 to 25 will be described with a focus on a configuration different from the configuration of the nutrient cartridge described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 16 . A redundant description of the configuration substantially the same as that of the nutrient cartridge described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 16 may be omitted.

17 is a perspective view of a nutrient cartridge according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 18 and 19 are exploded views of a nutrient cartridge according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Specifically, Figure 18 is an exploded view when viewed from the front side of the nutrient cartridge according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, Figure 19 is an exploded view when viewed from the rear side of the nutrient cartridge according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

17 to 19, the nutrient cartridge 10 is a cartridge body part 100, a body cover part 110, a discharge rotor 120, a subduction prevention element 130, an auxiliary gear 140, a vibration element ( 150 ), a gear cover unit 160 , and a communication unit 170 may be included.

20 is a perspective view of a cartridge body according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 21 is a front view of the cartridge body according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 22 and 23 are perspective views of a discharge rotor, a subduction prevention element, and an auxiliary gear according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; Specifically, Figure 22 is a perspective view of the discharge rotor, the subduction prevention element, and the auxiliary gear viewed from the front side according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and Figure 23 is the discharge rotor, the subduction prevention element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and a perspective view of the auxiliary gear viewed from the rear side. 24 is a front view of a vibrating element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 25 is a perspective view when viewed from the rear side of the main body cover to which the discharge rotor, the subduction prevention element, and the vibration element are coupled according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring further to FIGS. 20 to 25 , the vibrating element 150 may be a diaphragm installed between the front side of the nutrient storage unit 102 of the cartridge body unit 100 and the rear side 110b of the body cover unit 110 . . The upper portion of the vibrating element 150 may be fixed to the upper portion of the front surface 100a of the cartridge body portion 100 and the upper portion of the rear surface 110b of the main body cover portion 110 . For example, a coupling hole 159 corresponding to the coupling hole 109 of the cartridge body 100 and the coupling hole 119 of the main body cover 110 may be formed in the upper portion of the vibrating element 150 , , Through this, the vibrating element 150 may be coupled between the cartridge body part 100 and the body cover part 110 . In this embodiment, the lower inner wall (102d) of the nutrient storage unit 102, the groove (102h in FIGS. 4 and 5) may not be formed.

17 to 25 , the engaging portion 128 of the discharge rotor 120 is disposed on the front side of the receiving groove forming portion 122 , that is, between the receiving groove forming portion 122 and the connecting portion 126 . can be located The locking parts 128a may be formed along the outer periphery of the locking part 128 on the rear surface of the locking part 128 . 22 and 23 , the engaging portions 128a may be convex portions protruding from the rear surface of the engaging forming portion 128 . However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the engaging portions 128a may be provided as concave portions recessed into the rear surface of the engaging forming portion 128 . The diameter of the engaging portion 128 may be larger than the diameter of the receiving groove forming portion 122 , and accordingly, the engaging portions 128a may be formed outside the receiving grooves 122a.

When viewed from the front, the vibrating element 150 may have a side portion 154 of a shape corresponding to the side inner wall 102b of the nutrient storage unit 102 . In addition, the vibrating element 150 corresponds to the portion 156a having a shape corresponding to the outer periphery of the engaging portion 128 of the discharge rotor 120 and the outer periphery of the subduction preventing portion 132 of the subduction preventing element 130 . It may have a lower portion 156 that includes a portion 156b shaped to be.

A vibration generating unit 152 may be formed under the vibration element 150 . Specifically, the vibration generating unit 152 protruding downward may be formed in a portion 156a having a shape corresponding to the outer periphery of the engaging unit 128 among the lower portions 156 of the vibrating element 150 . The vibration generating unit 152 may vibrate while colliding with the engaging portions 128a formed on the rear surface of the engaging portion 128 when the discharge rotor 120 rotates (that is, being caught by the engaging portions 128a). repeating the rising and falling motions), and accordingly, the lower part of the vibrating element 150 may vibrate in the front-rear direction.

26 to 28 are views of a nutrient dispenser according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 26 is a perspective view of a nutrient dispenser according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 27 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II' of FIG. 26 , and FIG. 28 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II' of FIG. 26 .

26 to 28 , the dispenser body 20 includes a cartridge insertion unit 210 , a nutrient discharge passage 220 , a plurality of power units 230 , a plurality of communication units 240 , a user interface 250 , It may include an external communication means 260 , a control unit 270 , and a power supply unit 280 .

A plurality of nutrient cartridges 10 may be inserted into the cartridge insertion unit 210 . Each of the plurality of nutrient cartridges 10 may be a nutrient cartridge 10 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 25 . Nutrients of different components may be stored in a plurality of nutrient cartridges 10 .

A nutrient discharge passage 220 may be formed below the cartridge insertion unit 210 . The nutrient discharge passage 220 may be in communication with each nutrient outlet of the plurality of nutrient cartridges (10). Various types of nutrients discharged from the plurality of nutrient cartridges 10 may be discharged to the outside of the dispenser body 20 through the final discharge port 222 through the nutrient discharge passage 220 . A cup pedestal 224 may be formed below the final discharge port 222 .

According to some embodiments, the discharge amount of the nutrient discharged from each nutrient cartridge 10 to the connection passage 221 connecting the nutrient discharge passage 220 and each nutrient cartridge 10 (that is, the amount of nutrient discharged A nutrient detection sensor (eg, a photo interrupter) for detecting the quantity) may be installed.

In some embodiments, the nutrient discharge passage 220 may have a structure inclined toward the final discharge port 222, as shown in FIG. Accordingly, the nutrient discharged from the plurality of nutrient cartridges 10 can be moved by rolling toward the final discharge port (222). In other embodiments, a conveying means (eg, a conveyor belt) may be provided in the nutrient discharge passage 220 .

A plurality of power units 230 coupled to the discharge rotor 120 of the plurality of nutrient cartridges 10 may be provided in the dispenser body 20 . The plurality of power units 230 may be disposed at positions corresponding to the discharge rotor 120 of the plurality of nutrient cartridges 10 inside the cartridge insertion unit 210 . The power unit 230 may be coupled to the discharge rotor 120 of the corresponding nutrient cartridge 10 through the power coupling unit (125 in FIGS. 1, 6, and 17) described above. Accordingly, the discharge rotor 120 may rotate by receiving power from the power unit 230 . The power unit 230 may be, for example, an electric motor.

The dispenser body unit 20 may be provided with a plurality of communication units 240 for communicating with the communication unit 170 of the plurality of nutrient cartridges (10). The plurality of communication units 240 may be disposed in positions corresponding to the communication units 170 of the plurality of nutrient cartridges 10 inside the cartridge insertion unit 210 . The communication unit 240 may receive information from the nutrient cartridge 10 or transmit a command to the nutrient cartridge 10 under the control of the control unit 270 to be described later.

A user interface 250 may be provided on the outer side of the dispenser body 20 . The nutritional dispenser may provide information to the user through the user interface 250 and receive data and commands from the user. For example, the nutritional dispenser may receive data related to the user's health through the user interface 250 . Alternatively, the nutrient dispenser may provide information related to the nutrient provided from the final outlet 222 by the user interface 250 .

The user interface 250 may include various types of input devices (eg, a touch pad, a keyboard, a microphone, etc.) for receiving a user's command or the like. As an example, user interface 250 may include various types of sensors (eg, touch sensors and motion sensors) for sensing various physical energies external to the nutrient dispenser. Alternatively, the user interface 250 may provide a biometric sensor configured to detect the user's biometric information (eg, fingerprint, face, iris, vein, voice, etc.) and the user's biometric signal (eg, electromyogram, brain wave, etc.) a sensor configured to detect, and the like.

The user interface 250 may include various types of output devices (eg, a display device, a speaker, etc.) for providing information to a user. As an example, the user interface 250 may be of at least one type of type, such as a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), a Light Emitting Diode (LED), an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED), and a Quantum Dot Light Emitting Diode (QLED). It may include a display device.

The external communication means 260 may receive data from an external device (eg, an external server) and transmit data to the external device. For example, the external communication means 260 may receive data related to the user's condition from an external device, and transmit data related to the provision of nutrients performed in the nutrient dispenser to the external device. For example, the external communication means 260 is LTE (long-term evolution), LTE-A (LTE Advance), CDMA (code division multiple access), WCDMA (wideband CDMA), WiBro (WirelessBroadband), WiFi (wireless fidelity) ), Bluetooth (Bluetooth), NFC (near field communication), GPS (Global Positioning System), and wireless communication protocols such as GNSS (global navigation satellite system), and USB (universal serial bus), HDMI (high definition multimedia interface) It can communicate with external devices according to wired communication protocols such as , RS-232 (recommended standard232), and POTS (plain old telephone service).

The controller 270 may control overall operations of the nutrient dispenser. The controller 270 may control operations of the plurality of power units 230 , the communication unit 240 , the user interface 250 , the external communication means 260 , and the like. For example, the control unit 270 may determine the type and amount of nutrients required by the user based on information received from the user interface 250 , the external communication means 260 , and the like. In addition, it is possible to control the type and amount of nutrient discharged from the plurality of nutrient cartridges 10 by individually controlling the degree of rotation of the plurality of power units 230 based on the determined type and amount of nutrient.

Power supply 280 may supply power to each component of the nutrient dispenser. The power supply unit 280 may supply power to the plurality of power units 230 , the plurality of communication units 240 , the user interface 250 , the external communication means 260 , and the control unit 270 .

According to some embodiments, the dispenser body 20 may further include a beverage storage unit (not shown). In the beverage storage unit, a beverage base such as powder or liquid stock solution or a finished beverage may be stored. The beverage base or finished beverage stored in the beverage storage unit may be discharged to the outside of the dispenser body 20 through the final discharge port 222 .

According to some embodiments, some components of the nutrient cartridge 10 described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 25 may be included in the dispenser body 20 rather than the nutrient cartridge 10 . For example, other components other than the nutrient storage unit 102 and the communication unit 170, that is, the nutrient discharge unit 104, the discharge rotor 120, the subduction prevention element 130, the auxiliary gear 140, and / Alternatively, the vibrating element 150 may be formed in the dispenser body 20 rather than the nutrient cartridge 10 .

29 to 40 are views of a nutrient dispenser according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Hereinafter, a nutritional dispenser according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 29 to 40.

29 is a perspective view of a nutrient dispenser according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 30 is an exploded view of a nutrient dispenser according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

29 and 30, the nutrient dispenser is a nutrient storage container 300, a fastening part 310, a support plate 320, a discharge rotor 330, a discharge plate 340, a discharge passage part 350, a power unit (360).

Referring to Figure 31, the nutrient storage container 300 has an empty inside and may have the shape of a barrel with an open lower portion. Specifically, the nutrient storage container 300 may include an upper cover portion 302 that covers the upper side opening of the main body portion 301 and the main body portion 301 that is empty inside and the upper and lower portions are open. A plurality of nutrients may be stored inside the main body 301 . According to some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 31 , the upper cover part 302 may be provided separately from the body part 301 . However, according to another embodiment, unlike shown in FIG. 31 , the upper cover part 302 may be provided integrally with the body part 301 .

The body part 301 may have a cylindrical shape, and the lower part 301a of the body part 301 may be formed to have a smaller diameter than other parts of the body part 301 . The opening on the lower side of the body portion 301 may be sealed by a tearable seal (not shown).

The nutrient storage container 300 may be provided with a humidity control unit 304 for maintaining the humidity in the nutrient storage container 300 . According to some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 31 , the humidity control unit 304 may be installed on the upper cover unit 302 , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The humidity control unit 304 may include, for example, a desiccant pack. Accordingly, by maintaining an appropriate humidity in the nutrient storage container 300, it is possible to prevent nutrient denaturation or rancidity or nutrient coagulation with each other.

The nutrient storage container 300 may be provided with a residual amount measurement unit 306 . According to some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 31 , the remaining amount measuring unit 306 may be installed on the upper cover unit 302 , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Residual amount measurement unit 306 may measure the remaining amount of nutrients in the nutrient storage container 300 using, for example, a distance measurement technology or weight measurement technology such as infrared or ultrasonic waves.

An identification tag (not shown) may be provided on the lower portion 301a of the main body 301 . The identification tag may contain information on the type of nutrient stored in the nutrient storage container (300). For example, the identification tag may be a barcode or QR code containing information on the type of nutrients stored in the nutritional storage container (300).

32 to 34 are views illustrating a fastening unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Specifically, FIG. 32 is a perspective view of a fastening unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure as viewed from the side, FIG. 33 is a perspective view of a fastening unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure as viewed from above, and FIG. 34 is a fastening unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. This is a plan view from above.

32 to 34 , the fastening part 310 may have the shape of a tube in which the upper part and the lower part are open.

The upper portion 310a of the fastening part 310 may be coupled to and communicated with the lower portion 301a of the nutrient storage container 300 . Specifically, the upper portion 310a of the fastening portion 310 may be inserted into the opening of the lower portion 301a of the nutrient storage container 300 to be coupled. When the lower side opening of the nutrient storage container 300 is sealed by a seal, when the fastening part 310 is coupled to the lower 301a side of the nutrient container 300, the seal is the upper part of the fastening part 310 ( 310a) may be torn by the wall. The upper portion 310a of the fastening unit 310 may be provided with a dog tag scanning unit (not shown) for recognizing the information contained in the identification tag of the lower portion 301a of the nutrient storage container 300 .

A protrusion 312 in which a part of the wall protrudes into the interior of the fastening part 310 may be formed in the lower part 310b of the fastening part 310 . 32 , the outer wall 312a of the protrusion 312 may have a shape concave toward the inside of the fastening part 310 . Also, as shown in FIGS. 33 and 34 , the inner wall 312b of the protrusion 312 may have a convexly protruding shape toward the inside of the fastening part 310 . An upper portion of the protrusion 312 may be blocked by an upper wall 312c. Accordingly, the lower opening of the protrusion 312 may be blocked as much as the protrusion 312 . 33 and 34 , in a plan view, the protrusion 312 may have a sectoral shape.

A rib 314 may be formed on an outer wall of the upper portion 310a of the fastening portion 310 . 29 and 30 , the fastening part 310 may be inserted into the hole 322 formed in the support plate 320 , and may be coupled to the support plate 320 through the rib 314 . have. When the fastening part 310 is coupled to the support plate 320 , the protrusion 312 may be located under the support plate 320 .

35 and 36 are views illustrating a discharge rotor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Specifically, FIG. 35 is a perspective view of a discharge rotor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 36 is a plan view of the discharge rotor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure as viewed from above.

35 and 36 , the discharge rotor 330 may include a rotor body 332 and a rotation shaft 334 formed on a lower surface of the rotor body 332 .

The rotor body 332 may have a cup shape in which a fastening groove 336 is formed on an upper surface thereof. The lower portion 310b of the fastening part 310 may be inserted into the fastening groove 336 . When the fastening part 310 and the nutrient storage container 300 are coupled on the discharge rotor 330, the internal space of the nutrient storage container 300 communicated with each other, the internal space of the fastening part 310, and the fastening groove 336 Nutrients may be stored in the inner space of In this way, the internal space of the nutrient storage container 300 communicating with each other, the internal space of the fastening part 310, and the internal space of the fastening groove 336 may be defined as the nutrient storage part. In addition, as a space connected to the lower side of the nutrient storage unit, the components for discharging the nutrient stored in the nutrient storage unit to the outside (eg, a base 336a having receiving grooves 336b), a nutrient outlet 342 The space in which the discharge plate 340 having, etc.) is disposed may be defined as a nutrient discharge unit.

The base 336a of the fastening groove 336 may have a plurality of receiving grooves 336b in which the nutrient can be accommodated. As described above, the base 336a of the fastening groove 336 in which the plurality of receiving grooves 336b are formed may be defined as the receiving groove forming part. The receiving grooves 336b may be through holes penetrating the base 336a of the fastening groove 336 . Receiving grooves (336a) each diameter may have a size sufficient to accommodate one nutrient.

According to some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 36 , the plurality of receiving grooves 336b may be formed to be arranged in a circle. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the number and arrangement of the receiving grooves 336b may be variously changed.

37 is a diagram illustrating a discharge plate according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Specifically, FIG. 37 is a top plan view of a discharge plate according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 37 , the discharge plate 340 may include a nutrient discharge port 342 and a rotation shaft insertion hole 344 .

The nutrient outlet 342 may be formed at a position corresponding to the protrusion 312 of the fastening part 310 when the discharge rotor 330 and the fastening part 310 are coupled on the discharge plate 340 . In other words, when the coupling part 310, the discharge rotor 330, and the discharge plate 340 are coupled, the protrusion 312 of the coupling unit 310 and the nutrient discharge port 342 of the discharge plate 340 are vertically "Nyom-mak* may be in a position that overlaps with each other. The rotation shaft insertion hole 344 may be formed in the center of the discharge plate 340 .

38 to 40 are views illustrating a coupling unit, a discharge rotor, and a discharge plate coupled to each other. Specifically, FIG. 38 is a perspective view of the coupling unit, the discharge rotor, and the discharge plate coupled to each other, FIG. 39 is a plan view of the coupling unit, the discharge rotor, and the discharge plate coupled to each other as viewed from above, and FIG. 40 is the coupling coupled to each other. It is a top view when viewed from below of the unit, the discharge rotor, and the discharge plate.

32 to 40 , the discharge rotor 330 may be coupled to the discharge plate 340 . Specifically, as the rotation shaft portion 334 of the discharge rotor 330 is inserted into the rotation shaft insertion hole 344 of the discharge plate 340 , the discharge rotor 330 may be coupled to the discharge plate 340 . In addition, the fastening part 310 may be coupled to the discharge rotor 330 . Specifically, by inserting the lower part 310b of the fastening part 310 into the fastening groove 336 of the discharge rotor 330 , the fastening part 310 may be coupled to the discharge rotor 330 . As described above, when the fastening part 310 is coupled to the discharge plate 340, the protrusion 312 of the fastening part 310 may be positioned to correspond to the nutrient outlet 342 of the discharge plate 340. There is (see Figures 39 and 40).

As shown in FIG. 39 , when viewed from above, of the plurality of receiving grooves 336b formed in the base 336a of the fastening groove 336 of the discharge rotor 330 through the lower side opening of the fastening part 310 . Some may be exposed. Accordingly, the nutrient stored in the nutrient storage container 300 may pass through the fastening portion 310 and enter into the exposed receiving grooves (336b).

The discharge rotor 330 may rotate clockwise or counterclockwise by receiving power from a power unit (360 of FIGS. 29 and 30 ) connected to the rotation shaft 334 . For example, the power unit 360 may be an electric motor.

When the fastening part 310 is coupled to the discharge rotor 330 , the end of the lower part 310b of the fastening part 310 may be in contact with the base 336a of the fastening groove 336 of the discharge rotor 330 . . Accordingly, when the discharge rotor 330 rotates, the nutrient stacked on the outside of the receiving grooves 336b (that is, the nutrient stacked on the base 336a of the fastening groove 336) is the fastening part 310 It is blocked by the inner wall 312b of the protrusion 312 and cannot move to the outside of the fastening part 310 . In contrast, the nutrients accommodated in the receiving grooves 336b may pass through the bottom of the inner wall 312b of the protrusion 312 and move to the outside of the fastening part 310 (ie, under the protrusion 312 ).

40, when viewed from below, a plurality of receiving grooves formed in the base 336a of the fastening groove 336 of the discharge rotor 330 through the nutrient discharge port 342 of the discharge plate 340 ( 336b) may be exposed. As described above, since the protrusion 312 of the fastening part 310 is positioned to correspond to the nutrient outlet 342 of the discharge plate 340, the receiving grooves 336b exposed by the nutrient outlet 342 are shown in FIG. 39 may be the receiving grooves 336b covered by the protrusion 312 . Accordingly, the nutrients in the receiving grooves 336b that passed under the inner wall 312b of the protrusion 312 and moved to the outside of the fastening part 310 (ie, under the protrusion 312) are nutrient outlets ( 342) can be discharged.

A subduction prevention element (not shown) may be provided on the base 336a of the fastening groove 336 of the discharge rotor 330 . For example, the subduction prevention element is provided on the inner wall (312b) of the protrusion 312, it is possible to push the nutrient stacked on the outside of the receiving grooves (336b) toward the nutrient storage unit. The subduction prevention element may have a configuration corresponding to the subduction prevention element 130 described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 25, and thus may have the same or similar structure and operation method.

A vibrating element (not shown) configured to apply vibration to the nutrients stored in the nutrient storage unit may be provided on the base 336a of the fastening groove 336 of the discharge rotor 330 . For example, the vibration element may be provided on the inner sidewall of the lower portion 310b of the fastening portion 310 to apply vibration to the nutrients stacked on the outside of the receiving grooves 336b. The vibrating element may have a configuration corresponding to the vibrating element 150 described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 25 , and thus may have the same or similar structure and operation method.

Referring back to FIGS. 29 and 30 , the discharge passage part 350 may be coupled to the lower surface of the discharge plate 340 . The discharge passage 350 may communicate with the lower side of the nutrient outlet 342 , and thus the nutrient discharged from the nutrient outlet 342 may be discharged through the discharge passage 350 .

A power unit 360 may be provided under the discharge plate 340 . As described above, the power unit 360 may be connected to the rotation shaft portion 334 of the discharge rotor 330 and may rotate the discharge rotor 330 .

Referring to FIG. 41 , the dispenser device 10 may include a user interface 11 and a nutrient dispensing unit 12 .

The dispenser device 10 may provide information to a user through the user interface 11 and receive data and commands from the user. For example, the dispenser device 10 may receive data related to a user through the user interface 11 . Alternatively, the dispenser device 10 may provide information related to the nutrient provided from the nutrient dispensing unit 12 by the user interface 11 .

The dispenser device 10 may prepare a nutrient based on data related to the user, and provide the prepared nutrient to the user through the nutrient discharge unit 12 . The nutrient provided by the dispenser device 10 may have any form that can be ingested by the user. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 42 , exemplary configurations and operations of the dispenser apparatus 10 will be described in more detail.

The dispenser device 10 of FIG. 41 may include the dispenser device 1000 of FIG. 42 . The dispenser apparatus 1000 may include a nutrient storage unit 1100 , a nutrient discharge unit 1200 , a control unit 1300 , and a user interface 1400 . The nutrient discharge unit 1200 of FIG. 42 may include the nutrient discharge unit 12 of FIG. The user interface 1400 of FIG. 42 may include the user interface 11 of FIG. 41 .

Nutrient storage unit 1100 may store various types and types of nutrients manufactured from various ingredients. For example, each of the nutrients IG1 to IGN may be a beadlet, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, the nutrients (IG1 to IGN) may be solid, such as capsules, powders, pills, or liquid containing various nutritional components. Nutrient storage unit 1100 may include one or more cartridges for storing nutrients classified according to various criteria. For example, the nutrient IG1 having the first component as the main component may be stored in the first cartridge, and the nutrient IG2 having the second component as the main component may be stored in the second cartridge.

The nutrient storage unit 1100 may discharge the nutrient stored in the cartridge to the nutrient discharge unit 1200 under the control of the control unit 1300 . For example, the nutrient storage unit 1100 may discharge at least one of the nutrients (IG1 to IGN) from the cartridges to the nutrient discharge unit 1200 in response to the control signal CS1. Nutrient storage unit 1100 may be discharged in response to the control signal (CS1), a specific number of times a specific amount of nutrients every specific time. With reference to FIGS. 45 to 47 , exemplary operations of the nutrient storage unit 1100 according to the control signal CS1 will be described in more detail.

The cartridge of the nutrient storage unit 1100 may include a detection device for measuring the amount of the nutrient to be discharged. The cartridge of the nutrient storage unit 1100 may include a memory for storing data (DAT1) related to the nutrient stored in the cartridge. The cartridge of the nutrient storage unit 1100 may include a communication circuit configured to transmit data (DAT1) to the control unit 1300 .

Data DAT1 output from the nutrient storage unit 1100 may include data related to the nutrient stored in the cartridge and data related to the capacity of the nutrient discharged from the cartridge. The data DAT1 may include data for each of the nutrients IG1 to IGN. For example, the data DAT1 includes at least one of data relating to a type of nutrient stored in the cartridge, data relating to a main component of the nutrient stored in the cartridge, data relating to a quantity of nutrient remaining in the cartridge, and the like. However, embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

For example, when the type of nutrient stored in the cartridge is beadlets, the detection device may count the number of beadlets discharged from the cartridge and generate data DAT1 indicating the counted number of beadlets. Thereafter, the data DAT1 may be stored in the memory of the cartridge or output through the communication circuit of the cartridge. With reference to Fig. 3, exemplary configurations and operations of the cartridge will be described in more detail, so the description below is omitted.

The nutrient discharge unit 1200 may discharge the nutrient NM prepared by mixing the nutrients IG1 to IGN discharged from the nutrient storage unit 1100 to the outside of the dispenser device 1000 . For example, the nutrient discharge unit 1200 may discharge the nutrient (NM) mixed into the container provided in the form of a cup. By discharging the nutrient NM to the outside of the dispenser device 1000 through the nutrient discharging unit 1200 , the user UR may receive the nutrient NM.

The nutrient discharge unit 1200 may include various types of components for discharging the nutrients IG1 to IGN discharged from the nutrient storage unit 1100 to the outside of the dispenser device 1000 . For example, the nutrient discharge unit 1200 may include a discharge port for discharging beadlet nutrients and liquid nutrients discharged from the nutrient storage unit 1100 to the outside of the dispenser device 1000 .

For example, the nutrient discharge unit 1200 may include rails for moving the nutrient in the form of beadlets discharged from the nutrient storage unit 1100 to the outside of the dispenser device 1000 . Alternatively, the nutrient discharging unit 1200 may include a moving device for moving the nutrient in the form of beadlets discharged from the nutrient storage unit 1100 . The moving device may move the nutrients IG1 to IGN to the outside of the nutrient discharge unit 1200 in response to the control signal CS2 received from the controller 1300 . Accordingly, the nutrients IG1 to IGN may be discharged to the outside of the dispenser device 1000 by the mechanical operation of the moving device.

The controller 1300 may control overall operations of the dispenser apparatus 1000 . The control unit 1300 transmits a control signal (CS1) for controlling the operation of the nutrient storage unit 1100 to the nutrient storage unit 1100, and a control signal (CS2) for controlling the operation of the nutrient discharge unit 1200 may be transmitted to the nutrient dispensing unit 1200 , and a control signal CS3 for controlling the operation of the user interface 1400 may be transmitted to the user interface 1400 .

The controller 1300 may receive and process various types of data, and store and transmit the processed data. The control unit 1300 receives the data DAT1 output from the nutrient storage unit 1100, receives the data DAT2 output from the user interface 1400, and the data DAT3 transmitted from the server SV can receive

The controller 1300 may process the data DAT1 to DAT3 based on various types of algorithms. The controller 1300 may generate new data related to the user UR of the dispenser apparatus 1000 or the nutrients IG1 to IGN by processing the data DAT1 to DAT3 . For example, the controller 1300 may generate the data DAT4. The controller 1300 may transmit the data DAT4 to the server SV.

The server SV may collect data related to the user UR or the nutritional supplements IG1 to IGN, and store and process the collected data to generate useful data for the user UR. For example, the server SV may be implemented as at least one of computing devices such as a personal computer (PC), a workstation, a notebook computer, and a mobile device. For example, the server SV may include an artificial intelligence system or the like for processing the collected data.

The server SV may collect data DAT4 related to a user or nutritional supplement from the dispenser device 1000 . The server SV may generate and output new data DAT3 related to the user based on the data DAT4. The server SV may utilize data collected from a network such as the Internet or data generated by other users in the process of generating the data DAT3. That is, the data DAT4 may be provided for feedback of the server SV, and the server SV uses the data DAT3 processed based on the data DAT4 as feedback to the data DAT4 as a feedback to the controller 1300 . ) can be provided to (see FIG. 49).

For example, the data DAT3 may include data related to an expert's diagnosis and opinion on the user's health (eg, health checkup results, genetic test results, etc.), data collected online in relation to the user UR ( For example, data related to the social network service (SNS) activity of the user UR), data related to a social event (eg, the prevalence of an infectious disease, etc.), and an electronic device of the user UR (eg, a wearable device, etc.) It may include data collected from For example, the data DAT4 may include data related to the evaluation of the user UR regarding the nutrients IG1 to IGN, data related to the remaining amount of the nutrients IG1 to IGN stored in the nutrient storage unit, data It may include data related to the health of the user UR analyzed based on (DAT1 and DAT2), and the like.

As an example, if data DAT4 includes data relating to user UR's evaluation of nutrients IG1 to IGN, server SV may determine based on data DAT4 the nutrients IG1 to IGN. ) can generate data (DAT3) related to the importance of the The control unit 1300 may output a control signal CS1 for controlling the nutrient storage unit 1100 in order to discharge the nutrients IG1 to IGN based on the data DAT4 transmitted from the server SV. have.

The user interface 1400 may mediate communication between the user UR and the dispenser device 1000 . The user interface 1400 may include various types of input devices (eg, a touch pad, a keyboard, a microphone, etc.) for receiving a command from the user UR. For example, the user interface 1400 may include various types of sensors (eg, a touch sensor and a motion sensor) for sensing various physical energies external to the dispenser device 1000 . Alternatively, the user interface 1400 may include a biometric sensor configured to detect biometric information (eg, fingerprint, face, iris, vein, voice, etc.) of the user UR, and a biometric signal of the user UR (eg, EMG, EEG, etc.) may include a sensor configured to detect.

The user interface 1400 may include various types of output devices (eg, a display device, a speaker, etc.) for providing information to the user UR. As an example, the user interface 1400 may be of at least one type of type such as a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), a Light Emitting Diode (LED), an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED), and a Quantum Dot Light Emitting Diode (QLED). It may include a display device, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

The user UR may input a command to the dispenser apparatus 1000 through the user interface 1400 . For example, the user UR may input information related to the user UR and information related to the nutrients IG1 to IGN through the user interface 1400 . The user interface 1400 may generate data DAT2 representing input information. The user interface 1400 may transmit data DAT2 to the controller 1300 .

By way of example, data DAT2 may include data related to user UR's evaluation of nutritional supplement NM, data indicating whether user UR has taken nutritional supplement NM, health status of user UR, and It may include data related to lifestyle patterns, data related to adherence of the user UR to a specific nutritional supplement, and the like. For example, the data DAT2 may be generated based on information directly input by the user UR as well as from other electronic devices (eg, various types of wearable devices, etc.) external to the dispenser device 1000 . It may contain received data.

The data DAT2 may include data to be used for an authentication operation for the user UR. For example, in order to perform an authentication operation for the user UR, the controller 1300 may output a control signal CS3 requesting data DAT2 to be used in the authentication operation. The user interface 1400 may perform operations for collecting unique information of the user UR in response to the control signal CS3 .

For example, the user interface 1400 may detect biometric information or biosignals of the user UR. The user interface 1400 may generate and output data DAT2 based on the detected biometric information or biosignal. Thereafter, the controller 1300 may perform an authentication operation for the user UR based on the data DAT2 (refer to FIG. 48 ).

The user interface 1400 may operate to provide various types of information (eg, image information, voice information, etc.) to the user UR in response to the control signal CS3 received from the controller 1300 . For example, the user interface 1400 responds to the control signal CS3 with information related to the health of the user UR, information related to the intake of the nutrient NM, and types and components of the nutrient NM. Related information may be provided to the user UR.

Referring to FIG. 43 , the cartridge 1110 may include a communication circuit 1111 and a coupling unit 1112 . The communication circuit 1111 may be configured to perform communication between the cartridge 1110 and the control unit 1300 . The cartridge 1110 may transmit/receive the data DAT2 and the control signal CS1 of FIG. 2 through the communication circuit 1111 .

The communication circuit 1111 may include a circuit configured to communicate data or a printed material and/or a display body for displaying specific information. For example, the communication circuit 1111 may include a printed circuit board (PCB), or include barcodes and QR codes that display information related to nutrients stored in the nutritional cartridge 1110, and the like.

The cartridge 1110 may store the nutrient (IG1). The cartridge 1110 may include various types of mechanical devices and outlets configured to discharge the stored nutrient (IG1). The coupling unit 1112 of the cartridge 1110 may be coupled to the power unit of the dispenser device 1000 . Nutrient IG1 may be discharged from the cartridge 1110 by the power unit coupled to the coupling unit 1112 . For example, the cartridge 1110 may further include a discharge rotor and a diaphragm configured to easily discharge the nutrient in the form of beadlets. For example, the cartridge 1110 may discharge the nutrient IG1 through the outlet provided at the lower end of the cartridge 1110 .

The cartridge 1110 may include a detection device (eg, a photo interrupter device) for measuring the amount of the discharged nutrient (IG1). For example, when the nutrient IG1 has the form of beadlets, the number of beadlets discharged by the detection device may be counted. Thereafter, data indicating the counted capacity of the nutrient IG1 may be generated, and the generated data may be output through the communication circuit 1111 or stored in a memory (not shown) of the cartridge.

Referring to FIG. 44 , the controller 1300 includes a processor 1310 , a memory 1320 , a storage 1330 , a communication device 1340 , an artificial intelligence system 1350 , a security module 1360 , and a bus 1370 . may include However, the components of the control unit 1300 are not limited to the embodiment of FIG. 4 . The controller 1300 may not include one or more of the components shown in FIG. 44 or may further include at least one component not shown in FIG. 44 . Further, in an embodiment, additionally or alternatively, some components may be integrated and implemented, or may be implemented as a singular or a plurality of entities.

The processor 1310 may control overall operations of the dispenser apparatus 1000 . For example, the processor 1310 may be implemented as at least one of a general-purpose processor, a dedicated processor, or an application processor. The processor 1310 may process various operations for operating the controller 1300 . For example, the processor 1310 may process various types of operations based on the data DAT1 to DAT4 . The processor 1310 may control and perform operations of the controller 1300 described with reference to FIG. 42 and operations of the controller 1300 described with reference to FIGS. 43 to 50 .

The memory 1320 may store data necessary for the operation of the dispenser apparatus 1000 . As an example, memory 1320 may store data that has been processed or to be processed by processor 1310 and/or artificial intelligence system 1350 . The memory 1320 may store the data DAT1 to DAT4 of FIG. 2 . For example, the memory 1320 may include volatile memory, such as static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), and/or flash memory, phase-change RAM (PRAM), magneto-memory (MRAM), and/or the like. It may include at least one of non-volatile memories such as resistive RAM), resistive RAM (ReRAM), and ferro-electric RAM (FRAM).

The storage 1330 may store data regardless of power supply. For example, storage 1330 may store data that has been processed or to be processed by processor 1310 and/or artificial intelligence system 1350 . The storage 1330 may store the data DAT1 to DAT4 of FIG. 42 . For example, the storage 1330 may include at least one of various non-volatile memories such as flash memory, PRAM, MRAM, ReRAM, and FRAM. Alternatively, the storage 1330 includes a removable memory such as a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), a secure digital (SD) card, and/or an embedded memory such as an embedded multimedia card (eMMC). can do.

The communication device 1340 may be configured to communicate with other electronic devices and/or systems outside the dispenser device 1000 . As described with reference to FIG. 2 , the controller 1300 may communicate with the server SV outside the dispenser device 1000 through the communication device 1340 . The communication device 1340 may receive the data DAT3 output from the server SV and transmit the data DAT4 to the server. Also, the controller 1300 may receive the data DAT2 through the communication device 1340 instead of the user interface 1400 . For example, the communication device 1340 may receive the data DAT2 received from the electronic device of the user UR (eg, the wearable device of the user UR).

For example, the communication device 1340 may include enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), Ultra Reliable Low-Latency Communications (URLLC), Massive Machine Type Communications (MMTC), Long-Term Evolution (LTE), LTE Advance (LTE-A), NR (New Radio), UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System), GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), WCDMA (Wideband CDMA), WiBro (Wireless Broadband), WiFi (Wireless Fidelity), Bluetooth Wireless communication protocols such as (Bluetooth), Near Field Communication (NFC), Global Positioning System (GPS) or Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), and universal serial bus (USB), high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), RS-232 (recommended standard232), and can communicate with an external electronic device and/or system according to wired communication protocols such as POTS (plain old telephone service).

The artificial intelligence system 1350 may be trained based on data provided from the processor 1310 . The artificial intelligence system 1350 may be trained according to various types of algorithms based on data processed by the processor 1310 . Thereafter, the trained artificial intelligence system 1350 may process newly input data. For example, the artificial intelligence system 1350 may generate data DAT4 based on the data DAT1 to DAT3 or may generate data to be used to control the nutrient storage unit 1100 and the user interface 1400 . .

As an example, the artificial intelligence system 1350 may include an artificial neural network for implementing various types of machine learning. As an example, the artificial intelligence system 1350 may include various types of hardware to implement an artificial neural network, such as a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), a Recurrent Neural Network (RNN), and a Generative Adversarial Network (GAN).

Alternatively, the artificial intelligence system 1350 may be configured to store a program code for implementing an artificial neural network and execute the program code. As an example, the artificial intelligence system 1350 may include a separate processor (eg, a Neural Processing Unit (NPU), etc.) configured to execute machine learning. Alternatively, the artificial intelligence system 1350 may include a separate memory device configured to store data related to machine learning (eg, various types of next-generation memory devices configured to implement neuronal circuits).

The security module 1360 may perform an authentication operation for access to the control unit 1300 in order to protect stored information from an external attacker. For example, a user, a server, and the like, who have obtained authority through an authentication operation performed by the security module 1360 , may access data stored in the storage 1330 . For example, the security module 1360 may include a separate processor and memory configured to perform an authentication operation for the user UR, and the like. With reference to FIG. 48 , exemplary operations of the security module 1360 will be described in more detail, and thus the description below will be omitted.

The bus 1370 may provide a path for communication between components of the control unit 1300 . For example, components of the control unit 1300 may exchange data through the bus 1370 based on various communication protocols.

Referring to Figure 45, the nutrient storage unit 1100 may include nutrient cartridges (1110 to 1130). In the example of Figure 45, the nutrient storage unit 1100 including at least three nutrient cartridges is shown, but it will be understood that the number of nutrient cartridges included in the nutrient storage unit 1100 can be variously changed and modified. will be.

In the example of FIG. 45 , the data DAT1_1 to DAT1_N may have been output from the nutrient storage unit 1100 , the data DAT2_1 to DAT2_N may have been output from the user interface 1400 , and the data DAT3_1 to DAT3_N may be It may have been output from the server. The data DAT1 of FIG. 42 includes the data DAT1_1 to DAT1_N of FIG. 45 , the data DAT2 of FIG. 42 includes the data DAT2_1 to DAT2_N of FIG. 45 , and the data DAT3 of FIG. 42 includes the data DAT1_1 to DAT1_N of FIG. The data DAT3_1 to DAT3_N of FIG. 45 may be included.

Hereinafter, the "provided amount" of a specific nutrient means the capacity of the nutrient discharged from the cartridge when the nutrient is discharged a unit number of times (eg, once) from the stored cartridge. Hereinafter, the “number of times provided” of a specific nutrient means the number of times the nutrient is discharged from the cartridge during a unit time period (eg, 1 day). Hereinafter, "providing time" of a specific nutrient means the time the nutrient is discharged from the cartridge. Hereinafter, exemplary methods in which the serving amount, the number of servings, and the serving time of the nutrients IG1 to IGN are determined will be described.

- Determination of serving amount

The controller 1300 is configured to control data calculated based on weight WF1_1 and data DAT1_1, data calculated based on weight WF2_1 and data DAT2_1, and weight WF3_1 and data DAT3_1 based on data DAT3_1 Thus, the data set DS1 including the calculated data may be generated. The control unit 1300 may control the nutrient cartridge 1110 based on the data set DS1. According to the control of the controller 1300 , the nutrient IG1 of the serving amount corresponding to the data set DS1 may be discharged from the nutrient cartridge 1110 . Similarly, the nutrient cartridges 1120 to 1130 may respectively discharge serving amounts of the nutrients IG2 to IGN corresponding to the data sets DS2 to DSN.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 45 , based on the weights WF1_1 to WF1_N, WF2_1 to WF2_N, and WF3_1 to WF3_N, the amount of provision is determined by reflecting the data (DAT1_1 to DAT1_N, DAT2_1 to DAT2_N, and DAT3_1 to DAT3_N) Exemplary operations will be described. In this specification, "determining the serving amount by reflecting data based on the weight" means that the weight is used in calculating the serving amount based on the data, and accordingly, the serving amount calculated when the weight is changed It means it can be changed.

The controller 1300 controls the weights WF1_1 to WF1_N, WF2_1 to WF2_N, and WF3 to be used to determine the serving amounts of the nutrients IG1 to IGN based on the data DAT1_1 to DAT1_N, DAT2_1 to DAT2_N, and DAT3_1 to DAT3_N. to WF3_N) can be calculated. Alternatively, the weights WF1_1 to WF1_N, WF2_1 to WF2_N, and WF3_1 to WF3_N may be arbitrarily set by a designer and a user of the dispenser apparatus 1000 . The weights WF1_1 to WF1_N, WF2_1 to WF2_N, and WF3_1 to WF3_N may be changed according to time, by calculation of the controller 1300 or by settings of a user and a designer (see FIG. 47 ).

The weights WF1_1 to WF3_1 are respectively related to the degrees of importance given to the data DAT1_1 to DAT3_1 in calculating the serving amount of the nutrient IG1, and the weights WF1_2 to WF3_2 represent the serving amount of the nutrient IG2. respectively related to the importance given to the data DAT1_2 to DAT3_2 in the calculation, and the weights WF1_N to WF3_N the importance given to the data DAT1_N to DAT3_N in calculating the serving amount of the nutrient IGN can be related to each.

In this specification, "importance" of specific data means the degree of relevance between the information indicated by the data and the user. For example, from a medical point of view (taking into account the user's health condition and events occurring to the user), if the user needs the main ingredient of the nutritional supplement (IG1), information that the user needs the nutritional supplement (IG1) is data (DAT2_1) may appear by

In this case, since the relationship between the data DAT2_1 and the user is high, the importance of the data DAT2_1 to the user may be high. The controller 1300 may calculate the weight WF2_1 based on various types of algorithms so that data DAT2_1 having a high importance can be reflected in determining the amount of the nutrient IG1 provided. Alternatively, the weight WF2_1 may be set (eg, to a large value) by the user and the designer based on the high importance of the data DAT2_1 .

Through the process described above, the degree of relevance between the user and the nutrients (IG1 to IGN) is reflected in the weights (WF1_1 to WF1_N, WF2_1 to WF2_N, and WF3_1 to WF3_N), respectively. Positive nutrients (IG1 to IGN) may be discharged from the nutrient storage unit (1100).

Each of the weights WF1_1 to WF1_N, WF2_1 to WF2_N, and WF3_1 to WF3_N may have a specific logical value. Alternatively, each of the weights WF1_1 to WF1_N, WF2_1 to WF2_N, and WF3_1 to WF3_N may have one of values included in a specific range.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 45 , weights WF1_1 to WF1_N each having one of a logical value “0” and a logical value “1”, and weights WF2_1 to WF2_N each having values included within an arbitrary range; and WF3_1 to WF3_N) will be described. However, the present disclosure is not limited to this example, and the weights WF1_1 to WF1_N, WF2_1 to WF2_N, and WF3_1 to WF3_N) indicate the importance of data DAT1_1 to DAT1_N, DAT2_1 to DAT2_N, and DAT3_1 to DAT3_N, respectively. It will be well understood that it can be a geometric quantity, such as a vector and a tensor, containing as components the values of .

For example, a logical value of “0” of the weight may mean that data corresponding to the weight is of low importance, and a logical value of “1” of the weight may mean that the importance of data corresponding to the weight is high. Specific data may be reflected in the calculation for determining the serving amount based on the logical value “1” of the weight. Accordingly, the nutrient cartridges 1110 to 1130 may discharge the nutrient based on the logical value "1" of the weight. Alternatively, the specific data may be reflected in the calculation for determining the amount of provision based on the logical value “0” of the weight. Accordingly, the nutrient cartridges 1110 to 1130 may not discharge the nutrient based on the logical value "0" of the weight.

In the example of FIG. 45 , the weights WF1_1 and WF1_2 may have a logical value of “1”. Based on the weights WF1_1 and WF1_2 having the logical value “1”, the data DAT1_1 and DAT1_2 may be reflected in the operation of calculating the serving amounts of the nutrients IG1 and IG2. Accordingly, the

nutrient cartridges

1110 and 1120 may discharge the nutrients (IG1 and IG2) to the nutrient discharge unit 1200, respectively.

In the example of FIG. 45 , the weight WF1_N may have a logical value of “0”. Based on the weight WF1_N having the logical value “0”, the data DAT1_N may be reflected in the operation of calculating the amount of the nutritional supplement IGN. Therefore, the nutrient cartridge 1130 may not discharge the nutrient (IGN).

For example, the weight may have a relatively large value among a specific range of values. In this case, the importance of data corresponding to the weight may be high. Alternatively, the weight may have a relatively small value among values within a specific range. In this case, the importance of data corresponding to the weight may be low.

In the example of FIG. 45 , the data DAT2_1 and DAT3_1 are reflected in calculating the serving amount of the nutrient IG1 based on the values of the weights WF2_1 and WF3_1 , and based on the values of the weights WF2_2 and WF3_2 The data DAT2_2 and DAT3_2 are reflected in calculating the serving amount of the nutrient IG2, and the data DAT2_N and DAT3_N are reflected in calculating the serving amount of the nutrient IGN based on the values of the weights WF2_N and WF3_N can be

- Determination of number of servings and serving times

The controller 1300, based on the data (DAT1_1 to DAT1_N, DAT2_1 to DAT2_N, and DAT3_1 to DAT3_N), the number of times and the provision times of the nutrients (IG1 to IGN) can be determined. The controller 1300 may control the nutrient storage unit 1100 based on the determined serving times and the number of servings, respectively. Nutrient storage unit 1100, in response to the control signal (CS1), at least one of the nutrients (IG1 to IGN) may be discharged at the determined control time. The nutrient storage unit may discharge at least one of the nutrient agents (IG1 to IGN) "m" times, which is the number of servings during a unit time period (provided that m is an integer greater than or equal to 0).

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 46 , exemplary operations for discharging the nutrient based on the serving time and the number of servings calculated by the controller 1300 will be described in more detail.

46 is a timing diagram for explaining exemplary operations for discharging nutrients. In the example of FIG. 46 , the x-axis represents time. An example in which the time interval from time "ta" to time "td" is a unit time interval will be described with reference to FIG. 46 .

For example, the controller 1300 may determine, based on the data DAT1 to DAT3, that the main component of the nutrient IG1 is periodically required by the user by a predetermined amount. By the control unit 1300, the serving amount of the nutrient (IG1) is determined to be "V1", the number of times of providing the nutrient (IG) is determined to be "3", and the provision time of the nutrient (IG1) is "ta", "tb" ", and "tc". Accordingly, the nutrient IG1 may be discharged by the serving amount “V1” at the time “ta”, by the serving amount “V1” at the time “tb”, and by the serving amount “V1” at the time “tc”.

For example, the controller 1300 may determine, based on the data DAT1 to DAT3 , that the main component of the nutritional supplement IG2 is needed by the user at specific times (eg, morning and evening). By the control unit 1300, the serving amount of the nutrient (IG2) is determined as “V2” and “V3”, the number of times of providing the nutrient (IG2) is determined as “2”, and the serving time of the nutrient (IG2) is “ta” " and "tc". Accordingly, the nutrient IG2 may be discharged by the serving amount “V2” at the time “ta” and by the serving amount “V3” at the time “tc”.

For example, the controller 1300 may determine, based on the data DAT1 to DAT3, that the main component of the nutritional supplement IG3 is needed by the user at a specific time (eg, just before the user's sleep time). By the control unit 1300, the serving amount of the nutrient (IG3) is determined as “V4”, the number of servings of the nutrient (IG3) is determined as “1”, and the provision time of the nutrient (IG3) may be determined as “td” have. Accordingly, the nutrient IG3 may be discharged by the amount of provision "V4" at time "td".

At time "ta", the nutrient NM including the nutrient IG1 of "V1" and the nutrient IG2 of "V2" may be provided to the user through the nutrient discharge unit 1200 . At time "tb", the nutrient NM including the nutrient IG1 of "V1" may be provided to the user through the nutrient discharge unit 1200 . At time "tc", the nutrient NM including the nutrient IG1 of "V1" and the nutrient IG2 of "V3" may be provided to the user through the nutrient discharge unit 1200 . At time “td”, the nutrient NM including the nutrient IG3 of “V4” may be provided to the user through the nutrient discharge unit 1200 .

Above, with reference to FIGS. 45 and 46, the amount of provision, number of times, and time provided of the nutrient are determined by the control unit 1300, and then, based on the determined amount, number of times, and time provided, the control unit 1300 controls the nutrient By controlling the storage unit 1100, an embodiment in which nutrients are automatically discharged has been described. However, the control unit 1300, by controlling the user interface 1400 instead of controlling the nutrient storage unit 1100 based on the determined amount of serving, the number of servings, and the time of providing, the determined serving amount, the number of servings, and the providing time and Related information (eg, image information, voice information, etc.) may be provided to the user.

Thereafter, the user who has been provided with information related to the amount of provision, the number of times of provision, and the time of provision may input a command for receiving the nutrient NM through the user interface 1400 based on the provided information. The dispenser apparatus 1000 may provide the nutrient NM to the user under the control of the controller 1300 in response to the user's command. That is, the dispenser device 1000 can not only automatically provide the nutrient NM under the control of the controller 1300 , but also provide information related to the nutrient NM to the user and input in response to the provided information. In response to the user's command, it may operate to discharge the nutrient (NM).

As an example, the user inputs a command through the user interface 1400 at time “ta” to be provided with a nutrient NM comprising a nutrient IG1 of “V1” and a nutrient IG2 of “V2” , by inputting a command through the user interface 1400 at time “tb” to receive the nutrient NM including the nutrient IG1 of “V1”, and at the time “tc”, the command through the user interface 1400 to receive a nutrient (NM) including a nutrient (IG1) of “V1” and a nutrient (IG2) of “V3” by inputting, and input a command through the user interface 1400 at time “td”, Nutritional supplements (NM) including V4" nutritional supplements (IG3) may be provided.

As described with reference to FIG. 45 , the weight may be set by a user and a designer, or may be calculated by the controller 1300 . As an example, the importance of certain data to a user may change as the user's condition (eg, the user's health condition, etc.) changes. As the importance of the data changes, the user and/or designer may set a new weight to change the weight. Alternatively, the controller 1300 may newly calculate the weight in order to change the weight.

For example, due to the occurrence of a specific event (eg, drinking, smoking, lack of sleep, etc.), the user's state may be temporarily changed during the time period TD1 . Information related to the user's state may be input through the user interface 1400 and the server SV, and data DAT2 and DAT3 corresponding to the information may be received by the controller 1300 . By the operation of the controller 1300 described with reference to FIG. 45 , an event occurring to the user may be reflected in the weight WF1 .

Before time “t2”, the weight WF1 may be “P2”. At time “t2”, the weight WF1 may change from “P2” to “P4”. In the time interval “TD1” between time “t2” and “t3”, the weight WF1 may be “P4”. At time “t3”, the weight WF1 may change from “P4” to “P2”. After time “t3”, the weight WF1 may be “P2”.

By way of example, the occurrence of a particular event (eg, aging, etc.) may permanently change the user's state. Information related to the user's status may be input through the user interface 1400 and the server SV, and data DAT2 and DAT3 corresponding to the information may be received by the controller 1300 . By the operation of the controller 1300 described with reference to FIG. 45 , an event occurring to the user may be reflected in the weight WF2 .

Before time “t1” on the domain indicated in the graph of FIG. 47 , the weight WF2 may be “P3”. At time “t1”, the weight WF2 may change from “P3” to “P1”. After the time “t1”, the weight WF2 may be “P1”.

For example, due to the user's unchanging nature, a certain amount of a nutritional supplement with a particular ingredient may be continuously required by the user. The weight WF3 may relate to a characteristic of the user that does not change. Accordingly, the value of the weight WF3 may be managed to be kept constant. In the example of FIG. 47 , the weight WF3 may be a constant value “P5”.

As described with reference to FIGS. 46 and 47 , the state of the user and various events occurring to the user may be reflected in the weight in real time by the operations of the controller 1300 . As the weight is changed in real time, the amount of nutrients provided may be changed in real time. Accordingly, the user may be provided with the amount of nutrients adjusted in real time according to the changed health state, etc. from the dispenser apparatus 1000 .

Above, with reference to FIGS. 44 to 47, an exemplary operation for calculating weights by the controller 1300, and determining serving amounts, serving times, and number of servings of nutrients for nutrients based on the calculated weights have been explained However, the operations of the controller 1300 described in this specification may be performed by the server SV outside the dispenser apparatus 1000 .

For example, the server SV may acquire information related to the user UR and the nutrients IG1 to IGN based on the data DAT4 received from the controller 1300 . The data DAT4 transmitted to the server SV may include data DAT1 and DAT2 of FIG. 2 and data DAT1_1 to DAT1_N and DAT2_1 to DAT2_N of FIG. 5 .

Based on the received data DAT4, the server SV may calculate a weight and determine the amount of provision, the number of times of provision, and the time of provision, by operations similar to those described with reference to FIG. 45 . The server SV may change the weights based on the received data DAT4 by operations similar to those described with reference to FIG. 47 . The server SV may transmit the calculated weights and data DAT3 indicating the determined serving amounts, the number of serving times, and the serving times to the dispenser device 1000 . Thereafter, the controller 1300 may perform operations (eg, the operations of FIG. 46 ) for discharging the nutrient based on the data DAT3.

As described with reference to FIG. 42 , the controller 1300 may receive data DAT2 indicating unique information of the user UR. For example, the data DAT2 may include data to be used for authentication, such as a password, or related to biometric information and/or biosignals of the user UR. The security module 1360 may perform an authentication operation through comparison between previously stored data and newly received data DAT2.

In order to communicate with the control unit 1300 , an authority granted through an authentication operation of the security module 1360 may be requested. For example, in order for the server SV and the controller 1300 to exchange data DAT3 and DAT4, a right obtained by an authentication operation of the security module 1360 may be required. In addition, in order for the user UR and the controller 1300 to communicate through the user interface 1400 , an authority obtained by an authentication operation of the security module 1360 may be required.

Access to data processed or to be processed by the control unit 1300 and data stored in the control unit 1300 may be allowed for the object for which the authority is obtained by the authentication operation of the security module 1360 . A second user (eg, a family member of the first user, etc.) different from the first user who consumes the nutritional supplement provided by the dispenser device 1000 may also acquire the authority generated by the security module 1360 . In this case, the second user may access the data of the control unit 1300 via the server SV or through the user interface 1400 and obtain information related to the first user.

49 is a flowchart illustrating exemplary operations of the dispenser device of FIG. 42 .

In operation S110_1 , the server SV may generate data DAT3 related to the user of the dispenser apparatus 1000 and the nutritional supplement. Since exemplary data DAT3 has been described with reference to FIG. 42 , the following description will be omitted.

In operation S110_2 , the user interface 1400 may generate user-related data DAT2_a based on a command input by the user or the like. The data DAT2 of FIG. 42 may include data DAT2_a. As described with reference to FIG. 42 , the data DAT2_a may relate to the importance of a nutritional supplement to a particular user.

In operation S120_1 , the server SV may transmit the data DAT3 , and the data DAT3 may be received by the controller 1300 .

In operation S120_2 , the user interface 1400 may output data DAT2_a and the controller 1300 may receive the data DAT2_a.

In operation S130, the controller 1300 may determine the amount of provision of the nutrient, the number of times of provision, and the time of provision of the nutrient based on the data (DAT2_a) and/or the data (DAT3) received by the operation S120_1 and operation S120_2. Although not shown in FIG. 49, it will be understood that the control unit 1300 may determine the serving amount, the number of servings, and the serving time based on the data DAT1 output from the nutrient storage unit 1100 . Since exemplary operations for determining the provision amount, number of times, and time of provision of a nutrient have been described with reference to FIGS. 45 to 47 , a redundant description will be omitted below.

In operation S140 , the controller 1300 may output a control signal CS1 in order to discharge the nutrient based on the amount of serving, the number of servings, and the serving time determined in operation S130 .

Then, as described with reference to Figure 42, the nutrient storage unit 1100 in response to the control signal (CS1), it can be discharged according to the amount of serving, the number of servings, and the serving time determined in operation S130.

After operation S140 is performed, the discharged nutrient may be provided to the user of the dispenser device 1000 through the nutrient dispensing unit 1200 . The user may take the provided nutritional supplement.

In operation S210, the user interface 1400 may receive information related to the user's taking. For example, the user may directly input information indicating whether or not a nutritional supplement has been taken. Alternatively, the user interface 1400 may detect the user's taking action through various types of sensors (eg, a motion detection sensor, etc.). The user interface 1400 may generate data DAT2_b related to the user's taking based on the input information or the detected motion.

In operation S220 , the user interface 1400 may output data DAT2_b, and the controller 1300 may receive the data DAT2_b.

In operation S230, the controller 1300 may generate data indicating whether the user has taken the nutritional supplement based on the data DAT2_2 received in operation S220.

In operation S240 , the controller 1300 may output a control signal CS3 for controlling the user interface 1400 based on the data generated in operation S230 .

In operation S250 , the user interface 1400 may provide information indicating whether the user has taken the nutritional supplement to the user in response to the control signal CS3 .

In operation S260 , the controller 1300 may transmit the data DAT2_b to the server SV.

In operation S270, the server SV may store the data DAT2_b in the database. Alternatively, the server SV may perform various operations and processing based on the data DAT2_b. Since exemplary operations of the server SV performed using the data DAT2_b have been described with reference to FIGS. 42 and 45 , a redundant description will be omitted below.

With reference to FIG. 49 , an embodiment in which the amount of nutrients provided, the number of times of provision, and the time of provision are determined based on the data (DAT2_a) received through the user interface 1400 has been described, but the nutritional supplement storage unit 1100 and the server (SV) .

The dispenser devices 2210 to 2240 may configure the network system 2000 together with the server 2100 . Each of the dispenser devices 2210 to 2240 may be configured to perform operations similar to those of the dispenser device 1000 of FIG. 42 . The server 2100 may be configured to perform operations similar to those of the server SV of FIG. 42 . For example, the server 2100 may include components similar to those of the control unit 1300 described with reference to FIG. 45 . The dispenser devices 2210 to 2240 and the server 2100 may exchange data through the operations described with reference to FIG. 42 .

The server 2100 may generate data related to a user of each of the dispenser devices 2210 to 2240 based on data provided from the plurality of dispenser devices 2210 to 2240 . For example, the server 2100 may include an artificial intelligence system for processing data provided from the dispenser devices 2210 to 2240 .

The server 2100 classifies the data provided from the dispenser devices 2210 to 2240 by the artificial intelligence system, generates data related to nutrients based on the classified data, and uses the generated data to the dispenser devices ( 2210 to 2240) may be provided. That is, the server 2100 may provide data processed through the artificial intelligence system as feedback on data provided from the dispenser devices 2210 to 2240 .

The server 2100 may collect data related to users of the dispenser devices 2210 to 2240 through various paths. For example, the server 2100 collects information uploaded to the user's SNS through online, collects information through a questionnaire about the user (UR), or a third party (eg, various types of medical institutions, government institutions, etc.) ) (eg, users' hospital medical records, medication and dispensing details, treatment and examination details, etc.) may be collected. The server 2100 may build a database based on the collected information. The server 2100 may generate data related to nutritional supplements to be provided to users based on the built database, and provide the generated data to the dispenser devices 2210 to 2240 .

As an example, the server 2100 calculates weights by performing operations similar to those described with reference to FIG. 45 based on the built database, and based on the calculated weights, serving amounts, serving times, and serving times. Thereafter, the server 2100 may transmit the calculated weights and data indicating the determined serving amounts, the number of servings, and the serving times to the dispenser devices 2210 to 2240 , respectively.

Each of the dispenser devices 2210 to 2240 may exchange information via the server 2100 . For example, the dispenser device 2210 may transmit data related to a user of the dispenser device 2210 to another dispenser device via the server 2100 .

Although the embodiment of the network system 2000 configured in a star shape has been described with reference to FIG. 50 , it will be understood that the shape of the network system 2000 may be variously changed and/or modified. For example, the network system 2000 may be configured in at least one of a bus sharing type, a ring type, and a mesh type.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented as software recorded on a machine-readable recording medium. The software may be software for implementing various embodiments of the present disclosure described above. Software may be inferred from various embodiments of the present disclosure by programmers in the art to which this disclosure pertains. For example, software may be machine-readable instructions (eg, code or code segments) or programs. The device is a device capable of operating according to a command called from a recording medium, and may be, for example, a computer. In one embodiment, the device may be the dispenser device 10 according to embodiments of the present disclosure. In an embodiment, the processor of the device may execute the called command to cause components of the device to perform a function corresponding to the command. In one embodiment, the processor may be the processor 1310 according to embodiments of the present disclosure. The recording medium may refer to any type of recording medium in which data that can be read by a device is stored. The recording medium may include, for example, ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, and the like. In one embodiment, the recording medium may be the memory 1320 and/or the storage 1320 . In one embodiment, the recording medium may be implemented as a distributed form in a computer system connected to a network, or the like. The software may be distributed, stored, and executed in a computer system or the like. The recording medium may be a non-transitory recording medium. A non-transitory recording medium means a medium that exists regardless of whether data is semi-permanently or temporarily stored, and does not include a transitory propagated signal.

Although the technical idea of the present disclosure has been described by various embodiments above, the technical idea of the present disclosure includes various substitutions, modifications, and changes that can be made within the range that can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure belongs. include It is also to be understood that such substitutions, modifications and variations may be included within the scope of the appended claims.

The present invention relates to a nutrient dispenser comprising a dispenser device for providing nutrient, a nutrient cartridge and a plurality of nutrient cartridges, and in detail, may be used in an industrially used cartridge and dispensing device.

Claims

a nutrient storage unit configured to store a first nutrient and a second nutrient and store first data related to the first nutrient and second data related to the second nutrient;

a user interface configured to, in response to the user's input, generate third data related to the user; and

Based on a first serving amount determined by reflecting the first data based on a first weight and reflecting the third data based on a second weight, the first nutrient is removed from the nutrient storage unit by the first serving amount outputting a first control signal related to the discharging operation, and based on a second provision amount determined by reflecting the second data based on a third weight and reflecting the third data based on a fourth weight, 2 Dispenser device comprising a control unit configured to output a second control signal related to the operation of discharging the nutrient from the nutrient storage unit by the second amount of the nutrient.
According to claim 1,

the first weight corresponds to a degree of relevance between the first data and the user in determining the first serving amount for the first nutrient;

the second weight corresponds to a degree of relevance between the third data and the user in determining the first serving amount for the first nutrient;

the third weight corresponds to a degree of relevance between the second data and the user in determining the second serving amount for the second nutrient;

The fourth weight corresponds to a degree of relevance between the third data and the user in determining the second serving amount for the second nutrient.
According to claim 1,

The controller is further configured to change the first weight based on fourth data related to the user received through the user interface after the first nutrient and the second nutrient are discharged.
4. The method of claim 3,

The fourth data is a dispenser device related to an event occurring to the user after the first nutrient and the second nutrient are discharged.
According to claim 1,

The control unit, based on at least one of the first data, the second data, and the third data, the user, the first nutrient, and the fifth data related to at least one of the second nutrient server A dispenser device further configured to transmit to.
6. The method of claim 5,

The control unit is configured to receive, as feedback to the fifth data, sixth data related to at least one of the user, the first nutrient, and the second nutrient from the server,

At least one of the first serving amount and the second serving amount is determined by further reflecting the sixth data.
7. The method of claim 6,

The first serving amount and the second serving amount are determined by a server outside the control unit.
According to claim 1,

the first weight has one of a first logical value and a second logical value;

The nutrient storage unit, dispenser device further configured to discharge the first nutrient in response to the first logical value of the first weight.
According to claim 1,

The control unit is further configured to determine the number of times the first nutrient is to be discharged from the nutrient storage unit during a unit time period based on the first data and the third data,

The nutrient storage unit, in response to the first control signal, dispenser device further configured to discharge the first nutrient for the determined number of times during the unit time period.
According to claim 1,

The control unit, based on the first data and the third data is further configured to determine the time when the first nutrient is to be discharged,

The nutrient storage unit, in response to the first control signal, dispenser device further configured to discharge the first nutrient at the determined time.
a nutrient storage unit configured to store a first nutrient and store first data related to the first nutrient;

The second data related to the user and the third data related to the first nutritional supplement are received from the server, the first data is reflected based on a first weight and the second data is reflected based on a second weight and a control unit configured to output a first control signal based on a first provision amount determined by reflecting the third data based on a third weight; and

a user interface configured to provide the first information regarding the first nutrient in response to the first control signal and to receive a first command inputted in response to the first information;

A dispenser device in which the first nutrient is discharged from the nutrient storage unit in response to the first command.
12. The method of claim 11,

The user interface is further configured to detect a motion of the user taking the first nutrient.
13. The method of claim 12,

The controller is further configured to generate data indicating whether the user has taken the first nutritional supplement, based on the sensed motion of the user.
12. The method of claim 11,

The dispenser device further comprising a security module configured to perform an authentication operation for granting an authority to allow access to the first data, the second data, and the third data.
15. The method of claim 14,

The first command is a dispenser device input from the user who has been granted the authority by the authentication operation of the security module.
a nutrient storage unit configured to store a first nutrient and store first data related to the first nutrient;

a user interface configured to generate, at a time between the first time and the second time, second data related to the user in response to an input related to the user; and

A first weight is calculated based on the first data, a second weight changed from the first weight is calculated based on the second data, and at the first time, the second weight is calculated based on the first weight. Outputs a first control signal for discharging the first nutrient of a first serving amount determined by reflecting 1 data from the nutrient storage unit, and at the second time, based on the second weight, the second data is Dispenser device including a controller configured to output a second control signal for discharging the first nutrient of the second serving amount determined by being reflected from the nutrient storage unit.
17. The method of claim 16,

The second data is related to an event occurring to the user during a first time period including the second time,

The controller is further configured to change the second weight to the first weight after the first time interval.
17. The method of claim 16,

The dispenser device further comprising a nutrient dispensing unit configured to provide a third nutrient containing the discharged first nutrient and the discharged second nutrient to the user.
19. The method of claim 18,

The nutrient discharging unit, a dispenser device comprising a moving device configured to move the third nutrient.
20. The method of claim 19,

The control unit is further configured to output a third control signal for discharging the first nutrient and the second nutrient from the nutrient discharging unit,

The moving device is a dispenser device further configured to move the third nutrient to the outside of the nutrient discharging unit in response to the third control signal.