US 12,167,811 B2
Coffee machine with robotic arms and a lift traveling between platform levels
Jawad Bisbis, Irving, TX (US); Noor Assanie, Lewisville, TX (US); and Vivek Malik, Farmers Branch, TX (US)
Assigned to 7-ELEVEN, INC., Irving, TX (US)
Filed by 7-Eleven, Inc., Irving, TX (US)
Filed on May 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/323,870.
Prior Publication US 2022/0369845 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. A47J 31/00 (2006.01); A47J 31/40 (2006.01); A47J 31/41 (2006.01); A47J 31/44 (2006.01); A47J 31/52 (2006.01); A47J 43/044 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 31/007 (2013.01) [A47J 31/402 (2013.01); A47J 31/41 (2013.01); A47J 31/4414 (2013.01); A47J 31/4425 (2013.01); A47J 31/4485 (2013.01); A47J 31/525 (2018.08); A47J 43/044 (2013.01); B25J 11/0045 (2013.01); A47J 2043/04472 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A coffee machine, comprising:
a first housing and a second housing, wherein the first housing comprises a storage compartment and a waste compartment, wherein the second housing is disposed on top of the first housing and comprises:
a first platform comprising a first path configured to allow for a translation of a cup laterally and one or more perpendicular pathways disposed along the first path, wherein there is a designated position at an end of each of the one or more perpendicular pathways, wherein the first path extends longitudinally from a first terminal end to a second terminal end;
a second platform disposed below the first platform and comprising a second path configured to allow for the translation of the cup laterally and one or more perpendicular pathways disposed along the second path, wherein the second path extends longitudinally from a third terminal end to a fourth terminal end;
a lift disposed at a first side of the second housing and configured to translate between the first platform and the second platform;
a first robotic arm disposed above the first platform and actionable to grab and release the cup, wherein the first robotic arm is configured to translate the cup laterally along the first path of the first platform and to a particular designated position via the one or more perpendicular pathways;
a second robotic arm disposed between the second platform and the first platform and actionable to grab and release the cup, wherein the second robotic arm is configured to translate the cup laterally along the second path of the second platform and to the designated position via the one or more perpendicular pathways; and
a coffee brewing machine, wherein the coffee brewing machine is actionable to dispense one or more fluids into the cup through one or more nozzles when the cup is positioned at a first designated position; and
an information handling system comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to:
instruct the first robotic arm to close around the cup;
instruct the first robotic arm to displace the cup along the first platform to the first designated position;
instruct the coffee brewing machine to dispense one or more fluids into the cup when the cup is positioned at the first designated position;
instruct the first robotic arm to displace the cup along the first platform onto the lift and to release the cup;
instruct the lift to translate between the first platform and the second platform;
instruct the second robotic arm to close around the cup; and
instruct the second robotic arm to displace the cup along the second platform and to release the cup.