# US 11,432,683 B2 · Robot > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,432,683 B2 - Document ID: US11432683B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/582,515 - Filed: 2019-09-25 - Published: 2020-02-06 - Granted: 2022-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2019-08-28 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Applicants: LG Electronics Inc. - Inventors: Sungmin Moon; Nakyeong Kim; Sanghak Lee; Jun Lee - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11432683B2 ## CPC - A47J 43/07: Parts or details, e.g. mixing tools, whipping tools - A23P 30/10: Moulding - A47J 36/321: {the electronic control being performed over a network, e.g. by means of a handheld device} - A47J 44/00: Multi-purpose machines for preparing food {with several driving units} - B25J 9/0009: {Constructional details, e.g. manipulator supports, bases} - B25J 11/0045: {Manipulators used in the food industry} - B25J 19/0054: {Cooling means} - A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES - A23P: SHAPING OR WORKING OF FOODSTUFFS, NOT FULLY COVERED BY A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS - B25J: MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES ({manipulators specially adapted for use in surgery A61B34/70; manipulators used in cleaning hollow articles B08B9/04}; manipulators associated with rolling mills B21B39/20; manipulators associated with forging machines B21J13/10; {manipulators associated with picking-up and placing mechanisms B23P19/007}; means for holding wheels or parts thereof B60B30/00; {vehicles with ground-engaging propulsion means, e.g. walking members B62D57/02, B62D57/032; devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials between conveyors B65G47/90, B65G47/91; manipulators with gripping or holding means for transferring packages B65H67/065}; cranes B66C; {manipulators used in the protection or supervision of pipe-line installations F17D5/00; walking equipment adapted for nuclear steam-generators F22B37/006}; manipulators specially adapted for, or associated with, nuclear reactors G21C; {apparatus used for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor H10P72/50}) ## Abstract A robot includes an ingredient processor configured to produce a mixture by mixing food ingredients with water; an ingredient mold spaced apart from the ingredient processor and having a space portion to form a space for receiving the mixture supplied from the ingredient processor; a cooler configured to cool the ingredient mold; and a rotating device configured to rotate the ingredient mold in a plurality of directions. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A robot comprising: an ingredient processor configured to produce a mixture by mixing food ingredients with water; an ingredient mold spaced apart from the ingredient processor and having a space portion to form a space for receiving the mixture supplied from the ingredient processor; a cooler configured to cool the ingredient mold; and a rotating device configured to rotate the ingredient mold in a plurality of directions, wherein the rotating device includes: a rotating shaft connected to the ingredient mold; a first motor configured to rotate the rotating shaft in a first direction; and a second motor configured to rotate the first motor in a second direction different from the first direction. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The robot according to claim 1, wherein the ingredient processor includes: a storage container configured to contain the produced mixture; a rotating body rotatably disposed inside the storage container to allow the mixture in the storage container to flow; and a motor configured to rotate the rotating body. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The robot according to claim 1, wherein the ingredient processor includes: a solid ingredient inlet into which solid ingredients are introduced from among the food ingredients; a grinder configured to contain the solid ingredients introduced into the solid ingredient inlet and provided therein with a grinding rotor rotatably installed; a water tube configured to guide water into the grinder; and a storage container configured to contain a mixture of water and the solid ingredients, which are pulverized in the grinder, in a form of a slush. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The robot according to claim 1, wherein the ingredient processor includes: a powder ingredient inlet into which powder ingredients having a size smaller than a size of solid ingredients are introduced from among the food ingredients; a mixer configured to contain the powder ingredients introduced into the powder ingredient inlet, in which a conveying screw is rotatably installed in the mixer; a water tube configured to guide water into the mixer; and a storage container configured to contain a mixture of liquid ingredients and the water mixed in the mixer. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The robot according to claim 1, wherein the ingredient processor includes: a liquid ingredient inlet into which liquid ingredients are introduced from among the food ingredients; a mixer configured to contain the liquid ingredients introduced into the liquid ingredient inlet; a water tube configured to guide water into the mixer; and a storage container configured to contain a mixture of the liquid ingredients and the water mixed in the mixer. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The robot according to claim 1, further comprising a mixture guide configured to guide the mixture produced in the ingredient processor to the space portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The robot according to claim 6, further comprising a feed valve disposed in the ingredient processor or the mixture guide. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The robot according to claim 6, wherein the mixture guide includes a common guide connected to the ingredient processor and a plurality of branch guides branching from the common guide. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The robot according to claim 1, wherein the ingredient mold includes a coating layer formed on the space portion. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The robot according to claim 9, wherein the coating layer includes one selected from the group consisting of titanium, marble and diamond. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The robot according to claim 1, further comprising an exciter installed in the ingredient mold. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The robot according to claim 1, wherein the cooler includes a thermoelectric element fixed to the ingredient mold. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The robot according to claim 1, wherein the rotating device is configured to turn over the ingredient mold. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The robot according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of ingredient processors are provided, in which a number of ingredient molds is smaller than a number of the ingredient processors, and the ingredient molds are formed with mold spaces, respectively, for each of the ingredient processors. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The robot according to claim 13, further comprising a storage container configured to store solid ingredients transferred from the ingredient mold, wherein the storage container includes a barrier that divides the storage container into a plurality of storage spaces for each of the ingredient processors.