TOUCHLESS FOOD DISPENSER
A touchless food dispenser. The touchless food dispenser includes one or more types of food stored therein, one or more removable nozzles, and one or more nozzle replacement mechanisms. The touchless food dispenser is configured to dispense the food through the one or more removable nozzles. The one or more nozzle replacement mechanisms are configured to remove the one or more removable nozzles and replaces the one or more removable nozzles with a different removable nozzle.
1 . A touchless food dispenser comprising:
one or more apertures;
one or more food storage containers in the touchless food dispenser;
one or more packets of food stored within the one or more food storage containers; and
a feed mechanism disposed at the one or more food storage containers, wherein the feed mechanism is configured to be automatically actuated to release an individual packet of the one or more packets of food from the one or more food storage containers and towards the one or more apertures such that the touchless food dispenser is configured to dispense the food out of the touchless food dispenser through the one or more apertures.
2 . The touchless food dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the feed mechanism is a mechanical arm that is controlled to be actuated to release the individual packet of the one or more packets of food from the one or more food storage containers.
3 . The touchless food dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the feed mechanism is a spring-loaded arm that is controlled to be actuated to release the individual packet of the one or more packets of food from the one or more food storage containers.
4 . The touchless food dispenser of claim 1 , further comprising one or more drive rollers, the touchless food dispenser configured to feed the individual packet of food through the one or more drive rollers to dispense the one or more packets of food through the one or more apertures.
5 . The touchless food dispenser of claim 4 , wherein the feed mechanism releases the individual packet of food from the one or more food storage containers onto the one or more drive rollers.
6 . The touchless food dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the touchless food dispenser is configured to receive a selected amount of food to dispense and dispense the selected amount of food.
7 . The touchless food dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the touchless food dispenser is configured to dispense a predetermined amount of food through the one or more apertures.
8 . The touchless food dispenser of claim 1 , further comprising one or more dispenser proximity sensors that are configured to detect a gesture of a user that controls the food being dispensed through the one or more apertures.
9 . The touchless food dispenser of claim 8 , wherein the touchless food dispenser is configured to dispense the food as long as the one or more dispenser proximity sensors detect the gesture of the user.
10 . The touchless food dispenser of claim 1 , further comprising a display for displaying pictures, video, or text with information of a selected type food for dispensing or an amount of food being dispensed.
11 . The touchless food dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the touchless food dispenser is configured to receive a selection of an amount of food to dispense from a computing device.
12 . The touchless food dispenser of claim 1 , further comprising a power supply that is configured to supply power to the touchless food dispenser.
13 . The touchless food dispenser of claim 1 , further comprising a controller that is configured to control the touchless food dispenser to dispense the food.
14 . The touchless food dispenser of claim 13 , wherein the controller controls the feed mechanism to release the individual packet of the one or more packets of food from the one or more food storage containers.
15 . The touchless food dispenser of claim 1 , further comprising a refrigeration device that is configured to control a temperature of the food within the touchless food dispenser.
16 . The touchless food dispenser of claim 1 , further comprising a cutting mechanism that is configured to cut the one or more packets of food as the one or more packets of food are dispensed towards the one or more apertures.
17 . The touchless food dispenser of claim 16 , wherein the cutting mechanism includes a blade for cutting the one or more packets of food.
18 . The touchless food dispenser of claim 17 , wherein the cutting mechanism includes an actuator configured to move the blade to cut the one or more packets of food.
19 . The touchless food dispenser of claim 16 , wherein the cutting mechanism cuts the one or more packets of food to open the one or more packets of food.
20 . A touchless food dispenser comprising:
one or more apertures;
one or more food storage containers in the touchless food dispenser;
one or more packets of food stored within the one or more food storage containers;
a feed mechanism including a mechanical arm disposed at the one or more food storage containers; and
a controller configured to control the mechanical arm to release an individual packet of the one or more packets of food from the one or more food storage containers and towards the one or more apertures such that the touchless food dispenser is configured to dispense the food out of the touchless food dispenser through the one or more apertures.