A single serve pod system, a single serve pod assembly system, a single serve pod, a reusable pod apparatus, a process of assembling the single serve pod, and methods of use are presented. More specifically, and without limitation, the present disclosure relates to preparation of a single serve pod in accordance with brewing coffee, tea, and/or other brewing.

A seasoning box and a mounting assembly thereof are provided. The seasoning box includes a box body; the box body is provided with a first accommodating cavity and a mounting cavity; an elastic resetting member and a baffle plate are arranged in the mounting cavity; a first discharging hole is formed in a lower side of the first accommodating cavity; the baffle plate is provided with a second discharging hole; furthermore, the elastic resetting member is in driving connection with the baffle plate; the baffle plate is arranged in the mounting cavity in a back and forth reciprocating movement manner; and the baffle plate downwards extends to form a push plate.

A seasoning box and a mounting assembly thereof are provided. The seasoning box includes a box body; the box body is provided with a first accommodating cavity and a mounting cavity; an elastic resetting member and a baffle plate are arranged in the mounting cavity; a first discharging hole is formed in a lower side of the first accommodating cavity; the baffle plate is provided with a second discharging hole; furthermore, the elastic resetting member is in driving connection with the baffle plate; the baffle plate is arranged in the mounting cavity in a back and forth reciprocating movement manner; and the baffle plate downwards extends to form a push plate.

A flipping structure includes an ingredient box, a container, a moving module and a driving mechanism. The container is configured to carry the ingredient box; the moving module is configured to directionally move the container; the driving mechanism is configured to flip the ingredient box; the driving mechanism includes a rotating shaft and at least one clamp block fixedly disposed on the rotating shaft; the ingredient box includes a front face, a back face, and a connecting piece. The connecting piece is fixed on the front face or the back face. The connecting piece includes a slot. When in use, the ingredient box moves with the container to face the at least one clamp block, and the at least one clamp block is nested in the slot. The clamp block is clamped in the slot through a clearance fit.

A flipping structure includes an ingredient box, a container, a moving module and a driving mechanism. The container is configured to carry the ingredient box; the moving module is configured to directionally move the container; the driving mechanism is configured to flip the ingredient box; the driving mechanism includes a rotating shaft and at least one clamp block fixedly disposed on the rotating shaft; the ingredient box includes a front face, a back face, and a connecting piece. The connecting piece is fixed on the front face or the back face. The connecting piece includes a slot. When in use, the ingredient box moves with the container to face the at least one clamp block, and the at least one clamp block is nested in the slot. The clamp block is clamped in the slot through a clearance fit.

A cubby unit includes a unit housing, a plurality of cubbies disposed within the unit housing, and an interface positioned along the unit housing. Each of the plurality of cubbies includes a cubby housing defining an internal compartment and a door coupled to the cubby housing. The door facilitates accessing the internal compartment of the cubby housing. The interface provides a cubby selection interface that facilitates manual assignment of a respective cubby to a respective order by an employee.

Proposed is a grain dispenser including: a storage unit including a plurality of storage hoppers in which different kinds of grain, respectively, are stored; a container accommodating the kinds of grain to be dispensed; a water supply unit and a water draining unit that supply and drain water, respectively; a container actuator rotating the container to mix and wash the kinds of grain; an artificial intelligence unit identifying a user who makes a request for meal cooking, and learning a kind of grain to be dispensed, an amount of grain to be dispensed, and a multigrain mixture ratio; a memory in which customized data including at least one of the kind of grain to be dispensed, the amount of grain to be dispensed, and the multigrain mixture ratio are stored; and a controller controlling the storage unit, the container actuator, the water supply unit, and the water draining unit.

Proposed is a grain dispenser including: a storage unit including a plurality of storage hoppers in which different kinds of grain, respectively, are stored; a container accommodating the kinds of grain to be dispensed; a water supply unit and a water draining unit that supply and drain water, respectively; a container actuator rotating the container to mix and wash the kinds of grain; an artificial intelligence unit identifying a user who makes a request for meal cooking, and learning a kind of grain to be dispensed, an amount of grain to be dispensed, and a multigrain mixture ratio; a memory in which customized data including at least one of the kind of grain to be dispensed, the amount of grain to be dispensed, and the multigrain mixture ratio are stored; and a controller controlling the storage unit, the container actuator, the water supply unit, and the water draining unit.

A cooking device comprises a power supply, a cooking pot, and a hot plate connected to the power supply and on which the cooking pot sits. The hot plate applies heat to the cooking pot. A plurality of food ingredient dispenser compartments is positioned upright in adjacent locations, aligned in a row at a front of the cooking device. A robotic arm consisting of five articulating joints provide a robotic arm with five corresponding degrees of motion. A computing device connected to the robotic arm controls the robotic arm to move the robotic arm according to the five degrees of motion to separately grasp and hold on to each of the plurality of upright food ingredient dispenser compartments, lift each grasped food ingredient dispenser compartment from its respective position in the row at the front of the cooking device, move each lifted food ingredient dispenser compartment to a position above the cooking pot, and rotate each lifted food ingredient dispenser compartment from its upright position substantially about a horizontal axis while positioned above the cooking pot to dispense food ingredients stored therein into the cooking pot.

A cooking device comprises a power supply, a cooking pot, and a hot plate connected to the power supply and on which the cooking pot sits. The hot plate applies heat to the cooking pot. A plurality of food ingredient dispenser compartments is positioned upright in adjacent locations, aligned in a row at a front of the cooking device. A robotic arm consisting of five articulating joints provide a robotic arm with five corresponding degrees of motion. A computing device connected to the robotic arm controls the robotic arm to move the robotic arm according to the five degrees of motion to separately grasp and hold on to each of the plurality of upright food ingredient dispenser compartments, lift each grasped food ingredient dispenser compartment from its respective position in the row at the front of the cooking device, move each lifted food ingredient dispenser compartment to a position above the cooking pot, and rotate each lifted food ingredient dispenser compartment from its upright position substantially about a horizontal axis while positioned above the cooking pot to dispense food ingredients stored therein into the cooking pot.