JP2018095381A - Serving system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a serving system capable of reduction in the number of serving staffs and the serving time.SOLUTION: A serving system for arranging food and drink on a plurality of tables positioned in advance comprises a rail portion disposed between a kitchen area and above each of the tables, and a rack that travels along the rail portion. The rack self-travels to the position above a predesignated table and descends toward the predesignated table.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a food and drinks distribution system.

For example, a plurality of tables are arranged in a dining area such as a leisure land or various restaurants, and the staff visits each table to receive food orders, and informs the cooking staff in the kitchen area of the menu.
The finished meal is usually taken to the table where the staff ordered.
This requires as many personnel as possible to accommodate each table order.

In recent years, there is also a system in which customers directly place orders in the kitchen area using various network devices such as a wireless LAN.
Patent Document 1 discloses a system in which a customer can freely select a seat, and based on order information from a food and drink ordering apparatus that has been ordered in advance, a staff in charge arranges the ordered food and drink on the table. .
However, in this case as well, the staff carries food and drinks to the table, and many people are required.

JP 2008-129750 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a layout system that can save labor for the staff and can shorten the time for the layout.

  A catering system according to the present invention is a catering system for catering food and drinks to a plurality of pre-positioned tables, a rail part arranged over a kitchen area and the upper part of each table, and the rail part. A rack that travels along the rack, and the rack is free-running and descends toward the designated table when positioned on the upper part of the previously designated table.

Here, the table refers to a table used for the purpose of eating and drinking. If the positions of a plurality of tables are determined in advance as position information, the arrangement, shape, size, etc. are not limited.
For example, a plurality of tables arranged in a large hall, a plurality of partitions, walls, or the like may be used.
Moreover, the dining room where the table of the several chair seat type is arrange | positioned may be sufficient.

  The kitchen area is an area for preparing ordered foods and drinks, and the rack is for placing and carrying ordered foods and drinks.

In the present invention, it is preferable to use a plurality of racks so that food and drink can be efficiently distributed on the plurality of tables, and self-propelled racks are used respectively.
Therefore, this rack has a drive device that self-propels along the rail portion, and an elevating device for lowering and serving on the table.
In addition, this rack manages the layout route corresponding to the position information of a plurality of tables.
As the management means, various known means such as indoor GPS technology and wireless tags can be used.

In the present invention, the rail portion includes a main rail portion connecting between the meal area where the plurality of tables are arranged and the kitchen area, and a sub rail portion branched into a plurality from the main rail portion toward the position of each table. It is preferable that the sub rail portion has a table rail portion that is branched from the sub rail portion at the top of each table.
Accordingly, a plurality of racks are provided, and another rack can pass through the table along the sub rail portion while one rack is positioned on the table rail portion of the designated table.

  In addition, the rail portion has a main rail portion connecting the dining area where the plurality of tables are arranged and the kitchen area, and a branch rail portion branched from the main rail portion toward the upper portion of each table. The main rail portion and the branch rail portion may be a layout system that is connected by a turntable that switches the traveling direction of the rack.

In the layout system according to the present invention, rack layout rails are arranged corresponding to a plurality of pre-positioned tables, and the plurality of racks run along the rails, so that the layout time can be shortened. is there.
Compared to the case where the staff carries food and drink as in the past, the number of staff can be greatly reduced.

The example of the apparatus structure to which the layout system which concerns on this invention is applied is shown. The movement of the rack in each table is shown, (a) shows a plan view and (b) shows a side view. The schematic diagram of the arrangement in each table is shown. An example of a single rack system is shown. An example in which switching of rack travel is performed on a turntable is shown, (a) is a layout view (b) shows a side view.

  Although the example of the layout system which concerns on this invention is demonstrated based on a figure below, this invention is not limited to this.

FIG. 1 shows an arrangement example of the rails for the layout.
In this embodiment, the table 2 for eating and drinking is an example in which six rows are arranged in the left and right direction and six rows in the vertical direction in FIG. 1 in a total of 36 places, but the number and arrangement method are not limited.
The dining area where the plurality of tables 2 are arranged and the kitchen area 3 are connected by the main rail portion 11.
The eating and drinking area has sub-rail portions 12a to 12f branched along the rows of the respective tables. The sub-rail portions 12a to 12f are partially enlarged views in FIG. 2 and perspective views in FIG. The table rail portion 13 is branched toward the top of the table 2 and detoured.

A plurality of self-propelled racks 1 travel along the rail portion.
Although the rail portion is represented by one line in the figure, the rail portion is not limited to a rail structure such as two parallel rails.
Although there is no limitation on the rack drive system, in this embodiment, a rechargeable battery is mounted, and non-contact or contact charging is possible in the charging area 4.
The rack 1 is self-propelled based on the table position information, and the travel route is controlled by the branch switching point 14 and the table switching point 15.
Each of the plurality of racks 1 includes position information storage means for each table, order information storage means for food and drink in each table, cooking information storage means for food and drink cooked based on the order information, and position information storage means for each rack. A display unit for displaying information recorded in the storage unit, an output unit, a new information input unit, and a rewrite unit, which are managed by a microcomputer or a PC.

Each rack 1 has a self-propelled device 1a that self-propels along the rail and a lifting device 1b that descends and rises on a specified table.
The rack 1 is a two-stage rack type in which food and drink are placed in two stages as shown in FIG. 2, or a one-stage rack type in which food and drink are placed in one stage as shown in FIG. There is no limit.

The movement of the rack 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
The rack on which the food and drink prepared based on the food and drink order information travels on the sub-rail portion 12a and is positioned above the table 2 that received the order, and is guided to the table rail portion 13 by the table switching point. Is done.
The rack 1 guided to the table rail portion 13 is lowered toward the table.
During this time, since the subrail portion 12a is vacant, other racks 1 can freely travel through the subrail portion 12a.
Further, when the rack 1 moves from the table rail portion 13 to the sub rail portion 12a, it is checked and stored at the passing point 15a.

The staff may ask for food and drink orders at each table and input them as order information, or the customer may input them directly into the order input device.
The present invention is characterized in that at least the layout is automated.
It is also possible to accept the return of the tableware that has been eaten at the rack 1.

A second embodiment of the layout system is shown in FIG.
In this embodiment, the meal area (food area) and the kitchen area 3 are connected by the main rail portion 21, and whether the rack 1 is moved to the charging area 4 or the rack 1 is moved to the kitchen area 3 is for travel switching. The turntable 16a was connected.
The turntable refers to one in which the rail portion rotates to switch the traveling direction of the rack.
The main rail portion 21 has a sub rail portion 22 as necessary depending on the number of tables and the arrangement form of the tables, and the sub rail portion 22 and the main rail portion 21 are connected by a turntable 16b.
The main rail portion 21 and the sub rail portion 22 provided as necessary have a plurality of branch rail portions 23 branched toward each table. The branch rail portion 23 and the main rail portion 21 or the sub rail portion 22 are It is connected by a turntable 16c.
The rotation direction of the turntable, the stop angle of the switching rail portion provided on the turntable, and the like are switched by receiving a signal from the rack 1 that is self-propelled or a signal from the management PC.
Also in this case, while the rack 1 is positioned on the branch rail portion 23 at the upper part of the designated table, other racks can pass through the turn table rotation control.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rack 2 Table 3 Kitchen area 4 Charging area 11 Main rail part 12a Sub rail part 13 Table rail part 14 Branch switching point 15 Table switching point 21 Main rail part 22 Sub rail part 23 Branch rail part

Claims (4)

A catering system for serving food on a plurality of pre-positioned tables,
Rails arranged over the kitchen area and the top of each table;
A rack that travels along the rail portion,
The rack system according to claim 1, wherein the rack is self-propelled and descends toward the designated table when positioned on the upper part of the designated table. The rail part is a main rail part connecting between a meal area where the plurality of tables are arranged and a kitchen area;
A sub-rail portion branched into a plurality from the main rail portion toward the position of each table,
The catering system according to claim 1, wherein the sub rail portion includes a table rail portion that is branched from the sub rail portion at an upper portion of each table.   The rack includes a plurality of racks, and another rack can pass through the table along the sub-rail portion while one rack is positioned on the table rail portion of the designated table. The catering system according to claim 1 or 2.   The rail portion has a main rail portion connecting between a meal area where the plurality of tables are arranged and a kitchen area, and a branch rail portion branched from the main rail portion toward the upper portion of each table, The layout system according to claim 1, wherein the main rail portion and the branch rail portion are connected by a turntable that switches a traveling direction of the rack.

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