JP2000041823A - Food prate supply method and device for rotary stand for table use - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To supply food plates automatically and efficiently to a rotary stand for table use. SOLUTION: On this rotary stand for table use, food plates 16 on standby on a food plate supply conveyor 20 directly connected to a crescent chain 18 from the inner circumferential side and parted on the side of the crescent chain 18 in plurality to be respectively driven are supplied onto the crescent chain 18 in a specified number based on detection of a sensor disposed on the crescent chain 18 that there is no food plate 16, and subsequent food plates 16 on the food plate supply conveyor 20 are carried toward the crescent chain 18 to be on standby.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a rotating dining table,
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for automatically supplying a missing material dish.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, examples of this kind are described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-3097 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-3098 previously filed by the present applicant.

[0003] In the former, an empty plate transport device is provided in a kitchen directly connected to the crescent chain from the outer peripheral side of the rotary eating and drinking table, and a gripper is provided in a direction orthogonal to the empty plate transport device. A moving device is provided.On the other hand, a sensor is provided on the crescent chain slightly behind the position directly connected to the empty plate conveying device in the circulating direction of the crescent chain, and a sensor for detecting that there is no material dish is provided. And a sushi moving device.

[0004] In the latter, an empty plate conveying device is provided in the kitchen by being directly connected to the crescent chain from the outer peripheral side of the rotary eating and drinking table, while the position directly connected to the empty plate conveying device is slightly behind the circulating direction of the crescent chain. A sensor is provided on the crescent chain for detecting that there is no material dish, and the sensor and the empty dish transport device are linked to each other.

[0005]

In both of the above-mentioned prior arts, the apparatus is installed in a kitchen of a shop, and one is provided at a place where there is no dish on a crescent chain of a rotating dining table having a work space in the center. Alternatively, a plurality of material dishes are automatically supplied, and a customer on the kitchen side supplied with the material dishes can always select a favorite material dish from a large number of material dishes and eat and drink. However, the customers on the side opposite to the feeder of the material dish, the more customers on the material dish supply side take up the material dish, inevitably have to select a favorite material dish in a state where the material dish is small, If there is no spoiler at all, it is necessary to place an order with an employee or cook who is working in the central work space, and there has been a problem that eating and drinking cannot be enjoyed.

[0006] Further, when the traveling path formed by the crescent chain has an I-shape having no working space at the center, this problem is particularly conspicuous.

[0007] In both cases, the transport of the material dishes is performed by a transport mechanism such as an integral conveyor, and there is no problem when supplying the material dishes one by one to the crescent chain. In such a case, it is necessary for the employee or the cook to arrange them in advance on the transport mechanism without any gaps, and there has been a problem that the operation is troublesome.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the drawbacks, the present invention facilitates the feeding of a dish to a dish conveyor, and can supply the dish to a customer on the opposite side of the dish feeding side. It is an object to provide a method and an apparatus.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a rotary eating and drinking stand provided with a crescent chain for circulating and transporting goods above a base, wherein the crescent chain is directly connected to the crescent chain from the inner peripheral side and is connected to the crescent chain. Is divided into a plurality of, and each of the spatters, which are made to stand by on a freely movable spatter tray conveyer, is provided with a sensor disposed rearward in a circulating direction of the crescent chain from a position directly connected to the crescent chain to the crescent chain. Detecting that there is no material dish on the crescent chain, feeding a predetermined number of pieces onto the crescent chain, and transporting the subsequent material dish on the material dish supply conveyor to the crescent chain side and waiting. Object, or if necessary, from the sensor installation position, The preparative movably provided stoppers to the chain, at neta dish supplied from Neta dish feed conveyor, it is characterized in that clog the subsequent story dish temporarily on crescent chain.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a feeder feeding apparatus for a rotary dining table according to the present invention has the following configuration.

The rotary dining table used in the present invention includes a base 12
Above, a crescent chain 18 for circulating and transporting a commodity 14, in the present invention, a dish 16 on which sushi is placed, is provided with one end protruding toward the kitchen K side and other parts excluding one end Is arranged on the hole H side.

The traveling path formed by the crescent chain 18 has an I-shape having no working space at the center.

On the crescent chain 18 from the inner peripheral side of the rotary dining table, there are seven net dish supply conveyors 20 A, B, C,
D, E, F, and G are divided and provided in series and directly connected.

In this embodiment, the position where the material dish supply conveyer 20 is directly connected to the crescent chain 18 is substantially at the center of the circulating transport path on the hole H side.

The material dish transporting conveyor 20 comprises six short A to F conveyor bodies 22 on the side directly connected to the crescent chain 18 and a long G conveyor body 24 on the side far from the side directly connected to the crescent chain 18. And each of the conveyor bodies 22 and 24 has an independent drive source (not shown).

[0016] This is because, in the conventional example, the material dish supply conveyor is integrated, and when the number of the material dishes 16 supplied to the crescent chain 18 at one time is plural, the material dish supply conveyor is provided on the material dish supply conveyor. 16 had to be aligned without any gaps in advance. However, by dividing the material dish supply conveyer 20 into a plurality of parts, the material dishes 16 were supplied to the crescent chains 18 of the conveyor body 22 of A, and the materials B to F Each of the conveyor bodies 22 transfers the material dish 16 to the front conveyor body 22, and transfers the material dish 16 located at the tip of the G conveyor body 24 to the F conveyor body 22, and then places it on the G conveyor body 24. This is because the subsequent spatter plates 16a that have been made to stand by are conveyed at a stretch to the conveyor body 22 side of F, made to stand by, and to smoothly feed the spatter plates to the crescent chain 18 side.

Further, it takes a long time for the cook to grasp the sushi, which is a material, and it is impossible to place the material plate 16 on the conveyor body 24 without any gap and make it stand by, so that this mechanism is very effective. It is.

A sensor 26 for detecting that there is no material dish 16 on the crescent chain 18 is provided behind the position where the material dish supply conveyor 20 of the crescent chain 18 is directly connected to the crescent chain 18 in the circulating direction. .

At the side of each of the conveyor bodies 22 and 24, a second sensor 28 for detecting that there is no material dish 16 on the conveyor bodies 22 and 24 is provided.

A stopper 30 is provided movably on the crescent chain 18 at a position rearward of the crescent chain 18 in the circulating direction of the sensor 26 from the position where the sensor 26 is disposed, for temporarily stopping the transport of the material dish 16.

In the present embodiment, the stopper 30 is a pair of pins that move from the outside to the inside of the crescent chain 18 and is mounted on a shaft via a drive motor and a gear (not shown).

A computer (not shown) as a control mechanism is connected to the sensor 26, the second sensor 28, the conveyor bodies 22 and 24 as the material dish supply conveyor 20, and the stopper 30.

As shown in FIG. 3, the driving mechanism of the crescent chain 18 is provided with a driving sprocket 32 at one corner of the crescent chain 18, and a driving shaft 34 of the driving sprocket 32 is connected via a transmission chain 36. It is connected to a motor 38.

When the motor 38 is driven, the drive shaft 34 is driven via the transmission chain 36.
Next, the crescent chain 18 is driven and circulates.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 40 denotes a counter.

The manner in which the present apparatus is used to supply the missing dish 16 onto the crescent chain 18 of a rotating dining table will now be described in detail.

First, each A of the material dish supply conveyor 20 is
To the F conveyor body 22 one by one, and the cooker is put on standby one by one, and the cooker does not need to place the spatter plates 16 on the G conveyor body 24 without any gaps, leaving appropriate intervals, Alternatively, the material dish 16 is placed on standby without leaving an interval.

At this time, on the crescent chain 18,
Sufficient material dishes 16 are supplied from the kitchen K or from the hall H and are circulated.

Next, when the customer takes the food dish 16 and eats it, the food dish 1 formed on the crescent chain 18 is eaten.
6 is detected by the sensor 26, and in this space, in conjunction with the sensor 26,
A predetermined number of spoilers 16 are supplied.

At this time, since the material dish supply conveyor 20 is divided into a plurality of pieces, the material dishes 16 stand by one on each of the conveyor bodies 22 of A to F, and the material is transferred from the conveyor body 22 of A onto the crescent chain 18. When the plate 16 is supplied, B-
The F conveyor 22 transfers the dish 16 to the front conveyor 22, and the G conveyor 24 transfers the spatter 16 located at the tip to the F conveyor 22 and is placed on the G conveyor 24. The placed subsequent dish 16a is conveyed at a stretch to the side of the conveyor body 22 of F, stands by, and can be prepared for the next supply of the story to the crescent chain 18 side.

The material plate 1 of the crescent chain 18
If the space without 6 is not an integral multiple of the material dish 16, for example, a space for 1.5 pieces, the stopper 30 moves to the crescent chain 18 side, and the subsequent material dish 16 b
Is temporarily stagnated, and after completion of the supply of a predetermined number, for example, two, three, etc., of the material dishes 16 from the material dish supply conveyor 20,
The stopper 30 moves to the original position.

As described above, since the net plate 16 is supplied from substantially the center of the circulating transport path formed by the crescent chains 18 on the side of the hole H, it is sufficient for the customer at a position in front of the crescent chains 18 in the circulating direction. A spatter 16 can be provided.

Further, by supplying the spatter 16 from the kitchen K according to the situation, it is possible to sufficiently supply the spatter 16 to the customer on the kitchen K side which is the spatter supply side as in the conventional case. it can.

Further, since the traveling path formed by the crescent chain 18 of the present embodiment has an I-shape, a customer sitting on the counter 20 side is not allowed to feed the dish 16 on the traveling path.
In addition, it is also possible to take out the spoilers 16 on the spoiler feeding conveyor 20, and to select more spoilers 16 at a time from a series of rotating eating and drinking tables, and enjoy the meal more. .

In this embodiment, the traveling path formed by the crescent chain 18 has an I-shape.
As before, the shape may be rectangular, or another shape.

The material dish supply conveyor 20 is divided into seven pieces. If the number is two or more, the effect of the present invention can be sufficiently obtained.

Also, the conveyor bodies 22 and 24 as the material dish supply conveyor 20 are controlled in advance in conjunction with each other,
The second sensor 28 can be omitted.

The stopper 30 is a pin that is movable from both sides in the width direction of the crescent chain 18 toward the center, but may be a pair of pins that can move up and down from below the crescent chain 18. Any structure may be used as long as the transport of the circulation tray 16 is temporarily stopped.

The material plate 1 of the crescent chain 18
Only the required number of spatters 16 are supplied to the space where there is no six, for example, only one spatter 16 is supplied in the case of 1.5 spaces, or the succeeding crates on the crescent chain 18 are manually supplied. It is obvious that the stopper 36 can be omitted when the material dish 16 is stagnated.

The feeder 20 is provided with a drive mechanism. However, the drive mechanism can be omitted by using a roller conveyor structure and manually pushing the feeder 16 on the transport mechanism onto the crescent chain 18. Is self-evident.

[0041]

According to the method and apparatus for feeding a dish in a rotary eating and drinking table according to the present invention, the crescent chain side of the dish feeding conveyor is divided into a plurality of parts and each can be driven freely. There is no need to place them on the dish supply conveyor without any gaps, and it is sufficient to place the material dishes on the material dish supply conveyor at appropriate intervals or without gaps, and to the material supply conveyor. This makes it extremely easy to supply the material dish, and the load on the material dish supply operation to the material dish supply conveyor can be drastically reduced.

In the case where the circular transport path formed by the crescent chain is an I-shape having no working space at the center, the direct connection position of the material dish supply conveyor to the crescent chain is determined in the circular direction. By setting it at the center, it is possible to sufficiently supply the spatter to the customer on the side opposite to the supply side where the sprout was not conventionally supplied.

Further, by disposing a stopper behind the direct connection position of the feeder feeding conveyor in the circulating direction of the crescent chain, the feeder can be forcibly supplied, which is more effective.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a material dish supply device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view of a main part of the same.

FIG. 3 is a schematic front view showing a driving mechanism of the crescent chain.

[Explanation of symbols]

 12 Base 14 Product 16 Net dish 16b Subsequent net dish (on crescent chain) 18 Crescent chain 20 Net dish feeding conveyor 22 Conveyor body (short) 24 Conveyor body (long) 26 Sensor 30 Stopper

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A rotary eating and drinking table provided with a crescent chain (18) for circulating and transporting a product (14) above a base (12), wherein the rotating table is directly connected to the crescent chain (18) from an inner peripheral side, In addition, the crescent chain (18) is divided into a plurality of parts, and the material dishes (16), which are on standby on the freely movable material dish supply conveyor (20), are fed to the crescent chain (18). The sensor (2
6), by detecting that there is no material dish (16) on the crescent chain (18), a predetermined number is supplied onto the crescent chain (18), and the subsequent material dish (16) on the material dish supply conveyor (20) is supplied. 16a) is conveyed to the crescent chain (18) side and made to stand by, the method of supplying a spoon dish in a rotating eating and drinking stand. 2. A feeder feeding conveyor (3) provided by a stopper (30) movably provided on the crescent chain (18) at a position behind the sensor (26) in the circulating direction of the crescent chain (18). When supplying the pan (16) from (20), the subsequent pan (16b) is temporarily
(18) The method for feeding a food dish in a rotary dining table according to claim 1, wherein the food is stagnated. 3. A rotary dining table provided with a crescent chain (18) for circulating and transporting a product (14) above a base (12). The directly connected crescent chain (18) side is divided into multiple parts, each of which can be driven freely.
And the crane chain feeding conveyor (2)
A sensor (26) disposed behind the direct connection position of the crescent chain (18) in the circulating direction of the crescent chain (18) and detecting that there is no material dish (16) on the crescent chain (18). When the sensor (26) senses that there is no material dish (16) on the crescent chain (18), the material dish supply conveyor (20) divided into a plurality is driven, and the material dish supply conveyor (20) is driven.
Place the dish (16) on standby on the crescent chain (18)
A feeder for feeding food in a rotating eating and drinking table, wherein a predetermined number of feeders are supplied on the feeder tray, and a subsequent feeder (16a) on the feeder feeder (20) is conveyed to the crescent chain side and waits. 4. A stopper (30) movably provided on the crescent chain (18) from the installation position of the sensor (26) to the rear of the crescent chain (18) in the circulating direction. When supplying the pan (16) from (20), the subsequent pan (16b) is temporarily
(18) The apparatus for feeding spoilers in a rotary eating and drinking table according to claim 3, wherein the apparatus is stagnated.