JP2002002937A - Circulation carrier device for food and drink - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a circulation carrier device for food and drink, allowing the arrangement of supplied food and drink to be properly transformed matching to the internal structure of a hall and the arrangement of people during dining in the hall for events including a stand-up dinner party and an entertainment and people to easily get food and drink as required without moving in the hall. SOLUTION: Since a circulation carrier path 1 on which food and drink are placed to be circulated and carried is installed in a transformable manner, it can be freely installed matching to the internal structure of the hall at an installation site and the arrangement of people moving in flow. So, people can get food and drink as required without moving in the hall.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food and drink circulating transport device for circulating food and drink such as sushi, etc., and more particularly to a venue where an event such as a party at a buffet party or a banquet is held. The present invention relates to a food and beverage circulating transport device that can be brought into a vehicle and the circulating transport path can be freely deformed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in venues where events such as buffet parties and banquets are held, when a large number of people gather and eat, food and drink are placed at a certain distance from each other. At a buffet party, a waiter or waitress or other service is provided to each person. At a banquet or the like, a distant person goes to pick up the necessary items each time, or carries it by a specific person (such as Nakai). I am getting it.

[0003]

In a venue where the above-mentioned events such as a buffet party or a banquet are held, even if food and drinks are served by waiters or waitresses, the number of items served is limited. There is a problem that you may not be able to obtain what you want because of that, and you may not be able to eat and drink satisfactorily. Similarly, even if you have a banquet, you will not have immediate access to the food and drink you need. Was.

On the other hand, like a buffet type in which desired foods are freely obtained by self-service, various foods are gathered and arranged in a straight line, and each person moves in order to easily obtain the desired foods. Has been conventionally proposed.

[0005] However, even in such a case, it is difficult to arrange various food and drink supply places in a regular straight line due to the internal structure of the venue and the arrangement of people. However, there is a problem that the supply efficiency of food and drink is deteriorated because the flow of food becomes complicated.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of such problems. When a dinner is held in a venue where an event such as a buffet party or a banquet is held, the internal structure of the venue, the arrangement of people, and the like are considered. Provided is a food and beverage circulating conveyance device that can appropriately change the arrangement of various food and drink supply places and can easily obtain required food and drink without moving within the venue. This is the purpose.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a food and drink circulating and conveying apparatus, wherein a circulating and conveying path for placing and circulating and conveying food and drink is provided via a universal joint. It is characterized in that it is connected and is installed so as to be deformable in a predetermined plane. According to this feature, the circulating transport path for placing and circulating the food and drink is set up in a deformable manner, so that it can be adapted to the internal structure of the installation location in the venue and the arrangement of people who change fluidly. The circulation transport path can be freely set, and the required food and drink can be easily obtained without moving in the venue.

According to the present invention, there is provided a food and beverage circulating transport device, wherein the circulating transport path is provided with a plurality of support blocks provided with a support surface for guiding and supporting an endless transport belt on which food is placed and circulated and transported. A plurality of legs for rotatably supporting a support block adjacent to each other on a horizontal plane via a support shaft and supporting the support block at a predetermined height, and a plurality of support blocks for pivotally supporting the support shaft. And an endless chain connected and connected. With this configuration, since the circulating conveyance path can be freely deformed via the support shaft, the circulating conveyance path can be reduced in size and transported, and can be appropriately installed in a predetermined layout after being brought into the venue. it can.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view showing a part of the circulating transport path, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a side view of the circulating transport path.

First, FIGS. 1 and 2 show a main portion of a circulating transport path to which the present invention is applied. Reference numeral 1 denotes a circulator for transporting sushi or the like, which is food or drink, placed on a sushi plate. In the conveying path, the circulating conveying path 1 is, for example, a crescent chain conveyor 2 used as an endless conveying band in which food and drink are placed and circulated and conveyed, and at least to support the crescent chain conveyor 2 Support blocks 4 and 5 having two different structures, and a support shaft 6 is protruded from a lower end of the center of the support blocks 4 and 5 via a key K so as to be non-rotatable. A bifurcated leg 7 supporting each of the support blocks 4 and 5 via a key K, and an endless link chain 8 serving as a universal joint for pivotally connecting the leg 7 to a support shaft 6 inserted from the center.
And a drive unit (not shown) for driving the crescent chain conveyor 2.

The support block 4 has a base 10 formed in a disk shape and a predetermined position on the base 10 for guiding and supporting the lower surface of the crescent chain conveyor 2 so that a crescent chain can be inserted on both sides in the transport direction. Horizontal support pieces 3a, 3b arranged at intervals, and both support pieces 3a,
Side walls 8a and 8b vertically protruding on both sides in the transport direction of 3b
It is composed of

The support block 4 adjacent to the support block 5
The link chains 8 are pivotally supported and connected to the respective support shafts 6, and are configured to be rotatable about the support shafts 6 in a horizontal plane.

The support block 5 is formed with an arc-shaped concave portion into which the outer diameter of the disk-shaped base 10 of the adjacent support block 4 in the transport direction is fitted so as to rotate around the support block 4. A base 12 having a hyperbolic shape and a predetermined interval on both sides in the conveying direction at a predetermined interval to guide and support the lower surface of the crescent chain conveyor 2 on the base 12.
Horizontal support piece 11 formed in substantially the same shape as the outer shape of
a, 11b, and side walls 13a, 13b vertically projecting on both sides of the support pieces 11a, 11b in the transport direction.

More specifically, each of the support pieces 3a and 3b on the support block 4 has a mountain shape having a hypotenuse whose opposite ends open at a predetermined angle from the center of the support block 4 to both outsides at a predetermined interval. When the supporting blocks 4 and 5 connected to each other are bent, the traveling crescent chain conveyor 2 can smoothly travel without contacting the ends of the supporting pieces 3a and 3b. Has become.

Also, preferably, each of the support blocks 4, 5
By arranging the chain guides 14 for guiding both sides of the crescent chain at predetermined intervals on the lower surfaces of the horizontal support pieces 3a, 3b and 11a, 11b, the crescent chain can be smoothly run.

Next, the operation of the food and beverage circulating and conveying device configured as described above will be described.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a part of the circulating conveyance path. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a state where the crescent chain conveyor is removed and showing a part of a connected support block.
FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a part of a link chain showing a state where the support blocks are connected.

For example, when the circulation transport path 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is brought into a venue where an event such as a banquet at a buffet party or a banquet is performed, as shown in FIGS. The plurality of support blocks 4 and 5 connected in a ring via the link chain 8 are bent at a predetermined curvature in a predetermined plane as appropriate in accordance with the structure and the arrangement of people in the hall to form a layout.

The plurality of support blocks 4, 5 arranged in a deformed state according to a predetermined layout as described above.
On the horizontal support pieces 3a, 3b and 11a, 11b of
As shown in FIG. 4, an annular crescent chain conveyor 2 is slidably supported.

Therefore, by driving the driving unit,
The crescent chain conveyor 2 has horizontal support pieces 3a, 3b and 11a of support blocks 4, 5 connected to each other.
11b.

In this way, the circulating transport path 1 on which food and drinks are placed and circulated and transported is set up in a freely deformable manner. The layout of the circulation transport path can be freely set in accordance with the arrangement of the items, and the required food and drink can be easily obtained without each person moving within the venue.

Further, since the circulating transport path 1 can be freely deformed via the support shaft 6, it can be transported with the size reduced to a predetermined size. Can be appropriately installed.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and even if there are changes and additions without departing from the gist of the present invention. Included in the invention.

[0024]

The present invention has the following effects.

(A) According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the circulating conveyance path for placing and circulating and carrying the food and drink is installed in a deformable manner, the internal structure and flow of the installation location in the venue are changed. The circulating transport path can be freely set in accordance with the position of the person who changes dynamically, and each person can easily obtain the required food and drink without moving within the venue.

(B) According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the circulating transport path can be freely deformed via the support shaft, it can be transported in a small size, and can be brought into the venue. Can be appropriately installed in a predetermined layout.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a part of a circulating conveyance path according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a circulation conveyance path.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a part of a circulation conveyance path.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a state where a crescent chain conveyor is removed and showing a part of a connected support block.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a part of a link chain showing a state where the support blocks are connected.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Circulation conveyance path 2 Crescent chain conveyor 3a, 3b Support piece 4, 5 Support block 6 Support shaft 7 Leg 8 Link chain 8a, 8b Side wall 10 Base 11a, 11b Support piece 12 Base 13a, 13b Side wall 14 Chain guide K key

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Hatsuyoshi Oda 5-10-48 Masuizumi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture Inside Ishino Works Co., Ltd. F Term in Ishino Works (Reference) 3B115 AA17 CB07 3F025 CA14 CB01 CB03 CB05 CB09

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A food / drink characterized by being connected via a universal joint to a circulating transport path for placing and circulating the food / drink and being freely deformable within a predetermined plane. For circulating transfer equipment. The circulating transport path supports a plurality of support blocks provided with a support surface for guiding and supporting an endless transport belt on which food is placed and circulated and transported, and a support block adjacent to each other. A plurality of legs that are rotatably supported on a horizontal plane via a shaft and are supported upright at a predetermined height position, and an endless chain that is pivotally supported by the support shaft of the support block and connects the plurality of support blocks. The food and beverage circulating transport device according to claim 1, wherein: