JP2003290018A - Food/drink conveyor for restaurant - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a food/drink conveyor for restaurants making it possible to determine, using a simple configuration, the kinds of lacking foods and drinks and their numbers after they have been taken out from a conveyor path. <P>SOLUTION: The food/drink conveyor for restaurants has a food/drink conveyor path placed along seats. A plurality of indicators indicating the kinds of foods and drinks to be conveyed are mounted on the conveyor path, and the food or drink of the kind indicated by each indicator can be placed behind each indicator on the conveyor path. Each indicator is provided with an identification means for identifying it. The conveyor includes an identification means reader for reading the identification means of each indicator; a food/drink detector for detecting the food or drink placed behind each indicator; a reporting means for reporting a variety of information; and a control means which calculates the kinds of lacking foods and drinks on the basis of the results of reading by the identification means reader and the results of detection by the food/drink detector to report information on the kinds of foods and drinks via the reporting means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention allows food and drink such as sushi on a plate to be placed on a carrying path and carried so that food and drink customers can appropriately take out their favorite food and drink from the carrying path. The present invention relates to a food and drink conveying device for restaurants.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a sushi restaurant having a food and drink conveying device provided with a conveying path, sushi on a plate is always supplied to the conveying path of the food and drink conveying device while a customer at each seat conveys it. Of the various types of sushi that are sequentially transported through the route, the favorite one is taken out from the transport route and eaten.

By the way, in the above sushi restaurants, the cooks supply a plate of food and drink to the transport path at any time. At that time, a preset number of each type of sushi is supplied to the transport path. Therefore, as the sushi on the transport path is eaten, the type of sushi eaten must be replenished to the transport path.

[0004]

In the past, therefore, identification marks such as a bar code are attached to a container in which food and drink are placed, and the first and second readings for reading the identification mark provided on the container are provided on the carrier device. An apparatus and a CCD camera for discriminating the type of food and drink placed on a container are provided, and when supplying food and drink to the transport path, a first reading device is provided with an identification mark of a plate containing the food and drink. The type of food and drink placed on the transport path is determined by the CCD camera, and the type and number of food and drink placed on the transport path are recorded in the control device while being provided in the transport path. The identification mark is read by the second reading device, and the data of the identification mark read by the first reading device is compared by the control device, and the plate taken out from the conveying path and the plate are placed on the plate. Determine the sushi types have been, so that to inform the type and number of food became insufficient is taken out from the transport path to the kitchen.

However, in the above-mentioned food and drink conveying device, it goes without saying that many detectors such as a CCD camera are required, and all the containers to be used must be provided with an identification mark, resulting in an extremely high manufacturing cost as a whole. Get higher

[0006] In particular, the container for food and drink must be washed each time it is used, but when the identification mark is attached to such a container as described above,
There is also a problem in that maintenance and management of the container takes time because the identification mark is peeled off or damaged as the container is washed.

The present invention has been developed in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to grasp the kinds and the number of foods and drinks which are taken out from a conveying path and are insufficient, with a simple structure. It is to provide a food and drink conveying device for restaurants.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 is a food and drink conveying apparatus for a restaurant, comprising a food and drink conveying path arranged along a seat. On the transport path, a plurality of display bodies displaying the types of food and drink to be transported are mounted, and behind each display body on the transport path, it is possible to mount the food and drink of the type displayed by the display body, The display body is provided with an identification means for identifying each display body, a reading means for reading the identification means of each display body, and a food and drink for detecting food and drink placed behind each display body. An object detection device, an informing means for informing various information, based on the reading result by the identification means reading device and the detection result by the food and drink detecting device, calculate the type of food and drink that is lacking, Type of information via notification means And it is characterized in that it comprises a control means for controlling to broadcast Te.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in a food and drink conveying device for restaurants, which is provided with a food and drink conveying path arranged along a seat, the kind of food to be conveyed is displayed on the conveying path. It is possible to mount food and drink of the type displayed by the display body on the conveyance path behind each display body, and the display body is provided with an identification for identifying each display body. While providing the means, the identification means reading device for reading the identification means of each display body, the food and drink detection device for detecting the number of food and drink placed behind each display body, for notifying various information Based on the reading result by the notifying means, the identification means reading device and the detection result by the food and drink detecting device, the type of food and drink to be deficient and the number of deficits thereof are calculated, and the information of the type and number of deficient food and drink Via the notification means And it is characterized in that it comprises a control means for controlling to knowledge.

A bar code or a QR code is preferably used as the identification means according to the first or second aspect.

As the notifying means according to the first, second or third aspect, it is preferable to use a visually displayed monitor.

The invention according to claim 5 is the same as that of claim 1,
In the food and drink conveying device described in 2, 3, 4 or 5,
Based on the output signal from the identification means reading device and the food / drink detection device, measure the lap time in the conveyance path of the food / drink placed behind the display body, and the lap time is equal to or longer than a predetermined time corresponding to the food / drink. It is characterized in that a search means is provided for searching for foods and drinks that have become obsolete.

Further, the invention according to claim 6 is, in the transport apparatus according to claim 5, transporting food or drink for which the circulation time on the transport path has become a set time or more based on the output signal from the search means. It is characterized in that a retreat device for retreating from the road is provided.

The invention described in claim 7 is the same as in claim 1,
The food / drink carrier according to 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 is provided with a take-out function for taking out the display body from the carrying path when there is no food or drink to be mounted behind the display body. It is what

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of a food and drink conveying device for restaurants according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a plurality of legged table seats 2a and counter table seats 2b installed in a passenger compartment 1, a partition housing 4 arranged along the front of the kitchen room 3 or the respective table seats 2a and 2b, and this partition. Food and drink provided on the housing 4 in a circular shape and provided with a conveying path 7 for circulating and conveying food and drink such as sushi R, etc., which is served on a plate 5 in the kitchen room 3 to each table seat 2a, 2b. 3 is a plan view showing the inside of a sushi store having a carrier device 6.

The partition housing 4 is formed in a box-shaped cross section from side walls 41 facing each other at a predetermined interval, and an upper wall 42 and a bottom wall (not shown) connecting the upper and lower ends of the both side walls 41. There is.

The partition housing 4 is arranged along the front surface of the kitchen room 3 and divides the kitchen room 3 and the passenger room 1 from each other. The first housing part 4a is bent from both longitudinal ends of the first housing part 4a. Then, the second and the third extending in parallel in the cabin 1
The second and third housing portions 4b and 4c are composed of the housing portions 4b and 4c, and the legged table seat 2a and the counter table seat 2b are arranged on the outer side of the side wall 41 in the second and third housing portions 4b and 4c. A chair (not shown) is placed in the room.

As shown in FIG. 2, the transport path 7 has a recess 71 formed in the upper wall 42 of each housing portion 4a, 4b, 4c.
And an endless flat chain 72 that circulates in the recess 71 by a motor drive, and as shown in FIG. 2, the plate 5 on which the food and drink is placed is flat chain 72 in the transport path 7. The dish 5 is placed on the top and is circulated and conveyed.

In the food and drink conveying device 6 described above, in the embodiment shown in the figure, a plurality of display bodies 8 for displaying the type of sushi to be conveyed are mounted on the conveying path 7, and
Behind each of the display bodies 7 on the transport path 7, a plate 5 with sushi of the type displayed by the display body 7 is mounted.

The display body 8 shown in the figure is formed in a cylindrical shape, and characters or figures indicating the type of sushi material are printed on the outer peripheral surface of the display body 8, and each display body is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the lower end portion of the display body 8. A plurality of stickers printed with a QR code 81 as an identification means for identifying 8 are attached.

On the other hand, in the food and drink conveying device 6, each display body 8 is provided.
Identification device reading device 9 including a code reader for reading the QR code 81 of the sticker attached to
a, a food / drink detection device 9b including an optical sensor for detecting the number of plates 5 on which foods / drinks placed on the back of each display 8 are placed, and a notification for visually notifying various information Monitor 9c as means and identification means reading device 9
Based on the reading result by a and the detection result by the food / drink detection device 9b, the type and the number of shortage of food and drink are calculated, and the type and the number of shortage of food and drink are notified by the monitor 9c. A control device 9d equipped with a microcomputer for controlling is installed.

A phototransistor including a light emitting element 92a and a light receiving element 93a may be used as the food and drink detecting device 9b.

As shown in FIG. 1, the identification means reading device 9a and the food and drink detecting device 9b are provided at a position where the passenger room 1 is transferred from the passenger room 1 to the kitchen room 3, and the monitor 9c is installed in the kitchen room 3. It is provided.

The control device 9d mainly has a setting function 91 for presetting, for each display body 8, the number of dishes 5 to be placed behind the respective display bodies 8 on the transport path 7, the identification means reading device 9a and the food and drink. Based on the output signal from the object detection device 9b, a calculation function 92 for calculating the type of sushi and the number of deficiencies of sushi, and the type and number of deficiencies of the material calculated by the calculation function 92 are displayed on the monitor 9c. A monitor control function 93 for displaying is mounted.

In the embodiment shown in the figure, the above-mentioned setting function 91, calculation function 92, and monitor control function 93 are built on the program of the control device 9d, and an input device consisting of a keyboard connected to the input side of the control device 9d. Predetermined information or the like is input to the control device 9d by 9e.

Next, the operation of the food and drink conveying device having the above structure will be described.

First, the number of materials to be supplied to the conveying path 7 for each type of news item is set in the setting function 91 via the input device 9e, and at the same time, for each display body 8 via the input device 9e. In association with the QR code of the sticker attached to,
The sushi item to be set behind the display body 8 is set in the setting function 91.

Then, in the kitchen room 3, the cook holds the sushi of the item to be placed behind each of the display bodies 8 on the transport path 7 and places it on the plate 5, and then the plate 5 is displayed on the transport path 7 in a corresponding manner. The sushi is placed on the rear side of the body 8 and is conveyed.
It is circulated and conveyed to the table seats 2a and 2b inside, and the plate 5 on which the customers of each table seat 2a and 2b have their favorite sushi
Are picked up from the transport path 3 and eaten.

On the other hand, the tray 5 remaining behind each display 8 without being taken out from each display 8 and the transport path 7 passes through the passenger seat 1 and enters the kitchen room 3, and the identification means reading device 9 is provided.
a and the food / drink detection device 9b, respectively, and output signals thereof are sent to the control device 9d.

Then, the control device 9d compares the set number and the actually remaining number for each display body 8 on the basis of the output signals from the identifying means reading device 9a and the food and drink detecting device 9b. When the number of actually remaining dishes 5 is less than the set number, the insufficient number of the material is displayed on the monitor 9c.

In this way, the cook in the kitchen room 3 confirms the lacking material and the number of lacking ingredients on the screen of the monitor 9c, and optionally, heaps the sushi of that ingredient on the nigiri plate 5. Then, it suffices to throw it in the rear of the display body 8 corresponding to the story.

Therefore, the cook does not have to care about the number and type of sushi flowing on the transport path 3, and even a cook who is not accustomed to it can smoothly supply sushi to the transport path 3. .

Further, in the above-mentioned transporting apparatus, the number of dishes 5 taken out from the transporting path 7 and lacking can be surely grasped without attaching the identification mark to the dishes 5 as in the conventional case. Maintenance and management of the plate 5 can be easily performed without any trouble.

In the above embodiment, the food / drink detection device 9b.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a limit switch may be used, for example.

In each of the above embodiments, the monitor 9c is used as the notifying means, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a speaker or a lamp may be used as the notifying means.

In the above embodiments, a sushi restaurant has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to a sushi restaurant, and may be applied to, for example, a yakiniku restaurant or a Chinese restaurant.

In the above embodiment, the seal with the QR code 81 is used as the identification means. However, the identification means is not limited to this, and an identification mark composed of, for example, a bar code may be printed.

Next, another embodiment of the conveying device according to the present invention is shown in FIGS.

Since the basic structure is the same as that of the above-described embodiment, only the different structure will be described below.

That is, as shown in FIG. 10, this carrying device is provided with an identification means reading device 9a for reading the QR code 81 attached to each display body 8 and food and drink placed behind each display body 8. Based on the detection result by the food and drink detection device 9b that detects the presence or absence of the food and drink, the type of food and drink and the number of shortages are calculated, and the type of food and drink and the number of shortages are notified by the monitor 9c, A control device 9d that determines whether or not the plate 5 on which food and drink has been placed remains behind each display body 8 and notifies the user of information about the type of sushi that does not remain via the monitor 9c. , A display body take-out device 9f for taking out the display body 8 having no plate 5 on which food and drink are placed from the transport path 7 to the kitchen room 1 side, a retracting device 10 described later, and each table seat 2
The order requesting device 100 provided in a. 2b for transmitting the ordered product to the kitchen, and each table seat 2a.
A speaker 101 provided in 2b for notifying the customers of the table seats 2a and 2b that an ordered item has arrived.
And are provided.

Instead of the above-mentioned speaker 101, a buzzer or a lamp may be used to notify the customers of the table seats 2a and 2b that the ordered product has arrived.

The control device 9d, similar to that of the above-described embodiment, has a setting function 91 for preliminarily setting, for each display body 8, the number of dishes 5 to be placed behind the respective display bodies 8 on the transport path 7. In addition to the above, a calculation function 95 for calculating the type of sushi and the number of sushi lacking based on the output signals from the order requesting device 100, the identifying means reading device 9a, and the food and drink detecting device 9b, and the calculation function 95 The first monitor control function 96 for displaying the type and the number of sushi that is lacking on the monitor 9c when the number of sushi that has been lacked exceeds a certain amount, and the order requesting device 1
Each display based on the second monitor control function 97 for displaying the table number and the ordered product on the monitor 9c based on the order information from 00, and the output signals from the identification means reading device 9a and the food / drink detection device 9b. Based on the discrimination function 98 for discriminating whether or not the sushi plate 5 placed behind the body 8 remains, and the discrimination result by the discrimination function 98, the takeout for controlling the drive of the display body takeout device 9f On the basis of the output signals from the device control function 99, the identification means reading device 9a and the food / drink detection device 9b, the lap time of the plate 5 placed behind the display body 8 in the transport path 7 is measured, and the lap time is measured. A search function 94 for searching for items that have exceeded the set time is built.

As shown in FIG. 7, the identification means reading device 9a and the food / drink detection device 9b move from the cabin 1 to the kitchen room 3 on the upstream side of the table seats 2a and 2b on the transport path 7 and on the transport path 7. The monitor 9c is provided in the kitchen room 3 respectively.

The display body take-out device 9e is provided near the boundary of the first housing part 4a arranged along the front surface of the kitchen room 3 with the third housing part. 9f is provided with an arm 901 which swings by a motor drive and an electromagnet 902 provided at a free end portion of the arm 901. The arm 901 swings to a position indicated by a chain double-dashed line in FIG. 9
Along with the excitation of No. 02, the permanent magnet 8 provided on the upper surface of the display body 8.
2 is attached to the electromagnet 902, and the display body 8 is attached to the tip of the arm 901 via the electromagnet 902.

On the other hand, the retracting device 10 is for retracting the sushi whose circulation time in the transport path 7 has exceeded the set time from the transport path 7 together with the plate 5 based on the output signal from the control device 9d. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the retracting device 10 includes a pair of drive rollers 11 driven by a motor.
An evacuation path 1 formed by endlessly conveying a conveyor belt 12
3 and a transfer device 14 for transferring the dish 5 on the transport path 7 to the retreat path 13. The dish 5 transferred to the retreat path 13 by the transfer device 14 is returned to the kitchen room 3 via the transport belt 12. I have to.

In the transfer device 14, as shown schematically in FIG. 9, the pivot 15 is attached to the upper wall 42 so as to be rotatable about an axis.
The lengthwise one end of the guide body 16 is fixed to the upper end of the pivot 15, while the drive unit 17 equipped with a motor is assembled to the lower end of the pivot 15 so that the control unit 9d drives the drive unit 17. By control, the guide body 16 is swung so as to intersect the transport path 7 as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 8, and the tray 5 on the transport path 7 is guided to the retreat path 13.

Next, the operation of the food and drink conveying device having the above structure will be described.

First, the number to be supplied to the conveying path 7 for each type of news item is set in the setting function 91 via the input device 9e, and at the same time, for each display body 8 via the input device 9e. In association with the attached QR code 81 of the sticker,
The item of sushi arranged behind the display body 8 is set in the setting function 91.

Next, in the kitchen room 3, the sushi of the item to be placed behind the respective display bodies 8 on the transport path 7 is grasped and placed on the plate 5, and the plate 5 is displayed on the transport path 7 corresponding to the display body 8. Each plate 5 on which the sushi is served is circulated and conveyed to the table seats 2a and 2b in the passenger room 1 via the conveyance path 7 and is placed on the front side of each table seat. Identification means reading device 9a and food / drink detection device 9
By b, the display body 8 and the plate 5 placed behind it are detected, and the output signal thereof is sent to the control device 9d.

In the control device 9d, based on the output signals from the identification means reading device 9a and the food / drink detection device 9b provided for each table, the set number and the actually remaining number are displayed for each display body 8. When the number of remaining dishes 5 is less than the set number, in other words, when the number of shortages exceeds a certain amount, the type of the material and the number of shortages are monitored. 9c is displayed, and the cook is instructed to make the sushi of the shortage type.

However, since the above calculation by the control device 9d is performed every time when it passes through the identification means reading device 9a and the food / drink detection device 9b provided for each table seat, new information is constantly displayed on the monitor 9c. In addition, the type and number of plates 5 taken at each table seat can be discriminated, and the type of sushi ordered from each table seat is transported to the ordered table seat. It is also possible to determine whether or not it has been done.

Further, in the control device 9d, the discriminating function 95 uses the discriminating function 95 based on the output signals from the identifying means reading device 9a and the food / drink detecting device 9b, and the sushi is placed on the plate 5 behind each of the display bodies 8. Is determined, and when all the sushi on the plate 5 has been taken out and there is no remaining sushi, the display body 8 is replaced by the display body removing device 9f.
When approaching to, the take-out device 9f is driven, the arm 901 swings from the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 7 to the position shown by the chain double-dashed line, and the electromagnet 902 provided at the tip of the arm 901 is excited. The display body 8 is attracted to the electromagnet 902 via the magnet 82. After that, the arm 901 swings again from the position indicated by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. Is demagnetized, and the display body 8 adsorbed on the arm 901 is recovered in the kitchen room 3.

Incidentally, the collected display body 8 is re-written at a stage when a predetermined number of foods and drinks corresponding to the display body 8 are completed.
It suffices to put the food and drink in the transport path 7.

By the way, in the above-mentioned carrier device, the customer of each table seat 2a, 2b appropriately picks up the plate 5 on which the favorite sushi is placed from the carrier path 3 to eat, or the ordering device 1
It is also possible to order a particular type of sushi by pressing 00, and when the ordered product approaches the ordered table seat, the control device 9d controls the speaker 101 to notify that effect. is there.

On the other hand, the tray 5 which is not removed from the respective display bodies 8 and the transport path 7 and remains behind the respective display bodies 8 passes through the passenger seats 1 and enters the kitchen room 3, and the identification means reading device 9a and the food and drink. Each of them is detected by the detection device 9b, and the output signal thereof is sent to the control device 9d.

In this way, the cook in the kitchen 3 uses the ordering device 1
Even if the customer orders from 00, the monitor 9
On the screen of c, you can check the missing material at any time, make sushi of that material, and put it in the back of the corresponding display body 8, so it is misled by the order and you make too much. Such problems are eliminated, and it is not necessary to care about the number and type of sushi flowing on the transport path 3, and even a cook who is not used to can smoothly supply sushi to the transport path 3. .

On the other hand, the dishes arranged behind the respective display bodies 8 have the identification means reading device 9a and the food / drink detection device 9b.
When passing through, the search function 97 of the control device 9d
The lap time is measured, and when the lap time exceeds a set time (for example, 30 minutes), the drive device 17 of the transfer device 14 is driven based on the output signal from the control device 9d, and the guide body 16 is driven. Is oscillated to a position where it crosses the transport path 7, and the transport belt 12 that constitutes the retreat path 13
Is driven, and the trays 5 lined up behind the display body 8 which has passed the set circulation time are guided by the guide body 16 from the transport path 7 to the evacuation path 1.
3 is transferred to and collected in the kitchen room 3.

In this way, the sushi that has passed the set circulation time on the transport path 7 is collected to the kitchen room 3 side via the retreat device 10, so that only fresh sushi is provided to the customer. Become.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the display body 8 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and characters and figures indicating the type of sushi material are printed on the outer peripheral surface of the display body 8 and the outer peripheral surface of the lower end portion of the display body 8 is formed. A sticker printed with a QR code 81 for identifying the display body 8 is attached, but the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, a display body having a structure as shown in FIG. 12 may be used.

That is, in the display body 80 shown in FIG. 12, a supporting rod 84 formed by bending a wire is erected on a dish-shaped plate 83 via a suction plate 85, and the tip of the supporting rod 84 is A display panel 86 made of resin, on which letters or figures indicating the type of sushi material is printed, is hung. In the above display body 80, the QR code 81 is printed on the lower side surface of the plate-shaped plate 83. A sticker is attached.

When using the above-mentioned display body 80, a hook for hooking the support rod 84 is provided on the free end portion of the arm 901 which is swung by the motor as the display body take-out device 9f. It is preferable that by hooking the support rod 84, the display body 80 on the transport path 7 is collected in a suspended state and moved in the kitchen chamber 3 in a suspended state.

In each of the above embodiments, the display 8
The lamp is attached to 0, and the search function of the control device 9d 97
The lamp may be turned on at the time when the lap time measured by means of the set time has elapsed, and the dishes 5 arranged behind the display body 8 may be informed that the set lap time has elapsed.

[0064]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the invention, a plurality of display bodies for displaying the types of food and drink to be carried are mounted on the transport path of the transport device, and each display on the transport path is performed. Behind the body, it is possible to mount food and drink of the type displayed by the display body, and the display body is provided with identification means for identifying each display body, while reading the identification means of each display body. Identification means reading device, food and drink detection device for detecting food and drink placed behind each display, notification means for notifying various information, reading result by the identification means reading device and food and drink detection device Based on the detection result, the type of food and drink that is lacking is calculated, and by providing a control unit that controls to notify the information of the type of food and drink via the notification unit, it is possible to convey as in the past. Food and drink to put on the street Even if not put an identification mark on the container,
It is possible to reliably grasp the types of food and drink that are taken out from the transport path and lack the food and drink that flows on the transport path. The supply work can be done smoothly.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of display bodies displaying the types of food and drink to be transported are mounted on the transport path, and the display bodies are provided behind the respective display bodies on the transport path. Food and drink of the type displayed by can be mounted, while the display unit is provided with an identification means for identifying each display unit,
Identification means reading device for reading the identification means of each display body, a food and drink detection device for detecting the number of food and drink placed behind each display body, a notification means for notifying various information, identification Based on the reading result by the means reading device and the detection result by the food and drink detecting device, the type of food and drink to be deficient and the number of deficits thereof are calculated, and the information of the kind of food and drink to be deficient and the number of deficiencies thereof are notified via the notifying means. By providing the control means for controlling so as to notify by, even without attaching an identification mark to the container of food and drink to be placed on the transport path as in the conventional, the types of food and drink that are taken out from the transport path and lack It is possible to reliably grasp the number of foods and drinks that are lacking, and it is not necessary to worry about the type and number of foods and drinks that flow on the transport path. Than it came to be performed in the Meuse.

According to the invention of claim 3, claim 1
Alternatively, by using the bar code or the QR code as the identification means described in 2, it is possible to easily identify the display body by the existing bar code or QR code, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1. The control of the control means becomes easy.

According to the invention described in claim 4, the notification means according to claim 1, 2 or 3 is constituted by a monitor which is visually displayed. In addition to the effects of the described invention, various kinds of information can be visually confirmed, and the possibility of making a mistake in a noisy place is reduced.

According to the invention of claim 5, claim 1
In the transport device according to, further based on the output signal from the identification means reading device and the food and drink detection device, to measure the orbit time in the transport path of the food and drink placed behind the display,
In addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1, by providing the search means for searching the food and drink whose circulation time is equal to or longer than the predetermined time corresponding to the food and drink, in the food and drink sent to the transport path, It is possible to know what has passed a predetermined time.

According to the invention described in claim 6, claim 5
In the transportation device according to the above, based on the output signal from the search means, by providing an evacuation device for evacuating the food or drink whose circulation time in the transportation path is equal to or longer than the set time from the transportation path,
In addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 5, it is possible to evacuate the food and drink sent to the transport path after a predetermined time has passed from the transport path.

According to the invention described in claim 7, in the food and drink conveying device according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, when there is no food to be mounted behind the display body. Since the display body is provided with a take-out function for taking it out from the conveyance path, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, there is a problem that only the display body is left on the conveyance path. It can be resolved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of the inside of a store provided with a food and drink conveying device.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of the food and drink conveying device.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a display body.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a food and drink conveying device.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a monitor.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing an example of conveyance of a food and drink conveying device.

FIG. 7 is a schematic plan view of the inside of a store provided with another embodiment of the food and drink conveying device.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a main part of another embodiment of the food and drink conveying device.

9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line XX in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of another embodiment of the food and drink conveying device.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a monitor in another embodiment of the food and drink conveying device.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the display body.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 guest room 3 kitchen room 5 plates 6 Food and drink carrier 7 transport paths 8.80 display 81 QR code (identification means) 9a Identification means reader 9b Food and drink detection device 9c monitor (informing means) 9d control device

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A food and drink conveying apparatus for restaurants, comprising a food and drink conveying path arranged along a seat, wherein a plurality of display bodies for displaying kinds of food and drink to be conveyed are mounted on the conveying path. In the rear of each display body on the transport path, food and drink of the type displayed by the display body can be mounted, and the display body is provided with an identification means for identifying each display body,
An identification means reading device for reading the identification means of each display body, a food and drink detection device for detecting food and drink placed behind each display body, an informing means for informing various information, and an identification means read Based on the reading result by the device and the detection result by the food and drink detection device, the type of food and drink that is lacking is calculated, and a control unit that controls to notify the information of the type of food and drink via the notification unit. A food and drink conveying device for restaurants characterized by being provided. 2. A food and drink conveying device for restaurants, comprising a food and drink conveying path arranged along a seat, wherein a plurality of display bodies for displaying kinds of food and drink to be conveyed are mounted on the conveying path. In the rear of each display body on the transport path, food and drink of the type displayed by the display body can be mounted, and the display body is provided with an identification means for identifying each display body,
Identification means reading device for reading the identification means of each display body, a food and drink detection device for detecting the number of food and drink placed behind each display body, a notification means for notifying various information, identification Based on the reading result by the means reading device and the detection result by the food and drink detecting device, the type of food and drink to be deficient and the number of deficits thereof are calculated, and the information of the kind of food and drink to be deficient and the number of deficiencies thereof are notified via the notification means And a control means for controlling so as to notify the user. 3. The food and drink conveying device for a restaurant according to claim 1, wherein the identifying means is a bar code or a QR code. 4. The food and drink conveying device for a restaurant according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein the notifying means comprises a visually displayed monitor. 5. A lap time in a conveyance path for food and drink placed behind a display is measured based on output signals from an identification means reading device and a food and drink detection device, and the lap time corresponds to food and drink. The food and drink conveying device according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, further comprising search means for searching foods and drinks that have reached a predetermined time or longer. 6. The food / drink according to claim 5, further comprising a retracting device for retracting the food / drink whose circulation time in the transport path is equal to or more than a set time from the transport path based on an output signal from the search means. Transport device. 7. The display device according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 having a take-out function for taking out the display body from the transport path when food and drink to be mounted behind the display body is exhausted. Food and drink carrier.