JP2007261733A - Vessel storage shelf - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vessel storage shelf capable of efficiently storing vessels containing takeout food and drink to be provided for customers at a restaurant and taking them out simply as required. <P>SOLUTION: This vessel storage shelf 1 is provided with a bottom plate 2, a pair of side plates 3, 4 provided above the bottom plate 2 to store groups of vessels 40a, 40b, 40c formed by overlapping a plurality of vessels 41 sideways at many steps, and a supporting mechanism 10. The supporting mechanism 10 supports the group of vessels 40b and forms a storage space 5 for the group of vessels 40a between the group of vessels 40b and the bottom plate 2. The supporting mechanism 10 is composed of a supporting plate 13 capable of turning centered on a fulcrum part 12 and a spring 11 for holding the supporting plate 13 at a horizontal position. When force exceeding fixed force is applied from above the supporting plate 13, the supporting plate 13 turns downward against force of the spring 11 to drop the group of vessels 40b stored on the supporting plate 13 on the bottom plate 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a container storage shelf that can efficiently store containers filled with take-out foods and drinks provided to customers, for example, in restaurants and the like, and can be easily taken out as needed.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, take-out food and drink containers provided to customers in restaurants and the like are generally made of polyolefin resin or synthetic resin foam. For example, packaging materials used for lunch containers and the like are known. It has been. Moreover, as such a container, the food storage container shown, for example in patent document 1 is disclosed.

  There are a plurality of types of such containers depending on the types and amounts of foods and drinks, and as shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of the same types of containers are stacked and stored in the restaurant. Hereinafter, the plurality of containers formed in this manner are referred to as a container group.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, each of the container groups 30a, 30b, and 30c is configured by stacking a plurality of containers 31a, 31b, and 31c of the same type. In this case, the size and shape of the container 31a, the container 31b, and the container 31c are different from each other. These container groups 30a, 30b, and 30c are stored in the restaurant in a state of being placed vertically or horizontally.

Consider a case where, among the containers 31a, 31b, and 31c, for example, a take-out food and drink is put in the container 31a and provided to a customer. In this case, the worker takes out one container 31a arranged at the top of the plurality of containers 31a constituting the container group 30a and puts food and drink into the taken-out container 31a. Thereafter, the container 31a is appropriately covered with a lid and sealed, and sold to customers.
JP 2004-67140 A

  However, as described above, when the container group 30a is stored vertically in a restaurant, the container group 30a is unstable, and thus the container group 30a is likely to fall down. On the other hand, when storing a plurality of container groups 30a sideways, a wide storage space is required.

  Further, the container group 30a may be stored in a plastic bag in order to prevent foreign matters from entering the container. In this case, it is necessary to take out the container 31a from the inside of the plastic bag each time when the food and drink are put in. Therefore, it takes time to take out the container 31a and put in the food and drink, so the work cannot be performed efficiently. .

  In addition, the shapes of the containers 31a, 31b, and 31c are often similar to each other, and there is a risk that an operator erroneously takes out a container that is different from the container that should originally be taken out.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a container storage shelf that can efficiently store a container group and can easily take out one container from the container group. .

  The present invention includes a bottom plate, a pair of side plates that are provided above the bottom plate and that are formed by stacking a plurality of containers in a horizontal direction, and are provided inside at least one side plate. And a support mechanism that forms a storage space for the container group on the bottom plate between the supported container group and the bottom plate, and the support mechanism includes a support plate that can rotate around a fulcrum portion, and a support A container group comprising a spring that holds the plate in a horizontal position, and the support plate pivots downward against the force of the spring and is stored on the support plate when a certain level of force is applied from above the support plate The container storage shelf is characterized in that the container is dropped on the bottom plate.

  The present invention is the container storage shelf, wherein the support mechanism is provided inside one side plate and the other side plate.

  The present invention is a container storage shelf including two or more unit container storage shelves arranged adjacent to each other, and each unit container storage shelf is formed by stacking a plurality of containers in a horizontal direction provided above the bottom plate. A pair of side plates for storing the container group in multiple stages, and provided inside at least one of the side plates, support the container group, and provide a storage space for the container group on the bottom plate between the supported container group and the bottom plate. The support mechanism is composed of a support plate that can be rotated around a fulcrum portion and a spring that holds the support plate in a horizontal position, and when a certain level of force is applied from above the support plate. The container storage shelf is characterized in that the support plate rotates downward against the force of the spring to drop the container group stored on the support plate onto the bottom plate.

  The present invention is the container storage shelf, wherein the support mechanism provided in at least one unit container storage shelf is provided inside one side plate and the other side plate.

  The present invention is a container storage shelf characterized in that an opening is formed in a portion corresponding to the storage space between the bottom plate and the support mechanism on the front surface side orthogonal to the pair of side plates.

  According to the present invention, an opening / closing door having a transparent window is disposed on a front side perpendicular to the pair of side plates and corresponding to the upper portion of the support mechanism, and the opening / closing door is rotatably held by one side plate. It is the container storage shelf characterized by the above-mentioned.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, one container can be easily taken out from a container group, and the operation | work which puts food and drink in a container can be performed efficiently.

  Further, according to the present invention, the storage space for the container group can be reduced, and a large number of containers can be efficiently stored.

  Furthermore, according to the present invention, since different types of containers are stored in different storage spaces, it is possible to easily identify a container that needs to be taken out, and one container from among a plurality of types of lower containers When removing the container, the risk of removing the wrong container can be reduced.

  Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a container storage shelf according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. Here, FIG. 1 is a front view showing a first embodiment of the container storage shelf according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view showing the first embodiment of the container storage shelf according to the present invention. .

First, the outline of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The container storage shelf 1 includes a bottom plate 2, a pair of side plates 3 and 4 provided above the bottom plate 2, and a support mechanism 10 provided inside one side plate 3. Among these, a pair of side plates 3 and 4 accommodates the container groups 40a, 40b, and 40c formed by laminating a plurality of containers 41 in the horizontal direction in multiple stages. The support mechanism 10 supports the container group 40b located in the middle stage, and forms a storage space 5 for the container group 40a located in the lower stage on the bottom plate 2 between the supported container group 40b and the bottom plate 2. ing. The support mechanism 10 includes a support plate 13 that can rotate around a fulcrum portion 12 and a spring 11 that holds the support plate 13 in a horizontal position. The support plate 13 is disposed on the upper surface side of the support plate 13. A stopper 20 is provided so as not to rotate upward from the horizontal position. When a certain force is applied from above the support plate 13, the support plate 13 rotates downward against the force of the spring 11, so that the container group 40 b accommodated on the support plate 13 is placed on the bottom plate 2. It is supposed to be dropped.

  As the spring 11, a coiled tension spring as shown in FIG. 1 is used, and one end of the tension spring is attached above the support plate 13 and the other end is attached to the side plate 3. However, the spring 11 may be a compression spring, and one end of the compression spring may be attached below the support plate 13 and the other end may be attached to the side plate 3. Further, the spring 11 may be a torsion spring, a leaf spring or the like in addition to the coil spring described above.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, each of the container groups 40a, 40b, and 40c is configured by stacking a plurality of the same containers 41 in the horizontal direction. Further, an opening 5 a is formed in a portion corresponding to the storage space 5 between the bottom plate 2 and the support mechanism 10 on the front surface (right side in FIG. 2) side orthogonal to the pair of side plates 3 and 4. . Therefore, the container storage shelf 1 has a structure in which the containers 41 on the forefront (right) side of the container group 40a placed in the storage space 5 of the container storage shelf 1 can be taken out one by one from the front (right) direction. It has become.

  Furthermore, the opening / closing door 6 having the transparent window 7 may be disposed on the front surface side orthogonal to the pair of side plates 3 and 4 and corresponding to the upper part of the support mechanism 10 as necessary. It is preferable that the opening / closing door 6 is rotatably held on one side plate 3 or 4.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment having such a configuration will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the support plate 13 of the support mechanism 10 supports the container group 40b located in the middle stage, and the container group 40c located in the upper stage is placed on the container group 40b. . Since the weights of the container groups 40b and 40c are sufficiently light, the springs 11 are hardly stretched by the container groups 40b and 40c, and the support plate 13 is held in a substantially horizontal position by the springs 11 and the stoppers 20. Further, a container group 40 a located in the lower stage is arranged in the storage space 5 on the bottom plate 2.

  Next, the containers 41 included in the container group 40 a arranged in the storage space 5 are taken out one by one from the opening 5 a provided in the container storage shelf 1, and an operation for putting food and drink into the taken-out containers 41 is performed. . In this way, the storage space 5 becomes empty when all the containers 41 constituting the container group 40a are used up.

  In this case, when a constant force is applied from above to the container group 40b or the container group 40c, the support plate 13 rotates downward against the force of the spring 11. As a result, the container group 40 b stored on the support plate 13 falls into the storage space 5 on the bottom plate 2. On the other hand, when the container group 40 b falls on the bottom plate 2, the support plate 13 is biased by the spring 11 and rotated upward, contacts the stopper 20, and is returned to the horizontal position again. For this reason, the container group 40 c is held on the support plate 13 of the support mechanism 10 without falling into the storage space 5.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, one container 41 can be easily taken out from the lower container group 40a arranged in the storage space 5 on the bottom plate 2, and food and drinks can be taken into the container 41. Inserting work can be performed efficiently.

  Moreover, according to this Embodiment, the storage space of container group 40a, 40b, 40c can be made small, and many containers 41 can be stored efficiently.

Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment of the container storage shelf according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
Here, FIG. 3 is a front view showing a second embodiment of the present invention. The second embodiment shown in FIG. 3 is different in that the support mechanism is provided inside one side plate and the other side plate, and the other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment described above. It is. In FIG. 3, the same parts as those in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

First, the outline of the container storage shelf according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the container storage shelf 1 includes a bottom plate 2, a pair of side plates 3 and 4 provided above the bottom plate 2, and support mechanisms 10 a and 10 b provided inside the side plates 3 and 4, respectively. It has. Among these, a pair of side plates 3 and 4 accommodates the container groups 40a, 40b, and 40c formed by laminating a plurality of containers 41 in the horizontal direction in multiple stages. The support mechanisms 10 a and 10 b support the container group 40 b located in the middle stage, and the storage space 5 of the container group 40 a located in the lower stage on the bottom plate 2 between the supported container group 40 b and the bottom plate 2. Forming. The support mechanisms 10a and 10b include support plates 13a and 13b that can rotate around the fulcrum portions 12a and 12b, and springs 11a and 11b that hold the support plates 13a and 13b in a horizontal position. On the upper surface side of the support plates 13a and 13b, stoppers 20a and 20b are provided for preventing the support plates 13a and 13b from rotating upward from the horizontal position. When a certain level of force is applied from above the support plates 13a and 13b, the support plates 13a and 13b rotate downward against the force of the springs 11a and 11b, respectively, and are stored on the support plates 13a and 13b. The container group 40b is dropped on the bottom plate 2.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment having such a configuration will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, the support plate 13a of the support mechanism 10a and the support plate 13b of the support mechanism 10b support the container group 40b located in the middle stage, and the container group 40c located in the upper stage is composed of the container group 40b. It is placed on the top. Since the weights of these container groups 40b and 40c are sufficiently light, the springs 11a and 11b are hardly stretched, and the support plates 13a and 13b are held in a substantially horizontal position by the spring 11 and the stoppers 20a and 20b. Further, a container group 40 a located in the lower stage is arranged in the storage space 5 on the bottom plate 2.

  Next, the containers 41 included in the container group 40 a arranged in the storage space 5 are taken out one by one from the opening 5 a provided in the container storage shelf 1, and an operation for putting food and drink into the taken-out containers 41 is performed. . In this way, the storage space 5 becomes empty when all the containers 41 constituting the container group 40a are used up.

  Subsequently, when a certain force is applied to the container group 40b or the container group 40c from above, the support plates 13a and 13b rotate downward against the force of the springs 11a and 11b, respectively. The container group 40b stored on 13a, 13b falls into the storage space 5 on the bottom plate 2. On the other hand, when the container group 40b falls on the bottom plate 2, the support plates 13a and 13b are respectively urged by the springs 11a and 11b and rotated upward, come into contact with the stoppers 20a and 20b, respectively, and are returned to the horizontal position again. . For this reason, the container group 40c is held on the support plates 13a and 13b without falling into the storage space 5.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, one container 41 can be easily taken out from the lower container group 40a arranged in the storage space 5 on the bottom plate 2, and food and drinks can be taken into the container 41. Inserting work can be performed efficiently.

  Moreover, according to this Embodiment, the storage space of container group 40a, 40b, 40c can be made small, and many containers 41 can be stored efficiently.

Third Embodiment Next, a third embodiment of the container storage shelf according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
Here, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the present invention. The third embodiment shown in FIG. 4 is different in that the container storage shelves include two or more unit container storage shelves arranged adjacent to each other, and other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment described above. The configuration is substantially the same as that of the second embodiment.
4, the same parts as those in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and the second embodiment shown in FIG. 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 4, the container storage shelf 1 includes two or more unit container storage shelves 1a, 1b, 1c, and 1d arranged adjacent to each other.
Each of the unit container storage shelves 1a, 1b, 1c, and 1d is provided with a bottom plate 2, a pair of side plates 3 and 4 provided above the bottom plate 2, and a support provided inside at least one side plate 3 or 4. Mechanism 10. Among these, the pair of side plates 3 and 4 accommodates a plurality of container groups 40a, 40b and 40c formed by stacking a plurality of containers 41 in the horizontal direction. The support mechanism 10 supports the container group 40b located in the middle stage, and forms a storage space 5 for the container group 40a located in the lower stage on the bottom plate 2 between the supported container group 40b and the bottom plate 2. ing. Further, the support mechanism 10 includes a support plate 13 that can rotate around a fulcrum portion 12 and a spring 11 that holds the support plate 13 in a horizontal position. The support plate 13 is disposed on the upper surface side of the support plate 13. A stopper 20 is provided so as not to rotate upward from the horizontal position. When a certain force is applied from above the support plate 13, the support plate 13 rotates downward against the force of the spring 11, so that the container group 40 b accommodated on the support plate 13 is placed on the bottom plate 2. It is supposed to be dropped.

  Further, a portion corresponding to the storage space 5 between the bottom plate 2 and the support mechanism 10 on the front side orthogonal to the pair of side plates 3 and 4 provided in each unit container storage shelf 1a, 1b, 1c and 1d. An opening 5a is formed in the bottom.

  Further, opening / closing doors 6 each having a transparent window 7 are arranged on the front side orthogonal to the pair of side plates 3 and 4 and corresponding to the upper part of the support mechanism 10. Each of the opening / closing doors 6 is rotatably held on the side plate 3.

In each of the storage spaces 5 of the unit container storage shelves 1a, 1b, 1c, and 1d, a container group 40a located in the lower stage is stored. The container 41 which comprises these container groups 40a, 40b, 40c may differ in each shape and magnitude | size for every unit container storage shelf 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d.
In this case, the heights h ₁ , h ₂ , h ₃ , h ₄ of each opening 5a and the widths w ₁ , w ₂ , w ₃ , w ₄ of each opening 5a are unit container storage shelves 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d. It is preferable that the height and width are different from each other in accordance with the shape and size of each container 41 stored in the storage space 5.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, since different types of containers 41 are stored in different storage spaces 5, the containers 41 that need to be taken out can be easily identified, and a plurality of types of containers located in the lower stage When taking out one container 41 from the group 40a, the risk of taking out an incorrect container can be reduced.

The front view which shows 1st Embodiment of the unit container storage shelf by this invention. The side view which shows 1st Embodiment of the unit container storage shelf by this invention. The front view which shows 2nd Embodiment of the unit container storage shelf by this invention. The perspective view which shows 3rd Embodiment of the unit container storage shelf by this invention. The front view which shows the storage method of the conventional container group.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container storage shelf 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d Unit container storage shelf 2 Bottom plate 3 Side plate 4 Side plate 5 Storage space 5a Opening 6 Opening / closing door 7 Transparent window 10, 10a, 10b Support mechanism 11, 11a, 11b Spring 12, 12a, 12b Support points 13, 13a, 13b Support plates 20, 20a, 20b Stoppers 30a, 30b, 30c Container groups 31a, 31b, 31c Containers 40a, 40b, 40c Container groups 41a, 41b, 41c Containers

Claims (6)

The bottom plate,
A pair of side plates that are provided above the bottom plate and store a plurality of containers formed in a horizontal direction in a multistage manner;
A support mechanism that is provided inside at least one side plate, supports the container group, and forms a storage space for the container group on the bottom plate between the supported container group and the bottom plate;
The support mechanism is composed of a support plate that can rotate around a fulcrum portion and a spring that holds the support plate in a horizontal position. When a certain level of force is applied from above the support plate, the support plate becomes a spring force. A container storage shelf, wherein the container group is rotated downward to drop a group of containers stored on a support plate onto a bottom plate.   The container storage shelf according to claim 1, wherein the support mechanism is provided inside one side plate and the other side plate. In a container storage shelf including two or more unit container storage shelves arranged adjacent to each other,
Each unit container storage shelf is
The bottom plate,
A pair of side plates that are provided above the bottom plate and store a plurality of containers formed in a horizontal direction in a multistage manner;
A support mechanism that is provided inside at least one side plate, supports the container group, and forms a storage space for the container group on the bottom plate between the supported container group and the bottom plate;
The support mechanism is composed of a support plate that can rotate around a fulcrum portion and a spring that holds the support plate in a horizontal position. When a certain level of force is applied from above the support plate, the support plate becomes a spring force. A container storage shelf, wherein the container group is rotated downward to drop a group of containers stored on a support plate onto a bottom plate.   The container storage shelf according to claim 3, wherein the support mechanism provided in at least one unit container storage shelf is provided inside one side plate and the other side plate.   The container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an opening is formed in a portion corresponding to a storage space between the bottom plate and the support mechanism on the front surface side orthogonal to the pair of side plates. Storage rack.   An opening / closing door having a transparent window is disposed on the front side perpendicular to the pair of side plates and corresponding to the upper part of the support mechanism, and the opening / closing door is rotatably held by one side plate. The container storage shelf according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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