JP2012005700A - Apparatus for conveying ordered food and drink - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for conveying ordered food and drink that does not use any chain conveyors and endless belts, includes facilities having a relatively simple structure, is inexpensively usable even in a small store, and quickly conveys ordered foods and drinks to a customer seat.SOLUTION: A horizontal gutter-like lane member 1 is arranged from a kitchen counter to an area near the customer seat, and guide and power supply rails 15 are attached along a longitudinal direction on both sides on the lane member 1. A self-running carrier vehicle 2 travels on the lane member 1, receives power through the guide and power supply rails 15, and is guided by the guide and power supply rail 15. Ordered foods and drinks are placed on the self-running carrier vehicle 2, and are conveyed from the kitchen counter to the customer seat.

Description

  The present invention relates to an ordered food and beverage transport apparatus that is used in a sushi restaurant or the like and transports food and beverage ordered by a customer to a customer's seat.

  An endless crescent chain conveyor is installed along the counter in a sushi restaurant, and the food and drink ordered by the customer at the kitchen counter is placed on the crescent chain conveyor, and the food and drink is transported by the crescent chain conveyor. An order food and drink conveying apparatus that conveys food to a customer's seat is known from Patent Document 1 below.

JP 11-46956 A JP 2009-67486 A JP 2009-207843 A

  This kind of order food and drink transport device is usually installed in an endless manner along the passenger seats in the store including the drive device of the crescent chain conveyor that constitutes the circulation transport path, so the equipment becomes large-scale, In small-scale stores, there was a problem that the introduction was difficult and the equipment cost was high.

  Moreover, the circulation conveyance path comprised by the crescent chain conveyor will circulate and convey for a long time when the customer does not take out the food and drink placed on it, and the food and drink will dry. There was a problem that freshness decreased.

  Therefore, conventionally, in Patent Document 2, a linear travel path is separately formed above the crescent chain conveyor, and the transport vehicle is disposed in the travel path so as to reciprocate by an endless belt. There has been proposed an order food and drink conveying apparatus in which a tray is attached and food and drinks are linearly conveyed to a seat of a customer who has placed an order by means of a transport vehicle that moves by driving an endless belt.

  In this food and drink transport device, a travel path is formed linearly along a counter, and an endless belt conveyor for transport is disposed in the transport direction on a side portion of the travel path. An attachment with a magnet is attached to the endless belt at an interval, and a magnet is also attached to the transport vehicle on the travel path, and the transport vehicle on the travel path is connected to the endless belt via the magnet and the attachment. However, a structure has been adopted in which the transport vehicle in the travel path is reciprocated by driving an endless belt.

  However, the food and beverage transport device using the transport vehicle and the endless belt conveyor that travels along this travel path can travel straight and transport food and drink quickly to the seat of the customer who ordered it. As a whole conveying device, it is necessary to attach an endless belt along the traveling path, and the equipment becomes complicated and large. Further, the endless belt needs to be arranged in a straight line, and there is a problem that it is difficult to bend the running path in a plane.

  In addition, if you want to change the length of the road, you can use an endless belt, so it is necessary to replace the endless belt with one that matches the length, making it easy to change the length of the road. There was a problem that it could not be done.

  Furthermore, conventionally, in Patent Document 3, a self-propelled transport vehicle is disposed in the store instead of the endless crescent chain conveyor, and food and drinks are transported from the kitchen counter in the store to the customer seat by the self-propelled transport vehicle. Such an apparatus has been proposed.

  A device that uses this self-propelled transport vehicle to transport food and drink to the customer's seat is formed on the floor in the store so that the travel path of the self-propelled transport vehicle passes next to the passenger seat, and through the transport path. In order to drive a self-propelled transport vehicle, there is a risk of contact accidents between the customer and the self-propelled transport vehicle in a self-propelled transport vehicle traveling on the same floor surface on which the customer walks. However, there is a problem that it is difficult to introduce in a small-scale store.

  The present invention solves the above-described problems, and can be used in a small-scale store with a relatively simple structure without using a chain conveyor or an endless belt. An object of the present invention is to provide an ordered food and beverage transport apparatus that can be transported quickly to a seat.

The order food and drink conveying device according to claim 1 according to the present invention comprises:
In an ordered food and beverage transport apparatus that is installed in a store and transports food and drink ordered by customers from the kitchen to the customer's seat,
A horizontal basket-shaped lane member arranged at least from the kitchen counter to the vicinity of the audience seat;
Along the longitudinal direction on both sides of the lane member, and guides the travel of the self-propelled transport vehicle described later, and a guide and power supply rail for supplying power to the self-propelled transport vehicle,
While having at least three wheels running on the lane member, it has a guide and current collecting roller that rotates in contact with the guide and power supply rail, and is fed through the guide and power supply rail and the guide and current collection roller. A self-propelled transport vehicle that self-propelled by placing a food and drink on the motor provided to drive the wheel by the electric power,
A plurality of position sensors that are installed at intervals on the side of the lane member, detect a detected piece of the self-propelled transport vehicle, and output a detection signal;
A conveyance command input means that is installed in the kitchen counter and generates at least a conveyance start command signal and a target position signal in response to an input operation;
Travel control means for controlling the power supplied to the guide / feed rail based on a command signal sent from the transport command input means to control the travel of the self-propelled transport vehicle;
The travel control means starts power supply to the guide and power supply rail based on a transport start command signal from the transport command input means, and is detected from the position sensor according to the travel of the self-propelled transport vehicle. When the self-propelled transport vehicle reaches the target position and a detection signal is output from the position sensor at the target position based on the target position command signal from the transport command input means, The power supply to the rail is stopped, and the self-propelled transport vehicle is controlled to stop.

  According to this invention, since a crescent chain conveyor and an endless belt are not used, facilities are simplified, and even a small-scale store can be installed at low cost. Moreover, since the self-propelled transport vehicle travels in the horizontal bowl-shaped lane member and transports food and drinks, the equipment can be downsized and narrow compared to the conventional transport device that travels the automatic guided vehicle on the floor. It can be used safely in stores.

  In addition, the guide and current collecting rollers placed on both sides of the lane member are contacted and rotated so that the self-propelled transport vehicle motor is powered while the guide and current collecting rollers are contacted and rotated. In addition, the number of parts of the power feeding system, the traveling guide, and the transport vehicle can be reduced, and the structure can be simplified.

  Further, the invention according to claim 2 is the order food and drink transport device according to claim 1, wherein the guide and current collecting roller provided in the self-propelled transport vehicle is movable in the width direction of the vehicle body with respect to the vehicle body. On the other hand, it is configured to roll by being pressed against the guide / feed rail by the spring force of the spring member.

  According to the present invention, the self-propelled transport vehicle can always run stably in the lane member so that the guide and current collecting roller is pressed against the guide and power supply rail and rolls, and power supply to the motor is also possible. Stable supply is possible.

  Further, the invention according to claim 3 is the order food and drink transport apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the guide and current collecting rollers are provided in two pairs on both sides of the body of the self-propelled transport vehicle. The pair of guide and current collecting rollers is configured to contact the guide and power supply rail.

  According to this invention, since the self-propelled transport vehicle travels with the two pairs of guide and current collecting rollers in contact with the guide and power supply rail, the self-propelled transport vehicle can stably travel within the lane member, and the motor Can be stably supplied.

  On the other hand, the invention according to claim 4 is the order food and drink transport device according to claim 1, wherein the travel control means is configured so that the self-propelled transport vehicle is based on the target position command signal from the transport command input means. When the detection signal is output from the position sensor one position before the target position, the self-propelled conveyance vehicle is decelerated and controlled by lowering the power supply voltage to the guide and power supply rail. To do.

  According to this invention, the self-propelled transport vehicle can be decelerated in front of the target position, and can be gently stopped at the passenger seat at the target position without disturbing the food or drink placed thereon.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the order food and drink transport device according to the first aspect, the horizontal bowl-shaped lane member is formed in a straight line, and the self-propelled transport vehicle has a vehicle body length of the vehicle body. While being formed longer than the width and having four wheels, it is configured to reciprocate within the lane member.

  According to the present invention, a lane member can be installed in a relatively small place in a small-scale store, and the self-propelled transport vehicle reciprocates between the kitchen counter and the passenger seat, and the food and drink are brought to the passenger seat. Can be transported.

Further, the invention of claim 6 is the order food and drink transport apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the travel control means takes out the transported food and drink from the self-propelled transport vehicle from the order command input means provided in the passenger seat. When a take-out signal is sent indicating that the guide / feed rail is supplied with electric power with reversed polarity, the motor of the self-propelled transport vehicle is reversed, and the self-propelled transport vehicle is moved from the passenger seat to the kitchen counter. It is characterized by traveling backward on the return path to the original position.

  According to this invention, a self-propelled conveyance vehicle can be made to drive between a kitchen counter and a passenger seat, food and drink can be conveyed to a passenger seat, and the self-propelled conveyance vehicle after conveyance can be automatically returned to a kitchen counter.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the ordered food and beverage transport apparatus according to the first aspect, the horizontal bowl-shaped lane member is formed as an endless circulation transport path having a curved portion, and the self-propelled transport vehicle is A plurality of small vehicle bodies are connected to each other through a coupler, and each vehicle body is provided with one front wheel and two rear wheels. The self-propelled transport vehicle is unidirectionally arranged in the lane member. It is configured to travel in a circulating manner.

  According to the present invention, even when the lane member is formed as an endless circulation conveyance path having a curved portion, the self-propelled conveyance vehicle can stably travel between the kitchen counter and the passenger seat in the lane member. It can be applied from a small store to a large store.

  According to the ordered food and beverage conveying apparatus of the present invention, it can be configured without using a chain conveyor or an endless belt, and it is a relatively simple structure, can be used at a low price and in a small store, and is safe. The self-propelled transport vehicle can quickly transport food and drink to the customer's seat.

It is a plane lineblock diagram of the order food and drink conveyance device which shows a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view of the self-propelled conveyance vehicle of the conveyance device. It is a right view with a partial section of the self-propelled conveyance vehicle. It is a right view with a partial section of a guide and current collection roller of the self-propelled conveyance vehicle. It is a right view with a partial section of the guide and current collection roller. It is a front view with a partial section of the guide and current collection roller. It is a block block diagram of the control system of an order food and drink conveyance apparatus. It is a plane block diagram of the order food-and-drink conveyance apparatus which shows 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the self-propelled conveyance vehicle of the conveyance device. It is a front view of the self-propelled conveyance vehicle. It is a right view of the self-propelled conveyance vehicle. (A) is a top view at the time of a self-propelled conveyance vehicle carrying out curve driving | running | working on a curved part, (b) is a top view at the time of a self-propelled conveyance vehicle carrying out a straight line driving | running | working.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1-7 has shown the order food-drink conveyance apparatus of 1st Embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, this transport device is schematically composed of a horizontal tub-like lane member 1 arranged in a straight line from the kitchen counter TC to the passenger seat KS, and along the longitudinal direction on both sides of the lane member 1. The self-propelled transport vehicle 2 guides the travel of the self-propelled transport vehicle 2 and supplies power to the self-propelled transport vehicle 2, and has four wheels 24 that travel on the lane member 1. Self-propelled conveyance having a guide and current collecting roller 25 rotating in contact with the power supply rail 15 and provided with a motor 28 for driving the wheels 24 by electric power supplied through the guide and power supply rail 15 and the guide and current collecting roller 25 Installed on the side of the vehicle 2 and on the side of the lane member 1 at intervals, a plurality of position sensors 3 for detecting a part of the self-propelled transport vehicle 2 and outputting a detection signal, and a kitchen counter TC, Input operation In response to this, the kitchen terminal 4 as a transport command input means for generating a transport start command signal, a target position signal, and the like, and the power supplied to the guide / feed rail 15 based on the command signal sent from the kitchen terminal 4 are controlled by itself. And a control unit 6 as a travel control means for controlling the travel of the traveling transport vehicle 2.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 6 starts power supply to the guide and power supply rail 15 of the lane member 1 based on the transport start command signal from the kitchen terminal 4, and causes the self-propelled transport vehicle 2 to travel. In response to the detection signal sent from the position sensor 3, the self-propelled transport vehicle 2 reaches the target position based on the target position command signal sent from the kitchen terminal 4, and the detection signal is received from the position sensor 3 at the target position. When output, the power supply to the guide / feed rail 15 is stopped and the self-propelled transport vehicle 2 is controlled to stop.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a kitchen counter TC and a guest seat KS are arranged in the restaurant, and a plurality of linear lane members 1 are arranged from the kitchen counter TC to the vicinity of the customer seat KS. The height position of the lane member 1 is set substantially horizontally at substantially the same position as the kitchen counter TC and the table of the passenger seat, and food and drink can be easily placed on the self-propelled transport vehicle 2 traveling on the lane member 1. , Making it easy for customers to remove food and drink from it.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the lane member 1 is formed in a horizontal bowl shape having a flat bottom surface with a shallow depth, and the self-propelled transport vehicle 2 travels on a flat traveling surface 11 formed on the inner bottom portion thereof. It is supposed to be. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, guide and power supply rails 15 are attached on both sides of the lane member 1 along the longitudinal direction so that the distance between the rails is the same. Yes. The guide and power supply rails 15 on both sides guide the traveling of the self-propelled transport vehicle 2 traveling in the lane member 1, while supplying power to the motor of the self-propelled transport vehicle 2, as shown in FIG. On the sliding surface inside the guide / feed rail 15, a conductive portion 15a is provided continuously in the longitudinal direction via an insulator 15b. Further, the left and right guide / feed rails 15 shown in FIG. 3 are continuously arranged in the longitudinal direction at the same width interval with the conductive portions 15a facing inward.

  One side wall 12 of the lane member 1 is low and the other side wall 13 is formed high, and a plurality of position sensors 3 are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the lane member 1 on the inner side of the side wall 13 as shown in FIG. Installed. As the position sensor 3, a non-contact switch such as a photocoupler or a proximity switch is used. As shown in FIG. 3, the detected piece 21a protruding from the vehicle body 21 of the self-propelled transport vehicle 2 is detected and a detection signal is output. The position sensor 3 is disposed in the lane member 1 at the original position in the kitchen counter TC, the position of each passenger seat, the position in front of each passenger seat, and the like, and a detection signal when the self-propelled transport vehicle 2 travels to those positions. Each position sensor 3 is connected to the control unit 6 so as to be sent to the control unit 6. A cover portion 14 is attached so as to cover the position sensor 3 and the detected piece 21a in the lane member 1 from above.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the self-propelled transport vehicle 2 is configured by providing two pairs, that is, four wheels 24 at the bottom of the vehicle body 21 so as to travel on the traveling surface 11 at the bottom of the lane member 1. 21 is formed in the magnitude | size and shape which contact and drive between the guide and electric power supply rail 15 of both sides. In the two pairs of wheels 24, the pair of wheels 24 on one side is fixed to the axle 23 to be driving wheels, and the other pair of wheels 24 are driven wheels. The wheel 24 is formed of a rubber-like elastic body such as urethane rubber, and can run quietly and with little vibration. The axle 23 is horizontally supported on one of the front and rear sides of the bottom of the vehicle body 21 and is rotationally driven by a motor 28 via a drive belt 29 and a pulley. As the motor 28, a geared micromotor with a small reduction gear is used, so that the motor 28 having an appropriate driving force can be mounted and run even in a small and thin vehicle body 21. it can.

  On the other hand, the upper surface of the vehicle body 21 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having a size capable of mounting, for example, four food and drink dishes, and a synthetic resin mounting sheet 22 is attached to the upper surface of the anti-slip. ing. Further, on both sides of the bottom of the vehicle body 21 of the self-propelled transport vehicle 2, four guides and two current collecting rollers 25 are provided at four corners of the vehicle body 21 in the vertical direction perpendicular to the axle 23, that is, the lane. It is rotatably supported by a support shaft in the vertical direction with respect to the running surface 11 of the member 1. Further, the support shafts of the two pairs of guide and current collecting rollers 25 are attached to the vehicle body 21 so as to be movable in the width direction of the vehicle body 21, and further, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, a spring member (torsion spring) 27 are attached so as to urge the guide and current collecting rollers 25 outward. The spring force of the spring member 27 causes each guide and current collection roller 25 to be pressed against the guide and power supply rails 15 on both sides to roll. It is supposed to be.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the support shaft of the guide and current collecting roller 25 is fixed downward to the electrically insulated insulating support plate 26, and the insulating support plate 26 is against the support plate of the vehicle body 21. By attaching the long hole and the bolt, the vehicle body 21 is attached so as to be movable in the width direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 3). As a result, the two pairs of guide and current collecting rollers 25 are attached to the bottoms on both sides of the vehicle body 21 so as to be movable in the width direction of the vehicle body 21 while being electrically insulated.

  Although not shown in the drawings, the support shafts of the two pairs of guide and current collecting rollers 25 are connected to the motor 28 by lead wires, and the power supplied through the guide and power supply rails 15 on both sides is converted into two pairs of guides and currents on both sides. The structure is such that the motor 28 is supplied through the current collecting roller 25.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the self-propelled transport vehicle 2 of this embodiment is configured to place four dishes and travel with two pairs of wheels 24. It can be shortened to place 3 or 2 dishes, or the vehicle body can be lengthened so that 5 or more dishes can be placed. It can also be paired.

  Thus, in order to smoothly supply power to the motor 28 through the guide and power supply rails 15 on both sides and the guide and current collecting rollers 25 on both sides of the vehicle body 21, It is possible to move in the width direction, that is, the width direction of both rails, and the guide and current collecting rollers 25 on both sides are always pressed against the guide and power supply rails 15 on both sides by the spring member 27. As a result, power is always stably supplied to the driving motor 28 through the two pairs of guide and current collecting rollers 25 arranged at the four corners of the vehicle body 21 even when the self-propelled transport vehicle 2 is traveling. It is supposed to be.

  In addition, as described above, the position sensor 3 is installed on one side of the lane member 1 at the origin position of the kitchen counter, each passenger seat position, the front position thereof, and the like. When 3 detects a part of the self-propelled transport vehicle 2 in a non-contact manner, a detection signal is output. When the control unit 6 inputs this signal, the motor 28 of the self-propelled transport vehicle 2 is decelerated and then stopped. To work.

  The control unit 6 includes a so-called programmable controller including, for example, a CPU, a RAM, a ROM storing program software, and the like. The kitchen terminal 4 is installed in the kitchen counter TC, and the customer seat terminal 5 is installed in each customer seat KS. The The kitchen terminal 4 and the passenger seat terminal 5 are provided with panel switches, displays and the like that can be operated by the front of the board or the customer, and data indicating the target transport position of the self-propelled transport vehicle 2 is sent to the control unit 6 from the kitchen terminal 4. The data indicating the order food and drink and the number of orders is sent from the guest terminal 5 to the kitchen terminal 4, and when a signal for completion of food and drink extraction is input at the customer seat terminal 5, the control unit controls the take-out completion signal. 6 to send to. The control unit 6, the kitchen terminal 4, and each passenger seat terminal 5 are connected to each other by a LAN cable.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the restaurant, the linear lane member 1 is arranged from the kitchen counter TC to each passenger seat KS, and each linear lane member 1 has one self-propelled transport vehicle 2. Is placed. The control unit 6 can be arranged for each lane member 1 and each self-propelled transport vehicle 2, but is configured to control a plurality of lane members 1 and self-propelled transport vehicles 2 in one control unit 6. You can also

  Next, the operation of the ordered food and drink transport device having the above configuration will be described. When a customer orders food and drink by operating a panel switch or the like of the passenger seat terminal 5, the order data is sent from the passenger seat terminal 5 to the kitchen terminal 4. The order food and drink and the number of orders are displayed on the display of the kitchen terminal 4. In the kitchen counter TC, food and drink are made according to the order, and the food and drink are placed on the self-propelled transport vehicle 2 at the origin position in the lane member 1. Then, the order passenger seat number is input to the kitchen terminal 4 to instruct the start of conveyance.

  Thereby, the target position command signal and the conveyance start signal are sent from the kitchen terminal 4 to the control unit 6, and the control unit 6 supplies power to the guide and power supply rail 15. As a result, electric power is supplied to the motor 28 of the self-propelled transport vehicle 2 through the guide / feed rail 15 and the guide / collector roller 25, the motor 28 is driven forward, and the self-propelled transport vehicle 2 carries the ordered food and drink. Start running in the forward direction.

  When the self-propelled transport vehicle 2 starts traveling, the control unit 6 takes in a detection signal sent from the position sensor 3 according to the travel of the self-propelled transport vehicle 2 and is one before the target position (the destination seat KS of the transport destination). When the detection signal is input from the position sensor 3, the supply power voltage is controlled to decrease and the speed of the self-propelled transport vehicle 2 is decreased. When the self-propelled transport vehicle reaches the target position and a detection signal is output from the position sensor 3 at the target position, the control unit 6 stops power supply to the guide and power supply rail 15, thereby The transport vehicle 2 stops at the target passenger seat KS position.

  And when a customer takes out food and drink from the self-propelled conveyance vehicle 2 and operates an extraction switch etc. and an extraction signal is sent to the control part 6, the control part 6 uses the electric power which reversed the polarity as a guide. The power is supplied to the power supply rail 15 and the motor 28 is rotated in the reverse direction. Thereby, the motor 28 and the wheel 24 rotate in the reverse direction, and the self-propelled transport vehicle 2 returns to the origin position of the kitchen counter TC on the lane member 1. Since the self-propelled transport vehicle 2 when returning to the origin position travels in an empty state, if necessary, the motor 28 is reversely driven at a higher speed than the case where food and drink are placed and transported. It is possible to return to the origin position.

  As described above, since the self-propelled transport vehicle 2 is driven on the lane member 1 without using a crescent chain conveyor or an endless belt, the facilities are simplified, and even a small-scale store can be installed at low cost. Can do.

  In addition, since the self-propelled transport vehicle 2 travels in the horizontal bowl-shaped lane member 1 to transport food and drink, the equipment can be downsized compared to a conventional transport device that travels an automatic guided vehicle on the floor. It can be used safely in small stores.

  The motor of the self-propelled transport vehicle 2 is guided while the guide / current collecting roller 25 is contacted and rotated with the guide / power supply rails 15 arranged on both sides of the lane member 1 to guide the travel of the self-propelled transport vehicle 2. Since power is supplied to 28, the number of parts of the power supply system, the traveling guide, and the transport vehicle can be reduced, and the structure thereof can be simplified.

  In addition, the order food and drink conveyance device having the linear lane member 1 has a loop-shaped circulation conveyance path using a crescent chain conveyor as a so-called express lane with respect to an existing store already provided. It is also possible to use it with a loop-shaped circulation conveyance path.

  8-12 has shown the order food-and-drink conveyance apparatus of 2nd Embodiment. In this transport apparatus, as shown in FIG. 8, a horizontal bowl-shaped lane member 51 is formed as an endless circulation transport path having a curved portion, and a self-propelled transport vehicle 52 includes a plurality of self-propelled transport vehicles 52 as shown in FIG. The three small vehicle bodies 54, 55, and 56 are connected in series via a connector 57 after the head vehicle body 71.

  The front body 71 of the self-propelled transport vehicle 52 is equipped with a motor 78 to become a powered vehicle, and the vehicle bodies 54, 55, 56 connected to the rear thereof are pulled as driven vehicles. Each of the vehicle bodies 71, 54, 55, and 56 is formed to be small enough to mount one dish, and each of the vehicle bodies 71, 54, 55, and 56 includes one front wheel and two rear wheels at the same position. Three wheels 74 are provided. Each of the vehicle bodies 71, 54, 55, 56 is a three-wheel vehicle body, so that the vehicle can easily travel along the curved portion of the lane member 51 without steering the wheels. 52 can circulate in one direction within the lane member 51 of the circulation conveyance path.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a kitchen counter TC and a passenger seat KS are arranged in the restaurant, and a loop-like (oval-shaped) lane member 51 is arranged from the kitchen counter TC to the vicinity of the customer seat KS. A kitchen counter TC is also arranged inside the member 51. The height position of the lane member 51 is set substantially horizontally at the same position as the kitchen counter TC and the table of the passenger seat, and can easily place food and drink on the self-propelled transport vehicle 52 that runs on the lane member 51. , Making it easy for customers to remove food and drink from it.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the lane member 51 is formed in a horizontal bowl shape having a flat bottom surface with a shallow depth, and the self-propelled transport vehicle 52 travels on a flat traveling surface 61 formed on the inner bottom portion thereof. It is supposed to be. On the running surface 61 of the lane member 51, as shown in FIG. 11, guide and power supply rails 65 are attached to both sides so as to be continuous along the longitudinal direction and to have the same rail spacing. The guide and power supply rails 65 on both sides guide the traveling of the self-propelled transport vehicle 52 traveling in the lane member 51, while supplying power to the motor 78 provided on the front body 71 of the self-propelled transport vehicle 52. As shown in FIG. 11, a conductive portion 65a is continuously provided in the longitudinal direction on the sliding surface inside the guide / feed rail 65 via an insulator 65b. Further, the left and right guide / feed rails 65 shown in FIG. 11 are continuously arranged in the longitudinal direction at the same width interval with the conductive portions 65a facing inward.

  One side wall 62 of the lane member 51 is low and the other side wall 63 is formed high, and a plurality of position sensors 53 are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the lane member 51 on the inner side of the side wall 63 as shown in FIG. Installed. The position sensor 53 detects the detected piece 71a protruding from the vehicle body 71 of the self-propelled transport vehicle 52 and outputs a detection signal. The self-propelled transport vehicle 52 travels in the loop-shaped lane member 51 in the counterclockwise direction of FIG. 8, but the plurality of position sensors 53 are sequentially numbered from the origin position in the kitchen counter TC in the lane member 51. Each position sensor 53 is arranged at the control unit so that a detection signal is sent to the control unit 6 when the self-propelled transport vehicle 52 travels to those positions. 6 is connected.

  The vehicle body 71 at the top of the self-propelled transport vehicle 52 (the right end in FIG. 9) is a power vehicle that is driven to travel, and as shown in FIGS. Are attached to the bottom of the vehicle body 71 as one front wheel and two rear wheels. Further, guide and current collecting rollers 75 are attached to the bottoms of both sides of the vehicle body 71, and the guide and current collection rollers 75 on both sides run while contacting and rolling on the guide and power supply rails 65 on both sides, and are mounted on the vehicle body 71. The motor 8 is supplied with electric power. Further, a three-wheeled small vehicle body 71 can travel along the curved portion of the circulation conveyance path shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the vehicle body 71 of the self-propelled transport vehicle 52 has a front wheel 74 as a driving wheel and a rear pair of wheels 74 as a driven wheel. It is formed from a rubber-like elastic body such as rubber, and enables quiet and low-vibration travel, as well as travel of the curved portion. A pair of rear wheels 74, which are driven wheels, are pivotally supported by the bottom rear portion of the vehicle body 71 so as to be rotatable via brackets.

  A front wheel 74 of the vehicle body 71 is attached to an axle 73 that is horizontally supported. A motor 78 attached to the bottom of the vehicle body 71 rotationally drives the axle 73 and the wheels 74 via a drive belt 79 and a pulley. The As the motor 78, a small geared micromotor with a reduction gear is used. The upper surface of the vehicle body 71 is formed in a substantially circular shape that is small enough to mount only one food and drink dish, for example, and a synthetic resin mounting sheet 72 is attached to the upper surface to prevent slipping. ing.

  A pair of guide and current collecting rollers 75 are respectively perpendicular to the vertical support shaft, that is, the running surface 61 of the lane member 51, at the bottoms of both sides of the leading body 71 and the second body 54 of the self-propelled transport vehicle 52. It is rotatably supported by a direction support shaft. Further, the support shafts of the pair of guide and current collecting rollers 75 in the first vehicle body 71 and the second vehicle body 54 are attached to the vehicle bodies 71 and 54 so as to be movable in the width direction of the vehicle body. A torsion spring) is attached so as to bias each guide and current collecting roller 75 outward, and is pressed against the guide and power supply rails 65 on both sides by the spring force of the spring member to roll.

  The support shaft of the guide and current collecting roller 75 is fixed downward to an electrically insulated insulating support plate. The insulating support plate is fitted to the support plates of the vehicle bodies 71 and 54 by fitting long holes and bolts. 71 and 54 are attached so as to be movable in the width direction. As a result, the two pairs of guide and current collecting rollers 75 provided on the vehicle bodies 71 and 54 are directed downward to the bottoms on both sides of the vehicle bodies 71 and 54 so as to be movable in the width direction of the vehicle bodies 71 and 54 while being electrically insulated. Attached to. Two pairs of guide and current collecting rollers 75 are connected in parallel to the motor 78 via lead wires.

  In this way, a pair of guide and current collecting rollers 75 are attached to the first vehicle body 71 and the second vehicle body 54, respectively, and each is connected in parallel to the motor 78, so that the curved portion or the like can be traveled. Even when one of the guide and current collecting rollers 75 is momentarily or detached from the guide and power supply rail 65, the motor 78 can be stably supplied with power.

  In the second embodiment, the control unit 6, the kitchen terminal 4, and the passenger seat terminal 5 similar to those described above are used, and the configuration is the same as described above. As shown in FIG. The position sensor 53 is connected to the control unit 6. In addition, a cover portion 64 is attached to one side of the lane member 51 so as to cover the position sensor 53 and the detected piece 71a from above as shown in FIG.

  Next, the operation of the ordered food and drink transport device having the above configuration will be described. When a customer orders food and drink by operating a panel switch or the like of the passenger seat terminal 5, the order data is sent from the passenger seat terminal 5 to the kitchen terminal 4. The order food and drink and the number of orders are displayed on the display of the kitchen terminal 4. In the kitchen counter TC, food and drink are made according to the order, and the food and drink are placed on the self-propelled transport vehicle 52 at the origin position in the lane member 51. Then, the order passenger seat number is input to the kitchen terminal 4 to instruct the start of conveyance.

  As a result, the target position command signal and the conveyance start signal are sent from the kitchen terminal 4 to the control unit 6, and the control unit 6 starts supplying power to the guide / feed rail 65. As a result, electric power is supplied to the motor 78 of the vehicle body 71 at the head of the self-propelled conveyance vehicle 52 through the guide / power supply rail 65 and the guide / collection roller 75, the motor 78 is driven forward, and the self-propelled conveyance vehicle 52 The top body 71 pulls the rear body 54, 55, 56 and puts the ordered food and drink and starts traveling in the forward direction as shown in FIG. The self-propelled transport vehicle 52 travels by pulling a small vehicle body 54, 55, 56 to which a small vehicle body 71 is connected rearward, and each vehicle body 71, 54, 55, 56 travels by three wheels. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 12, it is possible to travel stably and smoothly in both the curved portion and the straight portion of the lane member 51.

  And the control part 6 takes in the detection signal sent from the position sensor 3 according to driving | running | working of the self-propelled conveyance vehicle 52, and inputs a detection signal from the position sensor 3 before the target position (passenger seat KS). When this occurs, the voltage drop of the supplied power is controlled to reduce the speed of the self-propelled transport vehicle 52. When the self-propelled transport vehicle reaches the target position and a detection signal is output from the position sensor 3 at the target position, the control unit 6 stops power supply to the guide and power supply rail 65, thereby The transport vehicle 52 stops at the target passenger seat KS position.

  And when a customer takes out food and drink from the self-propelled transport vehicle 52 and operates a take-out switch or the like and a take-out signal is sent to the control unit 6, the control unit 6 again supplies power to the guide / feed rail 65. Then, the motor 78 of the vehicle body 71 is rotated again. As a result, the motor 78 and the wheels 74 rotate, and the self-propelled transport vehicle 52 travels forward on the lane member 51 to the origin position of the kitchen counter TC and returns. Since the self-propelled transport vehicle 52 at the time of returning to the origin position travels in an empty state, if necessary, the motor 78 is driven at a higher speed than the case where food and drink are placed and transported, and the origin is quickly Can return to position.

  In the self-propelled transport vehicle 52 of the above-described embodiment, the vehicle body 71 of the power vehicle has pulled the vehicle bodies 54, 55, and 56 of the three driven vehicles, but has pulled one or two vehicle bodies or 4 It is also possible to drive a circulating conveyance path having a curved portion by pulling the vehicle body above the table.

  In addition, a self-propelled carrier vehicle is equipped with a receiver, and a wireless transmitter installed in a kitchen counter or the like transmits a conveyance start signal and a target stop position signal to the receiver of the self-propelled carrier vehicle. Based on the conveyance start signal and the target stop position signal transmitted from the wireless transmitter and received by the receiver, it is possible to control to start conveyance and stop at the target position.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lane member 2 Self-propelled conveyance vehicle 3 Position sensor 4 Kitchen terminal 5 Passenger seat terminal 6 Control part 8 Motor 11 Running surface 12 Side wall 13 Side wall 14 Cover part 15 Guide and electric power supply rail 15a Conductive part 15b Insulator 21 Car body 21a Detected piece 22 Loading seat 23 Axle 24 Wheel 25 Guide and current collecting roller 26 Insulating support plate 27 Member 28 Motor 29 Drive belt 51 Lane member 52 Self-propelled transport vehicle 53 Position sensor 54 Car body 57 Coupler 61 Running surface 62 Side wall 63 Side wall 64 Cover Part 65 Guide and feeding rail 65a Conducting part 65b Insulator 71 Car body 71a Detected piece 72 Seat for mounting 73 Axle 74 Wheel 75 Guide and current collecting roller 78 Motor 79 Drive belt

Claims (7)

In an ordered food and beverage transport apparatus that is installed in a store and transports food and drink ordered by customers from the kitchen to the customer's seat,
A horizontal basket-shaped lane member arranged at least from the kitchen counter to the vicinity of the audience seat;
Along the longitudinal direction on both sides of the lane member, and guides the travel of the self-propelled transport vehicle described later, and a guide and power supply rail for supplying power to the self-propelled transport vehicle,
It has at least three wheels that run on the lane member, and has a guide and current collecting roller that rotates in contact with the guide and power supply rail on both sides, and passes through the guide and power supply rail and the guide and current collection roller. A motor that drives the wheel by the supplied electric power, and a self-propelled transport vehicle that self-travels with food and drink placed thereon,
A plurality of position sensors that are installed at intervals on the side of the lane member, detect a detected piece of the self-propelled transport vehicle, and output a detection signal;
A conveyance command input means that is installed in the kitchen counter and generates at least a conveyance start command signal and a target position signal in response to an input operation;
Travel control means for controlling the power supplied to the guide / feed rail based on a command signal sent from the transport command input means to control the travel of the self-propelled transport vehicle;
The travel control means starts power supply to the guide / feed rail based on a transport start command signal from the transport command input means, and is sent from the position sensor in accordance with the travel of the self-propelled transport vehicle. When the self-propelled transport vehicle reaches the target position based on the target position command signal from the transport command input means and the detection signal is output from the position sensor at the target position, An order food and drink transport device configured to stop power feeding to a power feed rail and to stop the self-propelled transport vehicle.   The guide and current collecting roller provided in the self-propelled transport vehicle is attached to the vehicle body so as to be movable in the width direction of the vehicle body, and is pressed against the guide and power supply rail by the spring force of a spring member to roll. The order food and drink conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the order food and drink conveying device is configured to do so.   Two pairs of guide and current collecting rollers are provided on both sides of the body of the self-propelled conveyance vehicle, separated in the front and rear, and two pairs of the guide and current collecting rollers are configured to contact the guide and current collecting rail. The ordered food and beverage conveying apparatus according to claim 1.   The travel control means, based on a target position command signal from the transport command input means, the self-propelled transport vehicle reaches before the target position, and a detection signal is output from a position sensor immediately before the target position. The ordered food and drink transport device according to claim 1, wherein when this is done, the self-propelled transport vehicle is decelerated and controlled by lowering the power supply voltage to the guide and power supply rail.   The horizontal saddle-shaped lane member is formed in a straight line, and the self-propelled transport vehicle has a vehicle body whose length is longer than the width of the vehicle body and has four wheels, while reciprocating in the lane member. The order food and drink conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the order food and drink conveying device is configured to do so.   The travel control means reverses the polarity to the guide and power supply rail when an extraction signal is sent from the order command input means provided in the passenger seat indicating that the transported food and drink has been removed from the self-propelled transport vehicle. The ordered food and drink according to claim 1, wherein the motor of the self-propelled transport vehicle is reversed by feeding the generated electric power, and the self-propelled transport vehicle travels backward from the passenger seat to the original position of the kitchen counter. Conveying device.   The horizontal saddle-shaped lane member is formed as an endless circulation conveyance path having a curved portion, and the self-propelled conveyance vehicle is configured by connecting a plurality of small vehicle bodies through a coupler in the front and rear, 2. The food / drink according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle is provided with one front wheel and two rear wheels, and the self-propelled transport vehicle is configured to circulate in one direction in the lane member. Conveying device.

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