JP2013150732A - Beverage and food conveying container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beverage and food conveying container having a lid body easy to remove from a mounting base and easy to mount to the mounting base after removed.SOLUTION: A beverage and food conveying container includes a mounting base having a container mounting portion, a lid body openably and closably mounted to the container mounting portion, and an opening/closing mechanism for closing the lid body when a container is mounted on the container mounting portion and for opening the lid body when the container is removed from the container mounting portion. The lid body includes a lid body for covering the container mounting portion, and a mounting body for mounting the lid body. The mounting body includes an attaching/detaching device for detachably mounting the lid body, and the mounting body is connected to the opening/closing mechanism in a manner to be associated with each other.

Description

The present invention relates to a food transport container used in a food transport apparatus.

In a restaurant generally referred to as a sushi bar, a food and drink transport device having a transport path that circulates along a passenger seat is installed.
In the above restaurants, the cook puts food and drink such as sushi on a container such as a plate and then transfers it to the transport path of the food and drink transport device and sequentially transports it to the audience, while customers are sent sequentially. Food and drinks such as sushi are appropriately taken out from the conveyance path and eaten as desired.

However, since the sushi transported by the above transport device is transported at a constant speed, it is easy to dry, and it may be accidentally touched by other customers. Preventing drying is an issue.
Therefore, the applicant has developed a container for transporting food and drink, in which a sushi-plated plate is placed in advance and can be transported by a transport device.
The container for transporting food and drink includes a mounting table having a container mounting unit for mounting a container on which food and drink are stacked, and the container mounting unit to cover the container mounting unit of the mounting table. A lid attached to the mounting table in such a manner that the lid can be opened and closed, and the lid is closed when the dish is placed on the container placing portion, and the container is pushed up with respect to the container placing portion. And an opening / closing mechanism for opening the lid as the container is taken out from the container placement portion, and the opening / closing mechanism is provided with the container placed on the container placement portion. An actuating body that comes into contact with and actuates with respect to the container mounting portion, a coupling means that couples the actuating body and the lid body, transmits the actuation of the actuating body to the lid body, and performs a closing operation; An urging means for urging the lid to the open position is provided. (See Patent Document 1)

And the above food / beverage transport container is such that the food / drink on the container is automatically covered with a lid by placing the container on the mounting table, and the food / drink on the container is inadvertently dried. Of course, it is possible to prevent the customer from touching food and drink by mistake.
In addition, the operating body is actuated as the container is placed on the container placing portion, and the lid body can be repositioned to the closed position, and when the container is removed from the placing table, the actuating body moves the biasing means. When the container is placed on or removed from the mounting table, for example, whether the container is placed on the mounting table by holding the peripheral edge of the container by hand. Alternatively, the container can be easily put in and out simply by taking it out of the mounting table.

By the way, the food / drink transport container described above is assembled so that the lid can be opened and closed on the mounting table, so that it is bulky as a whole. Therefore, when cleaning the food / drink transport container, the inner surface of the cover, etc. It is difficult to clean, and there are problems such as taking up space for storage.

Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-274181

The present invention has been developed in view of the above circumstances, and the object of the present invention is that the lid can be easily detached from the mounting table, and the removed lid can be easily attached to the mounting table. The object is to provide a container for transporting food and drink.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that a mounting table having a container mounting unit for mounting a container on which food and drink are stacked, and opening and closing with respect to the container mounting unit. A lid that is detachably attached, and the lid is closed when the container is placed on the container placing portion, and the lid is opened when the container is taken out from the container placing portion. A container for transporting food and drinks provided with an opening and closing mechanism for causing the lid body to include a lid body covering the container placement portion and a mounting body for mounting the lid body; The attachment body is provided with attachment / detachment means for detachably attaching the lid body, and the attachment body is interlocked with the opening / closing mechanism.

The invention according to claim 2 is the container for transporting food and drink according to claim 1, wherein the lid body has flexibility, and an engaging flange projecting radially outward is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the lower end. The mounting body is formed in a cylindrical shape, and a first engaging portion engageable with an upper surface side of the engagement flange and a lower surface side of the engagement flange are engageable with an inner peripheral surface thereof. An attachment / detachment means composed of two engaging portions is provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the food / drink transport container according to the second aspect, at least one of the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion is mounted on the mounting body of the lid body. A mounting guide surface for guiding the engagement flange in the mounting direction and a removal guide surface for guiding the engagement flange in the removal direction when the mounted lid is removed from the mounting body. Features.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the lid can be easily removed from the mounting table via the attaching / detaching means, or the removed lid can be easily attached to the mounting table.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the lid body is mounted only by inserting the lid body into the mounting body and engaging the upper and lower sides of the engagement flange with the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion, respectively. The lid can be easily attached to the mounting table, and the lid can be easily removed from the mounting table simply by disengaging the engagement flange from the first engagement portion or the second engagement portion.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the upper and lower sides of the engagement flange of the lid body can be easily engaged with the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion, respectively, by the guidance of the mounting guide surface, and can be removed. By guiding the guide surface, it is possible to easily disengage the engagement flange from the first engagement portion or the second engagement portion.

Explanatory drawing which represented the inside of the store provided with the food-drink conveyance apparatus planarly. The expanded sectional view of the principal part of a food and drink conveyance apparatus. The side view of the container for food-drink conveyance. The side view of the container for food conveyance in the state which mounted the plate. The bottom view of the container for food-drink conveyance of the state which mounted the plate. The top view of the container for food-and-drink conveyance shown by notching a cover body. The front view of the container for food-and-drink conveyance shown by notching a cover body. The longitudinal cross-sectional view of the container for food-drink conveyance of the state which removed the cover main body from the mounting body. The top view of a mounting body. The longitudinal cross-sectional view which expands and shows the principal part of a cover body. The longitudinal cross-sectional view which expands and shows the principal part of a cover body. The longitudinal cross-sectional view which expands and shows the principal part of another embodiment of a cover body. The longitudinal cross-sectional view which expands and shows the principal part of another embodiment of a cover body. The longitudinal cross-sectional view which expands and shows the principal part of another embodiment of a cover body. The top view of an action body. The side view of an action body.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
First, FIG. 1 is a plan configuration diagram schematically showing the inside of a sushi store, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the food and beverage transport apparatus. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the sushi store is located along the tables 1a and 1b from the front of the kitchen room S2 and a counter table 1a and a plurality of legged tables 1b installed in each passenger seat of the guest room S1. A partition housing 2 arranged and a food and drink transport device 3 installed on the partition housing 2 are provided. The food and drink transport device 3 accommodates a container in which sushi F, which is a food and drink, is arranged, in a food and drink transport container described later, and circulates from the kitchen room S2 to each seat, that is, to each table 1a and 1b. It is to be transported. In this embodiment, the plate 4 is used as a container for assembling sushi.
As shown in FIG. 2, the partition housing 2 includes side walls 21 and 22 that face each other at a predetermined interval, an upper wall 23 that connects the upper ends of these side walls 21 and 22, and a bottom wall that connects the lower ends of the side walls 21 and 22 ( It is formed in a cross-sectional box shape using (not shown). The partition housing 2 is bent along the front surface of the kitchen room S2 and bent from both ends in the longitudinal direction of the first housing part 2a and the first housing part 2a that partitions the kitchen room S2 and the guest room S1. It is comprised from the 2nd housing part 2b and the 3rd housing part 2c which extend in parallel in cabin S1. The counter table 1a and the legged table 1b are installed outside the side walls 21 and 22 in the second and third housing portions 2b and 2c.

The food and drink transport device 3 includes a flat chain conveyor 32 as a transport path that is disposed in a recess 31 formed in the upper wall 23 of the housing portion 2 and circulates and moves by motor driving. In the partition housing 2 below the flat chain conveyor 32, a reading device 30 for reading information written on the identification member described later is provided.
In the transport apparatus 3 having the above-described configuration, the dishes 4 on which the sushi F is stacked are sequentially placed on the flat chain conveyor 32 and transported from the kitchen room S2 toward the tables 1a and 1b in the guest room S1. The customer 4 takes out the dish 4 on which the favorite sushi F is served from the food / drink transport container 5 described later and eats it.
The dish 4 as a container is composed of a circular dish plate 41 in a plan view and a cylindrical hill 42 protruding downward from the lower surface of the dish plate 41, and an RFID tag is provided on the lower surface of the dish plate 41 in the hill 42. The identification member (not shown) which consists of is affixed.

The food / beverage transport container according to the present invention is used by being placed on the flat chain conveyor 32 of the transport device 3, and this food / beverage transport container will be described next.
The container for transporting food and drink indicated by reference numeral 5 in the figure basically includes a placing table 6 having a container placing portion 60 for placing the above-described dish 4, and a container placing portion of the placing table 6. The lid body 7 for covering the upper surface 60 and the lid body 7 are closed in accordance with the placement of the plate 4 on the container placement portion 60 and the lid body is taken out from the vessel placement portion 60. An opening / closing mechanism 8 for opening 7 is configured.

As shown in FIG. 3, the mounting table 6 has a container mounting portion 60 formed integrally with an upper end of a cylindrical base tube 61. The container mounting portion 60 is configured by a mounting plate 62 formed in a plate shape that is circular in plan view, and the dish 4 is mounted on the mounting plate 62.
Further, on the upper surface of the mounting plate 62, a stopper 62a that can engage with the outer periphery of the lower end portion of the hill 42 of the tray 4 is projected. The inner peripheral surface of the stopper 62 a is formed in a curved shape in plan view that contacts the outer peripheral surface of the hill 42.

As shown in FIG. 3, the lid body 7 includes a lid body 71 for covering the container mounting portion 60 and a mounting body 72 for mounting the lid body 71.
As shown in FIG. 8, the lid body 71 is formed in a bowl shape (dome shape), and an engagement flange 71 a in a ring shape protruding in the radial direction is integrally formed on the outer peripheral edge of the lower end. .
The lid body 71 is formed of a synthetic resin material so as to be elastically deformable, and is flexible.
As shown in FIG. 9, the mounting body 72 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and the inner diameter thereof is the same as the outer diameter of the engagement flange 71a.
As shown in FIG. 9, an attaching / detaching means 9 for attaching the lid main body 71 to the attaching body 72 in a detachable manner is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the attaching body 72.

The attaching / detaching means 9 shown in FIGS. 1 to 11 includes four first engaging portions 9a that can engage the upper surface side of the engaging flange 71a and four second engaging members that can engage the lower surface side of the engaging flange 71a. It is comprised from the part 9b.
As shown in FIG. 10, the first engaging portion 9 a is formed in a triangular cross section, and a mounting guide surface for guiding the engaging flange 71 a in the mounting direction when the lid main body 71 is mounted on the mounting body 72. 91 and a removal guide surface 92 for guiding the engagement flange 71a in the removal direction when the attached lid body 71 is detached from the attachment body 72.
As shown in FIG. 11, the second engaging portion 9 b is formed in a quadrangular cross section, and receives the lower surface of the engaging flange 71 a when the lid main body 71 is attached to the attachment body 72 to prevent the downward engagement. A receiving surface 93 is provided for this purpose.
As shown in FIG. 9, the four first engaging portions 9 a and the four second engaging portions 9 b are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction with respect to the inner peripheral surface of the mounting body 72.
Further, the mounting body 72 is swingably attached above the container mounting portion 60 with the rear end portion as a fulcrum, and the dish 4 mounted on the container mounting portion 60 by the lid body 71 mounted on the mounting body 72. The upper food and drink (Sushi F) is covered.

Specifically, the mounting body 72 is provided with a pair of left and right arm pieces 73 extending downward from the rear end portion thereof, and a pivot 73a is integrally formed on the outer surface of the arm pieces.
On the other hand, a pair of left and right support pieces 63 projecting from the rear end portion of the upper surface of the container mounting plate 62 so as to face the arm piece 73 at a position outside the arm piece 73 are provided. A fitting hole 64 is formed in the upper portion of the support piece 63. By fitting the pivot 73 a into the fitting hole 64, the mounting body 72 supports the pivot 73 a with respect to the container mounting portion 60. Thus, it is supported so as to be swingable in the vertical direction.
The mounting body 72 is provided with a notch 74 through which fingers can pass. When the dish 4 is taken out, the fingers are inserted from the notch 74 and the peripheral edge of the dish plate 41 is gripped.

The mounting body 72 described above is interlocked and connected to the opening / closing mechanism 8.
As shown in FIG. 8, the opening / closing mechanism 8 includes an operating body 81 provided on the upper surface of the container mounting portion 62 of the mounting table 6 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction, A coil spring 82 is provided as a biasing means for biasing in the forward direction.
As shown in FIG. 6, the operating body 81 has a pair of left and right guide members 83 and a mounting piece 84 of a coil spring 82 projecting from the lower surface thereof. The guide member 83 is provided in a guide hole 62 a extending in the front-rear direction provided in the placement plate 62 of the container placement unit 60, and the attachment piece 84 is provided in a long hole 62 b extending in the front-rear direction provided in the placement plate 62. It is inserted freely to move back and forth. The coil spring 82 is bridged between the mounting piece 84 described above and a mounting piece 62 c provided on the front side of the lower surface of the mounting plate 62. Accordingly, the operating body 81 is configured to be movable in the front-rear direction along the guide hole 62 a via the guide member 83 on the mounting plate 63. Further, the operating body 81 is always urged forward (rightward in FIG. 8) by the spring reaction force of the coil spring 82 that extends along with the backward movement.

As shown in FIG. 5, the operating body 81 is formed with a receiving surface 81 a having a curved surface in plan view so that the outer peripheral surface of the hill 42 of the dish 4 is in close contact. Further, as shown in FIG. 15, a pair of left and right projecting pieces 85 extending upward are provided on both sides of the rear end portion of the operating body 81, and a connecting shaft 86 projects from the outer surface of these projecting pieces 85. ing. These connecting shafts 86 are interposed in slit-like long holes 75 formed in the lower end portion of the arm piece 73, so that the lid is moved along with the slide of the operating body 81 rearward (leftward in FIG. 8). The main body 71 swings in the closing direction, and the lid main body 71 swings in the opening direction as the operating body 81 slides forward (rightward in FIG. 8).

In the food / drink transport container 5 configured as described above, in order to mount the lid main body 71 to the mounting body 72, the lower end portion of the lid main body 71 is attached to the mounting body 72 from above the mounting body 72 as shown in FIG. 72. The fitting flange 71a is guided through the mounting guide surface 91 as the lower end of the lid body 71 is fitted into the mounting body 72 from above the mounting body 72. Elastically deforms.
Then, after the outer peripheral edge of the engagement flange 71a passes through the mounting guide surface 91, it engages with the lower end of the removal guide surface 92 as shown in FIG. 10, and as shown in FIG. The lower surface is received by the receiving surface 93 of the second engaging portion 9b, and the mounting to the mounting body 72 is completed.

On the other hand, when removing the lid main body 71 mounted on the mounting body 72 as described above, it is only necessary to force the lid main body 71 to be pushed upward with respect to the mounting body 72. The engagement flange 71 a is elastically deformed while being guided through the removal guide surface 92 as it is pushed up.
Then, when the outer peripheral edge of the engagement flange 71a passes through the removal guide surface 92, the removal of the lid main body 71 from the mounting body 72 is completed.
In the food / drink transport container 5 described above, when the dish 4 is not placed on the placing plate 62 of the container placing portion 60, the actuating body 81 is moved by the spring reaction force of the spring 82 to the container placing portion 60. Therefore, the lid body 71 is kept open as shown in FIG.

Next, the usage aspect of the container 5 for food and drink conveyance which consists of the above structure is demonstrated.
First, after the cook puts the sushi F on the plate 41 of the plate 4, the food carrier container 5 placed on the flat conveyor 32 is held by the peripheral edge of the plate 41 by hand. Place the dish 4 on the placing plate 62. Then, the dish 4 is pushed backward with respect to the mounting plate 62. Then, the operating body 81 of the opening / closing mechanism 8 is pushed by the outer peripheral surface of the hill 42 of the dish 4 through the receiving surface 81a and moves backward. As a result, the connecting shaft 86 of the operating body 81 pushes the elongated hole 75 of the lid body 7 backward, so that the lid body 7 swings in a direction to close the upper surface of the mounting plate 62 with the pivot 73a as a fulcrum. Then, when the pan 4 moves rearward until the outer peripheral surface on the front side of the lower end of the hill 42 is engaged with the stopper 62a, as shown in FIG. 6, the front and rear portions of the hill 42 are the container mounting portion. 62 is sandwiched between the stopper 62 a of 62 and the receiving surface 81 a of the operating body 81. Accordingly, the dish 4 is held on the mounting table 6 at a position where the sushi F on the dish plate 41 is covered by the lid body 71 of the lid body 7, and the lid body 7 is also held at the closed position, so that it is careless. will not open.

On the other hand, when the customer lifts the dish 4 by holding the edge part of the dish plate 41 from the notch 74 of the mounting body 72 by hand, the contact between the stopper 62a and the hill 42 is released, and the operating body 81 is moved to the spring 82. As a result, the lid body 7 is opened and the open state is maintained.
Thus, by using the food / drink transport container 5 for transporting the sushi F, it is possible to prevent the sushi F on the plate 4 from being dried inadvertently, and the customer mistakenly sushi. It is also possible to prevent F from touching the hand. In addition, when placing the plate 4 on the container placement unit 60 or taking it out from the container placement unit 60, the food transport container 5 is not touched directly. It is also possible to prevent problems such as the container 5 being inadvertently soiled.

In the above embodiment, the attaching / detaching means 9 includes the first engaging portion 9a that can engage the upper surface side of the engaging flange 71a and the second engaging portion 9b that can engage the lower surface side of the engaging flange 71a. The first engagement portions 9a and the four second engagement portions 9b are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction with respect to the inner peripheral surface of the mounting body 72 as shown in FIG. The first engaging portion 9a and the four second engaging portions 9b may be formed over the entire circumference in the circumferential direction with respect to the inner peripheral surface of the mounting body 72.

In the above embodiment, the attaching / detaching means 9 is constituted by the first engaging portion 9a that can be engaged with the upper surface side of the engaging flange 71a and the second engaging portion 9b that can be engaged with the lower surface side of the engaging flange 71a. The first engaging portion 9a includes a mounting guide surface 91 for guiding the engaging flange 71a in the mounting direction when the lid main body 71 is mounted on the mounting body 72, and a mounting body 72 of the mounted lid body 71. A removal guide surface 92 for guiding the engagement flange 71a in the removal direction is provided at the time of detachment from the cover, and the second engagement portion 9b is provided with the engagement flange 91 at the time of attachment to the attachment body 72. Although a receiving surface 93 is provided for receiving the lower surface and preventing downward slipping, the configuration shown in FIGS. 12 to 13 or FIG. 14 may be employed, for example.
That is, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 12 to 13, the attaching / detaching means 9 is engaged with the first engaging portion 90 a having a right-angled triangular section that can engage the upper surface side of the engaging flange 71 a and the lower surface side of the engaging flange 71 a. The second engaging portion 90b having a right-angled triangular cross section is possible.
The first engaging portion 90a receives the mounting guide surface 910 for guiding the engaging flange 71a in the mounting direction when the lid main body 71 is mounted on the mounting body 72, and the upper surface of the engaging flange 91. A receiving surface 920 is provided for preventing the slipping off.
The second engagement portion 90b is provided with a removal guide surface 930 for guiding the engagement flange 71a in the downward removal direction when the attached lid body 71 is removed downward from the attachment body 72. .

In the food / drink transport container 5 of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 12 to 13, in order to attach the lid main body 71 to the attachment body 72, the lower end portion of the lid main body 71 is attached from above the attachment body 72 to the attachment body. 72. The fitting flange 71a is guided through the mounting guide surface 910 as the lower end of the lid body 71 is fitted into the mounting body 72 from above the mounting body 72. Elastically deforms.
Then, after the outer peripheral edge of the engagement flange 71a passes through the mounting guide surface 910, the engagement flange 71a is located between the first engagement portion 90a and the second engagement portion 90b as shown in FIGS. To complete the mounting on the mounting body 72.
On the other hand, when removing the lid main body 71 mounted on the mounting body 72 as described above, it is only necessary to forcibly push the lid main body 71 downward relative to the mounting body 72. The engagement flange 71a is elastically deformed while being guided through the removal guide surface 930 as it is pushed in.
Then, when the outer peripheral edge of the engagement flange 71 a passes through the removal guide surface 930, the lid body 71 can be removed from the attachment body 72 by passing the lid body 71 downward relative to the attachment body 72.

Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 14, the attaching / detaching means 9 has an isosceles triangular cross section in which the upper surface side of the engaging flange 71a can be engaged and the lower surface side of the engaging flange 71a can be engaged. The second engaging portion 91b is used.
As shown in FIG. 14, the first engaging portion 91 a is narrowed so that the inner peripheral surface thereof is inclined inwardly toward the upper end on the upper side of the cylindrical mounting body 72. The blocking surface 940 for blocking the upward movement of the engagement flange 71a is used as the inner peripheral surface of the engagement flange 71a.
The second engaging portion 91b is formed in an isosceles triangle shape in cross section, and a mounting guide surface 950 for guiding the engaging flange 71a in the mounting direction when the lid main body 71 is mounted on the mounting body 72, and a mounting A removal guide surface 960 is provided for guiding the engagement flange 71a in the removal direction when the lid 71 is detached from the mounting body 72.

In the food / drink transport container 5 having the above configuration, in order to attach the lid main body 71 to the mounting body 72, the lid main body 71 may be inserted into the mounting body 72 from below the mounting body 72. As the lid body 71 is inserted into the mounting body 72 from below the mounting body 72, the engaging flange 71a is elastically deformed while being guided through the mounting guide surface 950.
Then, after the outer peripheral edge of the engagement flange 71a passes through the mounting guide surface 950, the engagement flange 71a is received by the blocking surface 940 as shown in FIG. 14, and the lid main body 71 is mounted on the mounting body 72. Complete.
On the other hand, when removing the lid main body 71 mounted on the mounting body 72 as described above, it is only necessary to forcibly push the lid main body 71 downward relative to the mounting body 72. The engagement flange 71a is elastically deformed while being guided through the removal guide surface 960 as it is pushed down.
Then, when the outer peripheral edge of the engagement flange 71 a passes through the removal guide surface 960, the lid body 71 can be removed from the mounting body 72 by passing the lid body 71 downward relative to the mounting body 72. .

3 Food and drink transport device 32 Flat chain conveyor (transport path)
4 dishes (containers)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 5 Food / beverage conveyance container 6 Mounting base 60 Container mounting part 7 Lid body 71 Lid main body 71a Engagement flange 72 Attachment body 8 Opening / closing mechanism 9 Detachment means 9a 1st engagement part 9b 2nd engagement part

Claims (3)

A mounting table having a container mounting part for mounting a container on which food and drink are stacked, a lid attached to the container mounting part so as to be openable and closable, and a container on the container mounting part A food transport container provided with an opening / closing mechanism for closing the lid with the placement of the container and opening the lid with the removal of the container from the container placement portion; The lid body includes a lid body that covers the container placement portion and a mounting body for mounting the lid body, and an attachment / detachment means for detachably mounting the lid body on the mounting body. The food and drink container is characterized in that the mounting body is interlocked with the opening / closing mechanism. The lid body is flexible and has an engagement flange projecting radially outward at the outer peripheral edge of the lower end, and the mounting body is formed in a cylindrical shape, and the engagement surface is formed on the inner peripheral surface thereof. 2. An attachment / detachment means comprising a first engagement portion engageable with an upper surface side of the mating flange and a second engagement portion engageable with a lower surface side of the engagement flange is provided. The container for transporting food and drink according to 1. At least one of the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion is mounted with a mounting guide surface for guiding the engaging flange in the mounting direction when the lid body is mounted on the mounting body, and mounting of the mounted lid body The container for transporting food and drink according to claim 2, further comprising a removal guide surface for guiding the engagement flange in the removal direction at the time of removal from the body.

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