JP2016047135A - Meal support feeding device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a meal support feeding device allowing an unhealthy person who mainly spends alone during the daytime to perform food service/eating/clear of meals in the day without requiring the help of a helper or by reducing a burden of a helper.SOLUTION: A meal support feeding device is configured such that: a plurality of same units are placed on a rotation (turn) table; a cold insulation machine and a microwave oven coexist in each of the units; when opening a door facing the unit, a tray linked with the door is freely put in and out the inside and outside of a housing, and the tray is used as a food service table; and when closing the door after eating food placed on the food service table, tableware on which the food is dished is stored as used tableware in the housing.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a meal support feeding apparatus. More specifically, the present invention relates to a meal support feeding device that is convenient when a person with a disability in limbs eats a meal prepared by a helper or the like alone.

  As background art of this technical field, there is JP-A-2006-428 (Patent Document 1). In this publication, “a meal support device that supports a user's meal by gripping food placed in a container and carrying it to the user's mouth, comprising a gripping mechanism section for gripping food, Dividing the container into a plurality of regions, calculating a predictive value of effectiveness indicating the possibility that the gripping of food is effective for each of the plurality of regions, and from the plurality of regions based on the predictive value of effectiveness A meal support apparatus that determines a gripping position for gripping and controls the gripping mechanism unit so as to grip the gripping position is described.

JP 2006-428 A

  Conventionally, in the field of providing nursing care for meals, manual work assistance such as helpers (caregivers), families, and acquaintances has been the mainstream.

  In Patent Document 1, as a helping meal support device, a mechanism of a robot that allows a handicapped person to eat by himself only by moving a part thereof is described.

  According to such an apparatus, a user's meal can be smoothly advanced regardless of changes in environmental conditions such as how to arrange food and lighting. However, disabled persons (non-healthy persons) who spend the day alone during the day are able to serve meals (upper), eat and serve (lower) in one day without the help of an assistant alone. It is not taken into consideration even the school lunch equipment.

  In hospitals, etc., it is necessary to prepare and remove each meal manually, so when there are many similar patients, reduction of man-hours is the mainstream, aiming to reduce the frequency of human intervention for unhealthy people at home There are few techniques.

In short, in the past, there has not been a school lunch apparatus that considers the following points.
(1) One day's meal and post-meal tableware cannot be arranged in a narrow space where non-healthy people can reach.
(2) Non-healthy people may have difficulty in serving dishes without spilling food (food) by damaging tableware.
(3) Although there are devices that are used by switching between cold insulation and thermal insulation, there is no device for cold insulation → rapid heating (a refrigerator and a microwave oven function coexist).
(4) There was no small device that kept the risk of burns and fire to the unhealthy person to a minimum.
(5) It must be quiet and cool in a space-saving manner. In particular, even if specializing in heating, very few microwave ovens, including those overseas, are commercially available.

  In other words, the following is desired in a meal supply device that enables daily meals to be served, eaten, and served.

(1) Make multiple meals possible without intervening intervention (maximum 3 meals).
(2) Keep food cool until eating and heat it just before eating to provide a warm meal and prevent food deterioration.
(3) The device is equipped with functions for storage, serving and lowering.
(4) Has a function of storing used tableware (space saving).
(5) Meal time management function or the order of meals can be managed automatically.
The basis for the daily use is to enable a caregiver who is a healthy person to work normally during the day.

  Therefore, in view of the above points, the present invention mainly allows a non-healthy person who spends the day alone alone to help a caregiver alone or to reduce the burden on a caregiver. An object of the present invention is to provide a meal support feeding device that enables serving, eating and lowering.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a device main body constituting a meal support feeding apparatus incorporates a rotation (turn) table, and a plurality of (two to three) spaces are formed in the device main body. The structure is such that a unit can be placed and a plurality of meals can be placed simultaneously. In addition, each unit has a cooler and a microwave. And, when the door facing the unit is opened, the tray interlocking with the door is configured to be freely inserted into and removed from the housing, and the tray is used as a serving table, and the food placed on the serving table is When the door is closed after eating, the tableware with the food is stored in the housing as used tableware.

For example, the meal support meal device of the present invention is:
A meal-supporting meal feeding device that has the function of keeping foods cold and heated, the arrangement of dishes filled with food (upper and lower bowls), and the function of temporarily storing used dishes after eating,
A plurality of serving units, a rotary table, a cold storage device, a heating device, a meal support meal control device,
The serving unit has an opening that is disposed on the rotary table and has a space for storing the plurality of serving tables individually serving a plurality of meals, and allows the serving table to be taken in and out, and the door With a door that opens and closes
The cold-reserving device includes an element that is installed in the unit and cools food arranged on the serving table;
The heating device has a heating element that is installed in the serving unit and heats only the food in the serving unit that has been rotated and moved to the meal position by the eater among the food served on the serving table,
The meal support feeding control device includes a rotary table control unit for controlling the rotation of the rotary table, and when the rotary table rotates by a predetermined angle and one of the serving tables rotates to a meal position by a eater. A ringing control unit for informing, and a heating control unit for controlling the heating element before eating the food served on the serving table,
When the door is opened, the serving table on which the food heated by the heating element is placed can be pulled out and eaten,
When the door is closed after eating the food placed on the table, the tableware can be stored and stored in the table unit.

  In addition, the meal support feeding apparatus according to the present invention further includes a timer for setting a starting time of the heating control unit, the rotary table control unit, and the ringing control unit.

In addition, the meal support feeding device of the present invention,
A food support feeding device having a food cold storage / heating function and a timer function, and a meal feeding control unit for controlling each function,
A space for storing a table on which tableware is placed, an opening that allows the table to be taken in and out, a door that opens and closes the opening, and a plurality of table units installed on the rotary table,
The catering unit is
In conjunction with the door, the serving table that is put in and out of the space of the serving unit and stored and the tableware on which food is placed in the space of the serving unit are served by the serving table, A cold insulation device for keeping food cold by the cold insulation function;
A heating device that heats only the food served in the serving unit facing the door by the heating function when the timer function detects the time of eating the food served in the space of the serving unit;
With the timer function, one of the serving units is controlled to rotate and move to a meal position by a eater, and only the food of the serving unit is controlled by the heating device,
It is characterized by having.

  According to the present invention, it is possible for a non-healthy person to arrange, eat, and lower a meal for a day without the assistance of an assistant alone or by reducing the burden on a caregiver.

  In addition, caregivers can work together in one day, and can work normally. In addition, it is not necessary to secure manpower for short-term care during the day, and labor costs can be saved, as well as a reduction in mental burden.

  Problems, configurations, and effects other than those described above will be clarified by the following description of embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a top view showing an arrangement configuration of a rotary table and a plurality of meal serving units in the meal support feeding apparatus of the invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the meal support feeding apparatus of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a meal distribution unit in the meal support feeding apparatus of FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the main part showing an example of the mounting configuration of the Peltier element (cooling unit) of the cold insulator. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a meal support feeding device control apparatus provided in the meal support apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a work procedure flow for explaining the catering work by the caregiver to the meal support feeding apparatus. FIG. 7 is a work procedure flow for explaining eating and lowering work by a non-caregiver.

  Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a person who requires manpower is referred to as a disabled person or a non-healthy person, and a person who helps the person is referred to as a caregiver or a healthy person.

  First, the structure of the meal support feeding apparatus of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a top view showing an arrangement configuration of a rotary table and a plurality of feeding and serving units in the meal supporting and feeding apparatus of the invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the meal supporting and feeding unit, and FIG. 3 is an outline of the feeding and serving unit. It is a perspective view which shows a structure.

  In these drawings, the meal support feeding device 1 has a function of keeping food (food) cold and heated, a serving function of serving tableware 211 with food (upper / lower), and used dishes after eating. Has a temporary storage function.

  The so-called meal support feeding apparatus 1 has both a cooler and a microwave oven, and further includes a plurality of serving units 13, a rotary table 12 that rotates by mounting the serving units, food cold storage, heating, serving time notification, etc. A meal support feeding control device 17 for controlling

  Here, the cold-retaining function is a function intended to keep the food calm and cool in a state of being accommodated in the serving unit 13 like a refrigerator. For example, food deterioration is prevented for a predetermined time.

  The heating function is a function intended to heat (automatically cook) food in a state of being accommodated in the serving unit 13 like a microwave oven. For example, when eating food, it is heated before eating to minimize the waiting time for eating.

  The serving function is a function of holding (upper) a tray (laying table 21) on which dishes prepared with food prepared before eating are placed in the serving unit 13 (upper table). This is a function for pulling out the table 21 (lower arm) to make it easier for people with disabilities to eat.

  A preservation | save function is a function which accommodates the tableware 211 after eating in the layout unit 13, and can preserve | save it temporarily.

  For example, the serving unit 13 prepares a plurality of units (a breakfast unit, a lunch unit, and a dinner unit) so that food for three meals can be prepared. These arrangement units 13 are arranged on the rotary table 12 so as to rotate as the arrangement table 21 rotates as shown in the figure.

  In the state where the tableware 211 is placed on the tray (the table 21), the table unit 13 has a space for storing the table 21, an opening for putting the table 21 in and out of the space, and a door (door for opening / closing the window). 113).

  In addition, the serving unit 13 controls, for example, the cold insulation device 15, the heating device 16, the ringer (for example, speaker) 31, the meal support feeding control device 17, and the ringer 31 that are respectively controlled by the meal support feeding control device 17. A timer 18 is provided.

  The timer 18 and the ringer (for example, a speaker) 31 may be used as a single unit.

  In the state where the tableware 211 is placed on the tray (the table 21), the serving unit 13 is arranged on the turntable 12 so that the food of the tableware 211 can be rotated together with the tray (the table 21). The turntable 12 is arranged on a table 41 for a table, for example.

  The arrangement of the layout unit 13 to the turntable 12 is preferably fixed so that unnecessary displacement does not occur when the turntable 12 is rotated.

  The rotary table 12 is rotated so that one of the serving tables 13 is located at a meal position by the eater (in front of the eater).

  The rotation of the rotary table 12 may be automatic or manual. When controlling to rotate automatically, the timer function of the timer 18, which will be described later, is controlled to rotate at a predetermined timing (rotation table rotation control time, heating time for heating food, etc.). What is necessary is just to comprise.

  The layout table 21 is stored in the layout unit 13 (in the space) when the door 113 is opened and closed, that is, when the door 113 is closed, and when the door 113 is opened, the layout table 21 is stored in the layout unit 13. It is good to have a configuration in which it is pulled out and exposed. This configuration can be realized, for example, by connecting the door 113 and the laying table 21 by the connecting tool 191 and further pulling the laying table 21 to the space side of the laying unit 13 by a spring such as a spring 192 at all times. is there. At this time, a guide groove 132 for opening the layout table 21 may be formed.

  The cold insulator 15 is installed in each unit 13 to cool the food on the tableware 211 placed on the table 21 and includes, for example, a Peltier element 151.

  The heating device 16 is attached to the serving unit 13 and heats the food of the tableware 211 placed on the serving table 21 and includes a magnetron 161.

  The Peltier element 151 of the cold insulator 15 is arranged on the outer wall (rear surface) of each unit, and cools the food on the serving table arranged in each space portion divided by each unit. Such a cold insulation function can appropriately prevent food deterioration even in summer or in a heated room. As the Peltier element 151, for example, Thermoelectric Cooler TEC-12706 from Hebei I.T (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. can be used. A cooling function is achieved by energizing the Peltier element 151.

  In this embodiment, the Peltier element (cooling unit) 151 of the cold insulator is arranged on the outer wall (rear surface) of the layout unit 13, but the Peltier element (cooling unit: 40 mm square element) 151 is attached to the layout unit 13. Therefore, it is important to take into consideration a large contact surface for heat absorption / exhaust heat, a sufficient voltage and heat radiation area with respect to the Peltier element, and consideration that exhaust heat does not enter the heat absorption side.

  From this point of view, the Peltier element (cooling unit) 151 may be disposed so as to be in close contact with the back surface of the laying unit 13 (part partitioned by one iron plate), and the effect has been confirmed by the inventor. .

  FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the main part showing an example of the mounting configuration of the Peltier element (cooling unit) 151 of the cold insulator 15.

  In the figure, plate-like Peltier elements (four in this example) 151 having a cooling surface and a heat dissipation surface are attached so that the cooling surface is in close contact with the back surface 1311 of the layout unit 13. That is, a surface having a convex portion is formed on the back surface (made of iron plate) of the laying unit 13, and the Peltier element 151 is sandwiched between the convex surface and the aluminum plates 1511 and 1518 which are one of the fixtures. Attach the surface with the rear side of the laying unit 13 attached. This attachment uses fixing tools such as screws 1516 and springs 1517. Further, a heat radiating device 1512 including a radiator (heat sink) 1515, an injury prevention protective net 1513, and a cooling fan 1514 may be attached to the aluminum plate 1511 side as shown in the figure. The role of the aluminum plate 1518 is to prevent the Peltier element from falling apart when the cooling part is attached or detached.

  The magnetron 161 of the heating device 16 is disposed, for example, near the door 113 side of the laying unit 13, and rotates and moves to a desired timing, for example, a position facing the door 113 before eating based on the setting of the timer 18, for example. The food on the table 21 is heated.

  Such a heating function makes it possible to minimize the waiting time during eating, that is, to heat only one meal. Moreover, since it is set as the structure which heats the food for 1 meal, a heating efficiency can be improved.

  The meal support feeding equipment control device 17 is arranged at an appropriate position of the serving unit 13 or the rotary table 12.

Next, the configuration and operation of the meal support feeding equipment control device 17 will be described.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the meal support meal control device 17 of the present invention.

  In the figure, a meal support meal control device 17 includes a rotary table control unit 172 that controls the rotary table 12, a cold insulation control unit 170 that controls the Peltier element 151 of the cold insulation device 15, and a heating control that controls the magnetron 161 of the heating device 16. And a sound controller 173 that sounds the speaker 171 and the like.

  The turntable control unit 172 controls the turntable 12 at a desired timing and controls the food placed on the serving table 21 to rotate to a position facing the door 113.

  For example, before 7:30 in the morning, the serving table 21 where breakfast is served moves to a position facing the door 113, and at 12:30 before noon, the serving table 21 where lunch is served is displayed. It moves to the position facing the door 113, and before 6:30 in the evening, the serving table 21 on which dinner is served is controlled to move to the position facing the door 113. Or after each eating, you may control to move after predetermined time progress.

  The cold insulation control unit 170 performs cold insulation control so that, for example, the time until each meal is served (upper rice bowl) in each serving unit 13 until the meal is eaten, that is, the waiting time for eating and the safety of the food are maintained. .

  For example, if the morning meal is 7:30, the heating control unit 171 controls the heating so that breakfast can be eaten at that time, and if the lunch meal is 12:30, the lunch is served at that time. Heat control is performed so that the user can eat, and if the evening meal is 6:30, the heat control is performed so that dinner can be eaten at that time.

  The ringing control unit 173 performs ringing control of the speaker 31 in order to notify a disabled person of the end of the meal setting or the end of heating.

  The timer 18 is disposed on the housing 11 so as to be exposed to the outside. And each said control time and start / end timing in the rotation table control part 172 of the meal assistance feeding control apparatus 1, the cool-keeping control part 170, the heating control part 171, and the ringing control part 173 are set.

  FIG. 6 is a work procedure flow for explaining the catering work by the caregiver to the meal support feeding apparatus. In the figure, first, the setting of meal to each unit will be described.

  In step S601, the caregiver sets three meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) on the serving table 21, and sets the serving tables in the interior 131 of the three units 13 (breakfast unit, lunch unit, dinner unit), respectively. To do.

  In step S602, the caregiver performs timer setting (in the case of automatic). That is, the rotary table control unit 171 and the cold storage control unit 170 that rotate each unit (breakfast unit / lunch unit / dinner unit) 13 to a predetermined maintenance, the cold storage time by the heating control unit 171, and the heating control time (timing) are set. Also, the ringing control time (timing) by the ringing control unit 173 is set.

In step S603, the turntable control unit 172 controls each unit (breakfast unit / lunch unit / dinner unit) 13 to rotate at a predetermined angle through the turntable 12, and one of the units, for example, the breakfast unit is controlled by the cafeteria. Control to rotate forward.
At this time, the sounding control unit 173 performs sounding control to sound that the meal unit is set at the eating position in accordance with the meal setting time by the timer 18.

  Next, in step S <b> 604, the heating control unit 171 controls to heat only the breakfast of the breakfast unit that has been rotated to the front of the eater at the heating setting time by the timer 18. At this time, the sounding control unit 173 controls the sounding of the heating end sound (end sign) via the speaker 31.

  FIG. 7 is a work procedure flow for explaining eating and lowering work by a non-caregiver. The eating after setting a meal in FIG.

  In step S <b> 701, for example, after heating the food on the table (breakfast unit) 21 by the heating control unit 171, the disabled person opens the door 113. Then, the serving table (breakfast unit) 21 that has moved to the front of the eater in conjunction with the door 113 is pulled out to the front (see FIG. 1), and served to the disabled (upper bowl). During this time, the served meal is kept cold by the cold insulation device 15.

  In step S <b> 702, that is, in a state where the door 113 is open, the disabled person eats breakfast at the table (breakfast unit) 21.

  After eating, the door 113 is closed in step S703. As a result, the serving table (breakfast unit) 21 is served (lower) from the disabled person, stored in the breakfast unit 13 and stored (saved). Since it is not necessary to keep cold after eating, it is good to comprise so that a cold preservation function may be interrupted | blocked.

  Thereafter, in step S704, the process returns to steps S603 and S604 shown in FIG. 6, the rotation table 21 is controlled to rotate, the food on the table (lunch unit, dinner unit) 21 is sequentially heated, and steps S601 to S603 are repeated. .

  In step S <b> 705, the work of cleaning tableware on the table for the breakfast unit, lunch unit, and dinner unit after eating ends.

As described above, a plurality of units are arranged on the rotary table, and a serving table on which tableware (food) is placed can be arranged on each unit. And at the time of non-eating, food is kept cold using a cold preservation function.
At the time of eating, the tableware (food) to be eaten is rotated and moved to a position where the person (who needs care) can eat just by opening the door, and only the food to be eaten is heated in such a state. Use function to heat.
In addition, by opening the door, the food to be eaten is configured to move the serving table to the person in need of nursing care, and when the door is closed, the serving table is configured to return to the original position. .

By adopting such a configuration, a user who needs care can eat just by opening the door, and can store tableware by simply closing the door.
Moreover, the caregiver who helps care can arrange the meals of a day collectively, and it is easy to clean up after that, and the time between them can be used effectively.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Meal assistance meal apparatus 12 Turning table 13 Serving unit 15 Cooling device 16 Heating apparatus 17 Meal assistance meal control apparatus 18 Timer 21 Serving table

Claims (3)

A meal-supporting meal feeding device that has the function of keeping foods cold and heated, the arrangement of dishes filled with food (upper and lower bowls), and the function of temporarily storing used dishes after eating,
A plurality of serving units, a rotary table, a cold storage device, a heating device, a meal support meal control device,
The serving unit has an opening that is disposed on the rotary table and has a space for storing the plurality of serving tables individually serving a plurality of meals, and allows the serving table to be taken in and out, and the door With a door that opens and closes
The cold-reserving device includes an element that is installed in the unit and cools food arranged on the serving table;
The heating device has a heating element that is installed in the serving unit and heats only the food in the serving unit that has been rotated and moved to the meal position by the eater among the food served on the serving table,
The meal support feeding control device includes a rotary table control unit for controlling the rotation of the rotary table, and when the rotary table rotates by a predetermined angle and one of the serving tables rotates to a meal position by a eater. A ringing control unit for informing, and a heating control unit for controlling the heating element before eating the food served on the serving table,
When the door is opened, the serving table on which the food heated by the heating element is placed can be pulled out and eaten,
After eating the food placed on the serving table, when the door is closed, the tableware can be stored and stored in the serving unit.   The meal support feeding apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a timer for setting a start time of the heating control unit, the rotary table control unit, and the ringing control unit. . A food support feeding device having a food cold storage / heating function and a timer function, and a meal feeding control unit for controlling each function,
A space for storing a table on which tableware is placed, an opening that allows the table to be taken in and out, a door that opens and closes the opening, and a plurality of table units installed on the rotary table,
The catering unit is
In conjunction with the door, the serving table that is put in and out of the space of the serving unit and stored and the tableware on which food is placed in the space of the serving unit are served by the serving table, A cold insulation device for keeping food cold by the cold insulation function;
A heating device that heats only the food served in the serving unit facing the door by the heating function when the timer function detects the time of eating the food served in the space of the serving unit;
With the timer function, one of the serving units is controlled to rotate and move to a meal position by a eater, and only the food of the serving unit is controlled by the heating device,
A meal support lunch apparatus characterized by comprising:

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