JP2016101217A - Food serving cart for heating food service, and heating food service method using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide economical, efficient and delicious food service.SOLUTION: A food service cart for heating food service includes: a cart 3 having multistage trays and its kind arranged inside, and movable by casters 16 installed on a bottom part; and a food service cart body 2 having a cart storage chamber 40 for storing the cart 3 formed inside, and also having cold air means 5 for sending cold air to the cart 3 in the cart storage chamber 40, and heating means 6 for sending super heated steam or the like. The inside of the cart 3 is constituted as one chamber without being divided into a cold room and a warm room by a partition wall.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a warming meal distribution car used for meals in hospitals, nursing homes, and the like, and a heated meal method using the same.

  Conventionally, as this kind of distribution vehicle, it has a distribution vehicle main body that accommodates a large number of trays and wheels such as casters for moving the distribution vehicle main body, and extends in the front-rear direction in the distribution vehicle main body. One having a large number of partition walls arranged in a row is known. And the said allocation vehicle is what the one side was made into the refrigerator compartment through the said partition wall, and the other side was made into the refrigerator compartment.

JP 2001-286347 A JP 2007-236861 A JP 2006-94902 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-328962

  In the above-described layout car having a partition wall in the layout car body, it is necessary to insert a tray between the partition walls adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, and the heat insulation between the refrigerator compartment and the warm room adjacent to each other with the partition wall interposed therebetween. It is necessary to shut off air reliably, and since the temperatures of the refrigerator compartment and the warm compartment are large, it is necessary to consider the problem of mutual heat loss between warm and cold.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a warming / dispensing car and a warming / feeding method using the same that can solve the above-described problems of the conventional car.

  The present invention as set forth in claim 1 has a tray accommodating chamber in which trays are arranged in multiple stages, and a cart which can be moved by a caster attached to the bottom, and a cart accommodating chamber for accommodating the cart therein are formed. And a cart having a cooling means for cooling the cart housing chamber and a heating vehicle body having a heating means for heating the same, and the cart housing chamber sucks hot air from the hot air outlet from which the hot air from the heating means blows out. A hot air inlet and a cold air outlet from which cold air supplied from the cooling means blows out, a cold air inlet through which cold air is sucked in, a cart inlet / outlet part for taking in and out the cart, and a main body door for opening and closing the cart inlet / outlet part are provided. A hot air outlet and a hot air inlet in the main body, a communication opening part communicating with each of the cold air outlet and the cold air inlet, and a tray inlet / outlet part into and out of the trays are provided. Becomes a and cart the features and heated catering for serving vehicles that have been made room configured without partitioned into refrigerating compartment and Yutakazo chamber by a partition wall.

  In the present invention, “tray” includes hotel bread as well as tray. Moreover, in the allocation vehicle of the present invention, the heating means includes not only the superheated steam device but also all that supplies hot air such as an electric heater.

  The present invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the warming meal distribution vehicle according to claim 1, a cart entry opening for allowing the cart to enter is formed at the bottom of the distribution vehicle main body. Is.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a refrigerator for the heating and drinking distribution vehicle according to the first or second aspect, adjacent to the distribution vehicle main body.

The present invention according to claim 4 is a method of heating and feeding using the trolley car according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein one or a plurality of cooked foods are contained. After the trays on which the tableware is placed are stored in multiple stages in the tray storage chamber of the cart in the distribution vehicle body, hot air is sent from the heating means into the entire tray storage chamber of the cart, and the dishes on each tray After the cooked food stored in the container is heated, the cart is taken out from the main body of the distribution car and only the cart is moved to perform the distribution.

The present invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that, in the heating and feeding method according to claim 4, the heating by the heating means is performed in the range of 80 to 150 ° C.

The present invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that, in the heating and feeding method according to claim 4 or 5, the food is refrigerated in a cart before the cooked food is heated.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the heating and feeding method according to any one of the fourth to sixth aspects, after the cooked food is heated, the cart is taken out from the distribution car body and only the cart is used. It is characterized in that, in order to perform the serving by moving the food, after adding the cold vegetables that have been refrigerated separately on the trays, the serving is performed.

The present invention according to claim 8 is the heating and feeding method according to claim 7 using the distribution car according to claim 3, wherein the chilled cold vegetables that are separately refrigerated are adjacent to the distribution car body. It is stored in the attached refrigerator.

According to the distribution car for heating and feeding according to the present invention, which is composed of a distribution car body and a cart accommodated therein, after heating in a state where the cart is accommodated in the distribution car body, the cart is removed from the distribution vehicle body. The cart can be moved and arranged, and after the arrangement, only the cart needs to be returned to the main body of the distribution car, and therefore there is no need to move the main body of the distribution car. And can be performed efficiently.

Further, the cart for heating and feeding according to the present invention has a simple structure for the tray accommodating chamber because the tray accommodating chamber of the cart is not divided into a refrigerator compartment and a warming compartment by a partition wall. In addition, it is not necessary to insert a tray between the upper and lower adjacent partition walls, and it is technically necessary to reliably insulate and block the air between the adjacent refrigerator compartment and the warm compartment with the partition wall in between. Means are not required, and there are various practical advantages such as no need to consider the problem of heat loss between temperature and cold due to the temperature difference between the refrigerator compartment and the refrigerator compartment.

It is a perspective view of the layout vehicle which concerns on embodiment of this invention, Comprising: The state which accommodated the cart in the layout vehicle main body is shown. It is a perspective view of the layout vehicle which concerns on the same embodiment, Comprising: The state which took out the cart from the layout vehicle main body is shown. It is an expansion perspective view of a cart simple substance. It is a perspective view which shows embodiment which adjoined the refrigerator to the distribution vehicle. It is a horizontal sectional view of the layout vehicle main body of the state which accommodated the cart. It is a perspective view which shows other embodiment of a cart.

  Next, although embodiment of this invention is described according to drawing, this invention is not limited to this embodiment.

  First, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, the structure of the warming / dispensing distribution car 1 according to the present invention will be described. A cart 3 having a storage chamber 40 and movable by a caster 16 attached to the bottom, and a cart storage chamber 4 for storing the cart 3 therein are formed, and cool air is fed into the cart 3 in the cart storage chamber 4. A cart body 2 having a cooling air facility 5 and a superheated steam device 6 for feeding superheated steam, and the cart housing chamber 4 has a superheated steam outlet 19 from which superheated steam supplied from the superheated steam device 6 is ejected. A superheated steam inlet 21 for sucking superheated steam, a cold air outlet 22 for discharging cool air supplied from the cold air facility 5, a cool air inlet 23 for sucking cold air, a cart inlet / outlet portion 10 for taking in and out the cart 3, and a cart in / out The cart 3 is provided with a main body door 13 for opening and closing the part 10, and the cart 3 communicates with each of the superheated steam outlet 19 and the superheated steam inlet 21, the cold air outlet 22 and the cold air inlet 23 in the distribution vehicle body 2. The tray 3 is provided with an opening 3e and a tray entrance / exit portion 3f through which the tray T is inserted and withdrawn, and the tray accommodating chamber 40 in the cart 3 is constituted by a partition wall without being divided into a refrigerator compartment and a refrigerator compartment. is there.

The cart housing chamber 4 of the distribution vehicle main body 2 includes an upper wall 7, left and right walls 9, 11, a rear wall 12, and the cart entrance / exit portion 10 formed on the front side. 13 is attached. Casters 14 and legs 30 are respectively attached to the four corners of the outer surface of the bottom of the cart housing chamber 4, and further, a cart entry opening 17 into which the cart 3 enters is formed at the bottom.

  In short, the distribution cart 1 for warming meal according to the present embodiment accommodates the cart 3 in which the trays T are arranged in multiple stages in the cart storage chamber 4 of the distribution vehicle main body 2, and the main body door 13 of the cart entrance 10. And the food placed on each tray T in the cart 3 is refrigerated or heated by the cooling equipment 5 and the superheated steam device 6.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the tray accommodating chamber 40 of the cart 3 is more specifically composed of upper and lower walls 3 a and 3 b, left and right walls 3 c and 3 d, and cool air and superheat from the cooling facility 5 of the distribution vehicle main body 2. The communication opening 3e through which superheated steam from the steam device 6 flows, the tray inlet / outlet portion 3f through which the tray T is inserted and removed, and a pair of left and right cart doors 14A and 14B that open and close the tray inlet / outlet portion 3f and the communication opening 3e. It has. A substantially inverted L-shaped tray receiving member 55 that receives the edge of the tray T is fixed to the left and right walls 3c and 3d at the same height. Further, as described above, since the entire cart 3 is accommodated in the distribution vehicle body 2 and superheated steam supply / cold air supply is performed, the cart 3 is blocked from outside air. Therefore, the upper and lower walls 3a and 3b, the left and right walls 3c and 3d of the cart 3 and the cart doors 14A and 14B themselves are not required to have high heat insulation, and can be lightened. 3b and 14A and 14B are constituted by a thin simple panel.

Then, by rotating the cart doors 14A and 14B of the cart 3 to the outside of the left and right walls 3c and 3d, the communication opening portion 3e and the tray entrance / exit portion 3f are opened and closed.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the rear wall 12 of the cart housing chamber 4 of the distribution vehicle body 2 has a number of superheated steam outlets 19 arranged in the vertical direction on the left side of the rear wall 12. The above-described superheated steam inlet 21 having a circular outer shape is formed inward from the superheated steam outlet 19, and a number of cold air outlets 22 and a number of cold air inlets are provided above the superheated steam inlet 21. 23 are arranged in the vertical direction.

  FIG. 4 is an embodiment in which a refrigerator 71 is provided adjacent to the distribution vehicle main body 2 in the distribution vehicle 1 described above, and the refrigerator 71 has a cooling facility in the upper portion 71a and accommodates the tray of the main body 72. On both side walls 74 of the chamber 73, tray receiving members 55 extending in the front-rear direction are fixed at the same height on the left and right, and potato salad or pudding P, Many fruits F etc. are placed and refrigerated.

Next, a description will be given of a heated meal method using the hot-water meal distribution vehicle 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and FIG. 5, for example, rice is eaten on the tray T. A rice bowl 51 for drinking miso soup, a dish 53 for eating vegetables, and a small dish 54 for eating meat are placed on the rice bowl 51. Is filled with miso soup BE containing tofu TB, vegetables such as broccoli BR and potato P are served on the plate 53, and hamburger HB is placed on the small plate.

Then, after the tray is placed on the tray receiving member 55 inside the cart 3 in the distribution vehicle main body 2, superheated steam is supplied from the superheated steam supply device 6 to the entire inside of the cart 3, and the tableware on each tray is supplied. After the stored food is heated (reheated), the cart 3 is taken out of the distribution vehicle main body 2 and only the cart 3 is moved for distribution.

The heating with the superheated steam is performed in the range of 80 to 150 ° C. Moreover, the quality up to heating is maintained by refrigeration in the cart 3 before heating the cooked food by the superheated steam.

Then, the cart 3 containing the trays T on which the cooked food is placed is pulled out by opening the main body door 13 of the layout car main body 1 and moved to the layout position of each room for serving. In addition, when serving, the potato salad, pudding P, fruit F or the like as the cold vegetables may be added and served on the tray T from the refrigerator 71 adjacent to the distribution vehicle 1. Furthermore, the addition of such cold vegetables may be performed by taking out from a normal refrigerator installed in another place without providing the refrigerator 71 adjacent to the distribution vehicle 1 described above.

FIG. 6 is a cart 63 according to another embodiment of the present invention, and in the cooking / dispensing distribution cart 1 according to the above-described embodiment, the cart 3 in the distribution vehicle main body 1 is arranged in the vertical direction of the tray accommodating chamber 40. In this embodiment, the tray T is accommodated in two stages on the left and right.

  That is, in the cart 63 of the present embodiment, the tray receiving member 55 is fixed to the left and right walls 64 and 65, and the struts 67 that are opposed to each other are erected at the front end portion and the rear end portion in the center portion in the left-right direction in the cart 63. The tray receiving members 55 are supported in the front-rear direction on both sides of the columns 67, and the tray receiving members 55 of the left and right walls 64 and 65 and the tray receiving members 55 of the columns 67 are set at the same height position. The tray T is supported. Of course, the arrangement vehicle main body 2 is enlarged so that such a cart 63 is accommodated. Therefore, according to this embodiment, it is possible to accommodate twice as many trays as in the above embodiment, and as a result, it is possible to carry out double arrangement.

  According to the hot-water meal distribution car and the hot-meal method according to the present invention, low-cost, efficient, and delicious meals are realized, and therefore, it can be expected to be widely used in facilities such as nursing homes and hospitals.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cart accommodation type distribution vehicle 2 Distribution vehicle main body 3 Cart 4 Cart accommodation room 5 Cooling equipment 6 Superheated steam device 12 Cart entrance 13 Main body door 14A, 14B Cart door 19 Superheated steam outlet 21 Superheated steam inlet 22 Cold air outlet 23 Cold air Suction port 40 Tray storage chamber

In the above-described layout car having a partition wall in the layout car body, it is necessary to insert a tray between the partition walls adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, and the heat insulation between the refrigerator compartment and the warm room adjacent to each other with the partition wall interposed therebetween. Since it is necessary to shut off air reliably and the temperature difference between the refrigerator compartment and the refrigerator compartment is large, it is necessary to consider the problem of heat loss between the temperature and the cold.

The present invention as set forth in claim 1 has a tray accommodating chamber in which trays are arranged in multiple stages, and a cart which can be moved by a caster attached to the bottom, and a cart accommodating chamber for accommodating the cart therein are formed. And a cart having a cooling means for cooling the cart housing chamber and a heating vehicle body having a heating means for heating the same, and the cart housing chamber sucks hot air from the hot air outlet from which the hot air from the heating means blows out. A hot air inlet and a cold air outlet from which cold air supplied from the cooling means blows out, a cold air inlet through which cold air is sucked in, a cart inlet / outlet part for taking in and out the cart, and a main body door for opening and closing the cart inlet / outlet part are provided. A hot air outlet and a hot air inlet in the main body, a communication opening part communicating with each of the cold air outlet and the cold air inlet, and a tray inlet / outlet part into and out of the trays are provided. It becomes, and pressurizing the cart, characterized in that the cold air or hot air by a room configured without partitioned into refrigerating compartment and Yutakazo chamber partition wall is adapted to circulate the tray accommodation chamber cart temperature This is a lunch distribution car.

The present invention according to claim 2 is the heating and drinking distribution cart according to claim 1, wherein a cart entry opening into which the cart enters is formed at the bottom of the distribution vehicle main body and is required at the bottom of the distribution vehicle main body. A number of casters are attached .

Claims (8)

  Cooling that has a tray accommodating chamber in which trays are arranged in multiple stages, a cart that can be moved by a caster attached to the bottom, and a cart accommodating chamber for accommodating the cart are formed, and cools the cart accommodating chamber The cart housing chamber is supplied from a hot air outlet through which hot air from the heating means blows out, a hot air intake port for sucking in hot air, and a cooling means. It has a cool air outlet from which cool air blows out, a cool air intake port for sucking in cold air, a cart entrance / exit part for putting in and out the cart, and a main body door for opening and closing the cart entrance / exit part. And a tray opening / closing portion through which the trays are taken in and out, and a communication opening portion that communicates with each of the mouth, the cold air outlet and the cold air suction port. Together instead of being separated in the refrigerating compartment and Yutakazo chamber wall, it has been made room configuration, warming catering for serving vehicles.   3. The warming / distribution distribution car according to claim 2, wherein a cart entry opening through which the cart enters is formed at the bottom of the distribution car body.   3. A warming meal distribution car according to claim 1, wherein a refrigerator is attached adjacent to the distribution car body.   A heating and feeding method using the distribution car according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein one or more trays on which cooked foods are placed are arranged. After being stored in multiple stages in the cart tray compartment in the car body, hot air is sent from the heating means to the entire cart tray compartment to heat the cooked food contained in the dishes on each tray. After that, the heated meal method is characterized in that the cart is taken out from the main body of the distribution car and only the cart is moved to perform the distribution.   The heating and feeding method according to claim 4, wherein heating by the heating means is performed in a range of 80 to 150 ° C.   The method for heating and feeding food according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the food is refrigerated in a cart before heating the cooked food.   After warming cooked food, take out the cart from the main body of the distribution car and move only the cart to add the cold chilled vegetables that have been separately refrigerated to the trays. The heated meal method according to any one of claims 4 to 6, characterized in that it is characterized.   4. A method for heating meals using a distribution car according to claim 3, wherein the chilled chilled vegetables are stored in a refrigerator attached adjacent to the distribution vehicle main body. 7. A method of heating meals according to 7.

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