JP2753967B2 - Feeder plate supply and recovery method and feeder plate supply / recovery device for rotating eating and drinking table - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention automatically feeds, on a rotating eating and drinking table, a dish with a deficient kind and number of products (sushi) and circulates a specified number of times. The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for collecting spoilers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, examples of this kind are described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-3097 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-3098 previously filed by the present applicant.

[0003] In the former, an empty plate conveying device is provided directly connected to the crescent chain from the outer peripheral side of the rotating dining table, and a sushi moving device is provided in a direction orthogonal to the empty plate conveying device. On the other hand, a sensor is provided on the crescent chain slightly behind the position directly connected to the empty plate transport device with respect to the circulating direction of the crescent chain to detect the absence of a material dish. This is linked with the device.

In the latter, an empty plate conveying device is provided directly connected to the crescent chain from the outer periphery of the rotating dining table,
On the other hand, on the crescent chain slightly behind the direction of the crescent chain from the direct connection position of the empty plate transfer device,
A sensor is provided for detecting that there is no material dish, and the sensor and the empty dish transport device are linked to each other.

[0005]

Both of the above-mentioned prior arts merely automatically supply one or a plurality of the same type of dish to a place where there is no dish on a crescent chain of a rotating dining table. The supply of the missing types of dishes on the crescent chain requires the employee or cook to supply the missing types of dishes in succession while constantly observing, so that the employees or cooks can supply the missing types of dishes. Has been a problem because of the heavy work load involved.

[0006] Further, when collecting a spatter that has been dried for a long time, it is necessary for an employee or a cook to collect the spatter while constantly observing it. The problem was being large.

[0007] In recent years, it is necessary to calculate and check the purchase and sales after the business hours, and it is not possible to grasp in real time during the business hours the sales situation at the individual shops where the rotating dining tables are installed. Because it was possible, there is a strong demand for efficiently selling out material that is likely to be unsold and drastically reducing purchase losses.

In addition, the types and number of spatters to be manufactured have been diversified due to diversified demands of customers and the number of customers, and it is difficult to cope with the supply of the diversified spatters, and it takes a long time. There is a strong demand for automatically collecting spatter dishes that have been traversed a specified number of times or more in order to supply fresher spatters by circulating the dishes.

The present invention addresses such a need,
In accordance with the sales situation of sushi (products) at each store where the rotating dining table is installed, the missing material dish can be automatically supplied to the rotating dining table, and the material can be reduced by patrol for a long time. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and an apparatus for feeding and collecting spatter dishes that can automatically collect dried spatter dishes and improve the sales efficiency by grasping the sales situation in real time. .

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A method of the present invention is to provide a rotating eating and drinking table provided with a crescent chain for circulating goods above a base. After recording on the computer, by supplying, the computer records all the dishes that are circulated on the crescent chain, while the number of circulations of the dishes on the crescent chain,
The material dishes measured by the measurement sensor connected to the computer and circulated more than a specified number of times are transferred from the crescent chain to the collection dish conveyor connected to the crescent chain, and recorded on the computer, and the material dishes are collected. And after the customer eats, the type and number of the missing material dishes that are being circulated on the crescent chain are displayed on the computer, and the missing material dishes to be supplied are classified by type and number.
After recording on a computer, the material is supplied onto the crescent chain.If necessary, the material dish is supplied onto the crescent chain by a material dish transport mechanism equipped with a transport conveyor, or the material dish is supplied. By reading the ID medium provided on the bottom, for example, a barcode, an electromagnetic derivative, etc., through an ID medium reader connected to the computer, the type and number of the net dishes are recorded on the computer, or the crescent chain and With the transfer guide movably provided on the crescent chain at the connection part with the collection dish conveyor, the material dish on the crescent chain is transferred onto the collection dish conveyor, or from the connection position between the crescent chain and the collection dish conveyor. At the back of the crescent chain, In conjunction with a transfer guide movably provided upward and a stopper movably provided on the crescent chain, the subsequent material dish is temporarily stagnated on the crescent chain when the material dish is collected. .

[0011] An apparatus of the present invention is a rotary eating and drinking table provided with a crescent chain for cyclically transporting commodities above a base, wherein a material dish transport mechanism directly connected to the crescent chain from the outer periphery of the rotating eating and drinking table; A collection dish conveyor provided with one end connected to the crescent chain, a transfer guide movably provided on the crescent chain at a connection portion with the collection dish conveyor, and an ID medium such as a barcode, an electromagnetic derivative, etc. With a dish provided in the
An ID medium reader that is installed close to the material dish transport mechanism and reads the type of material that is circulated and transported on the crescent chain, and is installed close to the crescent chain and is transported cyclically on the crescent chain. It consists of a measurement sensor that measures the number of rounds of the material dish, and a computer that is connected to the ID medium reader and the measurement sensor. The transport mechanism is driven, and on the other hand, the transfer guide is moved onto the crescent chain by sensing the material dish that has circulated more than a specified number of times on the crescent chain by the measurement sensor and the computer,
If necessary, the stopper provided movably on the crescent chain slightly behind the crescent chain in the connection part with the collection dish conveyor is moved on the crescent chain in conjunction with the movement of the transfer guide. As a result, transport of the material dish temporarily stagnates,
Alternatively, a plurality of material dish transport mechanisms are directly connected to the crescent chain.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIGS. 1 to 8 and FIG. 12, the apparatus for feeding and collecting spoiler dishes in a rotary eating and drinking table according to the present invention has the following configuration.

The rotary dining table used in the present invention includes a base 12
Above, a crescent chain 18 for circulating and transporting a commodity 14, in the present invention, a dish 16 on which sushi is placed, is provided with one end protruding toward the kitchen K side and other parts excluding one end Is arranged on the hole H side.

[0015] A material dish transport mechanism 2 having a transport conveyer 20 to the crescent chain 18 from the outer peripheral side of the rotary dining table.
3 are provided in parallel with one end A, B, and C, with one end directly connected.

In this embodiment, an empty tray stocker (not shown) is provided on the transport conveyor 20 of the material tray transport mechanism 22, and a predetermined number of empty trays are stored and supplied one by one onto the lower transport conveyor 20. You are free.

Further, three net dish transport mechanisms 22 are arranged on one side (lower side in FIG. 1) in the vertical direction of the crescent chain 18 of the rotary dining table.

This is because two or more kinds of the dishes 16 of different kinds, for example, of different rates are supplied simultaneously or sequentially onto the crescent chain 18 of the rotating dining table.

Accordingly, it is only necessary to manufacture sushi with the same material in one material dish transport mechanism 22, and workability can be improved.

An ID medium reader 24 is provided near each of the material tray transport mechanisms 22.

In this embodiment, the ID medium reader 24
As shown in FIG. 8, two are provided on one side of the transport conveyor 20 of the material tray transport mechanism 22 in the horizontal direction. This is an ID medium 24 attached to the bottom side surface of the material dish 16 described later.
This is for surely reading the barcode.

Also, it is possible to manufacture a solitari ball in proximity to each of the spatter tray conveying mechanisms 22 and to provide a machine (not shown) for transporting the solitary ball.

A collection dish conveyor 26 is provided with one end connected to the crescent chain 18.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the installation position of the collection dish conveyor 26 is near one end of one side (lower side in FIG. 1) of the rotating eating and drinking table, that is, the kitchen K Is within.

A transfer guide 28 is movably provided on the crescent chain 18 at a portion connected to the collection dish conveyor 26.

In the present embodiment, the transfer guide 28 has a circular arc on one side and a straight line on the other side. When the transfer guide 28 is moved, the drive motor 30 and the gear are arranged so that one side (arc) is positioned on the crescent chain 18. It is attached to the shaft via 32 and 34.

A stopper 36 for temporarily stopping the transport of the material dish 16 is movably provided on the crescent chain 18 slightly behind the crescent chain 18 in the connecting portion with the collection dish conveyor 26. I have.

In the present embodiment, the stopper 36 is a pair of pins which move from the outside to the inside of the crescent chain 18, and the drive motor 30 and the gears 32, 38,
The shaft is attached via 40.

Here, the transfer guide 28 and the stopper 36
The operation will be described in detail.

When the drive motor 30 rotates in the direction of arrow S, the transfer guide 28 rotates in the direction of arrow N via gears 32 and 34, and the stopper 36 rotates in the direction of arrow S via gears 32, 38 and 40. . At this time, the stopper 36
Is rotated through the gears 38 and 40 in addition to the gear 32, and thus starts to move slightly later than the movement of the transfer guide 28. This is to prevent the material dish 16 subsequent to the material dish 16 to be collected that has been circulated on the crescent chain 18 from being transported to the collection dish conveyor 26.

A measurement sensor 42 is provided in proximity to the crescent chain 18 to measure the number of times the net dish 16 is circulated on the crescent chain 18.

In the present embodiment, the measuring sensor 42
By reading the ID medium 46 of the spatter 16 near the one end on both sides in the horizontal direction of the rotating dining table, that is, in the kitchen K, the number of circulations of each spatter 16 is measured.

ID medium reader 24 and measurement sensor 4
2 is connected to a computer 44 as a control mechanism.

In the present embodiment, the computer 44 is a personal computer, and the material tray transport mechanism 22 and the transport guide 2
8. The drive of the stopper 36 is interlocked and controlled.

An ID medium 46 is attached to the bottom side surface of the dish 16.

In the present embodiment, the ID medium 46 is a sticker on which a bar code is printed, and the ID medium 46 is provided at two locations on the bottom side surface of the material dish 16 so that the contents can be reliably read by the ID medium reader 24 and the measurement sensor 42. It is attached to.

The driving mechanism of the crescent chain 18 of this embodiment is, as shown in FIG.
A drive sprocket 48 is provided at one corner of the drive sprocket, and a drive shaft 50 of the drive sprocket 48 is connected to a motor 54 via a transmission chain 52.

When the motor 54 is driven, the drive shaft 50 is driven via the transmission chain 52.
Next, the crescent chain 18 is driven and circulates.

In the drawing, X indicates the installation position of the ID medium reader 24, and Y indicates the installation position of the measurement sensor 42.

A method of supplying the missing material dish 16 onto the crescent chain 18 of the rotating dining table using the present apparatus and collecting the material dish 16 which has been circulated more than a specified number of times will be described in detail below.

First, the material dish transport mechanism 22 of each of A to C is previously set.
, The I set in close proximity to each
Via the D-medium reader 24, the type of the material of the material plate 16 and the number of the material plate 16 are recorded, and are sequentially supplied onto the crescent chain 18. At this time, it is necessary to input the record of the type of the material on the material dish 16 to the ID medium reader 24 and the computer 44 through a device such as a human or a voice reader.

Next, the material dish 1 from the ID medium reader 24
The computer 44 records the ID medium data of No. 6 and
The type and number of all the dishes 16 on the crescent chain 18 are recorded.

Next, the measuring sensor 42 reads the number of circulations of each of the spatters 16 that are circulated and transported on the crescent chain 18, and the computer 44 records this data.

Next, when the material dish 16 circulating on the crescent chain 18 is not measured by the measurement sensor 42, that is, when the customer eats or is collected as described later, the material not measured by the computer 44 is used. The type of the plate 16 is recorded, and the type and number of the spatters to be supplied onto the crescent chain 18 are displayed (see FIG. 12) by comparing the data with pre-recorded data to inform the operator or cook. At this time, since the sales status can be checked by displaying the sales volume, remaining purchase amount, etc. at once, measures such as providing half price of unsold materials and providing change to takeout products etc. are instantaneous. Decisions can be made, purchase losses can be drastically reduced, and sales efficiency can be improved.

According to the display of the computer 44,
The operator or cook prepares the material dish 16 and
To C on a predetermined dish transport mechanism 22.

Next, the spatter conveying mechanism 22 is operated, and a predetermined spatter 16 is supplied onto the crescent chain 18.

Also, the measurement sensor 42 determines
For example, when the material dish 16 measured three or more times is sensed, when the material dish 16 approaches the transfer guide 28, the transfer guide 28 moves to the crescent chain 18 side via the computer 44, and the material dish 16 Is transferred to the collection dish conveyor 26. At this time, the stopper 36 moves to the crescent chain 18 side slightly later than the transfer guide 28, and the subsequent net dish 16 is temporarily stopped.

Next, at the same time as the transfer of the net dish 16 to the collection dish conveyor 26 is completed, the transfer guide 28 moves the stopper 36 to the original position with a slight delay.

The above process is constantly monitored by the measuring sensor 42, and displayed on the computer 44 when necessary, so as to notify the operator and the cooker, so that the type, number and freshness of the material dishes 16 on the crescent chain 18 are constantly maintained. Can be managed, the sales status can be confirmed in real time, and the sales efficiency can be improved.

FIGS. 9 to 11 show another embodiment of the ID medium 46 provided on the bottom of the spatter 16.

The ID medium 46 of the present embodiment is a disk-shaped electromagnetic derivative, and is provided outside the bottom of the dish 16.

When the ID medium 46 of this embodiment is used, the ID medium reader 24 and the measurement sensor 42 may be installed at one of the upper and lower positions of the crescent chain 18.

In this embodiment, three spatter tray transport mechanisms 22 are provided, but if the number is one or more, the effect of the present invention can be sufficiently obtained.

The material dish 1 by the material dish transport mechanism 22
6 when feeding, the material plate 16 on the crescent chain 18
It is self-evident that the feeding of the dish 16 can be further automated by causing a sensor to detect a point without the gap and automatically feeding the dish 16 to the point.

The stopper 36 is a pin that is movable from both sides in the width direction of the crescent chain 18 toward the center, but may be a pair of pins that can move up and down from below the crescent chain 18. Any structure may be used as long as the transport of the circulation tray 16 is temporarily stopped.

Further, in the method of the present invention,
At the time of supply, without using the spatter transfer mechanism 22
When a transport mechanism without a drive mechanism such as a roller conveyor is simply used, the material dish 1 on the transport mechanism is manually operated.
It is self-evident that this is done by pushing 6 onto the crescent chain 18.

Further, in the method and apparatus of the present invention,
It is self-evident that the stopper 36 is omitted by manually stagnating the subsequent spatters 16 when collecting the spatters 16 that have been circulated more than a specified number of times.

[0057]

According to the method and the apparatus for feeding and collecting a dish in a rotary dining table according to the present invention, all of the food trays being transported on the rotating chain on the crescent chain are recorded, and the fact that the customer eats or recovers is recorded. The lacking material dish due to the operation can be automatically supplied onto the crescent chain, so that the work efficiency of the worker or cook can be improved.

Further, when the crawling tray on the crescent chain that is being circulated is circulated more than a specified number of times, the crawling tray can be automatically collected on a dish collection conveyor, and the crescent chain always has fresh neta on the crescent chain. Only the dishes can be circulated, and the work of collecting the dried dishes of the operator or cooker can be eliminated.

Further, since the sales situation can be grasped in real time, measures such as providing unsold material at half price or providing as a takeout product can be determined instantaneously, and the purchase loss is drastically reduced. As a result, the sales efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a material dish supply / recovery device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view of a main part showing a use state of a transfer guide.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a main part showing an unused state of the transfer guide.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing the internal structure of a transfer guide and a stopper.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a material dish.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a reading state of an ID medium reader (measurement sensor).

FIG. 9 is a front view showing another embodiment of the material dish.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a main part showing a reading state of an ID medium reader (measurement sensor).

FIG. 12 is an exemplary front view showing a display screen of a computer;

FIG. 13 is a schematic front view showing a driving mechanism of the crescent chain.

[Explanation of symbols]

 12 Base 14 Commodity 16 Net dish 18 Crescent chain 22 Net dish transport mechanism 24 ID medium reader 26 Collection dish conveyor 28 Transfer guide 36 Stopper 42 Measurement sensor 44 Computer 46 ID medium

Claims (12)

(57) [Claims] 1. A rotary eating and drinking table provided with a crescent chain (18) for circulating and transporting a product (14) above a base (12), wherein a food dish (16) is placed on the crescent chain (18). After recording on the computer (44) for each type and number, by feeding, all the food dishes (16) that have been circulated on the crescent chain (18) are recorded on the computer (44),
On the other hand, a measurement sensor (42) connected to a computer (44)
The crane chain (18) is measured from the crescent chain (18)
Transported onto the collection dish conveyor (26) connected to the machine, and recorded on the computer (44). After displaying on the computer (44) the type and the number of the spatters (16) that are missing, after recording the missing spatters (16) to be supplied by type and number in the computer (44), A method for feeding and collecting spoiler dishes in a rotating dining table, wherein the feeder is supplied onto a crescent chain (18). 2. A rotary eating and drinking stand according to claim 1, wherein the spatter tray (16) is supplied onto the crescent chain (18) by a spatter transport mechanism (22) provided with a transport conveyor (20). Net dish supply and collection method. 3. An ID medium provided at the bottom of a material dish (16).
(46) by reading it via an ID medium reader (24) connected to the computer (44).
The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the type dishes (16) are recorded by type and number. 4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the ID medium is a bar code. 5. The method according to claim 3, wherein the ID medium is an electromagnetic derivative. 6. A transfer guide (28) movably provided on the crescent chain (18) at a connection portion between the crescent chain (18) and the collection dish conveyor (26), and a material on the crescent chain (18) is provided. 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plate (16) is transferred onto a collecting plate conveyor (26). . 7. A transfer guide movably provided on the crescent chain (18) behind the connection position between the crescent chain (18) and the collection dish conveyor (26) in the circulating direction of the crescent chain (18). Stopper (36) linked to (28) and movably mounted on the crescent chain (18)
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, at the time of collecting the material dish, the subsequent material dish (16) is temporarily stagnated on the crescent chain (18). 5
7. A method according to claim 6, wherein the method of feeding and collecting the spoiler dish in the rotary dining table is performed. 8. A rotary dining table provided with a crescent chain (18) for circulating and transporting a product (14) above a base (12), wherein the rotary table is directly connected to the crescent chain (18) from the outer periphery of the rotary dining table. , A collecting dish conveyor (26) provided by connecting one end to a crescent chain (18), and a crescent chain connected to the collecting dish conveyor (26).
(18) A transfer guide (28) movably provided on the top, an ID medium (46) provided on the bottom of a material dish (16) provided on the bottom, and a material dish transport mechanism (22) installed in close proximity to the mechanism. In addition, an ID medium reader (24) for reading an ID medium (46) of a material dish (16)
And a dish that is installed close to the crescent chain (18) and conveyed around the crescent chain (18).
It consists of a measurement sensor (42) for measuring the number of rounds of (16), a computer (44) connected to the ID medium reader (24) and the measurement sensor (42), and the measurement sensor (42) and the computer ( The detection of the missing material dish (16) on the crescent chain (18) by 44) drives the material dish transport mechanism (22), while the crescent chain (18) by the measuring sensor (42) and the computer (44). ) A feeder and feeder for a rotating eating and drinking table, wherein the transfer guide (28) is moved onto the crescent chain (18) by sensing the feeder (16) that has been circulated more than the specified number of times. 9. A stopper (3) movably provided on the crescent chain (18) at the rear of the crescent chain (18) at the connection portion with the collection dish conveyor (26).
The method according to claim 8, characterized in that the transfer of the material dish (16) is temporarily stagnated by moving (6) on the crescent chain (18) in conjunction with the movement of the transfer guide (28). Net dish supply / recovery device in a rotating dining table. 10. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the ID medium is a bar code. 11. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the ID medium is an electromagnetic derivative. 12. The method according to claim 8, wherein a plurality of the material dish transport mechanisms (22) are directly connected to the crescent chain (18).
The sprinkler dish supply / recovery device for a rotary dining table according to claim 9, 10 or 11.