JP2835936B2 - Food counter - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food / drink counter having a crescent type flat top chain conveyor for feeding food / drinks, and more particularly to a food / drink counter having a conveyor feeding path for feeding food / drinks along the counter. ,
In particular, the present invention relates to a food / drink counter having a control device for controlling the feeding of a container on which food / beverage is loaded, which is provided with a conveyor transport path stopping device for feeding food / drink.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A food and drink counter has a conveyor conveying path such as a crescent-type endless chain conveyor provided along the counter, and a tea supply facility provided in the counter.
Food such as sushi is placed on a container such as a plate and transported on a conveyor transport path. Food and beverages sitting at the counter can take out food and drinks such as sushi transported by the conveyor while sitting at the seat, and take out teacups from the teacup storage area of the tea supply facility and draw tea. You can drink tea. On the other hand, the cook can prepare food and drink such as sushi at a cooking place in the counter, put the prepared food and drink such as sushi on a conveyor, and supply the food and drink to customers.

[0003] Therefore, in the food and drink counter, neither the food or drinker sitting on the counter needs to move particularly when eating or drinking. It is widely used, from sushi and other dishes that can be eaten and consumed as it is, to yakiniku and the like, which are eaten and consumed by the customers themselves.

[0004]

However, in such a food and drink counter, food and drink are always sent at regular intervals, so that when food and beverages are small, more food and drink are required. The extra food and beverages are left unattended for a long period of time, which is not desirable for freshness and hygiene and consumes more power than necessary. Therefore, a short-circuit conveyor transport path is provided by connecting the upstream side and the downstream side of the conveyor transport path for transporting food and drink, and in a time period when the number of food and beverages is reduced, the short-circuit conveyor is operated to short-circuit the food and drink. The number of foods and the number of cooks conveyed by narrowing the area where foods are conveyed through the conveyor conveyance path are adjusted according to the number of food and beverage customers.

[0005] However, when a large number of consumers suddenly increase during a period of time when the number of food and beverages is generally short using the short-circuit conveyor transportation path, the short-circuit conveyor transportation path is used for transporting food and beverages through the conveyor transportation path. The number of foods to be sent is insufficient for the number of food and beverages. In such a case, food and drink will be provided through the conveyor transport path for food and drink, but it is difficult to increase the number of cooks in a hurry, so how to deal with this becomes a problem. ing. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the problem when the demand for food and drink suddenly increases while using the short-circuit conveyor conveyance path in such a conventional food and drink counter.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, even if the demand for food and drink suddenly increases while using the short-circuit conveyor path, the food and drink from the kitchen in response to the demand. An object of the present invention is to provide a food and beverage counter which can supply a food and drink on a conveyor transport path for transporting food and drink. That is, the present invention
It is provided along a table for eating and drinking, and has a conveyor conveying path for food and beverages that exits the kitchen room and returns to the kitchen room, and connects a part of the upstream side and a part of the downstream side of the conveyor conveying path to short-circuit. In a food and beverage counter provided with a conveyor transport path, an outlet end of the short-circuit conveyor transport path is connected to one inner side of the upstream side of the food transport conveyor transport path, and an entrance end of the short-circuit conveyor transport path. Is connected to one inner side of the downstream side of the food transport conveyor transport path, close to the connection point of the outlet side end of the short-circuit conveyor transport path upstream of the food transport conveyor transport path. The food and drink counter is provided with a food and drink supply control member connected to a power source so as to protrude and retract in the traveling direction of the food and drink conveyor conveyor path.

[0007] In the present invention, the food and drink counter is provided with a short-circuit conveyor conveyance path connecting the upstream and downstream sides of the conveyor conveyance path for food and drink. The food and drink supply control member is provided to be connected to the power unit. Food supply control member, when using the short-circuit conveyor transport path,
The container is provided on the conveyor for conveying food and drink so as to be inclined in the conveying direction so as not to pass through the container on which the food and the food to be conveyed are passed along the conveyor for conveying food and drink. The food supply control member is withdrawn from the conveyor transport path for food and beverage when the short-circuit conveyor transport path is not used, and the container on which the food is placed can freely move on the conveyor transport path for food and beverage transport. Conveyed. Therefore,
The food supply control member is provided so as to be able to reciprocate in the horizontal direction.

In the present invention, when the demand for food and drink suddenly increases while using the short-circuit conveyor conveyance path, a shortage of food and drink can be supplied from the kitchen to the conveyor conveyance path for food and drink conveyance. , The conveyor transport path for food and beverage transport,
Part of it is led into the kitchen. The food and drink supply control member can be formed in any shape as long as the container on which the food and drink is placed can be pressed, and is preferably formed in a rod shape or a plate shape because it does not become bulky.

In the present invention, the container carrying the food does not run on the guide rail on the upstream guide rail at the point where the outlet side of the short-circuit conveyor conveyance path is connected to the upstream side of the conveyor conveyance path for food and drink. So that the guide block is stacked. In the present invention, the transport speed of the short-circuit conveyor transport path is set to be 1.2 to 1.5 times faster than the transport speed of the conveyor transport path for food and beverage, and the protrusion speed of the food and beverage supply control member is: It is set 1.0 to 1.2 times faster than the short-circuit conveyor conveyance speed.

[0010]

In the present invention, the outlet end of the short-circuit conveyor path is connected to one inner side of the upstream side of the food-conveyor conveyor path, and the inlet-side end of the short-circuit conveyor path is the food and drink. It is connected to one inner side on the downstream side of the conveyor transport path for transport, and close to the connection point of the outlet side end of the short-circuit conveyor transport path on the upstream side of the food transport conveyor,
In the traveling direction of the conveyor for food and beverage transport,
Since the food supply control member is connected to the power source so as to be able to protrude and retract, when operating the short-circuit conveyor conveyance path, a food course change guide is provided at the entrance side of the short-circuit conveyor conveyance path, By operation of the sensor on the upstream side of the conveyor for transporting the food, the food supply control member is protruded, and the short-circuit conveyor transport path is activated.

According to the present invention, when the demand for food is sharply increased while the short-circuit conveyor path is being used, the kitchen senses this and transfers the shortage of food to the conveyor for food transportation. Supply to road. In this way, when the container on which food for supplying food is loaded is sent to the upstream side while the short-circuit conveyor conveyance path is being used, the sensor provided on the upstream side detects the container. Is detected, and the food and drink supply control member is activated. The food supply control member that has been activated in this way, when detecting the circulating food and drink by a sensor provided on the short-circuit conveyor,
The food supply control member is pulled back from the conveyor for conveying food and drink, and one container carrying the food sent to the conveyor for conveying food and beverage is passed. However, once the container on which the food and drinks are passed has passed, the food and drink supply control member is protruded onto the conveyor transfer path for food and drink, and the food and drink sent to the conveyor transfer path for food and drink transfer. In addition to blocking the passage of the container on which the container is placed, it acts to protrude the container that has passed.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited by this illustration and description. FIG. 1 is a schematic partial plan view of an embodiment of a food and drink counter of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a partial plan view enlargedly shown at the center.

In this embodiment, the food / drink counter 1 has a counter 2 formed on a part of the side surface. On the upper surface of the food and drink counter 1, a crescent type flat top chain conveyor 4 for food and drink transfer which is surrounded on both sides by a guide rail frame 3 is formed. A guide groove (not shown) for positioning a guide roller of the crescent type flat top chain conveyor device is formed in the lower center.

In this embodiment, the outlet side 7 of the short-circuit conveyor belt 6 is connected to the upstream inner side portion 5 of the crescent type flat top chain conveyor 4. At the upstream corner 9 of the connection point 8 on the outlet side of the crescent type flat top chain conveyor 4 and the short-circuit conveyor belt 6, the food course change and supply control lever is directed toward the outlet side connection point 8 of the short-circuit conveyor belt 6. 10 is provided so as to be reciprocally movable in the horizontal direction and connected to the motor 11.

The inlet side 12 of the short-circuit conveyor belt 6 is connected to the downstream inner side portion 13 of the crescent-type flat-top chain conveyor 4, and the connection between the crescent-type flat-top chain conveyor 4 and the inlet side of the short-circuit conveyor belt 6. At a downstream corner portion 15 of the point 14, a bar-shaped food course changing guide 16 is supported by the guide rail frames 3 on both sides while being directed to the entrance side connection point 14 of the short-circuit conveyor belt 6, and a crescent type flat top is provided. It is provided so as to block the chain conveyor 4. On the exit side 7 of the short-circuit conveyor belt 6, the bar-shaped food course changing guide 16 is placed on the outer guide rail frame 3 when the short-circuit conveyor belt 6 is driven, in order to prevent the container carrying the food from running up. Are located.

In this embodiment, the short-circuit conveyor belt 6 is used.
And the crescent type flat top chain conveyor, two cooking spaces 17 and 18 are formed. A food supply device 19 is provided in the cooking space 17, and a food supply device 20 is provided in the cooking space 18. In this example, a food supply device 22 is provided in the kitchen 21.

Since the present embodiment is configured as described above, when there are many customers, the container 23 on which food (not shown) is loaded is supplied from the food supply devices 19, 20 and 22. , By a crescent type flat top chain conveyor 4. The short-circuit conveyor belt 6 is stopped, and the food course change guides 16 are attached to the entrance side 12 and the exit side thereof, respectively, and are closed by this, and the food and beverage provided on the exit side 7 are provided. The course change / supply control lever 10 is pulled back, and the crescent type flat top chain conveyor 4 is not closed.

At the time when the number of food and beverages is reduced, when the number of foods and beverages is reduced, the food and beverage course changing guide 16 attached to the exit of the food and beverage course changing / supply control lever 10 is removed and the guide rail frame 3 is removed. Place it on top. The short-circuit conveyor belt 6 is driven, the food course change guide 16 attached to the entrance side 12 is removed, and the food course change guide 16 is mounted between the guide rails 3. The sensor 24 detects that there is no container with food on the upstream side. After confirmation, the food course change / supply control lever 10 is protruded so as to change the course of the container on which the food is placed from the short-circuit conveyor belt. The container 23 (not shown) on which the food and drink transported by the crescent type flat top chain conveyor 4 and reaching the inlet side 12 is short-circuited from the crescent type flat top chain conveyor 4 by the food and beverage course changing guide 16. Transfer to conveyor belt 6,
It is conveyed to the outlet side 7 by the short-circuit conveyor belt 6 and sent to the downstream side of the crescent type flat top chain conveyor 4. The food and beverage supply devices 20 and 22 enter a rest state.

When a large number of customers enter during a time period when the number of customers is small, the food supply device 22 in the kitchen 21 is temporarily driven to supply the food to the crescent type flat top chain conveyor 4. . The food course change supply control lever 10 is operated in accordance with an instruction from the sensor 24 when a container on which food to be supplied for supply is loaded is sent to a detection position of the sensor 24 of the crescent type flat top chain conveyor 4. Entering the state, about the container on which food and drink sent by the short-circuit conveyor belt 6,
The presence or absence of an interval for one container is detected by the sensor 25,
Detecting that there is an interval corresponding to one container, and pulling back the food course change and supply control lever 10 from above the crescent type flat top chain conveyor 4, the food and beverage supplied from the food and beverage supply device 22 of the kitchen 21. Is circulated on the crescent type flat top chain conveyor 4 on the customer side. When the container on which the food is placed is supplied to the single-sided crescent-type flat-top chain conveyor 4, the food-and-drink change / supply control lever 10 projects to the direction change position on the crescent-type flat-top chain conveyor 4. Is done.

[0020]

According to the present invention, the outlet end of the short-circuit conveyor path is connected to one inner side of the upstream side of the food-conveyor conveyor path, and the inlet-side end of the short-circuit conveyor path is as described above. It is connected to one inner side of the downstream side of the food transport conveyor transport path, close to the connection point of the outlet side end of the short-circuit conveyor transport path upstream of the food transport conveyor transport path, the said The food supply control member is connected to the power source so as to be able to protrude and pull back in the traveling direction of the food transport conveyor transport path. In the case where the number of food and drinks suddenly increases, food and drink can be supplied to the conveyor transport path for food and drink without manual operation without changing the arrangement of the food and beverage containers transferred on the conveyor.

Further, according to the present invention, the sensor control on the side of the conveyor transporting path for food and drink activates the food course change and supply control lever, and the sensor on the side of the short-circuit conveyor transporting path conveys the conveyor for food and beverage transport. Since it operates to open the road block, it is possible to supply food accurately and easily in a short time with extremely simple operation. Food and drink can be supplied without multiplying.
In addition, it does not impair the work of the employees as well as the cook.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic partial plan view of an embodiment of a food and drink counter of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged partial plan view mainly showing a connection portion between a conveyor transport path for food and drink and a short-circuit conveyor transport path in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Food-and-drink counter 2 Counter 3 Guide rail frame 4 Crescent type flat top chain conveyor 5 Inside side of the upstream side of crescent type flat top chain conveyor 6 Short circuit conveyor belt 7 Exit side of short circuit conveyor belt 8 Crescent type flat top chain conveyor 4 And the connection point on the outlet side of the short-circuit conveyor belt 6 9 The upstream corner of the connection point 8 10 The food course change and supply control lever 11 The motor to which the food course change and supply control lever 10 is connected 12 The entrance side of the short-circuit conveyor belt 6 13 Crescent type flat top chain conveyor 4
Downstream side of crane 14 Crescent type flat top chain conveyor 4
And the short-circuited conveyor belt 6 and the inlet side connection point 15 The downstream corner of the connection point 16 Food and drink course change guide 17, 18 Cooking space 19, 20, 21 Food and drink supply device 21 Kitchen 23 Containers with food and drink

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A 63-152476 (JP, U) JP-A 61-179975 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) A47G 23/08

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A conveyor conveying path for food and drink, which is provided along a table for eating and drinking and returns from the kitchen room to the kitchen room, and a part of an upstream side and a part of a downstream side of the conveyor conveying path. In the food and beverage counter provided with a short-circuit conveyor transport path, the outlet side end of the short-circuit conveyor transport path is connected to one inner side on the upstream side of the food transport conveyor transport path, and the short-circuit conveyor transport path is connected. Is connected to one inner side on the downstream side of the food and drink conveyor conveyor path, and is connected to the outlet side end of the short-circuit conveyor transfer path on the upstream side of the food and drink conveyor conveyor path. A food and drink counter, wherein a food and drink supply control member is connected to a power source so as to protrude and retreat in a traveling direction of the food and drink conveyor conveyor path in proximity to a location.