JP2879499B2 - Method and apparatus for supplying food containers to food container transport path - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a conveyor for transporting food and beverage containers, and more particularly, to easily insert a food and beverage container from the outside into a row of food containers to be transported. The present invention relates to a conveyor for transporting food and drink containers. The present invention also relates to a food and beverage counter provided with a conveyor for transporting food and beverages, and more particularly to a food and beverage counter capable of automatically interrupting between food and beverage containers being transported with food and beverage containers on which ordered food and beverages are placed. About the counter. The present invention also relates to an automatic food and beverage counter which is provided with a push-in portion for a food and beverage container in a part of the food and beverage container transport space of a transport conveyor such as a circulation conveyor and can automatically take out the food and beverage transported by the transport conveyor. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a so-called food / drink counter in which a food / drink counter is formed around at least a part of a circulating conveyor path, a food / drink is conveyed along a conveyor path, and the food / drink is not manually operated. It supplies food and drinks to customers. In such a food and drink counter, the food and beverages are sitting at the counter,
It is convenient in that you can eat and drink while choosing your favorite food, and furthermore, the cook who is in the counter can supply the food of your choice without moving,
In addition, it is widely used, from sushi and other dishes that can be eaten and consumed as it is to yakiniku, etc., which are eaten and consumed by customers themselves. .

However, in a food and drink counter, generally, a food and drink container carrying food and drink is transported by a circulation conveyor, and the food and drinker places a favorite food and drink from the food and beverage containers transported by the circulation conveyor. Due to the preference of the food and beverage containers, the types of food and beverages conveyed by the circulation conveyor tend to be biased depending on the customer's preference. It was necessary to add a reduced number of foods and drinks. In this case, the food and beverage containers conveyed by the circulation conveyor are circulated in a row, so that the food and beverage containers on the upstream side are temporarily stopped by, for example, being manually stopped and added to the gap formed. A food and drink container carrying food and drink to be placed is arranged to interrupt the food and drink container.

[0004]

As described above, a food container having a reduced number of circulated foods is inserted between the circulated food containers, and the food and drink on the upstream side is provided. In order to temporarily stop the container by hand,
The resulting gap tends to be a space for one or more food containers, and even if a new food container with food is placed and sent, it is inevitable that the number of food containers to be sent is reduced. . Moreover, such a situation occurs when there are many customers, for example, during meals, and a decrease in the efficiency of transporting food containers by the circulating conveyor causes a delay in the provision of food and beverages to the customer, which is a problem. I have.

[0005] Further, manually forming the gap for interrupting the supply of foods and drinks of a reduced number of circulations can be performed with relatively fine gestures, but it is more problematic in a situation where the number of workers is small. The problem is that the service cost increases. An object of the present invention is to solve the problem of replenishing foods and drinks in such a conventional food and beverage transport conveyor device.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a replenishment of a food container carrying food which is conveyed through a conveyor path such as a circulation conveyor is performed between food and beverage containers which are conveyed on the conveyor. It is an object of the present invention to provide a food and beverage container transport conveyor device capable of mechanically replenishing food and beverage without providing an unnecessary space in the food and beverage container.

[0007] That is, the present invention is to provide a food and beverage container which is newly inserted between the food and beverage containers of a plurality of food and beverage containers conveyed by the food and beverage conveyor, and is arranged in the food and beverage container row. In the method of supplying a food container to the container transport path, the food container to be interrupted on the side of the transport conveyor is controlled at its end under the attitude control of the attitude control plate of the food container.
Part is upstream toward the transport direction of the transport conveyor.
A posture that is held by a holder provided toward an acute angle and is inclined with respect to the upstream side in the conveyance direction, and is held by the holder and is inclined with respect to the upstream side in the conveyance direction. Moving the food and beverage container together with the holder toward the conveyor and bringing the lower edge of the inclined food and beverage container into contact with the front surface of the food and beverage container to be transported on the upstream side; A method for supplying a food container to a food container transport path of a food container transport conveyor, wherein the food container is disposed between a container and an adjacent downstream food container, and the present invention provides A method of supplying a food container to a food container conveying path arranged in the food container row by newly inserting a food container between the food containers of the plurality of food containers conveyed by the container conveying conveyor. At the side of the conveyor, Food and drink containers, attitude system of food and drink container
Under the control of the attitude of the plate, the end is transported by the transport conveyor.
Provided toward the direction facing an acute angle toward the upstream with respect to the direction
Held by the holding tool, which is inclined at an angle of 15 to 75 degrees with respect to the upstream side in the transport direction of the food and beverage container , and
The holder is moved forward in the moving direction of the holder, and the food container having this posture is moved together with the holder toward the conveyor, so that the lower edge of the inclined food container is moved upstream. A food container of a food container transport conveyor, wherein the food container is disposed between the upstream food container and the downstream food container adjacent thereto in contact with the front surface of the food container to be conveyed. In the method for supplying a food container to the transport path, the present invention further provides a food container supply unit having a horizontal reciprocating device adjacent to the food container transport path side of the food container transport conveyor. In the food and beverage container conveying conveyor device, a vertical reciprocating device is provided at the end of the reciprocating member of the horizontal reciprocating device, and the lower surface of the end of the reciprocating member of the vertical reciprocating device is provided on the lower surface. The lower end is the food and beverage container holder A reciprocating device for holding a food container having a supporting column and a downward reciprocating member formed is provided so as to be swingable, and a swing control member is provided on the back of the reciprocating device for holding the food container. The food container holding portion is provided so as to be able to contact with the food container holding portion , at an acute angle toward the upstream side with respect to the transport direction of the food container of the transport conveyor.
The food and beverage container transport conveyor device is provided so as to face toward the user.

In the present invention, a food container such as a plate, which is supplied to the transport path of the food container transport conveyor device, is , for example , an acute angle toward the upstream in the transport direction of the food container transported along the transport path, preferably, 15 to 75 degrees, more preferably the inclination at an angle of 35 to 55 degrees, and while maintaining the inclined posture to the front, transversely to the conveying direction of the food container,
For example, it is moved in a right angle direction. In the present invention, with respect to the transport direction of the food container to be conveyed food container transport conveyor, inclined at an acute angle toward the upstream side of that, while and maintaining the posture tilted forward, the conveyance direction of the food container The lateral movement of the food container is performed by bringing the inclined front edge of the food container into contact with the front surface of the food container located on the upstream side in the transport direction, thereby temporarily moving the food container located on the upstream side. This is because the food and drink container on the downstream side is floated while stopping at a low speed, and the contact with the food and drink container on the downstream side is reduced so that the food and drink container is interrupted between the two food and drink containers. Therefore, in the present invention, when the gap between the two food and beverage containers is just one food and beverage container, the food and beverage containers can be efficiently interrupted.

In the present invention, the food container newly fed and interrupted between the two food containers which are fed to the interrupting position on the food container conveying path of the food container conveying conveyor device is inclined at a low posture. The upstream edge of the front that takes
It is sent to contact the front side of the food and drink container on the upstream side.
By doing so, the food and drink containers on the downstream side are slightly pushed even when they come into contact with each other, and can be interrupted when a gap for one food and drink container is formed. Therefore, even if the provisional instructions and the food container edges are partially overlapped with each other and conveyed, the food containers are supplied without interrupting the food container in a very short time without disturbing the rows of the food containers on the downstream side. can do.

[0010] In the present invention, a food container on which food is placed or not placed is partially supplied to a side portion of a transport conveyor for transporting food and beverage to interrupt the supply of food containers to a row of food containers transported along the transport path. An area is formed. In the present invention, a food container holding device for holding one side of a food container is provided in the food container supply area. In the present invention, the food container holding device, a food container edges, top and bottom sides
Between the reciprocating operating member for the movable-side holding portion of the reciprocating device for holding the food container and the support member for the fixed-side holding portion , which is swingable and tiltable with respect to the reciprocating device. By holding the food container, the food and beverage container can be held inclined. In the present invention, the reciprocating member is an operating member of a reciprocating device for holding a food container , and the support member is provided on a lower surface of a cylinder portion of the reciprocating device. A holding portion is formed at a lower end of each of the support member and the reciprocating member so as to hold an edge of the food and drink container.

[0011] In the present invention, the upper pressing member provided at the lower end of the vertical reciprocating motion movement member, to dispose the lower retaining member of the food container to the lower end of the strut member, movement of the food containers to be supplied Is preferred. Naturally, conversely, the lower holding member of the food container can be provided on the upper surface of the lower end of the reciprocating member, and the upper holding member of the food container can be provided on the lower surface of the lower end of the support member. In the present invention, food containers to be supplied, food with respect to the transport direction of the container conveyor, inclined obliquely is an acute angle toward the upstream side
In addition, it is necessary to hold the food container at a lower inclination in the moving direction, so that a food container positioning member is preferably provided on the lower holding member of the food container. It is preferable that the positioning member of the food and drink container is formed so as to be able to hold the food and drink container at at least two points with respect to the edge of the food and drink container.

In the present invention, the reciprocating device for holding a food container is swingable, ie, rotatable, on the lower surface of a support member provided on the lower surface of a reciprocating member of the vertical reciprocating device for lifting the food container. Is provided. In this case, it is possible to fix the mounting portion of the reciprocating device for holding the food and beverage container to a shaft that is supported by a pair of columns having bearing portions and provided at intervals, and to be rotatable. As described above, in order to hold the food container at a fixed angle forcibly in the reciprocating device for holding the food container rotatably provided, for example, the reciprocating motion for holding the food container is used. The side opposite to the food container holding side of the device is connected to a separate operating member of the reciprocating device for controlling the tilt posture, and the reciprocating device for controlling is operated to forcibly hold the food container. The reciprocating device for holding the food and drink container can be attracted and used. In this case, the food container can be forcibly inclined to a predetermined inclination, and it is easy to take a posture in which the food container is freely inclined. Also in this case, the food container holding portion of the reciprocating device for holding food containers is provided with
The container is set to be inclined at an acute angle toward the upstream side with respect to the transport direction of the food and beverage container transport conveyor.

[0013] In the present invention, the posture of the food and drink container when the food and drink container to be supplied is held can be taken by the weight of the food and drink container. This case is preferable because no control power is required. Also in this case, it is preferable that the attachment end of the reciprocating device for holding the food and drink container to the support member is rotatably attached.
In this case, the inclination of the food container is adjusted by swinging the reciprocating device for holding the food container to the opposite side to the food container holding side of the reciprocating device for holding the food container, that is, at the appropriate position behind the back. This can be done by arranging a stop member. In this case, when the food and drink container is held, the swing control member of the reciprocating device is arranged on the side where the reciprocating device for holding the food and drink container is inclined by the weight of the food and beverage container, thereby simplifying the structure. This is preferable because the posture holding the food and drink container can be kept constant. In this case, if an interfering device such as a damper is provided in order to avoid reciprocating swing, the posture can be controlled easily in a short time.

In the present invention, not only the reciprocating device for holding the food container but also the other reciprocating devices can move the food container without changing the food placed on the food container, for example. It is selected so that it can be performed smoothly and quickly. The reciprocating device is, for example, a piston type, so that the occupied space becomes smaller with respect to the stroke length,
It is preferable to use an appropriate cylinder from a rodless cylinder and an air cylinder of a magnet system, a cable system, a chain system, a tube system, and the like.

[0015]

According to the present invention, the food container to be interrupted is conveyed from the side of the conveyor on the lower edge of the inclined food container on the upstream side in a posture inclined with respect to the upstream side in the conveying direction. Since it is arranged in the row of food containers in contact with the front surface of the food container, for example, in a food counter or the like, a new food container can be provided without disturbing the row of food containers transported by the food container transport conveyor. Can be easily performed by the operation of the reciprocating device. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily supply food and drink to the conveyor that conveys food and drink by the operation of the reciprocating device,
In a food counter or the like, automation of supply of new food or the like becomes easy.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited by the following description and examples. FIG. 1 is a schematic partial plan view of a food container transport conveyor of a food counter provided with a food container interruption part according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an embodiment shown in FIG. the food counters is a partial front view of a schematic of the interrupt portion of the food container transport conveyor shows a state inclined holding the dishes, drinking
The food and beverage container conveyor of the food counter is shown on the paper surface of Fig. 2.
Proceed from side to back. FIG. 3 is a schematic partial side view of an interrupting portion of the food container transport conveyor of the food counter of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a schematic partial side view of a food container transport conveyor of a food counter provided with a food container interruption unit according to another embodiment of the present invention, which is different from the embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 3. Corresponding parts in FIGS. 1 to 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3,
The eating and drinking counter 1 includes a housing 2. On the top 3 of the housing 2, a crescent-shaped flat-top chain conveyor 4 for circulating and conveying a plate carrying sushi is provided, and an interruption position 5 for sushi supply is formed in a part of the conveyor conveying path. Have been. In the present example, a counter (not shown) is provided around a part of the outside of the housing 2, and a customer seat (not shown) is formed. In this example, the circulation type crescent type flat top chain conveyor 4 of the food and drink counter 1 is:
It is driven along a counter by a sprocket (not shown) driven by a motor or the like.

In this embodiment, a dish pushing section 6 for dish interruption is provided on one side of the dish interruption position 5 for sushi replenishment, and a dish pushing device 7 is provided in the dish pushing section 6. . In this example, in the plate pushing-in device 7, a girder member 9 is erected on four columns 8, and beam members 10 and 11 are erected thereon. Between the beam members 10 and 11, a rodless cylinder 13 is erected and supported downstream of the crescent-type chain conveyor 4 for transporting dishes carrying sushi on the downstream side in the transport direction (arrow 12). On the side, a guide shaft 14 is erected and supported. A fixed plate 16 is attached to a slider portion 15 that reciprocates the rodless cylinder 13.
On the side, there is formed a guide portion 19 which is sandwiched between support rollers 18 from above and below via a row 5 shaft 17. The fixed plate 16 is provided with a lifting cylinder 20 that performs a reciprocating operation in a vertical direction.
It is fixed with the cylinder rod 21 facing downward.

A base plate 22 is provided at the lower end of the cylinder rod 21 of the dish lifting cylinder 20, and a pair of rotating fulcrum bearings 23 is provided on the lower surface of the base plate 22. In the rotation fulcrum bearing 23,
A shaft 24 is rotatably supported on the shaft. The shaft 24 is fixed to the upper end of the dish holding cylinder 25 so that the dish holding cylinder 25 swings with the rotation. A bracket 2 is provided at the bottom of the cylinder body of the dish holding cylinder 25.
The bracket 26 is provided with a support rod 2 parallel to the cylinder rod 27 of the dish holding cylinder 25.
8 are provided.

At the lower end of the cylinder rod 27 of the plate holding cylinder 25, there is provided a plate holding member 29 for holding the upper side of the plate in contact with the upper surface of the edge of the plate. In this example, the plate holding member 29 is formed of an elastic material. The support rod 28 is formed to be longer than the stroke length of the cylinder rod 27, and a dish receiving rod member 30 is provided at a lower end thereof. In this example, the dish receiving rod member 30 is formed by two round rod-shaped rod members arranged in a horizontal direction. Together, the plate holding member 29 and the plate receiving bar member 30 hold the edge of the plate 31 on which the sushi is placed, and are formed in a size that can hold the edge of the plate 31. . In this example, the plate positioning plate 32 is moved from the lower end of the support rod 28 so that the plate 31 is positioned and held at a predetermined position of the plate holding cylinder 25.
Is provided to have a width up to a position higher than the height of the first position.

The dish holding cylinder 25 holds the dish 31 at an angle by its operation. After the dish holding cylinder 25 holds the dish 31, the dish holding cylinder 20
Is activated, the posture of the dish holding cylinder 25 is inclined by the weight of the dish 31. When the dish holding cylinder 25 is tilted in this manner, the rodless cylinder 13 is operated, and the slider part 15 is moved by the arrow 33.
The plate 31 at the plate holding position 34 can be moved to the interruption position 5 by moving in the direction of. The bracket 26 of the plate holding cylinder 25 is disposed at an angle of 45 degrees in the opposite direction to the traveling direction of the crescent type chain conveyor 4 for transporting the dishes, that is, at an angle of 45 degrees in the opposite direction to the traveling direction of the conveyor 4. ing. The plate 31 held by the plate holding cylinder 25 is inclined at an angle of 45 ° opposite to the traveling direction of the crescent chain conveyor due to the weight of the plate 31 when the plate lifting cylinder 20 is actuated and raised. And moving direction 3
In the third direction , the vehicle takes an inclined posture with the front facing downward. Although the inclined posture is due to the inclination of the dish holding cylinder 25 due to the weight of the dish, in the present embodiment, this attitude is due to the bracket 26 attached to the dish holding cylinder 25.
Of the dish holding cylinder 2
5 is constant because it stops at a constant slope.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the plate 31 held by the plate holding cylinder 25 is maintained at a constant inclination in a direction at an angle of 45 ° opposite to the traveling direction of the crescent chain conveyor. Guide axis 14 as it is
And move laterally along. At the dish interrupting position 5, the dishes 31 held by the dish holding cylinder 25 are kept in the inclined position, and the dishes 37 before and after the row 36 of the dishes to be conveyed.
(The back plate is not shown).
When the plate 31 held by the plate holding cylinder 25 is cut between the plates 37 at the plate interrupting position 5, the plate holding member 29 is raised, and the plate 31 is moved to the plate holding cylinder 25.
And place it on the crescent chain conveyor 4.

In this embodiment, a dish transfer section 38 for transferring the dish 31 to the dish holding position 34 of the dish pushing section 6 is formed next to the moving direction 12 of the crescent type chain conveyor 4 of the dish pushing section 6. Have been. The plate transfer section 38 is formed in two stages, that is, an upper plate transfer section 38 and a lower plate transfer section 39. The upper plate transfer section 38 includes a plate transfer lever 4.
0 is provided. The plate transfer lever 40 is provided on the transfer cylinder 4 provided on the back surface of the floor portion 41 of the upper plate transfer portion 38.
It rotates by the reciprocating operation of 2. The plate 31 with sushi
The plate is moved to the plate holding position 34 of the plate pushing section 6 by the rotation of the plate transfer lever 40. The floor portion 41 of the upper plate transfer portion 38 is formed at substantially the same level as the floor of the plate pushing portion 6 so that the plate 31 can be transferred smoothly and easily.

The upper plate transfer section 38 includes a lower plate transfer section 39.
The opening on the floor portion 41 of the upper plate transfer portion, the lower plate transfer portion 39 extends to allow the plate on which the sushi is placed to be transferred from the upper plate transfer portion 38 to the upper plate transfer portion 38. A dish guide tube 43 having a flare portion 44 for position correction is provided. In this example, the lower plate transfer unit 39 is provided with a cylinder rod of a lift cylinder 45 so that the plate 31 can be lifted and supplied from the lower plate transfer unit 39 to the upper plate transfer unit 38 through the plate guide tube 43. A lift plate 47 is provided at an end of 46. The lift cylinder 45 places the plate 31 on which the sushi is placed on the lift plate 47, and the plate 31
To the upper plate transfer section 38. When the cylinder rod 46 of the lift cylinder 45 is pulled back, the upper surface of the lift plate 47 is
9 and at the stage when the cylinder rod 46 of the lift cylinder 45 is pushed out, the upper surface of the lift plate 47 is at a position substantially equal to the floor of the upper plate transfer unit 38.

In this example, the supply of the plate on which sushi is placed to the lower plate transfer unit 39 is performed by a plate supply unit 48 provided adjacent to the lower plate transfer unit 39. In this example,
Top plate chain conveyor 49
Is provided. A rodless cylinder 52 having a pusher 51 that reciprocates in a direction intersecting the transport direction is provided at an end 50 of the top plate chain conveyor 49.
Is provided.

The rodless cylinder 52 pushes the plate 31 carrying the sushi conveyed to the end 50 of the top plate chain conveyor 49 by the pressing tool 51 to the lower plate transfer unit 39.
It is formed so that it can be extruded. Pusher 5
The first extruding stroke is set so that a plate on which sushi is placed on the lift plate 47 is sent. In this example, in order to position the dish 31 sent on the lift plate 47, a pressing tool 51 of the lift plate 47 is used.
A dish stop column member 53 is provided at a position where one of the tip portions of the dish pressed by the contact comes into contact.

Since the present example is configured as described above,
The rodless cylinder 52 is driven when the plate 31 on which the sushi conveyed to the end 50 of the top plate chain conveyor 49 is detected by a sensor (not shown) of the plate supply unit 48. When the rodless cylinder 52 is driven, the pusher 51 sends the plate 31 detected by the sensor onto the lift plate 47 of the lower plate transfer unit 39. The displacement detection sensor (not shown) of the rodless cylinder 52 detects that the plate 31 on which the sushi is placed on the lift plate 47 of the lower plate transfer unit 39 is detected, and the lift cylinder 45 is driven. The plate 31 on the lift plate 47 is pushed up.

By the lifting operation of the lift cylinder 45, the plate 31 on the lift plate 47 is moved to the upper plate transfer section 38.
Is detected by a displacement detection sensor (not shown) of the lift cylinder 45,
The transfer cylinder 42 for driving the plate transfer lever 40 is driven, and the plate transfer lever 40 rotates. The operation of the plate transfer lever 40 is detected by a displacement detection sensor (not shown) of the transfer cylinder 42, and it is detected that the plate 31 has been moved to the plate holding position 34 of the plate pushing section 6. . When the position detection sensor (not shown) of the transfer cylinder 42 detects that the plate 31 on which the sushi has been transferred has been moved to the plate holding position 34 of the plate pushing unit 6, the plate holding cylinder 25 is driven. Then, the plate holding member 29 is lowered, and comes into contact with the upper surface of the plate 31, so that the plate 31 is
It is pressed against and held by the dish receiving rod member 30.

The plate holding member 2 of the plate holding cylinder 25
When the position detection sensor (not shown) of the plate holding cylinder 25 detects that the plate 31 has been held between the plate 9 and the plate receiving rod member 30, the plate lifting cylinder 20 is driven. The lifting stroke of the dish lifting cylinder 20 is detected by a displacement detection sensor (not shown) of the dish lifting cylinder 20. The lifting operation of the pan lifting cylinder 20 is stopped by detecting that the pan 31 has been lifted by a predetermined stroke by the position detection sensor. In the plate row 36 sent by the crescent type flat top chain conveyor 4, the position between the plates where the interruption of the plate 31 is performed is determined by the upstream running path of the plate interruption position 5 of the crescent type flat top chain conveyor. The rodless cylinder 13 is driven at a timing detected by a dish detection sensor (not shown) provided on the side, and at a timing when the detected positions of the dish and the dish reach a sushi replenishing dish interrupting position. Rodless cylinder 13
Is detected by a displacement detection sensor (not shown), the operation of the rodless cylinder 13 is stopped, the plate holding member 29 of the plate holding cylinder 25 is raised, and the plate 31 is moved. Can be separated from the dish holding cylinder 25 and interrupted in the row of dishes 31 at the dish interrupting position 5 of the crescent chain conveyor.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the bracket 26 of the dish holding cylinder 25 is connected to a fulcrum pin 58 having two ends connected to a clevis fitting 57 via two knuckles 55 and 56 connected by a joint pin 54. The embodiment is different from the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 in that it is connected to an inclined cylinder 59 which is rotatably supported by the above, and the other points are the same. The plate holding cylinder 25 holding the plate 31 on which the sushi is placed, the bracket 26 being pulled back backward by the tilting cylinder 56, so that the plate holding cylinder 31 is operated while maintaining a certain tilted posture when the plate 31 is held. become. Therefore, when the dish holding cylinder 42 releases the held dish 31, the dish receiving rod member 30 can easily slide down on the dish receiving rod member 30 in order to keep a constant inclination from beginning to end.

In this embodiment, the rodless cylinder and the various cylinders are provided with a detection sensor. However, when a reciprocating device such as an air cylinder without a detection sensor is used, the working end of the cylinder is required. Each cylinder can be continuously operated by providing a position detection sensor such as a limit switch and an optical sensor for detecting displacement.

[0032]

According to the present invention, the food container to be interrupted is inclined from the side of the conveyor to the upstream side in the conveying direction, and the lower edge of the inclined food container is conveyed to the upstream side. Because it is arranged in the row of food and beverage containers by contacting the front of the food and beverage container to be, for example, compared to a conventional food and beverage counter,
The replenishment of food of the type having a reduced circulation amount can be easily performed by a mechanical operation without disturbing the arrangement interval of the food containers transported by the food container transport conveyor, and can be easily performed by the circulation of the transport conveyor. Efficiency can be increased. Further, according to the present invention, the replenishment of food and beverage to the conveyor for transporting food and beverage can be easily performed by the operation of the reciprocating device, and a new food and beverage for the transport conveyor can be provided as compared with the conventional food and beverage counter and the like. Automation of replenishment and the like becomes easy. Therefore, it is possible to automatically handle orders of many food and beverage customers, which contributes to labor saving of restaurants.

[Brief description of the drawings]

Corresponding parts in FIGS. 1 to 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

FIG. 1 is a schematic partial plan view of a food container transport conveyor of a food counter provided with a food container interruption part according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic partial front view of an interrupt portion of the food container transport conveyor of the food counter of one embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic partial side view of an interruption section of a food container transport conveyor of the food counter of one embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 4 is a partial schematic diagram of a food container transport conveyor of a food counter provided with a food container interruption part according to another embodiment of the present invention, which is different from the embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 3; It is a side view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Food-and-drink counter 2 Box-shaped housing 3 Top part 4 Crescent type flat top chain conveyor 5 Dish interruption position for sushi supply 6 Dish pushing part 7 Dish pushing device 8 Column member 9 Beam member 10, 11 Beam member 12 Transport direction 13, 52 Rodless cylinder 14 Guide shaft 15 Slider part 16 Fixing plate 17 Roller shaft 18 Support roller 19 Guide part 20 Dish lifting cylinder 21 Cylinder rod 22 Base plate 23 Rotating fulcrum bearing 24 Axis 25 Dish holding cylinder 26 Bracket 27 Cylinder rod of dish holding cylinder 28 Support rod 29 Dish holding member 30 Dish receiving rod member 31 Dish 32 Dish positioning plate 33 Dish lifting cylinder moving direction 34 Dish holding position 35 Attitude control plate 36 Row of dishes 37 Plates before and after the row of dishes 38 Dish transfer section And upper plate transfer Loading section 39 Lower dish transfer section 40 Dish transfer lever 41 Floor section of upper dish transfer section 42 Transfer cylinder 43 Dish guide cylinder 44 Flare 45 Lift cylinder 46 Cylinder rod of lift cylinder 47 Lift plate 48 Dish supply section 49 Top End plate chain conveyor 50 End of top plate chain conveyor 51 Pusher 53 Dish stop column member 54 Joint pin 55, 56 Knuckle 57 Clevis bracket 58 Support pin 59 Tilt cylinder

Continuation of the front page (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁶ , DB name) B65G 47/90-47/92 B65G 43/08 A47G 23/08

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] Claims: 1. A food and beverage container conveying path in which a new food and beverage container is inserted between food and beverage containers of a plurality of food and beverage containers conveyed by the food and beverage conveying conveyor and arranged in the food and beverage container row. The food container to be interrupted on the side of the conveyor, the food container
Under the attitude control of the attitude control board, the end of the
In the direction of an acute angle toward the upstream side with respect to the
The food container is held by the holding tool provided in an inclined manner with respect to the upstream side in the transport direction, and is held by the holding tool and tilted with respect to the upstream side in the transport direction. , With the holding tool to move toward the conveyor,
The lower edge of the inclined food container is brought into contact with the front surface of the food container to be transported on the upstream side, and is disposed between the upstream food container and the downstream food container adjacent thereto. A method of supplying a food container to a food container transport path of a food container transport conveyor. 2. A food and beverage container conveying path which is newly inserted between the food and beverage containers of a plurality of food and beverage containers conveyed by the food and beverage conveying conveyor and is arranged in the food and beverage container row. The food container to be interrupted on the side of the conveyor, the food container
The under attitude control of position control plate, its end, the transfer conveyor
In the direction of an acute angle toward the upstream side with respect to the
Held at an angle of 15 to 75 degrees with respect to the upstream side in the transport direction of the food and beverage container.
Come, and, in inclined posture in the movement direction ahead of the retainer
The food container in this position is moved together with the holder toward the transport conveyor, and the lower edge of the inclined food container is brought into contact with the front surface of the food container to be transported on the upstream side. A method of supplying a food container to a food container transport path of a food container transport conveyor, wherein the food container is disposed between a food container on the side and a downstream food container adjacent thereto. 3. A food container transport conveyor device provided with a food container supply unit having a horizontal reciprocating device adjacent to a food container transport path side of the food container transport conveyor. A vertical reciprocating device is provided at an end of the reciprocating member of the moving device, and a lower end portion is formed on a holding portion for a food container on a lower surface of an end of the reciprocating member of the vertical reciprocating device. A reciprocating device for holding a food container having a supporting column and a downward reciprocating member is provided so as to be swingable, and a swing control member is capable of contacting the back of the reciprocating device for holding a food container. Wherein the food and beverage container holding portion is provided so as to face an acute angle toward the upstream side with respect to the transport direction of the food and beverage container of the transport conveyor. Food and beverage container conveyor Device. 4. The swing control member is a plate member fixed to the lower surface of the end of the reciprocating member of the vertical reciprocating device, and is swingably provided on the lower surface of the end of the vertical reciprocating member. The food and beverage container conveying conveyor device according to claim 3, wherein the food and beverage container transport conveyor device is located in a back swing region of a reciprocating device for holding a food and beverage container. 5. The swing control member is a reciprocating device having an end portion swingably attached to a lower surface of an end portion of a reciprocating member of a vertical reciprocating device, and the reciprocating member of the reciprocating device. The food and beverage container transport conveyor device according to claim 3, wherein an end of the food and beverage container holding reciprocating device is connected to a back portion of the food and beverage container holding reciprocating device.