JP3055611U - Food remaining amount management device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To always be able to respond promptly to the shortage of remaining food such as food. SOLUTION: A plurality of containers 1 holding dishes are supported by a table 2, and a detection unit 3 for detecting the remaining amount of food in the containers is provided on the table corresponding to each container, respectively. The control unit 4b of the management unit 4 can process remaining amount information sent from each detection unit through the control unit 6, and displays remaining amount warning information among the processed information on the display 5a.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a management device capable of confirming the remaining amount of food such as a so-called buffet dish placed on a table.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In recent years, many hotels, such as party venues and restaurants, have adopted the all-you-can-eat cooking style, or the so-called buffet style, as a form of service provision. In such a buffet style, 10-20 kinds of dishes can be selected by self-service. In such cases, it is common for service managers to supplement or provide another new meal when the amount of a particular type of dish is low.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 In this type of buffet style, the organizer's manager constantly monitors the table while checking around the table to check whether there is enough food and how much is left. When the number of dishes is small, or especially when the number of customers concentrates on a particular dish and the number of dishes suddenly decreases, the check of the remaining amount of dishes is often delayed, and the supplement of dishes may be neglected. There was an inconvenience that sufficient services could not be provided.

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to be able to always respond promptly to a shortage of remaining food such as food.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The invention provides a support for supporting a plurality of containers containing food, and a detection unit provided on the support for each of the containers, for detecting a remaining amount of food in the container, It has a management unit that can process information sent from each detection unit, and a display unit that displays processing information sent from this management unit. Each container holds a different food from each other, and the processing information includes at least remaining amount warning information.

[0006]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The management device according to the present invention includes a table 2 that is a support table that supports a plurality of containers 1, a detection unit 3 that detects the remaining amount of food F in each container, a management unit 4, and a display unit 5. I have it. Each container 1 on the table 2 contains a different dish. The table 2 is provided with a detection unit 3 corresponding to each container 1. Each detection unit 3 has a built-in pressure sensor (weight sensor), and can detect the remaining amount of the food contained in the corresponding container 1. The output signals (information) detected by the respective detection units 3 are sent to the control unit 4b through the input / output device 4a of the management unit 4 connected to these detection units via the line 6, and processed. Further, a storage device 4c is connected to the control unit 4b. This storage device stores information on the remaining amount of food and the like. A normal remaining amount value and a remaining amount value to be warned are set in the control unit 4b in advance. The display unit 5 includes a display 5a and a speaker 5b in the figure, and both are electrically connected to the control unit 4b. The display 5a displays the remaining amount in each container 1 and a warning thereof. A warning sound can be emitted from the speaker 5b. With the above configuration, the remaining amount of the dish placed in each container 1 on the table 2 is detected by the detection unit 3, and the detected remaining amount information is sent to the control unit 4b every moment. Then, it is determined whether the remaining amount is normal or not to be warned, and the determination information is displayed on the display 5a so that the administrator can confirm the information. If the remaining amount in a certain container 1 reaches the warning value, a warning display such as a character or blinking appears on the screen of the display 5a. The warning display allows the administrator to know the warning. Then, the warning can be surely recognized by the warning sound generated from the speaker 5b. When the warning is displayed, the administrator immediately replaces the specific container 1 lacking the dish with a new one or adds the dish again.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the detection unit 3 and the management unit 4 are electrically connected by the line 6. However, as shown in FIG. It may be received at. In FIG. 2, an output signal from each detection unit 13 provided in the table 12 can be transmitted from the transmission unit 17 provided correspondingly to the management unit 14 through the antenna 17a. The management unit 14 includes a reception unit 14d and an antenna 14d1. The output signal from the detection unit 13 is received by the reception unit 14d from the transmission unit 17 via the antennas 17a and 14d1, the output information is processed by the control unit 14b, and the remaining value of the dish F in the container 11 is set. If it exceeds the value, a warning display command signal is sent to the display unit 15, and as a result, a warning is displayed on the display 15a. An audio warning may be issued from the speaker 15b as needed. FIG. 2 shows an example in which the transmitting unit 17 and the antenna 17a are formed as one unit to correspond to each container 11, but a plurality of transmitting units are connected by lines, and one antenna is connected to this line. May be connected so that a plurality of transmitting units are set as one unit to correspond to one antenna. In this embodiment, it is very convenient if the management unit 14 is made portable like a receiver. In this case, a liquid crystal display panel is preferably used as the display unit.

[0008] The support base may be provided corresponding to each container, and is not limited to a single table as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

[0009]

[Effect of the invention]

 According to this invention, the remaining amount of food can be surely confirmed even if the food is far from the service area, and the warning indicating that the remaining amount is insufficient allows the manager to immediately respond to the shortage.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 container 2 table (support) 3 detection unit 4 management unit 5 display unit 6 line 11 container 12 table (support table) 13 detection unit 14 management unit 14d reception unit 14d1 antenna 15 display unit 17 transmission unit 17a antenna F dish (food) )

Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification code FI G08B 25/04 G08B 25/04 Z

Claims (3)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A support table for supporting a plurality of containers containing food, a detection unit provided on the support table corresponding to each of the containers, and detecting a remaining amount of food in the containers. A management unit capable of processing the information sent from each detection unit, and a display unit for displaying the processing information sent from the management unit. A remaining amount management apparatus for food, wherein the processing information includes at least remaining amount warning information. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the detecting unit and the managing unit are connected by a wire. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the food in each container is a dish provided in a buffet style.