JP3059724B1 - Method and apparatus for transporting product trays in a rotating dining table - Google Patents

Abstract

A disposable commodity plate having no thread bottom, such as a paper plate, is smoothly transported without damaging the commodity on each commodity plate and in a state that is easy for a customer to take. SOLUTION: In a rotating eating and drinking table provided with a crescent chain 14 above a base 12, products are placed on a product dish placing portion 20 erected on the upper surface of each plate 18 of the crescent chain 16. It is characterized in that a commodity plate without a thread bottom is placed and is transported on the crescent chain 16 in a circular manner.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for transporting a commodity tray having no thread bottom by a rotary dining table.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a rotary dining table in which goods are circulated and conveyed by a crescent chain above a base, a plastic dish having a thread bottom is mainly used as a commodity dish. When providing the product, the product is placed on a product dish, the thread bottom of the product dish on which the product is placed is placed on a plate placed on a crescent chain, and the product is transported cyclically.

[0003] In recent years, disposable paper tableware has been used at various restaurants, including restaurants that provide products using a rotating dining table, in order to reduce various costs such as personnel costs, equipment costs, and utility costs for washing dishes. It is known that paper dishes, in particular paper plates, are used without thread bottoms.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION In the prior art, a paper plate, which is a disposable paper tableware, is lighter in weight than a commonly used plastic commodity plate, and when it comes into contact with each other during circuit transport. There is a problem that the products placed on the overlapping paper plates are easily damaged.

[0005] When an employee supplies a new product dish on which products are placed between adjacent product dishes during the round transport, if there is no supply space between the product dishes, one of the products is supplied. Usually, the product plate is moved over the top of the plate more than necessary, but when using a paper plate as a product plate, the paper plate has no thread bottom, so the contact area with the plate top is large. , It was difficult to move.

When a customer takes a product dish on which a product is placed, the customer places his / her finger in a space formed between the upper surface of the plate and the thread bottom of the product dish to grip and take the product dish. Usually, when the product plate is a paper plate, there is no space between the paper plate and the top surface of the plate, and a finger can be inserted between the paper plate and the top surface of the plate to hold it. It was impossible, and it was a problem that it was difficult to remove the paper plate.

For this reason, there is a strong demand for transporting a paper plate (commodity plate), which is a paper tableware having no thread bottom, on a rotating eating and drinking table without damaging the product and in a state where it can be easily taken by customers. ing.

[0008] In order to address this need, the present invention makes it possible to smoothly dispose of disposable commodity dishes having no thread bottom, such as a paper dish, without damaging the commodities on each commodity dish and in a state that is easy for customers to take. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and an apparatus for transporting a product dish in a rotary dining table that can be transported to a rotary dining table.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A method and an apparatus according to the present invention are directed to a rotating eating and drinking table provided with a crescent chain for circulating and transporting goods above a base. A product plate on which a product is placed without a thread bottom is placed on a product plate placement portion which is erected on the upper surface, and the product plate is transported cyclically on a crescent chain, or an upper surface of each adjacent plate A product tray having no thread bottom on which the product is placed, is placed between the product tray placement portions that are erected in the product tray, or the product dish placement portion is placed on the plate upper surface. It is characterized by being detachable.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The main purpose of the present invention is to transport a commodity tray 10 having no thread bottom, on which a product 14 is placed, on a rotary dining table. This will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS.

The commodity plate 10 used in this embodiment is a disposable paper plate having no thread bottom.

As shown in FIG. 1, the rotary eating and drinking table has a crescent chain 16 for circularly transporting a regular commodity dish (not shown) having a thread bottom on which a commodity 14 such as a sushi is placed above the base 12. Is provided.

Further, a number of plates 18 are provided on the crescent chain 16 in series along the length of the crescent chain 16.

On the upper surface of each plate 18, a product dish placing portion 20
But it is erected.

In the present embodiment, the commodity dish mounting portion 20 is a circular arc plate having a substantially half-moon shape in a plane, the height of which is approximately the same as the thread bottom of a normal commodity dish having a thread bottom. , And are erected with their substantially half-moon-shaped open sides facing each other (see FIG. 2).

In this method, the commodity tray 10 having no thread bottom, on which the commodity 14 is placed, is placed between the commodity plate placing portions 20 on the upper surfaces of the adjacent plates 18 by bridging, that is, two pieces are placed. This is for placing one product dish 10 on the product dish mounting part 20 to prevent the adjacent product dishes 10 from coming into contact with each other during the round conveyance, and to prevent the product 14 from being damaged by the contact of the product dishes 10. .

Also, by forming a locking portion on the bottom surface of the product dish mounting portion 20, forming a locking recess on the upper surface of the plate 18, and locking the locking portion to the locking recess, etc. 2
In this case, it is desirable that the product tray 0 is detachable from the upper surface of the plate 18. In this case, the product tray having the normal thread bottom is transported without any trouble by removing the product tray mounting portion 20 from the upper surface of the plate 18. be able to.

In the drawings, reference numeral 22 denotes a counter, and reference numeral 24 denotes a hot water tea curan.

A method of transporting a product tray having no thread bottom on a rotating eating and drinking table using the product tray transport device according to the present invention will be described in detail below.

First, a commodity 14 such as sushi is placed on a commodity dish 10 having no thread bottom.

Next, the product 1 is placed between the product dish mounting portions 20 on the upper surfaces of the adjacent plates 18 of the crescent chain 16.
The product dish 10 on which the product 4 is placed is placed over the product dish 10 (see FIG. 2).

At this time, the commodity tray 10 having no thread bottom is laid across and placed between the commodity tray placement parts 18 on the upper surfaces of the adjacent plates 18 (that is, one commodity tray is placed on the two commodity dish placement parts 20).
Since the individual product trays 10 are placed), it is possible to prevent the adjacent product trays 10 from coming into contact with each other during the round transport, and to prevent the product 14 from being damaged due to the contact of the product trays 10.

In this manner, the two product dish placing portions 20
By placing one product dish 10 on which the product 14 is placed, the plate 1 on the entire area of the crescent chain 16 is placed.
8 and place the product dish 10 on the crescent chain 16
The product tray 10 is transported in a circuit.

The customer places the commodity dish mounting portion 2 on the upper surface of the plate 18.
0, a commodity dish 1 on which a commodity 14 is placed and which has no thread bottom.
0 is taken as it is, placed on the counter 22, and eats the commodity 14.

At this time, a space about the same height as the thread bottom of the conventional plastic commodity dish is formed by the commodity dish placing portion 20 between the upper surface of the plate 18 and the commodity dish 10, The commodity dish 10 can be easily grasped and taken by inserting a finger into this space.

Further, since the commodity plate 10 eaten by the customer is a disposable paper plate, after the customer returns, the employee can discard the commodity plate as it is without washing it. In addition to saving labor costs, equipment costs, utility costs, and the like, the new product dish 10 is used for the next use, which is extremely sanitary.

In the present embodiment, the product dish placing portion 20
Is an arc plate having a substantially semicircular plane, but a circular plate having a plane circular shape, and one or two plates 18 adjacent to one another
It may be provided on an individual basis, and other shapes are free.

The commodity plate 10 is a disposable paper plate having no thread bottom, but is not limited to a paper plate.
It is obvious that the dish is made of a reusable plastic or ceramic material.

[0029]

According to the method and the apparatus for transporting a product dish in a rotary dining table according to the present invention, a product dish having no thread bottom, in which a product is placed on a product dish placement portion on the upper surface of each plate of the crescent chain. To be placed and transported,
Products can be transported smoothly without overlapping each other during round transport, and without dropping and damaging the products placed on the product tray, and placing the product tray between the plate upper surface and the product tray A space is formed by the portion, and the commodity dish can be easily grasped and taken by inserting a finger into this space.

Further, the commodity tray having no thread bottom, on which the commodity is placed, is placed between the commodity plate placing portions on the upper surfaces of the adjacent plates.
By laying over and placing, it is possible to prevent contact between adjacent commodity dishes during cyclic transport, and to prevent damage to the commodity due to contact with the commodity dishes.

Further, the commodity tray can be detachably attached to the upper surface of the plate, and the commodity tray can be detached from the upper surface of the plate, so that a commodity plate having a normal thread bottom can be transported without any trouble.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing a product tray transport device in a rotary eating and drinking table according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Product tray 12 Base 14 Product 16 Crescent chain 18 Plate 20 Product tray

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] In a rotary dining table provided with a crescent chain (16) for circulating and transporting a product (14) above a base (12), each plate (18) provided on the crescent chain (16) is provided. ) The product is placed on the product tray mounting part (20)
(14) is placed, the product plate (10) without thread bottom is placed,
A method of transporting a product dish in a rotating dining table, wherein the product is transported on a crescent chain (16). 2. A commodity tray (10) having no thread bottom, on which a commodity (14) is placed, is placed between each of the commodity tray placement portions (20) erected on the upper surface of each adjacent plate (18). The method according to claim 1, wherein the product dish is transported over a rotating dining table. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the product dish mounting portion (20) is detachable from the upper surface of the plate (18). 4. In a rotary eating and drinking table provided with a crescent chain (16) for circulating and transporting a product (14) above a base (12), each plate (18) provided on the crescent chain (16) is provided. ) The product tray mounting part (20) is erected on the upper surface,
A rotating food and drink wherein the commodity dish (10) having no thread bottom on which the commodity (14) is placed is placed on the commodity dish placing portion (20), and is transported around the crescent chain (16). Commodity tray transport device on the table. 5. A product tray (10) having no thread bottom, on which a product (14) is placed, is placed between respective product tray placement portions (20) erected on the upper surface of each adjacent plate (18). 5. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the apparatus is transported over a rotating table. 6. The method according to claim 4, wherein the product dish placing portion (20) is detachable from the upper surface of the plate (18).