JP3086448B1 - Cooking time management device based on restaurant order slips - Google Patents

Abstract

Abstract: [PROBLEMS] To reliably manage time to a cooking side by using an operation of setting an order slip to perform management from the start of an order from a customer to the end of cooking, and as a result, to provide cooked food to a customer side. Prompt and secure delivery. A restaurant area 1 and a cooking area 2 in a restaurant
A plurality of elapsed time display means 7 for displaying the elapsed time from the time of ordering by the customer are provided on the cooked goods delivery counter 3 between the customer and the customer table 4... A slip holder 6 to be set is provided, and a starting means 8 for starting the elapsed time display means 7 when the order slip 5 is set in the slip holder 6 is provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooking time management apparatus based on a restaurant order slip, and more particularly, to managing the time from the start of an order by a customer to the end of cooking by utilizing the operation of setting the order slip. The present invention relates to a technique for reliably and promptly providing cooked products to customers as a result.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a restaurant, an order from a customer is written on a slip, and the order slip is set on a slip holder provided at a cooked goods sending counter between a customer area and a cooking area. The cooking side starts cooking by grasping the message from the person who manages and transmits the order from the customer or the contents of the set order slip.

[0003] By the way, in order to prevent the provision of cooked products ordered from a customer after an order from an earlier customer,
For example, there is one disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 2-56085. In this case, as shown in FIG. 8, a number of slip holders b are hung on an endless conveyor a, and an order slip c is set according to an order from a preceding customer. Do it in order.

In the above-described apparatus, the endless conveyor a moves at a constant speed, and the elapsed time from the order is determined by observing the movement amount of the order slip c moving together with the endless conveyor a. It is.

However, in such a management system, although the elapsed time from the order can be roughly understood, it is not possible to sufficiently manage the elapsed time for the one that is longer than the predetermined time from the order, and a large number of times have been lost. On Saturday when customers enter
It is not possible to correctly manage the order from the customer (table) unit to the provision of cooked goods at dinner time such as Sunday, lunch time on weekday, etc. As a result,
Not being able to deliver orders quickly and reliably,
In the management system as described above, when the cooking time is different, such as a coffee that can be cooked in a short time, a steak that requires a long cooking time, or the like, an appropriate cooking time corresponding to each cooked item is managed. In stores handling various cooked products (products), it is only possible to roughly manage the provided time. Nevertheless, there is a problem that the size of the apparatus as a whole increases.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and has been made to reduce the size of the apparatus and to use an operation of setting an order slip to manage from the start of order to the end of cooking. To provide a cooking time management device based on a restaurant order slip that can promptly and reliably provide cooked food products to the customer side and improve service at the restaurant as a result. Is the subject.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, an elapsed time display for displaying an elapsed time from the time of an order from a customer is displayed on a cooked product delivery counter 3 between a customer seating area 1 and a cooking area 2 in a restaurant. A plurality of means 7 are provided, and a slip holder 6 for setting an order slip 5 of the customer table 4... Unit is set on each elapsed time display means 7, and the elapsed time display means 7 is set when the order slip 5 is set in the slip holder 6. It is characterized by having a starting means 8 for starting. According to such a configuration, when the order slip 5 is set in the slip holder 6 of the cooked goods delivery counter 3, the starting means 8 of the elapsed time display means 7 in which the slip holder 6 is installed is started. The elapsed time from the time of ordering at the customer (table) unit is displayed, and management from ordering to provision of cooked products can be performed individually,
Therefore, it is possible to prevent an error that takes an abnormally long time from order to provision of the cooked food, and furthermore, by displaying the elapsed time from the order on the elapsed time display means 7,
It is possible to prompt the user to proceed to the end without neglecting the cooking, thereby shortening the time required for completing the order, thereby eliminating errors that take longer than a predetermined time as a whole restaurant and individual Offer time can be shortened, management of dinner time on Saturdays and Sundays where many customers enter, lunch time of weekday, and more.
This is effective for management during a time when cooking people are relaxed.

According to a second aspect, the elapsed time display means 7
Means for initiating the display of the display means is to make the slip holder 6 vertically movable toward and away from the elapsed time display means 7 and to pull the slip holder 6 downward from the elapsed time display means 7 to separate it. , The display is started. According to such a configuration, the elapsed time display means 7 can be started by pulling the slip holder 6 downward together with the work of sandwiching the order slip 5 between the slip holders 6 and the elapsed time display means 7
The starting work is not a troublesome work, and the starting work can be performed easily.

According to a third aspect, an elapsed time display means 7 is provided.
Is characterized in that the display is subtracted from the set time. According to such a configuration, the remaining time until the set time can be displayed by the subtraction display, and the management of the time until the completion of cooking is further improved. In this case, as set forth in claim 4, it is preferable to set the elapsed time display means 7 to 10 minutes and digitally display the subtraction display in units of minutes or seconds or both in terms of time management in all restaurants.

According to a fifth aspect, the elapsed time display means 7
Flashing display 9 and alarm buzzer 1
It is characterized in that one or both of 0 are performed. According to such a configuration, the elapsed time display means 7
At the end of the set time displayed in, one or both of the blinking display 9 and the alarm buzzer 10 can be displayed, and the end of the set time can be confirmed more reliably.

In the present invention, the elapsed time display means is provided.
Is characterized by adding and displaying the excess time after the set time in the elapsed time display means 7 has elapsed. According to such a configuration, the elapsed time display means 7 can add and display the time exceeding the set time for completing the cooking, and the excess time can be recognized by the added display of the excess time. Yes, the cooking time can be further reduced.

According to a seventh aspect, the elapsed time display means 7
The slip holder 6 is rotatable around a vertical axis 11. According to such a configuration, by turning the slip holder 6 around the longitudinal axis 11 and inverting it, it is possible to signal that cooking is finished.

According to the present invention, the elapsed time display means is provided.
And a means for accumulating and storing that the set time has elapsed. According to such a configuration, it is possible to determine what order item has passed the set time, and by accumulating and storing the fact that the set time has passed much, it is possible to examine the set time,
In other words, it can be useful for studying whether or not the time is appropriate for cooking.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1A is a schematic sectional view of a restaurant, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of elapsed time display means. FIG. 2 is a front view of the elapsed time display means, FIG. 2B is a side view, and FIG. 2C is a rear view. FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view in a use state.

A food item sending counter 3 is provided between the customer seat area 1 and the cooking area 2 in the restaurant. Hanging wall part 1 hanging from the ceiling above the dish counter 3
2, a large number of elapsed time display means 7 using, for example, a subtraction counter 14 are attached. The number of the subtraction counters 14 corresponds to the number of the customer table 4. Various mounting configurations are conceivable. For example, there are a configuration using a mounting hole 15 formed in the subtraction counter 14 and a configuration using the mounting ring 15, and the mounting configuration can be variously changed. By directly attaching the subtraction counter 14 to the vertical wall portion 12 in this way, there is no need to provide a store.

As the subtraction counter 14, for example, a counter which displays the elapsed time in minutes is used, and displays, for example, 1 minute to 99 minutes. In this case, for example, 0001 seconds to 9999 seconds may be displayed in units of seconds. Further, the left two display windows of the subtraction counter 14 display minutes and the right two display windows display seconds. May be displayed. The setting of the set time in the subtraction counter 14 is performed by selecting the set time with the “Up” switch 17 and the “Down” switch 18 and operating the “Set” switch 30. Is reset to

As shown in FIG. 3, a vertical axis 11 is provided at the lower end of the subtraction counter 14 so as to be movable up and down.
Is attached to the slip holder 6. The slip holder 6
For example, the order slip 6 is sandwiched by using a pair of magnet pieces 20 and 21 having N pole and S pole, but may have another configuration. A contact 22 is formed on the vertical axis 11, and the vertical axis 1
By pulling 1 downward, the movable contact 22 is brought into contact with the fixed contact 23 on the subtraction counter 14 side, thereby starting the subtraction counter 14. Such a configuration for starting the subtraction counter 14 is collectively referred to as the starting means 8, but the configuration thereof can be variously changed. The set time in the elapsed time display means 7 is, for example, 10 minutes, and the subtraction display is digitally displayed in, for example, minutes or seconds or both. Incidentally, the time required for steaming the dim sum of Chinese food is shown below.

[0018] Shumai 5 minutes Shoronpo 5 minutes Meatman 5 minutes Charshman 5 minutes Shrimp-cooked tofu shrimp 10 minutes Shrimp steamed gyoza 5 minutes Shrimp intestinal meal 5 minutes Chinese yuba maki steamed 5 minutes Shaka regora 5 minutes Other menus include, for example, the following, but there are various other menus, and a setting time is set according to the cooking time of each menu.

Curry 5 minutes Coffee 2 minutes Steak 20 minutes According to such a configuration, an order slip 5 in which an order from a customer placed on a customer table basis is entered is set in a slip holder 6 in a cooked goods delivery counter 3 and For example, by lowering the order slip 5, the vertical axis 11 is pulled downward to start the subtraction counter 14. In this way, the simple operation of lowering the order slip 5 or the like displays the elapsed time from the time of ordering in the customer (table) unit, and manages from the order in the customer (table) unit to the provision of the cooked goods. Can be performed individually. In this way, it does not take a long time from the customer's order to the provision of the cooked food, and it is possible to surely prevent the customer from feeling that "the time from ordering to the provision of the cooked food is long" in the restaurant You do it. In addition, the elapsed time from the order is displayed on the elapsed time display means 7, so that the work can be carried out until the end without neglecting the cooking. As a result, the time until the finish of the order can be shortened, and the entire restaurant can be shortened. No longer takes longer than the predetermined time, and the individual providing time can be shortened.

By the way, when the set time is reached in the elapsed time display means 7, one or both of the blinking display 9 and the alarm buzzer 10 are performed, so that the end of the set time can be confirmed more reliably. It is. In this case, the present embodiment is configured such that the display in the blinking display 9 is continued even if the alarm buzzer 10 is stopped by pressing the buzzer stop switch 31.
Moreover, in the present embodiment, the elapsed time display means 7
Is configured to add and display the excess time from the time when the set time is completed after the set time in the elapsed time display means 7 has elapsed. In this addition display, minutes or seconds or both are displayed. While the addition display of the excess time is performed, the blinking display 9 is displayed.
Is performed at the same time, for example, "Res
By operating the "et" switch 19, the blinking display 9 is stopped, the addition display is canceled, and the display is reset to the initial non-display state.

According to such a configuration, the elapsed time display means 7 performs the addition display of the time exceeding the set time for completing the cooking. By the addition display of the excess time, the recognition of the excess time is performed. The cooking time can be further reduced.

Further, the elapsed time display means 7 is provided with means for accumulating and storing the number of times the set time has elapsed, so that it is possible to judge what kind of ordered item has passed the set time. In addition, by accumulating and storing the number of times that the set time has elapsed, it can be useful for studying the set time, that is, for determining whether the time is appropriate for cooking.

The slip holder 6 is rotatable around the vertical axis 11 with respect to the elapsed time display means 7, and the slip holder 6 can be rotated around the vertical axis 11 to be inverted. Thus, it is possible to signal that the cooking has been completed, and it is possible to further improve the management of the cooking time.

FIG. 5 shows another mode of use. For example, a number of hooks 24... Are attached to the front edge of the vertical wall 12, and the subtraction counter 1 provided with the elapsed time display means 7.
By hooking the mounting ring 16 formed at the upper center of the hook 4 on the hook 24, the changing order of the subtraction counter 14 provided with the elapsed time display means 7 can be easily changed. As described above, the subtraction counter 14 is detachably hooked on the hook 24, so that the subtraction counter 1
4 can be hooked on the hook 24 at an arbitrary position. This means that when the cooked product of the order slip 5 at the left end in FIG. 5 is completed and carried to the customer table 4 together with the cooked product, and the slip holder 6 at the left end becomes empty, a new order slip 5a is slipped. When set in holder 6,
On the cooking area 2 side, an error occurs in which the new order slip 5 is determined to be the oldest slip and cooking is performed, but the adjacent order slip 5b is located at the leftmost position so as not to cause such a case. In this way, all the remaining order slips 5 can be changed in order.

As described above, it takes a lot of effort to replace all the remaining ones. Therefore, in the mode of use shown in FIG. 6, many subtraction counters 14 are attached to the endless belt 25. Then, the endless conveyor 25 is turned by hand, and the slip holder 6 emptied at the head.
, So that the next one comes first. In this case, as shown in FIG. 4B, the back surface of the subtraction counter 14 is lined with an elastic plate 26 having an elastic arc-shaped surface so as to be along the rotating wheel 27 so as to be along the rotating wheel 27. 14 is avoided. FIG. 7 shows still another example of use, in which a rotating ring body 28 is installed on the cooking item delivery counter 3.
Is a magnetic counter holding a subtraction counter 14 lined with a rubber magnet 29 having an arcuate surface. Similarly, a rotary ring 28 is rotated to advance an empty slip holder 6. It is.

The restaurant according to the present invention has a Western style,
It can be implemented in any restaurant that handles Japanese and Chinese cuisine and others.

Further, in the embodiment, the elapsed time display means 7 is directed to the customer seat area 1, but may be directed to the cooking area 2 side, and furthermore, the elapsed time display means 7 is directed to both. 7, 7 may be provided on both sides.

[0028]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of elapsed time display means for displaying an elapsed time from the time of ordering by a customer are provided at a cooked goods delivery counter between a customer area and a cooking area in a restaurant. A slip holder for setting an order slip for each customer table is installed in the elapsed time display means, and a start means for starting the elapsed time display means when the order slip is set in the slip holder is provided, so that the order slip is cooked. At the time of setting in the slip holder at the counter, by activating the starting means of the elapsed time display means in which the slip holder is installed, the elapsed time from the time of ordering at the customer (table) unit is displayed, and cooking from the order is performed. The management up to the provision of goods can be performed individually,
Therefore, it is possible to prevent an error that takes an abnormally long time from order to provision of the cooked food, and furthermore, the elapsed time since the order is displayed on the elapsed time display means, so that the operation can be performed to the end without neglecting the cooking. As a result, the time to finish the order can be shortened as a result, and the restaurant as a whole can eliminate mistakes that take longer than a predetermined time, shorten the individual serving time, and reduce the number of customers There is an advantage that it is effective for management of dinner time such as entering Saturday and Sunday, lunch time of weekday, and management during a time when cooking people relax.

In the present invention, the means for initiating the display of the elapsed time display means is configured so that the slip holder can be moved close to and away from the elapsed time display means in the vertical direction, and the slip holder can be used as the elapsed time display means. Since it is configured to start the display by pulling it downward and releasing it,
In addition to the effect of claim 1, by pulling the slip holder downward together with the work of sandwiching the order slip into the slip holder, the elapsed time display means can be started, and the work of starting the elapsed time display means is troublesome. However, there is an advantage that the starting operation can be performed easily.

According to the third aspect, the elapsed time display means displays the subtraction from the set time, so that in addition to the effect of the first aspect, the remaining time up to the set time can be displayed by the subtraction display, and the time until the completion of cooking can be displayed. In managing time,
Good. In this case, it is preferable for the time management in all the restaurants that the set time in the elapsed time display means be 10 minutes and the subtraction display is digitally displayed in minutes or seconds or both.

According to the fifth aspect, when the set time is reached in the elapsed time display means, one or both of a blinking display and an alarm buzzer are performed. At the end of the set time displayed on the display means, one or both of the blinking display and the alarm buzzer can be displayed, and there is an advantage that the end of the set time can be confirmed more reliably.

In the sixth aspect, the elapsed time display means adds and displays the excess time after the set time in the elapsed time display means has elapsed. In addition, the elapsed time display means can add and display the time exceeding the set time for completing the cooking, and the addition of the excess time can recognize the excess time, and furthermore, the cooking time can be further reduced. There is an advantage that shortening can be achieved.

According to the seventh aspect, the slip holder is rotatable around the vertical axis with respect to the elapsed time display means. In addition to the effect of the first or second aspect, the slip holder is rotated around the vertical axis. By rotating and reversing, there is an advantage that a signal indicating that cooking is completed can be obtained.

In the eighth aspect, there is provided means for accumulating and storing that the set time has elapsed in the elapsed time display means. In addition to the effects of the first to sixth aspects, what kind of ordered goods It is possible to judge whether the food has passed the set time, and by integrating and storing the fact that the set time has passed much, the set time is examined, that is, whether the time is appropriate for cooking. There is an advantage that it can be used for the examination or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) is a schematic sectional view of a restaurant, and (b) is a perspective view of elapsed time display means.

FIGS. 2A and 2B show the elapsed time display means, FIG. 2A being a front view, FIG. 2B being a side view, and FIG.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the same use state.

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a use state of another embodiment of the above.

FIGS. 6A and 6B show still another embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 6A is a schematic plan view of a used state, and FIG. 6B is a schematic plan view of elapsed time display means.

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view showing a use state of still another embodiment of the above.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 customer seat area 2 cooking area 3 cooked goods sending counter 4 customer table 5 order slip 6 slip holder 7 elapsed time display means 8 starting means 9 blinking display 10 alarm buzzer 11 vertical axis

Claims (8)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of elapsed time display means for displaying an elapsed time from the time of an order from a customer is provided at a cooked goods delivery counter between a customer area and a cooking area in a restaurant,
A restaurant having a slip holder for setting an order slip for each customer table in each elapsed time display means, and starting means for starting the elapsed time display means when the order slip is set in the slip holder. Cooking time management device based on order slips. 2. The starting means for starting the elapsed time display means comprises a slip holder which is vertically movable toward and away from the elapsed time display means and pulls the slip holder downward with respect to the elapsed time display means. 2. The cooking time management device according to claim 1, wherein the cooking time management device is configured to start by releasing the cooking device. 3. The cooking time management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the elapsed time display means displays the subtraction from the set time. 4. The set time in the elapsed time display means is 1
The cooking time management device based on an order slip of a restaurant according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a subtraction display is digitally displayed in units of minutes, seconds, or both in 0 minutes. 5. A cooking time based on an order slip of a restaurant according to claim 1, wherein the elapsed time display means performs one or both of a blinking display and an alarm buzzer when the set time is reached. Management device. 6. The restaurant according to claim 1, wherein the elapsed time display means adds and displays an excess time after the set time in the elapsed time display means has elapsed. Cooking time management device based on order slips. 7. The cooking time management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the slip holder is rotatable about a vertical axis with respect to the elapsed time display means. 8. Cooking based on an order slip of a restaurant according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising means for accumulating and storing that the set time has elapsed in the elapsed time display means. Time management device.