JP3156668U - Chopstick feeding device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a chopstick feeding device that can reliably and hygienically remove one chopstick bundle (two) from a plurality of chopstick bundles accommodated in a rose state. A hopper-like chopstick storage part 2 provided with a chopstick drop outlet 21 capable of storing a plurality of loose chopsticks sideways and allowing passage of one or two chopsticks; A chopstick receiving groove 31 that is disposed immediately below the outlet and receives two chopsticks falling from the chopstick dropping outlet is formed, and the chopstick receiving slide member 3 that can move forward and backward in a substantially horizontal direction, and the chopstick receiving groove The slide member support portion 4 formed with the chopstick passage groove 41 for passing the two received chopsticks downward from above and the chopstick receiving slide member advance / retract operation are operated to perform the chopstick feeding operation of the two chopsticks. A chopstick feeding device 1 having a structure for receiving two chopsticks that have passed through the chopstick passage groove by a chopstick feeding operation and discharging them to the chopstick removal position on the front side of the device. is there. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a chopstick feeding device, and more particularly, to a chopstick feeding device that can take out one chopstick bundle (two pieces) from a plurality of chopstick bundles accommodated in a loose state.

  In eateries that provide food and drink at low cost, such as restaurants such as soba and ramen shops and employee cafeterias, chopsticks have been commonly used.

  The majority of disposable chopsticks used in Japan are made in China, but in terms of environmental protection (forest protection), China is beginning to face production restrictions and export suspension.

  Therefore, chopsticks made of engineering plastics (engineering plastics) such as syndiotactic polystyrene (SPS) have begun to be used as alternative chopsticks for disposable chopsticks.

  Unlike plastic chopsticks, engineering plastic chopsticks not only have the problem of consuming large amounts of wood resources, but also have the significant advantage that they can be used repeatedly by washing.

  In addition, engineering plastic chopsticks are formed in a loose state, unlike disposable chopsticks, which are in a combined state until they are used. When used in a food and beverage facility, each chopstick that is in a loose state is thrown in and stored in a cylindrical container (chopstick stand) or laid in a horizontal container with a lid (chopstick case) Stored and used, the user takes out two of the bundles of chopsticks that are in the state of roses and uses them.

  For this reason, when the user takes out one chopstick (two pieces) from a bundle of chopsticks, his / her finger touches not only the two chopsticks to be taken out but also the other chopsticks accommodated. It has the problem of being hygienic.

  In addition, in the case of chopsticks individually packaged one by one, for example, as shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the chopsticks individually packaged by a transport chain or a transport belt are accommodated by a technique for supplying the chopsticks one by one. There is already known a technique that can take out a chopstick of a size without touching other chopsticks.

JP 05-089338 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 01-120698

  However, since the techniques shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2 are configured to supply chopsticks individually packaged one by one in advance, each of the chopsticks bundles accommodated in a single piece is stored. It is difficult to reliably supply only two from the above because a large design change is required.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a chopstick feeding device that can reliably and hygienically remove one chopstick bundle (two pieces) from a plurality of chopstick bundles accommodated in a loose state.

  This invention which solves the above-mentioned subject has the following composition.

1.1 It is possible to accommodate multiple chopsticks that are individually rose in a laid down state, and are formed in the longitudinal direction of the chopsticks at the bottom and have an interval through which one or two chopsticks can pass. A hopper-like chopstick storage part provided with a chopstick drop exit comprising a gap having;
The upper surface of the chopstick container receiving portion is disposed in contact with or close to the chopstick drop outlet, and a chopstick receiving groove for receiving two chopsticks falling from the chopstick drop outlet is formed. A chopstick receiving slide member that is a plate member capable of moving back and forth in a substantially horizontal direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction;
A slide member support portion on which the chopstick receiving slide member is mounted so as to be able to advance and retreat, and a chopstick passage groove is formed through which the two chopsticks received in the chopstick receiving groove pass from above to below;
The chopstick receiving slide member is operated to move forward and backward to perform the chopstick feeding operation of the two chopsticks, and the two chopsticks passed through the chopstick passage groove by the chopstick feeding operation are received and A chopstick feeding operation member having a configuration for discharging to the chopstick removal position;
A chopstick feeding device comprising:
When the chopstick receiving slide member is not operated, the chopstick receiving groove and the chopstick dropping outlet are aligned so that the positions of the chopstick receiving groove and the chopstick dropping outlet are in communication with each other. The position of the chopstick receiving groove and the chopstick drop outlet is configured to be inconsistent so that the upper portion of the chopstick receiving groove is closed.
When the chopstick feeding is not operated, the slide member support portion closes the lower portion of the chopstick receiving groove because the positions of the chopstick passage groove and the chopstick receiving groove do not coincide with each other. When the slide member moves, the positions of the chopstick passage groove and the chopstick passage groove coincide with each other, so that the chopstick passage groove and the chopstick passage groove communicate with each other to receive the two chopsticks received in the chopstick reception groove. It is configured to pass through the passage groove and discharge downward,
The feeding operation member includes an operation main body disposed in a lower portion of the feeding device below the slide member support portion, and an operation continuously provided in an extended state from the upper front side of the operation main body in the chopstick discharging direction. An arm portion,
The operation main body is configured such that the forward tilt of the operation main body and the movement of the chopstick receiving slide member are interlocked,
The operation arm unit is configured to feed two chopsticks by passing two chopsticks from the chopstick receiving groove through the chopstick passage groove and discharging downward from the chopstick passage groove.
A chopstick feeding device characterized by.

2. The operation main body is supported by a rotating shaft arranged in a horizontal direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the chopsticks at the lower part on the near side of the operation main body, thereby being similar to the moving direction of the chopstick receiving part. And the upper part of the operation body part is connected to the chopstick receiving slide member via a connecting member so that the operation body part can be tilted forward and the chopsticks. 2. The chopstick feeding device according to 1 above, wherein the movement of the receiving slide member is interlocked.

3. The operation arm portion can tilt the operation main body portion connected to the operation arm portion by pushing down the operation arm portion downward, and moves the chopstick receiving slide member by the push-down operation. In the above 1 or 2, the two chopsticks are passed through the chopstick passage groove from the chopstick receiving groove and discharged downward from the chopstick passage groove to feed out the two chopsticks. The chopstick feeding device described.

4). At least a part of the bottom part of the chopstick housing part is a chopstick alignment plate composed of a plate member pivotally supported on a rotation shaft arranged parallel to the longitudinal direction of the chopsticks,
The structure for swinging the chopsticks alignment plate is
(1) A structure in which a protrusion is provided on at least a part of the upper surface of the chopstick receiving slide member, and when the chopstick receiving slide member moves, the chopstick alignment plate is swung in contact with the lower surface of the chopstick alignment plate;
(2) A concave groove is provided in at least a part of the upper surface of the chopstick receiving slide member, and when the chopstick receiving slide member is moved, a part of the chopstick alignment plate in contact with the chopstick receiving slide member is the concave groove. A structure for swinging the chopsticks alignment plate by entering inside,
(3) A structure in which a protrusion is provided on at least a part of the lower surface of the chopstick alignment plate, and when the chopstick receiving slide member moves, the chopstick alignment plate is swung in contact with the upper surface of the chopstick receiving slide member;
(4) A configuration in which the chopsticks alignment plate is swung by a configuration in which all of the above (1) to (3) are combined, or a configuration in which two selected ones are combined.
4. The chopstick feeding device according to any one of 1 to 3, wherein the chopstick feeding device is any one of the above.

5. The operation arm portion of the feeding operation member that performs the feeding operation of the two chopsticks receives the two chopsticks discharged from below the chopstick passage groove by the feeding operation on the upper surface of the operation arm portion, and Any one of the above 1 to 4, wherein the two chopsticks are moved and / or slid on the upper surface so as to serve as a chopstick receiving portion for sending the chopsticks to the front side of the apparatus, The chopstick feeding device according to claim 1.

6). The chopstick drop outlet has an interval through which two chopsticks can pass, and the chopstick receiving groove has a width of two chopsticks and a depth of one chopstick. 6. The chopstick feeding device according to any one of 1 to 5 above.

7). The chopstick drop outlet has an interval through which one chopstick can pass, and the chopstick receiving groove has a width of one chopstick and a depth of two chopsticks. 6. The chopstick feeding device according to any one of 1 to 5 above.

8). 5. The chopstick feeding device according to claim 4, wherein an idler roller is provided at an end of the chopstick alignment plate on the chopstick drop exit side.

9. 9. The chopstick feeding device according to any one of 1 to 8 above, wherein an idler roller is provided at a portion facing the chopstick drop outlet at the bottom of the chopstick storage portion.

10. 10. The chopstick feeding device according to any one of 1 to 9 above, wherein the chopstick feeding device is provided with sterilizing / sterilizing / sterilizing means.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a chopstick feeding device that can reliably and hygienically remove one sachet (two) from a plurality of chopstick bundles accommodated in a loose state. .

  In particular, two chopsticks can be reliably fed out by a very simple low-cost configuration as a mechanical configuration without using a complicated transport mechanism such as a transport belt or a transport chain.

  In addition, since the portions other than the portion from which the chopsticks are taken out can be substantially blocked, a plurality of chopsticks accommodated in the chopstick accommodating portion can be kept hygienic. Furthermore, when taking out the chopsticks, the user touches only one chopstick (1 piece) drawn out, and the other chopsticks in the accommodating portion are not touched, which is very hygienic.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the movement of the chopsticks receiving slide member in the substantially horizontal direction can be performed by tilting the operation main body part forward.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the operation main body portion can be tilted forward by the operation of pushing down the operation arm portion in conjunction with the movement of the chopstick receiving slide member.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to reliably receive the two chopsticks in the chopstick receiving groove by a configuration in which the chopstick alignment plate is swung to perform feeding while aligning the plurality of chopsticks in the chopstick receiving portion. As a result, one chopstick (2 pieces) of chopsticks can be reliably taken out.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the operation arm portion for performing the push-down operation to perform the chopstick feeding operation also serves as the chopstick receiving portion, the two chopsticks fed by the operation are received immediately after the push-down operation. Can do.

  According to the invention shown in claim 6 or 7, since two chopsticks can be received in the chopstick receiving groove, the two chopsticks received in the chopstick receiving groove by the movement operation of the chopstick receiving slide member by the chopstick feeding operation. Can be paid out.

  According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the chopsticks positioned on the end of the chopstick alignment plate on the chopstick drop outlet side can be reliably guided into the gap at the bottom of the chopstick storage portion that is the chopstick drop outlet.

  According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to reliably guide the chopsticks into the gap at the bottom of the chopstick housing part that is the chopstick drop outlet.

  According to the invention shown in claim 10, the stored chopsticks can be kept hygienic by sterilizing, sterilizing and sterilizing the stored chopsticks.

Schematic cross-sectional explanatory view showing an embodiment of a chopstick feeding device according to the present invention Schematic cross-sectional explanatory view showing the operation of the chopstick feeding device shown in FIG. Schematic front view of the chopstick feeding device shown in FIG. Schematic plan view of the chopstick feeding device shown in FIG. Schematic cross-sectional explanatory drawing explaining the operation | movement state of an example of the rocking | fluctuation structure of the chopsticks alignment board which is one structure of the other Example of the chopstick feeding apparatus shown to this invention Schematic cross-sectional explanatory drawing explaining the operation state of the other example of the rocking | fluctuation structure of the chopsticks alignment board which is one structure of the other Example of the chopstick feeding apparatus shown to this invention Schematic cross-sectional explanatory drawing showing another example of chopstick drop outlet and chopstick receiving groove

  Next, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As a specific configuration of the chopstick feeding device (hereinafter also simply referred to as a feeding device) 1 according to the present invention, as shown in FIGS. The chopsticks H can be accommodated in a laid state, and is formed in a hopper shape provided with a chopstick drop outlet 21 formed at the bottom in the longitudinal direction of the chopsticks H and having a gap with a space through which two chopsticks H can pass. Chopstick storage part 2 and
A chopstick receiving groove 31 for receiving two chopsticks H falling from the chopstick dropping outlet 21 is formed with the upper surface 3A in contact with or close to the chopstick dropping outlet 21 of the chopstick receiving section 2. A chopstick receiving slide member 3 which is a plate member capable of moving back and forth in a substantially horizontal direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the chopsticks H;
The chopstick receiving slide member 3 is placed so as to be able to move forward and backward, and a slide member support portion 4 is formed with a chopstick passage groove 41 through which the two chopsticks H received in the chopstick receiving groove 31 pass from above to below. When,
The chopstick receiving slide member 3 is operated to move back and forth to perform the chopstick feeding operation of the two chopsticks H, and the two chopsticks H that have passed through the chopstick passage groove 41 are received by the chopstick feeding operation. A chopstick feeding operation member 5 having a structure for discharging to the chopstick removal position on the front side of the apparatus;
It is the structure which comprises.

  The chopstick receiving slide member 3 is aligned so that the positions of the chopstick receiving groove 31 and the chopstick dropping outlet 21 are in communication with each other when the chopstick feeding is not operated. When the chopstick moves, the positions of the chopstick receiving groove 31 and the chopstick drop outlet 21 are inconsistent so that the upper side of the chopstick receiving groove 31 is closed.

  When the chopstick feeding is not operated, the slide member support portion 4 closes the lower portion of the chopstick receiving groove 31 because the positions of the chopstick passage groove 41 and the chopstick receiving groove 31 do not coincide with each other. When the chopstick receiving groove 3 moves, the positions of the chopstick receiving groove 41 and the chopstick receiving groove 31 coincide with each other so that the chopstick receiving groove 31 and the chopstick passing groove 41 communicate with each other in the chopstick receiving groove 31. The two chopsticks H received by the chopsticks H are passed through the chopstick passage groove 41 and discharged downward.

  The feeding operation member 5 includes an operation main body 51 disposed in a lower portion of the feeding device 1 below the slide member support 4 and a state extending from the upper front side of the operation main body 51 in the chopstick discharging direction. And an operation arm portion 52 that is continuously provided.

  The operation main body 51 is configured such that the forward tilt of the operation main body 51 and the movement of the chopstick receiving slide member 3 are interlocked. More specifically, at the lower part on the near side of the operation main body 51, By being pivotally supported by a rotating shaft 53 arranged in a horizontal direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of H, it is supported so as to be able to tilt forward in the forward direction, which is the same direction as the moving direction of the chopstick receiving part 31. In addition, since the upper portion of the operation main body 51 is connected to the chopstick receiving slide member 3 via the connecting member 6, the forward tilt of the operation main body 51 and the movement of the chopstick receiving slide 3 are interlocked. It is a configuration. In this embodiment, the operation main body 51 and the chopstick receiving slide member 3 are connected to each other by a connecting rotation shaft 54.

  The operation arm portion 52 is configured to feed the two chopsticks H by passing the two chopsticks H from the chopstick receiving groove 31 through the chopstick passage groove 41 and discharging downward from the chopstick passage groove 41. More specifically, the operation main body 51 connected to the operation arm 52 can be tilted forward by pushing down the operation arm 52 downward, and the chopsticks can be moved by the push-down operation. The receiving slide member 3 is moved so that the two chopsticks H are passed from the chopstick receiving groove 31 through the chopstick passage groove 41 and discharged downward from the chopstick passage groove 41 to feed out the two chopsticks H. is there.

  The operation main body 51 tilted forward by the operation of pushing down the operation arm 52 is fed by a biasing member 55 such as a spring material as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 so that it can automatically return to the original position before the push-down operation. It is preferable that the main body is urged and connected. The urging member 55 is not limited to the illustrated coil spring, and a torsion spring wound around the rotation shaft 53 may be used.

  The basic structure of the main body of the feeding device 1 (the main body consisting of a front plate, a back plate, both side plates, a bottom plate, etc.) is formed of a synthetic resin plate material such as transparent, translucent or opaque, a metal plate, or a wooden plate. In addition, the configuration of each part described above and the following configuration described in detail are incorporated.

  The chopsticks H fed out by the feeding device 1 of the present invention are individually packaged (one piece of chopsticks in a pair of chopsticks) or in a combined state (split chopsticks). Rather, each one is an independent chopstick H, which is made of bamboo, wood, metal, synthetic resin, etc., preferably made of engineering plastic (engineering plastic) such as syndiotactic polystyrene (SPS). . Further, the shape of the chopsticks H is preferably tapered at one end or both ends, and more preferably circular in cross section, but the cross section may be pentagonal or square.

  The chopstick storage part 2 in this embodiment is configured in a hopper shape by fixing the two fixed bottom plates 22 and 23 in an inclined state, and the gap between the fixed bottom plate 22 and the fixed bottom plate 23 is a chopstick. It is a drop outlet 21. Therefore, a plurality of loose chopsticks H accommodated in the chopstick accommodating part 2 move toward the chopstick drop outlet 21 which is a gap between the two fixed bottom plates 22 and 23 as the chopsticks H are fed. become.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the portion facing the chopstick drop outlet 21 at the bottom of the chopstick storage part 2, that is, the respective end portions of the fixed bottom plates 22 and 23 on the chopstick drop outlet 21 side are as shown in FIG. It is preferable that idle rollers 24 and 25 are provided on the front side. By these idle rollers 24 and 25, the chopsticks H positioned on the ends of the fixed bottom plates 22 and 23 on the chopstick drop outlet 21 side can be reliably guided into the gap at the bottom of the chopstick storage part 2 which is the chopstick drop outlet 21. it can.

  In addition, according to the experiment by the present inventors, if the height of the upper surface of both the fixed bottom plates 22 and 23 is different as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. Guidance of each (2) is improved.

  Every two chopsticks H falling from the chopstick drop outlet 21 are received in the chopstick receiving groove 31 of the chopstick receiving slide member 3 located immediately below the chopstick drop outlet 21. Since the chopstick receiving groove 31 is formed to have a width of two chopsticks and a depth of one chopstick, the chopstick H receives one portion (two) in one chopstick receiving groove 31 at a time. be able to. When the chopsticks receiving slide member 3 is moved in a state in which the chopsticks H are received by one square (two pieces), the chopstick receiving grooves 31 are also moved together.

  By the movement of the chopstick receiving slide member 31, the chopstick receiving groove 31 is closed at the top, that is, the chopstick receiving outlet 21 is not in communication. Further, the movement of the chopstick receiving slide member 3 causes the lower portion of the chopstick receiving groove 31 to communicate with the chopstick passage groove 41 of the slide member support portion 4. Then, the communication between the chopstick receiving groove 31 and the chopstick passage groove 41 discharges one chopstick H (two chopsticks H) below the slide member support portion 4.

  In this embodiment, the chopsticks H corresponding to one bowl (two pieces) discharged below the slide member support portion 4 fall on the upper surface 52A of the operation arm portion 52 of the feeding operation member 5, and are received by the upper surface 52A. The chopsticks H are sent to the chopstick receiving part 52B, which is the chopstick removal position, by rolling and / or sliding the upper surface 52A to the front side of the apparatus. In order to prevent reverse movement of the chopsticks H sent to the chopstick receiving part 52B, it is preferable that the chopsticks receiving part 52B has a concave structure into which two chopsticks H enter as shown in FIGS.

  When one chopstick H (two) chopsticks H is sent to the chopstick receiving part 52B, the user of chopsticks H immediately pushes down the operation arm 52 to perform chopstick feeding operation (1 chopstick (2). Book) chopsticks H.

  According to the feeding device 1 of the present invention having the above-described configuration, only one chopstick H is touched to another chopstick H out of a plurality of chopsticks H accommodated in the chopstick housing 2. And can be taken out reliably and hygienically.

  The embodiments of the chopstick feeding device according to the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various other modes can be adopted within the scope of the present invention.

  In the above-described embodiment, the bottom portion of the chopstick housing portion 2 having a hopper shape is configured by the two fixed bottom plates 22 and 23 fixed in an inclined state. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the chopsticks are not limited thereto. At least a part of the bottom portion of the accommodating portion 2 may be configured as a chopstick alignment plate composed of a plate member pivotally supported on a rotation shaft disposed in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the chopsticks H.

As a configuration of the chopsticks alignment plate, for example, the configuration shown in FIG.
In the configuration shown in FIG. 5, instead of the two fixed bottom plates 22 and 23, two chopstick alignment plates 22A and 23A that are pivotally supported by pivot shafts 22B and 23B are used. The projections 32 and 33 are provided on the upper surface 3A of the chopstick receiving slide member 3 for swinging the chopsticks alignment plates 22A and 23A when the chopsticks advance and retreat.

  The configuration shown in FIG. 6 is a chopsticks alignment plate in which one of the two fixed bottom plates 22 and 23 is pivotally supported by a rotating shaft 22B and an idler roller 24 is provided on the chopstick drop outlet 21 side. Instead of 22A, concave grooves 34 and 34 for swinging the chopsticks alignment plate 22A when the chopsticks receiving slide member 3 moves back and forth are provided on the upper surface 3A of the chopsticks receiving slide member 3. In the configuration shown in FIG. 6, the concave grooves 34 are provided at two positions on the upper surface 3A of the chopstick receiving slide member 3 so as to swing twice when moved and twice when returned. It has a configuration.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the portion for pivotally supporting the chopsticks alignment plates 22A and 23A is the opposite side to the chopstick drop outlet 21 side in the embodiment shown in FIG. However, the chopsticks aligning plates 22A and 23A may be swingable so that the chopsticks H can be aligned in the chopstick receiving portion 2 and can be reliably guided to the chopstick dropping exit 21. It is not limited to one of the end portions of the alignment plates 22A and 23A, and may be in the vicinity of the end portion, or in the central portion or in the vicinity of the central portion.

  In addition, the chopsticks alignment plate 22A or 23A may be only one of the fixed bottom plate 22 or 23, or only a part of the fixed bottom plate 22 and / or 23 can be swung to provide a partial alignment plate. It is good also as a structure. Even in the case of a swingable chopstick aligning plate, a configuration in which an idler roller (see reference numerals 24 and 25 in FIG. 4) is provided on the portion of the chopstick aligning plate facing the chopstick dropping outlet 21 is also preferable.

  Still further, the number of the protrusions 32 and 33 shown in FIG. 5 is not limited to one, but may be plural, and the number of the concave grooves 34 shown in FIG. 6 is not limited to two but may be one or three or more. May be.

As a configuration to swing the chopsticks alignment plate,
(1) Protrusions are provided on at least a part of the upper surface of the chopstick receiving slide member, and the chopstick alignment plate swings by contacting the lower surface of the chopstick alignment plate when the chopstick receiving slide member moves ( Configuration shown in FIG.
(2) A concave groove is provided in at least a part of the upper surface of the chopstick receiving slide member, and when the chopstick receiving slide member is moved, a part of the chopstick alignment plate in contact with the chopstick receiving slide member is the concave groove. A configuration for swinging the chopsticks alignment plate by entering the configuration (configuration shown in FIG. 6),
(3) A structure in which a protrusion is provided on at least a part of the lower surface of the chopstick alignment plate, and when the chopstick receiving slide member moves, the chopstick alignment plate is swung in contact with the upper surface of the chopstick receiving slide member;
(4) A configuration in which the chopsticks alignment plate is swung by a configuration in which all of the above (1) to (3) are combined, or a configuration in which two selected ones are combined.
Either of these can be mentioned.

  In the embodiment described above, the chopstick receiving groove 31 for receiving one chopstick (H) of chopsticks H has a width that is the width of two chopsticks and a depth of one chopstick. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any configuration that can feed one portion (two pieces) by one feeding may be used. For example, as shown in FIG. The structure formed by the depth for this may be sufficient.

  The chopsticks H housed in the chopstick housing part 2 are housed in the chopsticks housing part 2 as well as those sterilized, sterilized and sterilized by washing in advance. In order to maintain a sanitary environment even in a state, the above embodiment has been described with the upper portion of the chopstick housing 2 open, but the chopstick housing 2 is preferably closed by a lid or the like. Furthermore, it is preferable that a sterilizing / sterilizing / sterilizing means 7 such as an ultraviolet irradiation means or an ozone generator is provided in the chopstick housing 2 as indicated by a virtual line in FIG.

  Further, the feeding device 1 is configured separately from a portion of the chopstick housing 2 for housing the chopsticks H and a portion of the feeding mechanism in which the chopstick receiving slide member 3, the slide member support 4 and the chopstick feeding operation member 5 are incorporated. It is good also as a structure separable up and down. In this case, by making the chopstick storage part 2 a cassette type, when all the chopsticks H in the chopstick storage part 2 are fed out, the chopstick storage part 2 alone is a new separate container that contains a large number of chopsticks H. It can be exchanged for the chopstick storage 2. By making the chopstick storage part 2 replaceable cassette type, the chopsticks H can be stored in the chopstick storage part 2 not in an environment where there are a large number of unspecified users such as guest seats, but in a sanitary environment. It can be performed in a room or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Chopstick feeding apparatus 11 Apparatus bottom plate 2 Chopstick receiving part 21 Chopstick drop exit 22 Fixed bottom plate 22A Chopstick alignment plate 22B Rotating shaft 23 Fixed bottom plate 23A Chopstick alignment plate 23B Rotating shaft 24 Free roller 25 Free roller 3 Chopstick receiving slide member 3A Upper surface 31 Chopstick receiving groove 32 Protrusion 33 Protrusion 34 Concave groove 4 Slide member support portion 41 Chopstick passage groove 5 Chopstick feeding operation member 51 Operation main body portion 52 Operation arm portion 52A Upper surface 53 Rotating shaft 54 Connection rotating shaft 55 Biasing member 6 Connecting member 7 Sterilization / sterilization / sterilization means H Chopsticks

Claims (10)

A plurality of independent chopsticks can be accommodated in a laid-down state, and each gap is formed in the longitudinal direction of the chopsticks at the bottom and has a space through which one or two chopsticks can pass. A hopper-like chopstick storage part provided with a chopstick drop outlet, and
The upper surface of the chopstick container receiving portion is disposed in contact with or close to the chopstick drop outlet, and a chopstick receiving groove for receiving two chopsticks falling from the chopstick drop outlet is formed. A chopstick receiving slide member that is a plate member capable of moving back and forth in a substantially horizontal direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction;
A slide member support portion on which the chopstick receiving slide member is mounted so as to be able to advance and retreat, and a chopstick passage groove is formed through which the two chopsticks received in the chopstick receiving groove pass from above to below;
The chopstick receiving slide member is operated to move forward and backward to perform the chopstick feeding operation of the two chopsticks, and the two chopsticks passed through the chopstick passage groove by the chopstick feeding operation are received and A chopstick feeding operation member having a configuration for discharging to the chopstick removal position;
A chopstick feeding device comprising:
When the chopstick receiving slide member is not operated, the chopstick receiving groove and the chopstick dropping outlet are aligned so that the positions of the chopstick receiving groove and the chopstick dropping outlet are in communication with each other. The position of the chopstick receiving groove and the chopstick drop outlet is configured to be inconsistent so that the upper portion of the chopstick receiving groove is closed.
When the chopstick feeding is not operated, the slide member support portion closes the lower portion of the chopstick receiving groove because the positions of the chopstick passage groove and the chopstick receiving groove do not coincide with each other. When the slide member moves, the positions of the chopstick passage groove and the chopstick passage groove coincide with each other, so that the chopstick passage groove and the chopstick passage groove communicate with each other to receive the two chopsticks received in the chopstick reception groove. It is configured to pass through the passage groove and discharge downward,
The feeding operation member includes an operation main body disposed in a lower portion of the feeding device below the slide member support portion, and an operation continuously provided in an extended state from the upper front side of the operation main body in the chopstick discharging direction. An arm portion,
The operation main body is configured such that the forward tilt of the operation main body and the movement of the chopstick receiving slide member are interlocked,
The operation arm unit is configured to feed two chopsticks by passing two chopsticks from the chopstick receiving groove through the chopstick passage groove and discharging downward from the chopstick passage groove.
A chopstick feeding device characterized by. The operation main body is supported by a rotating shaft arranged in a horizontal direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the chopsticks at the lower part on the near side of the operation main body, thereby being similar to the moving direction of the chopstick receiving part. And the upper part of the operation body part is connected to the chopstick receiving slide member via a connecting member so that the operation body part can be tilted forward and the chopsticks. 2. The chopstick feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the movement of the receiving slide member is interlocked. The operation arm portion can tilt the operation main body portion connected to the operation arm portion by pushing down the operation arm portion downward, and moves the chopstick receiving slide member by the push-down operation. The two chopsticks are passed through the chopstick passage groove and discharged downward from the chopstick passage groove, and the two chopsticks are fed out. The chopstick feeding device according to claim 1. At least a part of the bottom part of the chopstick housing part is a chopstick alignment plate composed of a plate member pivotally supported on a rotation shaft arranged parallel to the longitudinal direction of the chopsticks,
The structure for swinging the chopsticks alignment plate is
(1) A structure in which a protrusion is provided on at least a part of the upper surface of the chopstick receiving slide member, and when the chopstick receiving slide member moves, the chopstick alignment plate is swung in contact with the lower surface of the chopstick alignment plate;
(2) A concave groove is provided in at least a part of the upper surface of the chopstick receiving slide member, and when the chopstick receiving slide member is moved, a part of the chopstick alignment plate in contact with the chopstick receiving slide member is the concave groove. A structure for swinging the chopsticks alignment plate by entering inside,
(3) A structure in which a protrusion is provided on at least a part of the lower surface of the chopstick alignment plate, and when the chopstick receiving slide member moves, the chopstick alignment plate is swung in contact with the upper surface of the chopstick receiving slide member;
(4) A configuration in which the chopsticks alignment plate is swung by a configuration in which all of the above (1) to (3) are combined, or a configuration in which two selected ones are combined.
The chopstick feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the chopstick feeding device is any one of the above. The operation arm portion of the feeding operation member that performs the feeding operation of the two chopsticks receives the two chopsticks discharged from below the chopstick passage groove by the feeding operation on the upper surface of the operation arm portion, and 5. The chopsticks receiving portion that sends out the two chopsticks to the front side of the apparatus, which is a chopstick take-out position, by rolling and / or sliding the chopsticks. The chopstick feeding device described. The chopstick drop outlet has an interval through which two chopsticks can pass, and the chopstick receiving groove has a width of two chopsticks and a depth of one chopstick. The chopstick feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The chopstick drop outlet has an interval through which one chopstick can pass, and the chopstick receiving groove has a width of one chopstick and a depth of two chopsticks. The chopstick feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 5. 5. The chopstick feeding device according to claim 4, wherein an idler roller is provided at an end of the chopstick alignment plate on the chopstick drop exit side. The chopstick feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein an idler roller is provided at a portion facing the chopstick drop outlet at the bottom of the chopstick storage portion. The chopstick feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the chopstick feeding device is provided with a sterilizing / sterilizing / sterilizing means.

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