JP3415776B2 - Food transport equipment - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food / beverage transporting device having a transporting route for circulating and transporting sushi on a plate, such as in a sushi restaurant.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a sushi restaurant in which sushi placed on a plate is circulated and conveyed to a guest room by a food and drink conveying device, a cook holds a sushi item on a shari ball in a kitchen room. The finished sushi is placed on a plate and transferred to the transport path of the transport device, and sequentially transported to the guest room by the transport device, while the customer prefers multiple types of sushi flowing through the transport device. Accordingly, the food is arbitrarily taken out from the conveyance path and eaten appropriately.

[0003]

In the above sushi restaurants, the type of sushi that is favored or the type that is less favored is often different depending on the day of the week. For example, children like Sundays and holidays. On the day when the number of customers increases, for example, sushi without eggs and wasabi is preferred. In addition, the types of food and drink that are favored differ during the day, for example, during the day and at night.

Therefore, conventionally, as a method of sending a plurality of types of sushi to a conveyor, for example, a plurality of patterns are set that determine the proportion to be supplied to the conveyor for each type of news item and for each presence or absence of wasabi. The rotation of the pattern is preliminarily set according to the time, and a plurality of types of sushi are sent onto the conveyor at a rate of the pattern corresponding to the current day of the week or time.

However, it is difficult for a cook to remember a plurality of patterns having different proportions and their rotations, and if the sushi is supplied to the food and drink conveying device at a proportion that does not correspond to a day of the week or a time, it is possible to make a particular difference. There will be problems such as shortage of types of sushi or excessive supply. The present invention was developed in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to prepare a plurality of types of cooks without grasping a pattern in which the proportion is determined for each type of material and its rotation. An object of the present invention is to provide a food and drink conveying device that can reliably supply food and drink at a ratio according to the day of the week and time.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a food and drink conveying device provided with a conveying path for circulating and conveying food and drink contained in a container,
While providing an identification mark on the container, on business days and
Supply of multiple kinds of food and drink to be supplied to the transport path every business hours
Setting means for setting the number of advance, and display means for displaying the type and number for each different type of food that is set in the setting means, the identification mark of the vessel containing the cooked food, the transport path the container First reading means for reading before transferring to a storage device, storage means for storing the type of food and drink in the container read by the first reading means, and second reading means for reading the identification mark of the container on the transport path, A determining unit that determines whether or not each type of food and drink on the transport path is a predetermined number set by the setting unit based on an output signal from the second reading unit; If the number of food and drinks on the conveyance path is less than or equal to the predetermined number set by the setting means, the type of food and drinks that are less than or equal to the predetermined number and the shortage number are displayed on the display means. I did it.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in a food and drink conveying apparatus having a conveying path for circulating and conveying food and drink contained in a container, the food is supplied to the conveying path every business day and every business hours.
Setting hand that presets the supply quantity of multiple types of food and drink
A step, display means for displaying the type and number of food and drink for each type of food and drink set in the setting means, detection means for detecting the kind of food and drink on the conveyance path, and an output signal from the detection means And a determination unit that determines whether or not each type of food and drink on the transport path is a predetermined number set by the setting unit, and the food and drink on the transport path are determined by the determination unit. When the number is less than or equal to the predetermined number set by the setting means, the types of food and drinks that are less than or equal to the predetermined number and the shortage number are displayed on the display means.

It is preferable that the detecting means of the invention according to claim 2 is composed of a color sensor or an image sensor. According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in the food and drink conveying device according to the first aspect, the number of revolutions of each container in the conveyance path is counted based on the output signal from the second reading means, and the number of revolutions is the set number. The retrieval means for retrieving the above-mentioned containers, and the evacuation device for retracting the containers whose number of revolutions in the transport path is the set number of times or more based on the output signal from the retrieval means are provided. .

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the food and drink conveying device according to the first aspect, the circulation time of each container in the conveyance path is measured based on the output signal from the second reading means, and the circulation time is measured. Based on the output signal from the search means and the search means for searching the container that has become a predetermined time or more,
The retreat device is provided for retracting the container whose circulation time on the transport path has exceeded the set time from the transport path.

The invention according to claim 6 is the same as claim 1,
In the food and drink conveying device according to 4 or 5, for each table provided in the middle of the conveying path, a third reading means for reading the identification mark of the container on the conveying path and an alarm are provided, and the third reading means. The type of food and drink in the container is discriminated by the control device from the identification mark read by, and the type is notified by the alarm device.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the food and drink conveying device according to the second or third aspect, the second detection for detecting the type of food and drink on the conveyance path is made for each table provided in the middle of the conveyance path. By providing the means and the alarm device, by the control device,
The type of food and drink detected by the second detecting means is notified via the alarm device.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a counter table 1a and a plurality of legs-equipped tables 1b installed in a kitchen room Sl and a passenger room S2, a front surface of the kitchen room Sl and each table 1a.
A partition housing 2 arranged along 1b, and sushi which is provided on the partition housing 2 in a circular shape and is served on a plate P as a container in the kitchen Sl in each table 1a, 1b. 1 is a plan view showing the inside of a sushi store provided with a food and drink conveying apparatus according to the present invention, which is provided with a main conveying path 3 for conveying.

The partition housing 2 is, as shown in FIG.
A side wall 21, 22 facing each other at a predetermined interval, and an upper wall 23 and a bottom wall (not shown) connecting the upper and lower ends of these side walls 21, 22 are formed in a box-shaped cross section. A first housing portion 2a, which is arranged along the entire surface of the kitchen room Sl and divides the kitchen room S1 and the guest room S2.
And second and third housing portions 2b and 2c that are bent from both longitudinal ends of the first housing portion 2a and extend in parallel in the passenger compartment S2.
The counter table 1a and the legged table 1b are arranged on the outer sides of the side walls 21 and 22 in b and 2c.

The main conveyance path 3 which constitutes the food and drink conveying device has an upper wall 2 of each of the housing portions 2a, 2b and 2c.
3 and an endless flat chain 3 which circulates in the recess 31 by a motor drive while being guided by guide walls 32 provided on both sides in the width direction of the recess 31.
3 and 3. In the food and drink conveying apparatus configured as described above, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a seal Q printed with a QR code is used as an identification mark for identifying each plate P, and a lower peripheral edge portion of the lower surface of the plate P is used. Pasted on.

As an identification code printed on the sticker,
In addition to the above QR code, for example, a barcode may be printed. Further, in the food and drink conveying device described above, setting means 41 for presetting a plurality of kinds of sushi circulating in the conveying path so that a predetermined number of sushi is provided, and sushi for each kind of sushi set in the setting unit A display means 5 comprising a liquid crystal monitor for displaying the type and number of pieces, a first reading means 61 for reading the identification mark on the sticker Q of the plate P containing the cooked sushi before transferring the plate P to the transport path. This first reading means 61
The storage means 42 for storing the type of sushi in the plate P read in step 2 and the second reading of the identification mark of the plate P on the transport path.
Based on the output signal from the reading unit 62 and the second reading unit 62, it is determined whether or not each type of sushi on the main transport path 3 is the predetermined number set by the setting unit 41. Judgment means 43 is provided to count the number of turns of each plate P in the main transport path 3 based on the output signal from the second reading means 62, and to search for the plate P in which the number of turns is equal to or greater than the set number. When the number of sushi on the main conveyance path 3 is less than or equal to the predetermined number set by the setting unit 41 by the determination by the determination unit 43, the number of search units 44 becomes less than or equal to the predetermined number. The type of sushi present and the number of sushi shortages are displayed on the display means 5.

In the embodiment shown in the figure, the above-mentioned setting means 41, storage means 42, determination means 43 and search means 44 are provided.
Is constructed on the program of the control device 4 composed of a microcomputer for controlling the drive of the food and drink conveying device, and the input device 7 consisting of a keyboard connected to the input side of the control device 4 is used to Predetermined information is input to the control device 4.

The display means 5 is installed in the kitchen room S1,
It is connected to the output side of the control device 4. The first and second reading means 61 and 62 are laser type scanners that read the identification mark of the seal Q of each plate P, and the first reading means 61 is located at a position facing the cooking table 24 in the kitchen S1. The second reading means 62 is the third housing portion 2 of the first housing portion 2a of the partition housing 2.
It is provided at each of the c-side end portions.

Then, the first reading means 61 reads the sticker Q identification mark of the plate P on which the sushi of the predetermined sushi that the cook holds based on the display of the display means 5, and the information is sent to the control device 4. Feedback and storage means 4
2, the type of sushi in the plate P read by the first reading means 61 is stored. Further, the second reading means 62 reads the identification mark on the sticker Q of the plate P flowing on the transport path 3, feeds back the information to the control device 4, and the determining means 43 causes the type of sushi on the transport path 3 to be read. Is determined by the setting means 43, and based on the information from the second reading means 62, the searching means 44 of the control device 4 causes the dishes P to be stored. The number of revolutions in the transport path 3 is counted, and the plate P having the number of revolutions equal to or greater than the set number is searched.

In the above embodiment, the control device 4 is used.
An evacuation device 8 is provided for evacuating the plate P whose number of revolutions in the transport path 3 is equal to or greater than the set number based on the output signal from the transport path 3. As shown schematically in FIG. 3, the retracting device 8 has a retracting path 8a in which an endless conveyor belt 82 is stretched between a pair of motor-driven drive rollers 81 and a plate P on the conveying path 3. The transfer device 8b transfers to the retreat path 8a, and the plate P transferred to the retreat path 8a by the transfer device 8b is returned to the kitchen room S1 via the conveyor belt 82.

In the transfer device 8b, as shown schematically in FIG. 3, a pivot 83 is attached to the upper wall 23 so as to be rotatable, and a length of a guide body 84 is provided at an upper end of the pivot 83. A drive device 85 such as a motor is attached to the lower end of the pivot shaft 83 while fixing one end in the direction of the drive device 8.
5 is connected to the output side of the control device 4,
By controlling the drive of the drive device 85 by the above, the guide body 84 is swung so as to intersect the main transport path 3 as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 3, and the sushi on the transport path 3 is retreated. The guide is retracted to the road 8a.

Further, in the above embodiment, each table 1a is used.
The third reading means 63a to 63i for reading the identification mark of the seal Q of the plate P on the transport path and the alarms 64a to 64i composed of speakers are provided for each 1b, and the reading is performed by the third reading means 63a to 63i. Based on the information from the identification mark, the control device 4 determines the type of sushi in the plate P and informs the customers of the tables 1a and 1b of the type by the notification devices 64a to 64i. There is.

Next, the operation of the food and drink conveying device having the above structure will be described. First, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, a pattern in which the number of sheets to be supplied to the transport path 3 is determined for each type of news item and for each presence or absence of wasabi depending on the day of the week and the time is created for each day of the week and hours of business in advance. Data is set in the setting unit 41 of the control device 4 via the input device 7.

Then, as the store is opened, various types of sushi need to be supplied to the conveying path 3 on the screen of the display means 5 as shown in FIG. 4 according to the pattern corresponding to the day and time of the business day. Since the number of the sushi is displayed, the cook in the kitchen room S1 holds the sushi of the predetermined material indicated on the display means 5, that is, the screen shown in FIG. It is placed on the plate P of No. 1 and transferred to the transport path 3, and the key operation of the input device 7 is performed to input to the control device that the production of the instructed sushi is completed.

As a result, the storage means 42 of the control device 4
In addition, it is stored that the predetermined sushi indicated by the display means 5 is placed on the plate P whose identification mark is read by the first reading means 61, and the next instruction is displayed on the screen of the display means 5. Therefore, the cook sequentially repeats the above-mentioned work in accordance with the instructions shown on the display means 5,
A predetermined number of each type of sushi is supplied onto the transport path 3.

On the other hand, the sushi supplied on the conveying path 3 is circulated and conveyed to the tables 1a and 1b in the cabin S2, and the customers of the tables 1a and 1b convey the plate P on which the favorite sushi is placed. The dish P that is properly taken out from the path 3 and not eaten by the customer goes around the transportation path 3, and the second reader 62 reads the QR code of the sticker Q attached to the dish P to perform the control. The device 4 counts the number of turns of each plate P in the transport path 3 based on the output signal from the second reading means 62.

Then, when the number of turns of the dish that goes around the transport path 3 exceeds a set number (for example, 10 times), the output signal from the controller 4 drives the transfer device 8b. The device 85 is driven to move the guide body 84.
Swings to a position intersecting the main transport path 3 and the transport belt 82 constituting the retreat path 8a is driven to rotate the plate P that has been rotated a preset number of times or more by the guide body 84 to the main transport path 3 To the evacuation path 8a, return to the kitchen room S1 through the evacuation path 8a, and discard.

Thus, the identification code of the seal P attached to the plate P returned to the kitchen room S1 as described above, is again determined when the time required for one round of the main transport path 3 has elapsed. Since it is not read by the second reading means 62, the count is immediately cleared, and the type of sushi placed on the plate P is read from the data stored in the storage means 42 to perform the control. The device 4 automatically collects the types of sushi to be discarded and the number of sushi items to be discarded.

The number of laps is the set number (for example, 10 times)
The following is the QR of the seal Q attached to the plate P that is counting when the time required for one round of the main transport path 3 has elapsed.
If the code cannot be read again, the plate P
Is cleared by the customer from the main transport path 3, the count is cleared immediately, and the plate P
The type of sushi placed on the table is read from the data stored in the storage means 42, and the type and number of sushi eaten by the customer are automatically totalized by the control device 4.

On the other hand, the control device 4 compares the type and the number of sushi placed on the plate P for which the count has been cleared with the data set by the setting means 41, and the number is below a predetermined number. In this case, the type of sushi and the number of sushi items that are lacking are sequentially displayed on the display means 5,
Thus, the cook need only sequentially pick up the sushi according to the display displayed on the display means 5, and does not have to remember the pattern in which the proportion is determined for each type of material and the rotation thereof as in the conventional case. In addition, there is no need to worry about the number and type of sushi flowing on the transport path 3.

Further, only the plate P on which fresh sushi is served is always provided to the customer via the main transport path 3. Further, in the above embodiment, the identification mark of the plate P moving on the main transport path 3 is set to the third reading means 63a to 63i.
On the basis of information from the identification mark read by the third reading means 63a to 63i, the control device 4 determines the type of sushi in the plate P, and the notification devices 64a to 64i. The type of each table 1a
Notify the 1b customer.

In the above embodiment, the number of turns of each plate P in the main transport path 3 is counted based on the output signal from the second reading means 62, and the plate P having the number of turns equal to or more than the set number is searched. The search means 44 is provided, and the plate P whose number of revolutions in the main transport path 3 has reached the set number of times or more is retracted from the main transport path 3 by the retractor 8 based on the output signal from the search means 44. However, instead of the above-mentioned search means 44, the circulation time of each plate P in the main transport path 3 is measured based on the output signal from the second reading means 62, and the circulation time becomes a predetermined time or more. Retrieval means for retrieving the dish P that has become empty is provided, and the dish P whose circulation time on the transport path has exceeded the set time is retracted from the main transport path 3 by the retractor 8 based on the output signal from the retrieval means. To let Well, by managing the dish by the above as dish lap time, can pick out reliably sushi predetermined time has elapsed regardless of the length of the main transfer path 3.

In the above embodiment, the sticker Q having the identification mark printed thereon is attached to the plate P, the identification mark is read by the first and second reading means 61 and 62, and the type of sushi in the plate P is read. Is stored or discriminated, but the following may be adopted. (Second Embodiment) The food and drink conveying device shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 has the same basic configuration as the food and drink conveying device of the first embodiment described above, and only different parts will be described.

That is, instead of the first and second reading means in the food and drink conveying apparatus of the first embodiment, the color of the sushi placed on the plate P on the main conveying path 3 is discriminated and the kind of the sushi is determined. The first detection means 65, which is a color sensor for direct detection, is replaced with the third reading means 61, 62, 63a to 63i, and the color of the sushi placed on the plate P on the main transport path 3 is determined to determine the sushi. A plurality of second detecting means 66a to 66i each composed of a color sensor for directly detecting the type of the above, the first detecting means 65 is provided in the partition housing 2, and the second detecting means 66a to 66i are arranged for each table. is doing.

Further, instead of the judging means 43 of the first embodiment,
Based on the output signal from the first detecting means 65, the judging means 43 for judging whether or not the type of sushi on the main transport path 3 is the predetermined number set by the setting means 41.
Since 0 is provided, the determination means 430 is built on the program of the control device 4. The first and second
In addition to the above-mentioned color sensor, an image sensor or a color image sensor may be used as the detection means 65 / 66a to 66i.

In the above embodiment, the retrieval means 44 for the plate P provided in the first embodiment and the retracting device 8 for retracting the plate P from the transport path are not provided. In the food and drink conveying device described above, similarly to the first embodiment, first, a pattern in which the number to be supplied to the main conveying path 3 is determined according to the day of the week and the time, for example, for each type of news item and for each presence or absence of wasabi, The data is created in advance for each day of the week and hours of business, and the data is set in the setting unit 41 of the control device 4 via the input device 7.

With the opening of the store, according to the pattern corresponding to the day of the week and the hours of the business day, each type of sushi and the number thereof to be supplied to the main transport path 3 are displayed on the screen of the display means 5. Since it is displayed, the cook in the kitchen holds the sushi of the predetermined material indicated on the display means 5 and places it on the plate P of the cooking table 24, and sequentially transfers it to the main transport path 3 and at the same time, inputs the input device. The key operation of 7 inputs the fact that the production of the instructed sushi is completed to the control device.

As a result, the next instruction is displayed on the screen of the display means 5, and the cook sequentially repeats the above-mentioned work in accordance with the instruction shown on the display means 5 to obtain various kinds of A predetermined number of sushi items will be supplied onto the main transport path 3. On the other hand, the sushi supplied on the main transport path 3 is circulated and transported to the tables 1a and 1b in the guest room S2, and the customer of each table appropriately puts the plate P on which the favorite sushi is placed from the main transport path 3. The plate P that is taken out and eaten, but not taken out by the customer, circulates around the conveying path 3 and the type of sushi on each plate P is detected by the first detecting means 65. Within the time required for one round of 3, the first detection means 6
The type of sushi and the number of types of sushi detected in 5 and the number of types of sushi set in the setting unit 41 are compared by the determination unit 430, and the control unit 4 determines the number of sushi eaten. The types and the number thereof are automatically totaled, and when the number of predetermined types of sushi on the main transport path 3 is equal to or less than the number set in the setting means 41, the type of sushi and its lack The number is displayed on the display means 5.

In this way, the cook only has to sushi the sushi in order according to the display displayed on the display means 5, and does not have to remember the pattern in which the proportion is determined for each type of the material and the rotation thereof as in the conventional case. Also, it is not necessary to care about the number and type of sushi flowing on the transport path 3. Further, in the above embodiment, the type of sushi on the plate P moving on the main transport path 3 is detected by the second detecting means 66a to 66i corresponding to each table, and the alarms 64a to 64a-6.
4i informs the customer of each table of the type.

Thus, in the above embodiments, it is not necessary to provide an identification mark on the plate P, and the type of sushi placed on each plate P can be known.

[0040]

According to the first and second aspects of the present invention, a person who cooks a plurality of types of food and drink does not have to know the pattern in which the proportion is determined for each type of material or the rotation thereof. It can be reliably supplied at a rate according to the day of the week and the time. According to the invention of claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, in addition to the effect of claim 1, food and drink which have passed a predetermined time on the transport path are automatically removed from the transport path. Can be done.

According to the invention of claim 5, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, food and drink which have passed a predetermined time on the transport path are automatically fed from the transport path regardless of the length of the transport path. Can be removed. Claims 6 and 7
According to the described invention, it is possible to notify the customer of each table of the types of food and drink moving on the main transport path 3.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of the inside of a store provided with the food and drink conveying device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view of a main part of the same.

3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line XX in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a schematic explanatory view of a food and drink conveying device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a pattern in which the number of materials to be supplied to the transport path is determined for each type of news item and for each presence or absence of wasabi.

FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view of the inside of a store provided with another embodiment of the food and drink conveying device of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic explanatory view showing another embodiment of the food and drink conveying device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

3 transport paths 41 Setting means 42 storage means 43 Judgment means 430 Judgment means 44 Search method 5 Display means 61 First Reading Means 62 Second reading means 63a to 63i Third reading means 64a-64i alarm 65 First Detection Means 66a to 66i Second detection means Evacuation device

Front page continuation (58) Fields surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A47G 23/08 G06M ⁷ /00-7/08

Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. A food and drink conveying device having a conveying path for circulating and conveying food and drink contained in a container, wherein an identification mark is provided on the container, and a business day and
Supply of multiple kinds of food and drink to be supplied to the transport path every business hours
Setting means for setting the number of advance, and display means for displaying the type and number for each different type of food that is set in the setting means, the identification mark of the vessel containing the cooked food, the transport path the container First reading means for reading before transferring to the storage device, storage means for storing the type of food and drink in the container read by the first reading means, second reading means for reading the identification mark of the container on the transport path, 2 determination means for determining whether or not each type of food and drink on the transport path is a predetermined number set by the setting means based on the output signal from the reading means, and the determination by the determination means Thus, when the number of foods and drinks on the transport path is less than or equal to the predetermined number set by the setting means, the type of foods and drinks that are less than or equal to the predetermined number and the shortage number are displayed on the display means. Food and drink transport characterized by Apparatus. 2. A food and drink conveying device having a conveying path for circulating and conveying food and drink contained in a container , wherein a plurality of kinds are supplied to the conveying path every business day and every business hours.
Setting means for presetting the number of food and drink to be supplied, display means for displaying the type and number of food and drink for each type of food and drink set in the setting means, and detection means for detecting the kind of food and drink on the transport path And, based on the output signal from the detection means, each type of food and drink on the transport path, a determination means for determining whether or not a predetermined number set by the setting means,
If the number of foods and drinks on the conveyance path is less than or equal to the predetermined number set by the setting means by the judgment means, the type of foods and drinks that are less than the predetermined number and the number of shortages are displayed on the display means. A food and drink conveying device, characterized in that 3. The food and drink conveying device according to claim 2, wherein the detecting means is composed of a color sensor or an image sensor. 4. Retrieval means for counting the number of revolutions of each container in the conveyance path based on the output signal from the second reading means and retrieving the container having the number of revolutions equal to or greater than the set number, and the retrieval means. The food and drink conveying device according to claim 1, further comprising: a retracting device that retracts a container whose number of revolutions in the conveying path is equal to or more than a set number based on an output signal from the conveying path. 5. Retrieval means for measuring the circulation time of each container in the transport path based on the output signal from the second reading means, and searching for the container whose circulation time is equal to or longer than a predetermined time.
The food and drink conveying device according to claim 1, further comprising: a retracting device that retracts a container whose circulation time in the conveying path is equal to or longer than a set time from the conveying path based on an output signal from the searching means. 6. A third reading means for reading the identification mark of the container on the carrying path and an alarm are provided for each table provided on the way of the carrying path, and the identification mark read by the third reading means is used. The food and drink conveying device according to claim 1, 4 or 5, wherein the control device determines the kind of food and drink in the container, and the alarm device notifies the kind. 7. A second detection means for detecting the type of food and drink on the transportation path and an alarm device are provided for each table provided in the middle of the transportation path, and the controller detects the second detection means. The food and drink conveying device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the food and drink type is notified via the alarm.