JP3897868B2 - Food and beverage supply circulation transport path with bypass path - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[Technical Field] The present invention relates to a circulation-type conveyance path that can cope with an increase in consumption of food and drink during busy periods, etc.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a circulation type conveyance path for conveying food and drink formed in an endless manner is provided along a counter and other dining table, and a container such as a plate with food and drinks, such as sushi, is placed on this conveyance path. Circulating and transporting type food and drink counters that can be placed, transported and supplied can be eaten or cooked without the need for food or drinkers or chefs to move, and the food and drinks can be eaten and drink while selecting their desired products while in the seat. Widely used because it can.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in recent years, stores and the like have been increased in size so as to accommodate more food and drinks, and accordingly, the route of the circulation transport path becomes longer, so that a large number of food and drinks are busy. At times, sufficient food and drink can be provided to the food and drink in the downstream area near the food and drink inlet, but the food and drink is far from the food and drink inlet by taking food and drink from the transport path. Even if it is difficult to supply enough food and drink to the people in the downstream area, and even if you want to increase the amount of food and drink in order to increase the supply to these people in the downstream area, If the location where the food and drink taken is not returned to the food input port, it is not possible to input new food and drink. There was a problem that could not be supplied
[0004]
Therefore, the present invention has been made by paying attention to the above-mentioned problems, and can increase the amount of food and drink even during busy times, and supply sufficient food and drink to downstream food and drink. It aims at providing the circulation type conveyance path which can be performed.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problem, the food and beverage supply circulation conveyance path having the bypass path of the present invention is a bypass type having a conveyor path that moves in opposite directions to each other in a circulation type conveyance path that supplies food and drink A path is provided in the transport path, and if necessary, the transport path is divided into a plurality of circulating transport path sections, and food is supplied to each transport path section . A thrower or a throwing machine is arranged so as to be sandwiched between the conveyor paths moving in the opposite direction, and food and drinks are put into both the conveyor paths .
According to this feature, by dividing the conveyance path by the bypass path and supplying food and drink for each conveyance path section, the distance from the inlet to which the food and drink are introduced to the food and drink can be shortened. , While being able to supply enough food and drink to the food and drinks in the downstream area, the position where the food and drink taken by the food and drink is placed immediately returns to the inlet, and a new one is added to this position. Since the food and drink can be input, the supply of food and drink can be increased, and the food and drink can be supplied to each of the divided transport paths by one input person or one input machine.
[0008]
The food and beverage supply circulation transport path having a bypass path according to the present invention is provided with detection means for detecting the consumption of food and drink, branched to the bypass path based on the consumption, and a plurality of circulating transports It is preferable to be divided into road sections. In this way, by detecting the consumption of food and drink, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not to branch to the bypass.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[0010]
Example 1
FIG. 1 is a top view showing the shape of a food and beverage supply circulation conveyance path having a bypass path of the first embodiment, and FIG. 1 is a branch portion of the food and beverage supply circulation conveyance path having the bypass path of the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a food and beverage supply circulation conveyance path having a bypass path in the first embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a food and drink having the bypass path in the first embodiment. It is a sectional side view which shows the structure in the branch part of the circulation conveyance path for goods supply.
[0011]
First, the food and beverage supply circulation conveyance path having the bypass path of the present embodiment has a shape and configuration as shown in FIG. 1, which is substantially the same as the conventional circulation conveyance path, and is a circulation conveyance path. The crescent chain conveyor 2 is folded back by the folded portion to be U-shaped and disposed endlessly along the counter-1 and the portion on the right side of the two-dot chain line is a kitchen. Various sushi serving as food and drink are placed on the sushi plate 3 and placed on the crescent chain conveyor 2 by the feeder 10.
[0012]
The above-described U-shaped circulation type conveyance path has been increasingly used in recent years because it can accommodate a large number of restaurants in a limited store space.
[0013]
In the first embodiment, a bypass path formed by conveyor paths 6 and 7 that move in opposite directions as shown in FIG. 1 connects the U-shaped recess position of the crescent chain conveyor 2 with the inside of the kitchen. The crescent chain conveyor 2 is divided into two circulating conveyance path sections, and various sushi serving as food and drink circulate through the respective conveyance path sections.
[0014]
In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, a loading machine 10 for placing various sushi serving as food and drink is arranged in the vicinity of the branching portion to the bypass, and this loading machine 10 is shown in FIG. 2. As shown in the figure, two supply belts 11 are provided so that sushi can be supplied for each of the divided individual conveyance path portions.
[0015]
Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3, the bar code 4 based on the unique ID assigned to each sushi plate is provided on the sushi plate 3 which is a food and drink container used in the first embodiment. It is provided on the outer peripheral side surface of the upper end of the plate over the entire circumference, and even when the sushi plate 3 is rotated by the crescent chain conveyor 2, the reading of the bar code 4 is performed around the crescent chain conveyor 2. It is made readable by a reading device provided in the apparatus.
[0016]
Around the crescent chain conveyor 2, a reading device 5 for reading the bar code 4 provided on the individual sushi plate 3 as described above is provided. Each reading device is a signal card. The reader 5 is connected to the management computer 13 by a bulldog, and each reading device 5 detects the sushi plate 3 as it passes through the sushi plate 3, and the bar code 4 attached to the sushi plate 3. Is read, and the ID number is read and sent to the management computer 13.
[0017]
In addition, individual numbers (# 1, # 2,...) Are also assigned to the respective reading devices 5, and the respective reading devices 5 send the ID number of the sushi plate to the management computer 13. When this is done, the individual number is sent at the head of the ID number to be sent, and the management computer 13 transmits the ID number transmitted from each reading device 5 based on the head number. Data can be managed.
[0018]
The computer 13 is connected to each reading device 5 by the signal cable therein, and receives an ID data and the like from each reading device 5, and various calculations and programs. Based on a central processing unit (CPU) 16 that performs various judgments and controls based on the above, each ID number data, etc., and data such as the type and number of appropriate sushi to be put on the conveyance path, A storage device 17 comprising a memory, a hard disk, etc., storing and storing a processing program executed by the CPU 16, a driving motor 27, 28 for driving the conveyor path, and a course changing plate 8 for carrying out a course change. The controller 19 is connected to an actuator 29 that is rotated and controls the operation of the drive motors 27 and 28 and the actuator 29. Connected to the monitor 14 which is a display device for displaying various information such as quantity, and connected to the display driver 18 for controlling the display and the input device 10, the operation status of the input device 10 can be confirmed or an operation instruction can be given. Is mainly composed of communication means 20 for carrying out communication.
[0019]
The structure of the branching portion will be described with reference to FIG. 4. The crescent chain conveyor 2 includes a stat 21, which is a substantially half-moon shaped surface plate, engaged with a moving drive chain 22. It slides on a conveyor rail 23 laid between the conveyor housing 12, and when the sushi plate 3 is put on the stat 21 that is the surface plate, the sushi plate 3 moves along with the movement of the stat 21. It can be transported.
[0020]
At the branch portion of the crescent chain conveyor 2, a course changing plate 8 is arranged with a predetermined angle with respect to the moving direction of the crescent chain conveyor 2. It is rotatably attached to the center by an actuator 29, and is arranged and stored on the crescent chain conveyor 2 according to an instruction from the management computer 13.
[0021]
Further, the branching sections are provided with conveyor paths 6 and 7 as bypass paths in a direction substantially perpendicular to the traveling direction of the crescent chain conveyor 2, and these conveyor paths 6 and 7 are circulated as shown in FIG. The moving conveyor belt 24 is arranged so that one end thereof is close to the crescent chain conveyor 2 via the driving roller 26 and the guide roller 25, and the upper surface position thereof is substantially flush with the driving roller 26. 27, and the operation of the drive motor 27 is controlled by the management computer 13.
[0022]
In the following, the operation of the first embodiment will be described. In normal times, the bypass path does not operate and the course changing plate is also stored, and the sushi charged by the feeding machine 10 is circulated on the crescent chain conveyor 2. To be supplied to eating and drinking customers.
[0023]
The sushi plate 3 loaded and conveyed on the crescent chain conveyor 2 is detected by the reading device 5 provided in the vicinity of the downstream area of the charging machine, and its ID number is read to store the management computer 13. 17 is stored and registered.
[0024]
Next, the sushi plate 3 is detected by each reading device 5 provided around the crescent chain conveyor 2, and the ID number is read, and when a restaurant takes out the sushi plate 3, Since the ID number of the sushi plate taken out by the reading device 5 is not detected, the management computer 13 determines how many sushi plates 3 exist on the conveyance path and how much sushi is consumed. Judgment can be made at any time.
[0025]
The CPU 16 in the management computer 13 compares whether or not the consumption of food and drink is equal to or more than a preset consumption based on the information on the number of sushi plates 3 on the crescent chain conveyor 2 and the consumption. When the consumption is equal to or more than the set consumption, the drive motors 27 and 28 and the actuator 29 are operated via the controller 19 to operate the bypass path and divide and circulate the conveyance path. And since the said supply machine 10 is provided so that food and drink can be supplied to both the conveyance path parts into which the said supply belt 11 was divided | segmented, food and drinks are supplied for every conveyance path part.
[0026]
If it carries out like this Example 1, the amount of sushi which a restaurant consumes can be detected in real time by detecting a sushi plate on a conveyance path at any time, and the bypass is based on this consumption information. By operating the road, it becomes possible to quickly return the empty space on the transfer path where the sushi plate 3 can be inserted to the position of the kitchen where the input machine is located during busy times. The amount can be improved, and a sufficient amount of sushi can be provided to eating and drinking customers.
[0027]
In addition, by operating the bypass path, the distance from the feeder to the location where the restaurant is located can be shortened, food and drink can be provided without sacrificing the flavor, and the restaurant in the downstream area far from the feeder Even enough food and drink can be provided.
[0028]
In the first embodiment, a large number of the reading devices are provided on the side of the conveyance path. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and at least one reading device as the detecting means may be provided. However, it is preferable to provide a plurality of devices as in the first embodiment because more rapid detection is possible.
[0029]
Further, in the first embodiment, the bar code 4 based on the ID number is provided on the sushi plate 3, but the present invention is not limited to this, so long as the change in the quantity of the sushi plate 3 on the conveyance path can be detected. Therefore, other detection methods, for example, a detectable medium such as a dog may be provided on a plate or the like, and the change in the quantity may be detected by detecting the dog or the like to change the speed of the conveyance path.
[0030]
In the first embodiment, in contrast to busy times, when it is quiet, one of the conveyor paths 6 and 7 is operated, and food and drinks are supplied to only one of the conveying paths to operate. Well, in this way, it is preferable because the cleaning of the transport path and the dining table can be carried out alternately and efficiently for each transport path part, and the operation status of the transport path is appropriately changed according to the number of visitors. Also good.
[0031]
(Example 2)
FIG. 5 is a top view showing a main part of a circulation conveyance path for supplying food and drink having a bypass path according to the second embodiment.
[0032]
The configuration of the second embodiment is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment. However, the major difference is that the sushi thrower 10 is placed between the conveyor paths 6 and 7, which are bypass paths, as shown in FIG. It is arrange | positioned so that it may be pinched | interposed and the point by which sushi is supplied on the said conveyor paths 6 and 7 differs.
[0033]
According to the second embodiment, sushi can be easily supplied to two transport path sections divided by one feeder (input person), and the input machine 10 can be connected to the transport path. Since it can be stored inside, the installation space for the input machine 10 can be saved, and the space in the limited kitchen can be used widely.
[0034]
Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, two conveyance path portions are formed by one bypass path, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the bypass path is in the conveyance path. A plurality of transport path sections may be formed by providing a plurality of transport path sections.
[0035]
Further, in the present embodiment, the operation of the bypass path and the course changing plate is automatically controlled by the management computer, but the present embodiment is not limited to this, and the computer is bypassed. The start of the route or the route change plate may be instructed by manual input, or the route change plate may be manually placed at a predetermined position to change the route.
[0036]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention has the following effects.
[0037]
(A) According to the invention of claim 1, by dividing the conveyance path by the bypass path and supplying food and drink for each conveyance path section, from the input port where the food and drink are introduced to the food and drink The distance can be shortened, and enough food and drink can be supplied to the food and drink in the downstream area, and the position where the food and drink taken by the food and drink is placed immediately returns to the inlet. Therefore, the supply of food and drink can be increased because a new food and drink can be put into this position, and the food and drink to each of the divided transport path sections can be increased by one thrower or one feeder . Supply becomes possible.
[0040]
( B ) According to the invention of claim 2 , it is possible to accurately determine whether to branch or not branch to the bypass path by detecting the consumption of food and drink.
[0041]
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a top view illustrating the shape of a food and beverage supply circulation conveyance path having a conveyor path in Example 1 of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a detailed top view showing a configuration of a branch portion of a food and beverage supply circulation conveyance path having a conveyor path in Example 1 of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a food and beverage supply circulation conveyance path having a conveyor path in Example 1 of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing a configuration of a branching portion of a food and beverage supply circulation conveyance path having a conveyor path in Example 1 of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a top view showing a main part of a food and beverage supply circulation conveyance path having a conveyor path in Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Dining table 2 Transport path (Crescent chain conveyor)
3 Sushi plate 4 Bar code 5 Reading device 6 Conveyor path 7 Conveyor path 8 Course changing plate 9 Center shaft 10 Loading machine 11 Supply belt 12 Conveyor housing 13 Management computer 14 Monitor 15 Interface section 16 Central calculation Processing unit (CPU)
17 Storage device 18 Display driver 19 Controller 20 Communication device 21 Surface plate (stat)
22 Drive chain 23 Conveyor rail 24 Conveyor belt 25 Guide roll 26 Drive roll 27 Drive motor 28 Drive motor 29 Actuator 30 Chair

Claims (2)

In a circulation-type conveyance path for supplying food and drink to a food and drink, a bypass path having a conveyor path that moves in opposite directions is provided in the conveyance path path, and a plurality of conveyance paths that circulate through the conveyance path as necessary. The food and beverage is supplied to each of the transport path sections, and a thrower or a thrower is disposed so as to be sandwiched between conveyor paths that move in the opposite direction. A food and beverage supply circulation conveyance path having a bypass path characterized in that food and drink are put into a conveyor path. It provided a detection means for detecting the consumption of food, branching to the bypass passage on the basis of the consumption made, according to claim 1 which is adapted to be divided into transport path portion to a plurality of circulating Food and beverage supply circulation transport path having a bypass path.

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