JP4345968B2 - Dish collection wagon - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a dish collection wagon for storing a dish introduced from a dish inlet formed in an upper part in a dish collection container provided below.

  Conventionally, for example, in a circulatory transport type food and beverage counter that places and transports dishes with food and drinks on sushi, etc., after food and drink are eaten, dishes are stacked on the counter table, and the settlement of food and beverage charges is accumulated The store clerk calculated the types of dishes used according to the number of dishes and the price of sushi. However, since this method is a calculation while confirming with the eyes, if different types of dishes are scattered up and down, a calculation error may occur. Therefore, in recent years, a bar code or IC tag that has been loaded with dish information is attached to the dish, and the bar code attached to the dish stacked on the counter table is read by a portable reading terminal carried by a store clerk. A method of calculating a charge is used (see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-120445 (paragraphs 0015-0028, FIG. 1)

  Since the adjustment of the food and drink charges described in Patent Document 1 is read by the reading terminal, it can be accurately calculated and is convenient. On the other hand, the food and drink container after reading is immediately prepared for the next customer. If you hang around with a container that has already been eaten or eaten, you might collide with someone and turn the plate over.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and can store and transport the dishes after eating and drinking without being stacked on the table, and the number of dishes and other information on the dishes can be withdrawn at any time. The purpose is to provide a dish collection wagon.

In order to solve the above-mentioned object, the dish collection wagon according to claim 1 of the present invention is a dish collection wagon that stores a dish loaded from a dish slot formed in an upper part in a dish collection container provided below. A reading unit for detecting dish information attached to the dish every time a dish is loaded is provided near the dish insertion port, and a control device for storing the dish information read by the reading unit. It is characterized by being provided.
According to this feature, since the dish can be stored in the dish collection wagon, the store clerk does not have to hang around with the stacked dishes, and the dish information is stored in the control device by the reading means when the dish is stored in the wagon. Therefore, information about the dish can be extracted from the control device at any time.

A dish collection wagon according to a second aspect of the present invention is the dish collection wagon according to the first aspect, wherein the dish information is placed on a dish, a kind of dish, and a dish that pass through a dish insertion slot. It is the information that can detect at least any one of the contents.
According to this feature, by detecting the dishes passing through the slot, the types of dishes, and the contents placed on the dishes, not only the payment of the customer's payment but also the business necessary for, for example, purchasing. Various information can be obtained.

The dish collection wagon according to claim 3 of the present invention is the dish collection wagon according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the dish information is written in an IC tag, and the reading means collectively collects dish information of a plurality of dishes. And reading.
According to this feature, the tray information can be analyzed for each user because it can be loaded in a batch for each tray user.

The dish collection wagon according to claim 4 of the present invention is the dish collection wagon according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the dish collection wagon includes a display device outside the main body, and the control device stores the dish information stored therein. Further, at least one of or both of the total number of dishes and the settlement amount calculated based on the total number of dishes are displayed on the display device.
According to this feature, the person who eats and eats can check the number of dishes eaten or the amount to be settled on the display device in the table, and can eat and drink according to the budget.

A dish collection wagon according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the dish collection wagon according to any one of the second to fourth aspects, wherein the dish collection wagon includes a printing device outside the main body, and the control device stores data. The printing apparatus prints out at least one of or both of the total number of dishes based on the obtained dish information and the settlement amount calculated based on the total number of dishes.
According to this feature, since the total number of plates and the payment amount can be printed out and confirmed, it does not take time for payment.

A dish collection wagon according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the dish collection wagon according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the control device transmits the stored dish information to the mobile terminal via communication means. Or it has the means to transmit to the terminal provided in the register counter.
According to this feature, the store clerk transmits the dish information to the mobile terminal or the terminal provided at the checkout counter, so that the person on the store side can quickly perform payment and other work without bothering the restaurant. It can be carried out.

The dish collection wagon according to claim 7 of the present invention is the dish collection wagon according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the control device sends the stored dish information to the host server via communication means. It has the means to transmit to.
According to this feature, it is possible to collect various business statistics by accumulating and storing dish information in the host server.

The dish collection wagon according to claim 8 of the present invention is the dish collection wagon according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the dish sorting means is provided in the middle of the path to the dish storage at the dish insertion port. It is characterized by being provided.
According to this feature, since the dishes thrown in from the dish insertion port are sorted by the dish sorting means on the way, they can be averaged and stored in the dish storage without being offset.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 relates to an embodiment of the present invention, and is a perspective view of a food and drink transport device provided with a dish collection wagon for collecting used tableware, 2 is an overall perspective view of the dish collection wagon, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display, printing and settlement system based on used dish information, and FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of a dish sorting apparatus provided inside the dish collection wagon. .

  A food and beverage circulating and conveying apparatus (hereinafter referred to as “food and beverage conveying apparatus”) denoted by reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1 circulates and conveys the sushi plate 3 on which various sushi 12 are arranged by a sushi chef in a kitchen, for example. It is gradually being offered to food and drink.

  In the store, tables T on which a plurality of restaurants can sit are arranged along the transport path of the food and beverage transport apparatus 1 that circulates and transports the sushi dishes 3 on which various sushi 12 are arranged. The sushi plates 3 used by each restaurant are stacked and placed one after another, and when used by the restaurant customers, these used sushi plates 3 are collected by a store clerk, and the collected sushi plates 3 are collected in a later-described plate according to the present invention. It is housed inside the wagon 10.

  First, a description will be given with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 on a dish collection wagon 10 having a function of storing and transporting sushi dishes after eating and drinking.

  The dish collection wagon 10 has a function of storing and transporting sushi dishes after eating and drinking, and also has a system function that allows the number of sushi dishes eaten by a restaurant and other information related to the dishes to be pulled out at any time.

  That is, the dish collection wagon 10 includes a collection box as a dish storage for storing the sushi dish 3 collected by the store clerk, and stores the dish information of the sushi dish put in the collection box on the upper surface thereof. A control device CM, a display device D that displays the payment amount calculated by the control device CM, and a printing device PR that prints out the payment amount to the payment sheet R are mounted.

  The dish collection wagon 10 is provided with a dish insertion port 4 for inserting the sushi plate 3 into a part of the top plate 5 of the box body 6 constituted by a sealed casing. It is sealed with possible shutters (not shown).

  The box body 6 is provided with four casters C1 and C2 (only two are shown) at the bottom so that the box body 6 can freely move in the store. (Not shown) is accommodated, and the collection box is configured so that it can be taken in and out through an opening / closing door 13 provided on the side surface of the box body 6.

  A guide cylinder 4a (not shown) serving as a dish insertion path having a conical surface whose upper end opening edge is inclined inward is supported at the opening of the top plate 5 below the dish insertion port 4, and this guide cylinder. Below 4a, the sushi plate 3 to be thrown in is dropped into a collection box arranged immediately below and collected.

  Next, the system configuration of the dish collection wagon will be described with reference to FIGS.

  A sensor H is provided on the inner periphery of the dish collection wagon 10 in the vicinity of the dish slot 4 as a reading means for detecting the passage without contact when the sushi dish 3 used by a restaurant is loaded. On the top surface of the top plate 5 of the wagon 10, a control device CM that counts and stores the number of passing sushi plates 3 detected by the sensor H, the total number (for example, 14) of sushi plates 3 that have passed, and these A display device D that displays a settlement amount (for example, 4,200 yen) calculated by the control device CM based on the total number of sushi plates 3, and a control device CM based on the total number of sushi plates 3 or the total number of sushi plates 3. The printing apparatus PR that prints out the payment amount calculated in step (1) to the payment sheet R is provided as an integrated unit, and these units are mounted on a turntable 8 that can be rotated and positioned.

  An IC tag M is embedded in the bottom of the sushi plate 3. The IC tag M is a well-known RFID (wireless automatic identification) tag, and a storage unit mainly composed of a silicon chip made of semiconductor. The storage unit is configured to be readable and writable, and a tag reader is used as the sensor H in this case. A plurality of sushi dishes can be put together as long as the sensor H can detect the sushi dish 3, but it is usually preferable to put them one by one so that there is no detection error.

  In the storage part of the IC tag M, dish type information that identifies the type of the sushi plate 3 as dish information, type information of sushi material (for example, tuna, octopus, conger, etc.) to be arranged on the sushi plate 3, etc. Etc. are written. When detecting the number of sushi plates 3 and the type of sushi plates 3 at the time of passing, if the sushi plate 3 is differentiated by color without using an IC tag, for example, the color. It may be possible to determine the type of plate by detecting only the plate, or simply detect the passage of the sushi plate and count only the number of plates.

  The display content displayed on the display device D is the total number of sushi plates 3 that have passed through the tray loading port 4 of the dish collection wagon 10 stored in the storage unit of the control device CM, or information processed by the control device CM. The sushi plate 3 can be displayed as either a settlement amount calculated from the total number of sushi plates 3 or quantity information of the type of material eaten or combination information thereof. Similarly, the printing device PR can print out the same content displayed on the display device D to the checkout sheet R.

  Further, the control device CM has a transmission / reception device 7 as a transmission means, and the dish information stored via the transmission / reception device 7 is stored in the mobile terminal 17 or the cashier counter 25 carried by the store clerk. It is possible to transmit to the terminal provided, and the store clerk transmits the dish information to the terminal provided in the mobile terminal 17 or the cashier counter 25, so that the store does not bother the restaurant. Settlement and other operations can be performed only by the human side.

  The control device CM can also transmit the stored dish information to the host server 15 via the transmission / reception device 7, and can collect various statistics on the business of the restaurant, It is possible to obtain not only the operating profit by period but also the forecast of sales by period and the forecast of purchase timing for each type of material.

  Next, the system function of the dish collection wagon will be described below.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a sushi plate 3 on which various sushi circulated and transported by a food and drink transport device 1 is collected by a restaurant seated on a table T on the table T. The tray is loaded into the collection box through the tray loading port 4 of the tray collection wagon 10.

  If the dish information can be read by the sensor H for each customer when the sushi plate 3 is inserted, a plurality of sushi plates 3 that have been eaten and eaten are collectively stored in a tray for each restaurant and the tray insertion port 4 It is also possible to input from. The sushi plate 3 put into the collection box from the tray insertion port 4 is accommodated in the collection box, and when the collection box is full, the open / close door 13 is opened and replaced with an empty collection box.

  When the sushi plate 3 dropped from the plate insertion slot 4 passes the sensor H, the number of sushi plates and the content stored in the IC tag M as the sushi plate information are detected. The dish information is taken into the control device CM and stored in the storage unit. When the checkout button of the control device CM is pressed, the total number of used sushi plates, 14 pieces, price of 4,200 yen, etc. is displayed on the display device. At the same time, the settlement sheet R printed on the settlement amount is printed out from the printing device PR.

  Further, the data stored in the control device CM is transmitted to the mobile terminal 17 or a terminal provided in the cashier counter 25 via the transmitter / receiver 7, and based on the checkout sheet R brought by the restaurant, the cashier counter 25 Checking is completed against the contents of the received data. Moreover, even if the dish collection wagon 10 is not equipped with a printing device, the store clerk carrying the mobile terminal 17 receives the dish information by transmitting the dish information of the restaurant to the mobile terminal 17 equipped with the printing device. And the adjustment sheet | seat R can also be shown to a restaurant.

  Further, the data transmitted to the host server 15 is stored in the storage unit, and is processed as sales data for each period and sales data for each type of course, as well as operating profits for each period. be able to.

  As described above, according to the dish collection wagon of the present invention, the sensor H for detecting the passage of the sushi dish 3 is provided in the vicinity of the dish insertion slot 4 and the number of passing sushi dishes 3 read by the sensor H is stored. Since the control device CM is provided and the used sushi plate 3 can be stored in the collection box in the plate collection wagon 10, the clerk does not have to hang around with the stacked sushi plate 3, and the sushi plate Since the dish information is stored in the control device CM by the sensor H when the 3 is stored in the dish collection wagon 10, information about the dish can be extracted from the control device CM at any time.

  In addition, since the type of the sushi plate 3 is identified in the storage unit of the IC tag M, and the sushi material information and price information on the sushi plate 3 are written. Detecting the quantity of sushi plate 3 passing through, the type of sushi plate 3 and the contents placed on the sushi plate 3, it is necessary not only for payment of food and beverage payments but also for business related to purchasing, for example Various data can be obtained.

  Furthermore, by enabling the sensor H to read the information of the plurality of sushi dishes 3 in a lump, a plurality of sushi dishes 3 are accommodated in a tray (not shown), for example, for each restaurant. It is also possible to detect dish information.

  Since the display device D of the dish collection wagon 10 displays either or both of the total number of sushi plates 3 stored in the control device CM and the settlement amount calculated based on the total number of sushi plates 3, The person who eats and drinks can check the number of dishes eaten or the amount of payment on the display device D in the table T, and can eat and drink according to the budget.

  Also, the printing device PR prints out either or both of the total number of sushi plates 3 stored in the control device CM and the settlement amount calculated based on the total number of plates, so that the used sushi plate 3 Since the total number of sheets and the payment amount can be confirmed with the printed adjustment sheet R, it does not take time for the adjustment.

  Next, a description will be given with reference to FIG. 4 of a dish sorting apparatus for uniformly stacking a plurality of sushi dishes 3 fed from the dish slot 4 in the collection box.

  The dish sorter 18 is arranged directly below the guide cylinder 4a, and a plurality of sushi dishes that are fed from the dish slot 4 by manual operation of the two operation units provided on the top plate 5 of the dish collection wagon 10. 3 is arranged.

  In the dish sorter 18, a rotary cylinder 20 having a predetermined length in which the lower end of the guide cylinder 4a is inserted into the upper end opening is suspended on the lower surface of the top plate 5 via a flange F1 so as to be freely rotatable. A large-diameter pulley 26 is integrally provided above the body 20, and a second flange F2 is inserted and supported on the lower outer periphery thereof through a pair of guide pins P so as to be movable up and down within a predetermined range. .

  A rotating handle 24 serving as a manual operation unit is attached to the upper end of a support shaft 27 that is rotatably supported by the top plate 5 near the dish insertion opening 4 on the top surface of the top plate 5, and the support shaft that is inserted through the top plate 5. A belt B is wound around a small-diameter pulley 28 attached to the lower end of the belt 27 and a large-diameter pulley 26 of the rotating cylindrical body 20.

  On the other hand, one end of a link 34 is pivotally supported by a bracket 29 provided on the lower surface of the vertically moving flange body F2, and a rear end arm 32a of a chute 32 having a semicircular cross section is formed at the other end of the link 34. The rear end arm 32a is connected and is swingably supported via a support shaft 35 provided on the bracket 22 that extends horizontally from the lower end of the rotating cylindrical body 20.

  The vertical movement flange F2 is held by a guide pin P provided on both side surfaces of the rotary cylinder 20 so as to be movable in the vertical direction within the range of the long hole HL. It is configured such that it can be moved up and down by operation of the lifting handle 25 which is a provided manual operation unit.

  That is, the lift handle 25 is supported by the bottomed sleeve 38 attached to the top plate 5 so that the shaft portion 40 is slidable in the vertical direction, and the locking pin 36 protruding from the outer periphery of the shaft portion 40 is provided. The end is slidably engaged with a longitudinal groove 38a formed in the inner periphery of the sleeve 38.

  The stepped small diameter portion of the connecting shaft 42 connected to the lower end of the shaft portion 40 is covered with a spring SP, and the shaft portion 40 is engaged with the end portion of the locking pin 36 to the lower end of the vertical groove 38a. The shifter 30 at the lower end of the connecting shaft 42 is held at the lower position.

  The shifter 30 held at a low position by the spring SP is formed with a locking groove 30a penetrating in the front-rear direction on the rotating cylindrical body 20 side, and a vertically moving flange body F2 that engages with the locking groove 30a so as to be inserted therethrough. Is held in the lower position.

  The chute 32 is held at a predetermined inclination angle facing downward by the vertically moving flange body F2 held at the lower position, but the chute 32 is gradually moved by moving the lifting handle 25 upward against the spring SP. Go downwards.

  When the end of the locking pin 36 is pulled out from the open upper end of the vertical groove 38a, the chute 32 is substantially vertical, and the locking pin 36 is engaged with the upper surface of the sleeve 38 by rotating the shaft portion 40 here. The vertical state of the chute 32 is maintained by the biasing force of the spring SP.

  When using the dish sorting apparatus 18 configured as described above, if a tray that collectively stores a plurality of sushi dishes 3 that have been eaten and eaten is put in by the store clerk through the dish slot 4, the sushi that has been put in Individual dish information of the dish 3 is read by the sensor H, contacts the chute 32 in an inclined state through the rotary cylinder 20, changes its direction in the horizontal direction, and falls into the collection box 16.

  Here, when the rotary handle 24 is set to a predetermined amount, the rotary cylinder 20 rotates at a ratio of the pulleys 28 and 26, and the sushi plates 3 that are sequentially fed are distributed while the rotary handle 24 is stopped at an appropriate angular position. In the collection box 16.

  Next, when dropping the loaded sushi plate 3 directly below the plate loading port 4, the lifting handle 25 is lifted against the urging force of the spring SP to pull out the locking pin 36 from the vertical groove 38 a, and The chute 32 is held in a vertical state by being locked to the upper surface.

  As described above, since the plurality of sushi dishes 3 fed from the dish slot 4 are sorted by the dish sorting device 18 on the way, they can be averaged and stored in the collection box 16 without being offset.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. It is.

It is a perspective view of the food and drink conveyance apparatus with which the tray collection | recovery wagon which collects a used tableware dish was attached by the side in the Example of this invention. It is a whole perspective view of a dish collection wagon. It is a display, printing, and settlement system figure based on used dish information. It is a conceptual diagram of the dish distribution apparatus provided in the inside of a dish collection wagon.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Food-drink conveyance apparatus 3 Sushi plate 4 Dish insertion slot 4a Guide cylinder 5 Top plate 6 Box main body 7 Transmission / reception apparatus (mobile terminal)
8 Turntable 10 Dish collection wagon 12 Sushi 13 Open / close door 15 Host server 16 Collection box (dish storage)
17 Mobile terminal 18 Dish sorter (Dish sorter)
20 Rotating cylindrical body 22 Bracket 24 Rotating handle 25 Lifting handle 26 Pulley 27 Support shaft 28 Pulley 29 Bracket 30 Shifter 30a Locking groove 32 Chute 32a Rear end arm 34 Link 35 Support shaft 36 Locking pin 38 Sleeve 38a Vertical groove 40 Shaft 42 connecting shaft B belt C1, C2 caster CM control device D display device F1 flange F2 vertical movement flange body H sensor (reading means)
HL Long hole M IC tag P Guide pin PR Printing device R Check sheet SP Spring T Table

Claims (8)

  A dish collection wagon for storing a dish introduced from a dish insertion opening formed in an upper part in a dish collection container provided at a lower position, and a dish attached to the dish every time a dish is introduced in the vicinity of the dish insertion opening. A dish collection wagon provided with reading means for detecting information and a controller for storing dish information read by the reading means.   The dish collection wagon according to claim 1, wherein the dish information is information capable of detecting at least one of a dish that passes through a dish insertion port, a kind of dish, and a content placed on the dish.   The dish collection wagon according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the dish information is written in an IC tag, and the reading unit reads the dish information of a plurality of dishes at once.   The dish collection wagon is provided with a display device outside the main body, and the control device displays on the display device at least either the total number of dishes or the amount calculated based on the total number of dishes based on the stored dish information. The dish collection wagon according to claim 2 or 3.   The dish collection wagon is provided with a printing device outside the main body, and the control device prints at least either the total number of dishes or the settlement amount calculated based on the total number of dishes from the stored dish information from the printing apparatus. The dish collection wagon according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the dish collection wagon is made out.   The dish collection wagon according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the control device has means for transmitting the stored dish information to a mobile terminal or a terminal provided in a checkout counter via communication means.   The dish collection wagon according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the control device has means for transmitting the stored dish information to a host server via communication means.   The dish collection wagon according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein dish distribution means is provided in the middle of a path leading to the dish storage at the dish insertion port.

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