JP4417141B2 - Chariot - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention comprises a box-shaped main body having a plurality of storage chambers formed by a mounting shelf for mounting a tray and having a tray loading / unloading door on at least one side surface, and a traveling wheel attached to a lower portion of the main body. This is related to the distribution car.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for heating a storage chamber with a heater in this type of arrangement vehicle, and Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for generating heat from a metal film provided on a table pedestal using an electromagnetic induction heating device. It is disclosed.
JP-A-8-178516 JP 2001-269272 A

  However, two units are required when heating by a heater and when a metal film provided on a table pedestal is heated by an electromagnetic induction heating device are required. In addition, in the case of carrying out by one unit, if a storage chamber for heating by a heater and a storage chamber for generating heat from the metal film provided on the table of the tableware by an electromagnetic induction heating device are separately provided, the distribution car becomes large. There was a problem.

  Therefore, the present invention does not separately provide a storage chamber heated by a heater and a storage chamber for generating heat from a magnetic material provided on the back of the tableware by an electromagnetic induction heating device, and is configured as one unit with the same storage chamber. The purpose is to reduce the size of the distribution car.

  For this reason, the first invention is a box-shaped main body having a plurality of storage chambers formed by a mounting shelf for placing a tray and having a tray loading / unloading door on at least one side, and a traveling body attached to the lower part of the main body. In the arrangement vehicle having wheels, a heater for heating the storage chamber is disposed, and an electromagnetic induction heating device is disposed on the mounting shelf.

  The second invention is characterized in that, in the first invention, an electromagnetic induction heating device for main dishes and side dishes is arranged on the shelf.

  According to the present invention, the storage chamber heated by the heater and the storage chamber for generating heat from the magnetic material provided on the back of the tableware by the electromagnetic induction heating device are not provided separately, but are configured by the same storage chamber. It is possible to reduce the size of the trolley car so that it can be performed on a table.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a warm / cold distribution vehicle 1. The warm / cold distribution vehicle 1 is roughly divided into left and right by an intermediate partition plate 2, and the left and right spaces partitioned by the intermediate partition plate 2 are The partition member 3 partitions the warm storage room 4 and the cold storage room 5. For example, the leftmost and rightmost storage rooms among the four storage rooms are the warm storage room 4, and the two storage rooms between them are A refrigerated storage room 5.

  Although each room is described in detail, it is equipped with a device for keeping warm and cold, and can provide meals to inpatients and the like using a tray 23 described later on which dishes are placed by dividing hot and cold meals. .

  The warm / cold distribution vehicle 1 is attached to a lower part of the main body 6 which is a heat insulating box, and a carriage 9 having a caster 8 which is a traveling wheel for enabling movement is attached. A side surface is opened, and a so-called double door 10 having a magnet packing for inserting and removing a tray on the back surface and transparent glass fitted in an outer frame is rotatably supported by a pair of upper and lower hinges. .

  Further, a plurality of mounting shelves 7 for partitioning the upper and lower sections and for mounting the tray 23 are provided in the interior of the main body 6. 11 is a pedal stopper capable of fixing the position of the warm / cold distribution vehicle 1 simply by depressing the pedal, 12 is a handle for moving the distribution vehicle 1 by hand, and 13 is for heating / refrigeration of the distribution vehicle 1. 14 is an operation panel for heating, and 15 is an outlet connected to a commercial power source via a cord.

  Next, the warm storage chamber 4 will be described. An electric heater 20 for heating the storage chamber 4 is attached to the outside of the wall surface forming the storage chamber 4. In addition, in the mounting shelf 7 made of BMC or FRP synthetic resin, a heating coil 21 of an electromagnetic induction heating device for main dishes and a heating coil 22 of an electromagnetic induction heating device for side dishes are incorporated. . The refrigerated storage chamber 5 will be described. A mounting member 28 is provided at a position corresponding to the mounting shelf 7, and the refrigerated storage chamber 5 is refrigerated by a refrigeration cycle unit (not shown).

  The trays 23 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 are roughly divided on the left side, a main dish placement section 24 for placing main dish dishes and a side dish for placing side dish dishes. The vegetable mounting portion 25 is provided, the right side is provided with a refrigerated mounting portion 26 for placing food utensils that need to be refrigerated, and a recess 27 is formed on the rear surface of the boundary separating the left and right sides. Has been.

  Further, when the tray 23 is placed across the placement shelf 7 and the placement member 28, the tray 23 can be taken in and out through the tray insertion / removal opening 29 formed in the partition member 3. The concave portion 27 of the tray 23 is configured to be slidable by being placed on the lower edge portion that forms the opening 29. The opening 29 is provided with a shutter 30 that hangs down by its own weight.

  Next, based on FIG. 3, the operation panel 13 for heating the warm storage chamber 4 by the electric heater 20 and cooling the cold storage chamber 5 will be described. First, on the operation panel 13, 31 is a power lamp that is lit when power is supplied, 32 is a temperature confirmation lamp that is lit to indicate a warehouse in which the internal temperature is displayed, and 33 is a pressed switch. A temperature confirmation switch unit for displaying the internal temperature of the warm storage room 4 with respect to the unit, 34 is an operation display lamp that lights or blinks during operation, 35 is an operation switch unit for starting or ending operation, and 36 is A setting switch unit 37 for setting the internal temperature, a decrease switch unit 37 for decreasing the set value when pressed during setting of the internal temperature, and an increase switch unit 39 for increasing the set value when pressed during setting of the internal temperature, 39 Is a temperature indicator that displays the internal temperature or set temperature.

  The left part is for two warm storage rooms 4 which are warm storages, except for the temperature indicator 39, and each switch part is provided for the leftmost and rightmost warm storage rooms 4. The right part is two refrigerated storage rooms 5 which are refrigerators, and both the two refrigerated storage rooms 5 are shared.

  Next, the operation panel 14 for heating food with an electromagnetic induction heating device will be described. First, the operation panel 14 is roughly composed of an operation / display unit 41 that is common to both main and side dishes, an operation / display unit 42 for main dishes, and an operation / display unit 43 for side dishes. Is done.

  More specifically, 51 is a power lamp that is lit when power is supplied, 52 is a heating lamp that is lit during heating, 53 is an operation lamp that is lit during standby or during heating, and 54 is an operation mode for main dishes. And a side dish switch section to be pressed when selecting the setting mode, 55 is a side dish switch section to be pressed when selecting the operation mode and setting mode of the side dish, 56 is a level indicator for displaying the thermal power level, and 57 is A time indicator that displays the remaining heating time and set time, 58 is a course indicator that displays the number of the course, 59 is a decrement switch unit that depresses when the set value of the course number, heating time, and thermal power is pressed, 60 is the course number, An increase switch section that increases when a set value of heating time and heating power is pressed, 61 is a determination switch section that determines the setting, 62 is a cancel switch section that interrupts the operation or discards the setting, and 63 is an additional switch section. Start switch unit for initiating, 64 is a course switching unit for selecting or determining a course.

  Next, the operation of the operation panel 13 for setting the set temperature in order to heat the two refrigerated storage chambers 4 with the electric heater 20 and to cool the two refrigerated storage chambers 5 will be described. First, when the setting switch unit 36 corresponding to the warm storage room 4 or the cold storage room 5 to be set is pressed, the temperature confirmation lamp 34 is turned on and the temperature indicator 39 blinks. During this blinking, the set temperature can be set by operating the decrease switch unit 37 and the increase switch unit 38. In this case, the set temperature is generally about 60 ° C.

  Next, when the operation switch part 35 corresponding to the warm storage room 4 and the operation switch part 35 corresponding to the cold storage room 5 are pressed in this way, the warm storage room 4 is energized by the electric heater 20. While being heated, the refrigerated storage chamber 5 is also refrigerated by the refrigeration cycle unit.

  Then, after about 20 minutes have passed since the start of the warming and refrigeration, the door 10 is opened with a double door, and the tray 23 is placed across the placement shelf 7 and the placement member 28 against the shutter 30. In order to place the tray 23, the table 23 on which the food is placed is placed through the opening / closing opening 29 formed in the partition member 3 while being slid into the warm storage room 4 and the cold storage room 5. The door 10 is closed.

  Thereafter, an administrator moves the warm / cold distribution vehicle 1 storing the heat-retained / cold meal on the tray 23 with the handle 12 to the front of the patient's room where the patient is present, and the pedal stopper 11 The position of the hot / cold distribution vehicle 1 is fixed by operating and the tray 23 can be pulled out for use by opening the door 10.

  The operation of the operation panel 14 for setting the cooking power level and the heating time of the main dish when the food stored in the two warm storage rooms 4 is reheated by the electromagnetic induction heating device will be described. First, the main dish switch 54 is pressed to heat the food in the tableware 44 placed on the main dish placement section 24 of the tray 23 housed in the warm storage compartment 4, and the reduction switch The thermal power level is set by pressing the part 59 and the increase switch part 60, and the thermal power level is set by pressing the determination switch part 61. Similarly, in order to heat the food in the tableware 45 placed on the side dish mounting part 25, the side dish switch part 55 is pressed and the decrease switch part 59 or the increase switch part 60 is pressed. The thermal power level is set by pressing the determination switch unit 61 by setting the thermal power level.

  When the determination switch unit 61 is pressed, the heating time is displayed from the display of the thermal power level, the heating time is set by pressing the decrease switch unit 59 and the increase switch unit 60, and the determination switch unit 61 is pressed. Then, the heating time is displayed on the time indicator 57.

  Next, in the case of setting and heating in this way, the door 10 should be opened with the door open, and the tray 23 should be placed across the placement shelf 7 and the placement member 28 against the shutter 30. The tray 23 on which the tableware on which the food is placed is placed through the opening / closing opening 29 formed in the partition member 3 is slid into the warm storage room 4 and the refrigeration storage room 5 to be stored and the opening / closing door. 10 is closed.

  Then choose a place to heat. That is, when the main vegetable switch portion 54 is pressed, the auxiliary main vegetable switch portion 55 is pressed, and the start switch portion 63 is pressed, heating is started. In this case, since the magnetic substance, for example, silver paste is vapor-deposited or transferred on the back surfaces of the main dish tableware 44 and the side dish tableware 45, the heating coil 21 for the main dish and the side dish for the side dish When the high frequency current flows through the heating coil 22 and the magnetic material generates heat, the food in the main dish tableware 44 and the side dish tableware 45 is heated.

  When the operation switch 35 corresponding to the refrigerated storage room 5 is pressed, the refrigerated storage room 5 is also refrigerated by the refrigeration cycle unit.

  In addition, although the heating coil 21 for main dishes and the heating coil 22 for side dishes were arrange | positioned in the said mounting shelf 7, you may provide not only this but three or more heating coils. Also, heating by an electric heater and heating by an electromagnetic induction heating device can be performed simultaneously in the warm storage room.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, various alternatives, modifications, and variations can be made by those skilled in the art based on the above description, and the present invention is not limited to the various alternatives described above without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It includes modifications or variations.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of a warm / cold distribution vehicle. It is a local perspective view of the state which opened the opening-and-closing door of the warm and cold distribution vehicle. It is a figure for showing the operation panel of a warm and cold distribution vehicle. It is an enlarged front view which shows the warm storage room and cold storage room of a warm and cold distribution vehicle. It is a top view of a tray. FIG. 6 is a side view partially broken in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 5.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Warm / cold distribution vehicle 3 Partition member 4 Warm storage room 5 Cold storage room 7 Mounting shelf 20 Electric heater 21, 22 Heating coil

Claims (2)

  In a distribution vehicle comprising a box-shaped main body having a plurality of storage chambers formed by a mounting shelf for mounting a tray and having a tray loading / unloading door on at least one side surface, and a traveling wheel attached to a lower portion of the main body In addition to a heater for heating the storage chamber, an electromagnetic induction heating device is provided on the mounting shelf.   2. The trolley according to claim 1, wherein an electromagnetic induction heating device for main dishes and side dishes is arranged on the shelf.

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