JP4502395B2 - Rotating body for food and beverage conveying device - Google Patents

Description

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is used, for example, in a food and beverage transport apparatus that transports food and drink such as sushi on a plate on a transport body so that food and drink can be appropriately taken out from the transport path and eaten. It relates to a rotating body.

In recent years, in stores where a large number of tables and counters arranged in the store are equipped with a transport device that circulates along the counter, a cook puts a rice cake on a shabby ball in a kitchen room and is finished. On the plate, the kite is transferred onto the transport body of the transport device, and is sequentially transported to each table of the guest room by the transport body. Is taken out from the carrier as needed and eaten.

By the way, in the above transport apparatus, regardless of the taste of each food and drink, the employee supplies the dishes filled with food and drinks to the transport path as needed. In some cases, an order may be received.

At this time, the eating and drinking needs to be mindful that the ordered product is transported, and sometimes it passes without being aware that the ordered product has been transported. Thus, it is necessary to wait for the ordered item to circulate again through the transport path, and in some cases, another person mistakenly removes the item before arriving at the ordered restaurant.

Therefore, conventionally, a food and beverage guide that can be placed on the transport body is separately formed, and a product display unit that electrically displays the food and beverage to be guided is displayed on the food and beverage guide, and is displayed on the product display unit. A voice guidance unit for guiding the food and drink to be spoken by voice is mounted so that the customer is accurately informed of the food and drink on the carrier.

However, in the food and beverage guide body described above, a battery for operating the product display section and the voice guide section must be separately installed, and there is a problem that costs are increased accordingly.
JP 2002-65442 A

The present invention has been developed in view of the above circumstances, and in the above-described food and beverage transport apparatus, paying attention to the fact that the transport body is constantly moving with respect to the housing, An object of the present invention is to provide a rotating body that can be effectively used for food and beverage guidance by automatically and reliably rotating with the movement of the transport body simply by placing it on the top.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 is mounted on a carrier that moves along guide walls provided on both sides in the width direction of the recess in the recess provided on the housing. A rotating body for food and drink transport apparatus to be used, which is provided on a base member placed on the transport body, a movable member provided to be movable relative to the base member, and freely rotatable with respect to the movable member A rotating member provided on the outer periphery of the rotating member. A circumferentially driven surface capable of contacting the guide wall is provided on the outer periphery of the rotating member, and the base member is provided with a plurality of rollers so as to freely rotate. In addition, a line connecting the roller surfaces of the plurality of rollers is inclined obliquely upward, and the moving member is inclined obliquely upward in the same manner as an inclination angle of the line connecting the roller surfaces of the rollers. Inclined plate As the inclined plate is placed on the roller surface, the moving member and the rotating member move obliquely laterally downward by the rotation of the roller with respect to the base member by its own weight. It is comprised so that it may be comprised .

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the rotating member according to claim 1 is provided with a placement surface for the article.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the rotating body according to the first or second aspect, a power generator that is driven by the rotation of the rotating member is mounted.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the driven surface is always elastically contacted with the guide wall by simply pushing the rotating body placed on the transport body toward the guide wall of the housing constituting the food and drink transport device. As a result, the rotating member reliably rotates through the guide wall on the moving carrier.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect of the invention, the display body indicating the type of the basket that is carried by the carrier, for example, on the placement surface, or the dish on which the bowl is arranged By appropriately placing the display body and the like, the display body and the dish rotate while being transported on the transport body, thereby attracting the customer's attention.

According to the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, it is possible to easily obtain electric power by driving the power generation device only by placing the rotating body on the moving carrier. Therefore, for example, various display lamps can be turned on without a battery.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a rotating body for a food and drink conveyance device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, FIG. 6 shows a counter table 1a and a plurality of legged tables 1b installed in the guest room S2, a partition housing 2 arranged along the front surface of the kitchen room S1 or the tables 1a and 1b, and a circuit around the partition housing 2. A plan view of the interior of a sushi restaurant provided with a transport path 3 for circulating and transporting sushi arranged in a dish T (container) in the kitchen room S1 to the tables 1a and 1b. It is.

As shown in FIG. 7, the partition housing 2 includes side walls 21 and 22 that face each other with a predetermined interval, and an upper wall 23 and a bottom wall (not shown) that connect the upper and lower ends of both side walls 21 and 22. A first housing part 2a which is formed along a front surface of the kitchen room S1 and divides the kitchen room S1 and the guest room S2, and the first housing part 2a. The second and third housing portions 2b and 2c are bent from both ends in the longitudinal direction and extend in parallel to the cabin S2, and outward of the side walls 21 and 22 in the second and third housing portions 2b and 2c. The counter table 1a and the legged table 1b are arranged.

The conveyance path 3 is guided by a recess 31 provided in the upper wall 23 of each housing portion 2a, 2b, 2c and guide walls 32 provided on both sides of the recess 31 in the width direction. An endless flat chain 33 is provided as a carrier that circulates and moves when driven.

In the transport apparatus having the above configuration, the sushi served on the plate T by the employee in the kitchen room S1 is sequentially placed on the flat chain 33 moving on the front surface of the kitchen room S1, and the sushi is placed through the flat chain 33. The table 1a, 1b in the guest room S2 is circulated and conveyed so that the customers of each table take out the plate T on which the favorite sushi is placed from the flat chain 33 and eat.

The rotating body of the present invention is used on the flat chain 33 described above, and this rotating body will be described in detail below.

1 is basically a base member 5 that can be placed on a flat chain 33 as a transport body, and a movement that is provided so as to be movable in the lateral direction with respect to the base member 5. A member 6, an urging means 7 for urging the moving member 6 to move laterally with respect to the base member 5, and a rotating member 8 provided to be freely rotatable with respect to the moving member 6 are provided. ing.

The base member 5 includes a bottom plate 51 having a circular shape in plan view that can be placed on the flat chain 33, and a frame body 52 that is assembled on the bottom plate 51 and is framed in a substantially square shape in plan view. Is provided with a non-slip sheet 51a.

The frame 52 includes a pair of opposing walls 53a and 53b and connecting walls 54a and 54b that connect both ends of the opposing walls, respectively, and the upper ends of the opposing walls 53a and 53b are inclined obliquely.

A plurality of rollers 71 constituting the moving urging means 7 are rotatably supported between the inclined upper ends of the opposing walls 53a and 53b, and the upper portions of the plurality of rollers 71 are opposed to the opposing walls 53a and 53b. The line (L) that protrudes upward from the upper end of each of the plurality of rollers 71 and connects the roller surfaces of the plurality of rollers 71 is inclined at the same angle as the inclination angle of the upper ends of the opposing walls 53a and 53b.

In addition, a restriction piece 55 for restricting the movement of the moving member 6 is provided on the lower connection wall 54b of the pair of connection walls 54a and 54b.

The moving member 6 is opposed to a pair of opposing plates 61a and 61b along the outer surfaces of the opposing walls 53a and 53b of the frame 52 in the base member 5, and a side plate 62 that connects one end in the length direction of the opposing plates 61a and 61b. An upper plate 63 constructed between the upper ends of the plates 61a and 61b, and an inclined plate 64 constructed between the opposing plates 61a and 61b below the upper plate 63 and inclined obliquely upward from the connecting plate 62 side. The inclination angle of the inclined plate 64 is the same as the inclination angle of the line (L) connecting the roller surfaces of the plurality of rollers 71 described above.

A cylindrical support tube 65 is provided at the center of the upper plate 63 so as to support the rotating member 8 so as to freely rotate.

The rotating member 8 is provided with a cylindrical side wall 81 and a disk-like upper wall 82 in a plan view that closes the upper end of the side wall, and a thick-walled tape formed of synthetic rubber on the lower outer periphery of the cylindrical side wall 81. 83 is affixed, and the surface of the tape 83 is a driven surface 84 that can contact the guide wall 32 of the partition housing 2, and the upper surface of the upper wall 82 is an article placement surface 85.

A cylindrical pivot 84 that can be inserted through the support cylinder 65 is provided at the center of the lower surface of the upper wall 82.

In order to assemble the rotating body 4 having the above-described configuration, the inclined plate 64 of the moving member 6 is placed on the plurality of rollers 71 supported by the frame body 52 of the base member 5, and in the support cylinder 65 of the moving member 6. The rotary member 8 is inserted through the pivot 86 to support the rotary member 8 with respect to the moving member 6, and accordingly, the moving member 6 and the rotary member 8 are caused by their own weight to cause the base member 5. On the other hand, when the roller 71 that constitutes the urging means rotates, the roller 71 moves obliquely in the horizontal direction downward, and the side plate 62 of the moving member 6 comes into contact with the tip of the restricting piece 55 in the base member 5. That movement is blocked.

The assembled rotating body 4 is placed on the flat chain 33 so that the front end side of the regulating piece 55 faces the guide wall 32. At this time, the entire rotating body 4 is partitioned on the flat chain 33 by the partition housing 2. The moving member 6 and the rotating member 8 are forced to move obliquely upward in the lateral direction with respect to the base member 5, and the moving member 6 and the rotating member are accordingly moved. The driven surface 84 of the rotating member 8 is always elastically pressed against the guide wall 32 due to its own weight. Therefore, even if the power source is not provided to the rotating body 4 itself, the flat chain 33 moves along with it. The rotating member 8 rotates automatically and reliably through the guide wall 32.

For example, as shown in FIG. 1, a cylindrical display body 9 indicating the type of ridges conveyed via the flat chain 33 is placed on the mounting surface 85 of the rotating member 8 or the ridges are stacked. By appropriately placing the plate 91, the display body 9 or the plate 90 rotates while being transported by the flat chain 33, and the customer's eyes are sufficiently caught.

On the other hand, FIG. 9 shows another embodiment, in which an existing power generation device 40 is mounted in the rotating body 4 and the power generation device 40 is driven by the rotation of the rotation member.

Specifically, the generator main body 41 of the power generation device 40 is assembled to the lower surface of the upper wall 82 of the rotating member, and the distal end portion of the drive shaft 42 that drives the generator main body 41 is press-fitted into the support cylinder 65 of the moving member 6. Then, by connecting the drive shaft 42 to the moving member 6, the generator shaft 41 is driven by rotating the drive shaft 42 by the rotation of the rotating member.

The rotating member 8 is integrally formed with a display body 90 that indicates the type of bag to be conveyed. The display body 90 includes a rechargeable battery for storing electricity generated by the power generation device 40. And the LED lamp 93 that is turned on via the control device 92 is mounted.

Thus, even in the above rotating body 4, the restricting piece 55 is placed on the flat chain 33 so that the leading end side of the regulating piece 55 faces the guide wall 32, and the entire rotating body 4 is partitioned on the flat chain 33 by the partition housing 2. By pushing toward the guide wall 32, the moving member 6 and the rotating member 8 are forced to move obliquely upward in the lateral direction with respect to the base member 5, and accordingly, the moving member 6 and the rotating member 8 are moved. Due to its own weight, the driven surface 84 of the rotating member 8 is always elastically pressed against the guide wall 32. Therefore, even if the rotating body 4 itself is not provided with a power source, the flat chain 33 moves, The rotating member 8 rotates automatically and reliably through the guide wall 32.

Then, as the rotating member 8 rotates, the power generation device 40 is driven, whereby the lamp 93 of the display body 90 is automatically turned on via the control device 92.

Therefore, according to the above rotating body 40, for example, various display lamps 93 can be turned on.

The perspective view of the rotary body which shows the state which mounted the display body. The perspective view of a base member. The perspective view of a moving member. The perspective view which reverses and shows a moving member. The perspective view which reverses and shows a rotating member. Explanatory drawing which represented planarly the inside of the sushi store provided with the food and drink conveyance apparatus. Sectional drawing of food-drink conveyance apparatus. The expanded sectional view of the principal part of the food-drink conveyance apparatus which shows the state by which the rotary body was mounted. The expanded sectional view of the principal part of the food-drink conveyance apparatus which shows the state by which the rotary body of another embodiment was mounted.

2 Partition housing 32 Guide wall 33 Flat chain (conveyance body)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 4 Rotating body 40 Electric power generating apparatus 5 Base member 6 Moving member 7 Moving urging means 71 Roller 8 Rotating member 9 Display body

Claims (3)

A rotary body for a food and beverage transport apparatus used on a transport body that moves along guide walls provided on both sides in the width direction of the recess in the recess provided on the housing, and is mounted on the transport body. a base member for location, this a moving member provided movably with respect to the base member, rotatably a rotary member is provided which is provided to the mobile member, the outer periphery of the rotary member, the guide A circumferential driven surface capable of contacting the wall is provided, and the base member is provided with a plurality of rollers so as to freely rotate, and a line connecting the roller surfaces of the plurality of rollers is obliquely upward. The moving member is provided with an inclined plate that is inclined obliquely upward in the same manner as an inclination angle of a line connecting the roller surfaces of the roller, and the moving member is mounted on the roller surface. Before The moving member and the rotating member, food and drink conveying device for rotating body characterized by being configured to move in an oblique horizontal direction downward by the rotation of the roller relative to the base member by its own weight.   The rotating body for food and beverage conveying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rotating member is provided with a surface for placing an article.   The rotating body for food and beverage conveying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a power generation device driven by rotation of the rotating member is mounted.

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