JP4716315B2 - Bypass transfer device in circulation transfer path - Google Patents

Description

  [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a bypass transport device that constitutes a bypass path for shortening a circulating transport path of sushi in a circulating food transport apparatus that transports food and drink such as sushi and supplies the food and drink.

  Conventionally, as this type of bypass transport device, for example, a belt-type transport device in which an endless transport belt is spanned between a pair of drive rollers between mutually facing circulation transport paths in a circulation transport path is applied. In addition to providing bypass paths that connect these conveyance paths, there are also provided guide bodies that change the direction of the food and drink containers that have been conveyed through the circulation conveyance paths to bypass paths. The length of the route can be changed, and the length of the circulation conveyance route can be appropriately adjusted according to the increase or decrease in the number of customers entering the store (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 7-223725 (paragraphs 0014 to 0018, FIGS. 1 to 3)

  In the bypass conveyance device described in Patent Document 1, since many containers (such as sushi dishes) in which food and drink such as sushi are placed are conveyed, food and drink placed on this sushi dish. And the rice grains and material adhering to the sushi plate, condiments such as sauce, and dust such as soup stock fall on the surface of the conveyor belt and become dirty, leaving it untreated. Because of the hygiene problem, the store clerk cleaned the surface of the conveyor belt with a cloth or the like.

  However, if it is difficult to remove the dirt sufficiently only by such wiping cleaning, the conveyor belt may be removed from the device for cleaning. There is a problem that the entire bypass conveyance device must be removed from between the conveyance paths, and the work becomes large.

  In addition, when the conveyor belt wraps around the lower surface, the dust adhering to the surface of the conveyor belt may fall downward and accumulate in the apparatus, which is not only a sanitary problem, In particular, if dust or the like adheres to the drive unit that drives the conveyor belt, there is a risk of hindering driving of the conveyor belt. In particular, when a roller type conveyor is applied to a bypass conveyance device, there is a problem that dust or the like is likely to fall from between the conveyance rollers and the dust is likely to accumulate inside the device as compared to the belt type conveyor. .

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and can easily clean the dust that has fallen during the transportation of food and drink, and also has an obstacle to the driving of the transport member even if the dust falls. It is an object of the present invention to provide a bypass conveyance device in a circulation conveyance path that does not cause a problem.

In order to solve the above-described problem, a bypass conveyance device in a circulation conveyance path according to claim 1 of the present invention is provided.
A bypass transport device that configures a bypass path that connects between endless circulation transport paths configured by a circulation type food transport apparatus that circulates food and drink and shortens the circulation transport path of the food and drink,
The bypass conveying device is:
A transport unit having a transport member for transporting the food and drink;
A drive unit disposed below the transport unit and having a drive means for driving the transport member;
A dust receiving plate that is disposed between the transport unit and the drive unit and receives dust falling from the transport member;
Consisting of
The transport unit is configured to be separable from the drive unit.
According to this feature, even if food waste conveyed by the conveying member falls below the conveying member, it is received on the garbage receiving plate and is placed in the drive unit disposed below the garbage receiving plate. Since the dust does not accumulate, the dust does not hinder the driving of the conveying member by the driving means, and the conveying unit without removing the entire apparatus including the heavy driving unit from the installation position. Therefore, the dust accumulated on the dust receiving plate can be easily cleaned.

The bypass conveyance device in the circulation conveyance path according to claim 2 of the present invention is the bypass conveyance device in the circulation conveyance path according to claim 1,
The dust receiving plate is integrally assembled on the transport unit side.
According to this feature, since the dust receiving plate is taken out by separating the transport unit from the drive unit, cleaning of the dust receiving plate can be easily performed with the dust receiving plate removed from the installation position.

The bypass conveyance device in the circulation conveyance path according to claim 3 of the present invention is the bypass conveyance device in the circulation conveyance path according to claim 2,
An auxiliary receiving plate formed separately from the dust receiving plate is disposed at least below the end of the food receiving direction in the food receiving plate.
According to this feature, even if dust falls from the end of the dust receiving plate, it is received by the auxiliary receiving plate, so it is formed between the end of the dust receiving plate in the food transport direction and the circulation transport path side. It is possible to reliably prevent the dust from falling from the gap.

The bypass conveyance device in the circulation conveyance path according to claim 4 of the present invention is the bypass conveyance device in the circulation conveyance path according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
When the transport unit is disposed on the drive unit, the driving means and the transport member are linked via a power linking means.
According to this feature, by disposing the transport unit on the drive unit, the drive unit and the transport member are linked via the power link unit, so that the assembly operation of the transport unit to the drive unit is facilitated.

The bypass conveyance device in the circulation conveyance path according to claim 5 of the present invention is the bypass conveyance device in the circulation conveyance path according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The transport member is composed of a plurality of transport rollers arranged at predetermined intervals in the food and beverage transport direction, and a gap formed between adjacent transport rollers is formed at an upper position between the transport rollers. It is characterized in that a closing plate for closing is arranged.
According to this feature, the dust is effectively prevented from falling between the transport rollers, and a flat bypass transport path surface is formed by the closing plate, so that rattling during transport is prevented.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below.

  FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the inside of a store where a food and beverage circulation conveying apparatus to which the bypass conveying apparatus in the embodiment of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged view showing a main part of the circulation conveying path of FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 2, FIG. 4A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 3, and FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B are cross-sectional views showing a state where the transport unit is separated from the drive unit from the state of FIG.

  First, FIG. 1 shows the inside of a store where a base 7 formed in a substantially E shape in plan view is installed. The inside of the store is divided into a partition area 4 and a kitchen area 2 and a restaurant area 3. ing. On the base 7, an endless circulation conveyance path 5 is formed by a crescent chain conveyor that constitutes a part of a circulation type food and drink conveyance device that circulates and conveys food such as sushi. The food and drink such as sushi placed on the sushi plate S as the food and drink placing container put on the crescent chain conveyor by driving through a driving means (not shown) and circulating on the sushi plate Circulates between the kitchen area 2 and the restaurant area 3. That is, the circulation type food and drink conveyance device 1 in the present embodiment is constituted by a crescent chain conveyor that constitutes the circulation conveyance path 5 and a driving means (not shown) that drives the crescent chain conveyor. Further, tables 8 and 8 ′ are arranged around the base 7 in the restaurant area 3, and a seat 9 is arranged around the tables 8 and 8 ′.

  In FIG. 1, a linear circulation in which the sushi plate S is conveyed from the kitchen area 2 toward the restaurant area 3 on three strip-shaped bases 7 extending from the kitchen area 2 toward the restaurant area 3. The conveyance path 5a and the linear circulation conveyance path 5b through which the sushi plate S folded from the circulation conveyance path 5a at the tip of the base 7 is conveyed toward the kitchen area 2 are separated from each other by a predetermined distance. It is arranged in parallel in the state. A substantially central position in the longitudinal direction of the circulation conveyance paths 5a and 5b is connected by a bypass conveyance path 6 constituted by a bypass conveyance apparatus 10 (see FIGS. 2 to 4) which is a bypass conveyance apparatus described later. When the sushi plate S is conveyed from the path 5a to the circulation conveyance path 5b via the bypass conveyance path 6, a part of the circulation conveyance path of the sushi dish S is shortened.

  As shown in FIG. 2 in particular, the path for changing the course of the sushi plate S from the circulation transport path 5a to the bypass transport path 6 side at the branching section of both circulation transport paths 5a and 5b with the bypass transport path 6 A changing means is provided, and the course changing means is a columnar shape disposed on the opposite side of the pair of guide members R1 and R2 for slidingly guiding the periphery of the sushi plate S and the bypass conveyance path 6 therebetween. And a guide panel R3.

  The base ends of the pair of guide members R1 and R2 have a closed position parallel to the circulation conveyance paths 5a and 5b as shown by a solid line in FIG. 2, and a square shape as shown by a solid line in FIG. It is pivotally attached to a support shaft (not shown) so that it can swing and move in the horizontal and vertical directions within the range of the open position. In the situation, the pair of guide members R1 and R2 is set to the closed position indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2, so that the sushi plate S on which food and drink are placed is circulated and conveyed along the entire circulation conveyance path 5. It has become.

  On the other hand, when the number of restaurants entering the store decreases, the pair of guide members R1, R2 is set to the open position, so that the sushi plate S of the circulating conveyance path 5a is indicated by an arrow in FIG. Since the detour guide is routed to the circulation conveyance path 5b via the bypass conveyance path 6 and folded at the center position of each base 7, the circulation conveyance path of the sushi plate S is shortened.

  Next, the structure of the bypass transfer device 10 (hereinafter referred to as the transfer device 10) in the present embodiment that constitutes the bypass route 6 that connects the circulation transfer paths 5a and 5b will be described with reference to FIGS. . In the following description, the food and drink transport direction in the transport device 10 will be described as the front and rear direction (left and right direction in FIGS. 4 and 5), and the longitudinal direction of the transport roller 13 will be described as the left and right direction (left and right direction in FIG. 2).

  The transport apparatus 10 in this embodiment includes a transport unit 11 (in particular, see FIG. 5) having a plurality (four in this embodiment) of transport rollers 13 as transport members that form the bypass transport path 6, and the transport unit 11. Is disposed between the transport unit 11 and the drive unit 12 and falls from above. The drive unit 12 has a drive motor 14 as a drive means for driving the transport roller 13 (see particularly FIG. 5). It mainly comprises a dust receiving plate 15 for receiving dust and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the installation space portion P formed between the circulation conveyance paths 5 a and 5 b on the upper surface of the base 7, an installation plate 16 having a concave shape in a side view for installing and fixing the conveyance device 10 is provided. The attachment pieces 16a formed at both ends are fitted to the frame member 17 constituting the base 7 by bolts, and the lower part of the drive unit 12 is fixed to the bottom plate of the installation plate 16 with bolts. By doing so, the transfer device 10 is installed and fixed to the installation plate 16.

  The drive unit 12 is directly fixed on the bottom plate of the installation plate 16, and is disposed on the drive motor 14. A drive transmission mechanism for transmitting the drive force of the drive motor 14 to the transport unit 11. And mainly consists of. The drive transmission mechanism is mainly composed of a drive gear 18 fixed to the tip of the drive shaft 14a of the drive motor 14 and a pair of front and rear drive shafts 20a, 20b arranged in parallel on the top thereof. The shafts 20a and 20b have driven gears 19a and 19b meshed with the drive gear 18 fixed to one end side, and rubber rollers 21a and 21b fixed to the other end side, so that the drive gear 18 rotates. The drive shafts 20a and 20b rotate around the axis.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the transport unit 11 is provided so as to be separable upward with respect to the drive unit 12 disposed below the transport unit 11, and toward the transport direction of the sushi plate S. A plurality of conveying rollers 13 as conveying members spaced apart at predetermined intervals and a rotation transmitted from the drive transmission mechanism in association with the drive transmission mechanism of the drive unit 12 when installed on the drive unit 12. A conveyance transmission mechanism that transmits power to the conveyance roller 13 is mainly configured. The conveyance transmission mechanism includes a drive shaft 23 rotatably disposed below the conveyance roller 13 and a pair of front and rear driven gears 25a and 25b meshing with a driven gear 24 fixed to one end of the drive shaft 23. In the other end of the drive shaft 23, a linkage roller 22 is fixed to one end between the pair of front and rear rubber rollers 21a and 21b so as to be in contact with the outer periphery of each of the front and rear rubber rollers 21a and 21b. Is transmitted to the drive shaft 23.

  The driven gears 25a and 25b are respectively meshed with gears 13b fixed to one ends of the rotation shafts 13a of the two conveying rollers 13 disposed above the driven gears 25a and 25b, and all the four driven gears 25a and 25b are rotated. The transport roller 13 rotates in the transport direction.

  In particular, as shown in FIG. 3, both ends of the rotation shaft 13a of the transport roller 13 are pivotally supported by support members 26 and 26 that form a part of the transport unit 11 provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction. In addition, a dust receiving plate 15 is attached to the lower ends of the support members 26, 26 via screws N1. The dust receiving plate 15 of the present embodiment has a lateral width that is substantially the same as the longitudinal width of the transport roller 13 and a front-rear width that is substantially the same as the separation width of the transport rollers 13 and 13 at the front and rear ends. It is composed of a stainless steel plate formed in a substantially rectangular shape (see FIGS. 3 and 4), and bent pieces 15a and 15a bent downward are formed at the front and rear end portions. Yes.

  In particular, as shown in FIG. 4, in the state where the transport device 10 is installed on the installation plate 16, the front and lower bent pieces 15 a, 15 a are slightly longer than the left and right widths of the dust receiving plate 15. Auxiliary receiving plates 27 and 27 formed on the base 7 are fixed to the side wall constituting the installation space P in the base 7 with screws N2, and spill from the bent pieces 15a and 15a of the dust receiving plate 15. Dust can be received.

  As described above, the dust receiving plate 15 is disposed in the horizontal direction at the lower position of the transport roller 13, and the dust falling from the upper side is received and held on the upper surface. The dust is spilled from the dust receiving plate 15 through the bent pieces 15a and 15a, and is retained by the auxiliary receiving plates 27 and 27.

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, a horizontally-long rectangular opening 29 for exposing the upper portion of each transport roller 13 upward is provided at the upper position of the transport roller 13. The closing plate 28 formed at 13 arrangement positions is arranged. The closing plate 28 is formed in a rectangular shape capable of covering the entire plurality of transport rollers 13 from above, and an opening 29 formed corresponding to the central two transport rollers 13 is formed on the transport rollers 13. It is formed slightly smaller than the shape in plan view, and is arranged so that the uppermost end of each conveying roller 13 protrudes slightly above the upper surface 28a (see FIG. 3) of the closing plate 28 through the opening 29. Yes.

  In other words, since the upper portion between the transport rollers 13 and 13 is closed by the closing plate 28, it is difficult for dust to fall from the gap formed between the transport rollers 13 and 13, and the upper portion between the transport rollers 13 and 13. Since the upper surface 28a of the closing plate 28 disposed on the surface of the bypass conveying path 6 can be formed as flat as possible, rattling between the conveying rollers 13 and 13 of the sushi plate S is effectively prevented. .

  As shown in FIG. 5, the transport apparatus 10 configured as described above is configured to be separable upward with respect to the drive unit 12 installed and fixed on the installation plate 16. Specifically, the pair of front and rear rubber rollers 21a and 21b of the drive transmission mechanism and the linkage roller 22 of the conveyance transmission mechanism are fitted from above with the linkage rollers 22 between the rubber rollers 21a and 21b spaced apart from each other. Thus, the outer peripheral surfaces are in contact with each other and are linked so that power can be transmitted. Therefore, by separating the transport unit 11 upward with respect to the drive unit 12, a pair of front and rear rubber rollers 21a is provided. , 21b, the linkage roller 22 is easily separated.

  In addition, since the dust receiving plate 15 integrally attached to the unit together with the transport unit 11 is taken out from the installation position, the dust accumulated on the upper surface of the dust receiving plate 15 is removed from the drive unit 12 and cleaned. It can be cleaned in another easy place.

  Further, below the front and rear ends of the dust receiving plate 15, an auxiliary receiving plate 27 formed separately from the dust receiving plate 15 is attached to the base 7 body side on which the circulation conveyance path 5 is disposed. Thus, even if dust falls from the bent pieces 15a, 15b of the dust receiving plate 15, it is received by the auxiliary receiving plate 27. Therefore, the end of the dust receiving plate 15 in the direction of transporting food, that is, the front and rear bent pieces 15a. , 15b and the base 7 side wall on the circulation conveyance path 5a, 5b side can be reliably prevented from falling dust.

  Further, in order to receive all the dust falling from between the transport rollers 13 and 13 in the longitudinal direction of the bypass transport path 6, it is not necessary to form the dust receiving plate 15 in a long direction in the transport direction. When separating and removing the unit 11, the long dust receiving plate 15 does not get in the way.

  Further, at the time of attachment, the transport unit 11 is lowered and placed on the drive unit 12 so that the link roller 22 is fitted between the rubber rollers 21a and 21b. Since the surfaces abut against the outer peripheral surfaces of both the rubber rollers 21a and 21b, the rubber rollers 21a and 21b and the linkage roller 22 are linked to transmit the rotational force of the rubber rollers 21a and 21b to the linkage roller 22. 11 can be assembled easily.

  That is, the pair of front and rear rubber rollers 21a, 21b and the linkage roller 22 constitute the power linkage means of the present invention, and the power linkage means is constituted by a roller instead of a gear (gear). Since the meshing or the like does not work well at the time of linkage, and it is not necessary to perform a linkage operation again after attachment, the labor at the time of attachment is reduced.

  As described above, in the transport device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the food waste transported by the transport roller 13 as the transport member is formed between the transport rollers 13 and 13. Even if it falls from the bottom, it is received on the dust receiving plate 15 and does not accumulate in the drive unit 12 disposed below the dust receiving plate 15, so that the dust is driven by a drive motor 14 as a drive means. The drive unit 11 does not hinder the driving of the transfer roller 13 by the drive transmission mechanism and the transfer transmission mechanism, and does not remove the entire transfer device 10 including the heavy drive unit 12 from the installation position. Since only the drive unit 12 can be separated, the dust deposited on the dust receiving plate 15 can be easily cleaned.

  In FIG. 6, as shown as a modification of the present invention, a sheet 30 made of paper or cloth is detachably attached to the upper surface of the dust receiving plate 15, and is cleaned at the time of cleaning. In FIG. 5, the sheet 30 together with the dust falling on the upper surface of the sheet may be removed from the dust receiving plate 15 so as to be disposed of. Moreover, by making such a sheet | seat 30 contain an insecticide, an insecticide, etc. previously, generation | occurrence | production of a pest etc. can be prevented effectively.

  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.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the dust receiving plate 15 can be detached from the arrangement position together with the transport unit 11, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the dust receiving plate 15 is configured to be the transport unit 11. 7 and the drive unit 12, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, the dust receiving plate 15 is fixed to the side wall on the base 7 side in advance, and even if the transport unit 11 is removed, the dust receiving plate 15 is removed. Only the plate 15 may remain in the arrangement position. Even in such a case, since the upper surface of the dust receiving plate 15 is exposed to the outside by removing the transport unit 11, cleaning by wiping or the like can be easily performed. Further, the dust receiving plate 15 may be fixed to the installation plate 16 on the drive unit 12 side.

  In the above embodiment, a roller-type conveyor is applied as the conveying device 10. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a conveying belt in which a conveying member is stretched between a pair of driving rollers. You may apply the belt type conveyor comprised by these.

It is a top view which shows the inside of the shop where the food and drink circulation conveyance apparatus to which the bypass conveyance apparatus in the Example of this invention was applied was installed. It is an enlarged plan view which shows the principal part of the circulation conveyance path of FIG. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. (A) is BB arrow sectional drawing of FIG. 3, (b) is CC arrow sectional drawing of FIG. (A) (b) is sectional drawing which shows the state which isolate | separated the conveyance unit from the drive unit from the state of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the dust receiving plate as a modification of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the modification of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Circulation-type food and drink conveyance apparatus 2 Kitchen area 3 Restaurant area 5, 5a, 5b Circulation conveyance path 6 Bypass conveyance path 7 Base 10 Bypass conveyance apparatus 11 Conveyance unit 12 Drive unit 13 Conveyance roller 14 Drive motor 15 Dust receiving plate 16 Installation plate 18 Drive gear 19a, 19b Drive gear 20a, 20b Drive shaft 21a, 21b Rubber roller 22 Linking roller 23 Drive shaft 24 Drive gear 25a, 25b Drive gear 26 Support member 27 Auxiliary receiving plate 28 Closure plate 29 Opening 30 Sheet

Claims (5)

A bypass transport device that configures a bypass path that connects between endless circulation transport paths configured by a circulation type food transport apparatus that circulates food and drink and shortens the circulation transport path of the food and drink,
The bypass conveying device is:
A transport unit having a transport member for transporting the food and drink;
A drive unit disposed below the transport unit and having a drive means for driving the transport member;
A dust receiving plate that is disposed between the transport unit and the drive unit and receives dust falling from the transport member;
Consisting of
The bypass transport device in the circulation transport path, wherein the transport unit is configured to be separable from the drive unit.   The bypass conveyance device in the circulation conveyance path according to claim 1, wherein the dust receiving plate is integrally assembled on the conveyance unit side.   The bypass conveyance apparatus in the circulation conveyance path of Claim 2 with which the auxiliary | assistant receiving plate formed separately from the said dust receiving plate is arrange | positioned under the edge part of the conveyance direction of the said food / beverage in the said dust receiving plate. .   The circulating transfer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the transfer unit is disposed on the drive unit, the drive unit and the transfer member are linked via a power link unit. Bypass transport device on the road.   The transport member is composed of a plurality of transport rollers arranged at predetermined intervals in the food and beverage transport direction, and a gap formed between adjacent transport rollers is formed at an upper position between the transport rollers. The bypass conveyance apparatus in the circulation conveyance path in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 4 with which the obstruction | occlusion board closed is arrange | positioned.

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