JP4761266B2 - Used food container collection device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
The present invention relates to an apparatus for collecting used food containers, in which a food and beverage container circulating and conveying device that circulates and conveys between the food and drink side and the kitchen side is arranged, and collects used food and drink containers from the food and drink side to the kitchen side.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As is well known, a circulation transport device for transporting food and drink formed in an endless manner is provided along a dining table such as a food counter as shown in FIG. 4, and sushi or the like is placed on the circulation transport device 05, for example. A food container such as a sushi plate is placed and circulated between the kitchen area 01 and the food area 02.
[0003]
This circulating transfer device 05 is arranged in a juxtaposed manner extending in three rows from the partition wall 03 where the restaurant-side area 02 and the kitchen-side area 01 are partitioned toward the restaurant-side area 02. A circulating transfer device 05 is also arranged in the kitchen area 01 in order to transport the food container to the restaurant area 02 and return it to the kitchen area 01 again.
[0004]
On the other hand, in the kitchen-side area 01, a collection transport device 04 using an endless transport belt is disposed along the vicinity of the kitchen area-side partition wall 03, and the transport end portion of the collection transport device 04 Has a transfer termination portion 06 that can be taken out. Although the specific structure of the transfer terminal portion is not particularly shown, it means all the portions for collecting the object to be transferred, and may be a recovery tank or a cleaning tank, but only this It is not limited to, but also includes, for example, a storage section that blocks the flow of the object to be transported, and a vicinity of the end of the transport apparatus for collection from which a person can directly take out the object to be transported.
[0005]
Then, the food and drink containers that have been used by being transported to the eating and drinking side area 02 by the circulation transport device 05 are left on the food and drink tables T01 and T02. These used food containers are immediately collected by a store clerk and placed on the collection transport device 04 through a plurality of input ports 07a and 07b formed in the partition wall 03. It is accommodated in 06.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in recent years, conveyor belt sushi stores have also been increasing in size, and with the increase in size of the stores, the areas of the restaurant-side area 02 side and the kitchen-side area 01 have expanded, and in order to cope with the increase in the number of accommodated customers, circulating transport The conveyance path of the device 05 is arranged over a wide range in the restaurant-side area 02.
[0007]
Thereby, when the quantity of the food / beverage containers conveyed to the food / drinker side area 02 by the circulation conveyance apparatus 05 increases, the collection | recovery conveyance apparatus 04 which collect | recovers the used food / beverage containers which increase with the increase in this conveyance amount Although it is necessary to expand the collection capacity, there is a limit in the collection capacity of the conventional collection transport apparatus 04 because only one transfer termination unit 06 that can be taken out is provided for one collection transport apparatus 04. There has been a demand for a transport apparatus for collection that can cope with an increase in used food and drink containers.
[0008]
This invention is made paying attention to such a problem, and provides the collection | recovery apparatus of the used food / beverage container which can improve the collection | recovery processing capacity of the used food / beverage container collect | recovered from the food and drink side. With the goal.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the used food and beverage container collection apparatus of the present invention is provided with a food and beverage container circulation conveying device that circulates and conveys the food and drink side and the kitchen side, and the used food and beverage container is moved from the food and drink side to the kitchen side. A collecting device for collecting
The collection device is composed of two collection conveyance devices arranged in series along the kitchen side food and drink container circulation conveyance device, and these two collection conveyance devices are used food and drinks that are input from the eating and drinking side. The container is configured to be transported toward the transport end portion of each collection transport device.
According to this feature, the number of collection points increases by transporting the collected used food and drink containers toward the conveyance terminal portion of each collection transport apparatus by two collection transport apparatuses, and the collection processing capacity of the used food and drink containers Can be improved.
[0010]
The collection device for used food containers according to the present invention is suitable if the two collection transport devices are accommodated in a support frame of the food container transport device.
By doing so, the collecting and transporting apparatus can be efficiently accommodated in the kitchen area, and the work efficiency in the kitchen can be improved.
[0011]
In the used food / beverage container collection apparatus according to the present invention, the food / beverage container circulation transfer device projects two or more rows from the kitchen side toward the food / drinker side, and the used food / beverage containers are collected and transported between the rows. It is suitable if it is to be put into the apparatus.
By doing in this way, even in the case of a layout in which a plurality of rows of food and drink container circulation transport devices are projected from the kitchen side toward the food and drink side, the used food and drink containers can be thrown in between each row of the circulation and transport device. Can be recovered efficiently.
[0012]
The collection device for used food containers according to the present invention is suitable if the two collection conveyance devices are configured with different conveyance capabilities.
By doing in this way, the collection | recovery amount of a used food-and-drink container can be distributed according to conveyance capability, and an efficient collection | recovery process can be performed.
[0013]
It is preferable that the used food and beverage container collection device of the present invention is provided with a collection tank at each of the conveyance terminal portions of the two collection conveyance devices.
By doing in this way, the used food-and-drink container conveyed from the collection conveyance apparatus can be temporarily stored in the collection tank.
[0014]
The collection device for used food containers of the present invention is suitable if the collection tank is configured as a food container cleaning tank.
By doing in this way, a food / beverage container can be wash | cleaned in a collection tank, and the effort which conveys a food / beverage container for washing | cleaning from a collection tank can be saved.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention in which a food container recirculation apparatus that circulates and conveys a kitchen side and a food and drink side, and a collection conveying apparatus that is arranged along the food container recirculation apparatus on the kitchen side. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a collection transport device housed in a support frame of the kitchen-side food container circulation transport device. .
[0016]
1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a kitchen side area. This kitchen side area 1 is partitioned by a restaurant side area 2 and a partition wall 3 which are rooms on the side of a restaurant. The restaurant side area 2 and the kitchen side In the area 1, the food / drink container circulation / conveyance device 5 is disposed, and the food / drink container circulation / conveyance device 5 has overhang portions 5 a to 5 d that project from the food / drinker side area 2.
[0017]
The food container circulation transfer device 5 is constituted by, for example, an endless crescent chain conveyor, and places a sushi plate (not shown) which is a food container in which sushi and the like are placed in the kitchen side area 1, and the customer side area 2 4 rows of overhang portions 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5d are arranged to overhang in the eating and drinking side area 2 with a predetermined spacing, and both sides of the overhang portions 5a to 5d Each has a table T as a counter.
[0018]
The circulating and conveying device 5 is folded back at the ends of the overhang portions 5a to 5d and arranged in parallel. Further, a part of the circulating and conveying device 5 is arranged in the kitchen side area 1 and again in the eating and drinking side area 2. It constitutes a return circulation line.
[0019]
On the other hand, in the kitchen side area 1, in the case of the embodiment of the present invention, a pair of collection transport devices 4 a and 4 b using an endless transport belt transported in the opposite direction is near the kitchen area side partition wall 3. Are arranged in parallel and linearly, and the used food and drink containers are collected at the conveying terminal portions 4a ′ and 4b ′ of the collecting conveying devices 4a and 4b. When the amount of collected used food and drink containers is small, one of the collection transport devices is stopped and the other collection transport device is released from the collection work. Further, in the present embodiment, the collection transport apparatus transports the object to be transported in the opposite directions, but the transport direction is not particularly limited.
[0020]
Here, the relationship between the pair of collection transfer devices 4a and 4b in the kitchen-side area and the food and drink container circulation transfer device 5 related thereto will be described.
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 2, a part of the food / drink container circulation transfer device 5 arranged in the kitchen side area 1 is supported by the second floor portion 9a of the support base 9 constituting the support frame composed of two layers, In this second floor portion 9a, the return portion 5x of the circulating transfer device 5 that has made a round in the restaurant-side area 2 in the store and the contact portion 5y that connects the overhang portions 5a to 5d approach each other so as to flow in opposite directions. Side by side.
[0022]
The return portion 5x of the food / drink container circulating and conveying device 5 that has made a round of the restaurant / side area 2 is placed at a work position away from the partition wall 3 in the kitchen / side area 1, and sushi newly prepared by the craftsmen is served. The food / beverage container is placed on the return portion 5x and transported toward the customer-side area 2 again.
[0023]
On the other hand, on the first floor portion 9b of the support base 9, as shown in FIG. 3, a transport for collection constituted by a pair of endless transport belts that run in opposite directions directly under the food container circulation transport device 5 The devices 4a and 4b are supported close to the partition 3 on the kitchen area side, and used sushi plates and the like are placed and transported toward the transport terminal portions 4a ′ and 4b ′ of the both transporting devices. It is configured. The used food container is manually collected at the terminal portion. In the case of the present embodiment, the collection tanks 6a and 6b are provided at the terminal portion, and the used food container is temporarily stored. be able to.
[0024]
And in the partition 3 which partitions between the restaurant side area 2 and the kitchen side area 1, as shown in FIG. 1, the three inlets 7a, 7b, 7c which connect between the mutual areas 1 and 2 are provided. These inlets 7a to 7c are formed so that the upper surface side of the pair of collection transfer devices 4a and 4b supported by the first floor portion 9b of the support base 9 and the restaurant-side area 2 communicate with each other. ing.
[0025]
More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the pair of collection transport devices 4a and 4b are arranged in series, and the endless transport belts of the collection transport devices 4a and 4b are respectively connected to the motors M1. And the rotation of M2 is decelerated by a sprocket (not shown). The direction of rotation of the motor is determined by the collection site of each collection transport device. That is, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the collection tanks 6a and 6b corresponding to the collection sites are disposed at the outer end of the collection device, so that both are driven in opposite directions as indicated by arrows.
[0026]
Next, the operation of the food container recirculation device that circulates and conveys the food and drink area and the kitchen area, and the action of the pair of collection transport devices arranged along the food container recirculation device on the kitchen side will be described.
[0027]
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, among the food and beverage containers returned to the kitchen side area again by the food and beverage container circulation transfer device 5 that circulates between the food and beverage side area 2 and the kitchen side area 1, the food container is transferred many times. Containers loaded with foods and drinks that are no longer fresh are placed on any of the transporting devices 4a and 4b for collection disposed on the first floor portion 9b of the support base 9 in the process of transporting the inside of the kitchen area 1. And disposed of.
[0028]
Eating and drinking containers such as sushi plates with sushi and the like are taken out by the eating and drinking customers in the process of being conveyed in the eating and drinking area 5 by the circulation conveying device 5, and the containers after eating and drinking are stacked on the table T.
[0029]
And these used food and drink containers are cleaned up by the store clerk, and the nearest throw-in formed on the partition 3 between the four rows of overhanging portions 5a to 5d protruding from the partition 3 toward the restaurant-side area 2 It is put on any of the collection transport devices 4a and 4b through the ports 7a to 7c.
[0030]
In the case of the present embodiment, the used food and drink containers put on the collection transport device 4a or 4b are respectively put into dedicated collection tanks 6a and 6b by the collection transport devices 4a and 4b that run in opposite directions. Be contained.
[0031]
According to the collection apparatus of the used food / beverage container comprised in this way, the two collection | recovery conveying apparatuses 4a and 4b along the kitchen-side food / beverage container circulation conveyance apparatus are mutually in series below each input port 7a-7c. The two collection transport devices 4a and 4b are transported toward the transport terminal portions 4a ′ and 4b ′ of the respective transport devices for collecting the used food and drink containers introduced through the inlets 7a to 7c. By collecting in the collection tanks 6a and 6b, it is possible to improve the collection processing capacity of the used food and drink container. Even if a collection tank is not particularly provided, a person may directly take out the used food and drink container that has reached the conveyance end portions 4a ′ and 4b ′ and carry it to a cleaning tank or the like (not shown). In addition, when there are few used food and drink containers to be collected, it is possible to stop one collecting transport device and perform a collecting operation using only the other collecting transport device to prevent useless operation of power.
[0032]
In addition, the two collection transfer devices 4 a and 4 b are accommodated in the support area 9 of the food and drink container circulation transfer device 5 that circulates and conveys along the partition wall 3 in the kitchen side area 1. The collection transfer devices 4a and 4b can be efficiently stored, and the work efficiency in the kitchen can be improved.
[0033]
Furthermore, between the overhang | projection parts 5a-5d by which the inlets 7a-7c for collect | recovering a used food-and-drink container on the conveyance apparatuses 4a and 4b for collection | cover are projected in four rows toward the restaurant-side area 2 from the partition 3 By forming in this partition wall 3, the used food container can be efficiently recovered through the inlets 7a to 7c for each of the overhang portions 5a to 5d of the food container circulation transfer device 5.
[0034]
In addition, the collection capacity of the used food containers can be increased by changing the conveyance capabilities of the pair of collection conveyance devices 4a and 4b using endless conveyance belts conveyed in opposite directions in the kitchen side area 1. It is possible to perform efficient collection processing by sorting according to the conveyance capacity.
[0035]
In the above-described embodiment, the used food and drink container is introduced into the collection transfer device in the kitchen side area through the insertion port formed in the partition wall. You may throw a used food and drink container in the collection conveyance apparatus.
[0036]
As mentioned above, although embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, for example, a collection tank is provided in the vicinity of the conveyance terminal portion of each collection conveyance device, A food and beverage container washing tank may be provided directly, and changes and additions within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention are also included in the present invention.
[0037]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention has the following effects.
[0038]
(A) According to the invention of claim 1, the recovered used food and drink containers are transported toward the transport terminal portion of each recovery transport device by the two recovery transport devices, thereby increasing the number of recovery points and being used. The collection processing capacity of the food and drink container can be improved.
[0039]
(B) According to the invention of claim 2, the collecting and transporting apparatus can be efficiently stored in the kitchen area, and the work efficiency in the kitchen can be improved.
[0040]
(C) According to the invention of claim 3, even in the case of a layout in which a plurality of rows of food and drink container circulation transport devices are projected from the partition wall side toward the food and drink customers side, used food and drink from between the rows of the circulation transport device. By introducing the container, it can be efficiently recovered.
[0041]
(D) According to invention of Claim 4, the collection amount of a used food-and-drink container can be distributed according to conveyance capability, and efficient collection processing can be performed.
[0042]
(E) According to the invention of claim 5, it is possible to temporarily store the used food and drink container carried from the collection transport device in the collection tank.
[0043]
(F) According to the invention of claim 6, the food container can be washed in the collection tank, and the labor for transporting the food container from the collection tank for cleaning can be saved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 shows the relationship between a food and beverage container circulation conveying device that circulates and conveys a kitchen side and a food and drink side as an embodiment of the present invention, and a collection conveying device that is arranged along the kitchen side food and beverage container circulation conveying device. FIG.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a collection transport device housed in a support frame of a kitchen-side food and beverage container circulation transport device.
FIG. 4 is a conventional layout diagram showing the relationship between a food and beverage container circulating and conveying device that circulates and conveys between a kitchen side and a food and beverage side, and a collection conveying device that is arranged along the kitchen and food container circulating and conveying device. .
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Kitchen side area 2 Eating and drinking side area 3 Bulkheads 4a and 4b Collecting conveyance apparatus 4a ', 4b' Conveying terminal part 5 Eating and drinking container circulation conveying apparatus 5a,-5d Overhang | projection part 5x Return part 5y Contact part 6a, 6b Collection tank 7a ˜7c Loading port 9 Support base 9a Second floor portion 9b First floor portion M1, M2 Motor T Table

Claims (6)

A food and beverage container circulating and conveying device that circulates and conveys the food and beverage side and the kitchen side is disposed, and is a collection device that collects used food and beverage containers from the food and beverage side to the kitchen side,
The collection device is composed of two collection conveyance devices arranged in series along the kitchen side food and drink container circulation conveyance device, and these two collection conveyance devices are used food and drinks that are input from the eating and drinking side. A used food / beverage container collection device, wherein the container is configured to convey the container toward a conveyance terminal portion of each collection conveyance device. The said collection | recovery conveying apparatus is a collection apparatus of the used eating and drinking container of Claim 1 accommodated in the support frame of the said eating and drinking container circulation conveying apparatus. 2. The food / drink container circulating and conveying device projects over two or more rows from the kitchen side toward the food and drink customer side, and the used food and beverage containers are put into the collecting and conveying device between the rows. Or the collection | recovery apparatus of the used food-drink container of 2. The used collection container collection device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the two collection conveyance devices are configured with different conveyance capabilities. The collection device for used food containers according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a collection tank is provided at each of the conveyance end portions of the two collection conveyance devices. The used food / beverage container collection apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the collection tank is configured as a food / beverage container washing tank.

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