JP5364597B2 - Food and drink transport device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a food and drink conveyor capable of smoothly conveying a conveyance driving body. <P>SOLUTION: The conveyance driving body includes an annular belt body 15 endlessly traveling along a traveling lane 1a. The belt body 15 includes an outer peripheral side belt 15b disposed in a curved passage 10a at the outer peripheral side, and an inner peripheral side belt 15c disposed on the inner peripheral side with respect to the outer peripheral side belt 15b. Guide means includes a guide body 37 disposed in the curved passage 10a on the inner peripheral side of the outer peripheral side belt 15b and guides the outer peripheral side belt 15b along the curved passage 10a, and a rotating body 31 disposed in the curved passage 10a on the inner peripheral side of the inner peripheral side belt 15c, has a predetermined curvature and horizontally turnably abuts on the inner peripheral side belt 15c along the curved passage 10a. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a food and drink transport device that drives a transport drive body to travel along a travel lane.

  Conventionally, as a food and drink transport device (order transport device), a guide rail provided across a kitchen area and a restaurant area, and a tray (running body) that travels on the guide rail toward the restaurant area A transport path (travel lane) provided with an endless chain (conveyance drive body) to which the tray is connected while being folded back horizontally by being locked by a pair of sprockets (not shown) is provided. By driving, the tray can run on the guide rail (for example, see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-185326 (page 7, FIG. 2)

  However, in Patent Document 1, there was a request to install a food and drink transport device (order transport device) along the shape of a store, but when trying to form a transport path (travel lane) on a curved path, There is a problem that the position of the endless chain (conveyance drive body) on the curved path is biased toward the inner peripheral side of the curved path, and the endless chain cannot be smoothly transported.

  This invention is made paying attention to such a problem, and it aims at providing the food-and-drink conveyance apparatus which can convey a conveyance drive means smoothly on a curved path.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the food and drink transport device of the present invention is:
A travel lane, a transport drive body provided along the travel lane, and a travel body on which food and drink can be placed and travel along the travel lane, and driving the transport drive body A food and beverage transport apparatus that travels the traveling body along the traveling lane,
The travel lane has a curved path at least in part, and includes guide means for guiding the transport drive body along the transport direction of the transport drive body on the curved path, An annular belt body that travels endlessly along the traveling lane, and the belt body is disposed on the outer circumferential side of the curved road, and is disposed on the inner circumferential side of the outer circumferential belt. An inner peripheral belt, and the guide means is disposed on the inner peripheral side of the outer peripheral belt on the curved path, and guides the outer peripheral belt along the curved path. A rotating body disposed on the inner circumferential side of the inner circumferential belt on the curved path, and having a predetermined curvature and abutting the inner circumferential belt so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction along the curved path. It is characterized by being composed of
According to this feature, the guide body guides the outer peripheral side belt along the first corner, and the rotating body rotates while guiding the inner peripheral side belt along the curved path by conveying the belt body. Since the belt rotates horizontally while suppressing the frictional force generated between the belt and the outer peripheral belt, the total amount of frictional force that the belt receives from the guide means can be suppressed and the belt can be transported more smoothly. In addition, since the rotating body is disposed on the inner peripheral side of the inner peripheral side belt, the diameter of the rotating body can be set to be long regardless of the position of the outer peripheral side belt, and the inner peripheral side belt and Since the rotating body can continuously come into surface contact with the curved path, the inner peripheral belt can be reliably guided by the rotating body.

The food and beverage conveying apparatus of the present invention is
An endless sub belt is stretched over the guide body, and one side of the sub belt is disposed between the outer peripheral belt and the guide body.
According to this feature, the sub belt is interposed between the outer peripheral side belt and the guide body, and it is possible to prevent abnormal noise and wear of the outer peripheral side belt that are generated when the outer peripheral side belt and the guide body come into contact with each other. .

The food and beverage conveying apparatus of the present invention is
A plurality of the guide bodies are arranged along the curved path.
According to this feature, on the curved road having various curvatures, the outer peripheral belt can be guided freely by appropriately changing the interval between the adjacent guide bodies.

It is a top view which shows the whole image of the food / beverage conveying apparatus in Example 1. FIG. It is a partially broken top view of an order conveyance path. It is a fracture | rupture top view of a 1st corner. It is AA sectional drawing in FIG. It is BB sectional drawing in FIG. FIG. 6 is a cutaway plan view of a first corner in Example 2.

  EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION The form for implementing the food-drink conveyance apparatus which concerns on this invention is demonstrated below based on an Example.

  The food and drink transport device according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. Hereinafter, the back side of the paper in FIGS. 4 and 5 will be described as the front side (front side) of the traveling body. First, reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1 is a food and drink transport apparatus to which the present invention is applied. This food and drink transport device 1 is, for example, in a rotating sushi restaurant or the like, over the kitchen area C where the kitchen clerk C1, C2 etc. cooks sushi as food and the restaurant area A where the restaurant eats and drinks. The order conveyance paths 1a, 1b, and 2 are provided as traveling lanes in the present invention.

  Around these order conveyance paths 1a, 1b and 2, an endless circulation conveyance path 5 which is configured in a substantially square shape in plan view along the tables T1, T2, T3 and T4 of the restaurant area A is installed. ing. The circulation transport path 5 includes an endlessly rotating crescent chain conveyor 4, and the food and drink tray 6 on which the food and drink are placed is circulated and transported by driving the crescent chain conveyor 4. It has come to be.

  The ordered food / drink 9 placed on the traveling body 7 is transported to the serving person area B by the order transport paths 1a, 1b, and 2. At this time, the order food and drink 9 transported by the order transport paths 1a and 1b are picked up directly from the order transport paths 1a and 1b by food and drink customers in the G1, G2, G3 area and G5 area, respectively. The ordered food and drink 9 transported by the order transport path 2 is transported to the serving department clerk H1 and handed to the restaurant in the G4 area by the serving department clerk H1.

  The traveling body 7 after transporting the ordered food and drink 9 returns to the kitchen area C through the original transport surface 3 via the order transport paths 1a, 1b, and 2. That is, the traveling body 7 is provided so as to be able to reciprocate between the catering person area B and the kitchen area C on the transport surface 3 on the order transport paths 1a, 1b, 2 configured as independent transport paths. ing.

  In the planer B-type distributor area B, the order conveyance path 2 is arranged at the center so that the distributor area B is divided into two. The order conveyance paths 1 a and 1 b are linearly extended to the vicinity of the inside of the circulation conveyance path 5 after being bent in the direction away from the central order conveyance path 2 to the left and right in the vicinity of the partition wall W. Further, the order conveyance paths 1a and 1b are respectively extended along the circulation conveyance path 5 after being bent from the inner side of the circulation conveyance path 5 toward the G4 area.

  That is, the order conveyance path 1a is formed with a first corner 10a (right curve) and a second corner 11a (left curve) that form a curved path in the present invention in the vicinity of the partition wall W, and the order conveyance path 1b In the vicinity of the partition wall W, a first corner 10b (left curve) and a second corner 11b (right curve) constituting the curved road of the present invention are formed.

  Further, the section from the kitchen area C to the first corners 10a and 10b of the order conveying paths 1a and 1b, the section from the first corners 10a and 10b to the second corners 11a and 11b, and the second corners 11a and 11b to G4. The sections extending toward the area are respectively formed in the straight straight paths 12a and 12b as described above.

  Next, the order conveying paths 1a, 1b, 2 and the traveling body 7 will be described. Although the order transport paths 1a, 1b, and 2 have different transport path shapes, the structures for running the traveling body 7 are all the same, so only the order transport path 1a will be described below. The description of the order conveyance paths 1b and 2 will be omitted.

  First, the structure of the order conveyance path 1a for traveling the traveling body 7 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, at the end of the order conveyance path 1a on the side of the kitchen area C below the conveyance surface 3, a drive sprocket 13 that is rotated in the horizontal direction by a drive motor (not shown) is provided. A tension part sprocket 14 is provided at the end on the side of the caterer area B.

  A belt body 15 formed in an endless shape as a transport driving body in the present invention is stretched over the drive section sprocket 13 and the tension section sprocket 14 disposed at both ends. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, when the belt body 15 travels the traveling body 7 on which food and drink are placed from the kitchen area C toward the serving person area B, the drive unit sprocket 13 is used as shown in FIG. , The left side is driven from the kitchen area C to the serving person area B.

  Moreover, in the belt body 15 arrange | positioned at the 1st corner 10a and the 2nd corner 11a, the side arrange | positioned at the outer peripheral side is made into the outer peripheral side belt body 15b, and it arrange | positions at the inner peripheral side rather than the outer peripheral side belt body 15b. The side which is present will be described as the inner peripheral belt body 15c. The tension sprocket 14 is provided with a tension adjusting unit 16 for applying tension to the belt body 15. Hereinafter, the inner side surface of the belt body 15 will be described as being divided into the outer side belt body 15b and the inner side surface of the inner side belt body 15c regardless of the bending direction of the first corner 10a or the second corner 11a.

  The belt body 15 is provided so as to be movable along the transport surface 3 below the transport surface 3 on which the traveling body 7 of the order transport path 1a travels. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a belt bracket 17 to be described later is attached to a predetermined portion of the belt body 15 constituting the outer peripheral belt body 15b in the first corner 10a.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, a belt guide 21 is provided at the end of the belt body 15 on the conveyance direction side under the straight path 12a. These belt guides 21 have two guide grooves 21a that open upward and face in the front-rear direction in the left-right width direction, and are formed in an upward E shape in FIG. In these guide grooves 21a, a belt body 15 arranged on the left side and a belt body 15 arranged on the right side in FIG. 4 are arranged, respectively, and these guide grooves 21a are arranged in the lateral width direction of the belt body 15. Oscillation is prevented.

  Further, on the outer surface side of the belt body 15 arranged on the right side in FIG. 4, a traveling plate 36 a is erected over the entire length of the straight path 12 a. The upper end portion of the travel plate 36a is bent horizontally in the left-right width direction above the belt body 15 disposed on the right side in FIG. 4 to constitute a travel surface of an auxiliary roller 40 described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, a guide body 37 for guiding the outer peripheral belt body 15 b along the conveying direction of the belt body 15 is provided in the first corner 10 a. The guide body 37 is formed to have substantially the same curvature as the first corner 10a in plan view by integral molding of a resin material or the like. A travel plate 36b having the same curvature as that of the first corner 10a is attached to the upper portion of the guide body 37. The travel plate 36b is attached so that the upper surface thereof is continuous with the upper surface of the travel plate 36a in the straight path 12a disposed before and after the first corner 10a.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a pair of driven rollers 30 are pivotally supported at both corners of the first corner 10a in the first corner 10a so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction. Yes. An endless sub-belt body 38 made of a rubber material or the like is stretched between the driven rollers 30.

  For this reason, the sub belt body 38 is disposed between the outer peripheral belt body 15b and the guide body 37 near the outer periphery in the first corner 10a, and the inner peripheral belt body near the inner periphery in the first corner 10a. It is arranged between 15c and the guide body 37. When the sub-belt body 38 is stretched in this way, the sub-belt body 38 is interposed between the outer circumferential belt body 15b and the guide body 37, and the outer circumferential belt body 15b and the guide body 37 come into contact with each other. Can be prevented, and wear of the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral belt body 15b can be prevented.

  In this embodiment, the sub belt body 38 is stretched between the driven rollers 30 and the sub belt body 38 is interposed between the outer peripheral belt body 15b and the guide body 37. However, the sub belt body 38 is hung between the driven rollers 30. You may make it the outer peripheral side belt body 15b contact the guide body 37 directly, without passing.

  On the other hand, on the outer surface side of the inner peripheral belt body 15c, a rotating body 31 formed in a circular shape in a plan view is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction. The guide means in the present invention is constituted by the rotating body 31 and the guide body 37. The rotating body 31 abuts on the inner side surface of the inner circumferential belt body 15c, thereby causing the inner circumferential belt body 15c and the sub belt body 38 disposed between the inner circumferential belt body 15c and the guide body 37 to move. Tension is applied toward the outer peripheral side of the first corner 10a.

  For this reason, the sub-belt body 38 abuts against the inner peripheral belt 15c in a state in which it receives tension from the rotating body 31 toward the outer peripheral side of the first corner 10a, so the inner peripheral belt 15c is connected to the sub-belt body 38 and the rotating body. It is in the state clamped by 31. When the belt body 15 is driven in this state, the sub belt body 38 obtains a conveying force in the same direction as the belt body 15 at the contact point with the inner circumferential belt 15c. And the friction generated between the outer peripheral belt body 15b and the sub belt body 38 can be reduced.

  The sub-belt body 38 only needs to be interposed so as to be in contact with at least the outer peripheral belt body 15b and the guide body 37, and the driven roller 30 is spaced so as not to contact the inner peripheral belt body 15c. , 30 may be used.

  The second corner 11a has the same configuration as the first corner 10a except that the positional relationship between the outer peripheral belt body 15b and the inner peripheral belt body 15c is opposite to that of the first corner 10a. Therefore, the description is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a rail portion 22 protrudes upward at the center in the left-right width direction of the transport surface 3 of the order transport path 1 a over substantially the entire length in the longitudinal direction. The conveyance surface 3 is made of a metal plate such as aluminum or stainless steel. The rail portion 22 is formed by pressing the plate material. For this reason, on the lower surface side of the plate member on which the rail portion 22 is formed, a U-shaped conveying groove 23 that is downwardly opened in a sectional view is formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the traveling body 7 includes a cart 24 that travels on the transport surface 3, and a food / dish pan 6 that is attached to the cart 24 from above and on which the ordered food / drink 9 is placed. And a tray portion 25 for placing the. On the upper surface of the tray portion 25, a mounting recess 25a for mounting the food / dish tray 6 is formed. By placing the food / dish tray 6 in the mounting recess 25a, the food / dish tray 6 Can be held so as not to drop out of the tray portion 25.

  The carriage unit 24 is mainly composed of a base unit 26 and a roller bracket 27 pivotally supported at two locations of a front end portion and a rear end portion of the base unit 26 so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction. Yes. At both ends in the left-right width direction of these roller brackets 27, load rollers 28 for the traveling body 7 to travel on the transport surface 3 are pivotally supported.

  In addition, a pair of left and right track rollers 29 are pivotally supported on the lower surface of the roller bracket 27 so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction so as to be line-symmetric with respect to the left and right directions. The left-right width dimension between the track rollers 29 is slightly longer than the left-right width dimension of the rail portion 22 of the transport surface 3, and the traveling body 7 is arranged on the transport surface 3, so that each track The rollers 29 are arranged close to the left and right of the rail portion 22 at the front end portion and the rear end portion of the traveling body 7.

  For this reason, the traveling body 7 of the present embodiment not only defines the traveling path on the transport surface 3 by these track rollers 29, but also the track rollers 29 abut against the rail portion 22, and the lateral width direction of the traveling body 7 Can be prevented from swinging. The first magnetic body 18 is attached to the approximate center of the base portion 26 in the front-rear width direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the belt bracket 17 is attached to the belt body 15 by sandwiching the belt body 15 disposed on the left side in FIG. A second magnetic body 19 made of a ferromagnetic metal, a permanent magnet or the like is fixed to the upper end of the belt bracket 17. When the belt body 15 is driven, the second magnetic body 19 moves in the transport groove 23 over substantially the entire length of the order transport path 1a.

  One of the second magnetic body 19 disposed below the transport surface 3 and the first magnetic body 18 attached to the base 26 is made of a ferromagnetic metal, and the other is a permanent magnet or the like. You may comprise by both, and you may comprise both by a permanent magnet. Furthermore, when both are comprised with a permanent magnet, mutually different magnetic poles are arrange | positioned on both sides of the conveyance surface 3.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a guide roller 34 that contacts the lower surface of the conveyance groove 23 is disposed at the upper end of the belt bracket 17. The guide roller 34 is attached to the belt bracket 17 so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction which is the conveying direction of the belt body 15 so that the guide roller 34 can move integrally with the belt body 15 when the belt body 15 is driven. The first magnetic body 18 and the second magnetic body 19 that are pivotally supported and are opposed to each other with the conveyance surface 3 interposed therebetween are attracted by the mutual magnetic force, so that the upper surface is formed on the lower surface of the plate member that is formed on the conveyance surface 3. The belt body 15 is prevented from floating upward without the second magnetic body 19 being in contact therewith.

  An auxiliary roller 40 for supporting the load of the belt bracket 17 is pivotally supported on the right side portion of the belt bracket 17 so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction, which is the conveying direction of the belt body 15. The auxiliary roller 40 is in contact with the upper surfaces of the travel plates 36a and 36b at the lower portion, and the belt body 15 is driven to support the load of the second magnetic body 19, the regulating roller 39, and the belt bracket 17, It is possible to travel on the upper surfaces of the travel plates 36a and 36b.

  Thus, the order conveyance path 1a and the traveling body 7 are configured, and the belt body 15 is driven, so that the belt body 15 has the outer side belt body 15b facing the conveyance direction in the first corner 10a. The sub belt body 38 is driven by the outer peripheral side belt body 15 b while being conveyed, and the outer peripheral side belt body 15 b is reliably guided by the guide body 37 by being conveyed while the inner peripheral side belt body 15 c is in contact with the rotating body 31. In addition, the frictional force generated between the inner circumferential belt body 15c and the rotating body 31 by the rotation of the rotating body 31 is suppressed, and the second magnetic body 19 is stably placed in the transport groove 23. It can be moved with.

  For this reason, the traveling body 7 to which the first magnetic body 18 that is driven and connected to the second magnetic body 19 by a magnetic force is attached can be made to travel on the transport surface 3 along the order transport path 1a. ing.

  As described above, in the food and drink transport device 1 according to the present embodiment, the guide means is disposed on the inner peripheral side of the outer peripheral belt body 15b at the first corner 10a, and the outer peripheral belt body 15b is set to the first corner 10a. A guide body 37 that guides along the inner circumference side belt body 15c at the first corner 10a, and has a predetermined curvature along the first corner 10a. The guide body 37 guides the outer peripheral side belt 15b along the first corner 10a, and the rotary body 31 is arranged on the inner peripheral side. While the belt body 15c is guided by the first corner 10a, it rotates in the horizontal direction while suppressing the frictional force generated between the rotating body 31 and the inner peripheral belt body 15c, so that the belt body 15 receives from the guide means. The total amount of the friction force is suppressed, it is possible to transport the belt 15 more smoothly. In addition, the diameter of the rotating body 31 can be set to be long regardless of the arrangement position with the outer peripheral side belt body 15b, and the inner peripheral side belt body 15c and the rotating body 31 are along the first corner 10a. Since the surface contact can be made continuously, the inner peripheral belt body 15 c can be reliably guided by the rotating body 31.

  Further, an endless sub-belt body 38 is stretched over the guide body 37, and one side of the sub-belt body 38 is disposed between the outer peripheral belt body 15 b and the guide body 37. 38 is interposed between the outer peripheral belt body 15b and the guide body 37 to prevent abnormal noise and wear of the outer peripheral belt body 15b caused by contact between the outer peripheral belt body 15b and the guide body 37. Can do.

  Next, the food and drink transport device according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, the same structure as the said Example and the overlapping structure are abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of guide bodies 37 ′ are provided at predetermined equal intervals along the curvature of the corner 10 a in the first corner 10 a in the order conveying path 1 a of the food and beverage conveying apparatus 1 in the second embodiment ( In this embodiment, four) are provided.

  A pair of driven rollers 30 are pivotally supported at both corners of the first corner 10 a in the first corner 10 a so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction, and the sub-belt body is interposed between the driven rollers 30. All the guide bodies 37 ′ are arranged on the inner peripheral side of the sub-belt body 38 by spanning 38. Also in this case, similarly to the first embodiment, the outer side belt body 15b may be directly slidably contacted with the guide body 37 'without the sub belt body 38 being spanned between the driven rollers 30.

  As described above, in the food and beverage conveying apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, a plurality of guide bodies 37 ′ are arranged along the first corner 10a, and therefore, adjacent guide bodies 37 on curved roads having various curvatures. The outer peripheral belt body 15b can be freely guided by appropriately changing the interval therebetween.

  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 said Example, although food / beverage was demonstrated as sushi, it is not limited to this, Various food / beverage is applicable.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the food / beverage conveying apparatus 1 was demonstrated as an apparatus which conveys the order food / drink 9 which the food and drink ordered, food / beverage prepared beforehand is circulated and conveyed by the kitchen area C and the food / beverage area A. A circulating transfer device may be used.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the sub-belt body 38 is stretched over the guide body 37, and the sub-belt body 38 is interposed between the outer-peripheral-side belt body 15b and the guide body 37, whereby the outer-peripheral-side belt body 15b and the guide body 37 are connected. In the case where the guide body 37 is made of a low-friction fluororesin material or the like, the outer side belt body 15b and the guide body are not stretched over the guide body 37. 37 may be brought into contact.

1 Food / beverage transport apparatus 1a, 1b, 2 Order transport path (travel lane)
7 traveling body 8 order food and drink 10a, 10b 1st corner (curved road)
11a, 11b 2nd corner (curved road)
15 Belt body (conveyance drive body)
15b Outer peripheral side belt body 15c Inner peripheral side belt body 31 Rotating body (guide means)
37 Guide body (guide means)
38 Sub-belt body

Claims (3)

A travel lane, a transport drive body provided along the travel lane, and a travel body on which food and drink can be placed and travel along the travel lane, and driving the transport drive body A food and beverage transport apparatus that travels the traveling body along the traveling lane,
The travel lane has a curved path at least in part, and includes guide means for guiding the transport drive body along the transport direction of the transport drive body on the curved path, An annular belt body that travels endlessly along the traveling lane, and the belt body is disposed on the outer circumferential side of the curved road, and is disposed on the inner circumferential side of the outer circumferential belt. An inner peripheral belt, and the guide means is disposed on the inner peripheral side of the outer peripheral belt on the curved path, and guides the outer peripheral belt along the curved path. A rotating body disposed on the inner circumferential side of the inner circumferential belt on the curved path, and having a predetermined curvature and abutting the inner circumferential belt so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction along the curved path. , Characterized by being composed of Transport equipment.   The endless sub-belt is stretched over the guide body, and one side of the sub-belt is disposed between the outer peripheral belt and the guide body. Food and beverage transport device.   The food / drink transport device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the guide bodies are arranged along the curved path.

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