JP6837734B2 - Food and beverage transport device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a food and drink transport device.

In recent years, restaurants have provided food and drink using a transport device (see, for example, Patent Documents 1-3).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-289 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-99885 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-185326

As a branch lane for branching food and drink dishes transported by a conveyor from the path of the conveyor, for example, one having a built-in drive device such as a belt conveyor can be considered. However, if you want to increase the transport speed of the conveyor, the branch lane needs to smoothly accept the dishes of food and drink, so for example, it is simpler to apply a roller conveyor that moves according to the movement of the dishes to the branch lane. And rational. However, for example, when it is desired to provide a curve in the branch lane, the plate does not move smoothly along the curve of the branch lane with the conventional roller conveyor.

Therefore, the present application discloses a food and drink transport device in which a food and drink dish moves smoothly along a curve even if the branch lane using a roller conveyor has a curve.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention divides each roller arranged at least in a portion of the branch lane where the route is curved into left and right with the center line of the route in between, and the left and right rollers are independent of each other. It was made to be rotatable.

Specifically, the present invention is arranged along a transport path formed by a conveyor for transporting food and drink from the kitchen side of the restaurant to the audience seats, and branches from the transport path to form a downhill branch lane. Each roller provided with a group of rollers for carrying and arranged at least in a portion of the branch lane where the route is curved is divided into left and right with the center line of the route in between, and the left and right rollers are independent of each other. It is a food and drink conveyor that is rotatably configured.

In the above-mentioned food and drink transport device, each roller in the portion where the path is curved gradually increases in the angle of rotation as the plate advances in order on the rollers when viewed from the viewpoint of the plate moving on each roller. It will change in the direction toward the inside of the corner. Since the plate basically travels along the rotation direction of the roller in contact with the plate, if the angle of the rotation direction of the roller in contact with the plate changes, the course of the plate will follow this. As a result, the dish is orbited toward the inside of the corner so as to approach the centerline of the path of the branch lane without going outside the corner. Therefore, in the above-mentioned food and drink transport device, even if the branch lane using the roller conveyor has a curve, the food and drink dish moves smoothly along the curve.

The roller group may branch from the transport path to the side of the transport path and further form a downhill branch lane along the transport path. If the food and drink transport device is configured in this way, the dishes that have entered the branch lane go down the downhill branch lane by their own weight, so that the dishes can be continuously entered from the conveyor into the branch lane.

Further, the food / drink transport device is a member that protrudes from the side onto the transport path, and an oblique guide portion that gradually guides the food / drink dish transported by the conveyor toward the branch lane side is formed. The roller group is further provided with a course changing means capable of moving the course changing member in and out of the transport path, and the roller group follows the course of the plate guided by the guide portion of the course changing member in a state of protruding onto the transport path. As described above, the branch lane that branches from the transport path to the diagonal side of the transport path may be formed. If the food and drink transport device is configured in this way, the dishes transported by the conveyor enter the branch lane in a form that goes diagonally to the side of the conveyor's transport path, so that the transport speed is relatively high. Even if the conveyor is operated, the dishes can smoothly enter the branch lane.

With the above food and drink transport device, even if the branch lane using the roller conveyor has a curve, the food and drink dish moves smoothly along the curve.

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a custom food and drink transport device according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the audience seats of the ordered food and drink transport device. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the branch lane. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the sub-belt conveyor. FIG. 5 shows a control flow diagram for the sub-belt conveyor. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an operation example of the sub-belt conveyor during non-transportation. FIG. 7 shows a control flow diagram executed when a transfer start operation is performed. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the movement of the plate and the course changing member during transportation. FIG. 9 is a first diagram showing the movement of the dish entering the branch lane. FIG. 10 is a first view showing a variation of a transport system using the above-mentioned custom-made food and drink transport device, and shows the variation in a cross-sectional view orthogonal to the transport direction formed by the transport path of the main belt conveyor. It is a figure. FIG. 11 is a second view showing a variation of the transport system using the above-mentioned custom-made food and drink transport device, and shows the variation in a cross-sectional view orthogonal to the transport direction formed by the transport path of the main belt conveyor. It is a figure.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described. The embodiments shown below are one aspect of the present invention and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention. Each of the embodiments and modifications shown below is suitable for restaurants that provide various foods and drinks such as sushi and beverages, rice bowls such as soba and udon, and fried chicken and tempura.

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of the ordered food and drink transport device 10 according to the embodiment. The custom food / drink transport device 10 is a device that transports the food / drink plate 1 prepared in response to the customer's order from the kitchen 2 of the restaurant to the audience seat 3, and as shown in FIG. 1, each of the food / drink transport devices 10 is eaten by the customer. A transport path is formed that passes by the side of the audience seat 3. The custom-made food and drink transport device 10 includes a main belt conveyor 20 that forms a transport path from the kitchen 2 side of the restaurant to the audience seat 3, and a secondary belt that extends to the kitchen 2 side of the main belt conveyor 20 and extends the transport path. It is equipped with a conveyor 30. In the present embodiment, the main belt conveyor 20 is formed in a straight line, but by combining a plurality of main belt conveyors 20, the main belt conveyor 20 may form a transport path having a corner portion. ..

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the audience seat 3 of the ordered food and drink transport device 10. A branch lane 40 is provided on the side of the transport path formed by the main belt conveyor 20 to branch from the transport path and form a downhill path. The order food and drink transport device 10 receives orders via an order terminal or the like installed on the table, and transports the food and drink prepared in the kitchen 2.

The branch lane 40 is a lane to which the food and drink dishes 1 branched from the transport path of the main belt conveyor 20 are transferred by the course change device 50, and is arranged along the transport path formed by the main belt conveyor 20. The branch lane 40 is formed by a group of rotatably transporting rollers 41. Since the branch lane 40 branches laterally from the transport path of the main belt conveyor 20 and further forms a downward slope path along the transport path of the main belt conveyor 20, the roller rolls when the dish 1 rides on it. The dish 1 approaches the terminal side of the branch lane 40.

On the upper side of the ordered food and drink transport device 10, a shelf board on which a teacup, a seasoning, an item description, etc. is placed is supported by a support column, but such a support column or a shelf board may be omitted. Substitutes for columns and shelves may be installed. Further, in FIG. 2, the branch lane 40 is provided on a table for box seats having a rectangular top surface, but the form is not limited to the form provided on such a table for box seats. The branch lane 40 may be provided, for example, on a table for counter seats.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the branch lane 40. The roller group 41 constituting the branch lane 40 has the main belt conveyor 20 along the course of the dish 1 guided by the guide portion 52 of the course changing member 51 in a state of protruding onto the transport path formed by the main belt conveyor 20. A branch lane is formed that branches diagonally from the transport path to be formed. Then, each of the rollers 42 arranged at least in the portion where the route is curved in the roller group 41 constituting the branch lane 40 is divided into left and right and left and right with the center line of the route formed by the branch lane 40 in between. Rollers are configured to rotate independently of each other.

Further, a course change device 50 is provided at a branch portion formed by the main belt conveyor 20 and separated from the transfer path to the branch lane 40. The course changing device 50 has a course changing member 51. The course changing member 51 is a member that protrudes from the side on the transport path formed by the main belt conveyor 20, and is an oblique guide that gradually guides the food and drink dish 1 conveyed by the main belt conveyor 20 toward the branch lane 40. Guide portion 52 is formed. The course changing device 50 is a device capable of moving the course changing member 51 in and out of the transport path of the main belt conveyor 20. The course changing device 50 moves the course changing member 51 by a built-in rotary solenoid (not shown). The course changing device 50 is not limited to one that uses a rotary solenoid as a drive source, and for example, an electric motor or various other drive sources can be applied.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the sub-belt conveyor 30. The sub-belt conveyor 30, which extends to the kitchen 2 side of the main belt conveyor 20 and is arranged so as to extend the transport path of the main belt conveyor 20, has a dish 1 arranged along the longitudinal direction of the transport path of the sub-belt conveyor 30. It has a length that allows it to be placed side by side. Optical sensors 31a, 31b, 31c, and 31d for detecting the presence or absence of the dish 1 are provided at each position along the longitudinal direction of the transport path formed by the sub-belt conveyor 30. Further, position marks 32a, 32b, 32c, 32d indicating the positions on which the dishes 1 should be placed are attached to the sides of the sub-belt conveyor 30 so as to correspond to the positions of the sensors 31a, 31b, 31c, 31d. Further, an operation panel 33 for receiving various operations is provided in the vicinity of the sub-belt conveyor 30.

The drive motor that drives the main belt conveyor 20 and the sub-belt conveyor 30 and the rotary solenoid of the course changing device 50 are controlled by a control device (not shown), and are based on the operation contents input to the operation panel 33 and the signals from each sensor. Is controlled. Hereinafter, the operation of the custom food and drink transport device 10 realized by the control device will be described.

<Operation during non-transportation>
In the control device of the order food and drink transport device 10, the sensor 31a (corresponding to the “predetermined sensor” in the present application) located at the farthest position from the audience seat 3 among the plurality of sensors 31a, 31b, 31c, 31d detects the dish 1. Then, the sub-belt conveyor 30 is operated, and the dish 1 detected by the sensor 31a is moved to the position of the sensor 31b next to the sensor 31a.

FIG. 5 shows a control flow diagram of the sub-belt conveyor 30. The control device of the order food and drink transport device 10 determines whether or not the sensor 31a has detected the dish 1 (S101). Then, when the control device determines that the sensor 31a has detected the dish 1 in the process of step S101, the control device determines whether or not the sensor 31d has detected the dish 1 (S102). Then, when the control device determines that the sensor 31d has not detected the dish 1 in the process of step S102, the control device operates the sub-belt conveyor 30 and moves the dish 1 by one dish (S103). Further, when the control device determines that the sensor 31a has not detected the dish 1 in the process of step S101, or when it is determined that the sensor 31d has detected the dish 1 in the process of step S102, step S103. The process of step S101 and subsequent steps is repeated again.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an operation example of the sub-belt conveyor 30 during non-transportation. For example, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the staff of the kitchen 2 places the plate 1 near the position mark 32a of the sub-belt conveyor 30 in a state where no plate 1 is placed on the sub-belt conveyor 30. The control device of the order food and drink transport device 10 operates the sub-belt conveyor 30 to move the plate 1 placed near the position mark 32a to the vicinity of the position mark 32b. When another plate 1 is placed in the vicinity of the position mark 32a in this state, the control device of the ordered food and drink transport device 10 positions the plate 1 placed in the vicinity of the position mark 32a as shown in FIG. 6 (B). Since it moves to the vicinity of the mark 32b, the two dishes 1 and 1 are placed on the sub-belt conveyor 30 in the vicinity of the position mark 32b and the position mark 32c, respectively. As shown in FIG. 6C, in the control device of the ordered food and drink transport device 10, three plates 1, 1, 1 are placed near the position mark 32b, the position mark 32c, and the position mark 32d, respectively. In the state, even if another dish 1 is placed near the position mark 32a, the sub-belt conveyor 30 is not operated.

By operating the sub-belt conveyor 30 in this way, a plurality of dishes 1 can be placed on the sub-belt conveyor 30 by simply placing the dishes 1 near the position mark 32a, which is close to the staff of the kitchen 2 and easy to place the dishes 1. Can be lined up.

<Operation during transportation>
The control device of the order food and drink transport device 10 operates the sub-belt conveyor 30 and the main belt conveyor 20 when the transport start operation is performed on the operation panel 33, and the food and drink dish 1 on the sub-belt conveyor 30 is seated in the audience. Transport to 3.

FIG. 7 shows a control flow diagram executed when a transfer start operation is performed. The control device of the order food and drink transport device 10 determines whether or not a table selection operation has been performed on the operation panel 33 (S201). Then, when the control device detects that the table selection operation has been performed in the process of step S201, it determines whether or not the next transfer start operation has been performed (S202). Then, when the control device detects that the operation of starting the transfer has been performed in the process of step S202, the control device operates the course change device 50 provided at the branch point to the branch lane 40 installed on the selected table. Then, the course changing member 51 is put out on the main belt conveyor 20 (S203). Then, the control device operates the main belt conveyor 20 and the sub belt conveyor 30 (S204). The control device operates the main belt conveyor 20 at a transfer speed faster than that of the sub belt conveyor 30.

After executing the process of step S204, the control device determines whether or not all the dishes 1 on the sub-belt conveyor 30 are on the main belt conveyor 20 (S205). The control device determines whether or not all the dishes 1 on the sub-belt conveyor 30 are on the main belt conveyor 20, for example, a sensor installed near the boundary between the sub-belt conveyor 30 and the main belt conveyor 20. The determination may be made based on the detection result, or the determination may be made based on the elapsed time from the start of the sub-belt conveyor 30. When the control device makes an affirmative determination in the process of step S205, the control device stops the sub-belt conveyor 30 (S206).

After executing the process of step S206, the control device determines whether or not the dish 1 is approaching the branch point to the branch lane 40 in the selected table (S207). The control device may determine whether or not the dish 1 is close to the branch point, for example, based on the detection result of a sensor installed near the branch point, or may determine in advance for each position of the branch point. The determination may be made based on the elapsed time from the set transfer start. When the control device makes a positive determination in the process of step S207, the control device decelerates the main belt conveyor 20 (S208).

After executing the process of step S208, the control device determines whether or not all the dishes 1 on the main belt conveyor 20 have moved to the branch lane 40 (S209). Even if the control device determines whether or not all the dishes 1 on the main belt conveyor 20 have moved to the branch lane 40, for example, based on the detection result of a sensor installed near the branch point. Alternatively, the determination may be made based on the elapsed time from the start of transfer set in advance for each position of the branch point. When the control device makes an affirmative decision in the process of step S207, the main belt conveyor 20 is stopped, and the course change member 51 of the course change device 50 is retracted from above the main belt conveyor 20 (S210).

When the control device makes a negative determination in either step S201 or step S202, the control device omits the processing after step S203 and executes the processing after step S201 again.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the movements of the plate 1 and the course changing member 51 during transportation. When the transfer start request is made, as shown in FIG. 8A, the course changing member 51 near the selected table protrudes onto the main belt conveyor 20, and the main belt conveyor 20 and the sub-belt conveyor 30 operate. .. Then, as shown in FIG. 8B, the dishes 1 on the sub-belt conveyor 30 are sequentially sent out onto the main belt conveyor 20. As shown in FIG. 8C, the dish 1 delivered to the main belt conveyor 20 eventually comes into contact with the course changing member 51 and is guided to the branch lane 40 side. If all the dishes 1 on the sub-belt conveyor 30 are on the main belt conveyor 20, the sub-belt conveyor 30 is stopped. The dish 1 that has entered the branch lane 40 moves on the branch lane 40 and sequentially arrives at the end of the branch lane 40 as shown in FIG. 8 (D). Further, the course changing member 51 retreats from above the main belt conveyor 20.

The main operation contents realized by the control device of the order food and drink transport device 10 are as described above. In the case of the custom-made food and drink transport device 10, if all the dishes 1 on the sub-belt conveyor 30 are on the main belt conveyor 20, the sub-belt conveyor 30 will stop even while the main belt conveyor 20 is operating, so that the kitchen 2 Staff can immediately place the next dish 1 on the sub-belt conveyor 30. Therefore, even when there are many orders for food and drink, the ordered food and drink can be efficiently transported to the audience seats. Such an effect of the custom-made food and drink transport device 10 is particularly remarkable in a restaurant having a long transport path formed by the main belt conveyor 20. Further, in the custom-made food and drink transport device 10 according to the above embodiment, since the dish 1 is transported to the branch lane 40 that branches diagonally with respect to the traveling direction of the transport path formed by the main belt conveyor 20, the main belt conveyor 20 is used. The transport speed of 20 can be made relatively high, and the dish 1 on which food and drink are placed can be efficiently transported. Further, in the order food and drink transport device 10 according to the above embodiment, when the dish 1 approaches the branch lane 40, the transport speed of the main belt conveyor 20 decreases, so that when the dish 1 comes into contact with the course changing member 51, There is little risk that the food and drink on the plate 1 will tilt due to the impact.

By the way, as described above, each roller 42 arranged at least in the portion where the route is curved in the roller group 41 constituting the branch lane 40 sandwiches the center line of the route formed by the branch lane 40. It is divided into left and right, and the left and right rollers are configured to rotate independently of each other. Therefore, when the control device of the ordered food and drink transport device 10 realizes the above operation and the plate 1 on the main belt conveyor 20 comes into contact with the course changing member 51 and is guided to the branch lane 40, the plate 1 branches. In lane 40, the plate 1 moves as follows.

FIG. 9 is a first diagram showing the movement of the dish 1 that has entered the branch lane 40. When the thread trimming portion of the plate 1 comes into contact with the guide portion 52 of the course changing member 51, the plate 1 on the main belt conveyor 20 has a roller group 41 constituting the branch lane 40 as shown in FIG. 9A. Ride on each roller. Each roller of the roller group 41 can rotate freely independently of each other. Therefore, the dish 1 on the downhill branch lane 40 starts to go down the branch lane 40 while rolling each roller of the roller group 41 by its own weight. Then, as shown in FIG. 9B, the vehicle enters the portion of the branch lane 40 where the route is curved. Then, for the following reasons, as shown in FIG. 9C, the dish 1 gradually descends while being corrected so as to be located on the center line of the transport path of the branch lane 40.

Each roller 42 of the branch lane 40 whose path is curved is divided into left and right with the center line of the path formed by the branch lane 40 in between, and the left and right rollers are configured to be rotatable independently of each other. There is. The rotation axis of each roller 42 is perpendicular to the center line of the path formed by the branch lane 40. Therefore, from the viewpoint of the plate 1, as the plate 1 advances on each roller 42 in order, the angle of the rotation direction of the roller 42 in contact with the plate 1 gradually changes toward the inside of the corner. It will be. Since the plate 1 basically advances along the rotation direction of the roller 42 in contact with the plate 1, if the angle of the rotation direction of the roller 42 in contact with the plate 1 changes, the course of the plate 1 also follows this. It will be. As a result, the dish 1 is orbit-corrected toward the inside of the corner so as to approach the center line of the path of the branch lane 40 without going to the outside of the corner. In addition, in FIG. 9 and other figures, in the roller group 41 of the branch lane 40, the roller divided into left and right with the center line of the route sandwiched between the straight portion of the branch lane 40 is shown, but the straight portion of the straight portion It is not necessary for the rollers to be configured so that the left and right sides can rotate independently of each other. Only for the roller 42 in the portion of the branch lane 40 where the path is curved, the left and right rollers need only be configured to rotate independently of each other, and the roller in the straight portion is a roller that is not divided into left and right. There may be.

Further, when the dish 1 is closer to the inside of the corner than the center line of the path of the branch lane 40, the dish 1 is corrected to the outside of the corner so as to be closer to the center line of the path of the branch lane 40. The reason is that each roller 42 is a columnar roller having a constant outer diameter and the outer peripheral surface is not tapered. That is, since each roller 42 is a columnar roller whose outer peripheral surface is not tapered and whose outer diameter is constant, the force required to rotate the roller 42 itself is the outer side of the roller inside the corner. The same is true for Laura. And, as for the orbit of the corner part, the orbit toward the inside draws a sharp curve than the orbit toward the outside. Therefore, when viewed from the viewpoint of the plate 1, the angle of the roller 42 in contact with the plate 1 changes more rapidly in the inward orbit than in the outer orbit. Therefore, the inner roller 42, in which the angle of the rotation direction of the roller 42 with respect to the direction in which the dish 1 is about to advance is larger than that of the outer roller 42, generates a frictional force on the dish 1 at the contact portion with the dish 1, and the dish 1 is generated. Hinders the smooth progress of. As a result, the dish 1 is orbitally corrected toward the outside of the corner so as to move toward the outer roller 42, which is easy to travel, and as a result, toward the center line of the path of the branch lane 40.

In the branch lane 40, each roller including at least a corner portion is divided into left and right sides with the center line of the path of the branch lane 40 in between, and the left and right rollers are configured to be rotatable independently of each other. The orbit of the dish 1 is autonomously corrected so as to approach the center line of the orbit. As a result, the dish 1 does not come into contact with the members surrounding both sides of the path of the branch lane 40 to generate an unpleasant sound, and the dish 1 smoothly descends the inclination of the branch lane 40.

Since there is a gap between the rollers in the branch lane 40, small pieces of food and drink are likely to fall and collect under the branch lane 40. In a restaurant, it is necessary to consider hygiene, so it is preferable that each roller can be easily attached and detached so that the lower side of the branch lane 40 can be easily cleaned. For example, if each roller constituting the branch lane 40 is attached to one or more frames that can be attached to and detached from the housing of the branch lane 40, the lower side of the branch lane 40 can be removed by simply removing the frame from the housing. It can be easily cleaned.

FIG. 10 is a first view showing a variation of a transport system using the above-mentioned custom-made food and drink transport device 10, and shows a variation in a cross-sectional view orthogonal to the transport direction formed by the transport path of the main belt conveyor 20. It is a figure shown. When a transport system using the above-mentioned ordered food and drink transport device 10 is installed in a restaurant, for example, as shown in FIG. 10A, the transport system may be configured by the custom food and drink transport device 10 alone. Further, in the custom-made food and drink transport device 10 described above, for example, as shown in FIG. 10B, a portion of the transport path formed by the main belt conveyor 20 may be covered with a duct 21. Further, in the above-mentioned custom food / drink transport device 10, for example, as shown in FIG. 10 (C), the main belt conveyor 20 and the branch lane 40 are connected to the crescent chain on the upper side of the food / drink circulation transport device 60. It may be installed on a covering stand. Further, as shown in FIG. 10D, for example, the above-mentioned custom-made food and drink transport device 10 may be arranged in two upper and lower stages. Further, as shown in FIG. 10E, for example, the above-mentioned custom-made food and drink transport device 10 transports food and drink to a table on one side of the traveling direction of the transport path of the main belt conveyor 20. The custom-made food and drink transport device 10 may be responsible for transporting food and drink to the table on the opposite side, and another custom-made food and drink transport device 10 may be responsible for transporting the food and drink.

FIG. 11 is a second view showing a variation of the transport system using the above-mentioned custom-made food and drink transport device 10, and shows a variation in a cross-sectional view orthogonal to the transport direction formed by the transport path of the main belt conveyor 20. It is a figure shown. When a transport system using the above-mentioned ordered food and drink transport device 10 is installed in a restaurant, for example, as shown in FIG. 11A, two custom food and drink transport devices 10 may be arranged in parallel. Further, in the above-mentioned custom food / food transport device 10, for example, as shown in FIG. 11 (B), two custom food / drink transport devices 10 arranged in parallel are provided in an upper and lower two-stage shape, respectively. May be good. Further, as shown in FIG. 11C, for example, two of the above-mentioned ordered food and drink transport devices 10 are installed in parallel on a pedestal covering the upper side of the food and drink circulation transport device 60 formed by connecting crescent chains. May be good.

Although the custom food and drink transport device 10 of the above embodiment is provided with the branch lane 40, the branch lane 40 can be omitted. When the branch lane 40 is omitted, the control device of the order food and drink transport device 10 stops the main belt conveyor 20 when the plate 1 on the main belt conveyor 20 arrives at a predetermined table. Then, when it is detected that the dish 1 on the main belt conveyor 20 has been removed, the transfer of the next dish 1 on the sub-belt conveyor 30 is started. Even in the custom-made food and drink transport device 10 in which the branch lane 40 is omitted, if all the dishes 1 on the sub-belt conveyor 30 get on the main belt conveyor 20, the sub-belt conveyor 30 is stopped, so that the main belt conveyor 30 is stopped. The next dish 1 can be placed on the sub-belt conveyor 30 even when 20 is in operation.

Further, the branch lane 40 provided in the custom-made food and drink transport device 10 of the above embodiment is not limited to the application to a portion branched from the transport path formed by the belt conveyor. The branch lane 40 may be applied to, for example, a portion that branches from the circulation path of the food and drink circulation transport device formed by the crescent chain.

In the custom-made food and drink transport device 10 of the above embodiment, one sub-belt conveyor 30 is provided for the main belt conveyor 20, but even if a plurality of sub-belt conveyors 30 are provided for the main belt conveyor 20. Good. In this case, a plurality of sub-belt conveyors 30 may be arranged in series to form a linear transport path together with the main belt conveyor 20, or the sub-belt conveyor 30 may be at the end of the main belt conveyor 20 on the kitchen side. It may be extended so as to branch radially from the.

1 ・ ・ Dish 2 ・ ・ Kitchen 3 ・ ・ Audience seat 10 ・ ・ Custom food and drink transport device 20 ・ ・ Main belt conveyor 21 ・ ・ Duct 30 ・ ・ Secondary belt conveyor 31a, 31b, 31c, 31d ・ ・ Sensors 32a, 32b, 32c, 32d ・ ・ Position mark 33 ・ ・ Operation panel 40 ・ ・ Branch lane 41 ・ ・ Roller group 42 ・ ・ Roller 50 ・ ・ Course change device 51 ・ ・ Course change member 52 ・ ・ Guide part 60 ・ ・ Food and drink circulation conveyor apparatus

Claims (2)

It is arranged along a transport path formed by a belt conveyor for transporting food and drink from the kitchen side of the restaurant to the audience seats, and branches diagonally laterally from the transport path toward the transport direction of the belt conveyor and has a downward slope. Rollers for transport that form the branch lanes of
A course changing member which is a member protruding from the side on the transport path and has an oblique guide portion for gradually guiding a dish of food and drink transported by the belt conveyor toward the branch lane side is provided on the transport path. Equipped with a means of changing course that can be taken in and out of
Each roller arranged at least in a portion of the branch lane where the route is curved is divided into left and right with the center line of the route in between, and the left and right rollers are configured to be rotatable independently of each other. ,
Each roller forming a portion of the roller group that gradually branches from the transport path has a length in the rotation axis direction from the transport path toward the branch lane so as not to interfere with the belt conveyor. It's getting longer and longer as you go
The roller group has a branch lane that branches from the transport path to the diagonal side of the transport path so as to follow the path of the plate guided by the guide portion of the course change member in a state of protruding onto the transport path. Form and
The branch lane includes a straight portion parallel to the transport path, and the curved portion is provided between the transport path and the straight portion.
Food and beverage transport device. The roller group branches from the transport path to the side of the transport path, and further forms a downhill branch lane along the transport path.
The food and drink transport device according to claim 1.

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