JP7219940B2 - Food heating device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention provides a plurality of heating shelves for placing trays on which a plurality of foods and drinks are placed, and a heating means for heating each of the plurality of foods and drinks placed on each heating shelf. The present invention relates to a food heating device in which means can be controlled by control means.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in facilities such as hospitals and schools, food heating apparatuses capable of simultaneously heating food and drink for a plurality of people have been used in order to provide warm food and drink to a plurality of people.

In this food heating device, a plurality of heating shelves are formed to accommodate trays on which a plurality of tableware containing food and drink are placed, and the food and drink are heated on each heating shelf using electromagnetic waves (microwaves). A food heating device having a structure provided with heating means for heating has been developed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2015-9028

In the new cook chill system that has been proposed in recent years, in order to ensure food safety, the cooked ingredients are cooled to a chilled state and stored. By heating with a food heating device, it is necessary to be able to eat within 2 hours after cooking.

In the food heating device, a plurality of types of food are placed in tableware on the tray, and the optimum temperature for eating differs for each food. Heating is desired.

In addition, in facilities such as hospitals and schools, the optimum temperature of food and drink varies depending on the physical condition and age of the eater. ing.

Therefore, in the present invention according to Claim 1, a shuttle capable of accommodating food and beverages and a station capable of accommodating the shuttle are configured to be separable, and a heating shelf for placing trays on which a plurality of foods and beverages are placed is provided. is provided, and heating means for heating each of the plurality of foods placed on each heating shelf are provided, and each heating means can be controlled by a control means. It has heating temperature setting means capable of setting the heating temperature of a plurality of food items to different temperatures for each food item, the station is provided with control means and a communication device, and it has a database that can be read by the communication device. , The database is a database for managing the physical condition of each eater in a facility using a food heating device, and the heating temperature is set in advance for each food and drink of each eater,
The control means uses the heating temperature setting means to read the heating temperature for each food and drink of each eater preset in the database via the communication device , sets the heating temperature for each food and drink on each tray, and then Instead of simultaneously driving all heating means, one or more heating means are controlled to be driven sequentially.

And in this invention, there exists an effect described below.

That is, in the present invention, a heating temperature setting means capable of setting the heating temperature of a plurality of food and drink placed on the tray to different temperatures for each food and drink, or the heating temperature of the food and drink placed on the tray can be set to each heating temperature. Since each tray has a heating temperature setting means that can be set to a different temperature, each food or each tray can be heated at a different heating temperature. It is possible to provide food and drink at the optimum temperature for eating every time.

In particular, if a heating temperature setting means capable of setting the heating temperature of a plurality of food and drink placed on each tray to a different temperature for each food and drink on each tray is provided, each food and drink on each tray The food can be heated at different heating temperatures, and food and drink can be provided at the optimum temperature for eating for each eater.

Further, when the heating temperature of each food and drink on each tray can be read from the data in which the heating temperature of each food and drink is preset for each tray by the heating temperature setting means, each food and drink of each eater can be read. The heating temperature for each object can be set safely and easily.

Further, if the heating temperature setting means can read the heating temperature for each food and drink on each tray from a database in which the heating temperature for each food and drink on each tray is preset, The heating temperature for each food and drink can be set safely and easily without fail, and the heating temperature for each food and drink for each eater can be centrally managed.

The front view (a) and right side view (b) which show a food-and-drink heating apparatus (shuttle and station). The same plane sectional drawing (a), the same right side sectional drawing. Front sectional drawing (a) which shows a station, same right side sectional drawing (b). Sectional view of the same plane. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing heating means, control means, and heating temperature setting means; Explanatory drawing which shows the setting data of heating temperature.

A specific configuration of the food heating device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the food heating device 1 is configured to be separable into a shuttle 2 capable of accommodating food and a station 3 capable of accommodating the shuttle 2. As shown in FIGS. In the following description, as the food heating device 1, a configuration in which the movable shuttle 2 and the fixed station 3 are separable will be described. Alternatively, the configuration is not limited to a movable type and may be a fixed type.

As shown in FIG. 2, the shuttle 2 is movable (transportable) by attaching four casters 5 to the bottom of a horizontally long rectangular plate-shaped bottom plate 4. Side walls 6 and 7 are attached, and a vertical rectangular plate-shaped partition wall 8 is attached to the central upper portion of the bottom plate 4 . The shuttle 2 has a horizontally long rectangular plate-like top plate 9 attached between the upper ends of the left and right side walls 6 and 7, and a vertically long rectangular plate-like shutter 10 that can be opened and closed vertically between the front ends of the left and right side walls 6 and 7. , and a vertically elongated rectangular plate-shaped rear wall 11 is mounted between the rear end portions of the left and right side walls 6 and 7 . Further, the shuttle 2 has a pair of left and right support stays 13, 13 for supporting the lower left and right edges of a tray 12 for placing a plurality of tableware containing food and drink on the left and right side walls 6, 7 and the partition wall 8 vertically. are installed at specified intervals. As a result, the inner space of the shuttle 2 surrounded by the bottom plate 4, the left and right side walls 6, 7, the top plate 9, the shutter 10, and the rear wall 11 is divided into upper and lower parts by the tray 12 supported by the support stays 13, 13. As a result, a plurality of (here, 12 stages) heating racks 14 are arranged vertically inside. Each heating shelf 14 accommodates the trays 12 side by side. Above each heating shelf 14, horizontally long rectangular plate-shaped partitions 15 are provided on the left and right sides. The partition 15 is supported by three supports 16 on the left side wall 6 and the partition wall 8 .

As shown in FIG. 3, the station 3 has a hollow box-shaped top plate portion 19 formed at the upper end portions of left and right side walls 17 and 18 which are vertically elongated rectangular plates. Further, the station 3 has a rectangular plate-shaped shutter 20 that can be opened and closed vertically between the front ends of the left and right side walls 17 and 18, and a hollow box-shaped rear wall between the rear ends of the left and right side walls 17 and 18. forming 21. Thus, the station 3 forms a space 22 surrounded by the left and right side walls 17 and 18, the top plate portion 19, the shutter 20 and the rear wall portion 21 to accommodate the shuttle 2. As shown in FIG.

The station 3 includes a cooling means 23 and a heating means 24 for cooling and heating the food (tableware) accommodated in the shuttle 2 with the shuttle 2 accommodated therein, and a control means ( computer) 25 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, the cooling means 23 supplies cold air of a predetermined temperature generated by a cold air generator 26 to the internal space 22 from cold air supply ports 27 formed in the rear wall 21 with a space therebetween. It is configured to be forcibly supplied. The cold air supply port 27 corresponds to each heating rack 14 of the shuttle 2 (on the right side of each tray 12 when the station 3 (shuttle 2) is viewed from the front) when the shuttle 2 is accommodated inside the station 3. It is formed in a position where As a result, the cooling means 23 supplies cold air from the cold air supply port 27 toward each heating shelf 14 of the shuttle 2 (on the right side of each tray 12 when the station 3 (shuttle 2) is viewed from the front) to cool the trays. It cools food placed on 12 predetermined positions (on the right side of each tray 12 when station 3 (shuttle 2) is viewed from the front).

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the heating means 24 are positioned on the left and right sides corresponding to the heating racks 14 of the shuttle 2 (on the left side of each tray 12 when the station 3 (shuttle 2) is viewed from the front). A plurality of heating means 24 (here, three) are provided, and each heating means 24 can heat food and drink placed on the left and right trays 12 of each heating shelf 14 for each food and drink (tableware). Here, each heating shelf 14 is provided with three heating means 24 divided into left and right, respectively. The first letter "H" of the code indicates the heating means, the second letter "L" indicates the left side of the heating shelf 14, and "R" indicates the right side of the heating shelf 14. , 3rd and 4th letters indicate the number of stages from the bottom of the heating shelf 14, and 5th and 6th letters indicate the order from the left of the left and right heating shelves 13 respectively.

Each heating means 24 (HL0101 to HR1203) is connected to an electromagnetic wave transmission tube 29 for transmitting electromagnetic waves to an electromagnetic wave generator 28 for generating electromagnetic waves (here, microwaves). An electromagnetic wave irradiation opening 30 for emitting electromagnetic waves is formed. The electromagnetic wave emitted from the electromagnetic wave generator 28 is emitted through the electromagnetic wave transmission pipe 29 from the electromagnetic wave irradiation opening 30 toward the food (tableware).

A plurality of (here, three) heating means 24 are provided on one side of each heating shelf 14 (the left side and the right side when the station 3 is viewed from the front). Electromagnetic wave irradiation openings 30 are formed at different positions. On the other hand, the tray 12 has marks on its upper surface, and each electromagnetic wave irradiation opening 30 is positioned directly below each mark when the tray 12 is housed in a proper position. Thus, by placing a tableware on the mark of the tray 12, the food and drink accommodated in the tableware can be separately heated by the heating means 24 corresponding to the position. In addition, it is sufficient if each tableware can be individually heated, and it is not limited to the case where each tray 12 is provided with a plurality of electromagnetic wave generators 28 and electromagnetic wave transmission pipes 29, and each tray 12 or each heating shelf 14 has one. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which an electromagnetic wave generator and a plurality of branched electromagnetic wave transmission pipes are provided. Moreover, the tray 12 is not limited to a tray-like one as long as it can place a plurality of foods and drinks, and may be a box-like one, a lunch box, or the like.

Each heating means 24 (HL0101 to HR1203) is connected to the control means 25 as shown in FIG. It is possible.

The control means 25 is connected with a heating temperature setting means 31 for setting the heating temperature of food and drink by each heating means 24 (HL0101 to HR1203).

The heating temperature setting means 31 may set the heating temperature of the heating means 24 (for example, HL0101, HL0102, HL0103) corresponding to each tray 12 respectively. In this case, HL0101, HR0101, HL0201, HR0201, . , HL0103, HR0103, HL0203, HR0203, .

Further, the heating temperature setting means 31 may set the heating temperature of the heating means 24 (for example, HL0101, HL0102, HL0103) corresponding to each tray 12 for each tray 12 . In this case, HL0101, HL0102, and HL0103 are set to the same heating temperature, HR0101, HR0102, and HR0103 are set to the same heating temperature, and the foods and drinks placed on each tray 12 are all set to the same heating temperature. becomes the heating temperature.

Further, it is more desirable that the heating temperature setting means 31 can set the heating temperature of each heating means 24 (HL0101 to HR1203) corresponding to each food and drink on each tray 12, respectively. In this case, all the heating means 24 (HL0101 to HR1203) can be set to different heating temperatures, and each food and drink on each tray 12 can be set to different heating temperatures.

The heating temperature setting means 31 only needs to be able to set the heating temperature of food and drink by each heating means 24 (HL0101 to HR1203), and has an input device such as a keyboard or numeric keypad and a display device such as an LCD. Alternatively, the heating temperature may be manually set using an input device.

In addition, the heating temperature setting means 31 has a reading device such as a barcode reader, and reads food tags (tags that describe the name of the eater, etc.) placed on each tray 12 and IC chips embedded in each tray 12. The heating temperature may be set semi-automatically by reading data such as a barcode recorded in advance (means for recording (recording) the heating temperature) such as a recording means (means for recording (recording) the heating temperature). It has a reading device such as and an image analysis device, and the heating temperature pre-recorded (listed) in each recording means (for example, food tags) can be set semi-automatically by directly reading the heating temperature. good.

Furthermore, the heating temperature setting means 31 has a communication device such as a wireless line, and stores each person's physical condition, age, etc. in advance in a database or the like for managing the physical condition, age, etc. of each person in the facility where the food heating device 1 is used. A heating temperature may be set for each food and drink, and the heating temperature for each food and drink of each eater may be automatically set by reading the heating temperature for each food and drink from the database via a communication device.

The heating temperature of each heating means 24 (HL0101 to HR1203) set by the heating temperature setting means 31 is stored in the memory of the control means 25. FIG. In the memory of the control means 25, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, the heating temperature of each heating means 24 (HL0101 to HR1203) set by the heating temperature setting means 31 is stored as setting data. The control means 25 drives and controls each heating means 24 (HL0101 to HR1203) based on the set data, and heats the corresponding food to the set temperature. The control means 25 controls the heating temperature by controlling the output and driving time of the electromagnetic wave generator 28 of each heating means 24 (HL0101 to HR1203). At that time, if all the heating means 24 are driven simultaneously, the power consumption will be temporarily large, so one or a plurality of heating means 24 may be driven sequentially.

As described above, the food heating apparatus 1 is provided with a plurality of heating shelves 14 for placing trays 12 on which a plurality of food items are arranged, and a plurality of food items placed on each heating shelf 14 is heated. Heating means 24 for heating each object are provided, and each heating means 24 is configured to be controllable by control means 25 .

The food heating apparatus 1 has a heating temperature setting means 31 capable of setting the heating temperatures of the plurality of food items placed on the tray 12 to different temperatures for each food item.

Therefore, in the food heating device 1 having the above configuration, each food placed on the tray 12 can be heated at a different heating temperature, and each food can be served at the optimum temperature for eating. can be done.

Further, the food heating device 1 is configured such that the heating temperature can be set to different temperatures for each tray 12 by the heating temperature setting means 31 .

Therefore, in the food heating device 1 having the above configuration, each food on each tray 12 can be heated at a different heating temperature, and the food can be provided to each eater at the optimum temperature for eating. .

Further, the food heating device 1 can read the heating temperature for each food on each tray 12 from data in which the heating temperature for each food for each tray 12 is preset by the heating temperature setting means 31. It is configured.

Therefore, with the food heating device 1 having the above configuration, the heating temperature for each food of each eater can be safely and easily set without fail.

Furthermore, the food heating device 1 can read the heating temperature for each food on each tray 12 from a database in which the heating temperature for each food on each tray 12 is preset by the heating temperature setting means 31. configuration.

Therefore, with the food heating device 1 having the above configuration, the heating temperature of each food of each eater can be set safely and easily, and the heating temperature of each food of each eater can be set. can be centrally managed.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 food heating device 2 shuttle 3 station 4 bottom plate 5 casters 6, 7 side walls 8 partition wall 9 top plate
10 shutter 11 rear wall
12 Tray 13 Support stay
14 Heating shelf 15 Compartment
16 support 17,18 side wall
19 Top plate 20 Shutter
21 Rear wall 22 Space
23 cooling means 24 heating means
25 control means 26 cold air generator
27 Cold air supply port 28 Electromagnetic wave generator
29 Electromagnetic transmission tube 30 Electromagnetic radiation opening
31 Heating temperature setting means

Claims (1)

A shuttle that can accommodate food and drink and a station that can accommodate the shuttle can be separated. A food heating device provided with heating means for heating each of the plurality of food and drinks heated therein, each heating means being controllable by a control means,
A heating temperature setting means capable of setting the heating temperature of the plurality of food and drink arranged on the tray to a different temperature for each food and drink,
A station is provided with control means and a communication device, and has a database readable by the communication device,
The database is a database that manages the physical condition of each eater in a facility that uses a food heating device.
The control means uses the heating temperature setting means to read the heating temperature for each food and drink of each eater preset in the database via the communication device , sets the heating temperature for each food and drink on each tray, and then A food and drink heating apparatus characterized by controlling to sequentially drive one or a plurality of heating means without simultaneously driving all the heating means.

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