JPH0595840A - Receiving box for catering case - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically keep a processed food or the like in hot insulation or cold insulation state by applying the constitution where the heating and cooling division operation section of a catering case selectively actuates the heating and cooling switches of a receiving box, when the catering case is mounted in the receiving box, and a heating or cooling device built into the box is thereby actuated. CONSTITUTION:A catering case 1 so far kept in hot insulation or cold insulation state is carried to the front of a receiving box 6, and the side plate 3 of the case 1 is detached. Then, the open/close door 7 of the box 6 is opened and the catering case 1 is inserted in the box 6 for placement on a shelf inside. The catering case 1 is pushed until the open side thereof comes in close contact with a cooling and heating device 11 located deep in the box 6. As a result, a projection 4a or 4b formed at the open side of the catering case 1 presses and turns on one of the pushbutton switches 12a and 12b of the device 11. In the case of a catering case 1A for cooling, cooling operation mode is set automatically, while heating operation mode is automatically set in the case of a catering case 1B for heating.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a receiving box for a catering case used in a distribution system for delivering articles such as cold or heat-processed foods in a catering case for home delivery, and more particularly, to a home for a delivery company. Used when delivering,
The present invention relates to a receiving box for a catering case that is installed in advance at the side of the entrance of each home.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when delivering articles such as cold or heat-processed foods to the home, although various proposals have been made for a cooling and heating device for a home delivery vehicle, for example, in the process of delivering from a home delivery vehicle to a home. Even if the processed food is put in a catering case made of a heat insulating material, the processed food stored in the catering case at each home is affected by the ambient temperature, and there is a drawback that it cannot be kept at an appropriate temperature, which hinders its popularization. It was the current situation.

[0003]

In the process of storing processed food in a catering case and delivering it from a home delivery vehicle to a home, there is the following problem at the receiving side home that receives the catering case.

[0004] The catering case is generally made of a heat insulating material, but if it is delivered and left during absence, the temperature of the processed food placed in it cannot be kept constant. Most households that need catering cases are dual-income households, and it is necessary to solve the problem of heat retention of processed foods. There are cases in which processed foods are delivered with sufficient time at the time of arrival, but if the time difference between the notification time and the meal time is large, the temperature of the processed foods cannot be kept constant. When putting the catering case in the receiving box and keeping it warm or cold, it is absolutely necessary not to mistake heating and cooling.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and when the product is delivered to a home, even if the user is absent, it is possible to automatically select heating or cooling simply by mounting a catering case in the receiving box. Then, it is an object of the present invention to provide a receiving box for a catering case, which can keep warm or cool the processed food in the catering case.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a receiving box for a catering case according to the present invention accommodates a catering case and stores the articles housed in the catering case in a warm or cold state. The receiving box for the catering case has a built-in cooling and heating device equipped with a cooling operation switch and a heating operation switch, and a heating / operation device that can operate one of the operation switches.
The cooling section operation section is provided on the catering case, and when the catering case is mounted, the operation section is set to selectively operate the cooling and heating operation switches.

[0007]

According to the present invention having the above-described structure, the heating / cooling section operating portion provided in the catering case is provided in the receiving box only by mounting the catering case in the receiving box. The heating / cooling operation switch is selectively operated to select either cooling or heating, and the heating and cooling device incorporated in the receiving box is operated. As a result, it is possible to automatically keep warm or cool of an article such as processed food in the catering case without mistake.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show a catering case 1 for delivering processed food (cooled or heated) inside and delivering it to each household. The catering case 1 is made of a heat insulating material. There is. The appearance of the catering case 1 is a box-shaped container, which is provided with an upper lid 2 for putting the processed food in and out, and one side plate 3 is detachable.

The catering case 1 is divided into a cooling type and a heating type according to the type of articles such as processed foods stored in advance. The side plate 3 of the catering case 1 is removed according to this division. The positions of the protrusions 4 which are the operation parts provided on the surface are different. A male-side signal terminal 5 is further provided on the removal surface of the side plate 3 of the catering case 1.

Further, FIG. 1 shows a cooling catering case 1A, and FIG. 2 shows a heating catering case 1b. Thus, each catering case 1A,
In 1B, the positions of the protrusions 4a and 4b are different.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show a receiving box 6 for a catering case. The receiving box 6 is provided with an opening / closing door 7 which can be opened and closed on the front side.
And a lock 9 is provided. The inside of the receiving box 6 is divided into a plurality of parts in the vertical direction by a shelf 10 for placing the catering case 1, and a cooling and heating device 11 is arranged on the back side of the receiving box 6 for each of the multi-tiered sections. The cooling and heating device 11 is provided with a total of three plate-shaped heating elements 11a, 11b, 11c surrounding the inside of the catering case 1 placed on the shelf 10 in a U-shape (see FIGS. 1 and 1). 2).

Further, the cooling and heating device 11 is shown in FIG.
Further, as shown in FIG. 2, two push button actuating switches 12a are provided at positions corresponding to the projecting portions 4a and 4b, which are the operating portions of the catering cases 1A and 1B, which are arranged at different positions for cooling and heating. , 12b are provided. As a result, when the cooling catering case 1A is mounted in the receiving box 6, the protrusion 4a turns on one cooling push button operating switch 12a. Thereby, cooling is selected for the cooling and heating device 11, and the processed food stored in the catering case 1A is cooled. Further, when the heating catering case 1B is mounted, the protrusion 4b turns on the other heating push-button operating switch 12b, whereby the cooling and heating device 11 is selected for heating.

Further, the cooling and heating device 11 is provided with a female signal terminal 13 at a position corresponding to the male signal terminal 5 of the catering case 1A or 1B.
An infrared switch (light emitting unit) 14 for confirming the presence or absence of an article in the catering case 1 is provided on the rear surface side of the receiving box 6. On the other hand, an infrared switch (light receiving unit) 15 corresponding to the infrared switch (light emitting unit) 14 is also provided on the side surface of the catering case 1.
The presence / absence of articles stored in the catering case 1 can be confirmed by means of 5.

Next, an example of using the receiving box for the catering case will be described.

When the home delivery vehicle arrives at each home, the catering case 1 that was kept warm or cold inside the home delivery vehicle is taken out of the vehicle, and the receiving box 6 installed at the side of the entrance of each home, etc.
, And remove the side plate 3 of the catering case 1.

On the other hand, the opening / closing door 7 of the receiving box 6 is unlocked and opened, and the catering case 1 with the side plate 3 removed is inserted on the shelf 10 arranged inside the receiving box 6. The catering case 1 is inserted with the opening faced toward the receiving box 6, and is pushed in until the opening face comes into close contact with the cooling and heating device 11 in the inner part.

At this time, the projection 4a or 4b provided on the opening surface of the catering case 1 is replaced with the cooling and heating device 1.
1. Push button switch 12a or 12b provided in 1.
One of them is pressed to turn it on, and the cooling catering case 1A is automatically set to the cooling operation state, and the heating catering case 1B is automatically set to the heating operation state.

After the catering case 1 is mounted in the receiving box 6, the delivery company closes the open / close door 7 and locks it, and brings back the empty catering case 1 and the side plate 3 which were in the receiving box 6.

The orderer can open the receiving box 6 at meal time after returning home, take out the warmed or cold-processed processed food from the catering race 1, and have a meal kept at an appropriate temperature at a desired time.

As a result, only by mounting the catering case 1 in the receiving box 6, it is possible to automatically perform the cooling or heating operation, and it is possible to prevent the courier from forgetting to turn on the operation switch. Further, it is possible to prevent the erroneous selection of the cooling or heating operation by the delivery company.

When the catering case 1 is emptied, the infrared sensors 14 and 15 operate to stop the operation of the cooling and heating device 11.

As another method for determining the presence or absence of processed food in the catering case 1, a tray on which the processed food is placed is placed in the catering case 1 and the weight of the tray is judged. Can also be operated to stop the operation.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, only by mounting the catering case on the receiving box, the cooling or heating operation can be automatically performed according to the type of the catering case and the processed food. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the courier from forgetting to turn on the operation switch and mistaken selection of the cooling or heating operation.

Further, there is an effect that the operation can be stopped when the processed food is taken out from the catering case and emptied by an infrared switch or the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a cooling catering case is mounted in a receiving box.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the heating catering case is mounted in the receiving box.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the receiving box viewed from the front side.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the receiving box as seen from the back surface side.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a catering case.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a catering case with a side plate removed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 1A, 1B Catering case 4 Protrusion 6 Receiving box 7 Opening / closing door 11 Cooling and heating device 12a Push button operation switch 12b Push button operation switch

Continued Front Page (72) Inventor Shoko Matsui 1-1-1, Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo Toshiba Head Office Office (72) Inventor Atsushi Saji 1-1-11, Higashigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo TOSHIBA EQUIPMENT Equipment Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A receiving box for a catering case for accommodating a catering case and storing articles housed in the catering case in a warm or cool state, comprising a cooling and heating switch having a cooling operation switch and a heating operation switch. In addition to having a built-in device, a heating / cooling section operation unit that can operate one of the two operation switches is provided in the catering case, and when the catering case is attached, the operation unit selectively operates the cooling and heating operation switches. A receiving box for a catering case, characterized by being set to operate.