JPH0736905Y2 - Food and drink container feeder - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (a) Field of Industrial Use The present invention relates to a device for supplying a food and drink container such as tableware, and in particular, a food and drink capable of supplying tableware such as plates to a target position by a conveyor for one piece. The present invention relates to a material container supply device. Further, the present invention is connected to a continuous dishwasher or a cooking station, for example, from a continuous dishwasher used in a restaurant or a food service center or in order to supply clean food and drink containers such as tableware to a cooking station. The present invention relates to a food and drink container supply device used.

(B) Conventional Technology At restaurants and lunch centers, a huge number of food and drink containers such as tableware are used. Moreover, these huge numbers of food and drink containers are washed and repeatedly used after use. In this case, the washed food and drink containers are sorted according to the purpose of use and transported to their respective destinations.

(C) Problems to be solved by the invention In many cases, transportation and supply of such washed food and drink containers to a destination is performed manually. Also,
Although the dish stacking device is connected to the washing position and the food and drink container supply process is mechanized, it is still impossible to save the stacked food and drink containers to the destination.

An object of the present invention is to solve a problem related to manpower when a food and drink container, for example, a washed food and drink container is supplied to a target place according to its use.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention provides a food and drink container supply device for supplying a food and drink container such as tableware to a destination without manpower.

That is, the present invention provides a food and drink container supply chute in which an outlet side is located downward and a passage member is inclined.
The bottom surface open side end is provided to the chute outlet, the side plates for reinforcement are provided on both sides at intervals smaller than the size of the food and drink container, the back plates are provided on both ends at the back, and both ends of the back plate are provided. A food and drink container receiving member provided with a slide groove wheel, and a food and drink container receiving member that extends in the food and drink container sending direction of the food and drink container supply chute and engages with the slide groove wheels of the receiving member. End portions of the piston rods are connected to the back plate and two rail members that guide the movement of the food container, and a piston rod stop position for receiving the food container is set near the chute outlet. An air cylinder device in which the piston rod stop position for dropping the food container is set apart from the receiving piston rod stop position to the front in the delivery direction of the food and drink container supply chute, and the food and drink container receiving member And a pair of food and drink container stop members that are erected adjacent to the food and drink container and engageable with both sides of the food and drink container front part, and an operation control of an air cylinder arranged close to the food and drink container receiving position. And a conveyor device having a conveyor with an attachment for transporting food and drink containers, which extends outward from below the food and drink container receiving position and passes below the pair of food and drink container stop members. It is in the food and drink container supply device characterized by the above.

In the present invention, the chute is provided, for example, connected to an outlet end of a device for feeding a single food container such as a delivery port of a food and drink container cleaning device.

In the present invention, the food container receiving position is in contact with the first half of the discharge direction of the food container so that the food container received from the chute can be temporarily supported by the food container receiving member. A food and drink container stop member is erected at the position. The food and drink container receiving member is provided in proximity to the lower part of the chute outlet, and in order to support the food and drink container on the food and drink container stop member and drop it downward,
It is connected to the piston rod of the air cylinder so as to perform the retracting operation. Therefore, the food and drink container receiving member is provided between the food and drink container receiving position that projects toward the chute side to receive the food and drink container and the drop position where the food and drink container in a supported state falls apart from the chute side. A slide grooved wheel that is movably engaged with the rail is provided for stable movement. The rail is provided so that the food and drink container receiving member can reciprocate on a predetermined rail track via a slide grooved wheel. In this case, for example, the slide grooved wheel is formed into, for example, a grooved wheel, a ratchet wheel or the like corresponding to the form of the rail.

In the present invention, the air cylinder confirms that the food and drink container is supported by the food and drink container receiving member, and positions adjacent to the food and drink container receiving position of the food and drink container receiving member so as to perform a rapid retracting operation, That is, a sensor is provided around it. As the sensor, various sensors such as a photo sensor and a magnetic sensor can be provided depending on the form of the container.

In the present invention, when the food / drink container receiving member is retracted, the food / drink container is prevented from moving together with the food / drink container receiving member to ensure that the food / drink container is pulled down. The stop member is provided at a position adjacent to the receiving position of the food and drink container and in contact with the front half of the food and drink container.

In the present invention, the retracting operation of the food and drink container receiving member causes the conveyor path to pull down the food and drink container so as to convey the food and drink container that is pulled down from the food and drink container receiving member due to its inertia to a predetermined location. It is provided by extending or connecting from a point to a target point. Attachments or the like can be attached to the conveyor path to assist the movement of the food and drink container.

(E) Action The present invention provides the food container stopper member on the chute outlet side, the food container receiving member, and the food container receiving member connected to the operating rod of the reciprocating device. Since the retracting operation and the returning operation are possible, the food and drink container supplied from the chute to one is received by the food and drink container receiving member, and the food and drink container receiving member continues the retracting operation to stop the food and drink container. The food and drink container whose movement is restricted by the member can be dropped onto the lower conveyor and sent to a predetermined location without human intervention.

(F) Example Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited by the following description and examples.

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing a partially cutaway view of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing a partially cutaway view thereof.

In this example, the upper end of the chute 1 extends to the dish washing device outlet (not shown), and the lower end of the slide rail 2 thereof extends to the vicinity of the position 4 projecting forward of the pallet 3. . The projected position 4 of the pallet 3 is a position where the tray 5 sliding down the slide rail 2 can be accommodated on the pallet 3. The pallet 3 includes a bottom plate 6, a back plate 7 rising from the bottom plate 6, and a reinforcing side plate 8. The back plate 7 of the pallet 3 is fixed to a support block 9. On both sides of the support block 9, slide groove wheels
Each of the shafts 10 is rotatably supported by a shaft 11 and spans a rail 12. Further, the operating rod 14 of the air cylinder 13 is screwed to the support block 9, and the operation of the air cylinder 13 allows the pallet 3 to reciprocate between the plate housing position 4 and the plate pulling position 15. it can.

The air cylinder 13 is screwed to the mounting plates 16 and 17.
In order to facilitate the accommodation of the dishes 5, stoppers 18 are provided on both sides of the pallet 3 at the dish accommodation position 4. The stopper 18 operates the air cylinder 13 to move the pallet 3
When the tray is retracted, the movement of the dish 5 is stopped to ensure that the dish 5 is pulled down.

The tray 5 that has been pulled down is conveyed by the conveyor 19. The conveyor 19 is provided with an attachment 20 to ensure the transport of the withdrawn dish 5.

In this example, the photo sensor 21 is provided to operate the air cylinder 13 after confirming that the dish is located at the dish housing position 4.

Since the present example is configured in this way, the tray 5 that slides down the chute 1 is placed on the pallet that projects to the tray storage position 4. The position of the tray 5 on the pallet 3 is set by the stoppers 18 on both sides.
21 is urged toward the retracted side by a switch (not shown) of the air cylinder 13 when the light from the light source (not shown) is blocked by the tray 5 to move the pallet 3 to the air cylinder side. Move to. The tray 5 on the pallet 3 also moves with the movement of the pallet 3, but the movement of the tray 5 is stopped by the stopper 18, so the pallet 3
When the tray reaches the withdrawal position 15, the tray 5 is dropped onto the conveyor 19 on the lower stage and is transported. On the other hand, when the piston is pulled in, the air cylinder urges the reed switch attached to the air cylinder to move to the push-out side, and the pallet 3 is pushed back to the dish storage position.

(G) Effect of the Invention Since the present invention provides the food container stopper member and the food container receiving member on the exit side of the shout, and further connects the food container receiving member to the reciprocating rod, Due to the retracting operation of the food and drink container receiving member and the action of the food and drink container stopping member, the food and drink container housed in the food and drink container receiving member can be easily dropped onto the lower conveyor without manual intervention. It was done.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, the present invention makes it possible to transfer a food and drink container supplied to a food and drink container receiving member to a different moving path by a simple mechanism and exclusively by a mechanical force. It is possible to reduce the labor required for moving the food and drink container in a restaurant, a food service center, etc., and to further save labor.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing a partially cutaway view of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing a partially cutaway view thereof. As for the reference numerals in the drawings, 1 is a seat, 2 is a slide rail, 3 is a pallet, 4 is a plate accommodating position, 5 is a plate, 6 is a bottom plate, 7 is a back plate, 8 is a reinforcing side plate, 9 is a support block, Ten
Is a slide groove wheel, 11 is a shaft, 12 is a rail, 13 is an air cylinder, 14 is an operating rod, 15 is a plate pulling position, 16 and 17 are mounting plates, 18 is a stopper, 19 is a conveyor, 20 is an attachment, 21 Is a photo sensor.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A food and drink container supply chute in which a passage member is inclined and arranged with its outlet side facing downward, and a food and drink container provided with its bottom open side end facing the chute outlet. A food and drink container receiving member provided with reinforcing side plates on both sides at intervals smaller than the size, backs with back plates on both ends, and slide grooved wheels on both ends of the back plate, and the food and drink container supply Rails provided to extend in the food and drink container delivery direction of the food chute, and each of which engages with the slide groove wheel of the receiving member to guide the movement of the food and drink container receiving member,
The end portion of the piston rod is connected to the back plate, the piston rod stop position for receiving the food and drink container is set in the vicinity of the chute outlet, and the food and drink container is set from the piston rod stop position for receiving the food and drink container. An air cylinder device in which a piston rod stop position for dropping the food and drink container is set apart from the front in the delivery direction of the supply chute, and standing upright adjacent to the side portion of the food and drink container receiving member, A pair of food and drink container stop members that can be engaged with both sides of the container front part, a sensor for controlling the operation of the air cylinder, which is arranged close to the food and drink container receiving position, and a food and drink container receiving position. And a conveyor device provided with a conveyor with an attachment for conveying a food container, which extends outward from below from below the pair of food container stopping members. Bowl feeder.