JPH0776422A - Dish washing and feeding device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate hard work such as the transportation of heavy container in which dishes are stored, increase safety, increase the speed for storing dishes into a container and also increase the efficiency of washing work by storing the dishes washed by a washing part in the container automatically and surely. CONSTITUTION:A dish washing and feeding device is provided with a feeding element, a holding element B, a supporting element C, and a detecting element D. The feeding element feeds the holding element B from one specified position to the other specified position, and the holding element B is provided with a close-fitted part 20 located near the upper end and lower part of the engaged part of it and, at the lower end of it, provided with an elastic body 24 installed between a sucking part 27 connected to a vacuum device and an engaged part 27. Also the supporting element C is formed with a supporting part 19 which supports the lowering of the close-fit part 20 moving vertically, in the close-fit part for closely fitting the close-fit part 20 of the holding element B in the condition that it can be moved in vertical direction by engaging with an engaging part, the position of a sucking part 27 is detected by the detecting element D and, based on the detected results, the vacuum device is started and stopped.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for continuously washing a large amount of tableware used for lunch and storing the washed tableware in a container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a large number of people such as school lunches are served, tableware is put in a container from a lunch center and the tableware is transferred together with the food container. When the meal is over, the dishes are put back in the container and returned. At the food service center, the returned containers and the dishes in the containers are washed, and then the dishes can be transferred into the containers together with the containers containing food again.

As a device for washing a large amount of the above dishes,
For example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-86333 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 60-1.
The 8751 publication is known. Saikai 62-8
In the case of the technology described in Japanese Patent No. 6333 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 60-18751, the cleaning area of the cleaning device is provided in both the upper and lower stages, and the container is supplied to the upper conveyor and the tableware is supplied to the lower conveyor. The cleaner body is moved from one side to the other side, and during this movement, it is cleaned by the high-pressure water flow ejected from the nozzle. Containers and dishes that have been washed stop at certain positions, and the stopped containers are unloaded from the conveyor by the hands of workers. Further, the stopped tableware is gradually lowered by a worker's hand and transferred to another tableware before a later tableware comes. Then, in another place, the number of dishes required for the next lunch is manually accommodated in the container.

There has been a problem in that the supply of the container to the cleaning device, the supply of the dishes, the removal of the container, the removal of the dishes and the storage in the container are all performed manually and require a large number of workers.

Further, in recent years, it has been attempted not only to simply eat but also to improve the atmosphere at meal time, so that tableware is often made of plastic, and containers such as pottery are often used. However, there is a problem in that dishes are dropped and damaged during work such as taking out and housing and during washing by high-pressure water jets ejected from the nozzle, and the washing device is temporarily stopped for this treatment. It had to be done.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to solve the above problems in the prior art and to not only automate by reducing the work by human but also to use pottery such as crockery which has been widely used in recent years. Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus capable of continuously and efficiently cleaning dishes and containers for automation and storing the dishes in the containers.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided (1) a dishwashing and transporting device for dishware, which comprises a transporting element for gripping and transporting dishware, a gripping element for gripping and releasing dishware, and a support for the gripping element. The transport element comprises a mechanism for transporting the dishes to the other fixed position after the table is gripped by the gripping element at one fixed position and raised to a certain position, and the gripping element is near the upper end. An engaging portion, a fitting portion below the engaging portion, a suction portion communicating with the vacuum device at the lower end, and an elastic body provided between the suction portion and the engaging portion, and the supporting element is A fitting part that fits the fitting part of the gripping element in a vertically movable state, and a support that supports the descent of the fitting part that moves up and down in the fitting part by engaging and stopping the engaging part. And the sensing element. Wherein the position of the suction unit detects, the detection result to the dishwashing transfer apparatus characterized by comprising forming as performing start and stop of the Bakyuumu device based. (2) The detection element detects the protrusion of the engagement portion from the support portion,
The dishwashing / transferring device as described in (1) above, which is formed so that the vacuum device is started and stopped.

[0008]

[Embodiment] For a dish which has been supplied from a supply unit in a dishwasher, washed in the washing unit, and then blown with compressed air in a compressed air blowing unit to remove the water pool at the bottom of the yarn, the container of the upper conveyor is stopped at the container stop unit. Then, a tableware transfer device is provided above the tableware stopping part and the container stopping part, and the tableware of the tableware stopping part is grasped by using this tableware transferring device and separated in the container of the container stopping part, sequentially. When the container is stored and the specified amount is stored, the container is stopped at the container stop unit and transferred to another department such as the storage department. The tableware transfer device has a transfer element for transferring the tableware, a gripping element for gripping / releasing the tableware, a support element for supporting the gripping element, and a detection element, the transfer element defining the gripping element above the tableware stop. The gripping element comprises a mechanism for transferring between a position and an upper fixed position of the container stopping part, the gripping element has an engaging part near the upper end, a fitting part below the engaging part, a suction part communicating with a vacuum device at the lower end, and The support element is formed of an elastic body provided between the suction portion and the engagement portion, and the support element is a fitting portion that fits the fitting portion of the gripping element in a vertically movable state. The downward movement of the vertically moving fitting portion is engaged with the engaging portion to be stopped, the detection element detects the position of the suction portion of the gripping element, and the vacuum device is started / stopped based on the detection result. To ensure that all the work is done automatically and continuously. It can be, to reduce the work of workers, efficiently promote the work.

[0009]

The present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Figure 1
FIG. 3 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional view of a dishwashing and transferring device including a tableware transferring device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partial schematic vertical cross-sectional view of the tableware gripping portion provided in the tableware washing / transferring device shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional view of the tableware holding section showing a state where the tableware is held by using the device shown in FIG.

A shaft that engages with the support portion by the pressing force between the tableware holding portion and the tableware when the tableware holding portion holds the tableware and the tableware is released from the tableware holding portion in the container. The upper part of the table is projected upward, and the projection state is detected by the detection unit, so that the tableware is not damaged by overpressure and the gripping force cannot be maintained due to insufficient pressure, without applying excessive or insufficient pressing force to the tableware. It is possible to reliably store the tableware in the container without causing damage to the tableware that would otherwise occur. Then, the container containing a fixed amount of tableware is transferred to another.

In the drawings, A is a transfer element, B is a gripping element, C is a support element, and D is a sensing element. The dishes supplied from the supply unit (not shown) are washed in the cleaning unit 1, and the dishes discharged from the washing machine 1 are then transferred to the storage unit 2 to store the dishes in the container 3. The dishes washed by the washing unit 1 are transferred in the direction of the arrow a by the upper conveyor 4 provided at the upper stage, and stopped by the dish stopping unit 5. The tableware stopping unit 5 is provided with a stopper 6 and tableware detecting units 7 and 8. The tableware detecting units 7 and 8 detect the stop of the tableware, and actuate the tableware holding device 16 provided above. The operation of the tableware holding device 16 is activated not only by the tableware detection units 7 and 8 but also by a signal based on the detection result of the container detection unit 10 that detects the stop of the container 3 by the container stop unit 9.

A lower conveyor 12 is provided below the upper conveyor 4 and below an end portion 11 of the upper conveyor 4, and the container 3 washed in the cleaning section is transferred in the direction of arrow B, and the container 3 is The container stopping unit 9 is provided so as to stop below the tableware stopping unit 5 of the upper conveyor 4 and at a position passing through the end 11, and the container 13 is stopped by the stopper 13. The stopper 13 operates by detecting that the container has moved by the detecting means.

While the container 5 is stopped at the container stopping portion 9, the container transferred next from the rear is the stopper 14
The container 14 is temporarily stopped by the stopper 14, and a predetermined amount of tableware is stored in the container 3 in the container stopping unit 9 and the stop at the container stopping unit 9 is released to move to another position. After the stopper 14 is released after the state in which the container is ready to enter the
Leading to.

Reference numeral 15 in the storage section 2 is a container support section which reduces vibrations when the tableware is held and stored by the tableware holding device 16 so that the tableware can be sequentially and reliably stacked. . The tableware holding device 16 operates based on the result of the tableware stopping unit 5 detecting that the tableware is stopped and the container stopping unit 9 detecting that the container 4 is stopped.

The transfer element A comprises a cylinder 28, and the holding element B of the tableware holding device 16 holds the tableware and holds the tableware holding device 16 in an elevated state by using the cylinder 17 to move the tableware holding part 5 to the table stop 5. Transfer from above to above the container stop 9. Further, the holding element B of the tableware holding device 16 puts the tableware in the container stopped at the container stopping part 9 to release the holding of the container, and holds the tableware grasping device 16 in the container stopping part 9 while maintaining the elevated state. Transfer from above to above the tableware stop 5.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the gripping element B comprises a tableware gripping part 18, and the supporting element C comprises a supporting part 1.
It consists of 9. The detection element D includes a detection unit 26 attached to the support unit 19. The tableware gripping portion 18 includes a shaft 20 and a suction cup 2.
1, a seal portion 23 provided near the tip of the suction cup 21,
The elastic body 24, the upper portion 25, and the suction portion 27 are included. Reference numeral 22 indicates the tableware to be transferred.

As shown in FIG. 2, the tableware gripping part 18 engages with and is supported by the support part 19 when the tableware is not gripped.
The suction cup 21 is provided at the lower end of the table, and when it descends in the direction of the arrow c and reaches the tableware 22, the suction cup 21 deforms and the seal portion 23 adheres to the tableware 22. The suction cup 21 and the tableware 22 are supported via an elastic body 24 such as a spring in order to absorb the impact at the time of contact, and as shown in FIG. The upper end 25 rises above the support portion 19, and the detection portion 26 detects this rise, that is, the contact pressure between the suction cup 21 and the tableware 22, and the air suction portion 2
7, the air in the suction cup 21 is sucked in the direction of the arrow d and the tableware 22 is gripped. When the air in the suction cup 21 is sucked, if the water is accumulated at the bottom of the tableware, the suction effect may be hindered and the suction cup 21 may not be completely adsorbed. Therefore, in the washing machine 1, it is desirable to remove the pool of water at the bottom of the yarn and lead it out.

When the tableware 22 is gripped and lifted, the cylinder 28 is actuated to move the tableware gripper 18 from above the tableware stop 5 to above the container stop 9, and then the cylinder 1
7, the tableware gripping part 18 is moved down, further down from the position of the tableware stopping part 5 and stopped at the container stopping part 9 provided obliquely below the tableware stopping part 5.
To the inside of the container, and the tableware is in contact with the bottom of the container or slightly above the position where it touches, or in the condition where it is positioned slightly above the position where it touches or touches the tableware already stored in the container. The tableware 22 is stored in the container 3 by releasing the suction of air from the suction unit 27.

This storage is repeated in sequence, and after a predetermined amount has been stored, the support of the container support portion 15 and the stopper 13 of the container stop mechanism are released, and the container 3 is moved from the container stop portion 9 to another.

A stopper 29 temporarily stops the containers transferred from the rear while the tableware stopping unit 5 stops the tableware, and the temporary stop by the stopper 29 allows the tableware in the tableware stopping unit 5 to hold the tableware. It is not released until it is gripped by the device 16 and lifted, and the dishes are allowed to pass without the dishes being stopped by the dish stop unit 5.

Reference numeral 30 denotes a detection unit for detecting that the tableware has been stored in the container 3 and then moved from the container stop unit 9 to another position. In addition, a detection unit for starting and stopping each operating device is set as necessary.

The seal portion 23 of the suction cup 21 in the tableware gripping portion 18 is not a surface contact but a line contact so as to correspond to the circular inclined surface of the tableware 22, thereby further improving the sealability and ensuring gripping. The vertical movement of the tableware holding part 18 and the forward / backward movement of the tableware holding device by the cylinder 28 while holding the tableware are performed at a high speed, and the tableware storing work efficiency is significantly improved.

According to the apparatus for continuously cleaning and storing dishes according to the present invention, the dishes can be reliably gripped and stored in the container. Further, a tableware transfer conveyor is installed above, a container transfer conveyor is installed below, and a tableware gripping device is provided above the stop position between the tableware and the container, and the tableware is surely sequentially arranged by each combination thereof. It is possible to store it in a container, reducing damage to tableware, storing work, eliminating heavy labor for workers by automating the operation of carrying a container containing tableware,
It has a remarkable effect on efficiency of operation and labor saving.

[0024]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, the dishes washed in the washing section can be sequentially stopped at the tableware stopping section and the containers can be sequentially stopped at the container stopping section so that the tableware can be surely stored in the container, which is a heavy labor. It is automated and has a remarkable effect on labor saving. In addition, it is effective in terms of safety without carrying a heavy container for storing dishes. Further, the speed of storing the tableware in the container is improved, and the efficiency of the cleaning work is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional view of a tableware continuous cleaning and storing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional view of the tableware holding portion shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional view of the tableware holding part showing a state where the tableware holding part shown in FIG. 2 is used to hold the tableware.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Washer 2 Storage Section 3 Container 4 Upper Conveyor 5 Tableware Stopping Section 6 Stopper 7 Tableware Detection Section 8 Tableware Detection Section 9 Container Stopping Section 10 Container Detection Section 11 End 12 Lower Conveyor 13 Stopper 14 Stopper 15 Container Supporting Section 16 Container Grasping Device 17 Cylinder 18 Tableware gripping part 19 Support part 20 Shaft 21 Sucker 22 Tableware 23 Seal part 24 Elastic body 25 Upper end 26 Detection part 27 Air suction part 28 Cylinder 29 Stopper 30 Detection part A Transfer element B Gripping element C Supporting element D Detection element

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A dishwashing and transferring apparatus for dishware, which comprises a transporting element for gripping and transporting dishware, a gripping element for gripping and releasing dishware, a support element for supporting the gripping element, and a sensing element. The transfer element is composed of a mechanism in which the tableware is gripped by the gripping element at one fixed position, and is moved to a fixed position after being moved to a fixed position, and the gripping element has an engaging portion near the upper end and a lower portion of the engaging portion. Is formed by a fitting part, a suction part communicating with the vacuum device at the lower end, and an elastic body provided between the suction part and the engaging part, and the support element can move up and down the fitting part of the grasping element in the previous period. Formed by a fitting portion that fits in such a state, and a support portion that supports by stopping the fitting portion that moves up and down in the fitting portion by engaging and stopping the fitting portion, Detecting the position of the suction unit, A dishwashing and transporting device, which is formed so that the vacuum device is started and stopped based on a detection result. 2. The dishwashing and transferring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the detecting element is formed so as to detect the protrusion of the engaging portion from the supporting portion and to start and stop the vacuum device.