JPH0970347A - Enclosure body for drinking and eating counter provided with opening and closing window, and drinking and eating counter provided with the enclosed body - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drinking and eating counter provided with an opening and closing device in a window part. SOLUTION: A drinking and eating counter 1 is provided with an enclosure body 4 supported by a machine frame to cover the side and upper part of a drink and food transporting conveyer belt, having the side section formed into a bent shape, a support member 5 supported by the enclosure body, a rotary damper 12 having a rotary shaft 13 directed toward the moving direction of the conveyer belt, a bracket 11 supported pivotably on the rotary shaft of the rotary damper, and a transparent plate-like opening and closing member 9 of the enclosure body formed into a bent shape. The enclosure body is formed to be mounted to the outer wall surface of a guide rail located on both sides of a flat top chain conveyer in the drinking and eating counter to provide a drink and food counter provided with the enclosure body by mounting the enclosure body to the drink and food counter without an enclosure body.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food / drinking counter having an open periphery, and more particularly to a food / drinking counter mounting enclosure capable of covering a food and drink conveying conveyor path, and more particularly, an enclosure having an opening / closing window. The present invention relates to a mounting envelope for mounting a food and drink counter, which is relatively simple and easy and can be installed at a lower cost, to improve a food and drink counter having an open periphery into a food and drink counter including an envelope. The present invention relates to a food / drink counter having an opening / closing window member in which a part of a food / beverage transfer circuit can be arranged, and in particular, the opening / closing window member openably / closably provided in an opening / closing window portion opening of an enclosure. The present invention relates to a food and drink counter that requires relatively little power and can be closed quietly.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A food and drink counter equipped with a food and drink conveyor is used to transfer food and drink by a conveyor, for example, while a food and drink occupying a seat around a counter table of the food and drink counter is used for food and drink. Food, such as sushi, fresh meat for grilled meat, vegetables, fruits, etc., which are sent by the conveyor for transportation, are taken out and eaten. The service can be provided by machine and is widely used, helping to save labor in restaurants.

[0003] In such a food and drink counter, sushi, raw meat for yakiniku and the like conveyed on a conveyor are used.
Equipped with a transparent window over the food transport conveyor to prevent dust, insects, saliva, etc. from adhering, prevent food from drying, keep food flavor, and transport it hygienically An enclosure is provided. In the food and drink counter provided with the enclosure in this way, the transparent window portion for taking out food and drink is provided with a sliding door type opening / closing window that opens / closes in the left / right direction or a sliding door type opening / closing window that opens / closes in the vertical direction. Therefore, a sensor is provided in front of the food / drink counter to detect when a customer eats at the table and automatically opens and closes.

[0004]

However, in this case, an opening / closing window operating mechanism that opens and closes up and down or left and right must be arranged in a limited space of the food and drink counter side wall. It is necessary to move the upper and lower or left and right opening windows simultaneously in the opening and closing direction in order to make the operation smoothly, and therefore, in the conventional eating and drinking counter, the moving mechanism has many links and many gears. Is provided, the mechanism becomes complicated, and it becomes a large scale,
The cost was high, and it required a lot of space, which was a problem. In addition, the opening and closing window of such a complicated mechanism is to open and close the door by operating a switch, etc., so if the customer forgets to close it, it will be an open mask,
Further, for example, when a young child accidentally opens and closes the opening / closing window, there is a risk of pinching a finger or the like, which is a problem.

[0005] Further, in the case of a conventional food and drink counter without an opening window, the conventional food and drink counter which can still be used must be discarded and an expensive food and drink counter having an opening window must be purchased, which is economical. Is a problem. An object of the present invention is to solve these problems associated with the open / close windows in the conventional food / drink counters.

[0006]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides an enclosure for attachment to a food / drink counter which has a simple mechanism and can be easily attached and detached. It is an object of the present invention to provide a food and drink counter that has a relatively low cost and maintenance cost and that has an opening / closing window in which the opening / closing window member can be automatically and quietly closed. Further, the present invention is economically problematic because it is necessary to purchase a food / drink counter having an expensive opening / closing window as compared with a conventional food / drink counter having no enclosure.

That is, according to the present invention, a ceiling portion, a supporting member hanging down from the ceiling portion, upper ends thereof connected to both side portions of the ceiling member, and mounting portions are formed at respective lower end portions, Side wall portions arranged opposite to each other, at least one window opening formed in at least one of the side wall portions, and rotatably supported by the support member, and capable of opening and closing in the opening. An opening / closing window member is provided, which is a mounting enclosure for a food / drink counter, and the present invention provides a ceiling portion, a support member depending on the ceiling portion, and both sides of the ceiling member. Upper ends are connected to the respective parts, and mounting parts are formed at the respective lower ends, and side wall parts arranged opposite to each other,
At least one window opening formed in at least one side wall portion, a rotary damper attached to the support member, a bracket fixed to the rotary shaft of the rotary damper, and the bracket An opening / closing window member having a fixed end and being openable / closable in the opening is provided in the food / drink counter mounting enclosure.
Further, the present invention provides an envelope for a food and drink counter having opposing side wall portions and ceiling portions, wherein the opposing side wall portions have an interval covering the conveyor path and are formed at the lower end portions of the side wall portions. A plurality of supporting portions, a window opening formed in at least one side wall portion on at least one side, and a supporting member suspended from the ceiling portion.
A rotary damper attached to the support member, a bracket fixed to the rotary shaft of the rotary damper, and a transparent plate shape having an end portion fixed to the bracket and a contour capable of sealing the window opening. In an enclosure for a food and drink counter, which is provided with an opening and closing window member, comprising a conveyor belt for food and drink transfer along a food and drink table,
An envelope is formed over the conveyor belt,
In a food and drink counter in which an opening for a window is formed on the food and drink table side of the enclosure, the lower end of the side part is detachably supported by the machine frame of the food and drink counter, and the side and upper parts of the food and drink conveyor belt are A cover, at least a side section of which is formed in a curved shape, a support member supported by a ceiling portion of the surround, and attached to the support member,
Above the conveyor belt, a rotary damper having a rotary shaft directed in the moving direction of the conveyor belt, a bracket supported by the rotary shaft of the rotary damper, and an end portion fixed to the bracket, and the window opening. And a transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member that has a contour capable of sealing and that is formed in a curved shape of the enclosure and that has a contour capable of sealing the opening. is there.

In the present invention, the envelope body surrounding the conveyor is composed of a ceiling portion and two side wall portions respectively connected to both side portions of the ceiling portion, and the side wall section has a plane shape or a curved shape, for example, It is formed in a shape such as a circular shape, an arc shape, or a semicircular shape. At least one side wall portion of the enclosure of the present invention has an opening / closing window portion provided with a rotating type opening / closing window member, and the opening / closing window portion provided with the rotating type opening / closing window member is one side wall portion or both sides. It can be provided on each of the walls.

When forming an opening of the opening / closing window portion provided with the pivotable opening / closing window member on one side wall portion of the enclosure, it is connected to both side portions of the ceiling portion so as to face each other through the ceiling portion. A side wall is formed, and an opening formed in one of the side walls can be opened and closed by a rotary opening / closing window member that is rotatably provided on a support member of the ceiling. However, when forming the opening / closing window portion opening provided with the pivotable opening / closing window member on both sides of the enclosure, the side wall portions are connected to both sides of the ceiling portion so as to face each other via the ceiling portion. The openings formed on both sides of the side wall portion can be opened and closed by rotating type opening / closing window members that are rotatably provided on two supporting members formed on the ceiling portion.

In the present invention, the enclosure covers a part or the front part of the patrol area of the flat top chain conveyor of the food and drink counter, and in any case, the enclosure is
The enclosure frame portion can be formed by the ceiling portion located above the flat top chain conveyor and both side wall portions connected to the ceiling portion and fixed to both side portions of the guide rail of the flat top chain conveyor. The enclosure is
When a part of the circulation area of the flat top chain conveyor is covered, the portion forming the opening of the opening / closing window of the side wall provided with the pivotable opening / closing window member has the ceiling and the side wall formed separately from each other. However, it is preferable to form it integrally with the ceiling because it can reduce the number of points connected to each other. When the ceiling portion and both side wall portions are integrally formed, the portion forming the opening portion of the opening / closing window portion of the side wall portion provided with the pivotable opening / closing window member is formed on the frame portion connectable to each other. preferable. It is preferable to form the ceiling portion and both side wall portions so that they can be connected to each other, because the space between both frame portions when connecting the frame portions can be closed by both ends of the frame body to be connected. However, a blocking member may be separately formed and connected.

In the present invention, the food / drink counter attachment enclosure is attached to the food / drink counter with its lower end attached to the outer wall surface of the guide rail of the flat top chain conveyor for food / drink conveyance of the food / drink counter. In the present invention, the term transparent includes transparent and translucent optical materials in which it is preferable that the objects in the enclosure are clearly visible, but even a slight amount is sufficient. In the present invention, the term "enclosure" is formed by attaching a mounting enclosure including at least one transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member to cover the periphery of the crescent chain conveyor of the food and drink counter so as to be separable from the outside. And an enclosure unit formed into units that can be separated or connected to each other. In the present invention, the term "enclosure" refers to an enclosure formed by connecting a plurality of enclosure units each having at least one opening / closing window section, and an enclosure unit including the at least one opening / closing window section forming the enclosure. Means

When the opening / closing window is formed in the enclosure, the opening / closing window member formed of, for example, a transparent member is formed in a curved cross section, for example, an arc shape or a semicircle shape, like the enclosure. The end portion is rotatably supported by a support member provided on the ceiling. For example, a rotating type opening / closing window member formed of a transparent member, that is, a rotating type transparent plate-like opening / closing window member closes an opening / closing window portion opening on a side portion of the enclosure.

In the present invention, when the food or drink on the conveyor is taken out by opening the window of the enclosure, the handle provided on the transparent plate-like open / close window member is lifted upward on the food / drink table side to open / close the window. The part can be opened. In this case, the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member can be rotated at an appropriate angle with the rotary shaft via a bracket about the rotary shaft of the rotary damper supported by a supporting member provided on the ceiling above the conveyor. Can be supported. With such a configuration, the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member is opened, the food / drink conveyed by the conveyor is taken out, and after the food / drink is taken out, the transparent plate-like opening / closing window member is operated by the rotary damper. It automatically and quietly closes the opening / closing window.

In the present invention, the rotary damper is fixed to a support member which is mounted so that the base is fixed to the ceiling of the enclosure and is suspended downward. In the present invention, the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member provided in the opening / closing window part of the enclosure has one end fixed to the rotary damper via a bracket, and the other of the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window members is fixed. A handle is provided at the end, that is, the end on the opening / closing side.

Further, in the present invention, when the width of the ceiling member is narrowed, the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing plate member lifts the handle upward and opens the side portion of the enclosure to a position close to the rotation center of the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member. be able to. Therefore, in the present invention, the opening / closing window opening can be made large by reducing the width of the ceiling of the enclosure. The transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member, which is wide open, can be widely opened at the upper position, which is fully opened, by the action of the rotary damper, so that the window portion of the enclosure can be widely opened and circulated inside the enclosure. It is possible to take out food and drink transferred by the chain conveyor. In the present invention, the window portion of the enclosure is gradually rotated downward to the dining table side by the weight of the transparent plate-like opening / closing window member pushed upward inside the enclosure and the action of the rotary damper, so that the enclosure body is rotated. The window of
It can be closed by a transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member.

In the present invention, the rotary damper supports the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing plate member which is lifted and stopped inside the enclosure and stops, and the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member is lowered by its own weight. Since the force of rotation of the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member is weakened by the action of the rotary damper, the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member is gradually rotated downward to be closed. In the present invention, since the support member for supporting the rotary damper is attached to the upper part of the enclosure and the rotary damper is supported on the conveyor, the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member can be provided without increasing the space.

In the present invention, the support member for supporting the rotary damper is formed by attaching a plate-shaped support member in a direction in which the rotation axis of the rotary damper intersects the moving direction of the flat top chain conveyor. In the present invention, the support member for supporting the rotary damper is provided so that a space for moving food and drink is formed below, for example, a support wall member for supporting the rotary damper is hung from the ceiling portion of the enclosure, Alternatively, a beam member may be arranged above the side portion of the enclosure.

In the present invention, the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member can be manually operated. However, a motor can be provided to be electrically driven. In this case, the bracket that supports the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member is connected to the rotation output shaft of the gear mechanism that directly connects the rotation shaft of the motor or the rotation shaft of the electric motor,
The shaft of the rotary damper is connected to the rotary shaft of the motor via a gear mechanism.

In the present invention, in order to simplify the attachment of the enclosure, the lower end of the attachment enclosure is formed in a shape corresponding to the outer wall surface of the guide rail to which the enclosure is attached. When the inclined surface is formed on a part of the outer wall surface of the guide rail, it is preferable that the lower end portion of the mounting enclosure is mounted on the inclined surface. When mounting the mounting envelope on the inclined surface as described above, the lower end portion of the mounting enclosure is formed into an inclined surface that is inclined at an angle following the inclined surface of the guide rail, and the lower end portion of the surrounding body is attached during mounting. By sliding the guide rail vertically on the inclined surface, the width of the mounting enclosure can be adjusted appropriately to the width of the food and drink counter. The mounting enclosure can be bent at the chain conveyor side so that its lower end can be fixed on the outer wall surface of the guide rail, and is formed in a flat shape so that it can be attached to the side surface of the outer wall of the guide rail. You can also do it.

When the mounting envelope is attached to the food and drink counter, it is preferable that the attaching means is such that the outer wall of the food and drink counter to which the mounting envelope is attached has a small amount of processing, and is detachable. As such attachment means, there are usual detachable fixing means such as bolting, vacuum suction with a vacuum pad, and nail latching. Such attachment means are preferably provided in advance on the lower end of the attachment enclosure.

According to the present invention, the lower part of the frame of the enclosure is supported by the guide rails of the flat top chain conveyor to cover the side and top of the food and drink conveying conveyor, and at least the side section is formed in a curved shape. And a rotary damper attached to a support member supported by the frame ceiling on the surrounding body and having a rotation axis directed in the moving direction of the conveyor above the conveyor, and rotation of the rotary damper. Since the bracket which is rotatably supported on the shaft and the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member whose end portion is fixed to the bracket and which is formed in the curved shape of the enclosure are provided, When opening the opening / closing window part, the handle part of the transparent plate-like opening / closing window member can be lifted to open the opening / closing window part of the enclosure, and the transparent plate-like opening / closing window member can be pushed to above the conveyor. Gaité, it can open wide the window of the enclosure. Further, when closing the window of the enclosure of the food and drink counter, the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member can be automatically lowered by its own weight.

[0022]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited by the following description and examples. FIG. 1 is a schematic front partial cross-sectional view showing a partially broken view of an embodiment of a food and drink counter equipped with an enclosure of the present invention, in a state in which a transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member of the enclosure is opened. Is shown. FIG. 2 is a schematic front partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member of the enclosure in the embodiment shown in FIG. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a partial side view showing an outline of a part of the passenger seat side of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 shows an outline of a part of the passenger seat side of the embodiment shown in FIG. It is a partial side view shown. FIG. 5 is a partially broken view of the attachment mode of the lower end of the enclosure to the food / drink counter in another embodiment of the food / drink counter to which the enclosure of the present invention different from the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 is attached. FIG. 3 is a schematic partial front sectional view shown by FIG. FIG. 6 is a partially broken view of a manner of attaching the lower end of the envelope to the food / drink counter in another embodiment of the food / drink counter to which the envelope of the present invention different from the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 is attached. FIG. FIG. 7 is a transparent plate-like opening / closing window member for another embodiment of a food and drink counter equipped with the enclosure of the present invention, which is different from the embodiment shown in FIGS. FIG. 6 is a front cross-sectional view showing a state in which the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member of the enclosure is opened. FIG. 8 is a schematic front partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member of the enclosure in the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 is closed and a part thereof is cut away. FIG. 9 is a partially cutaway view showing the manner in which the lower end of the enclosure is attached to the food / drink counter in another embodiment of the food / drink counter to which the enclosure of the present invention different from the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 8 is attached. FIG. 3 is a schematic partial front sectional view shown by FIG. FIG. 10 is a partially broken view of the attachment mode of the lower end of the enclosure to the food and drink counter in another embodiment of the food and drink counter to which the enclosure of the present invention different from the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 8 is attached. FIG. 3 is a schematic partial front sectional view shown by FIG. 1 to 10, corresponding parts are designated by the same reference numerals.

[0023]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In one embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a food and drink counter 1 is provided with a single-lane crescent chain conveyor 3 inside a guide rail 2 and an endless crescent chain conveyor 3 is provided. An enclosure 4 is formed surrounding the upper part. An inner portion 5 and an outer portion 6 of the enclosure 4 are formed so as to surround the inside of the crescent chain conveyor 3, and the enclosure inner portion 5 is formed of a sliding door 7 as in the conventional food and drink counter. On the other hand, on the outer side 6 of the enclosure of the crescent chain conveyor 3, that is, on the counter (not shown) side, a transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member 9 having a cross section formed in a substantially arc shape and provided with a handle 8 below. Is provided.

In this example, the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member 9 is
It is rotatably attached to a rotary shaft 13 of a rotary damper 12 via a bracket 11 so that it can be opened manually and temporarily stopped above the enclosure 4.
In this example, the rotary damper 12 is fixed to a support member 15 that is suspended from and attached to the ceiling portion 14 of the enclosure 4 so as not to hinder the movement of food and drink.

In the present embodiment, the moving path 1 for food and drink is provided below the bracket 11, below the opened transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member 9 and to the side of the closed transparent plate-like opening / closing window member 9.
6 are formed. In this example, the enclosure 4 is attached to the guide rail 2 by, for example, a screw 17 so that the enclosure 4 can be easily attached to and removed from the food and drink counter 1.
Is attached to the guide rail 2 of the crescent chain conveyor 1. In this example, the enclosure 4 is attached to the guide rail with the screw 17, but it is constricted when it is inserted into the attachment hole. After the enclosure 4 is inserted into the attachment hole, the head is pushed and the tip end is widened. The enclosure 4 can be attached to the guide rail 2 using a nilac (a product name of Takigen Manufacturing Co., Ltd., product number C-522) that is a fixture that can be fixed and is easy to attach.

The attachment enclosure window frame member 20 is provided with an attachment enclosure window frame member 20 having a window portion 19 formed therein, and a transparent plate-like opening / closing window member 9 having a handle 8 in the window portion 19 is provided. Installed. In the present example, the lower portion 25 of the attachment enclosure window frame member 20 has the inclined surface 14 of the guide rail 4.
Further, it is formed so as to be inclined corresponding to the inclined surface 14 so that it can be attached by the attaching screw 17.
In this example, the outer wall portion 22 of the outer guide rail 2 has an inclined surface 24 that is inclined downward toward the passenger seat side 23. In this example, the lower portion 25 of the attachment enclosure window frame member 20 is attached to the inclined surface 24 of the outer wall portion 22 of the guide rail 2.

Outer lower portion 25 of the mounting enclosure window frame member 20
Are formed so as to be inclined in a shape corresponding to the outer outer wall portion 24 of the outer guide rail 2, and are attached to the outer wall portion 22 of the upper outer guide rail 5 by the mounting bolts 17. Therefore, in order to attach the mounting enclosure window frame member 20 to the food / drink counter 1, for example, the screw holes 27 are provided in the inclined surface 24 of the guide rail 2 and the side surface 26 of the inner guide rail 2 of the food / drink counter 1 to form the mounting enclosure. A hole 29 for screw insertion is aligned with a screw hole 27 of the guide rail 2 in the outer lower portion 25 and the inner lower portion 28 of the body window frame member 20, and is fixed by a screw 17. Therefore, in this example, the screw insertion hole 28 of the attachment enclosure window frame member 20 is inserted.
Can be an elongated hole extending in the height direction.

In this embodiment, the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member 9 is attached to the rotary shaft 13 of the rotary damper 12 through brackets 11 inside the left and right upper end portions of the transparent plate-like open / close window member 9, respectively. The transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member 9 is fixed to a supporting member 15 provided on the ceiling portion 14 of the vehicle, and the window is opened by lifting the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member 9 on the passenger seat side 23, and food and drink conveyed by the crescent chain conveyor 3 is taken out. When the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member 9 is released, the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member 9 is gradually closed. In this example, the lower end 28 of the inner portion 5 of the enclosure 4 is fixed to the guide rail 2 on the cooking side of the enclosure 4, a lower rail 30 is formed on the lower end 28, and the ceiling portion 14 is formed. Lower member 3
An upper rail 32 is formed on the rail 1, and two transparent sliding doors 7 are fitted into the rails 30 and 32.

In this example, the enclosure 4 is formed by a transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member 20, a mounting enclosure window frame member 20, a support rail member 11, and a transparent plate-shaped sliding door 7. In this example, the side wall portion 6 on one side of the enclosure 4 has the inclined surface 24 of the guide rail 2 of the food and drink counter 1.
Is attached to the inner wall portion 26 of the guide rail 2 by mounting the lower end portion 34 on the upper surface 35 of the inner guide rail 2 and the side wall portion 5 on the other side. It is held down by 36. The pressing plate 36 is provided with a mounting screw insertion hole 37,
The pressing plate 37 can be fixed to the inner guide rail 2 by aligning the screw insertion hole 37 of the pressing plate with the screw hole 17 of the inner wall portion 26 of the guide rail 2 and screwing.

Therefore, in this example, the enclosure 4 is
The guide rail 2 of the food / drink counter 1 is fixed by the upper surface of the guide rail, the screw 17, and the pressing plate.
It is fixed to. Even if the spacing between the ends of the guide rails is somewhat large, the enclosure 4 in this example can be attached by moving the enclosure 4 upward and fixing it to the inclined surface 24. Even if the distance between the ends of the rails is somewhat small, it can be attached by moving the enclosure 4 downward and fixing it to the inclined surface 24. In this example, the sliding door 7 can be opened by pulling the handle 38 of the sliding door.

Since this example is constructed as described above, the food and drink counter 1 has the inclined surface 24 of the outer guide rail 2 and the outer wall surface 26 of the inner guide rail 2 of the food and drink counter 1.
A screw hole 27 is provided in the mounting enclosure, and the mounting lower end portions 25 and 28 of the mounting enclosure window frame member 20 are fitted with screw insertion holes 29 for mounting the enclosure. By fixing to the guide rail 2 of the counter 1, the enclosure 4 can be formed on the crescent chain conveyor 3.

In the food and drink counter 1 of the present example, the food and drink customer lifts the handle 8 at the seat of the counter table (not shown) on the food and drink side 23 of the food and drink counter 1 to open the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member 9. , Rotate around the rotary shaft 13 of the rotary damper 12 and lift upward. When the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member 9 is fully lifted upward, the transparent plate-like opening / closing window member 9 is lifted to the position shown in FIG. 2 and supported by one hand, and the remaining hand is used to hold the crescent chain conveyor 2 The container containing food of your choice can be taken out from the container (not shown) on which the food to be transported is placed and eaten. Since the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member 9 thus opened is prevented from falling by the action of the rotary damper 12, it is easy to hold the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member 9 with one hand to maintain the opened state. And in the meantime,
It is possible to easily take out the food and drink conveyed by the crescent chain conveyor 2 with the remaining one hand. Further, when the released hand is released, the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member 9 is gradually and automatically closed by its own weight and by the action of the rotary damper 12, so that the customer can open and close the transparent plate-like opening / closing member. It is not necessary to pull down the window member 9 by hand, and the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member 9 can be gradually lowered.

In this example, the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member 9 is
Since it is attached to the rotary shaft of the rotary damper 12, when the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member 9 is pushed up above the enclosure 4, the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member 9 is temporarily stopped.
Since the braking of the rotary damper is small at first, the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing plate member 9 gradually moves downward. Transparent plate-shaped opening / closing plate member 9
Since the braking of the rotary damper 12 increases with the moving downward, the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing plate member 9 can be lowered at a slow speed.

The embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. 5 is shown in FIGS.
In comparison with the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the outer wall portion 22 of the outer guide rail 2 is not provided with the inclined portion 24, and a nilac (trade name of Takigen Manufacturing Co., Ltd.) 39 is used as a fixing means instead of the screw. The other points are an example of the food and drink counter which is formed in the same manner as the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 in other points. That is, in this example, since the outer wall portion 22 of the outer guide rail 2 facing the passenger seat is not formed with the inclined portion 24, the lower portion 25 of the attachment enclosure window frame member 20.
Is the outer wall side 22 of the outer guide rail 2 that extends vertically.
Is attached to the base by means of a nail latch 39 of a fixture.
In this example, the enclosure 4 is the attachment enclosure window frame member 2
0, a transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member 9 and a sliding door 7.

The embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 6 is shown in FIGS.
Compared with the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the point where the outer wall portion 22 of the outer guide rail 2 is not formed with the inclined portion 24 and the lower portion 25 of the mounting enclosure window frame member 20 is attached to the upper surface 35 of the outer guide rail 2. As described above, when the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member 9 is folded by being bent toward the crescent chain conveyor 3 side, the transparent plate-like opening / closing window member 9 has an outer edge of the lower portion 25 of the folded enclosure window frame member 20. It is different from the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 except that it is formed so as to contact the portion 40 and close the window portion 19 of the mounting enclosure window frame member 20. As described above, this is an example of the food / drink counter to which the attachment enclosure window frame member 20 is attached.

That is, in this example, since the outer wall portion 22 of the outer guide rail 2 facing the passenger seat is not formed with the inclined portion 24, the lower portion 25 of the mounting enclosure window frame member 20 is closer to the crescent chain conveyor 2. The outer guide rail 2 is bent to be attached to the upper surface 35 of the outer guide rail 2 with the attaching screw 17. Thus, in this example, the enclosure 4 is formed by the attachment enclosure window frame member 20, the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member 9, and the sliding door 7.

The embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is different from the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 in that the inner portion 5 of the enclosure 4 is formed in the window portion 19 and two rotary dampers 12 are provided. However, the other points are an example of the food and drink counter to which the attachment enclosure window frame member 20 is attached so as to be formed in the same manner as the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 6. In this example, in order to fill the gap between the upper ends of the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window members 9 on the inner side 5 and the outer side 6 of the enclosure, the enclosures located on both sides of the opening / closing window are provided between the upper ends. A blocking member 21 is provided between the body frame portions 20. In this example, the blocking member 21 closes the gap between the two transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window members 9 and maintains a constant space between the enclosure frame portions 20.

The embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 9 is different from the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 in that the outer wall portion 22 of the outer guide rail 2 is not provided with the inclined portion 24 and is fixed in place of the screw. This is an example of a food and drink counter formed in the same way as the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 except that Niratch (trade name of Takigen Manufacturing Co., Ltd.) 39 is used as a means. That is, in this example, since the inclined portion 24 is not formed on the outer wall portion 22 of the outer guide rail 2 facing the passenger seat, the lower portion 25 of the attachment enclosure window frame member 20 has the outer wall extending vertically of the outer guide rail 2. It is attached to the side surface 22 by a nail latch 39 of a fixture. In this example, the enclosure 4 is formed of a mounting enclosure window frame member 20, a transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member 9 and a sliding door 7.

The embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 10 is different from the embodiment shown in FIG. 8 in the outer wall portion 22 of the outer guide rail 2.
The point where the inclined portion 24 is not formed on the upper surface 3 of the outer guide rail 2 is the lower portion 25 of the mounting enclosure window frame member 20.
5, when the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member 9 is folded by being bent toward the crescent chain conveyor 3 side so that the transparent plate-like opening / closing window member 9 is bent, the lower part of the folded enclosure window frame member 20. Touching the outer edge 40 of 25,
The mounting enclosure window frame member 20 is different in that it is formed so as to close the window portion 19, but otherwise the same as the embodiment shown in FIG. It is an example of a food and drink counter to which the frame member 20 is attached.

That is, in this example, since the outer wall portion 22 of the outer guide rail 2 facing the passenger seat is not formed with the inclined portion 24, the lower portion 25 of the mounting enclosure window frame member 20 is closer to the crescent chain conveyor 2. The outer guide rail 2 is bent to be attached to the upper surface 35 of the outer guide rail 2 with the attaching screw 17. Thus, in this example, the enclosure 4 is formed by the attachment enclosure window frame member 20, the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member 9, and the sliding door 7.

In the above-mentioned embodiments, the nail latch 39 is a fixing device which can be appropriately replaced with the set screw 17. The nail latch 39 is formed by aligning the nail latch insertion hole 29 of the lower portion 25 of the attachment enclosure window frame member 20 with the screw hole 27 of the guide rail 2 and pushing the plunger 41 of the nail latch 39 to insert the guide rail 2 and the attachment enclosure. The window frame member 20 can be fixed.

Although this embodiment is a manual embodiment, when a motor is provided to be electrically driven, the motor can be provided on the ceiling. In this case, gears are attached to the rotary shaft of the motor and the rotary shaft of the rotary damper and mesh with each other to transmit the rotation of the motor to the rotary damper. In this example, the enclosure is attached to a machine frame such as a guide rail via a bolt, but a vacuum holding device such as a suction cup may be provided on the enclosure to attach the enclosure to the wooden frame.

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According to the present invention, a rotary damper, which is supported by the enclosure via a support member, is provided above the conveyor belt with its rotation axis oriented in the moving direction of the conveyor belt, and the rotary damper. Since it is provided with a transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member which is supported by a rotating shaft and is rotatable and which is formed in a curved shape so as to be movable along the curved inner surface of the surrounding body, as compared with a conventional food and drink counter. , The openable and closable enclosure can have a simple structure, the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member can be easily attached to the food / drink counter, and can be easily replaced. It is clean and extremely hygienic.

Further, according to the present invention, the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member, which is formed in a curved shape so as to be movable along the curved inner surface of the enclosure, is provided on the rotary shaft of the rotary damper provided above the conveyor belt. The opening and closing of the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member is performed by rotating around the rotary shaft of the rotary damper. A window member can be attached. Also, the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member is opened by a customer or a clerk, and the opened transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member is automatically lowered gently when it is closed by a rotary damper. Therefore, no special attention is required.

In the present invention, the food / drink counter provided with an enclosure for covering the flat top chain conveyor can be formed by attaching the mounting / enclosure window frame member to the food / drink counter not provided with the enclosure by a fixture. . Therefore, according to the present invention, for example, for a food and drink counter that does not include an existing enclosure, it is possible to form an enclosure, and it is not necessary to replace the existing food and drink counter with a food and drink counter that includes a new enclosure. The food and drink counter can be easily and easily modified, and the existing food and drink counter can be effectively used.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front partial cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a food and drink counter equipped with an enclosure of the present invention with a part thereof broken away, showing a state in which a transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member of the enclosure is opened. Is shown.

FIG. 2 is a schematic front partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which a transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member of the enclosure in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is closed and a part thereof is cut away.

FIG. 3 is a partial side view schematically showing a part of the passenger seat side of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a partial side view schematically showing a part of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 on the side opposite to the passenger seat side.

FIG. 5 is a partially broken view of a manner of attaching the lower end portion of the enclosure to the food / drink counter in another embodiment of the food / drink counter to which the enclosure of the present invention different from the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 is attached. FIG. 3 is a schematic partial front sectional view shown by FIG.

FIG. 6 is a partially broken view of a manner of attaching the lower end of the envelope to the food / drink counter in another embodiment of the food / drink counter to which the envelope of the present invention different from the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 is attached. FIG.

FIG. 7 is a transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member of another embodiment of a food and drink counter equipped with the enclosure of the present invention, which is different from the embodiments shown in FIGS. FIG. 6 is a front cross-sectional view showing a state in which the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member of the enclosure is opened.

FIG. 8 is a schematic front partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member of the enclosure in the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 is closed, with a part thereof broken away.

FIG. 9 is a partially broken view showing a manner of attaching the lower end of the envelope to the food / drink counter in another embodiment of the food / drink counter to which the envelope of the present invention different from the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 8 is attached. FIG. 3 is a schematic partial front sectional view shown by FIG.

FIG. 10 is a partially broken view showing a manner of attaching the lower end of the enclosure to the food / drink counter in another embodiment of the food / drink counter to which the enclosure of the present invention different from the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 9 is attached. FIG. 3 is a schematic partial front sectional view shown by FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Food and Drink Counter 2 Guide Rail 3 Crescent Chain Conveyor 4 Enclosure 5 Inner Enclosure 6 Outer Envelope 7 Outside Sliding Door 8 Handle 9 Transparent Plate-shaped Opening / Closing Window Member 10 Above Enclosure 11 Bracket 12 Rotation Damper 13 Rotation of Rotation Damper Shaft 14 Ceiling part of the enclosure 4 15 Supporting member 16 Moving path 17 Mounting screw 18 Container with food and drink (not shown) 19 Window of the enclosure 4 20 Enclosure frame 21 Blocking member 22 Outer guide rail 2 outer wall part 23 passenger seat side 24 inclined surface 25 outer lower part of the mounting enclosure window frame member 26 side surface of the inner guide rail 27 screw hole 28 inner lower part of the mounting enclosure window frame member 29 screw insertion hole 30 lower rail 31 ceiling Lower member of part 14 Upper bar 34 Lower end part 35 Upper surface of guide rail 2 36 Holding plate 37 Insertion hole 38 Handle

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A ceiling part, a support member hanging down from the ceiling part, and upper ends connected to both side parts of the ceiling member respectively, and mounting parts are formed at respective lower end parts, which are arranged to face each other. And a window opening formed in at least one of the side wall portions, and a window opening, which is rotatably supported by the support member and can be opened and closed in the opening. An opening / closing window member mounting enclosure for a food / drink counter. 2. A ceiling portion, a support member depending on the ceiling portion, and upper ends connected to both side portions of the ceiling member, and mounting portions are formed at lower end portions of the ceiling members, which are arranged to face each other. A side wall portion, a window opening formed in at least one side wall portion, a rotary damper attached to the support member, and a rotary shaft fixed to the rotary damper. A mounting enclosure for a food and drink counter, comprising: a bracket; and an opening / closing window member whose end portion is fixed to the bracket and which can be opened and closed in the opening. 3. The food / beverage according to claim 1, wherein the opening / closing window member is formed of a side wall transparent member, and is formed in a shape following the outer contour around the opening / closing window member. Mounting enclosure for the counter. 4. An opening / closing window member which is formed in the side walls facing each other, is rotatably supported by a supporting member of the ceiling, and is opened and closed in the opening. The mounting enclosure for a food and drink counter according to claim 1 or 2. 5. In an enclosure for a food and drink counter having opposing side wall portions and a ceiling portion, between the opposing side wall portions is
A plurality of support portions having a space for covering the conveyor path, formed at a lower end portion of the side wall portion, at least one window opening formed in the side wall portion on at least one side, and a ceiling The window, the support member hangingly attached to the portion, the rotary damper attached to the support member, the bracket fixed to the rotary shaft of the rotary damper, and the end portion fixed to the bracket, A transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member having a hermetically-sealed contour in the opening for use, the enclosure for a food / drink counter. 6. A conveyor belt for transferring food and drink is provided along a food and drink table, an envelope is formed to cover the conveyor belt, and a window opening is formed on the food and drink table side of the envelope. In the food and drink counter, the lower end of the side part is detachably supported by the machine frame of the food and drink counter,
An enclosing body that covers the side and upper sides of the conveyor belt for transferring food and drink and has at least a lateral cross section formed in a curved shape, a support member supported by a ceiling portion of the enclosing body, and attached to the support member. Above the conveyor belt, a rotary damper whose rotation axis is directed in the moving direction of the conveyor belt, a bracket supported by the rotation shaft of the rotation damper, and an end portion fixed to the bracket, the window damper A transparent plate-shaped opening / closing window member having a contour capable of sealing the opening and formed in a curved shape of the enclosure, and having a contour capable of sealing the opening. counter.