JPH1147008A - Opening/closing lid for food - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent dry of food and the adhesion of a foreign matter, etc., and also to efficiently supply and take-out food by covering the upper part of a food and drink placing stand which is movable along a carrier path by means of opening/closing lids by which the left and right longitudinal direction sides of the carrier path are opened/closed and which are simultaneously linked so as to be opened/closed. SOLUTION: A flat-top chain conveyor is provided on the lower surface of the carrier path for carrying a dish on which food is placed with a conveyor rail so as to be movable in a longitudinal direction. Besides, side surface support plates are erected so as to be perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the carrier path in the front and rear positions of a placing stand 9 and an upper surface plate 9a and opening parts 14 and 14' are formed at the left and right sides of the carrier path in the longitudinal direction. Then, the opening/closing lides 15 and 15' permitting the opening parts 14 and 14' to be freely opening/closing possible are pivotally provided with shaft members 17 as a center so as to be freely rotatable with respect to a cover member and gear parts 18 and 18' are formed in parts of the end parts of the side surface plates 15b and 15b' on circumferences with the shaft members 17 as the centers so as to be mutually engaged.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food and drink counter having a transport path for transporting food and drink, which is openable and closable to prevent drying of food on a mounting table placed on the transport path and adhesion of foreign substances. The present invention relates to a food / drink opening / closing lid.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an endless conveying path for conveying food is provided along a counter or the like, and a container such as a dish on which foods such as sushi are placed is mounted on the conveying path. The transport-type eating and drinking counter, which is placed and transported, can be used by eating and drinking or cooking without moving, so that the eating and drinking can be done while choosing the desired product while sitting at the seat. Have been.

In such a food and drink counter, there is a distance from a kitchen where food such as sushi, which is a product, is put, to a place where a food and drinker is located, and when the transport path is a circulation type, the food is circulated and transported. There is a possibility that foreign substances such as dust and insects may adhere during the drying, so that there is a method of transporting the dishes such as the dishes by covering them with an openable and closable lid.

[0004]

However, in particular, when using the openable and closable lids that can be individually opened on the food and drink side and the kitchen side, when the food and drink are opened and the food is taken out,
It is necessary to supply new food on the mounting table, but at this time, the cook must open and close the open / close lid on the kitchen side each time, which is troublesome.

[0005] Further, after the food is supplied, the cook closes the open / close lid on the kitchen side to prevent the food from drying, but the open / close lid is kept open especially when the food is taken out by the food and drinker. In this case, the cook must also close the open / close lid on the food / drink side, but there is a problem that it is difficult because the cook is located farther from the kitchen side.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is intended to prevent the drying of food, the attachment of foreign substances, and the like, and to provide a food opening / closing lid capable of efficiently supplying and removing food. It is intended to provide.

[0007]

According to the food / drink opening / closing lid of the present invention, the upper side of the food / drink mounting table movably provided along the transport path is positioned on the left and right sides in the longitudinal direction of the transport path on the mounting table. It is covered with an openable and closable lid,
The two opening / closing lids are simultaneously opened and closed by an interlocking mechanism. According to this feature, when the food is taken out by opening one of the opening / closing lids, the other opening / closing lid on the kitchen side is simultaneously opened. In addition to being able to easily visually check the placed mounting table from the kitchen side, the cook can efficiently supply food to an empty mounting table.

It is preferable that the food / drink opening / closing lid of the present invention has a holding means capable of temporarily holding the both opening / closing lids at an appropriate open position. By doing so, the open / close lid opened by the food and drinker does not naturally close, so that it is possible to save the labor of opening the open / close lid when the cook supplies food to the empty mounting table.

The food / drink cover according to the present invention has an interlocking mechanism,
It is preferable that the gears are formed so as to mesh with each other around the rotation axes of the respective opening / closing lids. In this way, the interlocking mechanism can be configured without using any additional components.

The opening / closing lid for food and drink according to the present invention has an interlocking mechanism,
It is preferable that a shaft member formed at a predetermined position of each opening / closing lid and a connecting member whose both ends are pivotally supported by the both shaft members. With this configuration, the interlocking mechanism can be easily formed after the opening / closing lid.

In the food and beverage openable lid according to the present invention, the openable and closeable lid is pivotally supported by a shaft member formed so as to face in the longitudinal direction of the transport path on a cover member covering the upper surface of the mounting table and the front and rear surfaces in the longitudinal direction of the transport path. It is preferable to be provided so as to be rotatable upward from the left and right sides in the longitudinal direction of the transport path. In this way, the top plate prevents water drops, dust, and the like, which are attached to the opening / closing lid opened above the mounting table, from falling onto the food.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a food and drink counter 1 to which a first embodiment of the present invention is applied. A food / drink counter 3 for the food / drink is formed on the front side of the food / drink counter 1 in the figure. Reference numeral 2 denotes a transport path for transporting tableware 5 on which foods 8 such as sushi are placed in the direction of the arrow in the figure. The left and right sides in the longitudinal direction of the transport path 2 are covered with a housing having a predetermined height, and a flat top chain conveyor 6 is movable on the lower surface in the longitudinal direction via a conveyor rail 7 (see FIG. 2). Is provided.

In this embodiment, the eating and drinking counter 1 in FIG.
Is a kitchen space at the back, but a food and drink counter 3 similar to the front side may also be provided at the back to form a space for food and drinkers.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a mounting table on which the tableware 5 can be mounted on the upper surface. As shown in FIG.
And a seating member 9b projecting from the lower surface of the horizontal plate 9a and having a lower end seated on the upper surface of the flat top chain conveyor 6.
It is composed of The seating member 9b is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view so that the mounting table 9 itself is non-rotatably guided by the housings 4 and 4 'in the transport path 2.

An upper surface plate 9 of the mounting table 9 is provided on the upper surface of the mounting table 9.
a, trapezoidal side support plates 12a, 12b which are erected perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the transport path 2 at the front and rear positions of a, and cover the mounting table 9 from the upper ends of the side support plates 12a, 12b. Member 1 composed of a top plate 13 connected in a manner as described above
An opening 1 is fixedly provided on the left and right sides in the longitudinal direction of the transport path 2.
4, 14 'are formed.

Reference numerals 15 and 15 'denote opening / closing lids for opening and closing the openings 14 and 14'. The front plates 15a and 15a 'cover the front and part of the upper surfaces of the openings 14 and 14'. Side plates 15b and 15b 'having holes 16 are provided. It is preferable that the cover member 11 and the open / close lids 15 and 15 'are made of transparent glass or resin.

The opening / closing lids 15 and 15 ′ are provided on the side support plate 12.
a and 12b are rotatably supported on the cover member 11 about a shaft member 17 which can be fitted into a hole 16 formed at a predetermined position on the outer surface of the cover member. The front plate 15
Handles 24 and 24 'are attached to a and 15a', respectively.

At each end of the side plates 15b, 15b ', a gear portion 18, 18' is formed on a part of the circumference around the shaft member 17, as shown in FIG. In addition, they are engaged with each other when attached to the cover member 11.

On the outer surfaces of the side support plates 12a and 12b, annular grooves 19 and 19 'around the shaft member 17 are formed. The grooves 19, 19 'are formed in the circular portions 21a, 2a,
1b, 21c, and 21d, and a narrow portion 22 and a wide portion 23. The inner surfaces of the side plates 15b and 15b 'have circular portions 21a and 2a on the circumference around the hole 16.
1b, 21c, 21d, four projections 20a,
20b, 20c, and 20d (black circles in FIGS. 2 and 4) are protruded, and when opening / closing the opening / closing lids 15, 15 ', the grooves 1 are formed.
It slides inside 9, 19 '. These grooves 19, 19 'and projections 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d
Constitutes a holding means for the opening / closing lid.

Next, the opening / closing lids 15, 1 constructed as described above will be described.
The operation associated with opening and closing 5 'will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b).

First, as shown in FIG.
When the openings 14, 14 'are closed by 5, 15', the projections 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d
At the time of closure of 5, 15 ', the circular portions 21a,
It is located in the narrow portion 22 adjacent to 21b, 21c, 21d.

Then, for example, the tableware 5 (not shown in FIG. 4) on which the food or drink 8 is placed on the food 8 in the cover member 11
When taking out the tableware 5, the tableware 5 on which the food 8 is placed is taken out from the opening 14 by pushing it up in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 4B through the handle 24 of the opening / closing lid 15 located on the food side. I can do it. With the opening of the opening / closing lid 15, a gear portion 18 'meshed with the gear portion 18 of the opening / closing lid 15 is provided.
The other (kitchen side) opening / closing lid 15 'is interlocked and opened. In this way, the kitchen-side opening / closing lid 15 'is simultaneously opened in conjunction with the opening / closing of the eating / closing side lid 15, so that the cook in the kitchen can properly eat and drink the food 8 and the tableware 5 from the mounting table 9. It can be visually recognized that the user has been taken out.

At this time, the projections 20a, 20b, 20c, 2
4d is moved in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 4B, the protrusion 20a is a circular portion 21d, the protrusion 20b is a circular portion 21a,
Projection 20c is circular portion 21b Projection 20d is circular portion 21c
Respectively. Thereby, the opening / closing lid 15, 15 '
Are kept open. In the middle of opening and closing of the opening / closing lids 15 and 15 ′, the projections 20a, 20b, 20c, and 2
Since 0d passes through the wide portion 23, the sliding resistance of each other is small and the opening / closing operation is easy, and the sliding resistance becomes large when passing through the narrow portion 22. It is supposed to be.

Since the lids 15 and 15 'are opened upward and are securely held at the upper open position, the cook on the kitchen side should provide the food 8. It is possible to easily find the mounting table 9 from the plurality of mounting tables 9, and to save the trouble of opening the opening / closing lid 15 ′ located on the kitchen side when providing the food 8,
It is efficient. Further, after the food 8 is provided, the open / close lids 15 and 15 ′ on the kitchen side and the food / drink side can be simultaneously closed from the kitchen side. It is to be noted that there is also an advantage that the food and drinker can easily distinguish the mounting table on which the food 8 is provided from the mounting table which is not provided.

Further, when the lids 15 and 15 'are opened, even if water droplets attached to the inner surfaces of the front plates 15a and 15a' or dust attached to the outer surfaces of the front plates 15a and 15a 'fall. It is sanitary because it is dropped on the upper plate 13 of the cover member 11 and does not fall directly on the food 8 or the like.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
Description will be made based on (b).

The difference between the opening / closing lid of the present embodiment and the opening / closing lid of the above-described embodiment is that the interlocking mechanism includes the two opening / closing lids 15 and 1.
A shaft member 25, 25 'protruding at a predetermined position on the outer surface of each of the side plates 15b, 15b' of 5 ';
5 and 25 '.

By using the connecting member 26 to open and close both the open / close lids 15 and 15 'in this manner, it becomes possible to rotate the open / close lids 15 and 15' by approximately 90 degrees. The opening / closing lids 15 and 15 'do not hinder the supply and removal of the food 8. Further, by using such a connecting member, the opening and closing lid can be easily interlocked without performing any special processing or the like. The projections 20a, 20b, 20c, and 20d are fitted into the circular portions 21a, 21b, 21c, and 21d when closed as shown in FIG. 5A and when opened as shown in FIG. , Which are securely held at appropriate positions.

FIGS. 6A and 6B show a third embodiment of the present invention. The difference between the opening / closing lid of the present embodiment and the opening / closing lid of the first embodiment is that weight members 27, 27 'are provided at predetermined positions of the side plates 15b, 15b' of the opening / closing lids 15, 15 '. Is a point.
As shown in FIG. 6A, the weight members 27 and 27 'are used when the cover members 15 and 15' are closed.
It is provided so as to be located slightly outside from vertically above 7 '.

Opening / closing lids 15 and 15 'are opened at positions indicated by two-dot chain lines in FIG.
When 7 'moves inward from above the shaft members 17 and 17' vertically, the opening / closing lids 15 and 15 'automatically apply the weight of the weight members 27 and 27' only by applying a small amount of external force in the opening direction. It is rotated in the opening direction and holds the open / close lid in the open state.

By providing the weight members 27 and 27 'in this manner, the openable and closable lids 15 and 15' can be smoothly opened and closed, and it is not necessary to provide a special mechanism for holding the open and closed lids at the open position.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and changes and additions may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Included in the present invention.

For example, in this embodiment, the mounting table 9 is only mounted on the flat-top chain conveyor 2 in the transport path, but the flat-top chain conveyor 2
May be fixed as long as it is provided movably in the transport path.

The shape and the method of opening and closing the cover member and the opening / closing lid can be variously modified. For example, an opening / closing lid that is slid upward and opened may be used.

[0035]

The present invention has the following effects.

(A) According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the food or beverage is taken out by opening one of the open / close lids, the other open / close lid on the kitchen side is simultaneously opened. Therefore, the mounting table from which the food has been taken out by the food and drink can be easily visually confirmed from the kitchen side, and the cook can efficiently supply the food to the empty mounting table.

(B) According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the open / close lid opened by the food and drinker does not naturally close, the open / close lid when the cook provides food to the empty mounting table is not used. The effort of opening can be saved.

(C) According to the third aspect of the present invention, the interlocking mechanism can be configured without using any separate parts.

(D) According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the interlocking mechanism can be easily formed after the opening / closing lid.

(E) According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the top plate prevents water droplets and dust attached to the opening / closing lid opened above the mounting table from falling into the food.

[0041]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a food / drink counter to which a food / drink cover according to a first embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 2;

4 (a) and 4 (b) are side views showing the action involved in opening and closing the food and drink cover of FIG. 1;

FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b) are side views showing an operation of opening and closing a food and drink cover according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are side views showing an operation associated with opening and closing of a food and drink cover according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Food-and-drink counter 2 Conveyance path 3 Food-and-drink counter 4, 4 'housing 5 Tableware 6, 6' Flat-top chain conveyor 7 Conveyor rail 8 Food (sushi) 9 Mounting table 9a Horizontal plate 9b Seating member 10 Support member 11 Cover member 12a, 12b Side support plate 13 Top plate 14, 14 'Opening 15, 15' Opening / closing lid 15a, 15a 'Front plate 15b, 15b' Side plate 16 Hole 17 Shaft member 18, 18 'Gear part (interlocking mechanism) 19 Groove part (holding means) 20a-20d Projection (holding means) 21a-21d Round guard 22 Narrow part 23 Wide part 24, 24 'Handle 25, 25' Shaft member (interlocking mechanism) 26 Connecting member (interlocking mechanism) 27, 27 'Weight member (Holding means)

Claims (5)

[Claims] An upper portion of a food / drink mounting table movably provided along a transport path is covered with an opening / closing lid capable of opening and closing the left and right sides in a longitudinal direction of the transport path on the mounting table. The food and beverage lids are characterized in that both lids are simultaneously opened and closed by an interlocking mechanism. 2. The food and beverage lid according to claim 1, wherein the lids have holding means capable of temporarily holding the lid at an appropriate open position. 3. The food opening and closing lid according to claim 1, wherein the interlocking mechanism is a gear portion formed so as to mesh with each other around the rotation axis of each opening and closing lid. 4. The food or drink according to claim 1, wherein the interlocking mechanism is a shaft member formed at a predetermined position of each opening / closing lid, and a connecting member having both ends pivotally supported by the both shaft members. For opening and closing lid. 5. The opening / closing lid is pivotally supported by a shaft member formed so as to face the longitudinal direction of the transport path on a cover member that covers the upper surface of the mounting table and the front and rear surfaces in the longitudinal direction of the transport path. The food / drink opening / closing lid according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further provided so as to be rotatable upward.