JPS5845593Y2 - Tableware storage device for food plating machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to a tableware storage device for a food serving machine, and in particular,
This invention relates to a structure for easily storing tableware.

In this type of food serving machine, a large number of tableware are stored in a stacked state in a tableware storage device, and the tableware in this tableware storage section is sent downward one by one starting from the lowest one, and then,
The dishes are transported horizontally and then the food is plated.

In this case, a cylindrical device or one with multiple guide rods was considered as the tableware storage device, but when storing the tableware, the cylindrical device is used to insert the tableware through the opening at the top. Because of the structure, a large number of dishes must be loaded one by one, which is not easy to do, and when the dishes are dropped, they tend to tilt or turn over, making it difficult to stack them in an orderly manner. In addition, those with multiple guide rods can store several dishes at a time and require the operator to guide the dishes downward by hand. However, even in this case, the tableware has to be stored from above, and the work is not easy. At least three guide rods are installed upright, and at least one of the guide rods on the operator's side, that is, the one on the front side, is made removable so that dishes can be stored on the side as well. The purpose is to make the work easier.

Next, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

1 and 2 show a rice serving machine 1 as a food serving machine.This rice serving machine 1 is provided with a pair of hoppers 2 at the upper center, and a hopper below each hopper 2. A type of loosening feeding chamber 3 is provided, and the rice as food fed into each of the hoppers 2 from above is loosened in each loosening feeding chamber 3, so that the later presentation condition is good, and as will be described later. It is designed for convenience when weighing.

That is, in the upper part of each of the loosening feed chambers 3, a pair of loosening blades 4,
5 are horizontally suspended in a parallel manner with slightly different levels in the vertical direction, and a feeder blade 6 is provided at the bottom of each of the above-mentioned feeder blades 4, 5.
It is suspended horizontally parallel to 5.

The loosening blades 4, 5 and the feeding blades 6 are formed by installing a large number of blade frames radially on the outer circumferential side of a cylindrical drum. The lower loosening blade 5 rotates clockwise in the figure, the lower loosening blade 5 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 1, and the feeding blade 6 rotates clockwise. The speed of the blades 5 and 6 increases stepwise in this order, and the rice fed from the lower end opening of the hopper 2 to the upper part of the loosening feed chamber 3 is supported by the pair of loosening blades 4.5. By rotating the loosening blade 4° 50 times, the loosening blade 4,
During the 5th interval, it is loosened with a large number of feather rods and sent downward.
Then, the feeding blade 6 sends the loosened material downward from the lower end opening of the hopper-shaped loosening feeding chamber 3.

The outer surfaces (upper and lower sides in FIG. 2) of each of the above-mentioned loosening feed chambers 3 are formed of transparent acrylic plates 7, so that the loosening state of the rice can be monitored, and the lower end of each of the above-mentioned hoppers 2 - A rice supply amount adjusting plate 8 parallel to the scraping blade 5 is pivotally supported on the side, and by rotating this adjusting plate 8, the opening area of the lower end opening of the hopper 2 can be changed.
As a result, the amount of rice supplied to the loosening feed chamber 3 can be adjusted according to the hardness or softness of the rice, that is, the amount of moisture, and the loosened state of the rice can be maintained constant.

Further, a weighing device 11 is provided below each of the above-mentioned ejecting chambers 3.

This weighing device 11 includes a first shutter mechanism 12 provided close to the lower end of the above-mentioned scraping chamber 3, a second shutter mechanism 13 provided below the first shutter mechanism 12, and a second shutter mechanism 13 provided below the first shutter mechanism 12. The first shutter mechanism 12 includes a shutter mechanism 13 (not shown) that moves forward and backward into the lower end opening of the ejecting chamber 3 by means of an air cylinder 15. The second shutter mechanism 13 is a cylindrical weighing hopper that opens and closes the opening of the loosening chamber 3 and communicates with the lower end opening of the loosening chamber 3 via the first shutter mechanism 12. 16 at the upper part, and similarly to the first shutter mechanism 12, a shutter (not shown) is moved forward and backward into the lower end opening of the weighing hopper 16 by an air cylinder 17 to open and close the opening of the weighing hopper. .

This second shutter mechanism 13 is connected to the weighing mechanism 1.
It is supported on 4.

The rice is loosened in the scraping chamber 3 and sent downward to the first shutter mechanism 12 in the open state.
The liquid is supplied onto the not-illustrated shutter of the second shutter mechanism 13 in the closed state, that is, into the weighing hopper 16.

When the rice supplied into the weighing hopper 16 reaches a predetermined weight, the weighing mechanism 14, which is provided integrally with the weighing hopper 16 and the second shutter mechanism 13, moves the shutter (not shown) of the first shutter mechanism 120 to the air cylinder 15. advance to the lower end opening of the loosening feed chamber 3 and close the opening,
Next, the shutter (not shown) of the second shutter mechanism 13 is moved back from the lower end opening of the weighing hopper 16 using the air cylinder 17 to open the opening, and the rice bowl 21Vc as a tableware is placed on standby below the weighing hopper 16. It is designed to be served with.

Next, a tableware feeding device that feeds the bowls 21 one by one below the weighing hopper 16 will be described.

This tableware feeding device 22 is provided outside (upper and lower in FIG. 2) of each hopper 2, each pick-up chamber 3, and each weighing device 11 in correspondence with these, and a tableware storage device 23 is provided above. have.

As shown in FIG. 3, this tableware storage device 23 has circular holes 24 that are slightly larger in diameter than the outer shape of the bowl 21 formed in the flat portions 1a on both sides of the rice plater 10, and It is formed by erecting four guide rods 25 in parallel around the periphery via a support member 26, and the four guide rods 25
Of these, the guide rod 25a located on the outer front side, that is, on the near side for the operator, is formed to have a shorter length than the other guide rods 25, and is removably attached to the support member 26. A large number, for example, 90 bowls 21 are supported in a stacked state between the book guide rods 25.

Note that 27 is a reinforcing member that connects the two inner guide rods 25 of the four guide rods 25 and the two guide rods 25 and the main body of the rice serving machine 1.

A tableware delivery device (not shown) is provided below the tableware storage device 23, and the flat portions 1 on both sides of the rice plater 1
The bottommost bowls 21 in the piled state that entered the main body through the circular hole 24 of a are sent downward one by one, and then transported to the inner side below the weighing hopper 16 of the weighing device 11, and the bowls are 21 is at this position, as described above, after a predetermined amount of rice is placed on the plate by the weighing device 11, it is carried out to the carry-out table 32 in front by the carry-out conveyor 31 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

In such a configuration, when storing a large number of bowls 21 in the tableware storage device 23, by removing the guide rod 25a, which is formed removably from among the four guide rods 25, and the support member 26, the bowls can be stored. 21 can be stored on the side, and a large number of bowls 21 can be easily stored. Also, when replenishing the bowls 21 when the rice plater 1 is in operation, the short guide rod 25a The bowl 21 can also be stored from above.

In this embodiment, four guide rods 25 are provided, but the guide rods 25 are not limited to this, and the number may be set to three, five or more, and may be set to an appropriate number depending on conditions such as the shape of the tableware.
Furthermore, the number of guide rods 25a that are detachably formed is not limited to one, but may be two or more.

As explained above, according to the present invention, three or more guide rods are erected in parallel according to the outer shape of the tableware, and
At least one of these guide rods on the near side is formed to be removable from its base, so that by removing this guide rod, a large number of tableware can be easily stored between the guide rods from the side. Since the structure is simple, the tableware storage device can be manufactured easily and inexpensively.Furthermore, even if the target tableware is different, it can be handled by simply changing the number and arrangement of the guide rods, which will satisfy the needs of the users. Requests can be easily met.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a side view of a rice serving machine as a food serving machine, Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the tableware storage unit. It is a diagram. 1... Rice serving machine as a food serving machine, 21...
... Bowl as tableware, 23 ... Tableware storage device, 25° 25a ... Guide rod.

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] (1) In a device for serving food on tableware, three or more guide rods are arranged in parallel so as to correspond to the outer shape of the tableware and are positioned on the outer periphery of the tableware, and at least one of the guide rods is placed on the front side. A tableware storage device for a food serving machine, characterized in that one of the guide rods is formed to be detachable from its base, and a large number of tableware are stored in a stacked state between each of the guide rods. (2) At least one of the above guide bars on the near side
A tableware storage device for a food serving machine according to claim 1, wherein the book is shorter than other guide rods.