WO2011085918A1

WO2011085918A1 - Fixture for documents having time display

Info

Publication number: WO2011085918A1
Application number: PCT/EP2010/070271
Authority: WO
Inventors: Claudia Berndt
Original assignee: Kassen & Waagen Service Berndt E.K.
Priority date: 2009-12-21
Filing date: 2010-12-20
Publication date: 2011-07-21
Also published as: DE102009059239A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a fixture for documents, having a fastening surface (1), a visible surface (2) fastened thereto, so that the fastening surface (1) and the visible surface (2) enclose a hollow chamber (3) therebetween and form a slot (4), wherein the hollow chamber (3) is accessible at least by means of the slot (4) and wherein there are document holders (5) arranged in rows in the hollow chamber (3). In order to provide a fixture, which prevents the risk of faulty processing as much as possible, according to the invention the fixture has a display device (6), which displays the time elapsed since an at least partial insertion of a respective document (7) into the hollow chamber (3).

Description

Holding device for documents with time display

The present invention relates to a holding device for documents, in particular for use in the catering industry. This holding device has a mounting surface and a visible surface attached thereto so that mounting surface and visible surface between them enclose a cavity and form a slot, the cavity is accessible at least through the slot and wherein arranged in the cavity arranged records holder are provided.

In many applications, documents must be kept temporarily and

be presented. The term "documents" hereby covers individual, flat physical objects containing information such as index cards, documents, loose sheets, individual documents, printed matter, maps, plans, drawings, photographs, but also films, electronic data carriers and the like. Particularly important are applications in which the records contain work instructions to be processed, for example, stored goods to be returned, to be issued

Orders, medical or medical

material science studies, films to be copied and the like. More particularly, the present invention relates to use in the hospitality industry.

In gastronomic establishments such as restaurants, the orders of the guests are recorded by the serving staff and then entered into a cash register where the order and the table are linked. The cash register prints according to the input of a table associated menu sheet, from the cash register to the kitchen,

especially restaurant kitchen, to be forwarded. There, these order forms are usually attached randomly on retaining strips or clipboards or the like and processed by the kitchen staff. to The kitchen staff removes the order forms from the holding bar and takes them to the workplace. This often leads to a reversal of the chronological order of

Order receipt inputs, so that some orders remain unprocessed for a long time. This happens especially at peak times or larger restaurants with a corresponding number of chefs and orders. The unwanted waiting times thus produced when preparing the ordered menus are annoying for both the guests and the operators of the gastronomic business and lead to upsets in the guests, which must be mitigated by free drinks or the like.

From EP 0 508 460 B1 a retaining strip is known in which a

Hollow profile bar has a slot extending along its underside and an inner width decreasing down to the slot. In the hollow profile bar glass balls with roughened surface are arranged in rows, which inserted through the slot from below

Clamp the order form between itself and the hollow profile. The chronological order of receipt of the order form and thus the order of processing to be observed can possibly be determined approximately by the layer thickness of the clamped pieces of paper, with the lowest-placed order labels probably being received first. In order to process these, a cook must remove all order forms and then clamp them back in without the bottom one. This is

cumbersome and badly buggy. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a holding device which largely prevents the risk of incorrect machining. This object is achieved with a retaining strip according to the invention in that it has a display device, each

related to the records indicates the time elapsed since an at least partial introduction of the respective written material into the cavity. With great advantage, the invention provides means for a user

Available, the input order and thus the to be kept

Processing order of the recorded on the documents

Always recognize work instructions safely and thus avoid incorrect processing. This achieves the display device in that it has a font-related time display, so that each imported records a certain temporal priority is assigned. This display device may be formed acoustically, for example, depending on the elapsed time different beeps or

Sound sequences are sent out. It can also be designed optically and emit different optical signals depending on elapsed time.

In an embodiment of the invention it is provided that the

Display device has a control electronics and a plurality of arranged on the visible surface and / or the mounting surface arranged display groups, each having at least one

Have document presence sensor and a visual display. This innovative measure is a great advantage

Ensures that many individual pieces of written material are introduced and reliably recognized and displayed by optical display of the elapsed time period. An optical display is advantageous over an acoustic display because no annoying

Ambient noise must be exceeded in volume. The document presence sensor advantageously ensures that the

Presence of records recognized and records related to each elapsed time is visually displayed. The document presence sensors can be formed by microswitches, photoelectric sensors, conductivity sensors, optocouplers or resistance sensors. Finally, every sensor that recognizes the presence of documents can be used. The sensor may differ depending on the material to be recognized of the writing material such as paper, cardboard, plastic or the like. According to the invention, an optocoupler is preferred, which is actuated by the introduction of the writing material and operates without contact.

Do the optical displays have at least one lamp each,

preferably one LED, in particular each more bulbs

preferably with different colors, so the visual display is particularly effective. For a user, a bright spot is particularly easy to recognize, for example by a head turn towards the visible surface of the holding device according to the invention. This light source can be configured as desired, for example one

Incandescent, but is preferably an LED. Very particular preference is given to optical displays made up of a plurality of light sources of different colors, so that the extent of the elapsed time can be displayed on the basis of the respectively illuminating color. According to the invention, these display groups are arranged lined up, and thus the holding device provides a certain number of

Display spaces for written material available. The ranking can be done relatively arbitrarily, for example, in groups, vertically offset rows and so on. If the lighting means are connected in the manner of a traffic light, a particularly effective display is realized in which it is particularly easy to recognize if the processing begins too late. Finally, the invention provides that the

Control electronics has at least one programmable timer, whereby the holding device can be individually adapted to different applications. This programmable

For example, the timer may be programmed in 5-minute increments or in 30-minute increments so that the aforementioned times may elapse between the illumination of a first illuminant and another illuminant. The timer can do it for everyone

Display groups or a separate timer per display group.

A particularly preferred embodiment of the present invention will be explained in more detail below, wherein

Figure 1 is a plan view of an inventive device

represents,

Figure 2 is a side view of the embodiment according to the invention in a cut shape and

Figure 3 is a side view of another invention

Embodiment.

FIG. 1 shows a plan view of an embodiment according to the invention. Good to see the visible surface 2, on which a display device 6 are arranged with seven display groups 9 lined up. The number of ad groups 9 can also be significantly higher. The visible surface 2 is elongated, so that an elongated row of

Display groups 9 results. Sketched are documents 7, which by a Not shown slot 4 engage in the inner, also not shown cavity 3, and held there by a document holder 5. It can also be seen that the optical display 1 1 is designed in the form of three LEDs arranged one above the other, the respective lower LED 14 being green, the LED 14 'arranged above yellow and the LED 14 "arranged above it being red 7, for example an order form, causes the control electronics to activate the visual display 11 after detection of presence by an optocoupler, and to illuminate a green LED 14. After elapse of a preselected time of, for example, 5 minutes, the control electronics clears the first LED 14 and activates the second LED 14 ', which lights yellow, and after a renewed elapsed time of, for example, 20 minutes, the

Control electronics, the third LED 14 "and deletes the second LED 14 'Now, the optical display 1 1 in this display group 9, a red light This signaled an operator that for this order already unusually much time before processing on the

Written processing instructions, such as an order, has elapsed. In a next temporal stage, the control electronics could make the uppermost LED 14 "flash or, if necessary, sound a warning tone, if an audible indicator is also present.

FIG. 2 shows a sectional view of a construction according to the invention of an embodiment. An attachment surface 1 is located on a wall. This attachment surface 1 is for example a

Aluminum sheet with openings for fasteners. This aluminum sheet may have further openings or holders. It can be flat or reticulate. At the upper end 15 of the mounting surface 1, a visible surface 2 is attached, which protrudes arcuately in the broadest sense of the mounting surface 1 and with its free end 16 again in the direction of the mounting surface 1 shows. Between free end 16 and mounting surface 1, a slot 4 is formed through the records 7 can be introduced. Visible surface 2 and mounting surface 1 define between them a cavity 3, the records holder 5 receives, and is introduced into the records 7. On the aluminum mounting surface 1, a plastic plate is mounted, which carries a document presence sensor 10, here an optocoupler 17. Optocouplers are particularly preferred because they have small dimensions, enable a digital and analog signal transmission, have low response times and above all no mechanical wear. Instead of an optocoupler 17 according to the invention, any other device is conceivable that reliably detects the presence of documents and works as long as possible wear and maintenance free. When inserting records 7 in one

Records holder 5, the optocoupler 17 provided there is actuated and sends a corresponding signal to the control electronics. This recognizes the location within the holding device to which the records

has been inserted and activates the first LED 14 and the

associated timer 13 of the associated display group. 9

According to the invention, each optocoupler 17 may have its own timer. However, the control electronics 8 may have a central timer that is software-controlled different

Detect and control display groups. In the cavity 3, a power supply is provided, for example, a 9V block battery. This can be arranged at the end of the mounting surface 1, so that it is easily accessible from the side. This lateral accessibility can be open or closed. It is also provided, in particular on one of the open or closed sides, that an adjustment of the activation intervals of the LEDs 14, 14 'and 14 "is possible there For example, the time interval between the first and second LEDs 14 and 14 'is different from that between the second and third LEDs 14' and 14 ", so that the same retaining strip can be used at different locations with very different processing times In a further embodiment, the LEDs 14, 14 ^' and 14 ^{"are arranged} on a common support, a printed circuit board 18, which in turn is fastened to the attachment surface 1. The LED range in trough-like chambers 19, whose walls silvered, mirrored or otherwise highly reflective

are formed. The chambers 19 are closed to the visible surface 2 through a transparent layer of material 20, such as a film. The area of the display groups 9 is downwards

finished, so that, for example, damp kitchen fumes can not disturb the electronics noticeable. In the area of

Document holder 5, a rubber roller or rubberized roller, is the optocoupler 17th

With very great advantage, the invention thus enables the display of the residence time of a piece of written material with work assignments,

In particular, an order form, so that even in hectic phases can be clearly recognized by a user, what he has when to perform in what order.

REFERENCE LIST Mounting surface

viewing area

cavity

slot

the document holder

display device

records

control electronics

ad group

Written material presence sensor

optical display

Lamp

timer

LED

top end

free end

optocoupler

circuit board

chamber

material layer

Claims

Holding device for documents, comprising a

Mounting surface (1), a visible surface (2) attached thereto so that the mounting surface (1) and visible surface (2) between them a cavity (3) and form a slot (4), wherein the cavity (3) at least through the Slit (4) is accessible and wherein in the cavity (3) arranged in line arranged records holder (5) are provided, characterized in that it comprises a display device (6), each related to the document at least partially inserting the respective Schriftsgut (7) in the Cavity (3) indicates elapsed time.

2. Holding device according to claim 1, characterized in that the display device (6) has a control electronics (8) and a plurality of on the visible surface (2) and / or the mounting surface (1) lined up arranged display groups (9), each at least one

Document presence sensor (10) and an optical display (1 1).

Holding device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized

in that the document presence sensors (10) are selected from the group formed by microswitches, light barriers, conductivity sensors, resistance sensors, optocouplers. 4. Holding device according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized

characterized in that the optical displays (1 1) at least one respective lighting means (12), preferably one LED, in particular depending a plurality of light sources (12), preferably of different colors.

Holding device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lighting means (12) are arranged and connected in the manner of a traffic light.

Holding device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the control electronics (8) has at least one programmable timer (13).