JP5809017B2 - Circulation transfer device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a circulation transfer device that circulates and conveys a food and drink container on which food and drink are placed, and is disposed between the circulation and conveyance paths, and includes a course changing unit that changes the course of the food and drink containers conveyed by the circulation and conveyance path. The present invention relates to a circulating transfer device having a connecting transfer path.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in restaurants and the like where this kind of endless circulation type food and drink transport device is installed, the size of the stores tends to be increased so that more restaurants can be accommodated. In connection with this, when the endless circulation type food and drink conveying device is enlarged, there is a problem that the supply efficiency of food and drink to the food and drink customers in a predetermined position is reduced, for example, in a time zone where there are few food and drink customers. .

  Therefore, a bypass path (connection transport path) for connecting the transport path is provided in the circulation transport path, and a guide serving as a course direction changing unit that changes the direction of the food and drink container transported through the circulation transport path to the bypass path. Some have members or the like so that the length of the circulation conveyance path can be changed. As a connection conveyance path that constitutes such a bypass path, for example, there is one to which a belt-type conveyance device is applied (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-061584 A (5th page, FIG. 2)

  However, in the transfer device described in Patent Document 1, the direction change or transfer is performed when the food container is transferred from the circulation transfer path to the bypass path in the vicinity of the guide member serving as the course changing unit. Does not go smoothly, and there is a problem that the food and drink container is stagnated and not transported during the direction change or transfer to the bypass.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and can circulate and transport the food and drink container smoothly when changing the course direction and effectively using existing equipment. An object is to provide an apparatus.

In order to solve the above-described problem,
In the circulation transport device that circulates and transports the food and drink container according to the circulation transport path,
It has a bypass conveyance device that constitutes a bypass path that connects the circulation conveyance paths to shorten the circulation conveyance path, and the bypass conveyance apparatus conveys the food and beverage container by connecting the circulation conveyance paths And a guide member that changes a course direction of the food and beverage container by contacting and guiding the food and beverage container to be transported, and the food and beverage table. An attachment member having a shape formed so as to easily move toward the changed course when the course direction of the container is changed, and the guide member is formed in a rod shape between the circulation conveyance paths. The rod-shaped rear end side is disposed, the rod-shaped distal end side is disposed so as to obliquely cross the circulation conveyance path, and the attachment member is formed of the rod-shaped portion of the guide member. A projecting portion in which the thickness of the end side is configured to increase, the inclined surface on the rear end side of the rod-shaped said guide member is characterized by comprising any of the inclined portion configured.
According to this feature, by attaching the attachment member to the guide member of the bypass conveyance device, the food / drink placing container moves toward the changed course when the course direction of the food / drink placing container is changed. It becomes easy and it can contact and guide the food and drink container which is conveying, and can change the course direction of the said food and drink container. Thus, since the attachment member can be attached to the guide member later, for example, the shape of the attachment member can be configured in accordance with the shape of the food and beverage container, etc. What is necessary is just to change to the attachment member according to this, when a shape is changed. Further, the guide member is formed in a rod shape, the rod-shaped rear end side is disposed between the circulation conveyance paths, and the rod-shaped front end side is disposed so as to cross the circulation conveyance path diagonally. In the sushi plate S, the food and beverage container that has transported the circulation transport path first comes into contact with the overhanging portion of the attachment member that is configured to increase the thickness of the rod-shaped distal end side of the guide member. The moving direction can be changed more quickly, whereby the timing at which the bottom surface of the food and beverage container is placed on the transport unit can be accelerated. Alternatively, in the case where an inclined portion having an inclined surface is provided on the rod-shaped rear end side of the guide member, the food and beverage container is guided along the inclined surface, and between the circulation conveyance paths on the rear end side of the guide member The food and drink placing container is transferred onto the transport section of the bypass transport device in FIG. Moreover, you may comprise the shape of the said overhang | projection part of the said attachment member, and the inclination part corresponding to the shape of the said food-drink container which moves on the said circulation conveyance path.

The circulating transfer device of the present invention is
As the guide member, a first guide member that changes the course direction of the food and beverage container from the circulation transport path to the transport unit, and the course direction of the food and drink container from the transport unit to the circulating transport. A second guide member to be changed to the road,
The attachment member is attached to the first guide member.
According to this feature, since the attachment member is attached to the first guide member on the entrance side of the transport unit, it is easy to go from the circulation transport path to the transport unit, and the food and drink placement transporting on the circulation transport path The container can be guided in contact with the container, and the course direction of the food container can be changed from the circulation conveyance path to the conveyance section of the bypass conveyance device. Moreover, the 2nd guide member can change the course direction of the said foodstuff mounting container from the said conveyance part to the said circulation conveyance path. An attachment member may be attached to the second guide member on the outlet side.

The circulating transfer device of the present invention is
In the circulation transport device that circulates and transports the food and drink container according to the circulation transport path,
It has a bypass conveyance device that constitutes a bypass path that connects the circulation conveyance paths to shorten the circulation conveyance path, and the bypass conveyance apparatus conveys the food and beverage container by connecting the circulation conveyance paths And a guide member that changes a course direction of the food and beverage container by contacting and guiding the food and beverage container to be transported, and the food and beverage table. An attachment member having a shape formed so as to easily move toward the changed course when the course direction of the container is changed, and the guide member is formed in a rod shape between the circulation conveyance paths. The rod-shaped rear end side is disposed, the rod-shaped distal end side is disposed so as to obliquely cross the circulation conveyance path, and the attachment member is formed of the rod-shaped portion of the guide member. An extension part configured to increase the thickness of the end side, an inclined part having an inclined surface formed on the rod-like rear end side of the guide member, and a connection for connecting the extension part and the inclined part It is characterized by providing a part.
According to this feature, the attachment member can be integrally configured by connecting the protruding portion and the inclined portion by the connecting portion, and can be easily attached to the rod-shaped guide member. In addition, the connection portion is configured to have a thin thickness so as to be slightly recessed with respect to the overhang portion and the inclined portion, so that the connection is made after the food and beverage container comes into contact with the overhang portion of the attachment member. When the food and beverage container is in contact with the recessed portion of the portion, the course direction is more easily changed.

It is a top view which shows the whole image of the food and drink conveyance apparatus in the Example of this invention. It is a principal part enlarged plan view of the bypass conveyance apparatus of FIG. It is the side view which looked at FIG. 2 from the circulation conveyance path 5b side. It is the side view seen from the left direction of FIG. (A) is a side view of the guide member in an Example, (b) is a top view of the guide member in an Example. (A) is a side view of the attachment member in an Example, (b) is a top view of the attachment member in an Example. It is an external view when the guide member of the bypass conveyance apparatus in an Example is accommodated. It is an external view when the guide member of the bypass conveyance apparatus in an Example is expand | deployed. It is explanatory drawing when the sushi plate S contacts the front-end overhang | projection part of the attachment member of the guide member of the bypass conveyance apparatus in an Example. It is explanatory drawing when the sushi plate S contacts the connection part of the attachment member of the guide member of the bypass conveyance apparatus in an Example. It is explanatory drawing when the sushi plate S contacts the rear-end inclination part of the attachment member of the guide member of the bypass conveyance apparatus in an Example. It is explanatory drawing when the sushi plate S contacts the rear-end inclination part of the attachment member of the guide member of the bypass conveyance apparatus in an Example. (A) And (b) is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the correspondence of the height of the conveyance surface of the belt of a bypass conveyance apparatus, and the height of the conveyance surface of a crescent chain conveyor.

  EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION The form for implementing the circulation conveying apparatus which concerns on this invention is demonstrated below based on an Example.

  A food and beverage circulation transfer apparatus to which a bypass transfer apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIGS.

  First, with reference to FIG. 1, the whole structure of the food-drink circulating conveyance apparatus is demonstrated. FIG. 1 shows the inside of a store in which a base 7 formed in a substantially E shape in plan view is installed. The inside of the store is divided into a kitchen area 2 and a restaurant area 3 by partition walls 4 for partitioning. Yes. On the base 7, an endless circulation conveyance path 5 is formed by a crescent chain conveyor that constitutes a part of a circulation type food and drink conveyance device that circulates and conveys food such as sushi. The food and drink such as sushi placed on the sushi plate S as the food and drink placing container put on the crescent chain conveyor by driving through a driving means (not shown) and circulating on the sushi plate Circulates between the kitchen area 2 and the restaurant area 3. That is, the circulation type food and drink conveyance device 1 in the present embodiment is constituted by a crescent chain conveyor that constitutes the circulation conveyance path 5 and a driving means (not shown) that drives the crescent chain conveyor. Further, tables 8 and 8 ′ are arranged around the base 7 in the restaurant area 3, and a seat 9 is arranged around the tables 8 and 8 ′.

  In FIG. 1, a linear circulation in which the sushi plate S is conveyed from the kitchen area 2 toward the restaurant area 3 on three strip-shaped bases 7 extending from the kitchen area 2 toward the restaurant area 3. The conveyance path 5a and the straight v where the sushi plate S folded back from the circulation conveyance path 5a at the tip of the base 7 is conveyed toward the kitchen area 2 are parallel to each other with a predetermined distance therebetween. It is arranged. A substantially central position in the longitudinal direction of the circulation conveyance paths 5a and 5b is connected by a bypass conveyance path 6 of a bypass conveyance apparatus 10 (see FIGS. 2 to 10) which is a bypass conveyance apparatus described later, and from the circulation conveyance path 5a. By transferring the sushi plate S to the circulation conveyance path 5b via the bypass conveyance path 6, a part of the circulation conveyance path of the sushi plate S is shortened, and the sushi plate S conveyed from the circulation conveyance path 5a is removed. The circulation conveyance path is bypassed by changing the direction by 180 degrees and transferring it to the circulation conveyance path 1b. In FIG. 1, the case where three bypass conveyance devices 10 are provided is taken as an example, but the circulation type food and beverage conveyance device 1 may be provided with at least one.

  As shown in FIG. 2 in particular, the path for changing the course of the sushi plate S from the circulation transport path 5a to the bypass transport path 6 side at the branching section of both circulation transport paths 5a and 5b with the bypass transport path 6 Changing means is provided, and this course changing means is composed of a pair of guide members R1 and R2 that slide and guide the periphery of the sushi plate S. Further, it is possible to further provide a cylindrical guide board R3 disposed on the opposite side of the bypass conveyance path 6. As will be described later, the guide members R <b> 1 and R <b> 2 are attached to the inlet side and the outlet side of the bypass conveyance path 6. The attachment member T1 is attached to the guide member R1 on the entrance side of the bypass conveyance path 6, and is shaped so that the sushi plate S can easily be moved from the circulation conveyance path 5a to the bypass conveyance path 6.

  The base ends of the pair of guide members R1 and R2 have a storage position that is parallel to the circulation conveyance paths 5a and 5b as shown by a solid line in FIG. 2, and a square shape as shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. It is pivotally attached to the support shaft 17 so as to be able to swing and move in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction within the range of the unfolded position. In this situation, the pair of guide members R1 and R2 are set to the storage positions indicated by the solid lines in FIG. 2, so that the sushi plate S on which food and drink are placed is circulated and conveyed along the entire circulation conveyance path 5. .

  On the other hand, when the number of restaurants entering the store is reduced, the pair of guide members R1, R2 is set to the unfolded position so that the sushi plate S of the circulation transport path 5a is indicated by an arrow in FIG. Since the detour guide is routed to the circulation conveyance path 5b via the bypass conveyance path 6 and folded at the center position of each base 7, the circulation conveyance path of the sushi plate S is shortened.

  Next, the structure of the bypass conveyance device 10 (hereinafter, abbreviated as the conveyance device 10) in the present embodiment connecting the circulation conveyance paths 5a and 5b will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, in the following description, the bypass conveyance direction of the food and drink in the conveyance apparatus 10 is demonstrated as the direction of the arrow Y shown in FIG. 2, and is conveyed toward the exit side from the entrance side of the conveyance apparatus 10. FIG.

  The conveyance device 10 in this embodiment is mainly composed of a conveyance unit 11 that forms a bypass conveyance path 6, a pair of guide members R1, R2, and an attachment member T1. The transport unit 11 includes a drive roller 12 including a motor therein, a driven roller 13, a transport belt 14 that is stretched over the drive roller 12 and the driven roller 13, and a tension roller 15 that presses the transport belt 14. The bypass conveyance path 6 is configured by an integrated unit body (refer to FIG. 4 in particular) and connecting the circulation conveyance paths 5a and 5b to convey the sushi plate S to shorten the circulation conveyance path. doing.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the driving roller 12 and the driven roller 13 are disposed between side plates 16 and 16 that are L-shaped in side view and are disposed on the left and right sides in the traveling direction of the bypass path 5. The driving roller 12 and the driven roller 13 are rotatably supported on the side plate 16 by rotating shafts K1 projecting from both ends in the longitudinal direction. In particular, the driving roller 12 is used as a power source such as an AC power source. The conveyor belt 14 is rotated by the rotation of the driving roller 12, and the driven roller 13 is also rotated in conjunction with the rotation.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the tension roller 15 contacts and presses a predetermined portion of the outer peripheral surface of the conveyor belt 14, thereby appropriately adjusting the tension of the conveyor belt 14. A shaft support portion that rotatably supports the end portion of the central shaft portion K <b> 2 of the tension roller 15 is provided on the mounting screw 21. A through hole 15b is formed at the left and right ends of the central shaft portion K2 of the tension roller 15, and the shaft support portion of the mounting screw 21 is inserted into and supported by the through hole 15b. Further, the tension roller 15 includes a cylindrical body 15a around which a spring B that presses and biases the central shaft portion K2 upward. Further, a female screw portion (screwed portion) formed on the outer periphery of the attachment screw 21 is formed on the central axis of the cylindrical body 15a, and the attachment screw 21 is screwed together. Yes. Further, the side surface of the cylindrical body 15 a can be fixedly disposed on the side plate 16. The central shaft portion K <b> 2 of the tension roller 15 is urged upward by the spring B to press the outer peripheral surface of the transport belt 14. The arrangement position of the tension roller 15 can be arbitrarily set.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the installation space P for installing the conveying device 10 formed between the circulation conveying paths 5 a and 5 b on the upper surface of the base 7, the driving roller 12 is provided on the side plates 16 on both sides. The conveying unit 11 on which the driven roller 13 and the tension roller 15 are pivotally inserted is inserted, and the conveying unit 11 is attached so that the side plate 16 is fixed to the frame member 24 of the base 7 by screws 25.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the mounting plates 22 and 23 for installing and fixing the transport device 10 have a substantially box shape in a side view, and are attached to the base 7 after the transport unit 11 is mounted. .

  As shown in FIG. 2, the right-side mounting plate 22 has a T-shape that is horizontal in plan view, and is attached to the base 7 between the circulation conveyance path 5a and the circulation conveyance path 5b. Members R1 and R2 are arranged. The mounting plate 22 includes columnar mounting bases 28 and 28 for mounting the pair of guide members R1 and R2 via a pedestal 29 of the mounting plate 22, and a pair of guides by the support shaft 17 on the mounting bases 28 and 28. The members R1 and R2 are pivotally supported.

  The left mounting plate 23 has a square shape in plan view, is attached to the base 7 between the circulation conveyance path 5a and the circulation conveyance path 5b, and a cylindrical guide board R3 on the upper surface of the attachment plate 23. Are attached by screws 27. The mounting plates 22 and 23 are fixed to the frame member 24 constituting the base 7 by mounting screws 26, respectively.

  When detaching the transport device 10, the mounting plate 22, 23 is removed by removing the screw 26, and the screw 25 is removed, so that the transport unit installed and fixed in the installation space S between the circulation transport paths 1 a, 1 b is removed. Eleven unit bodies can be taken out upward.

  Next, the structure of the guide members R1 and R2 and the attachment member T1 of the transport apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the guide members R1 and R2 are located on one side of the conveyor belt 14, and are paired with a pair of guide members R1 through a support shaft 17 by a motor (not shown) as a drive source, for example. R2 can be configured to rotate within a predetermined angle range. When the pair of guide members R1 and R2 are rotated to the unfolded position, they are substantially C-shaped in plan view so as to cross the circulation transport paths 5a and 5b, and the pair of guide members R1 and R2 are rotated. When moved to the storage position, they are arranged so as to be accommodated in the notches 30 and 30 of the cylindrical guide board R3. The guide members R1 and R2 may be rotated only manually without providing a motor.

  When the pair of guide members R1 and R2 are rotated to the unfolded position and the sushi plate S is transferred from the circulation conveyance path 5a to the bypass conveyance path 6, the guide board R3 is moved to the bypass conveyance path 6 as well. When moving up, or when being transferred from the bypass conveyance path 6 to the circulation conveyance path 5b, the sushi plate S is configured in a columnar shape so that the side surfaces thereof are in contact with each other. The guide panel R3 includes notches 30 and 30 so that the ends of the pair of guide members R1 and R2 are accommodated when the pair of guide members R1 and R2 are rotated and stored. .

  As shown in FIG. 2, the guide member R <b> 1 contacts and guides the sushi plate S that is transported on the circulation transport path 5, thereby changing the course direction of the sushi dish S from the circulation transport path 5 a to the bypass transport path 6. As shown in FIG. 5, the member is changed into a rod shape, and a rod-like rear end side 31 is arranged between the circulation conveyance paths 5a and 5b, and the circulation conveyance path 5a is moved in the conveyance direction of the circulation conveyance path 5a. The rod-shaped tip side 32 is disposed so as to cross diagonally in the opposite direction. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the guide member R <b> 2 circulates and conveys the course direction of the sushi dish S from the bypass conveyance path 6 by contacting and guiding the sushi dish S being conveyed on the bypass conveyance path 6. It is a member to be changed to the path 5a. The guide member R2 is also formed in a rod shape, a rod-shaped rear end side 31 is disposed between the circulation conveyance paths 5a and 5b, and the rod shape is formed so as to cross the circulation conveyance path 5b obliquely toward the conveyance direction of the circulation conveyance path 5b. The tip end side 32 of is arranged. A through hole 34 having a counterbore part is formed in the rear end side 31 of the pair of guide members R1 and R2, and the support shaft 17 is pivotally attached to the through hole 34 and attached to the mounting bases 28 and 28. The guide member R1 is provided with a plurality of screw holes 33, 33 for attaching the attachment member T1.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the attachment member T1 is formed so that the sushi plate S can be easily moved from the circulation conveyance path 5a to the bypass conveyance path 6, and is attached to the guide member R1. The attachment member T1 is provided with a plurality of screw holes 35, 35 for attaching to the guide member R1. The side surface of the attachment member T1 is aligned with the side surface of the guide member R1, and the screw holes 33, 33 and the screw holes 35, 35 are aligned. Screwed in position. The attachment member T1 includes an overhang portion 36 configured to increase the thickness of the rod-shaped distal end side 32 of the guide member R1, an inclined portion 38 including an inclined surface on the rear end side 31 of the guide member R1, and a tension member. A connecting portion 37 is provided to connect the protruding portion 36 and the inclined portion 38. The attachment member T1 can be configured integrally by connecting the overhanging portion 36 and the inclined portion 38 by the connecting portion 37, and is easily attached to the guide member R1. In addition, the connecting portion 37 is configured to have a thickness that is slightly recessed with respect to the overhang portion 36 and the inclined portion 38 in plan view, so that, for example, the sushi plate S having a large diameter is near the center of the guide member R1. You can avoid stagnation. The overhang portion 36 is configured to increase the thickness of the distal end side 32 of the guide member R1, and the sushi plate S comes into contact with the overhang portion 36 on the near side of the guide member R1, thereby changing the moving direction of the sushi plate S. This can be changed more quickly, and thereby the timing at which the bottom surface of the sushi plate S is placed on the conveyor belt 14 of the conveyor unit 11 can be accelerated. The inclined portion 38 is provided such that the rear end side of the guide member R1 forms an inclined surface, and the sushi plate S is guided to the conveying belt 14 of the conveying portion 11 by providing the inclined portion near the base of the guide member R1. It has become easier.

Next, the operation of the bypass conveyance device 10 according to the present embodiment configured as described above will be described.
In a situation where a large number of customers are always in the store, such as during a busy season, the sushi plate S on which food and drink are placed is continuously transported from the kitchen sequentially over the entire circulating transport path 5 disposed in the store. The remaining sushi plate S is circulated and conveyed so as to be returned to the kitchen again.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, the guide members R <b> 1 and R <b> 2 are arranged in the storage position (circulation conveyance) that is a position that does not interfere with the passage of the sushi plate S moving on the circulation conveyance path 5. The state is parallel to the path 5).

  On the other hand, at the time when the number of restaurants entering the store is reduced, the course of the sushi plate S transported through the circulating transport path 5 is changed from the middle, and is detoured to the circulating transport path 5b via the bypass transport path 6. Since the folding is performed at the center position of each base 7, the circulation conveyance path of the sushi plate S is shortened.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 8, the guide members R <b> 1 and R <b> 2 are arranged at a deployment position where the guide members R <b> 1 and R <b> 2 rotate and cross over the circulation conveyance path 5 to have a substantially C shape in plan view. It becomes. When the conveyance of the conveyance unit 11 is started, the power of the conveyance device 10 is turned on by a switch or the like (not shown), and the rotation motors of the guide members R1 and R2 are driven to bring the guide members R1 and R2 to the deployed position. In addition, the motor of the driving roller 12 is driven and the conveyance of the conveyance unit 11 is started.

  In such a state, the sushi plate S on which sushi or the like is placed is transferred from the kitchen to the store through the circulation transfer path 5 a and reaches the bypass transfer device 10. In this case, as shown in FIG. 9, the sushi plate S that has been transported through the circulating transport path 5 a first contacts the overhanging portion 36 of the attachment member T <b> 1 on the entrance side of the bypass transport apparatus 10 and is in sliding contact with the circulating transport path. The course direction is changed onto the bypass conveyance path 6 while proceeding through 5a. At this time, the opposite side surface of the sushi plate S is guided along the side surface of the guide plate R3. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 10, it advances on the bypass conveyance path 6 while making sliding contact with the connecting portion 37 and proceeding through the circulation conveyance path 5a. Since the connecting portion 37 is thinned so as to be slightly recessed in plan view with respect to the overhanging portion 36 and the inclined portion 38, the sushi plate S having a large diameter does not stagnate near the center of the guide member R1. Can guide. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 11, the sushi plate S is guided along the inclined surface by the inclined portion 38. After that, as shown in FIG. 12, the sushi plate S is transferred onto the transport unit 11 of the bypass transport device 10 between the circulation transport path 5 on the rear end side 31 of the guide member R1. Since there is an inclined portion near the base of the guide member R1, the sushi plate S is easily guided to the conveyance belt 14 of the conveyance portion 11.

  The sushi plate S transferred onto the transport unit 11 is transported by the transport belt 14 of the transport unit 11. Thereafter, when the sushi plate S is transported to the exit side of the bypass transport device 10, the sushi plate S comes into contact with the rear end side 31 of the guide member R2, and the sushi plate S is slid in contact with the vicinity of the central portion of the guide member R2. It is transferred to the circulation conveyance path 5b. Furthermore, the sushi plate S is changed in the conveyance direction of the circulation conveyance path 5b while being in sliding contact with the distal end side 32 of the guide member R2, and is conveyed on the circulation conveyance path 5b.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the sushi is adjusted by adjusting the height positions of the transport surface of the circulation transport path 5 and the transport surface of the transport belt 14 of the bypass transport device 10 to the positions shown in FIG. The transfer of the dish S is made easier.

  FIG. 13A shows the entrance side of the bypass conveyance device, and the height of the conveyance surface of the circulation conveyance path 5a and the conveyance surface of the conveyance belt 14 when being transferred from the circulation conveyance path 5a to the conveyance belt 14. The correspondence relationship is shown. As shown in FIG. 13A, the conveying surface of the conveying belt 14 is set lower than the conveying surface of the circulation conveying path 5a by a predetermined height H1. In this case, as the predetermined height H1, any height from 0 to 2 mm is set in advance, and the transport surface of the transport belt 14 is lowered. When the sushi plate S is transferred from the circulation transfer path 5 to the transfer unit 11 on the entrance side of the transfer unit 11 of the bypass transfer device 10, the sushi plate S is guided by the guide members R1, R2 and the attachment member T1. Since it is guided to the transport unit 11 until the direction is changed and transferred, setting the transport surface of the transport belt 14 to be lower facilitates transfer to the transport surface of the transport belt 14 of the bypass transport device 10. It is possible to perform loading reliably.

  FIG. 13B shows the outlet side of the bypass conveyance device, and shows the relationship between the conveyance surface of the circulation conveyance path 5b and the conveyance surface of the conveyance belt 14 when being transferred from the conveyance belt 14 to the circulation conveyance path 5b. The correspondence of height is shown. As shown in FIG. 13B, the conveying surface of the conveying belt 14 is set higher by a predetermined height H2 than the conveying surface of the circulation conveying path 5b. In this case, as the predetermined height H2, any one of 0.5 to 2 mm is set in advance, and the conveyance surface of the conveyance belt 14 is set high. Thus, even when the sushi plate S is transferred from the conveyance unit 11 to the circulation conveyance path 5b on the exit side of the conveyance unit 11 of the bypass conveyance device 10, the conveyance surface of the conveyance belt 14 of the conveyance unit 11 is circulated and conveyed. Since it is set higher by a predetermined height than the conveying surface of the path 5b, the conveying unit 11 of the bypass conveying apparatus 10 until the entire bottom surface of the sushi plate S is transferred onto the circulating conveying path 5b. It will be conveyed, and transfer can be performed reliably.

  For example, if the conveyance surface of the conveyance belt 14 of the conveyance unit 11 on the entrance side is set so high that a level difference is generated with respect to the conveyance surface of the circulation conveyance path 5a, the side surface of the sushi plate S becomes the side surface of the circulation conveyance path 5 or The sushi plate S may collide with the side of the conveyor belt 14 and may not be transferred, but the sushi plate S can be transferred more reliably by setting the sushi plate S lower than the predetermined height. Can do.

  Further, in this case, the heights of the bottom surfaces of the guide members R1 and R2 and the attachment member T1 are set so as to correspond to the height of the conveyance surface of the conveyance unit 11. For example, the bottom surfaces of the guide member R1 and the attachment member T1 are lifted by H1 from the conveyance surface of the conveyance belt 14 of the conveyance unit 11 so as not to collide with the conveyance surface of the circulation conveyance path 5a set higher by H1. Can be set to height. The bottom surface of the guide member R2 can be set to a height that slightly contacts the conveyance surface of the conveyance belt 14 of the conveyance unit 11. Accordingly, the guide members R1 and R2 and the attachment member T1 can easily contact and guide the sushi plate S and change the course direction, and can be moved onto the transport surface of the transport unit 11. Can be stored.

  According to the present embodiment, the sushi plate S can be more easily contacted while using the existing equipment by attaching the attachment member T1 having a shape that is easier to guide to the existing guide member R1 later. By guiding in this way, the course direction can be changed more easily. Moreover, the shape of the attachment member T1 can be comprised corresponding to the shape of the sushi plate S etc. which move on the circulation conveyance path 5a, for example, when the shape of the sushi plate S is changed, the attachment member T1. By configuring the shape of the sushi plate into a shape corresponding thereto, the sushi plate S having a new shape can be easily guided only by replacing the attachment member T1.

  As described above, in the circulating food transport apparatus 1 according to the present invention, the circulating food transport apparatus 1 that circulates and transports the sushi plate S according to the circulating transport path 5 connects and circulates between the circulating transport paths 5a and 5b. It has a bypass transport device 10 that constitutes a bypass transport path 6 that shortens the transport path, and the bypass transport apparatus 10 is transported with a transport unit 11 that transports the sushi plate S by connecting the circulation transport paths 5a and 5b. The guide members R1 and R2 that change the course direction of the sushi plate S by guiding the sushi plate S in contact with the guide and the guide members R1 and R2 are attached to change the course direction of the sushi plate S. In some cases, the attachment member T1 is formed so as to be easily moved to the changed course, so that the attachment member T1 is attached to the guide members R1 and R2 of the bypass conveyance device 10 This makes it easier for the sushi plate S to go in the direction of the route after the change, guides the sushi plate S in contact with the sushi plate S being conveyed on the circulation conveyance path 5a, and circulates the direction of the sushi plate S in the circulation direction. The transfer unit 11 of the bypass transfer device 10 can be changed from the path 5a. Thus, since the attachment member can be attached to the guide member later, for example, the shape of the attachment member can be configured in accordance with the shape of the food and beverage container, etc. What is necessary is just to change to the attachment member according to this, when a shape is changed.

  In addition, as a guide member, the first guide member R1 that changes the course direction of the food and beverage container from the circulation transport path to the transport unit, and the course direction of the food and drink container from the transport unit A second guide member R2 that is changed to a circulation conveyance path, and the attachment member is attached to the first guide member, so that the attachment member is attached to the first guide member R1 on the entrance side of the conveyance unit 11. Since it is attached, it becomes easy to go from the circulating transport path 5a to the transport section, and it is guided by contacting the sushi plate S transported on the circulating transport path 5a, and the course direction of the sushi dish S is determined from the circulating transport path 5a. The transfer unit 11 of the bypass transfer device 10 can be changed. Moreover, 2nd guide member R2 can change the course direction of the sushi plate S from the conveyance part 11 to the circulation conveyance path 5b. An attachment member may be attached to the second guide member R2 on the outlet side.

  Further, the guide member R1 is formed in a rod shape, a rod-shaped rear end side 31 is disposed between the circulation conveyance paths 5a and 5b, and the rod-shaped front end so as to cross the circulation conveyance path 5a diagonally. The attachment member T1 has an inclined surface on the protruding portion 36 configured to increase the thickness of the rod-shaped distal end side 32 of the guide member R1 and the rod-shaped rear end side 31 of the guide member R1. The guide member R1 is formed in a rod shape, the rod-shaped rear end side 31 is disposed between the circulation conveyance paths 5a and 5b, and the circulation conveyance paths 5a and 5b are provided. The rod-like distal end side 32 is arranged so as to cross the circulation conveyance path 5a, so that the thickness of the rod-like distal end side 32 of the guide member R1 is increased in the extension portion 36 of the attachment member T1. I have been transporting the transport path 5 By Tsukasasara S is first contacted, can be changed more quickly moving direction of sushi dish S, thereby, the bottom surface of the food placing 置容 device can be made faster timing that rests on the transport unit. Alternatively, when the rod-shaped rear end side 31 of the guide member R1 is provided with the inclined portion 38 having an inclined surface, the sushi plate S is guided along the inclined surface and is circulated on the rear end side 31 of the guide member R1. The sushi plate S is transferred onto the conveyance unit 11 of the bypass conveyance device 10 between the conveyance paths 5. Moreover, you may comprise the shape of the overhang | projection part 36 and the inclination part 38 of the attachment member T1 corresponding to the shape of the sushi plate S which moves on the circulation conveyance path 5. FIG.

  Further, the guide member R1 is formed in a rod shape, a rod-shaped rear end side 31 is disposed between the circulation conveyance paths 5a and 5b, and the rod-shaped front end so as to cross the circulation conveyance path 5a diagonally. The attachment member T1 has an inclined surface on the protruding portion 36 configured to increase the thickness of the rod-shaped distal end side 32 of the guide member R1 and the rod-shaped rear end side 31 of the guide member R1. By providing the inclined portion and the connecting portion 37 for connecting the overhang portion 36 and the inclined portion 38, it can be configured integrally and can be easily attached to the rod-shaped guide member R1. In addition, the connecting portion 37 is configured to have a thickness that is slightly recessed with respect to the overhanging portion 36 and the inclined portion 38, so that the sushi plate S comes into contact with the overhanging portion 36 of the attachment member T <b> 1. When the sushi plate S comes into contact with the recessed portion of the connection portion 37, the course direction is more easily changed.

  Furthermore, the conveyance surface of the conveyance unit 11 is set higher than the conveyance surface of the circulation conveyance path 5 by a predetermined height, and the height position of the bottom surface of the guide member R1 and the attachment member T1 is Since it is set corresponding to the height of the conveyance surface, when the sushi plate S is transferred from the circulation conveyance path 5 to the conveyance unit on the entrance side of the conveyance unit of the bypass conveyance device 10, the bottom surface of the sushi plate S Can be reliably brought into contact with the transfer surface of the transfer unit 11 of the bypass transfer device 10 without being lifted from the transfer surface of the transfer unit, so that it can be easily transferred by the transfer unit and transfer can be reliably performed. . In addition, when the sushi plate S is transferred from the conveyance unit to the circulation conveyance path 5 on the exit side of the conveyance unit 11 of the bypass conveyance device 10, the conveyance surface of the conveyance unit 11 becomes the conveyance surface of the circulation conveyance path 5. On the other hand, since it is set higher by a predetermined height, it is transported by the transport unit of the bypass transport device 10 until the entire bottom surface of the sushi plate S is transferred onto the circulation transport path 5. It is possible to perform loading reliably. In this case, the height of the bottom surfaces of the guide member R1 and the attachment member T1 is, for example, high enough to slightly touch the transport surface of the transport unit 11 so as to correspond to the height of the transport surface of the transport unit 11. Can be set. Thereby, guide member R1 and attachment member T1 can be moved and stored on the conveyance surface of a conveyance part.

  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 modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. It is.

  In the above embodiment, the attachment member T1 is an example in which the overhanging portion 36 and the inclined portion 38 are integrally connected by the connecting portion 37. However, the attachment member T1 is inclined with the overhanging portion 36 of the attachment member T1. Only one of the portions with the portion 38 may be provided, and only that portion may be attached to the guide member R1. Moreover, you may make it each mount to the guide member R1 as an attachment member which comprised the overhang | projection part 36 and the inclination part 38 of the attachment member T1 respectively. Furthermore, the attachment member T1 may be provided also on the guide member R2 side on the outlet side of the transport apparatus 10.

  In the above embodiment, a motor is provided as a drive source so that the guide members R1 and R2 rotate within a predetermined angle range via the support shafts 5a and 5b. However, the guide members R1 and R2 are manually deployed. In this case, the guide member R1 or R2 can be turned on so that the power switch of the transport device 10 is turned on when the guide members R1 and R2 are manually set to the unfolded position. A switch-on member may be further mounted as an attachment member.

  In the above-described embodiment, a belt-type conveyor in which the conveying member is constituted by the conveying belt 14 spanned between the driving roller 12 and the driven roller 13 is applied as the conveying device 10. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a conveying member such as a roller type conveyor may be applied.

  Further, for example, the transport device 10 in the above-described embodiment is disposed so as to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, and is disposed so as to connect both the circulating transport paths 5a and 5b transported in the opposite directions. In order to shorten the path, the sushi plate S transported from the circulating transport path 5a is turned by 180 degrees and is configured as a transport apparatus that constitutes the bypass transport path 6 for transporting it to the circulating transport path 1b. For example, it is arranged so as to connect between two circulation conveyance paths that convey the sushi dish S in the same direction, and a conveyance path for changing the course of the sushi dish S from one circulation conveyance path to the other circulation conveyance path The present invention can also be applied to a configured transport apparatus, and the transport direction, the transport path, and the like can be variously changed as long as the transport path is a connection path for connecting between circulating transport paths that are spaced apart from each other. The arrangement of the guide member R1 in this case is the same as that in the above embodiment, but the arrangement of the guide member R2 is such that the rod-like tip end side 32 is arranged so as to cross obliquely in the conveyance direction of the other circulation conveyance path. This can be done.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Circulation-type food and drink conveyance apparatus 2 Kitchen area 3 Restaurant area 4 Bulkhead 5, 5a, 5b Circulation conveyance path 6 Bypass conveyance path 7 Base 8 Table 9 Seat 10 Bypass conveyance apparatus 11 Conveyance part 12 Drive roller 13 Driven roller 14 Conveyance Belt 15 Tension roller 16 Side plate 17 Support shaft 21 Mounting screw 22, 23 Mounting plate 24 Frame member 25, 27 Screw 26 Mounting screw 28 Mounting base 29 Base 30 Notch 31 Rear end 32 Front end 33, 35 Screw hole 34 Through hole 36 Overhang portion 37 Connection portion 38 Inclined portion

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In the circulation transport device that circulates and transports the food and drink container according to the circulation transport path,
It has a bypass conveyance device that constitutes a bypass path that connects the circulation conveyance paths to shorten the circulation conveyance path, and the bypass conveyance apparatus conveys the food and beverage container by connecting the circulation conveyance paths And a guide member that changes a course direction of the food and beverage container by contacting and guiding the food and beverage container to be transported, and the food and beverage table. An attachment member having a shape formed so as to easily go to the changed course when the course direction of the container is changed , and
The guide member is formed in a rod shape, the rod-shaped rear end side is disposed between the circulation conveyance paths, the rod-shaped front end side is disposed so as to cross the circulation conveyance path diagonally, The attachment member includes an overhang portion configured to increase a thickness of the rod-shaped tip side of the guide member, and an inclined portion having an inclined surface formed on the rod-shaped rear end side of the guide member. A circulating conveyance device comprising any one of the above . In the circulation transport device that circulates and transports the food and drink container according to the circulation transport path,
It has a bypass conveyance device that constitutes a bypass path that connects the circulation conveyance paths to shorten the circulation conveyance path, and the bypass conveyance apparatus conveys the food and beverage container by connecting the circulation conveyance paths And a guide member that changes a course direction of the food and beverage container by contacting and guiding the food and beverage container to be transported, and the food and beverage table. An attachment member having a shape formed so as to easily go to the changed course when the course direction of the container is changed, and
The guide member is formed in a rod shape, the rod-shaped rear end side is disposed between the circulation conveyance paths, the rod-shaped front end side is disposed so as to cross the circulation conveyance path diagonally, The attachment member includes an overhang portion configured to increase the thickness of the guide member on the rod-shaped tip side, an inclined portion configured with an inclined surface on the rod-shaped rear end side of the guide member, and the tension member. circulation conveying device you; and a connection portion to output section and connects the inclined portion. As the guide member, a first guide member that changes the course direction of the food and beverage container from the circulation transport path to the transport unit, and the course direction of the food and drink container from the transport unit to the circulating transport. A second guide member to be changed to the road,
The attachment member, the circulating conveying apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it is mounted on the first guide member.

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