JP2003070617A - Collecting apparatus for used food and drink containers - Google Patents
Collecting apparatus for used food and drink containersInfo
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【０００１】本発明は、飲食客側と厨房側を循環搬送す
る飲食容器循環搬送装置が配置され、使用済み飲食容器
を飲食客側から厨房側に回収する使用済み飲食容器の回
収装置に関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for collecting and recycling used food and drink containers, in which a food and drink container circulating and conveying apparatus for circulating and carrying food and drink to and from the kitchen is disposed, and used food and drink containers are recovered from the customer to the kitchen.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】周知のとおり、無端状に形成された飲食
物搬送用の循環搬送装置は、図５に示すように飲食カウ
ンター等の飲食台に沿って設けられ、この循環搬送装置
０５に、例えば寿司などを盛りつけた寿司皿などの飲食
容器を載置して厨房側エリア０１内と飲食客側エリア０
２との間で循環搬送するようになっている。2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, as shown in FIG. 5, an endlessly formed circulation carrier for food and drink is provided along a food and drink table such as a food and drink counter. For example, a food and drink container such as a sushi plate with sushi etc. is placed inside the kitchen side area 01 and the food and drink side area 0.
It is designed to be circulated between the two.
【０００３】この循環搬送装置０５は、飲食客側エリア
０２と厨房側エリア０１とが仕切られる隔壁０３より、
飲食客側エリア０２に向けて３列に張出して並設状態で
配置され、厨房側エリア０１から飲食客側エリア０２に
飲食容器を搬送し、再び厨房側エリア０１に戻すために
厨房側エリア０１内にも循環搬送装置０５が配置されて
いる。This circulation carrier device 05 has a partition wall 03 for partitioning the food and drink side area 02 and the kitchen side area 01.
The food and drink containers are arranged in juxtaposition in three rows toward the food and drink side area 02, the food and drink containers are conveyed from the kitchen side area 01 to the food and drink side area 02, and are returned to the kitchen side area 01 again. The circulation transfer device 05 is also disposed inside.
【０００４】一方、厨房側エリア０１内には、無端状の
搬送ベルトを用いた回収用搬送装置０４が、厨房エリア
側隔壁０３の近傍に沿って配置されており、この回収用
搬送装置０４の搬送端部には取り出し可能な搬送終端部
０６がある。この搬送終端部は、その具体的な構成は特
に図示していないが、被搬送物が回収される部分すべて
を意味し、回収槽である場合もあるし、洗浄槽である場
合もあるが、これだけに限定されず、例えば被搬送物の
流れをせき止めた貯留部であったり、人が直接被搬送物
を取り出すことのできる回収用搬送装置の端部近傍部も
含む。On the other hand, in the kitchen side area 01, a collecting transporting device 04 using an endless transporting belt is arranged along the vicinity of the kitchen area side partition 03, and the collecting transporting device 04 The transport end has a removable transport end portion 06. Although the specific configuration of the transport end portion is not particularly shown, it means the entire portion where the transported object is recovered, and may be a recovery tank or a cleaning tank. The present invention is not limited to this, and includes, for example, a storage part that blocks the flow of the transported object, and a portion near the end of the recovery transport device that allows a person to directly take out the transported object.
【０００５】そして、この循環搬送装置０５によって飲
食客側エリア０２に搬送されて使用済みとなった飲食容
器は、飲食台Ｔ０１、Ｔ０２上に残される。これら使用
済み飲食容器は、店員によって直ちに回収されて隔壁０
３に形成されている複数の投入口０７ａ、０７ｂを通し
て回収用搬送装置０４上に載置され、この回収用搬送装
置０４によって取り出し可能な搬送終端部で回収される
ようになっている。The food and drink containers that have been used by being conveyed to the customer side area 02 by the circulation transfer device 05 are left on the food and drink tables T01 and T02. These used food and drink containers are immediately collected by the store clerk and the partition wall 0
3 is placed on the recovery transport device 04 through the plurality of input ports 07a and 07b, and is recovered by the transport end portion that can be taken out by the recovery transport device 04.
【０００６】[0006]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】ところが、近年では回
転寿司店舗も大型化される傾向にあり、店舗の大型化に
より飲食客側エリア０２及び厨房側エリア０１の面積が
拡大し、収容客数の増加に対応するために、循環搬送装
置０５の搬送路が飲食客側エリア０２に広範囲にわたっ
て配置されている。However, in recent years, the revolving sushi restaurant has tended to increase in size, and due to the increase in the size of the restaurant, the area of the eating and drinking side area 02 and the kitchen side area 01 has expanded, and the number of customers has increased. In order to cope with the above, the conveyance path of the circulation conveyance device 05 is arranged over a wide area in the customer side area 02.
【０００７】これにより、循環搬送装置０５によって飲
食客側エリア０２に搬送される飲食容器の量が増加した
場合に、この搬送量の増加に伴って増加する使用済み飲
食容器を回収する回収用搬送装置０４の回収能力を拡大
する必要があるが、一つの回収用搬送装置０４に対して
一つの取り出し可能な搬送終端部０６しか設けられてい
ないため、従来の回収用搬送装置０４では回収能力に限
界があり、使用済み飲食容器の増加に対応可能な回収用
搬送装置が要望されていた。As a result, when the amount of food and drink containers conveyed to the customer side area 02 by the circulation conveyance device 05 increases, the recovery conveyance for collecting the used food and drink containers that increases with the increase of the conveyance amount. Although it is necessary to expand the recovery capacity of the device 04, since only one removable transfer end portion 06 is provided for one recovery transfer device 04, the conventional recovery transfer device 04 has a higher recovery capacity. There is a limit, and there has been a demand for a recovery conveyance device that can cope with an increase in used food and drink containers.
【０００８】本発明は、このような問題点に着目してな
されたもので、飲食客の増減に伴う使用済み飲食容器の
回収量の変化に応じてそれら容器を効率良く回収するこ
とができる使用済み飲食容器の回収装置を提供すること
を目的とする。The present invention has been made by paying attention to such problems, and it is possible to efficiently collect used food and drink containers in accordance with the change in the amount of used food and drink containers as the number of customers increases and decreases. An object is to provide a device for collecting used food and drink containers.
【０００９】[0009]
【課題を解決するための手段】上記目的を達成するため
に、本発明の使用済み飲食容器の回収装置は、飲食客側
と厨房側を循環搬送する飲食容器循環搬送装置が配置さ
れ、使用済み飲食容器を飲食客側から厨房側に回収する
回収装置であって、前記回収装置は、前記厨房側の飲食
容器循環搬送装置に沿って直列に配置された複数の回収
用搬送装置から成り、これら回収用搬送装置の少なくと
も一部は、前記飲食客側から投入される使用済み飲食容
器を、該回収装置の両外端部の何れか一方あるいは双方
に向けて選択的に搬送可能に構成されていることを特徴
としている。この特徴によれば、使用済み飲食容器が多
い場合は、回収装置の両外端部に向けて搬送して、該両
端部にて回収することで回収能力を上げ、使用済み飲食
容器が少ない場合は、回収装置の一方外端部に向けて搬
送して、該外端部にて回収し、他方の外端部では回収作
業を休ませることで、使用済み飲食容器の回収を効率的
に行うことができる。In order to achieve the above object, the used food and drink container collecting device of the present invention is provided with a food and drink container circulating and conveying device for circulating and carrying between the food and drink side and the kitchen side. A collecting device for collecting food and drink containers from the customer side to the kitchen side, wherein the collecting device is composed of a plurality of carrying devices for collection arranged in series along the kitchen side food and drink container circulating and carrying device, At least a part of the recovery transport device is configured to be capable of selectively transporting a used food and drink container fed from the customer side toward either or both of the outer ends of the recovery device. It is characterized by being. According to this feature, when there are many used food and drink containers, they are transported toward both outer ends of the recovery device and the recovery capacity is improved by collecting at both ends, and when there are few used food and drink containers. Is used to efficiently collect used food and drink containers by transporting them to one outer end of the collecting device, collecting them at the outer end, and resting the collecting work at the other outer end. be able to.
【００１０】本発明の使用済み飲食容器の回収装置は、
前記回収用搬送装置の間には接続用搬送装置が配置され
ていれば好適である。このようにすることにより、２つ
の回収用搬送装置が同方向に搬送して使用済み飲食容器
を回収装置の一方外端部に向けて搬送する場合におい
て、接続用搬送装置によって２つの回収用搬送装置間で
円滑に移載することができる。The used food and drink container collecting device of the present invention comprises:
It is preferable that a connecting transfer device is arranged between the recovery transfer devices. By doing so, when the two recovery transport devices transport the same in the same direction to transport the used food and drink container toward one outer end of the recovery device, the two recovery transport devices are transported by the connection transport device. It can be transferred smoothly between devices.
【００１１】本発明の使用済み飲食容器の回収装置は、
前記回収用搬送装置が、厨房側の飲食容器循環搬送装置
の支持枠内に収容されていれば好適である。このように
することにより、回収用搬送装置は厨房側エリア内に効
率よく納めることができ、厨房内での作業能率の向上が
図れる。The device for collecting used food and drink containers of the present invention is
It is preferable that the recovery transport device is housed in a support frame of the kitchen side food and drink container circulation transport device. By doing so, the recovery transport device can be efficiently housed in the kitchen side area, and the work efficiency in the kitchen can be improved.
【００１２】本発明の使用済み飲食容器の回収装置は、
前記飲食容器循環搬送装置は厨房側から飲食客側に向け
て２列以上張り出され、前記各列間から使用済み飲食容
器を前記回収用搬送装置に投入するようになっていれば
好適である。このようにすることにより、厨房側から飲
食客側に向けて複数列の飲食容器循環搬送装置が張り出
されるレイアウトの場合でも、この循環搬送装置の各列
間から使用済み飲食容器を投入することで能率良く回収
処理することができる。The used food and drink container collecting device of the present invention is
It is preferable that the food and drink container circulating and conveying device is extended from the kitchen side toward the food and drinker side in two or more rows, and the used food and beverage containers are put into the collecting and conveying device from between the rows. . By doing so, even in the case of a layout in which a plurality of rows of food and drink container circulation / transportation devices are projected from the kitchen side to the customers side, it is possible to load the used food and drink containers from between the rows of this circulation / transportation device. It is possible to efficiently collect and process.
【００１３】本発明の使用済み飲食容器の回収装置は、
前記回収用搬送装置が異なる搬送能力で構成されていれ
ば好適である。このようにすることにより、使用済み飲
食容器の回収量を回収用搬送装置の搬送能力に応じて振
り分けて能率よい回収処理を行うことができる。The device for collecting used food and drink containers of the present invention is
It is preferable if the recovery transport device is configured with different transport capabilities. By doing so, the collection amount of the used food and drink container can be sorted according to the carrying capacity of the carrying device for collection to perform an efficient collection process.
【００１４】本発明の使用済み飲食容器の回収装置は、
前記回収装置の両外端部に回収槽が設けられていれば好
適である。このようにすることにより、回収用搬送装置
より運ばれた使用済み飲食容器を回収槽に一時的に貯め
ておくことができる。The device for collecting used food and drink containers of the present invention is
It is preferable if recovery tanks are provided at both outer ends of the recovery device. By doing so, it is possible to temporarily store the used food and drink containers carried by the collection transport device in the collection tank.
【００１５】本発明の使用済み飲食容器の回収装置は、
前記回収槽が飲食容器洗浄槽として構成されていれば好
適である。このようにすることにより、回収槽のところ
で飲食容器の洗浄を行うことができ、回収槽から洗浄の
ために飲食容器を運搬する手間が省ける。The device for collecting used food and drink containers of the present invention comprises:
It is preferable if the recovery tank is configured as a food and drink container cleaning tank. By doing so, the food and drink container can be washed at the collection tank, and the time and effort required to carry the food and drink container from the collection tank for cleaning can be saved.
【００１６】[0016]
【発明の実施の形態】以下に、添付図面を参照して本発
明の実施態様について説明する。先ず、図１は本発明の
一実施形態としての厨房側と飲食客側を循環搬送する飲
食容器循環搬送装置と、厨房側の飲食容器循環搬送装置
に沿って配置される回収用搬送装置との関係を示す配置
図、図２は図１のＡ−Ａ断面図であり、図３は厨房側の
飲食容器循環搬送装置の支持枠内に収容されている回収
用搬送装置を示す斜視図である。BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, FIG. 1 illustrates a food and drink container circulating and conveying device that circulates and conveys between a kitchen side and a food and drink side as one embodiment of the present invention, and a recovery conveying device that is arranged along the food and drink container circulating and conveying device on the kitchen side. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the recovery transport device housed in the support frame of the food and drink container circulation transport device on the kitchen side. .
【００１７】図１及び図２において、１は厨房側エリア
を示し、この厨房側エリア１は飲食客側の部屋である飲
食客側エリア２と隔壁３によって仕切られており、飲食
客側エリア２及び厨房側エリア１内には飲食容器循環搬
送装置５が配置され、この飲食容器循環搬送装置５は飲
食客側エリア２に張り出した張出し部５ａ〜５ｄを有し
ている。In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a kitchen side area, and this kitchen side area 1 is partitioned by a restaurant side area 2 which is a food and drink side room and a partition wall 3, and a restaurant side area 2 A food and drink container circulation / transportation device 5 is arranged in the kitchen side area 1, and the food and drink container circulation / transportation device 5 has overhang portions 5 a to 5 d that project to the food and drink side area 2.
【００１８】この飲食容器循環搬送装置５は、例えば、
無端状のクレセントチエーンコンベヤで構成され、厨房
側エリア１内で寿司などを盛りつけた飲食容器である図
示しない寿司皿を載置して飲食客側エリア２に連続的に
供給されるものであって、４列の張出し部５ａ、５ｂ、
５ｃ、及び５ｄが所定間隔離間して飲食客側エリア２に
張り出して配置され、搬送方向両側にはカウンターとし
てのテーブルＴがそれぞれ具備されている。The food and drink container circulating and conveying device 5 is, for example,
It is composed of an endless crescent chain conveyor, and a sushi plate (not shown), which is a food and drink container with sushi and the like, is placed in the kitchen side area 1 and continuously supplied to the food and drink side area 2. Four rows of overhanging parts 5a, 5b,
5c and 5d are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance so as to project in the customer side area 2, and tables T as counters are provided on both sides in the transport direction.
【００１９】この飲食容器循環搬送装置５は、それぞれ
張出し部５ａ〜５ｄの先端で折り返されて平行に配置さ
れ、さらにこの循環搬送装置５の一部が厨房側エリア１
内に配置され、再び飲食客側エリア２に戻る循環ライン
を構成している。The food and drink container circulating and conveying device 5 is folded back at the tips of the overhanging portions 5a to 5d and arranged in parallel, and a part of the circulating and conveying device 5 is disposed in the kitchen side area 1.
It is arranged inside and constitutes a circulation line that returns to the customer side area 2 again.
【００２０】一方、厨房側エリア１内には、正逆方向に
搬送可能な無端状の搬送ベルトを用いた一対の回収用搬
送装置４ａ、４ｂが、互いに接近して厨房エリア側隔壁
３の近傍に直列状に配置されており、本実施例の場合、
これら回収装置の両外端部に向けて使用済み飲食容器を
搬送し、回収用搬送装置４ａ、４ｂの搬送終端部４
ａ’、４ｂ’にて使用済み飲食容器を回収する。使用済
み飲食容器の回収量が少ない場合には、回収装置の一方
外端部にだけに向かうように搬送して、他方外端部を回
収作業から解放するようにしている。On the other hand, in the kitchen-side area 1, a pair of recovery conveyors 4a and 4b using endless conveyor belts that can be conveyed in the forward and reverse directions are close to each other and close to the kitchen-area-side partition wall 3. Are arranged in series, and in the case of this embodiment,
The used food and drink containers are transported toward both outer ends of these recovery devices, and the transport end portions 4 of the recovery transport devices 4a and 4b are transported.
Collect used food and drink containers at a'and 4b '. When the amount of used food and drink containers to be collected is small, the used food and drink container is conveyed toward only one outer end of the collecting device, and the other outer end is released from the collecting operation.
【００２１】ここで、厨房側エリア１内における一対の
回収用搬送装置４ａ、４ｂとこれに関連する飲食容器循
環搬送装置５との関係につき説明する。Here, the relationship between the pair of recovery transporting devices 4a and 4b in the kitchen area 1 and the food and drink container circulation transporting device 5 related thereto will be described.
【００２２】図２に示すように、厨房側エリア１内に配
置される飲食容器循環搬送装置５の一部は、２階層から
なる支持枠を構成する支持台９の２階部分９ａに支持さ
れており、この２階部分９ａでは店内の飲食客側エリア
２を一巡してきた循環搬送装置５の戻り部分５ｘと、各
張出し部５ｂ〜５ｄを連絡する連絡部分５ｙとが互いに
逆方向に流れるように接近して並設されている。As shown in FIG. 2, a part of the food and drink container circulation / transport device 5 arranged in the kitchen side area 1 is supported by the second floor portion 9a of the support base 9 which constitutes a support frame having two layers. In the second-floor portion 9a, the return portion 5x of the circulating and conveying device 5 that has gone around the restaurant-side area 2 in the store and the connecting portion 5y that connects the overhang portions 5b to 5d flow in opposite directions. Are installed side by side.
【００２３】飲食客側エリア２を一巡してきた飲食容器
循環搬送装置５の戻り部分５ｘは、厨房側エリア１内の
隔壁３から離れた作業位置に配置されて、職人によって
新たに作られた寿司が盛り付けられた飲食容器を戻り部
分５ｘに載置して、再び飲食客側エリア２に向けて搬送
するようになっている。The return portion 5x of the food and drink container circulation / transportation device 5 that has gone around the area 2 for eating and drinking is placed at a working position in the kitchen area 1 away from the partition wall 3 and is newly made by a craftsman. The food and drink container on which is placed is placed on the return portion 5x, and is again conveyed to the customer side area 2.
【００２４】一方、前記支持台９の１階部分９ｂには、
図３に示すように、飲食容器循環搬送装置５の直下に、
互いに正逆方向に走行可能な一対の無端状の搬送ベルト
で構成される回収用搬送装置４ａ、４ｂが厨房側エリア
１の隔壁３に接近して支持され、使用済みの寿司皿等を
載置して回収装置の両外端部に向けてそれぞれ搬送する
ように構成されている。そして使用済み飲食容器は回収
用搬送装置の搬送終端部４ａ’と４ｂ’より回収され
る。本実施例の場合、搬送終端部４ａ’または４ｂ’の
先には、飲食容器を貯留できる回収槽６ａ、６ｂが示さ
れているが、必ずしもこの槽６ａ、６ｂが必要であるわ
けではなく、搬送終端部４ａ’，４ｂ’より直接人が図
示していない洗浄槽に運んでもよい。On the other hand, in the first floor portion 9b of the support base 9,
As shown in FIG. 3, immediately below the food and drink container circulation / transportation device 5,
Collection conveyors 4a, 4b composed of a pair of endless conveyor belts capable of traveling in the forward and reverse directions are supported close to the partition wall 3 in the kitchen side area 1, and used sushi plates and the like are placed. Then, it is configured so as to be conveyed toward both outer ends of the recovery device. Then, the used food and drink container is collected from the transport end portions 4a 'and 4b' of the transport device for collection. In the case of the present embodiment, the collection tanks 6a and 6b capable of storing the food and drink containers are shown at the tip of the transport end portion 4a ′ or 4b ′, but the tanks 6a and 6b are not always necessary. A person may directly carry it to the cleaning tank (not shown) from the transfer end portions 4a 'and 4b'.
【００２５】そして、飲食客側エリア２と厨房側エリア
１との間を仕切る隔壁３には、図１に示すように、相互
のエリア１、２の間を連通する３つの投入口７ａ、７
ｂ、７ｃが形成され、これらの投入口７ａ〜７ｃは、支
持台９の１階部分９ｂに支持される一対の回収用搬送装
置４ａ、４ｂの上面側と飲食客側エリア２とが連通する
ように構成されている。As shown in FIG. 1, the partition wall 3 for partitioning the eating and drinking party side area 2 and the kitchen side area 1 has three inlets 7a, 7 for communicating the mutual areas 1, 2 with each other.
b and 7c are formed, and the inlets 7a to 7c communicate with the upper and lower sides of the pair of recovery transport devices 4a and 4b supported by the first floor portion 9b of the support base 9 and the customer side area 2. Is configured.
【００２６】更に詳しくは、図１及び図３に示されるよ
うに、一対の回収用搬送装置４ａ、４ｂは、それぞれの
装置の隣接部が極めて接近した状態で直列に配置されて
おり、これら回収用搬送装置４ａ、４ｂの無端搬送ベル
トは、それぞれのモータＭ１及びＭ２の回転が図示しな
いスプロケットにより減速されて正逆方向に走行するよ
うになっている。仮にモータＭ１及びＭ２が同一の方向
に回転した場合は、両回収用搬送装置の隣接部が近接し
ているために、被搬送物である飲食容器は一方の搬送装
置から他方の搬送装置へ乗り移ることができる。More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the pair of recovery transport devices 4a and 4b are arranged in series with the adjacent parts of the respective devices being extremely close to each other. The endless conveyor belts of the conveyor devices 4a, 4b are adapted to travel in the forward and reverse directions with the rotation of the motors M1 and M2 being decelerated by a sprocket (not shown). If the motors M1 and M2 rotate in the same direction, since the adjacent portions of both the recovery transport devices are close to each other, the food and drink container that is the object to be transported is transferred from one transport device to the other transport device. be able to.
【００２７】次に、飲食客側エリア及び厨房側エリアを
循環搬送する飲食容器循環搬送装置、及び厨房側の飲食
容器循環搬送装置に沿って配置される一対の回収用搬送
装置の作用につき説明する。Next, the operation of the food and drink container circulating and conveying device which circulates and conveys between the food and drink side area and the kitchen side area, and the pair of collecting transfer devices arranged along the food and drink container circulation and conveying device on the kitchen side will be described. .
【００２８】図１及び図３に示されるように、飲食客側
エリア２と厨房側エリア１を循環する飲食容器循環搬送
装置５によって再び厨房側エリア１内に戻された飲食容
器のうち、何回も移送されて新鮮度のなくなった飲食物
を載せた容器は、厨房側エリア１内を搬送する過程で、
支持台９の１階部分９ｂに配置される回収用搬送装置４
ａまたは４ｂの何れかに載置され廃棄処理される。As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, of the food and drink containers returned to the kitchen side area 1 again by the food and drink container circulating and conveying device 5 which circulates in the food and drink side area 2 and the kitchen side area 1, The container on which food and drink that has been transported many times and has lost freshness is transported in the kitchen side area 1,
Collection carrier device 4 arranged on the first floor portion 9b of the support base 9
It is placed on either a or 4b and discarded.
【００２９】寿司などを盛り付けた寿司皿などの飲食容
器は、循環搬送装置５によって飲食客側エリア２内を搬
送される過程で、飲食客によって取り出され、飲食後の
容器はテーブルＴ上に積み上げられる。A food and drink container such as a sushi plate on which sushi is served is taken out by the food and drink customer in the process of being transported in the food and drink customer side area 2 by the circulation carrier 5, and the food and drink containers are stacked on the table T. To be
【００３０】そして、これらの使用済みの飲食容器は、
店員によって片づけられて、隔壁３側から飲食客側エリ
ア２に向けて張り出される４列の循環搬送装置の各列５
ａ〜５ｄ間にける隔壁３に形成されている最も近い投入
口７ａ〜７ｃを通して何れかの回収用搬送装置４ａ、４
ｂ上に投入される。These used food and drink containers are
Each row 5 of the four-row circulation transport device that is cleaned up by the store clerk and juts out from the partition wall 3 side toward the eating and drinking party side area 2
Through any of the closest inlets 7a to 7c formed in the partition wall 3 between a to 5d, one of the recovery transport devices 4a and 4c.
thrown on b.
【００３１】回収用搬送装置４ａ、４ｂ上に投入された
使用済みの飲食容器は、回収装置の両外端部に向けて搬
送され、搬送終端部４ａ’、４ｂ’より使用済みの飲食
容器が回収される。The used food and drink containers loaded on the recovery transport devices 4a and 4b are transported toward both outer ends of the recovery device, and the used food and drink containers are transferred from the transport end portions 4a 'and 4b'. Be recovered.
【００３２】ここで、一対の回収用搬送装置４ａ、４ｂ
が回収装置の両外端部に向けて使用済みの飲食容器を搬
送している場合に、例えば、飲食客の減少に伴い回収用
搬送装置４ａ、４ｂ上に投入される使用済みの飲食容器
の投入量が減少した際は、２つの回収用搬送装置４ａ、
４ｂのうち一方の回収用搬送装置の搬送方向の向きを変
えて、回収装置の一方外端部からのみ回収するようにす
ることができる。これにより使用済みの飲食容器を二つ
に分割することなく一カ所にまとめて回収することがで
きる。更に使用済みの飲食容器の投入量が減少した場合
に、一方の回収用搬送装置の駆動を停止し、他方の回収
用搬送装置だけで回収作業をして、動力の無駄な稼働を
防ぐこともできる。Here, the pair of recovery transport devices 4a, 4b.
Is transporting the used food and drink containers toward both outer ends of the recovery device, for example, when the used food and drink containers of the used food and drink containers are loaded on the recovery transport devices 4a and 4b as the number of customers decreases. When the input amount decreases, two recovery transfer devices 4a,
It is possible to change the conveying direction of one of the collecting conveying devices of 4b so as to collect only from one outer end portion of the collecting device. As a result, used food and drink containers can be collected in one place without being divided into two. Furthermore, when the amount of used food and drink containers is reduced, the driving of one of the collecting transport devices is stopped, and the collecting work is performed only by the other collecting transport device to prevent wasteful operation of power. it can.
【００３３】また、回収用搬送装置４ａ、４ｂを、厨房
側の飲食容器循環搬送装置５の支持台９内に収容するこ
とにより、厨房側エリア１内に回収用搬送装置４ａ、４
ｂを効率よく納めることができ、厨房内での作業能率の
向上が図れる。Further, by storing the recovery transport devices 4a, 4b in the support base 9 of the kitchen side food and drink container circulation transport device 5, the recovery transport devices 4a, 4b are disposed in the kitchen side area 1.
b can be stored efficiently, and the work efficiency in the kitchen can be improved.
【００３４】更に、使用済み飲食容器を回収用搬送装置
４ａ、４ｂ上に回収するための投入口７ａ〜７ｃを、隔
壁３から飲食客側エリア２に向けて４列に張り出される
飲食容器循環搬送装置５の張出し部５ａ〜５ｄ間の隔壁
３に形成することにより、循環搬送装置５の張出し部５
ａ〜５ｄ毎に使用済み飲食容器を、投入口７ａ〜７ｃを
通して能率良く回収処理することができる。Further, the food and drink container circulation is provided in which four inlets 7a to 7c for collecting the used food and drink containers on the recovery conveying devices 4a and 4b are extended from the partition wall 3 toward the customer side area 2 in four rows. By forming the partition wall 3 between the overhang portions 5 a to 5 d of the transport device 5, the overhang portion 5 of the circulating transport device 5 is formed.
The used food and drink containers can be efficiently collected through the input ports 7a to 7c every a to 5d.
【００３５】更に加えて、厨房側エリア１内において搬
送される無端状の搬送ベルトを用いた複数の回収用搬送
装置の搬送能力を異ならせて、使用済み飲食容器の回収
量を搬送能力に応じて振り分けて能率よい回収処理を行
うことができる。In addition, the carrying capacity of a plurality of collecting carrying devices using endless carrying belts carried in the kitchen side area 1 is varied so that the amount of used food and drink containers collected can be adjusted according to the carrying capacity. It is possible to carry out efficient recovery processing by allocating it.
【００３６】次に、他の実施形態に係る使用済み飲食容
器の回収装置につき図４を参照して説明する。なお、前
述した実施形態に係る構成部材と同一構成部材について
は同一符号を付し重複する説明を省略する。Next, a used food and drink container collecting device according to another embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The same members as those of the embodiment described above are designated by the same reference numerals, and a duplicate description will be omitted.
【００３７】図４は他の実施形態に係る使用済み飲食容
器の回収装置を示す部分平面図であって、符号１０は接
続用搬送装置を示し、この接続用搬送装置１０は、所定
距離離間して直列に配置される一対の回収用搬送装置４
ａ、４ｂを備えた回収装置のの両外端部の何れか一方に
使用済み飲食容器を搬送する際に、正逆どちらか同一方
向に搬送される一対の回収用搬送装置４ａ、４ｂの間に
配置して使用されるものである。FIG. 4 is a partial plan view showing a used food and drink container collecting device according to another embodiment, in which reference numeral 10 denotes a connecting carrying device, and the connecting carrying device 10 is separated by a predetermined distance. Pair of recovery transfer devices 4 arranged in series
When a used food and drink container is transported to either one of both outer ends of the recovery device provided with a and 4b, between a pair of recovery transportation devices 4a and 4b that are transported in either the forward or reverse direction. It is to be used by being placed in.
【００３８】この接続用搬送装置１０は、前後に配置さ
れる図示しない一対の搬送ローラに駆動モータにより正
逆方向に走行可能な無端ベルトが巻回された構成となっ
ている。The connecting transporting device 10 has a structure in which an endless belt that can run in forward and reverse directions is wound by a drive motor around a pair of transporting rollers (not shown) arranged in the front and rear.
【００３９】また、この接続用搬送装置１０の両搬送ロ
ーラの直径を小径に構成することにより、互いに離間し
て配置される一対の回収用搬送装置４ａ、４ｂの端部を
極めて接近させて配置することができ、両回収用搬送装
置４ａ、４ｂの端部と接続用搬送装置１０との間におけ
る使用済み飲食容器の乗り移りを円滑に行うことができ
る。Further, by forming the diameters of both the transport rollers of the connection transport device 10 to be small, the end portions of the pair of recovery transport devices 4a and 4b, which are spaced apart from each other, are arranged extremely close to each other. Therefore, it is possible to smoothly transfer the used food and drink container between the end portions of both the recovery transport devices 4a and 4b and the connection transport device 10.
【００４０】このように、本発明は、回収すべき飲食容
器の増減に応じて、複数ある回収用搬送装置の選定と搬
送方向の選択により、回収装置の外端部のいずれか一方
だけあるいは双方に向けて選択的に搬送することが可能
となる。As described above, according to the present invention, either one or both of the outer ends of the recovery device can be selected by selecting a plurality of recovery transfer devices and a transfer direction according to the increase or decrease of the food and drink containers to be recovered. It becomes possible to selectively convey the sheet toward the.
【００４１】尚、前述した実施形態では、使用済み飲食
容器を隔壁に形成された投入口を通して厨房側エリア内
の回収用搬送装置に投入するようにしたが、隔壁が無い
場合は飲食客側エリアから直接使用済み飲食容器を回収
用搬送装置に投入しても良い。In the above-described embodiment, the used food and drink container is introduced into the recovery carrier in the kitchen side area through the insertion port formed in the partition wall. The used food and drink container may be directly put into the recovery transport device.
【００４２】以上、本発明の実施形態を図面によって説
明してきたが、具体的な構成はこれら実施形態に限られ
るものではなく、回収用搬送装置の数は２つに限ること
なく多数採用しても構わない。また、回収用搬送装置の
搬送終端部近傍に回収槽を設けたが、直接飲食容器洗浄
槽を設けるようにしてもよく、本発明の要旨を逸脱しな
い範囲における変更や追加があっても本発明に含まれ
る。The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and the number of recovery transporting devices is not limited to two and a large number can be adopted. I don't mind. Further, although the recovery tank is provided in the vicinity of the transfer end portion of the recovery transfer device, the food and drink container cleaning tank may be directly provided, and the present invention is applicable even if changes or additions are made within the scope of the present invention. include.
【００４３】[0043]
【発明の効果】本発明は次の効果を奏する。The present invention has the following effects.
【００４４】（ａ）請求項１の発明によれば、使用済み
飲食容器が多い場合は、回収装置の両外端部に向けて搬
送して、該両端部にて回収することで回収能力を上げ、
使用済み飲食容器が少ない場合は、回収装置の一方外端
部に向けて搬送して、該外端部にて回収し、他方の外端
部では回収作業を休ませることで、使用済み飲食容器の
回収を効率的に行うことができる。(A) According to the invention of claim 1, when there are many used food and drink containers, they are conveyed toward both outer ends of the collecting device and are collected at both ends thereof, thereby improving the collecting ability. Raise,
When there are few used food and drink containers, the used food and drink containers are transported to one outer end of the collection device and collected at the outer end, and the other outer end suspends the recovery work. Can be efficiently collected.
【００４５】（ｂ）請求項２の発明によれば、２つの回
収用搬送装置が同方向に搬送して使用済み飲食容器を回
収装置の一方外端部に向けて搬送する場合において、接
続用搬送装置によって２つの回収用搬送装置間で円滑に
移載することができる。(B) According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the two collecting conveying devices convey in the same direction to convey the used food and drink containers toward one outer end of the collecting device, they are connected. The transfer device allows smooth transfer between the two recovery transfer devices.
【００４６】（ｃ）請求項３の発明によれば、回収用搬
送装置は厨房側エリア内に効率よく納めることができ、
厨房内での作業能率の向上が図れる。(C) According to the invention of claim 3, the recovery carrier can be efficiently housed in the kitchen side area,
The work efficiency in the kitchen can be improved.
【００４７】（ｄ）請求項４の発明によれば、厨房側か
ら飲食客側に向けて複数列の飲食容器循環搬送装置が張
り出されるレイアウトの場合でも、この循環搬送装置の
各列間毎に使用済み飲食容器を、前記各列間から使用済
み飲食容器を投入することで能率良く回収処理すること
ができる。(D) According to the invention of claim 4, even in a layout in which a plurality of rows of the food and drink container circulation / transportation device are projected from the kitchen side toward the food / drinker side, each line of the circulation / transportation device is arranged. The used food and drink container can be efficiently collected by introducing the used food and drink container from between the rows.
【００４８】（ｅ）請求項５の発明によれば、使用済み
飲食容器の回収量を回収用搬送装置の搬送能力に応じて
振り分けて能率よい回収処理を行うことができる。(E) According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the recovery amount of the used food and drink container can be sorted according to the transfer capacity of the recovery transfer device for efficient recovery processing.
【００４９】（ｆ）請求項６の発明によれば、回収用搬
送装置より運ばれた使用済み飲食容器を回収槽に一時的
に貯めておくことができる。(F) According to the sixth aspect of the invention, it is possible to temporarily store the used food and drink containers carried by the collection carrier device in the collection tank.
【００５０】（ｇ）請求項７の発明によれば、回収槽の
ところで飲食容器の洗浄を行うことができ、回収槽から
洗浄のために飲食容器を運搬する手間が省ける。(G) According to the invention of claim 7, the food and drink container can be washed in the collecting tank, and the labor for carrying the food and drink container for cleaning from the collecting tank can be saved.
【図１】本発明の一実施形態としての厨房側と飲食客側
を循環搬送する飲食容器循環搬送装置と、厨房側の飲食
容器循環搬送装置に沿って配置される回収用搬送装置と
の関係を示す配置図である。FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a relationship between a food and drink container circulating and conveying device that circulates and conveys between a kitchen side and a customer side as one embodiment of the present invention, and a collecting conveying device that is arranged along the food and drink container circulating and conveying device on the kitchen side. FIG.
【図２】図１のＡ−Ａ断面図である。FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.
【図３】厨房側の飲食容器循環搬送装置の支持枠内に収
容されている回収用搬送装置を示す斜視図である。FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a recovery transport device housed in a support frame of a kitchen food and drink container circulation transport device.
【図４】他の実施形態に係る使用済み飲食容器の回収装
置を示す部分平面図である。FIG. 4 is a partial plan view showing a used food and drink container collecting device according to another embodiment.
【図５】厨房側と飲食客側を循環搬送する循環搬送装置
と、厨房側の飲食容器循環搬送装置に沿って配置される
従来の回収用搬送装置との関係を示す配置図である。FIG. 5 is a layout diagram showing a relationship between a circulation transfer device that circulates between the kitchen side and the customer side, and a conventional recovery transfer device that is arranged along the food container circulation transfer device on the kitchen side.
１ 厨房側エリア ２ 飲食客側エリア ３ 隔壁 ４ａ、４ｂ 回収用搬送装置 ４ａ’，４ｂ’ 搬送終端部 ５ 飲食容器循環搬送装置 ５ａ〜５ｄ 張出し部 ５ｘ 戻り部分 ５ｙ 連絡部分 ６ａ、６ｂ 回収槽 ７ａ〜７ｃ 投入口 ９ 支持台 ９ａ ２階部分 ９ｂ １階部分 １０ 接続用搬送装置 Ｍ１、Ｍ２ モータ Ｔ テーブル 1 kitchen side area 2 Dining area 3 partitions 4a, 4b Recovery transport device 4a ', 4b' Transport end portion 5 Food and drink container circulation transportation device 5a to 5d Overhanging part 5x return part 5y contact part 6a, 6b collection tank 7a to 7c input port 9 Support stand 9a 2nd floor 9b 1st floor 10 Connection transport device M1, M2 motor T table
───────────────────────────────────────────────────── フロントページの続き (72)発明者 斉藤 正義 石川県金沢市増泉５丁目10番48号 株式会 社石野製作所内 Ｆターム(参考） 3B115 AA00 CB07 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page (72) Inventor Masayoshi Saito Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture 5-1048, Izumizumi Stock Association Inside Ishino Works F-term (reference) 3B115 AA00 CB07
Claims (7)
器循環搬送装置が配置され、使用済み飲食容器を飲食客
側から厨房側に回収する回収装置であって、 前記回収装置は、前記厨房側の飲食容器循環搬送装置に
沿って直列に配置された複数の回収用搬送装置から成
り、これら回収用搬送装置の少なくとも一部は、前記飲
食客側から投入される使用済み飲食容器を、該回収装置
の両外端部の何れか一方あるいは双方に向けて選択的に
搬送可能に構成されていることを特徴とする使用済み飲
食容器の回収装置。1. A collection device for collecting and circulating a used food and drink container from the customer side to the kitchen side, in which a food and drink container circulation transfer device for circulating and carrying between the food and drink side and the kitchen side is arranged. Consists of a plurality of recovery transport devices arranged in series along the food and drink container circulation transport device on the kitchen side, at least a part of these recovery transport devices is a used food and drink container fed from the customer side. A used food and drink container collecting device, wherein the collecting device is configured so that it can be selectively conveyed toward either one or both outer ends of the collecting device.
装置が配置されている請求項１に記載の使用済み飲食容
器の回収装置。2. The used food and drink container collecting device according to claim 1, wherein a connecting carrying device is arranged between the collecting carrying devices.
器循環搬送装置の支持枠内に収容されている請求項１ま
たは２に記載の使用済み飲食容器の回収装置。3. The used food and drink container recovery device according to claim 1, wherein the recovery transfer device is housed in a support frame of the kitchen food and drink container circulation transfer device.
飲食客側に向けて２列以上張り出され、前記各列間から
使用済み飲食容器を前記回収用搬送装置に投入するよう
になっている請求項１〜３の何れかに記載の使用済み飲
食容器の回収装置。4. The food and drink container circulating and conveying device is extended from the kitchen side toward the food and drink side in two or more rows, and the used food and drink containers are fed into the recovery conveying device from between the rows. The used food and drink container recovery device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
構成されている請求項１〜４の何れかに記載の使用済み
飲食容器の回収装置。5. The used food and drink container recovery device according to claim 1, wherein the recovery transfer device has different transfer capacities.
られている請求項１〜５の何れかに記載の使用済み飲食
容器の回収装置。6. The used food and drink container recovery device according to claim 1, wherein a recovery tank is provided at both outer ends of the recovery device.
されている請求項６に記載の使用済み飲食容器の回収装
置。7. The used food and drink container recovery device according to claim 6, wherein the recovery tank is configured as a food and drink container cleaning tank.
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