JPH035277Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) This invention is suitable for use in school lunch containers, catered lunch boxes, etc.
This invention relates to a serving device that sequentially serves cooked rice through a hopper and a cylindrical case.

(Prior art) A conventional serving device is equipped with many types of cylindrical cases corresponding to the size of the container in which cooked rice is to be served, and the case that matches the size of the container is selected each time, and the hopper is placed in the hopper. The rice supplied from the factory was placed in containers through the selected case.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) In the conventional plating device described above, when the size of the container changes, it is necessary to have many types of cases in order to replace the case with a case that matches the change.
There were problems in that it required storage space and was expensive to prepare a large number of cases, making it uneconomical.

In view of these conventional drawbacks, the present invention allows the size of the case to be freely adjusted, allowing one case to accommodate multiple types of containers of different sizes, and requiring no storage space for the case. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an economical plating device.

(Means for solving the problem) In order to achieve the above purpose, the gist of the present invention is as follows:
In a serving device that automatically arranges cooked rice supplied from a hopper into containers one after another, a cylindrical case is disposed at the outlet of the hopper and has an inner cylinder cross section having the same shape as the serving surface of the container. , a vertical partition plate that partitions the inside of the case into a plurality of chambers, and a lower shutter and an upper shutter that open and close the inner cylinder part of the case, and the case has a fixed side plate and a vertical partition plate that partitions the inside of the case into a plurality of chambers. It is formed of both side plates that can be freely adjusted along the side and at a distance from each other, and a movable side plate that can be adjusted toward and away from the fixed side plate and whose width can be adjusted in conjunction with the adjustment of the distance between the side plates. They can be freely adjusted to move toward and away from each other, and their width can be adjusted in conjunction with the adjustment of the distance between the side plates.

(Function) The serving device according to the present invention automatically serves cooked rice supplied from a hopper into predetermined containers one after another through a cylindrical case, and has a shape similar to that of the serving surface of the container. With this case, which has an inner cylinder cross section that forms a
The inside of the case is divided into multiple chambers by a vertical partition plate, and the predetermined volume between the lower shutter and upper shutter that opens and closes the inner cylinder defines the amount of food to be served in each of the multiple containers corresponding to the multiple chambers. The case is size-adjustable, the vertical partition plates are arranged in pairs and are movable relative to each other, and the sizes of the plurality of chambers can be freely changed to accommodate various containers of different sizes. It is possible to arrange food accurately without replacing the case.

(Example) An example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side view showing the main parts of a plating device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a view taken along the line X--X in FIG. 2.

The serving device guides a predetermined amount of cooked rice 2 supplied from an upper hopper 1 downward through a cylindrical case 3, and automatically serves it sequentially into containers 5a and 5b placed on a table 4. . In this case, the serving device accurately serves the cooked rice 2 according to the shape of the containers 5a, 5b using the case 3 having an inner cylinder cross section having a shape similar to the shape of the serving surface of the containers 5a, 5b. death,
The inside of the case is partitioned into a plurality of chambers 6a, 6b by vertical partition plates 19, 19, and a predetermined volume between a lower shutter 31 and an upper shutter 32, which open and close the inner cylinder part, is provided for each of the plurality of chambers 6a, 6b. The amount of food to be placed in each of the plurality of corresponding containers 5a, 5b is defined.

Furthermore, the case 2 of the plating device includes a fixed side plate 8 fixed to the frame 7, side plates 9, 9 whose distance can be freely adjusted from each other, and a space between the fixed side plate 8 and the side plates 9, 9 whose distance can be freely adjusted. The vertical partition plates 19 in the case 3 form a pair and can be freely adjusted toward and away from each other, and the distance between the side plates 9, 9 can be adjusted. The width can be adjusted in conjunction with each other. Therefore, the plating device can handle cases 3 and 3 for various containers of different sizes.
Adjust the distance between the side plates 9, 9, the distance between the movable side plates 13 and the fixed side plate 8, and the position of the vertical partition plates 19, 19 without replacing the lower shutter 31 and upper shutter 32 as necessary. This can be done by replacing it.

The fixed side plate 8 has a substantially rectangular shape and is fixed to the frame 7 using a fixing member (not shown).

Figures 4a and 4b are a side view and a front view, respectively, showing only one of the side plates.

Both side plates 9, 9 have mutually symmetrical shapes and are substantially rectangular, and have rotatable rollers 10, 10 fixed and protruding along the long sides thereof.
It is equipped with round bars 11, 11 with attached round bars 11, 11, and rails 12, 12 fixed on the outer surface side parallel to the long sides, and elongated holes 9a, 9b are provided in parallel to the rails 12, 12 at predetermined positions above them. be.

Further, the side plates 9, 9 are provided with slits 9b at predetermined positions below the rail 12, parallel to the rail 12 and spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance.

The side plates 9, 9 are connected to the grooves 18a of the groove-shaped rails 18, 18 horizontally fixed to the inner surface of the frame 7.
18a guides the rollers 10, 10, is supported by the grooved rails 18, 18, is substantially perpendicular to the stationary side plate 8, and rolls the rollers 10, 10 along the grooves 18a, 18a of the rails 18, 18. The distance between them can be adjusted by moving them.

Figures 5a and 5b are a front view and a side view, respectively, of the movable side plate.

The movable side plate 13 includes two plate-like members 14 and 15. One plate-like member 14 has a slit 14a at a predetermined position in the upper part, and the other plate-like member 1
5 has an engagement protrusion 15a that is located at a height corresponding to the slit 14a and projects laterally, and both plate-like members 14 and 15
and a mounting piece 1 which is symmetrical to each other except for the engagement protrusion 15a, and which is bent at a right angle at the top.
4b, 15b, and these mounting pieces 14b, 15b
A roller 17 is attached via a bracket 16 fixed to the outer surface of the roller.

When the movable side plate 13 inserts the engagement protrusion 15a of the other plate member 15 into the slit 14a of one plate member 14, the bracket 1
6 and 16 are the respective elongated holes 9 on both side plates 9 and 9.
a, 9a and protrudes outward, and the roller 1
7, 17 on the rails 12, 12, and both side plates 9,
9, and can move toward and away from the fixed side plate 8 by rolling rollers 17, 17, and both plate-like members 14, 15 slide against each other in conjunction with adjustment of the distance between the side plates 9, 9. The width can be adjusted freely.

The vertical partition plates 19, 19 are both movable side plates 13
Similarly, two plate-like members 20 and 21 are provided to form a pair, and the engagement protrusion 21a of the other plate-like member 21 is inserted into the slit of one plate-like member 20 and engaged, and both side plates 9 , 9, the brackets 22, 22 protrude outward through the elongated holes 9a, 9a, and the rollers 23, 23 are mounted and supported on the rails 12, 12, and by rolling the rollers 23, 23, the rollers 23, 23 can be freely adjusted toward and away from each other. , and one plate-like member 20 is adjusted in conjunction with the interval adjustment between the two side plates 9
and the other plate-like member 21 slide against each other to freely adjust the width.

A cap-shaped lid 24 is placed on the vertical partition plates 19, 19.

As shown in FIGS. 6a and 6b, the cap-shaped lid 24 is
The lower ends of the two plate pieces 25, 25 are bent, and the upper ends are joined by a butterfly plate 26 so that they can be opened and closed, and the abutting parts 27, 27 formed only on a part of the lower ends are connected to the vertical partition plates 19, 19. It is placed in engagement with the upper end to prevent the cooked rice 2 from entering between the vertical partition plates 19, 19, and the distance between the side plates 9, 9 can be adjusted by using two sets and sliding them against each other. We are trying to accommodate.

The hopper 1 has a lower end opening aligned with the maximum distance between the side plates 9, 9 and the maximum distance between the fixed side plate 8 and the movable side plate 13, and a guide plate 28 is provided on the inner surface above the movable side plate 13. This guide plate 28 is made movable by attaching its upper end to the inner surface of the hopper 1 with a hinge 29, and the tip of a bolt 30 protruding from the hopper 1 so as to be able to move inward and out is attached to the back side, and the bolt 30 to change the inclination angle of the hopper 1 with respect to the inner surface, and rotate the lower end of the hopper 1 to the movable side plate 1.
It is designed to match directly above the top edge of 3.
The lower shutter 31 is slidably supported by horizontal support members 36 which are horizontally arranged with both ends fixed to predetermined positions of the frame 7, and has a double-opening shutter structure that moves horizontally close to the lower end of the case 3. death,
It is sized to accommodate the maximum size of Case 3.

The upper shutter 32 has a flat plate shape that matches the planar cross-sectional shape of the inner cylindrical portions 34 and 35 of each chamber formed by partitioning the case 3 with the vertical partition plates 19 and 19, respectively. It has a horizontally movable double-opening shutter structure which is inserted into each slit 9b so as to be freely removable.

Lower shutter 31 and upper shutter 32
The opening/closing operation is performed by driving an air cylinder by a general solenoid valve (not shown), and the opening/closing timing control is performed by exciting the solenoid valve by a combination of a general cam and a limit switch (not shown).

Above the lower shutter 31 and the upper shutter 32, a pipe 33 for dropping water droplets onto the upper surface of each shutter is arranged close to the side plates 9, 9, and small holes are formed in the pipe 33 in a longitudinal direction. , Water sent from a supply pipe (not shown) is dripped onto the top surface of each shutter from the small hole, and the top surface and the bottom surface through which water flows from each top surface are appropriately moistened to prevent cooked rice from sticking. .

The amount of cooked rice in multiple rooms in the case 3, which is partitioned by each lower shutter 31 and upper shutter 32, is approximately the amount to be served in each container 5a, 5b, and by adjusting the opening and closing timing of each shutter, the amount of rice in each container can be adjusted. It is possible to arrange the food in a nice manner so that it rises up into a gentle mountain shape in the center, and it is also possible to fine-tune the amount of food to be served.

Next, an example of the opening/closing timing of both shutters during one cycle from the start to the end of plating on containers will be explained.

Before the start of plating, both the lower shutter 31 and the upper shutter 32 are closed, the cooked rice 2 in the hopper 1 is blocked by the upper shutter 32, and the space between the two shutters is empty. When the operator inserts the container below the case 3, it comes into contact with a limit switch (not shown) and turns it on, which activates the air cylinder (not shown), fully opening the upper shutter 32 from side to side, and the cooked rice 2 is placed on the lower shutter 31. The lower shutter 31 and upper shutter 3 fall.
The space between 2 is filled with cooked rice 2. The subsequent operations of both shutters are controlled by a cam and a limit switch (not shown). That is, the lower shutter 31
begins to open and the cooked rice 2 begins to fall from the opening of the lower shutter 31 to the center of the container, and at the same time the upper shutter 32 begins to close, the opening of the lower shutter 31 and the closing of the upper shutter 32 progress further, and the serving of rice in the container is completed. Approach the lower shutter 31
Even after the shutter is fully opened, the upper shutter 32 remains slightly open and gradually approaches fully closed. As a result, the middle part of the container is arranged in a fluffy mountain shape, the upper shutter 32 is fully closed, and immediately after this, the filled container is sent forward and the lower shutter 3
1 is fully closed and returns to the initial state.

(Effects of the invention) The present invention is constructed as described above, and is provided with a cylindrical case that is disposed at the outlet of the hopper and has an inner cylinder cross section that has the same shape as the serving surface of the container. can be arranged accurately,
By providing a vertical partition plate that divides the inside of the case into multiple chambers, it is possible to serve multiple containers at the same time, and the case has a fixed side plate and side plates that extend in a direction intersecting the side plate and whose spacing can be freely adjusted from each other. , formed of a fixed side plate and a movable side plate whose interval is freely adjustable and whose width is adjustable in conjunction with the interval adjustment of the side plates,
The vertical partition plates form a pair and can be adjusted to move toward or away from each other, and the width can be adjusted in conjunction with the adjustment of the distance between the side plates, making it easy to handle containers of different sizes without having to change cases. It has the advantage of being economical and extremely convenient.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a side view showing the main parts of a plating device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, Fig. 3 is a view taken from - arrow in Fig. 2, and Figs. 4 a and b are Side view and front view showing one side of both side plates, Figure 5a
6A and 7B are a side view and a front view, respectively, of the movable side plate, and FIGS. 6A and 6B are a side view and a front view, respectively, of the movable side plate. 1...hopper, 2...rice, 3...case,
5a, 5b...container, 6a, 6b...chamber, 8...
Fixed side plate, 9...Both side plates, 13...Movable side plate, 1
9...Vertical partition plate, 31...Lower shutter, 32
...Upper shutter.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a serving device that automatically arranges cooked rice supplied from a hopper into containers one after another, a cylindrical case is disposed at the outlet of the hopper and has an inner cylinder cross section having the same shape as the serving surface of the container. and,
The case includes a vertical partition plate that partitions the inside of the case into a plurality of chambers, and a lower shutter and an upper shutter that open and close the inner cylinder part of the case, and the case has a fixed side plate;
Formed by both side plates that extend along the direction intersecting the fixed side plates and whose spacing can be adjusted from each other, and movable side plates that can be moved toward and away from the fixed plate side and whose width can be adjusted in conjunction with the adjustment of the spacing between the side plates. The serving device is characterized in that the vertical partition plates form a pair, can be adjusted to move toward each other and move away from each other, and can be adjusted in width in conjunction with adjustment of the distance between the side plates.