JP7191462B2 - Rice ball processor - Google Patents

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rice ball processing apparatus , and more particularly to a technique effectively applied to conveying a plate on which rice balls, which are foodstuffs, are placed.

For example, in a conveyor belt sushi restaurant, rice balls supplied from a rice ball forming machine (rice ball supply means) in response to an order for sushi are placed on plates supplied from a plate supply machine (plate supply means), and conveyed by a kitchen conveyor. (conveyance path). Then, it is transferred from the kitchen conveyor to a work table installed along the kitchen conveyor, and sushi ingredients such as seafood are served, and then placed on the serving conveyor provided along the customer seats and served to customers ing.

As a device for transporting rice balls placed on a plate, for example, a device described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2018-082623 is known.

Here, in FIG. 12 showing an example of a conventional rice ball processing apparatus A10, when two (multiple) systems of serving conveyors SC1 and SC2 are installed, in order to correspond to these serving conveyors SC1 and SC2 , two (multiple) work areas WA1 and WA2 are provided on a workbench W installed along the kitchen conveyor KC that constitutes the rice ball conveying device (conveying device) A11. Further, as shown in the figure, on the upstream side of the kitchen conveyor KC in the conveying direction, there is a rice ball supply device (supply means) A12 for supplying a dish (conveyed object) D on which rice balls R are placed to the kitchen conveyor KC. is installed. The rice ball supply device A12 is composed of the rice ball forming machine 11 and the plate feeder 12. As shown in FIG.

The production instructions for the rice balls R are issued for each serving conveyor SC1, SC2. It is a mixture of production instructions corresponding to

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In the mechanism as shown in FIG. 12 described above, orders are randomly placed from the serving conveyors SC1 and SC2, and according to this, the dish D on which the rice ball R is placed is supplied from the rice ball supply device A12 to convey the rice ball. In the case of transportation by the kitchen conveyor KC of the apparatus A11, when the worker P1 on the upstream side in the transportation direction picks up the necessary number of plates D, the transportation of the required number of plates D to the worker P2 on the downstream side in the transportation direction is delayed. occurs. Therefore, the serving of sushi to the customers sitting at the seats along the serving conveyor SC2 is delayed.

This is because, although the total number of rice balls R flowing on the kitchen conveyor KC matches the total number of production instructions (that is, the total number of sushi orders), the number of rice balls R corresponding to the order from the serving conveyor SC2 that came earlier in time is placed. This is because the worker P1 picks up even the plate D that has been loaded. In order to avoid the situation described above, the operator P2 has no choice but to issue an additional production instruction, resulting in loss of ingredients.

Also, in the mechanism shown in FIG. 12, as an irregular order, for example, 2 dishes of 3 pieces are served from the serving conveyor SC2, and a dish D with 3 pieces of sushi rice R corresponding to this is delivered to the kitchen conveyor KC. When worker P1 needs to deal with another order of 1 plate of 3 servings while passing in front of worker P1, one of the 2 plates of 3 servings of 3 servings being passed is passed by worker P1. P1 may misunderstand and pick up. As a result, operator P2 issues an additional production instruction because only one plate of 3 pieces of food is delivered, and this also causes a loss of ingredients.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned technical background, and associates a plate on which rice balls conveyed along a conveying path are placed with each of a plurality of work areas provided along the conveying path. To provide a rice ball processing device capable of

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the rice ball processing apparatus of the present invention according to claim 1 is provided with a conveying path for conveying a plate on which rice balls are placed , and the different rice balls provided along the conveying path. A plurality of work areas respectively associated with the directions of the balls, and the rice balls for which production instructions have been issued for each of the work areas are placed in the same direction, and the plates mixed with each production instruction are produced as described above. supply means for supplying to a conveying path; rotating means provided on the conveying direction upstream side of the plurality of work areas on the conveying path for rotating the plate in a horizontal direction; and directions associated with the work areas. and a control means for executing control to selectively rotate the plate by the rotating means so that the rice balls face the rice balls .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rice ball processing apparatus according to the first aspect of the invention, further comprising a guide rail provided on the conveying path along the conveying direction of the plate for guiding the conveying of the plate . and the rotating means is a first rotating roller that can appear and retract on the conveying path so as to tilt the plate in a direction intersecting the conveying direction, and the plate contacts the guide rail due to the inclination. It is characterized in that it is rotated by the first rotating roller projecting onto the conveying path with the portion as a fulcrum.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rice ball processing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the rotating means is capable of moving toward and away from the plate and arranged opposite to each other via the conveying path. and a pair of second rotating rollers rotating in the same direction, wherein the plate rotates while being sandwiched between the pair of second rotating rollers.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rice ball processing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the rotating means rotates the plate and the conveying path so as to incline the plate in a direction intersecting the conveying direction. an insertion/removal member that can be inserted/removed between the plate and the transfer path, wherein the plate rotates by being conveyed through the transfer path in a state in which the insertion/removal member is inserted between the plate and the transfer path Characterized by

According to the present invention, the plates conveyed on the conveying path are selectively rotated and grouped by the rotating means so that the rice balls are directed in the direction associated with the work area . It can be associated with each of the work areas.

1 is a perspective view showing a rice ball processing apparatus equipped with a rice ball conveying device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a conveyed object, which is a plate on which rice balls are placed, for the rice ball processing apparatus of FIG. 1; FIG. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a main part of a kitchen conveyor that constitutes the rice ball conveying device; 2 is a block diagram showing a control system of the rice ball processing apparatus of FIG. 1; FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the relationship of the plate and 1st rotating roller which are conveyed by the kitchen conveyor of this Embodiment in the cross section orthogonal to the conveyance direction. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the plate conveyed by the kitchen conveyor of the present embodiment is rotated by the first rotating roller, in a cross section perpendicular to the conveying direction. It is a top view which shows before and after rotation by the 1st rotating roller in the plate conveyed by the kitchen conveyor of this Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the 2nd rotating roller which horizontally rotates the dish conveyed by the kitchen conveyor of this Embodiment in the cross section orthogonal to the conveyance direction. FIG. 9 is a plan view showing before and after the plate is rotated by the second rotating roller of FIG. 8; It is sectional drawing which shows the insertion/extraction member which horizontally rotates the dish conveyed by the kitchen conveyor of this Embodiment in the cross section orthogonal to the conveyance direction. FIG. 11 is a plan view showing before and after rotation of the plate by the inserting/removing member of FIG. 10; It is a perspective view which shows an example of the conventional rice ball processing apparatus.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment as an example of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. In the drawings for describing the embodiments, in principle, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and repeated description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a rice ball processing apparatus equipped with a rice ball conveying device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plate on which rice balls are placed in the rice ball processing apparatus of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an object to be conveyed, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a main part of a kitchen conveyor that constitutes the rice ball conveying device.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the rice ball processing apparatus A of the present embodiment includes a rice ball conveying device (conveying device) A1 for conveying a dish D on which rice balls R are placed, and a rice ball conveying device A1. and a rice ball supply device ( supply means ) A2 for supplying plates D, which are objects to be conveyed. The rice ball supply device A2 includes a rice ball forming machine (rice ball supply means) 11 and a plate feeder (plate supply means) 12 .

In addition, the dish D consists of a dish D without the rice ball R from the plate feeder 12 to the rice ball forming machine 11, and a plate with the rice ball R formed by the rice ball forming machine 11. D, and the object to be transported refers to the latter plate D.

The rice ball forming machine 11 has a function of automatically forming a rice ball R by pressing a mass of cooked rice. installed facing the

At the top of the rice ball forming machine 11, a hopper 11c is installed in which a charging lid 11b is opened and cooked rice (vinegared rice or the like) is charged from the opening. Below the hopper 11c, there is a mechanism (not shown) for loosening the cooked rice supplied from the hopper 11c, weighing and dividing it into pieces of a predetermined weight to make lumps of cooked rice, and throwing them into the forming holes of the lower turntable 11d. is provided.

The turntable 11d is formed, for example, in the shape of a cylindrical plate, and is provided so as to be intermittently rotatable in one direction (for example, counterclockwise direction) with its circular upper surface facing upward. The circular upper surface of the turntable 11d is formed with a plurality of forming holes at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. Then, as the turntable 11d rotates, the lump of boiled rice put into the forming hole is pressed by the lower forming die in the forming hole and the upper forming die above it, thereby forming a substantially bale-shaped rice ball R. It is designed to be molded.

A transfer mechanism 11e for transferring the rice ball R formed by the turntable 11d to a plate supplied from the plate feeder 12 is installed on the rotating area of the turntable 11d. By this transfer mechanism 11e, the number of rice balls R corresponding to the order is served on the plate.

A series of operations in the rice ball forming machine 11 described above are controlled by a control section (control means) 13, which will be described later.

It is sufficient for the rice ball forming machine 11 to be able to form rice balls R by pressing lumps of cooked rice, and is not limited to the structure provided with the turntable 11d as in the present embodiment. Further, the shape of the rice ball R to be formed does not have to be a substantially bale shape as in the present embodiment, and may be, for example, a substantially spherical rice ball called Temari-zushi. Also, a warship winding device may be provided on the turntable 11d for winding seaweed around the outer peripheral surface of the rice ball R formed in the forming hole.

The plate feeder 12 has a function of stocking a plurality of plates (containers on which rice balls R are placed) and feeding them one by one, and includes a stock section 12a and a plate feeding conveyor 12b.

The stock section 12a is provided with, for example, three rows of plate supply rows, and each plate supply row is stocked with a plurality of plates stacked in the height direction. The plates are dropped one by one from the bottom onto the plate supply conveyor 12b by a plate take-out mechanism (not shown) of the stock portion 12a. The dish D on which the balls R are placed is delivered to the rice ball conveying device A1. Although a round plate is exemplified here, a plate having various planar shapes such as a square plate can be used.

A series of operations in the plate feeder 12 described above is also controlled by the control section 13, which will be described later.

In the stock section 12a, plates of three different colors are stocked in each plate supply row so that, for example, the price of sushi provided to customers can be determined by the color of the plate. However, the number of tray supply rows in the stock section 12a is not limited to three rows.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, the sushi rice ball conveying device A1 has a kitchen conveyor (conveyance path) KC for conveying dishes D on which rice balls R, which are objects to be conveyed, are placed from the sushi rice feeding device A2. It is installed in a state extended from the front surface of the ball feeder A2. This kitchen conveyor KC is also controlled by the control unit 13 to be described later to carry out the conveying operation.

As shown in FIG. 3, rollers Vr around which endless conveyor belts V are stretched are rotatably provided at the upstream and downstream ends of the kitchen conveyor KC. One roller Vr is driven to rotate by a motor (not shown), and the upper surface of the conveyor belt V is slightly above the surface of the kitchen conveyor KC. Further, the kitchen conveyor KC is provided with a guide rail KC-1 for guiding the transportation of the dishes D along the transportation direction of the dishes D. As shown in FIG. Therefore, the dish D is placed on the conveyor belt V and conveyed while being guided by the guide rail KC-1 so as not to deviate from the kitchen conveyor KC. Note that FIG. 3 shows the upstream end of the kitchen conveyor KC.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, along one side of the kitchen conveyor KC, a workbench W integrated with a table on which the rice ball feeder A2 is placed is installed. On the other side of the kitchen conveyor KC, part of the serving conveyors SC1 and SC2 for serving sushi to customers extends. In other words, in the present embodiment, two systems of food service conveyors SC1 and SC2 are provided, and a large number of seats are installed along the food service conveyors SC1 and SC2, respectively. In addition, the number of installation systems of the serving conveyor is not limited to two systems, and may be three or more systems.

The work table W is provided with two work areas WA1 and WA2 corresponding to the two systems of food serving conveyors SC1 and SC2 along the kitchen conveyor KC. Workers P1 and P2 are assigned to the work areas WA1 and WA2, respectively. Therefore, the worker P1 assigned to the work area WA1 is in charge of preparing sushi to be supplied to the serving conveyor SC1, and the worker P2 to which the working area WA2 is assigned is in charge of preparing sushi to be provided to the serving conveyor SC2. do.

The work areas WA1 and WA2 are areas for the workers P1 and P2 to put sushi toppings on the sushi rice balls R served on the plate D (topping work). In the topping work, various sushi toppings such as seafood are prepared on the workbench W, and workers P1 and P2 unload the plates D conveyed by the kitchen conveyor KC onto the work areas WA1 and WA2 to place the order. This is the work of placing sushi toppings according to the conditions on the sushi rice ball R. After the topping work is completed, the operators P1 and P2 place the plates D on the serving conveyors SC1 and SC2 in order to serve the sushi to customers.

Here, the order of sushi is issued in units of the serving conveyors SC1 and SC2, and accordingly, the instruction to produce the rice balls R corresponding to the orders is also issued in units of the serving conveyors SC1 and SC2. Dishes D on which rice balls R are placed are supplied from the rice ball supply device A2 to the kitchen conveyor KC in the order of orders received from the serving conveyors SC1 and SC2. Therefore, the dishes D on which rice balls R corresponding to the orders of the serving conveyors SC1 and SC2 are placed are mixed and flowed on the kitchen conveyor KC.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, a first rotating roller (rotating means) 21 for horizontally rotating the plate D, which is the object to be transported, is provided on the upstream side in the transport direction of the work areas WA1 and WA2 on the kitchen conveyor KC. The plate D is selectively rotated by controlling the operation of the first rotating roller 21 by the control unit 13 .

Here, FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a control system of the rice ball processing apparatus of FIG. As shown in the figure, the rice ball processing apparatus A includes a rice ball forming machine 11, a plate feeder 12, a kitchen conveyor KC, and a control section 13 that controls the operations of the first rotating rollers 21. As shown in FIG. An input unit 14 including a touch panel (not shown), a liquid crystal panel 11a, and the like is connected to the control unit 13 . A touch panel is provided at each customer seat installed along the serving conveyors SC1 and SC2, and the customer inputs a sushi order. The liquid crystal panel 11a is provided in the rice ball forming machine 11 as described above, and the attributes (weight, softness, etc.) of the rice ball R to be formed are input by the workers P1 and P2.

The control unit 13 controls the rice ball forming machine 11, the plate feeder 12, and the kitchen conveyor KC to perform the operations described above, and controls the first rotating roller 21 to operate in the work area. The plate D is controlled to be selectively rotated by the angles associated with WA1 and WA2.

Specifically, when two pieces (multiple pieces) of rice balls R supplied to the kitchen conveyor KC are served on the plate D, for example, the order placed from the serving conveyor SC1 is conveyed by the rice balls R. Corresponding to the serving pattern that is arranged side by side with respect to the direction (hereinafter referred to as "first serving pattern"), the serving pattern in which the rice balls R are placed in front and behind in the conveying direction for the orders placed from the serving conveyor SC2. (hereinafter referred to as “second serving pattern”). In FIG. 2, the enlarged left dish D is the first serving pattern, and the enlarged right dish D is the second serving pattern.

Then, when the dish D on which the rice ball R is placed is supplied from the rice ball supply device A2 in the first serving pattern (that is, the serving pattern for the order of the serving conveyor SC1), the control unit 13: The dishes D ordered from the serving conveyor SC1 are sent directly to the kitchen conveyor KC without being rotated by the first rotating roller 21.例文帳に追加On the other hand, the dishes D ordered from the serving conveyor SC2 are rotated by the first rotating roller 21 by 90° to form the second serving pattern, and then sent to the kitchen conveyor KC.

As described above, the worker P1 places ingredients in the work area WA1 for orders placed from the serving conveyor SC1, and the worker P2 places ingredients in the work area WA2 for orders placed from the serving conveyor SC2. It is supposed to be done. Therefore, the worker P1 on the upstream side in the conveying direction unloads the dish D in the first serving pattern from the kitchen conveyor KC to the working area WA1 to place the toppings, and the second serving pattern is performed. As for the plate D, it is sufficient to let it go as it is. On the other hand, the worker P2 on the downstream side in the conveying direction is conveyed only the dish D in the second serving pattern, so that the dish is lowered from the kitchen conveyor KC to the work area WA2 to perform the work of placing ingredients. do.

Here, when the plate D having the first serving pattern is conveyed to the work area WA2, it is found that the worker P1 failed to unload the plate D from the kitchen conveyor KC. Therefore, worker P2 picks up this and returns it to worker P1, thereby preventing erroneous order processing.

Thus, according to the present embodiment, the dishes D conveyed by the kitchen conveyor KC are selected by the first rotating roller 21 by an angle (here, 90°) associated with the work areas WA1 and WA2. Since the plates are divided into groups by rotating them randomly, even if the plates D corresponding to the orders of the serving conveyors SC1 and SC2 are mixed and conveyed by the kitchen conveyor KC, they are associated with the respective work areas WA1 and WA2. can be made Therefore, it is possible to visually determine to which work area WA1 or WA2 the plate D on which the rice ball R is placed corresponds.

As a result, the operator P1 on the upstream side in the conveying direction and the operator P2 on the downstream side in the conveying direction unload the plates D from the kitchen conveyor KC to the work areas WA1 and WA2 in the order in which the orders are received, and carry out the topping work. Therefore, it is possible to provide sushi to customers in a timely manner, and to prevent the loss of ingredients.

The angle for rotating the dish D is not limited to 90° and can be freely set. Also, if there are three or more systems of serving conveyors, and therefore there are three or more work areas, two or more angles for rotating the dish D may be set.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, since the rice ball R has a substantially bale shape, the direction of the rice ball R can be determined by determining whether the rice ball R is oriented along the conveying direction or perpendicular to the conveying direction. can be identified. Therefore, in such a case, grouping may be performed based on the orientation of the sushi rice R. In this way, even if only one rice ball R is served on the plate D, the plate D can be rotated to the angles associated with the work areas WA1 and WA2 and grouped.

Now, the rotation of the plate D by the first rotating roller 21 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7. FIG. Here, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the relationship between the plate conveyed by the kitchen conveyor of this embodiment and the first rotating roller in a cross section perpendicular to the conveying direction, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a dish to be conveyed is rotated by the first rotating roller in a cross section perpendicular to the conveying direction, and FIG. It is a top view which shows front and back.

Here, the first rotating roller 21 is arranged on the side in the width direction of the kitchen conveyor KC, and is rotationally driven by a motor (not shown), and moves up and down so that it can appear and disappear on the kitchen conveyor KC. . Further, as described above, the upper surface of the conveyor belt V is slightly above the surface of the kitchen conveyor KC.

Therefore, when the first rotating roller 21 is under the kitchen conveyor KC, as shown in FIG. 5, the plate D on which the rice balls R are placed is prevented from deviating from the kitchen conveyor KC by the guide rail KC-1. It is placed on the conveyor belt V and conveyed while being guided.

In this embodiment, the dish D on which rice balls R are placed is supplied from the rice ball supply device A2 in the first serving pattern. 5, the first rotating roller 21 is located under the kitchen conveyor KC and does not rotate the dish D in the horizontal direction. That is, the dishes D are conveyed on the kitchen conveyor KC in the first arrangement pattern.

On the other hand, when the supplied dishes D are for the serving conveyor SC2, as shown in FIG. 6, the first rotating roller 21 rises and the rotating surface protrudes above the kitchen conveyor KC. As a result, the first rotating roller 21 comes into contact with the tail end of the disk D, lifts one side of the disk D from the conveying surface, and inclines in a direction intersecting the conveying direction. Then, the plate D is released from the transported body by the transport belt V, and the side opposite to the first rotating roller 21 comes into contact with the guide rail KC-1. Then, it rotates 90° in the horizontal direction by the rotation of the first rotating roller 21 with the contact portion with the guide rail KC-1 due to the inclination as a fulcrum, and as shown in FIG. It becomes a serving pattern. As a result, the dishes D are conveyed on the kitchen conveyor KC in the second arrangement pattern.

Note that the rotating means for rotating the plate D in the horizontal direction is not limited to the first rotating roller 21 described above. In other words, various mechanisms capable of horizontally rotating the plate D, which is the object to be transported, can be applied to the rotating means. Modifications of the rotating means will be described below.

Here, FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the second rotating roller for horizontally rotating the plate conveyed by the kitchen conveyor of the present embodiment in a cross section perpendicular to the conveying direction, and FIG. It is a top view which shows before and after rotation of the plate by a rotating roller.

As shown in FIG. 8, the rotating means for horizontally rotating the dish D, which is the object to be transported, is a pair of second rotating rollers 22, 22 arranged opposite to each other with the kitchen conveyor KC interposed therebetween. As shown in the figure, the second rotating rollers 22, 22 can come into contact with and separate from the dish D, and rotate in the same direction.

According to such second rotating rollers 22, 22, when the supplied plate D is the order of the serving conveyor SC1, the plate D is separated from the plate D so as not to be rotated in the horizontal direction. The first serving pattern remains unchanged. On the other hand, when the plates D supplied are those ordered by the serving conveyor SC2, they come into contact with the plates D from both sides as shown in FIG. As a result, the plate D is sandwiched between the pair of second rotating rollers 22, 22 and rotated horizontally by 90°, changing from the first serving pattern to the second serving pattern.

Next, FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing an insertion/removal member for horizontally rotating a plate conveyed by the kitchen conveyor of this embodiment in a cross section perpendicular to the conveying direction, and FIG. It is a top view which shows front and back.

As shown in FIG. 10, the rotating means for horizontally rotating the dish D, which is the object to be transported, is insertable between the dish D and the kitchen conveyor KC, and tilts the dish D in a direction intersecting the conveying direction. It is an insertion/extraction member 23 that allows As shown, the insertion/removal member 23 is a disk-shaped member attached to the tip of a swing arm 23a that swings in the horizontal direction so that it can be smoothly inserted between the dish D and the kitchen conveyor KC. , the tip of which is inclined. Here, the conveying belt V of the kitchen conveyor KC has a width that allows the entire bottom surface of the dish D to come into contact with the conveying belt V so that the dish D can be conveyed even when the inserting/removing member 23 is inserted.

According to such an inserting/removing member 23, when the supplied dishes D are ordered by the serving conveyor SC1, the dishes D are not inserted between the dishes D and the kitchen conveyor KC, so that the dishes D are moved horizontally. It is not rotated to 100 degrees, and remains in the first serving pattern. On the other hand, when the supplied dishes D are for the serving conveyor SC2, as shown in FIG. Let As a result, one side of the dish D is braked by the insertion/removal member 23 and the other side is continued to be conveyed by the kitchen conveyor KC, so that the dish D rotates 90° in the horizontal direction with the insertion/removal member 23 as a fulcrum. Then, the first serving pattern changes to the second serving pattern.

Although the invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described based on the embodiments, the embodiments disclosed in this specification are illustrative in all respects and are limited to the disclosed technology. is not. That is, the technical scope of the present invention should not be construed in a restrictive manner based on the description of the above embodiments, but should be construed according to the description of the scope of claims. All modifications are included as long as they do not deviate from the description technology and equivalent technology and the gist of the claims.

In the above description, the conveying device and the transported object processing device of the present invention are applied to rice balls placed on a plate. , For example, it can be made into various foods that can be served on a plate, such as warship rolls and rice balls.

11 Rice ball forming machine (rice ball supply means)
12 plate feeder (plate feed means)
13 control unit (control means)
14 input unit 21 first rotating roller (rotating means)
22 second rotating roller (rotating means)
23 insertion/extraction member (rotating means)
A rice ball processor
A1 Shari ball conveying device (conveying device)
A2 Rice ball supply device ( supply means )
A10 rice ball processor
A11 rice ball conveying device (conveying device)
A12 Rice ball supply device ( supply means )
D plate
KC Kitchen conveyor (conveyance path)
KC-1 Guide rails P1, P2 Worker R Shari balls SC1, SC2 Meal distribution conveyor V Conveyor belt Vr Roller W Work table WA1, WA2 Work area

Claims (4)

a conveying path for conveying the plate on which rice balls are placed ;
a plurality of work areas provided along the conveying path and associated with mutually different orientations of the rice balls ;
a supply means for supplying the plates on which the rice balls for which production instructions have been issued in units of the work area are placed in the same direction with each other and on which each production instruction is mixed, to the conveying path;
rotating means provided on the upstream side in the transport direction of the plurality of work areas in the transport path for rotating the plate in a horizontal direction;
a control means for selectively rotating the plate by the rotating means so that the rice balls face the direction associated with the work area;
A rice ball processing device characterized by having: further comprising a guide rail provided on the conveying path along the conveying direction of the plate and guiding the conveying of the plate ;
The rotating means is a first rotating roller that can appear and retract on the conveying path so as to incline the plate in a direction intersecting the conveying direction,
The plate rotates by being rotated by the first rotating roller protruding onto the conveying path, with a contact portion with the guide rail due to the inclination as a fulcrum.
The rice ball processing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating means is a pair of second rotating rollers that are movable in contact with and separate from the plate , are arranged opposite to each other via the conveying path, and rotate in the same direction,
The plate rotates while being sandwiched between the pair of second rotating rollers.
The rice ball processing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating means is an insertable/removable member that can be inserted/removed between the plate and the conveying path so as to tilt the plate in a direction intersecting the conveying direction,
The plate is rotated by being conveyed on the conveying path with the insertion/removal member inserted between the plate and the conveying path.
The rice ball processing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that:

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