JPH01170418A - System for automatically setting dining hall - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable quick service to customers without errors by providing a meal ticket machine capable of storing information, an automatic meal ticket reading machine and a computer system for transmitting, indicating and controlling the read information. CONSTITUTION:A meal ticket machine 8 is provided in a door way of a dining hall, a servicing kitchen indicator 9 and an order indicator 21 for indicating for each cooking menu and seat are provided in places of a kitchen 2. A computer system 11 has a computer 14 for receiving customer seat information from a meal ticket inlet of each of customer seats 5 and automatic meal ticket reading machine 12 to be controlled by various set switches 13. The output of a computer 14 controls the indicator 9, a customer seat indicator 10, the indicator 21, a customer seat chime 15, a meal setting conveyer controller 16 and assorter controller 17. A cook, seeing the indicators 9, 21, can cook meal of a plurality of customers at a time, so that he can observe the principle of fast-in and fast-out efficiently and meals are sent to customer seats by a meal setting conveyer 3. Thus, quick service can be achieved while labor can be saved.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to cafeterias in the restaurant industry, and is particularly suitable for customers who do not have time and want to eat and drink in a hurry, from purchasing meal tickets for various menus to serving meals to designated customer seats. It concerns a quick service system.

[Conventional technology and problems with the prior art]

In conventional cafeterias, even if you buy a meal ticket, the waitress does not come easily, there are times when the kitchen gets confused and people forget to cook or the order of cooking is out of order, and there are cases where the waitress forgets the seat of the customer after ordering the food. This caused problems for customers in a hurry.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem and speed up the cooking process, a system that transmits cooking instructions to the kitchen at the same time as the ticket issuance is considered, but since the relationship between the ticket and the seat is unclear, it can cause confusion in the guest room when there are many customers. There are problems such as food being served in the wrong order to people who came after the meal, and even if the food is ready, people may not be seated.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems and quickly provide a service intended for eating and drinking in a short time to customers who do not have time and want to eat and drink in a hurry at a vehicle terminal or the like.

[Means for achieving the above objectives]

The first invention of the present application includes a food ticket vending machine that can store various information, an automatic food ticket reader that can read the stored information of the food ticket, and a computer system that transmits, displays, and controls the read information. We provide an automatic glazing system for the restaurant.

The second invention of the present application is a food ticket vending machine that can store various information, an automatic food ticket reader that can read the stored information of the food ticket, a computer system that transmits, displays, and controls the read information, and a linear motor. The present invention provides an automatic cafeteria distribution system comprising a driven conveyor and a distribution conveyor system having sorting utensils placed at predetermined seats.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be described in detail below based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an outline of a cafeteria in which the present invention is implemented, and is provided with an arrangement conveyor 3 and a dust conveyor 4 that circulate between a guest room 1 and a cooking area 2. An appropriate number of seats 5 are arranged facing each other, and a meal ticket insertion lower is provided at the front end of the table 6 between the seats 5 and both conveyors 3 and 4 (see FIG. 2). Additionally, a food ticket vending machine 8 is installed at the entrance/exit of the cafeteria, and a cooking area display 9 and a cooking menu/seat order display 21 are placed at appropriate locations in the cooking area 2, as shown in Figures 5 and 7, respectively. establish. Also, table 6
A passenger seat display 10 shown in FIG. 6 is provided.

FIG. 4 shows a computer system 11 which is a main part of the automatic arrangement system of the present invention, and inputs the passenger seat tn information from the food ticket reader 12 for reading the food tickets inserted from the food ticket input lower for each customer seat 5. It includes a microcomputer 14 which is controlled by various setting switches 13 and by a microcomputer program shown in the flowchart of FIG. Separate seat order display 21, passenger seat chime 15, placement conveyor controller 16, and sorter are configured to control vessel 17. In FIG. 4, 18 is a dust conveyor controller, 19 is a CRT, and 20 is a printer.

The meal ticket used in the aforementioned meal ticket vending machine 8 and meal ticket reader 12 has the menu type, price, date and time printed on the front side, and the same information as on the front side of the ticket is printed using a magnetic material applied to the back side. recorded. It should be noted that the meal ticket may be of any kind as long as information can be recorded in the ti species record pond using a punch card type or an IC card. The size of the meal ticket is JR train.

You can choose the size of a private railway train ticket, business card size, etc. by considering various ways to make a good impression on customers, increase sales, and make it convenient to handle in the store.

The placement conveyor 3 is driven by a linear motor. In this linear motor-driven conveyor, an aluminum reaction plate provided at the bottom of the conveyor receives thrust from the linear motor without contact.

There is no intervening mechanism to drive the conveyor, such as a chino, belt, or gear, resulting in low noise and vibration.

For this reason, it is ideal as a conveyor for use in environments such as cafeterias.

Note that the sorting device 17 can be used to apply sorting iFJ in a known sorting and conveying device. The sorting operation can be carried out by making the seat 5 freely movable in the orthogonal direction, detecting when it has reached a position corresponding to a predetermined seat using a sensor provided in front of the seat 5, and moving it in the orthogonal direction.

A customer sitting at a seat inserts the meal ticket purchased from the aforementioned meal ticket vending machine 8 into the automatic meal ticket reader 12 provided at the seat. Customers insert their meal tickets themselves, so they decide whether to enter immediately after they are seated, or wait a little while to take a look around the store, and decide for themselves when to do so, so it is acceptable to the customers.

The read information is further added with a seat number and stored in computer memory. At the same time, it will be displayed in the cooking area and audience seats.

The cooking area is equipped with a cooking area display 9 for displaying food tickets for each seat in the order in which they are read, and a cooking menu order display 21 for displaying orders for each menu for each customer seat.The number of food tickets is 10~30. It shall be possible to display the degree. After cooking in the kitchen and placing the food on the serving conveyor, key in the corresponding number on the display. As a result, this arrangement
The completed order display will disappear and be shifted to front-aligned, and a new order display will be added to both displays. Orders in excess of the number displayed are stored in computer memory to wait for both displays to become available. The cook looks at both displays, and if the menu at the top of the cooking order and the same menu are nearby, it is more efficient to cook for multiple people at the same time.Although it is not necessarily first-in-first-out, it is more efficient to cook for multiple people at the same time. By using these two displays, the cook does not have to memorize the number and order of menu items, and can concentrate on cooking, increasing efficiency.

Various displays can also be placed on the audience seats.

For example, if the waiting status, waiting number, menu type, etc. are displayed after inserting a meal ticket, it is thought that customers will feel psychologically reassured. Furthermore, when the food arrives at the customer's seat, a chime or other sound is emitted to notify customers reading newspapers of the arrival of the food.

The food is placed on tray 21 and placed on conveyor 3 to seat 5.
be carried to. The placement conveyor 3 has an endless structure and operates continuously. Placement tray 21 is in the corresponding audience seat,
Sorting is arranged by container 17! It is moved from the conveyor 3 to the corresponding audience table 6. Sorting can be easily achieved using a charging switch or the like at the operating timing of the container 17. Sorting is container 1
7, dishes that tend to spill their juices while being moved from the placement conveyor 3 can be prevented by covering the containers.

When the customer leaves his/her seat after the meal, the waiter places the food tray, tableware, etc. on the dust conveyor 4, which is then transported to the washing area. The dust conveyor 4 is neatly covered so as not to give discomfort to the customers, and is installed in a place where it is difficult to see from the customers. When the re-preparation of the customer seat 5 is completed and the clerk presses the standby switch for the customer seat, all computer memory up to that point is cleared.

From the 14 automatic meal ticket reading reports, you can manage various things such as ingredient purchasing, sales volume by time and menu, and sales revenue.

It is also effective to output a menu on paper or a card using a printer or the like based on the information from the meal ticket reader 12 in the kitchen, and then cook and serve the food based on the menu.

[Effects of the Invention] The first invention of the present application makes it possible to receive orders from customers at the same time using automatic meal ticket readers installed at each customer seat, and to provide quick service to customers in a hurry. have

The second invention of the present application has the effect of saving labor by eliminating the need for waitresses by automatically transporting food.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an outline of a cafeteria arrangement system showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a partial plan view of the same. FIG. 3 is also a partial longitudinal sectional view. FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of a computer system that is a main part of the automatic cafeteria placement system of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the kitchen display. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the audience seat display, and FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the order display for each cooking menu. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a part of the operating procedure and microcomputer program of the present invention. 1...Guest room 2...Cooking area 3...Location conveyor 5...Seat 8...Dining room vending machine 9... ... Serving kitchen display 10 ... Audience seat display 11 ... Computer system 12 ...
・Automatic meal ticket reader 21...Order display by cooking menu and seat Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 5

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) An automated cafeteria system that includes a food ticket vending machine that can store various information, an automatic food ticket reader that can read the stored information on the food ticket, and a computer system that transmits, displays, and controls the read information. Serving system. (2) A food ticket vending machine that can store various information, an automatic food ticket reader that can read the stored information on the food ticket, a computer system that transmits, displays, and controls the read information, and is driven by a linear motor. An automatic catering system for a cafeteria, comprising a conveyor and a serving conveyor system equipped with a sorting device for distributing food to predetermined seats.