Self-service conveying settlement platform for catering industry

Abstract

The utility model relates to a self-service conveying settlement platform for catering industry, which comprises a top seat, a bottom seat, a dinner plate transmission mechanism, an RFID reader-writer, an electronic scale and a code scanner, the top seat is detachably fixed above the bottom seat in a covering manner, and the dinner plate transmission mechanism, the RFID reader-writer, the electronic scale and the code scanner are all arranged in a cavity between the top seat and the bottom seat. The dinner plate conveying mechanism conveys dinner plates supported and placed above the top base, and the tops of the RFID reader-writer, the electronic scale and the code scanner extend upwards to the position above the top base. The dinner plate conveying mechanism can be used for conveying the dinner plates during settlement, and the RFID reader-writer and the electronic scale are used in cooperation with the dinner plates, so that diners in the self-service restaurant with the weighing and billing functions can conveniently carry out metering, settlement and payment, the queuing waiting time of the diners during payment is shortened, and the payment efficiency of the diners is improved. Moreover, the workload of restaurant service personnel is reduced, and in addition, the situation of settlement errors caused by manual settlement is avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of catering facilities, in particular to a self-service delivery and settlement platform for the catering industry. Background Art

[0002] The catering industry is a food production and operation industry that specializes in providing consumers with a variety of foods and consumption places and facilities through instant processing, commercial sales and service labor.

[0003] For example, in some restaurants that sell buffets, diners can choose the dishes they want at the pick-up counter and use plates to take the dishes. After choosing and picking up the dishes, diners go to the checkout counter, and the service staff in the store will measure the total weight of the plates and food to calculate the price of the dishes.

[0004] Most commodity settlement methods on the market, including those in the catering industry, are done manually. However, since the catering industry is relatively busy, manual negligence is likely to occur during settlement, leading to settlement errors. Utility Model Content

[0005] 1. Technical issues to be resolved

[0006] The utility model provides a self-service delivery settlement platform for the catering industry, which solves the problems raised in the above-mentioned background technology.

[0007] (II) Technical solution

[0008] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a self-service conveying and settlement platform for the catering industry, comprising a top seat, a base, a meal tray conveying mechanism, an RFID reader / writer, an electronic scale and a code scanner, wherein the top seat can be detachably covered and fixed on top of the base, and the meal tray conveying mechanism, the RFID reader / writer, the electronic scale and the code scanner are all installed in a cavity between the top seat and the base, and the meal tray conveying mechanism conveys the meal tray placed on top of the top seat, and the tops of the RFID reader / writer, the electronic scale and the code scanner all extend upward to above the top seat, and the meal tray can be conveyed by the meal tray conveying mechanism and pass over the RFID reader / writer and the electronic scale in sequence.

[0009] Preferably, the top base includes a countertop cover, two sections of guide plates, a partition, a plurality of avoidance grooves, a reading area, a weighing area and a code scanning area. The countertop cover covers the top opening of the base and is connected to the base by bolts. The two sections of guide plates are fixed in parallel to the top of the countertop cover. The partition is formed between the two sections of guide plates, and the partition separates the plurality of avoidance grooves, the reading area and the weighing area from the code scanning area. The avoidance grooves, the reading area, the weighing area and the code scanning area all pass through the countertop cover. The meal plate conveying mechanism uses the avoidance grooves to pass through to the top of the countertop cover. The tops of the RFID reader / writer, the electronic scale and the code scanning area are respectively embedded in the reading area, the weighing area and the code scanning area.

[0010] In a further embodiment, the distance between the two sections of the guide plates is matched with the length of the dinner plate, and the height of the guide plates is greater than the height of the dinner plate.

[0011] In a further embodiment, the meal tray transport mechanism comprises a plurality of transport rollers arranged axially in parallel, and the plurality of transport rollers are rotatably arranged on the left side of the RFID reader and between the RFID reader and the electronic scale by a power source.

[0012] In a further embodiment, the top of the outer wall of the transmission roller is tangentially distributed with the top plane of the table cover, and the length of the avoidance groove is adapted to the length of the transmission roller.

[0013] In a further preferred embodiment, an RFID identification card cooperating with an RFID reader is embedded in the bottom of the dinner plate.

[0014] (III) Beneficial effects

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the utility model provides a self-service delivery settlement platform for the catering industry, which has the following beneficial effects:

[0016] 1. In the utility model, the meal tray conveying mechanism can be used to transport the meal tray during settlement, and the RFID reader and the electronic scale are used in conjunction with the meal tray, so that diners in a self-service restaurant that charges by weight can measure and settle payments more conveniently, shortening the waiting time for diners when paying, reducing the workload of restaurant service personnel, and avoiding settlement errors that occur in manual settlement. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the self-service delivery settlement platform for the catering industry according to the implementation plan;

[0018] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the decomposition structure of the self-service delivery settlement platform used in China's catering industry;

[0019] Figure 3 It is a schematic structural diagram of a top seat according to an implementation scheme.

[0020] In the figure: 10, top seat; 11, table cover; 12, guide plate; 13, partition; 14, avoidance groove; 15, reading area; 16, weighing area; 17, code scanning area; 20, base; 30, plate conveying mechanism; 40, RFID reader; 50, electronic scale; 60, code scanner. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0022] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 A self-service delivery and settlement platform for the catering industry includes a top seat 10, a base 20, a meal tray transmission mechanism 30, an RFID reader 40, an electronic scale 50, and a barcode scanner 60. An RFID identification card that matches the RFID reader 40 is embedded in the bottom of the meal tray that matches the self-service delivery and settlement platform. The top seat 10 is detachably covered and fixed on the top of the base 20, and the two can be embedded in the top of the cash register for installation and fixation during assembly. The meal tray transmission mechanism 30, the RFID reader 40, the electronic scale 50, and the barcode scanner 60 are all installed in the cavity between the top seat 10 and the base 20. The meal plate conveying mechanism 30 is used to convey the meal plate placed on the top seat 10; the tops of the RFID reader / writer 40, the electronic scale 50 and the barcode scanner 60 all extend upward to above the top seat 10, and the meal plate can be conveyed by the meal plate conveying mechanism 30 to pass over the RFID reader / writer 40 and the electronic scale 50 in sequence, so that the RFID reader / writer 40 can read the RFID identification card embedded in the meal plate to read and write data such as the meal number and meal information; the electronic scale 50 can measure the meal plate and the food placed on it, and after the RFID reader / writer 40 and the electronic scale 50 exchange data with the external computer control system, the total price of the meal can be calculated using the computer control system; diners can use the barcode scanner 60 electrically connected to the computer control system to scan the code and pay by themselves.

[0023] See also Figure 3The top base 10 includes a table cover 11, two sections of guide plates 12, a partition 13, a plurality of avoidance grooves 14, a reading area 15, a weighing area 16 and a code scanning area 17. The table cover 11 covers the top opening of the base 20 and is fixed to the base 20 by bolts. The two sections of guide plates 12 are fixed in parallel to the top of the table cover 11, and the length of the guide plates 12 is similar to that of the table cover 11. The partition 13 is formed between the two sections of guide plates 12, and the partition 13 separates the plurality of avoidance grooves 14, the reading area 15 and the weighing area 16 from the code scanning area 17 to prevent soup and food from being spilled on the code scanning area 17 during the food transmission and measurement and weighing process, affecting the use of the code scanner 60. The avoidance groove 14, the reading area 15, the weighing area 16 and the code scanning area 17 all penetrate the table cover 11, so that the meal plate transmission mechanism 30 can use the avoidance groove 14 to pass through the top of the table cover 11 to contact and transmit the meal plate; the top of the RFID reader 40, the electronic scale 50 and the code scanning device 60 are respectively embedded in the reading area 15, the weighing area 16 and the code scanning area 17, so that the meal plate can be read and operated when it is transmitted to the top of the RFID reader 40 and the electronic scale 50. The spacing between the two sections of the guide plate 12 is adapted to the length of the meal plate, and the height of the guide plate 12 is greater than the height of the meal plate. The two sections of the guide plate 12 are used to prevent the meal plate from deviating so that it can be kept in the gap between the two for transmission and movement.

[0024] See also Figure 2 The meal tray transmission mechanism 30 may include a plurality of transmission rollers arranged axially in parallel, and the plurality of transmission rollers are driven by a power source to rotate on the left side of the RFID reader 40 and between the RFID reader 40 and the electronic scale 50. The top of the outer wall of the transmission roller is tangentially distributed to the top plane of the table cover 11, and the length of the avoidance groove 14 is adapted to the length of the transmission roller. The plurality of transmission rollers rotate in the same direction when rotating, and the meal tray placed on the table cover 11 can be transmitted toward the top of the RFID reader 40 by the rotating transmission rollers. The transmission rollers between the RFID reader 40 and the electronic scale 50 can transmit the meal tray to the electronic scale 50 for weighing. The transmission rollers can be connected to the motor at intervals of several transmission rollers so that they are directly driven to rotate. The plurality of transmission rollers can also utilize the belt transmission structure already available in the prior art so that the plurality of transmission rollers can be driven to rotate simultaneously.

[0025] The system of the present invention may also include a computing control system for controlling the automatic operations of the above-mentioned meal tray transmission and metering and settlement. It should be understood that the control system has no particular limitation and can be implemented by the control technology in the prior art, which will not be described in detail here.

[0026] In all the schemes mentioned above, the connection between two parts can be selected according to actual conditions by welding, bolt and nut matching connection, bolt or screw connection or other well-known connection methods, which are not described one by one here. In the above, all fixed connections are preferably welded. Although the embodiments of the utility model have been shown and described, it can be understood by ordinary technicians in this field that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principle and spirit of the utility model. The scope of the utility model is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A self-service delivery settlement platform for the catering industry, characterized in that: The invention comprises a top seat (10), a base (20), a meal tray conveying mechanism (30), an RFID reader / writer (40), an electronic scale (50) and a code scanner (60); the top seat (10) is detachably covered and fixed on the top of the base (20); the meal tray conveying mechanism (30), the RFID reader / writer (40), the electronic scale (50) and the code scanner (60) are all installed in a cavity between the top seat (10) and the base (20); the meal tray conveying mechanism (30) conveys the meal tray placed on the top of the top seat (10); the tops of the RFID reader / writer (40), the electronic scale (50) and the code scanner (60) all extend upward to the top of the top seat (10); and the meal tray can be conveyed by the meal tray conveying mechanism (30) so as to pass over the top of the RFID reader / writer (40) and the electronic scale (50) in sequence.

2. A self-service delivery and settlement platform for the catering industry according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top seat (10) comprises a table cover (11), two sections of guide plates (12), a partition (13), a plurality of avoidance grooves (14), a reading area (15), a weighing area (16) and a code scanning area (17); the table cover (11) covers the top opening of the base (20) and is connected to the base (20) by bolts; the two sections of guide plates (12) are fixed in parallel to the top of the table cover (11); the partition (13) is formed between the two sections of guide plates (12), and the partition (13) separates the plurality of avoidance grooves (14). 4), the reading area (15) and the weighing area (16) are separated from the code scanning area (17), the avoidance groove (14), the reading area (15), the weighing area (16) and the code scanning area (17) all penetrate the table cover (11), the plate conveying mechanism (30) uses the avoidance groove (14) to pass through the top of the table cover (11), and the tops of the RFID reader (40), the electronic scale (50) and the code scanning device (60) are respectively embedded in the reading area (15), the weighing area (16) and the code scanning area (17).

3. A self-service delivery and settlement platform for the catering industry according to claim 2, characterized in that: The distance between the two sections of the guide plate (12) is adapted to the length of the dinner plate, and the height of the guide plate (12) is greater than the height of the dinner plate.

4. A self-service delivery and settlement platform for the catering industry according to any one of claims 2-3, characterized in that: The meal tray transport mechanism (30) comprises a plurality of transport rollers arranged axially in parallel, and the plurality of transport rollers are rotatably arranged on the left side of the RFID reader (40) and between the RFID reader (40) and the electronic scale (50) by means of a power source.

5. A self-service delivery and settlement platform for the catering industry according to claim 4, characterized in that: The top of the outer wall of the transmission roller is tangentially distributed with the top plane of the table cover (11), and the length of the avoidance groove (14) is adapted to the length of the transmission roller.

6. The self-service delivery and settlement platform for the catering industry according to claim 1, characterized in that: An RFID identification card matching with the RFID reader / writer (40) is embedded in the bottom of the dinner plate.

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