Dish for food and beverage conveyance device, connection tool for dish, and food and beverage conveyance device

Abstract

To disclose a dish for a food and beverage conveyance device that can be directly placed on a conveyor and can have a top surface larger than in the case of a dish circular seen from above, and also disclose a connection tool for a dish and a food and beverage conveyance device.SOLUTION: The present invention relates to a dish for a food and beverage conveyance device including: a top surface formation part forming a non-circular top surface on which food and beverage are placed; and a bottom rim part formed on a lower side of the top surface formation part and having a lateral width large enough to be placed on a conveyance path formed by a conveyor of the food and beverage conveyance device. Two bottom rim parts are formed along a longitudinal direction of the top surface formation part on a lower side of the top surface formation part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a dish for a food and beverage conveying device, a connecting device for the dish, and a food and beverage conveying device.

Background Art

[0002] In recent years, in restaurants, food and beverages have been provided using a conveying device (see, for example, Patent Documents 1-2).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] As a form of conveying dishes for food and beverages in restaurants and the like, there are forms such as placing one or more dishes on a trolley and conveying them, directly placing the dishes on a conveyor and conveying them, placing a tray with dishes on a conveyor and conveying them, and the like. Among these forms, in the form of directly placing the dishes on a conveyor and conveying them, it is necessary to use dishes that are compatible with the conveyor. For example, in the case of a conveyor with curves or corners in the middle of the path, the dishes need to be shaped so that they can pass through the curves or corners.

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[0006] ​Therefore, the present application discloses a dish for a food and beverage conveying device, a connecting appliance for the dish, and a food and beverage conveying device, which can be directly placed on a conveyor and can have a larger upper surface than a dish having a circular upper surface in a top view.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0007] In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, two thread bottoms are provided on the dish.

[0008] Specifically, the present invention is a dish for a food and beverage conveying device, including an upper surface forming portion that forms a non-circular upper surface on which food and beverage are placed, and a thread bottom portion formed below the upper surface forming portion and having a width that can be placed on a conveying path formed by a conveyor of the food and beverage conveying device. The thread bottom portion is formed in two along the longitudinal direction of the upper surface forming portion below the upper surface forming portion, and is a dish for a food and beverage conveying device.

[0009] For such a dish, even at non-linear locations such as corner portions and branch portions of the conveying path, each of the two thread bottom portions can pass through. Therefore, for such a dish, it can be used with a conveyor having non-linear locations such as corner portions and branch portions in the conveying path. Therefore, for such a dish, it can be directly placed on the conveyor and can have a larger upper surface than a dish having a circular upper surface in a top view.

[0010] Note that the thread bottom portion may be circular in a bottom view. For such a dish, even at non-linear locations such as corner portions and branch portions of the conveying path, each of the two thread bottom portions can pass through. .

[0011] Further, the present invention relates to a connecting device for dishes, comprising a first engaging portion capable of engaging with the upper surface side of a first dish and a second engaging portion capable of engaging with the upper surface side of a second dish, wherein the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion are provided side by side in the connecting device such that the bottom threads of the first dish engaged with the first engaging portion and the bottom threads of the second dish engaged with the second engaging portion both face the same direction and the first dish and the second dish are arranged side by side. It may be a connecting device for dishes.

[0012] If two dishes are connected by such a connecting device, the bottom thread portions of the two dishes can pass through even at non-linear locations such as corner portions and branch portions of the conveying path. Therefore, according to this, it is possible to use it with a conveyor having a non-linear location such as a corner portion or a branch portion in the conveying path. Thus, according to this, it is possible to directly place it on the conveyor while increasing the upper surface compared to the case of a dish having a circular upper surface view.

[0013] Further, the above connecting device may further comprise an upper surface forming portion that forms a non-circular upper surface on which food and drink are placed, and the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion may be provided on the lower surface side of the upper surface forming portion. With such a connecting device, two dishes can be engaged on the lower surface side of the upper surface forming portion.

[0014] Further, the above connecting device may be in a frame shape. In this case, the first dish and the second dish may be circular in top view, and the connecting device may be in a figure-eight frame shape in top view. With such a connecting device, the upper surfaces of the two engaged dishes can be exposed.

[0015] Further, the present invention can also be grasped from the side of the food and drink conveying device. The present invention comprises, for example, a conveyor for conveying food and drink, a dish for the food and drink conveying device described in any of the above, or dishes connected by the connecting device for dishes described in any of the above, and the conveyor has guides for guiding the dishes on both sides of the conveying path at intervals that allow the bottom threads of the dishes to fit. It may be a food and drink conveying device.

Advantages of the Invention

[0016] In the case of the plate for the food and beverage conveying device, the connecting appliance for the plate, and the food and beverage conveying device described above, it is possible to directly place them on the conveyor, and it is possible to make the upper surface larger than that of a circular plate in a top view.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0018] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described. The following embodiments are one aspect of the present invention and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention. The following embodiments and modifications are suitable for restaurants that provide various foods and beverages such as sushi, beverages, bowls of soba or udon, and fried foods or tempura.

[0019] Figure 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an ordered food and beverage conveying device 1 according to an embodiment. The ordered food and beverage conveying device 1 is a device that conveys a dish D of food and beverage prepared in response to a customer's order from a kitchen area 2 of a restaurant to each customer table 4 in a customer seating area 3. As shown in Figure 1, it includes a customer-side conveyor 11 that forms a conveying path passing by each customer table 4 where the customer eats, and a kitchen-side conveyor 14 that extends to the kitchen area 2 side of the customer-side conveyor 11 and extends the conveying path. Further, the ordered food and beverage conveying device 1 includes a branch lane 12 branched from the customer-side conveyor 11 for each customer table 4.

[0020] The kitchen-side conveyor 14 forms a conveying path for a staff in the kitchen area 2 to place the dish D of food and beverage. On the kitchen-side conveyor 14, the staff may directly place the dish D, an automatic machine such as a robot hand may place the dish D, or the dish D may be transferred from another conveyor. The customer-side conveyor 11 forms a conveying path for conveying the dish D transferred from the kitchen-side conveyor 14 to the branch lane 12 of the customer table 4. The branch lane 12 branches obliquely in the middle of the customer-side conveyor 11 and forms a conveying path extending parallel to the customer-side conveyor 11. The branch lane 12 forms a conveying path for a customer at the customer table 4 to take out the dish D.

[0021] The passenger-side conveyor 11 and the kitchen-side conveyor 14 are both electric belt conveyors and are controlled by the control device of the ordered food and beverage conveying device 1. On the other hand, the branch lane 12 is a freely rotating roller conveyor that rotates freely when subjected to an external force. And the branch lane 12 forms an inclined surface with a gentle downward slope from the branch portion. For this reason, the dish D of the conveyed object that has moved from the passenger-side conveyor 11 to the path-changing member 13 at the branch portion descends along the branch lane 12 by its own weight and stops at the end portion of the branch lane 12.

[0022] Note that the ordered food and beverage conveying device 1 shown in FIG. 1 is an example of the food and beverage conveying device disclosed in the present application, and the invention of the present application is not limited thereto. The ordered food and beverage conveying device 1 may be, for example, a circulating conveying device that conveys food and beverages other than the ordered items. Further, the ordered food and beverage conveying device 1 may form, for example, a conveying path having a gentle curved portion instead of a right-angled corner portion. Further, the ordered food and beverage conveying device 1 may form conveying paths of various shapes throughout the dining area.

[0023] FIG. 2 is a top view showing the vicinity of the connection portion between the kitchen-side conveyor 14 and the passenger-side conveyor 11. As can be seen from FIG. 2, at the corner portion where the kitchen-side conveyor 14 and the passenger-side conveyor 11 are connected, the starting point portion of the passenger-side conveyor 11 is arranged on the side of the end point portion of the kitchen-side conveyor 14. And, an outer guide 15 that contacts the dish D of the food and beverage is provided at the end portion of the kitchen-side conveyor 14 so that the dish D of the food and beverage can smoothly transfer from the kitchen-side conveyor 14 to the passenger-side conveyor 11. The portion of the outer guide 15 that contacts the dish D of the food and beverage has a curved surface, and guides the path of the dish D of the food and beverage toward the passenger-side conveyor 11. Further, an inner guide 16 is provided inside the corner of the conveying path formed by the outer guide 15. Thereby, the conveying path of the corner portion where the kitchen-side conveyor 14 and the passenger-side conveyor 11 are connected is in a form surrounded by the outer guide 15 and the inner guide 16.

[0024] Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the corner portion. In Figure 3, a cross-section of the portion indicated by reference sign A-A in Figure 2 is shown. As illustrated in Figure 3, the conveyor 14 on the kitchen side and the conveyor 11 on the passenger side are surrounded by guides whose both sides of the conveyance path are higher than the conveyance surface. Thereby, the dish D is guided by the guides so as not to deviate from the conveyance path formed by the conveyor 11 on the passenger side and the conveyor 14 on the kitchen side, and moves along the conveyance path. And also for the corner portion where the conveyor 14 on the kitchen side and the conveyor 11 on the passenger side are connected, the outer guide 15 and the inner guide 16 surround it, so that the dish D moves along the corner. Note that, as shown in Figure 3, the guides arranged on both sides of the conveyance path formed by the conveyor 11 on the passenger side and the conveyor 14 on the kitchen side are lower than the upper surface of the dish D. For this reason, the guides formed on both sides of the conveyance path do not contact the outer peripheral edge of the dish D to guide the dish D, but guide the dish D by contacting the bottom portion of the dish D from the side.

[0025] Figure 4 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the branch lane 12. A branch lane 12 that branches from the conveyance path and forms a downward slope path is provided beside the conveyance path formed by the conveyor 11 on the passenger side. And the ordered food and drink conveying device 1 receives an order via an order terminal or the like installed on the passenger table 4, and conveys the dish D of the food and drink prepared in the kitchen area 2 to the branch lane 12 on the passenger table 4 where the order is made.

[0026] For this reason, a movable path-changing member 13 is provided at the branch portion that branches from the conveyance path formed by the conveyor 11 on the passenger side to the branch lane 12 in order to guide only a specific dish D to the branch lane 12. The path-changing member 13 is a member that protrudes laterally on the conveyance path formed by the conveyor 11 on the passenger side, and forms an inclined guide that gradually guides the dish D of the food and drink conveyed by the conveyor 11 on the passenger side toward the branch lane 12 side. The path-changing member 13 is electrically operated, and its operation is controlled by a control device that controls the ordered food and drink conveying device 1.

[0027] In such an ordered food and drink conveying device 1, generally, a dish D that is circular in top view is used. The dish D that is circular in top view has an outer edge with a circular placement surface on which food and drink are placed, and the bottom of the net is also circular in bottom view. Therefore, for such a dish D, at the corner part located at the place where it transfers from the kitchen side conveyor 14 to the customer side conveyor 11, or at the branch part located at the place where it transfers from the customer side conveyor 11 to the branch lane 12, the circular bottom of the net in bottom view contacts a guide or the like, and thus it is smoothly guided in a predetermined traveling direction.

[0028] However, in such a dish D that is circular in top view, the size of the placement surface on which food and drink are placed is limited. For this reason, the size of the food and drink that can be placed on the dish D is restricted. Also, if the diameter of the dish D is increased, there is a possibility that it will not fit on the customer side conveyor 11 or the kitchen side conveyor 14 of the ordered food and drink conveying device 1. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the following type of dish is used.

[0029] FIG. 5 is a view showing the dish according to the first example. The dish D1 according to the first example has a form in which two bottoms of the net are provided on one dish. That is, as shown in the top view of FIG. 5, the dish D1 includes an upper surface forming portion D1a that forms a rounded rectangular upper surface on which food and drink are placed, and as shown in the bottom view of FIG. 5, two net bottom portions D1b formed below the upper surface forming portion D1a. Both of the two net bottom portions D1b have a width that can be placed on the conveyance path formed by the customer side conveyor 11, the kitchen side conveyor 14, and the branch lane 12 of the ordered food and drink conveying device 1. Since the upper surface forming portion D1a forms a rounded rectangular placement surface on the upper surface, it is non-circular in top view. Also, the two net bottom portions D1b are net bottoms that are circular in bottom view and are arranged such that the centers of the circles coincide with the centers of the two semi-circles that form both longitudinal ends of the upper surface forming portion D1a. Also, as can be seen from the front view and the bottom view of FIG. 5, the two net bottom portions D1b are formed so as to be arranged along the longitudinal direction of the dish D1 while being spaced apart from each other.

[0030] FIG. 6 is a view showing a plate according to a comparative example. The plate DH according to the comparative example has a general form in which one thread bottom is provided on one plate. That is, as shown in the top view of FIG. 6, the plate DH includes an upper surface forming portion DHa that forms a rounded rectangular upper surface on which food and drink are placed, and a thread bottom portion DHb that is formed below the upper surface forming portion DHa, as shown in the bottom view of FIG. 6. The thread bottom portion DHb has a form in which the rounded rectangular upper surface forming portion DHa is reduced, and is a thread bottom of a rounded rectangle when viewed from below.

[0031] In both the plate D1 according to the first example and the plate DH according to the comparative example, the placement surface for placing food and drink is larger than that of the plate D. Therefore, both the plate D1 and the plate DH can place larger food and drink than when using the plate D.

[0032] FIG. 7 is a view showing the movement of the plate at the corner portion. FIG. 7(A) shows the state when the plate DH according to the comparative example passes through the corner portion where the kitchen side conveyor 14 and the guest side conveyor 11 are connected. FIG. 7(B) shows the state when the plate D1 according to the first example passes through the corner portion where the kitchen side conveyor 14 and the guest side conveyor 11 are connected.

[0033] As described above, the thread bottom portion DHb of the plate DH according to the comparative example has a form in which the rounded rectangular upper surface forming portion DHa is reduced. For this reason, when the thread bottom portion DHb contacts the outer guide 15 and the path of the plate DH starts to go toward the guest side conveyor 11, as shown in FIG. 7(A), the thread bottom portion DHb contacts the inner guide 16. For this reason, the plate DH cannot go toward the guest side conveyor 11. For this reason, the plate DH cannot move from the kitchen side conveyor 14 to the guest side conveyor 11. The same applies even when the thread bottom portion DHb is not a rounded rectangle but, for example, a square thread bottom.

[0034] On the one hand, the plate D1 according to the first example has a configuration in which two thread bottom parts D1b that are circular in bottom view are provided on the front side and the rear side in the traveling direction of the plate D1 while being separated from each other. For this reason, both of the two thread bottom parts D1b can pass through the corner parts in the same manner as the plate D. Therefore, the plate D1 can move from the kitchen side conveyor 14 to the passenger side conveyor 11.

[0035] Such characteristics of the plate D1 are similarly exhibited in parts other than the part where the kitchen side conveyor 14 and the passenger side conveyor 11 are connected. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the movement of the plate at the branch part. In FIG. 8(A), the state when the plate DH according to the comparative example passes through the branch part from the passenger side conveyor 11 to the branch lane 12 is shown. Further, in FIG. 8(B), the state when the plate D1 according to the first example passes through the branch part from the passenger side conveyor 11 to the branch lane 12 is shown.

[0036] As described above, the thread bottom part DHb of the plate DH according to the comparative example has a configuration in which the upper surface forming part DHa of the rounded rectangular shape is reduced. For this reason, when the thread bottom part DHb comes into contact with the path changing member 13 and the path of the plate DH starts to turn toward the branch lane 12, as shown in FIG. 8(A), the thread bottom part DHb comes into contact with the inner guide 17. For this reason, the plate DH cannot move toward the branch lane 12. For this reason, the plate DH cannot change its path from the passenger side conveyor 11 to the branch lane 12. This is the same even when the thread bottom part DHb of the plate DH is not a rounded rectangle, for example, in the case of a square thread bottom.

[0037] On the one hand, the plate D1 according to the first example has a configuration in which two thread bottom parts D1b that are circular in bottom view are arranged side by side along the longitudinal direction of the plate D1 while being separated from each other. For this reason, both of the two thread bottom parts D1b can pass through the branch part in the same manner as the plate D. Therefore, the plate D1 can change its path from the passenger side conveyor 11 to the branch lane 12.

[0038] <Modification example of the plate> The plate D1 according to the first example may be modified, for example, as follows.

[0039] FIG. 9 is a view showing a modified example of the dish D1 according to the first example. The dish D1 may have a top surface forming portion D1a that forms a top surface on which food and drink are placed, not as a rounded rectangle, but as a general rectangular rectangle as shown in the top view of FIG. 9. Even a dish D1 having such a top surface forming portion D1a in the shape of a rectangle in top view can pass through corner portions and branch portions.

[0040] FIG. 10 is a view showing a dish according to the second example. The dish D2 according to the second example is configured such that by connecting two normal dishes D with a connecting plate RP, it has a form in which two thread bottoms are provided on one dish. That is, as shown in the top view of FIG. 10, the dish D2 has a top surface forming portion D2a that forms a rounded rectangular top surface on which food and drink are placed, and the top surface forming portion D2a is formed by the connecting plate RP. And on the lower surface of the connecting plate RP, engaging claws RPT for engaging the dish D are formed as shown in the bottom view of FIG. 10. The engaging claws RPT engage the outer edge of the dish D on the upper surface side of the dish D. The engaging claws RPT are arranged so as to surround one dish D from three sides. Thereby, the connecting plate RP can engage with the lower surface of the connecting plate RP in a state where two dishes D are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the connecting plate RP.

[0041] The thread bottom of the dish D has a width that can be placed on the conveyance paths formed by the passenger side conveyor 11, the kitchen side conveyor 14, and the branch lane 12 of the ordered food and drink conveyance device 1. Also, since the connecting plate RP forms a non-circular placement surface in top view on its upper surface, it is non-circular in top view. And two dishes D engaged by the engaging claws RPT on the lower surface of the connecting plate RP form two thread bottom portions D2b on the dish D2 that appears to be one dish in appearance. As can be seen from the front view and the bottom view of FIG. 10, the two thread bottom portions D2b of the dish D2 are arranged so as to be spaced apart from each other and arranged along the longitudinal direction of the dish D2. Therefore, even such a dish D2 can pass through corner portions and branch portions.

[0042] With such a dish D2, by removing the dish D from the connecting plate RP, it is possible to wash only the connecting plate RP.

[0043] FIG. 11 is a view showing a modified example of the dish D2 according to the second example. The dish D2 may have, for example, an upper surface forming portion D2a that forms an upper surface on which food and drink are placed, not a rounded rectangle, but a general rectangular rectangle as shown in the top view of FIG. 11. Even such a dish D2 having a rectangular top view can pass through corner portions and branching portions.

[0044] FIG. 12 is a view showing a dish according to the third example. The dish D3 according to the third example is configured such that two normal dishes D are connected by a connecting frame RR, resulting in a form where two thread bottoms are provided on one dish. Since the connecting frame RR is provided with an opening for exposing the upper surface of the dish D, in the dish D3 where two dishes D are engaged with the connecting frame RR, the upper surface of the dish D forms the upper surface forming portion D3a. That is, as shown in the top view of FIG. 12, the dish D3 has a connecting frame RR that connects two dishes D formed in the shape of an 8-shaped frame. And on the back surface of the connecting frame RR, as shown in the bottom view of FIG. 12, engaging claws RRT for engaging the dish D are formed. The engaging claws RRT engage the outer edge of the dish D on the upper surface side of the dish D. Thereby, the connecting frame RR can engage with the lower surface of the connecting frame RR with two dishes D arranged along the longitudinal direction of the connecting frame RR.

[0045] The thread bottom of the dish D has a width that can be placed on the conveyance path formed by the passenger side conveyor 11, the kitchen side conveyor 14, and the branching lane 12 of the ordered food and drink conveyance device 1. And two dishes D engaged by the engaging claws RRT on the back side of the connecting frame RR form two thread bottom portions D3b on the dish D3 that appears as one dish in appearance. As can be seen from the front view and the bottom view of FIG. 12, the two thread bottom portions D3b are formed so as to be arranged along the longitudinal direction of the dish D3 while being spaced apart from each other. Therefore, even such a dish D3 can pass through corner portions and branching portions.

[0046] Both the above-mentioned connecting plate RP and connecting frame RR can be appropriately cleaned by attaching and detaching the dish D. Fig. 13 is a view showing the state of attaching and detaching the dish D to and from the connecting plate RP or the connecting frame RR. As shown in Fig. 13, the dish D can be attached to and detached from the connecting plate RP or the connecting frame RR. Therefore, for example, it is possible to clean the connecting plate RP, the connecting frame RR, and the dish D separately.

[0047] In addition, the dish disclosed in the present application can be appropriately deformed within the scope not changing the gist of the present invention.

[0048] For example, four or more engaging claws RPT and RRT may be provided for one dish D, or they may be formed in a ring shape so as to go around one dish D. Further, the thread bottom parts D1b, D2b, and D3b may be, for example, in the form of a semi-circular arc, a crescent shape, or other non-circular shapes.

[0049] <Modification example of food and drink conveying device> Further, the ordered food and drink conveying device 1 may be modified, for example, as follows.

[0050] FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a modification near the connection portion between the kitchen-side conveyor 14 and the passenger-side conveyor 11. The ordered food and drink conveyance device 1 may have, for example, a guiding mechanism 1D at the terminal portion of the kitchen-side conveyor 14 as shown in FIG. 14. The guiding mechanism 1D is a device that assists the dish D in transferring from the kitchen-side conveyor 14 to the passenger-side conveyor 11. At least a part of the belt is stretched obliquely crossing the conveyance direction of the kitchen-side conveyor 14 above the kitchen-side conveyor 14 toward the passenger-side conveyor 11. It has a round belt 1D1, pulleys 1D2 and 1D3 for supporting the round belt 1D1, and a motor 1D5 for driving the pulley 1D2. Therefore, when the dish D arrives at the terminal portion of the kitchen-side conveyor 14 by the kitchen-side conveyor 14 while the round belt 1D1 is rotating in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 14 by the motor 1D5, the guiding mechanism 1D can guide the dish D toward the passenger-side conveyor 11 while bringing it into contact with the round belt 1D1. Note that the round belt 1D1 is not limited to the form stretched obliquely crossing the conveyance direction of the kitchen-side conveyor 14, and may be, for example, in a form stretched crossing at a right angle to the conveyance direction of the kitchen-side conveyor 14.

[0051] If such a guiding mechanism 1D is provided in the ordered food and drink conveyance device 1, not only a relatively light dish D but also, for example, relatively heavy dishes D1, D2, and D3 can be smoothly transferred from the kitchen-side conveyor 14 to the passenger-side conveyor 11.

Explanation of Signs

[0052] D, D1, D2, D3, DH ··· Dishes 1 ··· Ordered Food and Drink Conveyance Device 2 ··· Kitchen Area 3 ··· Passenger Area 4 ··· Passenger Table 11 ··· Passenger-Side Conveyor 12 ··· Branch Lane 13 ··· Route Change Member 14 ··· Kitchen-Side Conveyor 15, 16, 17 ··· Outer Guide RP ·· Connection Plate RR ·· Connection Frame

Claims

1. A dish for a food and drink conveying device, comprising: an upper surface forming portion that forms a non-circular upper surface on which food and drink are placed; a thread bottom portion formed below the upper surface forming portion and having a width that can be placed on a conveyance path formed by a conveyor of the food and drink conveying device; the thread bottom portion is formed in two along the longitudinal direction of the upper surface forming portion below the upper surface forming portion; A dish for a food and drink conveying device.

2. The thread bottom portion is circular when viewed from below; The dish for a food and drink conveying device according to Claim 1.

3. A connecting device for dishes, comprising: a first engaging portion capable of engaging with the upper surface side of a first dish; a second engaging portion capable of engaging with the upper surface side of a second dish; the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion are provided side by side in the connecting device such that the thread bottoms of the first dish engaged with the first engaging portion and the second dish engaged with the second engaging portion both face the same direction and the first dish and the second dish are arranged side by side horizontally; A connecting device for dishes.

4. further comprising an upper surface forming portion that forms a non-circular upper surface on which food and drink are placed; the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion are provided on the lower surface side of the upper surface forming portion; The connecting device for dishes according to Claim 3.

5. The connecting device is in a frame shape; The connecting device for dishes according to Claim 3.

6. The first dish and the second dish are circular when viewed from above; the connecting device is in a figure-eight frame shape when viewed from above; The connecting device for dishes according to Claim 5.

7. a conveyor for conveying food and drink; the dish for a food and drink conveying device according to Claim 1 or 2, or dishes connected by the connecting device for dishes according to any one of Claims 3 to 6; the conveyor has guides for guiding the dishes on both sides of the conveyance path with a space for the thread bottoms of the dishes to fit; A food and drink conveying device.

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