Automatic door for ordered food and drink conveying device and ordered food and drink conveying device

Abstract

To provide a door for ordered food / drink conveying devices allowing customers to easily take out food / drink, and ordered food / drink conveying device.SOLUTION: A door for ordered food / drink conveying devices, the automatic door for ordered food / drink conveying devices to be installed along a conveying path of food / drink, includes an automatic door body for opening / closing the door between the conveying path and customer seats along the conveying path, a control device for opening / closing the automatic door body when the food / drink arrive at the customer seats, and an order terminal provided in the automatic door body and allowing customers to order food / drink.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an automatic door for an ordered food and drink conveying device and an ordered food and drink conveying device. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, restaurants have been providing food and drink using conveying devices (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2022-044124 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2022-030083 [Patent Document 3] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2022-030082 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] When a touch panel for ordering products is placed on a table at a customer's seat, the touch panel is placed on the conveyor path side so that customers face the conveyor path, which may hinder customers from taking out food and drink that has been conveyed down the conveyor path.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic door for an ordered food and drink conveying device and an ordered food and drink conveying device that allow food and drink to be easily removed. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] An automatic door for an ordered food and drink conveying device according to one aspect of the present invention is an automatic door for an ordered food and drink conveying device that is installed along a food and drink conveying path, and comprises an automatic door main body that opens and closes the door between the conveying path and customer seats along the conveying path, a control device that opens and closes the automatic door main body when food and drink arrives at the customer seats, and an ordering terminal that is provided on the automatic door main body and through which food and drink can be ordered.

[0007] With the above-mentioned automatic door for the ordered food and drink conveying device, when the automatic door main body opens, the ordering terminal also moves along with the movement of the automatic door main body, thereby preventing the ordering terminal from interfering with the customer's action of retrieving food and drink that has flowed down the conveying path.

[0008] The ordering terminal may also be a touch panel for selecting and ordering food and drink. If the ordering terminal is a touch panel, the customer can order food and drink by operating the touch panel.

[0009] The ordering terminal may also have a camera function for taking pictures of the conveyance path and display the images taken by the camera function, thereby making it possible to take pictures of the food and drink being conveyed on the conveyance path using the camera function and display the taken images on the ordering terminal.

[0010] The automatic door body may be opened and closed by sliding in the conveying direction of the conveying path, thereby preventing narrowing of the eating and drinking area in the seating area.

[0011] The present invention can also be seen as an ordered food and drink conveying device. An ordered food and drink conveying device according to one aspect of the present invention may comprise a conveying mechanism that is provided along a plurality of customer seats and forms a conveying path for conveying food and drink, and an automatic door for the food and drink conveying device. With such a food and drink conveying device, the automatic door for the ordered food and drink conveying device can be installed at a lower position compared to when the ordering terminal is placed on the table at the customer seat. This allows customers to easily pick up food and drink. When taking out food or drink, the food or drink can be easily taken out without having to stand up or take other action.

[0012] Furthermore, the conveying path that solves the above problem may be provided at the same height as the seats, so that when customers take out food and drink, they can slide the food and drink from the food and drink outlet onto the table at their seats. [Effects of the Invention]

[0013] According to the present invention, food and drink can be easily taken out. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of an ordered food and drink conveying device according to an embodiment. [Figure 2] Figure 2 is an enlarged view of the area around the seating area. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the internal structure of the automatic door according to the embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the closing operation of the automatic door according to the embodiment. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the automatic door according to the embodiment in a closed state. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 shows the seating area. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the state of food and drink being transported. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a seating area provided with automatic doors according to the first modification. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a seating area provided with automatic doors according to the second modification. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0015] <Embodiment> The following describes embodiments of the present invention. The embodiments described below are merely examples of the present invention and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention. The following embodiments and variations are suitable for restaurants that serve a variety of foods and drinks, such as sushi, beverages, rice bowls such as soba and udon, fried chicken, tempura, and grilled meat.

[0016] FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an ordered food and drink conveying device 1 according to an embodiment. The ordered food and drink conveying device 1 conveys food and drink F, prepared in response to a customer order, from a restaurant kitchen 5 to customer seats 3, and is located near the customer seats 3 as shown in FIG. 1. The ordered food and drink conveying device 1 conveys the food and drink F using a belt conveyor 11 (an example of a "conveying mechanism" as used herein) that runs from the restaurant kitchen 5 to the customer seats 3. While FIG. 1 shows the conveyance path from the kitchen 5 to the customer seats 3 as being formed by a single belt conveyor 11, the conveyance path may be formed by a combination of multiple belt conveyors. When the conveyance path is formed by a combination of multiple belt conveyors, the belt conveyor on the kitchen 5 side can be stopped when the food and drink F has transferred to the downstream belt conveyor, allowing the next food and drink F to be conveyed to be loaded even while the downstream belt conveyor is operating. Furthermore, the conveying path is not limited to being formed in a straight line, but may be formed, for example, by combining multiple belt conveyors and having corners, etc. Furthermore, in FIG. 1, the belt conveyor 11 is wide enough to accommodate food and drink F on a tray with tableware, but it may also be narrow enough to accommodate small plates such as sushi plates. Furthermore, the ordered food and drink conveying device 1 may have multiple belt conveyors 11 arranged in parallel. In this embodiment, the conveying direction of the conveying path is the direction in which the items are conveyed.

[0017] Belt conveyor 11 has a width that allows it to carry food and drink F. Belt conveyor 11 is provided with a drive motor whose rotation can be controlled, support rollers, sensors, etc. The drive motor is connected to a control device (not shown) and is controlled based on operations input to an operation panel and signals from each sensor.

[0018] The ordered food and drink conveying device 1 is also provided with an automatic door 2 (an example of the "automatic door for an ordered food and drink conveying device" as referred to in this application). The automatic door 2 is erected between the conveying path formed by the belt conveyor 11 and each customer seat 3. The belt conveyor 11 is a device that provides a door to separate the conveying path formed by the belt conveyor 11 from the customer seats 3, and the door is automatically opened and closed in conjunction with the control device of the ordered food and drink conveying device 1. Because the automatic door 2 separates the conveying path from the customer seats 3, it is possible to prevent dust, dirt, etc. from adhering to the food and drink F on the conveying path.

[0019] Additionally, the ordered food and drink conveying device 1 may be provided with a door pocket 6 adjacent to the automatic door 2. The door pocket 6 stores the automatic door 2 when the automatic door 2 is in an open state. Additionally, the door pocket 6 may be formed from a transparent plate material, a translucent plate material, or an opaque plate material, and may be decorated with various decorations.

[0020] FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the area around customer seats 3. As can be seen from FIG. 2, automatic doors 2 are arranged between the conveyor path formed by belt conveyor 11 and each customer seat 3. Automatic doors 2 are provided with a rectangular touch panel 27 (an example of an "ordering terminal" as used herein) through which food and drink F can be ordered. When an order is received via touch panel 27 and food and drink F prepared in kitchen 5 is conveyed by belt conveyor 11, ordered food and drink conveying device 1 operates automatic doors 2, which are installed in the area where customers can insert and remove their hands to remove food and drink F from belt conveyor 11 to customer seats 3, to automatically open and close the doors. Note that touch panel 27 may be any terminal that allows customers to select and place an order for the food and drink F they wish to order, and its shape is not limited to a rectangle. For example, it may have chamfered corners, for example.

[0021] In this embodiment, the automatic doors 2 are provided at approximately the same height as the desks provided in the seats 3. When the automatic doors 2 are provided at approximately the same height as the desks provided in the seats 3, food and drink F can be removed by sliding it from the food and drink F removal section onto the desks of the seats 3, making it easy to remove the food and drink F. The height of the automatic doors 2 is not limited to being approximately the same as the desks of the seats 3. It is preferable that the height of the automatic doors 2 is lower so that there is a lower difference in height between the automatic doors 2 and the desks of the seats 3, as this shortens the distance required to remove the food and drink F from the automatic doors 2 onto the desks of the seats 3, thereby preventing the food and drink F from being spilled or dropped.

[0022] In addition, in Figure 2, a shelf 4 on which teacups, condiments, menus, etc. are placed is shown above the automatic door 2, but the food and drink order conveying device 1 is not limited to this form. The food and drink order conveying device 1 may also be one in which the shelf 4 is omitted. In addition, in Figure 2, booth-type seating 3 is shown, but the seating 3 may also be, for example, a counter-type seating.

[0023] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the internal structure of the automatic door 2. The automatic door 2 is equipped with a control device 20 that opens and closes the automatic door main body when food and drink F arrives at the customer seat 3. As shown in FIG. 3, the control device 20 includes a frame 21 that holds the components of the automatic door 2, a pulley 22 rotatably supported by a rotating shaft fixed to the left side of the frame 21, a pulley 23 rotatably supported by a rotating shaft fixed to the right side of the frame 21, and a belt 24 that runs between the pulley 22 and the pulley 23. The control device 20 also includes a rail 25 that is fixed to the frame 21 and extends in the left-right direction of the frame 21, and a motor 2A that rotates the pulley 23. A slider 26 is slidably mounted on the rail 25. A door panel 28 (an example of the "automatic door main body" referred to in this application) is fixed to the slider 26. The door panel 28 may be made of a transparent or translucent plate material, or may be made of a non-transparent plate material. Moreover, various decorations may be applied to the door panel 28. The above-mentioned touch panel 27 is fixed to the door panel 28.

[0024] The slider 26 has a door panel holding portion 26A, a belt fixing portion 26B, and a rail engaging portion 26C. Door plate 28, which is fixed to door plate holding portion 26A, is held by rail engaging portion 26C, which is engaged with rail 25. Therefore, door plate 28 can slide along the track (conveyance path) of rail 25.

[0025] Belt fixing portion 26B of slider 26 is fixed midway on the upper portion of belt 24 that is stretched between the upper side of pulley 22 and the upper side of pulley 23. Therefore, when pulley 23 is driven to rotate by the power of motor 2A and belt 24 rotates, it slides along the track of rail 25. For example, when pulley 23 rotates leftward in FIG. 3, the upper portion of belt 24 moves leftward and the lower portion of belt 24 moves rightward, causing slider 26 to slide toward pulley 23. Also, when pulley 23 rotates rightward in FIG. 3, the upper portion of belt 24 moves rightward and the lower portion of belt 24 moves leftward, causing slider 26 to slide toward pulley 22.

[0026] The motor 2A is a well-known motor that provides driving force to the automatic door 2. In this embodiment, the motor 2A is a stepping motor. If it is a stepping motor, the rotation angle can be electronically controlled. The belt 24 is a toothed belt that meshes with teeth provided on the outer circumferential surfaces of the pulleys 22 and 23. Therefore, the automatic door 2 can stop the door panel 28 at an appropriate position by adjusting the rotation angle of the motor 2A.

[0027] The automatic door 2 has a charging means (not shown) for charging the touch panel 27. For example, a non-contact charging means for charging the touch panel 27 in a non-contact manner may be provided between the touch panel 27 and the door panel 28, or the non-contact charging means may be provided on a wall surface constituting the door pocket 6, and the touch panel 27 may be charged when the automatic door 2 is housed in the door pocket 6. The touch panel 27 may also be charged by inserting a power supply cord provided on the touch panel 27 into a socket provided on the door pocket 6 side.

[0028] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the closing operation of the automatic door 2 according to this embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the closed state of the automatic door 2 according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4(A), when the automatic door 2 is open, the motor 2A is operated and the pulley 23 rotates leftward, and the door panel 28 located in the door pocket 6 on the left side of the automatic door 2 starts to move toward the right. Then, as shown in FIG. 4(B), it slides toward the pulley 23. Then, the motor 2A stops at an appropriate rotation angle, and the door panel 28 closes the opening of the automatic door 2 as shown in FIG. 5. The opening operation is the reverse of the closing operation. Note that the opening of the automatic door 2 may also be closed by the door panel 28 located in the door pocket 6 on the right side of the automatic door 2 moving leftward.

[0029] In the automatic door 2, the timing to stop the motor 2A is determined based on the number of pulses detected by the motor 2A, which is a stepping motor, so a sensor to detect the stop position is not required, but the stop position of the door panel 28 changes slightly depending on the inertial force of the door panel 28, the tension of the belt 24, the sliding characteristics of the slider 26 against the rail 25, etc. The motor 2A also stops when it detects that a foreign object has come into contact with the door panel 28, for example.

[0030] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing customer seats 3. FIG. 6(A) is a diagram showing a conventional touch panel 27F placed on the table of customer seats 3. FIG. 6(B) is a diagram showing the touch panel 27 in this embodiment. In FIG. 6(A), the touch panel 27F is placed on the table. When the touch panel 27F for ordering products is placed on the table of customer seats 3, the touch panel 27F is placed on the conveyance path side so that the customer faces the conveyance path. On the conveyance path side, an automatic door 2F without a conventional touch panel 27F is provided. When a customer takes out the food or drink F that they ordered, if the touch panel 27F overlaps the automatic door 2F, the touch panel 27F needs to be moved to another position. Therefore, the conveyance path is set, for example, at a higher position than the touch panel 27F so that the touch panel 27F does not overlap the automatic door 2F. However, if the automatic door 2F is located higher than the customer seats 3, If the food / drink F is placed at a higher position, when a customer wants to take food / drink F, the customer needs to lower the food / drink F from a high position onto the table of the customer seat 3, which may result in spilling the food / drink F. Also, the customer may have to stand up to take the food / drink F, which may be time-consuming.

[0031] On the other hand, in this embodiment, the touch panel 27 is provided on the automatic door 2 as shown in FIG. 6(B). In this case, the touch panel 27 is not located on the table of the customer seat 3, which prevents the eating and drinking area of ​​the customer seat 3 from being narrowed. Furthermore, when the automatic door 2 opens, the touch panel 27 moves along with the movement of the automatic door 2, which prevents the touch panel 27 from interfering with the customer's attempt to retrieve food and drink F from the conveyance path. Furthermore, compared to when the touch panel 27F is located on the table of the customer seat 3, the automatic door 2 can be installed at a lower position. Therefore, when a customer retrieves food and drink F from the dispensing opening, the distance the food and drink F must be lowered from a high position to the customer seat 3 is shortened, preventing the food and drink F from being spilled or dropped. Furthermore, since customers do not need to stand up to retrieve food and drink F, they can easily retrieve the food and drink F. Furthermore, lowering the height of the automatic door 2 also reduces the construction costs required to install the conveyance path at a high position.

[0032] Conventionally, food and beverage delivery devices have been developed that prevent the touch panel from overlapping with the automatic door 2F by positioning the touch panel higher than the automatic door 2F. However, if the touch panel is positioned higher than the automatic door 2F, customers will have to look up or stand up while operating the touch panel, which could lead to customers not noticing when the food and beverage F arrives and the automatic door 2F opens. Furthermore, if the touch panel is positioned higher than the automatic door 2F, customers will have to look up or stand up while operating the touch panel. In contrast, since the touch panel 27 in this embodiment is mounted on the automatic door 2, customers will be able to look up at the automatic door 2 even while operating the touch panel 27. Therefore, even if the automatic door 2 opens while they are operating the touch panel 27, customers can respond to the operation of the automatic door 2. Therefore, customers can immediately remove the food and beverage F as soon as the automatic door 2 opens, even while operating the touch panel 27. Furthermore, since the touch panel 27 in this embodiment is mounted on the automatic door 2, customers can easily operate it without having to look up or stand up.

[0033] Furthermore, in this embodiment, when food or drink F arrives at a customer seat 3, the touch panel 27 slides together with the automatic door 2 in the conveying direction of the conveying path and is stored in the door pocket 6. This allows customers to take out food or drink F without the touch panel 27 narrowing the area in which they can eat or drink. Note that the entire touch panel 27 does not need to be stored in the door pocket 6 when the automatic door 2 is open; it is sufficient that the touch panel 27 slides along with the automatic door 2 to create a space in which food or drink F can be taken out. Furthermore, the touch panel 27 does not need to be stored in the door pocket 6. If the automatic door 2 is open and slid toward the customer seating side beyond the door pocket 6, customers can see the display on the touch panel 27 while taking out food or drink F.

[0034] Touch panel 27 has a camera function for taking pictures of the customer seats 3, and the images taken by the camera function may be displayed on a known display device provided in kitchen 5. By displaying the image of customer seats 3 on a display device provided in kitchen 5, it is possible to check from kitchen 5 whether the plates at customer seats 3 are empty, and if the plates at customer seats 3 are empty, the next food and drink F can be sent to the conveyor, and if there are plates piling up at customer seats 3, the plates can be collected, thereby improving the quality of service.

[0035] The touch panel 27 may have a camera function for taking pictures of the conveyance path side, and may display pictures taken by the camera function. By providing the touch panel 27 with a camera function for taking pictures of the conveyance path side, it is possible to take pictures of the food and drink F on the conveyance path that has been conveyed by the camera function. In addition, by displaying the taken picture on the touch panel 27, customers can visually recognize the food and drink F on the conveyance path, which can increase customers' purchasing motivation. In addition, the touch panel 2 The food and drink F displayed by the touch panel 27 may be food and drink F ordered by other people. If the food and drink F ordered by other people can be viewed through the touch panel 27, it is possible to increase the customer's desire to purchase.

[0036] The touch panel 27 has an illumination function that illuminates the conveyance path, and the illumination function may be used to illuminate the conveyance path. The conveyance path of the belt conveyor 11 may be covered and hidden from the customer seats 3 for aesthetic and hygienic reasons (see Figure 2). Such a conveyance path may be darker than the customer seats 3. By illuminating the conveyance path with the illumination function of the touch panel 27, it is possible to photograph the food or drink F without losing its color.

[0037] The touch panel 27 has an illumination function that illuminates the seating area 3, and the illumination function may be used to illuminate the seating area 3. By illuminating the seating area 3 using the illumination function of the touch panel 27, the area around the hands of the customers can be brightened.

[0038] Furthermore, the status of food and drink F being transported from kitchen 5 to customer seats 3 may be displayed on touch panel 27. By displaying the transport status of food and drink F on touch panel 27, customers can recognize the transport status of the food and drink F they have ordered. This allows customers to recognize that automatic door 2 will open when food and drink F arrives at customer seats 3, before automatic door 2 starts to open. Therefore, customers can take out food and drink F as soon as automatic door 2 opens.

[0039] Touch panel 27 may display an image when a customer has not ordered food or drink F. The image displayed on touch panel 27 may be, for example, an image of a product offered by the restaurant. By displaying products on touch panel 27 in this manner, the image of the product displayed on touch panel 27 can compensate for the product's appeal that was previously given to customers at seats 3 by products traveling along the conveyor belt 11, but that is lost due to the installation of automatic doors 2. Furthermore, for customers at seats 3, the image can provide topics of conversation, entertainment, and product introductions to stimulate purchasing motivation in various situations, such as while waiting for the ordered food or drink F to arrive at seats 3, while waiting between finishing eating and paying, or while customers are talking with each other.

[0040] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the conveyance state of food and beverage F. As shown in FIG. 7(A), when food and beverage F is placed on belt conveyor 11 of ordered food and beverage conveying apparatus 1 in kitchen 5 and a conveyance start operation is performed, belt conveyor 11 is activated. When belt conveyor 11 is activated, food and beverage F placed on belt conveyor 11 begins to move from kitchen 5 toward customer seat 3, as shown in FIG. 7(B). Then, as shown in FIG. 7(C), when food and beverage F arrives at the designated destination customer seat 3, automatic door 2 is activated to open the door. Then, when a customer at seat 3 removes food and beverage F from belt conveyor 11, automatic door 2 is activated to close the door. These operations in ordered food and beverage conveying apparatus 1 are realized by a control device of ordered food and beverage conveying apparatus 1 that issues control signals based on signals from optical sensors (not shown) and other devices provided in ordered food and beverage conveying apparatus 1, which operate various electric components such as motors and solenoids provided in ordered food and beverage conveying apparatus 1. When the ordered food and drink conveying device 1 opens the automatic door 2 after the food and drink F arrives at the designated destination, it may notify the customer of the arrival of the food and drink F, for example, by sound or light.

[0041] Furthermore, the presence or absence of food or drink F on the conveyance path may be determined based on an image captured by a camera function that captures the conveyance path side of the touch panel 27, and the conveyance path may be controlled to operate when food or drink F is removed from the conveyance path to a customer seat 3. For example, the automatic door 2 may be operated to close the door after it is confirmed that food or drink F has been removed from the conveyance path based on an image captured by a camera function provided on the touch panel 27 of a customer seat 3 opposite the customer seat 3 that ordered food or drink F.

[0042] <Variation 1> FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a seating area 3 equipped with an automatic door 2 according to Variation 1. The touch panel 27 may be provided so that it protrudes from the door panel 28 toward the seat 3, as shown in FIG. 8. Since the door panel 28 is usually located at the end of the conveyance path on the seat 3 side, providing the touch panel 27 on the automatic door 2 places the touch panel 27 at the end of the conveyance path on the seat 3 side. In this case, customers must reach out toward the conveyance path to operate the touch panel 27. By providing the touch panel 27 so that it protrudes from the door panel 28 toward the seat 3 as shown in FIG. 8, customers can easily order food and drink F from the seat 3 side. Note that in FIG. 8, the display screen is provided diagonally upward to make it easier for customers to operate the touch panel 27; however, depending on the installation position of the automatic door 2, the display screen may be provided diagonally downward or parallel to the door panel 28.

[0043] <Variation 2> FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a seating area 3 equipped with an automatic door 2 according to Modification 2. The touch panel 27 may be movable toward the seat 3. FIG. 9(A) is a diagram showing the touch panel 27 installed on the automatic door 2 according to Modification 2 in its normal state. FIG. 9(B) is a diagram showing the touch panel 27 installed on the automatic door 2 according to Modification 2 protruding toward the seat 3. The touch panel 27 installed on the automatic door 2 according to Modification 2 has the same configuration as that of the embodiment in its normal state. When a customer orders food or drink F, the customer pulls the bottom of the touch panel 27 toward the seat 3, extending a movable support member 29, such as an arm, installed on the touch panel 27 as shown in FIG. 9(B), and moves it from the door panel 28 toward the seat. This allows the customer to easily order food or drink F from the seat 3. Furthermore, since the touch panel 27 does not protrude toward the customer seats 3 in the normal state, the touch panel 27 can be easily stored in the door pocket 6 even in the case of an ordered food and drink conveying device 1 that does not have an area between the conveying path and the customer seats 3 where the touch panel 27 can be stored in the door pocket 6 with the touch panel 27 protruding toward the customer seats 3.

[0044] In the automatic doors 2 according to the present modified example 2, when the touch panel 27 is in a state where it protrudes toward the passenger seats 3 as shown in Fig. 9(B), it is preferable that the touch panel 27 is automatically moved toward the conveyance path before the automatic doors 2 begin their opening operation, and controlled to return to the normal state shown in Fig. 9(A). This makes it possible to prevent the touch panel 27 from coming into contact with the door pocket 6. Alternatively, the automatic doors 2 may begin their opening operation after a sensor or the like detects that the customer has returned the touch panel 27 to its normal state, or the opening operation of the automatic doors 2 may be controlled by the customer pressing a button that starts the opening operation after the customer has returned the touch panel 27 to its normal state.

[0045] Furthermore, support member 29 may be configured to change the angle of the display screen of touch panel 27. The angle at which touch panel 27 is easy to operate varies depending on the person operating touch panel 27, such as a child or an adult. Therefore, the customer can adjust the angle of support member 29 to a position where they can operate touch panel 27, and adjust the angle of the display screen of touch panel 27, thereby improving the operability of touch panel 27.

[0046] <Other embodiments> In the above embodiment and modified example, the automatic door 2 is installed on the ordered food and drink conveying device 1 that conveys food and drink F on the belt conveyor 11, but the automatic door 2 may also be installed on, for example, a food and drink conveying device that uses a circulating conveyance system using a crescent chain, or a device that conveys food and drink F on a cart that runs on a conveyance path instead of the belt conveyor 11. When the automatic door 2 is installed on a food and drink conveying device that uses a circulating conveyance system, the automatic door 2 may be configured to open when the food and drink F arrives at the designated destination, or the automatic door 2 may be opened by a customer in the seat 3 who notices that the food and drink F is approaching by operating a button, etc. The automatic door 2 can also be installed as an additional device to an existing ordered food and drink conveying device 1, and can also be installed on a self-propelled conveying device. It can also be installed in a location.

[0047] Furthermore, although the automatic door 2 according to this embodiment has one door panel 28, it may also be a double-door with two door panels, with the left and right doors sliding. In this case, it is sufficient that the touch panel 27 is provided on at least one of the left and right doors. Furthermore, the touch panels 27 may also be provided on both doors. The touch panels 27 provided on both doors may form a single screen when the doors are closed. This allows customers to see a larger display on the touch panel 27 compared to when the touch panel 27 is provided on one door. Furthermore, operation buttons such as the order button or the food and drink F selection button can also be displayed in a larger size, which helps prevent erroneous operation. [Explanation of symbols]

[0048] F. Food and drink 1. Ordered food and drink conveying device 2. Automatic doors 3. Audience seats 4. Shelf 5...Kitchen 6. Door pocket 11. Belt conveyor 20. Control device 21 Frames 22, 23 Pulley 24 Belt 25··rail 26 Slider 2A motor 26A··Door plate holding part 26B Belt fixing part 26C··Rail engagement part 27··Touch panel 28...Door plate 29 Support member

Claims

1. An automatic door for an ordered food and drink conveying device that is installed along a food and drink conveying path, an automatic door body that opens and closes the door between the conveyance path and passenger seats along the conveyance path; a control device that opens and closes the automatic door body when food and drink arrive at the seat; An ordering terminal provided on the automatic door body, through which food and drink can be ordered. Automatic door for food and beverage ordering conveyor equipment.

2. The ordering terminal is a touch panel for selecting and ordering food and drink. The automatic door for the ordered food and drink conveying device according to claim 1.

3. The ordering terminal has a camera function for photographing the transport path side and displays the image photographed by the camera function.

3. The automatic door for an ordered food and drink conveying device according to claim 1 or 2.

4. The automatic door body opens and closes by sliding in the conveying direction of the conveying path.

3. The automatic door for an ordered food and drink conveying device according to claim 1 or 2.

5. a conveyance mechanism provided along a plurality of seats and forming a conveyance path for conveying food and beverages; The automatic door for a food and drink conveying device according to claim 1 or 2 is provided. Order food and drink conveying equipment.

6. The transport path is provided at the same height as the seats. The ordered food and drink conveying device according to claim 5.

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