Cooking System

Abstract

A cooking system 1 comprises: a freezer 10 for storing a food product; a conveying device 20 which is provided adjacent to the freezer 10 to convey the food product discharged from the freezer 10 upward to a first transfer position P1; and a robot arm 50 for receiving the conveyed food product using a cooking basket 31 at the first transfer position P1, submerging the cooking basket 31 in a tank 32 filled with a cooking liquid, pulling the cooking basket up from the tank 32 after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, and discharging the cooked food product from the cooking basket 31 at a second transfer position P2.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a cooking system that automatically cooks food. [Background technology]

[0002] BACKGROUND ART Various cooking systems have been proposed to date that automatically perform the task of frying food in oil (Patent Documents 1 to 3). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 3051961

[0004] [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 5-49546

[0005] [Patent Document 3] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2018-89265 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] However, there has been no system that combines a storage function such as a freezer with a cooking function. Therefore, the storage function and the cooking function must be prepared separately, which creates the problem of time and effort required for the installation of the entire system. Furthermore, in such a system, ingredients taken out of the storage are transported horizontally and handed over to the cooking function, which creates the problem of the system requiring a large installation space.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a cooking system that integrates a storage function and a cooking function and requires a small installation space. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] One aspect of the cooking system of the present invention includes a storage facility for storing food, a conveying device located adjacent to the storage facility for conveying food discharged from the storage facility upward to a first transfer position, and a robotic arm that receives the conveyed food in a cooking basket at the first transfer position, moves the cooking basket so that the food is placed in a tank filled with cooking liquid, and after a predetermined time has elapsed, discharges the cooked food removed from the cooking basket from the tank at a second transfer position.

[0009] Here, "food" refers to food that is fried without a batter, such as frozen potatoes, chicken nuggets or cutlets, fried white fish, fried chicken, or frankfurters. The "cooking liquid" refers to cooking oil or the like. The "storage facility" may have at least the function of storing food, and may also have the function of adjusting temperature, humidity, etc., such as a refrigerator or freezer. The direction in which the food is transported by the conveying device needs to be "upward," preferably vertically, but also diagonally upward. If the robot has two arms, two first transfer positions may be provided, one for each arm. In this case, two independent transport paths are provided. The destination for discharging food from the storage facility is arbitrary. The destination may be a tray, a plate, packaging, or the like.

[0010] According to this aspect, the storage function and cooking function are integrated, which makes it possible to realize an efficient cooking system. In addition, since food discharged from the storage room is transported upward and handed over to the cooking function, the installation space of the entire system can be reduced.

[0011] In a preferred embodiment, the conveying device includes a container that receives the food discharged through an opening provided in the storage facility, a moving mechanism that moves the container upward, and a rotation mechanism that rotates the container when the container reaches the first transfer position to transfer the food in the container to the cooking basket.

[0012] In a preferred embodiment, the conveying device has a moving mechanism that receives the food discharged through an opening provided in the storage facility with the cooking basket and transports it to the first transfer position, and the robot arm has a first robot arm that moves the cooking basket containing the food received at the first transfer position to the vat, and a second robot arm that moves the cooking basket removed from the vat to the second transfer position.

[0013] In a preferred embodiment, the cooking system further includes a packaging material supply device that transports packaging material from below to above and sets it at a third transfer position, and a serving device that places cooked food delivered at the second transfer position into the set packaging material.

[0014] According to this aspect, the provision of a serving device further improves cooking efficiency, and since the space below is utilized to provide packaging material, the serving device can be made more compact.

[0015] In another preferred aspect, the cooking system is provided with a delivery port at the second delivery position for receiving the cooked food, and further includes a seasoning device for sprinkling seasoning on the food, a portioning device for dispensing a predetermined amount of the seasoned food, and a heat retention device for keeping the food contained in the packaging warm, wherein the packaging has an opening, the packaging supply device pulls out the folded packaging and transports it upward, and holds the packaging with an upward opening at the third delivery position, and the serving device places the portioned food into the bag at the third delivery position.

[0016] Here, "seasoning" refers to salt, spices, sauces, etc., and does not matter whether it is in powder, liquid, or other physical form.

[0017] According to this aspect, the provision of a seasoning device and a portioning device further improves cooking efficiency, and the provision of a warming device allows the quality of cooked food to be maintained for a long period of time.

[0018] In another preferred embodiment, the tanks include a first tank provided closer to the storage tank and a second tank provided farther from the storage tank than the first tank. The number of tanks is not limited to two, and may be one, three, or more.

[0019] According to this embodiment, the first tank and the second tank are used for cooking, so that cooking efficiency can be further improved.

[0020] In this aspect, the robot arm preferably includes a first robot arm that cooks the food using the first tank, and a second robot arm that cooks the food using the second tank.

[0021] In this cooking system, the cooking liquid is typically heated oil. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0022] [Figure 1] 1 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of a cooking system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a specific example of the cooking system 1. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a plan view of the cooking system 1 of FIG. 2. [Figure 4] 4 is a cross-sectional view of the cooking system 1 of FIG. 3 taken along line AA. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of region B in FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the cross-sectional view of FIG. 4. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the upper region of the flyer 30 in FIG. 6. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the dispensing device 60 in FIG. 7. [Figure 9] 1 is a cross-sectional view of the area near a measuring cup 63 in a dispensing device 60. FIG. [Figure 10] 3 is a cross-sectional view of a packaging material supply device 42 provided inside the plating device 40. FIG. [Figure 11] 4 is a cross-sectional view of the upper part of the packaging material supply device 42. FIG. [Figure 12] 4 is a cross-sectional view of components of a packaging material supply device 42 provided on the top surface of a plating device 40. FIG. [Figure 13] 1 is a plan view of components of a packaging material supply device 42 provided on the top surface of a plating device 40. FIG. [Figure 14] 1 is a schematic diagram of a cooking system 1A. [Figure 15] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a cooking system 1B. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0023] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0024] Fig. 1 is a front view showing the schematic configuration of a cooking system 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention. In Fig. 1, a freezer 10 is a storage facility for storing food such as potatoes and nuggets at a specified temperature. Inside the freezer 10, there is provided a hopper 11 for temporarily storing food, and a conveyor 12 for transporting food discharged from the hopper 11 and discharging it through an opening provided in the freezer 10.

[0025] Conveying device 20 is disposed adjacent to freezer 10. Conveying device 20 is a device that moves measuring cup 21 upward to first transfer position P1. Here, measuring cup 21 is a container that receives food discharged from freezer 10. Conveying device 20 has a moving mechanism that moves measuring cup 21 to first transfer position P1, and a rotating mechanism that rotates measuring cup 21 that has moved to first transfer position P1.

[0026] The fryer 30 is disposed adjacent to the opposite side of the conveying device 20 from the freezer 10. The fryer 30 has a tank 32 filled with oil, a cooking liquid, heated to a specified temperature, and frys food contained in a cooking basket 31 in the tank 32.

[0027] The plating device 40 is disposed adjacent to the fryer 30 on the opposite side from the conveying device 20. The plating device 40 holds inside a bag 41, which is a packaging material for containing cooked food, and has a built-in packaging material supply device 42 that transports the bag 41 from below upward and sets it at the third transfer position P3. More specifically, the packaging material supply device 42 sets the bag 41, with its mouth open, at the third transfer position P3 on the top surface of the plating device 40.

[0028] A robot arm 50 is supported on the top of the plating device 40. This robot arm 50 receives the transported food in a cooking basket 31 at a first transfer position P1, submerges the cooking basket 31 in a vat 32 of oil, which is a cooking liquid, and after a predetermined time has elapsed, lifts the cooking basket 31 out of the vat 32 and discharges the cooked food from the cooking basket 31 at a second transfer position P2.

[0029] Above the plating device 40, a portioning device 60 consisting of an agitating hopper 61, a conveyor 62, and a measuring cup 63 is located. Cooked food discharged from the cooking basket 31 at the second transfer position P2 is received by a delivery port provided in the agitating hopper 61. The agitating hopper 61 functions as a seasoning device that sprinkles seasonings on the cooked food. The cooked food sprinkled with seasonings is discharged from the agitating hopper 61, transported by the conveyor 62, and dispensed in a pre-specified amount using the measuring cup 63. The dispensed cooked food is placed in a bag 41 set at the third transfer position P3. The plating device 40 has a heat retention device that keeps the cooked food placed in the bag 41 warm.

[0030] The control device 90 is a device that controls each component of the cooking system 1 in accordance with an order given to the cooking system 1. Various cooking operations in the cooking system 1 are carried out under the control of this control device 90.

[0031] The operation of cooking system 1 is outlined as follows. First, hopper 11 and conveyor 12 inside freezer 10 discharge an ordered amount of food to the outside through an opening (not shown) provided on the side of freezer 10. At this time, conveying device 20 positions measuring cup 21 below conveyor 12 and tilts measuring cup 21 so that the opening of measuring cup 21 faces the direction in which the food will be discharged. In this way, conveying device 20 receives the food using measuring cup 21, and when measuring cup 21 has received the ordered amount of food, conveying device 20 stops hopper 11 inside freezer 10 and conveyor 12 (this is step S1).

[0032] Next, the conveying device 20 moves the measuring cup 21 upward to the first transfer position P1 and rotates the measuring cup 21 toward the fryer 30. At this time, the robot arm 50 positions the cooking basket 31 diagonally below the measuring cup 21. As a result, the food in the measuring cup 21 is poured into the cooking basket 31 (step S2).

[0033] Here, for example, if multiple meals of the same menu are ordered, it may not be possible to transport all of the necessary food in one transport using measuring cup 21. In such a case, steps S1 and S2 are executed multiple times.

[0034] Next, the robot arm 50 submerges the cooking basket 31 in the tank 32 of the fryer 30 and deep-fries the food in the fryer 30 (step S3). Next, the robot arm 50 removes the cooking basket 31 from the tank 32 and drains the oil (step S4). Next, the robot arm 50 moves the cooking basket 31 to the second transfer position P2 and discharges the cooked food from the cooking basket 31 into the mixing hopper 61 (step S5).

[0035] Next, in portioning device 60, mixing hopper 61, which serves as a seasoning device, sprinkles seasoning onto the cooked food (step S6), and mixes the cooked food with the seasoning (step S7). In this way, the seasoning flavor can be evenly infused into the cooked food.

[0036] Next, in portioning device 60, conveyor 62 transports the cooked food discharged from mixing hopper 61, and measuring cup 63 measures and dispenses the food (step S8). In cooking system 1, there are cases where an order is placed for one meal of the same menu, and cases where an order is placed for multiple meals of the same menu. In the former case, portioning device 60 measures and dispenses one meal using measuring cup 63, and in the latter case, it measures and dispenses multiple meals (measures and dispenses multiple times).

[0037] Meanwhile, in the plating device 40, the packaging material supply device 42 sets the bag 41 corresponding to the ordered menu item with its mouth open at the third transfer position P3 (step S9). Here, if an order for one meal of the same menu item has been placed, the packaging material supply device 42 sets the bag 41 for one meal at the third transfer position P3. On the other hand, if an order for multiple meals of the same menu item has been placed, the packaging material supply device 42 sets the bag 41 for multiple meals at the third transfer position P3.

[0038] Next, portioning device 60 places the portioned cooked food into individual servings in pouches 41 set at third transfer position P3 (step S9). The cooked food placed in the pouches is kept warm by a warming device provided in plating device 40.

[0039] Next, specific examples of each part of the cooking system 1 will be described with reference to Figures 2 to 13. In Figures 2 to 13, parts corresponding to those shown in Figure 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

[0040] Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the cooking system 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the cooking system 1. Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the cooking system 1 of Fig. 3 taken along line AA. Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of region B in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the cross-sectional view of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the region above the fryer 30 in Fig. 6.

[0041] In this cooking system 1, the fryer 30 and the plating device 40 are integrated. This integrated device is supported by four legs 71 in a floating state above the floor.

[0042] Similar to a typical freezer, the front of freezer 10 is provided with a door through which workers can load food into the freezer, while sidewall 15 has an opening 16. A portion of conveyor 12 inside freezer 10 near its end is inserted into opening 16. On the outside of sidewall 15, there is provided door 17 for opening and closing opening 16, and motor 18 for rotating door 17 about an axis of rotation to open and close opening 16. Door 17 opens only when food is being removed from freezer 10 and is closed at other times. This configuration suppresses temperature changes inside freezer 10. Also, on the outside of sidewall 15, there is provided motor 19 for driving conveyor 12 inside freezer 10. Motors 18 and 19 are located outside freezer 10 to prevent condensation from forming on the motor.

[0043] A measuring sensor 22 and a cup holder 23 for holding a measuring cup 21 are provided on the outside of freezer 10. While door 17 is open and food is being discharged through opening 16, measuring cup 21 is not held by cup holder 23 but is supported by measuring sensor 22. During this time, measuring sensor 22 measures the amount of food being discharged into measuring cup 21. Then, when measuring sensor 22 measures a predetermined amount of food, conveying device 20 stops discharging food into freezer 10, which stops conveyor 12. Then, conveying device 20 separates measuring cup 21 from measuring sensor 22 and holds it in cup holder 23.

[0044] As shown in FIG. 6 , the conveying device 20 has a moving mechanism 25 formed by a ROBO Cylinder or the like that moves the cup holder 23 holding the measuring cup 21 upward. Instead of a ROBO Cylinder, a drive belt system that supports the cup holder 23 on two sides may be used, and the structure of the moving mechanism 25 is optional. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 7 , the conveying device 20 has a rotation mechanism 26 that rotates the cup holder 23 holding the measuring cup 21. In this embodiment, when the specified amount of food is dispensed into the measuring cup 21, the conveying device 20 holds the measuring cup 21 in the cup holder 23 and moves it upward to the first transfer position P1 using the moving mechanism 25. When the measuring cup 21 arrives at the first transfer position P1, the door 17 closes, and the conveying device 20 rotates the measuring cup 21 using the rotation mechanism 26, discharging the food in the measuring cup 21 into the cooking basket 31. Thereafter, the cup holder 23 is moved by the moving mechanism 25 to a predetermined preparation position in preparation for the next transfer.

[0045] 7, the robot arm 50 submerges the cooking basket 31 in the tub 32 of the fryer 30 and deep-fries the food in the cooking basket 31. Then, the robot arm 50 pulls the cooking basket 31 out of the tub 32 to drain off the oil, moves it to the second transfer position P2, and at the second transfer position P2, discharges the cooked food in the cooking basket 31 into the mixing hopper 61 of the portioning device 60.

[0046] Figure 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of portioning device 60 in Figure 7. As shown in Figure 8, portioning device 60 has an agitating hopper 61 into which cooked food is discharged from cooking basket 31, a conveyor 62 that transports the cooked food discharged from agitating hopper 61, and measuring cups 63 that dispense the cooked food transported by conveyor 62 into servings. Portioning device 60 also has a weighing sensor 65 that measures the food dispensed into measuring cup 63. Portioning device 60 also has a drive mechanism (not shown) that moves measuring cup 63 vertically and horizontally on the top surface of plating device 40 after the food has been dispensed and measured, and rotates measuring cup 63.

[0047] Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view of the area near measuring cup 63 in portioning device 60. As shown in Figure 9, an open-mouthed bag 41 is set at third transfer position P3 on the top surface of plating device 40. Measuring cup 63 containing cooked food rotates around rotation axis 63a, and places the cooked food into bag 41.

[0048] 10 is a cross-sectional view of packaging material supply device 42 provided inside plating apparatus 40. Packaging material supply device 42 has stocker 401, pickup roller 411, feed roller 421, gate roller 431, conveying rollers 422 to 424 and 432 to 434, and motor 440.

[0049] A stack of sheet-like bags 41 is stored in stocker 401. These bags 41 are stored in stocker 401 with their openings facing upward. A pressure plate 402 is provided in stocker 401 to press the stack of bags 41 toward the left side in FIG. 10 . A motor 440 rotates pickup roller 411 and feed roller 421 when supplying bags 41 to third delivery position P3. The leftmost sheet-like bag 41 in stocker 401 is transported upward by pickup roller 411 and guided sequentially by a pair of feed roller 421 and gate roller 431, a pair of conveying rollers 422 and 432, a pair of conveying rollers 423 and 433, and a pair of conveying rollers 424 and 434, and moves upward within plating device 40.

[0050] Figure 11 is a cross-sectional view of the upper part of packaging material supply device 42. As shown in Figure 11, a packaging material-opening hook 450 is disposed near conveying roller 424. After passing between the pair of conveying rollers 423 and 433, when bag 41 passes between the pair of conveying rollers 424 and 434, the tip of packaging material-opening hook 450 catches on the opening of bag 41. This causes the opening of bag 41 to open.

[0051] Fig. 12 is a front view showing the components of packaging material supply device 42 provided on the top surface of plating device 40. Fig. 13 is a plan view showing the components of packaging material supply device 42 provided on the top surface of plating device 40.

[0052] 12, bag 41 opens its mouth and moves upward on the top surface of serving device 40. In packaging material supply device 42, hook 441 holds bag 41 from below and moves bag 41 to third delivery position P3. At this time, scooper 460 is inserted through the opening of bag 41.

[0053] As shown in Figure 13, packaging material supply device 42 is equipped with a mechanism for moving scooper 460 in the vertical direction in Figure 13. In cooking system 1, lane-changing guides 461 on the top surface of plating device 40 hold bags 41 from both sides and move them in the horizontal direction in Figure 13, while alignment guides 462 push and move them in the vertical direction in Figure 13. This allows open bags 41 to be aligned in a matrix, and cooked food can be placed in these bags 41.

[0054] The above is a detailed description of this embodiment. This embodiment provides a cooking system 1 that integrates storage and cooking functions. Furthermore, in this embodiment, food discharged from the freezer 10 is transported upward to the first transfer position P1 and then handed over to the cooking function, effectively utilizing the vertical space and making the entire system compact. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the space below the top surface of the plating device 40 is used to provide the bags 41, which are packaging materials, thereby reducing the space required for the plating device 40. Furthermore, in this embodiment, cooked food is plated into individual containers (bags 41) per order, eliminating the need for staff to measure and plate food according to orders. This improves cooking efficiency. Furthermore, in this embodiment, cooking is performed according to orders, reducing food waste due to overcooking.

[0055] Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the following modifications of this embodiment are conceivable, and the elements of the modifications can be combined as appropriate.

[0056] 14 is a front view of a cooking system 1A according to a modified example. While the cooking system 1 according to the above embodiment has one tank 32 filled with cooking liquid, the tanks in the cooking system 1A include a first tank 32a located closer to the freezer 10 and a second tank 32b located farther from the freezer 10 than the first tank. In this modified example, the robot arm 50 (see FIG. 1) has a first robot arm 50a that cooks food using the first tank 32a and a second robot arm 50b that cooks food using the second tank 32b. In this case, it is preferable that conveying device 20 has two conveying mechanisms, each including an independent moving mechanism 25, for supplying food to first robot arm 50a and second robot arm 50b, on the front and back sides of the paper in Figure 4. In other words, two sets of opening 16, door 17, and measuring cup 21 are provided, and two first transfer positions P1 exist, one for each robot arm 50a and 50b. According to this modification, food is cooked using multiple tanks, thereby improving cooking efficiency.

[0057] In this modification, two robot arms are used to match the number of tubs, but only one robot arm may be provided. In other words, the number of tubs (or the number of baskets that can be simultaneously loaded into one tub, if multiple baskets can be loaded into one tub at the same time) is optional.

[0058] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the conveying device 20 was provided with, in addition to the cooking basket, a measuring cup 21 for containing food and conveying it to a predetermined position 21, and a mechanism for rotating and conveying the measuring cup 21, but such containers may be omitted. In this case, the robot arm 50 and the cooking basket 31 are designed to be separate or separable. Furthermore, the rotation mechanism used when transferring food from the conveying device to the robot arm in the above embodiment is not essential.

[0059] FIG. 15 shows an example in which a robot arm 70 is provided in place of the robot arm 50, and a transport device 20a is provided in place of the transport device 20. Conveying device 20a is a lifting mechanism made up of a motor, shaft, wires, etc. Specifically, conveying device 20a receives food that has been discharged from the opening after storage at position P0 (illustrated as cooking basket 31b), and transports the food to first transfer position P1, while also lowering empty cooking basket 31a that has been returned to first transfer position P1 by robot arm 70 to position P0, preparing to transfer the next food item being transported from 12. The robot arm 70 includes a first robot arm 70a and a second robot arm 70b. The second robot arm 70b has a mechanism for grasping the cooking basket 31a with a claw 701 at its tip and for moving at least the cooking basket vertically (up and down). The second robot arm 70b has a mechanism for lifting up from the fryer 30 and then horizontally moving the first robot arm 70a to place it at any position in the vat 32. The robot arm 70 grasps the cooking basket 31 containing food transported by the transport device 20a at the first transfer position P1 and places the cooking basket at a predetermined position in the vat 32. After a predetermined time has elapsed and cooking is complete, the robot arm 70 lifts the cooking basket 31 from the vat 32, moves it to the second transfer position P2, and places it in the mixing hopper 61. The robot arm 70 then moves the empty cooking basket to the first transfer position P1.

[0060] In this example, only the cooking basket is used to receive food from the storage facility, cook it, and transfer it to the next process (mixing with seasonings in this example), so the structure of the conveying device can be simplified compared to the embodiments shown in Figures 1 to 13. Furthermore, because the cooking basket 31 can move independently of the robot arm, multiple cooking baskets 31 can be handled by one robot arm. This makes it possible to receive another cooking basket from the conveying device 20a while a certain cooking basket 31 is in the tank 32, or to move another cooking basket containing cooked food to the second transfer position P2. In other words, processing related to multiple cooking baskets can be performed simultaneously in parallel, improving processing efficiency.

[0061] It should be noted that instead of placing multiple cooking baskets in one tank 32, multiple tanks 32 may be provided. In this case, by changing the cooking conditions and contents in each tank, multiple types of cooking can be performed simultaneously for food made from the same raw material.

[0062] Furthermore, if the tank 32 is equipped with a lifting mechanism for lowering or lifting the cooking basket into or from the tank 32, or a function for transferring the cooking basket to or from another robot arm 70, the robot arm 70 must at least have the function of moving so that the food is placed in a predetermined position in the tank, receiving the food that has been lifted from the tank, and moving it to a predetermined position for the next processing step. In short, the cooking system of the present invention simply comprises a storage facility for storing food, a conveying device located adjacent to the storage facility for conveying food discharged from the storage facility upward to a first transfer position, and a robotic arm that receives the conveyed food in a cooking basket at the first transfer position, moves the cooking basket so that the food is placed in a tank filled with cooking liquid, and discharges the cooked food removed from the cooking basket from the tank after a predetermined time has elapsed from the cooking basket at a second transfer position. [Explanation of symbols]

[0063] 1, 1A, 1B... cooking system, 10... freezer, 11... hopper, 12, 62... conveyor, 20, 20a... conveying device, 21, 63... measuring cup, P1... first transfer position, 30... fryer, 31, 31a, 31b, 31c, 31d, 31e, 31f, 31g, 31h... cooking basket, 32... tank, 50... robot arm, 60... portioning device, 61... mixing hopper, 42... packaging material supply device, 40... serving device, 41... bag body, 71... legs, 15... side wall, 16... opening, 17... door, 18, 19, 440... motor, 23... cup holder, 25...movement mechanism, 26...rotation mechanism, 22, 65...weighing sensor, 63a...rotation axis, P2...second delivery position, P3...third delivery position, 401...stocker, 402...pressure plate, 411...pickup roller, 421...feed roller, 431...gate roller, 422-424, 432-434...conveyor roller, 441...hook, 450...packaging opening hook, 460...scooper, 461...lane change guide, 462...alignment guide, 32a...first tank, 32b...second tank, 50a...first robot arm, 50b...second robot arm, 70a...first robot arm, 70b...second robot arm

Claims

1. a storehouse for storing food; a conveying device provided adjacent to the storage compartment and configured to convey food discharged from the storage compartment upward to a first transfer position; a robot arm that receives the transported food in a cooking basket at the first transfer position, moves the cooking basket so that the food is poured into a tank filled with a cooking liquid, and discharges the cooked food removed from the cooking basket from the tank after a predetermined time has elapsed from the cooking basket at a second transfer position; A cooking system having:

2. The conveying device is a container for receiving the food product discharged through an opening provided in the storage compartment; a moving mechanism that moves the container upward; and a rotating mechanism that rotates the container when the container reaches the first transfer position to transfer the food in the container to the cooking basket. having The cooking system of claim 1 .

3. the conveying device has a moving mechanism that receives the food discharged through the opening provided in the storage compartment with the cooking basket and conveys the food to the first delivery position, The robot arm a first robot arm that moves the cooking basket containing the food received at the first transfer position to the vat; a second robot arm that moves the cooking basket removed from the tub to the second transfer position; have The cooking system of claim 1 .

4. a packaging material supply device that conveys the packaging material from below to above and sets it at a third delivery position; a serving device that places the cooked food delivered at the second delivery position in the set packaging material; and Further having The cooking system of claim 1 .

5. a seasoning device that is provided at the second delivery position and that receives the cooked food and sprinkles seasonings on the food; a portioning device for portioning a predetermined amount of the food coated with the seasoning; a heat retention device that keeps the food contained in the packaging material warm; Furthermore, The packaging material has an opening, the packaging material supply device pulls out the packaging material and conveys it upward, and holds the packaging material in an upwardly open state at the third delivery position; The serving device places the portioned food in the packaging material at the third delivery position. The cooking system of claim 4.

6. The tanks include a first tank provided closer to the storage tank and a second tank provided farther from the storage tank than the first tank. The cooking system of claim 1 .

7. The robot arm a first robotic arm that cooks the food using the first tank; a second robotic arm that cooks the food using the second tank; have The cooking system of claim 6.

8. The cooking liquid is heated oil The cooking system of claim 1.

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