Mobile food delivery cart

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile food tray delivery cart, which enables the safe and efficient delivery of a large volume of food trays without the use of separate packaging boxes for delivery, thereby preventing worker injuries and allowing delivery operations to be carried out at a low cost. The present invention for realizing this is characterized by comprising: a cart body (10) having an open structure with an open front side to allow the insertion of a food tray (100); a handle part (20) provided on the upper side of the cart body (10); a moving wheel (30) provided on the lower side of the cart body (10); a bottom plate (40) configured on the bottom of the cart body (10) to allow the food tray to be seated; and an opening / closing door (50) rotatably provided on the open part of the cart body (10) to prevent the food tray from coming off.

Description

Technology Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a food tray delivery cart, and more specifically, to a mobile food tray delivery cart designed to prevent injury to delivery drivers and field workers during the delivery of food trays in large quantities, while enabling more efficient delivery operations. Background Technology

[0003] Recently, with the growth of the institutional food service market in places like military units, schools, and hospitals, there is a growing trend of specialized food tray cleaning companies that focus exclusively on washing trays.

[0004] These specialized food tray cleaning companies operate by washing large quantities of trays received from client companies and then delivering them back.

[0005] Meanwhile, in conventional technology, the delivery of meal trays was carried out using separate packaging boxes; however, this method required an excessive amount of additional box washing work and resulted in excessive economic losses due to box damage during delivery.

[0006] In addition, there were problems such as injuries to the shoulders and backs of delivery drivers and field workers during the process of delivering heavy food trays (10kg per box containing 20 trays) in box units. Prior art literature

[0008] Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration No. 0481488 (Registered September 30, 2016) Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration No. 0353387 (Registered June 3, 2004) The problem to be solved

[0009] The present invention is proposed to improve upon the problems of the aforementioned prior art, and aims to enhance the delivery efficiency and safety of food trays by providing a mobile cart that facilitates the delivery of food trays in large quantities. means of solving the problem

[0011] The delivery cart of the present invention for achieving the above purpose is characterized by comprising: a cart body having an open structure with an open front side to allow the insertion of a food tray; a handle part provided on one side of the cart body; a wheel provided on the lower part of the cart body; a bottom plate configured at the bottom of the cart body for seating the food tray; and an opening / closing door rotatably provided at the open part of the cart body to prevent the food tray from falling out.

[0012] In addition, the floor plate is structured to be rotatable by means of a hinge pin, and rotating brackets are formed on both sides of the cart body, with guide grooves formed to guide the hinge pin during the rotation of the floor plate, and the cart body is equipped with a floor plate support frame for supporting the floor plate. Effects of the invention

[0014] The food tray delivery cart of the present invention enables the safe and efficient delivery of a large volume of food trays without the use of separate packaging boxes, thereby preventing worker injuries and allowing delivery operations to be carried out at a low cost. Brief explanation of the drawing

[0016] FIG. 1 is an external structure diagram of a food tray delivery cart according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side structural diagram of a food tray delivery cart according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a state diagram of the bottom plate of the food tray delivery cart of the present invention when it is rotated upward. FIG. 4 is a planar structural diagram of the storage state of the food tray delivery cart of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a planar structural diagram of a food tray delivery cart according to the present invention. FIGS. 6 and 7 are detailed views of the opening and closing door operation part in the present invention. FIG. 8 is a front structural diagram of a cart in the present invention. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a food tray placed on the cart of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a state in which a cover is placed on the cart of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a front view of a cart structure according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a detailed structural diagram of a pressure band in another embodiment of the present invention. Specific details for implementing the invention

[0017] Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be examined in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

[0018] Embodiments of the present invention may be modified in various forms, and the scope of the present invention should not be interpreted as being limited to the embodiments described in detail below. These embodiments are provided to more fully explain the present invention to those with average knowledge in the art.

[0019] Accordingly, the shapes of components depicted in the drawings may be exaggerated to emphasize clearer explanations. It should be noted that identical components in each drawing may be illustrated with the same reference numeral. Furthermore, detailed descriptions of functions and configurations of known technology that are deemed to unnecessarily obscure the essence of the invention may be omitted.

[0020] First, the configuration of a mobile food tray delivery cart according to one embodiment of the present invention is as follows through FIGS. 1 to 10.

[0021] The food tray delivery cart in the present embodiment comprises a cart body (10) having an open structure with an open front side to allow the food tray (100) to be inserted, a handle part (20) provided on the upper side of the cart body (10), a moving wheel (30) provided on the lower side of the cart body (10), a bottom plate (40) configured at the bottom of the cart body (10) for the food tray to be placed on, and an opening / closing door (50) rotatably provided at the open part of the cart body (10) to prevent the food tray from falling out.

[0022] At this time, the floor plate (40) has a structure that allows rotation by means of a hinge pin (41) in the center, with an inclined portion (40a) formed along the periphery edge, and a rotating bracket (43) is formed on both sides of the cart body (10), with a guide groove (42) of a certain length formed to guide the hinge pin (41) during the rotation process of the floor plate (40), and the cart body (10) is equipped with a floor plate support frame (13) for supporting the floor plate (40), as can be seen through FIGS. 2 and 3. In this embodiment, it is preferable that the surface of the floor plate (40) has a stainless steel finish structure.

[0023] In addition, as can be seen in FIGS. 6 and 7, a guide ring (51) is provided on one side of the opening / closing door (50) so as to be rotatably fitted into a support column (11) of the cart body (10), and a fitting groove (52) is formed in the guide ring (51), and a fitting projection (12) is provided protruding from the support column (11) corresponding thereto.

[0024] Meanwhile, the cart body (10) is provided with a printing unit (14) for checking the quantity of food trays loaded as shown in FIG. 8, and it is preferable that a cover body (60) made of non-woven fabric is placed on the outside of the cart body (10) as shown in FIG. 10 to prevent foreign substances from entering during the delivery process.

[0025] Unexplained reference numeral 15 in the drawing represents the upper frame forming the upper part of the cart body.

[0026] We will now examine the effects of using the mobile food tray delivery cart of the present invention, which has such a configuration.

[0027] The food tray delivery cart of the present invention allows food trays (100) continuously discharged from a food tray washing machine to be placed in predetermined quantity units.

[0028] That is, the food trays (100) discharged with the front open are sequentially placed on the bottom plate (40) in a stacked form by opening the opening / closing door (50) and, when they are stacked to a certain height, the number of food trays (in units of about 100) is checked through the scale marked on the printing part (14) and then the opening / closing door (50) is closed.

[0029] At this time, the opening / closing door (50) can be fixed in a closed state by the fitting projection (12) provided on the support column (11) of the cart body (10). When the opening / closing door (50) is to be opened again, if the opening / closing door (50) is slightly lifted, the fitting groove (52) formed in the guide ring (51) is detached from the fitting projection (12) as shown in FIG. 6, and it can be confirmed that a state in which rotational opening / closing is possible is achieved.

[0030] In this way, when the opening / closing door (50) is closed to prevent the food tray (100) from coming off during the delivery process, the food tray (100) can be protected from the ingress of foreign substances such as dust by covering it with a cover body (60) as shown in FIG. 10, and delivery work using a vehicle can be carried out.

[0031] In addition, since an inclined portion (40a) is formed on the bottom plate (40), it is possible to prevent food falling from the tray from flowing out during the recovery process.

[0032] Meanwhile, when storing the cart, the bottom plate (40) is rotated upward, and storage is performed in a form where the carts overlap each other as shown in Fig. 4, thereby providing the advantage of minimizing storage space.

[0033] Therefore, the food tray delivery cart of the present invention enables safe and efficient delivery of a large volume of food trays without using a separate packaging box for delivery, thereby preventing worker injury and allowing delivery operations to be carried out at a low cost.

[0035] Meanwhile, FIGS. 11 and 12 show a configuration according to another embodiment of the present invention, wherein a pressure plate (70) is additionally configured on the upper part of the cart body (10) to prevent movement of the loaded food tray, and the pressure plate (70) is connected to the upper frame (15) of the cart body (10).

[0036] At this time, it is preferable that the upper frame (15) be formed with a circular cross-sectional structure so that the height of the upper frame (15) can be adjusted according to rotation.

[0037] Additionally, the above-mentioned pressure member (70) has a structure in which an elastic member (72) is connected to the lower side of one side of a pressure member body (71) that forms a "ㄱ" shape by an elastic spring (73) to provide elastic support, and a cushioning ball (74) made of silicone material is configured at the lower end of the elastic member (72) to prevent damage caused by contact with the food plate (100).

[0038] Meanwhile, a damage prevention layer (75) for preventing surface damage is formed as a coating on the surface of the buffer ball (74), and the damage prevention layer (75) preferably has a mixed composition in the ratio of 10-30% by weight of polyethylene glycol, 1-10% by weight of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, 5-10% by weight of polycaprolactone, 1-10% by weight of carbon fiber, 10-20% by weight of sodium propionate, 5-20% by weight of tricresyl phosphate, 1-10% by weight of DGME (Diethylene Glycol Monophenyl Ether), 5-10% by weight of ascorbic acid, and 1-15% by weight of silicon fluoride.

[0039] With this configuration, the upper part of the food tray (100) loaded at a certain height on the cart body (10) can be pressed using the height-adjustable pressure plate (70), thereby preventing shaking and impact during the movement process and allowing the food tray delivery operation to be carried out more safely.

[0040] In particular, the pressure band (70) has a structure in which the pressure band body (71) and the elastic band (72) are connected by an elastic spring (73), and a cushioning ball (74) is formed, thereby providing the advantage of shock absorption and preventing damage to the contact surface of the food plate (100).

[0041] In addition, a damage prevention layer (75) is formed as a thin film coating on the surface of the cushioning ball (74), thereby providing the advantage of preventing the silicone cushioning ball (74) from being deformed or damaged.

[0042] At this time, the damage prevention layer (75) in this embodiment has improved surface lubricity because it is a mixture of polyethylene glycol and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, polycaprolactone performs the function of improving coating adhesion, carbon fiber and sodium propionate perform the function of preventing cracks by strengthening the durability of the damage prevention layer (75), and tricresyl phosphate performs the function of suppressing bubble generation during the coating process. In addition, the additionally added DGME strengthens the bonding strength between the mixtures to strengthen the coating density, and ascorbic acid and sodium silicon fluoride exhibit the effect of preventing oxidation and discoloration of the damage prevention layer (75).

[0044] Furthermore, although specific embodiments of the present invention have been described and illustrated above, it is obvious that the food tray delivery cart structure of the present invention can be implemented with various modifications by those skilled in the art.

[0045] For example, in the above embodiment, the opening and closing door is described and illustrated as being provided only on one side of the opening of the cart, but if necessary, the opening and closing door can be installed symmetrically on both sides.

[0046] Therefore, such modified embodiments should not be understood separately from the technical spirit or scope of the present invention, and such modified embodiments should be considered to be included within the appended claims of the present invention. Explanation of the symbols

[0048] 10: Cart body 11 : Support column 12 : Insertion projection 13 : Floor plate support frame 14 : Printing Department 15 : Top frame 20: Handle part 30 : Wheels 40 : Base plate 41 : Hinge pin 42 : Guide Home 43: Rotating bracket 50 : Open / close door 51 : Guide ring 52 : Insertion groove 60 : Cover body 100 : Meal tray

Claims

Claim 1 A movable food tray delivery cart characterized by comprising: a cart body (10) having an open structure with an open front side to allow the food tray (100) to be inserted; a handle part (20) provided on the upper side of the cart body (10); a moving wheel (30) provided on the lower side of the cart body (10); a bottom plate (40) configured on the bottom of the cart body (10) to allow the food tray to be seated; and an opening / closing door (50) rotatably provided on the open part of the cart body (10) to prevent the food tray from coming off. Claim 2 A movable food tray delivery cart according to claim 1, wherein the bottom plate (40) has a structure that allows rotation by means of a hinge pin (41) in the center, with an inclined portion (40a) formed along the periphery edge, and on both sides of the cart body (10), a rotation bracket (43) is formed with a guide groove (42) of a certain length to guide the hinge pin (41) during the rotation process of the bottom plate (40), the bottom plate (40) has a stainless steel finish structure, and the cart body (10) is provided with a bottom plate support frame (13) for supporting the bottom plate (40). Claim 3 A movable food tray delivery cart according to claim 1, wherein a guide ring (51) is provided on one side of the opening / closing door (50) so as to be rotatably fitted onto a support column (11) of the cart body (10), a fitting groove (52) is formed in the guide ring (51), and a fitting projection (12) is provided protruding from the support column (11) corresponding thereto. Claim 4 A mobile food tray delivery cart according to claim 1, characterized in that the cart body (10) is provided with a printing unit (14) for checking the loading quantity of food trays, and the outer side of the cart body (10) is provided with a cover body (60) to prevent foreign substances from entering during the delivery process. Claim 5 In claim 1, a pressure member (70) is configured on the upper part of the cart body (10) to prevent movement of the loaded food tray, wherein the pressure member (70) is rotatably provided on the upper frame (15) of the cart body (10), and the pressure member (70) has a structure in which an elastic member (72) is connected by an elastic spring (73) to the lower side of a pressure member body (71) forming an "L" shape to provide elastic support, and a cushioning ball (74) made of silicone material is configured at the lower end of the elastic member (72) to prevent damage due to contact with the food tray (100), and a damage prevention layer (75) is coated on the surface of the cushioning ball (74) to prevent surface damage, and the damage prevention layer (75) is made of polyethylene glycol, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, polycaprolactone, carbon fiber, sodium propionate, tricresyl phosphate, DGME (diethylene glycol monoethyl ether), A mobile food tray delivery cart characterized by a mixed composition of ascorbic acid, silicon dioxide, and sodium fluoride.

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