IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,082,736
Granted Patent B2
US 12,082,736 · App. 17/258,733 · Granted Sep 10, 2024

Automatic dish serving system, a restaurant, an automatic system for a restaurant, an automatic dish serving method, a program and a storage medium

Inventor: Yuji Shiraki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: TECHMAGIC INC.
A47J27/18A47J27/086A47J36/32A47J2027/006A47J36/165G06Q50/12
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Patent No.
US 12,082,736
App. No.
17/258,733
Granted
Sep 10, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An automatic dish serving system can be applied to various dishes to save space and achieve automation. An automatic dish serving system capable of cooking multiple types of dishes according to a customer's order includes a boiler for boiling noodles and a heating device adjacent to the boiler for heating a cooking container. A supplying device supplies to the cooking container an ingredient to be added to the noodles. A moving device is capable of moving the cooking utensil and can move the cooking container to at least a position at which an ingredient is supplied from the supplying device, a position at which a cooking container is heated by the heating device, and a position at which boiled noodles are received from the boiler. The heating device can heat and cook an ingredient that is supplied from the supplying device to the cooking container according to the order.

Claims (43)

1. An automatic dish serving system capable of cooking multiple types of dishes according to a customer's order, wherein the system comprises at least:

an ingredient supplying device for supplying an ingredient to a cooking container;

a cooking container heating device for heating the cooking container;

a cooking container washing device for washing the cooking container; and

a moving device capable of moving the cooking container, wherein:

the moving device can move the cooking container to at least a position at which an ingredient is supplied from the ingredient supplying device, a position at which the cooking container is heated by the cooking container heating device, or a position at which the cooking container is washed with the cooking container washing device,

the cooking container heating device can at least heat and cook an ingredient that is supplied from the ingredient supplying device to the cooking container according to the order, and

the cooking container is washed with the cooking container washing device and used to cook the dishes again.

2. The automatic dish serving system according to claim 1 , further including a noodle heating device capable of heating noodles according to the order.

3. The automatic dish serving system according to claim 2 , wherein:

the system further includes a noodle supplying device for automatically supplying noodles to the noodle heating device,

the noodle supplying device includes at least a noodle storing means for storing noodles at desired temperature,

a noodle taking out means for taking out a predetermined amount of noodles from the noodle storing means, and

a noodle transporting means for transporting noodles that is taken out by the noodle taking out means to a predetermined position in the noodle heating device.

4. The automatic dish serving system according to claim 3 , wherein:

the system includes at least the noodle supplying device, the cooking container moving device and the noodle heating device,

the noodle supplying device automatically supplies noodles to the noodle heating device and includes:

the noodle storing means for storing noodles at a desired temperature,

the noodle taking out means for taking out a predetermined amount of noodles from the noodle storing means, and

the noodle transporting means for transporting noodles that is taken out by the noodle taking out means to a predetermined position in the noodle heating device,

the noodle supplying device takes out a predetermined amount of predetermined noodles from multiple types of noodles according to the customer's order and automatically supplies the noodles to the noodle heating device,

the cooking container moving device includes at least one movable cooking container gripping device and moves the cooking container provided with a convex portion on the outer circumference,

the cooking container gripping device can grip the convex portion of the cooking container, move the cooking container, and adjust the posture of the cooking container, and

the noodle heating device for heating noodles in a basket and taking out heated noodles to the container:

heats noodles in the basket,

lifts the basket containing heated noodles,

places the container at a predetermined position that is below the lifted basket and above a position at which noodles are heated, and

tilts the lifted basket to move noodles in the basket to the container.

5. The automatic dish serving system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the moving device is composed of at least one movable cooking container gripping devices, and

the cooking container gripping devices can at least grip and move the cooking container and adjust the posture of the cooking container.

6. The automatic dish serving system according to claim 2 , wherein the system can cook noodle dishes and dishes other than noodle dishes.

7. The automatic dish serving system according to claim 2 , wherein the noodle heating device and/or the cooking container heating device can cook a plurality of dishes at the same time.

8. An automatic dish serving method that is a cooking method capable of cooking multiple types of dishes according to a customer's order, the method comprising:

supplying an ingredient to a cooking container with an ingredient supplying device;

heating the cooking container with a cooking container heating device;

washing the cooking container with a cooking container washing device; and

moving the cooking container with a moving device, wherein:

the moving device can move the cooking container to at least a position at which an ingredient is supplied from the ingredient supplying device, a position at which the cooking container is heated by the cooking container heating device, or a position at which the cooking container is washed with the cooking container washing device, and

the cooking container heating device can at least heat and cook the ingredient that is supplied from the ingredient supplying device to the cooking container according to the order, and

the cooking container is washed with the cooking container washing device and used to cook the dishes again.

9. A program that operates at least one step or means in the automatic dish serving method according to claim 8 with a computer.

10. A storage medium storing the program according to claim 9 .

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2024
From: TECHMAGIC K.K.
To: TECHMAGIC INC.
Reel/Frame 068445/0830 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS OF ASSIGNEE Recorded Sep 21, 2021
From: TECHMAGIC K.K.
To: TECHMAGIC K.K.
Reel/Frame 057554/0480 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2021
From: SHIRAKI, YUJI
To: TECHMAGIC K.K.
Reel/Frame 054864/0739 →
Priority Claims (3)
JP 2019-024031 · Feb 14, 2019 · national
JP 2019-189047 · Oct 15, 2019 · national
JP 2020-015906 · Jan 31, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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