JP3105584U - Cafe store equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cafe apparatus capable of enjoying views on all sides while eating and drinking tea or cake.
SOLUTION: The cafe apparatus 1 is provided with a vertical column 3 erected on a floor or the ground, and is provided on the vertical column 3 so as to be rotatable around the column axis, and a user can get on the floor or the ground. A first-floor section 8A disposed at a height position, a motor with a reduction gear that is drivingly connected to the first-floor section 8A and rotates the first-floor section 8A around the column axis of the column 3; Eating and drinking tables 23, 28, 32 provided on the floor 8A are provided. A second floor 6A rotatable around the column axis of the column 3 is connected to the upper part of the first floor 8A, and a dining table of a table set 20 is also provided on the second floor 6A. And the wait station 35 is provided on the first floor 8A and the second floor 6A.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a café shop apparatus that can enjoy views on all sides while eating and drinking tea and cakes.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, so-called open cafe stores, in which a dining table and chairs are placed on a street to enjoy eating and drinking, have become popular. In such an open café shop, the dining table and chairs were placed on the street and were almost immobile, so once they got to the seat, the scenery in front of them did not change and was not interesting. Also, since it is on the street on the first floor, good view cannot be expected. Conversely, it was difficult to see the open café shop from a distant street, and it was not suitable as a symbolic meeting place.

With respect to such a cafe shop, many patent documents such as an operation system, a reservation system, and a charge settlement system have been proposed. However, there are few proposals regarding the cafe store itself, and there are several such as the technology described in Patent Document 1 below.
The cafe store described in Patent Literature 1 is an unmanned business store set up in a room in a building and the like, and in the store, a tableware table, a dining table and chairs, a food and drink vending machine, a used tableware storage, and the like are installed. Have been. This cafe store opens the automatic gate with the admission ticket purchased by the entrance ticket vending machine at the store, enters the store, purchases the desired food and drink with the food vending machine, and eats and drinks, It uses a self-service system that returns used tableware to a dedicated storage area.

JP-A-2002-63637 (paragraph numbers [0012] to [0018], FIGS. 1 and 2)

  However, even in the café shop described in the above document 1, the dining table and chairs are placed in the shop and are almost immobile, so the scenery in front does not change, and it is obstructed by the walls and partition walls of the room and the like. I couldn't see it.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a café shop device that can enjoy views on all sides while eating and drinking tea or cake.

  In order to achieve the above object, a café shop device according to the present invention is provided with a vertical column standing on a floor or the ground, and a vertical column rotatably provided around the column axis and allowing a user to use the same. A first-floor section disposed at a height where the vehicle can get on from the floor or the ground, and a rotary drive source that is drivingly connected to the first-floor section and rotates the first-floor section around the column axis of the column. It has a configuration provided with a dining table arranged on the floor.

  Further, in the above configuration, the second floor, which is rotatable around the column axis of the column, is connected to the upper part of the first floor, and a dining table is provided on the second floor.

  In each of the above-described configurations, the service station that provides food and drink is provided on the first floor or the second floor.

  According to the café shop device according to the present invention, since the eating and drinking table is provided on the first floor that rotates about the column axis of the column, the user can take a break at the eating and drinking table. In addition, the floor on the first floor slowly rotates horizontally, so that customers can enjoy the changing scenery while eating and drinking.

  In addition, when the second floor is provided, the view is good and you can see far away, so you can easily find the other party in the crowd. Also, the second floor is prominent from a distance, making it a good meeting place where many people gather.

  And, if the service station that provides food and drink is arranged on the first floor or the second floor, the user does not need to enter and exit the cafe store equipment to purchase food and drink, and the food and drink is served inside the cafe store equipment. Can be purchased.

The best embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments described below are merely examples in which the present invention is embodied, and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention. Here, FIG. 1 is a front view of a cafe shop apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an internal structure of the cafe shop apparatus, and FIG. 3 shows a bearing used in the cafe shop apparatus. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a first floor and a second floor of the cafe store apparatus.
In each of the drawings, a cafe store apparatus 1 according to this embodiment includes a base 2 installed on a floor or the ground indicated by a reference symbol G, and a column 3 erected on the base 2. .

  At the upper part of the column 3, the ends of a plurality of cross beams 45, 45,... Arranged radially in a plan view are fixed. These horizontal beams 45, 45,... Are pivotally supported by the column 3 via a bearing portion 4 so as to be horizontally rotatable. The cross beams 45, 45,... Are held substantially horizontally by connecting the other ends of the wires 46, 46,. . The upper part of the column 3, the cross beams 45, 45,..., And the wires 46, 46,. A cylindrical wall plate 5 is vertically provided at a position outside the bearing 4 on the lower surface of the cross beams 45, 45,.... A circular ring-shaped floor plate 6 is attached over the entire periphery of the lower end of the wall plate 5. A plurality of rollers 14, 14, ... are provided on the inner peripheral portion of the floor plate 6 at appropriate intervals in the circumferential direction. The outer peripheral portion of the floor plate 6 is suspended by the cross beams 45, 45,... Via suspending members 47, 47,. In this example, the second-floor floor portion 6A is constituted by the wall plate 5, the floor plate 6, the handrail 9, and the hanging material 47.

  The column 3 is held vertically by a plurality of support legs 12, 12,. A circular rail 13 is fixedly mounted on the outer periphery of the support legs 12, 12,. The rollers 14, 14,... Of the floor plate 6 roll on the outer peripheral surface of the orbiting rail 13 to assist the rotation of the floor plate 6. A cylindrical wall plate 7 is suspended from the lower surface of the floor plate 6. A circular ring-shaped floor plate 8 is attached over the entire periphery of the lower end of the wall plate 7. The other end of the hanging material 10 such as a metal pipe having one end connected to the tip of the cross beam 45 is connected to the outer peripheral edge of the floor plate 8 so as to hold the floor plate 8 substantially horizontally. . In this case, the first-floor floor portion 8A is constituted by the wall plate 7, the floor plate 8, and the hanging material 10. The floor plate 8 of the first floor 8A is located at a height where the user can get on the floor G without any trouble. In addition, between the first floor 8A and the second floor 6A disposed above the first floor 8A, stairs 17, 17 connecting the floor and the floor can be used.

  Then, a ring member 15 (see FIG. 3) having a ring inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the column 3 is arranged so as to be spaced from and surround the column 3 and the supporting rods 48, 48,. .. Are fixed to the vertical column 3 via The ring member 15 has an upwardly projecting cylindrical portion. A plurality of ball holding holes 41 are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion of the ring member 15 at an appropriate pitch in the circumferential direction. A cylindrical portion projecting downward from the upper side of the ring member 15 is inserted into the ring member 15. On the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion of the ring member 16, ball holding holes 42, 42,... Are formed at positions facing the ball holding holes 41, 41,. , Between the ball holding holes 41, 41,... Of the ring member 15 and the ball holding holes 42, 42,. Have been charged.

  This allows the ring member 16 to rotate horizontally with respect to the fixed ring member 15. The ends of the cross beams 45, 45,... Described above are fixed to the ring member 16, respectively. That is, the ring member 15 having the ball holding holes 41, 41,..., The ring member 16 having the ball holding holes 42, 42,. , 45,..., The second floor 6A and the first floor 8A are rotatably supported on the vertical column 3 by a bearing 4. On the other hand, on the inner peripheral surface of the ring member 16, inner peripheral teeth 44 are formed over the entire periphery. A motor 39 with a speed reducer (an example of a rotary drive source) is fixed to the column 3, and a pinion 43 is fixed to a rotary drive shaft of the motor 39 with a speed reducer. The pinion 43 meshes with the inner peripheral teeth 44 to rotate the ring member 16 and the cross beams 45. That is, the first floor section 8A is drivingly connected to the motor 39 with a speed reducer via the second floor section 6A or the hanging member 10, the cross beam 45, and the bearing section 4.

As shown in FIG. 4, table sets 20, 21, and 22 of an appropriate number are installed on the floor plate 8 of the first floor 8 </ b> A. An appropriate base table set 20 is also provided on the floor plate 6 of the second floor 6A.
As shown in FIG. 5, the table set 20 includes, as shown in FIG. 5, a eating and drinking table 23 having a circular shape in a plan view and being fixedly supported on legs 24 erected on a base 25 fixed on the floor plates 6 and 8. And a chair 38 which is placed around 23.
As shown in FIG. 6, the table set 21 includes a main body 26 that resembles an outer shell of “a so-called coffee cup playground device that horizontally rotates on a floor plate”, and the main body 26 is fixed on the floor plate 8. A leg 29 is erected substantially in the center of the main body 26, and a circular eating table 28 in a plan view is placed and fixed on the upper part of the leg 29, and a C-shaped plan view is formed around the eating table 28. Chair 27 is provided.
As shown in FIG. 7, the table set 22 includes a main body 30 that resembles an outer shell of a so-called horse-drawn toy that swings up and down on a floor plate, and the main body 30 is placed on the floor plate 8 via a base 34. Fixed. A leg 33 is provided upright at a substantially central portion in the main body 30, and a eating and drinking table 32 having a rectangular shape in a plan view is placed and fixed on an upper portion of the leg 33, and two chairs 31 are sandwiched between the eating and drinking table 32. , 31 are deployed. For example, a total of four such table sets 22 are provided on the floor plate 8, and two of them are installed on the base 34 back to back.

  For example, two serving stations 35 are provided on the first floor 8A, and one serving station 35 is provided on the second floor 6A. As shown in FIG. 8, each serving station 35 is composed of a store body 36 with a counter 37 for providing drinks such as tea, coffee and juice and foods such as cakes, sandwiches and snacks. The manner of providing food and drink at the serving station 35 is provided by exchanging for cash, providing by exchanging a ticket purchased at a ticket vending machine of the serving station 35, or a ticket purchased at a ticket vending machine outside the cafe store apparatus 1. Various aspects are included, such as providing by exchanging with. A plurality of fences 18, 18, ... are arranged around the floor plate 8 of the first floor 8A in the circumferential direction, and between the respective shelves 18 are entrances 19 for customers.

  The cafe store apparatus 1 having the above-described configuration is installed on the floor G of an entertainment square in a shopping mall, for example. Then, when the motor 39 with the speed reducer is started, the pinion 43 rotates, and the ring member 16 and the cross beams 45 are rotated. As a result, the second floor 6A and the first floor 8A integrally rotate about the column axis Q of the column 3 (for example, in the direction of arrow R in FIG. 4). The rotation speed of the floors 6A and 8A is not particularly limited, but is preferably set to a speed of, for example, about 2 to 5 minutes per revolution so that the user can eat and drink in a calm mood. Therefore, the user enters the store through the entrance 19 and gets on the first floor 8A, and purchases food and drink such as tea and cake at the waiting room 35 of the first floor 8A or the first floor 6A. Then, the user sits on the chairs 38, 28, 31 of the table sets 20, 21, 22 and enjoys a brief break.

  As described above, according to the cafe store apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the user can purchase food and drinks at the serving place 35 on the first floor 8A and the second floor 6A, and the eating and drinking tables 23, 28, At 32 you can take a break and eat and drink. At this time, the first floor 8A and the second floor 6A slowly rotate horizontally, so that the user can enjoy the changing scenery while eating and drinking. In addition, the second floor 6A has a good view and can see the crowd far away, so that the location of the person can be quickly known. That is, it is easy to find each other both from the user and from the other party in the crowd. For example, even when a parent is taking a break with the cafe store apparatus 1 during shopping, the child playing around the cafe store apparatus 1 can be monitored closely. It is easy for children to check where their parents are, so they can play with peace of mind. And since this cafe store apparatus 1 is relatively tall and has a lively illuminated roof 11, it is conspicuous even from a distance. Therefore, it is a symbolic monument, and a good meeting place in a place where many people gather.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example is shown in which the floor plate 6 smaller than the floor plate 8 on the first floor is used for the second floor. However, the floor plate 6 formed in the same shape and size as the floor plate 8 can be used for the second floor. It is. In that case, the second floor 6A can be widened. In addition, the stairs 17 can be arranged along the circumferential direction of the floor plates 6 and 8, and the table sets 20, 21, 22 and the serving place 35 can be arranged with high flexibility.

  In the above description, the cafe store apparatus 1 is installed in a shopping mall. However, the installation place of the cafe store apparatus of the present invention is not particularly limited. For example, it is effective to install the device in a place where many people gather, such as outside a shopping mall, inside or outside a home center, in the center of a shopping district, at a station concourse, or in an amusement park.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the cafe store apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a lineblock diagram showing the internal structure of the cafe store device. It is the elements on larger scale including the partial section showing the bearing part used for the cafe store device. It is a top view which shows the 1st floor part and the 2nd floor part of the said cafe store apparatus. It is a side view which shows an example of the table set used for the said cafe store apparatus. It is a side view showing another example of the table set used for the cafe store device. It is a side view which shows the other example of the table set used for the said cafe store apparatus. It is a front view of the waiting place used for the cafe store device.

Explanation of reference numerals

Reference Signs List 1 Cafe store apparatus 3 Vertical column 4 Bearing 6 Floor plate 6A Second floor 8 Floor 8A First floor 13 Circular rail 14 Rollers 23, 28, 32 Food and drink table 35 Serving station 39 Motor with reduction gear (rotary drive source)
45 Cross beam G Floor Q Pillar axis

Claims (3)

A vertical column standing on the floor or the ground, and a first-floor floor that is installed on the vertical column so that it can rotate around its axis and that users can get on the floor or the ground. And a rotary drive source that is drivingly connected to the first floor and rotates the first floor about the vertical axis of the column, and a dining table provided on the first floor. 2. The cafe apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a second-floor section rotatable around a column axis of the column is connected to an upper portion of the first-floor section, and a dining table is provided on the second-floor section. 3. The cafe apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a service station for providing food and drink is provided on the first floor or the second floor. 4.

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