JP4378236B2 - Eating and drinking facilities - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an eating and drinking facility in which a table or seat for eating and drinking is movably provided.

  In eating and drinking facilities represented by restaurants, tables and seats are fixedly installed on the floor of the room, and they usually do not move during eating and drinking. Therefore, the eating and drinking can only eat and drink in a fixed environment, and in such a eating and drinking facility, the only purpose is to eat and drink.

  For this reason, although the original purpose of eating and drinking, which is what you want to eat and drink what you want to drink, is achieved, there is no sense of fulfillment in terms of hobbies such as eating while enjoying the surrounding scenery, etc. In a sense, it will be tasteless.

  Therefore, conventionally, a three-dimensional restaurant configured to be able to eat and drink in a gondola of a ferris wheel has been proposed (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-98721). In this three-dimensional restaurant, you can dine while looking at the scenery that changes as the gondola moves.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-98721

  By the way, most of the restaurants so far have been made for adults, and it can be said that there are no restaurants for infants. As a matter of course, infants have little interest in meals, but rather are interested in games and other games. When you finish a meal in a restaurant, you often find infants who can't stay still, make loud noises and run around the restaurant.

  The above-described three-dimensional restaurant allows adults to enjoy a relaxed meal in a place with a view, but for infants, the view is temporarily interesting, but there is no element of play and within a short time. You will lose your interest and feel like a normal restaurant.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the above situation, Comprising: The provision of the element of play is provided, and it aims at provision of the eating-and-drinking facility which an infant can eat and drink happily.

The present invention for solving the above problems includes a rotating eating and drinking facility disposed on a floor surface in a eating and drinking area, a plurality of chairs disposed around the rotating eating and drinking facility, and a counter for providing food and drink. The rotary eating and drinking facility includes an annular rotating floor on which at least a table and a seat for eating and drinking are placed, a cover body that covers an upper surface and an outer peripheral surface of the rotating floor, and an outer peripheral surface of the rotating floor. A disc-shaped rotary plate disposed inside the rotary floor so as to face the inner peripheral surface of the rotary floor, a decorative body provided on the rotary plate, the rotary floor and the rotation on the floor surface support means respectively the body is supported so as to be freely horizontally rotating, a first driving means for horizontally rotating the rotating floor, the rotary plate, horizontally rotate in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the rotating floor provided second driving means According to the forms they were eating and drinking facilities.

In this eating and drinking facility, the eating and drinking person receives the desired food and drink at the counter for providing food and drink, then gets on the rotating floor that rotates horizontally, puts the food and drink on the table, and sits on the seat Eating and drinking The rotating floor is horizontally rotated by the first driving means, and a person eats and drinks while rotating horizontally on the rotating floor.

  Thus, according to the eating and drinking facility according to the present invention, the surrounding scenery changes as it rotates horizontally, as if eating and drinking in the mood of riding on a rotating amusement facility such as an amusement park merry-go-round or coffee cup. Infants can enjoy eating and drinking while enjoying the feeling of playing in an amusement park.

Further, the annularly inside the rotating floor, the second driving means, wherein the rotation direction of the rotary floor rotating plate is horizontally rotated in the reverse direction is provided, decorative body is provided on the rotating plate on ing. Therefore, a person who eats or drinks on the rotating floor can visually recognize that the decorative body is rotating by visually recognizing the decorative body, and the decorative body rotates in a direction opposite to its own rotation direction. Therefore, an illusion that it is rotating at a speed higher than the actual rotation speed can be enjoyed, and the food and drink with a more thrilling feeling can be tasted.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to eat and drink while riding on a rotating amusement facility such as an amusement park merry-go-round or coffee cup, and for infants, while enjoying the feeling of playing in an amusement park. You can enjoy eating and drinking.

  Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of the whole restaurant provided with the eating and drinking facility according to this embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the rotating eating and drinking facility according to this embodiment. 3 is a cross-sectional view in the direction of arrows AA in FIG. In addition, the restaurant of this example is mainly directed to infants (hereinafter collectively referred to as “children”), and the children are the subjects of the eating and drinking.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the restaurant 1 of this example includes a counter 2 for providing food and drink, a rotary eating facility 10, and chairs 3 and 4 disposed on a floor surface 5.

  The counter 2 is a place where a food and drink receives a desired food and drink, and the food and drink is provided in accordance with an order by taking out a desired food by a so-called self-service from food and drink prepared in advance. Receive food and drink.

  Moreover, the chairs 3 and 4 are formed in the shape of a chaise longue and are disposed around the rotating eating and drinking facility 10. When the eating and drinking person is an infant, the guardian sits on the chairs 3 and 4 and monitors the infant who is eating and drinking on the rotating eating facility 10.

  The rotating eating and drinking facility 10 includes an annular rotating floor 13, a cover body 40 that covers the upper surface and the outer peripheral surface of the rotating floor 13, a plurality of sets of tables 12 and chairs 11 disposed on the cover body 40, The first and second horizontal support mechanisms 24 and 27 and the first outer peripheral support mechanism 30 that horizontally support the rotary floor 13, the rotary drive mechanism 21 that horizontally rotates the rotary floor 13, and the annular form of the rotary floor 13 A rotating plate 18 disposed on the inner side, a third horizontal support mechanism 34 and a second outer peripheral support mechanism 38 for horizontally supporting the rotating plate 18, and a drive motor 39 for horizontally rotating the rotating plate 18. The base 17 that supports the second horizontal support mechanism 27, the first outer peripheral support mechanism 30, the third horizontal support mechanism 34, the second outer peripheral support mechanism 38, and the drive motor 39, and a decoration placed on the rotating plate 18. And the like 50 (Ueki in this example).

  The base 17 is composed of a cylindrical hollow member, the second horizontal support mechanism 27 and the third horizontal support mechanism 34 are fixed on the upper surface thereof, and the first outer peripheral support mechanism 30 is provided on the outer peripheral surface thereof. The second outer peripheral support mechanism 38 is fixed, and the drive motor 39 is fixed inside the hollow.

  The first horizontal support mechanism 24 includes a support roller 22 that contacts the lower surface of the rotating floor 13 near the outer periphery, and a bracket 23 that is fixed on the floor surface 5 and rotatably supports the support roller 22. A plurality of the first horizontal support mechanisms 24 are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the rotary floor 13. Similarly, the second horizontal support mechanism 27 is fixed on the base 17 and a support roller 25 that is in contact with the lower surface near the inner periphery of the rotary floor 13, and rotatably supports the support roller 25. A plurality of second horizontal support mechanisms 27 are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the rotary floor 13.

  Further, the first outer peripheral support mechanism 30 abuts on the inner peripheral surface of the tubular body 16 fixed to the lower surface of the rotating floor 13 so as to hang from the lower surface, thereby restricting the horizontal movement of the rotating floor 13. A support roller 28 and a bracket 26 fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the base 17 and rotatably supporting the support roller 28, a plurality of first outer peripheral support mechanisms 30 are arranged around the base 17. It is arranged at equal intervals in the direction.

  Thus, the rotating floor 13 is moved by the first outer peripheral support mechanism 30, the first horizontal support mechanism 24, and the second horizontal support mechanism 27 in a state where the horizontal movement is restricted by the first outer peripheral support mechanism 30. It is supported horizontally.

  The rotational drive mechanism 21 is composed of a drive roller 19 having elasticity on the outer peripheral surface, the outer peripheral surface being pressed against the lower surface near the outer periphery of the rotary floor 13, and a drive motor 20 that rotationally drives the drive roller 19. The rotating floor 13 is horizontally rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow B by the rotation of the driving roller 19 that is in pressure contact with the lower surface of the rotating floor 13.

  The third horizontal support mechanism 34 includes a support roller 32 that contacts the lower surface near the outer periphery of the rotating plate 18, and a bracket 33 that is fixed to the upper surface of the base 17 and supports the support roller 32 rotatably. Thus, a plurality of third horizontal support mechanisms 34 are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the rotating plate 18. Further, the second outer peripheral support mechanism 38 abuts on the inner peripheral surface of the tube 31 fixed to the lower surface of the rotating plate 17 so as to hang from the lower plate 17 and supports the horizontal movement of the rotating plate 17. A roller 36 and a bracket 37 fixed to the upper surface of the base 17 via the bracket 35 and rotatably supporting the support roller 36 are provided. A plurality of the second outer peripheral support mechanisms 38 are composed of the base 17. Arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the upper surface.

  Thus, the rotating body 18 is supported by the second outer periphery support mechanism 38 and the third horizontal support mechanism 34 so as to be horizontally rotatable in a state where movement in the horizontal direction is restricted by the second outer periphery support mechanism 38. .

  The drive motor 39 is fixed to the lower surface of the horizontal member with its output shaft passing through the upper horizontal member of the base 17, and the output shaft is fixed to the lower surface of the rotating plate 18. The rotating plate 18 is rotated horizontally in the direction of arrow C opposite to the rotating direction of the rotating floor 13 by the rotation of the output shaft.

  Further, the cover body 40 has a structure in which urethane sponge is covered with a vinyl sheet, and protects children from being injured even if they fall on the rotating floor 13.

  In the restaurant 1 of the present example configured as described above, first, the children receive the desired food and drink at the counter 2 and then climb onto the rotating floor 13 that rotates horizontally in the direction indicated by the arrow B, and in their hands. The food and drink are placed on the table 12 and seated on the chair 11 to eat and drink while rotating horizontally with the rotating floor 13.

  Thus, according to the restaurant 1 of this example, it is possible to eat and drink while riding on a rotating amusement facility such as an amusement park merry-go-round or a coffee cup. Yes, children can enjoy eating and drinking while feeling as if they are playing in an amusement park.

  In addition, a decorative body 50 placed on the rotating plate 18 is located at the annular central portion of the rotating floor 13, and this rotates in the opposite direction to the rotating floor 13. Therefore, children who eat and drink on the rotating floor 13 can feel that the decorative body 50 is rotating by visually recognizing the decorative body 50, and the decorative body 50 is in a direction opposite to its own rotation direction. Since it is rotating, it is illusioned that it is rotating at a speed faster than the actual rotation speed, and it is possible to taste more thrilled food and drink.

  The rotational speed of the rotating floor 13 is preferably low enough to allow a child to change by himself / herself, but may be slightly faster than this when the guardian assists the transfer.

  As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was described, the specific aspect which this invention can take is not limited to this at all.

  For example, the table 12 and the chair 11 placed and fixed on the rotating floor 13 may be placed and fixed on the rotating floor 13 as they are as shown in the above example. As illustrated, for example, a table 71 may be disposed in a hull 70 as a structure simulating a vehicle, and a seat portion 73 may be installed in the hull 70. In this way, eating and drinking can be performed in an atmosphere on a moving vehicle, and the feeling of play is further increased.

  In addition, the structure imitating the vehicle may be an imitation of an automobile or a train, and even if it is not a vehicle, for example, a coffee cup similar to a coffee cup in an amusement park facility. A structure in which a table or a seat is installed in a structure simulating the above-mentioned structure may be used. Further, these structures may be detachably installed on the rotating floor 13 and the installation target may be changed as occasion demands. If you use one thing for a long time, you will get bored and keep it fresh if you change it from time to time.

  Further, the decorative body 50 is not limited to the above-mentioned tree planting, and various types such as a tree arranged around a fountain can be adopted.

  As described above, the present invention is suitable mainly as an eating and drinking facility for infants.

It is the top view which showed schematic structure of the whole restaurant which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view which showed the rotation eating and drinking facility which concerns on this embodiment. It is sectional drawing of the arrow AA direction in FIG. It is the perspective view which showed the rotation eating and drinking establishment which concerns on the other form of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Rotating eating and drinking facilities 11 Chair 12 Table 13 Rotating floor 18 Rotating plate 21 Rotation drive mechanism 24 1st horizontal support mechanism 27 2nd horizontal support mechanism 30 1st outer periphery support mechanism 34 3rd horizontal support mechanism 38 2nd Peripheral support mechanism 39 Drive motor 50 Decorative body

Claims (1)

A rotating eating and drinking facility disposed on the floor in the eating and drinking area, a plurality of chairs disposed around the rotating eating and drinking facility and a counter for providing food and drink,
The rotating eating and drinking facility includes an annular rotating floor on which at least a table for eating and drinking and a seat are placed,
A cover body covering an upper surface and an outer peripheral surface of the rotating floor;
A disc-shaped rotating plate disposed inside the annular floor of the rotating floor such that an outer peripheral surface faces the inner peripheral surface of the rotating floor;
A decorative body provided on the rotating plate;
Support means respectively the rotating floor and the rotating member on the floor surface to support so as to be freely horizontally rotating,
First driving means for horizontally rotating the rotating floor;
A food and beverage facility comprising: a second driving unit configured to horizontally rotate the rotating plate in a direction opposite to a rotating direction of the rotating floor .

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