Patents by Inventor Haruki Ishino
Haruki Ishino has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11134803Abstract: Disclosed is an ordered food and drink conveyance apparatus capable of reducing the number of man-hours required for conveying food and drink in a store as much as possible. A lifting device that raises food and drink placed on a belt conveyor and separates it from the belt conveyor is provided at an end point or in the middle of a conveyance path from a kitchen side to a customer seat floor side of a restaurant.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Ishino Seisakusho Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haruki Ishino, Kenji Watanabe, Tetsuji Kitamura
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Publication number: 20210177179Abstract: Disclosed is an ordered food and drink conveyance apparatus capable of reducing the number of man-hours required for conveying food and drink in a store as much as possible. A lifting device that raises food and drink placed on a belt conveyor and separates it from the belt conveyor is provided at an end point or in the middle of a conveyance path from a kitchen side to a customer seat floor side of a restaurant.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2019Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Haruki Ishino, Kenji Watanabe, Tetsuji Kitamura
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Patent number: 10405682Abstract: The present application discloses an ordered food and drink conveying apparatus capable of restricting an exclusive area and improving conveyance efficiency while enabling conveyance of large and small dishes or trays having various sizes. The ordered food and drink conveying apparatus disclosed by the present application includes: a plurality of conveyors being arranged in a side-by-side relationship and conveying foods and drinks to customer seats from a kitchen; and a controller controlling motions of the plurality of conveyors, synchronizing the motions of the plurality of conveyors in a first mode selected when there are foods and drinks being so placed as to straddle the plurality of conveyors, and asynchronizing the motions of the plurality of conveyors in a second mode selected when there are none of the foods and the drinks being so placed as to straddle the plurality of conveyors.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Ishino Seisakusho Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haruki Ishino, Takehiro Kawaguchi, Shigeru Kubo
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Publication number: 20180279817Abstract: The present application discloses an ordered food and drink conveying apparatus capable of restricting an exclusive area and improving conveyance efficiency while enabling conveyance of large and small dishes or trays having various sizes. The ordered food and drink conveying apparatus disclosed by the present application includes: a plurality of conveyors being arranged in a side-by-side relationship and conveying foods and drinks to customer seats from a kitchen; and a controller controlling motions of the plurality of conveyors, synchronizing the motions of the plurality of conveyors in a first mode selected when there are foods and drinks being so placed as to straddle the plurality of conveyors, and asynchronizing the motions of the plurality of conveyors in a second mode selected when there are none of the foods and the drinks being so placed as to straddle the plurality of conveyors.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2017Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Haruki ISHINO, Takehiro KAWAGUCHI, Shigeru KUBO
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Patent number: 10045646Abstract: The ordered food and drink conveying apparatus includes: a main belt conveyor to form a conveying path leading to a customer seat from a kitchen side of a restaurant; an auxiliary belt conveyor to be provided in extension from the main belt conveyor on the kitchen side to elongate the conveying path; and a control unit to operate the auxiliary belt conveyor and the main belt conveyor upon a conveyance start operation being performed and to convey the dish of the food and drink placed on the auxiliary belt conveyor to the customer seat, the control unit setting the auxiliary belt conveyor in a stop state enabling placement of the dish to be conveyed next on the auxiliary belt conveyor before stopping the main belt conveyor upon the dish being transferred onto the main belt conveyor from the auxiliary belt conveyor by performing the conveyance start operation.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2017Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Ishino Seisakusbo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haruki Ishino, Kunihiko Motooka, Shigeru Kubo
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Publication number: 20170202385Abstract: The ordered food and drink conveying apparatus includes: a main belt conveyor to form a conveying path leading to a customer seat from a kitchen side of a restaurant; an auxiliary belt conveyor to be provided in extension from the main belt conveyor on the kitchen side to elongate the conveying path; and a control unit to operate the auxiliary belt conveyor and the main belt conveyor upon a conveyance start operation being performed and to convey the dish of the food and drink placed on the auxiliary belt conveyor to the customer seat, the control unit setting the auxiliary belt conveyor in a stop state enabling placement of the dish to be conveyed next on the auxiliary belt conveyor before stopping the main belt conveyor upon the dish being transferred onto the main belt conveyor from the auxiliary belt conveyor by performing the conveyance start operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2017Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: Haruki Ishino, Kunihiko Motooka, Shigeru Kubo
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Patent number: 9675192Abstract: The ordered food and drink conveying apparatus includes: a main belt conveyor to form a conveying path leading to a customer seat from a kitchen side of a restaurant; an auxiliary belt conveyor to be provided in extension from the main belt conveyor on the kitchen side to elongate the conveying path; and a control unit to operate the auxiliary belt conveyor and the main belt conveyor upon a conveyance start operation being performed and to convey the dish of the food and drink placed on the auxiliary belt conveyor to the customer seat, the control unit setting the auxiliary belt conveyor in a stop state enabling placement of the dish to be conveyed next on the auxiliary belt conveyor before stopping the main belt conveyor upon the dish being transferred onto the main belt conveyor from the auxiliary belt conveyor by performing the conveyance start operation.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Ishino Seisakusho Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haruki Ishino, Kunihiko Motooka, Shigeru Kubo
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Publication number: 20170007055Abstract: The ordered food and drink conveying apparatus includes: a main belt conveyor to form a conveying path leading to a customer seat from a kitchen side of a restaurant; an auxiliary belt conveyor to be provided in extension from the main belt conveyor on the kitchen side to elongate the conveying path; and a control unit to operate the auxiliary belt conveyor and the main belt conveyor upon a conveyance start operation being performed and to convey the dish of the food and drink placed on the auxiliary belt conveyor to the customer seat, the control unit setting the auxiliary belt conveyor in a stop state enabling placement of the dish to be conveyed next on the auxiliary belt conveyor before stopping the main belt conveyor upon the dish being transferred onto the main belt conveyor from the auxiliary belt conveyor by performing the conveyance start operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2015Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: Haruki ISHINO, Kunihiko MOTOOKA, Shigeru KUBO
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Patent number: 9045286Abstract: A food and drink conveying device allows a travel body carrying food and drink to stably travel along a curved path of a travel path while maintaining stability. A travel body (7) includes a travel body main unit (26), and a leading body (27) at the front end of the travel body main unit (26) in the travel direction. The leading body (27) is supported by the travel body main unit (26) so as to be pivotable in a horizontal plane. Contact sections (29) are provided to both sides of the leading body (27) in the widthwise direction relative to the travel direction and aligned on either side in the travel direction. The contact sections (29) provided on the inner side of a curved path portion (10a) are configured to make contact in the curved path (10a) at two locations in a travel path (1a).Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2010Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Ishino Seisakusyo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haruki Ishino, Shintaro Sasahara, Toshihiro Yoshida
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Patent number: 8616366Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a food and drink conveying device that can allow a travel body to travel stably over a travel path. A food and drink conveying device (1) can allow a travel body (7) to travel over a travel path (1a) using a magnetic force between a first magnetic body (18) and a second magnetic body (19) by driving a conveyor driving body (15) and is provided with a lift preventing means (34) in close proximity to the second magnetic body (19), where the lift preventing means (34) makes contact with the travel path (1a) so as to prevent the second magnetic body (19) from lifting due to the magnetic force between the first magnetic body and the second magnetic body (19) and moves together with the conveyor driving body (15).Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Ishino Seisakusyo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haruki Ishino, Shintaro Sasahara
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Publication number: 20120186948Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a food and drink conveying device that can allow a travel body to travel stably over a travel path. A food and drink conveying device (1) can allow a travel body (7) to travel over a travel path (1a) using a magnetic force between a first magnetic body (18) and a second magnetic body (19) by driving a conveyor driving body (15) and is provided with a lift preventing means (34) in close proximity to the second magnetic body (19), where the lift preventing means (34) makes contact with the travel path (1a) so as to prevent the second magnetic body (19) from lifting due to the magnetic force between the first magnetic body and the second magnetic body (19) and moves together with the conveyor driving body (15).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2010Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: Ishino Seisakusyo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haruki Ishino, Shintaro Sasahara
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Publication number: 20120186950Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a food and drink conveying device that allows a travel body on which food and drink are placed to stably travel along a curved path of a travel path while maintaining the stability of the food and drink. A travel body (7) is provided with a travel body main unit (26), which is driven and conveyed, and a leading body (27) at the front end of the travel body main unit (26) in the direction in which the travel body (7) travels. The leading body (27) is supported by the travel body main unit (26) so as to be pivotable in a horizontal plane. Contact sections (29) are provided to both sides of the leading body (27) in the widthwise direction relative to the direction in which the travel body (7) travels and aligned on either side in the direction in which the travel body (7) travels. The contact sections (29) provided on the inner side of a curved path portion (10a) are configured to make contact in the curved path (10a) at two locations in a travel path (1a).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2010Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: Ishino Seisakusyo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haruki Ishino, Shintaro Sasahara, Toshihiro Yoshida
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Publication number: 20120181151Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a food and drink conveying device where resistance produced in a curved path in the direction opposite to the direction in which the conveyor driving body is conveyed can be minimized. The conveyor driving body is provided with an annular belt body (15) which continuously travels along the travel path (1a). In addition, a guide means is provided with forward-moving rollers (37a) that are supported so as to be pivotable in a horizontal plane on the inner side of the forward-going belt body (15b) in a curved path (10a) and backward-moving rollers (37b) that are supported so as to be pivotable in a horizontal plane on the inner side of the backward-going belt body (15c) in the curved path (10a).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2010Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: Ishino Seisakusyo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haruki Ishino, Shintaro Sasahara
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Patent number: 8191704Abstract: A conveyance device uses a simple structure to cause a travel body on which food and drink are placed to travel stably. The conveyance device (10) causes the travel body (11) to travel and convey the food and drink that can be placed on the travel body (11). The conveyance device (10) has a conveyance drive section (13) provided along a travel path (12) on which the travel body (11) travels and also has a travel body connection section (14) connected to the travel body (11) and moving in the direction of travel of the travel body (11) by being driven by the conveyance drive section (13). The conveyance drive section (13) is placed on a side of the travel path (12).Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2008Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Ishino Seisakusyo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haruki Ishino, Satoshi Sakajiri, Ikuo Takashima, Eiji Nakayama, Yasuhiro Tokuda, Tetsuji Kitamura
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Publication number: 20120031741Abstract: A food and drink conveying device (1) has: a traveling lane (1a) at least partially having curved paths (10a, 11a); a conveying and driving body (15) provided along the traveling lane (1a); a traveling body (7) that can travel along the traveling lane (1a) with food and drink (9) on top; and connecting means (18, 19) for driving and connecting the conveying and driving body (15) and the traveling body (7). The connecting means is formed of a first connecting means (18) attached to the traveling body (7) and a second connecting means (19) attached to the conveying and driving body (15). Either the first connecting means (18) or the second connecting means (19) moves in the main body to which it is attached so as to follow the other.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2010Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: Ishino Seisakusyo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haruki Ishino, Shintaro Sasahara
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Publication number: 20120012441Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a food and drink conveying device for allowing a traveling body to travel stably along a traveling lane without guide portions protruding, the guide portions being provided along the traveling lane at the ends in the direction of the width. The food and drink conveying device has a traveling lane 1a, a conveying and driving body (15) provided along the traveling lane (1a), a traveling body (7) that can travel along the traveling lane (1a) with food and drink (9) placed on it, and connecting means (18, 19) for connecting the conveying and driving body (15) to the traveling body (7) so as to drive the traveling body (7), and the traveling body (7) travels along the traveling lane (1a) when the conveying and driving body (15) is driven.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2010Publication date: January 19, 2012Applicant: Ishino Seisakusyo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haruki Ishino, Shintaro Sasahara, Toshihiro Yoshida
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Publication number: 20100270123Abstract: To provide a conveying device that has a simple structure and can stably travel a traveling body on which food and drink articles are placed. The conveying device comprises a conveying drive part (13) extended on the side of and along a traveling path (12) for traveling the traveling body (11) on which food and drink articles are placed, a moving body (50) moved when the conveying drive part (13) is driven, and connection means (51, 52) for connecting the moving body (50) to the traveling body (11). The connection means (51, 52) are so constituted that the connected state between the mobile body (50) and the traveling body (11) can be released when the traveling of the traveling body (11) is obstructed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2008Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: ISHINO SEISAKUSYO CO., LTD.Inventors: Haruki Ishino, Satoshi Sakajiri, Ikuo Takashima, Eiji Nakayama, Yasuhiro Tokuda, Tetsuji Kitamura
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Patent number: 7810427Abstract: A circulation conveyor for foods and drinks effectively controls internal temperature of a tunnel section covering an upper portion of a circulation-type conveyor path for foods and drinks. The conveyor has a tunnel section covering an upper portion of and in the longitudinal direction of the carrying path. A cooling and heating pipe 24 inside the tunnel section in its longitudinal direction controls internal temperature of the tunnel section. In the tunnel section, upper and lower ventilation openings 32 and 33, disposed above and below, respectively, of the cooling and heating pipe 24 are provided. The ventilation openings communicate via communication pipes 30a to 30c to circulate air, and an air blowing section 34 circulates air in the tunnel section by drawing air from one of the upper or lower ventilation openings, into the pipes, and discharges the air from the other opening.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2005Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Ishino Seisakusyo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haruki Ishino, Yuichi Ishino, Shigeki Ishino
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Publication number: 20100140057Abstract: A conveyance device uses a simple structure to cause a travel body on which food and drink are placed to travel stably. The conveyance device (10) causes the travel body (11) to travel and convey the food and drink that can be placed on the travel body (11). The conveyance device (10) has a conveyance drive section (13) provided along a travel path (12) on which the travel body (11) travels and also has a travel body connection section (14) connected to the travel body (11) and moving in the direction of travel of the travel body (11) by being driven by the conveyance drive section (13). The conveyance drive section (13) is placed on a side of the travel path (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2008Publication date: June 10, 2010Applicant: ISHINO SEISAKUSYO CO., LTDInventors: Haruki Ishino, Satoshi Sakajiri, Ikuo Takashima, Eiji Nakayama, Yasuhiro Tokuda, Tetsuji Kitamura
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Publication number: 20090120304Abstract: An apparatus for cooking food capable of quickly regulating the temperature in a housing and not causing uneven heating of food in the housing in the temperature regulation. The apparatus (50) has a housing (1) having a heater (20) in it and provided at a predetermined place in a conveyance route formed by a conveyor (49). The apparatus (50) heats food (E) to be heated by causing it to be conveyed and pass in the housing (1). An air supply opening (1f) is formed in a predetermined place of the housing (1), an air blower (48) is connected to the air supply opening (1f), and outside air can be supplied to the inside of the housing (1) by the air blower (48) via the air supply opening (1f). When the outside air is supplied from the air supply opening (1f), the air in the housing (1) is discharged from an entrance/exit (6, 6?) for the food (E) formed in the housing (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2006Publication date: May 14, 2009Applicant: Ishino Seisakusyo Co., LtdInventors: Haruki Ishino, Yoshiharu Ito, Shigeru Kubo