Global Patent Index - EP 1036530 A1

EP 1036530 A1 20000920 - METHOD OF PROVIDING FOODS ON ROTARY FOOD TABLE AND APPARATUS THEREFOR

Title (en)

METHOD OF PROVIDING FOODS ON ROTARY FOOD TABLE AND APPARATUS THEREFOR

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR BEREITSTELLUNG VON LEBENSMITTELN AUF EINEM DREHTISCH

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT DE DISTRIBUER DES ALIMENTS SUR UNE TABLE TOURNANTE

Publication

EP 1036530 A1 20000920 (EN)

Application

EP 98947829 A 19981012

Priority

  • JP 9804595 W 19981012
  • JP 34721897 A 19971201
  • JP 34721997 A 19971201
  • JP 2393798 A 19980121
  • JP 6774798 A 19980303
  • JP 6774898 A 19980303
  • JP 6774998 A 19980303
  • JP 10377198 A 19980330
  • JP 16016298 A 19980609
  • JP 17682498 A 19980624
  • JP 21069498 A 19980727
  • JP 22141098 A 19980805

Abstract (en)

Methods of and apparatus for offering merchandise food items and/or such food items kept warm in a top area of a base stand in a rotary catering table system that conveys the food items around a looped conveyance path. The features which characterize these methods and apparatus include using a merchandise item offering means (22) provided with a plurality of merchandise item loadable plate accepting portions (26), permitting servable merchandise items (14) to be conveyed around a common conveyance loop (44), in both an upper and a lower tier, supplying a given number of merchandise loaded plates (16) onto a crescent chain conveyer (18), allowing broiled or fried, or steamed food items, noodles (118) or a rice gruel (132) to be served with the aid of a water container (92) and a merchandise item loadable receptacle (96, 106), a noodle receptacle (10) or a rice gruel dish receptacle (134), and when a table at an outer peripheral area of the base stand (12) is to be shared by separate parties seating face to face, bisecting the top surface (212) of the table. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A47G 23/08

IPC 8 full level

A47F 1/06 (2006.01); A47F 10/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47F 1/065 (2013.01); A47F 10/06 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9927826 A1 19990610; EP 1036530 A1 20000920; EP 1036530 A4 20010307

DOCDB simple family (application)

JP 9804595 W 19981012; EP 98947829 A 19981012