ES1240879U

ES1240879U - Pallet with controllable traceability (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Info

Publication number: ES1240879U
Application number: ES202000005U
Authority: ES
Inventors: Ezequiel León Santna
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2019-12-30
Filing date: 2019-12-30
Publication date: 2020-02-07
Anticipated expiration: 2029-12-30
Also published as: ES1240879Y

Abstract

Pallet with controllable traceability that, made up of a pallet-shaped structure with legs (2), intended to incorporate goods and products to facilitate their joint transportation/transport, is characterized by comprising, in at least one visible area of its surface, at least, a distinctive element (3) that, according to a pre-established codification, defines the type of load to which the pallet is destined and varies, being clearly different, from one pallet to another depending on the type of load assigned by said coding; and for understanding, at least, a QR code (4) associated with a specific app that allows a user to carry out traceability control of the pallet throughout its useful life, being able to detect whether it has been used to load goods or products other than those that have been assigned to it through the distinctive element (3) that it incorporates. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPCIÓNDESCRIPTION

Palé con trazabilidad controlable.Pallet with controllable traceability.

Objeto de la invenciónObject of the invention

La invención, tal como expresa el enunciado de la presente memoria descriptiva, se refiere a un palé con trazabilidad controlable que aporta, a la función a que se destina, ventajas y características que se describen en detalle más adelante y que suponen una mejora en el estado actual de la técnica.The invention, as expressed in the statement of the present specification, refers to a pallet with controllable traceability that provides, to the function to which it is intended, advantages and features that are described in detail below and that imply an improvement in the Current state of the art.

Más en particular, el objeto de la invención se centra en un palé de carga, del tipo conformado por una tarima o estructura de soporte similar, normalmente de madera, aunque también puede ser de plástico, que se utiliza para agrupar sobre el mismo mercancías y facilitar el traslado/transporte conjunto de las mismas, el cual se distingue por contar, por un lado, con una o más zonas visibles de su superficie provistas de elementos distintivos, preferentemente elementos distintivos definidos por un área pintada de un color que contraste con el color del propio material del palé, y que varía siendo distinto para cada palé en función del tipo de producto a que se vaya a destinar, sirviendo así tales elementos distintivos a modo de código identificativo del uso del palé, y por otro lado por contar así mismo con uno o más códigos QR que, asociados a una app específica, permiten ventajosamente al usuario efectuar un control de la trazabilidad del palé durante toda su vida útil, evitando que pueda utilizarse para otros productos distintos a los que se haya asignado a través del color o elemento distintivo que incorpora.More particularly, the object of the invention is centered on a load pallet, of the type formed by a pallet or similar support structure, usually made of wood, although it can also be made of plastic, which is used to group goods and facilitate the joint transfer / transport thereof, which is distinguished by having, on the one hand, one or more visible areas of its surface provided with distinctive elements, preferably distinctive elements defined by a painted area of a color that contrasts with the color of the pallet material itself, and that varies being different for each pallet depending on the type of product to be destined, thus serving such distinctive elements as a code identifying the use of the pallet, and on the other hand for counting so same with one or more QR codes that, associated with a specific app, allow the user to advantageously control the traceability of the pallet throughout his life til avoiding that can be used for other products that have been assigned by color or incorporating distinctive element.

Campo de aplicación de la invenciónField of application of the invention

El campo de aplicación de la presente invención se enmarca dentro del sector de la industria dedicada a la fabricación de palés para carga de mercancías.The field of application of the present invention is part of the industry sector dedicated to the manufacture of pallets for loading goods.

Antecedentes de la invenciónBackground of the invention

Como es sabido, actualmente la mayoría de mercancías se transportan utilizando palés, normalmente de madera, ya que facilitan el agrupamiento de productos destinados a un mismo lugar.As is known, most merchandise is currently transported using pallets, usually made of wood, since they facilitate the grouping of products destined for the same place.

Por otra parte, por ley los palets no pueden ser usados para diferentes tipos de mercancías, especialmente cuando se trata de productos alimentarios, a no ser que hayan sido lavados y esterilizados, lo cual demasiado a menudo se incumple y tampoco se puede saber si se ha cumplido correctamente.On the other hand, by law the pallets cannot be used for different types of merchandise, especially when it comes to food products, unless they have been washed and sterilized, which is too often broken and it is not possible to know if You have successfully complied.

El objetivo de la presente invención es, pues, dotar al mercado de un innovador tipo de palés que incluyan un sistema para controlar el uso que se hace de los mismo y poder evitar dicho problema mediante un sistema de codificación que defina el tipo de producto a que se destina cada palé y mediante un sistema de control de trazabilidad que permita conocer el cumplimiento en todo momento de su utilización para cargar el producto asignado al mismo según dicha codificación.The aim of the present invention is, therefore, to provide the market with an innovative type of pallets that include a system to control the use made of them and to be able to avoid said problem by means of a coding system that defines the type of product to be that each pallet is destined and through a traceability control system that allows to know the compliance at all times of its use to load the product assigned to it according to said coding.

Por otra parte, y como referencia al estado actual de la técnica, cabe señalar que, al menos por parte del solicitante, se desconoce la existencia de ningún otro palé con trazabilidad controlable que presente unas características técnicas y constitutivas iguales o semejantes a las que presenta el que aquí se reivindica. On the other hand, and as a reference to the current state of the art, it should be noted that, at least on the part of the applicant, the existence of any other pallet with controllable traceability that presents the same or similar technical and constitutive characteristics to those presented is unknown. the one claimed here.

Explicación de la invenciónExplanation of the invention.

El palé con trazabilidad controlable que la invención propone se configura, pues, como una solución idónea al problema descrito, estando los detalles caracterizadores que lo hacen posible y que lo distinguen convenientemente recogidos en las reivindicaciones finales que acompañan a la presente descripción.The pallet with controllable traceability that the invention proposes is thus configured as an ideal solution to the problem described, the characterizing details making it possible and distinguishing it conveniently included in the final claims that accompany the present description.

En concreto, lo que la invención propone, como se ha apuntado anteriormente, es un palé de carga, del tipo conformado por una tarima o estructura de soporte similar, normalmente de madera, aunque también puede ser de plástico, que se utiliza para colocar sobre el mismo grupos de mercancías y facilitar el traslado/transporte conjunto de las mismas, distinguiéndose por comprender elementos innovadores que permiten al usuario llevar un control del uso que se da al palé así como de la trazabilidad del mismo durante toda su vida útil.Specifically, what the invention proposes, as noted above, is a load pallet, of the type formed by a similar pallet or support structure, usually made of wood, although it can also be made of plastic, which is used to place on the same groups of goods and facilitate the transfer / joint transport of the same, distinguishing themselves by understanding innovative elements that allow the user to keep track of the use that is given to the pallet as well as of its traceability throughout its useful life.

Para ello, dicho palé comprende:To do this, said pallet includes:

- por un lado, en, al menos, una zona claramente visible de su superficie, aún con el palé cargado, al menos, un elemento distintivo, que es el mismo para todos aquellos palés destinados al transporte de un determinado tipo de mercancía o producto pero que varía, siendo claramente distinto, para palés destinados a cargar distintos tipos de mercancías o productos, sirviendo tales elementos distintivos a modo de codificación del uso de palé según una tabla previamente establecida;- on the one hand, in at least one clearly visible area of its surface, even with the pallet loaded, at least one distinctive element, which is the same for all those pallets intended for the transport of a certain type of merchandise or product but that varies, being clearly different, for pallets destined to load different types of merchandise or products, such distinctive elements serving as coding of the use of pallets according to a previously established table;

- y, por otro lado, al menos, un código QR asociado a una app específica, de modo que el escaneo del mismo permita al usuario efectuar un control de la trazabilidad del palé durante toda su vida útil, pudiendo detectarse si ha sido utilizado para cargar mercancías o productos distintos a los que se le hayas asignado a través del elemento distintivo que incorpora.- and, on the other hand, at least, a QR code associated with a specific app, so that the scanning of the same allows the user to control the traceability of the pallet during its entire useful life, being able to detect if it has been used for load merchandise or products other than those assigned to you through the distinctive element it incorporates.

En la realización preferida, el mencionado, al menos, un elemento distintivo que incorpora el palé está definido por un área pintada de un color que contrasta con el color del propio material del palé, que como se ha dicho normalmente es de madera.In the preferred embodiment, said at least one distinctive element incorporating the pallet is defined by a painted area of a color that contrasts with the color of the pallet material itself, which, as has been said, is usually made of wood.

Así, por ejemplo, la codificación de los palés, en base a los productos que pueden cargar podrá efectuarse por colores, siendo un ejemplo de dicha codificación el siguiente:Thus, for example, the coding of pallets, based on the products that can be loaded, can be carried out by color, an example of such coding being the following:

- distintivo rojo, para los palés destinados a cargar frutas y verduras;- red badge, for pallets intended to load fruits and vegetables;

- distintivo blanco, para los palés destinados a cargar carnes;- white badge, for pallets intended to load meats;

- distintivo azul, para los palés destinados a cargar pescado y marisco;- blue badge, for pallets intended to load fish and shellfish;

- distintivo amarillo, para los palés destinados a cargar productos secos;- yellow mark, for pallets intended to load dry products;

- distintivo calabaza, para los palés destinados a cargar agua y refrescos;- distinctive pumpkin, for pallets intended to load water and soft drinks;

- distintivo negro, para los palés destinados a cargar alcohol y bebidas;- black mark, for pallets intended to load alcohol and beverages;

- distintivo naranja, para los palés destinados a cargar productos químicos y de limpieza.- Orange badge, for pallets intended to load chemical and cleaning products.

Por otra parte, en dicha realización preferida, la zona visible de la superficie del palé que incorpora el elemento distintivo la constituyen las patas, al menos una de ellas pero, preferentemente, todas las patas del palé. On the other hand, in said preferred embodiment, the visible area of the surface of the pallet incorporating the distinctive element is the legs, at least one of them but, preferably, all the legs of the pallet.

Además, cabe señalar que dicho elemento distintivo definido por un área pintada de un color, preferentemente formando una masa sólida, si bien preferentemente está pintado directamente sobre la superficie del propio material del palé, opcionalmente, puede consistir en una lámina o capa de material pintado y pegado sobre su superficie.In addition, it should be noted that said distinctive element defined by a painted area of a color, preferably forming a solid mass, although preferably it is painted directly on the surface of the pallet material itself, optionally, may consist of a sheet or layer of painted material and stuck on its surface.

Por otra parte, y también de modo preferido, el código QR se incorpora sobre una o varias de las caras externas de dichas patas, quedando también fácilmente accesible para poder ser escaneado con la carga incorporada.On the other hand, and also preferably, the QR code is incorporated on one or several of the external faces of said legs, also being easily accessible to be scanned with the incorporated load.

Descripción de los dibujosDescription of the drawings

Para complementar la descripción que se está realizando y con objeto de ayudar a una mejor comprensión de las características de la invención, se acompaña a la presente memoria descriptiva, como parte integrante de la misma, de una hoja de dibujos, en que, con carácter ilustrativo y no limitativo, se ha representado lo siguiente:To complement the description that is being made and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, a descriptive sheet is attached as an integral part thereof, in which, with character Illustrative and not limiting, the following has been represented:

La figura número 1.- Muestra una vista esquemática en perspectiva de un ejemplo del palé con trazabilidad controlable objeto de la invención, apreciándose su configuración general y las partes y elementos que comprende.Figure number 1.- Shows a schematic perspective view of an example of the pallet with controllable traceability object of the invention, showing its general configuration and the parts and elements it comprises.

Realización preferente de la invenciónPreferred Embodiment of the Invention

A la vista de la descrita figura 1 y única, y de acuerdo con la numeración adoptada en ella, se puede apreciar un ejemplo no limitativo del palé con trazabilidad controlable preconizado, el cual comprende lo que se indican y describe en detalle a continuación.In view of the described figure 1 and unique, and according to the numbering adopted therein, a non-limiting example of the pallet with controllable traceability can be seen, which includes what is indicated and described in detail below.

Así, tal como se observa en dichas figuras, el palé (1) en cuestión, conformado de manera conocida por una estructura en forma de tarima con patas (2), normalmente de madera, destinada a incorporar mercancías y productos para facilitar el traslado/transporte conjunto de las mismas, se distingue: por comprender, en al menos una zona visible de su superficie, al menos, un elemento distintivo (3) que, según una codificación preestablecida, define el tipo de carga a que se destina el palé y varía, siendo claramente distinto, de un palé a otro en función del tipo de carga asignada por dicha codificación; y por comprender, al menos, un código QR (4) asociado a una app de móvil específica que permite a un usuario efectuar un control de la trazabilidad del palé durante toda su vida útil, pudiendo detectar si ha sido utilizado para cargar mercancías o productos distintos a los que se le han asignado a través del elemento distintivo (3) que incorpora.Thus, as can be seen in these figures, the pallet (1) in question, formed in a known manner by a pallet-shaped structure with legs (2), usually made of wood, intended to incorporate goods and products to facilitate the transfer / joint transport thereof, it is distinguished: by comprising, in at least one visible area of its surface, at least one distinctive element (3) which, according to a pre-established coding, defines the type of load to which the pallet is intended and it varies, being clearly different, from one pallet to another depending on the type of load assigned by said coding; and for understanding, at least, a QR code (4) associated with a specific mobile app that allows a user to control the traceability of the pallet during its entire useful life, being able to detect if it has been used to load goods or products different from those assigned to it through the distinctive element (3) that it incorporates.

Preferentemente, dicho elemento distintivo (3) que incorpora el palé (1) está definido por un área pintada de un color que contrasta con el color del propio material del palé, ya sea pintada directamente sobre la superficie del propio material del palé (1), o bien conformada por una lámina o capa de material pintado y pegado sobre dicha superficie del palé (1).Preferably, said distinctive element (3) incorporating the pallet (1) is defined by a painted area of a color that contrasts with the color of the pallet material itself, whether painted directly on the surface of the pallet material itself (1) , or formed by a sheet or layer of painted and glued material on said surface of the pallet (1).

En todo caso, la zona visible de la superficie del palé (1) que incorpora el elemento distintivo (3), preferentemente, la constituyen las patas (2).In any case, the visible area of the surface of the pallet (1) that incorporates the distinctive element (3), preferably, is the legs (2).

Y por su parte, y también de modo preferido, el código o códigos QR (4) que comprende el palé (1) se incorpora o incorporan sobre una o varias de las caras externas de una o varias de sus patas (2).And for its part, and also preferably, the QR code or codes (4) comprising the pallet (1) are incorporated or incorporated on one or several of the external faces of one or more of its legs (2).

Descrita suficientemente la naturaleza de la presente invención, así como la manera de ponerla en práctica, no se considera necesario hacer más extensa su explicación para que cualquier experto en la materia comprenda su alcance y las ventajas que de ella se derivan, haciéndose constar que podrá ser llevada a la práctica en otras formas de realización que difieran en detalle de la indicada a título de ejemplo siempre que no se modifique lo fundamental. Describing sufficiently the nature of the present invention, as well as the way of putting it into practice, it is not considered necessary to extend its explanation so that any expert in the field understands its scope and the advantages that derive from it, becoming state that it may be carried out in other embodiments that differ in detail from that indicated by way of example provided that the fundamentals are not modified.

Claims

1. - Pallet with controllable traceability which, consisting of a platform-shaped structure with legs (2), intended to incorporate goods and products to facilitate the joint transfer / transport thereof, is characterized by comprising, in at least one area visible from its surface, at least, a distinctive element (3) which, according to a pre-established coding, defines the type of load to which the pallet is intended and varies, being clearly different, from one pallet to another depending on the type of load assigned by said coding; and for understanding, at least, a QR code (4) associated with a specific app that allows a user to control the traceability of the pallet throughout its useful life, being able to detect if it has been used to load goods or products other than those that have been assigned through the distinctive element (3) that it incorporates.

2. - Pallet with controllable traceability, according to claim 1, characterized in that said distinctive element (3) incorporating the pallet (1) is defined by a painted area of a color that contrasts with the color of the pallet material itself.

3. - Pallet with controllable traceability according to claim 2, characterized in that the distinctive element (3) defined by a painted area of a color that contrasts with the color of the pallet material itself is painted directly on the surface of the material of the material itself. pallet (1).

4. - Pallet with controllable traceability, according to claim 2, characterized in that the distinctive element (3) defined by a painted area of a color that contrasts with the color of the pallet material itself is formed by a sheet or layer of painted material and glued on the surface of the pallet (1).

5. - Pallet with controllable traceability, according to any of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the visible area of the surface of the pallet (1) that incorporates the distinctive element (3) is constituted by the legs (2).