JP2001213524A - Device and method of managing carrying and out of container at container terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the transferring efficiency at a container terminal for labor saving. SOLUTION: A wireless IC seal tag 7 capable of transmitting a seal number only in a sealed state, is attached to an opening and closing 1a of a container 1, and a wireless antenna 9 having a reader 8 for executing the reception and transmission with respect to the wireless IC seal tag 7 is installed at a container terminal gate or the like.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container carrying-in / out managing apparatus and a managing method in a container terminal installed in a harbor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A container terminal is located at a point of contact between land transportation and marine transportation, and carries out transshipment of containers between different types of transportation means such as a container ship and a trailer (chassis). The shipper loads the cargo into the empty container sent from the shipping company, and when the loading is completed, seals the container opening / closing door with a seal provided by the shipping company and carries the container into the container terminal.

FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view of a container mounted on a chassis. In the figure, 1 is a container. The container 1 is placed on a chassis 2. Reference numeral 1a denotes an opening / closing door, and a handle portion of the door is sealed with a seal 3. FIG. 6A is a plan view of an example of a seal, showing a state before sealing. The seal 3 includes a cover portion 3a and a band portion 3b, and a protrusion 3c is provided at a tip of the band portion 3b, and a seal number is stamped on the band portion 3b. The cover portion 3a is made of aluminum, and the band portion 3b is made of a color iron plate. FIG. 6B shows the seal 3
Is shown. Flat band portion 3b
Is bent and the projection 3c is inserted into a hole (not shown) of the cover portion 3a and swaged, so that the seal 3 forms a loop and cannot be opened again unless broken. In addition, the seal 3 is not limited to the above-described band type, but may be of various types such as a rod type and a wire type.

[0004] FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of a conventional import management of an export container at a container terminal gate. Container 1 with container number written on top and front, back, left and right
Is transported to a container terminal gate on a trailer (chassis) 2. When the trailer 2 arrives in front of the check-in booth 4 at the terminal gate, it stops once, and the trailer driver carries the logistics information such as the shipping company, ship name, container number, etc., not shown, not shown. Hand the container cargo import slip to the gateman (employee) and carry out the container import procedure using the container cargo import slip.

[0005] The gateman places a container cargo carry-in slip on the television camera stand of the check-in booth 4, transmits the contents to a clerk room (not shown), and matches the container number and the seal number with the carry-in slip. Whether or not
Check that the seal is completely sealed. In the Clarke Room, the contents of the carry-in slip are checked on the CRT screen, and then input to the computer. The computer determines the container storage address in the container yard of the terminal.
To print out the instruction sheet. The driver carries the container to a predetermined storage address according to the instruction sheet. 5 is a circuit breaker.

[0006]

However, in the conventional method for managing the loading and unloading of containers in a container terminal, the gateman at the terminal gate checks whether the seal is complete and reads and inputs the seal number. Must be entered, and there is a risk of input errors.
On the other hand, the trailer 2 must be stopped once at the gate to carry out the loading procedure, so that the transport efficiency of the container is poor.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and as a part of automation of a container terminal gate, it is possible to confirm the sealing of a seal and to automatically read a seal number. It is an object to provide a carry-in / out management device and a management method.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the container loading / unloading management device in the container terminal according to the first aspect of the present invention is arranged such that the container opening / closing door is provided with a seal number only in a sealed state. Outgoing wireless I
A C-seal tag is attached, and a wireless antenna having a reader for receiving / transmitting signals from / to a wireless IC seal tag is installed at a container terminal gate or the like.

[0009] Further, a method for controlling the loading and unloading of containers in a container terminal according to the present invention is described in claim 1.
A container loading / unloading management method for managing loading / unloading of containers by the loading / unloading management device for containers described in the above. When loading / unloading containers, a trailer carrying the containers comes to a container terminal gate. And a reader of a wireless antenna installed at the gate reads the seal number from the wireless IC seal tag attached to the opening and closing door of the container, and confirms the sealing state and the seal number.

Next, the operation of the present invention will be described. The luggage is loaded into the empty container sent from the shipping company, and when the loading is completed, the opening and closing door of the container is closed, and the wireless IC seal tag that is provided by the shipping company and can transmit the seal number only in a sealed state is provided. Attach, seal, put on trailer and send to container terminal. At the terminal gate, the reader of the wireless antenna installed at the gate reads the seal number from the wireless IC seal tag and sends it to the distribution information center. The computer of the logistics information center confirms that the package is sealed, and confirms whether the seal number matches the information sent separately.

As described above, since the seal number is read by the wireless IC seal tag attached to the container opening / closing door and the wireless antenna installed at the terminal gate, the terminal gate can be made wireless and unmanned. Mistakes can be eliminated. Further, since the trailer does not need to stop at the gate, it is possible to improve the transfer efficiency of the container.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a conceptual view of a container loading / unloading management device in a container terminal according to claim 1 of the present application, FIG. 2 (A) is a plan view of a wireless IC seal tag before sealing, and FIG. 2 (B) is a wireless IC seal tag. It is a perspective view showing the state where it was sealed. In these figures, the same reference numerals are given to the same parts as those described with reference to FIGS. 3, 5 and 6 as a conventional example.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a container. Reference numeral 7 denotes a wireless IC seal tag that seals the opening / closing door 1a (see FIG. 5) on the rear surface of the container 1. Reference numeral 8 denotes a reader, and 9 denotes an unmanned antenna installed at the container terminal gate.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the wireless IC seal tag 7 has a cover 7d and a band 7g made of plastic or FRP. A projection 7e at the tip of the band 7g
Are arranged. An IC chip 7a and a wiring 7b are embedded in the band 7g, and the tip of the wiring 7b is a protrusion 7e.
And the inside of the cover 7d. As shown in FIG. 2 (B), when banding, the band 7g is bent and the projection 7e is bent.
Is inserted into a hole (not shown) on the bottom surface of the cover 7d and swaged, the wireless IC seal tag 7 forms a loop, and the leading ends of the wiring 7b are connected to form a contact 7c.
When the closed loop circuit is completed, the wireless IC seal tag 7 can be transmitted. When sealed, the wireless IC seal tag 7 is not opened again unless destroyed. The wireless IC seal tag 7 does not transmit at all times, but receives and supplies power from a reader 8 disposed on the unmanned antenna 9 to transmit.

The reader 8 disposed on the unmanned antenna 9 has, as an example, a coil 8a as shown in FIG. 4, and when the trailer 2 carrying the container 1 comes to the terminal gate, the radio IC A radio wave of an appropriate wavelength is transmitted to the seal tag 7 to transmit a seal number from the sealed wireless IC seal tag 7, and the signal is received to read the seal number. To mediate.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. The luggage is loaded into the empty container 1 sent from the shipping company, and when the loading is completed, the opening and closing door 1a of the container 1 is closed, and the seal number can be transmitted only in a sealed state provided by the shipping company. The wireless IC seal tag 7 is attached, sealed, put on the trailer 2 and sent to the container terminal gate. At the terminal gate, the reader 8 of the wireless antenna 9 installed at the gate reads the seal number from the wireless IC seal tag 7 and sends it to the distribution information center. The computer of the logistics information center confirms that the package is sealed, and confirms whether the seal number matches the information sent separately.

As described above, since the seal number is read by the wireless IC seal tag attached to the container opening / closing door 1a and the wireless antenna provided at the terminal gate, the terminal gate can be made wireless and unmanned. Input errors can be eliminated. Further, since the trailer does not need to stop at the gate, it is possible to improve the transfer efficiency of the container.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. For example, the wireless IC seal tag is not limited to the illustrated one and may be of any type. In the present embodiment, the case where the export container is carried into the container terminal has been described, but the same applies to the case where the import container is carried out from the container terminal. Further, the case where the wireless antenna having the reader for transmitting and receiving to and from the wireless IC seal tag is provided at the container terminal gate is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
It may be provided on a dock crane or the like, and the seal may be checked there.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a device for controlling carry-in / out of a container in a container terminal and a method of managing the same, wherein a radio IC having a seal number input to a trailer
A container sealed with a seal tag is placed, and the seal number is read and confirmed by a wireless antenna equipped with a reader installed at the terminal gate, so the work of reading and confirming the seal number at the terminal gate is made wireless.
There is an effect that it is possible to improve the transfer efficiency of the container by making it unmanned.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a management device for unloading and loading of containers in a container terminal according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view of a wireless IC seal tag, (A) is a plan view before sealing, and (B) is a perspective view showing a sealed state.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of a container loading / unloading management device in a conventional container terminal.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an operation principle of an example of a reader and a wireless IC seal tag.

FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view showing a sealed state of a conventional container.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a conventional seal tag.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container 1a Container opening and closing door 2 Trailer (chassis) 7 Wireless IC seal tag 8 Reader 9 Wireless antenna

Claims (2)

[Claims] A wireless IC seal tag capable of transmitting a seal number only in a sealed state is attached to an opening / closing door of a container, and a wireless terminal having a reader for receiving / transmitting with the wireless IC seal tag at a container terminal gate or the like. Container loading / unloading management device in a container terminal, which is equipped with an antenna. 2. A container loading / unloading management method for managing loading / unloading of containers by the container loading / unloading management device according to claim 1, wherein when loading / unloading containers, the container is loaded. When the trailer arrives at the container terminal gate, the reader of the wireless antenna installed at the gate reads the seal number from the wireless IC seal tag attached to the opening and closing door of the container and checks the sealing state and the seal number. Container loading / unloading management method at the container terminal.