JP2003212351A - Container position information management system in container cargo vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To manage position information of a container, and to carry out efficient driving control. <P>SOLUTION: This container position information management system in the container cargo vehicle manages the position information of the container C transported to a predetermined place by the container cargo vehicle capable of loading and unloading of the container C between ground and a vehicle body. In the container C, a specific information medium 3 for specifying the container C is provided. The container cargo vehicle is provided with an information reading device 4 for reading the information from the specific information medium 3 to specify the container C, and a position information recognition device 5 for recognizing present position information. The specific information for specifying the container C and the position information are transmitted to a base station 7 via a communication means 6, and the position information of each container C is managed in the base station 7. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container position information management system for a container cargo handling vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a container-carrying vehicle, which can be loaded and unloaded between the ground and the vehicle body, transports the container and installs it at a predetermined place. Everything is loaded on a vehicle and transported to a treatment plant.

[0003] In such a container-loaded vehicle, the task of carrying a plurality of containers to several tens of containers is handled for each vehicle, and the number of users who own many container-loaded vehicles exceeds hundreds. The current situation is to own and operate the container.

[0004]

However, since the user who owns a large number of containers as in the above-mentioned conventional method manages the location of each container by a manual process by an office worker, the entire management is performed. Is difficult, and sometimes the wrong container is used due to human error,
It was a factor that reduced work efficiency by making a mistake in the container installation location.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a container-carrying vehicle capable of easily managing container position information and performing efficient operation management. To provide a container location information management system.

[0006]

A container position information management system for a container-carrying vehicle according to the first aspect of the present invention conveys a container between a ground and a vehicle body to a predetermined place by means of a container-carrying vehicle capable of unloading. A container position information management system for a container-loaded vehicle for managing position information of the container, wherein the container is provided with a specific information medium for specifying the container, while the container-loaded vehicle is provided with the specific information medium described above. An information reading device for reading the information and specifying the container is provided, and a position information recognition device for recognizing the current position information is provided, and the specifying information for specifying the container and the position information are transmitted to the base station via the communication means. However, the base station manages the position information of each container.

The container position information management system for a container-loaded vehicle according to the second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the base station displays the current position of the container in latitude / longitude or on a map.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the overall construction of a container-loaded vehicle, and FIG. 2 shows a container-loaded vehicle equipped with a container.

The container loading and unloading vehicle has a vehicle body 1 on which a container C is loaded and unloaded, and a loading and unloading device 2 for discharging a load in the container C.

The cargo handling device 2 includes an outer arm 21 which is horizontally arranged in a state where the container C is mounted (see FIG. 2) and a vertical portion 22b which is vertically arranged in the same state.
And an extendable arm 22 having an L-shape.

A rear end of the outer arm 21 has a vehicle body 1
It is rotatably supported near the rear part.

The telescopic arm 22 is the outer arm 21.
A horizontal portion 22a inserted into the inside and a vertical portion 22b standing upright from the front end of the horizontal portion 22a are formed in a substantially L shape, and the horizontal portion 22a is attached to the outer arm 21 by a telescopic cylinder (not shown). It can be expanded and contracted in the longitudinal direction.

The vertical portion 22b is provided at its tip with a hook 23 which can be engaged with and disengaged from an engaging pin C1 (see FIG. 2) provided on the container C.

Further, a hoisting cylinder 24 (see FIGS. 4 to 6) is continuously provided between the outer arm 21 and the vehicle body 1, and the cargo handling apparatus 2 is extended and contracted by the hoisting cylinder 24 extending and contracting. It is configured so as to be rotatable in the front-back direction around the center.

As the container C, an open type having an open upper surface, a closed type having a closed upper surface, or the like is used, and the rear wall thereof is openable / closable so that the load can be discharged. Further, the engaging pin C1 is provided on the upper portion of the front wall, the support leg C2 is provided on the front portion of the bottom surface, and the support roller C3 is provided on the rear portion of the bottom surface.

Further, a container C is provided at the rear end of the vehicle body 1.
A roller 11 is provided for smoothly loading and unloading the vehicle between the vehicle body 1 and the ground.

The loading and unloading of the container C by the container handling vehicle is first carried out as shown in FIG.
3, the horizontal portion 22a of the telescopic arm 22 is retracted with respect to the outer arm 21 by the telescopic cylinder, and the container C on the vehicle body 1 is slid backward by a predetermined length. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 4, the hoisting cylinder 24 causes the entire cargo handling device 2 to rotate upward to tilt the container C. This allows the container C to be unloaded from above the vehicle body 1 to the ground as shown in FIG. Also,
The container C on the ground can be loaded on the vehicle body 1 by the operation reverse to the above.

On the other hand, when discharging a load loaded in the container C, the cargo handling device 2 without retracting the telescopic arm 22 with respect to the outer arm 21 while the container C is loaded on the vehicle body 1. Is rotated upward to tilt the container C, so that the load in the container C is discharged from the rear.

By the way, the container handling vehicle thus constructed is provided with an information reading device 4 for reading the information from the specific information medium 3 provided in the container C as shown in FIG. A position information recognition device 5 for recognizing the current position information is provided.

As the specific information medium 3 provided in the above-mentioned container C, an ID tag, a bar code label and a magnetic label are listed, and information for specifying the container C is written in these.

The information reading device 4 is an ID capable of reading information written in various forms on the specific information medium.
It is a tag reader, a bar code reader, a magnetic reader, or the like, and the container C can be specified by reading the information of the specific information medium 3 by the information reading device 4.

This information reading device 4 is specifically provided in the cargo handling device 2, the specific information medium 3 is provided in the container C corresponding to the information reading device 4, and the container C is loaded on the container loading vehicle. When included, the specific information medium 3
Information can be read by the information reading device 4.

A GPS receiving device such as a car navigation device is used as the position information recognizing device 5, and the position information recognizing device 5 can recognize the current position of the container handling vehicle.

The identification information of the container C and the position information of the container handling vehicle thus obtained together with the information for identifying the container handling vehicle are provided by the radio 6 as a communication means mounted on the container handling vehicle. , Is transmitted to the personal computer 71 such as the management center as the base station 7 or the head office.

On the other hand, the base station 7 displays the information of each container C according to the program preset by the personal computer. Specifically, when a container number or the like for specifying the container C is input and searched, the specified container number and position information are displayed.

As this position information, for example, the latitude and longitude are displayed, or a map of the corresponding area is displayed, and the concrete position of the container C is displayed on the map by a mark or the like, and the container C is displayed. It suffices that the current position of can be grasped. Further, all the containers C installed in the entire area within a certain range may be displayed together with the specified container number.

Next, the container C by the container handling vehicle
The details of transmission of information associated with loading and unloading and management at the base station will be described in detail.

First, the operation of loading the container C from the ground to the container loading vehicle is performed as described above, and when the container C is loaded, the specific information medium 3 on the container C side reads the information on the container loading vehicle side. Since it is arranged at a position that matches the device 4, the specific information of the loaded container C is read by the information reading device 4. The specific information of the container C is transmitted to the base station 7 through the wireless device 6 together with the vehicle information of the container-loaded vehicle loaded with the container C.
And is stored in the personal computer of the base station 7 in a fixed format. Then, the container handling vehicle transports the container C to a predetermined destination.

At this time, when the base station 7 searches the container number of the corresponding container C by the personal computer 71, a container for specifying the container C as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display screen based on the accumulated information. In addition to the number, the vehicle number that identifies the container-loaded vehicle and the characters such as "currently being transported" are displayed.

On the other hand, when the container C is unloaded from the container handling vehicle, the container number is read from the specific information medium 3 of the container C by the information reading device 4 before the unloading, or the container C read when loaded. The container number is used to transmit the position information together with the position information by the position information recognizing device 5 such as the GPS receiving device to the base station 7 through the wireless device 6 and is stored in the personal computer of the base station 7 in a fixed format.

When the base station 7 searches the container number of the corresponding container C by the personal computer 71, the container number and position information are displayed on the display screen in latitude and longitude as shown in FIG.

Further, by switching the display screens, as shown in FIG. 9, it is displayed by a cross mark or the like together with the container number on the map of the corresponding area. At this time, another container C
The position of may also be similarly displayed in different colors.
In addition to such a display, the customer currently using the corresponding container C may be displayed.

In this way, the base station 7 can easily manage a large number of containers C collectively using the personal computer 71. As a result, it is possible to efficiently manage the operation of the container handling vehicle and the installation management of the container C, and also to provide the customer with a thorough service such as the usage status of the container.

As the communication means, a mobile phone, a PHS or the like may be used in addition to the wireless device 6 described above.

FIG. 10 shows an example of specific mounting positions of the specific information medium 3 and the information reading device 4.

In FIG. 10, the specific information medium 3 is the container C.
The information reading device 4 is provided on the front side of the bottom surface of the outer arm 21 and the information reading device 4 is provided on the tip end side of the outer arm 21. Both are arranged so as to pass through without fail.

Therefore, as the container C is loaded and unloaded,
When the specific information medium 3 passes over the information reading device 4 (see the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 10), the information of the specific information medium 3 can be read by the information reading device 4.
In addition, by counting the number of readings by the information reading device 4, the number of times the container C is attached and detached can be counted, which is effective. Furthermore, in the traveling-ready state after the loading of the container C into the container-loaded vehicle is completed,
Since the specific information medium 3 moves forward of the information reading device 4 and is separated from the information reading device 4, it is possible to prevent the two from coming into contact with each other and being damaged by vibration during traveling.

FIG. 11 shows another example of specific mounting positions of the specific information medium 3 and the information reading device 4.

In FIG. 11, the specific information medium 3 is the container C.
The vertical portion 22b of the telescopic arm 22 which is provided on the front wall of the telescopic arm 22 and in which the information reading device 4 matches the specific information medium 3.
It is provided on the rear surface.

The information reading device 4 includes the vertical portion 22b.
Is provided to the container C via a spring 41.
The information reading device 4 is brought into contact with the specific information medium 3 by utilizing the retracting operation of the telescopic arm 22 when the vehicle is unloaded on the ground, so that the information of the specific information medium 3 can be reliably read by the information reading device 4. I am able to At this time, the information reading device 4 can smoothly contact the specific information medium 3 due to the elasticity of the spring 41, and prevents the damage due to the contact of both.

FIG. 12 shows another example of specific mounting positions of the specific information medium 3 and the information reading device 4.

In FIG. 12, the specific information medium 3 is the cargo handling device 2
And the information reading device 4 is provided on the side of the bottom surface of the container C that does not interfere with the vehicle body 1 and the specific information medium 3
It is provided on the side of the vehicle body 1 that matches

Therefore, when the containers C are loaded, the information of the specific information medium 3 can be read by the information reading device 4 matching the specific information medium 3. Further, when discharging the load in the container C, the specific information medium 3 is retracted upward from the information reading device 4 as the container C is moved upward. Therefore, by counting this, the container loading vehicle This is effective because it can count the number of discharge operations by

[0045]

As described above, according to the container position information management system for a container-loaded vehicle of the present invention, the specific information for specifying the container read from the specific information medium by the information reading device and the position information recognizing device are used. Sending location information to the base station via communication means,
By managing the location information of each container at the base station, the base station can easily manage a large number of containers collectively, which enables efficient management of container cargo handling vehicle operation and container installation management. In addition to being able to do so, it will also be possible to provide customers with thorough service such as container usage.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a schematic overall configuration of a container handling vehicle.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a container handling vehicle equipped with a container.

FIG. 3 is a side view for explaining an operation of loading and unloading a container by a container handling vehicle.

FIG. 4 is a side view for explaining a loading / unloading operation of a container by a container handling vehicle.

FIG. 5 is a side view for explaining a loading / unloading operation of a container by a container handling vehicle.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an outline of a container position information management system.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example displayed on a display screen by a base station.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example displayed on a display screen by a base station.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example displayed on a display screen by a base station.

FIG. 10 is a side view showing an example of specific mounting positions of the specific information medium and the information reading device.

FIG. 11 is a side view showing another example of specific mounting positions of the specific information medium and the information reading device.

FIG. 12 is a side view showing still another example of specific mounting positions of the specific information medium and the information reading device.

[Explanation of symbols]

C container 1 car body 2 cargo handling equipment 3 specific information media 4 Information reading device 5 Position information recognition device 6 radio 7 base stations

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A container position information management system for a container handling vehicle, which manages position information of a container transported to a predetermined place by a container handling vehicle capable of loading and unloading containers between the ground and the vehicle body, While the container is provided with a specific information medium for specifying the container, the container handling vehicle is provided with an information reading device for reading the information from the specific information medium and specifying the container, and recognizing the current position information. A container loading / unloading vehicle characterized by comprising a position information recognizing device, transmitting specific information for specifying the container and position information to a base station via a communication means, and managing the position information of each container in the base station. Location Information Management System in Japan. 2. The container position information management system for a container-loaded vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the base station displays the current position of the container in latitude and longitude or on a map.