JP2003312736A - Packing method and system for steel product - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packing method for a steel product for assuring identity between a slip stuck to the packed steel product carrying product information and the steel product, and a system for the method. <P>SOLUTION: The packing system 10 for the steel product includes an IC tag 12 attached to the steel product 13 having a first slip 11 carrying the product information stuck to it, a product information writing means 16 for writing the whole or a part of the product information on the IC tag 12 via wireless communication before or after the tag 12 is attached to the product 13, a product information reading means 21 for reading the product information via the tag 12, and a collating means 22 for detecting whether data obtained by the means 21 substantially coincides with data on a second slip 18 stuck to the packed product 13. The packing method for the steel product comprises a step of packing the first slip 11 and the IC tag 12 together with the steel product 13. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a steel product that guarantees the identity between the product information of a slip attached to a steel product after packing when the steel product such as a steel plate coil and a steel plate is shipped, and the steel product. The present invention relates to a product packaging method and system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various steel products such as steel plate coils, steel plates, etc. are shipped with rust-preventive paper to prevent rusting and scratches during shipping.
It is necessary to carry out multiple protective packing with packing materials such as protective materials and protective films. On the other hand, each steel product shipped has different orderers and product specifications, so the packing work for each steel product uses product slips, order slips, shipping slips, and other slips attached to each steel product to move. We check while checking product information. At this time, if the steel product is packed with the voucher still attached, the product information of the steel product will not be known after that, so you can manually peel off the voucher from the steel product before packing. After packing, when the packing work was completed, the slips were manually attached to the packed steel products again.

[0003]

As described above, when packing each steel product, the slip attached to the steel product is once manually peeled off and then re-attached again manually. There is a problem in that the reliability of the guarantee of the identity of the steel product to which the written product information and the slip are attached is significantly reduced. Therefore, if an error is found in the correspondence between the product information written on the slip and the steel product to which the slip was attached, all the packed steel products that are likely to have an error may be detected. The cost of packing steel products increases, which requires very laborious and costly work such as unpacking, checking the product information on the slip and its steel products, and repacking. It was one of the factors that caused it. Moreover, if an iron or steel product is shipped without an error being found, defective products may be manufactured using this steel product, or various problems may occur in the manufacturing process for manufacturing products using this steel product. There is a possibility that this may lead to even larger problems such as product collection and damages compensation. The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and when packing and shipping a steel product, it is possible to guarantee the identity of the slip and the steel product that describes the product information to be attached to the steel product after packing. An object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for packing a variety of steel products.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of packing a steel product according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein all or one of the product information is attached to a steel product to which a first slip describing product information is attached. An IC tag to be described is attached to the part in advance or afterward via wireless communication, and the steel product is packed using a packing material with the IC tag attached to the steel product. An IC in which all or part of the product information is written on the steel product with the first slip containing the product information attached
Since the tag is attached and packing is performed using the packing material, a slip of the slip does not occur, and it is possible to guarantee the identity of the product information described in the slip and the steel product. Also, I
Since all or part of the product information of the steel product is described in the C tag, the IC product can be used to identify the steel product after packaging.

In the method of packing a steel product according to the present invention, a second voucher in which product information of the steel product is written is further stuck on the packing material, and the IC is shipped before shipment.
It is preferable to collate the tag data with the data of the second slip. Since the second slip is attached to the steel product after packing, the product information of the steel product after packing can be easily known from the second slip. Further, since the product information written on the second slip and the product information written on the IC tag are collated, it is possible to guarantee the identity of the product information written on the second slip and the steel product. it can.

A steel product packaging system according to a second aspect of the present invention, which meets the above-mentioned object, is an IC tag attached to a steel product to which a first slip containing product information is attached in a packaging system for packing steel products. And, before or after the IC tag is attached to the steel product, product information writing means for writing all or part of the product information in the IC tag via wireless communication, and the IC tag in the steel product. The product information reading means for reading the product information from the steel product packed in the pasted state through the IC tag, the data obtained by the product information reading means, and the steel product after packaging were attached. And a collating unit for detecting whether or not the data of the second slip substantially match.

By attaching an IC tag capable of reading the product information described via wireless communication to the steel product, the first slip describing the product information is attached to the steel product and the IC is attached to the steel product. With the tag attached, steel products can be packed using packing materials.
In addition, an IC mounted using the product information reading means
Since the product information written on the tag can be read, the data obtained by the product information reading means and the data of the second slip attached to the steel product after packing are collated using the collating means, By detecting whether or not the data obtained by the product information reading means and the data of the second voucher attached to the steel product after packing substantially match, the packed steel product and the second voucher are detected. It is possible to confirm the identity with the described product information.

In the steel product packaging system according to the present invention, it is preferable that the product information reading means is driven based on a detection signal from a packed product detection means for detecting movement of the steel product after packaging. Since the product information reading means is driven by detecting the packed steel product by the packed product detection means, the product information of the packed steel product can be surely grasped via the attached IC tag. it can.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, referring to the attached drawings, an embodiment in which the present invention is embodied will be described to provide an understanding of the present invention. 1 is a block diagram of a steel product packaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a steel sheet coil packaging state to which the steel product packaging method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a steel product packaging system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a system for performing a packing operation of a steel plate coil 13 which is an example of a steel product, and the product information is described. The first slip 11 is attached and further the IC tag 12
The steel sheet coil 13 on which is attached the surface is the transport path 1
Product detection means 15 that detects movement along 4 and outputs a detection signal, and a product that receives the detection signal of the product detection means 15 and writes the product information of the steel plate coil 13 in the IC tag 12 by a wireless communication method It has an information writing means 16. In addition, the packing system 10 for steel products uses the packing material 17
Second slip 18 to be attached to the steel plate coil 13 packed in
And a packed product detecting means 20 for detecting the packed steel plate coil 13 moving on the transport path 14 and outputting a detection signal, and a detection signal for the packed product detecting means 20 Product information reading means 21 for reading the product information written on the IC tag 12 attached by the wireless communication method, and the data obtained by the product information reading means 21 and the product information written on the second slip 18. Has a matching means 22 for detecting whether or not they substantially match. Hereinafter, these will be described in detail.

The first slip 11 in which product information is described is, for example, the name of a steel product, the orderer, the date of manufacture, the date of shipment, product information such as product specifications, and the product information as a line code. The converted barcode is printed. Therefore,
The packing work is performed based on the description content of the first slip 11 and is transported to the shipping process. IC tag 12
For example, a receiving antenna that receives a radio wave that signalizes product information, a receiving circuit that is connected to the receiving antenna, a power supply circuit that generates a driving voltage from the received radio wave, and a recording unit that extracts product information from the received radio wave. It has an information input circuit for recording. Further, the IC tag 12 has an information output circuit that receives a radio wave signaled to output a product information and calls the product information in the recording unit, a transmission circuit that signalizes the product information and transmits the radio wave, and a transmission circuit. The IC chip has a connected transmission antenna and a control circuit for operating these circuits in cooperation with each other. Here, the reception antenna and the transmission antenna can be shared as a transmission / reception antenna, and the reception circuit and the transmission circuit can be integrated as a transmission / reception circuit.

With such a configuration, when product information is transmitted to the IC tag 12 by radio waves, the radio waves are received by the receiving antenna and the received radio waves are introduced into the power supply circuit to drive voltage. It is possible to input the product information to the recording section by operating the information input circuit by the generated voltage. When reading product information from the recording unit, a radio wave for instructing the output of product information is transmitted to the IC tag 12, and the radio wave is received by the receiving antenna and introduced into the power supply circuit to generate a driving voltage. The information output circuit is operated by the generated voltage to take out the product information in the recording section, and the product information is transmitted as a radio wave from the transmission antenna via the transmission circuit. By receiving this radio wave, the product information in the recording section can be obtained.

The product detection means 15 is installed at a predetermined position near the conveyance path 14 and has an optical sensor 23 for detecting the moving steel plate coil 13 and a signal generator for outputting a detection signal detected by the optical sensor 23. Has 24. The product information writing means 16 sends the detection signal from the signal generator 24 to
For example, a signal control unit 26 that transmits to a host computer 25, which is an example of production management means that manages production of the steel sheet coil 13, and receives and outputs product information of the steel sheet coil 13 which is a response signal from the host computer 25. have. With such a configuration, when the steel sheet coil 13 to be packed is moved onto the transport path 14,
The steel plate coil 13 is detected by the product detection means 15,
Moving steel plate coil 1 to host computer 25
It is possible to notify that the packing work of No. 3 is started. Then, the host computer 25 can retrieve the product information of the steel sheet coil 13 and output the product information as a response signal. Here, in order to identify the moving steel plate coil 13 by the host computer 25, for example, the bar code described on the first slip 11 attached to the steel plate coil 13 is read by a bar code reader (not shown). This can be performed by reading the data and transferring the obtained data to the host computer 25.

The product information writing means 16 has a transmitter 27 which receives an output signal from the signal control unit 26 and converts it into a radio wave signal, and a transmission antenna 28 which transmits the radio wave signal. With such a configuration, the product information of the steel plate coil 13 which is the response signal from the host computer 25 is transmitted from the transmitter 27 as a radio wave to the transmission antenna 28.
Can be transmitted to the IC tag 12 via.
As a result, in the IC tag 12, the received product information can be recorded in the recording unit. Voucher creation means 1
9 is connected to the data conversion unit 29, which receives the output signal from the signal control unit 26 and converts the data so as to correspond to the predetermined format of the second slip 18, and the data conversion unit 29. It has an output unit 30 for outputting product information in the format of the second slip 18. With such a configuration, the second slip 18 can be created from the product information having the same content as the product information described in the IC tag 12. The created second slip 18 is attached to the packed steel plate coil 13.

The packed product detecting means 20 is provided with a conveying path 14
An optical sensor 3 that is installed at a predetermined position in the vicinity of and detects the movement of the steel plate coil 13 packed with the packing material 17.
1 and a signal generator 32 that outputs a detection signal detected by the optical sensor 31. Then, the detection signal from the signal generator 32 is transmitted to the host computer 25 via the signal control unit 26. With such a configuration, it is possible to make the host computer 25 recognize that the packing work of the steel plate coils 13 is completed. As a result, the host computer 25 determines that the packed steel plate coil 1
An instruction to read the product information written on the IC tag 12 attached to the IC tag 12 can be issued, and based on this, the signal control unit 26 outputs a signal to read the product information in the IC tag 12. It

The product information reading means 21 is a signal control unit 2.
A function of receiving a signal for instructing reading of product information output from 6 and converting the signal into a radio wave signal and transmitting the radio wave signal to the IC tag 12, and receiving a radio wave of the product information signal transmitted from the IC tag 12 A transmission / reception unit 33 having a function of converting the information into information and a function of outputting the obtained product information to the signal control unit 26, and transmitting an electric wave to the IC tag 12 and transmitting from the IC tag 12. It has a transmitting / receiving antenna 34 for receiving radio waves. With such a configuration, the product information stored in the IC tag 12 is converted into a radio wave and transmitted by the instruction to read the product information from the host computer 25, and this radio wave is received, and the result is received. Can be output to the signal control unit 26.

The collating means 22 has a function of obtaining the product information in the IC tag 12 input to the signal control unit 26 from the signal control unit 26, and the data conversion unit from the host computer 25 to create the second slip 18. 29, a function of obtaining the product information of the steel sheet coil 13 output from the host computer 25 via the signal control unit 26, and a collating unit 35 for detecting whether or not the obtained product information substantially matches. And a display unit 36 for displaying the detection result. Here, the signal generator 24, the signal control unit 26, the data conversion unit 29, the signal generator 32, and the collation unit 35 are, for example,
It can be configured using an electronic computer such as a personal computer, and a printer and a display for the electronic computer can be used for the output unit 30 and the display unit 36, respectively. Further, the electronic control unit, the transmitter 27, and the transmission / reception unit 33 can be integrated into a packaging control device 37.

Next, a method of packing a steel product according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. A method for packing a steel product according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first step of attaching an IC tag 12 to a steel plate coil 13 to which a first slip 11 describing product information is attached, and an attached IC tag 12 The second step in which all or part of the product information is described via wireless communication, and the first slip 11 and the IC tag 12 are packed as they are with the steel sheet coil 13 in the packing material 17, and the second slip 1
There is a third step of attaching 8 and a fourth step of collating the data obtained from the IC tag 12 with the data obtained from the second slip 18 and paying it to the shipping line.

In the first step, the steel sheet coil 13 transferred from the upper step and having the first slip 11 attached thereto is sequentially transferred to the transfer path 14 and moved on the transfer path 14, and each first slip 1
The bar code described in 1 is read by a bar code reader (not shown), and the data is sequentially transferred to the host computer 25. As a result, the host computer 25 side can grasp the order of packing of the steel plate coils 13 and confirm whether or not the packing work is carried out according to the production plan. After reading the barcode of the first slip 11, the IC tag 12 is attached to the steel plate coil 13.

In the second step, first, the transport path 14 is I
The optical sensor 23 detects that the steel plate coil 13 to which the C tag 12 is attached is conveyed. When the steel plate coil 13 is detected, a detection signal is output from the signal generator 24,
The detection signal is transmitted to the host computer 25 via the signal control unit 26. The host computer 25 detects that the steel sheet coil 13 has been conveyed by this,
The data obtained by searching the product information corresponding to the steel plate coil 13 is output to the transmitter 27 and the data conversion unit 29 via the signal control unit 26. In the transmitter 27, the received product information signal is converted into a radio wave and transmitted to the IC tag 12 via the transmission antenna 28. The IC tag 12 receives this radio wave, converts it into product information, and stores it in the recording unit. In addition, the data conversion unit 29 converts the input data into the format of the second slip 18, and the output unit 3
The second slip 18 is output from the printer which is 0.

In the third step, the steel sheet coil 13 is attached to the first slip 11 and the IC tag 1 by various packing equipment (not shown).
It is packed with the packing material 17 together with 2. Therefore, the first slip 11 and the IC tag 12 are covered with the packing material 17 and are invisible from the outside. After the packing is completed, the second slip 18 created in the second step is attached on the packing material 17. In the fourth step, first, the optical sensor 31 detects that the steel sheet coil 13 packed on the transport path 14 and having the second slip 18 attached thereto is transported. Steel plate coil 13
When is detected, a detection signal is output from the signal generator 32, and the detection signal is transmitted to the host computer 25 via the signal control unit 26. The host computer 25 detects that the packed steel plate coil 13 has been conveyed by this, and outputs a signal for instructing to read the product information in the IC tag 12 via the signal control unit 26. The signal for instructing to read the product information output from the signal control unit 26 is converted into a radio signal by the transmission / reception unit 33, and the transmission / reception antenna 34
To the IC tag 12 from.

The IC tag 12 receives this radio wave, converts the signal of the product information stored in the recording section into a radio wave and transmits it. The transmitted radio wave is received by the transmission / reception antenna 34, converted into product information by the transmission / reception unit 33, and input to the signal control unit 26. When the product information read from the IC tag 12 is input to the signal control unit 26, this product information is extracted by the matching unit 35. The matching unit 35 simultaneously
Host computer 2 to create second voucher 18
The product information of the steel sheet coil 13 input from the data converter 5 to the data converter 29 is obtained from the host computer 25 via the signal controller 26. Then, it is detected whether or not the obtained product information substantially matches, and the result is displayed on the display unit 36. As a result, the identity of the packaged steel sheet coil 13 and the product information written on the second slip 18 is confirmed. The packaged steel plate coil 13 whose identity is confirmed is delivered to the shipping line.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above.
The present invention is not limited to this embodiment,
Modifications are possible without changing the gist of the invention, and even in the case of configuring a method for packaging a steel product and a system thereof according to the present invention by combining a part or all of the above-described respective embodiments and modifications. The invention applies. For example,
After attaching the IC tag to the steel product to which the first slip describing the product information is attached, all or part of the product information is described on this IC tag via wireless communication. The parts may be described in advance on the IC tag via wireless communication, and the described IC tag may be attached to the steel product. Further, although the case where the steel products are packed while moving along the transportation route has been described, it is also possible to pack the steel products without moving at the packing place. In this case, the product detection means, the product information writing means, the packed product detection means, and the product information reading means all need to be portable.

[0023]

According to the method of packing steel products of claims 1 and 2, all or part of the product information is wirelessly transmitted in advance or afterwards to the steel product to which the first slip in which the product information is written is attached. Attach the IC tag described via communication,
Since the steel product is packed using the packing material with the IC tag attached to the steel product, it is possible to guarantee the identity of the product information described in the slip and the steel product to which the slip is attached. The purchaser can reliably use the ordered steel product. As a result, it is possible to prevent defective products from being manufactured using the steel products and various problems from occurring in the manufacturing process of the products.

In particular, in the method of packing a steel product according to claim 2, a second slip in which product information of the steel product is written is further attached onto the packing material, and the data of the IC tag is shipped before shipment. And the data of the second slip, the product information of the steel product after packaging can be easily known, and the shipping work can be efficiently performed. Also, the second
It is possible to secure the identity between the product information described in the slip and the steel product, and to eliminate shipping errors. Furthermore, if the second slip is created by reading the product information written on the IC tag, the product information written on the second slip and the steel product to which it is affixed can be completely identified. It becomes possible to guarantee.

In the steel product packaging system according to the third and fourth aspects, the IC tag attached to the steel product to which the first slip describing the product information is attached, and before or after the IC tag is attached to the steel product. , A product information writing means for writing all or part of product information on an IC tag via wireless communication, and a steel product packaged with the IC tag attached to the steel product through the IC tag Product information reading means for reading information, data obtained by the product information reading means, and the second attached to the steel product after packaging
Since it has a collating means for detecting whether or not the data of the slips substantially coincide with each other, the steel product is used as a packaging material while the first slip in which the product information is described is attached to the steel product. It is possible to secure the same reliability of the product information described in the slip and the steel product, which has been reduced due to the work of replacing the slip at the time of packing. Further, it is possible to confirm the identity between the product information of the packed steel product and the product information described in the second slip, and it is possible to prevent both the recognition error and the shipping error of the steel product. Furthermore, even on the purchaser side of steel products,
By utilizing the product information reading means, it is possible to electronically process the delivery record of steel products and the like, and it is possible to efficiently process the shipping of steel products.

Particularly, in the steel product packaging system according to claim 4, since the product information reading means is driven based on a detection signal from the packed product detection means for detecting the movement of the steel product after packaging, the packaging is performed. The product information of the steel product in the cut state can be surely grasped from the attached IC tag, and it becomes possible to prevent the shipping error of the steel product.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a steel product packaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a packed state of steel plate coils to which the method for packing a steel product according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

10: Steel product packaging system, 11: First slip, 1
2: IC tag, 13: steel plate coil, 14: transport route, 1
5: Product detection means, 16: Product information writing means, 17:
Packing material, 18: second slip, 19: slip creating means, 2
0: Packaged product detection means, 21: Product information reading means,
22: collating means, 23: optical sensor, 24: signal generator,
25: host computer, 26: signal controller, 27:
Transmitter, 28: transmission antenna, 29: data conversion unit, 3
0: output unit, 31: optical sensor, 32: signal generator, 3
3: transmitting / receiving unit, 34: transmitting / receiving antenna, 35: collating unit,
36: Display unit, 37: Packing control device

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An IC tag, which describes all or a part of the product information in advance or afterwards by wireless communication, is attached to a steel product to which a first slip in which product information is written is attached, and the IC tag is attached. The method of packing a steel product, wherein the steel product is packed using a packing material in a state where the product is attached to the steel product. 2. The method for packing a steel product according to claim 1, further comprising a second slip attached on the packing material, the second slip containing product information of the steel product, and the I slip before shipment.
A method of packing a steel product, wherein the data of the C tag and the data of the second slip are collated. 3. In a packaging system for packaging steel products, an IC tag attached to a steel product to which a first slip describing product information is attached, and before or after the IC tag is attached to the steel product. , The product information writing means for writing all or part of the product information in the IC tag via wireless communication, and the steel product packaged in a state where the IC tag is attached to the steel product,
Whether or not the product information reading means for reading the product information via the C tag and the data obtained by the product information reading means and the data of the second voucher attached to the steel product after packing substantially match. A packing system for steel products, comprising: a collating means for detecting whether the product is a steel product. 4. The steel product packing system according to claim 3, wherein the product information reading means is driven based on a detection signal from a packed product detection means for detecting movement of the steel product after packing. A characteristic steel product packaging system.