JP2006062811A - Storage box and management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a management system that easily manages an article stored in a storage box that contains an antenna for performing communication with a wireless tag installed to the article, and is easy in the linkage of the storage box and a data server. <P>SOLUTION: In the management system for managing a plurality of articles stored in the storage box 4 and attached with a data carrier using a data server 7 for management and the storage box 4, the storage box 4 is provided with the antenna 1 for performing communication with the data carrier provided on the stored article; a terminal 6 having a function for performing communication with the data carrier through the antenna 1 and communicating with the data server 7 for management; and a connection part for connecting the antenna and the terminal. The management of the article is performed by transmitting the information of the article stored in the storage box to the data server for management. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention manages a storage box that reads and / or writes information on a data carrier such as a wireless tag provided in an article stored therein, and manages the articles stored using the storage box. It relates to the management system.

  In recent years, data carriers that can record information and can be contacted and communicated for the purpose of improving the efficiency of object identification and management in the FA field such as production process and inventory management, and the distribution field such as product management are subject to identification. It is widely known to identify an object to be identified and to manage inventory by reading the information on the data carrier using a reading / writing device comprising an antenna unit, a control unit, etc. (for example, patents) References 1 and 2 and Non-Patent Reference 1).

  FIG. 4 shows a schematic configuration in the case where a conventional data carrier (hereinafter, referred to as a wireless tag 11) is used in the storage warehouse 17 for managing goods. In FIG. 4, 15 is an article stored in a storage box 10 which will be described later, 11 is a wireless tag attached to the article 15, and 10 is a storage box for storing the article 15 to which the wireless tag 11 is attached. is there. Reference numeral 13 denotes a sheet antenna device used for inventory management for reading and / or writing information from / to the wireless tag 11 attached to the article 15, and the wireless tag provided on the article 15 located on the sheet antenna. 11 is used for inventory management and the like. Reference numeral 12 denotes a portable handy terminal (hereinafter referred to as HHT) having a function of reading information of the wireless tag 11, and 14 is similarly provided with a function of reading information of the wireless tag 11 and has a gate shape. Gate antenna device. Reference numeral 16 denotes a data server that receives and manages information on the wireless tag 11 read by each device from the HHT 12, the sheet antenna device 13, and the like, and 17 denotes a storage warehouse. A management system is composed of the above-described components.

  The operation of the management system configured as described above will be described.

  When the article 15 to be stored is received, inventory controlled, or shipped, the data of the wireless tag 11 attached to the article 15 is individually read by taking out the article 15 in the storage box 10 by using the HHT 12 and appropriately data. The read information is transmitted to the server 16, and the storage status and movement status of the article 15 are managed by the data server 16.

  In addition, recently, for example, at the time of shipment, an object provided with the wireless tag 11 in a unit or box unit is carried by a carriage, and the carriage is passed through the gate antenna device 14 to communicate with the wireless tag 11. Thus, without reading the information on the article 15 individually, information such as the specification and quantity management of the article 15 is acquired, and the data server 16 connected to the network from the gate antenna device 14 using wireless communication means or the like. There is also an example in which efficient management is implemented by communicating with each other.

In inventory management, a case where the sheet antenna device 13 is used is also used. This means that the article 15 is placed on the sheet antenna device 13 and stored, so that a radio wave is always transmitted from the sheet antenna device 13 to communicate with the wireless tag 11 provided on the article 15 to grasp the presence or absence of the article 15. By transmitting information to the data server 16 connected to the network, the goods inventory management is made efficient.
JP 2000-272723 A JP 2002-175357 A Book “RFID Identified” Japan Automatic Recognition System Association (September 2003)

  However, the conventional management system has the following problems.

  There is a problem that it is difficult to save labor and improve efficiency because the quantity, specifications, etc. of the articles 15 must be individually confirmed using the HHT 12 at the time of arrival, stock, and shipment.

  Further, in the HHT 12, data storage and transmission are independent functions in terms of necessary functions. Even if the data of the article 15 is acquired by the HHT 12, the data is transferred from the worker to the data server 16 for some reason, such as when the article 15 is distributed. Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult to grasp the situation in real time for the article 15.

  In addition, the person in charge of management is often different at the time of shipment or acceptance, and it is necessary to individually grasp the articles 15 to be stored using the HHT 12 each time in each scene, which makes it difficult to save labor and improve efficiency. There is.

  In the case of the sheet antenna device 13, inventory can be grasped in real time, but information cannot be read when the article 15 is placed on top of each other. If the sheet antenna devices 13 are installed close to each other, mutual interference occurs. Since this occurs, there are problems such as poor use efficiency of the installation location.

  In addition, the wireless tag 11 can communicate well when it is positioned in a direction that intersects the plane of the radio wave emitted by an antenna provided in a device such as the gate antenna device 14 that reads the radio tag 11. It is widely known that communication becomes worse as it becomes parallel to the plane. In the case of the gate antenna device 14, information of a plurality of wireless tags 11 can be acquired at once. However, the surface of the radio wave is two-dimensional XY, and is provided on the article 15 by placing the article 15. Further, if the angle of the wireless tag 11 is close to parallel with the radio wave, communication may be difficult, and there is a problem that manpower saving and efficiency are difficult.

  The present invention easily manages the contents of an article 15 stored using a storage box containing an antenna unit that communicates with a wireless tag 11 provided on the article 15, and the storage box and data server The purpose is to provide a management system that can be easily linked with the system.

  The storage box of the present invention is attached to the outside of the storage box that communicates with the data carrier via the antenna part, and the antenna part built in to communicate with the data carrier provided in the stored article. A terminal unit, and a connection unit for connecting the antenna unit and the terminal unit.

  Further, the storage box of the present invention includes an antenna unit built in to communicate with a data carrier provided in a stored article, and an externally attached terminal that communicates with the data carrier through the antenna unit And a connection part for connecting the antenna part and the terminal part, and the terminal part is detachable by the connection part.

  Further, the management system of the present invention manages a plurality of articles stored in the storage box using a management data server and a storage box, and attached with a data carrier, the storage box storing An antenna unit for communicating with a data carrier provided in an article, a terminal unit having a function of communicating with the data carrier via the antenna unit and communicating with the management data server, A connection unit for connecting the antenna unit and the terminal unit is provided, and the article is managed by transmitting the information of the article stored in the storage box to the management data server. is there.

  As described above, the storage box of the present invention has a built-in antenna unit and a terminal unit that is connected to the antenna unit and reads data carrier information. And by storing articles with wireless tags in this storage box, it is possible to grasp the contents in a batch without individually checking the articles in the storage box at the time of acceptance or shipment, etc. By managing the article information acquired from the wireless tag by the storage box with the management data server, the article can be managed efficiently.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

(Embodiment 1)
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of the storage box 4.

  In FIG. 1, 15 is an article stored in the storage box 4, and 11 is a wireless tag provided on each article 15 and having information on each article 15. The wireless tag 11 includes an antenna (not shown) for communication and an IC chip (not shown) for storing information and is called an RFID tag, a non-contact IC tag, a data carrier, or the like. Is. 1 shows an example in which two articles 15 are stored in the storage box 4 for convenience.

  Reference numeral 4 denotes a storage box for storing the article 15, and the storage box 4 has a built-in antenna unit 1 for communicating with the wireless tag 11 provided on the article 15. And a terminal unit 2 that communicates (information exchange) with the wireless tag 11 via the antenna unit 1, and a connection unit 3 that connects the antenna unit 1 and the terminal unit 2. The terminal unit 2 has a function of controlling the antenna unit 1.

  The operation | movement is demonstrated about the storage box 4 comprised as mentioned above. As a specific example of the storage box 4, a case will be described in which three antennas that are formed by printing on three surfaces of the storage box 4 are provided as the antenna unit 1. The three surfaces on which the three antennas are provided are the bottom surface of the storage box 4 and two side surfaces that are continuous and orthogonal to the bottom surface of the storage box 4 so that the reading direction by the antenna unit 1 is three-dimensional. .

  Moreover, the terminal part 2 located outside the storage box 4 incorporates a battery (not shown), and has a display function and a function of communicating with an external device. Then, a signal is output to the antenna unit 1, a radio wave is transmitted from the antenna unit 1 installed inside the storage box 4 through the connection unit 3, and the wireless tag 11 provided on the stored article 15. The information acquired from the wireless tag 11 can be displayed.

  In addition, the antenna unit 1 is a sheet-like antenna, and if it is exposed to the outside of the storage box 4, it may be damaged due to contact with other objects during movement. By providing, it is possible to reduce the risk of disconnection or the like caused by the contact described above.

  In addition, for the connection portion 3 that connects the antenna portion 1 and the terminal portion 2, a reinforcing plate (not shown) is provided on the attachment surface of the terminal portion 2 of the storage box 4 and attached thereto, and the terminal of the sheet-like antenna is terminated. The structure facilitates connection and has strength against torsion and the like.

  As for the wireless tag 11, communication can be performed satisfactorily when the antenna (not shown) of the wireless tag 11 is positioned in a direction intersecting the surface of the radio wave from the antenna unit 1, but as the radio wave becomes parallel to the surface of the radio wave, It is known that communication performance will deteriorate. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the storage box 4 is made with dimensions that can grasp the characteristics such as the communicable range of the antenna unit 1 and secure radio waves necessary for communication with the wireless tag 11 throughout the storage box 4. ing. Hereinafter, the example of the dimension of the storage box 4 is demonstrated using FIG.

  2 shows the storage box 4, (a) is a front view, (b) is a top view, (c) is a bottom view, (d) is a rear view, (e) is a left side view, and (f). Is a right side view.

  In the rectangular parallelepiped storage box 4 shown in FIG. 2, a rectangular antenna (not shown) having an outer shape substantially the same as the outer shape of the surface is provided on the surface 21 of the storage box 4. Note that the communication characteristics of the antenna are measured and grasped in advance, and when the communicable distance is 50 cm, that is, when the communicable distance with respect to the vertical direction of the surface 21 is 50 cm, the surface 21 and the surface facing the surface 21 The distance to 24 is 50 cm or less. By doing so, it becomes possible to communicate with the wireless tag 11 provided on the article 15 in the storage box 4. However, as described above, the information on the wireless tag 11 may not be read depending on the orientation of the antenna (not shown) of the wireless tag 11. Therefore, in the case where the storage box 4 is a rectangular parallelepiped, antennas are provided on three surfaces orthogonal to each other, and the dimension to the surface facing the surface on which each antenna is provided is equal to or less than the communicable distance of this antenna. Specifically, when the antennas are provided on the surfaces 21, 22 and 25, respectively, and the communicable distances of the respective antennas are 50 cm, 40 cm, and 60 cm, the distances to the surfaces facing each other are on each surface. It should be less than the communicable distance of the provided antenna. As described above, the antennas 1 constituting the antenna unit 1 are provided on the three surfaces of the storage box 4 so that three-axis radio waves of XYZ can be transmitted, and the size of the storage box 4 is communicable with the antenna unit 1. Even if the position and inclination of the wireless tag 11 provided on the article 15 stored in the storage box 4 are different for each article 15, the angle of the wireless tag 11 is different from the antenna unit 1. It is not parallel to the radio wave, and communication can be reliably performed inside the storage box 4 regardless of the position and orientation of the wireless tag 11. In addition, the dimension of the storage box 4 in this case may be 50 cm × 40 cm × 60 cm as an example.

  Moreover, you may make it provide an antenna in both of the opposing surfaces. In this case, for example, the vertical communicable distances of the antennas at the positions facing each other may be smaller than the distance between the facing surfaces, as long as the communication ranges can be complemented. As an example, when the communicable distances of the antennas provided on the surfaces 21 and 24 facing each other are 25 cm, the distance between the surface 21 and the surface 24 may be 50 cm or less. Further, as an example in which the communicable distance of the antenna provided on each surface is different, the communicable distance of the antenna provided on the surface 21 is 40 cm, and the communicable distance of the antenna provided on the surface 24 is 20 cm. In this case, the distance between the surface 21 and the surface 24 may be 60 cm or less.

  In the present embodiment, the storage box 4 is produced with the dimensions determined as described above.

  The shape of the storage box 4 is not limited to a rectangular parallelepiped, but may be a polygonal column, a cylinder, a hemispherical shape, or the like. In such a case, for example, antennas are provided on all surfaces, and the storage box 4 is provided with any antenna. Communication with the wireless tag 11 may be performed.

  By using the storage box 4 as described above, the terminal unit 2 can be used to check the quantity, specifications, etc. of the articles 15 stored in the storage box 4, particularly when receiving the articles 15 in a warehouse or the like. Can be done in batch.

  Further, since the housing box 4 includes the antenna unit 1, it is possible to suppress damage to the antenna constituting the antenna unit 1, and it is also possible to place a plurality of housing boxes 4 in an overlapping manner.

  In addition, by providing a reflective material such as metal foil or aluminum foil on the outer surface of the storage box 4, it is possible to prevent interference of radio waves from the outside. Even if the storage boxes 4 are stacked, A communication environment can be obtained.

  Similarly, by using at least part of a radio wave absorber such as ferrite or carbon on the inner surface of the storage box 4, multiple reflections of radio waves in the storage box 4 can be prevented, and better communication can be achieved. Characteristics can be obtained.

  In the present embodiment, it is important to treat the storage box 4 as a limited communicable space. When the storage state of the article 15 is clear, the antenna unit 1 has a rod-like shape in the center of the storage box 4. The antenna may be provided upright, or when the antenna is provided on the wall surface of the storage box 4, it may be provided on one or a plurality of wall surfaces.

  As described above, by using the storage box 4 having dimensions determined from the communication performance of the antenna unit 1 and having the antenna unit 1 inside, the quantity and information of the articles 15 stored in the storage box 4 can be collectively collected. It can be grasped and managed. In particular, it is possible to improve the efficiency of individual management of goods at the time of receiving or shipping at a warehouse or the like, and the storage box 4 can be stored in an overlapping manner, so that the efficiency of the place can be improved.

(Embodiment 2)
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 shows a schematic configuration of the storage box. In the present embodiment, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The difference from the first embodiment is that the terminal portion 5 is attached to the outside of the storage box 4 and is detachable from the connection portion 3.

  The operation | movement is demonstrated about the storage box 4 comprised as mentioned above.

  A signal is output from the terminal unit 5 located outside the storage box 4, a radio wave is transmitted from the antenna unit 1 installed inside the storage box 4 via the connection unit 3, and the stored article 15 is wireless. It communicates with the tag 11, acquires information on the stored item 15, and displays it on the terminal unit 5. Here, the structure of the terminal unit 5 will be described in detail. The terminal unit 5 has two pins such as an outlet that can be bent. By inserting these pins into the receiver side of the connection unit 3, the antenna unit is provided. 1 is connected.

  The terminal unit 5 having a display function, a control function, etc. is more expensive than the storage box 4. Therefore, by making the terminal unit 5 detachable from the storage box 4, the terminal unit 5 can be connected and used only to the storage box 4 that requires quantity confirmation, etc., thereby realizing efficient inventory management. it can. That is, instead of providing the terminal units 5 in all the storage boxes 4, a smaller number of terminal units 5 than the storage boxes 4 are attached to the storage boxes 4 as necessary to obtain information, etc. The terminal unit 5 can perform efficient management.

  In addition, when the storage box 4 is not always stored in the same place and moves to each department or different place as a returnable box, if the terminal unit 5 is provided outside the storage box 4, the movement of the storage box 4 Care must be taken when handling. However, as in the present embodiment, the terminal unit 5 can be detached from the storage box 4 so that the terminal unit 5 can be detached from the connection unit 3 and sent into the storage box 4 or sent. It is possible to facilitate the handling of the storage box 4 by sending only this. In addition, at the destination of the storage box 4, a similar terminal unit 5 is provided, and the terminal unit 5 is connected to the storage box 4 to read the information in the storage box 4, so that the storage box sent to the storage box 4 is sent. It is possible to easily grasp the items stored in a lump without taking out the articles 15 stored in the item 4 and confirming them individually.

  As described above, by enabling the terminal unit 5 attached to the storage box 4 to be detachable from the storage box 4 using the connection unit 3, efficient article management can be performed with the minimum number of terminal units 5. Become.

  In addition, by making the terminal unit 5 detachable from the storage box 4, the storage box 4 can be easily handled when the storage box 4 is moved, and damage to the terminal unit 5 can be prevented.

  In addition, by connecting the terminal unit 5 to the storage box 4 at the receiving site, the contents of the articles 15 in the storage box 4 can be checked in a batch without individually checking, and a significant labor saving or Efficiency and appropriate inventory management can be realized efficiently.

(Embodiment 3)
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 shows a schematic configuration of the management system.

  In the present embodiment, the same components as those in the second embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The difference from the second embodiment is that a management data server 7 for managing a plurality of storage boxes 4 is provided to constitute a management system, and a terminal unit 6 attached to the storage box 4 has a communication function. In other words, communication with the management data server 7 is possible.

  The operation of the management system configured as described above will be described.

  First, as an example, a description will be given of when the article 15 stored in the storage box 4 is received in the storage warehouse 17. As for acceptance, the accepting person directly sends the storage box 4 to the member request destination, etc., and the member request destination returns the article 15 with the wireless tag 11 attached to the received storage box 4 to the accepting person. . At the reception site of the storage box 4, the terminal unit 6 is attached to the storage box 4 returned by the operator or the like, and the wireless tag 11 provided on the article 15 in the storage box 4 by the attached terminal unit 6. To obtain information on the article 15 in a batch. The terminal unit 6 has a display function, displays the acquired information on the display unit that the terminal unit 6 has, and an accepting worker or the like receives information about the article 15 stored by viewing the displayed information. Can be checked at once without reading them individually.

  The information read by the terminal unit 6 at the time of acceptance is transmitted from the terminal unit 6 to the management data server 7. A plurality of storage boxes 4 in which articles 15 are stored in the storage warehouse 17 are received, and information on the articles 15 acquired by the terminal unit 6 attached to each storage box 4 is transmitted to the management data server 7 and stored. Thus, it is possible to collectively check the arrival status in the storage warehouse 17 by the management data server 7.

  Next, the storage time of the article 15 stored in the storage box 4 will be described. The terminal unit 6 attached to the storage box 4 stored in the storage warehouse 17 always communicates with the wireless tag 11 provided on the article 15 stored in the storage box 4 to obtain information on the article 15. Have acquired. At the time of storage, the terminal unit 6 transmits information acquired when necessary to the management data server 7 as described later. Then, the management data server 7 that has received the information about the article 15 from the terminal unit 6 stores the information and manages the article 15.

  Here, the transmission of the information from the terminal unit 6 to the management data server 7 is such that the terminal unit 6 constantly communicating with the wireless tag 11 provided in the article 15 is stored in the storage box 4, or This is performed only when an increase / decrease in the quantity of stored articles 15 is detected, and when there is no change in the required quantity, communication to the management data server 7 is not performed. This is because the management data server 7 is often used for various purposes such as various management and processing, and it is desirable that communication within the storage warehouse 17 is basically a minimum communication.

  As described above, if the article 15 is stored while being stored in the storage box 4, even if the stored article 15 is appropriately put in and out of the storage box 4, it is attached to the storage box 4 and is stored in the storage box. 4, the terminal unit 6 always communicating with the wireless tag 11 attached to the article 15 in the terminal 4 transmits information on the article 15 in the storage box 4 to the management data server 7. Can be reliably and easily managed.

  Next, an example will be described in which a plurality of storage boxes 4 storing the articles 15 exist in the storage warehouse 17 and the necessary articles 15 are retrieved from the management data server 7 and shipped.

  Note that the terminal unit 6 has a display unit (not shown) including, for example, a liquid crystal screen for displaying acquired information and the like, and has a function of blinking the display unit based on a signal from the management data server 7. Have. When using this function to search for necessary articles 15 from the management data server 7, it is necessary for each terminal unit 6 attached to each storage box 4 in the storage warehouse 17 from the management data server 7. The identification information of the wireless tag 11 provided on the correct article 15 is transmitted. Each terminal unit 6 that has received this identification information compares the received identification information with the identification information read from the wireless tag 11 attached to the article 15 in the attached storage box 4, and they match. The display part blinks when it is done. In this way, the position of the storage box 4 storing the necessary article 15 can be easily specified, and the necessary work for taking out the necessary article 15 can be easily performed.

  In this way, by managing the articles 15 in the state in which they are stored in the storage boxes 4, for example, when the articles 15 stored in different storage boxes 4 are taken out from the different storage boxes 4 and delivered, The storage location of the article 15 can be easily found, and since the information on the article 15 is managed by the management data server 7, the number of the articles 15 can be easily grasped. Thus, the article 15 can be managed easily.

  In addition, the terminal unit 6 that acquires information about the article 15 by communicating with the wireless tag 11 that is attached to the storage box 4 and is provided on the article 15 that is stored in the storage box 4 receives the acquired information. It has a function of displaying on the display unit. Then, when the operator 15 takes out the article 15 required by the operator or the like while the information related to the stored article 15 is displayed on the display unit, the information related to the article 15 disappears from the display unit. In other words, the article 15 is stored. It changes to a state not in the box 4. In this way, even when there are a plurality of similar articles such as appearances that are very similar in one storage box 4 and it is difficult to determine which article 15 is the article 15 to be taken out, the display on the terminal unit 6 is displayed. Since the article 15 taken out by the section can be confirmed, it is possible to prevent the wrong article 15 from being taken out.

  In addition, the management data server 7 stores the information of each article 15 received from the terminal unit 6 with information such as a storage date, and stores the information when the specified date comes. The management data server 7 can display and manage how many articles 15 are present.

  Further, as shown in the second embodiment, the terminal unit 6 can be attached to and detached from the storage box 4, and if the terminal unit 6 is detached from the storage box 4 during transportation of the storage box 4, the storage box 4 during transportation is used. It becomes very easy to handle.

  In addition, as shown in the second embodiment, the terminal unit 6 is configured to be detachable from the storage box 4, and the terminal unit 6 is attached and stored only in the storage box 4 necessary for storing the article 15 stored in the storage box 4. If the information related to the article 15 in the box 4 is read, efficient management can be performed with the minimum number of terminal units 6.

  As described above, by enabling communication between the terminal unit 6 attached to the storage box 4 and the management data server 7, what time, where, what, As to what is happening, it is possible to easily manage the articles 15 in the storage warehouse 17 and to achieve significant labor saving and efficiency.

  The storage box and management device of the present invention use a storage box with a built-in antenna, and can easily grasp the quantity and specifications of articles provided with a wireless tag stored in the storage box, which is useful for management of articles. It is.

The figure which shows schematic structure in Embodiment 1 of the storage box of this invention. The figure which shows schematic structure in Embodiment 1 of the storage box of this invention. The figure which shows schematic structure in Embodiment 2 of the storage box of this invention. The figure which shows schematic structure in Embodiment 3 of the management system of this invention. The figure which shows schematic structure of the conventional management system

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Antenna part 2 Terminal part 3 Connection part 4 Storage box 5 Terminal part 6 Terminal part 7 Management data server 10 Storage box 11 Wireless tag 12 HHT
13 Sheet antenna device 14 Gate antenna device 15 Article 16 Data server 17 Storage warehouse 21 surface 22 surface 23 surface 24 surface 25 surface 26 surface

Claims (8)

An antenna unit for communicating with a data carrier provided in a stored article;
A storage box comprising: a connection portion for connecting the antenna portion and a terminal portion that communicates with the data carrier via the antenna portion. An antenna unit for communicating with a data carrier provided in a stored article, a terminal unit for communicating with the data carrier via the antenna unit, and the antenna unit and the terminal unit are connected And a connecting box for attaching and detaching the terminal part. The storage box according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the antenna unit includes a plurality of antennas, the storage box has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the antenna is provided on at least two surfaces orthogonal to each other. 4. The storage box according to claim 3, wherein a distance between one surface constituting the storage box and a surface opposed to the surface is equal to or shorter than a communicable distance of an antenna provided on the one surface. A management system for managing a plurality of articles stored in the storage box using a management data server and a storage box and provided with a data carrier,
The storage box is
An antenna unit for communicating with a data carrier provided in a stored article;
A terminal unit having a function of communicating with the data carrier via the antenna unit and communicating with the management data server;
A connecting portion for connecting the antenna portion and the terminal portion;
A management system for managing articles by transmitting information on articles stored in the storage box from the terminal unit to the management data server. The management system according to claim 4, wherein the terminal unit is detachable from the storage box by the connection unit. The management system according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the antenna portion of the storage box includes a plurality of antennas, the storage box has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and antennas are provided on at least two surfaces orthogonal to each other. The management system according to claim 7, wherein a distance between one surface constituting the storage box and a surface opposed to the surface is equal to or less than a communicable distance of an antenna provided on the one surface.

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