JP2007072939A - Recycling object product and recycling informtaion management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively and efficiently attach address information on the Internet providing recycling information to a recycling object product and its component parts. <P>SOLUTION: The recycling object product is equipped with an address information recording part 3 for recording address information of recycling information disclosed via the Internet. The address information recording part 3 is provided on a rated nameplate label 2 attached to the object for recycling for continuing to display product information through a product life, and the address information recorded in the address information recording part 3 is made viewable from the outside. The address information recording part 3 is provided on a part hidden from the outside by the rated nameplate label 21. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a product to be recycled and a recycling information management system, and more particularly, to a recycling target product to be recycled such as home appliances and office machine products and a recycling information management system for managing the recycling information.

  With the enforcement of the EU's directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment (hereinafter referred to as the WEEE directive) and the so-called “Home Appliance Recycling Law” in Japan, efforts to make the product itself suitable for recycling have spread.

  In particular, home appliances and information devices often sell the same products worldwide. For this reason, the products sold in the EU and Japan will have a structure that takes recycling into account due to the effects of the recycling system implemented in the EU and Japan, and electrical products around the world will change to a structure suitable for recycling. I can expect.

  This is a great help for other countries that do not yet have a legal system that mandates recycling of waste products to establish a new system that mandates recycling.

  This change in product (easily structured for recycling) has the effect of removing obstacles to institutionalizing recycling. Moreover, not only this but also new economic ripple effects brought about by the so-called recycling industry and the growth of new industrial fields can be expected, and there is a possibility that countries around the world will rapidly move to a resource recycling society. have.

  In order to safely, effectively and economically recycle, some information about the product is required at the same time as establishing a recovery route for the waste product.

  Some information is material information first. Some resin materials generate substances such as dioxins when burned. These must be excluded from thermal recycling and treated specially. In addition, information on the presence and type of fillers such as glass fiber and inorganic fiber is also important.

  In light of the need to display this material information, the Blue Angel Ecolabel awarding standard, which is an index for industrial products that consider recycling, is stipulated by a third party in Germany. .

  For example, with respect to printers, RAL-UZ85 section 3.1.3 requires that material markings in a format in accordance with ISO 11469 be made for resin parts exceeding 25 grams. This Blue Angel (eco-label) is the oldest standard that requires consideration for recyclability and is well known on a global scale, so a product that considers recycling generally meets this standard. It is possible to catch it. And it can be said that “ingenuity for improving recyclability in resin parts” is regarded as displaying materials on parts or reducing the types of materials according to this standard.

  Similarly, information on precautions for disassembly is also effective. In order to safely and efficiently disassemble a product, it is necessary to provide materials that indicate and disclose an efficient disassembly order, processing method, reusability, and reusability determination method.

  Such disclosure of information is necessary for recycling. The 11th of the European Parliament and Council Directive 2002/96 / EC dated 27 January 2003 on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), called “WEEE”. Article 12, Article 12.

  The above information disclosure is the responsibility of the company that manufactured and sold the product. This is because a manufacturer who has manufactured and sold has information on the material, the decomposition limit, and the reuse determination method.

(Necessity for decentralization of recycling factories)
One idea for improving the efficiency of recycling factories is to concentrate waste products collected from the widest possible region of the same type of product for the same type of product and simplify the dismantling work in large quantities.

  However, considering this recycling process in line with its gist, logistics should be efficient, and a large amount of energy (fuel) was consumed to transport or process waste products to the recycling site. Then the customer falls. For this reason, there is room for consideration in the above-mentioned “efficiency by concentrating the same product”.

  Therefore, the recycling factory must consider the case where small factories are dispersed and located at least in the first stage of processing.

  The efficiency of the small-scale recycling factory depends on how a process for efficiently recycling a wide variety of products can be formed. For this reason, it is the biggest challenge for a processing company to obtain useful information related to product recycling as described above quickly and accurately, and to prepare a process that can handle them.

  In addition, in the above-mentioned EU recycling directive “WEEE”, manufacturers or sellers are required to disclose information necessary for product recycling. However, the information disclosure method is not described in detail as of 2003. However, in reality, disclosure of recycling information is important not only for information content but also for the means of disclosure.

  As mentioned above, if products around the world gradually become suitable for recycling due to the EU Directive and the Home Appliance Recycling Law, and recycling is established as an industry, nations that require a recycling system for waste products may increase around the world. Sex comes out. In that case, it is expected that small-scale recycling factories will be distributed over a wide area around the world for the above-mentioned reasons. Unless a means for accurately providing information to a myriad of recyclers distributed around the world has not been established, it cannot be said to be a true resource recycling society or a product suitable for recycling.

  The existing EU “WEEE” and the Japanese Home Appliance Recycling Law do not stipulate how to provide recycling information. However, the method in which the recycling information is managed by paper as in the conventional copy of resident management does not work well.

  Specifically, as long as recycling information is stored in the competent authorities and can be freely viewed, it cannot be used as a means of providing information to recycling factories located in distributed locations. It is also important that the recycling information needs to be maintained as appropriate as necessary.

  In order to satisfy these requirements, it is necessary for the manufacturer or seller to publish a lot of information necessary for recycling on the Internet and to keep updating the latest information constantly.

(Information disclosure using the Internet)
Traditionally, manufacturers and sellers have disclosed some recycling information on their Internet sites. However, the information disclosed is not detailed enough to actually assume the process, but only to appeal the company's attitude.

  The first type of information that a company wants to send to society through the Internet is information on products that the company is currently producing and selling, or information on investors and shareholders regarding the company's management status and attitude. It is difficult to place a large weight on an information provision system that targets only the special target of a recycler, which is clearly different from general consumers, on a corporate site.

  In the first place, there is a problem that the amount of information related to recycling alone is so large that it is difficult to understand, and the method of following it in order from the same entrance website as general consumers, investors, and shareholders is a cause of confusion.

  Recycling information cannot be said to have a system that can provide information necessary for recycling unless a special mechanism that can be easily reached from a different route from users and shareholders is established.

  Patent Document 1 is an example of a system that solves the problems of the information providing means using the Internet, and relates to an information disclosure system for gaming machines.

  The present invention provides various information using a game machine (pachinko machine) using the Internet, and the features are summarized below.

(1) Place to display or store the front and back of the gaming machine (pachinko machine) and some of the parts of the gaming machine (2) Opponent to provide information Players (people who play pachinko),
2. Game hall manager (pachinko trader),
3. Recyclers,
4). Shareholders, carriers, and other related parties (3) Information recording means Labeled, printed on parts, display by molding, cutting, memory chip (4) Information format URL display, bar code representing URL, Memory to memory chip.

Patent Document 1 solves the problem of loss of information and lack of display area as compared to an operation manual, a folding instruction, and an example of filling in a packing box, and appropriately updates individual qualified information. It was possible to continue to provide. Further, in this respect, it can be a measure for solving the above-mentioned problems basically as information providing means regarding recycling information.
JP 2002-197207 A

  Patent Document 1 described above is described for a pachinko machine that is a gaming machine. In this regard, as described above, electrical appliances such as home appliances and office machine products are also common in that a means for providing recycling information using the Internet is effective. Rather, the recent regulations surrounding the product, such as the WEEE regulations mentioned above, and consumer consciousness are changing, so that general electrical appliances are required to manage more details in the recycling process. Thus, the necessity of information transmission using the Internet is increasing.

  In general electrical products such as home appliances and office machine products, when a URL is described and stored directly on the product in order to provide various information related to recycling via the Internet, what is the pachinko machine according to Patent Document 1 depending on the business condition? There are different circumstances.

  On the pachinko machine, the “front” on the user side and the “back” seen only by the administrator can be clearly distinguished, and there is a clear functional difference between these two sides. In addition, products are installed and removed not by users but by contractors. These points are clearly different between gaming machines and general home appliances and office machine products. The difference between the contents of Patent Document 1 and general home appliances and office machine products is as follows.

  (1) Unlike home appliances and office machine products, which are installed in homes and offices, they are required to have a design that is close to the interior. The Moreover, there is no clear distinction between the front surface visible to the user and the back surface not visible to the user on the design appearance. Other than the bottom surface is basically an external surface that can be seen by the user.

  For this reason, if a label, printing or engraving is applied at an arbitrary position, the appearance of the product becomes unsightly, leading to a decrease in its value. Therefore, in home appliances and office machine products, places suitable for displaying the URL of the recycling information Web page irrelevant to the user are extremely limited from the viewpoint of design.

  (2) In general home appliances and office machine products, the appearance surface of the product is often generated from a curved surface of a resin that has been textured. Special considerations are required for attaching and printing labels on the outer peripheral surface of the exterior part composed of such a curved resin curved surface.

  Moreover, when affixing a label, it is common to provide a smooth surface slightly depressed from the outer peripheral surface as a measure for preventing peeling and affix it to the smooth surface. However, if this attachment surface is provided unnecessarily, the overall design will be affected.

  In addition, the printing strength on the embossed surface is difficult to obtain a fixing strength. If it is used without any coating, it cannot be said that the sharpness can be maintained until the recycling process stage. In home appliances and office machine products, distribution at the time of recycling (distribution in the direction opposite to that at the time of sales) is not a contractor but originates from a general consumer with no knowledge, and flows through many distributions such as carriers and local governments. And it is a large quantity and wide range of logistics. In consideration of the fact that an unspecified number of people mediate, it is more necessary to consider the prevention of missing notations.

  (3) Further, in Patent Document 1, "~ information related to hall related persons, information for recyclers, etc. may be on the front of the gaming machine, and conversely there is information for the player on the rear of the gaming machine. Furthermore, the URL may be written anywhere such as the upper or lower part of the gaming machine, or the place where it is difficult to see, ”but this description is not realistic.

  Even if information for the player is entered on the back of the gaming machine, the general player cannot see or access it. If information for hall-related persons, information for recyclers, etc. are written on the front of the gaming machine, the player will access this URL in large quantities and cause confusion.

  In the case of home appliances and office machine products, problems arise if consideration is not given so that only those who actually want to see them can see them due to the huge amount of them and the condition that computers are used in familiar environments. there is a possibility.

  (4) Moreover, unlike the pachinko machine described in Patent Document 1, the quantity of home appliances and office machine products is enormous. Furthermore, the used and reused market of products has been established for a long time, and the used and reused market at the unit level has already been established and widely distributed in that many general-purpose parts are used in the product.

  In other words, if the manufacturer does not actively encourage the user to return the waste product to the manufacturer, the legal definition may not be fulfilled, and the efficiency and profitability of the recycling process may be reduced. . Manufacturers developing and producing products on the premise of recycling must also collect them in competition with second-hand goods suppliers.

  Therefore, it is effective for the manufacturer to provide not only information on dismantling work but also information on business such as purchase conditions and purchase price on the Web page in order to improve the collection rate.

  (5) For manufacturers who develop and produce products based on recycling, it is important for the profitability and efficiency of the business to properly grasp the amount and route of waste product distribution. Unlike game machines that are installed and carried out by specific vendors, general home appliances and office machine products that involve users in part of the recycling cycle are not systems that only disclose information unilaterally, A system that can grasp the recycling information of products is desired. For example, there is a demand for a system capable of following the flow by identifying individual products using the bidirectionality of the Internet.

  (6) In Patent Document 1, there is a description that “URL is indicated on a part of a part constituting the gaming machine”, and “URL is also indicated on a part at a level divided into fine parts. It does n’t matter ”. However, in home appliances and office machine products, it is extremely difficult to write a URL or the like at the part level in the form shown in FIGS.

  That is, in home appliances and office machine products, most parts and units cannot be seen from the exterior in the finished product state. However, it is necessary to display recycling information at the level of such parts and units. In addition, this display needs to be implemented at low cost. At the same time, it is equivalent to that in products in that it requires excellent abrasion resistance and weather resistance.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a product to be recycled and a recycling information management system which solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and effectively and efficiently assigns address information in an information communication network to which recycling information is provided. It is to provide.

  In order to achieve the above object, a first invention of the present invention relates to a product to be recycled provided with an address information recording unit that records address information of recycling information disclosed through an information communication network. The address information recording unit is provided on a product information display member that is attached to the product to be recycled and displays the product information throughout the product life, and the address information recording unit is able to visually recognize the address information from the outside. It is characterized by being.

  The second invention of the present invention also relates to a product to be recycled provided with an address information recording unit that records address information of recycling information disclosed through an information communication network. The address information recording unit is provided in a portion hidden from the outside by a product information display member that is attached to the product to be recycled and displays product information throughout the product lifetime.

  The third invention of the present invention also relates to a product to be recycled provided with an address information recording unit for recording address information of the recycling information in a constituent part of the product to be recycled whose recycling information is disclosed through an information communication network. . The address information recording unit is provided on a non-appearance surface of a component that does not appear on the appearance of the product to be recycled.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a product to be recycled and a recycling information management system capable of effectively and efficiently displaying address information in an information communication network provided with recycling information.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In all the drawings of the following embodiments, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. In addition, the present invention is preferably applied to, for example, household electrical products, office equipment and the like as products to be recycled, and takes various forms as follows.

(1) A place where an address information recording unit for recording address information on the Internet as an example of an information communication network that provides recycling information is provided.
1. Labels such as rating nameplates,
2. Manufacturer name, product model,
On a label or badge that displays In the address information recording section, the method of attaching the address information so as to be visible from the outside is not limited to any means such as labeling, printing, or marking. This makes it possible to have excellent durability and reliability equivalent to the display on these labels and badges at the same time without greatly affecting the design.

  (2) The position of the address information recording unit is 1. 1. Labels of the rating nameplates, etc. A surface that is hidden by a product information display member such as a label or badge that displays a manufacturer name and a product model, that is, a badge or a label-attached surface and a back surface such as a badge or label. The method for recording the address information in the address information recording unit may be any means such as labeling, printing, engraving, and memory element insertion.

  As a result, the user cannot know the existence of the information, but the recycler can obtain the information and has excellent wear resistance, weather resistance, etc. by being hidden from the product surface. be able to. Further, when a memory tag is used as the storage means, it is possible to prevent the dropout.

  Further, in this case, in order to make it possible to know that the engraving, printing, or memory element is hidden at that location, an improvement may be made by making it visible through a part of the label or batch. It is also possible to provide a notch or a hole for the viewing window, or display it so that it can be seen by some mark.

  (3) Address information that provides recycling information may be displayed one by one, or a memory element that stores an Internet address may be attached to each part or unit level that is a constituent part of a product to be recycled.

  (4) Also, an internet address that provides recycling information displayed at the component or unit level or a label that is a protective member for protecting a memory element storing the internet address can be attached from above.

  (5) In addition, it is effective to provide a recycling information management means for providing at least address information on such products and parts in order to increase the recovery rate. That is, in the recycling information management system intended to be collected from a wide range, the information provided by the recycling information management means is not limited to technical information such as dismantling work information and material information. In addition, providing general business information such as information on purchase prices and purchase conditions, logistics information such as collection bases, packing conditions, and cost conditions is effective in improving the collection rate in practice. is there. This makes it possible to efficiently collect more waste products.

  (6) The information displayed or stored in the product is given solid identification information for identifying the product, such as the serial number of the product. By utilizing the interactive nature of this and the Internet, it is possible to construct a system and database that can provide information related to recycling and at the same time grasp the life flow of the product from the recycling company via the network.

  That is, the recycling information management means has a function of collecting individual identification information of a recycling target product and history information of the recycling target product inputted through a client terminal through the Internet and managing history information of each recycling target product. And

  Through this, it is possible to build a recycling system that enables so-called traceability of waste products, and to grasp the distribution amount and route of products, waste products, and used products, and to realize a recycling system with high efficiency and profitability. Will be able to.

  Next, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, differences between the embodiments and the preceding embodiments will be mainly described. In addition, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 shows a small printer for office equipment which is an example of a product to be recycled according to the first embodiment of the present invention. This printer is a recycling target product in which recycling information of the recycling target product is provided via the Internet by a computer constituting the recycling information management means.

  The printer 1 has a rating nameplate label 2 as a product information display member affixed to the least noticeable part of the appearance, usually the side set on the back. On the rating nameplate label 2, the power consumption of the product and various standards are entered. The rating nameplate label 2 describes important information for the product. Therefore, the rating nameplate label 2 is different from the label of the advertisement, and has a highly durable quality that the user cannot easily peel off and the printed characters are not lost.

  Usually, the printing surface is coated transparently from the top of the print, and characters are not faded or disappeared. Furthermore, the sticking surface has been devised to prevent it from being peeled off from the end portion, such as a surface dug slightly from other surfaces. Moreover, the adhesive material of the rating nameplate label 2 is not weakened even in a severe environment including transportation and storage, and an adhesive material capable of maintaining a sufficient strength is used. In addition, the adhesive material is called “removability”, and it has a characteristic that when it is peeled off during recycling, it does not remain on the adherend (part), but adheres to the rating nameplate label 2 and peels off. Has been.

  Therefore, the rating nameplate label 2 adheres to the printer 1 throughout the life of the product and has sufficient reliability in the function of continuously displaying information.

On the rated nameplate label 2, as shown in FIG. 1C, an address information recording unit 3 in which address information on the Internet to which recycling information is provided is recorded. In the illustrated example, an address information recording unit 3 is provided at the lowest label position of the rating nameplate label 2. In the address information recording unit 3, a headline 31 indicating address information of recycle information and address information 32 are printed so as to be visible. As the headline 31, “Recycle Information” in the meaning of the recycling information is displayed. Address information 32
For example, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is displayed as “http: //www.-----.recycle/printer/12345”. As is well known, the URL as address information is made up of information type, server name, port number, folder name, file name, etc., and points to a place on the Internet where recycling information exists.

  Since the address information recording unit 3 is provided on the rating nameplate label 2 in this way, it is possible to display information with sufficient reliability that can be read even when the product is discarded.

  A person who refers to the recycling information disclosed on the website of the Internet address (URL) displayed on the address information recording unit 3 provided on the rating nameplate label 2 is engaged in recycling work or requires recycling information. People. The person who refers to the recycling information is a person who wants to know the recycling information of the small printer. In this way, users who really need recycling information can be narrowed down. Then, when accessing the URL described here, it is possible to directly refer to the recycling information page for this printer without going to the manufacturer's homepage or the like.

  FIG. 2 shows a system configuration of a recycling information management system using address information on the Internet. As shown in FIG. 2, the recycling information management system includes a server computer 101, a client terminal 103, an input device 104, and a display device 105 as recycling information management means. And these are comprised so that mutual communication is possible through the internet 100 as an information communication network.

  The server computer 101 stores recycling information regarding products to be recycled such as the printer 1 to which the address information is attached. The client terminal 103 can be connected to the server computer 101 through the Internet 102. The input device 104 includes, for example, a keyboard and a mouse, and inputs the URL of the address information recording unit 3 attached to the recycling target product 100 to the client terminal 103. The display device 105 displays the recycling information provided from the server computer 101 through the Internet 102 through the client terminal 103 in response to the input of the address information.

  As described above, on the premise that the target is narrowed down to some extent, the recycling information for the printer 1, that is, the model “12345” is displayed on the Web page of the displayed URL.

As recycling information,
1. A method for determining whether or not the product can be continuously reused,
2. Efficient disassembly procedures and necessary tools,
3. Detailed business-specific information necessary for both the recycler and the manufacturer to be collected, such as the type, price, quality conditions, collection base information, delivery form, etc. of each unit / part that the manufacturer purchases Provided.

In general, there is an idea that a reusable unit or part can be taken out from a product to be recycled only when the manufacturer performs dismantling in an environment where the process can be controlled in the factory of the company itself or in a partner company. However, since this is a closed recycling market, it cannot be expected to expand quantitatively. When the system requiring recycling is expanded all over the world, it is impossible to efficiently expand recycling including logistics in such a system.

  If appropriate recycling information can be easily reached through the Internet 100, a large amount of information up to the details of the recycling process can be disclosed in detail, including video and audio, using Web applications. . And dismantling companies around the world can carry out recycling work with the same information that exceeds a certain level. Therefore, it is possible to disassemble, check, and sort according to the same process and standard as the manufacturing company in the dismantling factories of recyclers distributed all over the world, and efficient and mass recycling is possible.

  By writing such important information together on the rating nameplate label, the information can be reliably retained until the point of recycling regardless of the use and storage status of the product, and the appearance design of the product It is possible to easily realize a situation that does not affect the situation.

  In addition, as described above, by taking advantage of the immediateness of the Internet at the same time, not only technical information such as dismantling work instructions and parts material information, but also conditions relating to logistics and business are clearly indicated. This makes it possible to efficiently collect recycled products from more recyclers.

Taking into account that the information is distributed to all over the world and countless recyclers, the method of handling small-scale information on recycling on the World Wide Web Site on the Internet is the best choice. This merit makes it possible to reuse resources more effectively with minimal investment and cost. This effect can be obtained by displaying the Internet address by means of the present invention in consideration of the design of the product and by means not to be lost under any conditions and the system for disclosing business information.

(Second Embodiment)
(Indicated on the nameplate attachment surface)
FIG. 3 shows a printer as a product to be recycled according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, the address information recording unit 3 that provides the recycling information is provided on the affixing surface 22 that is a part that is covered by the rating nameplate label 21 from the outside. It is. Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment. In addition to the address information 32, the address information recording unit 3 may display solid identification information 33 for identifying the printer 1 that is a product to be recycled.

  Moreover, the following two effects can be acquired by hiding the address information recording part 3 of recycling information with the rating nameplate label 21. That is, firstly, by hiding information unnecessary for the user, it is possible to prevent irrelevant access by a user whose number is much larger than that of a dismantling company. Second, it is possible to avoid a problem in appearance when the URL of the recycling information is displayed with large characters that are easy to see.

The address information recording unit 3 provided under the rating nameplate label 21 has the following method as means for recording address information characters. The first method is to attach another recording label under the rating nameplate label 21. Second, the address information is printed on the back surface of the rating nameplate label 21. Third, the address information is printed directly on the nameplate affixing surface 22 on the part. A fourth method is to fill in the nameplate affixing surface 22 on the part by concave molding marking, laser marking, or the like.

  If the rating nameplate label 21 is affixed on the address information recording unit 3 and there is a possibility that it will not be understood that there is a display there, the following method can be employed. That is, first, a mark indicating that there is a display of recycling information on the back surface of the rating nameplate label 21 is provided. Secondly, a confirmation means is provided in which a part of the rating nameplate label 21 is cut out or a transparent window is provided so that a part of the display on the back surface can be seen.

  According to the second embodiment, an effect similar to that in the first embodiment can be obtained. At the same time, in particular, the identification information 33 for identifying the product such as the serial number of the product is provided, so that it is possible to provide information related to recycling in combination with the bidirectional use of the Internet. At the same time, it is possible to construct a system and database that can grasp the life flow of a product through a network from a recycler.

  That is, the server computer 101 collects the individual identification information 33 of the recycling target product and the history information of the recycling target product input through the client terminal 103 shown in FIG. 2 through the Internet 100 as an information communication network. Then, the history information of each product to be recycled is managed. The server computer 101 may be configured to have a function of providing recycling information and a function of managing history information.

  As a result, a recycling system that enables traceability of so-called waste products can be constructed, and the distribution amount and route of products, waste products, and used products can be grasped, and a highly efficient and profitable recycling system can be realized.

(Third embodiment)
(Embedding the memory element in the label name label attachment surface)
FIG. 4 shows a printer as a product to be recycled according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In the third embodiment, as in the second embodiment, an address information recording unit that records address information is provided on the affixing surface 22 of the rating nameplate label 21 of the rear part of the printer 1. In the third embodiment, the address information recording section is constituted by a memory element 23 as a storage means for electronically recording. A recess 22a into which the memory element 23 fits is provided within the range of the attachment surface 22, and the memory element 23 is bonded to the bottom surface of the recess 22a by using an adhesive material 24.

  The memory element 23 is covered with a rating nameplate label 21 adhered to the cover member of the printer 1. Therefore, there is almost no possibility of dropping out. The following effects can be obtained by using an automatically readable recording method such as the memory element 23 or a bar code method (not shown).

  That is, first, the collection of information related to product recycling can be automated, and an efficient process in which the recycling process is automated can be assembled. Specifically, address information is automatically input by using an automatic reading device or a barcode reading device of the memory element 23 as the input device 104 of the client terminal 103 of the recycling information management system shown in FIG. Can do.

  Secondly, the information stored in the memory element 23 includes solid identification information such as the serial number described in the second embodiment. Thus, accurate history management can be performed while preventing duplication due to an input error or the like. Along with this, there are merits such as the ability to manage the quantity of products distributed to be automatically collected and recycled through the Internet.

  Further, as in the second embodiment described above, the rating nameplate label 21 is affixed on the memory element 23 storing the address information of the recycling information and the solid identification information. If there is a possibility that the presence of the display may become unclear due to this, a mark indicating that the memory element 23 exists on the back surface side is provided on the rating nameplate label 21, or a part of the label is notched. There is a method of providing a transparent window so that a part can be seen. In this case as well, there are advantages that the same effects as those of the first embodiment described above can be obtained, and that individual history management and an automatic quantity management system can be constructed.

(Fourth embodiment)
(Embedding memory elements on the product model name batch attachment surface)
FIG. 5 shows a printer as a product to be recycled according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the memory element 23 according to the fourth embodiment is configured to be embedded in the embedded range of the product type name batch 25 embedded in the wall surface of the product. Other configurations and effects are the same as those in the third embodiment described above, and a description thereof will be omitted.

(Fifth embodiment)
(Single part information display)
6 and 7 show a printer as a product to be recycled according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. In the fifth embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a single part or a unit that is a component constituting a product will be described. That is, an example in which the address information recording unit 3 is attached to a non-appearance surface that does not appear in the appearance of a single component or unit product will be described. In addition, the 1st-4th embodiment mentioned above is an example which displays or memorize | stores the address information and solid identification information for accessing information via the internet on the outermost periphery of a product.

  FIG. 6 shows an example in which display and storage are applied to a single part of the resin side cover 10. FIG. 6A shows an example in which the address information 32 is directly stamped and displayed on the predetermined area 20 on the back surface of the side cover 10. The headline 31 and the solid identification information 33 are also displayed as appropriate.

  FIG. 6B shows the address information recording unit 3 hidden by a label 26 as a protective member. As shown in FIG. 6B, the surface 26a protected by the label 26 is engraved with address information 32 and the like.

  FIG. 6C shows an example in which the memory element 23 in which the address information is electronically stored constitutes an address information recording unit and the memory element 23 is hidden by a label 26 as a protective member. FIG. 6C shows an example in which the memory element 23 is embedded in the surface 26a protected by the label.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram in which the address information recording unit 3 is provided in the motor unit 11 as a component of the printer. FIG. 7 shows an example in which address information, individual identification information, and the like are displayed and stored in the address information recording unit.

  FIG. 7A shows an example in which the address information recording unit 3 is provided on the motor board 27 that does not appear in the appearance of the product. The address information recording unit 3 includes a label 28 on which address information attached to the motor board 27 is printed.

  FIG. 7B shows an example in which an address information recording unit is configured by the memory element 23 storing address information and the like, and the memory element 23 is mounted on the motor board 27.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the exterior parts such as the side cover 10 and the motor unit 11 and other functional units are valuable as a single product. For this reason, high-quality material recycling is possible, and it is useful for exchange with the same product.

  It is effective to recycle these as a manufacturer. For this purpose, it is possible to actively collect products to be recycled by disclosing such purchase conditions and their determination methods, and information on prices and collection bases at each rank.

FIG. 1 shows a printer according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 (a) is a perspective view showing the front, FIG. 1 (b) is a perspective view showing the back, and FIG. 1 (c) is FIG. It is the elements on larger scale of (b). FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of the recycling information management system of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a printer according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 4A and 4B show a printer according to a third embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 4A is a perspective view, and FIG. 4B is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part of the embedded portion of the memory element of FIG. . 5A and 5B show a printer according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 5A is a perspective view, and FIG. 5B is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part of the embedded portion of the memory element of FIG. . FIG. 6 shows a side cover of a printer according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. (A) is a diagram with a label describing address information, (b) is a diagram with a label after address information is added, and (c) is a diagram in which a memory element storing address information is embedded. 7A and 7B show a motor unit of a printer according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7A is a diagram in which a label printed with address information is attached to a motor board, and FIG. 7B is a diagram in which address information is stored in a motor base. It is the figure which attached the memory element.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Printer 2 Rating nameplate label 3 Address information recording part 10 Side cover (single part)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Motor unit 21 Rating nameplate label 22 Sticking surface 23 Memory element 24 Adhesive material 26 Label 27 Motor board 28 Label 31 Heading 32 Address information 33 Solid identification information

Claims (10)

A product to be recycled comprising an address information recording unit that records address information of recycling information that is disclosed through an information communication network,
The address information recording unit is provided on a product information display member that is attached to a product to be recycled and displays product information throughout the life of the product, and the address information recording unit is visible from the outside. Recyclable products characterized by A product to be recycled comprising an address information recording unit that records address information of recycling information that is disclosed through an information communication network,
A product to be recycled, wherein the address information recording unit is provided in a portion that is attached to the product to be recycled and is hidden from the outside by a product information display member that displays product information throughout the product lifetime.   3. The product to be recycled according to claim 2, further comprising confirmation means for confirming a position of the address information recording portion covered with the product information display member. A product to be recycled provided with an address information recording unit that records address information of the recycling information in a component part of the product to be recycled whose recycling information is disclosed through an information communication network,
The addressable information recording unit is provided on a non-appearance surface of a component that does not appear on the appearance of the product to be recycled.   The product to be recycled according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the address information recording unit is configured by storage means for electronically storing address information.   6. The product to be recycled according to claim 4, further comprising a protective member that covers the address information recording unit.   The product to be recycled according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the address information recording unit records individual identification information of the product to be recycled together with address information.   Recycling information management means for providing recycling information about the product to be recycled according to any one of claims 1 to 7, a client terminal connectable through the recycling information management means and the information communication network, and the address Means for inputting the address information recorded in the information recording unit to the client terminal; and display means for displaying the recycling information provided from the recycling information management means through the information communication network in response to the input of the address information through the client terminal. A recycling information management system characterized by comprising:   9. The recycling information management system according to claim 8, wherein the recycling information provided from the recycling information management means includes business information relating to buying and selling of a product to be recycled or a component part of the product.   The recycling information management means collects the individual identification information of the recycling target product and the history information of the recycling target product or component input from the client terminal through the information communication network, and records the history of the individual recycling target product or component. 9. The recycling information management system according to claim 8, further comprising a function of managing information.

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