JP2021130466A - Palette with id tag and attaching method of id tag - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a palette with ID tag that is easy to attach to and remove from a palette and has an ID tag that does not fall off or break from the palette when an external force is applied, and an attaching method of the ID tag.SOLUTION: A palette 1 with ID tag 1 includes a palette 2 including at least two side plates 21 disposed separately with each other and a plurality of top surfaces 22 bridged so as to be separated with each other and intersect the side plates 21, an ID tag 3 including a housing 30 and a penetration hole that penetrates the housing 30, and emitting a wireless signal, and one fastening member 4 attaching the ID tag 3 to the palette 2. The ID tag 3 is attached to a side plate 21 that is a surface 21a contacting with the top plate 22 of the side plate 21, and is disposed between the two top plates 22, and the fastening member 4 penetrates the penetration hole and has one end fixed to the side plate 21.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a pallet with an ID tag and a method for attaching the ID tag.

Conventionally, pallets have been used as cargo handling platforms in logistics functions such as cargo transportation, storage, and cargo handling. In these logistics functions, it is required to safely and surely deliver the cargo to be transported to the delivery destination, and the pallet transported together with the cargo is used to facilitate the handling of the cargo. Only. Therefore, for example, in order to prevent the loss of packages between shipment and delivery, tracking of packages during that period has been actively pursued, but tracking of pallets has been actively pursued as much as packages. There wasn't.

However, the pallet is an asset in the company that owns it, and if the pallet is lost or damaged, it is inevitable to spend money to replenish it. Therefore, if the cost of replenishing the pallet increases, the profit of the owner's company or the like will be squeezed. Therefore, in order to solve such a problem, a pallet with an ID tag has been invented, which enables tracking of the pallet itself and suppresses its loss by attaching an ID tag to the pallet.

For example, in Patent Document 1, two fork insertion ports are provided in a wooden pallet in which two fork insertion ports are formed by three girders (“digits” in Patent Document 1) arranged between upper and lower edge boards. A technique in which an ID tag (“ID tag unit” in Patent Document 1) is attached to the vicinity of the boundary (near the central digit) by urging the upper and lower deck boards (“edge board” in Patent Document 1) with a spring. Is disclosed.

Further, in Patent Document 2, a hole is formed in the girder of the wooden pallet (“central digit” in Patent Document 2), an ID tag is inserted into the hole, and the wooden pallet is cured and fixed with resin to obtain an ID on the wooden pallet. Techniques for fixing tags are disclosed.

Jikkenhei 5-54498 Gazette Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 5-855545

However, in the wooden pallet to which the ID tag is attached by the place and method as disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the fork of the forklift is inserted from the fork insertion port of the wooden pallet, the fork mistakenly contacts the ID tag. However, there is a risk that the ID tag may fall off the pallet or be damaged. In a wooden pallet to which an ID tag is attached by a method as disclosed in Patent Document 2, although there is no risk that the ID tag will fall off, a step of forming a hole in the pallet, inserting the ID tag, and fixing with resin is performed. Since it is necessary, there is a problem that a large amount of man-hours are required to attach the ID tag, and more man-hours are required to replace the ID tag when it is damaged.

Further, for example, when an external force is applied to the pallet due to an impact when the pallet is dropped or an impact when the pallet is accidentally struck by a fork of a forklift, the pallet is temporarily distorted, especially in a wooden pallet. It may bend and deform. In the wooden pallet disclosed in Patent Document 1, if such deformation occurs even temporarily, the ID tag may fall off from the pallet, or the ID tag may be damaged by an external force applied to the ID tag via the pallet. There was a risk of it. In the wooden pallet disclosed in Patent Document 2, the ID tag may be damaged by the external force applied to the ID tag due to the deformation of the pallet.

Therefore, there is a demand for a pallet with an ID tag and a method for attaching the ID tag, which has an ID tag that is easy to attach to and detach from the pallet and does not fall off or be damaged from the pallet when an external force is applied. ing.

The characteristic configuration of the pallet with an ID tag according to the present invention is a pallet having at least two side plates arranged apart from each other and a plurality of top plates arranged so as to be separated from each other and intersect the side plates. An ID tag having a housing and a through hole penetrating the housing and transmitting a wireless signal, and a fastening member for attaching the ID tag to the pallet. It is a surface of the side plate that comes into contact with the top plate and is arranged between two adjacent top plates, and the fastening member penetrates the through hole and one end is fixed to the side plate to the side plate. It is at the point where it is attached.

With such a characteristic configuration, in order to attach the ID tag, it is sufficient to fix one end of one fastening member through which the through hole of the ID tag is penetrated to the side plate, so that the ID tag can be easily attached in a short time. be able to. In addition, the ID tag can be easily removed from the pallet simply by removing the fastening member. Therefore, the ID tag can be attached and detached in a short time, and there is no possibility that the ID tag will fall off from the pallet while being attached. Further, the ID tag is a surface that comes into contact with the top plate of the side plate constituting the pallet, and is attached between two adjacent top plates. Therefore, no matter how the fork of the forklift is inserted into the fork insertion port of the pallet, there is no risk of accidentally damaging the ID tag. Furthermore, the position of the ID tag, that is, the position of the pallet with the ID tag is determined by performing positioning using the GPS (Global Positioning System) or the base station of the mobile phone using the wireless signal transmitted from the ID tag. Can be grasped. As a result, it is possible to track the pallets with ID tags that are transported together with the cargo, so that the loss of the pallets with ID tags can be greatly reduced. Replenishment cost can be suppressed.

In the pallet with an ID tag according to this configuration, it is preferable that the ID tag is configured to be rotatable around the fastening member as a central axis.

For example, when a pallet with an ID tag is dropped and the corners are impacted, the pallet is temporarily distorted or bent to be deformed, and then returns to its original shape. When the pallet is deformed, the angle at which the side plate and the top plate intersect changes from the initial angle, albeit for a short time. However, in this configuration, even in such a case, since the ID tag rotates around the fastening member, it rotates according to the deformation of the top plate, and the ID tag is damaged by an external force due to an impact. Can be prevented.

In the pallet with an ID tag according to the present configuration, it is preferable that the ID tag is arranged on one of the two side plates that intersect at the most end side on each of both end sides in the longitudinal direction of the top plate. ..

With such a configuration, even when luggage is loaded on the pallet with the ID tag, it is possible to easily confirm whether or not the ID tag is attached to the pallet by visually observing from the side of the pallet. Can be done. Further, for example, a label on which a QR code (registered trademark) or an individual number of the ID tag 3 is printed is attached to the ID tag, and the ID tag is attached to the pallet so that the label faces outward. If so, even when the luggage is loaded on the pallet with the ID tag, the individual identification of the ID tag can be easily performed by visually or reading the QR code (registered trademark).

A feature of the method for attaching an ID tag according to the present invention is that an ID tag having a housing and a through hole penetrating the housing and transmitting a wireless signal is separated from at least two side plates by a fastening member. It is a method of attaching an ID tag to be attached to a pallet having a plurality of top plates horizontally laid so as to intersect the side plates, and is a surface in which the ID tag is in contact with the top plate of the side plate and is adjacent to the top plate. The ID tag is attached to the side plate by fixing the fastening member to the side plate by penetrating the fastening member through the through hole of the ID tag and the ID tag placement step of arranging the ID tag between the two top plates. It has an ID tag attachment step for attaching to the pallet.

With such a feature, in order to attach the ID tag, only one end of one fastening member through which the through hole of the ID tag is penetrated is fixed to the side plate, so that the ID tag can be easily attached in a short time. can. In addition, the ID tag can be easily removed from the pallet simply by removing the fastening member. Therefore, the ID tag can be attached and detached in a short time, and there is no possibility that the ID tag will fall off from the pallet while being attached.

It is a perspective view and a partially enlarged view which shows the palette with ID tag which concerns on this embodiment. It is an exploded perspective view around the ID tag of the pallet with an ID tag. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III of FIG. It is a three-view view of the pallet with an ID tag. It is a perspective view of the ID tag which concerns on this embodiment. It is a top view of the ID tag. It is a front view of the ID tag. It is a bottom view of the ID tag. It is a right side view of the ID tag. It is a rear view of the ID tag. It is a left side view of the ID tag. It is a figure which shows the state which the pallet with ID tag which concerns on this embodiment is deformed by an external force. FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of the periphery of the ID tag and a partially enlarged view of the ID tag.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The embodiments described below are examples for explaining the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. Therefore, the present invention can be implemented in various forms as long as it does not deviate from the gist thereof.

1 to 4 disclose a pallet 1 with an ID tag according to the present embodiment. The pallet 1 with an ID tag is composed of a wooden pallet 2 (hereinafter, also referred to as "pallet 2"), an ID tag 3, and a wood screw (an example of a fastening member) 4 for attaching and fixing the ID tag 3 to the pallet 2. Has been done.

The pallet 2 is a cargo handling platform for logistics functions such as transportation, storage, and cargo handling of cargo, and its size, maximum load mass, and the like are defined by standards such as JIS (Japanese Industrial Standards). The pallets 2 are separated from each other by a plurality of (at least two) wooden girders (an example of side plates) 21 (three in the present embodiment) arranged apart from each other, and the upper surface 21a and the lower surface of the girder 21. It is composed of a plurality of wooden deck boards (an example of a top plate) 22 (7 on each of the upper and lower surfaces in the present embodiment) laid horizontally so as to intersect the girder 21 at a right angle. Each of the plurality of deck boards 22 is fixed to the girder 21 by a nail or the like (not shown). The pallet 2 is a double-sided double-sided type.

The pallet 2 is not only a double-sided type, but also a single-sided type, a single-sided type, a non-wing type, a single-wing type, a double-wing type, and the like, and the direction of the insertion port in each of these shapes. May have other shapes such as a two-sided or four-sided (block type, hollowed out girder type) pallet. Further, the pallet 2 may be made of other materials such as paper, resin, and metal instead of wood.

FIG. 4 shows a plan view, a front view, and a left side view of the pallet 1 with an ID tag. Although not shown in FIG. 4, the right side view of the ID-tagged pallet 1 is the same as the left side view. The rear view of the pallet 1 with an ID tag is the same as the front view except for the position of the ID tag 3. That is, regarding the pallet 2, the front view and the rear view are the same. Further, the bottom view of the pallet 1 with an ID tag is the same as the plan view except that the ID tag 3 is not present. That is, with respect to the pallet 2, the plan view and the bottom view are the same.

The ID tag 3 has a housing 30 as shown in FIGS. 5 to 11. The housing 30 has a substantially square pyramid shape as a whole, and has a bottomed case 31 having an opening and a lid 32 attached so as to close the opening of the case 31. Hereinafter, the direction perpendicular to the upper surface 31a of the case 31 is the vertical direction, the side of the upper surface 31a of the case 31 is the upper side, and the side of the lid 32 is the lower side. The upper surface 31a of the case 31 and the surface exposed to the outside of the lid 32 are parallel to each other.

As shown in FIG. 6, the case 31 has a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view, and corners R are formed at four corners (corners of the four sides of the substantially rectangular shape). As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 and 9 to 11, the case 31 expands so that the outer shape (length of four sides) parallel to the upper surface 31a increases from the upper surface 31a downward. Further, at the four corners where the corners R of the case 31 are formed, notches 31b notched inward from the upper surface 31a to about half of the length in the vertical direction are formed. The notch 31b is recessed in an inwardly curved state. Further, a through hole 31c having a circular cross section is formed at a position slightly deviated from the center of the upper surface 31a along the longitudinal direction of a substantially rectangular shape. A counterbore 31d is formed in the vicinity of the upper surface 31a of the through hole 31c so that the head of the wood screw 4 does not protrude from the upper surface 31a. Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 11, a label 31e on which a QR code (registered trademark), an individual number of the ID tag 3, and the like are printed is printed on the side surface of the upper surface 31a of the case 31 including the side in the lateral direction. It is pasted. Thereby, the individual of the ID tag 3 can be identified by visual inspection or reading the QR code (registered trademark). In the present embodiment, a method of attaching the label 31e to the side surface of the ID tag 3 has been described as an individual identification method, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a QR code (registered trademark), an individual number, or the like may be engraved (printed) on the side surface of the upper surface 31a of the case 31 including the side in the lateral direction by laser engraving or the like.

As shown in FIGS. 5, 7 to 11, the lid 32 is closed so as to cover the entire opening of the case 31. That is, the size of the lid 32 is substantially the same as the outer shape of the opening of the case 31. As shown in FIG. 8, the lid 32 has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the bottom, and corners R having the same size as the corners R of the four corners of the case 31 are formed at the four corners (corners of the four sides). Has been done. The lid 32 is fastened to the case 31 by screws 32a through which through holes (not shown) formed in the vicinity of the corners R at the four corners are inserted.

As shown in FIG. 8, the lid 32 is formed with a through hole 32b having a circular cross section having a central axis coaxial with the central axis of the through hole 31c formed in the case 31. As shown in FIG. 3, the through hole 31c and the through hole 32b overlap each other so as to be coaxial in the vertical direction. The through hole 31c formed in the case 31 and the through hole 32b formed in the lid 32 have the same inner diameter and are slightly larger than the maximum outer diameter of the threaded portion 40 of the wood screw 4. The ID tag 3 has a through hole 31c of the case 31 and a through hole 32b of the lid 32 forming a through hole that penetrates the housing 30 in the vertical direction. Hereinafter, a through hole composed of a through hole 31c and a through hole 32b and penetrating the housing 30 in the vertical direction is referred to as a through hole 33. The ID tag 3 is attached to the pallet 2 by inserting the wood screw 4 into the through hole 33 of the housing 30 and screwing one end of the screw portion 40 into the pallet 2.

In the ID tag 3, a space (not shown) is formed inside the housing 30 composed of the case 31 and the lid 32, and a transmission circuit (not shown) for transmitting a wireless signal or the transmission circuit is provided in the space. Batteries (not shown) for operation are arranged.

Next, an attachment method for attaching the ID tag 3 to the pallet 2 will be described. First, of the three girders 21 of the pallet 2, one of the two girders 21 that intersect at the most end side on each of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the deck board 22 is the girder 21 that is in contact with the deck board 22. A pilot hole 21b (see FIG. 2) is drilled at a position located between two adjacent deck boards 22 on the contacting upper surface 21a. It is not always necessary to make a pilot hole 21b in the girder 21, but by making a pilot hole 21b, it is possible to prevent the girder 21 from cracking when the wood screw 4 is screwed into the girder 21. Next, the ID tag 3 is arranged so that the through holes 33 (through holes 31c and through holes 32b) are located above the prepared holes 21b (an example of the ID tag arrangement step). Next, the wood screw 4 is inserted through the through hole 33 from the upper surface 31a of the ID tag 3 toward the lid 32. One end (tip) of the threaded portion 40 of the wood screw 4 through which the through hole 33 is inserted is inserted into the prepared hole 21b. In that state, the wood screw 4 is screwed with a screwdriver or the like, and one end of the screw portion 40 of the wood screw 4 is fixed to the girder 21 of the pallet 2. As a result, the ID tag 3 is attached to the pallet 2 and fixed (an example of the ID tag attaching step), and the pallet 1 with the ID tag is completed.

By activating the transmission circuit inside the ID tag 3 of the pallet 1 with the ID tag, the ID tag 3 transmits a wireless signal. By using this transmitted wireless signal to perform positioning using GPS (Global Positioning System) or a base station of a mobile phone, in a company that owns a pallet 1 with an ID tag, the position of the ID tag 3, that is, The position of the pallet 1 with an ID tag can be grasped. As a result, the ID-tagged pallet 1 transported together with the cargo can be tracked, the loss of the ID-tagged pallet 1 can be greatly reduced, and the replenishment cost of the ID-tagged pallet 1 can be suppressed. ..

In the pallet 1 with an ID tag, in order to attach the ID tag 3, no special processing is required other than making a pilot hole 21b in the pallet 2, and the wood screw 4 penetrating the through hole 33 of the ID tag 3 is used. Since it is only fastened, it can be easily installed in a short time. Further, the ID tag 3 can be easily removed from the pallet 2 simply by removing the wood screw 4. Therefore, the ID tag 3 can be attached and detached in a short time, and there is no possibility that the ID tag 3 will fall off from the pallet 2 while being attached.

As can be understood from FIG. 3, the height (length in the vertical direction) H1 of the ID tag 3 is slightly lower than the height (thickness) H2 of the deck board 22. Further, the width (length in the lateral direction) W1 of the ID tag 3 is slightly shorter than the length W2 between the adjacent deck boards 22. As a result, the ID tag 3 can be arranged between arbitrary adjacent deck boards 22 without interfering with the cargo when the cargo is loaded on the deck board 22. Further, the ID tag 3 is an upper surface 21a of the girder 21 constituting the pallet 2, and is attached between two adjacent deck boards 22. Therefore, no matter how the fork of the forklift is inserted into the fork insertion port 23 of the pallet 2, there is no risk of accidentally damaging the ID tag 3.

As described above, since the height H1 of the ID tag 3 is lower than the height H2 of the deck board 22, the ID tag 3 interferes with the loaded load even if it is attached to any of the girders 21 constituting the pallet 2. There is nothing to do. Further, among the three girders 21 of the pallet 2, the ID tag 3 is attached to one of the two girders 21 that intersect at the most end sides on both end sides of the deck board 22 in the longitudinal direction. Even when the luggage is loaded on the pallet 1 with the ID tag, it is possible to easily confirm whether or not the ID tag 3 is attached to the pallet 2 by visually observing from the side. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, if the ID tag 3 is attached to the pallet 2 so that the label 31e attached to the case 31 faces outward, the luggage is attached to the pallet 1 with the ID tag as described above. The individual identification of the ID tag 3 can be easily performed by visually or reading the QR code (registered trademark) even when the label is loaded.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the ID tag 3 is attached to the pallet 2 by a single wood screw 4, and the ID tag 3 is fixed to the pallet 2 by the fastening force of the wood screw 4. In this state, no force acts on the ID tag 3 in any direction other than the direction in which the ID tag 3 is pressed against the girder 21 of the pallet 2. Therefore, the ID tag 3 can rotate about the wood screw 4 as a central axis.

As described above, the pallet 2 is formed by fastening the wooden girder 21 to the wooden deck board 22 with nails or the like, so that the pallet 2 is distorted or bent as compared with a resin pallet or a metal pallet. Easy to do. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, when the pallet 1 with an ID tag is dropped or the like and its corners are impacted, the pallet 2 is temporarily distorted or bent to be deformed, and then the original pallet 2 is deformed. Return to the shape (two-dot chain line in FIG. 12). When the pallet 2 is deformed, the angle at which the girder 21 and the deck board 22 intersect changes from a right angle for a short time. Even in such a case, since the ID tag 3 rotates about the wood screw 4 as the central axis, as shown in FIG. 13, the ID tag 3 rotates according to the deformation of the deck board 22, and the ID tag 3 is subjected to an external force due to an impact. It can be prevented from being damaged by.

In the present embodiment, the ID tag 3 has a substantially square pyramid shape, but is not limited to this shape. For example, it may have a square columnar shape, or may have an arbitrary shape such as a truncated cone shape, a columnar shape, an elliptical pyramidal shape, or an elliptical columnar shape. By having a shape such as a truncated cone shape, a columnar shape, an elliptical pyramidal shape, or an elliptical columnar shape, the pallet 2 is less likely to be damaged by an external force due to temporary deformation.

The present invention can be used for a pallet with an ID tag and a method for attaching an ID tag.

1 Palette with ID tag 2 Wooden pallet (pallet)
3 ID tag 4 Wood screw (fastening member)
21 digits (side plate)
22 Deck board (top plate)
30 Housing 31c Through hole 32b Through hole 33 Through hole

Claims (4)

A pallet having at least two side plates arranged apart from each other and a plurality of top plates arranged so as to be separated from each other and intersect the side plates.
An ID tag having a housing and a through hole penetrating the housing and transmitting a wireless signal,
With one fastening member for attaching the ID tag to the pallet,
The ID tag is a surface of the side plate that comes into contact with the top plate and is arranged between two adjacent top plates, and the fastening member penetrates the through hole and one end is fixed to the side plate. A pallet with an ID tag attached to the side plate. The pallet with an ID tag according to claim 1, wherein the ID tag is configured to be rotatable around the fastening member as a central axis. The pallet with an ID tag according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ID tag is arranged on any one of the two side plates that intersect at the most end side on both end sides in the longitudinal direction of the top plate. By the fastening member, a plurality of ID tags having a housing and a through hole penetrating the housing and transmitting a wireless signal are laid horizontally on at least two side plates so as to be separated from each other and intersect the side plates. It is a method of attaching an ID tag to be attached to a pallet having a top plate of
An ID tag arranging step of arranging the ID tag between two adjacent top plates, which is a surface of the side plate that comes into contact with the top plate.
A method for attaching an ID tag, comprising an ID tag attaching step of attaching the ID tag to the pallet by penetrating the fastening member through the through hole of the ID tag and fixing one end of the fastening member to the side plate.

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