JP4137455B2 - Container position information management system for container handling vehicles - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a container position information management system in a container handling vehicle.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a container handling vehicle that can unload and unload a container between the ground and the vehicle body is transported and installed at a predetermined location, and a load such as garbage loaded on the container is loaded on the vehicle together with the container. They are transported to treatment plants.
[0003]
Such a container handling vehicle is responsible for transporting several to several tens of containers for each vehicle, and users who have many container handling vehicles have hundreds of containers. The current situation is that
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the case of a user who owns a large number of containers as in the conventional case, since the management of the location of each individual container is performed by human processing by a clerk, the overall management is difficult, and sometimes it is artificial. A mistake in the container to be transported due to a mistake or a mistake in the installation location of the container has caused a reduction in work efficiency.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and the object of the present invention is to provide container position information in a container handling vehicle that can easily manage container position information and perform efficient operation management. To provide a management system.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A container position information management system for a container handling vehicle according to the first aspect of the invention is a container handling vehicle equipped with a cargo handling device capable of unloading and unloading containers between the ground and a vehicle body and discharging a load on the container. A container position information management system for a container handling vehicle that manages position information of the container transported to a predetermined place by the container, wherein the container is provided with a specific information medium in which information for specifying the container is written on the other hand, wherein the container handling vehicle, information of the specific information medium read Rutotomoni provided position information recognition apparatus recognizes the information reading apparatus and the current position information to read the information of the specific information medium, by the information reading apparatus And communication means for transmitting the position information to the base station, and the base station The PC receives the information transmitted from the signal means for displaying the information of each container is provided, when embarked containers the container handling vehicle via the cargo handling device, corresponding to the information reading device by information reading device reads the information of the specific information medium provided, while transmitted to the base station via the communication means and the specific information and position information specifying the container, in the base station, by searching a container number, It is characterized by displaying on a map displayed on a personal computer all containers that are being transported and unloaded by container handling vehicles in the entire area of the specified area, together with their specified container numbers. To do.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0011]
FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of a container handling vehicle, and FIG. 2 shows a container handling vehicle equipped with a container.
[0012]
The container handling vehicle is provided with a loading / unloading device 2 for loading and unloading the container C on the vehicle body 1 and discharging the load in the container C.
[0013]
The cargo handling device 2 is generally L-shaped by an outer arm 21 disposed horizontally in a state where the container C is mounted (see FIG. 2) and an extendable arm 22 having a vertical portion 22b disposed vertically in the same state. It is configured.
[0014]
The outer arm 21 is supported at its rear end portion so as to be rotatable toward the rear portion of the vehicle body 1.
[0015]
The telescopic arm 22 is formed in a substantially L shape by a horizontal portion 22a inserted into the outer arm 21 and a vertical portion 22b erected from the front end portion of the horizontal portion 22a. The horizontal portion 22a is shown in the figure. The outer arm 21 can be extended and contracted in the longitudinal direction by a non-extending cylinder.
[0016]
The vertical portion 22b is provided with a hook 23 which can be engaged with and disengaged from an engagement pin C1 (see FIG. 2) provided on the container C at the tip thereof.
[0017]
Further, a hoisting cylinder 24 (see FIGS. 4 to 6) is connected between the outer arm 21 and the vehicle body 1, and the cargo handling device 2 is centered on the rear end portion by the elongating and retracting operation of the hoisting cylinder 24. And is configured to be rotatable in the front-rear direction.
[0018]
As the container C, an open type whose upper surface is opened or a sealed type whose upper surface is also closed is used, and the rear wall can be opened and closed so that the load can be discharged. In addition, the engaging pin C1 is provided at the upper part of the front wall, the support leg C2 is provided at the bottom front part, and the support roller C3 is provided at the bottom rear part.
[0019]
Further, a roller 11 for smoothly unloading the container C between the vehicle body 1 and the ground is provided at the rear end portion of the vehicle body 1.
[0020]
The container C is loaded and unloaded by the container handling vehicle, with the container C mounted as shown in FIG. 2, the horizontal portion 22a of the extendable arm 22 is moved to the outer arm 21 by the extendable cylinder as shown in FIG. In contrast, the container C on the vehicle body 1 is slid backward by a predetermined length. After that, as shown in FIG. 4, the container C is tilted by rotating the entire cargo handling device 2 by the hoisting cylinder 24. As a result, the container C can be unloaded from the vehicle body 1 to the ground as shown in FIG. Further, the ground container C can be loaded on the vehicle body 1 by the reverse operation to that described above.
[0021]
On the other hand, when discharging the load loaded in the container C, the cargo handling device 2 is moved upward without retracting the telescopic arm 22 with respect to the outer arm 21 with the container C loaded on the vehicle body 1. By rotating and tilting the container C, the load in the container C is discharged from the rear.
[0022]
By the way, the container handling vehicle configured as described above is provided with an information reading device 4 for reading the information from the specific information medium 3 provided in the container C as shown in FIG. A position information recognition device 5 for recognizing position information is provided.
[0023]
Specific information medium 3 provided in the container C as described above, ID tag, bar code labels and magnetic labels elevation Gerare, information for specifying these containers C are written.
[0024]
The information reading device 4 is an ID tag reader, bar code reader, magnetic reader, or the like that can read information written in various forms on the specific information medium, and reads information on the specific information medium 3 by the information reading device 4. Can identify the container C.
[0025]
This information reading device 4 is specifically provided in the cargo handling device 2, and when the specific information medium 3 is provided in the container C corresponding to the information reading device 4, and the container C is loaded into the container handling vehicle. In addition, the information on the specific information medium 3 can be read by the information reading device 4.
[0026]
The position information recognition apparatus 5, a car navigation device or the like, such as a GPS receiver elevation Gerare, such a position information recognition apparatus 5 can recognize the current position of the container handling vehicle.
[0027]
The specific information of the container C and the position information of the container handling vehicle obtained in this way are transmitted to the base station by the radio device 6 as communication means mounted on the container handling vehicle together with information for specifying the container handling vehicle. 7 is transmitted to a personal computer 71 such as a management center or a head office.
[0028]
On the other hand, the base station 7 displays information on each container C in accordance with a program preset by a personal computer. Specifically, when a container number for specifying the container C is input and searched, the specified container number and position information are displayed.
[0029]
As this position information, for example, it is displayed in latitude and longitude, or a map of the corresponding area is displayed, and the specific position of the container C is displayed on the map by a mark or the like, and the current position of the container C is displayed. Can be understood. Further, all the containers C installed in the entire region in a certain range may be displayed together with the container number to be specified.
[0030]
Next, the transmission of information associated with the loading / unloading of the container C by the container handling vehicle and the management at the base station will be described in detail.
[0031]
First, the operation of loading the container C from the ground onto the container handling vehicle is performed as described above, and when the container C is loaded, the specific information medium 3 on the container C side is transferred to the information reading device 4 on the container handling vehicle side. Since the information is arranged at the matching position, the specific information of the loaded container C is read by the information reading device 4. The specific information of the container C is transmitted to the base station 7 through the wireless device 6 together with the vehicle information of the container handling vehicle loaded with the container C, and is stored in a certain format in the personal computer of the base station 7. Then, the container C is transported to a predetermined destination by the container handling vehicle.
[0032]
At this time, when the base station 7 searches for the container number of the container C using the personal computer 71, the container is displayed on the display screen based on the accumulated information, for example, with the container number for identifying the container C as shown in FIG. A vehicle number for specifying the cargo handling vehicle and characters such as “transporting” are displayed as the current location.
[0033]
On the other hand, when the container C is unloaded from the container handling vehicle, the container number is read from the specific information medium 3 of the container C by the information reading device 4 before the container is loaded or loaded when the container C is loaded. Is transmitted to the base station 7 through the wireless device 6 together with the position information by the position information recognition device 5 such as a GPS receiver, and stored in a certain format in the personal computer of the base station 7.
[0034]
When the base station 7 searches for the container number of the corresponding container C using the personal computer 71, the container number and position information are displayed on the display screen in latitude and longitude as shown in FIG. 8, for example.
[0035]
Further, by switching the display screen, it is displayed on the map of the corresponding area with a container number by an X mark or the like as shown in FIG. At this time, the positions of the other containers C may be similarly displayed by different colors. In addition to such a display, customers who are currently using the corresponding container C may be displayed.
[0036]
In this way, the base station 7 can easily manage a large number of containers C at once using the personal computer 71. As a result, the operation management of the container handling vehicle and the installation management of the container C can be performed efficiently, and at the same time, it is possible to provide a customer with a careful service such as the container usage status.
[0037]
As a communication means, a mobile phone or PHS may be used in addition to the wireless device 6 described above.
[0038]
FIG. 10 shows an example of specific mounting positions of the specific information medium 3 and the information reading device 4.
[0039]
In FIG. 10, the specific information medium 3 is provided on the front side of the bottom surface of the container C, and the information reading device 4 is provided on the distal end side of the outer arm 21, and when the container C is loaded and unloaded by expanding and contracting the extendable arm 22. Both are arranged such that the specific information medium 3 always passes over the information reading device 4.
[0040]
Accordingly, when the specific information medium 3 passes over the information reading device 4 (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 10) along with the loading / unloading operation of the container C, the information reading device 4 reads the information on the specific information medium 3. Can do. In addition, counting the number of times of reading by the information reading device 4 is effective because it is possible to count the number of times the container C is attached and detached. Further, in the travelable state in which the container C has been loaded into the container handling vehicle, the specific information medium 3 is moved forward and away from the information reading device 4, so both of them are affected by vibration during travel. It is possible to prevent contact and breakage.
[0041]
FIG. 11 shows another example of specific mounting positions of the specific information medium 3 and the information reading device 4.
[0042]
In FIG. 11, the specific information medium 3 is provided on the front wall of the container C, and the information reading device 4 is provided on the rear surface of the vertical portion 22 b of the extendable arm 22 that matches the specific information medium 3.
[0043]
The information reading device 4 is provided on the vertical portion 22b via a spring 41, and the information reading device 4 is attached to the specific information medium 3 by using the retracting operation of the extendable arm 22 when the container C is wholesaled to the ground. By making contact, information of the specific information medium 3 can be surely read by the information reading device 4. At this time, the information reading device 4 can smoothly come into contact with the specific information medium 3 due to the elasticity of the spring 41, thereby preventing damage due to the contact between the two.
[0044]
FIG. 12 shows another example of specific mounting positions of the specific information medium 3 and the information reading device 4.
[0045]
In FIG. 12, the specific information medium 3 is provided on the side of the bottom surface of the container C that does not interfere with the cargo handling device 2 and the vehicle body 1, and the information reading device 4 is provided on the side of the vehicle body 1 that matches the specific information medium 3. ing.
[0046]
Therefore, when the container C is loaded, information on the specific information medium 3 can be read by the information reading device 4 that matches the specific information medium 3. In addition, when discharging the load in the container C, the specific information medium 3 is retreated upward from the information reading device 4 as the container C moves upward. By counting this, the container handling vehicle is counted. It is effective to be able to count the number of discharge operations.
[0047]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the container position information management system in the container handling vehicle of the present invention, the specific information for identifying the container read from the specific information medium by the information reading device when the container is loaded on the container handling vehicle , By transmitting the position information from the position information recognition device to the base station via the communication means, and managing the position information of each container in the base station, the base station can easily manage a large number of containers at once. As a result, it is possible to efficiently manage the operation of the container handling vehicle and the installation management of the container, and to provide customers with careful services such as the container usage status.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view showing a schematic overall configuration of a container handling vehicle.
FIG. 2 is a side view showing a container handling vehicle equipped with a container.
FIG. 3 is a side view for explaining a container loading / unloading operation by a container handling vehicle.
FIG. 4 is a side view for explaining a container unloading operation by a container handling vehicle.
FIG. 5 is a side view for explaining the container unloading operation by the container handling vehicle.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an outline of a container position information management system.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example displayed on a display screen at a base station.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example displayed on a display screen at a base station.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example displayed on a display screen at a base station.
FIG. 10 is a side view showing an example of a specific mounting position between the specific information medium and the information reading device.
FIG. 11 is a side view showing another example of specific mounting positions of the specific information medium and the information reading device.
FIG. 12 is a side view showing still another example of a specific mounting position between the specific information medium and the information reading device.
[Explanation of symbols]
C container 1 car body 2 cargo handling device 3 specific information medium 4 information reading device 5 position information recognition device 6 radio device 7 base station

Claims (1)

A container handling vehicle that manages the position information of a container that is transported to a predetermined place by a container handling vehicle equipped with a cargo handling device that is capable of unloading and unloading containers between the ground and a vehicle body and discharging the load of the container. a container position information management system in, the said container, while providing certain information medium information is written for identifying the container, wherein the container handling vehicle, to read the information of the specific information medium provided communication means for transmitting the information reading apparatus and Rutotomoni provided position information recognition apparatus recognizes the current position information, the information and position information of the specific information medium read by the information reading device to the base station, also, the base station Has a personal computer that receives information sent from the communication means of the cargo handling vehicle and displays information on each container. When the container handling vehicle is embarked containers through a handling device, by information reader reads the information specific information medium provided in correspondence with the information reading apparatus, and identification information for identifying the container While the location information is transmitted to the base station via the communication means , the base station searches for the container number, so that it is being transported by the container handling vehicle for the entire area within the predetermined area on the map displayed on the personal computer. Also, a container position information management system for a container handling vehicle, characterized in that all unloaded containers are displayed together with their specified container numbers .

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