JP4429708B2 - Telescopic branch pipe and collection management method of the branch pipe - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an extendable branch pipe and a collection management method for the branch pipe, and more particularly to an extendable branch pipe and a collection management method for the branch pipe used when a roll-shaped label continuous body or the like is rolled.

Conventionally, the branch used to wrap the labels, tags, ribbons, etc. used in the printer is not collected, but is ordered by repressing (re-supplying), etc., and then the new branch is rolled into a small roll from the original. Was delivered to. Therefore, the user has processed the branch in which the label is wound after the label is issued as waste.
Also, a large-diameter original roll on which a plurality of labels temporarily attached to a plurality of rows are wound, a first cutter that cuts a sheet drawn from the original roll for each row of labels, and these cuttings A take-up roll for winding the formed sheet to a predetermined winding diameter, and a second cutter for cutting these sheets in the width direction when the cut sheet reaches the take-up length set in the take-up roll And an end-applying means for attaching an end-stop tape that stops the end of the sheet to the end of the sheet wound on the take-up roll, and for each row of labels of the sheet drawn from the original roll In some cases, the sheet can be continuously cut, wound on a take-up roll, further cut in the width direction of the sheet, and sheet end stop.
JP 2002-154721 A

  As described above, in the background art, since the branch pipe is processed as waste, there is a problem of wasteful consumption of resources. Further, even in the invention of Patent Document 1, a winding roll (branch pipe) in which a label drawn from the original roll is wound is nothing but the disposal.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and enables management of a branch pipe by attaching a recording medium capable of recording various management information to the branch pipe.

The telescopic branch pipe according to claim 1 is a telescopic branch pipe for winding a belt-like sheet, and is attached to a cylindrical branch pipe main body and an inner peripheral surface of the branch pipe main body, and at least a serial number relating to the belt-like sheet, order Date, production date, delivery date, delivery user name, label size, date of collection, the number of orders, deliveries, corresponding to the delivery of the remaining, serial number in the order management data and order management data consists of items of times Osamukai number with serial number is recorded, the issue date of the branch pipe, and the RFID-incorporated recording medium writing times, the history information of the RFID management data consisting of items of the RFID management number is recorded, is KaeSo the branch pipe body, the width direction The sliding branch pipe is slidably supported on the sliding branch pipe, and an elastic member covers the outer peripheral surface of the sliding branch pipe.
The branch pipe collection and management method according to claim 2 includes a width setting step in which the sliding branch pipe is expanded or reduced while sliding in the width direction with respect to the branch pipe body in a width corresponding to the belt-like sheet to be wound, and the branch pipe main body. the inner circumferential surface of the, consisting of at least the belt-like sheet serial number on, order date, production date, delivery date, delivery user name, label size, date of collection, the number of orders, deliveries, from the delivery of the remaining, times Osamukai number of items order management data and order management data branch pipe issue date with a serial number to a serial number corresponding is recorded, the recording of the RFID-chip in which the write count, the history information of the RFID management data consisting of items of the RFID management number is recorded A recording medium mounting step for mounting a medium, and an elastic member mounting step for mounting an elastic member on the outer circumference of the branch main body and the sliding branch pipe whose width has been adjusted in the width setting step A sheet winding step of winding a predetermined amount of a belt-like sheet around the outer periphery of the elastic member mounted in the elastic member mounting step, and a writing step of writing history information of at least the branch main body and the sliding branch tube on the recording medium And a step of reading history information from the collected recording medium of the branch pipe, and when the same belt-like sheet is wound around the branch pipe collected from a predetermined user and delivered to the same user, the history recorded on the recording medium When at least the date of production and serial number in the information are rewritten, and when a belt-like sheet of a different size is wound around the branch collected from the user and delivered to another user, at least the history information recorded on the recording medium The production date, serial number, and size of the belt-like sheet are rewritten.

  According to the retractable branch pipe and the branch collection management method of the present invention, the history information recorded on the recording medium mounted on the inner peripheral surface of the collected branch pipe is read to obtain the history of the branch production date, delivery date, etc. Therefore, it is possible to know the frequency and amount of use of the belt-like sheets wound around the branch pipes, manage the next ordering timing of the raw material that is the origin of the belt-like sheets, and perform appropriate inventory management. It can be performed.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of an embodiment of a poly pipe as a telescopic branch pipe of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the poly pipe 1 includes a branch pipe main body 4, a sliding branch pipe 5, and an elastic resin 2.

  The branch pipe body 4 has a cylindrical shape with a hollow portion made of a resin such as polyester, and the sliding branch pipe 5 is made of a resin such as polyester as in the case of the branch pipe body 4. It is returned in a state of circumscribing the outer peripheral surface, and is separated into a sliding branch member 5a and a sliding branch member 5b by a cutting portion 6 formed substantially at the center.

  The sliding branch pipe members 5a and 5b constituting the sliding branch pipe 5 are slidable in the width direction and the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface with respect to the branch main body 4, respectively, and are reduced and cut in the width direction. When the portion 6 is in contact (see FIG. 1B), the length in the width direction is the minimum (in this example, 50 mm). The length in the width direction can be increased. FIG. 1A shows an example in which the length in the width direction is maximized (in this example, 100 mm). In this way, by reducing or extending the sliding branch pipe members 5a and 5b in the width direction, belt-like sheets having different lengths in the width direction can be wound.

  An RFID label (RFID tag) 3 with a built-in RFID (radio frequency identification) is attached to the inner peripheral surface of the branch pipe body 4. The RFID label 3 stores data corresponding to an order management table and an RFID management table described later.

  Further, the elastic resin 2 has a role of eliminating the level difference. That is, when the sliding branch pipe 5 is slid outward in the width direction with respect to the branch pipe main body 4, the sliding branch pipe members 5a and 5b are separated from the cutting part 6 to the left and right, and the branch pipe main body 4 and the sliding branch pipe 5 are separated. Therefore, the step is eliminated by attaching the elastic resin 2 to the outer peripheral surfaces of the branch body 4 and the sliding branch pipe 5. In addition, the elastic resin 2 can be provided according to the expansion | extension degree of the sliding branch pipe 5, ie, according to the kind of width | variety of a strip | belt-shaped sheet | seat.

  Recording and reading of various data on the RFID label 3 is performed by an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer. This information processing apparatus performs collection management of the poly pipe 1, and includes a processing unit that executes various processes, a storage unit that stores various types of information, an input unit that inputs various types of data and commands, The display unit is configured to include an information display unit, an RFID reader / writer for recording and reading data on the RFID of the RFID label 3, and the like. In the storage unit, data recorded in the RFID of each RFID label 3 is stored as an order management table and an RFID management table.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 2, a procedure for collecting and managing the poly pipe 1 will be described. First, in step S1, an operator receives an order from a user using an RFID reader / writer (not shown), and attaches an RFID label (on the inner peripheral surface of the branch pipe body 4 around which the received label is wound ( RFID tag), the serial number (item number), order date, production date (manufacturing date), estimated delivery date, delivery user name, label size (label size), number of orders, number of deliveries, Corresponding contents of an order management table (FIG. 3) to be described later such as delivery remainder, collection date, number of collections and the like, and corresponding contents of an RFID management table (FIG. 4) to be described later such as an RFID management number and the number of times of writing are written.

  In the order management table, as shown in Fig. 3, the item number, order date, production date (production date), estimated delivery date, delivery user name, label size, order quantity, delivery quantity, delivery remaining, collection date, collection One or a plurality of records composed of items such as numbers are stored. Each record corresponds to each poly pipe 1. The item number corresponds to the order number, and a unique number is assigned when the order is received. For example, when the item number is “xxxx”, the order date is “2003/10/10”, the production date is “2003/10/1”, the scheduled delivery date is “2003/10/2”, and the delivery user The name is “XX Food”, the label size is “80 (w) × 120 (p)”, the number of orders is “5000”, the number of deliveries is “5000”, the remaining delivery is “0”, and the collection date is “0” The collection number is “0”.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the RFID management table stores one or more records including items such as an item number, an issue date, an item number, the number of times of writing, and an RFID management number. Each record corresponds to each poly pipe 1. The item numbers in the RFID management table correspond to the item numbers in the order management table. For example, when the item number is “1”, the issue date is “2003/10/1”, the item number is “xxxx”, the write count is “1”, and the RFID management number is “0310010001-00-01”. It has become. For example, if the number of times of writing is 100 guaranteed by the manufacturer, it is desirable to replace it with less than that.

  Among the RFID management numbers “0310010001-00-01”, the first six-digit number “031001” represents the issue date. The next four-digit number “0001” represents the issued serial number. The two-digit number “00” next to the hyphen “-” represents the number of replacements. The last two-digit number “01” represents the number of times of writing.

  The order management table and the RFID management table are stored in the storage unit of the information processing apparatus that performs inventory management and collection management of the poly pipe 1, and are affixed to the inner peripheral surface of the branch pipe body 4 around which a label to be shipped is wound. For the RFID of RFID label 3, for example, the data of the first record of the order management table (item number “xxxx”, order date “2003/9/10”, production date “2003/10/1”, delivery Scheduled date “2003/10/2”, delivery user name “XX food”, label size “80 (w) × 120 (p)”, order quantity “5000”, delivery quantity “5000”, delivery balance “0” , The collection date “0”, the number of collection “0”), and the data of the first record in the RFID management table (item number “1”, issue date “2003/10/1”, item number “ ×××× ”, write Number "1", RFID management number "0310010001-00-01") is recorded.

  Next, in step S2, as described above, at the time of production of the ordered label, the RFID label 3 on which the above data is recorded is attached to the inner peripheral surface of the branch pipe body 4 of the poly pipe 1 around which the ordered label is wound. It is done.

  Next, in step S3, the operator packs the small roll of labels on the poly pipe 1, and at the time of shipment, reads the shipping destination and the like affixed to the outer box and the item number of the small roll labels, After confirming the delivery destination and the contents of the shipment (order receipt), the shipment is made to the user.

  Next, in step S4, when the salesman or service person visits or maintains the poly pipe 1 used by the user, or at the time of re-press delivery (when a different model is newly delivered and a conventional model is collected). to recover. In step S5, the data recorded on the RFID of the RFID label 3 attached to the inner peripheral surface of the collected poly tube 1 is read by the RFID reader / writer under the control of the control unit of the information processing apparatus. And stored in the storage unit.

  Next, based on the data recorded on the RFID of the RFID label 3 read in step S5, the control unit recognizes the user (corresponding to the delivery user name) of the collection source of the poly pipe 1, and this It is determined whether the user who is the next delivery destination of the label produced using the collected poly pipe 1 is the same as the user who is the collection source of the poly pipe 1, and the user who is the next delivery destination If the user who collects the polypipe 1 is not the same, that is, if it is delivered to another user, the process proceeds to step S6. On the other hand, when the user who is the next delivery destination and the user who is the collection source of the poly pipe 1 are the same, that is, when re-delivery to the same user, the process proceeds to step S8.

  In step S6, the serial number (item number) of the data recorded on the RFID of the RFID label 3 attached to the inner peripheral surface of the collected poly pipe 1 by the RFID reader / writer under the control of the control unit. ), Order date, production date (manufacturing date), planned delivery date, delivery user name, label size, number of orders, number of deliveries, remaining delivery, collection date, number of collections, write count, RFID management number issuance serial number, write The number of times is rewritten.

  Next, in step S7, since the label size is different, the operator expands and contracts the poly tube 1 to match the label size of the label to be delivered, and then the elastic resin corresponding to the width of the expanded poly tube 1 2 is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the poly pipe 1 and the elastic resin 2 is replaced. Next, the process proceeds to step S8.

  In step S8, under the control of the control unit, if the delivery destination is the same user as the collection source by the RFID reader / writer, the RFID label 3 affixed to the inner peripheral surface of the collected poly pipe 1 is used. Among the recorded data, serial number (item number), order date, production date (manufacturing date), estimated delivery date, number of orders received, number of deliveries, remaining delivery, collection date, number of collections, number of writes, RFID management number Issuance serial number, the number of times of writing, etc. are rewritten, and the process returns to step S2. On the other hand, if the delivery destination is another user different from the collection source, nothing is done and the process returns to step S2.

  When the process of step S8 is completed, the process returns to step S2, and the RFID label 3 made of RFID whose data has been rewritten is attached to the inner peripheral surface of the poly pipe 1 to be delivered by the operator. In this way, the processing from step S2 to step S8 is repeatedly executed. For example, when the number of times of writing to the RFID guaranteed by the manufacturer is 100 times, it is desirable to replace the RFID with the number of times of writing being 100 times or less.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the poly pipe 1 can be collected at the time of label repress ordering or when a serviceman or a salesman visits the user, and the collected poly pipe 1 can be reused. At that time, the poly pipe 1 can be reused among a large number of users instead of being reused by the same user. For this purpose, the level difference of the joint between the sliding branch pipe 5 and the branch pipe main body 4 that occurs when the stretchable poly pipe 1 capable of winding labels of different sizes is used and the poly pipe 1 is extended in the width direction is provided. The elastic resin 2 is absorbed by being attached to the outer peripheral surface of the poly pipe 1, and the RFID label 3 attached to the inner peripheral surface of the branch pipe main body 4 is labeled with a label size (label size), a production date (manufacturing date), Record the date of collection.

  Then, when the poly pipe 1 is collected from the user, the data recorded on the RFID of the RFID label 3 affixed to the inner peripheral surface of the branch body 4 is read, from the delivery date (delivery scheduled date) to the collection date. Can be calculated. Thereby, a user's usage frequency and usage amount can be calculated and managed. In addition, based on the calculated usage frequency and usage amount of the user and the label size read from the RFID, management of the ordering time of the original fabric (the source of the label before cutting out the label) and the appropriateness of the original fabric Inventory management is possible. As a result, it is possible to shorten the period from when the original fabric is ordered and obtained to when the small roll is entered and delivered to the user.

  Further, based on the usage frequency and usage amount of the user, it can be determined whether or not the issue amount in the current printer exceeds an appropriate amount corresponding to the performance of the printer. If the appropriate amount is exceeded, switching to a higher model can be recommended.

  In the above embodiment, the collection management of the poly pipe 1 has been described. However, the present invention can also be applied to the collection management of other consumables.

  Further, the configuration and operation of the above-described embodiment are examples, and it goes without saying that they can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist of the present invention.

It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of one Embodiment of the poly pipe | tube which applied the telescopic branch pipe of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the process procedure of the collection management of a poly pipe | tube. It is a figure which shows an order management table. It is a figure which shows a RFID management table.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Poly pipe 2 Elastic resin 3 RFID label 4 Branch body 5 Sliding branch 5a, 5b Sliding branch member 6 Cutting part

Claims (2)

An extendable branch pipe that winds a belt-like sheet,
A cylindrical branch body,
Wherein mounted on the inner peripheral surface of the branch pipe body, at least the belt-like sheet serial number for, order date, production date, delivery date, delivery username, label size, date of collection, the number of orders, deliveries, delivery remaining, recovered together with the serial number corresponding to the serial number in the order management data and the order management data consists times the number of items are recorded, the issuance of the branch pipes date, write count, the history of the RFID management data consisting of items of the RFID management number A recording medium with built-in RFID in which information is recorded;
A sliding branch pipe returned to the branch body and supported slidably in the width direction;
An elastic branch pipe comprising an elastic member covering an outer peripheral surface of the sliding branch pipe. A width setting step for expanding or contracting while sliding the sliding branch pipe in the width direction with respect to the branch pipe body in a width suitable for the belt-like sheet to be wound;
The inner circumferential surface of the branch pipe body, serial number for at least the band-shaped sheet, order date, production date, delivery date, delivery user name, label size, date of collection, the number of orders, deliveries, delivery remaining, times Osamukai number issuance of the branch pipe date with the order management data and the serial number corresponding to the serial number of the order management data consists of items are recorded, write count, the history information of the RFID management data consisting of items of the RFID management number is recorded A recording medium mounting step for mounting a recording medium with a built-in RFID;
An elastic member mounting step of mounting an elastic member on an outer periphery of the branch main body and the sliding branch pipe whose width has been adjusted in the width setting step;
A sheet winding step of winding a predetermined amount of the belt-shaped sheet around the outer periphery of the elastic member mounted in the elastic member mounting step;
A writing step for writing the history information of the branch pipe composed of at least the branch pipe main body and the sliding branch pipe to the recording medium;
Reading the history information from the recording medium of the collected branch pipe,
When the same belt-like sheet is wound around the branch pipe collected from a predetermined user and delivered to the same user, at least the production date and the serial number in the history information recorded on the recording medium are rewritten,
In the case where a belt-like sheet of a different size is wound around the branch pipe collected from the user and delivered to another user, at least the production date, serial number, and size of the belt-like sheet in the history information recorded on the recording medium Branch collection management method characterized by rewriting

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