JP6969754B2 - Uniform automatic provision system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an automatic uniform provision system, and an object thereof is particularly to an employee who carries out a predetermined work in a changing zone for changing into a commercial uniform, which is provided indoors of a company, factory, hotel, building, etc. It is related to the uniform automatic provision system that automatically provides the dedicated uniforms and makes it possible to change clothes.

In recent years, employees who carry out prescribed work in companies, factories, hotels, buildings, etc. are often required to change into business uniforms, and for this reason, in companies, factories, buildings, etc. A changing room (changing room) is set up in the hotel and in a designated room so that each employee can change into a dedicated uniform and perform the prescribed work in each workplace. It has become.

When changing clothes to an employee's uniform in such a changing zone, generally, each employee is dedicated to a large number of commercial uniforms hung on a hanger rack or the like arranged in the changing zone. Each person finds out the uniform and wears it. In general, a name sticker on which a name or the like is printed is affixed to each uniform, and the target uniform is searched for by relying on this sticker. In addition, it is common for each uniform to be hung on a hanger rack by department or individual, and then hung in order of name or code, which makes it easier to find the desired uniform. There is.

However, in such a hanging state of the uniform on the hanger rack, it takes time for the employee to find his / her own uniform, and of course, he / she mistakenly wears another person's uniform. Trouble is likely to occur. In addition, outsiders can easily take out the uniforms of others and put on their clothes. As a result, there is also an inherent problem that outsiders can freely enter and leave the workplace.

For this reason, the applicant of the present application has previously stated in Patent No. 6496282 that in the changing zone for changing into a uniform for business use, the applicant shall provide a special uniform to the employee who carries out the predetermined work and have him / her change his / her clothes. The employee code is read from the ID card possessed by the employee by the card reading means, and based on the change request information, the first management means causes the employee to output the information on taking out the dedicated uniform. Then, by outputting the storage position information for storing the dedicated uniform to the employee from the second management means based on the extraction information of the dedicated uniform, the purpose of the uniform storage / transporting device is to the uniform take-out port. We proposed an automatic uniform change management system that automatically moves the storage position for storing the employee's dedicated uniform so that the dedicated uniform can be taken out from the outlet.

And, by adopting such an automatic uniform change management system, it is definitely possible to provide the worker with the target dedicated uniform, which is effective in shortening the uniform change time of the employee. In addition, the mistaken wearing of other people's uniforms in the conventional system that employees have taken out at their own discretion, and the act of wearing uniforms by outsiders are completely eliminated and taken. The clothing condition of the employee's uniform, and thus the working condition, can be surely grasped by the first management means.

By the way, in such a uniform change automatic management system, when a predetermined uniform is taken out from a uniform storage / transport device by an employee, an empty space is generated there, and this empty space is a lot. Since it will increase in proportion to the number of times the uniform is taken out by the employee, those empty spaces need to be replenished with uniforms on a regular basis. If there are many empty spaces scattered after the uniform is taken out, the work of replenishing the uniforms for the many empty spaces scattered around becomes extremely troublesome, and by any chance the uniforms for the empty spaces are scattered. If the replenishment was overlooked, there was an inherent problem that the target uniform could not be provided even if the employee's ID card was used for the removal operation.

In addition, when the transport path provided in the uniform storage / transport device is divided over a predetermined length and a plurality of transport zones for transporting a plurality of uniforms of the same type and size are set, each of them is used. If the number of uniforms taken out from the transport zone changes and there is a difference in the number of uniforms transported in each transport zone, the uniforms will not be lost in the transport zone with the smallest number of transports. , It is necessary to replenish uniforms, and as a result, the number of times uniforms are replenished in the uniform storage / transport device increases, the labor of replenishment workers increases, and the replenishment cost increases. It was a thing.

Japanese Patent No. 6496282

Here, the present invention has been made in the background of the above-mentioned circumstances, and the solution thereof is to make a large number of slots movably arranged along the orbit, respectively. Employees in a system that allows employees to be provided with a given uniform by using a rotary hanger device that is configured so that various uniforms are suspended by hangers and sequentially moved on the orbit. The ID card possessed by the employee can automatically provide the desired uniform to the employee, and the uniform is taken out to replenish the empty slot. The purpose is to provide an automatic uniform provision system that can be easily and reliably performed, and another issue is to grasp the usage status of slots in such a rotary hanger device and use empty slots. The purpose is to provide an automatic uniform provision system that can be flexibly performed and improve the efficiency of slot utilization.

The present invention can be suitably carried out in various aspects as listed below in order to solve the above-mentioned problems. In addition, each aspect described below can be adopted in any combination, and the aspect or technical features of the present invention are not limited to those described below, and the description of the entire specification is described. And it should be understood that it can be recognized based on the invention idea disclosed in the drawings.

First, in the first aspect according to the present invention, various uniforms are suspended by hangers in a large number of slots movably arranged along the orbit, and the uniforms are sequentially moved on the orbit. Using the rotary hanger device configured as described above, a loading zone and a receiving zone are provided in the middle of the orbit, and in the loading zone, the uniform is suspended from the slot, while in the receiving zone. In a system in which a predetermined uniform can be automatically provided to an employee performing a predetermined task, (a) a large number of slots of the rotary hanger device are continuously suitable in the arrangement direction. It is divided into a plurality of slot groups consisting of several slots, and each slot of the slot group is configured so that a predetermined uniform is suspended, and (b) an ID possessed by the employee. To each of the ID card reading means that reads the card ID specified by the ID card from the card and outputs it as card registration information, and (c) the slots belonging to each of the slot groups that are moved in the rotary hanger device. A slot state detecting means that detects whether or not the uniform is suspended and outputs it as information on the presence or absence of the suspended uniform in each of the slots belonging to the slot group, and (d) the ID card. In order to provide a uniform from a slot having a high priority in the slot group associated with the card ID, the priority of each of an appropriate number of slots belonging to the slot group is determined and output as slot priority information. The ID card reading means while managing the state of the suspended slot of the uniform in each of the slot groups based on the slot priority assigning means and (e) the presence / absence information of the uniform from the slot state detecting means. Based on the card registration information from and the slot priority information from the slot priority assigning means, the slot having the highest priority is selected from the suspended slots of the uniform in the specified slot group. The rotary hanger device is driven according to the slot selection means output as the slot designation information provided by the uniform and (f) the slot designation information from the slot selection means, and the highest priority in the designated slot group is obtained. Receive uniforms in the receiving zone with high slots A uniform automatic provision system characterized in that a drive mechanism is provided so that a predetermined uniform suspended in the highest priority slot is provided to the employee by moving to the opening. be.

Further, in the second aspect of the present invention, the drive mechanism (f1) sets the slot having the highest priority in the designated slot group in the designated slot group based on the slot designation information from the slot selection means. The rotary hanger device is driven according to the drive control means for outputting the drive control signal for moving to the uniform receiving port, and (f2) the drive control signal from the drive control means, and the most in the designated slot group. It has a driving means for moving the slot having a high priority to the uniform receiving port in the receiving zone.

Further, in the third aspect of the present invention, the number of slots belonging to the slot group associated with the card ID of the ID card is determined or changed, and the determination / change information is input to the slot priority allocation means. It also has a means for determining / changing the number of slots.

In addition, a fourth aspect of the present invention is the card ID of the ID card possessed by the employee and the slot group designated corresponding to the card ID as the registration information of the employee provided with the uniform. Further, it has an employee information registration means for inputting information including at least the above and outputting the employee registration information to the slot number determination / change means.

Furthermore, in a fifth aspect according to the present invention, the slot state detecting means is provided with a receiving side slot state detecting means provided on the downstream side in the moving direction of the slot from the uniform receiving port in the receiving zone, and the charging zone. It is composed of a slot state detecting means on the slot side provided on the downstream side in the moving direction of the slot from the slot slot state in the above.

A sixth aspect of the present invention is a slot in which the priority of an appropriate number of slots belonging to the slot group is located on the boundary side with the adjacent slot group rather than the slot located in the central portion of the slot group. It is set to be higher in.

Further, in the seventh aspect according to the present invention, the priority of an appropriate number of slots belonging to the slot group is sequentially set so as to be gradually increased toward one or both of the adjacent slot groups. It is a feature.

The eighth aspect of the present invention is that in the plurality of slot groups, each slot of each slot group has a different type and size between the slot groups, and the same slot group has the same type and size. Is suspended.

Further, in the ninth aspect of the present invention, the origin detection device for detecting the origin of the slots sequentially moved along the circular orbit is further provided on the orbit of the rotary hanger device. The drive of the rotary hanger device by the drive mechanism is controlled by the origin detection signal output from the origin detection device.

As described above, in the uniform automatic provision system according to the present invention, priority is given to each slot of a plurality of slot groups obtained by dividing a large number of slots of the rotary hanger device, and the priority is high. From the place where uniforms suspended from things are provided to employees, uniforms are sequentially taken out in order of priority without irregularly taking out uniforms from multiple slots constituting the slot group. By taking out the uniforms, for example, by sequentially taking out the uniforms from the adjacent slots, the empty slots after the uniforms are taken out can be collectively present in the orbit of the rotary hanger device. This makes it possible to replenish uniforms to those empty slots, in other words, to replenish new uniforms at once, and thus the uniform replenishment work (loading work) can be performed. It can be done easily and quickly, and it is possible to easily set a new slot group for suspending different uniforms and change the number of slots belonging to the slot group, so that the slot utilization efficiency can be achieved. In addition to exhibiting the feature of being able to improve, problems such as forgetting to replenish uniforms and the occurrence of erroneous replenishment (erroneous input) can be solved advantageously.

Moreover, when managing the provision of uniforms of the same size and type by a large number of slots, the empty slots after the uniform is taken out can be concentrated, while the uniforms that are not empty yet are available. It is possible to easily move the suspended slots to the uniform receiving port in sequence, which makes it easy to manage empty slots and at the same time provides uniforms to employees in an advantageous manner. Get it.

Further, in the present invention, the slot state detecting means detects the presence or absence of a suspended uniform in each of the slots belonging to each slot group, so that the usage status of the slots in each slot group can be determined. It is easy to understand, which makes it possible for employees to flexibly use the empty slots provided with uniforms, and it also demonstrates the feature that it can effectively contribute to the improvement of the utilization efficiency. You will get it.

It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows a typical example of the uniform automatic provision system according to this invention. It is a plane explanatory view which shows an example of the rotary hanger apparatus adopted in the uniform automatic provision system shown in FIG. 2 is a partial explanatory view of the rotary hanger device shown in FIG. 2, in which FIG. 2A is a front explanatory view showing the form of a uniform receiving zone, and FIG. 2B is a slot which is moved along an orbit. , Is an explanatory diagram showing the form of a uniform suspended via a hanger. 3 (b) is an enlarged explanatory view showing a part of a large number of slots that can be continuously moved in an orbit, and FIG. 3 (a) is a side explanatory view showing an arrangement form of the plurality of slots. (B) is an enlarged explanatory view of a portion A in (a) in which a hanger is suspended, and (c) is an explanatory view of a BB cross section in (b). It is a plane explanatory view which shows the form in which a large number of slots arranged in an orbit are grouped into a slot group consisting of four zones. It is explanatory drawing which expands and shows an example of the priority given to a plurality of slots belonging to a slot group (zone) in FIG. FIG. 6 is an expansion explanatory diagram showing an example of changing the number of belonging slots between the two slot groups of the A zone and the B zone in FIG. 6, and FIG. 6A is an explanatory diagram showing the number of belonging slots before the change. (B) is an explanatory diagram showing the number of uniform suspension slots after the uniform is taken out according to the priority of each zone, and (c) is an explanatory diagram showing the form after changing the number of belonging slots.

Hereinafter, in order to further clarify the configuration of the uniform automatic provision system according to the present invention, a typical embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, FIG. 1 schematically shows an example of an automatic uniform providing system according to the present invention. Here, reference numeral 10 denotes a rotary hanger device provided with an endless rail track 12 that serves as a circular track, and the rail track 12 has a large number of slots (30) movably arranged along the rail track 12 as described later. ), Each of the various uniforms (28) is suspended by a hanger so that they can be sequentially moved on the rail track 12. Further, in the middle of the rail track 12, a uniform loading zone 10A and a receiving zone 10B are provided, respectively. Among them, in the loading zone 10A, the uniform is suspended from the slot. In the receiving zone 10B, a predetermined uniform can be automatically provided to an employee who carries out a predetermined business.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 2, for example, the rotary hanger device 10 is generally arranged in a compartmentalized accommodation chamber 14 in a changing room which is a changing zone, and is located in the accommodation chamber 14. In the loading zone 10A provided as described above, the uniform can be suspended (loaded) from the empty slot, while the storage chamber 14 is straddled from the inside to the outside. Therefore, a receiving zone 10B is provided, in which a predetermined uniform moved by the rotary hanger device 10 is provided to the employee. In FIG. 2, 16 is a control motor for rotationally driving the rotary hanger device 10, and 18 is a collection box for used uniforms, which is provided through the wall of the storage chamber 14. Used uniforms are loaded through the slot.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3A, on the wall surface of the accommodation chamber 14 where the receiving zone 10B is located, a narrow uniform receiving port 20 extending in the vertical direction for taking out a predetermined uniform from the rotary hanger device 10 is provided. Is provided, and a card reader 22 for reading the registration information of the ID card possessed by the employee is provided. In this case, 18a is a used uniform input port for collecting used uniforms from employees. Further, the rotary hanger device 10 arranged in the storage chamber 14 is a storage / transport device for uniforms similar to the conventional one, in which a large number of uniforms are suspended so as to be moved around or around. For example, as shown in FIG. 3B, a plurality of columns 24 are supported by an endless rail track 12 arranged at a predetermined height, and the control motor described above is supported along the rail track 12. A moving member 26 that is moved by 16 is provided, and a large number of slots are provided for the moving member 26 so as to be arranged along the rail track 12, and for the slots. , The predetermined uniform 28 is suspended by the hanger 29.

Specifically, as shown enlarged in FIG. 4A, the slot 30 moved in the direction of the arrow along the rail track 12 is movably supported by the rail track 12. The member 26 is provided so as to be arranged at a predetermined interval in the moving direction thereof. Then, here, three hangers 29, 29, 29 are locked to one of such slots 30, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), and to each hanger 29, A predetermined uniform is suspended. The suspension state of the uniform 28 by the hanger 29 with respect to such a slot 30 is shown in FIG. 4 (c) because the hanger 29 is also removed from the slot 30 at the same time when the employee takes out the uniform 28. As shown, while detecting the slot 30 by combining the irradiation of light or infrared rays for examining the state of the hole of the slot 30 in the directions of a and b or c, when the light or infrared rays pass through the slot 30, the light or infrared rays are emitted. By blocking, the presence / absence of the hanger 29 is determined, and the presence / absence of suspension of the uniform 28 is detected.

By the way, in the present invention, when the rotary hanger device 10 having such a configuration is used and the predetermined uniform 30 is provided to the employee, first, the rotary hanger device 10 is arranged along the rail track 12. A large number of slots 30 are divided into a plurality of slot groups consisting of an appropriate number of consecutive slots 30 in the arrangement direction, and each slot 30 of the slot group is the same because the type and size are different between the slot groups. In the slot group of, uniforms 28 of the same type and size are suspended. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, along the rail track 12, here, the slots are divided into four zones from the A zone to the D zone, and the number of slots in each zone is the same. Slot 30 belongs to. That is, in the A zone, the slot No. Five consecutive slots 30 pertaining to 1 to 5 belong to the same slot No. 1 to the B zone, the C zone, and the D zone, respectively. 6-10, slot No. 11 to 15 and slot No. A total of 20 slots 30 are divided so that 16 to 20 belong to them.

Then, the moving member 26 is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise along the rail track 12 of the rotary hanger device 10, and the suspended slot 30 of the target uniform 28 is placed in the receiving zone. The drive control of the control motor 16 is performed by the system as shown in FIG. 1 in order to move the 10B to the uniform receiving port 20.

Specifically, it is detected whether or not the uniform 28 is suspended in each of the slots 30 provided in the moving member 26 that is moved along the rail track 12 of the rotary hanger device 10, and each slot group. As a slot state detecting means for outputting as presence / absence information of the uniform 28 suspended in each of the slots 30 belonging to A to D, as described above, the uniform 28 in the predetermined slot 30 is in a light or infrared blocking state. Slot state detecting devices 32A and 32B for detecting the presence or absence of the slot state are provided in the input zone 10A and the receiving zone 10B, respectively. Then, in the loading zone 10A, the loading state of the uniform 28 with respect to the slot 30 is detected by clockwise rotation of the moving member 26 after the loading operation, and further, in the receiving zone 10B, after being taken out by the employee. The state of the slot 30 is detected by the clockwise rotation of the moving member 26. Further, the presence / absence information of the uniform 28 in each slot 30 output from the slot state detection device 32A on the insertion side and the slot state detection device 32B on the receiving side is input to the slot selection computer 34 which is the slot selection means. It is supposed to be.

Further, a slot management computer 36 as a slot priority allocation means is connected to the slot selection computer 34, in which the priority in the slot group associated with the card ID of the ID card possessed by the employee is set. In order to provide a predetermined uniform 28 from a high slot 30, the priority of each of an appropriate number of slots 30 belonging to the slot group is determined and output as slot priority information. , The output information can be input to the slot selection computer 34. The slot management computer 36 determines or changes the number of slots belonging to the slot group associated with the card ID of the ID card, and determines the number of slots for inputting the determination / change information to the slot management computer 36. / The change computer 38 is connected, and further, the slot number determination / determination computer 38 is designated as at least the card ID in the ID card and the slot group corresponding to the card ID as the registration information of the employee. An employee registration information registration computer 40 for inputting information including the above and outputting the slot number determination / change computer 38 as employee registration information is further connected. Therefore, in the employee registration information registration computer 40, based on the employee registration information including at least the card ID of the input ID card and the designated slot group, in the slot number determination / change computer 38, the card ID of the ID card is used. The number of slots belonging to the associated slot group is determined or changed, and the determination / change information is input to the slot management computer 36, so that the priority in the slot group associated with the card ID of the ID card is determined. Since the priority of each of the appropriate number of slots 30 belonging to the slot group can be determined and output as slot priority information so that the uniform 28 from the high slot 30 can be provided. be.

Then, in the slot selection computer 34, the uniform 28 in each slot group is based on the presence / absence information of the uniform 28 output from the two slot state detection devices 32A and 32B provided in the input zone 10A and the receiving zone 10B, respectively. While the state of the suspended slot 30 is grasped and managed, the card registration information obtained by reading the ID card possessed by the employee by the card reader 22 and the slot input from the slot management computer 36. Based on the priority information, the slot 30 having the highest priority is selected from the suspended slots 30 of the uniform 28 in the specified slot group corresponding to the card ID, and the target uniform is selected. As the slot designation information provided by 28, it is output to the rotary hanger drive control computer 42, which is the drive control means of the control motor 16. The drive control computer 42 is output from the origin detection device 44, which is provided on the orbital track (12) of the rotary hanger device 10 and detects the origin of the slot 30 which is sequentially moved along the orbital trajectory. An origin detection signal is input, and the origin detection signal drives the rotary hanger device 10 by the control motor 16, in other words, position control of the slot 30 that is moved along the orbit (12). Is supposed to be done.

Further, a chip reader 46 is arranged in the charging zone 10A, and when the uniform 28 is loaded (replenished) into the empty slot 30, a worker who loads the uniform 28 by the chip reader 46 is loaded. By reading uniform data such as the type and size of the uniform stored in the chip of the IC tag attached to the uniform 28 to be output, it is output as chip registration information, which is input to the uniform input management computer 48. It has become so. Then, in the uniform input management computer 48, the slot group to be input in the uniform 28 is determined in association with the employee registration information input from the employee registration information registration computer 40, and the slot management computer 36 is used as the slot input information. The empty slot 30 in the designated slot group is selected as the uniform input target slot based on the presence / absence information of the uniform 28 from the slot state detection devices 32A and 32B. It is output as slot specification information. Further, the control motor 16 is controlled by the drive control computer 42 based on the slot designation information from the slot selection computer 34, so that the slot group (empty slot) of the target slot group of the uniform 28 to be loaded is inserted. The rotary hanger device 10 (moving member 26) is moved so that 30 is located at the uniform loading port in the loading zone 10A.

By the way, in the uniform automatic provision system having such a configuration, a plurality of slots 30 obtained by dividing a large number of slots 30 that are circularly moved by the rotary hanger device 10 into a group consisting of a suitable number of consecutive slots 30 are obtained. Will be individually assigned an ID for identifying a uniform as a product, for example, a shirt M size, a shirt L size, trousers, etc., and in connection with the identification of such a product, IDs will also be assigned to individual identification (A to D) and work department identification (cleaning, cooking). The ID of the slot group is associated with the card ID of the ID card, and an example thereof is shown in Table 1 below. Further, it is possible to assign a plurality of slot group IDs to the card ID, and in that case, a predetermined uniform will be provided for each slot group. The relationship information between the card ID and the slot group ID is input from the employee registration information registration computer 40 to the slot management computer 36 via the slot number determination / change computer 38. It is.

Further, in the rotary hanger device 10, a large number of slots 30 that are circulated (circulated) are continuously assigned slot numbers, and a plurality of consecutive slots are assigned to each slot group ID. The slot management computer 36 determines the priority for each slot No, that is, the priority at the time of taking out the uniform, while being managed so that the No belongs. Further, the state of presence / absence of uniforms in each slot No. is managed by inputting uniform presence / absence information from the two slot state detection devices 32A and 32B. It should be noted that such slot state management is performed in the slot selection computer 34, in which a non-empty slot No. in which a predetermined uniform 28 is suspended is determined according to the priority, which is the slot designation information. As a result, it can be input to the drive control computer 42. Table 2 below shows an example of such a form of state management for slot 30.

In this way, the priority at the time of taking out the uniform is given to the plurality of slots 30 having consecutive slot numbers belonging to the slot group ID corresponding to the card ID of the ID card. Based on the presence or absence of suspension of the uniform 28 in the plurality of slots 30, the rotary hanger device 10 is driven according to the priority of the slot 30 in which the uniform 28 is suspended, and the uniform 28 is suspended. The slot 30 is moved to the uniform receiving port 20 of the receiving zone 10B, and the employee is provided with the desired uniform. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, a large number of slots 30 that are orbitably moved in the rotary hanger device 10 are divided by slot group ID in a continuous form and managed as zones. Is the slot No. Each of the slots 30 of 1 to 20 is divided into zones A to D by five, and each slot 30 in each zone is given a priority for taking out uniforms. be. Then, when calling the slot 30 belonging to the slot group ID designated by the card ID, the priority assigned to each slot 30 is followed. Moreover, since the uniform 28 that is called and suspended according to the priority of the slot 30 is taken out there, the slot 30 is emptied according to the priority.

By adopting such a method of moving slots with priorities, it is possible to easily dynamically change the empty management of slots 30, thereby efficiently replacing uniforms. Therefore, the slot 30 to be vacated can be advantageously managed by using the priority.

For example, in the zone division shown in FIG. 5, in the A zone, the uniform for the A department or the entering / exiting company A is suspended, while in the B zone, the uniform for the B division or the entering / exiting company B is suspended. If there is a difference in the frequency of use of uniforms due to changes in the personnel composition of department A or company A and department B or company B, the allocation of zones A and B will occur. It is necessary to change the slot. At that time, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, by setting the priority of the slot 30 near the zone boundary to be high, the slot 30 in the zone boundary area has priority. From the vacant space, it becomes easy to change the number of slots belonging to the target zone and set a new zone according to the state of the empty slots 30. The priority of taking out the uniform 28 given to the slot 30 can be given in a stepwise manner or can be given so that the priority changes continuously.

Then, by assigning priority to the plurality of slots 30 belonging to the A zone and the B zone as described above, the uniform 28 is suspended from the suspended state of all the slots 30 as shown in FIG. 7A, according to the priority. When the uniform 28 is taken out and the number of times the uniform 28 is taken out changes with time to cause a difference in the number of times the uniform 28 is taken out, the state as shown in FIG. 7 (b) is obtained. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7 (c), the number of slots belonging to the A zone and the B zone is changed so that the number of reductions of the uniform 28 in each zone does not differ greatly. The slot number determination / change computer 38 is changed so that the number of slots in the A zone is larger than the number of slots in the B zone, and the change command is input to the slot management computer 36, where the priority is again. After making the attachment, the information can be input to the slot selection computer 34.

In this way, by considering the priority allocation for uniform removal, uniform 28 can be effectively taken out from each zone, in other words, a plurality of slots 30 belonging to the slot group, for example. By sequentially taking out the uniforms 28 from the adjacent slots 30, the empty slots 30 after the uniforms 28 are taken out can be collectively present in the orbit around the rotary hanger device 10. Therefore, the uniform 28 can be replenished to the empty slots 30, in other words, the new uniform 28 can be replenished all at once, and the replenishment work (loading work) of the uniform 28 can be easily and quickly performed. At the same time, it is possible to easily set a new slot group for suspending different uniforms 28 and change the number of slots belonging to the slot group, thereby improving the utilization efficiency of the slot 30. In addition, problems such as forgetting to replenish the uniform 28 and the occurrence of erroneous replenishment (erroneous input) can be solved advantageously.

Moreover, when managing the provision of uniforms 28 of the same size and type by a large number of slots 30, empty slots 30 after the uniforms 28 are taken out can be concentrated and exist, but are not empty. It is possible to easily move the slot 30 in which the uniform 28 is still suspended to the uniform receiving port 20, which makes it easy to manage the empty slot 30 and the uniform for the employee. The provision of 28 could be realized in an advantageous manner.

Further, the slot state detection devices 32A and 32B detect the presence or absence of the uniform 28 suspended in each of the slots 30 belonging to each slot group, so that the usage status of the slot 30 in each slot group can be grasped. It is easy to do, so that the uniform 28 can be provided to the employee, and the empty slot 30 can be flexibly used, which can effectively contribute to the improvement of the utilization efficiency. It was also able to demonstrate its characteristics.

Although the typical embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, they are merely examples, and the present invention is limited by the specific description relating to such embodiments. It should be understood that it is not to be interpreted as.

For example, an ID card is a medium that can store or mount a card ID (employee code, etc.) for an employee or the like who intends to take out a target uniform 28 by using the ID card, generally a card-shaped medium. If so, any known material can be adopted, and for example, a known recording medium such as a magnetic card or a non-contact card can be used in addition to an IC card having a built-in semiconductor memory.

Further, as is well known as an IC tag attached to the uniform 28 in order to obtain input information of the uniform 28, a chip provided with an integrated circuit such as an IC (Integrated Circuit) is provided. The chip stores uniform data specific to the wearer, and such an IC tag can be attached to an appropriate part of the uniform 28 such as the collar, shoulders, chest, arms, and sleeves. The data of the employee who wears the uniform 28 mounted on the IC tag (chip) can be read by the mounted and known chip reader 46.

Further, it goes without saying that the uniform 28 to which such an IC tag is attached is intended for uniforms used for various businesses such as shirts and trousers, as well as outerwear and hats.

By the way, in the exemplary embodiment, the moving direction of the slot 30 in the rotary hanger device 10 is shown as clockwise, but it is also possible to rotate counterclockwise, and it is possible to move both clockwise and counterclockwise. It is desirable to be. Due to the position of the high priority slot 30 of the predetermined slot group designated by the slot selection computer 34, the distance to the receiving zone 10B is short by the drive control computer 42 and the control motor 16 constituting the drive mechanism, and thus the distance to the receiving zone 10B is short. It is desirable that either clockwise or counterclockwise is selected so that the slot movement time is short.

Further, in the exemplary embodiment, each means such as the slot state detecting means, the slot priority assigning means, the slot selecting means, the drive control means, and the slot number determining / changing means constituting the uniform automatic provision system is individually independent. Although it is configured by a computer, it is also possible to collectively configure a plurality of these means by one computer, and further, a part of those means can be executed by another means. It is also possible to do. In short, in the design of the uniform automatic provision system, it is possible to divide the role or execution form of each of the various means as described above into an appropriate number of computers so that they can be executed.

Further, the number of hangers 29 suspended from each slot 30 is not limited to three as illustrated, and even one can be suspended from the slot 30. There is no problem even if there are multiple.

In addition, even in the slot state detection device 32, in the exemplary embodiment, each of the loading zone 10A and the receiving zone 10B is provided on the downstream side of the slot 30 in the moving direction from the uniform loading location and the uniform receiving port. However, this is done by moving the uniform 28 clockwise by a predetermined distance in the figure by the rotary hanger device 10 when the uniform 28 is newly introduced or when the uniform 28 is taken out by the employee. The slot state is detected by the slot state detection devices 32A and 32B, respectively, but of course, it is also possible to provide the slot state detection device only on either side. be.

Further, even in the irradiation direction of light or infrared rays in the slot state detection devices 32A and 32B, the irradiation is performed not only in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction but also from diagonally above to detect the presence or absence of uniforms and hangers. It is also possible to specify the number of the slot located at the detection site by the origin detection signal from the origin detection device 44 and determine the presence or absence of a uniform in the slot.

In addition, although not listed one by one, the present invention can be carried out in a mode in which various changes, modifications, improvements, etc. are added based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art, and such a mode of implementation is as follows. Needless to say, all of them belong to the scope of the present invention as long as they do not deviate from the gist of the present invention.

10 Rotary hanger device 12 Rail track 14 Containment chamber 16 Control motor 18 Collection box 20 Uniform receiving port 22 Card reader 24 Strut 26 Moving member 28 Uniform 29 Hanger 30 Slot 32 Slot status detection device 34 Slot selection computer 36 Slot management computer 38 Number of slots Decision / change computer 40 Employee registration information registration computer 42 Drive control computer 44 Origin detector 46 Chip reader 48 Uniform input management computer

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Using a rotary hanger device configured so that various uniforms are suspended by hangers in a large number of slots arranged so as to be movable along the orbit, and can be sequentially moved on the orbit. , A loading zone and a receiving zone are provided in the middle of the orbit, and in the loading zone, uniforms are suspended from the slots, while in the receiving zone, for employees who perform predetermined work. On the other hand, in a system that allows a given uniform to be provided automatically,
A large number of slots of the rotary hanger device are divided into a plurality of slot groups consisting of an appropriate number of consecutive slots in the arrangement direction, and a predetermined uniform is suspended in each slot of the slot group. As well as being configured to
An ID card reading means that reads the card ID specified by the ID card from the ID card possessed by the employee and outputs it as card registration information.
The rotary hanger device detects whether or not a uniform is suspended in each of the slots belonging to each of the slot groups to be moved, and the uniform suspended in each of the slots belonging to each of the slot groups. Slot state detection means that outputs as presence / absence information of
In order to provide a uniform from a slot having a high priority in the slot group associated with the card ID of the ID card, the priority of each of an appropriate number of slots belonging to the slot group is determined, and the slot priority is determined. Slot priority allocation means to output as information,
Based on the presence / absence information of the uniform from the slot state detecting means, the state of the suspended slot of the uniform in each slot group is managed, while the card registration information from the ID card reading means and the slot priority. Based on the slot priority information from the allocation means, the slot with the highest priority is selected from the suspended slots of the uniform in the specified slot group, and output as the slot designation information provided by the uniform. Slot selection means to do,
According to the slot designation information from the slot selection means, the rotary hanger device is driven to move the highest priority slot in the designated slot group to the uniform receiving port in the receiving zone, and the highest priority. A drive mechanism that allows a predetermined uniform suspended in a high slot to be provided to the employee.
An automatic uniform provision system featuring the provision. The drive mechanism
A drive control means for outputting a drive control signal for moving the slot having the highest priority in the designated slot group to the uniform receiving port of the receiving zone based on the slot designation information from the slot selection means. ,
A drive means for driving the rotary hanger device according to a drive control signal from the drive control means and moving the highest priority slot in the designated slot group to the uniform receiving port in the receiving zone.
The uniform automatic provision system according to claim 1, wherein the uniform is automatically provided. Further, there is a slot number determination / change means for determining or changing the number of slots belonging to the slot group associated with the card ID of the ID card and inputting the determination / change information to the slot priority allocation means. The uniform automatic provision system according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the uniform is automatically provided. As the registration information of the employee provided with the uniform, input the information including at least the card ID of the ID card possessed by the employee and the slot group designated corresponding to the card ID, and register the employee. The uniform automatic provision system according to claim 3, further comprising an employee information registration means for outputting information to the slot number determination / change means. The slot state detecting means is provided on the receiving side slot state detecting means downstream of the uniform receiving port in the receiving zone in the moving direction of the slot, and the slot state detecting means downstream of the uniform loading location in the throwing zone in the moving direction of the slot. The uniform automatic provision system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the slot state detecting means on the insertion side is provided on the side. The priority of an appropriate number of slots belonging to the slot group is set to be higher in the slot located on the boundary side with the adjacent slot group than in the slot located in the central portion of the slot group. The automatic uniform providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the uniform is automatically provided. A1 to 6, wherein the priority of an appropriate number of slots belonging to the slot group is sequentially set so as to be gradually increased toward one or both of the adjacent slot groups. The uniform automatic provision system described in any one of the items. In the plurality of slot groups, each slot of each slot group is characterized in that uniforms of different types and sizes are suspended between the slot groups, and uniforms of the same type and size are suspended in the same slot group. The uniform automatic provision system according to any one of claims 1 to 7. On the orbit of the rotary hanger device, an origin detection device for detecting the origin of the slots sequentially moved along the orbit is further provided, and the origin detection signal output from the origin detection device is provided. The uniform automatic provision system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the drive of the rotary hanger device is controlled by the drive mechanism.

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