JP7002843B2 - Goods management device - Google Patents

Description

Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Law Karakuri Kaizen (R) Kufu Exhibition 2016, September 29-30, 2016

The present invention relates to an article management device.

In Patent Document 1, when a plurality of people use the adhesive roll for the same purpose, the number of times of use for displaying the number of suspensions to the hook is displayed in order to limit the number of times of use on the same surface and ensure that dust is adhered. The indicator is listed.

Registered Utility Model No. 3086277

However, the number-of-use indicator described in Patent Document 1 requires a power source for operation because it counts electrically through a switch linked to the hook. Therefore, it is difficult to easily install it in a work place without a power source. Further, even when the battery is used as a power source, there are problems such as battery consumption and replacement.

In addition, records such as books or displays such as tags may be used to manage goods. In this case, when the situation changes due to the use of the article, the record or display may not be updated properly, which may not match the actual situation of the article and may be difficult to manage.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an article management device capable of performing management in conjunction with the use of an article without using a power source.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has a first member having a plurality of holding portions for holding the article, an indicator for instructing the position of the article, and a second member having a guide for guiding the indicator. The indicator is provided with a member and a suction portion having a magnetic body capable of being attracted to the article by a magnetic force, and a holding portion for holding the article is arbitrarily selected from the plurality of holding portions. The second member is arranged below the first member, and the suction portion has a locking portion formed on the upper side and a fitting portion formed on the lower side. The guide portion has an accommodating portion capable of holding the fitting portion of the indicator corresponding to each of the plurality of holding portions, and the in-plane shape of the locking portion is the accommodating portion of the accommodating portion. When the article is larger than the in-plane shape and the article is not present above the indicator, the lower surface of the locking portion contacts the upper surface of the second member, and the fitting portion is accommodated in the accommodating portion. Even if the article is separated from the first member, the indicator can indicate the position of the holding portion on which the article is placed, and by selecting the holding portion on which the article is held, the article is held. Provided is an article management device characterized in that the indicator can move following the movement of the article along the guide portion.

The guide portion may be configured to include the accommodating portion and a protrusion for preventing lateral displacement of the indicator between the accommodating portions.
The indicator may be configured to have a suction portion having the magnetic material between the first member and the second member, and a display portion provided outside the guide portion.
The article management device may include the article, and the article may be configured to be provided with a magnetic material that can be adsorbed on the magnetic body of the indicator body at a position facing the indicator body.

According to the present invention, the indicator can move in conjunction with the movement of the article due to the adsorption force of the magnetic substance, so that the article can be easily managed.

It is a perspective view which shows an example of the article management apparatus. It is a front view which illustrates the operation of the article management apparatus. It is a side view which illustrates the structure which fixes the 1st member and 2nd member to a support member.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings based on the preferred embodiments.
1 and 2 show a schematic structure of the article management device of the present embodiment. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the article management device. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the operation of the article management device.

In the article management device 10 of the present embodiment, the first member 11 in which the article 20 is held, the indicator body 17 instructing the position of the article 20, the second member 12 in which the indicator body 17 is held, and the first member A support member 13 for supporting the 11 and the second member 12 is provided. The first member 11 and the second member 12 in the illustrated example are flat plates arranged substantially in parallel with a predetermined interval in the vertical direction.

The first member 11 has a plurality of holding portions 11a in which the article 20 is held. The holding portion 11a in the illustrated example is, for example, a hole-shaped recess having a bottom portion 11b. Further, the plurality of holding portions 11a are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the first member 11. The depth of the holding portion 11a may be within the range of the thickness of the first member 11. Cylindrical protrusions may be provided around the holding portion 11a in a boss shape so that the depth of the holding portion 11a is larger than the thickness of the first member 11.

The article 20 includes a lower end portion 22 provided with a magnetic body 21 and a functional portion 23 having the function of the article 20. The article 20 may include a grip portion 24 for gripping the article 20 by hand. When the article 20 is, for example, an adhesive roll with a handle, the functional unit 23 is composed of the adhesive roll. In that case, the lower end portion 22 of the article 20 may be the tip end portion of the shaft that supports the adhesive roll. The article 20 is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a brush with a handle, a flashlight, an ultraviolet lamp, a key chain, a cleaner, a disinfectant, a bottle container, various measuring instruments, and inspection instruments. The grip portion 24 may be a handle, a handle, a handle, a grip, or the like.

The indicator 17 includes a suction portion 14 having a magnetic body 14c that can be attracted to the article 20, and a display portion 16 suspended from the suction portion 14 via a connecting portion 15. The indicator 17 is arranged below the first member 11 and can indicate the position of the article 20. Magnetic materials 14c and 21 are provided on the upper part of the indicator 17 and the lower part of the article 20, respectively. These magnetic bodies 14c and 21 can be attracted to each other by magnetic force. Examples of the magnetic material include a hard magnetic material, a soft magnetic material, a ferromagnetic material, a ferrimagnetic material, and the like.

At least one of the magnetic bodies 14c and 21 is preferably a permanent magnet. The magnetic material that can be attracted to the permanent magnet may be a permanent magnet arranged so that different magnetic poles face each other. When one of the magnetic bodies 14c and 21 is a permanent magnet, the other magnetic body may be a soft magnetic material that generates a magnetic force when the permanent magnet approaches.

When a permanent magnet and a soft magnetic material are combined, the soft magnetic material has magnetic poles in the direction of attraction with the permanent magnet, so that the repulsive force between different magnetic poles can be suppressed. Permanent magnets may be combined with a yoke so that both magnetic poles of the permanent magnet generate an attractive force on the soft magnetic material.

As the permanent magnet, a ferrite magnet having a high coercive force, a rare earth magnet, or the like is preferable. A bond magnet formed by dispersing magnetic powder in rubber, resin, or the like can also be used as a permanent magnet. Examples of the soft magnetic material include iron materials and steel materials. As long as the article 20 has a portion composed of the magnetic body 21 at least at a position facing the indicator body 17, the magnetic body 21 does not have to be attached to the article 20 later. For example, when the article 20 has an adhesive roll, at least a part of the shaft core of the adhesive roll may be made of iron.

Below the first member 11, a second member 12 is arranged from the first member 11 at a predetermined distance. The first member 11 and the second member 12 are fixed to the support member 13, respectively. The second member 12 is formed with a guide portion 12a for guiding the indicator body 17. The display unit 16 of the indicator body 17 is suspended below the second member 12.

The guide portion 12a in the illustrated example is formed in a continuous groove shape along the length direction of the second member 12. The length directions of the first member 11 and the second member 12 are substantially parallel. The range in which the guide portion 12a is formed includes at least a region corresponding to the lower part of each holding portion 11a and a region between the adjacent holding portions 11a. As a result, it is possible to arbitrarily take a state in which the indicator body 17 is held below each holding portion 11a and a state in which the indicator body 17 moves between the holding portions 11a.

Further, the guide portion 12a of the illustrated example has an elongated hole-shaped space penetrating in the thickness direction of the second member 12. As a result, the connecting portion 15 can freely move in the internal space of the guide portion 12a while the display portion 16 is suspended below the second member 12.

The suction portion 14 has a locking portion 14a formed on the upper side and a fitting portion 14b formed on the lower side. The guide portion 12a has an accommodating portion 12b capable of holding the fitting portion 14b of the indicator body 17 corresponding to each of the plurality of holding portions 11a.

Since the in-plane shape of the locking portion 14a is larger than the in-plane shape of the accommodating portion 12b, the locking portion 14a is prevented from falling through the guide portion 12a. As a result, at least the locking portion 14a of the suction portion 14 is always held between the first member 11 and the second member 12, so that the indicator body 17 is prevented from falling off or being lost. Since the in-plane shape of the fitting portion 14b is about the same as or smaller than the in-plane shape of the accommodating portion 12b, the fitting portion 14b can be accommodated in the accommodating portion 12b. Here, the in-plane shape is defined as a shape along the surface of the second member 12.

On the right side of FIG. 2, the case where the article 20 is above the indicator 17 is illustrated by a solid line. In this case, the indicator body 17 is attracted to the article 20 side by the magnetic force of the magnetic bodies 14c and 21, and the suction portion 14 is in contact with the first member 11. At this time, the suction portion 14 does not have to be in contact with the second member 12. In order to adjust the attractive force of the magnetic bodies 14c and 21, the thickness of the bottom portion 11b of the holding portion 11a may be adjusted.

On the left side of FIG. 2, the case where the article 20 is not present above the indicator 17 is illustrated by a two-dot chain line. In this case, the magnetic force that the indicator 17 is attracted to the article 20 side is lost, and the suction portion 14 is lowered to the second member 12 side. At this time, the lower surface of the locking portion 14a comes into contact with the upper surface of the second member 12, and the fitting portion 14b is accommodated in the accommodating portion 12b. The peripheral wall portion of the guide portion 12a may be substantially perpendicular to the upper surface of the second member 12, but may have a taper open to the upper side in order to facilitate fitting of the fitting portion 14b to the accommodating portion 12b.

A protrusion 12c is formed between the accommodating portions 12b to prevent lateral displacement of the fitting portion 14b of the indicator body 17. It is preferable that the protrusion 12c is provided on at least one of the side closer to the support member 13 and the side farther from the support member 13. The opening width at the position where the protrusion 12c is present is smaller than the opening width in the accommodating portion 12b. Since the diameter of the fitting portion 14b is larger than the opening width of the protrusion 12c, when the fitting portion 14b is housed in the housing portion 12b, the suction portion 14 passes between the protrusions 12c and becomes the adjacent housing portion 12b. It is blocked from moving. Here, the opening width of the guide portion 12a is defined as an interval in which the peripheral edge of the guide portion 12a is opened in a direction perpendicular to the length direction.

When the article 20 is brought close to the suction portion 14, the suction portion 14 is lifted above the second member 12 by the magnetic force of the magnetic bodies 14c and 21. Therefore, when the article 20 moves along the length direction of the first member 11, the suction portion 14 can follow the movement of the article 20 without being blocked by the protrusion 12c. As a result, if the holding portion 11a in which the article 20 is held is arbitrarily selected from the plurality of holding portions 11a, the indicator body 17 can move below the article 20 along the longitudinal direction of the guide portion 12a. can.

For example, when the article 20 is used a certain number of times and some treatment is applied to the article 20, the position of the holding portion 11a in which the article 20 is held is shifted to the next position each time the article 20 is used. Therefore, the number of times the article 20 has been used can be easily grasped. For example, when the article 20 is an adhesive roll, a rule may be set in which a used adhesive surface is cut off and a new adhesive surface is exposed when the number of times of use reaches a predetermined number.

Even while the article 20 is in use, the position of the holding portion 11a placed before the article 20 is used is indicated by the indicator 17, so that the article 20 can be used even if the article 20 is separated from the first member 11. There is no risk of losing track of the number of times. When the article 20 is returned onto the first member 11, if it is moved next to the original holding portion 11a, the indicator body 17 follows the position of the article 20, and the instruction content of the number of times of use can be updated. can.

Since the attractive force of the indicator body 17 with respect to the article 20 is generated by the magnetic force of the magnetic bodies 14c and 21, the attractive force can be applied even if the magnetic bodies 14c and 21 are separated to some extent. Therefore, when returning the article 20 to the top of the first member 11, it is not necessary to place the article 20 at the original position of the holding portion 11a, and the article 20 can be placed on the adjacent holding portion 11a from the beginning. can. As a result, it is possible to suppress an error of forgetting to move to the next position while returning the article 20 to the original position of the holding portion 11a.

Although not particularly shown, the position of each holding portion 11a may indicate the number of times of use, which may be indicated by a number, a symbol, or the like. The display of the number of times of use may be provided on the first member 11, the second member 12, or the support member 13. The display unit 16 or the support member 13 may describe how to use the article 20 or the article management device, particularly rules or precautions for returning the article 20 to the holding portion 11a.

FIG. 3 illustrates a fixing member 18 for fixing the first member 11 and the second member 12 to the support member 13. As described above, it is preferable that the distance between the first member 11 and the second member 12 has a gap in which the suction portion 14 can be displaced depending on the presence or absence of suction to the article 20. Therefore, for example, the first fixing portion 18a fixed along the surface of the support member 13 and the second fixing portion 18b arranged between the first member 11 and the second member 12 are provided in a substantially L-shape. The fixed member 18 may be used.

It is preferable that the fixing member 18 is provided at both ends of the first member 11 and the second member 12 in the length direction, respectively. By joining the first member 11 to one side of the second fixing portion 18b and joining the second member 12 to the other side of the second fixing portion 18b, the distance between the first member 11 and the second member 12 is abbreviated. Can be constant.

Although the present invention has been described above based on the preferred embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

In the above-described embodiment, the support member 13 is a member particularly prepared as a component of the article management device 10, but a part of a building, equipment, or the like may be used as the support member 13. For example, the article management device can be configured as a component in which the first member 11 and the second member 12 are integrated by the fixing member 18 without including the support member 13. In this case, the article management device can be easily installed by attaching the first fixing portion 18a of the fixing member 18 to a part of a building or equipment.

The first member 11 or the support member 13 may be provided with a cover or the like so that the article 20 does not easily fall off. For example, a wall may be provided around the first member 11 to form a box, and a holding portion 11a may be provided at the bottom of the box or between the walls.
When the support member 13 is provided as a component of the article management device 10, legs may be provided at the lower part of the support member 13. As a result, the article management device 10 can be easily installed on the floor surface or the installation surface such as furniture.

The material constituting the first member 11, the second member 12, the support member 13, the fixing member 18, and the like is preferably a non-magnetic material in order to avoid the influence of the magnetic bodies 14c and 21 on the attractive force. Examples of the non-magnetic material include one or more of plastic, metal, wood and the like. When stainless steel is used, non-magnetic austenitic stainless steel is preferable.

In the above-described embodiment, the second member 12 is arranged below the first member 11, but conversely, the second member 12 may be arranged above the first member 11. In this case, the article 20 may be arranged below the first member 11 by hanging or the like. Alternatively, the second member 12 may be arranged on the side of the first member 11.

10 ... article management device, 11 ... first member, 11a ... holding part, 11b ... bottom, 12 ... second member, 12a ... guide part, 12b ... accommodating part, 12c ... protrusion, 13 ... support member, 14 ... suction Part, 14a ... Locking part, 14b ... Fitting part, 14c ... Magnetic material of indicator, 15 ... Connecting part, 16 ... Display part, 17 ... Indicator, 18 ... Fixing member, 18a ... First fixing part, 18b ... second fixed portion, 20 ... article, 21 ... magnetic material of article, 22 ... lower end portion, 23 ... functional portion, 24 ... grip portion.

Claims (4)

A first member having a plurality of holding portions for holding articles,
An indicator that indicates the position of the article and
A second member having a guide portion for guiding the indicator is provided.
The indicator is provided with an adsorption portion having a magnetic substance that can be attracted to the article by magnetic force.
The holding part in which the article is held can be arbitrarily selected from the plurality of holding parts.
The second member is arranged below the first member, and the suction portion has a locking portion formed on the upper side and a fitting portion formed on the lower side.
The guide portion has an accommodating portion capable of holding the fitting portion of the indicator corresponding to each of the plurality of holding portions.
The in-plane shape of the locking portion is larger than the in-plane shape of the accommodating portion, and when the article is not present above the indicator, the lower surface of the locking portion contacts the upper surface of the second member. However, even if the fitting portion is accommodated in the accommodating portion and the article is separated from the first member, the indicator can indicate the position of the holding portion on which the article is placed.
An article management device, characterized in that, by selecting a holding portion in which the article is held, the indicator can move along the guide portion in accordance with the movement of the article. The article management device according to claim 1, wherein the guide portion has a storage portion and a protrusion portion for preventing lateral displacement of the indicator between the storage portions. Claim 1 or claim 1, wherein the indicator has a suction portion having the magnetic material between the first member and the second member, and a display portion provided outside the guide portion. The article management device according to 2. The article management device includes the article, and the article is provided with a magnetic material that can be adsorbed on the magnetic body of the indicator body at a position facing the indicator body. The article management device according to any one of the above items.

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