JPH0862240A - Method for recording data on shock due to fall of carried product etc., and card for recording shock data - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To guarantee the quality of a baggage by judging conformity/non- conformity without confirming the content by collecting and recording data of shock which a load is subjected to, during transportation when a shipper carries an insured baggage for delivery to a receiver, and at the same time, smoothly requesting claim demand when acceleration G which is more than a prescribed value is applied in case of an accident. CONSTITUTION: A card C for recording shock data which stores the data detecting a shock, is attached to a baggage L, and the baggage L is carried, and the card C is inserted into a data display device 15 from a slot 151 of the devive 15, thus obtaining shock data graphs 16-20. The card C for recording shock data is provided with a compact and thin shock detection sensor in a housing formed in the card shape and a means for storing G value and time in real time when G value which is equal to or more than a prescribed value of 10G is inputted by storing the G value at each certain amount of time such as one minute according to the output.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention collects and records impact data such as a drop of a package for which transportation insurance is concluded during transportation, and the impact of the package is applied to the customer after transportation. The present invention relates to a method (system) for preliminarily creating materials capable of guaranteeing that there is no such thing and requesting a guarantee to a shipping company in the event of a transportation accident, and a shock data recording card used therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the past, when a package under transportation insurance has been impacted by a drop or other accident during transportation, there has been no means for knowing the impacted condition.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] At the time of transporting and delivering a package under transportation insurance, it is completely unknown whether the package is impacted during the transportation except when the package is deformed. Therefore, there is a problem that it is not possible to guarantee the quality of the package until the contents are confirmed. Further, in the case of damage or the like, it was not possible to determine whether or not the damage was caused by the addition of G (gravitational acceleration) higher than the specified value.
Therefore, when the shipper requests a guarantee from the shipping company, it is difficult to smoothly process the guarantee request because there is nothing to be the basis for negotiation. On the other hand, even in the event of an accident, an insurance company could not smoothly negotiate the following measures with the transportation company.

The present invention has been made in view of the above situation, and when a shipper carries a package under transportation insurance and delivers it to a consignee, it is acceptable without confirming the contents. It is possible to judge the quality of the product and to guarantee the quality, and it is possible to smoothly make a warranty claim when G more than a specified value (for example, 10G) is added. An object of the present invention is to provide a shock data recording method such as a drop of a transported product as a system capable of negotiating measures with a shipping company, and a shock data recording card used in the method.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, in the method of recording impact data such as a drop of a transported article according to the present invention, the impact data received during transportation of a package L with transportation insurance is collected. As a method for recording, the luggage L
Shock data recording card C that detects and stores shocks in memory
Is attached and transported, and after the transportation, the impact data recording card C is loaded into the dedicated terminal 15 which is a data display device, and an impact data graph, that is, a graph showing a time course of the impact received by the package is displayed. The way is to get.

The shock data recording card C used in the above method has a small and thin vibration detecting sensor 2 and its output in a housing 1 formed in a card shape having a predetermined shape such as a rectangular shape and a predetermined thickness. It is formed by including means for recording (writing) the impact history in which the power acceleration G value received by the card is stored (stored, written) in relation to time.

The G value storage / writing is usually storage / writing at fixed time intervals such as every minute, and when a large G value greater than a predetermined value such as 10 G or more is input, the G value is stored in real time. It is effective to use a device that can store and write the value and the time.

Further, as the vibration detecting sensor 2, a magnetic pole is arranged at an end of a movable magnet guide portion 2 ₁ having an axis parallel to the plane of the housing 1 of the card so as to be positioned in the axial direction of the guide portion 2 _1. a fixed magnet 2a opposing two positions to the pole so that the internal side of the magnetic pole having the same polarity magnetic poles of the said stationary magnet 2a is opposed allowed position in the axial direction of the guide section 2 ₁ to the guide section 2 ₁ Te floating state of the fixed and movable magnet 2b arranged to form a floating state at a distance from the magnet 2a, the movable magnet 2b due to vibration and shock in the attached state to the guide section 2 ₁ by the repulsive force of the same poles It is a good idea to configure the movable magnet displacement detection member 3 that detects the displacement from the predetermined position and outputs a displacement signal.

[0009]

According to the method of claim 1, when the impact data recording card C is attached to the package L for which the transportation insurance is concluded and the package is carried by the shipper to the consignee, the package is dropped or the like. When the luggage L receives an impact due to an accident, the card C detects an impact, such as a drop, and writes it (memory).
It is possible to record the shocked situation. After carrying the luggage, the card C is peeled off from the luggage L,
By loading the dedicated terminal 15 which is a data display device, the graph display 16 of the impact data on the terminal display or the print 20 of the data graph can be obtained. By the impact data graph obtained by this method (system), it is possible to judge pass / fail at the time of delivering the package to the consignee without confirming the contents. And the shipper can use this data graph to guarantee the quality of packages (products, etc.) to the consignees (users), so that customer satisfaction can be improved, while G above the specified value is added and damage occurs. In case of abnormal quality, data graphs can be used as evidence to enable smooth handling of warranty claims due to transportation accidents.

Further, by using this data graph, the situation (time and G value) in which the package is shocked can be known, so that the insurance company can negotiate with the shipping company. Therefore, this method (system) With the introduction of, the reliability of insurance can be increased and the number of shippers who can take out insurance can be expected to increase. On the other hand, this data graph gives the shipping company an opportunity to consider measures against transportation accidents, which can contribute to a reduction in the accident rate and an improvement in profit.

By using the card having the structure as defined in claim 2 as the shock data recording card used in the above method, the housing 1 having a predetermined shape and a predetermined thickness can be easily attached and used on a cargo to be transported. It becomes easy to load the data display device 15 after the cargo is transported, and when the stuck cargo is shocked, the shock history recording means that receives the output of the built-in shock detection sensor 2 shows the gravity acceleration G value as time. Since the information can be written and recorded in the memory in association with the above, it is possible to record a history of what impact the package received at the time of transportation and what impact the package received.

The G value memory in the shock data recording card is usually a memory for a fixed time such as every minute, and when a large G value such as 10 G or more such as a predetermined value or more is input, it is real time. If the G value and the time are stored in the memory, the impact that has little influence on the quality of the transported luggage can be simplified and intermittently recorded, and the impact that has a large impact can be recorded in real time, and the impact data can be recorded. It is possible to efficiently obtain a shock data graph displayed.

By using the sensor having the structure described in claim 4 as the shock detecting sensor 2 incorporated in the shock data recording card, the sensor can be made durable and the sensor can be made small and thin. It is possible to form the shock data recording card having the built-in sensor in a thin shape. Further, when the sensor 2 is subjected to vibration / impact, the movable magnet 2b which is in a floating state due to mutual repulsive force between the opposed fixed magnets 2a, 2a is an impact data recording card on which a load is attached. movable magnet but annexed vibration to shock, the movable magnet 2b tries to keep the original position by the inertia of the magnet itself, the moving magnet guide unit 2 ₁ in a fixed state to the case with the fixed magnet 2a Since the displacement detecting member 3 and the movable magnet 2b are in a mutually displaced state, the movable magnet displacement detecting member 3 detects this displacement, and the output from the detecting member 3 causes a signal of a G value due to vibration or impact. Can be obtained.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing a procedure of a shock data recording method (system) such as a drop of a transported article according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a shock data recording card used in the method, and FIG. 3 shows a schematic perspective view of the method (system) of the present invention.

The impact data recording card C, which is attached to the cargo to be transported and detects the impact on the cargo during transportation, is a PCM.
Planar shape corresponding to CIA memory card is rectangular thickness 5
2 mm shape, housing 1 as shown in FIG.
The impact detection sensor 2 is provided along one side edge on the short side of the inside, and the impact detection sensor 2 is provided on a substrate (not shown) inside.
A microcomputer including an MPU is provided as an impact history recording means for detecting the G value of gravity acceleration from the output signal of the memory and storing it as a memory in relation to time. It is dedicated by a 68-pin connector on the other short side via a bus interface. The data display device 15, which is a terminal device, can be connected at any time.

The impact detection sensor 2 is a movable magnet 2b which will be described later.
It is compact and cylindrical moving magnet guide unit 2 ₁ for guiding freely vibrate, provided along a parallel and a short side of the side edge of the rectangular to both planes in the thickness direction of the housing 1 and the axial ing. The guide unit 2 _1, a pair of fixed magnets 2a facing inward, 2a and, while incorporating the movable magnet 2b therebetween may be attached fitting into the recess of the housing 1, also made of a synthetic resin top plate It is also possible to integrally form the guide portion in the housing 1 composed of the back plate and to similarly incorporate the magnet.

[0017] That is, both ends of the predetermined length of the guide section 2 _1, a pair of fixed magnets 2a facing, 2a is, one inwardly the S pole, and the other is brought position N poles inwardly distribution The movable magnet 2b is fixed and fixed between them, and the movable magnet 2b is arranged such that its N pole and S pole face the same pole of the fixed magnet 2a and are located in a floating state at a predetermined distance. Further, adjacent to the guide portion 2 ₁ of the wall, in a position to detect the change of magnetic field lines based on the displacement due to vibration or impact of the movable magnet 2b, the Hall element 3 is provided a magneto-electric transducer.

In the hall element 3, when the displacement of the movable magnet 2b in response to vibration or impact occurs in the vibration detection sensor 2,
The displacement is converted into a change in voltage on the output side of the voltage applied to the Hall element 3 from the power supply 12. The sample-and-hold circuit 4 and the A / D converter 5 are connected to the output side of the hall element 3, and the analog signal of the voltage from the hall element 3 is stored in a required part in the sample-and-hold circuit 4 to The / D converter 5 is adapted to convert an analog voltage change into a digital signal of 8 to 10 bits.

The shock signal converted into a digital signal is stored in a ROM 7 storing a signal processing system program, a RAM 8 for writing the shock signal, and an E ² PROM (Electronic EROM) having a large storage capacity capable of intermittently writing the shock signal.
rasable Programmable ROM) 9 connected to MPU (Micr
o Processer Unit) 6, the MPU 6 processes the impact signal, which is the digital signal, at regular intervals and stores the data in the E ² PROM 9. In this case, the shock signal is stored (captured) normally every 1 minute, and is programmed to capture a large shock of 10 G or more each time.

Further, the MPU 6 is connected to a bus interface 10 which is a common signal connection mechanism, and a digital signal processed by the bus interface 10 at the above-mentioned constant time intervals is connected to the card C via a 68-pin connector 13. It can be input to a dedicated terminal device 15 to be mounted, which will be described later, and the bus interface 10 has an MPU 6
When the E ² PROM 9 is connected via, and the card C is attached to the dedicated terminal 15 and the dedicated terminal 15 is operated to input the ID number, date and time, etc. Signals such as the ID number and date and time manually input are stored in the E ² PROM 9 via the connector 13 and the bus interface 10. Also,
Each of the above circuit elements is arranged on one substrate and driven by a 1.5V button type battery 12.

On the other hand, the dedicated terminal 15 to which the shock data recording card C is to be mounted is composed of a display 15 ₂ and a keyboard 15 ₃ , and the keyboard 15 ₃ has a side for shock data recording. memory card slot 15 ₁ of Semahaba rectangle for plugged the card C is formed,
By inserting a shock data recording card C, which is a memory card, into the slot 15, a connector (not shown) arranged at the end of the circuit board provided inside and the end of the shock data recording card C 68 The pin connector 13 is coupled and electrically connected.

On a circuit board (not shown) inside the keyboard 15 ₃ , an 8-32-bit microcomputer is provided with a CPU chip as a main body, a memory chip for storage, and an I / O chip for input / output. Is formed. Then, before the impact data recording card (also referred to as a G shock logging card) C is attached to the luggage,
Insert the card C into the slit 15 ₁ of the dedicated terminal 15 and connect it to the connector on the circuit board, and enter the ID number and the shipping date and time corresponding to the cargo on the keyboard 15 ₃ .
The card can be input via the microcomputer.

On the other hand, after carrying the luggage, the card C is inserted from the slit 15 ₁ and connected to an internal connector, an ID number is entered on the keyboard 15 ₃ and a key operation for shock display is performed. Accordingly, on the display 15 ₂ of the terminal 15, the impact value data graph 16 displays the impact force G values are to be displayed in the Y direction in the X direction as the time axis. That is, the total scale is 48 hours in the X direction (horizontal direction), and in the Y direction (vertical direction) with the impact value G = O line as the center, MAX10
The G line is displayed to display the plus and minus G values every minute, and when a G value of 10 G or more occurs, it is displayed in real time each time. Then, the data graph 16 shows the dedicated terminal 15
Printer connected to the printer via printer cable 18
From 17, it is designed to be printed out as a data print 20. In this case, it goes without saying that the impact data print can be obtained from the printer integrated with the keyboard. In addition, you can print out the insurance underwriting certificate using this dedicated terminal 15 and use it to process insurance claims when a defect occurs due to abnormal data and to store data for one month for each ID number. Of course, it is possible.

Next, the procedure for obtaining the impact data of the transported luggage by the method of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, the G shock logging card C, which is a shock data recording card, is inserted into the dedicated terminal 15 from the memory card slot 15 ₁ and mounted, and the keyboard 15 ₃
Is operated to input the ID number and the acceptance date and time corresponding to the parcel into the card C.

Next, the input G shock logging card C is attached to the side surface of the luggage L for which transportation insurance has been concluded (see FIG. 3). In this case, it is advisable to store the card C in a dedicated thin plastic case having a velcro attached to the back surface and attach the case to the velcro attached to the side surface of the luggage L. In this way, it is possible to easily attach / detach to / from the baggage without adding any adhesive member to the card C itself. It is also possible to attach the double-sided tape to the card C and use it without using the thin case for storing the card. Then, when sticking to the luggage, the vertical direction of loading, which is susceptible to shock of the luggage, and the short side direction of the card (the short side direction of the storage case), which is the axial direction of the sensor 2 in the card C, should be aligned. good.

When the luggage L is subjected to vibration or shock during transportation,
In the sensor unit 2 of the card C, the displacement of the movable magnet 2b in the floating state between the fixed magnets 2a, 2a from the fixed position occurs. The displacement of the movable magnet 2b is converted into a change in voltage by causing the position of the magnetic force line to change with respect to the Hall element 3 at the adjacent position and causing a change in the output side of the voltage applied to the element.

The analog signal, which is the change in voltage from the Hall element 3, is input to the sample & hold circuit 4 provided at the input section of the A / D converter 5 and its required portion, that is, the maximum after the preceding input signal. The input analog value is memorized, and the voltage change which is the memorized analog value is A
The / D converter 5 converts it into an impact data signal which is a digital signal of 8 to 32 bits.

The MPU 9, which has received the digital signal, performs A / D conversion at fixed time intervals (in this case, 1 minute), that is, processes the shock signal which is a digital signal at fixed time intervals, and outputs the data to the E signal. ² Store in PROM9. In this way, the AD data (time-series data) for every fixed time is stored in the E ² PROM 9. (That is, since the package number and the acceptance date and time by the ID number are input to the G shock logging card C by the terminal device 15 in advance, E ² PR
The data stored in the OM 9 becomes time series data. )

When the transportation of the package is completed, the G shock logging card C in which the time-series data of the impact G value is accumulated is taken out from the package by taking it out of the storage case.
The G-shock logging card C, which has been detached, is attached to the original dedicated terminal 15 and the keyboard 15 ₃ is operated to enter the ID.
Enter the number, on the display 15 ₂ of the terminal together with the impact data is displayed 16, from generic printer 17 connected to the dedicated terminal 15, G shock logging graph 20
Is printed and obtained as impact data. In addition, in the case of the graphical output, by storing the EPROM card in the manner of teaching such as pre-conversion constant values of G corresponding to the AD values for each card, the E ² PROM9 for each of the predetermined time The accumulated AD data can be handled as the G value. Then, according to the underwriting date and time input in advance on the card, the underwriting date and time can be handled as time-stamped data (time stamp data). In this way, according to the present invention, it is possible to accurately and easily obtain time-series data of the shock received during the transportation of the package L for which the transportation insurance is concluded.

[0030]

According to the impact data recording method for dropping a transported article according to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, by attaching an impact data recording card to a package for which transportation insurance has been concluded and transporting the package, When there is an accident such as a drop during transportation and the package is shocked, the card has a memory of the shock received such as a drop. It can be loaded to obtain a shock data graph. Therefore, with this shock data graph,
At the time of delivering the package to the consignee, the quality of the content can be determined without opening the package and confirming the content.
Then, using this data graph, the shipper can guarantee the quality of the package to the consignee (user) and obtain the customer's satisfaction. If an abnormality occurs in the product, the data graph can be used as evidence to make a smooth claim for a transportation accident, and it is possible to prevent the loss of business opportunity due to the accident of the shipper and the consignee.

Further, for the insurance company, since the situation in which the package is shocked during transportation can be known from this data graph, it becomes possible to negotiate with the transportation company. By introducing this method, the reliability of insurance participation can be increased. , There is a merit that we can expect an increase in the number of shippers who take out insurance. In addition, this data graph can be used as a material for transportation accident countermeasures for transportation companies, and can contribute to the reduction of accident rates and improvement of profits.

According to the shock data recording card of the second aspect of the present invention, the card can be easily attached and used on the cargo to be transported, while the data display device is used when the shock data graph is obtained after the cargo is transported. It is easy to load into the package, and when the package attached with the card receives an impact during transportation, the G value due to the impact can be recorded in the memory in relation to the time, so at what point during the transportation of the package. Thus, it is possible to easily record a history of what kind of shock has been received and the history of the shock over time.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when a package attached with a card receives an impact during transportation, the card is subjected to an impact which has little influence on the quality of the transported package and is simplified in time. It is possible to provide a shock data recording card that can obtain a shock data graph in which shocks are efficiently displayed because intermittent recording can be performed, and shocks that have a large impact on quality can be focused and recorded in real time. .

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the sensor incorporated in the shock data recording card can be made compact and thin with durability, and the shock data recording card incorporating the sensor can be durable. It can be easily formed into a certain thin shape.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the method of the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a shock data recording card,

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the method of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

L ... Luggage, C ... impact data recording card, 1 ... card housing, 2 ... impact detection sensor, 2 ₁ ... moving magnet guide unit, 2a ... fixed magnet, 2b ... movable magnet, 3 ... movable magnet displacement sensing member ( Hall element), 4 ... Sample &
Hold circuit, 5 ... A / D converter, 6 ... MP
U, 7 ... ROM, 8 ... RAM, 9 ... E ² PROM,
10 ... Bus interface, 12 ... Power supply, 13 ... Connector, 15 ... Dedicated terminal (data display device), 15 ₁ ...
Memory card slot, 16… Data display, 17… General-purpose printer, 20… Data printing.

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] September 19, 1994

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0018

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

In the Hall element 3, when the vibration detection sensor 2 causes displacement of the movable magnet 2b in response to vibration or impact, the displacement is a change in voltage on the output side of the voltage applied to the Hall element 3 from the power supply 12. Is converted to. The sample-and-hold circuit 4 and the A / D converter 5 are connected to the output side of the hall element 3, and the analog signal of the voltage from the hall element 3 is stored in a required part in the sample-and-hold circuit 4 to The / D converter 5 is adapted to convert an analog voltage change into a digital signal of 8 to 32 bits.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A method for collecting and recording impact data received during transportation of a package L for which transportation insurance has been concluded, wherein a shock data recording card C for detecting an impact and storing the impact data is attached to the package L. A method for recording impact data such as a drop of a transported article, characterized in that the impact data recording card C is loaded and transported, and after the transportation, the impact data recording card C is loaded into the data display device 15 to obtain an impact data graph. 2. A compact and thin impact detection sensor 2 and a gravitational acceleration G value resulting from the output of the impact detection sensor 2 in a housing 1 formed in a card shape having a predetermined shape and a predetermined thickness such as a rectangular plane. The shock data recording card used in the method according to claim 1, further comprising shock history recording means for storing in a memory. 3. The G value memory is normally a memory for every fixed time such as every minute, and when a large G value such as 10 G or more such as a predetermined value or more is input, the G value is recorded in real time. The time and the time are stored in the memory.
Card for recording shock data as described. 4. The impact detection sensor 2 is arranged such that a magnetic pole is located at an end of a movable magnet guide portion 2 ₁ having an axis parallel to the plane of the housing 1 so as to be positioned in the axial direction of the guide portion 2 _1. and 2 pcs of stationary magnet 2a, the fixed magnet to the guide section 2 ₁
To form a floating state 2a the inner side of the magnetic poles as magnetic poles of the same polarity facing the at intervals of the fixed magnetic poles 2a by the repulsive force of the same poles are brought position in the axial direction of the guide section 2 ₁ a movable magnet 2b that the placed, a movable magnet displacement sensing member 3 for outputting a displacement signal by detecting a displacement from a predetermined position of the floating state of the movable magnet 2b due to vibration and shock in the attached state to the guide section 2 ₁ 3. The shock data recording card according to claim 2, wherein