TH17642U - Indoor pallet tracking system using RFID technology for forklift traffic. - Google Patents

Abstract

Page 1 of 1. Summary of the Invention. This invention describes an RFID pallet tracking and forklift movement system based on a set of components including an RFID device box (1), batteries (2), an RFID reader (3), an RFID antenna (4), pallets (5), RFID tags (6), (13), a forklift (7), wireless communication (8), (10), a computer or tablet (9), a transmitter (11), a server (12), and warehouse shelving (14). The RFID pallet tracking and forklift movement system automatically identifies the location and identity of goods using RFID tags attached to the pallets and the forklift. The forklift has an RFID reader to identify the location and identity of goods from the RFID tags attached to the pallets and the shelving in the warehouse, thereby improving the efficiency and capacity of goods transport. Reduce employee workload and know inventory levels in real-time.

Claims (1)

Page 1 of 1 page. Claims 1. Identify the location of pallets in a warehouse using RFID technology and move goods by forklift consisting of an RFID device box (1), batteries (2), RFID readers (3), RFID antennas (4), pallets (5), RFID tags (6), (13), forklifts (7), wireless communication (8), (10), computers or tablets (9), signal distributors (11), servers (12), and warehouse shelving (14). Specifically, the RFID device box (1) is a two-tiered rectangular box, with the bottom tier having L-shaped legs to support the installation of batteries (2). On one side of the front of the box there is a slot for installing an indicator light and a slot for the antenna. The batteries are installed in the RFID device box (1) and wired to the RFID readers (3) to provide power to the RFID readers. The RFID readers (3) are located inside the RFID device box (1) and have connections. With an RFID antenna (4) which has a scanning portion mounted on top of the RFID device box (1), the RFID antenna (4) receives data sent from the RFID tag (6) attached to the pallet (5), allowing the RFID reader (3) to read and encode the RFID tag (6) attached to the pallet, decode the data from the RFID frequency, and process it further. The RFID device box (1) is mounted on the front mast of the forklift (7) to read data to check the contents of the pallet (5). Wireless communication (8) receives data from the RFID reader (3) and transmits it to a computer or tablet (9) mounted on the forklift (7), where an application is installed to receive, process, and display the data on a display screen. Computers or tablets (9) can also connect and transmit data to the server (12) via wireless communication (10) and a signal distributor (11). The server is equipped with applications and is used for storing internal and external databases, entering stock information, and customer information, which require the use of an RFID pallet positioning system in the building and the movement of goods by forklift. The forklift (7) places the pallet (5) containing the goods, which must be checked for placement by an RFID tag (13) that has a code matching the recorded data and the RFID tag (6), which is checked against the system again before placing the goods.