TWI843882B - Method for transporting bales and method for filing a plan for transporting bales - Google Patents

Abstract

In the present invention, when transporting a package body 1 including a laminate 4 including a glass plate 2 and a protective sheet (liner) 3, the steps of transporting the package body 1 are divided into: a first transport step 13, using automobile transport; and a second transport step 14, using at least one selected from water transport, air transport and rail transport, and the transport distance in the first transport step 13 is set to be α km (400 km, 350 km or 300 km) or less, and the total transport distance in the first transport step 13 and the second transport step 14 is set to be β km (550 km, 700 km or 850 km) or more.

Description

Method for transporting bales and method for filing a plan for transporting bales

The present invention relates to a method for transporting a package body and a method for filing a transport plan for the package body, wherein the package body comprises a laminate of a glass plate and a protective sheet.

As is well known, in a glass plate manufacturing plant, when the manufactured glass plates are shipped, a package of glass plates is produced. The package includes a laminated body in which a protective sheet (such as a liner) is interposed between a plurality of glass plates, and the laminated body is stacked and packaged on a pallet or the like in a horizontal or vertical manner (see Patent Document 1, etc.). The package is transported to a glass product manufacturing plant, etc.

As an example of a method for transporting the package body, Patent Document 2 ([0024] of the document) discloses the use of at least one of a land transport method, a sea transport method, and an air transport method. Prior Art Documents Patent Documents

Patent document 1: International Publication No. 2018/034180 Patent document 2: Japanese Patent Publication No. 2018-530487

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, the method for transporting a package as disclosed in Patent Document 2 cannot properly cope with the vibration generated by the package during transport. That is, the magnitude of the vibration generated by the package during transport varies depending on the difference in the three transport forms listed above. Therefore, in order to suppress the adverse effects of the vibration on the glass sheet, it is important to set the transport distance of each according to the difference in the transport form. However, needless to say, the document has not previously stated the relationship between the transport form and the transport distance.

Therefore, the inventors of the present invention have conducted experiments in which the package is transported from a glass plate manufacturing plant to a glass product manufacturing plant (panel manufacturing plant) in various transport forms such as land transport or sea transport to learn the characteristics of each transport form. Specifically, the inventors have conducted experiments in which the vibration or defect generated by the glass plate varies depending on the transport form and the transport distance. As the package in this case, a package is used in which a laminate including a plurality of glass plates for a flat panel display and a liner paper interposed between the glass plates is stacked and packaged on a pallet. In addition, experiments were conducted on both the case where the glass plates were packaged in a vertical position (strictly speaking, in a tilted position) and the case where they were packaged in a horizontal position.

According to the above experiments, the inventors learned that if the conveying distance of each conveying form is inappropriate, dirt may be attached to the glass plate arriving at the panel manufacturing plant, causing a wire breakage defect in the panel manufacturing step. The wire breakage defect mentioned here means that when a wiring pattern (electrode pattern, etc.) is formed on the glass plate, the wire breakage is caused by dirt. In addition, the inventors also learned that the wire breakage defect may occur in the same way when the glass plates are packaged in a vertical position or in a horizontal position. Furthermore, the inventors have confirmed that the dirt that causes the wire breakage failure is dirt generated by the transfer of foreign matter (resin components, etc.) contained in the liner to the glass plate due to friction between the liner and the glass plate caused by vibration during transportation. Furthermore, as a result of the above experiments, the inventors have found out what the relationship between the transport shape of the package and the transport distance should be so that such dirt does not adhere to the glass plate.

Based on the above viewpoints, the subject of the present invention is to make the relationship between the transport shape and the transport distance of the package body containing the laminated body of the glass plate and the protective sheet appropriate, so as to reduce the adhesion of dirt to the glass plate during transportation. [Means for solving the problem]

The first aspect of the present invention created to solve the above problem is a method for transporting a package, wherein the package includes a laminate of glass plates and protective sheets, wherein the steps of transporting the package are divided into: a first transport step, using automobile transport; and a second transport step, using at least one selected from water transport, air transport and rail transport, and the transport distance in the first transport step is set to be less than 400 km. Here, the so-called water transport means sea transport, river transport or canal transport, or a suitable combination of these transports.

According to this structure, the transport forms of the bales are divided into two groups. If the characteristics of the grouping are explained, land transport includes automobile transport and rail transport, but among them, automobile transport belongs to the first transport step, while rail transport belongs to the second transport step. Furthermore, water transport and air transport belong to the second transport step. As for the reason for such grouping, the inventor tried the experiments described above, and the results showed that if the transport distance is the same, the vibration generated by the bales in the case of automobile transport is much greater than that in the case of water transport, air transport and rail transport, and the former can be clearly distinguished from the latter. Therefore, in the experiments described above, even if the transport distances of water transport, air transport, and rail transport are extended compared to the transport distances of automobile transport, dirt sometimes adheres to the glass plate in the former case, but does not adhere to the glass plate in the latter case. As described above, the dirt is caused by the transfer of foreign matter such as resin components contained in the liner of the protective sheet to the glass plate due to the friction between the protective sheet and the glass plate accompanying the vibration during transportation. If the above matters are taken into consideration, it is necessary to shorten the transport distance of the package body from the glass plate manufacturing plant as the shipping source to the glass product manufacturing plant as the shipping destination, especially the transport distance of automobile transport, to the extent that dirt does not adhere to the glass plate. Based on this viewpoint, the inventors found out based on the experimental results described above that by setting the transport distance in the first transport step by car transport to 400 km or less, it is possible to reduce the adhesion of dirt to the glass sheet during car transport, which is the transport mode that causes the greatest vibration of the package body.

In the transport method, initial car transport and final car transport may be performed as the car transport in the first transport step, and the second transport step may be performed during the period from the initial car transport to the final car transport.

In this way, the packaged goods can be efficiently transported from the shipping source to the shipping destination via water transportation, air transportation, or rail transportation.

In the above transport method, the total transport distance in the first transport step and the second transport step may be set to be greater than 550 km.

As mentioned above, the transportation distance of automobile transportation is as short as less than 400 km, and water transportation, air transportation and rail transportation are suitable for long-distance transportation. Therefore, even if the total transportation distance from the source to the destination is as long as 550 km or more, the vibration of the package body can be fully reduced during the entire transportation process, and the adhesion of dirt to the glass plate can be appropriately reduced.

The second aspect of the present invention created to solve the above-mentioned problem is a method for filing a transportation plan for a package body, wherein the package body includes a laminate of a glass plate and a protective sheet, wherein the transportation plan for the package body is divided into: a first transportation plan, using automobile transportation; and a second transportation plan, using at least one selected from water transportation, air transportation and railway transportation, and the method for filing a transportation plan for the package body includes: a first distance setting step, setting the transportation distance in the first transportation plan; a second distance setting step, setting the transportation distance in the second transportation plan; and a distance adjustment step, adjusting the transportation distance set in the first distance setting step so that it becomes less than 400 km.

According to this structure, when the transportation plan of the bale body is filed, the transportation form is divided into two groups. The effect obtained by dividing the transportation form into two groups in this way is substantially the same as that of the corresponding transportation method described above. Moreover, in the structure, the transportation distance of automobile transportation is set in the first distance setting step, and the transportation distance of at least one of water transportation, air transportation and railway transportation is set in the second distance setting step. In this case, when the transportation distance of automobile transportation is set in the first distance setting step, the distance is adjusted so that the distance becomes less than 400 km by the distance adjustment step. In this way, the transport distance when transporting cars can be accurately set through careful processing.

In the transportation plan filing method, initial automobile transportation and final automobile transportation may be performed as automobile transportation in the first transportation plan, and the second transportation plan may be performed during the period from the initial automobile transportation to the final automobile transportation. In the first distance setting step, the total distance of the transportation distance of the initial automobile transportation and the transportation distance of the final automobile transportation is calculated, and the total distance is set as the transportation distance in the first transportation plan.

In the above structure, the effect obtained by performing the second transport plan in the period from the initial automobile transport to the final automobile transport is substantially the same as that of the corresponding transport method described above. In addition, in the above structure, in the first distance setting step, the total distance of the transport distance of the initial automobile transport and the transport distance of the final automobile transport is calculated. Thus, after accurately calculating the total distance of the two transport distances to be less than 400 km, it is set as the transport distance in the first transport plan.

The above transportation plan filing method may further include: a total distance adjustment step, in which the total distance of the first transportation plan and the second transportation plan is adjusted to be greater than 550 km.

In this way, as in the case described above, even when the total transport distance from the source of shipment to the destination of shipment is as long as 550 km or more, the vibration generated by the package body can be sufficiently reduced during the entire transport process, and the adhesion of dirt to the glass plate can be appropriately reduced. Moreover, in the structure, in the total distance adjustment step, a detailed process is performed to set the total of the transport distance of automobile transport and the transport distance of at least one of water transport, air transport and rail transport to more than 550 km. [Effect of the invention]

According to the present invention, the relationship between the transport shape and the transport distance of the package body including the laminated body of the glass plate and the protective sheet becomes appropriate, and the adhesion of dirt to the glass plate during transportation can be reduced.

Hereinafter, a method for transporting a package body and a method for filing a transport plan for a package body according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG1 is a schematic side view showing a package body as a transport object of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the package body 1 includes a laminate 4 in which a plurality of glass plates 2 are interposed with a liner (protective sheet) 3, and the laminate 4 is stacked on a pallet 5 and packaged. Here, the glass plates 2 included in the laminate 4 are used for flat panel displays such as liquid crystal displays, organic electroluminescence (EL) displays, or plasma displays.

The pallet 5 includes: a base portion 7 having an insertion port 6 for inserting a fork of a fork lift, etc.; a support portion 8 for supporting the lower end of the stacking body 4; and a backrest portion 9 for supporting the stacking body 4 from the back side. Each glass plate 2 of the stacking body 4 is maintained in a vertical position (strictly speaking, a tilted position) by the support portion 8 and the backrest portion 9. In addition, the stacking body 4 is fixed to the pallet 5 by a plurality of (two in the example) tie bands 10. Furthermore, the stacking body 4 is covered by a bag body 11, and the internal space of the bag body 11 is set in a sealed state. Thereby, dust and the like are prevented from invading the internal space of the bag body 11 and adhering to the stacking body 4.

The package 1 is produced when the glass plate 2 is shipped in the glass plate manufacturing plant. The produced package 1 is transported to the panel manufacturing plant for manufacturing flat panel displays. In the panel manufacturing plant, the package 1 that has been transported is opened to take out the glass plate 2, and a wiring pattern (e.g., an electrode pattern) is formed on the glass plate 2. The wiring pattern has, for example, a line width of 3 μm to 5 μm and a line spacing of 25 μm to 200 μm, preferably a line width of 3 μm to 5 μm and a line spacing of 25 μm to 50 μm.

<Conveying method of package body> Figure 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining the conveying method of package body of the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the conveying method divides the conveying step 12 of conveying the package body 1 into: a first conveying step 13, using automobile transportation; and a second conveying step 14, using at least one selected from sea transportation, air transportation and rail transportation. The conveying distance in the first conveying step 13 is less than α km, specifically less than 400 km. From the viewpoint of further reducing the broken wire defect or preventing the broken wire defect in a more dense wiring pattern, the conveying distance in the first conveying step 13 is preferably less than 350 km, and more preferably less than 300 km. In addition, the total transport distance in the first transport step 13 and the second transport step 14 is β km or more, specifically, 550 km or more, or 700 km or more, or 850 km or more. Here, the first transport step 13 and the second transport step 14 can be performed multiple times, not limited to once, during the period from the glass plate manufacturing plant as the shipping source to the panel manufacturing plant as the shipping destination of the package body 1. Specifically, the first transport step 13 and the second transport step 14 may be performed once each, or the first transport step 13, the second transport step 14 and the first transport step 13 may be performed once each in sequence, or the first transport step 13, the second transport step 14 twice or three times and the first transport step 13 may be performed in sequence, or other than these sequences. In addition, the transport step 12 may also include a step of temporarily storing the package body 1 in a warehouse or the like. Furthermore, the transport method is managed by a manager such as a glass plate manufacturer, a panel manufacturer or a transporter. In addition, the selection of the transport form or the setting of the transport distance of the transport method is performed by the manager before transporting the package body 1.

In the above-mentioned transportation method, the transportation forms of the package body 1 are divided into two groups. If the characteristics of the grouping are explained, the land transportation includes automobile transportation and rail transportation, but among them, automobile transportation belongs to the first transportation step 13, and rail transportation belongs to the second transportation step 14. Furthermore, sea transportation and air transportation belong to the second transportation step 14. The reason for such grouping is that if the transportation distance is the same, the vibration generated by the package body 1 in the case of automobile transportation is much greater than that of sea transportation, air transportation and rail transportation, and the former and the latter can be clearly distinguished. Therefore, in the case of automobile transportation, compared with other transportation forms, the adhesion of dirt to the glass plate 2 caused by the vibration of the package body 1 becomes significant. The dirt is generated when the liner 3 and the glass plate 2 are rubbed with vibration, and foreign matter such as resin components contained in the liner 3 is transferred to the glass plate 2. Considering the above matters, the total transportation distance of the package 1 from the glass plate manufacturing plant as the shipping source to the glass product manufacturing plant as the shipping destination, especially the transportation distance of the automobile transportation, needs to be shortened to the extent that the dirt does not adhere to the glass plate 2. From this point of view, the transportation distance in the first transportation step 13 by automobile transportation is set to α km or less. Thereby, the adhesion of dirt to the glass plate 2 during the transportation of the package 1 can be reduced. In addition, compared with automobile transportation, the vibration generated by the package body 1 during sea transportation, air transportation, and rail transportation is much smaller, and thus it is suitable for long-distance transportation. From this point of view, the total of the transportation distance of automobile transportation and the transportation distance of at least one of sea transportation, air transportation, and rail transportation is set to be more than β km. Thereby, even when the total transportation distance is long, the adhesion of dirt to the glass plate 2 during the transportation of the package body 1 can be efficiently reduced. Furthermore, all matters described here are known by the inventor through experiments described later. In addition, the so-called "dirt" mentioned here means the dirt that causes the disconnection defect when the glass plate 2 forms the wiring pattern (the same below). Furthermore, the so-called disconnection defect means that when the wiring pattern is formed on the surface of the glass plate 2 to which the "dirt" is attached, the wiring pattern is defective or deformed or disconnected, resulting in a state where the wiring pattern is disconnected (the same applies below). Implementation Example

The present invention is completed by experiments conducted by the inventors. Therefore, in this embodiment, the experiments conducted by the inventors and the experimental results are described. First, a package body 1 is prepared. The package body 1 is formed by packaging a laminate 4 including a glass plate 2 and a liner 3 in a state of being stacked on a pallet 5 as shown in FIG. In this case, the dimensions of the glass plate 2 are 1300 mm to 2200 mm in the longitudinal direction, 1500 mm to 2600 mm in the transverse direction, and 0.3 mm to 0.7 mm in thickness. In addition, the number of glass plates 2 in the laminate 4 is 100 to 500. Then, the package body 1 is transported by car, sea, air, and rail respectively. Here, the so-called automobile transportation refers to transportation by truck (container truck), the so-called sea transportation refers to transportation by ship (container ship), the so-called air transportation refers to transportation by airplane (air container), and the so-called rail transportation refers to transportation by train (railway container). Moreover, after the package 1 is transported at different transport distances by each transport mode, it is checked whether the dirt mentioned above is attached to the glass plate 2. The inspection is performed by a surface particle measuring device. The inspection results are shown in the following Table 1. In Table 1, the case where no dirt is attached is marked as ◎, the case where a little dirt is attached but the dirt does not cause wire breakage is marked as ○, and the case where the dirt that causes wire breakage is attached is marked as ×.

[Table 1] Transport distance 200 km 250 km 300 km 350 km 400 km 450 km 500 km 550 km 600 km 800 km 1000 km 1500 km 2000 km 3000 km 4000 km 5000 km Automobile transportation ◎ ◎ ◎ ○ ○ × × × × × × × × × × × Sea transportation ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ Air transport ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ Railway transportation ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ○ ○ ○ × × × ×

According to Table 1, in the case of automobile transportation, the transportation distance is 300 km or less, and the transportation distance is 350 km and 400 km. The symbol is ○, and the transportation distance is 450 km or more. According to the experimental results, as described above, the "α km or less" related to the transportation distance of automobile transportation only needs to be 400 km or less, preferably 350 km or less, and more preferably 300 km or less. In addition, in the case of sea transportation and air transportation, even if the transportation distance is 5000 km, there is no problem of dirt adhering to the glass plate 2. Furthermore, in rail transportation, if the transportation distance becomes more than 2000 km, the adhesion of dirt to the glass plate 2 becomes a problem, so it is preferably set to 1500 km or less. In addition, according to the experimental results, the "α km or less" related to the transportation distance of automobile transportation is strictly preferably within the range of 400 km or less, and is preferably within the range of the distance that can be transported in a manner that dirt that causes disconnection failure when the wiring pattern is formed on the glass plate 2 does not adhere. In addition, when the lower limit value of the transportation distance is set to α1 km, the α1 km can be set to, for example, 10 km, 50 km or 100 km. Furthermore, the experimental results show that sea transportation, air transportation and railway transportation are more suitable for long-distance transportation than automobile transportation. Therefore, when the total distance of the transportation distance in the first transportation step 13 and the transportation distance in the second transportation step 14 is inappropriately shortened, the advantage of the second transportation step 14 cannot be effectively utilized. Therefore, the inventors have repeatedly examined and found 550 km as the minimum total distance β km that can effectively utilize the advantage of the second transportation step 14. In addition, when the upper limit value of the total distance is set to β1 km, the β1 km is appropriately set to 1500 km when the railway transportation is selected in the second transportation step 14, according to Table 1. On the other hand, when the sea transportation and the air transportation are selected in the second transportation step 14, there is no upper limit of β1.

Next, a first example and a second example are described as specific examples of the package transport method of the present invention.

[Transportation method of package body: first example] Figure 3 is a flow chart showing the first example of the transportation method of package body. In this first example, as the automobile transportation in the first transportation step 13, the initial automobile transportation and the final automobile transportation are performed. If it is described in detail, the package body 1 carried out from the shipping source 15 (glass plate manufacturing plant) is first transported by the initial automobile transportation in step S1. Thereafter, the package body 1 is transported by either sea transportation or air transportation in step S2. Then, the package body 1 is transported by the final automobile transportation in step S3 and is transported to the shipping destination 16 (panel manufacturing plant).

Compared with sea transport and air transport, automobile transport can be transported just in time, so it is convenient and has advantages in terms of rapid transport. However, since the vibration generated by the bale body 1 is large, automobile transport is not suitable for long-distance transport. On the other hand, although sea transport and air transport are poor in convenience or rapidity, the vibration generated by the bale body 1 is small, so they are suitable for long-distance transport. Therefore, in the first example, when the bale body 1 is moved out from the shipping source 15 and when the bale body 1 is moved to the shipping destination 16, the initial automobile transport and the final automobile transport are performed, and between the two automobile transports, either sea transport or air transport is performed. In this way, the advantages of automobile transport and sea transport or air transport can be effectively utilized.

FIG4 is a schematic diagram showing the transportation method of the first example in a concrete form. The diagram shows the following situation: land B1 and land B2 are separated by sea A, a shipping source 15 exists in land B1, and a shipping destination 16 exists in land B2. In land B1, roads R1, R2, and R3 are connected from the shipping source 15 to three ports C, D, and E, respectively. On the other hand, in land B2, roads R4, R5, and R6 are connected from three ports F, G, and H to the shipping destination 16, respectively. In this case, the three ports C, D, and E of land B1 are connected to the three ports F, G, and H of land B2 by sea routes J1, sea routes J2, and sea routes J3, respectively. In addition, there are roads or sea routes, but the description of these transport routes is omitted here for the convenience of explanation. In this case, from the total distance of road R1 and road R4, the total distance of road R2 and road R5, and the total distance of road R3 and road R6, a pair of roads with a total distance of more than α1 km and less than α km is found. In the example, the total distance of road R1 and road R4 is more than α1 km and less than α km. In addition, the total distance of road R2 and road R5, and the total distance of road R3 and road R6 are all more than α km. Furthermore, the distances of sea route J1, sea route J2, and sea route J3 are all more than β km and less than β1 km. Therefore, in this case, the road R1 for initial automobile transportation, the sea route J1 for sea transportation, and the road R4 for final automobile transportation are used as the routes for transporting the package body 1. Here, the ports C to H may be airports, and in this case, the sea routes J1 to J3 are empty. In the above description, the "distance of the road" means the distance along the road, i.e., the length of the road, and the "distance of the sea route" means the distance along the sea route, i.e., the length of the sea route (the same applies hereinafter). In addition, the "distance of the route" described later also means the distance along the route, i.e., the length of the route.

[Transportation method of package body: second example] Figure 5 is a flow chart showing the second example of the transportation method of package body. The second example is different from the transportation method of the first example in that: in the period from the initial automobile transportation in step S1 to the sea transportation and air transportation in step S2, rail transportation is performed in step S11; and in the period from the sea transportation and air transportation in step S2 to the final automobile transportation in step S3, rail transportation is performed in step S12. In this way, when the total distance of automobile transportation exceeds α km, the total distance of automobile transportation can be shortened to more than α1 km and less than α km by replacing the excess transportation distance with rail transportation. Furthermore, in the example, rail transportation is performed at two locations, but rail transportation may be performed at only one location.

FIG6 is a schematic diagram showing the embodiment of the transportation method of the second example. This figure improves the paths in which the total distance of a pair of roads exceeds α km among the paths illustrated in the transportation method of the first example. That is, on land B1, the road R2 from the source of shipment 15 is shortened, and the section from the end point 17 of the road R2 to the port D is connected with the line T1 for railway transportation. In addition, on land B2, the road R6 toward the destination of shipment 16 is shortened, and the section from the starting point 18 of the road R6 to the port H is connected with the line T2 for railway transportation. Thereby, the total distance of the roads R2 and R5, and the total distance of the roads R3 and R6 are both greater than α1 km and less than α km. In addition, the total distance of route T1 and sea route J2, and the total distance of route T2 and sea route J3 are both greater than β km and less than β1 km. Therefore, in the example, in addition to the route including road R1, sea route J1, and road R4, the route including road R2, route T1, sea route J2, and road R5, and the route including road R3, sea route J3, route T2, and road R6 can all be used as the route for transporting the package body 1.

In this case, in either of the first and second examples of the package transport method, the distances of each road, each sea route, each air route, and each route (including the transport routes exemplified in FIG. 4 and FIG. 6 ) can be measured by drawing on a map or based on electronic data as map information. In addition to the above, the distances of each road can also be measured using car navigation or the like. Furthermore, the data of the distances or positions of each road, each sea route, each air route, and each route are preferably pre-stored in a memory device. Furthermore, the calculation of the total distance of a pair of roads or the calculation of the total distance of a pair of roads and at least one of sea routes, air routes, and roads may be performed by a control unit (e.g., a computer program built in) based on the data stored in a memory unit. Furthermore, the calculation of the total distance or the total distance may be performed by calculation by an operator (e.g., a manager) without using a memory unit or a control unit.

[Method for filing a transportation plan for a package] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram for explaining a method for filing a transportation plan for a package of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the transportation plan filing method divides the transportation plan 20 in the transportation plan for the package 1 into: a first transportation plan 21, using automobile transportation; and a second transportation plan 22, using at least one selected from sea transportation, air transportation and rail transportation. Furthermore, the transportation plan filing method includes: a first distance setting step 23, setting the transportation distance in the first transportation plan 21; a second distance setting step 24, setting the transportation distance in the second transportation plan 22; and a distance adjustment step 25, adjusting the distance set in the first distance setting step 23 to be greater than α1 km and less than α km. In addition, the transportation plan filing method includes: a total distance adjustment step 26, adjusting the total of the transportation distances in the first transportation plan 21 and the second transportation plan 22 to be greater than β km and less than β1 km. Here, the first transport scheme 21 and the second transport scheme 22 do not need to be used only once during the period of transporting the package body 1 from the shipping source 15 to the shipping destination 16, and can also be used multiple times.

In the transportation plan filing method, the transportation form of the package body 1 is also divided into two groups. The characteristics of the grouping or the reason for the grouping are the same as those of the transportation method of the package body described above. In addition, the reason for reducing the adhesion of dirt to the glass plate 2 is also the same as that described in the transportation method of the package body described above. According to the transportation plan filing method, the transportation distance of automobile transportation is set in the first distance setting step 23, and the transportation distance of at least one of sea transportation, air transportation and railway transportation is set in the second distance setting step 24. In this case, when the transportation distance of automobile transportation is set in the first distance setting step 23, the distance is adjusted in a manner that the distance becomes greater than α1 km and less than α km by the distance adjustment step 25. In this way, the distance of the road used for automobile transportation can be accurately obtained by careful processing. Moreover, according to the transportation plan filing method, the total distance adjustment step 26 is adjusted in a manner that the total of the transportation distances in the first transportation plan 21 and the second transportation plan 22 becomes greater than β km and less than β1 km. In this way, the total of the road distance and the distance of at least one of the sea route, air route and line route can also be accurately obtained by careful processing. Therefore, the adhesion of dirt to the glass plate 2 can be reduced more reliably.

Next, a first example and a second example are described as specific examples of the method of filing a transportation plan for a package body according to the present invention.

[Transportation plan filing method for package body: first example] Figure 8 is a flowchart showing the first example of the transportation plan filing method for package body. In this first example, as the automobile transportation in the first transportation plan 21, the initial automobile transportation and the final automobile transportation are performed. In addition, in this first example, similarly to the first example of the transportation method described above, the package body 1 is first transported by the initial automobile transportation in step S21, then transported by either sea transportation or air transportation in step S22, and then transported by the final automobile transportation in step S23 and carried to the shipping destination 16. Moreover, in this first example, in the first distance setting step 23, the total distance of the initial automobile transportation and the final automobile transportation is calculated and set. The total distance is adjusted to be greater than α1 km and less than α km by the distance adjustment step 25. In addition, in the second distance setting step 24, the distance of either the sea transport or the air transport is set. Furthermore, in the first example, the total distance set in the first distance setting step 23 and the distance set in the second distance setting step 24 are adjusted to be greater than β km and less than β1 km by the total distance adjustment step 26.

Next, the method of filing a transport plan in the first embodiment will be described. The first embodiment files a transport plan based on the map information shown in FIG. 4 described above. In the first embodiment, when setting the distance of automobile transport in the first distance setting step 23, the distance adjustment step 25 is adjusted so that the total distance of the distances of each road on the land B1 and the distances of each road on the land B2 shown in the figure becomes greater than α1 km and less than α km. As a result of the adjustment, it is found that the road R1 and the road R4 satisfy the necessary condition that the total distance of a pair of roads is greater than α1 km and less than α km. In addition, in the second distance setting step 24, the distance of the sea route on the sea A is set, but in this case, the total distance of a pair of roads and the distance of the sea route are adjusted to be greater than β km and less than β1 km by the total distance adjustment step 26. As a result of this adjustment, the road R1 and the road R4, and the sea route J1 are found to meet the necessary condition that the total distance of the transport route is greater than β km and less than β1 km. The found road R1, road R4, and sea route J1 are used as a transport plan of the transport plan. In addition, regarding Road R2 and Road R5, as well as Road R3 and Road R6 shown in the figure, the total distance of these roads does not meet the necessary conditions of being greater than α1 km and less than α km, and therefore has nothing to do with the distance of Sea Route J2 and Sea Route J3 and is not used in the transportation plan of the transportation plan.

[Method for filing a transportation plan for a package: Second example] Figure 9 is a flow chart showing a second example of the method for filing a transportation plan for a package. The second example differs from the method for filing a transportation plan of the first example in that: in the period from the initial automobile transportation in step S21 to the sea transportation and air transportation in step S22, rail transportation is performed in step S24; and in the period from the sea transportation and air transportation in step S22 to the final automobile transportation in step S23, rail transportation is performed in step S25. In the second example, similarly to the transportation plan filing method of the first example, in the first distance setting step 23, the total distance of the initial automobile transportation and the final automobile transportation is calculated and set, but the total distance is adjusted in the distance adjustment step 25 so that it becomes not less than α1 km and not more than α km. In addition, in the second example, in the second distance setting step 24, the total distance of two railway transportations and either sea transportation or air transportation is calculated and set. Furthermore, in the second example, in the total distance setting step 26, the total distance is adjusted so that the total of the total distance calculated in the first distance setting step 23 and the total distance calculated in the second distance setting step 24 becomes not less than β km and not more than β1 km. Furthermore, each transport distance set in the first distance setting step 23 and the second distance setting step 24 after these adjustments is used as a transport scheme of the transport plan. In addition, in the example, rail transport is performed at two locations, but rail transport may be performed at only one location.

Next, the method of filing a transportation plan for the second embodiment will be described. The second embodiment files a transportation plan based on the map information shown in FIG. 6 described above. Here, the total distance of the road R1 from the shipping source 15 to Port C on the land B1 shown in the figure and the distance of the road R4 from Port F to the shipping destination 16 on the land B2 meet the necessary condition of being greater than α1 km and less than α km. In contrast, the total distance of the path from the shipping source 15 to Port D on the land B1 and the distance of the path from Port G to the shipping destination 16 on the land B2 exceeds α km. In this case, the total distance between the road R2 for automobile transportation on the land B1 and the road R5 for automobile transportation on the land B2 is adjusted by the distance adjustment step 25 so as to be greater than α1 km and less than α km. As a result of the adjustment, the shortened road R2 on the land B1 and the road R5 on the land B2 are found, and the route T1 from the end point 17 of the road R2 on the land B1 to the port D for rail transportation is found. In addition, similarly, the road R3 from the shipping source 15 on the land B1 to the port E and the shortened road R6 on the land B2 are found, and the route T2 from the port H to the starting point 18 of the road R6 for rail transportation on the land B2 is found. Here, the total distance of road R2 and road R5, and the total distance of line T1 and sea route J2, meet the necessary condition of being greater than β km and less than β1 km. Similarly, the total distance of road R3 and road R6, and the total distance of line T2 and sea route J3, also meet the necessary condition of being greater than β km and less than β1 km. Therefore, in the example, any of the three routes from the shipping source 15 to the shipping destination 16 can be adopted as the transportation plan of the transportation plan. In this case, in order to meet the requirement of reducing the number of loading and unloading operations of the bale body 1, it is preferred to adopt a route that does not perform rail transportation, that is, a route including road R1, sea route J1 and road R4, as the transportation plan of the transportation plan.

In this case, in either of the first and second examples of the method for filing a transportation plan for a package body, the distances of each road, each sea route, each air route, and each route as appropriate (including the transportation routes other than those illustrated in FIG. 4 and FIG. 6 ) can be measured by drawing on a map or based on electronic data as map information. In addition to the above, the distances of each road can also be measured using a car navigation system. Furthermore, the data of the distances or positions of each road, each sea route, each air route, and each route as appropriate are preferably stored in advance in a storage device. Furthermore, the calculation and setting of the total distance of a pair of roads in the first distance setting step 23, or the calculation and setting of the distance (total distance) of the sea route or air route and the route as the case may be in the second distance setting step 24, may be performed by a control mechanism (e.g., a computer program built in) based on the data stored in the memory mechanism, or by calculation by an operator. Furthermore, the adjustment of the distance in the distance adjustment step 25, or the adjustment of the distance in the total distance adjustment step 26, may be performed by a control mechanism (e.g., a computer program built in) based on the data stored in the memory mechanism, or by calculation by an operator.

In the above embodiments, the present invention is applicable when the land B1 where the shipping source 15 exists and the land B2 where the shipping destination 16 exists are separated by the sea A. However, the present invention can also be applied when the shipping source 15 and the shipping destination 16 exist on the same land.

In the above embodiments, marine transportation is described as an example of water transportation, but river transportation or canal transportation as other water transportation can be operated in the same manner as marine transportation. Therefore, river transportation or canal transportation can be applied to the present invention as water transportation instead of marine transportation. In addition, marine transportation, river transportation, and canal transportation can be applied to the present invention as water transportation in an appropriate combination instead of marine transportation.

In the above embodiment, the stacked body 4 of the package body 1 stacked on the pallet 5 includes a plurality of glass plates 2 in a vertical position and lining paper 3 interposed between the glass plates 2. However, the stacked body 4 may include a plurality of glass plates 2 in a horizontal position and lining paper 3 interposed between the glass plates 2. In addition, a foamed resin sheet may be used as a protective sheet instead of lining paper.

1: Package body 2: Glass plate 3: Liner (protective sheet) 4: Laminated body 5: Pallet 6: Insertion port 7: Base 8: Support 9: Backrest 10: Strapping belt 11: Bag body 12: Transport step 13: First transport step 14: Second transport step 15: Shipping source (glass plate manufacturing plant) 16: Shipping destination (panel manufacturing plant) 17: End point 18: Starting point 20: Transportation plan 21: First transportation plan 22: Second transportation plan 23: First distance setting step 24: Second distance setting step 25: Distance adjustment step 26: Total distance adjustment step A: Sea B1, B2: Land C~H: Port J1~J3: Sea route R1~R6: Road S1~S3, S11, S12, S21~S25: Steps T1, T2: Route

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing a package body as a transport object of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining a method for transporting a package body according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a first example of a method for transporting a package body according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a first example of a method for transporting a package body according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing a second example of a method for transporting a package body according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a second example of a method for transporting a package body according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram for explaining a method for filing a transport plan for a package body according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG8 is a flowchart showing a first example of a method for filing a transportation plan for a package body according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG9 is a flowchart showing a second example of a method for filing a transportation plan for a package body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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A method for transporting a package, wherein the package comprises a laminate of a glass plate and a protective sheet, and the protective sheet is a liner or a foamed resin sheet, and the steps of transporting the package are divided into: a first transport step, using a car for transport; and a second transport step, using at least one selected from water transport, air transport and rail transport, and the transport distance in the first transport step is set to less than 400 km. The method for transporting a package as described in claim 1, wherein the initial car transport and the final car transport are performed as the car transport in the first transport step, and the second transport step is performed during the period from the initial car transport to the final car transport. A method for transporting a package body as described in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the total transport distance in the first transport step and the second transport step is set to be greater than 550 km. A method for filing a transportation plan for a package body, wherein the package body comprises a laminate of a glass plate and a protective sheet, and the characteristic of the method for filing a transportation plan for the package body is that the protective sheet is a liner or a foamed resin sheet, and the transportation plan for the package body is divided into: a first transportation plan, using automobile transportation; and a second transportation plan, using at least one selected from water transportation, air transportation and railway transportation, and the method for filing a transportation plan for the package body includes: a first distance setting step, setting the transportation distance in the first transportation plan; a second distance setting step, setting the transportation distance in the second transportation plan; and a distance adjustment step, adjusting the transportation distance set in the first distance setting step to be less than 400 km. The method for filing a transportation plan for a package body as described in claim 4, wherein the initial automobile transportation and the final automobile transportation are performed as the automobile transportation in the first transportation plan, and the second transportation plan is performed in the period from the initial automobile transportation to the final automobile transportation, and in the first distance setting step, the total distance of the transportation distance of the initial automobile transportation and the transportation distance of the final automobile transportation is calculated, and the total distance is set as the transportation distance in the first transportation plan. The method for filing a transportation plan for a package body as described in claim 4 or claim 5 further includes: a total distance adjustment step, in which the total transportation distance in the first transportation plan and the second transportation plan is adjusted to be greater than 550 km.

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