JP2001261159A - Container management apparatus and management method - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To efficiently manage containers [Solution] A wireless IC number tag 3 in which a container number is input is attached to an outer surface of a container 1, and a check point of a required portion of a moving range of the container 1 is provided. Wireless IC number tag 3
When the container 1 passes the checkpoint, information on the time, the place of transmission and the container number is transmitted from the wireless antenna 5 to the host computer 6 and the host computer 6 Manages the location information data of the container.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container management apparatus and a container management method for constantly grasping and managing the current positions of a large number of empty or empty containers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Containers are widely used for sea transportation of industrial products and the like. The container is a sturdy steel box that can withstand repeated use for a long period of time.
The structure is easy to take out. Containers used for international maritime transport are called international containers, and 11 sizes are specified by ISO, but 40 ft containers (IAA type) and 20 ft containers (ICC type) are widely distributed. . IAA type has length, width and height of 1 each
2192 mm × 2438 mm × 2591 mm, and I
The CC type is 6058 mm × 2438 mm × 2591 mm.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a container. In the figure, 1 is a container. A container number 1a is written on the upper surface, front, rear, left and right side surfaces of the container 1. The container number 1a is defined by ISO, for example, as shown in the figure, 11 characters of ABZU 0012346,
That is, the owner symbol is four characters, and the last U is a common symbol representing a container. The number is a six-digit number, and a symbol and one numeral for checking whether the number is correct are put at the end, and the number is displayed in a total of 11 digits.

[0004] Containers are expensive and are treated as in-bonds. For example, there are regulations such as that they must be used once a month, and they must be strictly managed. It also stipulates that a list of the numbers of containers entering and leaving a container terminal or the like must be submitted to the government office at regular intervals.

[0005]

As described above, it is required that the container always keep track of its location.
Since it often moves at all times, it goes without saying that ledger management is required, and even if computer management is used, input is complicated and human error is likely to occur.

The present invention has been devised in view of the above-mentioned problems of the related art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a container management apparatus and a management method capable of grasping the locations of a large number of containers in real time.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a container management apparatus, comprising: attaching a wireless IC number tag having a container number input to an outer surface of a container; A wireless antenna for receiving / transmitting from / to the wireless IC number tag is installed at the check point of (1).

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a container management method in which a container is managed by the container management apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention. And the information of the container number from the wireless antenna to the host computer, and the host computer manages the position information data of the container.

Next, the operation of the present invention will be described. When the container is placed on the chassis and passes the checkpoint, the wireless IC number tag attached to the container transmits the container number information in response to the radio wave transmitted from the wireless antenna. The wireless antenna receives the information,
The information of the transmission place and the container number is transmitted to the host computer in the distribution center. The host computer updates the data stored in the computer with the information. Therefore, the data is always kept up-to-date, and the operator can detect which number container is located by searching the stored data. Checkpoints are container terminal gates, yard cranes, container cranes,
By properly installing the container at the key point of the moving range of the empty container or the empty container such as the gate of the shipper's warehouse or the gate of the empty container yard, it is possible to know where the container is, even when it is at the export destination.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a container management device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a conceptual perspective view of a wireless IC number tag and a wireless antenna. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a container mounted on a trailer (chassis) 2. Reference numeral 3 denotes a wireless IC number tag attached to the front of the container 1. The wireless IC number tag 3 includes, for example, a coil 3b and an IC 3a as shown in FIG.
The container number has been entered in a. Wireless IC number tag 3
Is not transmitted constantly, but is transmitted by receiving power supply from radio waves from a reader / writer 4 disposed on the wireless antenna 5.

The reader / writer 4 of the wireless antenna 5
For example, as shown in FIG. 2, when a trailer 2 having a built-in coil 4a and a container 1 arrives at a checkpoint, a radio wave of a specific wavelength is transmitted to the wireless IC number tag 3 and reacts accordingly. The container number is transmitted from the wireless IC number tag 3. The wireless antenna 5 at the check point receives the signal and sends information on the container number, the transmission place and the passing time to the host computer.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. Since the host computer 6 updates the data stored in the computer 6 based on the information, the data is always kept up to date. The operator can detect the location of the container 1 of which number by searching the stored data, and instructs the driver of the trailer 2 to a required instruction. Checkpoints can be set up at key points in the moving range of full containers 1 or empty containers 1, such as container terminal gates, yard cranes, container cranes, shipper's warehouse gates, and empty container storage gates. Know where the container is, even if it is at the export destination.

According to the present invention, since the location of each container 1 can be accurately grasped in real time at the distribution center, the management of the container 1 can be performed in a timely manner.
It can be performed efficiently.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention.

[0015]

As described above, the container management apparatus and management method of the present invention provide a wireless IC attached to a container.
Since the container number, the transmission place and the passing time are transmitted by the number tag and the radio antenna provided at the check point appropriately arranged in the moving range of the container, the location of the container is grasped in real time, so that the container management is performed. Can be performed in a timely and efficient manner.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a container management device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual perspective view of a wireless IC number tag and a wireless antenna.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a container.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 container 3 wireless IC number tag 5 wireless antenna 6 host computer

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A wireless IC number tag having a container number input thereon is attached to an outer surface of a container, and a wireless antenna for receiving / transmitting from / to the wireless IC number tag is installed at a required checkpoint in a moving range of the container. A container management device, characterized in that: 2. A container management method for managing containers by the container management device according to claim 1, wherein
When a container passes a checkpoint, information on the time, the place of origin and the container number is transmitted from a wireless antenna to a host computer, and the host computer manages the position information data of the container. .