JPH09301375A - Container with data recording means and data communication device thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) Abstract: [PROBLEMS] To provide a container with a data recording means and a data communication device for the same, which can individually check the number of times of use and the handling status of a resin container. SOLUTION: Recording means attached to a resin container and a data communication device face each other in a non-contact state to transmit and receive data, output data read by the data communication device to a communication device, and the data communication device from the communication device. By outputting the data to and writing and reading the data related to the resin container in the recording medium by sending and receiving of the data communication device, it is possible to individually check the number of times of use and handling status of the resin container, Easy handling and management of containers. Moreover, it is possible to easily grasp and predict the replacement time. It is possible to easily judge whether the number of times of use is usable, and it is possible to handle only the resin container capable of maintaining a predetermined assembled form.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to the transportation of, for example, fruits and vegetables, fish and shellfish, food or parts, and storage of raw materials.
The present invention relates to a container with a data recording means capable of recording the handling status of a container used for storage and display, and a data communication device therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, examples of containers used for transporting stored items such as those mentioned above include containers made of synthetic resin, corrugated cardboard, etc., and particularly foldable resin containers. It is very useful as a container that can be used. The collapsible container, as shown in FIG.
The short side wall portions 4 and 4 connected to the opposite short side portions of the bottom wall portion 2 constituting the resin container 1 and the long side wall portions 6 and 6 connected to the opposite long side portions are erected, and the short side wall portion 4 is formed. , 4 locking steps 7, 7
, And the locking claws 10 formed on the locking edges 9, 9 of the long side wall parts 6, 6 are locked and fixed to each other and assembled in an open upper surface, and then made of resin. A predetermined amount of stored items are stored in the container 1 and transported.

[0003]

However, when the resin container 1 as described above is used, as shown in FIG. 11, every time the assembling work and the folding work are repeated many times, the locking portions 8 and 8 are formed. Then, the engaging portions of the engaging claws 10 and 10 are worn and deformed, and gradually become round. Moreover, as the number of times of use increases, the locking amount of the locking portion 8 and the locking claw 10 becomes shallower, and the engaging force required to maintain the assembled state cannot be obtained.
There is a limit to the number of times the resin container 1 can be assembled.

However, the resin container 1 has no means for checking the number of times it has been used, and when the resin container 1 having a reduced engagement force is used, it can be stored, stacked, transported, or transported. The applied vibration may cause the locking portion 8 and the locking claw 10 to be unlocked abruptly, and the assembled form may suddenly be lost. Therefore, when the resin container 1 is used, it is necessary to individually perform a function check on whether or not the assembled form can be maintained, which not only makes the assembling work troublesome and time consuming, but also reduces the number of times of individual use. It has a problem that it is difficult to grasp.

In view of the above problems, the present invention records the data related to the container in a writable and readable manner in a recording means, thereby determining the number of times the container has been used and the handling situation in the process or place where the container is handled. It is an object of the present invention to provide a container with a data recording means and a data communication device for the container, which can be individually checked and can be easily handled and managed.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
It is characterized in that it is a container with a data recording means, in which a recording means capable of writing and reading data transmitted and received by the data communication means in a non-contact state is attached to the wall portion of the container.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the wall portion is a container with data recording means having at least one of a side wall portion, a bottom wall portion and a lid wall portion. Characterize.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the structure of the first or second aspect, the container is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped having an open upper surface, and the lower edges of the side wall portions with respect to the four sides of the bottom wall portion. The container is provided with a data recording means, the parts being foldably connected, and the side wall parts facing each other have locking parts and locking claws for locking and fixing the side wall parts to each other. Characterize.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the data transmission / reception position set on the conveying path for conveying the container according to the first aspect,
It is characterized in that it is a data communication device of a container facing a recording means attached to the container.

[0010]

The container with the data recording means according to claim 1 has a recording means attached to the container, for example, the number of times of use, the producer,
Production area, shipping place, receiving place, shipping and receiving date,
Data related to the container, such as the weight, the number, and the type of the stored items, can be written and read by the data communication means, and the number of times the container is used and the handling status can be individually checked in the process or place where the container is handled.

The container with data recording means according to claim 2 is combined with the operation according to claim 1, for example, when handling a container in a folded state and an assembled state, or a recording means attached to a specific place. When it is difficult or impossible to confront the data communication means with,
Select the location of the recording means according to the handling situation,
By attaching the recording means to at least one place or a plurality of places of the side wall portion, the bottom wall portion, and the lid wall portion which configure the container, the data related to the container is written in the recording device or written in the recording device. Data can be read reliably.

The container with data recording means according to claim 3 is, in addition to the operation according to claim 1 or claim 2, an assembled state in which each side wall portion constituting the container is erected and each side wall portion is tilted. Depending on the folding state, the recording means and the data communication means attached to the container are opposed to each other in a non-contact state, thereby writing the data relating to the container to the recording means,
Also, it can be read easily.

A data communication device for a container according to claim 4 is
The container according to claim 1 is conveyed to a data transmission / reception position set on a conveying path, the recording means and the data communication means attached to the container are opposed to each other in a non-contact state, and the data written in the recording means is transferred. By reading the data with the data communication device and outputting the data to the data communication device, and writing the data output from the data communication device to the data communication device in the recording means, the container is not temporarily stopped at the data transmission / reception position on the transport path, It is possible to write and read data while transporting, and to write and read data efficiently.

[0014]

According to the present invention, necessary data is written in the recording means attached to the container, and the data written in the recording means is read by the data communication means. Therefore, folding of the container, especially the foldable container is performed. In a process or a place where a container in a state or an assembled state is handled, the number of times the container is used and the handling situation can be individually checked, and the container can be easily handled and managed.

Moreover, since the container of the present invention can individually check the number of times of use of the container based on the data read by the data communication means, the number of times of use in which the assembling function is not deteriorated or lost is previously determined by the conventional experience. You can enter and check the container that has reached the input usage count,
It is possible to easily grasp and predict the replacement time, and it is possible to handle only the container that can maintain a predetermined assembly form.

Furthermore, since the recording means and the data communication means face each other in a non-contact state to transmit and receive data, the container is not temporarily stopped at the data transmission / reception position on the transport path,
Data can be written and read while transporting the container, and data can be written and read efficiently.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The drawings show a resin container with data recording means of the first embodiment in which a recording body is attached to a container that is foldable and can be assembled. In FIGS. 1 and 2, a resin container 1 with data recording means has short side wall portions 4 and 4 connected to opposite short side portions of a bottom wall portion 2 formed in a quadrangle, and a short side wall portion 4. , 4 are connected so as to be foldable in a direction opposite to the upper surface of the bottom wall portion 2 via bending portions 3 and 3 formed of thin portions or connecting tools. Also, the container 1
The long side wall portions 6 and 6 are separated from the long side portions of the bottom wall portion 2 facing each other at a height that allows folding of the short side wall portions 4 and 4, and the lower edge portions of the long side wall portions 6 and 6 are separated. The thin wall portions or the bent portions 5 formed by the connecting tools are foldably connected in a direction opposite to the upper surface of the bottom wall portion 2.

Locking step portions 7, 7 are formed on both side edges of the short side wall portions 4, 4, and the locking step portions 7, 7 are long side wall portions 6, 6.
Is formed so as to project in the direction opposite to the inner wall surface of
Locking edges 9, 9 are formed on both side edges of the long side walls 6, 6, and the locking edges 9, 9 are arranged in a direction and an angle with which the locking step portions 7, 7 are locked. It is bent and formed. Locking portions 8, 8 for locking and fixing the locking claws 10, 10 are formed on the locking surfaces of the locking step portions 7, 7, and the locking surfaces of the locking edge portions 9, 9 are formed. Hook-shaped locking claws 10, 10 that are locked and fixed to the locking portions 8, 8 are formed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, cuts 11 and 11 are formed in a predetermined length at both ends of the bent portion 5, and the short side of the bottom wall 2 corresponding to the cuts 11 and 11 is made of synthetic resin. It is flexible by utilizing its inherent elasticity, and as shown in FIG. 4, the locking step 7 is moved downward and the locking edge 9 is moved upward, whereby the locking portion 8 and the locking claw are moved. The locking fixation with 10 is easily released. When folding, the short side walls 4, 4 are provided on the upper surface side of the bottom wall 2.
After folding, the long side wall portion 6, on the upper surface side of the short side wall portion 4, 4.
6 is folded, and the resin container 1 can be folded into a predetermined shape. When assembling, first the long side wall portions 6 and 6 are erected, then the short side wall portions 4 and 4 are erected, and as shown in FIG.
The locking parts 8 formed on the locking step parts 7, 7 and the locking claws 10 formed on the locking edge parts 9, 9 are locked and fixed to each other, and the resin container is opened to the upper surface. 1 is assembled.

A recording body 12 (a non-contact information recording device, for example, an optical bar code or a magnetic card) for writing and reading data related to the resin container 1 is provided on the right or left long side wall portion 6. , Semiconductor element, ID tag, electromagnetic induction tag), and the recording body 12 is, for example,
At the time of molding the container, it is embedded and fixed in the long side wall portion 6 constituting the resin container 1. Other attachment methods include, for example, a method of sticking and fixing the recording body 12 to the outer wall surface of the long side wall portion 6 with an adhesive or a pressure sensitive adhesive, a method of tightening and fixing with a screw or a bolt, and a method of attaching the long side wall portion 6. There is a method of providing the recording body 12 on the outer wall surface so that the recording body 12 can be fitted or inserted.

To write or read data, the data communication device 13 is opposed to the recording body 12 of the resin container 1 to write or read data relating to the resin container 1 to or from the recording body 12. The data communication device 13 is, for example, a data transmission / reception position on the feed conveyor 15 arranged at a process or a place where the resin container 1 is handled, such as a cleaning process, a folding process, an assembling process, a stacking process, and an unloading process. It is provided in.

The data communication device 13 is, as shown in FIG.
It is arranged on one side of the data transmission / reception position set on the feed conveyor 15 and faces the recording body 12 attached to the resin container 1, and writes and reads data to and from the recording body 12. A communication device 1 which is provided at a possible interval and is composed of, for example, a personal computer or the like.
4 is connected.

The communication device 14 stores and arithmetically processes data such as the number of times of use and the handling situation based on the data of the recording body 12 output from the data communication device 13. At the same time, new data is output to the data communication device 13 and is readablely written and recorded in the recording body 12.

Assuming that the illustrated embodiment is configured as described above, the operation of writing and reading data to and from the recording medium 12 in the resin container 1 with data recording means assembled in an open top configuration will be described below. explain.

First, as shown in FIG. 6, the resin container 1 is placed on the feeding conveyor 15 with the resin container 1 facing upward or downward, and the placed resin container 1 transmits / receives data on the feeding conveyor 15. Sequentially transported to the position. The data communication device 13 arranged at the data transmission / reception position faces the recording body 12 attached to the right long side wall portion 6 of the resin container 1, and the data related to the number of times of use and the handling situation from the communication device 14, for example, , Number of times of use, producer, place of production, shipping place, receiving place, shipping and receiving date and time, weight of stored items, number of items,
Data such as the type is transmitted to the recording body 12 and recorded.

At the same time, the data communication device 13 is connected to the recording body 12.
The data recorded in is received and read, the data is input to the communication device 14, and the communication device 14 stores and performs arithmetic processing based on the input data. The communication device 14 individually checks the number of times of use and the handling status of the resin container 1 based on the read data.
For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the number of times of use before the locking function between the locking portions 8 and 8 and the locking claws 10 is lowered or the locking function is lost is read and designated in advance. The resin containers 1 that have reached the specified number of times of use are individually checked manually or visually.

As described above, since data is transmitted and received between the recording body 12 attached to the resin container 1 and the data communication device 13 in a non-contact state, writing and reading of data related to the resin container 1 can be performed. It is possible to check the number of times the resin container 1 has been used and the handling situation individually in a process or place where the resin container 1 is handled securely and in a folded state and an assembled state, and it is possible to grasp the replacement time and The prediction can be easily performed, and the resin container 1 can be easily handled and managed.

Further, since data is transmitted and received in a non-contact state between the recording body 12 and the data communication device 13, the data communication device 13 provided facing the recording body 12 at the data transmission / reception position on the feeding conveyer 15. Thus, the data can be written and read by the data communication device 13 while being conveyed without temporarily stopping the resin container 1, and the data can be written and read efficiently.

FIG. 7 shows a resin container 1 folded into a predetermined shape.
The container communication device of the second embodiment capable of recording and reading the data of the recording body 12 in a process or place where the folded resin container 1 is placed on the feed conveyor 15. A data communication device 1 placed on a table, transported to a data transmission / reception position, and arranged above the data transmission / reception position.
3 is a long side wall portion 6 folded on the right upper surface of the resin container 1.
Data is written in or read from the recording body 12 by facing the recording body 12. Also in this embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, the number of times of use and the handling situation of the resin container 1 can be individually checked, and data can be written and read easily.

FIG. 8 shows another resin container 1 in which the recording body 12 is attached to the short side wall portion 4. The resin container 1 is placed on the feed conveyor 15 and conveyed to the data transmission / reception position.
By disposing the data communication device 13 so as to face the recording body 12 attached to the short side wall portion 4 of the resin container 1, the data transmitted and received by the data communication device 13 can be written or read in the recording body 12. The same effect as the first embodiment is obtained.

FIG. 9 shows still another resin container 1 in which a recording body 12 is attached to the lower surface side of the bottom wall portion 2, and the data communication device 1
By arranging 3 so as to face the recording body 12 attached to the bottom wall portion 2 of the resin container 1, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained. Further, when it is difficult to attach the recording body 12 to the short side wall portion 4 or the long side wall portion 6, or when it is difficult or impossible to write and read the data of the attached recording body 12, for example, the bottom wall portion By facing the data communication device 13 to the recording body 12 attached to 2, the writing and reading of data can be reliably performed.

FIG. 10 shows another resin container 1 in which the recording body 12 is attached to the lid wall portion 16, and the process or place where the resin container 1 is handled with the lid wall portion 16 attached or fitted. In this case, the same effect as the container of the above-described embodiment is obtained. This example is used in the case where it is difficult or impossible to write and read data on the recording body 12 attached to the bottom wall portion 2, both side wall portions 4 and 6, or when the recording body 12 is attached. It is effective when it is difficult.

In the correspondence between the structure of the present invention and the above-described embodiment, the container with the data recording means of the present invention corresponds to the resin container 1 with the data recording means of the embodiment, and the same applies to the wall portion. Corresponds to the short side wall part 4, the long side wall part 6, the bottom wall part 2 and the lid wall part 16, the recording means corresponds to the recording body 12, the data communication means corresponds to the data communication device 13, and the data The communication device corresponds to the communication device 14 and the transport path corresponds to the feed conveyor 15, but the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

In the embodiment, an example is described in which data is recorded on the recording body 12 attached to the resin container 1.
The data communication device for a container according to the present invention is, for example, a recording body 1 attached to a resin container 1 in various processes such as a folding process, an assembling process, a stacking process, an unloading process, and a cleaning process.
Data can be recorded by the data communicator 13 with respect to No. 2.

The resin container 1 includes a locking step portion 7 of the short side wall portion 4.
The locking portions 8 and 8 formed on the above and the locking claws 10 and 10 formed on the locking edge portion 9 of the long side wall portion 6 are locked and fixed to each other.
For example, the locking claws 10 and 10 are formed on the locking step portion 7 of the short side wall portion 4, and the locking portions 8 and 8 are formed on the locking edge portion 9 of the long side wall portion 6 to lock and fix each other. Alternatively, folding and assembling can be easily performed as in the embodiment.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an assembled state of a resin container with a data recording unit according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a folded state of a resin container.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional side view showing a locking structure of a short side wall and a long side wall of a resin container.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing a locked state of a locking portion of a short side wall and a locking claw of a long side wall.

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing a locked and fixed state of the locking portion of the short side wall and the locking claw of the long side wall.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing an example in which a data communication device is arranged on a side portion of a resin container.

FIG. 7 is a rear view showing another example in which a data communication device is arranged above a folded resin container.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another resin container in which a recording body is attached to a short side wall portion.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing still another resin container in which a recording body is attached to the bottom wall portion.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing another resin container in which a recording body is attached to a lid wall portion.

FIG. 11 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing a locked state of a worn locking portion and a locking claw.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Resin container 2 ... Bottom wall part 4 ... Short side wall part 6 ... Long side wall part 8 ... Locking part 10 ... Locking claw 12 ... Recording body 13 ... Data communication device 14 ... Communication device 15 ... Feeding conveyor 16 ... Lid wall

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A container with a data recording means, which is provided with a recording means capable of writing and reading data transmitted and received by a data communication means in a non-contact state on a wall portion of the container. 2. The container with data recording means according to claim 1, wherein the wall portion is at least one of a side wall portion, a bottom wall portion and a lid wall portion. 3. A container is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped having an open top, and four edges of a bottom wall of the container are foldably connected to lower edges of the side walls, and the side edges of the side walls are opposed to each other. The container with data recording means according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a locking portion and a locking claw for locking and fixing the side wall portions to each other. 4. A data communication device for a container, wherein a data transmission / reception position set on a transportation path for transporting the container according to claim 1 is provided with data communication means facing recording means attached to the container.