TW201516895A - Locker device and locker articles management system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a locker device and a locker articles management system, comprising a locker articles management system that includes: a plurality of lockers; an RFID reader including at least one scanning radio frequency components and a first transmission component, wherein the scanning radio frequency components are disposed in these lockers; a plurality of radio frequency tags corresponding to the radio frequency components for scanning and reading a radio frequency signal; an inquiry device for searching for the article information so as to correspond to the radio frequency tag; a metal member bonded to the locker, wherein with the physical properties of reflection and signal shielding of the metal member, the radio frequency signal may be reflected into multiple paths in space, thereby achieving the purpose of precisely and rapidly positioning the location of the locker in which the articles are placed.

Description

Locker unit and storage item management system

The invention relates to a storage cabinet device and a storage item management system, in particular to accurately and quickly locate the position of the storage cabinet placed in the article, so as to achieve the effect of managing the article and finding the item.

The Republic of China New Patent Announcement No. M453914 "Library Sub-Book Auxiliary System" is a library sub-book assistant system, which is used to shorten the time of book-sharing after the return of books, so as to improve the speed of book shelves. It is composed of a computer, a bar code scanner, a sensing unit, a programmable controller, an architecture unit, etc., and uses a programming language (VB) as a control interface, and uses a human-machine interface as a process for monitoring the overall action; After reading the barcode information of the book, it is compared with the database in the computer, and by means of electromechanical control, the book is sent to the designated channel through the conveyor belt of the architectural unit, and the goal of the Dayi floor is divided, and the VB is The man-machine interface synchronously displays the process of sub-books and the number of books in the book, and can be extended to the sub-books by means of the action of the VB simulation mechanism; accordingly, the book is divided after the book return operation Work, and achieve the goal of automation and saving labor costs.

The above-mentioned pre-cases are actions that can be used to classify the returned books. Although they are quite helpful for book management and sub-book assignments, if the books are not placed in the correct lockers or map books, such as libraries If the readers are free to put the books on the locker, they must use manpower to find the wrong book in each locker, which is not only labor-intensive but also time consuming.

The Republic of China Invention Patent Publication No. 201234311 "Book Homing Guidance Device" is a book homing guide device comprising a bookshelf, a sensor, an identification module and a central processing component. Separating a plurality of accommodating spaces by using a plurality of partitions; the sensor is used for extracting book materials of the book; and an identification module having a plurality of identifiers, wherein the identifiers are combined with the bookshelf and respectively corresponding to the accommodating The location of the space; the central processing component includes a processor and a database, the processor is electrically coupled to the sensor, the identification module, and the book data, and the database is used to store the book location of the book logistics unit Information for the processor to determine the correct home position of the book and control the corresponding recognizer function.

Although the above predecessor can judge the correct homing position of the book, if the reader misplaces the book on other bookshelf, it is necessary to manually find the book in the wrong position. However, the above case cannot directly search for the misplaced book shelf. The books on it are so costly to find a book.

In view of the above, in view of the above-mentioned predecessor, although the correct position of the article can be judged, it is still necessary to manually find the article in the misplaced position, which is disadvantageous in terms of manpower, and the present invention provides a locker device, which includes: The interior of the storage cabinet is formed with at least one space, the storage cabinet is provided with a metal reflective layer covering the space, and the metal reflective layer of the storage cabinet reflects the electric wave in the space; an RFID reader Combined with the locker and facing the space.

The above radio frequency tag is corresponding to the RFID reader for scanning and reading an RF signal.

A storage item management system includes: a plurality of storage cabinets having a space formed therein, the interior of the storage cabinet having an inner peripheral wall surface; and an RFID reader comprising at least one scanning RF component and a first transmission component, and the scanning radio frequency component is disposed in a space of the storage cabinet; a plurality of radio frequency tags are corresponding to the scanning radio frequency component for scanning to read an RF signal, and the RFID reader is The first transmission component transmits the radio frequency signal; an interrogator includes a display component, an input component, a processing component, a second transmission component, and a database, and the second transmission component is correspondingly connected to the first a transmission unit, and the second transmission component receives the RF signal, and after the processing component is processed, searches for information of the item in the database to correspond to the RF tag; a metal piece is coupled to the locker, and Covering the inner peripheral wall surface; scanning the radio frequency tag by scanning a radio wave emitted by the scanning radio frequency component of the RFID reader, and scanning the radio frequency tag The generated RF signal is diverged to the metal member, and the metal member reflects the RF signal to form a multipath to the RF tag, and the RF signal generated by the RF tag is multi-pathged through the metal member and transmitted back to the scanning RF component to improve Read rate.

The inner peripheral wall surface includes a left inner wall surface, a right inner wall surface, a top inner wall surface, a bottom inner wall surface and a rear inner wall surface.

The metal piece is a metal piece, and the metal piece is attached to the inner peripheral wall surface of the storage cabinet.

The metal member is a metal paint, and the metal member is coated on the inner peripheral wall surface of the storage cabinet.

The first transmission element and the second transmission element are one of a wire of a wired network or a wireless communication protocol of Zigbee, WIMAX or WI-FI.

The effect of the invention is:

1. The invention can provide a cabinet for the inquirer to find an item, which can conveniently manage the article or the book in the warehouse or the library, and does not need manpower to find the item or book that is randomly placed.

2. The invention allows the inquirer to quickly find the items in the warehouse locker or the books in the locker of the library.

3. The invention can shorten the time for inventorying items, book positioning or classifying books, and can narrow the scope of searching for items or books, so as to accurately position the items or the position of the storage boxes placed in the books, further know that the items are misplaced. position.

4. The RF signal generated by the RFID reader of the present invention scans the RF tag and forms a multi-path through the reflection of the metal member to improve the reading rate of the scanning RF component.

5. The invention can make the RFID reader scan only the radio frequency tag in the space of the locker by the physical property of the shielding signal of the metal piece, so as to avoid scanning the radio frequency tag in the space of the side locker and causing scanning of the radio frequency component. Interpretation of interference.

In combination with the above technical features, please refer to the first to third figures, the present invention is a storage cabinet device and a storage item management system, which comprises a plurality of storage cabinets (1) and an RFID reader ( 2) a plurality of radio frequency tags (3), an interrogator (4) and a metal piece (5), wherein:

The storage cabinet (1) has a space (11) formed therein, and the interior of the storage cabinet (1) has an inner peripheral wall surface (12), and the inner circumferential wall surface (12) includes a left inner wall surface and a right side. The inner wall surface, the top inner wall surface, the bottom inner wall surface and the rear inner wall surface.

The RFID reader (2) includes a plurality of scanning RF components (21) and a first transmission component (22), and the scanning RF components (21) are disposed in the space of the storage cabinets (1) The first transmission component (22) is a wireless communication protocol of Zigbee, WIMAX or WI-FI.

The radio frequency tag (3) corresponds to the scanning radio frequency component (21) for scanning and reading an RF signal, and the first transmission component (22) of the RFID reader (2) transmits the RF signal.

The finder (4) includes a display component (41), an input component (42), a processing component (43), a second transmission component (44), and a database (45), the second transmission unit (44) correspondingly connected to the first transmission unit (22), the second transmission element (44) is a wireless communication protocol of Zigbee, WIMAX or WI-FI, and the second transmission element (44) may also be a wire of the wired network, and the second transmission component (44) receives the RF signal, and after the processing component (43) performs processing, searches for information of the item in the database (45) to correspond to the RF tag ( 3).

a metal member (5) is attached to the storage cabinet (1) and covers the inner peripheral wall surface (12). The metal member (5) is a metal piece, and the metal member (5) is attached. To the inner peripheral wall surface (12) of the locker (1), or the metal member (5) is a metal paint, and the metal member (5) is applied to the inner circumference of the locker (1) On the wall (12).

When scanning the radio frequency tag (3) on the article (A), as shown in the fourth figure, the article (A) in the present embodiment is a book, and when the scanning radio frequency component (21) of the RFID reader (2) is issued When a scanning wave (B) scans the radio frequency tag (3), the radio frequency signal (C) generated by scanning the radio frequency tag (3) is diverged to the metal member (5), because the metal member (5) has reflection The physical properties of the RF signal (C), the metal member (5) simultaneously reflects the RF signal (C) to form a multipath to the RF tag (3), and the RF signal generated by the RF tag (3) (C) The multi-path is transmitted back to the scanning RF component (21) through the metal member (5), so that the multi-path RF signal (C) can enhance and concentrate the RF signal (C) to the scanning RF component (21) for reading. The reading rate of the radio frequency tag (3), whereby the present invention can accurately locate the position of the object (A) in the disposal cabinet (1), and reduce the area of the position where the item (A) is located, thereby achieving a quick search for the item ( A) The effect of no human search.

It should be noted that since the metal member (5) has the physical property of shielding the radio frequency signal (C) at the same time, the RFID reader (2) cannot be read into the space (11) of the adjacent storage cabinet (1). The RF signal (C) is emitted, and the scanning RF component (21) of the RFID reader (2) only needs to scan the space (11) in the locker (1), and the scanning RF component (21) can be Adjust the lower power scanning wave (B), and the scanning wave (B) will not be transmitted to another locker (1) opposite the locker (1) to prevent the scanning wave (B) from interfering with each other and causing the scanning. The RF component (21) receives the wrong RF signal (C).

When inquiring the position of the item (A), as shown in the fifth figure, the item (A) is in the embodiment as a description of the book, and the user can use the querier (4) to query the item (A), and use The input element (41) inputs the name of the item to be inquired (A). For example, if the item name is A, the processing element (43) searches and searches the item information in the database (45) to correspond to the item (A). The radio frequency tag (3) is correspondingly connected to the first transmission unit (22) through the second transmission unit (44), and the processing element (43) transmits a search signal to the RFID reader on the shelf (2) And the RFID reader (2) scans the radio frequency tag (3) with the scanning radio frequency component (21) even in the locker (1), and scans the radio frequency tag (3) by scanning the radio frequency component (21) as described above, and The reflection and shielding effect of the metal member (5), so that the radio frequency component (21) can be scanned and the RF tag (3) on the article (A) can be scanned and positioned, as shown in the sixth figure, the display component (41) ) can display the location of the item (A), the display component (41) shows the item (A) number A1 in the A cabinet of the third floor literature area, the number A2 is in the third floor In the B cabinet of a certain area, and the number A3 is in a certain cabinet in the historical area, the number A4 has been loaned, which can provide the location of the library staff to accurately locate the item (A) and quickly find it. The item (A), and further known that the item (A) is misplaced, does not require manpower to go to each of the map books to confirm whether the book has been misplaced.

It should be noted that, in addition to the use of the present invention as a query and management book, the use of the present invention can also be used as a store warehouse management commodity, inventory management of factory raw materials and tools, thereby shortening store warehouse management commodities, factory raw materials and tools. Inventory management, library book positioning or time to sort books, and can narrow the scope of the search for items or books to accurately locate the location of the item or the locker placed in the book.

In view of the foregoing description of the embodiments, the operation and the use of the present invention and the effects of the present invention are fully understood, but the above described embodiments are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the invention may not be limited thereto. Included within the scope of the present invention are the scope of the present invention.

(1) ‧ ‧ lockers (11) ‧ ‧ space (12) ‧ ‧ inner wall (2) ‧ ‧ RFID reader (21) ‧ ‧ scanning RF components (22) ‧ ‧ a transmission element (3) ‧ ‧ radio frequency tag (4) ‧ ‧ finder (41) ‧ ‧ display elements (42) ‧ ‧ input elements (43) ‧ ‧ processing elements (44) ‧ ‧ 2 transmission elements (45) ‧ ‧ database (5) ‧ ‧ metal parts (A) ‧ ‧ items (B) ‧ ‧ scanning waves (C) ‧ ‧ RF signals

[First figure] is a perspective view of the present invention. [Second figure] is a plan view of the storage cabinet of the present invention. [Third Figure] is a schematic diagram of the connection of the device of the present invention. [Fourth figure] is a schematic diagram of scanning the radio frequency tag on the article by the scanning radio frequency antenna of the present invention. [Fifth figure] is a schematic diagram of the location of the inquiring item of the present invention. [Sixth Diagram] is a schematic view showing the position of an item of the display element of the present invention.

(1)‧‧‧Lockers

(11) ‧‧‧ Space

(12) ‧ ‧ inner wall

(2) ‧‧‧RFID reader

(21)‧‧‧Scan RF components

(22)‧‧‧First transmission component

(3) ‧‧‧RF tags

(4)‧‧‧ Finder

(41)‧‧‧ Display elements

(42)‧‧‧ Input components

(43) ‧‧‧Processing components

(44)‧‧‧Second transmission component

(45) ‧ ‧ database

(5)‧‧‧Metal parts

(A) ‧ ‧ items

Claims (7)

A storage cabinet device includes: a storage cabinet having at least one space formed therein, the storage cabinet is provided with a metal reflective layer covering the space, and the metal reflective layer of the storage cabinet reflects the electric wave Within the space; an RFID reader is attached to the locker and faces the space. The storage cabinet device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of radio frequency tags are corresponding to the RFID reader for scanning and reading an RF signal. A storage item management system includes: a plurality of storage cabinets having a space formed therein, the interior of the storage cabinet having an inner peripheral wall surface; and an RFID reader comprising at least one scanning RF component and a first transmission component, wherein the scanning RF component is disposed in a space of the storage cabinet; a plurality of radio frequency tags corresponding to the scanning RF component for scanning to read an RF signal, and the RFID reader The first transmission component transmits the RF signal; a querier includes a display component, an input component, a processing component, a second transmission component, and a database, and the second transmission component is correspondingly connected to the first a transmission unit, and the second transmission component receives the RF signal, and after the processing component is processed, searches for information of the item in the database to correspond to the RF tag; a metal piece is coupled to the locker, and Covering the inner peripheral wall surface; scanning the radio frequency tag by scanning a radio wave emitted by the scanning radio frequency component of the RFID reader, and scanning the radio frequency The RF signal generated by the sign is diverged to the metal component, and the metal component reflects the RF signal to form a multipath to the RF tag, and the RF signal generated by the RF tag is multi-pathed back to the scanning RF component through the metal component. To improve the read rate. The storage item management system of claim 3, wherein the inner peripheral wall surface comprises a left inner wall surface, a right inner wall surface, a top inner wall surface, a bottom inner wall surface and a rear inner wall surface. . The storage item management system of claim 3, wherein the metal piece is a metal piece, and the metal piece is attached to the inner peripheral wall surface of the storage case. The storage cabinet article management system of claim 3, wherein the metal member is a metal coating, and the metal member is coated on an inner peripheral wall surface of the storage cabinet. The storage item management system of claim 3, wherein the first transmission component and the second transmission component are wires of a wired network or a wireless communication protocol of Zigbee, WIMAX or WI-FI. One.