Cable packing style inquiry system
The system provides loading posture information for cables based on type and length, preventing transport and storage issues by allowing users to confirm and adjust configurations before shipment.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2023218886
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-12-26
- Publication Date
- 2025-07-08
AI Technical Summary
Cable loading configurations shipped by vendors often exceed the dimensions of transport elevators or storage racks at customer sites, causing handling issues.
A system that includes a specification information storage unit, an allocation information storage unit, and an inquiry result notification unit to provide loading posture information based on cable type and length, allowing users to confirm the loading state before shipment.
Enables users to prevent handling problems by anticipating and adjusting to the loading posture of cables during delivery.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to a system capable of inquiring about the loading state of a cable.
Background Art
[0002] Cable vendors ship cables in various loading configurations (such as bundles, boxes, bobbins, cable drums, etc.) according to the size and length of the ordered cables. Non-Patent Document 1 discloses that types of cable loading configurations include those with iron drums, wooden drums, etc.
Prior Art Documents
Non-Patent Documents
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Non-Patent Document 1
Summary of the Invention
Problems to be Solved by the Invention
[0004] Conventionally, there have been handling problems such as the loading configuration of the cable shipped from the vendor being larger than the width of the transport elevator installed at the customer's site, or the size being such that it cannot be transported or stored by the heavy machinery or racks deployed at the site.
[0005] Therefore, one of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a means capable of preventing handling problems from occurring with respect to the loading configuration when shipping cables.
Means for Solving the Problems
[0006] The invention of the present application made to solve the above problems is an inquiry system for notifying a user of the loading posture information of a cable at the time of shipment, comprising at least: a specification information storage unit that stores cable and specification information of the loading posture; an allocation information storage unit that stores allocation information in which a loading posture at the time of shipment is allocated for each type and length of the cable; and an inquiry result notification unit that generates, based on search conditions including the type and length of the cable input by the user, from the specification information and the allocation information, loading posture information including at least the size of the loading posture at the time of shipment of the cable specified by the search conditions and the total weight of the loading posture and the cable, and notifies the user. With this configuration, the user can always confirm the loading posture information of the cable under the selected conditions while selecting the type and length of the cable under arbitrary conditions.
Effect of the Invention
[0007] According to the present invention, the loading posture of the cable at the time of shipment can be confirmed in advance, and it is possible to prevent problems in handling of the cable after delivery.
Brief Description of the Drawings
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Modes for Carrying Out the Invention
[0009] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Embodiment
[0010] <1>Overview (Figure 1) A cable loading state inquiry system A according to the present invention (hereinafter, also simply referred to as "this system") is a system for notifying user B of the loading state information at the time of shipment of the cable.
[0011] <1.1>Loading Modes (Figure 1) In the present invention, the mode adopted as the loading state of the cable is not particularly limited, but mainly includes bundles, boxes, bobbins, cable drums (hereinafter, also simply referred to as "drums"), etc.
[0012] <1.2>Usage Purposes and Assumed Users (Figure 1) In the present invention, user B who uses this system is not particularly limited, and includes sales representatives of cable vendors (including manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers. The same applies hereinafter), and persons in charge on the orderer side, etc. Therefore, this system can be used for an in-house system for appropriately checking the loading state information at the time of shipment of cables handled by a cable vendor, a customer-oriented system for customers to log in and check the loading state information in advance before placing an order for a cable, etc.
[0013] <2>Overall Configuration (Figure 1) The cable loading state inquiry system A according to this embodiment is configured to include at least a specification information storage unit 10, an allocation information storage unit 20, and an inquiry result notification unit 30. Each part constituting this system can be configured by arbitrarily combining hardware and software, and in addition, various configurations can be adopted, such as a configuration in which each part is an individual device, or a configuration in which a single device serves as a plurality of parts. Details of each part will be described below.
[0014] <3> Specification Information Storage Unit (Fig. 1) The specification information storage unit 10 is a functional block for storing the specification information of cables and the loading state. Fig. 2 shows a configuration example of the cable specification information and the loading state specification information included as the specification information.
[0015] <3.1> Cable Specification Information (Fig. 2(a)) Fig. 2(a) shows a configuration example of the cable specification information. Each item stored as the cable specification information may include a product code, a cable name, a cable type (fire-resistant, heat-resistant, alarm, etc.), a size (AWG, SQ, etc.), the number of cores (single-core, two-core, three-core, etc.), a unit weight (weight per 1 m, etc.), a stock location name, etc. In the present invention, the cable specification information is not limited to the configuration shown in Fig. 2(a). For example, it may be a configuration in which a plurality of items shown in Fig. 2(a) are integrated into one item.
[0016] <3.2> Loading State Specification Information (Fig. 2(b)) Fig. 2(b) shows a configuration example of the loading state specification information. Each item stored as the loading state specification information may include a product code, a drum name, a drum type (bundle, box, drum, etc.), a size (flange diameter, outer width, etc.), a weight, and a stock location name (not shown). In the present invention, the loading state specification information is not limited to the configuration shown in Fig. 2(b).
[0017] <4> Allocation Information Storage Unit (Fig. 1) The allocation information storage unit 20 is a functional block for storing allocation information in which a loading state at the time of shipment is allocated for each type and length of cable.
[0018] <4.1> Allocation Information (Fig. 3) Fig. 3 shows a configuration example of the allocation information. In the list shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of cells in which the cable length and the loading form type are described are arranged for each cable type. For example, when the cable to be inquired about is cable (1), when the cable length is 1 m to 300 m, it is shipped in the hand-held loading form, and when the cable length is 301 m to 400 m, it is shipped in the state where cable (1) is wound around drum (1), and when the cable length is 401 m to 600 m, it is shown that it is shipped in the state where cable (1) is wound around drum (2).
[0019] <4.2> Generation method of allocation information (not shown) The allocation information is configured by, for example, calculating the winding capacity for each drum and each cable, and pre-assigning available drums for each type and length of the cable with reference to this winding capacity. By generating this allocation information in advance, the system load during the inquiry operation of user B can be reduced. In the present invention, the calculation formula for the winding capacity of the drum is not particularly limited, and it can be appropriately selected from known calculation formulas (simplified from detailed ones). The following formula 1 shows an example of the calculation formula for the winding capacity of the drum.
[0020] [Formula 1] JPEG2025101836000002.jpg89163
[0021] <5> Inquiry result notification unit (FIG. 1) The inquiry result notification unit 30 has a function of generating loading form information based on search conditions including the type and length of the cable input by user B and notifying user B. More specifically, the inquiry result notification unit 30 has a function of generating the loading form information at the time of shipment of the cable specified by the search conditions by referring to the specifications information storage unit 10 and the allocation information storage unit 20 based on the search conditions and notifying user B.
[0022] <5.1> Search conditions (FIG. 1) The search conditions are the conditions input by User B. In the present invention, the "input" by User B is not limited to the mode in which User B inputs a character string or numbers on the screen displayed on the user terminal of User B, and also includes modes such as selecting items displayed by check boxes provided on the screen or pull-down menus.
[0023] <5.2> Loading posture information (Figure 1) The loading posture information is information including information on the loading posture at the time of cable shipment. In the present invention, the information included as the loading posture information is not particularly limited. In this embodiment, the loading posture information is configured to include the size of the loading posture, the weight of the loading posture, and the total weight of the loading posture and the cable (hereinafter, also simply referred to as "total weight").
[0024] <5.2.1> Size and weight of the loading posture Among the loading posture information, the information regarding the size and weight of the loading posture may be changed for each type of loading posture. For example, when the type of loading posture is [drum], the loading posture information can be configured to include the outer width of the drum, the body diameter, the flange diameter, the weight, the total weight, etc. Also, when the type of loading posture is [bundle] or [box], the loading posture information may be configured not to include the size and weight of the loading posture. These information can be obtained from the information stored in the specifications information storage unit 10.
[0025] <5.2.2> Total weight of the loading posture and the cable Among the loading posture information, the information regarding the total weight may be switched on or off for each type of loading posture. For example, when the loading posture is "drum", the loading posture information may be configured to include the total weight, and when the loading posture is [bundle] or [box], it may be configured to display only the weight of the cable as the total weight.
[0026] <5.3> Example of inquiry processing In the present invention, the procedure for generating the load configuration information based on the search conditions is not particularly limited, and it may be hierarchically performed while partially using the search conditions, or it may be performed at once using all the search conditions. An example of the query processing procedure is shown below. (1) Identification of the load configuration First, based on the type and length of the cable included in the search conditions, the load configuration to be used is identified by referring to the allocation information shown in FIG. 3. (2) Calculation of the load configuration information Next, based on the identified load configuration, the load configuration information is generated by referring to the specifications information shown in FIG. 2. For example, when the type of the load configuration to be used is "drum (1)", from the specifications information of the load configuration shown in FIG. 3(b), the load configuration type, flange diameter, outer width, weight, etc. are acquired. Next, the unit weight of the cable to be used is acquired from FIG. 3(a) and multiplied by the cable length (cable weight), and the total weight is obtained as the sum of the value obtained by multiplying the cable weight by the cable length and the weight of the drum acquired from FIG. 3(b), and these are used as the load configuration information.
[0027] <6> Usage image (FIG. 4) Next, the usage image of the cable load configuration query system A according to this embodiment will be described.
[0028] <6.1> Input of search conditions and selection of target (FIG. 4) FIG. 4 is an image diagram of the narrowing-down screen displayed on the user B's usage terminal. In the [Inventory Query] section shown in FIG. 4(a), an input field (narrowing-down information input field 41) consisting of a check box, an input field, a pull-down menu, etc. is arranged. While appropriately inputting conditions in the narrowing-down information input field 41, the user B selects the search button to narrow down the cables corresponding to the query target. In the [Search Results] section shown in FIG. 4(b), a narrowing-down result display column 42 in which the cables corresponding to the query target are listed is arranged. In this narrowing-down result display column 421, a list showing the name of the cable, the inventory quantity held by the vendor, etc. for each cable is displayed. In addition, in the rightmost column of each cable in the list, an item of [Load Configuration Search] is arranged. By selecting the query button 421 within the item, user B can transition to the load configuration query screen 50 (Fig. 5) for querying the selected cable. In this embodiment, it shows a state where [Cable (1)] is selected from among a plurality of candidates of cables with a cable type of [Fireproof] and a core number and size of 1P×2.0 mm.
[0029] <6.2> Display of Load Configuration Information (Drum) (Fig. 5) Fig. 5 is an image diagram (1) of the load configuration query screen 50 for the cable selected by user B. At the location of [Load Configuration Query] shown in Fig. 5(a), a column (cable length input column 51) consisting of the cable name of the selected cable and an input field for the cable length is arranged. While appropriately inputting conditions in the cable length input column 51, user B selects the [Search] button to search for the load configuration of the cable with the input cable length. At the location of [Load Configuration Information] shown in Fig. 5(b), a load configuration information display column 52 for displaying the load configuration information of the cable at the time of shipment with the cable length input by user B is arranged. In this embodiment, it shows the result of querying the load configuration information when the cable length of the cable (1) selected in <5.1> is 300 m. "Load Configuration", "Lot Number", "Height", "Outer Width", and "Weight" in the load configuration information display column 52 respectively correspond to "[Load Configuration Type]", "[Load Configuration Name]", "[Flange Diameter][Outer Width][Weight]" shown in Fig. 2(b). Also, "Total Weight" corresponds to the total weight of the load configuration and the cable obtained from the information acquired from Fig. 2(a)(b).
[0030] <6.3> Display of Load Configuration Information (Bundle) (Fig. 6) Fig. 6 is an image diagram (2) of the load configuration query screen 50 for the cable selected by user B. In this embodiment, it shows the result of querying the load configuration information when the cable length of the cable (1) selected in <5.1> is 100 m. As shown in FIG. 3, when the cable length of the cable (1) is 100 m, the loading state is [handhold]. Therefore, in the [Loading State] in the loading state information display column 52 in FIG. 6(b), the [Loading State Type] shown in FIG. 2(b) corresponds, and the [Total Weight] corresponds to the cable weight obtained by multiplying the unit weight of the cable acquired from FIG. 2(a) by the cable length.
[0031] <7>Summary According to this system, user B can appropriately inquire with the cable type and length as search conditions as needed, and can grasp in advance the size and weight of the loading state at the time of shipment, and prevent handling problems such as being unable to transport or store on-site after the cable is delivered.
Example
[0032] [Modification Example of Loading State Information (FIG. 7)] In this system, the loading state information notified to user B may further include the cable length information corresponding to the selected loading state.
[0033] FIG. 7 is an image diagram of the loading state inquiry screen 50 according to Example 2. In the loading state inquiry screen 50 shown in FIG. 7, an item of [Range Width] (cable corresponding length display column 521) is further added in the loading state information display column 52. This [Range Width] corresponds to the corresponding length of the cable (201 - 400 mm) included in the notation in the [2] column of the row of [Cable (1)] in the allocation information shown in FIG. 3.
[0034] According to the configuration according to this example, since the corresponding width of the cable length can be grasped while maintaining the same loading state mode, when user B such as an ordering company uses this system at the pre-investigation stage, it can be more easily grasped how long the cable length can be secured longer in the same loading state mode, or how short the cable length should be to adopt a smaller loading state mode, etc. Therefore, the trouble of inputting the cable length multiple times and searching again can be reduced. As a result, the inquiry work by User B can be made more efficient.
Example
[0035] [Multiple Selection of Inquiry Targets (Figs. 8 and 9)] In this system, in the inquiry result notification unit 30, for each of the multiple cables selected from among the multiple cables that match the search conditions input by the user, the stowage information may be configured to be generated and notified.
[0036] Fig. 8 is an image diagram of the narrowing-down screen 40 according to Example 3, and Fig. 9 is an image diagram of the stowage inquiry screen 50 according to Example 3. In the narrowing-down screen 40 shown in Fig. 8, different from the narrowing-down screen 40 according to Example 1 (Fig. 4(b)), a check box (selection column 422) that can be repeatedly selected is arranged in the rightmost column of the list in the narrowing-down result display column 42, and a separate inquiry button 421 is arranged outside the list. After User B checks the selection column 422 for the cable for which the stowage information is to be confirmed from the list and then selects the inquiry button 421, the screen transitions to the stowage inquiry screen 50. In the stowage inquiry screen 50 shown in Fig. 9, although a cable length input column 51 is arranged in the same manner as the stowage inquiry screen 50 according to Example 1 (Fig. 5), in this example, for the product name, it only says [Multiple Selection]. After the cable length is input by User B in the cable length input column 51 and then the [Search] button is selected, a stowage information display column 52 showing the stowage information for each of the cables checked in Fig. 8 is displayed.
[0037] According to the configuration according to this example, since the stowage information for multiple cables can be confirmed at once, when User B uses this system at the stage of preliminary investigation, there is no need to go back and forth between the narrowing-down screen 40 and the stowage inquiry screen 50 many times. As a result, the inquiry work by User B can be made more efficient.
Example
[0038] [Omission of the allocation information storage unit (not shown)] In this system, the allocation information storage unit 20 is omitted, and the inquiry result notification unit 30 uses the cable type and cable length included in the search conditions input by user B and the specifications information of the temporarily set load posture, and uses a known calculation formula such as Formula 1 in <4.1> above to calculate the winding capacity of the drum, and performs a process of appropriately determining whether the temporarily set load posture can be adopted by comprehensively implementing the process, so as to select an appropriate load posture and notify user B of the load posture information. According to the configuration according to this embodiment, although it is expected that the system load during the inquiry operation by user B will increase, since the load posture information finally notified to user B is appropriate, there is no change in that the inquiry operation by user B can be made more efficient.
Explanation of symbols
[0039] A: Cable load posture inquiry system 10: Specifications information storage unit 20: Allocation information storage unit 30: Inquiry result notification unit 40: Narrow-down screen 41: Narrow-down information input field 42: Narrow-down result display field 421: Inquiry button 422: Selection field 50: Load posture inquiry screen 51: Cable length input field 52: Load posture information display field 521: Cable corresponding length display field B: User
Claims
1. An inquiry system for notifying a user of the loading posture information of a cable at the time of shipment, comprising: A specification information storage unit that stores cable and specification information of the loading posture; An allocation information storage unit that stores allocation information in which a loading posture at the time of shipment is allocated for each type and length of the cable; and An inquiry result notification unit that generates, based on a search condition including the type and length of the cable input by the user, from the specification information and the allocation information, loading posture information including at least the size of the loading posture and the total weight of the loading posture and the cable at the time of shipment of the cable specified by the search condition, and notifies the user; characterized by comprising at least: A cable loading posture inquiry system.
2. The cable loading posture inquiry system according to claim 1, characterized in that the loading posture information includes length information of the cable that can be accommodated in the loading posture. The cable loading posture inquiry system according to claim 1.
3. The cable loading posture inquiry system according to claim 1, characterized in that the inquiry result notification unit generates the loading posture information for each of the cables selected from among a plurality of cables that match the search condition. The cable loading posture inquiry system according to claim 1.