Temporary material and equipment, and temporary material and equipment system

Abstract

To provide a temporary material and equipment system capable of easily identifying rental companies of temporary material and equipment.SOLUTION: The present invention is a carrying truck 1 for rental to be used at a construction site and has an identification member 60 to identify a rental company of the carrying truck 1. The identification member 60 is marked with a different color according to the rental company of the carrying truck 1.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to temporary capital equipment and a method for shipping the temporary capital equipment.

Background Art

[0002] At a construction site, workers may use temporary capital equipment rented from a rental company to perform various operations. Patent Document 1 discloses an equipment rental system including a management center for managing rental situations, a factory for manufacturing rental temporary materials, a distribution center for delivering the temporary materials shipped from the factory to a predetermined site according to customer requests, a collection center for collecting the temporary materials returned from the site, and a maintenance center for maintaining the collected temporary materials.

[0003] Generally, at one construction site, multiple contractors such as an electrician, an air conditioning equipment installer, a sanitation related worker, and a construction company for building a building each undertake the work separately. Each contractor separately orders the temporary capital equipment required for the work from a rental company.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0004]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] However, when each contractor orders the same type of temporary capital equipment from the same rental company, there will be multiple pieces of the same type of temporary capital equipment at the construction site. In this case, there is a problem that it is impossible to identify which contractor's rented temporary capital equipment it is. In addition, when temporary equipment is lost, a contract is generally made such that the vendor that rented the lost temporary equipment will buy it back. Therefore, when temporary equipment is lost while multiple pieces of the same type of temporary equipment are present at the construction site, it is difficult to quickly identify which vendor's rented temporary equipment has been lost.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to enable easy identification of the vendor renting the temporary equipment.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0007] The present invention is rental temporary equipment used at a construction site, and is characterized by having a first identification unit for identifying the vendor renting the temporary equipment.

Effects of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, it is possible to easily identify the vendor renting the temporary equipment.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0010] <First Embodiment> Hereinafter, a rental temporary construction equipment and a method for shipping the temporary construction equipment according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, the temporary construction equipment is an article used by workers at a construction site when performing construction work. In the present embodiment, a transport cart will be described as an example of the rental temporary construction equipment. However, the rental temporary construction equipment may be any article as long as it is used at a construction site. For example, the temporary construction equipment includes a workbench and heavy machinery such as a forklift.

[0011] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a transport cart 1. In FIG. 1, with the traveling direction of the transport cart 1 being the front-rear direction, the front side is denoted as "front", the rear side as "rear", the right side as "right", the left side as "left", the upper side as "upper", and the lower side as "lower". Note that the transport cart 1 can travel in any direction including the front, rear, left, and right, not limited to the front side. The transport cart 1 includes a cart main body portion 20 and a traveling portion 30. First, the cart main body portion 20 will be described. The cart main body portion 20 is configured by connecting a plurality of frame portions and the like, and is for loading objects to be transported. The cart main body portion 20 has a rectangular shape with the front-rear direction as the longitudinal direction and the left-right direction as the short-side direction in a plan view. The cart main body portion 20 includes a front frame portion 21a, a rear frame portion 21b, a right frame portion 21c, a left frame portion 21d, a corner member 22, a reinforcing frame portion (reinforcing portion) 25, a mounting plate 26, and the like.

[0012] The front frame portion 21a, the rear frame portion 21b, the right frame portion 21c, and the left frame portion 21d can be formed of, for example, angular hollow pipes made of an aluminum alloy. Also, the front frame portion 21a, the rear frame portion 21b, the right frame portion 21c, and the left frame portion 21d are, for example, a metallic color such as silver. The corner member 22 is made of an aluminum alloy formed by, for example, extrusion molding. The corner member 22 has an insertion hole 23 that opens upward and a stopper portion that closes the lower side. A hand-pushing member 40 described later is inserted into the insertion hole 23 of the corner member 22. The lower end of the hand-pushing member 40 inserted into the insertion hole 23 is supported by the stopper portion.

[0013] The front frame portion 21a, the rear frame portion 21b, the right frame portion 21c, and the left frame portion 21d are joined at four corner portions by the corner members 22 to form a rectangular four-sided frame. Inside the frame, a plurality of reinforcing frame portions 25 are attached in the front-rear, left-right directions and joined by screws, rivets, welding, etc. to form a lattice structure. As the reinforcing frame portion 25, for example, an angular hollow pipe made of an aluminum alloy or a plate having a concavo-convex cross-section can be used. The reinforcing frame portion 25 is, for example, a metallic color such as silver. The mounting plate 26 is a flat plate for loading the object to be transported. The mounting plate 26 is joined to each frame portion and each reinforcing frame portion 25 via rivets and screws. Also, the mounting plate 26 is, for example, a metallic color such as silver.

[0014] The traveling unit 30 travels on the traveling surface while supporting the load of the cart main body portion 20 and the object to be transported. The traveling unit 30 has a plurality of casters 31. In the present embodiment, the traveling unit 30 has six casters, namely, four casters 31 arranged at the four corners of the cart main body portion 20 and two casters 31 arranged at the center in the front-rear direction and separated left and right. Each caster 31 is attached to the cart main body portion 20 via a mounting plate.

[0015] Also, a hand-pushing member 40 can be detachably attached to the transport cart 1 of the present embodiment. The hand-pushing member 40 is a member for the user to grasp when moving the transport cart 1. The user moves the transport cart 1 by grasping and pushing or pulling the hand-pushing member 40 with the hand. The hand-pushing member 40 is attached to the cart main body portion 20 by inserting the lower end into the insertion hole 23 of the corner member 22. Also, the transport cart 1 has four hand-pushing members 40, which are inserted into the insertion holes 23 of the respective corner members 22. The four hand-pushing members 40 all have substantially the same configuration. However, it is not limited to the case of attaching four hand-pushing members 40, and one, two, or three hand-pushing members 40 may be attached. Also, the hand-pushing member 40 is removed from the cart main body portion 20 by pulling it out from the insertion hole 23 of the corner member 22.

[0016] The hand-pressing member 40 includes a main body member 41 as the main body, a protective member 43, and a reinforcing member 50. The main body member 41 is a rod-shaped or long and pipe-shaped member. The main body member 41 is made of, for example, an aluminum alloy and is formed by extrusion molding. The main body member 41 is, for example, a metallic color such as silver. The inside of the main body member 41 is reinforced in a cross shape to improve its strength.

[0017] The protective member 43 protects the user's hand from contacting surrounding objects when the user grasps the hand-pressing member 40. Also, the protective member 43 serves as an indicator showing the maximum loading height when loading the transported object. The protective member 43 is located above the main body member 41 and is fixed at a position a predetermined distance away from the upper end with bolts, rivets, etc. The upper part of the hand-pressing member 40 above the protective member 43 functions as a grip part for the user to grasp. The protective member 43 is a disk-shaped member that protrudes outward from the outer peripheral surface of the main body member 41 and has an outer diameter larger than that of the main body member 41. Also, the protective member 43 is made of a resin material such as nylon, for example, and is integrally formed by injection molding. The protective member 43 has a color different from that of the main body member 41, for example, and is colored by mixing a coloring agent into the resin material. Note that the protective member 43 may have the same color as the main body member 41.

[0018] The reinforcing member 50 is fixed to the lower end of the main body member 41, specifically, at a position close to the lower end, with bolts, rivets, etc. The reinforcing member 50 reinforces the strength of the main body member 41 and suppresses play between the main body member 41 and the insertion hole 23 when the main body member 41 is inserted into the insertion hole 23 of the corner member 22. The reinforcing member 50 is made of, for example, an aluminum alloy and is formed by extrusion molding. The reinforcing member 50 is, for example, a metallic color such as silver.

[0019] The rental trolley 1 of the present embodiment has an identification member 60 for identifying the company that rents the trolley 1. The identification member 60 corresponds to an example of a first identification unit. Here, a company is an entity that undertakes construction work, orders temporary facilities and equipment from a rental company, and directly or indirectly performs construction work. Here, directly performing construction work means that the company that ordered the temporary facilities and equipment from the rental company performs the construction work itself. On the other hand, indirectly performing construction work means that the company that ordered the temporary facilities and equipment from the rental company requests a cooperating company, and the requested cooperating company actually performs the construction work. Here, at a construction site, for example, multiple companies such as those performing electrical work, air conditioning equipment work, sanitation-related work, and construction companies building buildings are performing construction work in parallel. Each company rents the trolley 1 separately from the rental company for use. Therefore, since the trolleys 1 rented from each company are mixed at the construction site, it is preferable that it is possible to immediately identify which company rented the trolley 1. In the present embodiment, the identification member 60 is colored differently for each company in order to identify the company that rents the trolley 1.

[0020] Hereinafter, the identification member 60 will be described. FIG. 2(a) is a diagram showing an example of the identification member 60, and is a side view of the left frame portion 21d of the trolley main body portion 20 as viewed from the left side. The identification member 60 is arranged on the outer surface of the trolley 1. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the identification member 60 is attached to the side surfaces of the front frame portion 21a, the rear frame portion 21b, the right frame portion 21c, and the left frame portion 21d of the trolley main body portion 20. In FIG. 1, since it is hidden by the front frame portion 21a and the right frame portion 21c, the identification member 60 attached to the front frame portion 21a and the right frame portion 21c is not shown.

[0021] The identification member 60 is in the form of a sheet with the same color applied to the entire surface. The identification member 60 of the present embodiment uses a seal with an adhesive member such as glue laminated on the back surface. Therefore, the identification member 60 is detachable from the transport cart 1, that is, it can be attached and detached. However, the identification member 60 is not limited to being detachable and may be fixed to the transport cart 1.

[0022] Here, the identification members 60 are colored differently for each contractor. The identification members 60 of the present embodiment are each colored, for example, one of yellow, green, blue, etc. for each contractor. As an example, yellow is assigned to the contractor who performs electrical work, green is assigned to the contractor who performs air conditioning equipment work, and blue is assigned to the contractor who performs sanitation-related work. Also, as an example, no color is assigned to the construction company that constructs buildings. Note that the color applied to the identification member 60 is different from the color of the position where the identification member 60 is attached. That is, in the present embodiment, the color applied to the identification member 60 is different from the colors of the side surfaces of the front frame portion 21a, the rear frame portion 21b, the right frame portion 21c, and the left frame portion 21d.

[0023] According to the above example, the identification member 60 of the transport cart 1 rented by the contractor who performs electrical work is colored yellow. Also, the identification member 60 of the transport cart 1 rented by the contractor who performs air conditioning equipment work is colored green. Also, the identification member 60 of the transport cart 1 rented by the contractor who performs sanitation-related work is colored blue. On the other hand, for example, the transport cart 1 rented by the construction company that constructs buildings does not have the identification member 60.

[0024] Thus, the transport cart 1 of the present embodiment has the identification member 60 for identifying the contractor who rents the transport cart 1. Therefore, even if transport carts 1 rented by different contractors are mixed, the contractor can easily identify the renting contractor by visually recognizing the identification member 60. By being able to identify the operator who rents the transport cart 1 in this way, it is possible to total the number of transport carts 1 rented by each operator, so it is easy to identify which operator has lost the cart. In addition, when the operator visually recognizes the identification member 60, they can easily identify the transport cart 1 they have rented. Therefore, when use is finished, only the transport cart 1 they have rented can be returned to the rental company.

[0025] Also, in this embodiment, there are at least three operators. The identification member 60 attached to the transport cart 1 rented by the first operator is of the first color, the identification member 60 attached to the transport cart 1 rented by the second operator is of the second color, and the transport cart 1 rented by the third operator does not have an identification member 60 attached. Therefore, it is easy to identify that the operator renting the transport cart 1 without the identification member 60 is a different operator from the first and second operators who rent the transport cart 1 with the identification member 60, that is, a third operator. In this way, by not attaching the identification member 60 to the transport cart 1 rented by the third operator, the work of attaching the identification member 60 to the transport cart 1 can be omitted.

[0026] Next, the rental trolley 1 of the present embodiment has a user identification member 70 for identifying a user who actually uses the trolley 1. The user identification member 70 corresponds to an example of the second identification unit. Here, a user is a person who undertakes construction work at the request of a contractor who has ordered temporary equipment from a rental company, that is, a cooperating company of the contractor who has ordered the temporary equipment. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that there are a plurality of cooperating companies. As an example, assume that Company A is a contractor that undertakes electrical work and orders a plurality of trolleys 1 from a rental company. When Company A requests the actual construction work from Company α and Company β, and causes one group of the trolleys 1 to be used by Company α and the other group of the trolleys 1 to be used by Company β, then Company α and Company β are the users. At this time, in addition to Company A, it is preferable that Company α and Company β can immediately identify the users of the plurality of trolleys 1 rented by Company A. In the present embodiment, the user identification member 70 can identify the user who uses the trolley 1.

[0027] Hereinafter, the user identification member 70 will be described. FIG. 2(b) is a diagram showing an example of the user identification member 70, and is a side view of the left frame portion 21d of the trolley main body portion 20 as viewed from the left side. In FIG. 1, the user identification member 70 is omitted. The user identification member 70 is arranged on the outer surface of the trolley 1. Specifically, the user identification member 70 is arranged so as to overlap the surface of the above-described identification member 60. Also, the user identification member 70 is arranged so as not to cover all of the identification member 60. That is, even if the user identification member 70 is arranged on the surface of the identification member 60, at least the color attached to the identification member 60 is visible. However, for a trolley 1 that does not have the identification member 60, it can be directly arranged on the trolley main body portion 20. Also, regardless of the presence or absence of the identification member 60, the user identification member 70 may be directly arranged on the trolley main body portion 20.

[0028] The user identification member 70 is in the form of a sheet that can be printed on the surface by a printing device or the like. In this embodiment, the user identification member 70 uses a seal with an adhesive member such as glue laminated on the back surface. Therefore, the user identification member 70 is detachable from the surface of the identification member 60, that is, in this embodiment, it can be attached and detached.

[0029] Here, the name of the user is displayed on the user identification member 70. As described above, assume a case where Company A, which has ordered a plurality of transport carts 1 from a rental company, allows Company α to use one group of the plurality of transport carts 1 and Company β to use the other group of transport carts 1. In this case, the name of Company α is displayed on the user identification member 70 of one group of transport carts 1, and the name of Company β is displayed on the user identification member 70 of the other group of transport carts 1. The user identification member 70 shown in FIG. 2(b) has the name of Company α, which is the user of the transport cart 1, displayed on the surface of the identification member 60 colored yellow to identify Company A, which is the operator that rented the transport cart 1.

[0030] As described above, the transport cart 1 of this embodiment has a user identification member 70 for identifying the user who uses the transport cart 1. Therefore, when the renting company determines the user of the transport cart 1 and allows its use, the user can easily identify the user of the transport cart 1 by visually recognizing the user identification member 70. By being able to identify the user of the transport cart 1 in this way, the number of rented transport carts 1 can be totaled for each user, so it is possible to easily identify which user has lost it. Note that the user identification member 70 does not need to be arranged on all the identification members 60, and it may be arranged on one or some of the identification members 60.

[0031] Next, the main processes performed by the rental company will be described. The above-described identification member 60 and user identification member 70 are attached to the transport cart 1 and shipped by the rental company (including those who have received a request from the rental company) that has received the rental order, rather than the company that rents the transport cart 1. Here, the process from when the person in charge of a business orders the rental of temporary equipment through the temporary equipment ordering system 10 until the rental company ships the temporary equipment with the identification member 60 and the user identification member 70 attached will be described.

[0032] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the system configuration of the ordering system 10 of the present embodiment. The ordering system 10 includes a smartphone 100 as a portable information terminal and a management server 200 as a server managed by the rental company. A printing device 300 is connected to the management server 200. The smartphone 100 and the management server 200 are communicably connected via a network 400 such as the Internet. The smartphone 100 is assumed to be owned by the person in charge of a business. The management server 200 is assumed to be installed in the rental company. Note that the management server 200 may be configured as a cloud system including a plurality of information processing devices. A cloud system is a system that includes a plurality of information processing devices connected via a network, and these information processing devices cooperate with each other to perform processing, thereby providing various functions.

[0033] The smartphone 100 includes a control unit 101, an imaging unit 102, a non-volatile memory 103, a volatile memory 104, an operation unit 105, a display unit 106, a recording medium 107, a communication unit 108, a short-range wireless communication unit 109, and the like. The control unit 101 controls each part of the smartphone 100 by executing an OS (operating system), which is basic software, in response to an operation via the operation unit 105. Further, the control unit 101 realizes the processing of a flowchart described later by executing an application (hereinafter referred to as an app) in cooperation with the OS.

[0034] The imaging unit 102 includes a lens and an image sensor, and captures a subject image. The non-volatile memory 103 is a memory that can be electrically erased and recorded. The operating system and applications (programs) etc. are stored in the non-volatile memory 103. The volatile memory 104 is a memory used as the working area of the control unit 101. The operation unit 105 receives instructions from the user. The operation unit 105 includes a touch panel configured integrally with the display unit 106. The display unit 106 displays display items etc. so that the user can interactively operate it. In this way, the user can intuitively operate the smartphone 100 by the operation unit 105 and the display unit 106. The recording medium 107 is a recording medium that is detachable from the smartphone 100 or built into the smartphone 100. The recording medium 107 is, for example, an SD card.

[0035] The communication unit 108 is an interface for transmitting and receiving data to and from the management server 200 via the network 400. The short-range wireless communication unit 109 is an interface for transmitting and receiving data to and from an external device without going through the network 400. The short-range wireless communication unit 109 can realize communication, for example, by a communication protocol using wireless LAN or a communication protocol using Bluetooth (registered trademark).

[0036] The management server 200 includes a control unit 201, a non-volatile memory 202, a volatile memory 203, an operation unit 204, a display unit 205, a database 206, a communication unit 207, etc. The control unit 201 controls each part of the management server 200 by executing the program stored in the non-volatile memory 202. Also, the control unit 201 realizes the processing of the flowchart described later by executing the program stored in the non-volatile memory 202.

[0037] The non-volatile memory 202 is a memory that can be electrically erased and recorded. The non-volatile memory 202 stores programs etc. executed by the control unit 201. The volatile memory 203 is a memory used as the working area of the control unit 201. The operation unit 204 receives instructions from, for example, an administrator. The operation unit 204 is, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, or the like. The display unit 205 displays the result executed by the control unit 201. The display unit 205 is, for example, a liquid crystal display or the like. The database 206 stores the databases necessary for realizing the order system 10. The database 206 stores a user DB, a color information DB, a site DB, and the like. Note that the database 206 may be configured as a database server. The communication unit 207 is an interface for transmitting and receiving data to and from the smartphone 100 via the network 400.

[0038] In the present embodiment, a person in charge of a vendor that rents temporary equipment (hereinafter referred to as the person in charge) can place an order for renting temporary equipment using, for example, their own smartphone 100. The person in charge of the vendor downloads in advance an app provided by the rental company from the network 400 to the smartphone 100. Therefore, the app is stored in the non-volatile memory 103 of the smartphone 100.

[0039] FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing of the smartphone 100 and the management server 200. Among the flowcharts in FIG. 4, the processing of the management server 200 is realized by the control unit 201 executing a program recorded in the non-volatile memory 202. In S101, the person in charge performs an operation to start the app via the operation unit 105. The control unit 101 of the smartphone 100 starts the app by expanding the app stored in the non-volatile memory 103 to the volatile memory 104 in response to the operation of the person in charge. The control unit 101 displays the top screen on the display unit 106.

[0040] In S102, the person in charge selects Login 121. In response to the selection of Login 121, the control unit 101 of the smartphone 100 displays a login screen on the display unit 106. The person in charge inputs the site information corresponding to the construction site and the password corresponding to the site information, which have been obtained in advance for logging in, and selects the login button. In this embodiment, the person in charge selects or inputs the site ID as the site information corresponding to the construction site. The control unit 101 of the smartphone 100 transmits the site information and the password information to the management server 200 via the communication unit 108 in response to the selection of the login button.

[0041] In S201, the control unit 201 of the management server 200 receives the site information and the password information from the smartphone 100 and performs login authentication. In the user DB stored in the database 206, a password corresponding to the site information is set. Therefore, the control unit 201 performs login authentication based on the user DB. If the authentication fails, the control unit 201 of the management server 200 does not execute the processing corresponding to the operation from the smartphone 100 until it succeeds.

[0042] In S103, the person in charge selects vendor selection from the top screen. In response to the selection of vendor selection, the control unit 101 of the smartphone 100 displays a vendor selection screen. The person in charge inputs the vendor information corresponding to their own vendor and the password corresponding to the vendor information, which have been obtained in advance for vendor authentication, and selects the send button. In this embodiment, the person in charge selects or inputs the vendor name as the vendor information corresponding to the vendor. The control unit 101 of the smartphone 100 transmits the vendor information and the password information to the management server 200 via the communication unit 108.

[0043] In S202, the control unit 201 of the management server 200 receives information on the merchant and password from the smartphone 100 and authenticates the merchant. In the user DB stored in the database 206, a password corresponding to the merchant is set for each site information. Therefore, the control unit 201 authenticates the merchant based on the user DB. If the control unit 201 fails to authenticate the merchant, the control unit 201 does not execute the process according to the operation from the smartphone 100 until it succeeds.

[0044] In S104, the person in charge selects temporary equipment registration from the top screen. The control unit 101 of the smartphone 100 displays a temporary equipment registration screen in response to the selection of temporary equipment registration. The person in charge registers the temporary equipment for which a rental order is to be placed from the temporary equipment registration screen. In addition, for each selected temporary equipment, the person in charge selects or inputs user information corresponding to the user who will use the temporary equipment. If the user who will use the temporary equipment has not been determined, or if it is used by the person's own merchant, etc., the person in charge omits the selection or input of user information. In this embodiment, the person in charge selects or inputs the user name as the user information corresponding to the user. The control unit 101 of the smartphone 100 transmits the information on the temporary equipment and the user information to the management server 200 via the communication unit 108.

[0045] In S105, the control unit 101 of the smartphone 100 determines whether or not the selection of the temporary equipment by the person in charge has ended. If not, the process returns to S104. On the other hand, if it ends, the process ends by logging out.

[0046] In S203, the control unit 201 of the management server 200 receives the information on the temporary equipment and the user information from the smartphone 100, and thus accepts a rental order for the temporary equipment from the merchant. In S204, the control unit 201 of the management server 200 identifies the color corresponding to the merchant who placed the order from the merchant information received in S202. The color identified here is attached to the identification member 60 for identifying the merchant using the temporary capital equipment. In the color information DB500 stored in the database 206, color information associated with the merchant information is stored.

[0047] FIG. 5(a) is a diagram showing an example of the color information DB500. The color information DB500 stores a merchant name 501 and color information 502. The merchant name 501 is an example of merchant information and indicates the name of the merchant who orders the rental of the temporary capital equipment. The color information 502 indicates the color to be attached to the identification member 60. Note that the color information DB500 only needs to have color information associated with each piece of merchant information, and it does not necessarily need to store information about the merchant name itself or the color itself. In the color information DB500 shown in FIG. 5(a), for example, companies A, B, etc. that are engaged in electrical work are associated with yellow color information, companies C, D, etc. that are engaged in air conditioning equipment work are associated with green color information, and companies E, F, etc. that are engaged in sanitation-related work are associated with blue color information. Also, companies G, H, etc. that are construction companies engaged in building construction are not associated with any color information. The control unit 201 of the management server 200 can identify the color corresponding to the merchant by referring to the color information DB500 and obtaining the color information associated with the received merchant information.

[0048] In S205, the control unit 201 of the management server 200 generates the identification member 60 based on the color specified in S204. Specifically, the control unit 201 uses the printing device 300 to print the surface of the existing seal with the color specified in S204, thereby issuing the identification member 60. Note that since the number of identification members 60 to be attached varies according to the type of temporary equipment, the control unit 201 issues the number of identification members 60 corresponding to the type of temporary equipment. For example, in the above-described transport cart 1, since the identification members 60 are attached to four locations: the front frame portion 21a, the rear frame portion 21b, the right frame portion 21c, and the left frame portion 21d of the cart main body portion 20, the control unit 201 issues four identification members 60 for each transport cart 1. The database 206 stores a DB in which information on the number of identification members 60 to be attached is stored in association with the type of temporary equipment.

[0049] Also, when the control unit 201 receives the user information in S203, it generates the user identification member 70 based on the received user information. Specifically, the control unit 201 uses the printing device 300 to print the user name on the surface of the existing seal, thereby issuing the user identification member 70. At this time, similar to the identification member 60, the control unit 201 issues the number of user identification members 70 corresponding to the type of temporary equipment. The database 206 stores a DB in which information on the number of user identification members 70 to be attached is stored in association with the type of temporary equipment.

[0050] In S206, the control unit 201 of the management server 200 generates a shipping invoice. Specifically, the control unit 201 uses the printing device 300 to print, based on the information received in S202 and S203, the type of temporary equipment and the color of the identification member attached to the temporary equipment, thereby issuing the shipping invoice. Note that when the control unit 201 receives the user information in S203, it also prints the user name on the shipping invoice based on the user information. Further, the control unit 201 may print the number of identification members 60 or user identification members 70 to be attached for each type of temporary equipment. The control unit 201 of the management server 200 ends the process by generating a shipping invoice.

[0051] Next, based on the generated shipping invoice, the operator of the rental company prepares to ship the temporary equipment for which the order has been received. Specifically, the operator extracts the temporary equipment described in the shipping invoice from the warehouse and attaches the identification member 60 to a predetermined position of the temporary equipment. For example, in the above-described transport cart 1, the operator attaches the identification member 60 to four locations: the front frame portion 21a, the rear frame portion 21b, the right frame portion 21c, and the left frame portion 21d of the cart main body portion 20. Further, when the user identification member 70 has been issued, the operator attaches the user identification member 70 onto the surface of the identification member 60. Finally, the operator ships the temporary equipment for which the shipping preparation has been completed.

[0052] When the temporarily rented equipment is shipped in this way, the identification member 60 is already attached at the time of delivery to the construction site. Therefore, it is possible to identify the renting company at the time of delivery. Also, when the user who will use the temporary equipment has been determined, the user identification member 70 is already attached at the time of delivery to the construction site. Therefore, it is possible to identify the user of the temporary equipment at the time of delivery. In this case, since the renting company does not need to attach the identification member 60 or the user identification member 70 itself, it can immediately concentrate on the work of using the temporary equipment when it is delivered. In addition, when the temporary equipment is returned to the rental company, the operator of the rental company stores it with the identification member 60 attached to the temporary equipment removed. At this time, since the user identification member 70 is attached to the identification member 60, the user identification member 70 can also be removed at the same time as the identification member 60 is removed from the temporary equipment, so that the operator can improve work efficiency.

[0053] <Second Embodiment> In the above-described embodiment, the case where the transport cart 1 has the identification member 60 and the user identification member 70 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this case, and the hand-pushing member 40 may have an identification portion. The four push members 40 shown in FIG. 1 each have an identification member 80 for identifying the vendor who rents the push member 40. The identification member 80 corresponds to an example of the first identification part. Here, the identification member 80 is colored differently for each vendor, similar to the identification member 60, and the same color is assigned to the same vendor.

[0054] That is, according to the above example, the identification member 80 of the push member 40 rented by the vendor who performs electrical work is colored yellow, the same color as the identification member 60 of the transport cart 1. Also, the identification member 80 of the push member 40 rented by the vendor who performs air conditioning equipment work is colored green, the same color as the identification member 60 of the transport cart 1. Further, the identification member 80 of the push member 40 rented by the vendor who performs sanitation-related work is colored blue, the same color as the identification member 60 of the transport cart 1. On the other hand, for example, the push member 40 rented by a construction company that constructs a building does not have an identification member 80, similar to the transport cart 1. In this way, by attaching the same-colored identification member 80 to the temporary equipment rented by the same vendor regardless of the type of temporary equipment, the renting vendor can be easily identified.

[0055] <Third Embodiment> In the above-described embodiment, the case where the identification member 60 is sheet-shaped has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this case, and a three-dimensional member may be used. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the identification member 90 of the present embodiment. The push member 40 has an identification member 90 for identifying the vendor who rents the push member 40. The identification member 90 corresponds to an example of the first identification part.

[0056] The identification member 90 is a cap-shaped, here a bottomed cylindrical member. The identification member 90 is made of a resin material such as nylon, for example, and is integrally formed by injection molding. The identification member 90 is, for example, a different color from the main body member 41, and the whole is colored by mixing a coloring agent into the resin material. The identification member 90 is given a different color for each merchant. The identification member 90 of the present embodiment is given one color such as yellow, green, blue, etc., for example.

[0057] The identification member 90 has a cylindrical portion 91 and an end portion 92. The cylindrical portion 91 is cylindrical and has a mounting hole 93 that opens downward for inserting the upper end of the main body member 41. The end portion 92 is substantially plate-shaped, is located at the upper end of the cylindrical portion 91, and closes the mounting hole 93 from above. Note that the outer surface at the boundary between the cylindrical portion 91 and the end portion 92 is connected by a curved surface.

[0058] When attaching the identification member 90 to the main body member 41, it is attached by inserting the upper end of the main body member 41 into the mounting hole 93 of the identification member 90. In a state where the identification member 90 is attached to the main body member 41, the upper end of the main body member 41 is covered by the identification member 90. Note that the identification member 90 is attached by press-fitting it into the main body member 41. Therefore, the identification member 90 can be removed by pulling it out from the main body member 41, and the identification member 90 is detachable from the main body member 41. By making it detachable in this way, it is possible to easily replace the identification member 90 with a different color. As described above, since the identification member 90 has a three-dimensional shape, the identification member 90 can be visually recognized from any position around 360° of the push member 40. In addition, since the identification member 90 covers the upper end of the main body member 41, the aesthetic feeling of the push member 40 can be improved.

[0059] <Fourth Embodiment> In the above-described embodiment, the control unit 201 of the management server 200 has been described for the case of specifying the color corresponding to the merchant by referring to the color information DB 500 in which the color information associated with each merchant information is stored, but it is not limited to this case. Depending on the construction site, there may be cases where it is desired to identify contractors based on the colors determined at the construction site, or where there are multiple contractors performing the same type of work (for example, when there are two electrical contractors). In this case, the control unit 201 of the management server 200 cannot handle it by referring to the color information DB 500 to identify the color corresponding to the contractor. In this embodiment, a case will be described where the color information associated with the contractor information is referred to the site DB 600 in which the color information is stored for each site information of the construction site to identify the color corresponding to the contractor.

[0060] FIG. 5(b) is a diagram showing an example of the site DB 600. The site DB 600 stores a site ID 601, a contractor name 602, and color information 603. The site ID 601 is an example of the site information corresponding to the construction site. The contractor name 602 and the color information 603 are the same information as the contractor name 501 and the color information 502 shown in FIG. 5(a), respectively. At the construction site with the site ID "001" shown in FIG. 5(b), for example, there are two contractors, Company A and Company B, performing electrical work, and there are multiple contractors performing the same type of work. Therefore, in the site DB 600, yellow color information is associated with Company A, and red color information is associated with Company B. Note that the site DB 600 shown in FIG. 5(b) is generated by the administrator of the management server 200 in the rental company based on the content heard from the construction site and stored in the database 206.

[0061] Next, a case will be described where the color corresponding to the contractor is identified by referring to the site DB 600. In S204 shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 201 of the management server 200 refers to the site DB 600 and determines whether there is the same site ID as the site ID received in S201 among the site IDs 601 stored in the site DB 600. If there is no same site ID, the control unit 201 identifies the color corresponding to the contractor by referring to the color information DB 500 shown in FIG. 5(a) in the same manner as S204 described above. On the other hand, when there is the same site ID, the control unit 201 specifies the color corresponding to the contractor for each construction site by acquiring the color information associated with the contractor information received in S202 at the same site ID 601 in the site DB 600. For example, in the site DB 600 of FIG. 5(b), when the site ID 601 is "001" and the contractor name is Company B, the control unit 201 specifies red as the color corresponding to Company B. The subsequent processing is the same as the processing after S204 shown in FIG. 4 described above.

[0062] In this way, by specifying the color corresponding to the contractor with reference to the site DB 600 in which the color information associated with the contractor information is stored for each site information, even when it is desired to identify the contractor by the color determined at the construction site or when there are a plurality of contractors performing the same type of work, the rented contractor can be easily identified.

[0063] As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the above-described embodiments are merely specific examples in carrying out the present invention. The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. The present invention can be variously modified and the respective embodiments can be combined without departing from the gist thereof, and these are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

[0064] In each of the above-described embodiments, the case where one color among yellow, green, blue, etc. is attached to the identification member for identifying the contractor has been described. However, the case is not limited to this. For example, in addition to yellow, green, and blue, red, white, orange, gray, pink, etc. may be added, or at least one color among yellow, green, and blue may be eliminated.

[0065] In each of the above-described embodiments, the case of a so-called online order in which an order for renting temporary equipment is placed from the smartphone 100 has been described, but it is not limited to this case. For example, a so-called offline order in which an order for renting temporary equipment is placed by phone or FAX may be used. In this case, the management server 200 receives the site information, vendor information, temporary equipment information, and user information by the operator of the rental company inputting them using the operation unit 204 or receiving them from an external device. Thereafter, the control unit 201 of the management server 200 can perform the processes after S204 shown in FIG. 4.

[0066] In each of the above-described embodiments, the case of attaching a color to the identification member to identify the vendor renting the temporary equipment has been described, but it is not limited to this case. For example, different marks or patterns may be attached to the identification member for each vendor, or the identification member itself may have a different shape for each vendor. In this case, instead of the color information stored in the color information DB 500 shown in FIG. 5(a) or the color information stored in the site DB 600 shown in FIG. 5(b), information indicating marks, patterns, or shapes is stored. Therefore, the identification member is attached with different marks or patterns for each vendor or formed in different shapes for each vendor.

[0067] In the above-described third embodiment, the case where the identification member 90 is in the shape of a cap has been described, but it is not limited to this case. For example, the identification member 90 may have only the shape of the cylindrical portion 91. Further, the shape of the cylindrical portion 91 is not limited to a circle in plan view and may be a polygon. Further, the protection member 43 itself may be used as the identification part. That is, the push member 40 may have a protection member 43 colored for each user. Further, the push member 40 may omit the reinforcing member 50 and directly insert the lower end of the main body member 41 into the insertion hole 23.

[0068] In the above-described embodiment, in S205, the case where the control unit 201 of the management server 200 generates the identification member 60 based on the color specified in S204 and attaches the identification member 60 to a predetermined position of the temporary equipment has been described. However, this is not the only case. For example, the temporary equipment may be pre-attached with an identification member 60 for identifying the company that rents the temporary equipment. Note that the identification member 60 may be detachable or fixed to the temporary equipment. In this case, in S205, the process of generating the identification member 60 by the control unit 201 can be omitted. When the operator of the rental company extracts the temporary equipment described in the shipping invoice from the warehouse, the operator extracts the temporary equipment with the color of the identification member described in the shipping invoice pre-attached. Therefore, the process of generating the identification member 60 by the control unit 201 of the management server 200 can be omitted.

[0069] In the above-described fourth embodiment, in S205, the case where the control unit 201 of the management server 200 generates the identification member 60 based on the color specified in S204 has been described. However, this is not the only case. For example, the rental company may prepare identification members 60 of different colors in advance. In this case, in S205, the process of generating the identification member 60 by the control unit 201 can be omitted. The operator of the rental company extracts the temporary equipment described in the shipping invoice from the warehouse and attaches an identification member 60 of the same color as the identification member described in the shipping invoice among the pre-prepared identification members 60 to a predetermined position of the temporary equipment. Therefore, the process of generating the identification member 60 by the control unit 201 of the management server 200 can be omitted.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0070] 1: Transport Cart 20: Cart Body 30: Traveling Unit 40: Push Member 60: Identification Member 70: User Identification Member 80: Identification Member 90: Identification Member

Claims

1. A temporary facility equipment for rental use at a construction site, characterized in that it has a first identification part for identifying the vendor renting the temporary facility equipment.

2. The first identification part is characterized in that it is colored differently for each vendor renting the temporary facility equipment, as described in Claim 1.

3. The first identification part is characterized in that it is detachable from the temporary facility equipment, as described in Claim 1 or 2.

4. The first identification part is characterized in that it is arranged on the outer surface of the temporary facility equipment, as described in any one of Claims 1 to 3.

5. The temporary facility equipment further has a second identification part for identifying the user who uses the temporary facility equipment, as described in any one of Claims 1 to 4.

6. The second identification part is characterized in that the name of the user who uses the temporary facility equipment is attached, as described in Claim 5.

7. The second identification part is arranged on the first identification part and is characterized in that when the first identification part is removed from the temporary facility equipment, the second identification part is also removed from the temporary facility equipment, as described in Claim 5 or 6.

8. A receiving step of receiving an order for renting temporary facility equipment from a vendor, and a shipping step of shipping the temporary facility equipment that has received the order and is attached with a first identification part for identifying the renting vendor, characterized in that it has a shipping method for temporary facility equipment.

9. It further has an attaching step of attaching the first identification part to the temporary facility equipment that has received the order, and in the shipping step it is characterized in that the temporary facility equipment to which the first identification part has been attached by the attaching step is shipped, as described in Claim 8.

10. It further has a specifying step of specifying the color corresponding to the vendor who placed the order based on the color information associated with the vendor information, and in the attaching step it is characterized in that the first identification part with the color specified by the specifying step is attached to the temporary facility equipment that has received the order, as described in Claim 9.

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