Temporary equipment and temporary equipment systems

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 a temporary construction equipment and a temporary construction equipment system Regarding. [Background technology]

[0002] At a construction site, workers may carry out various tasks using temporary construction materials rented from a rental company. Patent Document 1 discloses a construction material rental system that is composed of a management center for managing the rental status, a factory that manufactures the rented temporary construction materials, a delivery center that delivers the temporary construction materials shipped from the factory to a specified site in response to a customer's request, a recovery center that collects the temporary construction materials returned from the site, and a maintenance center that maintains the collected temporary construction materials.

[0003] Generally, at one construction site, multiple contractors, such as an electrical contractor, an air conditioning contractor, a sanitary contractor, and a construction company that builds the building, each undertake work separately. Each contractor places orders for the temporary equipment and materials required for the work separately from rental companies. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2005-044066 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, if each contractor orders the same type of temporary equipment and materials from the same rental company, multiple pieces of the same type of temporary equipment and materials will be present at the construction site. In this case, there is a problem in that it is not possible to identify which contractor is renting the temporary equipment and materials. In addition, in the case where the temporary facility equipment is lost, generally, a contract is made such that the vendor that rented the lost temporary facility equipment will buy it back. Therefore, in the case where the temporary facility equipment is lost while there are multiple pieces of the same type of temporary facility equipment at the construction site, it is difficult to quickly identify which vendor's rented temporary facility 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 that rents the temporary facility equipment.

Means for Solving the Problem

[0007] The present invention is rental temporary facility equipment used at a construction site, and has a first identification unit for identifying the vendor that rents the temporary facility equipment and a second identification unit for identifying a user who uses the temporary equipment and materials, the first identification unit and the second identification unit being made of different materials and being detachable from the temporary equipment and materials. characterized by the above.

Effect of the Invention

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

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0009] [Figure 1] It is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a transport cart. [Diagram 2] It is a diagram showing an example of an identification member. [Diagram 3] It is a diagram showing an example of the system configuration of an order system. [Figure 4] It is a flowchart showing an example of the processing of an order system. [Diagram 5] It is a diagram showing an example of a color information DB and a site DB. [Figure 6] It is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an identification member.

Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0010] <First Embodiment> Hereinafter, the rental temporary equipment and materials and the shipping method of the temporary equipment and materials according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, the temporary equipment and materials are items used by workers at a construction site when carrying out construction work. In this embodiment, a transport cart is used as an example of the rental temporary equipment and materials. However, the rental temporary equipment and materials may be any item that is used at a construction site. For example, the temporary equipment and materials include heavy machinery such as a workbench and a forklift.

[0011] Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a transport cart 1. In Fig. 1, the traveling direction of the transport cart 1 is the front-rear direction, and the front side is indicated as "front", the rear side as "rear", the right side as "right", the left side as "left", the upper side as "up", and the lower side as "down". Note that the transport cart 1 can travel in any direction including front-rear, left-right, and front-rear directions, not limited to the front direction. The transport cart 1 includes a cart body 20 and a running section 30. First, the carriage body 20 will be described. The cart body 20 is configured by connecting a plurality of frame parts and the like, and is used to carry transported goods. The cart body 20 is rectangular in shape with the longitudinal direction being the front-rear direction and the transverse direction being the short side direction in a plan view. The cart body 20 has a front frame part 21a, a rear frame part 21b, a right frame part 21c, a left frame part 21d, a corner member 22, a reinforcing frame part (reinforcing part) 25, a loading 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 may be made of, for example, an aluminum alloy hollow pipe, etc. 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 extrusion, for example. The corner member 22 has an insertion hole 23 that opens upward and a stopper portion that closes the downward side. A hand push member 40, which will be described later, is inserted into the insertion hole 23 of the corner member 22. The lower end of the hand push 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 corners by corner members 22 to form a rectangular frame on all four sides. Within the frame, a plurality of reinforcing frame portions 25 are butted together in the front-rear and left-right directions and joined by screws, rivets, welding, or the like to form a lattice shape. The reinforcing frame portions 25 may be, for example, hollow angular pipes made of aluminum alloy or plates with uneven cross sections. The reinforcing frame portions 25 are, for example, a metallic color such as silver. The loading plate 26 is a flat plate for loading objects to be transported. The loading plate 26 is connected to each frame portion and each reinforcing frame portion 25 via rivets or screws. The loading plate 26 is a metallic color such as silver.

[0014] The running section 30 runs on the running surface while supporting the load of the cart body 20 and the transported object. The running section 30 has a plurality of casters 31. In this embodiment, the running section 30 has six casters: four casters 31 arranged at the four corners of the cart body 20 and two casters 31 arranged at the center in the front-rear direction and spaced apart on the left and right. Each caster 31 is attached to the cart body 20 via a mounting plate.

[0015] Further, the hand push member 40 can be detachably attached to the transport cart 1 of this embodiment. The push member 40 is a member that a user holds with his / her hands when the transport cart 1 is moved. The user moves the transport cart 1 by holding the push member 40 with his / her hands and pushing or pulling it. The push member 40 is attached to the cart body 20 by inserting the lower end into the insertion hole 23 of the corner member 22. The transport cart 1 has four push members 40, which are inserted into the insertion holes 23 of the corner members 22. All four push members 40 have approximately the same configuration. However, the number of push members 40 is not limited to four, and one, two or three push members 40 may be attached. The push member 40 is removed from the cart body 20 by pulling it out of 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, 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 the 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 side of the hand-pressing member 40 above the protective member 43 functions as a grip portion for the user to grasp. The protective member 43 is a disc-shaped member that protrudes outside 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 and is integrally formed by injection molding. The protective member 43 is, for example, a different color from the main body member 41 and is colored by mixing a coloring agent into the resin material. Note that the protective member 43 may be 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 looseness 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 transport cart 1 of this embodiment has an identification member 60 for identifying the company that rents the transport cart 1. The identification member 60 corresponds to an example of a first identification unit. Here, a company is someone who undertakes construction work, orders temporary equipment and materials from a rental company, and performs the work directly or indirectly. Here, performing construction work directly means that the company that ordered the temporary equipment and materials from the rental company performs the construction work itself. On the other hand, performing construction work indirectly means that the company that ordered the temporary equipment and materials from the rental company requests a cooperating company to perform the construction work, and the requested cooperating company actually performs the construction work. Here, at a construction site, multiple contractors, such as a contractor performing electrical work, a contractor performing air conditioning equipment work, a contractor performing sanitation-related work, and a construction company that builds buildings, work in parallel. Each contractor rents a transport cart 1 separately from a rental company for use. Therefore, since transport carts 1 rented from each contractor are mixed at the construction site, it is preferable to be able to identify at a glance which contractor has rented the transport cart 1. In this embodiment, the identification member 60 is given a different color for each contractor in order to identify the contractor that rents the transport cart 1.

[0020] The identification member 60 will now 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 cart main body 20 as viewed from the left side. The identification member 60 is disposed on the exterior surface of the transport cart 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 cart main body 20. Note that in Fig. 1, the identification members 60 attached to the front frame portion 21a and the right frame portion 21c are not shown because they are hidden by the front frame portion 21a and the right frame portion 21c.

[0021] The identification member 60 is in the form of a sheet with the same color applied to the entire surface. In this embodiment, the identification member 60 is a sticker with an adhesive material 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 removed. However, the identification member 60 is not limited to being detachable, and may be fixed to the transport cart 1.

[0022] Here, the identification member 60 is assigned a different color for each contractor. In the present embodiment, the identification member 60 is assigned one color, for example, yellow, green, blue, etc., for each contractor. As an example, yellow is assigned to contractors who perform electrical work, green to contractors who perform air conditioning equipment work, and blue to contractors who perform sanitation-related work. Also, as an example, no color is assigned to construction companies that build buildings. 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 this 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-mentioned example, the identification member 60 of the transport cart 1 rented by a contractor who performs electrical work is colored yellow. Moreover, the identification member 60 of the transport cart 1 rented by a contractor who performs air conditioning equipment work is colored green. Moreover, the identification member 60 of the transport cart 1 rented by a contractor who performs sanitation-related work is colored blue. On the other hand, for example, a transport cart 1 rented by a construction company that builds buildings does not have an identification member 60.

[0024] In this manner, the transport cart 1 of this embodiment has an identification member 60 for identifying the company renting the transport cart 1. Therefore, even if transport carts 1 from different companies are mixed together, the company can easily identify the renting company by visually checking the identification member 60. In this way, by identifying the companies that rent the transport carts 1, the number of transport carts 1 rented by each company can be tallied, making it easy to identify which company lost the cart. In addition, since a company can easily identify the transport cart 1 that it rents by visually checking the identification member 60, it can return only the transport cart 1 that it rented to the rental company when use is finished.

[0025] In this embodiment, there are at least three vendors, the identification member 60 attached to the transport cart 1 rented by the first vendor is a first color, the identification member 60 attached to the transport cart 1 rented by the second vendor is a second color, and the identification member 60 is not attached to the transport cart 1 rented by the third vendor. Therefore, a vendor renting a transport cart 1 without the identification member 60 can easily identify itself as another vendor, that is, a third vendor different from the first vendor and the second vendor renting a transport cart 1 with the identification member 60. In this way, by not attaching the identification member 60 to the transport cart 1 rented by the third vendor, the work of attaching the identification member 60 to the transport cart 1 can be omitted.

[0026] Next, the rental transport cart 1 of this embodiment has a user identification member 70 for identifying the user who actually uses the transport cart 1. The user identification member 70 corresponds to an example of the second identification unit. Here, the user is a person who performs construction work at the request of a contractor who has ordered temporary equipment and materials from the rental company, that is, a cooperating company of the contractor who has ordered the temporary equipment and materials. In this embodiment, a case is assumed in which there are multiple cooperating companies. As an example, a contractor who has contracted for electrical construction work and ordered multiple transport carts 1 from the rental company is Company A. When Company A commissions Company α and Company β to perform actual construction work and has Company α use one group of the multiple transport carts 1 and Company β use the other group of the multiple transport carts 1, Company α and Company β are the users. At this time, it is preferable that Company A, as well as Company α and Company β, can identify the users of the multiple transport carts 1 rented by Company A at a glance. In this embodiment, the user identification member 70 can identify the users who use the transport cart 1.

[0027] The user identification member 70 will now 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 cart main body 20 as viewed from the left side. Note that the user identification member 70 is omitted in Fig. 1. The user identification member 70 is arranged on the exterior surface of the transport cart 1. Specifically, the user identification member 70 is arranged so as to overlap the surface of the above-mentioned identification member 60. Moreover, the user identification member 70 is arranged so as not to cover the entirety of the identification member 60. In other words, even if the user identification member 70 is arranged on the surface of the identification member 60, at least the color applied to the identification member 60 is visible. However, in a transport cart 1 that does not have the identification member 60, the user identification member 70 can be arranged directly on the cart main body 20. Moreover, the user identification member 70 may be arranged directly on the cart main body 20 regardless of the presence or absence of the identification member 60.

[0028] The user identification member 70 is in the form of a sheet whose surface can be printed by a printing device or the like. The user identification member 70 of this embodiment is a sticker having an adhesive material such as glue laminated on its 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 that company A, which has ordered multiple transport carts 1 from a rental company, allows company α to use one group of the multiple transport carts 1 and company β to use the other group of the multiple transport carts 1. In this case, the name of company α is displayed on the user identification member 70 of the transport cart 1 of one group, and the name of company β is displayed on the user identification member 70 of the transport cart 1 of the other group. The user identification member 70 shown in Figure 2 (b) has the surface of the identification member 60 colored yellow to identify Company A, the company that rented the transport cart 1, and has Company Alpha, the user of the transport cart 1, displayed on it.

[0030] In this manner, the transport cart 1 of this embodiment has a user identification member 70 for identifying a user who uses the transport cart 1. Therefore, when a rental company determines a user of the transport cart 1 and allows the user to use the transport cart 1, the user can easily identify the user of the transport cart 1 by visually checking the user identification member 70. By being able to identify the user of the transport cart 1 in this way, the number of transport carts 1 rented by each user can be tallied, making it easy to identify which user has lost one. Note that the user identification member 70 does not need to be placed on all of the identification members 60, and it is sufficient that it is placed on one or several of the identification members 60.

[0031] Next, the main processing carried out by the rental company will be described. The above-mentioned identification member 60 and user identification member 70 are attached to the transport cart 1 and shipped not by the company renting the transport cart 1, but by the rental company (including a person requested by the rental company) that accepts the rental order. Here, the flow will be described, from when a contractor's staff orders rental of temporary equipment through the temporary equipment ordering system 10, to when the rental company ships the temporary equipment with the identification member 60 and user identification member 70 attached.

[0032] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a 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 a rental company. A printing device 300 is connected to the management server 200. The smartphone 100 and the management server 200 are connected to be able to communicate with each other via a network 400 such as the Internet. It is assumed that the smartphone 100 is owned by a person in charge of a business. It is assumed that the management server 200 is installed in a rental company. The management server 200 may be configured as a cloud system including a plurality of information processing devices. The cloud system is a system that includes a plurality of information processing devices connected via a network, and can provide various functions by these information processing devices cooperating with each other to perform processing.

[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 unit of the smartphone 100 by executing an OS (operating system), which is basic software, in response to operations performed via the operation unit 105. The control unit 101 also cooperates with the OS to execute applications (hereinafter, referred to as apps) to realize the processing of the flowcharts described below.

[0034] The imaging unit 102 includes a lens and an image sensor, and captures an image of a subject. The non-volatile memory 103 is an electrically erasable and recordable memory. The non-volatile memory 103 stores an OS, an application (program), etc. The volatile memory 104 is a memory used as a working area for the control unit 101. The operation unit 105 receives instructions from a user. The operation unit 105 includes a touch panel that is configured integrally with the display unit 106. The display unit 106 displays display items and the like so that the user can operate the display unit 106 interactively. In this way, the user can intuitively operate the smartphone 100 by using 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 is 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 by, for example, a communication protocol based on a wireless LAN or a communication protocol based on 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, and the like. The control unit 201 controls each unit of the management server 200 by executing a program stored in the nonvolatile memory 202. The control unit 201 also executes a program stored in the nonvolatile memory 202 to realize the processing of a flowchart described below.

[0037] The non-volatile memory 202 is an electrically erasable and recordable memory. Programs executed by the control unit 201 and the like are stored in the non-volatile memory 202. The volatile memory 203 is a memory used as a working area for 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, etc. The display unit 205 displays the results of the execution by the control unit 201. The display unit 205 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, etc. The database 206 stores databases necessary for implementing the ordering system 10. The database 206 stores a user DB, a color information DB, a site DB, etc. 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 this embodiment, a person in charge of a company that rents out temporary equipment and materials (hereinafter, referred to as the person in charge) can place an order for rental of temporary equipment and materials, for example, using his / her own smartphone 100. The person in charge of the company downloads an app provided by the rental company from the network 400 to the smartphone 100 in advance. Therefore, the app is stored in the non-volatile memory 103 of the smartphone 100.

[0039] 4 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of the smartphone 100 and the management server 200. In the flowchart of 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 application via the operation unit 105. In response to the operation of the person in charge, the control unit 101 of the smartphone 100 loads the application stored in the non-volatile memory 103 into the volatile memory 104, thereby starting the application. The control unit 101 displays a 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 site information corresponding to the construction site and a password corresponding to the site information, which the person in charge has obtained in advance in order to log in, and selects the login button. In this embodiment, the person in charge selects or inputs a site ID as the site information corresponding to the construction site. In response to the selection of the login button, the control unit 101 of the smartphone 100 transmits the site information and password information to the management server 200 via the communication unit 108.

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

[0042] In S103, the person in charge selects "Select a contractor" from the top screen. The control unit 101 of the smartphone 100 displays a contractor selection screen in response to the selection of "Select a contractor." The person in charge inputs contractor information corresponding to his / her contractor, which is obtained in advance for contractor authentication, and a password corresponding to the contractor information, and selects the send button. In this embodiment, the person in charge selects or inputs the contractor name as the contractor information corresponding to the contractor. The control unit 101 of the smartphone 100 transmits the contractor information and 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 the contractor information and password information from the smartphone 100 and authenticates the contractor. In the user DB stored in the database 206, a password corresponding to the contractor is set for each piece of site information. Therefore, the control unit 201 authenticates the contractor based on the user DB. Note that if the control unit 201 fails to authenticate the contractor, the control unit 201 does not execute processing corresponding to the operation from the smartphone 100 until authentication is successful.

[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 to be ordered for rental from the temporary equipment registration screen. The person in charge also selects or inputs user information corresponding to the user who will use the temporary equipment in association with each selected temporary equipment. Note that if the user who will use the temporary equipment has not been decided, or if the temporary equipment will be used by the person in charge's own business, 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 person in charge has operated to end the selection of temporary equipment and materials, and if the person in charge has not ended the selection, the process returns to S104. On the other hand, if the person in charge has ended the selection, the process ends by logging out.

[0046] In S203, the control unit 201 of the management server 200 receives information on the temporary equipment and the user information from the smartphone 100, and thereby accepts an order for rental of the temporary equipment from the vendor. In S204, the control unit 201 of the management server 200 identifies the color corresponding to the contractor who placed the order from the contractor information received in S202. The color identified here is affixed to the identification member 60 for identifying the contractor who is using the temporary equipment and materials. The color information DB 500 stored in the database 206 stores color information associated with contractor information.

[0047] FIG. 5A is a diagram showing an example of the color information DB 500. As shown in FIG. Color information DB 500 stores company name 501 and color information 502. Company name 501 is an example of company information, and indicates the name of a company ordering rental of temporary equipment and materials. Color information 502 indicates the color to be applied to identification member 60. Note that color information DB 500 only needs to associate color information with each company information, and does not need to store information on company names themselves or information on colors themselves. 5(a), for example, yellow color information is associated with companies A, B, etc., which are electrical contractors, green color information is associated with companies C, D, etc., which are air conditioning facility contractors, and blue color information is associated with companies E, F, etc., which are sanitary facility contractors. Furthermore, no color information is associated with companies G, H, etc., which are construction companies that build buildings. The control unit 201 of the management server 200 can identify the color corresponding to the vendor by referring to the color information DB 500 and acquiring color information associated with the received vendor 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 issues the identification member 60 by using the printing device 300 to print the surface of an existing seal in the color specified in S204. Since the number of identification members 60 to be attached varies depending on the type of temporary equipment and materials, the control unit 201 issues the number of identification members 60 according to the type of temporary equipment and materials. For example, in the above-mentioned transport cart 1, 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, so the control unit 201 issues four identification members 60 for one 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 and materials.

[0049] Furthermore, when the control unit 201 receives user information in S203, it generates a user identification member 70 based on the received user information. Specifically, the control unit 201 issues the user identification member 70 by printing the user name on the surface of an existing sticker using the printing device 300. At this time, the control unit 201 issues the number of user identification members 70 according to the type of temporary equipment, similar to the identification members 60. 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 slip. Specifically, the control unit 201 issues the shipping slip by printing, using the printing device 300, the type of temporary equipment and the color of the identification member to be attached to the temporary equipment and materials, based on the information received in S202 and S203. If the control unit 201 receives user information in S203, it also prints the user name on the shipping slip based on the user information. The control unit 201 may also print the number of identification members 60 or user identification members 70 to be attached for each type of temporary equipment and materials. The control unit 201 of the management server 200 generates a shipping slip, and then the process ends.

[0051] Next, the worker at the rental company prepares to ship the temporary equipment for which the order has been accepted based on the generated shipping slip. Specifically, the worker extracts the temporary equipment described on the shipping slip from the warehouse and attaches the identification members 60 to the specified positions of the temporary equipment. For example, in the above-mentioned transport dolly 1, the worker attaches the identification members 60 to four positions of the front frame portion 21a, the rear frame portion 21b, the right frame portion 21c, and the left frame portion 21d of the dolly main body portion 20. In addition, if a user identification member 70 has been issued, the worker attaches the user identification member 70 to the surface of the identification member 60. Finally, the worker ships the temporary equipment that has been prepared for shipment.

[0052] Temporary equipment and materials shipped in this manner already have the identification member 60 attached when they are delivered to the construction site. Therefore, the rental company can be identified when they are delivered. Also, if the user who will be using the temporary equipment and materials has been decided, the user identification member 70 is already attached when they are delivered to the construction site. Therefore, the user of the temporary equipment and materials can be identified when they are delivered. In this case, the rental company does not need to attach the identification member 60 or the user identification member 70 by itself, and can therefore concentrate on using the temporary construction equipment and materials immediately after delivery. When the temporary equipment is returned to the rental company, the worker of the rental company stores the temporary equipment with the identification member 60 attached thereto removed. At this time, since the user identification member 70 is attached to the identification member 60, the user identification member 70 can be removed at the same time as removing the identification member 60 from the temporary equipment, so that the worker can improve the efficiency of his work.

[0053] <Second embodiment> In the above embodiment, the transport cart 1 has the identification member 60 and the user identification member 70, but this is not limited to the above case, and the push 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 merchant 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 merchant, just like the identification member 60, and the same color is assigned to the same merchant.

[0054] That is, according to the above example, the identification member 80 of the push member 40 rented by a merchant 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 a merchant 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 a merchant 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 like the transport cart 1. In this way, by attaching the same-colored identification member 80 to the temporary equipment rented by the same merchant regardless of the type of temporary equipment, the renting merchant 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 it is not limited to this case, and it may be a three-dimensional member. 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 merchant 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 cap-shaped, and in this embodiment, is a cylindrical member with a bottom. The identification member 90 is made of a resin material such as nylon, and is integrally formed by injection molding. The identification member 90 is, for example, a color different from that of the main body member 41, and is colored as a whole by mixing a coloring agent into the resin material. The identification member 90 is colored differently depending on the manufacturer. The identification member 90 in this embodiment is colored, for example, in one of yellow, green, blue, etc.

[0057] The identification member 90 has a cylindrical portion 91 and an end portion 92 . The tubular 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 generally plate-shaped and is located at the upper end of the tubular portion 91, closing the mounting hole 93 from above. The outer surfaces of the boundary between the tubular portion 91 and the end portion 92 are connected by a curved surface.

[0058] When attaching the identification member 90 to the main body member 41, the upper end of the main body member 41 is inserted into the attachment hole 93 of the identification member 90. When 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. The identification member 90 is attached by being press-fitted 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. Making the identification member 90 detachable in this way allows it to be easily replaced with an identification member 90 of a different color. In this way, since the identification member 90 has a three-dimensional shape, the identification member 90 can be seen from any position around the push member 40 in a 360° angle. In addition, since the identification member 90 covers the upper end of the main body member 41, the aesthetic appearance 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 identifies a color corresponding to a vendor by referring to the color information DB 500 in which color information associated with each vendor information is stored, but this 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). At this time, 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. 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 combined with each other 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 present invention is not limited to this case. 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 the case is not limited thereto. 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 on-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 where the identification member is colored to identify the vendor renting the temporary equipment has been described, but the case is not limited thereto. 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 on-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 the case is not limited thereto. 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 a plan view and may be a polygon. Further, the protection member 43 itself may be used as the identification portion. 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 in advance identification members 60 of different colors. 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 to a predetermined position of the temporary equipment an identification member 60 having the same color as the identification member described in the shipping invoice among the pre-prepared identification members 60. 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: Hand-Pushing Member 60: Identification Member 70: User Identification Member 80: Identification Member 90: Identification Member

Claims

1. Temporary equipment for rental used at construction sites, A first identification unit for identifying a company renting the temporary equipment and materials; A second identification unit for identifying a user who uses the temporary equipment and materials, The temporary equipment and materials, characterized in that the first identification part and the second identification part are constituted by different members and are detachable from the temporary equipment and materials.

2. The second identification unit includes:

2. The temporary equipment and materials according to claim 1, characterized in that the name of a user who will use the temporary equipment and materials is attached to the equipment and materials.

3. 3. The temporary construction equipment according to claim 1, wherein the temporary construction equipment is a transport cart.

4. 3. The temporary construction equipment according to claim 1, wherein the temporary construction equipment is a hand-pushed member that is detachably attached to a transport cart and that a user can grasp with his / her hand when moving the transport cart.

5. The temporary equipment and materials according to claim 1 or 2, A temporary equipment and materials system including: a first temporary equipment and materials; and a second temporary equipment and materials of a different type from the first temporary equipment and materials, a first identification unit that is provided on each of the first and second temporary equipment and materials and that is marked with the same color or mark, or that is of the same shape, for each rental company that rents the first and second temporary equipment and materials.

6. The temporary equipment and materials according to claim 1 or 2, A temporary equipment and materials system including: a first temporary equipment and materials; and a second temporary equipment and materials of the same type as the first temporary equipment and materials, The second temporary equipment and materials include: a second identification unit for identifying a user who uses the second temporary equipment and materials; Temporary equipment and materials system, characterized in that it does not have the first identification unit for identifying a company renting the second temporary equipment and materials.

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