Pallet for transporting goods

• US 20050076816A1
• Filed: 10/13/2004
• Published: 04/14/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Nakano, Hiroshi
• Application Number:
  US10/962,574
• Publication Number:
  US 20050076816A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 108/51.110
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 19/0012 forming a continuous plane contact surface
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2203/10 Transponders
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00034 Plastic
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00069 Plastic
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00268 made of one piece
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00278 the load supporting surface and the base surface being identical
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00288 made of one piece
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00318 made of one piece
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00343 contact surface being substantially in the form of a panel
• CPC Class Codes: B66F 9/0755 Position control; Position detectors
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/49302 Part, workpiece, code, tool identification
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07758 arrangements for adhering the record carrier to further objects or living beings, functioning as an identification tag
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07796 arrangements on the record carrier to allow stacking of a plurality of similar record carriers, e.g. to avoid interference between the non-contact communication of the plurality of record carriers

Abstract

A planar rectangular pallet 1 comprises fork entries 2 to admit two forks of a forklift on two sides 1a, 1b (or four sides) thereof and a through hole 3 penetrating the sides 1a, 1b having the fork entries 2. The through hole is located between the fork entries 2. A non-contact IC tag (RFID tag 3) is provided inside the through hole 3 and in a vicinity of a middle portion in a length direction of the through hole.

Claims

1. A pallet for transporting goods, wherein the pallet is in the shape of a planar rectangle, the pallet comprising:

fork entries to admit two forks of a forklift, the fork entries being provided on two opposite sides of the panel; and

a through hole penetrating through the two sides on which the fork entries are provided, the through hole being located between the fork entries,

wherein a non-contact IC tag is provided inside the through hole and in a vicinity of a middle portion in a length direction of the through hole.

2. The pallet according to claim 1, wherein an inner surface of the through hole is covered with a conductive material.

3. The pallet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a vertical cross-section of the through hole has a rectangular shape, and a length of either side of the rectangular through hole is equal to or larger than λ

/2 where λ

represents a wavelength of a frequency used between the non-contact IC tag and an interrogator.

4. The pallet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a vertical cross-section of the through hole has a circular shape, and a radius of the circular through hole is equal to or larger than λ

/3.4 where λ

represents a wavelength of a frequency used between the non-contact IC tag and an interrogator.

5. The pallet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a vertical cross-section of the through hole is in the shape of a ridge.

6. The pallet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a cross-section area of the through hole is increased from an inner portion of the pallet toward the sides of the pallet.

7. The pallet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a through hole is provided in a vicinity of a middle portion of the pallet, and the through hole intersects with the through hole penetrating through the sides and extends vertically with respect to the pallet.

8. The pallet according to claim 3, wherein a cross-section area of the through hole is increased from an inner portion of the pallet toward the sides of the pallet.

9. The pallet according to claim 4, wherein a cross-section area of the through hole is increased from an inner portion of the pallet toward the sides of the pallet.

10. The pallet according to claim 5, wherein a cross-section area of the through hole is increased from an inner portion of the pallet toward the sides of the pallet.

11. The pallet according to claim 3, wherein a through hole is provided in a vicinity of a middle portion of the pallet, and the through hole intersects with the through hole penetrating through the sides and extends vertically with respect to the pallet.

12. The pallet according to claim 4, wherein a through hole is provided in a vicinity of a middle portion of the pallet, and the through hole intersects with the through hole penetrating through the sides and extends vertically with respect to the pallet.

13. The pallet according to claim 5, wherein a through hole is provided in a vicinity of a middle portion of the pallet, and the through hole intersects with the through hole penetrating through the sides and extends vertically with respect to the pallet.

14. The pallet according to claim 6, wherein a through hole is provided in a vicinity of a middle portion of the pallet, and the through hole intersects with the through hole penetrating through the sides and extends vertically with respect to the pallet.