JP6736703B2 - Fire and rescue equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a fire and rescue equipment, and more particularly, to a fire and rescue equipment that enables efficient equipment management while suppressing equipment costs at the time of introduction.

Equipment used for firefighting and rescue activities deteriorates over time regardless of whether or not it is used, so a prescribed service life is set. For maintenance and inspection of these equipment, it is necessary to confirm various information such as the identification number printed on the equipment and the purchase year, and the confirmation work takes time and time. Further, various information printed on the equipment may disappear with the use of the equipment, or the space required for printing all the information may not be secured depending on the equipment. Therefore, it is difficult to efficiently manage the equipment based on the printed information. Further, the work of printing on the equipment at the time of manufacturing may take time.

On the other hand, in the fire fighting hose of fire and rescue equipment, a tubular hakama is provided on the outer peripheral side of the end of the hose body, connecting fittings are attached to both ends of the hose body, and between the hose body and the hakama. There is proposed a device in which an ID tag for RFID is arranged at the part (see, for example, Patent Document 1). According to such a fire hose, the hose can be efficiently managed by using the ID tag, but a reader/writer capable of reading the information of the ID tag is required for that, and the equipment cost is high at the time of introduction. May be. Further, in a state where a plurality of fire hoses are mixed, it may be difficult to distinguish the individual displayed on the reader/writer from the actual product.

Patent No. 4175471

An object of the present invention is to provide a fire and rescue equipment that enables efficient equipment management while suppressing equipment costs at the time of introduction.

A fire and rescue equipment for achieving the object of the present invention is equipment for use in fire fighting or rescue activities, and a two-dimensional code including at least the identification number and management information of the equipment is provided on the equipment, The two-dimensional code is configured to be readable by a mobile terminal, and the information read and decrypted by the mobile terminal is displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal without accessing a server and the information can be directly obtained. Wherein the equipment is a fire hose, the fire hose includes a hose body, a connecting fitting made of a pair of male joints and female joints attached to both ends of the hose body, and the connecting fitting. It has a circular ring for fixing to the hose body, and the two-dimensional code is given to the outer peripheral surface of the ring .
Further, the fire and rescue equipment of the present invention is equipment for use in fire fighting or rescue activities, and a two-dimensional code including at least the identification number of the equipment and management information is given to the equipment. The dimension code is configured to be readable by the mobile terminal, and the information read and decoded by the mobile terminal is displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal without accessing the server, and the information can be directly acquired. The equipment is any one of a fire engine, a fire pump vehicle, a rescue engine vehicle, and an ambulance vehicle.

According to the present invention, a device for use in fire fighting or rescue activities is provided with a two-dimensional code including at least the identification number of the device and management information, and the two-dimensional code is readable by a mobile terminal. Therefore, efficient equipment management can be performed by a simple operation of reading a two-dimensional code with a mobile terminal. In addition, by using a portable terminal which is a general-purpose device, a dedicated reading device is not required, and the facility cost can be suppressed at the time of introduction. Furthermore, because it is not necessary to print all the information on the equipment, the space for displaying the necessary information is smaller than before, and the size of the two-dimensional code can be changed appropriately according to various equipment. Can be dealt with.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the information read and decoded by the mobile terminal is displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal. As a result, the device information is not acquired by accessing a predetermined server in which the device identification number and management information are recorded, but the two-dimensional code on the device is decoded and displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal. By doing so, it is possible to directly acquire the information necessary for equipment management, and thus it is possible to shorten the time until the information is acquired. Therefore, it contributes to efficient equipment management.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the management information includes at least the year of purchase of the equipment, the fire department signature and the specification number. Thereby, for example, when a trouble occurs in the equipment, necessary information for making an inquiry about the equipment can be obtained, so that the inquiry can be smoothly made to the dealer.

In the present invention, the two-dimensional code may include additional information and/or non-public information that can be read by a dedicated reading device, in addition to the equipment identification number and management information. In this case, it is possible to add to the two-dimensional code the information desired by the user of the equipment, the store, and the manufacturer as additional information, or the information that only a specific person can obtain as private information. It is useful because it can.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the belonging fire department signature is displayed on the equipment adjacent to the two-dimensional code. As a scene other than maintenance and inspection of equipment, for example, there are cases where pump cars of multiple fire stations gather at a large-scale fire scene to carry out fire extinguishing, and at that time, it is used in combination with hoses of other fire stations. The hose may be mixed up when it is removed. Even in the case where a large number of equipments exist at one time, the fire and rescue equipment having the above-mentioned configuration makes it easy to find the equipment of the self-sign and prevent the equipments from being mixed up.

The fire and rescue equipment of the present invention can be suitably used for fire hoses. In particular, a fire hose has a hose body, a connecting fitting consisting of a pair of male and female fittings attached to both ends of the hose body, and an annular ring for fixing the connecting fitting to the hose body. However, it is preferable that a two-dimensional code is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the ring. Thereby, peeling of the two-dimensional code applied to the fire hose can be effectively suppressed.

The fire and rescue equipment of the present invention can be suitably used for any one of a fire engine, a fire pump vehicle, a rescue work vehicle, and an ambulance.

It is explanatory drawing which shows a part of fire-fighting rescue equipment which consists of embodiment of this invention. It is a side view showing the case where it is applied to a fire hose as a fire and rescue equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the connecting metal fitting which comprises the fire-fighting hose of FIG. 2 in a partial cross section. It is a side view showing a case where it is applied to a rescue work vehicle as a fire and rescue equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows a part of a fire and rescue equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Equipment 1 is for use in fire fighting or rescue activities. As shown in FIG. 1, the equipment 1 is provided with at least one two-dimensional code 2 including various kinds of coded information. The two-dimensional code 2 is configured to be readable by the mobile terminal 3 including the camera 4, and specifically, a QR code (registered trademark) can be used. The two-dimensional code 2 captured by the camera 4 is decrypted and displayed on the screen 5 of the mobile terminal 3. The screen 5 is arranged on the surface opposite to the camera 4.

The two-dimensional code 2 includes at least the identification number of the equipment 1 and management information. The identification number is a predetermined number assigned to each individual when the device 1 is manufactured, and is commonly used during manufacturing, selling, and maintenance. The management information is information used by the user of the equipment 1 (for example, the fire department) mainly at the time of maintenance and inspection in the warehouse. For example, the purchase year of the equipment 1, the fire department signature, the specification number, the necessary replacement date, and the delivery. It contains the serial number of the time.

The two-dimensional code 2 may include additional information and/or non-public information in addition to the identification number of the equipment 1 and management information. These additional information and non-public information are information desired by the user, the store, or the manufacturer, and can be added as necessary. The additional information is different from the management information used during maintenance and inspection. As the additional information, specific product features, notes, and serial numbers of the device 1 can be exemplified in the case of the user, and advertisement, purchaser name, address, telephone number, year of arrival in the case of the dealer. The date, sales date, and sales amount can be illustrated. In the case of a manufacturer, the serial number of the equipment 1, the processing date of each manufacturing process, the processing machine name at the time of manufacturing, the manufacturer name, and the number of lots can do. Further, the non-public information is information to which a security function is added and which can be acquired (browsed) only by a specific person. That is, the non-public information is configured to be readable by a dedicated reading device (having a specific encryption key), and cannot be read by a general-purpose mobile terminal. Specifically, as the two-dimensional code 2, SQRC (registered trademark) that encodes information including public information and non-public information can be used. Of the management information and the additional information described above, the information that needs to be in a viewable state only by a specific person is used as the non-public information. In this way, the information desired by each of the user, the store, and the manufacturer of the equipment 1 is added to the two-dimensional code 2 as additional information, or the information that can be acquired only by a specific person is added as private information. It is useful because it can.

The display method of the two-dimensional code 2 is not particularly limited, and may be printed directly on the equipment 1, or the two-dimensional code 2 may be printed on one side and an adhesive may be applied on the other side. A seal may be used and the other side of the seal may be attached to the equipment 1. When a sticker is used, for example, a two-dimensional code 2 can be printed in black on a sticker whose background color is white, or a two-dimensional code 2 can be printed in black or another color on a sticker whose background color is transparent. Thus, the function of the two-dimensional code 2 can be exerted without impairing the overall design of the arrangement location. A protective layer may be provided so as to cover the surface of the two-dimensional code 2 for the purpose of preventing such peeling or damage of the two-dimensional code 2. For example, the protective layer can be formed by attaching a transparent film or coating with a resin.

When using the above-mentioned two-dimensional code 2, the camera 4 of the mobile terminal 3 photographs the two-dimensional code 2 attached to the equipment 1. When the two-dimensional code 2 is photographed, the coded identification number and management information are read and decoded by the mobile terminal 3. The decrypted identification number and the management information are displayed on the screen 5 of the mobile terminal 3 so that the user can actually confirm them. In this way, the identification number and management information can be used at the time of maintenance and inspection of the equipment 1 by a simple operation of only reading the two-dimensional code 2 with the mobile terminal 3. The two-dimensional code 2 used for the fire and rescue equipment of the present invention is configured so that the information of the equipment 1 can be acquired by accessing a predetermined server in which the identification number of the equipment 1 and management information are recorded. Absent.

FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 show the case of being applied to a fire hose as a fire and rescue equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention. It should be noted that FIG. 2 does not show the middle portion of the hose body 11 in the longitudinal direction of the fire hose 10 of the present embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, in the fire hose 10, plug-in type connecting fittings 12 are attached to both ends of the hose body 11. The connecting fitting 12 is composed of a pair of metallic male joint 14 and female joint 15. Each of the male joint 14 and the female joint 15 includes a plurality of components. The male joint 14 and the female joint 15 are provided with stepped hose mounting portions 14a and 15a, respectively, and both ends of the hose body 11 are externally inserted to the hose mounting portions 14a and 15a, respectively. At both ends of the hose body 11, annular rings 13 for fixing the connecting fitting 12 to the hose body 11 are arranged. Further, the male joint 14 includes a fitting portion 14b which is formed on the outer peripheral portion thereof and which fits with the female joint 15, and a push wheel 14c which slides along the axial direction of the fire hose 10, Reference numeral 15 includes a pawl 15b which is pressed in the direction perpendicular to the axis of the fire hose 10 and fits into the male joint 14, and an annular rubber packing 15c which is arranged on the inner peripheral portion of the female joint 15. I'm out.

By inserting the male joint 14 of one fire hose into the female joint 15 of the other fire hose, the fitting portion 14b of the male joint 14 and the pawl 15b of the female joint 15 are fitted, and one fire hose and the other Can be connected to a fire hose. At this time, the rubber packing 15c of the female joint 15 pushes the outer peripheral surface of the male joint 14 to ensure airtightness at the connecting portion between the male joint 14 and the female joint 15. By repeating such a connecting operation, a plurality of fire hoses can be used as one continuous hose. On the other hand, when the male joint 14 and the female joint 15 are connected to each other, by sliding the push ring 14c toward the fitting portion 14b of the male joint 14, the push ring 14c pushes up the pawl 15b of the female joint 15. By pulling out the male joint 14, the connection between the male joint 14 and the female joint 15 can be released. In this way, the fire hose 10 can be easily connected and disconnected.

The ring 13 is a metal member and has a smooth curved surface. The two-dimensional code 2 is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the ring 13. The two-dimensional code 2 may be printed directly on the ring 13 or may be attached to the equipment 1 using a seal. The two-dimensional code 2 can be arranged at one place or a plurality of places on the outer peripheral surface of the ring 13. In particular, it is preferable to arrange them at equal intervals in the circumferential direction at three or more positions on the outer peripheral surface of the ring 13, and in this case, the entire two-dimensional cord 2 can be visually recognized from any angle of the fire hose 10. Therefore, it is preferable.

In the fire hose 10, as the management information included in the two-dimensional code 2, a product name, a caliber, a working pressure, a notification number, a loading vehicle number, and the like can be added in addition to the purchase year, the belonging fire signature and the specification number. In addition, in the case of the manufacturer, as additional information, the color of the hose body 11, the color and length of the protective cloth (the cloth arranged between the hose body 11 and the ring 13), the type of protective cloth, the type of the connecting fitting 12, etc. Is attached to the two-dimensional code 2, which is useful during manufacturing.

In the above-mentioned fire hose, a hose body 11, a connecting fitting 12 composed of a pair of male joints 14 and female joints 15 attached to both ends of the hose body 11, and a fixing fitting 12 for fixing the connecting fitting 12 to the hose body 11. Since the two-dimensional code 2 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the ring 13 with the annular ring 13, it is possible to effectively suppress the peeling of the two-dimensional code 2 provided on the fire hose 10.

In addition, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, an example in which an annular ring 13 is used as a method for fixing the connecting fitting 12 to the hose body 11 is shown, but the method is not particularly limited, and the ring 13 is not used. A method of continuously winding a wire on the outer side of the hose body 11 or a method of inserting another ring inside the hose body 11 and mechanically expanding this ring can be used. In the case of these other methods, since the ring 13 shown in FIG. 2 is not provided, it is desirable to attach the two-dimensional code 2 to a part of the connecting fitting 12 (a portion having a smooth surface). For example, in the method of pushing another ring apart, the portion corresponding to the ring 13 on the outer circumference of the connecting fitting 12 has a smooth surface, so that the two-dimensional code 2 can be attached to the smooth surface. Thereby, peeling of the two-dimensional code 2 can be effectively suppressed.

FIG. 4 shows a case where the present invention is applied to a rescue work vehicle as a fire and rescue equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the rescue work vehicle (vehicle 20) has a cabin 21 which is a space for crew members in the front part of the vehicle 20 and equipment for use in rescue activities in the rear part of the vehicle 20. It has a storage case 22 for storing. The vehicle 20 is provided with at least one two-dimensional code 2. In the embodiment of FIG. 4, a sticker having the two-dimensional code 2 printed on the surface is attached to the side surface of the storage case 22. Further, the two-dimensional code 2 can be arranged at one place or a plurality of places of the vehicle 20.

In the vehicle 20, as the management information included in the two-dimensional code 2, a vehicle model name and a notification number can be exemplified in addition to the purchase year, the fire department signature and the specification number. In addition, as the equipment mounted on the vehicle 20, a fire hose, a fire suction pipe, a pipe (with a nozzle), and various media fittings used for fire fighting activities can be exemplified, and a hydraulic pressure for use in rescue activities can be exemplified. Examples of the cutter include a hydraulic cutter, a hydraulic spreader, an engine cutter, a gas blower, and a chainsaw. Further, the two-dimensional code 2 given to the vehicle 20 may include information about the equipment to be mounted, or the two-dimensional code 2 may be given to each piece of equipment.

In addition, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, an example in which the vehicle 20 is applied to a rescue work vehicle, but the vehicle 20 may be applied to any other vehicle such as a fire engine, a fire pump vehicle, or an ambulance.

In the above-mentioned fire rescue equipment, the two-dimensional code 2 including at least the identification number of the equipment 1 and management information is provided on the equipment 1 (fire hose 10 or vehicle 20), and the two-dimensional code 2 can be read by the mobile terminal 3. With this configuration, efficient equipment management can be performed by a simple operation of reading the two-dimensional code 2 with the mobile terminal 3. In addition, by using the portable terminal 3 which is a general-purpose device, a dedicated reading device is not required, and the facility cost can be suppressed at the time of introduction. Furthermore, since it is not necessary to print all the information on the equipment 1, the space for displaying the necessary information can be made smaller than in the past, and the size of the two-dimensional code 2 can be appropriately changed according to various equipment 1. It can be changed and dealt with. When the large two-dimensional code 2 is used, there are advantages that the visibility is improved and the amount of information included in the two-dimensional code 2 can be increased.

On the other hand, when the one-dimensional bar code is used, it is necessary to read from a predetermined direction in the reading work, but in the case of the two-dimensional code 2, it is possible to read from all directions around the two-dimensional code, which is quick. Information can be obtained. Further, in the case of a one-dimensional barcode, the line thickness is limited, and when printing a large amount, it is necessary to periodically perform head cleaning of the printing machine, whereas the two-dimensional code 2 In this case, the printing size can be maximized within the dot printable range of the printing machine, and the frequency of head cleaning of the printing machine can be suppressed. That is, the size of the two-dimensional code 2 can be appropriately changed according to the performance of the printing machine and the frequency of head cleaning, and is therefore suitable for manufacturing. Further, in the case of the two-dimensional code 2, even if a part of the printed dot is missing due to abrasion or the like, the information can be accurately read.

Generally, a fire hose is stored vertically in a warehouse or stacked and stored. According to the above-mentioned fire hose 10, fire fighters use the mobile terminal 3 of their own to attach it to the outer surface of the fire hose 10. The two-dimensional code 2 can be easily read, and the information necessary for the two-dimensional code 2 can be used to easily collect the required number of hose replacements. On the other hand, when hose management is performed using an ID tag, it may take time and labor to read information depending on the communication distance of the reader/writer and the position of the embedded ID tag.

In the above fire and rescue equipment, it is preferable that the information read and decrypted by the mobile terminal 3 is displayed on the screen 5 of the mobile terminal 3. The device information is not acquired by accessing a predetermined server in which the device identification number and management information are recorded, but the two-dimensional code 2 on the device 1 is decoded and displayed on the screen 5 of the mobile terminal 3. By doing so, it is possible to directly acquire the information necessary for equipment management, and thus it is possible to shorten the time until the information is acquired. This will contribute to efficient equipment management.

Further, it is preferable that the management information has at least the purchase year of the equipment 1, the fire department signature and the specification number. By configuring the management information of the device 1 in this way, for example, when a defect of the device 1 occurs, necessary information for inquiring about the device 1 can be obtained, so that the dealer can be smoothly inquired. It can be performed.

Further, it is preferable that the fire department signature 6 is displayed on the equipment 1 adjacent to the two-dimensional code 2. As a scene other than maintenance and inspection of equipment, for example, there are cases where pump cars of multiple fire stations gather at a large-scale fire scene to carry out fire extinguishing, and at that time, it is used in combination with hoses of other fire stations. The hose may be mixed up when it is removed. Even in the case where a large number of equipments exist at one time, the equipment 1 having the above configuration can find the equipment of the self-signature more quickly and prevent the equipments from being mixed up.

1 Equipment 2 Two-dimensional code 3 Mobile terminal 10 Fire hose 11 Hose body 12 Connecting fitting 13 Ring 20 Vehicle

Claims (5)

A device for use in fire fighting or rescue activities, in which a two-dimensional code including at least the identification number of the device and management information is attached to the device, and the two-dimensional code is readable by a mobile terminal. ,
The information read and decrypted by the mobile terminal is displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal without accessing a server, and the information can be directly acquired.
The equipment is a fire hose, and the fire hose includes a hose body, a connecting fitting made of a pair of male and female joints attached to both ends of the hose body, and the connecting fitting to the hose body. An annular ring for fixing, and the two-dimensional code is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the ring . A device for use in fire fighting or rescue activities, in which a two-dimensional code including at least the identification number of the device and management information is attached to the device, and the two-dimensional code is readable by a mobile terminal. ,
The information read and decrypted by the mobile terminal is displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal without accessing a server, and the information can be directly acquired.
The equipment is a fire truck, fire pump trucks, rescue work vehicles or firefighting rescue equipment you being a one of a vehicle ambulance. The fire and rescue equipment according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the management information includes at least a purchase year of the equipment, a fire department signature, and a specification number. 4. The two-dimensional code includes additional information and/or non-public information readable by a dedicated reading device, in addition to the identification number of the device and management information. Equipment for fire and rescue. The fire and rescue equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a fire department signature is displayed on the equipment adjacent to the two-dimensional code.

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