INFORMATION PANEL GUIDE

Abstract: This invention relates to an Information panel guide for visual reflection of the technical condition and location of machine and lorries/freight vehicles. It will be used as an instrument of visual control of the technical condition of machines used in complicated technological processes and for control of cargo flow in large transporting companies. Information panel guide consisting of a main body and information carriers however the main body represents a waterproof parallelepiped box with a transparent front wall (1), a non-transparent back wall, non-transparent side walls and a removable cover (2) equipped with a clip board (9) having a fixed clip, information carriers are interchangeable coloured indicators (8) and a bar code (10) written down on the lower part of the transparent front wall (1).

Description: INFORMATION PANEL GUIDE HELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to an Information panel guide for visual reflection of the technical condition and location of machine and lorries /freight vehicles. It will be used as an instrument of visual indication of the technical condition of machines used in complicated technological processes and for control of cargo flow in large transporting companies. PRIOR ART A classical information panel is already known. It consists of a main body and information carriers traffic lights the information carriers of which are electrical colour signals are such an information panel. A defect of this known solution is the impossibility of transmitting simultaneously the different types of information so that it can be used as a basis for making urgent management decisions related to facts contained there in. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is a principal object of the present invention to provide a creation of an Information panel guide containing specific information about various kinds of carriers which are in the form of coloured indicators showing the presence of certain problems and used to make urgent management decisions. Principal features of the present invention include an Information panel guide consisting of a main body and information carriers where the main body represents a waterproof parallelepiped box with a transparent front wall a non-transparent back wall, non- transparent side walls and a removable cover equipped with a clip board having a fixed clip. The information carriers represent interchangeable coloured indicators and a bar code written down on the lower part of the transparent front wall. The cover is fixed to the side walls by means of steady clasps. The back wall has fixing bars. The Information panel guide is used as an instrument for regulation and computer control without participation of any operator by means of information transmitted by the coloured indicators and the bar code. The Information panel guide is used for determination of the location and the technical condition of machines and vehicles. Advantages of the Information panel guide according to the invention are the following: The use of the Information panel guide subject of the present invention allows to: Prevent critical situations, chain problems and interruption of production in case of complicated technological or transport processes by eliminating in time break-downs, by means of direct repair team priority attention to equipment (machines or vehicles) requiring repair on the basis of information transmitted by coloured indicators and a bar code, without direct human intervention between operator and maintenance or management personnel; - Control and direct cargo flow of large transporting companies by immediately receiving primary equipment status information by remote control whenever entering and exiting company facility; Increase the efficiency in operation and make a high economic efficiency of the processes by means of a timely technical maintenance and orientation to the priorities, by means of colours, of the persons responsible there thereof; Determine the location and the technical condition of the equipment (machines and vehicles) electronically by means of information included in the bar code. The design of the Information panel guide guarantees a simple, safe and reliable operation of the invention being by its nature, a solution as an information carrier which is feasible because of the original combination of various kinds of information carriers in a uniform information flow which can be received and processed electronically by a remote control and visually by colour indication. The simple design allows installation of the Information panel guide at a certain place on any machine or in any vehicle. The combination of different kinds of information carriers containing diverse information as per its character and importance makes the Information panel guide a multi-media information carrier representing a basis for urgent management decisions. THE DRAWINGS An example of the design if the Information panel guide explaining the invention and the method of its implementation is shown in the figures annexed as follows: Fig.l - Front view showing Information panel guide front part; Fig. 2 - Rear view shoving the back part and the method of Information panel guide installation; Fig.3 - Vertical side view along A-A; Fig. 4 - Vertical cross-section along B-B; Fig.5 - Top view along V-V; Fig.6 - Cross-section along G-G; Fig.7 - View from below along D-D; Fig.8 - Picture of coloured indicators in 3 main colours green, yellow and red with the bar code; Fig.9 - Axonometric view of Information panel guide; Fig.10 - Key diagram for use of Information panel guide as a carrier of information for vehicle or a stationary machine. DETAILED DESCRIPTION The following model explains the invention without limiting it: An Information panel guide consisting of a main body representing a waterproof parallelepiped box having a transparent front wall 1, a non-transparent back wall 3, non- transparent side walls 5 and removable cover 2. The removable cover 2 has a clip board 9 with a fixed clip 7 to fasten a paper sheet containing the description of the technical condition of the equipment or of a technical or organizational problem arisen. The information carriers represent interchangeable coloured indicators 8 and a bar code 10 describing the equipment and the carrier colour written down on the lower part of the transparent front walll. Interchangeable coloured indicators which may contain a bar code 10 identifying the colour and describing the equipment are placed in between the clip board 9 and a the transparent front walll, and bar code 10 identifying the company and the machine or vehicle is written down on the lower part of the coloured indicator 8. The coloured indicators 8 are fastened by means of guides located in the side walls 5 and two thin legs located laterally ( which are not shown in the figures). The removable cover 2 is fixed on the side walls 5 by means of steady clasps 6. The back wall 3 has fixing bars 4 allowing to installation of the body on the relevant equipment 9machine or vehicle). All parts however may be made of transparent material. /Fig.l through 10/ USE OF THE INVENTION The Information panel guide as per this invention is used as follows: The Information panel guide is fixed on the frame of a machine or a chassis or a trailer of a vehicle by means of bolts or screws and the fixing bars 4, all being secured in addition by means of rubber seals provided for this purpose. The three unattached interchangeable coloured indicators 8 representing flat circles, squares, rectangles or polygons coloured in green, yellow and red are located inside the information panel guide just behind the transparent front wall 1 and where: The green indicator shows the good condition of the equipment ( machine or vehicle ) or in case a letter is written down on it : - "L" - the vehicle is loaded' - "E" - the vehicle is empty. The yellow indicator shows a small break-down which cannot stop the process, and consequently an urgent repair is not necessary. The red indicator shows a breakdown of the equipment (machine or vehicle) or serious problem and a necessity of urgent repair. The three coloured indicators may be marked with a colour identifying bar code. In case of a specific version of design of the coloured indicators 8, their shape may coincide with the shape of the Information panel guide. The coloured indicators 8 are placed in front of the clip board 9 with the green colour indicator in front against the transparent front walll, if the equipment is in good operating condition, the moment a problem arises, in case of change in the circumstances or at the moment the operator or the driver, i.e. the person who knows best the technical condition of the equipment at this specific moment stops the operation of the equipment, registering and describing at the same time on a sheet of paper, placed on the clip board 9 behind the coloured indicators 8, the problem having arisen during equipment operation. Coloured indicators 8 represent indicators of first type in the information system for control of the processes. The description of the break-down on the paper sheet made by the operator or driver and fastened by means of the clasp7 to the clip board 9 represents an indicator of the second type. The constant bar code 10 identifying the company and the machine or vehicle written down on a label and placed in the lower part of the transparent front wall 1 represents an indicator of third type. The Information panel guide installed at a determined place on every equipment (machine or vehicle) attracts at any moment the attention of the repair team or the traffic supervisor and speeds up in this way the elimination of any problem, arisen without a direct organizational contact between different sections of a company and without losing any time. On the basis of the colour coded information carried by the Information panel guide the repair team is oriented accurately as to the urgent problem and can take priority measures to eliminate it without even receiving an order-for. In this way the result of the use of the Invention panel guide is the improvement of labour activities and efficiency of labour, as well as making economies out of financial funds from labour and time saved because of the urgent elimination of the major problem expediently. In case of a visual connection having been made and a scanner having been installed at strategic places in the production process and at checkpoints and connected with a central computer, the information reaches immediately the different sections of management of a company and may be used to make correct decisions at any time and place without the necessity of a personal contact. The Information panel guide helps to establish an efficient management of a company by providing , at any moment for any equipment, information about: - the location, - the condition of the major systems of the equipment ( machine or vehicle) equipment inventory, the possible capacity, equipment loading. When using the Information panel guide as an instrument for efficient management of a transport company, the maximum efficient organization of cargo flow is achieved by controlling the information received by the traffic supervisor, the coloured indicators showing the cargoes transported in one and the same direction at a specific moment this avoiding travelling of vehicles which are not completely loaded. In the information system organized in this way the trailers ant traction-engines have each a separate Information panel guide, and the letters "L" showing that the vehicle is loaded and "E" shoving that the vehicle is empty are written down on the two opposite sides of the green indicator. The bar code on the two opposite sides of the green indicator also contains the information corresponding to the relevant letter and indicator colour. At the same time the computer video system of a company provides information related to the location and condition of the vehicle at any time by using the information coded by means of the bar code. The Information panel guide used for management and computer control by transmitting information by means of coloured indicators (first type) and bar code ( third type) helps to concentrate the attention of the administration of a company on the main problems arisen, to make correct decisions and to eliminate urgently the problems on the basis of their description on the paper sheets ( indicator of second type ). The Information panel guide is designed to be used by large transporting companies, motorized military units, workshops, works and plants where complicated technological processes take place.

Claims: PATENT CLAIMS Information panel guide consisting of a main body and information carriers characterized by the fact that the main body represents a waterproof parallelepiped box with a transparent front wall (1), a non-transparent back wall (3), non-transparent side walls (5) and a removable cover (2) equipped with a clip board (9) having a fixed clip (7), information carriers are interchangeable coloured indicators (8) and a bar code (10) written down on the lower part of the transparent front wall (1), the cover (2) being fixed to the side walls (5) by means of steady clasps (6) and the back wall (3) having fixing bars (4). 1. Use of the Information panel guide as an instrument of management and computer control without using any operator labour by transmitting information by means of coloured indicators and a barcode. 2. Use of the Information panel guide for determination of the location and the technical condition of machines and vehicles.

Inventors: PROYNOFF JOHN DIMITROV, PROYNOFF, JOHN DIMITROV
Applicants: PROYNOFF JOHN DIMITROV, PROYNOFF, JOHN DIMITROV
Application year: 1999
Main classification: G09F7
IPC codes: G09F7, G09F21