CN101099183A - Collapsible electronic article surveillance gate - Google Patents
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A stowable antenna system for a security system is providing which includes an electronic radiating element in the form of a furlable flexible sheet, a power supply to power the electronic radiating element and a housing to receive and store the radiating element in a furled condition. The radiating element may be extended to an unfurled condition for use in the security system. One or more risers may extend from the housing for supporting the radiating element in the unfurled condition. The electronic radiating element may be received in the housing and stored in the housing in a rolled up, windowshade configuration.
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Technical field
In general, the present invention relates to be used for the contiguous surveillance zone of system antenna in detect the electric theft-proof system such as Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) or wireless radio frequency identification mark system (RFID) of anti-theft tag existence, more specifically, relate to a kind of improved antenna system configuration, this system is of portable form and has the accidental quality that is provided with the interchangeable mark that is used for purposes such as advertisement thereon.
Background technology
Adopted and implement multiple Electronic Article Surveillance with the restriction take commodity away from specific place without permission.A kind of common form is for placing near the Electronic Article Surveillances of outlet such as retail division, library.Yet in other was used, Electronic Article Surveillance also was used to process control and stock control, when commodity during by particular system to follow the tracks of commodity.
Which kind of no matter relates to use, this Electronic Article Surveillance works according to common principle usually.Commodity to be monitored are provided with label (various dissimilar), and this label comprises a kind of circuit (a kind of resonant circuit) that works with the radio-frequency field that applies.Be provided with transmitter and emitting antenna to promote (develop) this field that applies, be provided with receiver and receiving antenna to detect the interference in the field that is applied.This transmission and receiving antenna be usually located at the exit point of described facility or around this exit point detecting anti-theft tag, thereby when commodity pass through this exit point and it is detected.If the active circuit of label passes through between described transmitting antenna and receiving antenna (place usually the exit point of particular place near), but the field that is applied is affected in this mode that produces detection in receiver.Then, this is used to produce suitable alarm.The system of this common type can obtain from manufacturer, for example the outpost of the tax office incorporated company that is positioned at plug sieve Fil, New Jersey wherein (Checkpoint Systems, Inc., of Thorofare, N.J.).
Based on the consideration of environment and relevant regulations aspect, each system is usually only effective in a limited district, and the anti-theft tag that is attached on the protected commodity can be detected in this district reliably.This district is commonly referred to as surveillance zone, and its width can be restricted to about six feet usually.Though many shops and library only have an outlet doorway with this six feet wide corresponding size of surveillance zone, many other retail divisions have eight or ten outlet doorways that are arranged side by side.In addition, big shop, market often have width be ten feet or greater than the open zone of ten feet general width or passageway as being connected with this market.Therefore, in many these type of occasions, need a plurality of systems to protect width fully than the bigger outlet/entrance of width that can protect reliably by triangular web.
In the big market access road that needs protection, because aesthetic or marketing, the storekeeper may not wish to use the traditional system and device that comprises " stand " a plurality of, big, side by side antenna structure.These storekeepers can prefer a kind of sightless system usually, and the antenna structure in this invisible system is installed in the floor below the access road, be suspended on the access road or both have concurrently.In addition, the storekeeper prefers a kind of revocable system usually and is easy to be placed on different positions to allow antenna, or a kind ofly can be only uses and can launch as required and in the system that hides At All Other Times at part-time.
Many patents have been set forth EAS and rfid system.For example, the U.S. the 6th, 271, No. 756 patents (Davies, people such as Jr.) have been told about a kind of being used for and have been detected the resonance anti-theft tag and produce the detection and the positioning system of alarm signal in a surveillance zone.This surveillance zone has a plurality of detection zones and comprises a kind of aerial array that is used to launch interrogating signal and receives response signal.This aerial array forms coboundary, lower boundary or coboundary and the lower boundary of surveillance zone, and the width and the length of crossing this surveillance zone are flatly extended.This aerial array comprises at least two antennas.The antenna that forms coboundary and lower boundary is arranged in the horizontal plane abreast, and each antenna is connected by electromagnetic induction with one of detection zone.Anti-theft tag detects and positioning system also comprises the one or more EAS sensors that are used for receiving to aerial array transmission interrogating signal, from aerial array response signal and generation alarm signal.This anti-theft tag detects with positioning system and also comprises the alarm that is connected with each EAS sensor, be used for receiving alarm signal and indication and this alarm signal relevant detection district.
It is desirable that portable system is provided.Yet, on this problem, because the big size of needed antenna makes any portable system be necessary to use a kind of big, heavy system to be used for support.
At last, flat-top antenna also is widely known.For example, the U.S. the 6th, 369, No. 773 patents (people such as Kashiwagi) have been described a kind of flat-top antenna, and this flat-top antenna comprises a substrate (substrate sheet), one deck is by conductor material and contain the antenna member that the charcoal layer is formed.This contains charcoal layer antenna member and is laminated on the described substrate.Herein, according to this patent, its main application is for being used for automobile.This patent has been told about the purposes of various plastic sheets and film, for example, comprises such as polyacrylic polyolefin, such as poly polyester etc.Yet the flat-top antenna that is suitable for antitheft door is not known.
All references cited herein are all with reference to incorporating the present invention into.
Summary of the invention
The invention discloses a kind of suppressible (stowable) antenna system that is used for security system, this suppressible antenna system comprises a kind of electronics emission member of film form, and launches the power supply of member power supply to this electronics, and described film can draw in.This suppressible antenna system preferably includes the overcoat that is used to hold and deposit the emission member of rounding state.Herein, this emission member can be hidden the state that also can be stretched to expansion use when being activated (activated) when security system at the state that draws in.One or more lifters that stretch out from overcoat can be used to support the emission member under the deployed condition.This lifter can be the telescopic lifter that stretches out from overcoat.This lifter can be a cable, each cable and the edge of contiguous point of fixity of overcoat and electronics emission member between extend.Extend between the ceiling that this cable can be square on the coat and the edge of electronics emission member.One preferred embodiment in, this electronics emission member with a kind ofly roll, the structure of window curtain type is received and leaves in the overcoat.This electronics emission member can have printing thereon such as AD tagged mark.This electronics emission member can be adapted at easily being replaced in the overcoat.In the time of in a corresponding label appears at a place of safety that is produced by system, be positioned near the alarm pilot lamp of electronics emission member and connect.
This suppressible antenna system can be independently (self-contained) and be can be portable.This overcoat can be positioned at subsurface.Herein, overcoat preferably has a lid and to provide electronics is launched structural member development to the path of a ground position.One or more independently thin slice can place on the electronics emission member.These thin slices can comprise mark and/or color or pattern.Can use a kind of bonding agent that described thin slice is bonded on the electronics emission member.This bonding agent is preferably a kind of temporary adhesive.
At least one lifter that is used to support the emission member under the deployed condition protrudes upward from overcoat.Alternatively, the one or more lifters that are used to support the emission member under the deployed condition can flatly or down stretch out from overcoat.At last, power supply preferably can use 110 volts of AC power supplies work (but also can use battery or such as the working energy of other type of sun power) of standard.
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The present invention will be described in conjunction with following accompanying drawing, and identical Reference numeral is represented identical member in the accompanying drawing, wherein:
But Fig. 1 is the axle that waits of a kind of conceal antenna system according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention surveys a view, wherein launches member to be shown as deployed condition;
Fig. 2 is that but the axle that waits of conceal antenna system overcoat is surveyed view among Fig. 1, wherein launches member to be shown as rounding state;
But Fig. 3 be dissect along the 3-3 line among Fig. 1 basically, the cross-sectional view of conceal antenna system among Fig. 1;
But Fig. 4 is the cross-sectional view of a kind of embodiment of the antenna that dissects along the 4-4 line among Fig. 1 basically, be used for Fig. 1 conceal antenna system;
But Fig. 5 is the cross-sectional view according to the conceal antenna system of second preferred implementation of the present invention;
But Fig. 6 surveys a view according to the axle that waits of a kind of conceal antenna system of the 3rd preferred implementation of the present invention, is shown as the structure of horizontal setting; And
The axle that waits of the direction that but Fig. 7 is the conceal antenna system of Fig. 6 is shown as positioned vertical is surveyed view.
Embodiment
Referring now to accompanying drawing, in several views, wherein all identical Reference numerals are represented identical member, figure 1 illustrates a kind of suppressible antenna system 10 according to a preferred implementation of the present invention.This suppressible antenna system 10 comprises an electronics emission member such as the form of flat-top antenna (sheetantenna) 12.The meaning is any emission member that this electronics emission member can be broadly interpreted as the film form that is essentially, this emission member is folding or extensible, and this emission member can make it such as HF, UHF and microwave frequency and such as the wireless device (not shown) communication of EAS or RFID label.(not shown) also comprises widely known and common obtainable suitable electronic equipment in the system.Power supply 14 is to electronics emission member 12 supply electric energy.In addition, power supply can be to electronics emission member 12 power supplies of drawing in and launching.As visible among Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, overcoat 16 holds and deposits the emission member 12 of rounding state.In this system, " gathering " means to be broadly interpreted as and comprises: that roll, folding or shorten the alternate manner of length with the little low volume space of packing into.
When hope launched electronics emission member 12, at least one lifter, preferred a pair of lifter 18A, 18B stretched out to support the emission member 10 of deployed condition from overcoat 16.In operation, when hope launches emission member 12, user stretch lifter 18A, 18B.Lifter 18A, 18B can be telescopic so that in when withdrawal its overcoat 16 of can fully packing into.Lifter can stretch automatically.In case lifter 18A, 18B fully stretch (or when lifter just is stretched), emission member 12 pull out and extend in the overcoat 16 with the elongated end of lifter 18A, 18B contiguous a bit.As shown in Figure 1, the top of emission member 12 can be attached to the top of launching member 12 on the cross bar 20 with support, and the top of launching member 12 like this is generally flat state.Overcoat 16 preferably includes the device 22 of a window curtain type, and this device makes emission member 12 can be drawn in dexterously in rolled configuration (rolled-up configuration) and fully is contained in the overcoat 16.
As can be seen from Figure 1, electronics emission member 12 can have the printing mark 25 such as advertisement form thereon.Alternatively, illustrate especially as Fig. 4, mark 25 can be printed at least one and be placed on the independently thin slice 24 on the electronics emission member 12, for example on paper or the plastic sheeting.That is, thin slice 24 and emission member 12 be separate so that have such as different advertisement figures or just the different thin slices of the not isolabeling of different colours be easy to exchange isolabeling not.As can be seen from Figure 4, two thin slice 24A and 24B illustrate on each side of emission member 12.For example thin slice 24A, 24B can use the bonding agent such as a kind of temporary adhesive to be adhered on the electronics emission member 12, and this temporary adhesive allows thin slice 24A, 24B easily to remove from emission member 12.
With obtainable and widely known actual curtain is similar usually, electronics emission member 12 is easy-to-displaceable in overcoat 16 preferably.This directly is printed on the electronics emission member 12 and is useful especially when not using independently thin slice 24A, 24B at described mark.
Overcoat 16 or in system 10 with other contiguous position of described electronics emission member, as lifter 18, can comprise alarm pilot lamp 26 or such as the siren 28 of hummer, when EAS or RFID label etc. appeared in the proper range of system 10, this alarm pilot lamp or siren were connected.
From the selectable embodiment of Fig. 6 as can be seen, lifter can be the form of stretching cable (cableriser) 30A, 30B, this stretching cable 30A, 30B and overcoat 216 is contiguous or a point of fixity on it and electronics are launched between the edge of member 212 and extended.In the embodiment of Fig. 6, for simplicity, use the identical Reference numeral that has a prefix " 2 " with member identical in the embodiment of Fig. 1.For example, Fig. 1 outer applied mechanically 16 expressions, and Fig. 6 outer applied mechanically 216 expressions.The end of each stretch cable 30A, 30B can comprise respectively that a hook 31A, 31B will be should stretching cable 30A, 30B being fixed in floor (Fig. 6), ceiling, wall or other rigid surface.As can be seen from Figure 6, this stretching cable 30A, 30B can the indentation overcoat on cylinder 32.
Described system for can be portable be very desirable.That is, described overcoat preferably is easy to lift and load when not using utility appliance.Yet also consider a kind of selectable embodiment of the present invention: system 110 of the present invention is suitable for being hidden in underground.This kind situation, as shown in Figure 5, overcoat 116 has and covers 34 so that the path that launches described electronics emission member from ground to be provided.This is used for such as the retail shop that improves the household shop is especially useful, needs requirement to have the trolley of the walkway clearance of non-constant width in improving the household shop usually.In addition, similar with the embodiment of Fig. 6, for simplicity, in the embodiment of Fig. 5, the member identical with member in the embodiment of Fig. 1 uses the identical Reference numeral that has prefix " 1 ".For example, Fig. 1 outer applied mechanically 16 expressions, and Fig. 5 outer applied mechanically 116 expressions.
At last, the power supply of described system preferably uses 110 volts of AC power supplies work of standard, for example is derived from 110 volts of wall outlets of a standard.Yet, also can consider to comprise other power-supply system of battery supply.
In a particularly preferred embodiment, the emission member of flat-top antenna is to be 2003/0051806 U. S. application prospectus (disclosure) structure according to publication number, its open day is on March 20th, 2003, denomination of invention is anti-theft tag and manufacture method thereof, it is transferred to the outpost of the tax office incorporated company that is positioned at plug sieve Fil, New Jersey, and the full content of this patent application prospectus is all with reference to incorporating the present invention fully into.Herein, the emission member uses the step manufacturing of the bonding coat that forms a kind of predetermined pattern (promptly launching member shape) on the surface of a substrate (being thin slice), at a kind of conductive foil of the surface laminated of described thin slice to form conductive layer, form shape and the corresponding substantially conductive layer part of preassigned pattern, remove with corresponding to the corresponding conductive layer of conductive layer part of the preassigned pattern of bonding coat partly (promptly cutting away first conductive layer that does not have bonding coat).
Use a big advantage of this special embodiment to be to avoid the inefficiency (substantial inefficiencies) of the essence in the prior art practice of etching off conductive layer.This is even more important for big antenna.For example, avoided the environmental concerns (environmental concern) of the hazardous waste relevant and reduced the loss of conductive material fully with this etching.
Though illustrate and describe with reference to specific embodiment, the present invention also is not intended to be confined to described details herein.But can carry out various modifications to described details, this also with scope that described claim is equal to mutually in, and do not depart from spirit of the present invention.
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1. suppressible antenna system that is used for security system comprises:
(A) electronics of film form emission member, described flexure strip can draw in; And
(B) power supply of powering to described electronics emission member.
2. suppressible antenna system according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described suppressible antenna system comprises the overcoat that holds and deposit the emission member of rounding state, wherein said emission member rounding state be suppressible and the state that can be drawn as expansion in security system, to use.
3. suppressible antenna system according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described suppressible antenna system comprises that at least one lifter that stretches out from described overcoat is to support the emission member under the deployed condition.
4. suppressible antenna system according to claim 3 is characterized in that, described at least one lifter is a kind of telescopic lifter that stretches out from described overcoat.
5. suppressible antenna system according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described at least one lifter is at least one cables, described cable and the edge of contiguous point of fixity of described overcoat and described electronics emission member between extend.
6. suppressible antenna system according to claim 5 is characterized in that, described cable extends between the edge of ceiling above the described overcoat and described electronics emission member.
7. suppressible antenna system according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described electronics emission member with a kind ofly roll, the structure of window curtain type is received and leaves in the described overcoat.
8. suppressible antenna system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described electronics emission member has printing mark thereon.
9. suppressible antenna system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described electronics emission member has thereon AD tagged of printing.
10. suppressible antenna system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described electronics emission member is suitable for easily being replaced in described overcoat.
11. suppressible antenna system according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described suppressible antenna system comprises that being positioned at described electronics launches near the alarm pilot lamp of member, and in the time of in a corresponding label appears at the place of safety that is produced by described system, described alarm pilot lamp is connected.
12. suppressible antenna system according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described overcoat is independently and is can be portable.
13. suppressible antenna system according to claim 2 is characterized in that described overcoat is suitable at subsurface, wherein said overcoat has a lid to provide the path of described electronics emission structural member development to a ground position.
14. suppressible antenna system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described suppressible antenna system comprises that at least one places the independently thin slice on the described electronics emission member, includes mark on described independently thin slice.
15. suppressible antenna system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described suppressible antenna system comprises that at least one places the independently thin slice on the described electronics emission member, and described independently thin slice is colored.
16. suppressible antenna system according to claim 14 is characterized in that, uses a kind of bonding agent that described thin slice is bonded on the described electronics emission member.
17. suppressible antenna system according to claim 16 is characterized in that, described bonding agent is a kind of temporary adhesive.
18. suppressible antenna system according to claim 3 is characterized in that, described at least one lifter that is used to support the emission member under the deployed condition protrudes upward from described overcoat.
19. suppressible antenna system according to claim 3 is characterized in that, described at least one lifter that is used to support the emission member under the deployed condition flatly extends from described overcoat.
20. suppressible antenna system according to claim 3 is characterized in that, described at least one lifter that is used to support the emission member under the deployed condition stretches out downwards from described overcoat.
21. suppressible antenna system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described power supply can use 110 volts of AC power supplies work of standard.
22. a suppressible antenna system that is used for security system comprises:
(A) electronics of film form emission member, described flexure strip can draw in;
(B) power supply of powering to described electronics emission member;
(C) be used to hold and deposit the overcoat of the emission member of rounding state, wherein said emission member rounding state be suppressible and the state that can be drawn as expansion in security system, to use;
(D) at least one lifter that stretches out from described overcoat is to support the emission member under the deployed condition;
(E) described electronics emission member with a kind ofly roll, the structure of window curtain type is received and leaves in the described overcoat.
23. suppressible antenna system according to claim 22 is characterized in that, described at least one lifter is a kind of telescopic lifter that stretches out from described overcoat.
24. suppressible antenna system according to claim 23 is characterized in that, described at least one lifter is at least one cables, described cable and the edge of contiguous point of fixity of described overcoat and described electronics emission member between extend.
25. suppressible antenna system according to claim 24 is characterized in that, described cable extends between the edge of ceiling above the described overcoat and described electronics emission member.
26. suppressible antenna system according to claim 22 is characterized in that, described electronics emission member has printing mark thereon.
27. suppressible antenna system according to claim 22 is characterized in that, described electronics emission member has thereon AD tagged of printing.
28. suppressible antenna system according to claim 22 is characterized in that, described electronics emission member is suitable for easily being replaced in described overcoat.
29. suppressible antenna system according to claim 22, it is characterized in that, described suppressible antenna system comprises that being positioned at described electronics launches near the alarm pilot lamp of member, and in the time of in a corresponding label appears at the place of safety that is produced by described system, described alarm pilot lamp is connected.
30. suppressible antenna system according to claim 22 is characterized in that, described overcoat is independently and is can be portable.
31. suppressible antenna system according to claim 22 is characterized in that described overcoat is suitable at subsurface, wherein said overcoat has a lid to provide the path of described electronics emission structural member development to a ground position.
32. suppressible antenna system according to claim 22 is characterized in that, described suppressible antenna system comprises that at least one places the independently thin slice on the described electronics emission member, includes mark on described independently thin slice.
33. suppressible antenna system according to claim 22 is characterized in that, described suppressible antenna system comprises that at least one places the independently thin slice on the described electronics emission member, and described independently thin slice is colored.
34. suppressible antenna system according to claim 33 is characterized in that, uses a kind of bonding agent that described thin slice is bonded on the described electronics emission member.
35. suppressible antenna system according to claim 34 is characterized in that, described bonding agent is a kind of temporary adhesive.
36. suppressible antenna system according to claim 22 is characterized in that, described at least one lifter that is used to support the emission member under the deployed condition protrudes upward from described overcoat.
37. suppressible antenna system according to claim 22 is characterized in that, described at least one lifter that is used to support the emission member under the deployed condition flatly extends from described overcoat.
38. suppressible antenna system according to claim 22 is characterized in that, described at least one lifter that is used to support the emission member under the deployed condition stretches out downwards from described overcoat.
39. suppressible antenna system according to claim 22 is characterized in that, described power supply can use 110 volts of AC power supplies work of standard.
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