CN112994723B

CN112994723B - Wireless signal device

Info

Publication number: CN112994723B
Application number: CN201911308907.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李铭展; 王君伟; 林超群
Original assignee: Wistron Neweb Corp
Current assignee: Wistron Neweb Corp
Priority date: 2019-12-18
Filing date: 2019-12-18
Publication date: 2022-06-24
Anticipated expiration: 2039-12-18
Also published as: CN112994723A

Abstract

A wireless signal device. The wireless signal device comprises a device body, a binding belt, a wireless signal module and a switch unit; the device body comprises a through socket; a fixed end of the cable tie is fixedly connected with the device body, and a free end of the cable tie is suitable for being inserted into the through socket; the wireless signal module is arranged in the device body; the switch unit is arranged in the device body, wherein in a signal transmission mode, the wiring harness passes through the through socket, and the switch unit is contacted by the wiring harness to start the wireless signal module. The wireless signal device of the embodiment of the invention can avoid the situation that the electric power is exhausted before the Bluetooth antenna tag is formally used in the prior art, and can track the place where the signal disappears in real time when the bridle wire is maliciously cut off, thereby increasing the anti-theft property.

Description

Wireless signal device

Technical Field

The present invention relates to wireless signal devices, and more particularly, to a wireless signal device having a cable tie.

Background

The conventional wireless tag is mainly a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag, and is disposed on a surface of an object by means of, for example, attaching, and the type of the object can be identified by scanning the RFID tag. When the bluetooth antenna tag is applied to tracking and controlling asset equipment or warehousing and freight logistics and the like, the wireless tag needs to use an active bluetooth antenna tag, however, since the bluetooth antenna tag needs to use a battery, the situation that the power switch of the bluetooth antenna tag is touched by mistake and the electric power is exhausted before formal use often occurs.

Therefore, it is desirable to provide a wireless signaling device to solve the above problems.

Disclosure of Invention

An embodiment of the present invention provides a wireless signal device to solve the problems of the prior art, including a device body, a wireless belt, a wireless signal module, and a switch unit; the device body comprises a through socket; a fixed end of the cable tie is fixedly connected with the device body, and a free end of the cable tie is suitable for being inserted into the penetrating socket; the wireless signal module is arranged in the device body; the switch unit is arranged in the device body, wherein in a signal transmission mode, the wiring harness passes through the through socket, and the switch unit is contacted by the wiring harness to start the wireless signal module.

In one embodiment, the switch unit includes a first conductive plate and a second conductive plate, the first conductive plate is separated from the second conductive plate when the cable tie is not inserted into the through-slot, and the cable tie pushes the first conductive plate to contact the second conductive plate when the cable tie passes through the through-slot.

In one embodiment, the wireless signal device further includes a non-return hook, wherein the cable tie includes a first cable tie surface, a second cable tie surface, and a plurality of ratchets, the first cable tie surface is opposite to the second cable tie surface, the ratchets are formed on the first cable tie surface, when the cable tie passes through the through-slot, the non-return hook engages the ratchets, and the second cable tie surface pushes the first conductive sheet to contact the second conductive sheet.

In one embodiment, the wireless signal device further includes a battery, wherein the wireless signal module includes a module substrate, the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate are connected to the module substrate, a first electrode of the battery is coupled to the first conductive plate through the module substrate, and a second electrode of the battery is coupled to the second conductive plate through the module substrate.

In one embodiment, the module substrate includes a first substrate surface and a second substrate surface, the first substrate surface is opposite to the second substrate surface, the first conductive sheet is disposed on the first substrate surface, and the second conductive sheet is disposed on the second substrate surface.

In one embodiment, when the wire harness strap passes through the through socket along a first direction, the wire harness strap pushes the first conducting strip, so that the first conducting strip contacts the second conducting strip along the first direction.

In one embodiment, the first conductive plate includes a rounded portion, the second conductive plate includes a protrusion, and when the cable tie passes through the through-slot, the cable tie pushes the rounded portion of the first conductive plate to make the first conductive plate contact the protrusion of the second conductive plate.

In one embodiment, the wireless signal device further includes a power conductor connected to the second electrode of the battery and the module substrate.

In one embodiment, the wireless signal device further comprises a partition, the device body comprises a first chamber and a second chamber, the partition is located between the first chamber and the second chamber, the through-slot is formed in the first chamber, the wireless signal module and the battery are arranged in the second chamber, and the first conductive sheet and the second conductive sheet extend from the second chamber into the first chamber through the partition.

In one embodiment, the device body further comprises a watertight groove surrounding at least part of the second chamber.

In one embodiment, the flashing groove is formed with a flashing groove gap, and the partition is located in the flashing groove gap.

In one embodiment, the wireless signal device further includes a tie line loop extending at least partially within the tie strip, the tie line loop extending from the fixed end to the free end and from the free end to the fixed end, the tie line loop including a first loop end and a second loop end, the first loop end and the second loop end coupled to the module substrate.

In one embodiment, the module substrate includes a first trace, a second trace and a third trace, the first trace is coupled to the first electrode and the first conductive sheet, the second trace is coupled to the second electrode and the first loop end, and the third trace is coupled to the second loop end and the second conductive sheet.

In one embodiment, the wireless signal module includes an antenna, and the wireless signal module is adapted to transmit a wireless signal through the antenna.

By applying the wireless signal device of the embodiment of the invention, the wireless signal module can be started only when the cable tie passes through the through socket, so that the situation that the power is exhausted before formal use of the Bluetooth antenna tag in the prior art can be avoided. In addition, in one embodiment, the wireless signal device has a design of a tie line loop, so that when the tie line is cut maliciously, the position of the signal disappearance can be tracked in real time, and the theft prevention performance is improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1A illustrates a perspective view of a wireless signaling device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the cable tie is not inserted into the through-jack.

Fig. 1B shows a perspective view of a wireless signaling device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein a cable tie is inserted through the jack.

Fig. 2A shows a cross-sectional view of a wireless signaling device in accordance with an embodiment of the invention, wherein the cable tie is not inserted through the jack.

Fig. 2B shows a cross-sectional view of a wireless signaling device in which a cable tie is inserted through a receptacle, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3A shows a partial structure of a wireless signaling device according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the cable tie is not inserted into the through-jack.

Fig. 3B illustrates a partial structure of a wireless signaling device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein a cable tie is inserted through the jack.

Fig. 4 shows a battery and a wireless signal module according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 5 shows a partial structure of a device body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6A shows a wireless signaling device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6B shows a second embodiment of the invention in which the first loop terminal and the second loop terminal are coupled to the module substrate.

FIG. 6C is a schematic circuit diagram of a system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the main component symbols:

w wireless signal device

1 device body

11 first chamber

12 second chamber

13 waterproof groove

131 waterproof groove gap

19 through socket

2 bunched line area

211 fixed end

212 free end

221 first belt line surface

222 second band line surface

23 ratchet tooth

29 band line loop

291 first loop end

292 second loop end

3 wireless signal module

31 Module substrate

311 first substrate surface

312 second substrate surface

321 first trace

322 second trace

323 third routing

4 switch unit

41 first conductive sheet

411 fillet part

42 second conductive sheet

421 convex part

51 check trip

52 cell

521 first electrode

522 second electrode

53 Power supply conductor

6 separating element

V first direction

Detailed Description

Fig. 1A and 1B are perspective views of a wireless signal device according to an embodiment of the invention. Fig. 2A and 2B are cross-sectional views of a wireless signal device according to an embodiment of the invention. With reference to fig. 1A, fig. 1B, fig. 2A and fig. 2B, the wireless signal device W of the embodiment of the present invention includes a device body 1, a strap 2, a wireless signal module 3 and a switch unit 4. The device body 1 comprises a through-going socket 19. A fixed end 211 of the cable tie 2 is fixedly connected to the device body 1, and a free end 212 of the cable tie 2 is suitable for being inserted into the through socket 19. The wireless signal module 3 is arranged in the device body 1. The switch unit 4 is provided inside the apparatus body 1. Referring to fig. 1B and fig. 2B, in a signal transmission mode, the cable tie 2 passes through the through-jack 19, and the switch unit 4 is pressed by the cable tie 2 to activate the wireless signal module 3.

Referring to fig. 2A and 2B, in an embodiment, the switch unit 4 includes a first conductive plate 41 and a second conductive plate 42. When the cable tie 2 is not inserted into the through-slot 19 (fig. 2A), the first conductive piece 41 is separated from the second conductive piece 42. When the cable tie 2 passes through the through-slot 19 (fig. 2B), the cable tie 2 pushes the first conductive plate 41 to contact the second conductive plate 42.

Fig. 3A and 3B show partial structures of a wireless signal device according to an embodiment of the invention. With reference to fig. 2B, fig. 3A and fig. 3B, in an embodiment, the wireless signal device W further includes a non-return hook 51, wherein the cable tie 2 includes a first cable tie surface 221, a second cable tie surface 222 and a plurality of ratchets 23, the first cable tie surface 221 is opposite to the second cable tie surface 222, the ratchets 23 are formed on the first cable tie surface 221, when the cable tie 2 passes through the through-slot 19, the non-return hook 51 is engaged with the ratchets 23, and the second cable tie surface 222 pushes the first conductive sheet 41 to contact the second conductive sheet 42.

Referring to fig. 2A and 2B again, in an embodiment, the wireless signal apparatus W further includes a battery 52, wherein the wireless signal module 3 includes a module substrate 31, the first conductive sheet 41 and the second conductive sheet 42 are connected to the module substrate 31, a first electrode 521 of the battery 52 is coupled to the first conductive sheet 41 through the module substrate 31, and a second electrode 522 of the battery 52 is coupled to the second conductive sheet 42 through the module substrate 31.

Referring to fig. 3A and 3B again, in an embodiment, the module substrate 31 includes a first substrate surface 311 and a second substrate surface 312, the first substrate surface 311 is opposite to the second substrate surface 312, the first conductive sheet 41 is disposed on the first substrate surface 311, and the second conductive sheet 42 is disposed on the second substrate surface 312.

Referring to fig. 3A and 3B again, in an embodiment, when the cable tie 2 passes through the through-slot 19 along a first direction V, the cable tie 2 pushes the first conductive plate 41, so that the first conductive plate 41 contacts the second conductive plate 42 along the first direction V.

Referring to fig. 3A and 3B again, in an embodiment, the first conductive plate 41 includes a rounded portion 411, and the second conductive plate 42 includes a protrusion 421, when the cable tie 2 passes through the through-slot 19, the cable tie 2 pushes the rounded portion 411 of the first conductive plate 41, so that the first conductive plate 41 contacts the protrusion 421 of the second conductive plate 42.

Fig. 4 shows a battery and a wireless signal module according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to fig. 4, in an embodiment, the wireless signal device further includes a power conductor 53, and the power conductor 53 is connected to the first electrode 521 of the battery 52 and the module substrate 31.

Referring to fig. 3A and 3B again, in an embodiment, the wireless signal device further includes a partition 6, the device body 1 includes a first chamber 11 and a second chamber 12, the partition 6 is located between the first chamber 11 and the second chamber 12, the through-slot 19 is formed in the first chamber 11, the wireless signal module 3 and the battery 52 are disposed in the second chamber 12, and the first conductive sheet 41 and the second conductive sheet 42 extend from the second chamber 12 into the first chamber 11 through the partition 6. In one embodiment, the first conductive sheet 41 and the second conductive sheet 42 are embedded in the separator 6.

Fig. 5 shows a partial structure of the apparatus body 1 of the embodiment of the present invention. With reference to fig. 3A, 3B and 5, in an embodiment, the device body 1 further includes a waterproof groove 13, and the waterproof groove 13 surrounds at least a portion of the second chamber 12.

Referring to fig. 5, in one embodiment, the flashing channel 13 is formed with a flashing channel notch 131, and the partition 6 is located in the flashing channel notch 131.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the material of the partition 6 may be rubber or other materials with waterproof function. By the design of the waterproof groove 13 and the partition 6 of the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to prevent moisture and dust from entering the second chamber 12. In one embodiment, the waterproof groove 13 may be filled with a waterproof glue to provide a good waterproof effect.

Fig. 6A shows a wireless signal device W according to a second embodiment of the invention. Referring to fig. 6A, in this embodiment, in an embodiment, the wireless signal device further includes a tie line loop 29, the tie line loop 29 at least partially extends in the tie 2, the tie line loop 29 extends from the fixed end 211 to the free end 212, and then extends from the free end 212 to the fixed end 211, and the tie line loop 29 includes a first loop end 291 and a second loop end 292. Referring to fig. 6B, the first loop end 291 and the second loop end 292 are coupled to the module substrate 31.

Referring to fig. 6C, in an embodiment, the module substrate 31 includes a first trace 321, a second trace 322 and a third trace 323, the first trace 321 is coupled to the first electrode 521 and the first conductive sheet 41, the second trace 322 is coupled to the second electrode 522 and the first loop end 291, and the third trace 323 is coupled to the second loop end 292 and the second conductive sheet 42.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, when the tie line is cut, the tie line loop 29 is broken, and the wireless signal module 3 is turned off.

In one embodiment, the wireless signal module includes an antenna, and the wireless signal module is adapted to transmit a wireless signal through the antenna. In one embodiment, the antenna may be a bluetooth antenna, or an antenna of other communication standards.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, it should be understood that various changes and modifications can be made therein by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Claims

1. A wireless signaling device, the wireless signaling device comprising:

a device body including a through socket;

a fixed end of the cable tie is fixedly connected with the device body, and a free end of the cable tie is suitable for being inserted into the penetrating socket;

the wireless signal module is arranged in the device body;

the switch unit is arranged in the device body, wherein in a signal transmission mode, the wiring harness passes through the through socket, and the switch unit is contacted by the wiring harness to start the wireless signal module;

the switch unit comprises a first conducting plate and a second conducting plate, when the cable tie is not inserted into the through socket, the first conducting plate is separated from the second conducting plate, and when the cable tie passes through the through socket, the cable tie pushes the first conducting plate to contact the second conducting plate.

2. The wireless signaling device of claim 1, further comprising a backstop hook, wherein the cable tie comprises a first cable tie surface, a second cable tie surface, and a plurality of ratchet teeth, the first cable tie surface being opposite to the second cable tie surface, the plurality of ratchet teeth being formed on the first cable tie surface, the backstop hook engaging the ratchet teeth when the cable tie passes through the through-slot, the second cable tie surface pushing the first conductive tab to contact the second conductive tab.

3. The wireless signaling apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a battery, wherein the wireless signaling module comprises a module substrate, the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate are connected to the module substrate, a first electrode of the battery is coupled to the first conductive plate via the module substrate, and a second electrode of the battery is coupled to the second conductive plate via the module substrate.

4. The wireless signaling device of claim 3, wherein the module substrate comprises a first substrate surface and a second substrate surface, the first substrate surface being opposite the second substrate surface, the first conductive tab being disposed on the first substrate surface, the second conductive tab being disposed on the second substrate surface.

5. The wireless signaling device of claim 4, wherein when the strap is threaded through the through-slot in a first direction, the strap pushes against the first conductive pad causing the first conductive pad to contact the second conductive pad in the first direction.

6. The wireless signaling device of claim 5, wherein the first conductive plate includes a rounded portion and the second conductive plate includes a protrusion, and when the cable tie passes through the through-slot, the cable tie pushes against the rounded portion of the first conductive plate, causing the first conductive plate to contact the protrusion of the second conductive plate.

7. The wireless signaling device of claim 3, further comprising a power conductor connecting the second electrode of the battery and the module substrate.

8. The wireless signaling device of claim 3, further comprising a divider, the device body comprising a first chamber and a second chamber, the divider being positioned between the first chamber and the second chamber, the through-slot being formed in the first chamber, the wireless signaling module and the battery being disposed within the second chamber, the first conductive tab and the second conductive tab extending from the second chamber through the divider into the first chamber.

9. The wireless signaling device of claim 8, wherein said device body further comprises a water-tight channel surrounding at least a portion of said second chamber.

10. The wireless signaling device of claim 9, wherein the watertight channel is formed with a watertight channel notch, the partition being located in the watertight channel notch.

11. The wireless signaling device of claim 8, further comprising a bridle wire loop extending at least partially within the bridle strap, the bridle wire loop extending from the fixed end to the free end and from the free end to the fixed end, the bridle wire loop including a first loop end and a second loop end, the first loop end and the second loop end coupled to the module substrate.

12. The wireless signal device according to claim 11, wherein the module substrate includes a first trace, a second trace and a third trace, the first trace is coupled to the first electrode and the first conductive sheet, the second trace is coupled to the second electrode and the first loop end, and the third trace is coupled to the second loop end and the second conductive sheet.

13. The wireless signal device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wireless signal module comprises an antenna, and the wireless signal module is adapted to transmit a wireless signal through the antenna.