CN211858872U - Shark fin vehicle-mounted antenna integrated with ETC module - Google Patents

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CN211858872U
CN211858872U CN202020465253.7U CN202020465253U CN211858872U CN 211858872 U CN211858872 U CN 211858872U CN 202020465253 U CN202020465253 U CN 202020465253U CN 211858872 U CN211858872 U CN 211858872U
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The utility model relates to the field of ETC equipment, in particular to a shark fin vehicle-mounted antenna integrated with an ETC module, which comprises an antenna shell and an ETC electronic tag device, wherein a containing cavity is arranged in the antenna shell, the ETC electronic tag device is detachably connected in the containing cavity, the ETC electronic tag device comprises a main body part, a charging part and a top cover, one side of the main body part is provided with the charging part, the top ends of the main body part and the charging part are provided with the top cover, the top cover presents an arc shape and is matched with the top end surface of the antenna shell, the main body part is provided with a clamping groove, an IC card is detachably connected in the clamping groove, a charging seat is arranged in the containing cavity, a charging thimble is arranged on the charging seat, and a charging contact which is contacted with and electrically connected with the charging thimble is arranged on the charging part, the utility model integrates the vehicle-mounted equipment into, the normal running of the vehicle by the driver is not influenced.

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Shark fin vehicle-mounted antenna integrated with ETC module
Technical Field
The utility model relates to a ETC equipment field specifically is to a shark fin vehicle antenna who integrates to have ETC module.
Background
The automobile antenna is a device for intercepting high-frequency electric waves transmitted by a transmitting station and transmitting the high-frequency electric waves to a receiver of an automobile radio, an automobile telephone or radio navigation equipment so as to demodulate carrier waves. Compared with the traditional telescopic antenna, whip antenna and automobile glass antenna, the shark fin antenna has fashionable, dynamic and dazzling appearance, is an external shark fin antenna and better receives signals, can reduce the resistance of an automobile in operation due to the unique appearance, has metal shark fin antenna shell 1 and can release static electricity generated by the automobile in use, integrates various powerful automobile electronic functions such as FM, GPS, GSM and the like, and effectively fuses fashionability and functionality.
With the popularization of an Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) channel at high speed, more and more vehicles are provided with vehicle-mounted ETC equipment, and the vehicle-mounted ETC equipment becomes basic equipment for vehicle identity identification and high-speed Toll Collection. However, the existing vehicle-mounted ETC device only supports the high-speed toll collection function and the driving recording function, and the vehicle-mounted ETC device is attached to the front windshield of the vehicle, so that too many devices in the vehicle are likely to be caused, and the sight of a driver is easily blocked.
The utility model discloses the simulation proposes an integrated shark fin vehicle antenna that has ETC module, with on-vehicle ETC equipment integration in shark fin antenna for when the vehicle can use the ETC function, can not influence the driver and normally travel the vehicle.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model aims to solve the technical problem that an integrated shark fin vehicle antenna that has the ETC module is provided, this technical scheme has solved the problem that ETC equipment fixing sheltered from driver's sight on vehicle front windshield easily, and this shark fin antenna is integrated with on-vehicle ETC equipment in the shark fin antenna for when the vehicle can use the ETC function, can not influence the driver and normally travel the vehicle.
In order to solve the technical problem, the utility model provides a following technical scheme:
the utility model provides an integrated shark fin vehicle antenna that has ETC module, including antenna housing and ETC electronic tags device, it holds the cavity to be equipped with one in the antenna housing, ETC electronic tags device can dismantle the connection and be in hold the cavity, and ETC electronic tags device includes main part, the portion of charging and top cap, one side of main part is equipped with the portion of charging, the main part is equipped with the top of the portion of charging the top cap, top cap present the arc to with antenna housing's top face phase-match, the main part is equipped with a draw-in groove, can dismantle in the draw-in groove and be connected with the IC-card, hold the cavity and be equipped with the charging seat, be equipped with the thimble that charges on the charging seat, be equipped with in.
As an optimal scheme of the shark fin vehicle-mounted antenna integrated with the ETC module, at least one sliding rail is arranged on the charging seat, and a sliding block connected with the sliding rail in a sliding manner is arranged on the main body part.
As an optimal scheme of the shark fin vehicle-mounted antenna integrated with the ETC module, the edge of an opening of the containing cavity is provided with a sealing edge, a sealing groove is formed in the sealing edge, and a sealing strip in sealing fit with the sealing groove is arranged at the bottom end of the top cover.
As an integrated shark fin vehicle antenna's that has ETC module preferred scheme, its characterized in that, the top cap has eminence lid and low department lid, the eminence lid with all be equipped with the installation screw on the low department lid, hold the intracavity be equipped with installation screw thread fit's screw hole seat, screw hole seat carries out threaded connection through the bolt with the installation screw.
As an optimal scheme of the shark fin vehicle-mounted antenna integrated with the ETC module, when the charging thimble contacts and is electrically connected with the charging contact, a certain gap is formed between the charging part and the charging seat.
As an optimal scheme of the shark fin vehicle-mounted antenna integrated with the ETC module, at least one ejection piece is arranged on the inner bottom surface of the containing cavity and comprises a positioning rod, an ejection spring and a pressing piece, the positioning rod is fixed on the inner bottom surface of the containing cavity, the ejection spring is sleeved outside the positioning rod, one end of the ejection spring is connected with the positioning rod, the other end of the ejection spring is connected with the pressing piece, the pressing piece is sleeved outside the positioning rod, positioning holes corresponding to the number of the ejection pieces are formed in the bottom surface of the main body portion and matched with the positioning rod, the outer diameter of the pressing piece is larger than the diameter of the positioning holes, and the bottom surface of the ejection portion is in contact connection.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model beneficial effect who has is:
when a vehicle using the shark fin antenna reaches a toll station, the vehicle can be driven away only by successfully reading and identifying the ETC electronic tag device, the cost is deducted from the IC card or the bank card/credit card bound with the IC card, and the shark fin antenna is fast and convenient and does not need to be parked, paid and changed. After the ETC electronic tag device is placed in the containing cavity, the charging thimble aligns the charging contact, and after the contact electric connection charging contact, the storage battery in the vehicle power supply system or the shark fin antenna can be for the ETC electronic tag device charge or directly supply power, and the ETC electronic tag device is placed and can normally work.
After using this shark fin antenna, can promote highway charging to move towards paperless, no cash management, can fundamentally stop the loss phenomenon of charging ticket money, solve the chaotic problem of financial management in the highway charging, can also reduce the expense of capital construction and management, install in the shark fin antenna during ETC electronic tags simultaneously, need not to paste ETC equipment and cover on the front windshield of vehicle, when making the vehicle can use the ETC function, can not shelter from driver's sight, influence the driver and normally travel the vehicle.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the present invention at two different viewing angles;
fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an antenna housing according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic view at A in FIG. 2;
fig. 4 is a side view of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 4;
fig. 6 and fig. 7 are schematic structural diagrams of the ETC electronic tag device according to the present invention at two different viewing angles.
Reference numbers in the figures:
1-an antenna housing; 1 a-an accommodation cavity; 1 b-a charging stand; 1b 1-charging pin; 1b 2-sliding rail; 1 c-a knock-out; 1c 1-locating lever; 1c 2-ejector spring; 1c 3-compression; 1 d-a screw hole seat; 1 e-sealing and edge sealing; 1e 1-seal groove;
2-ETC electronic label device; 2 a-a body portion; 2a 1-slot; 2a 2-locating holes; 2a 3-slide; 2 b-a charging section; 2b 1-charging contact; 2 c-a top cover; 2 d-mounting a screw hole; 2 e-a sealing strip;
3-IC card.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "rear", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
Referring to fig. 1, the shark fin antenna includes an antenna housing 1 and an ETC electronic tag device 2, a containing cavity 1a is provided in the antenna housing 1, the ETC electronic tag device 2 is detachably connected in the containing cavity 1a, the ETC electronic tag device 2 includes a main body portion 2a, a charging portion 2b and a top cover 2c, a charging portion 2b is provided on one side of the main body portion 2a, the top ends of the main body portion 2a and the charging portion 2b are provided with the top cover 2c, the top cover 2c is arc-shaped and is matched with the top end face of the antenna housing 1, the main body portion 2a is provided with a card slot, and an IC card 3 is detachably connected in the card slot.
The ETC system adopts the vehicle automatic identification technology to finish the wireless data communication between the vehicle and the toll station, and carries out the vehicle automatic induction identification and the exchange of the related toll data. The computer network is adopted to process the charging data, so that the full-automatic electronic charging system can be realized without stopping or setting a charging window. The ETC system performs wireless communication and information exchange between an on-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle and an antenna mounted on a toll booth lane. The system mainly comprises an automatic vehicle identification system, a central management system, other auxiliary facilities and the like. The automatic vehicle identification system includes a vehicle-mounted unit, also called a transponder or an electronic tag, a Road Side Unit (RSU), a loop sensor, and the like. The OBU stores identification information of the vehicle and is typically mounted on the windshield in front of the vehicle, the RSU is mounted near the toll station, and the loop sensor is mounted under the ground of the roadway. The central management system has a large database storing information on a large number of registered vehicles and users. When the vehicle passes through the toll station port, the loop sensor senses the vehicle, the RSU sends out an inquiry signal, the OBU responds, and bidirectional communication and data exchange are carried out; the central management system obtains vehicle identification information, such as information of an automobile ID number, an automobile type and the like, and corresponding information in the database for comparison and judgment, controls the management system to generate different actions according to different conditions, such as deducting a road toll to be paid at this time from a prepaid account of the automobile by the computer toll management system, or sending an instruction to other auxiliary facilities for work. Because the on-vehicle ETC device is installed on the front windshield of vehicle in many cases at present, under some circumstances, may shelter from driver's sight, have the potential safety hazard. In this embodiment, the ETC electronic tag device 2 is installed in the antenna housing 1 of the shark fin antenna of the vehicle, the antenna housing 1 is provided with a containing cavity 1a specially used for placing the ETC electronic tag device 2, and the ETC electronic tag device 2 is detachably connected with the containing cavity 1 a. The ETC electronic tag device 2 is provided with a top cover 2c perfectly attached to and matched with the top end face of the shark fin, so that the shark fin antenna can still reduce the resistance of the automobile in operation.
When a vehicle using the shark fin antenna arrives at a toll station, the vehicle can be driven away only by successfully reading and identifying the ETC electronic tag device 2, the cost is deducted from the IC card 3 or the bank card/credit card bound with the IC card 3, and the shark fin antenna is fast and convenient and does not need parking, paying and changing. After the ETC system is used, the highway toll collection can be promoted to be managed in a paperless and cashless mode, the loss phenomenon of toll ticket money can be fundamentally avoided, the problem of disordered financial management in highway toll collection is solved, and the expenses of capital construction and management can be reduced.
Referring to fig. 4 and 5, a charging seat 1b is disposed in the accommodating cavity 1a, a charging pin 1b1 is disposed on the charging seat 1b, a charging contact 2b1 contacting and electrically connecting with the charging pin 1b1 is disposed on the charging portion 2b, when the charging pin 1b1 contacts and electrically connects with the charging contact 2b1, a gap is formed between the charging portion 2b and the charging seat 1b, when the ETC electronic tag device 2 is placed in the accommodating cavity 1a, the charging pin 1b1 aligns with the charging contact 2b1, and after contacting the charging contact 2b1, the storage battery in the vehicle power supply system or the shark fin antenna can charge or directly supply power to the ETC electronic tag device 2, and the ETC electronic tag device 2 can normally operate when placed.
At least one slide rail 1b2 is arranged on the charging seat 1b, and a slide block 2a3 connected with the slide rail 1b2 in a sliding way is arranged on the main body part 2 a. The slider 2a3 cooperates with the slide rail 1b2 to guide the process of inserting the ETC electronic tag device 2 into the accommodating cavity 1a, so as to ensure that the inserting position of the ETC electronic tag device 2 is correct.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, a sealing edge 1e is disposed at an opening edge of the accommodating cavity 1a, a sealing groove 1e1 is disposed on the sealing edge 1e, and a sealing strip 2e sealingly engaged with the sealing groove 1e1 is disposed at a bottom end of the top cover 2 c. The sealing edge 1e is in sealing fit with the sealing strip 2e to form sealing protection, so that the sealing effect of the joint of the shark fin antenna and the ETC electronic tag device 2 is better.
Referring to fig. 6 and 7, the top cover 2c has a high-place cover body and a low-place cover body, the high-place cover body and the low-place cover body are both provided with installation screw holes 2d, a screw hole seat 1d in threaded fit with the installation screw holes 2d is arranged in the accommodating cavity 1a, the screw hole seat 1d and the installation screw holes 2d are in threaded connection through bolts, and the ETC electronic tag device 2 is fixed on the antenna housing 1 by matching with the upper sealing edge 1e and the sealing strip 2 e.
The inner bottom surface of the accommodating cavity 1a is provided with at least one ejection piece 1c, the ejection piece 1c comprises a positioning rod 1c1, an ejection spring 1c2 and a pressing piece 1c3, the positioning rod 1c1 is fixed on the inner bottom surface of the accommodating cavity 1a, the ejection spring 1c2 is sleeved outside the positioning rod 1c1, one end of the ejection spring 1c2 is connected with a positioning rod 1c1, the other end of the ejection spring 1c2 is connected with a pressing piece 1c3, the pressing piece 1c3 is sleeved outside the positioning rod 1c1, the bottom surface of the main body part 2a is provided with positioning holes 2a2 corresponding to the number of the ejection pieces 1c, the positioning holes 2a2 are matched with the positioning rod 1c1, the outer diameter of the pressing piece 1c3 is larger than the diameter of the positioning holes 2a2, and the bottom surface of the. When the ETC electronic tag device 2 is inserted into the accommodating cavity 1a, the positioning rod 1c1 on the inner bottom surface of the accommodating cavity 1a is inserted into the positioning hole 2a2 on the bottom surface of the main body part 2a, then the ETC electronic tag device 2 is continuously inserted downwards, in this state, the main body part 2a gradually presses the pressing sheet 1c3 and compresses the ejecting spring 1c2, the ejecting spring 1c2 converts the downward kinetic energy into elastic potential energy to be stored, because the fixed ETC electronic tag device 2 needs to be screwed by the screw seat 1d and the mounting screw hole 2d, with the help of the bolt, the ETC electronic tag device 2 is locked, when the ETC electronic tag device 2 needs to be replaced and maintained or the IC card 3 needs to be replaced, the bolt is loosened, the ejecting spring 1c2 converts the stored elastic potential energy into kinetic energy for ejecting the ETC electronic tag device 2, so that the top cover 2c of the ETC electronic tag device 2 is ejected out of the opening of the accommodating cavity 1a, the ETC electronic tag device 2 is easily taken out.
The utility model discloses a theory of operation does: when a vehicle using the shark fin antenna arrives at a toll station, the vehicle can be driven away only by successfully reading and identifying the ETC electronic tag device 2, the cost is deducted from the IC card 3 or the bank card/credit card bound with the IC card 3, and the shark fin antenna is fast and convenient and does not need parking, paying and changing. After the ETC electronic tag device 2 is placed in the accommodating cavity 1a, the charging thimble 1b1 is aligned with the charging contact 2b1, and after contacting the electrically connected charging contact 2b1, the storage battery in the vehicle power supply system or the shark fin antenna can charge or directly supply power to the ETC electronic tag device 2, and the ETC electronic tag device 2 can be placed to work normally.
After using this shark fin antenna, can promote highway charging to move towards paperless, no cash management, can fundamentally stop the loss phenomenon of charging ticket money, solve the chaotic problem of financial management in the highway charging, can also reduce the expense of capital construction and management, install in the shark fin antenna during ETC electronic tags simultaneously, need not to paste ETC equipment and cover on the front windshield of vehicle, when making the vehicle can use the ETC function, can not shelter from driver's sight, influence the driver and normally travel the vehicle.
Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.

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1. The shark fin vehicle-mounted antenna integrated with the ETC module is characterized by comprising an antenna shell (1) and an ETC electronic tag device (2), wherein a containing cavity (1a) is arranged in the antenna shell (1), the ETC electronic tag device (2) is detachably connected in the containing cavity (1a), the ETC electronic tag device (2) comprises a main body part (2a), a charging part (2b) and a top cover (2c), one side of the main body part (2a) is provided with the charging part (2b), the top ends of the main body part (2a) and the charging part (2b) are provided with the top cover (2c), the top cover (2c) is arc-shaped and is matched with the top end face of the antenna shell (1), the main body part (2a) is provided with a clamping groove, an IC card (3) is detachably connected in the clamping groove, a charging seat (1b) is arranged in the containing cavity (1a), the charging seat (1b) is provided with a charging thimble (1b1), and the charging part (2b) is provided with a charging contact (2b1) which is contacted with the charging thimble (1b1) and is electrically connected.
2. The shark fin vehicle-mounted antenna integrated with ETC module according to claim 1, wherein the charging seat (1b) is provided with at least one slide rail (1b2), and the main body part (2a) is provided with a slide block (2a3) connected with the slide rail (1b2) in a sliding manner.
3. The shark fin vehicle-mounted antenna integrated with the ETC module according to claim 2, wherein a sealing edge (1e) is arranged at the edge of the opening of the containing cavity (1a), a sealing groove (1e1) is arranged on the sealing edge (1e), and a sealing strip (2e) which is in sealing fit with the sealing groove (1e1) is arranged at the bottom end of the top cover (2 c).
4. The on-vehicle antenna of shark fin integrated with ETC module of claim 3, characterized in that, top cap (2c) has eminence lid and low department lid, the eminence lid with all be equipped with installation screw (2d) on the low department lid, hold be equipped with in cavity (1a) with installation screw (2d) screw hole seat (1d) screw-thread fit, screw hole seat (1d) carry out threaded connection through the bolt with installation screw (2 d).
5. The shark fin vehicular antenna integrated with ETC module according to claim 4, wherein when the charging thimble (1b1) contacts and electrically connects with the charging contact (2b1), a certain gap is provided between the charging portion (2b) and the charging dock (1 b).
6. The shark fin vehicle-mounted antenna integrated with the ETC module as claimed in claim 5, wherein the inner bottom surface of the containing cavity (1a) is provided with at least one ejector (1c), the ejector (1c) comprises a positioning rod (1c1), an ejector spring (1c2) and a pressing sheet (1c3), the positioning rod (1c1) is fixed on the inner bottom surface of the containing cavity (1a), the ejector spring (1c2) is sleeved outside the positioning rod (1c1), one end of the ejector spring (1c2) is connected with the positioning rod (1c1), the other end of the ejector spring (1c2) is connected with the pressing sheet (1c3), the pressing sheet (1c3) is sleeved outside the positioning rod (1c1), the bottom surface of the main body part (2a) is provided with positioning holes (2a2) corresponding to the number of the ejectors (1c), the positioning holes (2a2) are matched with the positioning rod (1c1), the outer diameter of the pressing sheet (1c3) is larger than the diameter of the positioning hole (2a2), and the bottom surface of the ejecting part is in contact connection with the pressing sheet (1c 3).
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