EP4562535A1 - Dispositif de radiocommunication pour des objets mis en pile verticale - Google Patents
Dispositif de radiocommunication pour des objets mis en pile verticaleInfo
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- EP4562535A1 EP4562535A1 EP23744184.5A EP23744184A EP4562535A1 EP 4562535 A1 EP4562535 A1 EP 4562535A1 EP 23744184 A EP23744184 A EP 23744184A EP 4562535 A1 EP4562535 A1 EP 4562535A1
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- Prior art keywords
- radio frequency
- rotation
- communication device
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- frequency communication
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to the field of logistics management of connected or connectable goods and, in particular, for goods of the pneumatic envelope type, whether fixed to a rim.
- the device communicates by radio frequency wave comprising a transponder which is capable of capturing the radio frequency signal emitted, of interpreting it and of restoring to this signal an action which can be, for example, the emission of another radio frequency signal.
- the objects of the invention which follow aim to ensure the radio frequency communication of several material goods placed in a stack vertically, in order to reduce the cost price linked to the use of this material good, while ensuring robustness and reliability in radio frequency communication between these physical assets and external systems.
- Everything is done within the framework of the flow of piles of material goods without modification of the piles if they conform to expectations.
- the first objective is to read all the identifiers from the stack.
- the second objective is to be able to identify the order of the identifiers in the stack or even the direction of placement of the object in the stack when the radio frequency transponder of the object is placed on one side or the other of the stack. object according to the direction of the object corresponding to that of the stack.
- the invention relates to a radio frequency communication device capable of communicating with a radio frequency transponder with a linear polarization antenna, linked to a geometrically stable object, said device being capable of accommodating at least two of the said objects placed next to each other vertically in order to constitute a stack which is circumscribed in a cylinder, and the polarization of the radio frequency transponder of the geometrically stable object being directed mainly in a circumferential direction relative to the axis of revolution of the cylinder circumscribed to the stack of at least two objects, said device comprising:
- a base capable of receiving the stack of objects arranged vertically, the normal of which defines a vertical direction
- At least one radio frequency communication reader capable of generating or reading electrical signals to or from a radio frequency antenna
- a first arm whose main dimension extends in a first direction, preferably the first direction being collinear with the vertical direction;
- the first arm comprising at least two radio frequency antennas spaced from each other by a distance d in the first direction.
- the device is characterized in that the device comprises a system for rotating around an axis of rotation collinear with the vertical direction capable of putting into relative rotation a part of the base capable of receiving the stack of objects arranged vertically, for example relative to the first arm, in that each of said at least two radio frequency antennas is connected to a port of the at least one radio frequency communication reader, in that the at least two radio frequency antennas have an elliptical polarization, preferably linear, with a field electrical E whose radial component is less than a quarter of the standard of the electric field E and the circumferential component is greater than 0.7 times the standard of the electric field E in the cylindrical reference associated with the axis of rotation of the implementation system rotation and in that the first arm is positioned radially externally relative to the axis of rotation of the rotation system, capable of being presented externally to the cylinder circumscribed by the stack of objects received by the device.
- Material goods can be equipped with communication devices within their structure or on their surface.
- the material goods are axisymmetric around an axis of revolution, even if the angular position of the device communication within the material asset can be defined, the assets are placed in a pile without an angular positioning being carried out between them so as not to lose cycle time for this purpose. Indeed, the axisymmetry of material goods tends to make the azimuthal positioning of material goods between them trivial.
- the fact that an angular scan is undertaken between the material goods placed in a pile and the first arm by the rotation system guarantees the reading of all the transponders of the material goods.
- the rotation system may consist of rotating the stack of objects alone, or the first arm alone, or rotating the two objects differently, for example, with a different direction of rotation or different speeds of rotation. As long as each geographical area of the material assets is observed for the same period of time during the reading phase, the reading of all the radio frequency transponders associated with all the material assets placed in the stack is ensured fairly.
- the radio frequency transponders Necessarily, to discriminate the vertical position of the radio frequency transponders, it is necessary to provide at least 2 radio frequency antennas spaced vertically from each other in order to communicate with differentiated zones of the stack. Thus, only the radio frequency transponders present in the battery zone will communicate with the radio frequency antenna associated with this zone.
- the antennas are spaced apart from each other depending on the direction of the stack and the method can initiate the transmission and reception of radio frequency waves on one of the antennas while the other antenna is off, for example.
- radio frequency antennas By multiplying the radio frequency antennas and alternating those which communicate with said radio frequency transponders of the goods, it is possible both to read all the transponders, and to associate a relative vertical position of the transponders in relation to each other. This second function determines the ordering of material goods in the stack. To do this, the radio frequency antennas simply need to be connected to the radio frequency communication reader.
- the radio frequency transponders of material goods have a linearly polarized antenna which is directed mainly in a circumferential direction with respect to the axis of revolution of the cylinder circumscribed to the battery, that is to say that the electric field E of the the antenna has a radial component in the cylindrical mark associated with the axis of rotation of the rotation system whose amplitude is less than a quarter of the standard of the electric field E.
- the electric field E of the polarization antenna linear is mainly circumferential if the transponder is located at the level of the sidewall of a tire, potentially axial if the transponder is located at the level of the top of the top of a tire.
- the axis of polarization of the radio frequency antennas of the device is oriented mainly circumferentially relative to the axis of rotation of the battery by constraining the components of the electric field E of each radio frequency antenna relative to the axis of rotation of the system of rotating.
- the distinctive characteristic on the component of the electric field generated by the radio frequency antenna of the device according to the invention in the cylindrical mark ensures that the circumferential component of the electric field E is at least equal to 0.7 times the norm of the electric field E generated by the radio frequency antenna in transmission.
- the radial component of the E field is the smallest component, in amplitude.
- the polarization axis of the radio frequency antenna of the device will be substantially collinear with the polarization axis of the transponder of the material asset, which ensures quality radio frequency communication.
- the communication energy of the device is optimized to communicate with the transponders of material assets due to the collinearity between the axis of the linear antenna and the electric field E, which guarantees better communication between the antennas which makes it possible to apply a greater relative rotation speed between the stack of material goods and the arm equipped with the antennas while maintaining good quality of communication.
- the radio frequency antenna of the device has a polarization of elliptical, preferably linear as long as the circumferential component is the majority.
- the polarization of the antenna which is its adaptation to the electric field to optimize the energy exchanged between the antenna and the electric field, should not be confused with the directivity of the antenna which makes it possible to concentrate the energy towards a spatial area around the antenna.
- the communication device comprises a system for positioning the arm relative to the axis of rotation of the rotation system, defining a trajectory of the first arm.
- the communication device can adapt whatever the diameter of the cylinder circumscribed to the material goods placed in a pile while ensuring an acceptable distance between the radio frequency transponders of the material goods rotated around the axis of rotation of the rotation system and the radio frequency antennas of the communication device. But, the communication device can also adapt whatever the angle of the cone of the pile of material goods by an inclination between the first direction of the arm and the vertical direction of the base while ensuring a similar distance between the radio frequency transponders material goods forming the cone and the radio frequency antennas of the communication device.
- the trajectory followed by the arm to position itself relative to the stack can for example be a translation, a rotation around an axis or the combination of a translation and a rotation around an axis.
- the positioning system of the first arm comprises a system for guiding the translation of the first arm in a direction of translation, preferably the direction of translation intersects the axis of rotation of the rotation system.
- the most basic movement of the arm will be a translation in a single direction.
- this direction intercepts the axis of rotation of the rotation system, which permanently ensures that the axis of polarization of the radio frequency antennas of the device will always remain predominantly circumferential with respect to the axis of rotation of the rotation system. rotation.
- the device comprises an actuator system capable of setting the first arm in motion relative to the trajectory imposed by the positioning system.
- the communication device comprises a limiter, preferably comprising a sensor, capable of stopping the movement of the first arm according to the trajectory imposed by the positioning system when a threshold has been reached.
- the device includes a limiter capable of stopping the movement of the arm during the trajectory imposed by the positioning system.
- the limiter which can be equipped with a sensor or includes an open loop, assesses the proximity of the arm to the material goods placed in the pile via a value.
- This sensor can be a force cell measuring the contact force between the arm and the material goods, a proximity sensor measuring the distance between the arm and the exterior surface of the vertical stack.
- an open loop it can be a pneumatic or hydraulic or electric or magnetic setpoint.
- the communication device comprises a centering system relative to the axis of rotation of the rotation system.
- the centering system comprises at least a second vertical arm linked radially to the first arm relative to the axis of rotation of the rotation system.
- the stack of material goods and/or the first arm is positioned relative to the axis of rotation of the rotation system.
- the positioning of the arm relative to the stack is done at an angular position relative to the axis of rotation allowing higher speed angular scans of the stack of material goods or the first arm.
- This centering system can consist of a series of vertical arms including in particular the first arm whose concentric movement is uniform with respect to the axis of rotation.
- the concentric movement of the arms tends to position the stack of material goods so that the axis of revolution of the cylinder circumscribed by the stack coincides with the axis of rotation of the rotation system.
- the second arm it is sufficient for the second arm to extend vertically at least over the material good located at one of the ends of the stack.
- the material asset located near the base has the highest radial dimension to ensure the stability of the vertical pile and the second arm is located near the base at this time.
- This arm system will have the ability to move the pile of material goods onto the base.
- the rotation system is integrated into the base of the communication device.
- the communication device comprises movement means integrated into the base defining a trajectory passing through the axis of rotation of the rotation system, said movement means being capable of moving the stack of material goods received by the device according to the trajectory.
- This means of movement allows the handling of the pile of material goods on the base. It could be a roller mat for example. In addition, it also allows the centering of the pile of material goods in relation to the axis of rotation of the rotation system by facilitating the movement of the pile according to the defined trajectory because the trajectory intercepts the axis of rotation .
- each of the radio frequency antennas is connected to a single port of at least one radio frequency communication reader.
- the communication between the radio frequency antennas of the communication device and the radio frequency transponders of the material goods is not necessarily sequential, which saves communication time between the communication device and the stack of objects.
- the at least two radio frequency antennas are included in the group comprising a dipole antenna, a slot antenna, a loop antenna and a patch antenna.
- the first two antennas, dipole and slot are linearly polarized antennas, the axis of the dipole antenna or the axis of the slot defining the polarization axis of the antenna.
- the next two, loop and patch are circular or elliptical polarized antennas.
- the invention also relates to the use of the communication device with objects placed in a pile included in the group comprising a pneumatic envelope, a wheel, a wheel valve such as TPMS type valves (acronym in English for Tire Pressure Monitoring system), an element made of elastomeric material of the assembled assembly.
- TPMS type valves ascronym in English for Tire Pressure Monitoring system
- an element made of elastomeric material of the assembled assembly are material goods which can be stacked to define the assembled assemblies of a particular vehicle, for example.
- the pneumatic casing may include an RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) tag located in the sidewall of the tire and oriented circumferentially relative to the natural axis of rotation of the pneumatic casing.
- the wheel and the valve of the mounted assembly can also be equipped with radio frequency transponders whose communication antenna is oriented circumferentially relative to the natural axis of rotation of the wheel which coincides with the axis of rotation of the casing pneumatic for a mounted assembly.
- the invention also relates to a conveyor line capable of transporting objects placed in a pile along a given path comprising a communication device capable of communicating to the radio frequency transponders linked to these objects.
- the radio frequency communication device is placed between two conveyors, the first conveyor, placed upstream along the given path, comprising a centering system capable of positioning the stack of objects relative to the width of the communication device radio frequency.
- the integration of a radio frequency communication device along the conveyor line makes it possible to control the stack of objects during transport of the stack with minimal immobilization of the stack. objects, which ensures a competitive cost price. And in the event of non-compliance of the stack, this also makes it possible to remove a stack of non-compliant objects from the flow by integrating the radio frequency communication device between two conveyors of the conveyor line; an optimization of the function of identification, ordering of the products and possibly their direction of installation is carried out. Centering the battery, in the direction transverse to the trajectory defined by the radio frequency communication device, ensures that the battery is predisposed in relation to the communication device.
- the means of centering the communication device consists of making the axis of revolution of the cylinder circumscribed to the stack of material goods coincide with the axis of rotation of the rotation system included in the communication device.
- the dimensioning of this centering system is minimal, which reduces costs.
- FIG. 1 presents a perspective view of a first radio frequency communication device according to the invention
- FIG. 2 presents a perspective view of a second radio frequency communication device according to the invention
- - Fig. 3 presents a radiation diagram of a radio frequency antenna
- - Fig. 4 presents a pile of material goods including pneumatic envelopes equipped with RFID tags (acronym in English for Radio Frequency IDentification),
- - Fig. 5 shows a perspective view of a conveyor line comprising a radio frequency communication device.
- Fig. 1 presents a first radio frequency communication device 1.
- This comprises a base 2 defining a vertical direction 21 according to the normal to the exterior surface of the base towards which are located the other elements of the radio frequency communication device 1 which corresponds to the surface in contact with the pile of material goods.
- the device 1 also comprises a first arm 4 whose main direction defines a first direction 22. This first direction 22 is collinear with the vertical direction 21.
- the device 1 comprises a system 5 for rotating the pile of material goods, integrated here in the base 2 of the device 1, which is represented here by a cross animated by a rotational movement around an axis of rotation 31.
- This cross 5 is animated also a translation movement in the vertical direction 21 in order to be located below or above the fixed external surface of the base 2 depending on the phases of communication between the device 1 and the pile of material goods. This thus allows the stack of material goods to come to rest or to move in translation relative to the fixed part of the base 2 of the device 1.
- the first arm 4 is equipped with radio frequency antennas 10a, 10b, 10c which are separated by a distance d. These radio frequency antennas 10a, 10b, 10c are galvanically connected to a radio frequency reader 3 which transmits and receives radio signals towards or from the radio frequency antennas.
- the physical connection of the radio frequency antennas 10a, 10b and 10c to the radio frequency reader 3 is done via ports on the radio frequency reader 3.
- the antennas of the device have elliptical polarization, preferably linear, so that the main component of the electric field emission is carried by the circumferential direction in the cylindrical mark associated with the axis of rotation 31 of the rotation system 5.
- the translational movement of the stack of material goods relative to the device 1 is ensured by a means of movement 12 of the stack.
- This means of movement 12, integrated into the base 2, is made up here of a series of rollers parallel to each other. Each roller is driven by a rotational movement around an axis, the axes here are collinear with each other.
- a trajectory 121 of the pile of material goods is constructed using the rollers.
- This trajectory 121 passes here through the axis of rotation 31 of the rotation system 5.
- This means of movement 12 easily makes it possible to guide the stack of material goods on the base 2 so as to position the stack of material goods relative to the axis of rotation 31 of the rotation system 5 of the device 1.
- the rotation system 5 rises above the external surface of the base 2 so as to carry the stack of material goods and thereby separate it from the external surface of the base 2.
- the rotation system 5 then begins to rotate around its axis of rotation 31 to rotate the pile of material goods
- This positioning system 6 here comprises a translation guidance system 7 consisting of a groove at the level of the external surface of the base 2. This groove 7 defines a direction of translation 71 which passes through the axis of rotation 31 of the system rotation 5. This makes it possible to bring the first arm 4 closer to the stack of material goods, whatever the radial dimension of the stack of material goods.
- the animation of the first arm 4 is carried out via an actuator system comprising an electrical, pneumatic or hydraulic power source and ensuring automated translation of the first 4 in direction 71.
- the device 1 here comprises a limiter controlling the movement of the first arm along the trajectory 7 according to the proximity of the first arm 4 relative to the pile of material goods.
- this limiter includes a sensor determining the distance between the sensor and the pile of material goods in order to stop the movement of the first arm 4 according to the measurement provided by this sensor in relation to a threshold which would reflect the collision of the first arm 4 with the pile material goods.
- This sensor is a proximity sensor of an electromagnetic, optical nature or a contact sensor.
- the translation guidance 7 makes it possible to uniquely position the radio frequency antennas 10a, 10b and 10c of the first arm 4 so that the direction of polarization of these antennas 10a, 10b and 10c is mainly circumferential with respect to the axis. rotation 31 of the rotation system 5.
- the radio frequency antennas 10a, 10b and 10c are loop antennas with elliptical polarization whose main direction extends circumferentially with respect to the axis of rotation 31.
- the device 1 here comprises a centering system 9 making it possible to properly position the stack of material goods relative to the rotation system 5, more precisely to make the axis of revolution of the cylinder circumscribed to the stack coaxial. of material goods with the axis of rotation 31 of the rotation system 5.
- This allows better dynamic stability of the stack of material goods, in particular at high speed of rotation of the stack of material goods by balancing the centrifugal forces applied to the pile of material goods on the entire periphery of the pile of material goods.
- the centering system 9 comprises the first arm 4 as well as a second arm 11. The two arms are linked together to ensure an opposite translation movement so that the distance between each arm and the axis of rotation 31 of the rotation system is identical.
- the second arm 11 is driven by a translation movement in the same direction 71 as the first arm 4 via a groove provided on the external surface of the base 2.
- this centering of the stack of material goods guarantees that the distance between the first arm 4 and any material point of the stack of material goods located at a height H of the stack in the vertical direction 21 is identical.
- the radio frequency communication between the radio frequency transponders of the material goods and the radio frequency antennas 10a, 10b and 10c of the first arm 4 is equitable.
- Fig. 2 presents a second radio frequency communication device 1 according to the invention.
- This device 1 always includes a base 2 capable of carrying the pile of material goods. It also includes a first arm 4 equipped with radio frequency antennas 10a, 10b, 10c which are connected to a radio frequency reader 3 via connection ports on the radio frequency reader 3. But, here, the first arm 4 extends mainly in a first direction 22 which is not necessarily collinear with the vertical direction 21 defined by the external surface of the base 2, the surface having to accommodate the pile of material goods.
- the device 1 comprises a rotation system 5 around an axis of rotation 31.
- the rotation system 5 animates the rotational movement of the first arm 4 instead of that of the pile of material goods as in Fig. 1.
- the device 1 also comprises a positioning system 6 of the first arm 4 relative to the axis of rotation 31 of the rotation system 5.
- This positioning system 6 comprises on the one hand a translation guidance system 7 via a groove. This groove defines the trajectory of the first arm 4 in a translation direction 71.
- the translation direction 71 intersects the axis of rotation 31 of the rotation system 5.
- the positioning system 6 also includes a rotation system of the first arm 4 relative to the axis of rotation 41 in order to define the first direction 22 of the first arm 4.
- the movement of the first arm 4 via the positioning system 6 is automated by an actuator system. And this actuator system controls both the rotation of the first arm 4 around the axis of rotation 41 and the translation of the first arm 4 along the direction of translation 71 in order to ensure the proximity of the first arm 4 relative to the pile of material goods.
- the device 1 includes a limiter which controls the animation of the first arm 4.
- this limiter includes a sensor determining the distance between the sensor and the pile of material goods in order to stop the movement of the first arm 4 according to the measurement provided by this sensor in relation to a threshold which would reflect the collision of the first arm 4 with the pile of material goods.
- This sensor is a proximity sensor of an electromagnetic, optical nature or a contact sensor.
- the translational movement of the stack of material goods relative to the device 1 is ensured by a means 12 for moving the stack.
- This means of movement 12, integrated into the base 2, is made up here of a series of rollers parallel to each other; it could also be a sliding floor.
- Each roller is driven by a rotational movement around an axis, the axes here are collinear with each other.
- a trajectory 121 of the pile of material goods is constructed using the rollers.
- This trajectory 121 passes here through the axis of rotation 31 of the rotation system 5.
- This movement means 12 easily makes it possible to guide the pile of material goods on the base 2 so as to position the pile of material goods relative to the axis of rotation 31 of the rotation system 5 of the device 1.
- the device 1 here comprises a centering system 9 making it possible to properly position the stack of material goods in relation to the rotation system 5. More precisely, to make the axis of revolution of the cylinder circumscribed to the stack coaxial. of material goods with the axis of rotation 31 of the rotation system 5.
- the centering system 9 comprises 4 second arms arranged equitably on either side of the means of movement 12 of the stack of material goods. The four second arms are linked together to ensure a tightening movement around the axis of rotation 31 of the rotation system 5 so that the distance between each arm and the axis of rotation 31 of the rotation system in rotation 5 is identical.
- the second arms are driven by a translation movement in two translation directions via grooves provided on the external surface of the base 2. The two translation directions intersect at the level of the axis of rotation 31 of the rotation system 5.
- this centering of the stack of material goods ensures that the distance between the first arm 4 and any material point of the stack of material goods located at a height H of the stack in the vertical direction 21 is identical.
- communication radio frequency between the radio frequency transponders of the material goods and the radio frequency antennas 10a, 10b and 10c of the first arm 4 is equitable.
- Fig. 3 illustrates the main lobe 51 of radio radiation of the radio frequency antenna 10a of the first arm of the radio frequency communication device in a plane defined by the polarization axis 50 of the radio frequency antenna 10a and the first direction 22 of the first arm.
- the radio frequency antenna 10a is a half-wave dipole antenna.
- the radio frequency antennas being located along the first direction of the first arm, it is necessary that the spacing d between two contiguous antennas along the first direction is less than the sum of the distances D associated with the radio frequency antennas.
- Fig. 4 presents a pile 200 of material goods.
- the material goods here are four assembled assemblies of which only the pneumatic envelopes 210a, 210b, 210c and 210d are represented.
- the envelopes are stacked on top of each other in the direction defined by the axis 202.
- This stack 200 is therefore circumscribed in a straight cylinder with axis 202 whose diameter corresponds to the outermost diameter of the pneumatic envelopes 210a, 210b, 210c and 210d.
- the stack 200 is placed on a base 201 facilitating the movement of the stack 200.
- the base 201 is equipped on the face opposite to that which is in contact with the stack 200 with means of movement such as casters, for example, not shown in Fig. 4.
- means of movement such as casters, for example, not shown in Fig. 4.
- the radio frequency communication device does not necessarily need a means of moving the stack of physical assets.
- Each tire casing 210a, 210b, 210c and 210d is equipped with a radio frequency transponder 211a, 211b, 211c and 21 Id which is, in the present case, an RFID tag, consisting of an electronic chip coupled to an antenna half-wave dipole type radio antenna which is a linearly polarized antenna.
- the radio antenna extends along its main dimension circumferentially relative to axis 202.
- FIG. 5 shows a conveyor line 100 of material goods placed in a pile comprising a radio frequency communication device 1.
- the device 1 corresponds to that of FIG. 1.
- This conveyor line 100 defines a path 110 that the piles of material goods travel from a starting point to an arrival point.
- This path 110 extends here over the three elements of the conveyor line 100, that is to say a first conveyor 101a located upstream of the path 110, a second conveyor 101b located downstream of the path 110 and the communication device radio frequency 1 located between the two conveyors 101a and 101b.
- the two conveyors 101a and 101b are here equipped with drive rollers whose main direction is perpendicular to the path 110.
- the first conveyor 101a comprises a centering system 102 in order to direct the piles of material goods towards the middle of the conveyor 101a according to the width and thus prepare the passage of the stack of material goods at the level of the radio frequency communication device 1.
- This radio frequency communication device 1 being located in the middle of the width of the first conveyor 101a, the centering system is equipped here with two retractors of track 102 symmetrical with respect to path 110.
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