JP2003229708A - Antenna system for transmitting/receiving electromagnetic waves - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a person who walks around with goods and persons around him, to easily recognize the execution of data exchange by clearly indicating by light the execution of data exchange between each of responders and an electromagnetic wave transmitting/receiving antenna. <P>SOLUTION: In an electromagnetic wave transmitting/receiving antenna system, provided with the responders and the electromagnetic wave transmitting/ receiving antenna, an antenna wire support for supporting the antenna is made of a transparent material and is provided. An antenna housing groove is formed on the support to house the antenna. A light emitting material for radiating a light toward the inside of the support is provided. A control means is provided which allows the wire to transmit/receive electromagnetic waves to/from the wire, so that the antenna exchanges data with each of the responders, and at the same time, allows the light emitting material to emit a light to radiate the light toward the inside of the support. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an antenna device for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves, and more particularly, it can clearly indicate by data that data is exchanged between a transponder and an electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna, and can be exchanged with the transponder. That the data exchange of
The present invention relates to an electromagnetic wave transmission / reception antenna device that allows a person passing by and a person around him / her to easily confirm it during a passage time.

[Prior art]

In shops, factories, facilities and the like, an electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device is provided for communication of products, parts, people, etc. to detect individual data of these and monitor movement of the products. There is something. The electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device corresponds to a transponder that transmits and responds to a specific electromagnetic wave, and is provided with an electromagnetic wave transceiving antenna that transmits and receives electromagnetic waves to exchange data with the transponder.

In the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device, a transponder is attached to a product or the like, and the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna is connected to the transmitting / receiving means. The electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device transmits / receives electromagnetic waves from the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna by the transmitting / receiving means so as to exchange data with a transponder moving in a communication area of the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna.

[0004]

By the way, in the conventional antenna device for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves, the antenna line of the electromagnetic wave transmitting and receiving antenna is installed in an antenna line support body such as a pipe or plate made of an opaque material so that the antenna line is not conspicuous. is doing.

As a result, the conventional antenna device for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves does not give a consciousness to be inspected to a person passing by with a product or the like equipped with a responder.

On the other hand, on the other hand, since the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna is not conspicuous and the emission of radio waves is invisible, the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device is used to pass around people or products which are monitoring data such as products. There is a problem that it is difficult for the person who is doing it to confirm whether data has been exchanged with the answering machine attached to the product, and whether it is a passage that has undergone a procedure or a passage without a procedure. .

Therefore, it is possible to clearly indicate the execution of data exchange with the answering machine and to easily confirm the exchange of data, and whether the passage has been performed or not. It is desired to realize an antenna device for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves that can easily confirm the above.

[0008]

Therefore, in order to eliminate the above-mentioned inconvenience, the present invention corresponds to a transponder that emits and responds to a unique electromagnetic wave, and exchanges data with the transponder. In the antenna device for electromagnetic wave transmission / reception, which is provided with an electromagnetic wave transmission / reception antenna for transmitting / receiving electromagnetic waves, an antenna line support for supporting the antenna line of the electromagnetic wave transmission / reception antenna is formed by a transparent material, and the antenna line support is housed in the antenna line support. A groove is formed to accommodate the antenna wire, and a light-emitting body that irradiates light toward the antenna wire support is provided, and electromagnetic waves are transmitted and received from the antenna wire to exchange data with the transponder. At the same time, electromagnetic waves are transmitted and received from this antenna wire, and at the same time, the light emitter is caused to emit light toward the antenna wire support body. Characterized in that a control means that. The antenna wire support formed of the transparent material is provided with a reflector that reflects light on each end face, the starting end side being disposed near the light emitter and the other end side being the antenna wire. It is characterized in that a plurality of optical fibers arranged at a set interval are provided in the accommodation groove.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The antenna device for electromagnetic wave transmission / reception according to the present invention is arranged such that the antenna wire of the electromagnetic wave transmission / reception antenna is housed in the antenna wire housing groove of the antenna wire support formed of a transparent material, A light-emitting body that irradiates the opposite light is provided, and by the control means, electromagnetic waves are transmitted and received from the antenna line so as to exchange data with the transponder, and at the same time the electromagnetic waves are transmitted and received from this antenna line, inside the antenna line support body. When the data is exchanged with the transponder, the electromagnetic wave is transmitted and received from the antenna wire and the light is emitted from the light emitter at the same time when the data is exchanged with the transponder by emitting light toward the By monitoring the data of products etc. by reflecting on the antenna wire housing groove formed on the antenna wire support made of material That I to people passing through with a circumference of people and goods, etc., as if the electromagnetic waves from the antenna line can be seen glowing as being sent and received. In addition, the antenna wire support made of transparent material is provided with a reflector that reflects light on each end face, so that the antenna wire housing groove can be made to shine brighter, and the start end side is near the light emitter. By disposing a plurality of optical fibers, which are arranged at the other end side in the antenna wire accommodating groove with a set interval, it is possible to make the antenna wire accommodating groove shine brightly from the inside.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 4, 2 is an electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device, 4 is a responder, and 6 is an electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna.
The electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device 2 is provided with a transponder 4 that transmits and responds to a specific electromagnetic wave, and an electromagnetic wave transceiving antenna 6 that transmits / receives the electromagnetic wave so as to exchange data with the transponder 4.

The electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna 6 is provided with an antenna wire 8 composed of a coil, a cable or the like, and an antenna wire support 10 having a substantially rectangular plate shape for supporting the antenna wire 8.
Is provided. The antenna wire support 10 is formed of a transparent material such as acrylic resin and is provided upright on the base 12.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the antenna wire support 10 is provided with a surface 14 on one side which is recessed to form an antenna wire accommodating groove 16 having a substantially annular groove shape. The antenna wire housing groove 16 is provided to house the antenna wire 8 having a substantially annular shape, and the antenna wire 8 is held by being filled with a filler 18 made of a transparent material.

Further, the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna 6 is provided with a light emitting body 20 such as a lamp or a light emitting diode for radiating light toward the transparent antenna wire support body 10. The light emitting body 20 is arranged in a recess 24 formed in the base 12 facing the lower end surface 22 of the antenna wire support 10.

The antenna wire 8 and the light emitter 20 are shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG.
And the driving means 30. Transmission / reception means 2
An antenna wire 8 transmits and receives electromagnetic waves. The driving unit 30 drives the light emitting body 20 to emit light.

The transmitting / receiving means 28 and the driving means 30 are
It is provided so as to be connected to the control means 32 of the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device 2. The electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device 2 controls the operation of the transmitting / receiving means 28 and the driving means 30 by the control means 32 to transmit / receive electromagnetic waves from the antenna wire 8 so as to exchange data with the transponder 4, and at the same time, the antenna wire At the same time as transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves from 8, the light emitting body 20 is caused to emit light so as to irradiate light into the transparent antenna wire support 10.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

In the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device 2, as shown in FIG. 4, a responder 4 is attached to a product (not shown) or the like, and a pair of electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antennas 6 and 6 are provided in the communication area.
Installed so as to face each other so as to overlap with the movement route.

In the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device 2, the transmitting / receiving means 28 exchanges data with the transponder 4 when the transponder 4 moves in the communication area between the pair of electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antennas 6. Electromagnetic waves are transmitted and received by the antenna wire 8.

As a result, the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device 2 can detect the individual data of a product, a part, a person, or the like in a store, a factory, a facility, or the like to monitor the movement of the product or the like. it can.

At this time, the antenna device 2 for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves
The control means 32 causes the drive means 30 to transmit and receive electromagnetic waves from the antenna wire 8 and at the same time irradiate light into the transparent antenna wire support 10.
0 is driven to emit light.

As a result, when exchanging data between the transponder 4 and the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna 6, the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device 2 transmits / receives an electromagnetic wave from the antenna wire 8 and simultaneously emits light from the light emitting body 20. Is emitted, and this light is reflected by the antenna wire housing groove 16 formed in the antenna wire support 10 formed of a transparent material.

As a result, the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device 2 transmits / receives an electromagnetic wave from the antenna wire 8 to a person around the person who is monitoring the data of a product or the like or a person passing by with a product or the like. You can see it as if it were shining.

Therefore, the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device 2 can clearly indicate by light that data is exchanged between the transponder 4 and the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna 6.
For people around who are monitoring data such as products and those who pass by with products, the answering machine 4 attached to the product
It is possible to easily confirm that the data has been exchanged with the.

In this embodiment, at the same time as transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves from the antenna wire 8, the light emitter 20 is directed so as to irradiate light into the transparent antenna wire support 10.
Was turned on, but it was exchanged with the answering machine 4 and it was judged from the data whether the passage was a procedure or a non-procedure passage.
0 is continuously emitted, and in the case of unpassed traffic, the light-emitting body 20 is made to blink so that people around the person who are monitoring the entry / exit of the product can see whether the traffic has been performed or not. You can easily confirm whether there is no traffic.

FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment. The electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device 2 of the second embodiment is each end face of the antenna wire support 10 formed of a transparent material.
One side end face 34, 34, two slanted end faces 36, 36 and an upper end face 38 are provided with a reflector 40 such as a metal foil or a paint that reflects light, respectively.

As a result, the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device 2 prevents the light emitted from the light emitting body 20 from leaking to the outside from the side end face 34, the beveled end face 36 and the upper end face 38 of the antenna wire support 10. The antenna wire housing groove 16 can be made to shine brighter, so that the data exchange between the transponder 4 and the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna 6 can be more clearly specified. It is possible to more easily confirm that data has been exchanged with the transponder 4.

FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment. In the antenna device 2 for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves of the third embodiment, the starting end side is arranged in the vicinity of the light emitting body 20 of the antenna wire supporting body 10 formed of a transparent material, and the terminal end side has a set interval in the antenna wire housing groove 16. A plurality of optical fibers 42 arranged as described above are accommodated and provided in the antenna wire accommodating groove 16.

As a result, the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device 2 transmits the light emitted from the light emitter 20 to the optical fiber 4.
2 can be made to enter from the starting end side and can be emitted from the terminal end side of the optical fiber 42 arranged at a set interval in the antenna wire housing groove 16, and the antenna wire housing groove 16 can be made to shine brightly from the inside. Therefore, it is possible to more clearly indicate the data exchange between the transponder 4 and the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna 6, and it is easier to confirm that the data is exchanged with the transponder 4. can do.

FIG. 7 shows a fourth embodiment. In the antenna device 2 for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves of the fourth embodiment, a pair of electromagnetic wave transmitting and receiving antennas 6 and 6 are installed so as to face each other so that the communication area overlaps the moving path of the transponder 4. Each of the antenna wire supports 10, 10 formed of the transparent material of FIG.
0 is provided, the starting end side is disposed in the vicinity of each of the light emitters 20, the intermediate portion extends upward in the antenna wire support body 10 and is projected from the oblique end surfaces 36 and 36 at the upper end, and the terminating side is the responder 4 A plurality of optical fibers 44, 44 are provided above the moving area of the optical fiber so as to be connected to each other in an inverted U shape and arranged at a set interval.

As a result, the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device 2 transmits the light emitted from the light emitter 20 to the optical fiber 4.
Injecting from the start end side of the optical fiber 44.44, connecting to form an inverted U-shape above the moving area of the transponder 4, and emitting from the terminal end side of the optical fibers 44.44 arranged at a set interval. Since it is possible to illuminate in a reverse U shape, the transponder 4 and the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna 6
It is possible to more clearly specify the execution of the data exchange with the responder, and it is possible to more easily confirm that the data has been exchanged with the transponder 4.

FIG. 8 shows a fifth embodiment. The electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device 2 of the fifth embodiment has a surface 1 on one side of the antenna wire support 10 of the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna 6.
4, a substantially crowbar-shaped antenna wire housing groove 16 is formed by combining three circular arcs, and the substantially crowbar-shaped antenna wire 8 is housed in the antenna wire housing groove 16.

As a result, the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device 2 of the fifth embodiment has a transponder 4 and an electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna 6.
When exchanging data with the antenna wire 8, the light emitted from the light emitting body 20 at the same time when electromagnetic waves are transmitted and received from the antenna wire 8 is formed in the antenna wire supporting body 10 formed of a transparent material. Since it can be reflected by 16 and can be made to illuminate in a substantially clover shape, it is possible to more clearly indicate the execution of data exchange between the transponder 4 and the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna 6, and to confirm more easily. be able to.

FIG. 9 shows a sixth embodiment. The electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device 2 according to the sixth embodiment has three light emitters 20-1 to 20-20 that radiate light of different colors toward the transparent antenna wire support 10 of the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna 6.
-3 is provided, and these three light emitters 20-1 to 20-3 are opposed to the lower end surface 22 of the antenna wire support 10 and the base 12 is provided.
It is arranged in the recess 24 formed in the above and is connected to the driving means 30.

As a result, the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device 2 of the sixth embodiment has the transponder 4 and the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna 6.
At the time of exchanging data with the antenna line supporting member 10 formed of a transparent material, electromagnetic waves are transmitted and received from the antenna line 8 and simultaneously three different colors of light emitted from the three light emitting members 20 are emitted. Antenna wire receiving groove 16 formed in
Since it can be reflected and reflected in three colors and can be seen, it is possible to more clearly indicate the exchange of data between the transponder 4 and the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna 6, and it is possible to confirm it more easily. it can.

The electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna apparatus 2 of the sixth embodiment is exchanged with the transponder 4 to determine whether the procedure is the procedure or the procedure is not performed according to the data. However, in the case of passing through the procedure, one of the three light emitters 20-1 to 20-3 is selectively made to emit light, and in the case of passing without the procedure, the three light emitters 20-1.
By making another one of ~ 20-3 emit light, it makes it easy for the surrounding people who are monitoring the entry and exit of the goods to confirm whether the procedure has been performed or not. You can

[0036]

As described above, in the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device of the present invention, when exchanging data with the transponder, the electromagnetic wave is transmitted / received from the antenna wire and the light is emitted from the light emitter at the same time. This light is reflected by the antenna wire housing groove formed on the antenna wire support made of transparent material, so that it can be used by people around you who are monitoring the data such as products and those who are carrying the products. , You can see it by shining as if electromagnetic waves are being transmitted and received from the antenna line.

Therefore, in this electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device, it is possible to clearly indicate the exchange of data between the transponder and the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna by light, and it is possible for a person who is monitoring the data of a product etc. It is possible for a person carrying a product or the like to easily confirm that the data is exchanged with the responding machine during the passage time by the passing person and others.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna of an electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a circuit configuration diagram of an antenna device for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an installed state of an electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna showing a second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a circuit configuration diagram of an electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an installed state of an antenna device for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves showing a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a front view of an electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna showing a fifth embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a front view of an electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna showing a sixth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 Antenna device for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves 4 responder 6 Electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna 8 antenna lines 10 Antenna wire support 12 bases 16 Antenna wire receiving groove 18 Filler 20 luminous body 22 Bottom surface 24 recess 26 transceiver 28 Transmission / reception means 30 Driving means 32 control means

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An antenna device for electromagnetic wave transmission / reception, which is provided with an electromagnetic wave transmission / reception antenna for transmitting / receiving electromagnetic waves so as to exchange data with the transponder, which corresponds to a transponder that emits and responds to a specific electromagnetic wave. An antenna wire support for supporting the antenna wire of the electromagnetic wave transmitting and receiving antenna is provided by being formed of a transparent material, and an antenna wire receiving groove is formed in this antenna wire support to accommodate and provide the antenna wire,
A light-emitting body that irradiates light toward the antenna wire support is provided, and electromagnetic waves are transmitted and received from the antenna wire so as to exchange data with the transponder and at the same time the electromagnetic waves are transmitted and received from the antenna wire. An antenna device for transmitting and receiving an electromagnetic wave, comprising a control means for causing the light emitting body to emit light so as to irradiate light into the support body. 2. The antenna device for electromagnetic wave transmission / reception according to claim 1, wherein the antenna wire support made of the transparent material is provided with a reflector for reflecting light on each end face. . 3. A plurality of antenna wire support bodies formed of the transparent material, the starting end side of which is arranged in the vicinity of the light emitting body and the other end side of which is arranged in the antenna wire accommodating groove at a set interval. The electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna device according to claim 1, wherein the optical fiber is provided.