JP2012027517A - Ic tag holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an IC tag holder that can be easily and inexpensively formed and can be directly fixed to another member.SOLUTION: The IC tag holder 1 includes a storing part 2 for storing an IC tag T, and a protection part 3 for protecting the IC tag T. The storing part 2 has a recess 2b for storing the IC tag T and a plurality of through-holes 2a formed to be fixed to another member. The protection part 3 is formed above the IC tag T to cover the top face of the storing part 2.

Description

  The present invention relates to an IC tag holder.

In recent years, automatic recognition technology using an IC chip has been used in various technical fields.
For example, by attaching an IC tag including an antenna wiring and an IC chip to a heavy machine or a construction vehicle, the arrangement of the heavy machine or the like in the site may be managed.

  When an IC tag is installed on a heavy machine or the like used at a construction site, there is a possibility that impact from the arrival of excavated earth and sand, high-pressure washing, or the like acts on the IC tag.

For this reason, the IC tag is generally used in a state of being accommodated in an IC tag holder having impact resistance.
For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an IC tag holder that includes a first substrate and a second substrate formed of ceramics and can hold an IC tag.

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  However, since the conventional IC tag holder is not configured to fix the IC tag holder itself to another member, it is necessary to prepare a separate attachment means when fixing to a heavy machine or the like.

  From such a viewpoint, an object of the present invention is to propose an IC tag holder that can be directly and directly fixed to another member.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides an IC tag holder comprising a housing part that houses an IC tag and a protective part that protects the IC tag, and the housing part is fixed to another member. And a protective part is formed above the IC tag.
In the present invention, “upper” and “lower” refer to “lower” when the tag holder is installed on another member (for example, heavy machinery or construction vehicle), and the opposite side is “ Unify to “on”.

According to such an IC tag holder, since the fixing portion is provided, the IC tag holder can be fixed to another member without requiring a separate attachment member.
Moreover, since it is a simple structure, the time and effort at the time of manufacture can be skipped and it can comprise at low cost.
In addition, since the protection unit is provided, the IC tag can be protected from the impact.

  When the upper surface of the housing portion has an opening, a ceramic lid member that covers the opening may be disposed as the protection portion. If it does in this way, an IC tag can be protected, without inhibiting transmission and reception of the electromagnetic waves by an IC tag.

  Moreover, when the said accommodating part has the surrounding wall part surrounding the said IC tag, what is necessary is just to let the wall-shaped part formed on the said surrounding wall part be a protection part. In this way, if the peripheral wall portion is raised to form a protective portion, even if a relatively large flying object is flying, the IC tag will not be contacted. Therefore, the IC tag can be protected without covering the entire IC tag.

  Further, when the housing portion has a peripheral wall portion surrounding the IC tag, the protective portion forms a protective portion on the peripheral wall portion, and the peripheral portion on the upper surface of the IC tag is protected by the protective portion. It may be covered with.

  In addition, the said protection part may be formed so that the upper part of the said IC tag may be covered.

  According to the IC tag holder of the present invention, it is possible to directly fix to another member without requiring a mounting member or the like.

It is a figure which shows the IC tag holder which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention, Comprising: (a) is a perspective view, (b) is an exploded sectional view, (c) is an AA arrow directional view. It is sectional drawing which shows the IC tag holder which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the IC tag holder which concerns on 3rd embodiment of this invention, Comprising: (a) is sectional drawing, (b) is a top view, (c) is a modification of (a). It is a figure which shows the IC tag holder which concerns on 4th embodiment of this invention, Comprising: (a) is sectional drawing, (b) is a disassembled perspective view, (c) is a perspective view which shows the modification of the IC tag holder. FIG. It is a figure which shows the modification of an IC tag holder, Comprising: (a) is a perspective view, (b) is sectional drawing. (A)-(c) is a perspective view which shows another modification.

<First embodiment>
As shown in FIG. 1 (a), an IC tag holder 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes an accommodating portion 2 that accommodates an IC tag T, and a protective portion 3 that protects the IC tag T. I have.
In the present embodiment, the case where the tag holder 1 is installed in the heavy machine M will be described, but the object to which the tag holder 1 is fixed is not limited.

  The tag holder 1 is detachably fixed to the heavy machine M. In addition, although the fixing method of the tag holder 1 is not limited, in this embodiment, it fixes through the coupling member 4.

  The IC tag T is a disk-shaped member provided with antenna wiring and an IC chip, and is accommodated in the accommodating portion 2. The shape of the IC tag T is not limited and can be set as appropriate.

A gap formed between the IC tag T and the inner peripheral surface of the housing portion 2 is filled with an adhesive. Thereby, the IC tag T is fixed to the tag holder 1. The adhesive is also filled in the upper surface of the IC tag T so as to be flush with the upper surface of the housing portion 2.
The filler filled in the gap between the IC tag T and the housing portion 2 is not limited to an adhesive as long as the IC tag T can be fixed. For example, epoxy resin or mortar is used. Also good.

  The accommodating part 2 is comprised with the plate-shaped material made from ceramics, as shown to Fig.1 (a) and (b). The accommodating portion 2 is formed with a through hole 2a for inserting the coupling member 4 and a recess 2b for accommodating the IC tag T.

By configuring the housing part 2 with ceramics, the radio waves of the IC tag T are not interfered by metal.
The material constituting the housing part 2 is not limited as long as the IC tag T can be housed, fixed and protected, and can be set as appropriate. When it is configured, it is necessary to take measures such as attaching a metal-compatible sheet to the IC tag T so that the radio waves of the IC tag T are not interfered by the metal. Moreover, the shape dimension of the accommodating part 2 is not limited, either.

The through hole 2a is formed in the outer periphery of the recess 2b. The through hole 2 a is formed at each corner of the housing portion 2, and has an inner diameter through which the coupling member 4 can be inserted. That is, in this embodiment, the corner | angular part of the accommodating part 2 in which the through-hole 2a was formed is used as the fixing | fixed part.
In addition, the number and arrangement | positioning of the through-hole 2a are not limited, It is possible to set suitably. In the present embodiment, the through hole 2a is formed as the fixing portion. However, the configuration of the fixing portion may be set as appropriate according to the fixing method of the IC tag holder 1.

The recess 2 b is formed in the central part of the upper surface of the housing part 2.
The shape of the recess 2b is circular in plan view according to the shape of the IC tag T, and has a depth larger than the thickness of the IC tag T. Moreover, the recessed part 2b is bottomed and the upper surface is opening.

  In addition, the shape of the recessed part 2b is not limited, It can set suitably. Moreover, the recessed part 2b does not necessarily need to be bottomed, and may penetrate the accommodating part 2. In the case where the recess 2b penetrates and the housing part 2 is fixed to metal, a metal-compatible sheet S (see FIG. 3C) is interposed on the lower surface of the IC tag T.

  The protection unit 3 is a lid member that covers the upper surface of the housing unit 2 and is made of a ceramic plate. The protection part 3 has a planar shape equivalent to the planar outer shape of the housing part 2.

Further, in the protection part 3, through holes 3 a are formed at the respective corners corresponding to the positions of the through holes 2 a of the housing part 2. The arrangement and number of the through holes 3a are not limited.
The protection part 3 is fixed to the upper surface of the accommodating part 2 through the coupling member 4 inserted through the through hole 3a.

The protection unit 3 protects the IC tag T by being disposed above the IC tag T and covering the opening on the upper surface of the housing unit 2.
In addition, you may make it the water, a chemical | medical agent, etc. permeate into the recessed part 2b by interposing the water stop material in the contact surface of the protection part 3 and the accommodating part 2 as needed.

The coupling member 4 is composed of bolts, screws, and rivets. In addition, the structure of the coupling member 4 is not limited.
It is desirable that the coupling member 4 be installed without protruding the head as much as possible so that the surface of the protection unit 3 is not uneven. Therefore, for example, the diameter of the upper part of the through hole 3a of the protection part 3 can be increased so that the head of the coupling member 4 can be accommodated. The head may be shaved after fixing.

  The IC tag holder 1 is fixed to the heavy machine M by a coupling member 4 inserted through the through holes 2a and 3a in a state where the IC tag T is accommodated in the accommodating portion 2.

  The IC tag holder 1 can be installed on leased heavy machinery, equipment, and the like as needed by the coupling member 4.

  In addition, since the IC tag T is opened above (the upper surface of the recess 2b), radio waves can be transmitted and received by the IC tag T. Since the protective part 3 covering the opening is made of ceramics, it does not hinder the transmission and reception of radio waves by the IC tag T.

  Since the entire circumference (upper, lower and side) of the IC tag T is covered by the housing part 2 and the protection part 3, any member, earth and sand, etc. are prevented from coming into contact with the construction site. It is also protected from high pressure cleaning and chemicals.

  In addition, although fixing of the accommodating part 2 and fixing of the protective part 3 were performed simultaneously by letting the coupling member 4 penetrate the accommodating part 2 and the protective part 3, fixing of the protective part 3 to the accommodating part 2 was performed. May be performed by different members.

<Second Embodiment>
As shown in FIG. 2, the IC tag holder 1 according to the second embodiment is a wall-shaped portion in which the housing portion 2 has a peripheral wall portion 2 c surrounding the IC tag T and is formed on the peripheral wall portion 2 c. A protection unit 5 is provided.
That is, the IC tag holder 1 according to the second embodiment is different from the IC tag holder according to the first embodiment in that a wall-shaped protection unit 5 is provided instead of the lid member.

As shown in FIG. 2, the housing portion 2 is made of a ceramic plate-like material. In the housing part 2, the peripheral wall part 2 c protrudes from the upper surface so as to cover the side of the IC tag T, thereby forming a concave part 2 b.
In addition, since the structure of this other accommodating part 2 is the same as that of the content shown in 1st embodiment, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted. Further, since the configuration of the IC tag T is the same as that shown in the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted.

The protection part 5 is integrally formed on the peripheral wall part 2c. That is, the protection part 5 is a wall-like part formed so as to protrude upward from the IC tag T. Therefore, the upper part of the IC tag T is open.
In addition, the height of the protection part 5 is not limited and can be set suitably. Moreover, the wall thickness (right and left thickness in FIG. 2) of the protection part 5 is not limited.

The through hole 2 a is formed so as to penetrate the housing part 2 and the protection part 5. The IC tag holder 1 is fixed to the heavy machine M by a coupling member 4 penetrating the through hole 2a.
The through hole 2 a includes an enlarged diameter portion formed according to the shape of the head of the coupling member 4 at the upper end (the surface of the protection unit 5). As for the coupling member 4, the head is accommodated in the enlarged diameter part of the upper end part of the through-hole 2a.

As described above, according to the IC tag holder according to the second embodiment, since the upper side of the IC tag T is opened, transmission / reception of radio waves by the IC tag T is not obstructed by the protection unit 5.
Since the protection part 5 protrudes upward from the upper surface of the IC tag T, it is possible to protect the substance (such as earth and sand) larger than the opening from coming into contact with the IC tag T.

  Since the protection part 5 and the accommodating part 2 are integrally formed, manufacturing costs and material costs can be reduced.

<Third embodiment>
In the IC tag holder 1 according to the third embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the housing portion 2 has a peripheral wall portion 2c surrounding the IC tag T, and is formed on the peripheral wall portion. A protection unit 6 is provided.

The protection part 6 is formed with an overhanging part 6a that protrudes toward the center side of the inner wall surface of the peripheral wall part 2c so as to cover the peripheral part of the upper surface of the IC tag T.
That is, the IC tag holder 1 according to the third embodiment is different from the IC tag holder according to the second embodiment in that the IC tag holder 1 according to the third embodiment includes an overhanging portion 6a.

  Since the configuration of the IC tag holder 1 according to the other third embodiment is the same as the contents shown in the second embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted.

The protection unit 6 protects the IC tag T by reducing the size of the opening above the IC tag T by the overhanging portion 6a.
Since the operational effects of the IC tag holder 1 according to the other third embodiment are the same as the contents shown in the second embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted.

In each of the embodiments described above, the bottomed recess 2b is formed in the housing portion 2 and a part of the housing portion 2 is interposed between the IC tag T and the heavy machine M. FIG. ), The IC tag T may be disposed in the through hole 2d formed in the housing portion 2.
In this case, a metal-compatible sheet S is interposed between the bottom surface of the IC tag T (the surface on the heavy machinery M side) and the surface of the heavy machinery M.

<Fourth embodiment>
As shown in FIG. 4A, the IC tag holder 1 according to the fourth embodiment includes an accommodating portion 2 that accommodates the IC tag T, and a protective portion 7 that is formed so as to cover the upper portion of the IC tag T. And.

  As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the IC tag holder 1 according to the fourth embodiment is such that the side of the IC tag T is open, and the upper surface of the IC tag T is It is different from the IC tag holder according to the first embodiment which is open.

The accommodating part 2 is comprised with the plate-shaped material made from ceramics. As shown in FIG. 4 (b), the accommodating portion 2 is formed with a recess 2 e that opens to the side surface, so that the IC tag T can be inserted.
The recess 2e has a shape that allows the IC tag T inserted from the opening to be disposed in the central portion of the housing portion 2.

The accommodating part 2 is provided with the cover member 2f which shields the opening part of the recessed part 2e. The lid member 2f is fixed with screws or the like. The lid member 2f is made of a material (for example, ceramics) that does not inhibit transmission / reception of radio waves by the IC tag T.
The lid member 2f may be installed as necessary and may be omitted.

  The protection part 7 is a top plate part integrally formed on the upper part of the storage part 2.

Since the configuration of the IC tag holder 1 according to the other fourth embodiment is the same as that shown in the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted.
According to the IC tag holder 1, it is possible to obtain the same operational effects as those of the IC tag holder shown in the first embodiment.

In the fourth embodiment, the case where a plate-like member that covers the side surface of the accommodating portion 2 is used as the lid member 2f has been described. However, the shape of the lid member 2f is not limited to this.
For example, as shown in FIG. 4C, a lid member 2f ′ that can be inserted into the recess 2e may be used. If the rear part (the part opposite to the IC tag T side) of the lid member 2f ′ is formed wide and a through hole is formed according to the position of the coupling member 4, the IC tag holder 4 Simultaneously with the fixing, the lid member 2f can be fixed. At this time, the recess 2e is formed in a convex shape according to the shape of the lid member 2f. The shape of the lid member 2f ′ is not limited to the above, and can be appropriately formed.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the above-described constituent elements can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the IC tag holder 1 may be configured so as to cover the IC tag T from above by the accommodating portion 2 formed in a cross-sectional portal type. .
According to the IC tag holder 1, since the housing portion 2 does not include a bottom portion, it is possible to reduce the material cost, and the height of the protruding portion can be reduced when installed in the heavy equipment M or the like. It can be made smaller. At this time, the coupling member 4 penetrating the recess of the housing portion 2 functions as a retaining member for the IC tag T while fixing the housing portion 2.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, the rectangular IC tag holder is fixed by the coupling members 4 at the four corners. However, for example, as shown in FIG. Is not limited.

  In the embodiment, the lid member is fixed to the surface of the accommodating portion 2 when the opening is shielded, but the lid member 8 to be inserted into the accommodating portion 2 as shown in FIG. May be adopted. According to such a configuration, the filler can be omitted by fixing the IC tag T with the lid member 8. At this time, the accommodating portion 2 and the lid member 8 are fixed integrally with each other through the coupling member 4 and are fixed to the heavy machine M.

As shown in FIG. 6B, the lid member 8 may include a tray 8a. According to the lid member 8, the metal-compatible sheet S can be omitted by arranging the IC tag T on the tray 8a.
Moreover, as shown in FIG.6 (c), you may abbreviate | omit the metal corresponding | compatible sheet S by making the recessed part 2e of the accommodating part 2 into a bottom.

  The shape of the IC tag holder is not limited, and may be, for example, a circular shape in plan view, or may be a triangle or a polygon that is a pentagon or more.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 IC tag holder 2 Accommodating part 2a Through hole 2b Recessed part 3, 5, 6, 7 Protective part T IC tag

Claims (5)

An accommodating portion for accommodating an IC tag;
An IC tag holder provided with a protection unit for protecting the IC tag,
A fixing portion that enables fixing to another member is formed in the housing portion,
The IC tag holder, wherein the protection part is formed above the IC tag. Having an opening on the upper surface of the housing part;
The IC tag holder according to claim 1, wherein the protection part is a ceramic lid member that covers the opening. The accommodating portion has a peripheral wall portion surrounding the IC tag,
The IC tag holder according to claim 1, wherein the protection part is a wall-like part formed on the peripheral wall part. The accommodating portion has a peripheral wall portion surrounding the IC tag,
2. The IC tag holder according to claim 1, wherein the protection part is formed on the peripheral wall part and is formed so as to cover a peripheral part of an upper surface of the IC tag.   The IC tag holder according to claim 1, wherein the protection unit is formed so as to cover an upper portion of the IC tag.

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