JP2015186218A - Wireless repeater unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wireless repeater unit capable of making surroundings of outdoor furniture be an environment in which connecting with the Internet is enabled in a state recognizable for a user of a portable terminal.SOLUTION: A wireless repeater unit 30 capable of being attached to a sunlight lighting lamp 60 and a guide plate device 20 that are outdoor furniture comprises: a wireless repeater that is capable of communicating with the Internet 40 and a portable terminal 10 by using a wireless LAN and relays communication between the portable terminal 10 and the Internet 40; a frame in which the wireless repeater is arranged inside; a sign plate b which is attached to the frame and on which any of a character, a diagram, and a symbol showing that the portable terminal 10 can communicate with the Internet in surroundings of the outdoor furniture is displayed; and a fixture for enabling the frame to be attached to the outdoor furniture.

Description

  The present invention relates to a wireless repeater unit, and more particularly to a wireless repeater unit that can be attached to an outdoor furniture.

  In recent years, portable mobile terminals such as mobile phones, smartphones, tablet terminals, and notebook computers have become widespread, and information is acquired from the Internet not only indoors but also outdoors. In view of this situation, several technologies have been proposed that make it possible to connect a portable terminal to the Internet over a wide area outdoors.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, a wireless communication antenna, a wireless communication device that performs processing for relaying a signal related to a radio wave wirelessly communicated by the wireless communication antenna, and wired communication, and the wireless communication antenna and the wireless communication device are installed in an internal space. A box-shaped signboard device including a frame member to be arranged and a signboard panel member attached to the frame member is disclosed.

Registered Utility Model No. 3185100

  By the way, the box-shaped signboard device of Patent Document 1 can be connected to a wide area communication network by wire and applied in an environment where it can be installed at a high place, that is, at a high place of a building connected to the wide area communication network. It is premised on being applied to the signboard installed. Therefore, the box-shaped signboard device disclosed in Patent Document 1 can provide an environment in which a portable terminal can be connected to the Internet in the vicinity of such a high-rise building. However, for outdoor furniture (street equipment) such as lights, benches, guide boards (sign boards), flag poles or fences installed in front of parks or street corners away from buildings, there are few things that have signage in the first place. However, it is difficult to make an environment where the periphery can be connected to the Internet.

  In addition, in the box-shaped signboard device of Patent Document 1, even if the periphery of the box-shaped signboard apparatus can be connected to the Internet, the user of the mobile terminal only recognizes the box-shaped signboard apparatus as a signboard panel in appearance. It is difficult to recognize that the environment is connectable to the Internet.

  Therefore, in view of such problems, the present invention has an object of providing a wireless repeater unit that can be connected to the Internet around an outdoor furniture in a state that can be recognized by a user of a mobile terminal. And

In order to achieve the above object, a wireless repeater unit according to an aspect of the present invention is a wireless repeater unit that can be attached to an outdoor furniture, can communicate with the Internet and a portable terminal by a wireless LAN, A wireless repeater that relays communication with the Internet, a casing in which the wireless repeater is disposed, and a portable terminal that is attached to the casing and is capable of communicating with the Internet around the outdoor furniture It is characterized by comprising a sign board on which any of a character, a figure, and a symbol indicating, a support that supports the casing, and a fixture that allows the casing to be attached to an outdoor furniture.
Here, the marker plate may be attached to the casing so as to sandwich the casing.

  The wireless repeater unit may further include an antenna attached to the housing or the sign board and connected to the wireless repeater, and a support post to which the housing and the attachment are attached. .

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the radio repeater unit which can be set as the environment which can connect the periphery of an outdoor furniture to the internet in the state which can be recognized by the user of a portable terminal is realizable.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the radio | wireless communications system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the radio repeater unit which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
The configuration of the wireless repeater unit according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a wireless communication system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the wireless repeater unit 30 according to the present embodiment. 2A is a perspective view of the wireless repeater unit 30, and FIG. 2B is a side view of the wireless repeater unit 30.

  The wireless communication system is a system in which the peripheral area of the outdoor furniture such as the sunlight illumination lamp 60 and the guide plate device 20 is an environment in which the portable terminal 10 can communicate with the Internet 40 by a wireless LAN (Local Area Network).

As shown in FIG. 1, the wireless communication system includes a portable terminal 10, a facility 50 provided with a wireless LAN router 51, and a wireless repeater that relays communication between the wireless LAN router 51 of the facility 50 and the portable terminal 10. The wireless repeater unit 30 provided with 31, the solar lighting 60 to which the wireless repeater unit 30 is attached, and the guide plate device 20 are configured.
The Internet 40 is a computer network interconnected using Internet protocol technology.

  The facility 50 is a facility such as a store that is connected to the Internet 40 by wire and includes a wireless LAN router 51. The wireless LAN router 51 is a gateway device between the Internet, which is a public network, and a wireless LAN. The wireless LAN router 51 has a router function and performs access for mutual conversion between a wireless LAN and a wired LAN for the mobile terminal 10 connected by the wireless LAN. Has a point function.

  The wireless LAN router 51 is connected to a flat LAN or rod antenna for wireless LAN. The antenna of the wireless LAN router 51 is used for communication (transmission / reception) of radio waves related to data communication with the wireless LAN router 51. As the antenna of the wireless LAN router 51, for example, a directional antenna advantageous for long-distance communication is used, and the antenna direction is a direction facing the sunlight illumination lamp 60 and the guide plate device 20.

  The guide plate device 20 includes a guide plate 21 on which a guide map such as a surrounding map is displayed on the surface, and a support column 22 that supports the guide plate 21. The guide map of the guide plate 21 shows the locations of facilities around the guide plate device 20 in a state where the user can directly recognize it visually.

  The solar illumination lamp 60 includes a lamp 61 that emits light downward, a solar panel 63 that receives sunlight, and a column 62 that supports the lamp 61 and the solar panel 63. In the sunlight illumination lamp 60, electric power generated by photoelectric conversion of sunlight by the sunlight panel 63 is supplied to the lamp 61 and illumination by the lamp 61 is performed.

  The wireless repeater unit 30 is attached to the solar light 60 and the guide plate device 20, and the surrounding area of the solar light 60 and the guide plate device 20 away from the facility 50 is an environment in which communication with the Internet 40 is possible.

  The mobile terminal 10 is a portable information communication terminal such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, and a notebook computer. The portable terminal 10 includes the radio repeater 31 of the radio repeater unit 30 and the facility 50 in the peripheral area of the solar light 60 and the guide plate device 20, that is, in the area where the radio repeater 31 of the radio repeater unit 30 can communicate wirelessly. The wireless LAN router 51 can be connected to the Internet 40.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the wireless repeater unit 30 includes a wireless repeater 31, marker plates 32 a and 32 b, a casing 36, an antenna 33, a support column 34, and a fixture 35. .

  The wireless repeater 31 is a wireless LAN repeater and is a device for expanding an area (wireless LAN spot) in which wireless communication with the wireless LAN router 51 is possible. The wireless repeater 31 can wirelessly communicate with the wireless LAN router 51 and wirelessly communicate with the mobile terminal 10. The power supply of the wireless repeater 31 uses, for example, a solar cell realized by installing a solar panel on the upper surface of the housing 36, or uses electric power generated by the outdoor furniture or supplied to the outdoor furniture. This can be achieved.

  The housing 36 is a box in which the wireless repeater 31 is disposed, and is made of plastic (resin) in consideration of radio wave interference caused by wireless communication by the wireless repeater 31. The housing 36 is preferably sealable in a state where the wireless repeater 31 is housed so that rainwater or the like does not enter the housing 36. In the present embodiment, the housing 36 is a hollow rectangular parallelepiped.

  The antenna 33 is an antenna for a wireless LAN such as a flat plate shape or a rod shape, and is connected to the wireless repeater 31 and used for wireless radio wave communication related to data communication with the wireless repeater 31. The antenna 33 of the wireless repeater 31 is attached to the housing 36 or the sign plates 32a and 32b. As the antenna 33 of the wireless repeater 31, an omnidirectional antenna is used when all the surroundings of the wireless repeater unit 30 are wireless LAN spots, and only a part of the periphery of the wireless repeater unit 30 is a wireless LAN spot. In this case, a directional antenna is used. In the present embodiment, the antenna 33 has a rod shape and is attached to the housing 36.

  The sign plates 32a and 32b are made of plastic in consideration of radio interference caused by wireless communication by the wireless repeater 31, and are attached to the housing 36 so as to sandwich the housing 36 in the front-rear direction. On the other surface opposite to the one surface (attachment surface) attached to the housing 36 in the sign plates 32a and 32b, any one of characters, figures and symbols is attached. The characters, figures, and symbols on the other surfaces of the sign boards 32a and 32b indicate that the periphery of the housing 36, that is, the periphery of the outdoor furniture to which the wireless repeater unit 30 is attached is a wireless LAN spot, that is, the mobile terminal 10 is connected to the Internet 40. Indicates that the environment is communicable. In the present embodiment, the other surfaces of the sign plates 32a and 32b are attached to indicate that a figure indicating a radio wave, a character “FREE”, and a character “Wi-Fi” are wireless LAN spots. The sign plates 32 a and 32 b are attached to the front surface and the rear surface of the housing 36.

  The column 34 is made of plastic, metal, or the like, and a housing 36 is attached to one end thereof, and the housing 36 is positioned at a desired height. The support column 34 has a housing 36, that is, an antenna 33 positioned at a high place, so that the wireless LAN router 51 and the wireless repeater are caused by an obstacle or the like positioned between the solar lighting 60 and the guide plate device 20 and the facility 50. The adverse effect of hindering wireless communication with 31 can be reduced. The support 34 preferably has a configuration in which the height can be changed in order to position the antenna 33 at a height excellent in wireless communication with the wireless LAN router 51. In particular, when the antenna of the wireless LAN router 51 is a directional antenna, such a configuration is effective.

  The fixture 35 is a member that is fixed to the other end of the support 34 and attaches the other end of the support 34 to a desired part of the outdoor furniture. In the present embodiment, the fixture 35 is a clamp fitting having an inverted U shape in a side view, the other end of the column 34 is fixed to the upper surface, and a desired part of the outdoor furniture is sandwiched and fixed in the recess. .

  FIG. 2 shows the radio repeater unit 30 attached to the guide plate device 20. In this embodiment, one end of the column 34 is attached to the lower surface of the housing 36, and the fixture 35 is the guide plate device 20. The upper end of the column 22 is closely attached from above. However, the wireless repeater unit 30 attached to the sunlight illumination lamp 60 also has a point that one end of the support 34 is attached to the side surface of the housing 36, and the attachment 35 tightly attaches the support 62 of the sunlight illumination lamp 60 from the side. Except for this, the configuration is the same as in FIG.

  As described above, the wireless repeater unit 30 of the present embodiment is a unit that can be attached to the solar lighting 60 and the guide plate device 20 that are outdoor furniture, and can communicate with the Internet 40 and the mobile terminal 10 by wireless LAN. A wireless repeater 31 that relays communication between the mobile terminal 10 and the Internet 40 is provided. The wireless repeater unit 30 is further attached to the housing 36 in which the wireless repeater 31 is disposed, and the portable terminal 10 can communicate with the Internet 40 around the outdoor furniture. Signboards 32a and 32b on which any of characters, figures, and symbols indicating the above are represented, and an attachment 35 that enables the housing 36 to be attached to the outdoor furniture.

With such a configuration, by attaching the wireless repeater unit 30 to the outdoor furniture, the environment around the outdoor furniture can be connected to the Internet 40. Further, the user of the mobile terminal 10 can recognize that the environment around the outdoor furniture is connectable to the Internet 40 via the sign boards 32a and 32b.
Here, in the wireless repeater unit 30 of the present embodiment, the sign plates 32 a and 32 b are attached to the housing 36 so as to sandwich the housing 36.

  With such a configuration, it is difficult to visually recognize the housing 36 by the sign plates 32a and 32b, and the beauty of the city is prevented from being impaired, and an area where the sign plates 32a and 32b can be seen around the outdoor furniture is widened. Can do.

  In addition, the wireless repeater unit 30 of the present embodiment is further attached to the housing 36 or the sign plates 32a and 32b, and the antenna 33, the housing 36, and the fixture 35 are attached to the wireless repeater 31. The support 34 is provided.

  With such a configuration, the antenna 33 of the wireless repeater 31 is positioned at a high place, and the wireless LAN router 51 and the wireless repeater are caused by obstacles or the like located between the solar lighting 60 and the guide plate device 20 and the facility 50. The adverse effect of hindering wireless communication with 31 can be reduced.

  As mentioned above, although the radio repeater unit of the present invention has been described based on the embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. The present invention includes various modifications made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the wireless repeater unit includes a support column attached to the housing, and is attached to the outdoor furniture by a fixture fixed to the support column. It may be attached to the outdoor furniture by a mounting fixture.

  In the above embodiment, the antenna of the wireless repeater is provided separately from the wireless repeater. However, the antenna may be integrated and integrated in the wireless repeater. Further, the antenna of the wireless LAN router may be built in the wireless LAN router or separately provided.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the sign board was attached to the housing | casing so that a housing | casing may be pinched | interposed with two sheets. However, if the user of the portable terminal can recognize that the environment around the outdoor furniture to which the wireless repeater unit is attached can be connected to the Internet, for example, only one sign board can be attached to the housing. Alternatively, two sign boards may be attached to the housing so as to be adjacent to each other.

  In the above embodiment, a wireless repeater that relays communication between the wireless LAN router and the wireless repeater unit may be provided between the wireless LAN router and the wireless repeater unit of the facility.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the housing | casing was taken as the box body by which a radio repeater is arrange | positioned inside, an opening part is a frame body covered with a sign board, and a radio repeater is inside a frame body. It may be arranged. In this case, the wireless repeater is arranged in a space surrounded by the housing and the sign board.

  In the above embodiment, the fixture is attached to the outdoor furniture by being tightly attached. However, when the outdoor furniture has a screw hole or the like, the fixture is provided with a screw or the like, and the outdoor fixture is secured by screwing. It may be attached to the furniture.

  The present invention can be widely used in a wireless repeater unit that can be attached to an outdoor furniture.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Mobile terminal 20 Guide board apparatus 21 Guide board 22, 34, 62 Support | pillar 30 Wireless repeater unit 31 Wireless repeater 32a, 32b Marking board 33 Antenna 35 Mounting tool 36 Case 40 Internet 50 Facility 51 Wireless LAN router 60 Sunlight 61 Lamp 63 Solar Panel

Claims (3)

It is a wireless repeater unit that can be attached to outdoor furniture,
A wireless repeater capable of communicating with the Internet and a mobile terminal by a wireless LAN, and relaying communication between the mobile terminal and the Internet;
A housing in which the wireless repeater is disposed;
A sign board that is attached to the housing and that represents any of characters, figures, and symbols indicating that the portable terminal can communicate with the Internet in the vicinity of the outdoor furniture,
A column supporting the housing;
A wireless repeater unit comprising: an attachment that allows the housing to be attached to an outdoor furniture. The radio repeater unit according to claim 1, wherein the sign plate is attached to the casing so as to sandwich the casing. The wireless repeater unit further includes:
An antenna attached to the housing or the sign board and connected to the wireless repeater;
The wireless repeater unit according to claim 1, further comprising a support to which the housing and the fixture are attached.

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