JP2020172308A - Packaging system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a packaging material capable of preventing pairing information for wireless communication and information on the product itself from leaking out without sacrificing product usability, in the packaging material for storing an electronic device equipped with a non-contact wireless communication device that can perform wireless communication with other non-contact wireless communication device.SOLUTION: A packaging system includes an electronic device that includes first non-contact communication means that can be supplied with power by non-contact communication means from the outside and can transmit a communication parameter related to the electronic device by performing the non-contact communication, and a packing material for storing the electronic device. When first non-contact communication means has a communicable distance that can reach the outside of the packing material, the packing material has regulatory means that regulates communication at a position opposed an antenna of first non-contact communication means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to a packaging box for packaging and storing products equipped with various short-range wireless communications.

In recent years, wireless communication devices equipped with a non-contact IC reader / writer function have become widespread, and such wireless communication devices are wirelessly using a non-contact IC with other wireless communication devices equipped with a non-contact IC. Can communicate. In addition, wireless communication using non-contact ICs has become common for exchanging pairing information for other types of wireless communication (for example, WiFi) and controlling the operation of wireless communication devices. ..

The non-contact IC can operate wirelessly using only electromagnetic waves from the non-contact IC reader / writer as electric power, and can be used without any other power supply. Therefore, even when the power of the wireless communication device equipped with the non-contact IC is OFF, and regardless of the operating state of the wireless communication device, the non-contact IC reader / writer reads or writes to the non-contact IC. It is possible to operate.

Therefore, conventionally, in a digital single-lens reflex camera, a compact and easy-to-use camera has been proposed while incorporating an NFC communication device in the camera (see Patent Document 1). In addition, when power is supplied from the outside via an antenna pattern having a spiral structure of multiple turns, the resonance number frequency shift of non-contact communication occurs due to the influence of metal parts in the camera, and the reachable distance decreases. An electronic device using a magnetic sheet has been proposed in order to avoid the above (see Patent Document 2).

JP-A-2015-203823 JP 2015-127919

However, it is possible to respond regardless of the operating state of the wireless communication device, and the extension of the communicable distance is both a good point and a bad point of the non-contact IC. For example, even in the factory-shipped state where the product is packed with the battery not inserted, if a smartphone equipped with a non-contact IC reader / writer is brought close to the box, wireless communication will be performed even before the product is sold. There is. Further, for example, the pairing information may include a password for performing WiFi communication and information that can identify the product, which poses a security problem.

Therefore, the present invention relates to a packaging material for accommodating an electronic device equipped with a non-contact wireless communication device capable of performing wireless communication with another non-contact wireless communication device, without sacrificing the usability of the product. The purpose is to provide packaging materials that can prevent leakage of pairing information and information leakage of the product itself.

In order to achieve the above object, the packaging system according to the present invention
An electronic device including a first non-contact communication means that can be powered by a non-contact communication means from the outside and can transmit communication parameters related to the electronic device by performing the non-contact communication.
It is a packaging system equipped with packaging materials for storing electronic devices.
When the first non-contact communication means has a communicable distance that can reach the outside of the packing material, the packing material is a regulatory means that regulates communication at a position inside the box facing the antenna of the first non-contact communication means. It is characterized by having.

According to the present invention, in a packaging material for accommodating an electronic device equipped with a non-contact wireless communication device capable of performing wireless communication with another non-contact wireless communication device, wirelessly without sacrificing the usability of the product. It is possible to provide packaging materials that can prevent pairing information for communication and information leakage of the product itself.

External perspective view of the image pickup apparatus according to the present invention An exploded perspective view of an image pickup apparatus according to the present invention. An exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the packaging unit Development view of the partition that is a part of the packaging unit Top view of the camera individual packaging box in the stored state External perspective view showing the position in the stored state An exploded perspective view of a collective box that stores multiple individual packaging boxes

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The technical scope of the present invention is determined by the scope of claims, and is not limited by the following individual embodiments. Also, not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential to the present invention.

In addition, the dimensions, shapes, relative arrangements, and the like of the components illustrated in each of the following embodiments should be appropriately changed depending on the configuration of the apparatus to which the present invention is applied and various conditions, and the present invention describes them. It is not limited to the example of.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the camera 100 according to the embodiment of the image pickup apparatus according to the present invention. On the upper surface of the housing of the camera 100, a release button 101, a power switch 102, a mode dial 103, a main dial 104, It includes a strobe 105, a lens mount 106, and a lens contact 107.

The release button 101 of the camera 100 is an instruction unit for instructing the preparation for imaging and the start of imaging of the subject. The photographer can instruct the preparation for imaging by pressing the release button 101 in the first stage of the two-step switch (so-called SW1). Further, the photographer can instruct the start of imaging by pressing the release button 101 in the second stage of the two-stage switch (so-called SW2). The above-mentioned start of imaging means the start of exposure by the image sensor.

The power switch 102 is an instruction unit that instructs the camera 100 to turn on or off the power. When the power of the camera 100 is turned on, electric power is supplied to each part of the camera 100 from the battery 300 described later.

The mode dial 103 is a mode setting unit that can set a shooting mode. The main dial 104 is an adjustment unit that adjusts the aperture value, shutter speed, and gain amount based on the shooting mode set by the mode dial 103.

The strobe 105 is a light emitting unit including a built-in strobe. The subject can be illuminated by emitting light from the built-in strobe. The built-in strobe can move between a protruding position (light emitting position) (not shown) from the exterior portion of the camera 100 and a position housed inside the camera 100. The built-in strobe can emit light while it is located at the light emitting position.

The lens mount 106 can be equipped with a detachable imaging lens 200 described later. With the image pickup lens 200 attached to the lens mount 106, an optical image of the subject guided by the image pickup lens 200 can be imaged on the image pickup element.

The lens mount 106 is provided with an electrical contact 107 for communicating with the imaging lens 200. By electrically connecting the electrical contact 107 of the lens mount 106 and the electrical contact (not shown) provided on the imaging lens 200, power can be supplied to the imaging lens 200 from the camera 100 side.

Further, communication can be performed between the camera 100 and the imaging lens 200 in a state where the electrical contact 107 and the electrical contact provided on the imaging lens 200 are electrically connected.

Further, the side cover 108 that covers the side surface of the camera 100 is provided with a microphone lid 109 that protects an externally attached microphone terminal (not shown), and an external microphone is connected to collect sound when shooting a moving image. An NFC mark 108a is provided on the lower portion of the microphone lid 109 at a position facing the NFC antenna 201, which will be described later, to clearly indicate the antenna position when communicating from the outside using a non-contact IC reader / writer.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the camera 100, which is an embodiment of the image pickup apparatus according to the present invention.

The camera 100 has an exterior portion composed of a front exterior module 202, a top module 203, a side cover 108, and a rear module 204, flexible printed circuit boards connected to the lens mount 106 (hereinafter referred to as flexible), and a main board (not shown). It consists of a mounted main chassis 205 and a battery compartment (not shown).

The NFC antenna 201 is formed by a multi-turn spiral antenna pattern printed on the NFC flexible 206, and is connected to a non-contact IC (not shown) mounted on the main board.

The NFC antenna 201 is arranged close to the back surface of the side cover 108, and the side cover 108 is made of a thin non-conductive resin so as not to interfere with the resonance frequency frequency shift or the communication itself.

However, due to the miniaturization of the camera, the antenna pattern of the spiral structure that can be printed on the NFC flexible 206 has also become smaller, and the communication distance is about 10 mm to 20 mm in a general smartphone.

The 202a is a grip portion for holding by hand when taking a picture of a camera or operating each operation member. Here, the NFC antenna 201 is arranged on the side surface side of the camera and on the side opposite to the grip portion 202a. Therefore, while the grip portion 202a of the camera is held by hand, the NFC antenna 201 of the camera can be easily brought close to the NFC communication unit such as a stationary external device or smartphone, and NFC communication is performed. It is convenient.

Therefore, the NFC antenna mounted on the camera is often arranged on the outer peripheral portion orthogonal to the optical axis of the lens.

The Wi-Fi communication board 207 is arranged above the camera and fixed to the main chassis 205. The Wi-Fi communication unit 207 transmits image data and operates a camera from a PC or smartphone by wirelessly communicating with an external device equipped with an external Wi-Fi device, a PC (Personal Computer), or a smartphone. Or do.

The non-contact IC connected to the NFC antenna 201 communicates when the distance from the NFC communication unit of the external smartphone approaches, further activates the Wi-Fi unit provided in the smartphone, and wirelessly communicates between the camera 100 and the smartphone. Performs a predetermined operation such as starting communication.

Further, the non-contact IC can receive electromagnetic waves emitted from other NFC devices by the NFC antenna 201, and can perform wireless communication operation using only the electromagnetic waves as electric power. That is, the camera 100 starts pairing when the NFC communication unit approaches from the outside even in the pre-sales box storage state in which the battery 300 is not installed in the camera body.

At this time, if there is a sufficient distance between the camera 100 and the camera individual packaging box 301, which will be described later, there is no concern that NFC communication will be performed from the outside in the state before sales and the pairing information will be extracted. It is difficult to secure sufficient space because the box is required to be miniaturized due to cost and convenience at the time of sale.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the packaging unit according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a developed view of a partition which is a component of the packaging unit.

In FIG. 3, the packaging unit is composed of a corrugated cardboard individual packaging box 301, a partition 302 for holding the camera 100, and a lens frame 303 for accommodating the lens 200.

When the partition 302 is assembled from the unfolded state shown in FIG. 4, which will be described later, a space for accommodating the camera 100, the battery 300, and the imaging lens 200 stored in the battery charger 400 lens frame 303 is formed.

In FIG. 4, the partition 302 includes a receiving surface 302c with which the bottom surface of the camera 100 abuts, is connected to 302e, 302f, 302g, and 302j from the receiving surface 302c via the perforations 302d, respectively, and is bent at a right angle to form the camera 100. The camera 100 is held by surrounding the periphery.

The surfaces of 302g and 302j are surfaces facing the side surface of the camera 100, respectively, and are connected to the buffers 302m and 302n from the 302g and 302j via the perforations 302k. The camera 100 is supported so as not to collide with the inner wall of the camera individual packaging box 301.

The buffer portions 302m and 302n are connected to the standing walls 302a and 302p via the perforations 302q, and the standing walls 302a and 302p abut on the inner wall of the camera individual packaging box 301. The surfaces of 302g and 302j and the standing walls 302a and 302p are connected to each other via cushioning portions 302m and 302n, and have a U-shape after assembly.

An opening hole 302b is provided in the vicinity of the buffer portion 302m on the side facing the NFC antenna 201 mounting portion (NFC mark 108a display portion in FIG. 3) of the camera 100, and the battery 300 is housed as shown in FIG. By exposing the terminal cover 304 of the battery 300 from the opening 302b, the workability of inserting and removing the battery 300 is improved.

FIG. 5 is a top view of the camera individual packaging box 301 in a state where the camera 100 and other stored items are stored. Further, FIG. 6 is an external perspective view showing the relative positions of the camera 100, the NFC antenna 201, and the battery 300 in the stored state shown in FIG. Further, FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view when a plurality of individual camera packaging boxes are stored in the assembly box.

In FIG. 7, six camera individual packaging boxes 301 in the present embodiment can be stored in the assembly box 601 and are stored with the side surface 301a of the camera individual packaging box 301 in FIG. 3 facing up. The assembly box 601 containing the camera individual packaging box 301 is stacked on a pallet (not shown) and shipped.

In FIG. 5, if the distance L of the outer surface 301a (FIG. 3) of the camera individual packaging box 301 facing the side surface 108 of the camera 100 to which the NFC antenna 201 is mounted can be sufficiently secured, the box is stored even if the smartphone is brought close from the outside. There is no communication with the camera 100. However, in this embodiment, the size of the individual packaging box 301 is small and a sufficient distance L cannot be secured, so that it is necessary to block communication by a different means.

Therefore, in the packaging system described in this embodiment, a member that hinders communication between the NFC antenna 201 and the facing surface 301a of the camera individual packaging box is provided by storing the battery 300 in the opening hole 302b provided in the partition 302. It intervenes to prevent communication from the outside.

The battery 300 used in this embodiment is a lithium ion secondary battery, and the battery cell (not shown) in the outer cover is composed of a sheet-shaped positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate housed in an aluminum can. Has been done. In addition, the aluminum can itself used in the battery cell and the nickel, cobalt, and lithium materials used in the electrodes work sufficiently to block the electromagnetic waves emitted from the outside.

Further, by arranging the battery 300 so as to include the spiral pattern of the NFC antenna 201 as shown in FIG. 6, it is possible to reliably cut off communication.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, in the present embodiment, when the surface 301a on the side where the NFC antenna 201 of the camera individual packaging box 301 is arranged is integrated on the pallet, another assembly box overlaps the opposite surface from the outside. Although it is suitable because a smartphone or the like cannot be brought close to it, in the packaging system described in this embodiment, the surface 301a of the camera individual packaging box facing the NFC antenna 201 is the same without the above restrictions. The effect is obtained. The side surfaces 601a and 601b of the assembly box 601 may be used.

Further, the outer surface of the assembly box 601 in this embodiment is not printed and displayed so that the stored product can be identified to prevent theft during transportation. However, when the product is communicated to the NFC from the outside, the product is displayed. Since it contains identifiable information, the crime prevention effect is diminished. The packaging system described in this embodiment is suitable because the product cannot be specified from the outside.

Further, in the present embodiment, the battery 300 is used as a communication jamming means, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the battery charger 400 also contains a substrate or metal parts on which a metal material is mounted, and the same effect can be obtained. In addition, for example, the same effect can be obtained simply by adding a sheet metal sheet or the like in between. ..

Further, in the present embodiment, the NFC antenna 201 is arranged on the side surface of the camera 100, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the same effect can be obtained on the bottom surface, the front surface, the back surface, and the top surface of the camera 100.

Further, although NFC is adopted as non-contact wireless communication in this embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the same effect can be obtained with an IC tag or other non-contact IC reader / writer of RFID.

As described above, according to the present invention, the usability of the product is sacrificed in the packing material for accommodating the electronic device equipped with the non-contact wireless communication device capable of wirelessly communicating with another non-contact wireless communication device. It is possible to prevent the leakage of pairing information for wireless communication and the information leakage of the product itself, and provide a packaging system that can be stored in a suitable form for an electronic device equipped with a non-contact wireless communication device. I was able to.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications and modifications can be made within the scope of the gist thereof.

Although the digital camera has been described as an example in the above embodiment, it can be similarly applied to a security camera and other electronic video equipment such as an information terminal represented by a smartphone.

100 camera body, 200 lenses, 201 NFC antenna,
300 batteries, 301 individual packaging box, 302 partition, 601 assembly box

Claims (7)

The electronic device provided with a first non-contact communication means that can be powered by a non-contact communication means from the outside and can transmit communication parameters related to the electronic device by performing the non-contact communication.
A packaging system including a packaging material for accommodating the electronic device.
When the first non-contact communication means has a communicable distance that can reach the outside of the packing material, the packing material communicates at a position inside the box facing the antenna of the first non-contact communication means. A packaging system characterized by having regulatory means to regulate. The electronic device provided with a first non-contact communication means that can be powered by an external NFC communication means and can transmit information about the electronic device by performing the NFC communication.
A packaging system including a packaging material for accommodating the electronic device.
When the first non-contact communication means is in a position where it can reach the outside of the packing material, the packing material faces the antenna of the first non-contact communication means inside the box, and the antenna and the storage are stored. A packaging system characterized in that a regulatory means for regulating the communication is provided between boxes. The first or second aspect of the present invention, wherein the electronic device further includes a second communication means with the outside, and the first communication is a communication parameter relating to the connection with the second communication means. Packaging system. The electronic device is an imaging device, and any of claims 1 to 3, wherein the parameter transmitted by the first communication means includes a communication parameter and a password related to WI-FI, which is the second communication means. The packaging system described in item 1. The packaging system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the regulatory means is an accessory including a metal object bundled with the electronic device. The packaging system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the accessory is a lithium ion secondary battery. The invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising an assembly box for storing a plurality of the packing materials, and the assembly box is not provided with a print display capable of identifying the electronic device. Described packaging system.