TWI667955B - Electronic buckle with antenna - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic buckle with an antenna includes a ring body, a circuit board, an antenna, and an electrical connection group. The ring body includes an outer surface, an accommodating space, and at least one of the outer surface and the outer surface a through hole that is connected to the space, the circuit board is disposed in the accommodating space, the antenna includes a portion of the conductive portion formed in the through hole, and a sensing portion extending from the conductive portion and formed on the outer surface of the ring body The electrical connection group contacts the conductive portion of the antenna to electrically connect the antenna to the circuit board. The electronic buckle with the antenna of the present invention mainly provides the antenna on the outer surface of the ring body to effectively transmit and receive signals. It is not interfered by the circuit board mounted on the ring body.

Description

Electronic buckle with antenna

The present invention relates to a bird management device, and more particularly to an electronic buckle that transmits signals through an antenna.

Training pigeons and racing pigeons are one of the most popular leisure activities for the people. With the advancement of technology, when training pigeons or racing pigeons, a foot ring with Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) is installed on the pigeon's foot, and the identity of the pigeon and the time of departure are recorded through the induction timer. And the time of arrival at the destination to calculate the flight time of the pigeons fairly.

However, in addition to recording flight time, such an ankle ring does not provide more detailed information such as the flight path and flight status of the pigeons, so that the pigeons can train the pigeons more efficiently. Therefore, the operator can start to study and record. The electronic buckle of the flight status of the pigeons to know more detailed information such as the flight path and time of the pigeons.

The existing electronic buckle positioned through the antenna can know the position information of the pigeon during the flight, but it does cause interference with other electronic components on the circuit board, so that the position of the antenna is not as good as that of the antenna. Expected to influence I hope to know more about the detailed location information of the pigeons during the flight.

Therefore, the existing electronic buckle needs to be improved to meet the needs of the pigeons when they train the pigeons and the pigeons.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic buckle having an antenna that maximizes antenna performance.

Thus, an electronic buckle having an antenna includes a ring body, a circuit board, an antenna, and an electrical connection group.

The ring body includes an outer surface, an accommodating space, and at least one through hole formed in the outer surface and communicating with the accommodating space.

The circuit board is disposed in the accommodating space.

The antenna includes a conductive portion and a sensing portion, the conductive portion is formed on the at least one continuous through hole, and the sensing portion extends from the conductive portion and is formed on the outer surface.

The electrical connection group contacts the conductive portion of the antenna to electrically connect the antenna to the circuit board.

The effect of the present invention is that the sensing portion of the antenna is designed on the surface of the ring body, and then the antenna is electrically connected to the circuit board through the electrical connection group, so that the antenna is not blocked by the ring body. The effect is to shield the electronic interference caused by the circuit board itself by the thickness of the ring body itself, and can transmit and receive signals with maximum design efficiency.

1‧‧‧ ring ontology

11‧‧‧Arc Frame Department

111‧‧‧Open end

112‧‧‧ gap

5‧‧‧Antenna

51‧‧‧Training Department

52‧‧‧Induction Department

6‧‧‧Electrical connection group

113‧‧‧ wearing space

114‧‧‧ outer surface

115‧‧‧through holes

12‧‧‧ Door cover

13‧‧‧ accommodating space

2‧‧‧ boards

3‧‧‧Power parts

4‧‧‧Barrier

61‧‧‧Electrical connectors

611‧‧‧Fixed ends

612‧‧‧ Dependent end

613‧‧‧ Elastomers

7‧‧‧Protective film

Other features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a first embodiment of an electronic buckle having an antenna according to the present invention. A door cover portion and an arc frame portion of an embodiment are in a closed position; FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the door cover portion and the arc frame portion of the first embodiment in an open position; 1 is a cross-sectional view of the III-III line, illustrating a ring body, a circuit board, a power component, a barrier, an antenna, and an electrical connection group of the first embodiment; FIG. 4 is a partial enlarged view of FIG. An antenna, an electrical connector, and a circuit board of the first embodiment are illustrated; and FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a second embodiment of the electronic buckle having the antenna of the present invention.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , a first embodiment of an electronic buckle with an antenna of the present invention The first embodiment comprises a ring body 1, a circuit board 2, a power component 3, a barrier piece 4, an antenna 5, and an electrical connection group 6.

The ring body 1 is disposed on the foot of the pigeon, and includes an arc frame portion 11, a door cover portion 12 pivotally connected to the arc frame portion 11, and a side surface of the arc frame portion 11 for The circuit board 2, the power component 3, and the accommodating space 13 plugged by the barrier sheet 4. The arc frame portion 11 includes two open ends 111 , a notch 112 , a wearing space 113 , an outer surface 114 , and at least a through hole 115 . The through hole 115 is formed on the outer surface 114 and communicates with the receiving space 13 . The two open ends 111 and the notches 112 define the wearing space 113 for the foot of the pigeon to be partially accommodated in the wearing space 113. The door cover portion 12 pivots relative to the arc frame portion 11 between an open position and a closed position. When the door cover portion 12 is in the open position, the wearing space 113 communicates with the outside through the notch 112, the foot of the pigeon can pass through the notch 112 and enter or leave the wearing space 113; and when the door cover portion 12 In the closed position, the door cover portion 12 closes the notch 112 to allow the electronic buckle to be worn on the foot of the pigeon.

The circuit board 2 is disposed in the accommodating space 13 of the ring body 1 and is provided with a plurality of electronic components. Since these technologies are not the focus of the present invention, they are not shown in the drawings, nor are they here. Repeat more.

The power component 3 is received in the accommodating space 13 of the ring body 1 and electrically connected to the circuit board 2 for providing the circuit board 2, the plurality of electronic components and the electric energy required for the operation of the antenna 5.

The blocking piece 4 is received in the accommodating space 13 of the ring body 1 and located between the antenna 5 and the circuit board 2 for blocking electromagnetic waves emitted by the circuit board 2, so that the antenna 5 is not protected by the circuit board 2. The interference of electromagnetic waves emitted. In the first embodiment, the barrier sheet 4 is a sheet selected from a metal or an alloy.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna 5 is formed on the outer surface 114 of the arc frame portion 11 by laser directing (LDS), and includes a conductive portion 51 and a sensing portion 52. The conductive portion 51 is partially formed on the conductive portion 51. The conductive portion 51 is electrically connected to the electrical connection group 6 , and the sensing portion 52 extends from the conductive portion 51 and is formed on the outer surface 114 of the arc frame portion 11 . The sensing portion 52 has a predetermined state. For receiving or transmitting a wireless signal; in this example, the antenna 5 is a GPS antenna for locating the flying position of the pigeon. In particular, the sensing portion of the antenna 5 should have its own size design limitation, so The outer surface 114 of the arc frame portion 11 can change the shape of the sensing portion correspondingly with the largest design area, thereby obtaining an optimum equivalent energy such as resonance frequency, impedance, and gain radiation, and also utilizing the ring body The arc frame portion 11 of 1 is blocked to effectively avoid electromagnetic interference generated when other electronic components on the circuit board 2 operate.

The electrical connection group 6 includes a plurality of electrical connectors 61. Each of the electrical connectors 61 includes a fixed end 611 disposed on the circuit board 2, a conductive portion 51 contacting the antenna 5, and the antenna 5 and the circuit. The contact tip 612 of the plate 2 is turned on, and a constant application force pushes the contact tip 612 away from the elastic body 613 of the fixed end 611. In the first embodiment and the drawings, the electrical connector 61 is a pogo pin, and the plural The number of electrical connectors 61 is two.

In the first embodiment of the electronic buckle having the antenna described above, the user can easily insert the ring body 1 on the foot of the pigeon through the opening and closing of the door cover portion 12. In addition, the sensing portion 52 of the antenna 5 is disposed on the outer surface 114 of the arc frame portion 11, and the circuit board 2 is mounted in the accommodating space 13 by the fixed end of the electrical connector 61. The 611 and the contact end 612 are electrically connected to the circuit board 2 and the conductive portion 51 of the antenna 5, respectively, such that the arc frame portion 11 of the ring body 1 partially shields the electromagnetic wave of the circuit board 2 from the antenna 5. The sensing portion 52 can transmit and receive wireless signals without interference from the circuit board 2, and the electronic components on the circuit board 2 can be used to calculate the wireless signals received by the antenna 5 stably, timely, and/or continuously. The pigeon's position, flight status and other information, in order to meet the needs of the owner to effectively grasp the current position of the pigeons in activities such as training pigeons or racing pigeons.

Referring to FIG. 5, a second embodiment of the electronic buckle having the antenna of the present invention is similar to the first embodiment, and the difference is that the embodiment further includes a sticker attached to the arc frame portion 11. The surface 114 covers the protective film 7 of the sensing portion 52 of the antenna 5. The protective film is a film body made of, for example, a polymer material, and the material and size thereof are selected so as not to interfere with the signal transmission and reception of the antenna 5, and the sensing portion 52 is prevented from being damaged due to direct contact, or is prevented from being exposed to sunlight or rain. The resulting oxidation and the quality change change the quality of the signal transmission and reception, and the purpose of protecting the sensing portion 52 provided on the outer surface 114 of the arc frame portion 11 is achieved.

As described above, the electronic buckle having the antenna of the present invention is such that the sensing portion 52 for sensing electromagnetic waves of the antenna 5 is disposed on the outer surface 114 of the arc-shaped frame portion 11, and the antenna is reinforced by a large settable area. The performance of the signal to meet the needs of reducing the size of the device. And the electrical connection group 6 fixed to the circuit board 2 contacts the conductive portion 51 of the antenna 5, so that the antenna 5 is electrically connected to the circuit board 2 via the electrical connection group 6, so that the antenna 5 and the antenna 5 The circuit board 2 is blocked by the ring body, and the barrier piece 4 is further disposed between the two to enhance the shielding effect, so as to ensure that the antenna 5 can be protected from the electromagnetic interference of the circuit board 2. The invention can effectively transmit and receive signals and improve the shortcomings of the existing electronic buckles when receiving and transmitting signals, so that the object of the present invention can be achieved.

However, the above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, and all the simple equivalent changes and modifications according to the scope of the patent application and the patent specification of the present invention are still Within the scope of the invention patent.

Claims (8)

An electronic buckle having an antenna, comprising: a ring body, comprising an outer surface, an accommodating space, and at least one through hole formed in the outer surface and communicating with the accommodating space; a circuit board disposed in the accommodating An antenna is disposed on the ring body, and includes a conductive portion and a sensing portion. The conductive portion is formed on the at least one continuous through hole, and the sensing portion extends from the conductive portion and is formed on the outer surface; and an electric The connection group is disposed on the circuit board and contacts the conductive portion of the antenna to electrically connect the antenna to the circuit board. The electronic buckle with an antenna according to claim 1, wherein the electrical connection group comprises a plurality of electrical connectors, each of the electrical connectors having a fixed end disposed on the circuit board and the conductive connection contacting the antenna The contact tip of the portion and a constant force force pushes the contact tip away from the elastomer of the fixed end. An electronic buckle having an antenna according to claim 2, wherein each of the electrical connectors is a pogo pin connector. The electronic buckle with an antenna according to claim 1, wherein the antenna is laser-engraved on the outer surface of the ring body. The electronic buckle with an antenna according to claim 1, further comprising a blocking piece disposed in the accommodating space and located between the antenna and the circuit board for blocking electromagnetic waves. The electronic buckle with an antenna according to claim 1, further comprising a protective film attached to the outer surface of the ring body and covering the antenna. An electronic buckle with an antenna according to claim 1, wherein the ring body An arc frame portion and a door cover portion pivotally connected to the arc frame portion, the arc frame portion has two open ends, a notch and a wearing space, and the two open ends and the notch define the wearing space, The door cover closes the gap when in a closed position. An electronic buckle having an antenna according to claim 1, wherein the antenna is a GPS antenna.