TWM645331U - RFID collar assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

A radio frequency identification collar assembly includes a set of collars, the collar has a ring portion and two piece portions extending outward from the same side of the ring portion, the two piece portions are brought together and each has a through hole, and the two through holes are A fixing element is inserted through the first enlarged part and the second enlarged part at both ends to compress and restrict the two parts. A radio frequency identification element is provided at the first enlarged part. The radio frequency identification element is partially exposed on the first enlarged part. Externally; when this invention is used, a collar is placed on one side of the tube bundle and fixed, and a radio frequency identification element is used for the reading and writing device to write or read, so as to subsequently mark or identify the relevant information of the tube bundle.

Description

Radio frequency identification collar components

The invention relates to a collar component; in particular, it relates to a radio frequency identification collar component.

Existing radio frequency identification functions are widely used in manufacturing, asset managers and users. By writing and reading RFID tags, information can be recorded on the object attached to the RFID tag, and the information related to the object can be stored inside the tag for subsequent use.

The above-mentioned existing radio frequency identification tags are generally stickers affixed to the outer packaging of products or hangtags attached to objects. Therefore, they require a certain area for them to be adhered or are prone to shaking everywhere. This tag is used for liquid pipelines in tube bundles. At this time, it cannot meet the needs of liquid pipelines that are not suitable for sticking and stable attachment.

In view of this, the purpose of this invention is to provide a collar assembly that can be stably placed around the tube bundle without being arbitrarily detached or swaying, and a radio frequency identification element is provided for the user to write or read the information contained therein. Stored information.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides a radio frequency identification collar assembly, which includes a collar, a fixed component, and a radio frequency identification component. The collar has a ring part and two piece parts extending outward from the same side of the ring part. A set of holes is formed on the inside of the ring part. The two piece parts are brought together and each has a through hole. The fixing element penetrates the two through holes and has a first enlarged part and a second enlarged part. The first enlarged part and the second enlarged part respectively abut against one surface of the two pieces located in opposite directions. The radio frequency identification element is disposed on the first enlarged part and is partially exposed outside the first enlarged part.

The effect of this invention is that when in use, the ring part of the collar is fitted on one side of the tube bundle, and the radio frequency identification element provided on the first enlarged part of the fixing element is used for writing or reading by the reading and writing device. Retrieve information for subsequent labeling or identification of the control. Since the fixing element simultaneously has the effect of fixing the two rings on one side of the collar and the function of setting the radio frequency identification element, the radio frequency identification collar assembly is small in size and will not loosen or fall apart after being fitted to the tube bundle. The location meets the stable attachment requirements for identifying object information in liquid pipelines.

In order to explain the present invention more clearly, the preferred embodiments are described in detail below along with the drawings. Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 6 , which is a radio frequency identification collar assembly 100 according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention. It includes a collar 10 , a fixing element 20 for constraining the collar 10 , and a device. The fixed element 20 is capable of being written and read by an external writing and reading device to a radio frequency identification element 30 that stores internal information, wherein:

The collar 10 has a ring portion 12. The ring portion 12 is C-shaped and has two piece portions 14 extending outward from two ends on the same side of the ring portion 12. A set of holes 121 is formed on the inside of the ring portion 12. The two pieces 14 are in a state of being brought together, and each piece 14 has a surface 141 in the part that does not contact the other piece 14. The two surfaces 141 are located on both sides of the two pieces 14 in opposite directions. The two pieces 14 are respectively There is a through hole 142, and the two through holes 142 overlap.

The fixing element 20 passes through the two through holes 142. The fixing element 20 has a first enlarged portion 22 and a second enlarged portion 24 at opposite ends. The first enlarged portion 22 and the second enlarged portion 24 are respectively The surface 141 of the two piece portions 14 is located in opposite directions, thereby constraining the two piece portions 14 of the collar 10 so that the collar 10 remains closed and can be fitted into a tube bundle A through the collar hole 121 fixed on one side.

The radio frequency identification element 30 is disposed on the first enlarged part 22 of the fixed element 20, and a part of the radio frequency identification element 30 is exposed outside the first enlarged part 22, so that the exposed part can be used for external writing and reading. The fetching device writes and reads the information stored inside the radio frequency identification element 30 .

When the above-mentioned radio frequency identification collar assembly 100 is used, please refer to FIGS. 3 to 6 . The ring portion 12 of the collar 10 is fitted into a tube bundle A, so that one side of the tube bundle A passes through the tube bundle A. Set hole 121, this pipe bundle A is used to tightly bundle the hose around the pipe joint. The function of the fixing element 20 is to constrain the two ring portions 12 of the collar 10 with the first enlarged portion 22 and the second enlarged portion 24 at opposite ends to keep the collar 10 in a closed state and enable the radio frequency identification. Once the collar assembly 100 is installed on one side of the tube bundle A, it cannot be detached from there. The RFID collar assembly 100 then uses the RFID element 30 disposed on the first expansion portion 22 for an external writing and reading device to write and read the information stored inside the RFID element 30, thereby enabling Relevant information for subsequent labeling or identification of control A.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 5 for further explanation of the specific implementation of the collar 10 , the fixing component 20 and the radio frequency identification component 30 of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention. The top of the first enlarged portion 22 has an accommodating hole 221. In the first preferred embodiment, the accommodating hole 221 is drilled and the surrounding width of the accommodating hole 221 is equal. The radio frequency identification element 30 includes a main body 32 and an electronic component 34. The main body 32 is a cylindrical block made of plastic material. The electronic component 34 is wrapped in the main body 32 and includes an RFID chip 341.

The shape of the main body 32 specifically includes a top section 321, a bottom section 322, and a middle section 323 connected between the top section 321 and the bottom section 322. The outer diameter of the main body 32 gradually expands from the free end surface of the top section 321 and the free end surface of the bottom section 322 to the middle section 323 , so that the middle section 323 has an annular peak 324 in the middle of the outer peripheral surface. When the main body 32 is placed in the accommodating hole 221 , the peak portion 324 around the main body 32 is compressed and deformed against the wall of the accommodating hole 221 , so that the main body 32 can be elastically embedded in the accommodating hole 221 inside, and cannot easily come out from the receiving hole 221.

The collar 10 is formed by folding a collar body 11 of a long metal plate, and is fixed by the fixing element 20 constraining the two pieces 14 of the collar 10 . The two ends of the collar body 11 have two pieces 14. The portion of the collar body 11 between the two pieces 14 is concave to form a concave section 111. Fold the collar body 11 in half and make the two pieces 14. When the piece parts 14 are brought together, the concave section 111 is also folded in half to form the ring part 12. The ring part 12 is in the state of a flat C-shaped ring body, and the sleeve hole 121 is also a flat through hole.

The ring portion 12 has a side surface 122 on opposite sides thereof. In the first preferred embodiment, the two side surfaces 122 are parallel to each other. The shortest distance H1 between the two side surfaces 122 is greater than the shortest distance H1 between the two surfaces 141 . Distance H2. Each side 122 extends an imaginary extended side 123. The extended side 123 is opposite to the surface 141 on the same side. The shortest distance between the extended side 123 and the surface 141 is defined as a drop height H3. The second enlarged portion The height of 24 protruding from the surface 141 against which it abuts is less than the drop height H3, so that when the collar 10 is fitted into the tube bundle A, the second enlarged portion 24 will not protrude from the bottom side of the ring portion 12. Therefore, when the RFID collar assembly 100 is fitted with the collar 10 on one side of the tube bundle A, there will be no downward protrusions around the collar 10 that scratch the tight edges of the tube bundle A. The structure of the hose and pipeline joint is such that only the side 122 at the bottom of the collar 10 abuts the hose tightened by the tube bundle A, so the fixing elements 20 of the two pieces 14 on one side of the ring 12 And the position of the radio frequency identification element 30 will not turn up due to the protrusion at the bottom, so that the top surface of the radio frequency identification element 30 and the surface of the tube bundle A remain substantially parallel. Electronic components 34 are easily read.

The fixing element 20 has a neck portion 26. When the collar body 11 is folded to form the ring portion 12 and is not constrained and fixed by the fixing element 20, please refer to Figures 2 to 5. The fixing element 20 is connected to the neck portion. The portion 26 passes through the two through holes 142, and the first enlarged portion 22 connected to one end of the neck portion 26 is pressed against one of the surfaces 141, and then the other end of the neck portion 26 is riveted to form the second enlarged portion 24. That is, the second enlarged portion 24 is formed by riveting from one end of the neck portion 26 of the fixing element 20 . In this way, the opposite ends of the neck portion 26 are respectively connected to the first enlarged portion 22 and the second enlarged portion 24 to be restrained by the two surfaces 141 on opposite sides of the two piece portions 14 to maintain the collar 10 The closure will not open. In this preferred embodiment, the outer diameter of the first enlarged portion 22 is greater than the outer diameter of the second enlarged portion 24 , and the height of the first enlarged portion 22 protruding from the surface 141 against which it abuts is greater than the height of the second enlarged portion 24 . The portion 24 projects beyond the height of the surface 141 against which it abuts.

In addition to the above-mentioned first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the collar 10 is fitted with the ring portion 12 on the tube bundle A with a narrow width. Please refer to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention shown in Figure 7. You can also The ring portion 12A of the collar 10A is set to be longer than in the first preferred embodiment, so that the collar 10 can be fitted and fixed on one side of another tube bundle A1 with a wider width, so that the invention can The radio frequency identification collar assembly 100A can be adapted to be used in tube bundles A1 of different widths and sizes. After the ring portion 12A of the collar 10A is fitted into the tube bundle A1, the inner wall of the ring portion 12A can be pressed against the tube bundle. The surface of A1 is not easy to loosen or shift.

The above are only the best possible embodiments of this invention. Any equivalent changes made by applying the description of this invention and the patent application scope should be included in the patent scope of this invention.

[this creation] 100, 100A: Radio frequency identification collar assembly 10, 10A: Collar 11: Collar body 111: concave section 12, 12A: Ring part 121:set hole 122:Side 123:Extend side 14: Film Department 141:Surface 142:Perforation 20: Fixed components 22:First Expansion Department 221: Accommodation hole 24:Second Expansion Department 26:Neck 30: Radio frequency identification components 32:Subject 321: Top section 322: Bottom section 323: middle section 324:Minebe 34: Electronic components 341:RFID chip A. A1: Discipline H1, H2: shortest distance H3: Drop height

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the first preferred embodiment of this invention. Figure 2 is an exploded view of the first preferred embodiment of this invention. Figure 3 is a right side view of Figure 1. Figure 4 is a top view of Figure 1 Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view along the direction 5-5 of Figure 4 . Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention installed in a tube bundle. Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention installed in another tube bundle.

100: RFID ferrule assembly

10: Collar

12: Ring part

121:set hole

14: Film Department

20: Fixed components

30: Radio frequency identification components

Claims (7)

A radio frequency identification collar component, including: A set of rings has a ring part and two piece parts extending outward from the same side of the ring part. A set of holes is formed on the inside of the ring part. The two piece parts are brought together and each has a through hole; A fixing element is inserted through the two through holes and has a first enlarged part and a second enlarged part. The first enlarged part and the second enlarged part respectively abut against the surfaces of the two pieces located in opposite directions; as well as A radio frequency identification element is disposed on the first expansion part and is partially exposed outside the first expansion part. The radio frequency identification collar component of claim 1, wherein the radio frequency identification element includes a main body and an electronic component. The main body is made of plastic material. The electronic component is wrapped in the main body and includes an RFID chip. The radio frequency identification collar assembly of claim 2, wherein the first enlarged portion has a receiving hole; the main body has a top section, a bottom section, and a section connected between the top section and the bottom section. the middle section; the outer diameter of the main body gradually expands from the free end surface of the top section and the free end surface of the bottom section to the middle section, so that there is an annular peak in the middle of the outer peripheral surface of the middle section; when the main body is disposed on the When placed in the accommodation hole, the peak portion is compressed and deformed to abut against the hole wall of the accommodation hole. The radio frequency identification collar assembly of claim 1, wherein the fixing element has a neck portion that passes through the two through holes and is connected to the first enlarged portion and the second enlarged portion at opposite ends, respectively. The outer diameter of the first enlarged part is greater than the outer diameter of the second enlarged part, and the height of the first enlarged part protruding from the surface it abuts is greater than the height of the second enlarged part protruding from the surface it abuts. The radio frequency identification collar assembly of claim 4, wherein the second enlarged portion is a disc-shaped body formed by riveting one end of the fixing element. The wireless radio frequency identification collar assembly as described in claim 4, wherein the collar is made of a collar body of a long metal plate folded in half, and the two ends of the collar body are the two pieces. The part of the ring body located between the two pieces is concave to form a concave section. The collar body is folded in half to bring the two pieces together, and the concave section forms the ring part. The radio frequency identification collar assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the ring is a flat C-shaped ring body and has a side on opposite sides, and the shortest distance between the two sides is greater than The shortest distance between the two surfaces; each side extends an imaginary extended side, and the extended side is opposite to the surface on the same side. The shortest distance between the extended side and the surface is defined as a drop height, and the second The height of the enlarged portion protruding from the surface against which it abuts is less than the height of the drop.

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