CONTAINER FOR RECEIVING ARTICLES

• US 20090256680A1
• Filed: 04/06/2009
• Published: 10/15/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dieter Kilian
• Original Assignee: Dieter Kilian
• Inventors: Kilian, Dieter
• Application Number:
  US12/419,176
• Publication Number:
  US 20090256680A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/10.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/0008 General problems related to the reading of electronic memory record carriers, independent of its reading method, e.g. power transfer
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10178 including auxiliary means for focusing, repeating or boosting the electromagnetic interrogation field comparable booster antennas integrated on the record carrier itself G06K19/07794

Abstract

The invention provides a container (10) comprising a, a receiving compartment (18) for receiving articles (12) each provided with an RFID transponder (14), a shielding (16) for shielding of the receiving compartment (18), and an RFID antenna device (20) located in the receiving compartment (18) for communication with the transponders (14). Reliable identification of articles (12) located in the container (10) can thus be simplified considerably.

Claims

1. A container (10) comprising a mechanical container structure, a receiving compartment (18) for receiving articles (12) each provided with an RFID transponder (14), a shielding (16) for radiation shielding of the receiving compartment (18), and an RFID antenna device comprising at least one antenna (20) for communication with the transponders (14), which is located in the receiving compartment (18) and which can be connected to an RFID reader (26), wherein the antenna (20) is formed by an element of the mechanical container structure.

2. The container (10) according to claim 1, wherein the shielding (16) is achieved by means of at least one electrically conducting housing structure of the container.

3. The container (10) according to claim 1, further comprising an externally accessible electrical connection device (32, 34, 38, 40).

4. The container (10) according to claim 1, further comprising retaining means for retaining the article (12) accommodated therein.

5. The container (10) according to claim 1, further comprising at least one RFID transponder (22, 24).

6. The container (10) according to claim 1, wherein the articles (12) to be received are electrical or electronic appliances.

7. The container (10) according to claim 1, wherein the antenna (20) is formed by a supporting element of the mechanical container structure and/or is formed as a container wall or part thereof.

8. The container (10) according to claim 1, further comprising a sensor device (46).

9. The RFID system (1) comprising at least one container (10) according to claim 1 and at least one reader (26) for identifying the transponders (14) located in the container (10) using the RFID antenna device (20) located in the radiation-shielded receiving compartment (20).

10. The RFID system (1) according to claim 9, wherein the reader (26) is connected to a multiplex device (28) for connection of a plurality of RFID antennae (20).

11. The RFID system (1) according to claim 9, wherein the container (10) is a mechanical structure, in particular a chassis of a vehicle (48) and the articles (12) to be accommodated therein are vehicle components installed in the vehicle (48).