Electronic Seal

• US 20110204656A1
• Filed: 01/27/2009
• Published: 08/25/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alexan Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Alexan Company Limited
• Inventors: LAI, Simon
• Application Number:
  US12/360,143
• Publication Number:
  US 20110204656A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 292/2
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/0317 having bolt like sealing means means for preventing relative axial movement of a pin, spigot, shaft or the like and a member surrounding it F16B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/0335 using RFID tags
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/08 Bolts

Abstract

An electronic seal includes primarily a latch and a latch seat which can form lock-up. The latch and the latch seat are installed respectively with a radio-frequency chip and an antenna of a RFID system, as well as radio-frequency transmission lines allowing the radio-frequency chip and the antenna to be electrically connected, to provide an external reader-writer to access information inside the chip. A front end of the latch is provided with a first neck, and a second neck behind the first neck, allowing a C-shape snap ring in the latch seat to perform a second locking operation, such that when performing a first locking operation, the latch and the latch seat can be fastened together without escaping, and when performing the second locking operation, the radio-frequency chip and the antenna in the latch and the latch seat can be connected electrically.

Claims

1. An electronic seal comprising a lock part which is assembled by a latch and a latch seat to form lock-up, with the latch seat being provided with a connection member to join with a plug on the latch;

and an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) system which is constituted by a radio-frequency chip, an antenna and radio-frequency transmission lines linking the radio-frequency chip with the antenna to form electric connection, with the radio-frequency transmission lines being embedded respectively in the latch seat and the latch, providing an external reader-writer to access information in the chip;

wherein, a front end of the latch being provided with a first neck and a second neck behind the first neck, allowing a C-shape snap ring in the latch seat to perform a second locking operation;

a diameter of the first neck being larger than that of the second neck, such that when performing a first locking operation, the latch is fastened with the latch seat without escaping, and when performing the second locking operation, the radio-frequency chip and the antenna in the latch and the latch seat are connected electrically.

2. The electronic seal according to claim 1, wherein a front end of the latch is in a cone shape.

3. The electronic seal according to claim 1 wherein the radio-frequency transmission line is a coaxial cable.