A monitoring management device and intelligent pallet

Abstract

The present application provides a monitoring and management device and a smart pallet, the monitoring and management device includes a shell that defines the appearance of the monitoring and management device, and the shell is provided with: a controller; a sensor module configured to detect the state of the monitoring and management device and send the state information to the controller; a position module configured to determine the position of the monitoring and management device and send the position information to the controller; a communication module, the controller communicates with an external network via the communication module; and a power module configured to control the power supply to the controller, the sensor module, the position module and the communication module. The sensor module includes an anti-theft sensor for detecting whether the monitoring and management device leaves the installation position, and when the monitoring and management device leaves the installation position, the controller issues an alarm. The monitoring and management device of the present application can detect the real-time position, obtain the use environment information, and has an anti-theft function.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to a monitoring and management system, and also to an intelligent pallet including the monitoring and management system. Background Art

[0002] In recent years, with the rapid development of the logistics industry and Internet of Things technology, especially the trend of NB-IoT technology innovation, the era of "Internet of Everything" has been ushered in. At present, the application of Internet of Things technology in the fields of shared bicycles, smart homes, etc. has shown its amazing power and dazzling prospects. "Pallet" is the most commonly used loading and unloading tool and connection point in modern logistics. However, the use of existing pallets is limited to the transportation from the enterprise warehouse to the transportation link, and the pallets of logistics enterprises are also limited to the internal allocation and use of the enterprise. There is no mechanism for the smooth circulation of pallets. This scheduling of logistics resources can no longer meet the market well, so it is necessary to introduce low-cost resource sharing and reasonably schedule logistics resources. While saving a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, it also saves time for the goods to arrive quickly. Therefore, if the pallet can be intelligently identified, located, tracked, monitored and managed, it can not only solve the problems of low utilization, difficult management and easy loss of traditional pallet boxes, but also extend the service life of pallets, thereby reducing waste and improving the economic benefits of enterprises. Therefore, for enterprises that need to manage and use pallets, it is very urgent to build a pallet intelligent monitoring and management terminal. Summary of the invention

[0003] The purpose of this application is to provide a monitoring management device that can eliminate or at least alleviate the above-mentioned problems in the prior art.

[0004] The present application provides a monitoring management device, comprising a housing defining the appearance of the monitoring management device, wherein the housing is provided with: a controller; a sensor module configured to detect the state of the monitoring management device and send state information to the controller;

[0005] A location module configured to determine the location of the monitoring and management device and send the location information to the controller; a communication module, via which the controller communicates with an external network; and a power module configured to control the power supply to the controller, the sensor module, the location module and the communication module. The sensor module includes an anti-theft sensor for detecting whether the monitoring and management device leaves the installation location. When the monitoring and management device leaves the installation location, the controller issues an alarm.

[0006] According to the monitoring and management device of the present application, the anti-theft sensor is a photosensitive sensor, and the photosensitive sensor determines whether the monitoring and management device leaves the installation location by detecting the intensity of light.

[0007] According to the monitoring and management device of the present application, the controller receives the resistance value from the photosensor, and when the resistance value is less than a predetermined value, the controller issues an alarm.

[0008] According to the monitoring and management device of the present application, the sensor module also includes: an acceleration sensor for detecting the motion state of the monitoring and management device; and / or a temperature and humidity sensor for detecting the temperature and humidity at the monitoring and management device.

[0009] According to the monitoring and management device of the present application, the location module includes a GPS positioning device and an antenna.

[0010] According to the monitoring and management device of the present application, the communication module includes NB-IoT wireless communication equipment and / or GSM wireless communication equipment.

[0011] According to the monitoring and management device of the present application, the power module includes a battery.

[0012] The present application also provides a smart pallet, comprising: a pallet body; and the monitoring and management device as described above, which is installed on the pallet body, wherein when the monitoring and management device is separated from the pallet body, the controller issues an alarm.

[0013] According to the smart pallet of the present application, the pallet body is provided with a groove-shaped mounting piece, and the monitoring and management device is fixed to the pallet body via the groove-shaped mounting piece.

[0014] The monitoring and management device of the present application can detect the real-time location, obtain the usage environment information, and has an anti-theft function. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] The following drawings of the present invention are used as part of the present invention for understanding the present invention. The drawings show embodiments of the present invention and their descriptions to explain the principles of the present invention. In the drawings,

[0016] Figure 1 A schematic diagram showing module connections of a monitoring and management device according to the present application is shown;

[0017] Figure 2 A cross-sectional view showing a monitoring and management device according to the present application;

[0018] Figure 3 A schematic diagram showing the monitoring and management device according to the present application being installed on a pallet. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] In the following description, a large number of specific details are provided to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. However, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that the present invention can be implemented without one or more of these details. In other examples, in order to avoid confusion with the present invention, some technical features well known in the art are not described.

[0020] Figure 1 and Figure 2 The module connection diagram and the cross-sectional view of the monitoring management device according to the present application are respectively shown. In the following, the monitoring management device installed on the tray is taken as an example to specifically introduce the intelligent management device and its application. Figure 3 The monitoring and management device 10 is shown embedded in the smart pallet 20. For the convenience of description, Figure 3 Only a part of the smart pallet 20 is shown, and the monitoring and management device 10 can be installed at any position of the smart pallet as needed.

[0021] The monitoring management device 10 according to the present application includes a controller, a sensor module, a position module, a communication module and a power module. The sensor module may include an acceleration sensor, a temperature and humidity sensor and a photosensor.

[0022] like Figure 1 As shown, the controller is electrically connected to each module, and the data of each module can be transmitted to the controller, exchange data with the controller and be controlled by the controller. Specifically, the acceleration sensor can communicate with the controller through the SPI interface and send data related to motion information to the controller, that is, the acceleration sensor can detect the state of the smart tray and send the state information to the controller.

[0023] The temperature and humidity sensor can communicate with the controller via I2C / single bus to complete the collection of the temperature and humidity of the environment in which the monitoring and management device is located, thereby sending the environmental information of the smart pallet to the controller.

[0024] The photosensitive sensor can communicate with the controller through the I / O connection, and the controller can obtain the installation position information of the smart tray. Specifically, the photosensitive sensor can detect whether the monitoring and management device has left the installation position by detecting the intensity of light. In use, if the monitoring and management device leaves the installation position, for example, the monitoring and management device is removed from the smart tray, due to the change in the position of the monitoring and management device, when the photosensitive sensor detects a certain intensity of light, it will cause the instantaneous resistance to decrease. The resistance value is sent to the controller and compared with the predetermined value saved in the controller. If the resistance value is less than the predetermined value, the controller can sound an alarm. By setting up a photosensitive sensor, the theft of the monitoring and management device can be effectively prevented, which greatly enhances the safety of the use of the monitoring and management device.

[0025] The location module may include a GPS positioning module, which can communicate with the controller through a TTL serial port and send the location information to the controller. The GPS positioning module supports GPS and BDS satellite navigation positioning, can obtain the real-time location information of the smart pallet and track the location of the smart pallet, prevent the pallet from being lost, and improve the reuse rate of the smart pallet.

[0026] The communication module can send the data information collected by the controller to the external network. Like the GPS positioning module, the communication module communicates with the controller through the TTL serial port. The communication module can select the NB-IoT network communication module or the GSM network communication module, and access the background server through mobile cellular communication networks such as 2G / 3G / 4G / 5G to complete the communication connection between the monitoring management device and the data platform. The communication module can receive instructions from the external network and send them to the controller, and the controller can control each module according to the external instructions.

[0027] The power module can effectively control the power supply to the controller and each module. The main controller is connected to the power module I / O to manage the power supply of the monitoring and management device. The power module may specifically include: communication module power supply, GPS module power supply, temperature and humidity module power supply. The power supplies of each of the above modules can be independently controlled, wherein the boost circuit is controlled to supply power to the communication module, and the GPS module and the temperature and humidity module are respectively controlled by the corresponding switch circuits to realize power control. The power module can supply power to each module according to actual needs. For example, when the monitoring and management device enters sleep mode, the power module can reduce the power supply to each module. At this time, the power consumption is only a few microamperes, which reduces power consumption and saves energy. The power module may include a battery, for example.

[0028] The controller may adopt, for example, STMicroelectronics ultra-low power STM32L series chips. This series of chips has low operating power consumption and sleep power consumption, low operating voltage, rich hardware resources, and integrated commonly used hardware interfaces, and can be developed quickly and flexibly according to design function requirements. Those skilled in the art can think of using various devices as controllers, such as a single-chip microcomputer with a smaller package, and the present application is not limited thereto.

[0029] The monitoring and management device 10 can detect the real-time location, obtain the usage environment information, and has an anti-theft function.

[0030] Now refer to Figure 2 The monitoring management device 10 may include a housing 110, and the housing 110 may include an upper housing 112 and a lower housing 114. Both sides of the lower housing 114 may include ears extending outward, and mounting holes 115 may be provided on the ears to mount the monitoring management device 10 to a desired position.

[0031] The battery module 120, the photosensor 130, the temperature and humidity sensor 140, the GSM antenna 152, the GPS antenna 154 and the controller (not marked in the figure) are all integrated on the printed circuit board and accommodated in the housing 110. Among them, the photosensor 130 and the temperature and humidity sensor 140 can be exposed at the bottom of the lower housing 114. The housing 110 adopts a waterproof and dustproof design, so that the monitoring management device 10 can adapt to a variety of usage environments. The housing 110 can be a plastic box with an IP67 waterproof grade design, for example.

[0032] The monitoring and management device 10 according to the present application has a simple structure and a small size and can be installed inside a smart pallet. Figure 3 As shown, a groove 212 is provided on the body of the smart pallet 20, and the monitoring management device 10 is fixed in the groove 212 by fasteners. Installing the monitoring management device 10 inside the smart pallet does not affect the normal handling operation of the pallet, and can protect the monitoring management device 10.

[0033] The smart pallet 20 equipped with the monitoring and management device 10 can obtain real-time location, has a high reuse rate, is not easily lost, and can better maintain the smart pallet and the items it carries based on the usage environment information.

[0034] The present invention has been described by the above embodiments, but it should be understood that the above embodiments are only for the purpose of example and description, and are not intended to limit the present invention to the scope of the described embodiments. In addition, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and more variations and modifications can be made according to the teachings of the present invention, and these variations and modifications all fall within the scope of the protection claimed by the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A monitoring management device, comprising a housing defining the appearance of the monitoring management device, wherein the housing is provided with: Controller; a sensor module configured to detect the status of the monitoring management device and send status information to the controller; a location module configured to determine the location of the monitoring management device and send location information to the controller; a communication module, through which the controller communicates with an external network; and a power module configured to control power supply to the controller, the sensor module, the position module and the communication module, Wherein, the sensor module includes an anti-theft sensor for detecting whether the monitoring and management device leaves the installation location, and when the monitoring and management device leaves the installation location, the controller issues an alarm; The anti-theft sensor is a photosensitive sensor, which is exposed at the bottom of the housing. The photosensitive sensor determines whether the monitoring management device leaves the installation position by detecting the intensity of light. The controller receives a resistance value from the photosensitive sensor. When the resistance value is less than a predetermined value, the controller issues an alarm. The housing comprises an upper housing and a lower housing, and both sides of the lower housing comprise ears extending outward, and mounting holes are arranged on the ears; The sensor module further comprises: An acceleration sensor, used to detect the motion state of the monitoring and management device; A temperature and humidity sensor is used to detect the temperature and humidity at the monitoring and management device, and the temperature and humidity sensor is exposed at the bottom of the lower shell.

2. The monitoring management device according to claim 1, wherein: The location module includes a GPS positioning device and an antenna.

3. The monitoring management device according to claim 1, wherein: The communication module includes NB-IoT wireless communication equipment and / or GSM wireless communication equipment.

4. The monitoring management device according to claim 1, wherein: The power module includes a battery.

5. A smart pallet, comprising: Tray body; and A monitoring and management device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, mounted to the tray body, Wherein, when the monitoring and management device is separated from the tray body, the controller sends out an alarm.

6. The smart pallet according to claim 5, wherein: The tray body is provided with a groove-shaped mounting piece, and the monitoring and management device is fixed to the tray body through the groove-shaped mounting piece.

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