A recyclable packaging box with built-in RFID electronic seal

Abstract

The application discloses a recyclable packaging box with built-in RFID electronic seal, which comprises a box body, a box cover, at least one RFID electronic seal lock buckle, at least one electronic seal insertion hole arranged on the inner surface of the box cover, at least one electronic seal lock hole arranged on the top end of the box body, and the electronic seal lock hole is aligned with the electronic seal insertion hole one by one; the RFID electronic seal lock buckle comprises a main body and a head, and an RFID chip is arranged in the main body; the main body is fixed in the electronic seal lock hole, and the head is inserted into the main body through the electronic seal insertion hole; the box cover and the box body are connected by using a disposable mechanical lock buckle structure and a mechanical connection structure which can be repeatedly inserted or separated simultaneously. The packaging box has the advantages of safety, economy and good environmental protection.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to a reusable packaging box with a built-in RFID electronic seal, belonging to the field of logistics technology. Background Technology

[0002] Because of their high value, valuable items are susceptible to loss, swapping, or damage during delivery if not handled carefully. These incidents harm the interests of consumers, sellers, and third-party warehousing companies. Unlike the delivery of mass-market consumer goods, the focus for valuable items is not cost-saving, but ensuring service quality and timely delivery to consumers safely. Modern logistics companies establish dedicated storage areas for valuable items, implement strict management of goods entering and leaving the premises, and use safes with combination locks, 24-hour monitoring, and infrared scanning security zones to guarantee the absolute safety of valuable items.

[0003] Let's take the transportation of unopened banknotes, which has very high security requirements, as an example. Unopened banknotes in their original sealed packaging are called unopened banknotes. Unopened banknote packaging boxes (referred to as "empty boxes" after use) are used for the packaging, transportation, and storage of unopened banknotes. Existing unopened banknote packaging boxes are made of polyethylene injection molding, and the box body and lid use a one-time locking design. Therefore, to unlock, the lock on the lid must be cut off, but the lock falls into the keyhole on the box body and cannot be removed, making the lid and box body unusable. However, the cost of an empty box exceeds 200 yuan, and there are additional costs for transporting and breaking these empty boxes. Therefore, an empty box is broken after one use, with a cost as high as 300 yuan. Moreover, since each empty box is made of plastic, the large number of empty boxes being broken into plastic waste is also contrary to environmental protection principles. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a reusable packaging box with built-in RFID electronic seal.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned technical objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0006] A reusable packaging box with a built-in RFID electronic seal includes a box body, a box lid, and at least one RFID electronic seal latch; wherein,

[0007] The inner surface of the box cover is provided with at least one electronic seal insertion hole.

[0008] The top of the box is provided with at least one electronic seal lock hole, and the electronic seal lock hole is aligned with the electronic seal insertion hole;

[0009] The RFID electronic seal lock buckle comprises a main body and a head, and an RFID chip is installed in the main body, the main body is fixed in the electronic seal lock hole, and the head is inserted into the main body through the electronic seal insertion hole,

[0010] The box cover and the box body are connected by a disposable mechanical lock buckle structure and a repeatable mechanical connection structure.

[0011] Preferably, the disposable mechanical lock buckle structure comprises a loop buckle lock hole and a loop lock buckle which can be inserted once,

[0012] The loop buckle lock hole and the loop lock buckle are respectively located on the box body or the box cover.

[0013] Preferably, the disposable mechanical lock buckle structure further comprises a long buckle lock hole and a thorn-shaped lock buckle which can be inserted once,

[0014] The long buckle lock hole and the thorn-shaped lock buckle are respectively located on the box body or the box cover.

[0015] Preferably, the repeatable mechanical connection structure comprises a plurality of guide function pins and double-track single-entry guide grooves,

[0016] The guide function pins and the double-track single-entry guide grooves are respectively located on the box body or the box cover.

[0017] Preferably, each of the guide function pins comprises two branches symmetrically arranged, the top ends of the two branches are connected together, and the inclination angles of each branch are the same.

[0018] Preferably, one end of the guide function pin is located at the midpoint of one side edge of the box cover, and the other end extends obliquely in a plane perpendicular to the box cover to be inserted into one branch of the corresponding double-track single-entry guide groove.

[0019] Preferably, the guide function pins are two, respectively located on opposite side edges of the box cover, and face the same direction.

[0020] Preferably, the electronic seal insertion hole, the long buckle lock hole, and the double-track single-entry guide groove are arranged along the same pair of opposite edges of the top end of the box body; the loop buckle lock hole is arranged along the other pair of opposite edges of the top end of the box body.

[0021] Preferably, the RFID electronic seal lock buckle is two, respectively arranged on the box body near the diagonal lines of the box cover.

[0022] Preferably, the head has a disposable insertion design. Compared with the prior art, the reusable packaging box with built-in RFID electronic seal provided by the present invention combines safety, economy, and environmental friendliness. Attached Figure Description

[0023] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the overall structure of a reusable packaging box with built-in RFID electronic seal provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 2 for Figure 1 In the middle, a schematic diagram of the ring-locking hole structure of the box body;

[0025] Figure 3 for Figure 1 The diagram shows the structural connection between the long buckle lock hole and the matching spike lock in the box body.

[0026] Figure 4 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the box lid structure;

[0027] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the ring-type locking structure;

[0028] Figure 6 for Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the spike-like locking structure;

[0029] Figure 7 for Figure 1 The diagram shows the front and back sides of the RFID electronic seal's latch.

[0030] Figure 8 This is a perspective view of the installation position of the RFID electronic seal lock in the original packaging box in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 9 for Figure 1 The diagram shows the overall structure of the box body and lid in their locked state.

[0032] Figure 10 for Figure 5 The ring-type lock is locked in place. Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of the ring buckle locking hole;

[0033] Figure 11 for Figure 4 Central guide function pin and Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the mating structure of the guide groove in the middle box. Detailed Implementation

[0034] The technical content of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0035] As shown in Figure 1 , the embodiment of the present application discloses a recyclable packaging box with built-in RFID electronic seal, comprising a box body 1, a box cover 2, at least one RFID electronic seal lock buckle 3. The box body 1 and the box cover 2 are connected by a disposable mechanical lock buckle structure and a repeatable insertion or separation mechanical connection structure. The disposable mechanical lock buckle structure is connected by inserting up and down only once, and when it needs to be separated after connection, it can only be irreversibly destroyed.

[0036] In an embodiment of the present application, as an example of a disposable mechanical lock buckle structure, it includes the connection of a ring sleeve lock buckle and a ring sleeve lock hole, or the connection of a thorn-shaped lock buckle and a long lock hole; as an example of a repeatable insertion or separation mechanical connection structure, it includes the connection of a guide function pin and a double-track single-entry guide slot. Those skilled in the art can understand that the specific mechanical structure design of these examples can also have many alternative solutions, which are only examples here to achieve the relevant functions and do not limit the specific structure shown in the drawings of the present application.

[0037] The box body 1 is an injection molding part, and its shape is generally cuboid. At the top end of the box body 1 for buckling with the box cover 2, at least two electronic seal lock holes 11, multiple ring sleeve lock holes 12, multiple long lock holes 13, double-track single-entry guide slots 14, and indication labels 15 are provided. The electronic seal insertion hole 21, the long lock hole 13, and the double-track single-entry guide slot 14 are arranged along the same pair of opposite edges of the top end of the box body 1; the ring sleeve lock hole 12 is arranged along the other pair of opposite edges of the top end of the box body 1.

[0038] Multiple ring sleeve lock holes 12 are provided at the top end of the box body 1, distributed along the opposite edges of the box body 1, and the ring sleeve lock holes 12 are symmetrically arranged with each other. As shown in Figure 2 , the ring sleeve lock hole 12 includes a ring sleeve lock insertion port 121, a lock hole stop head 122, a reverse wedge 123, and a side taking port 124. The ring sleeve lock insertion port 121 is arranged on the cross section of the box body 1 buckled with the box cover 2. Two lock hole stop heads 122 are respectively connected to the two inner side surfaces of the ring sleeve lock insertion port 121 perpendicular to the outer surface of the box body 1, and extend to the bottom surface of the box body 1. The reverse wedge 123 is connected to the inner side surface of the ring sleeve lock insertion port 121 away from the box body 1, and extends to the bottom surface of the box body 1. The structure of the ring sleeve lock hole 12 encloses the side taking port 124 towards the outside of the box body 1, which is convenient for taking out the cut-off lock buckle after opening the box.

[0039] Multiple long lock holes 13 are distributed along the other two opposite edges of the box body 1, and the long lock holes 13 are aligned with each other. That is, the ring sleeve lock hole 12 and the long lock hole 13 are respectively distributed on different edges. As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 3As shown, the long locking hole 13 is a strip-shaped hole arranged on the end surface of the box body 1 facing the box cover 2. The long locking hole 13 has protrusions 131 on both sides for abutting against the thorn-shaped locking piece 23, thereby clamping the thorn-shaped locking piece 23. As shown in Figure 1 As shown, the long locking hole 13 has Figure 2 The side opening 124 of the ring-shaped locking hole 12 has the same structure, facilitating the removal of the cut-off locking piece after the box is opened.

[0040] Two long locking holes 13 are arranged on the top end of the box body 1 and on the same side, and a double-track single-entry guide groove 14 in the shape of an eight-character is arranged at the midpoint of the connecting line of the two long locking holes 13. As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 11 As shown, the double-track single-entry guide groove 14 is arranged in parallel and symmetrically along the two opposite sides of the box body 1. Each double-track single-entry guide groove 14 includes two branches connected at the top end. The inclination angles of each branch are the same, i.e. Figure 11 The two branches form an isosceles triangle structure. Since the guide function pin 24 is an inclined straight line, it can be inserted into one branch; since the two guide function pins 24 on the box cover 2 are symmetrical and have the same inclination direction, each guide function pin 24 can be inserted into one of the two branches of the corresponding double-track single-entry guide groove 14, thereby playing a positioning role.

[0041] The electronic seal locking hole 11 is arranged on the top end of the box body 1, and the opening end faces the box cover 2. As shown in Figure 1 As shown, an indication label 15 is arranged on the outer surface of the electronic seal locking hole 11 of the box body 1, and a special read-write device can be used to perform contactless read-write operation on the information stored in the RFID electronic seal locking piece 3 at the position of the indication label 15.

[0042] As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 4 The box cover 2 is an injection-molded part, having a substantially rectangular body and a rim surrounding the body. The rim of the box cover 2 extends along the outer surface of the box body 1 in the direction of the box body 1, thereby completely covering the opening end of the box body 1. On the inner surface of the box cover 2, a plurality of ring-shaped locking pieces 22 are arranged near and along the two opposite sides of the box cover 2, and the ring-shaped locking pieces 22 are symmetrically arranged. A plurality of thorn-shaped locking pieces 23 are arranged near and along the other two opposite sides of the box cover 2, and the thorn-shaped locking pieces 23 are symmetrically arranged. Therefore, no matter in which direction the box cover 2 is placed on the box body 1, it can be correctly closed.

[0043] Two guiding function pins 24 are arranged at the midpoint of the line connecting the two lock catches 23 on the same side of the box cover 2. That is, one end of the guiding function pin 24 is located at the midpoint of one side of the box cover 2, and the other end extends obliquely in a plane perpendicular to the box cover 2. Moreover, the two guiding function pins 24 are oriented in the same direction (both extend obliquely to the right in the figure).

[0044] The electronic seal insertion hole 21, the lock catch 23, and the guiding function pin 24 are arranged along opposite edges of the box cover 2; the loop lock catch 22 is arranged along the other pair of opposite edges of the box cover 2. The guiding function pin 24 is a straight pin arranged obliquely relative to the horizontal plane, and is symmetrically arranged on opposite edges of the box cover 2. That is, the two guiding function pins 24 are oriented in the same direction.

[0045] When the box body 1 and the box cover 2 are closed, the loop lock catch 22 is inserted into the corresponding loop lock hole 12 in the box body 1. The lock catch 23 is inserted into the corresponding long lock hole 13; the guiding function pin 24 is inserted into one branch of the corresponding double-track single-entry guiding groove 14.

[0046] Specifically, as shown in Figure 5 , the loop lock catch 22 is a sheet-shaped lock catch structure, including a sheet 221, a loop hole 222, and a fin-shaped locking head 223. The sheet 221 is parallel to the edge of the box cover 2 adjacent thereto, is perpendicular to the inner surface of the box cover 2, and faces the box body 1. The loop hole 222 is arranged at one end of the sheet 221 adjacent to the box body 1. The fin-shaped locking heads 223 on both sides are arranged at one end of the sheet 221 adjacent to the box body 1, extend obliquely outward and close to the box cover 2 in parallel to the sheet 221, and form a fin-shaped structure.

[0047] As shown in Figure 6 , the lock catch 23 includes a sheet 231 fixed to the inner surface of the box cover 2 and a V-shaped groove body 232. The sheet 231 is parallel to the edge of the box cover 2 adjacent thereto, is perpendicular to the inner surface of the box cover 2, and faces the box body 1. The tip of the V-shaped groove body 232 is connected to the sheet 231, and the two side surfaces of the V-shaped groove body 232 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the sheet 231.

[0048] As shown in Figure 1 , Figures 7-9 , the sheet-shaped RFID electronic seal lock catch 3 is used to be inserted and locked in the electronic seal lock hole 11 (arranged in the box body 1) and the electronic seal insertion hole 21 (arranged in the box cover 2), so as to limit the separation of the box body 1 and the box cover 2. Two RFID electronic seal lock catches 3 are arranged on two opposite sides of the rectangular cuboid original envelope packaging box, respectively at the two ends of the diagonal of the body of the box cover 2, so that the box cover 2 can be completely fixed on the box body 1 by using the two RFID electronic seal lock catches 3, and the box cover 2 cannot be partially pried open.

[0049] Specifically, as shown in Figure 7As shown, the sheet-shaped RFID electronic seal lock 3 comprises a main body 31 and a head 32, which are inserted and connected as a whole. The size of the main body 31 is designed to match the size of the electronic seal insertion hole 21 in the cover 1, so as to be clamped in the electronic seal insertion hole 21. The outer side of the shoulder of the main body 31 is provided with a clamping structure 311, so as to be inserted and locked in the electronic seal lock hole 11, so that the main body 31 is fixed in the cover 1 and cannot be replaced. Alternatively, the main body 31 can be fixed in the cover 1 in other ways, which are not limited here. The main body 31 is provided with a clamping groove 33 for installing and fixing the RFID chip. The RFID chip can store digital information to record the opening times of the box, the information of the goods in the box, etc., for information interaction with the card reader. Therefore, once the RFID chip is fixed in the box 1, the RFID chip can record the opening times of the box 1 and the box cover 2 (which can be different box covers 2 of the same specification) during the entire use cycle of the box 1, as well as the name and quantity, weight, etc. of each goods loaded each time. Therefore, it can be ensured that each station receiving the box 1 and the goods therein during the logistics process can check the quantity, and can trace to which station the box cover 2 is opened, and the weight or quantity is changed, so as to ensure that valuable goods will not be lost, or if lost, the reason can be traced.

[0050] The head 32 is a component independent of the main body 31, so that different heads 32 of the same specification can be replaced and inserted into the main body 31. However, the head 32 has a one-time insertion design (self-damage design when pulled out) structure to avoid repeated insertion into the main body 31. For example, a wedge-shaped plug design is used, so that the head 32 cannot be completely pulled out after being inserted into the main body 31; it can only be pulled out after the wedge-shaped shoulder falls off. Alternatively, other designs to prevent pulling out and self-damage can also be adopted, which are not limited here. The size of the head 32 is designed to match the size of the electronic seal lock hole 11 to be inserted into the electronic seal lock hole 11. Therefore, when the main body 31 is contained inside the electronic seal lock hole 11, the head 32 is exposed outside the electronic seal lock hole 11 and contained inside the electronic seal lock hole 11. In this way, the main body 31 and the head 32 are connected together to clamp the box 1 and the cover 2.

[0051] Moreover, because the main body 31 has the RFID chip, information reading or writing can be repeatedly performed. The clamping groove 33 is a sliding groove design to allow the RFID chip to be put into or taken out of the clamping groove 33, so that the RFID chip can be replaced. Of course, the main body 31 and the RFID chip can also be designed as a one-piece structure.

[0052] The specific use process of the packaging box provided by the application is introduced as follows. In the state that the box cover 2 and the box body 1 are clamped together, Figures 8-10As shown, after the looped lock 22 is completely inserted into the loop lock hole 12, the wing-shaped locking head 223 is locked by the hole locking head 122, and the loop hole 222 locks the reverse wedge 123; the long lock hole 13 locks the inserted thorn-shaped lock 23 therein. The horizontal length of the long lock hole 13 is greater than the horizontal size of the thorn-shaped lock 23, so that the thorn-shaped lock 23 can slide in the long lock hole 13, facilitating the horizontal sliding of the box cover 2 from the box body 1 by a distance, and then being taken out upward.

[0053] As shown, the guide function pin 24 is inserted into the eight-shaped double-track single-entry guide slot 14 to form a locking structure, which cooperates with the locking structure of the long lock hole 13 and the thorn-shaped lock 23 to form a mechanical locking structure, limiting the box cover 2 on the box body 1. Figure 11 The above is the installation and fixing method of the packaging box provided by the present application for the first time, which is usually used for transporting valuable items such as sealed envelopes. In order to take out the valuable items, special tools are used to destroy the looped lock 22 and the thorn-shaped lock 23, so that only the guide function pin 24 remains on the box cover 2. Then, the box cover 2 is slid out along the inclined direction of one branch of the double-track single-entry guide slot 14 to take out the valuable items in the box.

[0054] Next, when the packaging box provided by the present application needs to be used again, since only the guide function pin 24 remains on the box cover 2 without other fixing settings (the looped lock 22 and the thorn-shaped lock 23 have been destroyed), when the box cover 2 is installed on the box body 1, only the guide function pin 24 is inserted into the double-track single-entry guide slot 14 along the inclined direction of one branch of the double-track single-entry guide slot 14 to fix the box cover 2 on the box body 1. Since any branch of the double-track single-entry guide slot 14 is inclined, the box cover can be positioned in both horizontal and vertical directions. Such positioning effect is not as reliable as the first use (with the cooperation of the looped lock 22 and the thorn-shaped lock 23), but it is sufficient for the packaging and transportation of ordinary items. Therefore, it can be used for recycling to achieve the purpose of environmental protection and reduce the use cost.

[0055] Since the looped lock and the thorn-shaped lock are one-time use structures, they cannot be restored, avoiding the use of sealed envelope packaging boxes after one-time use as sealed envelope packaging boxes again. In this way, it can avoid circulating to the sealed envelope transportation again, thereby meeting the relevant policy requirements in the financial field.

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[0057] ​On the other hand, when first used, the head 32 of the RFID electronic seal lock 3 is inserted into the main body 31, which not only helps to reliably fasten the box cover 2 and the box body 1 together, but also counts once for each insertion and stores relevant information (such as GPS positioning information, time information, etc.) into the RFID chip for tracing the entire logistics process.

[0058] When the original sealed plastic packaging box is opened, the information of the RFID chip is interacted with the special reading device to open the electronic lock. Then, the ring-shaped lock 22 and the thorn-shaped lock 23 are damaged using a special tool to open the box cover 2. After that, the disconnected ring-shaped lock 22 and the thorn-shaped lock 23 are taken out, and then the head 32 of the RFID electronic seal lock 3 is taken out. The RFID chip on the main body 31 records the operation of taking out the head 32.

[0059] When reused, a new head 32 is inserted into the main body 31 in the box body 1, which, together with the guide function pin 24 inserted into the double-track single-entry guide slot 14, plays a role in fixing the box cover 2 to the box body 1. In this way, the box body 1 can be used as a common packaging box (but not an original sealed packaging box) for recycling, which can meet the requirements of logistics packaging and transportation of conventional goods.

[0060] In combination, the packaging box provided by the application has the security of electronic lock and mechanical lock combination, and the reusable electronic lock meets the safety requirements of recycling, so it has safety, economy and environmental protection. Unlike traditional original sealed packaging boxes, the packaging box provided by the application needs to cut off the one-time use ring-shaped lock 22 and the thorn-shaped lock 23, and also needs to open the one-time electronic lock to open the box, which meets the requirements of "visible after opening the box, electronic seal cannot be repeatedly read" and "leaving marks after opening the box" in the industry.

[0061] More preferably, the two RFID electronic seal locks 3 provide two electronic tags, and the tag information can be bound to each other to ensure the safety of the packaging box circulation, and can record or query the information of the goods in the box, transportation circulation, etc., facilitating the information management of transportation and use. After replacing the RFID chip, the packaging box provided by the application can be repeatedly recycled, improving the economy and environmental protection.

[0062] The packaging box provided by the application meets the requirements of related technical standards in the industry, ensures a low material cost, and at the same time achieves the effect of recyclable and reusable box body; the built-in passive RFID function module realizes accurate identification of information of original sealed products in the transportation and storage process, as well as identification and tracing of opening and closing history information of the packaging box.

[0063] Furthermore, in the description of the present application, the meaning of "a plurality of" is two or more than two, unless there is an explicit specific limitation. The above provides a detailed description of the recyclable and built-in RFID electronic seal packaging box of the present application. Any obvious modification made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential content of the present application will constitute an infringement of the patent right of the present application and will bear the corresponding legal responsibility.

Claims

1. A reusable packaging box with a built-in RFID electronic seal, comprising a box body, a box lid, and at least one RFID electronic seal latch, characterized in that: The inner surface of the box cover is provided with at least one electronic seal insertion hole. The top of the box is provided with at least one electronic seal lock hole, and the electronic seal lock hole is aligned with the electronic seal insertion hole; The RFID electronic seal lock includes a body and a head, and an RFID chip is installed inside the body. The body is fixed inside the electronic seal lock hole, and the head has a one-time insertion design structure, which is inserted into the body through the electronic seal insertion hole. The lid and the body are connected by a one-time mechanical locking structure and a mechanical connection structure that can be repeatedly inserted or separated. The re-insertable or separable mechanical connection structure includes multiple guide pins and a double-track single-entry guide groove. The guide pin and the double-track single-entry guide groove are respectively located on the box cover and the box body; Each of the dual-track single-entry guide grooves includes two symmetrically arranged branches, the top ends of the two branches are connected together, and the inclination angle of each branch is the same. One end of the guide pin is located at the midpoint of one side of the box cover, and the other end extends obliquely in a plane perpendicular to the box cover to insert into one of the branches of the corresponding double-rail single-entry guide groove. There are two guide pins, located on opposite sides of the box cover, and they face the same direction.

2. The packaging box as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The disposable mechanical locking structure includes a ring-shaped locking hole and a ring-shaped locking buckle that can be inserted in one go. The ring-shaped locking hole and the ring-shaped locking buckle are located on the box body and the box cover, respectively.

3. The packaging box as described in claim 2, characterized in that: The disposable mechanical locking structure also includes a long locking hole and a spike-shaped locking buckle that can be inserted in one go. The elongated locking hole and the spiked locking buckle are located on the box body and the box lid, respectively.

4. The packaging box as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The electronic seal insertion hole, the long buckle locking hole, and the double-track single-entry guide groove are arranged along the same pair of opposite sides of the top of the box; the ring buckle locking hole is arranged along the other pair of opposite sides of the top of the box.

5. The packaging box as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The RFID electronic seal latch consists of two latches, which are respectively located on the box body near the diagonal of the box lid.

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