Road ETC transaction controller

The plug-in rod and rotating bracket structure solves the problem of cumbersome installation of the RSU controller and RSU antenna, enabling multi-angle adjustment and fixation, adapting to different installation environments, simplifying installation steps and improving flexibility.

CN223637991UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-05INST OF COMM SCI YUNNAN PROV
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202423123240.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-18
Publication Date
2025-12-05
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-18

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Technical Problem

The existing installation methods for RSU controllers and RSU antennas are cumbersome and inflexible, making it difficult to meet the needs of different installation environments and angles.

Method used

The device employs a plug-in rod and rotating bracket structure. The plug-in rod secures the controller and RSU antenna, while the rotating bracket and connecting bracket enable multi-angle adjustment and fixation. The device is then mounted on a gantry using a suspension bracket.

Benefits of technology

It enables rapid installation and multi-angle adjustment of the RSU antenna, adapting to different installation environments and angle requirements, simplifying the installation process, and improving the flexibility and stability of installation.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of traffic toll collection equipment, and particularly relates to a road ETC transaction controller, which comprises a controller and an RSU antenna, a controller shell is fixedly connected with an RSU antenna shell through an insertion rod, and the controller is electrically connected with the RSU antenna; a connecting hole is further formed in the back face of the RSU antenna lower shell to install an adapting bent plate, a rotating support is installed in the middle of the adapting bent plate, an arc-shaped rotating sliding groove is formed in the rotating support, a rotating center hole is formed in the circle center of the rotating sliding groove, the rotating sliding groove is connected with a bolt on the connecting support, and the bolt is in threaded connection with a connecting hole formed in the connecting support. The rotating center hole is connected with a stud fixedly connected to the lower portion of a connecting support, a nut is screwed on the stud to clamp the rotating support, multi-angle adjustment and fixation of the transaction controller are achieved, the top of the connecting support is connected with a hanging support, the hanging support is connected with a connecting clamp, and the connecting clamp is fixed to a cross beam of a road support.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to traffic charging equipment technical field, concretely relates to a highway ETC transaction controller. BACKGROUND

[0002] RSU (Road Side Unit, roadside unit) controller is one of the key equipment in ETC (Electronic Toll Collection, electronic toll collection) system, is usually arranged in roadside, for example, toll station intersection or highway gantry, can communicate with OBU (On board Unit, on board unit) on the vehicle through microwave, realizes vehicle identity recognition, electronic toll collection and other functions.

[0003] The RSU controller and the RSU antenna currently used need to be installed and connected together when in use, and the whole is installed on the mounting bracket or gantry, the whole installation is cumbersome, and the installation mode is not flexible enough, and it is difficult to meet the needs of different installation environments and angles. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model designs a highway ETC transaction controller to solve the problem that the installation mode is not flexible enough, and meet the needs of different installation environments and angles.

[0005] The highway ETC transaction controller of the utility model, including controller and RSU antenna, the controller shell and RSU antenna shell are connected and fixed through the plug-in rod, and the controller and RSU antenna are electrically connected;The controller includes bottom shell, installs circuit board and power module in bottom shell, and the power module is connected with the external power socket that goes out the bottom shell, the bottom shell is installed with display screen drive board, display screen frame sheet metal, display screen plastic panel in proper order in front, and the display screen plastic panel one side is provided with switch button, and the bottom shell is also installed with upper cover;The RSU antenna includes lower shell, installs aluminium plate support in lower shell, and installs antenna module, FPGA module, PCBA board on aluminium plate support, installs plastic front shell on the top of lower shell, and the plastic front shell is installed with plastic frame;

[0006] The lower shell back surface is also provided with a connecting hole for installing a switching bending plate, a rotating support is installed in the middle of the switching bending plate, the rotating support is composed of two symmetrical rotating plates connected to the switching bending plate, an arc-shaped rotating sliding groove is formed on the rotating plate, a rotating center hole is formed at the center of the rotating sliding groove, a downward inclined through channel is arranged at the rotating center hole to the edge of the rotating plate, the rotating sliding groove is connected to the bolt on the connecting support, the bolt is threadedly connected to the connecting hole formed on the connecting support, the rotating center hole is connected to the stud fixedly connected to the lower part of the connecting support, and the rotating support is clamped by screwing the nut on the stud, and the top of the connecting support is connected to the hanging support, and the connecting clamp is connected to the hanging support.

[0007] The plug-in rod is provided with threads at both ends, the upper cover of the controller is fixedly provided with a screw sleeve, and the lower shell of the RSU antenna is provided with a corresponding screw hole.

[0008] The waterproof ring is arranged between the lower shell and the plastic front shell.

[0009] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:

[0010] Compared with the prior art, the controller and the RSU antenna are quickly fixed through the plug-in rod, the RSU antenna is installed through the cooperation of the rotating support, the connecting support and the hanging support, finally, the connecting clamp is fixed on the cross beam of the highway support to complete the installation of the highway ETC transaction controller, the multi-angle adjustment and fixation of the RSU antenna are realized under the action of the rotating support and the connecting support, the problem that the installation mode is not flexible is solved, and the requirements of different installation environments and angles are met. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0011] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme of the embodiment of the utility model, the following briefly introduces the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment description.

[0012] Figure 1 It is an overall structure schematic view of the controller and the RSU antenna connection in the embodiment.

[0013] Figure 2 It is a rear view structure schematic view of the controller and the RSU antenna connection in the embodiment.

[0014] Figure 3 It is an explosion structure schematic view of the controller in the embodiment.

[0015] Figure 4 It is an explosion structure schematic view of the RSU antenna in the embodiment.

[0016] Figure 5 It is a structure schematic view of the RSU antenna and the hanging support connection in the embodiment.

[0017] Figure 6is the side view structure schematic diagram of the RSU antenna and the suspension support in the embodiment.

[0018] In the drawings, the structure names represented by the respective reference signs are:

[0019] 1-controller, 11-bottom shell, 111-hanging ear, 12-circuit board, 13-power module, 131-external power socket, 14-display screen driving board, 15-display screen frame sheet metal, 16-display screen plastic panel, 161-switch button, 17-upper cover, 171-sleeve, 2-RSU antenna, 21-lower shell, 211-connection hole, 212-screw hole, 22-aluminum plate support, 23-antenna module, 24-FPGA module, 25-PCBA board, 26-waterproof ring, 27-plastic front shell, 28-plastic frame, 3-plug-in rod, 4-adapter bending plate, 5-rotary support, 51-rotary sliding groove, 52-rotary center hole, 6-connection support, 61-bolt, 62-stud, 7-suspension support, 8-connection clamp, 9-nut, 10-cross beam, 20-connection line, 30-corrugated pipe. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments.

[0021] Embodiment 1

[0022] In order to solve the problem that the controller 1 and the RSU antenna 2 in use have complicated installation steps and the installation mode is not flexible enough, which is difficult to meet the needs of different installation environments and angles, the use scenario of the embodiment is under the construction of the ETC lane of the highway toll station, as shown in Figures 1 to 5 a highway ETC transaction controller is provided, which comprises a controller 1 and an RSU antenna 2. The controller 1 housing and the RSU antenna 2 housing are connected and fixed through a plug-in rod 3. The controller 1 and the RSU antenna 2 are electrically connected to ensure the normal transmission of data and signal interaction. The controller 1 comprises a bottom shell 11, and hanging ears 111 are installed on the two sides of the bottom shell 11. An electrically connected circuit board 12 and a power module 13 are installed in the bottom shell 11. An external power socket 131 is further connected to the back of the bottom shell 11 on the power module 13, which facilitates the connection of external power. A display screen driving board 14, a display screen frame sheet metal 15 and a display screen plastic panel 16 are sequentially installed in front of the bottom shell 11. The display screen plastic panel 16 is used to display various transaction information and device status, which is convenient for users to intuitively understand. A switch button 161 is arranged on one side of the display screen plastic panel 16, which is used to control the opening and closing of the controller 1. An upper cover 17 is further installed on the bottom shell 11 to protect the internal components.

[0023] The RSU antenna 2 comprises a lower shell 21, an aluminum plate support 22 is mounted inside the lower shell 21, an antenna module 23, an FPGA module 24 and a PCBA board 25 are mounted on the aluminum plate support 22, the antenna module 23 is electrically connected with the PCBA board 25, the FPGA module 24 is electrically connected with the antenna module 23 and the PCBA board 25 respectively, and the FPGA module 24 is further connected with the circuit board 12 of the controller 1 through an interface; a plastic front shell 27 is mounted on the top of the lower shell 21, and a plastic frame 28 is mounted on the plastic front shell 27.

[0024] The antenna module 23, the FPGA module 24 and the PCBA board 25 adopt existing technologies, the antenna module 23 is of an RSUR230010IDIGIV1.3120231019 model and is manufactured by a company of Bomin, the FPGA module 24 is of a PG2L50H-6IMBG324 model and is manufactured by a company of Sun Creator, and the PCBA board 25 is of an ETCR230010|MainV1.2|20240327 model and is manufactured by a company of Gigabyte.

[0025] In order to control the stability of the plug-in connection between the controller 1 and the RSU antenna 2, threads are arranged at both ends of the plug-in rod 3, a screw sleeve 171 is fixedly arranged on the upper cover 17 of the controller 1, and corresponding screw holes 212 are arranged on the lower shell 21 of the RSU antenna 2; after the plug-in rod 3 is inserted into the connection position, the threaded part is matched with the threaded sleeve and the screw holes 212 through rotation operation, so that the two housings are tightly connected together, which combines the advantages of plug-in connection and threaded connection, can preliminarily position through plug-in connection, can enhance the fastening of the connection through threaded connection, and can effectively prevent the connection from loosening.

[0026] The lower shell 21 further has a connecting hole 211 formed on the back surface thereof for mounting the adapter bending plate 4, the adapter bending plate 4 has a rotating support 5 mounted on the middle part thereof, the rotating support 5 is composed of two symmetrical rotating plates connected to the adapter bending plate 4, an arc-shaped rotating sliding groove 51 is formed on the rotating plate, a rotating center hole 52 is formed at the center of the rotating sliding groove 51, the rotating sliding groove 51 is connected with a bolt 61 on the connecting support 6, the bolt 61 is threadedly connected with the connecting hole 211 formed on the connecting support 6, the rotating center hole 52 is connected with a stud 62 fixedly connected to the lower part of the connecting support 6, and a downward inclined through channel is arranged at the edge of the rotating plate at the rotating center hole 52 to facilitate the insertion of the stud 62, and a nut 9 is screwed on the stud 62 to clamp the rotating support 5, through the structure design, the RSU antenna 2 can be flexibly adjusted within a certain range, and the requirements of different installation environments and angles are met; the connecting support 6 is connected with a hanging support 7 on the top thereof, and the hanging support 7 is connected with a connecting clamp 8, so that the RSU antenna 2 can be installed at different positions and heights, and the installation requirements of various highway toll collection scenes are met.

[0027] The controller 1 is connected and fixed with the RSU antenna 2 through the plug rod 3 to form a complete highway ETC transaction controller. It is moved to the installation position of the highway toll station ETC lane, which is usually a gantry. According to the actual demand, the angle of the RSU antenna 2 is adjusted, the angle is fixed through the cooperation of the rotating sliding groove 51 of the rotating support 5 and the bolt 61 of the connecting support 6, the connection of the rotating center hole 52 and the stud 62 and the tightening of the nut 9, then the top of the connecting support 6 is connected with the suspension support 7, the whole device is fixed on the gantry by the connecting clamp code 8, and the whole machine installation schematic diagram is shown in Figure 6 The RSU antenna 2 is fixed on the cross beam 10 of the gantry through the connecting clamp code 8, and the connecting line 20 is sleeved with the corrugated pipe 30. The external power supply of the controller 1 is connected, the power is turned on, it is checked whether the display screen plastic panel 16 of the controller 1 displays normally, and whether the RSU antenna 2 can normally communicate with the vehicle ETC label. When the vehicle drives into the ETC lane, the RSU antenna 2 receives the signal of the vehicle ETC label, transmits the data to the controller 1, the controller 1 processes the transaction, and displays the transaction result such as successful or failed deduction on the display screen, so as to realize the automatic process of highway ETC transaction.

[0028] In order to effectively prevent moisture from entering the inside of the RSU antenna 2 and protect the electronic elements from the influence of the humid environment, the waterproof ring 26 is further arranged between the lower shell 21 and the plastic front shell 27.

Claims

1. A highway ETC transaction controller comprising a controller (1) and a RSU antenna (2), characterized in that, The controller (1) shell and RSU antenna (2) shell are connected and fixed by inserting rod (3), and the controller (1) and RSU antenna (2) are electrically connected;The controller (1) comprises a bottom shell (11), and a circuit board (12) and a power module (13) are installed in the bottom shell (11), and an external power socket (131) is connected on the power module (13) and penetrates the bottom shell (11), a display screen driving board (14), a display screen frame sheet metal (15) and a display screen plastic panel (16) are installed in front of the bottom shell (11) in sequence, a switch button (161) is arranged on one side of the display screen plastic panel (16), and an upper cover (17) is further installed on the bottom shell (11);The RSU antenna (2) comprises a lower shell (21), and an aluminum plate support (22) is installed in the lower shell (21), an antenna module (23), an FPGA module (24) and a PCBA board (25) are installed on the aluminum plate support (22), and a plastic front shell (27) is installed on the top of the lower shell (21), and a plastic frame (28) is installed on the plastic front shell (27); The lower shell (21) back is further provided with a connecting hole (211) for installing an adapter bending plate (4), the adapter bending plate (4) is provided with a rotating support (5) in the middle, the rotating support (5) is composed of two symmetrical rotating plates connected to the adapter bending plate, an arc-shaped rotating sliding groove (51) is formed in the rotating plate, a rotating center hole (52) is formed at the center of the rotating sliding groove (51), a downward inclined through channel is arranged from the rotating center hole (52) to the edge of the rotating plate, the rotating sliding groove (51) is connected with a bolt (61) on the connecting support (6), the bolt (61) is screwed with the connecting hole (211) formed on the connecting support (6), the rotating center hole (52) is connected with a screw column (62) fixedly connected to the lower part of the connecting support (6), and a nut (9) is screwed on the screw column (62) to clamp the rotating support (5), the top of the connecting support (6) is connected with a hanging support (7), and the hanging support (7) is connected with a connecting clamp (8).

2. The highway ETC transaction controller according to claim 1, characterized by, The inserting rod (3) is provided with threads at both ends, the upper cover (17) of the controller (1) is fixedly provided with a screw sleeve (171), and the lower shell (21) of the RSU antenna (2) is provided with a corresponding screw hole (212).

3. The highway ETC transaction controller of claim 1, wherein, A waterproof ring (26) is further arranged between the lower shell (21) and the plastic front shell (27).