Wireless sensing structure for cylinder device

The wireless sensing structure addresses the issue of radio wave obstruction by the metal housing through a recess and U-shaped groove design, enhancing wireless signal transmission from stand-alone power generating devices.

JP2025165688APending Publication Date: 2025-11-05KOSMEK LTD (JP)
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JP2024069917
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JP · JP
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Filing Date
2024-04-23
Publication Date
2025-11-05

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Abstract

To provide a wireless sensing structure that facilitates the diffusion of radio waves from a wireless radio device.SOLUTION: A wireless sensing structure for a cylinder device includes a self-sustaining power generation device that generates electricity in response to fluctuations in the position of a piston within a metal housing and sends out the electricity as an electrical signal. A resin lid body 62 has a recess 66 on the bottom surface and a U-shaped groove 63 on the surface, which communicate with each other via a through-hole 65 provided at the start of the U-shaped groove. A wireless board 70 is attached to the recess 66, and an antenna 71 is inserted into the through-hole 65 and is then folded and fixed along the U-shaped groove 63. A recess similar to the external shape of the lid body 62 is cut out in part of the upper side of the housing, providing a recess into which the lid body 62 fits, and the lid body 62 covers the recess.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10
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[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a wireless sensing structure for a cylinder device used in a stand-alone power generating device that generates electricity and generates an electrical signal by utilizing mechanical fluctuations in a metal housing. [Background technology]

[0002] As a device that generates current and transmits mechanical fluctuations as electrical signals to the outside without a power source or connection to external electrical wiring, stand-alone power generating devices such as those exemplified in Patent Documents 1 to 3 are known. As shown in each of these patent documents, a tiny wireless radio is placed nearby the stand-alone power generating device. The stand-alone power generating device cooperates with the wireless radio to supply power generated by mechanical fluctuations, and the wireless radio then wirelessly transmits the occurrence of the mechanical fluctuations.

[0003] In addition, the applicant has proposed an independent power generation device that generates electricity by directly utilizing linear motion from an external source in patent applications No. 2023-166280 and No. 2024-3414, and has shown examples of applying the independent power generation device to cylinder devices such as clamping devices and pressure detectors. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Special Publication No. 2009-516802 [Patent Document 2] Special Publication No. 2022-552337 [Patent Document 3] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2018-153094 DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] Metal blocks radio waves, but the housings of these cylinder devices are themselves made of metal. The stand-alone power generating device detects the movement of the piston inside the metal housing of the cylinder device and generates an electrical signal, which is then released wirelessly to the outside. There is a need for a wireless sensing structure that blocks weak radio waves as little as possible due to the metal housing.

[0006] The object of the present invention is to provide a wireless sensing structure that makes it easier for radio waves to spread from a wireless radio when an electrical signal from an autonomous power generating device that detects mechanical fluctuations within the metal housing of a cylinder device is radiated to the outside via wireless radio. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] According to the present invention, in a wireless sensing structure for a cylinder device equipped with a stand-alone power generating device that generates electricity in response to fluctuations in the position of a piston portion in a metal housing and transmits the electricity as an electrical signal, a wireless substrate having an antenna erected from a substrate on which a wireless transmission LSI is mounted; a recess on the bottom surface and a U-shaped groove on the surface surface communicate with each other through a through hole provided at the start of the U-shaped groove, the inorganic substrate is attached to the recess, the antenna is inserted into the through hole, and a resin lid is folded in order along the U-shaped groove and fixed; A portion of the upper side of the housing has a notch cut out in a shape similar to the outer shape of the lid body, creating a recess into which the lid body fits, and the wireless module is placed over the recess, thereby sealing it. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to the wireless sensing structure of the present invention, a recess is provided in a portion of the upper side of the housing, with a shape similar to the external shape of the wireless module cut out, into which the lid fits. By placing the wireless module over the recess, the metal of the housing in the horizontal direction that would obstruct the radio waves emitted from the antenna folded into the U-shaped groove is eliminated, making it easier for the radio waves to spread. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an independent power generation device. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating components of the stand-alone power generating device. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating components of the stand-alone power generating device. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the stand-alone power generating device. [Figure 5] FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a release state. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an intermediate state. [Figure 8] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a locked state. [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the wireless module is removed. [Figure 10] 1A and 1B are diagrams illustrating the structure of a wireless module. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[0010] First, the stand-alone power generating device will be described. As for the stand-alone power generating device, the stand-alone power generating devices disclosed in Patent Documents 1-3 and the stand-alone power generating devices proposed in Japanese Patent Application Nos. 2023-166280 and 2024-3414 can be applied.

[0011] Here, we will explain the stand-alone power generation devices proposed in Japanese Patent Application Nos. 2023-166280 and 2024-3414, which were not publicly known at the time of filing this application. 1A, the stand-alone power generating apparatus 1 includes a magnet unit 13 fixed to a housing 2 with bolts 23 and a coil unit 12 that can be moved in a core axis direction c1 by a probe 11 made of a ball. The magnet unit 13 includes a permanent magnet 14 and an upper magnetic flux path 15 and a lower magnetic flux path 16 made of soft magnetic material. Magnetic flux paths of soft magnetic material are provided for the upper and lower magnetic poles of the permanent magnet 14, respectively. The two magnetic flux paths 15, 16 are U-shaped in side view, sandwiching the permanent magnet 14, with one magnetic flux path 15 on the inside and the other magnetic flux path 16 on the outside, and are arranged to overlap with a gap between them. The two ends of the magnetic flux path 15 form pole pieces 15a, 15b, and the two ends of the magnetic flux path 16 form pole pieces 16a, 16b.

[0012] The coil unit 12 includes a core 17, a coil 19 wound around the core 17 via a bobbin 19a, and ring-shaped contact terminals 21 and 22 sandwiching the coil 19. Pole pieces 15a and 16a face each other as a pair on the front side of the coil 19, while pole pieces 15b and 16b face each other as a pair on the rear side of the coil 19. The core 17 has a front end 17a on the front side (right in the drawing) of its core axis direction c1, a core body 17b in the center, and a rear end 17c on the rear side (left in the drawing). The core 17 has a cylindrical shape with the core axis direction c1 aligned radially from the centerline C. Hereinafter, in the drawings, the right side of the core axis direction c1 is referred to as the front side, and the left side is referred to as the rear side. The core body 17b accounts for most of the length of the core 17 in the core axis direction c1, and the coil 19 is wound around the core body 17b. Although not clearly visible in the drawing, the bobbin 19a is adhesively fixed to the magnetic flux path 15. The core body 17b and the coil 19 are not fixed, and the core body 17b can move in the core axis direction c1 via the hollow of the bobbin 19a, which is the center of the coil 19.

[0013] The core body 17b is made of a soft magnetic material. The front end portion 17a and the rear end portion 17c may be made of a soft magnetic material or a non-magnetic material. However, if they are made of a soft magnetic material, they must be spaced apart to prevent magnetic short-circuiting with the upper and lower magnetic flux paths 15, 16.

[0014] Core body 17b and front end 17a, and core body 17b and rear end 17c have protrusions a and recesses b for fitting together. The outer circumferential surfaces between core body 17b and front end 17a and between core body 17b and rear end 17c are provided with sliding surfaces 17d and 17e, respectively, which are smaller in diameter than the other outer circumferential surfaces by a distance d. Contact terminals 21 and 22 are soft magnetic and fitted onto the outer circumferential surfaces of sliding surfaces 17d and 17e, respectively. Contact terminals 21 and 22 can freely move on sliding surfaces 17d and 17e in the core axis direction c1 within the distance d. The large-diameter portion of core body 17b and front end 17a and rear end 17c restrict movement of contact terminals 21 and 22 beyond distance d. The two contact terminals 21 and 22 are always in contact with the corresponding sliding surfaces 17d and 17e, and magnetic flux passes between the core body 17b and the contact terminals 21 and 22 without any magnetic gap.

[0015] The front end 17a of the core 17 abuts against the probe unit 11, and when radial movement of the center line C is transmitted from the probe unit 11 to the core 17, the rear end 17c of the core 17 moves in the core axis direction c1 relative to the magnet unit 13.

[0016] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the coil unit 12 and the contact terminals 21 and 22 in detail. Note that the coil 19 (and bobbin 19a) are indicated by dashed lines in the figure. When the front end 17a and rear end 17c of the core 17 are removed from the core body 17b, the contact terminals 21 and 22 can be removed from the sliding surfaces 17d and 17e. The front end 17a has an input end p that contacts the probe 11, a first base portion q that is larger in diameter than the sliding surface 17d, and a recessed portion b that fits with the protruding portion a of the core body 17b. The rear end 17c has a seat portion r that contacts the elastic body 18, a second base portion s that is larger in diameter than the sliding surface 17e, and a recessed portion b (FIG. 2) that fits with the protruding portion a of the core body 17b. The contact terminals 21 and 22 are cylindrical with a height h, which is shorter than the distance d. Each of the contact terminals 21 and 22 has contact surfaces 21a and 21b and contact surfaces 22a and 22b on the front and back sides, respectively, which are perpendicular to the core axis direction c1.

[0017] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the relationship between the magnet unit 13 and the core 17. The magnet unit 13 has a permanent magnet 14 sandwiched between upper and lower magnetic flux paths 15, 16, and is fixed to the housing 2 with bolts 23. The upper and lower magnetic flux paths 15, 16 are made by bending a plate material into a U-shape. The pole pieces 15a, 15b, 16a, 16b, which are the ends of the upper and lower magnetic flux paths 15, 16, respectively, are disposed with a gap between the core body 17b, the front end 17a, and the rear end 17c. Furthermore, this is to prevent the core body 17b, the front end 17a, and the rear end 17c from forming a magnetic flux path, as they do not come into contact with each other before, during, or after they are pushed by the probe unit 11 or the elastic body 18 and move.

[0018] The magnetic poles of permanent magnet 14 appear in pole pieces 15a, 16b of upper and lower magnetic flux paths 15, 16. Pole pieces 15a, 15b of upper magnetic flux path 15 and pole pieces 16a, 16b of lower magnetic flux path are arranged parallel to each other with a distance t between them. Abutment surfaces 21b, 21a on the front and back of contact terminal 21 can come into contact with pole pieces 15a, 16a, respectively. Abutment surfaces 22a, 22b on the front and back of contact terminal 22 can come into contact with pole pieces 15b, 16b, respectively. Pole pieces 15a, 15b, 16a, 16b are provided with arc-shaped notches x to increase the contact area with contact terminals 21, 22. When the contact terminals 21 and 22 slide on the sliding surfaces 17d and 17e, the contact terminals 21 and 22 come into contact with the pole pieces 15a, 15b, 16a and 16b and are prevented from sliding, so the range over which the contact terminals 21 and 22 can move is within this distance t.

[0019] FIG. 4 illustrates the operation of the stand-alone power generating device 1. The rear end 17c of the core 17 of the stand-alone power generating device 1 abuts against the elastic body 18, which is a compression spring. The elastic body 18 is housed in a spring chamber 24. When the core 17 moves rearward in the core axial direction c1, the elastic body 18 accumulates a resilient force, which is used to push the core 17 forward. The mechanism for pushing the core 17 forward is not limited to the elastic body 18. A mechanism for pushing the core 17 forward using pressure oil or compressed air supplied to the operating chamber, as shown in the first embodiment described below, may also be used. In FIG. 4A, the rear pole piece 15b of the upper magnetic flux path 15, the contact terminal 22, the core body 17b, the contact terminal 21, and the front pole piece 16a of the lower magnetic flux path 16 are magnetically short-circuited to form a magnetic circuit φ1. The magnetic circuit φ1 is a circular path without leakage.

[0020] 4B shows the core 17 moving rearward in the core axial direction c1. The contact terminals 21 and 22 are pushed by the front end 17a and the large-diameter portion of the core body 17b, respectively, and the rear pole piece 15b of the upper magnetic flux path 15 and the contact terminal 22, and the contact terminal 21 and the front pole piece 16a of the lower magnetic flux path 16 begin to separate, creating a gap g. The moving speed v1 of the core 17 and the contact terminals 21 and 22 up to this point is the moving speed of the probe unit 11. The magnetic force between the rear pole piece 15b of the upper magnetic flux path 15 and the contact terminal 22, and the magnetic force between the contact terminal 21 and the front pole piece 16a of the lower magnetic flux path 16, weakens.

[0021] In Fig. 4C, the moment the magnetic force between the rear pole piece 16b of the lower magnetic flux path 15 and contact terminal 22 and the magnetic force between contact terminal 21 and the front pole piece 15a of the upper magnetic flux path 15 become dominant, contact terminals 21 and 22 leave the state of moving speed v1, are accelerated on sliding surfaces 17d and 17e, and collide with pole piece 15a and pole piece 16b, respectively. Note that Fig. 4B and Fig. 4C show the states before and after the contact terminals 21 and 22 are suddenly accelerated and move, even though the core 17 has hardly moved at all.

[0022] As shown in FIG. 4C , the distance d between the sliding surfaces 17d and 17e is designed so that the rear ends of the sliding surfaces 17d and 17e are positioned at or beyond the rear pole piece 16b of the lower magnetic flux path 16 and the front pole piece 15a of the upper magnetic flux path 15, respectively. In this state, the front pole piece 15a of the upper magnetic flux path 15, the contact terminal 21, the core body 17b, the contact terminal 22, and the rear pole piece 16b of the lower magnetic flux path 16 are magnetically short-circuited to form a magnetic circuit φ2. The magnetic circuit φ2 also forms a complete circuit without leakage. Focusing on the core body 17b, the magnetic flux passing through the core body 17b has opposite directions in the magnetic circuits φ1 and φ2. The instantaneous switch from magnetic circuit φ1 to magnetic circuit φ2 results in a large change in magnetic flux.

[0023] FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of a cylinder device 40 equipped with an autonomous power generating apparatus 1. The cylinder device 40 comprises a metal housing 2, a shaft member 5 that protrudes from the housing 2 and moves up and down, and a link clamp mechanism 30 consisting of links 30a and 30b attached to the end of the shaft member 5. The housing 2 has a shape in which a cylindrical lower part B is integrated with a rectangular parallelepiped upper part T. The lower part B is where pressure oil or compressed air is supplied to move the shaft member 5 up and down. The upper part T is where the wireless module 61 and the autonomous power generating apparatus 1 are installed. The cylinder device 40 operates the autonomous power generating apparatus 1 when the shaft member 5 is in the lowered position.

[0024] Figure 6 shows a cross section of a cylinder device 40 equipped with an independent power generating device 1. The shaft member 5 has a shaft body 5a formed from the top and a piston portion 5b having a larger diameter than the shaft body 5a. A stepped portion 5d is provided midway along the length of the shaft body 5a, and the diameter of the shaft body 5a above the stepped portion 5d is larger than that of the shaft body 5a below the stepped portion 5d.

[0025] In the cylinder device 40, pressure oil or compressed air, etc., is supplied to a cylinder bore 3 drilled in the housing 2, causing the piston portion 5b to move up and down. The cylinder bore 3 is a space formed inside the ceiling portion 2a, the bottom portion 2b, and a body wall 2c extending in the vertical direction, and inside the body wall 2c. When pressure oil or compressed air, etc., is supplied to the chamber 3a above the piston portion 5b, the piston portion 5b moves down, and when pressure oil or compressed air, etc., is supplied to the chamber 3b below, the piston portion 5b moves up.

[0026] A cylindrical hole 4 formed in the ceiling portion 2a of the housing 2 surrounds the shaft main body 5a, and a portion of the shaft member 5 penetrates the ceiling portion 2a and protrudes outside the housing 2. In the drawing, the stroke range of the shaft member 5 is indicated by ST. This range indicates the vertical movement range of the position marked with an "*" on the shaft member 5 in the drawing.

[0027] A sleeve 51 is fitted onto the outer periphery of the shaft body 5a above the stepped portion 5d. The sleeve 51 is surrounded by the cylindrical bore 4. The lower end 51a of the sleeve 51 has a reduced diameter and is adapted to engage with the stepped portion 5d. The upper end 51b of the sleeve 51 has a limited range of movement by the ceiling portion 2a of the housing 2. In other words, even if the shaft body 5a rises, once the upper end 51b of the sleeve 51 abuts against the ceiling portion 2a of the housing 2, the sleeve 51 cannot rise any further, and only the shaft body 5a rises.

[0028] A displacement portion 53 is provided on the outer periphery of the sleeve 51 midway up its height. An opening 9 is drilled within the range of movement of the displacement portion 53. A ball-shaped probe portion 11 is fitted into the opening 9 and protrudes from it. The probe portion 11 in the opening 9 detects the displacement portion 53 and protrudes from the opening 9. The opening 9 faces the displacement portion 53, and the probe portion 11 overlaps the displacement portion 53, thereby converting the up and down movement of the shaft body 5a into movement in a direction perpendicular to the center line C (direction c1, radial direction of the center line C). The sleeve 51 is urged upward by an elastic body 55 whose base end is a fixed end 54 provided on the housing 2 side.

[0029] The motion of the probe 11 is transmitted to the front end 17a of the core 17 of the stand-alone power generating device 1. The stand-alone power generating device 1 converts the kinetic energy of the probe 11 into electrical energy, and supplies power to the wireless module 61 to drive it. The wireless module 61 wirelessly transmits a signal indicating that it has climbed over the obstacle.

[0030] Furthermore, the rear end portion 17c of the core 17 of the stand-alone power generating device 1 abuts against an elastic body 18, which is a compression spring, at the rear side. The elastic body 18 is housed in a spring chamber 24, and when the core 17 moves in the core axial direction c1, a resilient force is accumulated in the spring chamber 24. The resilient force accumulated in the elastic body is used as a force to push the core forward when the shaft body 5a descends and the probe part 11 descends from the displacement part 8.

[0031] 7, the piston portion 5b of the cylinder device 40 is lowered, and the link clamp mechanism 30 has released the workpiece W. The state is shown in which the stepped portion 5d of the shaft body 5a presses down the sleeve 51, causing the probe portion 11 to come out of the concave displacement portion 43.

[0032] 8 shows the cylinder device 40 in a state where sensing is started by the stand-alone power generating apparatus 1 during the process of switching from the released state to the locked state. The sleeve 51 is pushed up by the elastic body 32, and the probe 11 is about to fall into the displacement part 53. When the probe 11 overlaps with the displacement part 53, the stand-alone power generating apparatus 1 can operate the wireless module 61 to notify the outside world by wireless signal.

[0033] Figure 8 shows the cylinder device 40 in a locked state. The sleeve 51 cannot rise, and only the shaft body 5a has risen. The probe 11 has fallen into the displacement portion 53. Therefore, the range in which the sleeve 51 engages with the stepped portion 5d and descends in conjunction with it is the lower first range ex11 of the range ST in the process of the shaft member 5 stroking, and this range corresponds to the distance ex1 between the upper end 51b of the sleeve 51 and the ceiling portion 2a in Figure 7.

[0034] According to the cylinder device 40, the probe portion 11 in the opening 9 overlaps with the displacement portion 53, thereby converting the up and down movement of the shaft body 5a into movement perpendicular to the center line C (direction c1, radial direction of the center line C). Therefore, when the piston portion 5b is in the lowered position, the self-sustaining power generating device 1 can operate the wireless module 61 and notify the outside by wireless signal.

[0035] 9 shows the wireless module 61 removed from the housing 2. Here, in a plan view, the long side direction of the upper part T is defined as the x direction (the same direction as the c1 direction), and the short side direction is defined as the y direction. The x direction is the long side direction of the upper part T because the stand-alone power generating apparatus 1 is arranged in the c1 direction of the shaft member 5 within the housing 2.

[0036] The housing 2 is provided with a recess 2d into which the wireless module 61 fits. The recess 2d is provided by cutting out the entire upper side in the y direction of the rectangular upper part T of the housing 2 and a part in the x direction that is continuous with the upper side. The position of the recess 2d corresponds to the position directly above the stand-alone power generating device 1. The recess 2d is similar in shape to the wireless module 61, and the wireless module 61 is placed over the recess 2d from above the housing 2, thereby closing the recess 2d. The wireless module 61 is fixed in place with bolts 60.

[0037] 10 is a diagram showing the details of the wireless module 61. The wireless module 61 includes a cover 62 made of a resin such as polyphenylene sulfide or polyacetal that does not easily block radio waves, and a wireless board 70 on which a wireless transmitting LSI (not shown) is mounted and an antenna 71 is provided. Since the cover 62 defines the external shape of the wireless module 61, the recessed portion 2d is similar in shape to the external shape of the cover 62. The wireless module 61 is placed over the recessed portion 2d of the housing 2 via a packing 67 that prevents dust from entering.

[0038] 10A-10D are views showing the cover 62, with FIG. 10A being a plan view, FIG. 10B being a front view, FIG. 10C being a Y1-Y1 cross-sectional view, and FIG. 10D being a bottom view. FIGS. 10E and 10F are a plan view and a Y3-Y3 cross-sectional view of the packing 67. FIG. 10G is a side view and a plan view of the wireless board 70.

[0039] 10I, the wireless board 70 is mounted in a recess 66 provided in the bottom surface of the lid 62. In Fig. 10J, a U-shaped groove 63 is provided on the surface of the lid 62. The U-shaped groove 63 is formed by connecting an x-direction groove 63a, a y-direction groove 63b, and an x-direction groove 63c in series. A through hole 65 communicates with the start position of the U-shaped groove 63, the recess 62d, and the through hole 65, and the antenna 71 bonded to the recess 66 is inserted into the through hole 65 and emerges in the U-shaped groove 63.

[0040] The antenna 71 is a quarter-wave antenna. The antenna 71 passes through the through-hole 65 and is folded and fixed along the x-direction grooves 63a, 63b, and 63c in that order. However, folding the antenna 71 too small would cause interference between the folded portions, so the y-direction groove 63b separates the x-direction grooves 63a and 63c. Furthermore, a recess 2d is cut out in a shape similar to the external shape of the wireless module 61 in a portion of the upper side of the housing 2, into which the lid 62 fits. The wireless module 61 is placed over the recess 2d, so that the metal housing 2 does not obstruct the portion of the antenna 71 in the y-direction groove 63b in a horizontal direction in a plan view. Furthermore, because the recess 2d cuts out portions of the housing 2 at the x-direction grooves 63a and 63c, radio wave interference is less likely to occur.

[0041] Furthermore, since the entire length of the antenna 71 is fixed to the resin lid 62, it is less susceptible to external mechanical shocks in the environment in which the cylinder device 40 is installed. [Explanation of symbols]

[0042] 1. Standalone power generation equipment 2. Housing 2a Ceiling section 2b bottom 2c trunk wall 2d recess 3 Cylinder bore 4 cylinder hole 5 Shaft member 5a shaft body 5b Piston part 5d Stepped part 8 Displacement section 9 aperture 11 Probe section 12 Coil unit 13 Magnet unit 14 Permanent magnets 15, 16 Magnetic flux path 15a, 15b, 16a, 16b pole pieces 17 cores 17a Front end 17b Core body 17c Rear end 17d Sliding surface 17d, 17e sliding surface 17e Sliding surface 18 Elastic Body 19 Coil 19a Bobbin 21 Contact terminal 21, 22 contact terminal 21a, 21b contact surface 21b, 21a contact surface 22 Contact terminal 22a, 22b contact surface 23 volts 24 Spring chamber 30 Link clamp mechanism 30a, 30b Link 32 Elastic Body 40 Cylinder device 43 Displacement section 51 Sleeve 51a Bottom end 51b Top end 53 Displacement section 54 Fixed end 55 Elastic Body 60 volts 61 Wireless Module 62 Lid 62d Recess 63 U-shaped groove 65 through holes 66 Recess 67 Gasket 70 Radio board 71 Antenna

Claims

[Claim 1] A wireless sensing structure for a cylinder device equipped with an independent power generating device that generates electricity in response to changes in the position of a piston in a metal housing and transmits the electricity as an electrical signal. a wireless substrate having an antenna erected from a substrate on which a wireless transmission LSI is mounted; a recess on the bottom surface and a U-shaped groove on the surface surface communicate with each other through a through hole provided at the start of the U-shaped groove, the inorganic substrate is attached to the recess, the antenna is inserted into the through hole, and a resin lid is folded in order along the U-shaped groove and fixed; A wireless sensing structure characterized in that a portion of the upper side of the housing is cut out in a shape similar to the external shape of the lid body, creating a recess into which the lid body fits, and the wireless module is placed over the recess, thereby sealing the recess.

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