Insertion Body With Integrated RFID Tag for Rapid Pallet Marking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing RFID and NFC tag implementation methods are hindered by high costs and time-consuming attachment processes, particularly due to the need for skilled personnel and the difficulty in efficiently marking multiple objects with these tags.
Innovation Solution
The development of an elongated impact body with a tapered tip and integrated RFID or NFC tag, which can be easily and quickly inserted into materials like wood or plastic, combined with magnetizable shielding to prevent interference from metallic objects, and connected shot bodies for rapid mass tagging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If RFID tags are attached using conventional methods, then tag functionality is achieved, but attachment time and labor costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the RFID tag with the insertion body into a single integrated unit. The tag is mounted on the insertion body before insertion, eliminating the need for separate attachment steps. This merging of components allows the tag to be applied simultaneously with the insertion process, dramatically reducing attachment time and increasing productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The RFID tag is pre-mounted on the insertion body during manufacturing or before use. This preliminary action ensures that the tag is already in position and ready for insertion, eliminating the need for separate attachment operations during the marking process. The tag is effectively pre-positioned and pre-attached, streamlining the overall process.
2Reliability
If skilled personnel are used for tag attachment, then attachment quality is improved, but labor costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The insertion body with pre-mounted tag is designed to be self-installing through the insertion process. The mechanical insertion action automatically secures the tag in place without requiring separate attachment operations by skilled workers. The system serves itself by integrating the attachment function into the insertion mechanism, reducing dependency on highly skilled labor.
Solution Approach 2:
By merging the tag attachment function with the insertion function, the patent eliminates the need for separate skilled attachment operations. The single insertion action performs both the insertion and secure attachment of the tag, reducing labor skill requirements and associated costs while maintaining reliable attachment quality.
3Reliability
If multiple objects are marked individually, then each object receives proper tagging, but overall processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses multiple insertion bodies, each equipped with its own RFID tag, that can be inserted simultaneously or in rapid succession into multiple objects. This segmentation of the tagging function across multiple independent units enables parallel processing of multiple objects, maintaining complete tagging coverage while dramatically improving overall processing efficiency and productivity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables rapid and efficient marking of multiple objects, such as transport pallets, with RFID or NFC tags, reducing attachment time and labor costs while maintaining tag functionality, allowing for simultaneous detection and tracking.
Implementation Method 1
An impact body for shooting into a transport receiving device
Implementation Method 2
magnetizable or ferritic material can be arranged or provided on or in the bullet body adjacent to the electronic or electromechanical transmitting and/or receiving device
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AI summary
The invention relates to an assembly (6) of several identical insertion bodies (1), each insertion body (1) comprising an RFID tag (2) as an electronic or electromechanical transmitting and/or receiving device. The insertion bodies (1) are connected to one another side by side or one behind the other by one or more connecting elements (28), the connecting elements (28) being designed for mechanical separation (4) by an external force (F) acting on an individual insertion body (1). Thus, they can form a linear arrangement, like a magazine (6), for pneumatic or electric nail guns or bolt guns (20) as an insertion device, for example, to be inserted into pallets (25) for marking purposes.