Transponder Insert Part with Resilient Web Clamping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing devices face challenges in reliably inserting RFID transponders into slots of objects, especially in the construction sector where mechanical stress and high-pressure cleaning cause transponders to become dislodged or lost within cavities.
Innovation Solution
A device with an insert part made of flexible plastics, featuring a receptacle with a resilient web for clamping the transponder, and hook-shaped stops or claws to secure it within the slot, preventing it from falling into cavities, combined with potting for permanent fixation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If transponder is inserted into slot of object with cavity behind slot, then transponder can be positioned at correct location, but transponder may fall through slot into cavity and disappear
Solution Approach 1:
An insert part serves as an intermediary component between the transponder and the slot. This insert part includes a receptacle that receives the transponder and hook-shaped stops that engage with the slot, preventing the transponder from falling through while maintaining precise positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The insertion device is segmented into functional components: an insert part with hook-shaped stops for slot engagement, a receptacle for transponder reception, and a resilient web for clamping. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function effectively.
2Reliability
If transponder is fixed by gluing or soldering, then transponder can be secured in slot, but fixation does not withstand hard continuous stress and cleaning
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces chemical bonding methods (gluing, soldering) with a mechanical retention system. The insert part uses hook-shaped stops that physically engage with the slot and a resilient web that clamps the transponder, providing a mechanically robust solution that withstands stress and cleaning.
3Manufacturing precision
If insert part is made to fit slot dimensions, then precise positioning is achieved, but insertion difficulty increases especially with cavities behind slot
Solution Approach 1:
The insert part incorporates a resilient web that provides flexibility during insertion. This dynamic element allows the insert part to be inserted into the slot and then securely retain the transponder, combining precise positioning with ease of operation.
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
Ensures the transponder is securely positioned and retained within the slot, maintaining optimal activity and transmission power even under mechanical stress and cleaning conditions.
Implementation Method 1
the receptacle having a resilient web for clamping the transponder, when inserted, between a base of the insert part and the resilient web
Data Source
AI summary
A device for inserting a transponder into a slot of an object, the device being designed as an insert part which has approximately the length and width of the slot and which can be connected to the slot, and which has a receptacle for the transponder.The task of designing an appropriate device in such a manner that the transponder to be inserted can be reliably positioned at the correct location of the slot is achieved in that the receptacle is arranged on the end of the insert part facing an end of the slot, and has a resilient web for clamping the transponder, when inserted, between a base of the insert part 4 and the resilient web, wherein the space between the web and the base is undersized with respect to the thickness of the transponder.