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Date of filing: 27.06.2016 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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ELECTRONIC SEAL AND ELECTRONIC SEALING SYSTEM
ELEKTRONISCHES SIEGEL UND ELEKTRONISCHES VERSIEGELUNGSSYSTEM
SCEAU ÉLECTRONIQUE ET SYSTÈME DE SCEAU ÉLECTRONIQUE
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14.07.2015 CN 201510412434
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Proprietor: Nuctech Company Limited |
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- CHEN, Zhiqiang
Beijing 100084 (CN)
- LI, Yuanjing
Beijing 100084 (CN)
- WU, Xianghao
Beijing 100084 (CN)
- CHEN, Yonggang
Beijing 100084 (CN)
- FANG, Xu
Beijing 100084 (CN)
- SU, Mingdong
Beijing 100084 (CN)
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Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte
Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Widenmayerstraße 47 80538 München 80538 München (DE) |
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WO-A1-2014/142826 CN-A- 1 884 012 CN-A- 103 670 035 CN-U- 204 782 324 US-A1- 2014 263 379
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Note: Within nine months from the publication of the mention of the grant of the European
patent, any person may give notice to the European Patent Office of opposition to
the European patent
granted. Notice of opposition shall be filed in a written reasoned statement. It shall
not be deemed to
have been filed until the opposition fee has been paid. (Art. 99(1) European Patent
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Field of the Invention
[0001] The present invention relates to an electronic seal and an electronic seal system.
Background of the Invention
[0002] At present, it needs to prevent door of containers used at customs from being illegally
opened when entering/leaving customs and ports, and it is desired to not open the
door in many cases to reduce trouble of inspection.
[0003] An existing container, however, employs a lead seal, which requires manual working
and results in waste of lead. In addition, the lead seal is likely to be remade by
forging after being illegally sheared off. The existing container also employs a sensor-type
seal for sealing, for example, a clamping sensor seal between door leaves of the container.
Such a clamping sensor seal is installed between door leaves. When the door is opened,
the clamping sensor seal sends information to a control center to report, so as to
prevent illegally opening the door. However, as a clamping sensor seal needs to be
installed by opening the door, such a clamping sensor seal can not be used if it requires
to perform protection detection in a case of closing the door.
CN201080344Y discloses a refrigerating container which comprises a container body provided with
a doorframe and a container door; a door condition detecting device is arranged on
the container door and the doorframe; the detecting device comprises a detector used
to detect the information about the variation of the distance between the container
door and the doorframe, a signal processing and emitting device which is used to receive
the information detected by the detector and to analyze and process the information
so as to judge whether or not to give off information about the condition of the container
door, and to send the condition information to the detecting terminal or the detecting
center.
[0004] CN1884012A discloses an integrated container customs seal which at least comprises: a sensor
for sensing opening and closing states of the container door; a wireless transmitting
and receiving module capable of communicating with a wireless terminal and realizing
data transmission; an alarming element; and a control circuit respectively connecting
with the sensor, the wireless transmitting and receiving module and the alarming element
to receive and process signals of the sensor, control the wireless transmitting and
receiving module to transmit and receive signals, control the alarming element to
send alarm signals; the alarming element is an apparatus which is disposed on the
external part of the container and can send naked eye recognizable signals under the
control of the control circuit.
[0005] CN101074064A discloses a safety monitoring equipment and system for container which includes a
safety monitoring equipment, a fixing equipment, a handset equipment and a long-distance
managing central server; the safety monitoring equipment consists of a shell, a communications
control module, a displacement pick-up module, an antenna, a power supply and a locking
equipment, the shell uses organic material to process waterproof and anti-impact sealing;
the displacement pick-up module can test the displacement quantity of one door relative
to another door, outputs the electric signal relative to the displacement quantity
to the communications control module; the communications control module communicate
with the outer equipment by wireless mode of the antenna.
Summary of the Invention
[0006] In view of this, an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic seal,
which can be reused and installed for use without opening the door of a container,
so as to solve part or all of problems of the seal in the prior art. Another object
of the present invention is to provide an electronic seal convenient to install and
disassemble. A further object of the present invention is to provide an electronic
seal which can be protected from damage and forging.
[0007] In a first aspect of the present invention, an electronic seal is provided, for indicating
whether an attached box is opened, wherein the electronic seal comprises a housing
having a first surface and a second surface, the electronic seal further comprises
at least one magnet and at least one Hall element paired with the magnet, and the
magnet and the Hall element are arranged in the housing,
wherein the first surface is adapted to contact and fit with the box, the magnet is
adapted to contact and attach on the box, so as to fix the electronic seal on the
box, and after said magnet is attached on the box, the magnet and the Hall element
cooperate to send a signal that said electronic seal is moved, when said electronic
seal leaves the box.
[0008] In a second aspect of the present invention, an electronic seal system is provided,
comprising a customs lock and at least one electronic seal described above, wherein
each electronic seal establishes data communication with said customs lock configured
to send information of the electronic seal to users.
Brief Description of the Drawings
[0009]
Figs. 1A and 1B show an L-shaped electronic seal of the present invention;
Figs. 2A and 2B show a line-type electronic seal of the present invention; and
Figs. 3A and 3B show an electronic seal system of the present invention.
Detailed Description of the Embodiments
[0010] Now, detailed references are provided for the embodiments of the present invention,
and examples thereof are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which like numbers
all represent like elements. To explain the present invention, the embodiments below
will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
First Embodiment
[0011] According to the first embodiment of the present invention, an electronic seal 11
is provided, for indicating whether a sealed box 2 is opened.
[0012] Figs. 1A and 1B show an L-shaped electronic seal 11 of the present invention. Refer
to Figs. 1A and 1B. The electronic seal 11 comprises an integrally formed housing
114, which can be formed by an ultrasonic injection molding process, for example.
The integrated housing 114 has the advantage that entering the inside of the housing
114 will inevitably cause a damaged trace on the housing 114. In other words, if access
to the inside of the housing 114 is desired, the housing 114 must be opened or damaged,
and a trace will be left on the surface of the housing 114 in opening or damaging
the housing 114, so inspectors could know the electronic seal has been damaged. The
integrated housing 114 can be prevented from being illegally damaged. The integrated
housing 114 comprises a front face 115 (corresponding to the second surface) and a
back face 116 (corresponding to the first surface). The front face 115 of the housing
114 faces outwards, and the back face 116 of the housing 114 is adapted to contact
and fit with the scaled box 2 (corresponding to the attached box). "Fit" refers to
that the back face 116 of the housing 114 is substantially complementary with the
surface of the box 2 to be contacted, so that after the back face 116 of the housing
114 and the surface of the box 2 contact and fit with each other, no obvious gap is
formed between the back face 116 of the housing 114 and the surface of the box 2.
Tools such as a blade, a screw driver, etc. or foreign objects cannot enter the back
face 116 of the housing 114, so as to prevent the back face 116 of the housing 114
from being damaged.
[0013] The electronic seal 11 further comprises at least one magnet 111 and at least one
Hall element 112 paired with the magnet. The magnet and the Hall element arc arranged
in the housing 114. The Hall element is adapted to send a warning signal when the
housing 114 of the electronic seal 11 is opened.
[0014] A very strong magnetic attractive force is generated when the magnet 111 contacts
and fits with the metal box 2 such as a steel container, accordingly, the electronic
seal 11 is attached and fixed on the surface of the box 2 of the container. When the
electronic seal 11 is fixed on the surface of the box 2, no part of the back face
116 of the housing 114 of the electronic seal 11 can be contacted. The back face 116
of the electronic seal 11 can be contacted only when the electronic seal 11 is pried
off the box 2, but in such case, the electronic seal 11 will send a signal indicating
the electronic seal 11 has left the box 2.
[0015] The electronic seal 11 comprises at least one magnet 111 and at least one Hall element
112 paired with the magnet. When the magnet 111 is not attached on the metal box 2,
the state of the Hall element 112 is "0"; and when the magnet 111 is attached on the
metal box 2, the magnet 111 and the Hall element 112 interact with each other, so
that the state of the Hall element 112 is "I". After the electronic seal 11 is installed
on the box 2, the state of the Hall element 112 is recorded; and when the state of
the Hall element 112 changes, the Hall element 112 will send out state information
through an antenna. In such a way, an operator can obtain change of the state of the
electronic seal 11 and information that the electronic seal 11 is moved. The magnet
of the electronic seal is not only adapted to attach the electronic seal to the metal
box through magnetic attractive force, but also reflect the state of the electronic
seal through interaction with the Hall element.
[0016] Accordingly, as shown in Figs. 3A and 3B, in some cases, a door 20 may be removed
by cutting an L-shaped hinge 1, which is welded on the box 2 and connects the door
20 and a side edge 21, for example, of the box 2 (a part of the hinge 1 is welded
on the door 20, the other part is welded on a side of the box 2 orthogonal to the
door 20), and after illegal movement is completed, the hinge 1 is welded on the box
2 again, so as to avoid that the door 20 is found be opened. In order to prevent the
hinge 1 from being damaged, the electronic seal 11 may cover the hinge 1 and protect
the hinge 1 from contact or removal, thereby preventing criminal behaviors. Such an
electronic seal 11 may be in the shape of L as shown in Figs. 1A and 1B. As shown
in Figs. 3A and 3B, the electronic seal 11 covers the hinge 1 in two directions of
the L-shaped hinge perpendicular to each other to be attached to the box 2, thereby
protecting the hinge 1. Any action damaging the hinge must be performed by removing
the electronic seal 11, and illegally removing the electronic seal 11 will trigger
warning. Alternatively, the electronic seal 11 may further comprise one or more additional
Hall elements 117. The additional Hall elements send a signal indicating the housing
114 is damaged when the housing 114 of the electronic seal 11 is damaged. Due to the
additional Hall elements 117, the integrally formed housing 114 cannot be damaged,
and the electronic seal 11 itself is monitored. For example, the additional Hall elements
117 are distributed in the electronic seal, and mutually cooperate with magnet matched
with the same and arranged in the electronic seal, and when the housing 114 of the
electronic seal is damaged, the additional Hall elements 117 send a signal. Favorably,
the additional Hall elements 117 mutually cooperate with the magnet 111, which is
arranged in the electronic seal and adapted to determine whether the electronic seal
leaves the box. Thus, there's no need of arranging additional or special magnet or
magnets in the electronic seal, and the magnet 111 can cooperate with the additional
Hall elements 117 and at the same time protect the housing of the electronic seal
through cooperation with the additional Hall elements 117. Alternatively, the electronic
seal 11 may further comprise one or more additional optical elements. The additional
optical elements arc arranged at one or more positions in the electronic seal, and
these additional optical elements may comprise, for example, a optical sensor. When
the electronic seal is damaged and external light irradiates to the inside of the
electronic seal, light is sensed by an optical sensor, and then a signal is sent for
warning. The optical sensor may comprise an infrared sensor, an ultraviolet sensor,
a broadband optical sensor or the like, for example. The optical sensor may be an
active optical sensor.
[0017] Alternatively, the electronic seal 11 may further comprise one or more additional
optical elements and one or more additional Hall elements 117. Such a structure is
favorable and can provide redundant protection.
[0018] The electronic seal 11 comprises two magnets 111 and two Hall elements 112 respectively
paired with the two magnets. Two magnets 111 and two Hall elements 112 are respectively
disposed at positions adjacent to two end portions of the electronic seal 11, for
example, as shown in Fig. 1B. One of the functions of the magnets 111 is fixing the
electronic seal 11. The two magnets 111 respectively are arranged adjacent to two
ends of the electronic seal 11 may maintain the electronic seal 11 to be fixed on
the box 2 in a balancing manner. At the same time, the magnets 111 are also adapted
to form the warning together with the Hall elements 112. When the magnet 111 is disposed
together with the Hall elements 112 paired with it, and the magnet 111 is attached
on the box 2 due to magnetic property, the state of the Hall element 112 is 1; and
when the magnet 111 leaves the box 2, the state of the Hall element 112 is changed
to be 0, and is sent out. Accordingly, the state of the electronic seal 11 may be
determined.
[0019] In the first embodiment, the electronic seal 11 further comprises a magnet locking
device 113. The extending and retracting of the magnet 111 is controlled by virtue
of the magnet locking device 113. The magnet locking device 113 is adapted to drive
the magnet 111 to contact or leave the box 2. The magnet locking device 113 comprises
a lock plunger adapted to be operated on the front face 115 (corresponding to the
second surface), and a user drives said magnet 111 to contact or leave the box 2 by
rotating said lock plunger from the second surface. The second surface is the front
face 115 of the housing 114 of the electronic seal 11 facing outwards. Arranging the
magnet locking device 113 on the face facing outwards allows an operator to control
extending and retracting of the magnet 111 from the front face 115 of the housing
114. For example, if the lock plunger of the magnet locking device 113 is rotated
from the second surface, the lock plunger will extend forwards or retract backwards,
and the lock plunger pushes or pulls the magnet 111, so as to drive the magnet 111.
[0020] The electronic seal 11 comprises an antenna, for transmitting a signal indicating
the state of the Hall element 112.
[0021] The electronic seal 11 comprises a power supply, for providing power for the Hall
element 112 and additional Hall elements.
[0022] Preferably, the electronic seal 11 comprises a switch for turning on/off the power
supply.
[0023] Preferably, the switch of the electronic seal 11 is a press-in trigger switch, configured
to be pressed in for turning on the power supply when the electronic seal 11 is installed
on the box 2.
[0024] Alternatively, the electronic seal further comprises an electronic control switch,
which can be a power supply switch or other electronic switch in parallel with the
press-in trigger switch and controlled by program, thereby ensuring that the electronic
seal will not power down in abnormal conditions.
Second Embodiment
[0025] According to the second embodiment of the present invention, an electronic seal 12
is provided, for indicating whether a sealed box 2 is opened.
[0026] Figs. 2A and 2B show a line-type electronic seal 12 of the present invention. Refer
to Figs. 2A and 2B. Comparing the line-type electronic seal 12 of the second embodiment
with the L-shaped electronic seal 11 of the first embodiment, the housings of the
two are different in shape.
[0027] The line-type electronic seal 12 comprises an integrally formed line-type housing
124. The housing 124 comprises a front face 125 and a back face 126. The electronic
seal 12 further comprises at least one magnet 121 and at least one Hall element 122
paired with the magnet 121. The magnet 121 and the Hall element 122 are arranged in
the housing 124. The Hall element is adapted to send a warning signal when the housing
124 of the electronic seal 12 is opened. The electronic seal 12 further comprises
a magnet locking device 123. The extending and retracting of the magnet 121 is controlled
by virtue of the magnet locking device 123. The electronic seal 12 may further comprise
one or more additional Hall elements 127 and/or one or more additional optical elements.
The electronic seal 12 may further comprise an antenna, a power supply, a switch,
an electronic control switch and the like.
[0028] As for others not illustrated in the second embodiment, please refer to relevant
contents of the first embodiment. For example, reference to relevant description about
the housing 114 in the first embodiment may be made with respect to the housing 124
and the front face 125 and back face 126 thereof, except for its different shape from
the housing 114. For the magnet or magnets 121, the Hall element or elements 122,
the magnet locking device 123, the additional Hall elements 127, the additional optical
elements, the antenna, the power supply, the switch, the electronic control switch
and the like, reference may be correspondingly made to relevant description about
the magnet 111, the Hall element 112, the magnetic locking device 113, the additional
Hall elements 117, the additional optical elements, the antenna, the power supply,
the switch, the electronic control switch and the like in the first embodiment. Thus,
according to the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figs. 3A and 3B,
when the electronic seal 12 is attached to the door 20, for example, crossing a slot
between door leaves of the door 20, the door 20 can not be opened. Because if once
the door 20 is opened, the electronic seal 12 cannot well fit with the door 20, a
signal indicating the electronic seal 12 leaves the box 2 is sent once the electronic
seal 12 leaves the box 2, and then a customs officer or other relevant person, for
example, could know the electronic seal 12 is moved and the door 20 is opened. Such
electronic seal 12 may be in the shape of a strip, for example, a line-type shape
as shown in Figs. 2A and 2B. The door 20 may be closed by enabling the electronic
seal to cross the slot between door leaves of the door 20. The electronic seal 12
may further cover a lock 3 for locking the door, as shown in Figs. 3A and 3B.
Third Embodiment
[0029] Refer to Fig. 3B. According to the third embodiment of the present invention, an
electronic seal system is provided, comprising a customs lock 13 and at least one
electronic seal described above. In this embodiment, each electronic seal establishes
data communication with said customs lock 13 adapted to send information of the electronic
seal to users. The customs lock 13 is configured to store state information of the
electronic seal, for example, the information including the number, position and state
information of the electronic seal. In this embodiment, said customs lock 13 is configured
to activate the electronic seal.
[0030] According to the embodiments of the present invention, it should be known by a person
skilled in the art the Hall element is merely a form of the present invention, and
other elements adapted to detect the change of magnetic field or the occurrence of
damage all can replace the Hall element under the teaching of the present invention.
[0031] The present invention is specially illustrated and described with reference to typical
embodiments of the present invention, however, it should be understood by those of
ordinary skill in the art that various changes in forms and details could be made
to these embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention defined
by the appended claims.
1. An electronic seal for indicating whether an attached box is opened, wherein the electronic
seal (11, 12) comprises a housing (114, 124) having a first surface (116, 126) and
a second surface (115, 125), the electronic seal (11, 12) further comprises at least
one magnet (111,121) and at least one Hall element (112,122) paired with the magnet
(111,121), and the magnet (111,121) and the Hall element (112,122) are arranged in
the housing (114, 124),
characterized in that:
the first surface (116, 126) is adapted to contact and fit with the box (2), the magnet
(111,121) is adapted to contact and attach on the box (2), so as to fix the electronic
seal (11, 12) on the box (2); and
after the magnet (111,121) is attached on the box (2), the magnet (111,121) and the
Hall element (112,122) cooperate to send a signal that the electronic seal (11, 12)
is moved, when the electronic seal (11, 12) leaves the box (2).
2. The electronic seal of claim 1, wherein the housing (114, 124) is an integrally formed
housing.
3. The electronic seal of claim 1 or 2, wherein the electronic seal (11, 12) further
comprises additional Hall element (117, 127) arranged in the electronic seal (11,
12) and for sending a warning signal when the housing (114, 124) of the electronic
seal (11, 12) is opened.
4. The electronic seal of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the electronic seal (11,
12) further comprises additional optical sensor arranged in the electronic seal (11,
12) and for sending a warning signal due to light received when the housing (114,
124) of the electronic seal (11, 12) is opened.
5. The electronic seal of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the electronic seal (12)
is line-type seal for crossing a gap between door leaves of a door (20) of the box
(2) to attach on the door (20), and when the door (20) is opened, the electronic seal
(12) is separated from the door (20) and sends a signal that the electronic seal (11)
leaves the door (20).
6. The electronic seal of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the electronic seal (11)
is L-shaped for covering a L-shaped hinge (1) connecting a door (20) and a box body
(21) of the box (2) to completely cover the hinge (1) in two directions of the hinge
(1), so as to prevent from contacting the hinge (1).
7. The electronic seal of any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the electronic seal (11,
12) comprises two magnets and two Hall elements respectively paired with the two magnets,
and the two magnets (111,121) and the two Hall elements (112,122) are respectively
disposed at two positions adjacent to two end portions of the electronic seal (11,
12).
8. The electronic seal of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the electronic seal (11,
12) comprises a magnet locking device (113, 123) adapted to drive the magnet (111,121)
to extend out to contact the box (2) or retract to leave the box (2), the magnet locking
device (113, 123) comprises a lock plunger adapted to be operated on the second surface
(115, 125), and the magnet (111,121) is driven to contact or leave the box (2) by
rotating the lock plunger from the second surface (115, 125).
9. The electronic seal of any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the electronic seal (11,
12) comprises an antenna for transmitting a signal from the Hall element (112,122).
10. The electronic seal of any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the electronic seal (11,
12) comprises a power supply for providing power for the Hall element (112,122) and
additional Hall element (117, 127).
11. The electronic seal of claim 10, wherein the electronic seal (11, 12) comprises a
switch for turning on and off the power supply.
12. The electronic seal of claim 11, wherein the switch is a press-in trigger switch,
configured to be pressed in when the electronic seal (11, 12) is installed on the
box (2), so as to turn on the power supply.
13. An electronic seal system, comprising a customs lock (13) and at least one electronic
seal (11, 12) of any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein each electronic seal (11, 12)
establishes data communication with the customs lock (13) which sends information
of the electronic seal (11, 12) to users.
14. The electronic seal system of claim 13, wherein the customs lock (13) is configured
to activate the electronic seal (11, 12) and store information of the electronic seal
(11, 12), the information includes the number, position and state information of the
electronic seal (11, 12).
1. Elektronisches Siegel zum Anzeigen, ob ein angeschlossener Behälter geöffnet wird,
wobei das elektronische Siegel (11, 12) ein Gehäuse (114, 124) umfasst, das eine erste
Oberfläche (116, 126) und eine zweite Oberfläche (115, 125) aufweist, wobei das elektronische
Siegel (11, 12) ferner mindestens einen Magneten (111, 121) und mindestens ein Hall-Element
(112, 122), das mit dem Magneten (111, 121) gekoppelt ist, umfasst, und der Magnet
(111, 121) und das Hall-Element (112, 122) in dem Gehäuse angeordnet sind,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass:
die erste Oberfläche (116, 126) dafür ausgelegt ist, mit dem Behälter (2) in Kontakt
zu gelangen und an diesem angebracht zu werden, und der Magnet (111, 121) dafür ausgelegt
ist, mit dem Behälter (2) in Kontakt zu gelangen und an diesem befestigt zu werden,
um das elektronische Siegel (11, 12) an dem Behälter (2) zu fixieren; und
der Magnet (111, 121) und das Hall-Element (112, 122), nachdem der Magnet (111, 121)
an dem Behälter befestigt worden ist, zusammenwirken, um ein Signal zu senden, dass
das elektronische Siegel (11, 12) bewegt wird, wenn das elektronische Siegel (11,
12) den Behälter (2) verlässt.
2. Elektronisches Siegel nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Gehäuse (114, 124) einem einteilig
ausgebildeten Gehäuse entspricht.
3. Elektronisches Siegel nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei das elektronische Siegel (11,
12) ferner ein zusätzliches Hall-Element (117, 127) umfasst, das in dem elektronischen
Siegel (11, 12) angeordnet ist, um ein Warnsignal zu senden, wenn das Gehäuse (114,
124) des elektronischen Siegels (11, 12) geöffnet wird.
4. Elektronisches Siegel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei das elektronische Siegel
(11, 12) ferner einen zusätzlichen optischen Sensor umfasst, der in dem elektronischen
Siegel (11, 12) angeordnet ist und der aufgrund von Licht, das empfangen wird, wenn
das Gehäuse (114, 124) des elektronischen Siegels (11, 12) geöffnet wird, ein Warnsignal
sendet.
5. Elektronisches Siegel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, wobei das elektronische Siegel
(12) einem Siegel des Linien-Typs entspricht, um einen Spalt zwischen den Türblättern
einer Tür (20) des Behälters (2) zu kreuzen, um an der Tür (20) befestigt zu werden,
und dann, wenn die Tür (20) geöffnet wird, das elektronische Siegel (12) von der Tür
(20) getrennt wird und ein Signal sendet, dass das elektronische Siegel (11) die Tür
(20) verlässt.
6. Elektronisches Siegel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, wobei das elektronische Siegel
(11) L-förmig ist, um ein L-förmiges Scharnier (1) zu bedecken, das eine Tür (20)
und einen Behälterkörper (21) des Behälters (2) verbindet, um das Scharnier (1) in
zwei Richtungen des Scharniers (1) vollständig zu bedecken, um zu verhindern, dass
das Scharnier (1) kontaktiert wird.
7. Elektronisches Siegel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, wobei das elektronische Siegel
(11, 12) zwei Magneten und zwei Hall-Elemente umfasst, die jeweils mit den zwei Magneten
gekoppelt sind, und die zwei Magneten (111, 121) und die zwei Hall-Elemente (112,
122) jeweils an zwei Positionen neben zwei Endabschnitten des elektronischen Siegels
(11, 12) angeordnet sind.
8. Elektronisches Siegel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, wobei das elektronische Siegel
(11, 12) eine Magnetverriegelungsvorrichtung (113, 123) umfasst, die dafür ausgelegt
ist, den Magneten (111, 121) anzutreiben, auszufahren, um mit dem Behälter (2) in
Kontakt zu gelangen, oder zurückzuziehen, um den Behälter (2) zu verlassen, wobei
die Magnetverriegelungsvorrichtung (113, 123) einen Sperrkolben umfasst, der dafür
ausgelegt ist, auf der zweiten Oberfläche (115, 125) betrieben zu werden, und der
Magnet (111, 121) durch Drehen des Sperrkolbens von der zweiten Oberfläche (115, 125)
angetrieben wird, mit dem Behälter (2) in Kontakt zu gelangen oder ihn zu verlassen.
9. Elektronisches Siegel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, wobei das elektronische Siegel
(11, 12) eine Antenne zum Übertragen eines Signals von dem Hall-Element (112, 122)
umfasst.
10. Elektronisches Siegel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, wobei das elektronische Siegel
(11, 12) eine Leistungsversorgung zum Bereitstellen von Leistung für das Hall-Element
(112, 122) und des zusätzlichen Hall-Elements (117, 127) umfasst.
11. Elektronisches Siegel nach Anspruch 10, wobei das elektronische Siegel (11, 12) einen
Schalter zum Ein- und Ausschalten der Leistungsversorgung umfasst.
12. Elektronisches Siegel nach Anspruch 11, wobei der Schalter einem Eindrückauslöseschalter
entspricht, der konfiguriert ist, hineingedrückt zu werden, wenn das elektronische
Siegel (11, 12) an den Behälter (2) montiert ist, um die Leistungsversorgung einzuschalten.
13. Elektronisches Siegelsystem, das ein Zollschloss (13) und mindestens ein elektronisches
Siegel (11, 12) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 12 umfasst, wobei jedes elektronische
Siegel (11, 12) eine Datenkommunikation mit dem Zollschloss (13) aufbaut, die Informationen
des elektronischen Siegels (11, 12) an Benutzer sendet.
14. Elektronisches Siegelsystem nach Anspruch 13, wobei das Zollschloss (13) konfiguriert
ist, das elektronische Siegel (11, 12) zu aktivieren und Informationen des elektronischen
Siegels (11, 12) zu speichern, wobei die Informationen Anzahl, Position und Zustandsinformationen
des elektronischen Siegels (11, 12) enthalten.
1. Sceau électronique pour indiquer si une boîte attachée est ouverte, dans lequel le
sceau électronique (11, 12) comprend un boîtier (114, 124) ayant une première surface
(116, 126) et une seconde surface (115, 125), le sceau électronique (11, 12) comprend
au moins un aimant (111, 121) et au moins un élément de Hall (112, 122) apparié avec
l'aimant (111, 121), et l'aimant (111, 121) et l'élément de Hall (112, 122) sont agencés
dans le boîtier (114, 124),
caractérisé en ce que :
la première surface (116, 126) est adaptée pour venir en contact et s'engager avec
le boîtier (2), l'aimant (111, 121) est adapté pour venir en contact et être attaché
sur la boîte (2), de manière à fixer le sceau électronique (11, 12) sur la boîte (2)
; et
après que l'aimant (111, 121) est attaché sur la boîte (2), l'aimant (111, 121) et
élément de Hall (112, 122) coopèrent pour envoyer un signal que le sceau électronique
(11, 12) est déplacé, quand le sceau électronique (11, 12) quitte la boîte (2).
2. Sceau électronique selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le boîtier (114, 124) est
un boîtier est formé de manière intégrale.
3. Sceau électronique selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel le sceau électronique
(11, 12) comprend en outre un élément de Hall additionnel (117, 127) agencé dans le
sceau électronique (11, 12) et pour envoyer un signal d'avertissement quand le boîtier
(114, 124) du sceau électronique (11, 12) est ouvert.
4. Sceau électronique selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel le
sceau électronique (11, 12) comprend en outre un capteur optique additionnel agencé
dans le sceau électronique (11, 12) et pour envoyer un signal d'avertissement en raison
de la lumière reçue quand le boîtier (114, 124) du sceau électronique (11, 12) est
ouvert.
5. Sceau électronique selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel le
sceau électronique (12) est un sceau du type linéaire pour croiser un intervalle entre
des panneaux d'une porte (20) de la boîte (2) afin d'être attaché sur la porte (20)
et, quand la porte (20) est ouverte, le sceau électronique (12) est séparé depuis
la porte (20) et envoie un signal que le sceau électronique (11) quitte la porte (20).
6. Sceau électronique selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel le
sceau électronique (11) est en forme de L pour couvrir une charnière en forme de L
(1) qui connecte une porte (20) et un corps (21) de la boîte (2) pour couvrir complètement
la charnière (1) dans deux directions de la charnière (1) de manière à être empêché
de venir en contact avec la charnière (1).
7. Sceau électronique selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, dans lequel le
sceau électronique (11, 12) comprend deux aimants et deux éléments de Hall respectivement
appariés avec les deux aimants, et les deux aimants (111, 121) et les deux éléments
de Hall (112, 122) sont respectivement disposés à deux positions adjacentes à deux
portions d'extrémité du sceau électronique (11, 12).
8. Sceau électronique selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, dans lequel le
sceau électronique (11, 12) comprend un dispositif de blocage magnétique (113, 123)
adapté pour entraîner l'aimant (111, 121) pour qu'il s'étende vers l'extérieur en
contact avec la boîte (2) ou se rétracte pour quitter la boîte (2), le dispositif
de blocage magnétique (113, 123) comprend un plongeur de blocage adapté pour être
actionné sur la seconde surface (115, 125), et l'aimant (111, 121) est entraîné pour
venir en contact ou pour quitter la boîte (2) en faisant tourner le plongeur de blocage
depuis la seconde surface (115, 125).
9. Sceau électronique selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, dans lequel le
sceau électronique (11, 12) comprend une antenne pour transmettre un signal provenant
de l'élément de Hall (112, 122).
10. Sceau électronique selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, dans lequel le
sceau électronique (11, 12) comprend une alimentation de puissance pour fournir une
puissance pour l'élément de Hall (112, 122) et l'élément de Hall additionnel (117,
127).
11. Sceau électronique selon la revendication 10, dans lequel le sceau électronique (11,
12) comprend un commutateur pour mettre en marche et arrêter l'alimentation de puissance.
12. Sceau électronique selon la revendication 11, dans lequel le commutateur est un commutateur
avec déclencheur à presser, configuré pour être pressé quand le sceau électronique
(11, 12) est installé sur la boîte (2), de manière à mettre en marche l'alimentation
de puissance.
13. Système de sceau électronique, comprenant un verrou personnalisé (13) et au moins
un sceau électronique (11, 12) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 12, dans
lequel chaque sceau électronique (11, 12) établit une communication de données avec
le verrou personnalisé (13) qui envoie une information du sceau électronique (11,
12) à des utilisateurs.
14. Système de sceau électronique selon la revendication 13, dans lequel le verrou personnalisé
(13) est configuré pour activer le sceau électronique (11, 12) et stocker une information
du sceau électronique (11, 12), l'information incluant le numéro, la position et une
information d'état du sceau électronique (11, 12).
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