CN214709546U - Electronic ear tag - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses electron ear tag, electron ear tag includes: the ear tag comprises an ear tag body, wherein a circuit board and a battery are arranged on the ear tag body, the circuit board is electrically connected with the battery, and a through hole is formed in the ear tag body; the ear tag neck, with the ear tag main part is connected, be formed with on the ear tag neck and hold the chamber, hold the chamber with the through-hole intercommunication. Through set up circuit board and battery on the electron ear tag, the battery is connected with the circuit board electricity and is provided the power for the circuit board for the electron ear tag can real-time initiative gather more herd individual data, and then makes the electron ear tag realize more functions.

Description

Electronic ear tag

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of electronic equipment, especially, relate to an electronic ear tag.

Background

At present, the use of electronic ear tags is quite popular in the breeding industry. The traditional electronic ear tag is used for proving the identity of livestock and is a marker for bearing individual information of the livestock. The breeder can acquire the individual information of the current livestock by scanning the electronic ear tag.

However, the electronic ear tag is a passive ear tag, and therefore the electronic ear tag cannot actively collect data and can only read the data by scanning with an instrument, which results in limited functions of the electronic ear tag.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The embodiment of the application provides an electronic ear tag to solve the problem that the function of the electronic ear tag is limited.

The embodiment of the application provides an electronic ear tag, includes:

the ear tag comprises an ear tag body, wherein a circuit board and a battery are arranged on the ear tag body, the circuit board is electrically connected with the battery, and a through hole is formed in the ear tag body;

the ear tag neck, with the ear tag main part is connected, be formed with on the ear tag neck and hold the chamber, hold the chamber with the through-hole intercommunication.

Optionally, the circuit board and the battery are respectively located at two sides of the through hole.

Optionally, the ear tag main body includes a first main body portion and a second main body portion, the first main body portion is connected to the second main body portion, the through hole is located between the first main body portion and the second main body portion, and a first distance between a center of the through hole and a center of the first main body portion is different from a second distance between the center of the through hole and a center of the second main body portion.

Optionally, the first distance is greater than the second distance, the battery is disposed on the first main body portion, and the circuit board is disposed on the second main body portion.

Optionally, an antenna and at least one sensor are integrated on the circuit board.

Optionally, the circuit board comprises a printed wiring, the printed wiring forming the antenna.

Optionally, the sensor includes at least one of a temperature sensor, a motion sensor, a position sensor, a heart rate sensor, an audio sensor, and an image sensor.

Optionally, the ear tag neck includes an ear tag head and an ear tag body, the ear tag body is connected to the ear tag head and the ear tag body respectively, and a maximum dimension of the ear tag head in the radial direction is greater than a maximum dimension of the ear tag body in the radial direction.

Optionally, the ear tag comprises an ear tag buckle, the ear tag buckle is connected with the ear tag head, and the maximum size of the ear tag buckle in the radial direction is larger than the maximum size of the ear tag body in the radial direction.

Optionally, the ear tag is buckled and is formed with the blind hole, the ear tag is buckled and is passed through the blind hole with ear tag head lock, so that the ear tag is buckled with the ear tag head is connected.

In the embodiment of the application, the electronic ear tag is provided with the circuit board and the battery through being provided with in the ear tag main part, and the battery is connected with the circuit board electricity and is provided the power for the circuit board for the electronic ear tag can real-timely initiative gather more herd individual's data, and then makes the electronic ear tag realize more functions.

Drawings

The technical solutions and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the following detailed description of specific embodiments of the present application when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a first structural schematic diagram of an electronic ear tag according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is a second structural diagram of an electronic ear tag according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 3 is a third structural diagram of an electronic ear tag according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electronic ear tag provided in fig. 3 along the direction a-a.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a fourth structure of an electronic ear tag according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 6 is a first structural schematic diagram of an electronic ear tag and a piercing pin according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electronic ear tag provided in fig. 6 taken along the direction B-B.

Fig. 8 is a second structural diagram of the electronic ear tag and the piercing pin according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

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. It is to be understood that the embodiments described are only a few embodiments of the present application and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

With the continuous development of livestock breeding industry and the improvement of food sanitation requirements of people, large-scale livestock farms are emerging continuously, and the mechanization degree is higher and higher. Among them, the use of electronic ear tags has become widespread. The electronic ear tag is used for proving the identity of the livestock and is a marker for bearing individual information of the livestock. The electronic ear tag is generally composed of a main tag and an ear tag buckle. After the electronic ear tag is fixed on the ear of the livestock, the breeder obtains the individual information of the current livestock by a method of scanning the chip. However, the conventional electronic ear tag is generally a passive ear tag and does not have a power supply, so that data cannot be actively collected, and only can be read by instrument scanning, thereby causing the function of the electronic ear tag to be limited.

Therefore, this application embodiment provides an electron ear tag, is provided with circuit board and battery in the ear tag main part of electron ear tag, and the circuit board is connected with the battery electricity for the circuit board circular telegram, and then can make the electron ear tag initiatively gather information after wearing on poultry is individual, and feed back the information of initiatively gathering to the user, increased the functionality of electron ear tag. In addition, a through hole is formed in the ear tag body of the electronic ear tag, a containing cavity is formed in the neck of the ear tag, the containing cavity is connected with the through hole and can be matched with the existing ear tag pliers, so that the electronic ear tag can be directly applied to the ear of a livestock individual through the existing ear tag pliers, and the practicability of the electronic ear tag is improved. The embodiments of the present application are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

An electronic ear tag according to an embodiment of the present application is specifically disclosed with reference to fig. 1 to 2, where fig. 1 is a first structural schematic diagram of the electronic ear tag according to the embodiment of the present application, and fig. 2 is a second structural schematic diagram of the electronic ear tag according to the embodiment of the present application. The electronic ear tag 100 comprises an ear tag main body 10, an ear tag neck 20 and an ear tag buckle 60, wherein the two ends of the ear tag neck 20 are respectively connected with the ear tag main body 10 and the ear tag buckle 60. The ear tag neck 20 includes an ear tag head 220, and the ear tag head 220 passes through the root of the ear and engages the skin. Wherein one side of the tag body 10 is fixedly connected to the tag neck 20, and in some embodiments, the tag body 10 and the tag neck 20 are integrally formed. In use, the ear tag neck 20 penetrates the ear of the livestock and is inserted into the ear tag 60 to fix the electronic ear tag 100, and the ear tag neck 20 is left in the ear tag 60.

The tag body 10 includes a first body portion 120 and a second body portion 130, and the first body portion 120 and the second body portion 130 are connected. It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the first body portion 120 and the second body portion 130 are integrally formed, and in other embodiments, the first body portion 120 and the second body portion 130 may be fixedly connected by bonding, snapping, or the like. It is understood that the tag body 10 may be of unitary construction, as one piece. The tag body 10 may be formed of a rigid plastic. The hard plastic can be polycarbonate, polystyrene, polyformaldehyde, polyamide, polyformaldehyde, modified polyphenyl ether, ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene or methylpentene, and the like, and can also be any engineering plastic or resin capable of penetrating the ear of an animal. In some embodiments, the shape of the tag body 10 can be one of an eccentric semi-elliptical shape, a circular shape, a rectangular shape, a square shape, etc., and the tag body 10 can be any irregular shape.

The ear tag body 10 includes an ear tag face and a first projection 1301 and a second projection 1302 extending to a side away from the ear tag face with the ear tag face as a bottom face, the first projection 1301 and the second projection 1302 being located at one end of the case. In some embodiments, the size and shape of first protrusion 1301 and the size and shape of second protrusion 1302 are the same, and in other embodiments, the size and shape of first protrusion 1301 and the size and shape of second protrusion 1302 are different.

The ear tag main body 10 is provided with the battery 40, the battery 40 is arranged between the first protrusion 1301 and the second protrusion 1302, the first protrusion 1301 and the second protrusion 1302 are used for fixing the battery 40, and the battery 40 is mainly used for providing power for the electronic ear tag 100, so that the electronic ear tag 100 can actively work at any time, and the practicability of the electronic ear tag 100 is improved. In some embodiments, the battery 40 may be a periodically replaceable battery 40, such as a button battery 40 or the like. In other embodiments, the battery 40 may be a rechargeable battery 40, such as a solar cell 40 or the like. It should be noted that the battery 40 may be any battery 40 capable of providing power, and only needs to be implemented to provide power for the electronic ear tag 100.

With continuing reference to fig. 3 and fig. 4, fig. 3 is a third schematic structural diagram of an electronic ear tag according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electronic ear tag provided in fig. 3 along the direction a-a. The tag body 10 is provided with a through hole 110, and the through hole 110 is provided between the first body portion 120 and the second body portion 130. A first distance L1 between the center of the through hole 110 and the center of the first body part 120 is different from a second distance L2 between the center of the through hole 110 and the center of the second body part 130. Specifically, the first distance L1 is greater than the second distance L2, or the first distance L1 is less than the second distance L2. Make ear tag main part 10 form eccentric structure design, this eccentric structure design can make electronic ear tag 100 carry out rotation adjustment automatically under the influence of gravity for the poultry is individual after the motion, and every ear tag is unanimous after using a period of time rear direction, makes things convenient for the customer to gather data more.

In some embodiments, when the first distance L1 is greater than the second distance L2, the battery 40 is disposed at the first body portion 120. In other embodiments, the battery 40 is disposed in the second body portion 130 when the first distance L1 is less than the second distance L2. Under the condition that the ear tag main body 10 is in an eccentric structure, the battery 40 is arranged on one side far away from the through hole 110, and under the influence of gravity of the battery 40, the state of the electronic ear tag 100 can be better adjusted, so that the electronic ear tag 100 keeps consistent in direction.

It should be noted that the size of the through hole 110 is matched with the diameter of the through nail of the existing ear tag pliers, and the through hole 110 is contacted with the outer wall of the through nail of the ear tag pliers. Through the micro elastic deformation of the hole wall of the through hole 110, the proper clamping force for the local contact between the ear tag clamp through-nail and the through hole 110 of the ear tag main body 10 can be provided, when the electronic ear tag 100 is driven into the ear of the livestock individual, the ear tag main body 10 can be stably positioned on the ear tag clamp through-nail, and after the electronic ear tag 100 is driven into the ear of the livestock individual, the through-nail of the ear tag clamp can be smoothly pulled out from the through hole 110 of the ear tag main body 10. The marking mode of the standard ear tag in the market at present is compatible, so that the work of marking the electronic ear tag 100 is the same as the work of the prior art, a specially-made marking clamp does not need to be customized, and additional training is not needed. The problem that the electronic ear tag 100 with the active radio frequency chip in the prior art needs to customize a specially-made marking clamp is solved.

The tag body 10 is provided with a circuit board 30, and in some embodiments, the circuit board 30 is disposed around the periphery of the through hole 110, so that the through hole 110 can be adapted to better transmit and receive signals. In other embodiments, the circuit board 30 and the battery 40 are respectively disposed on two sides of the through hole 110, specifically, when the battery 40 is disposed on the first body portion 120, the circuit board 30 is disposed on the second body portion 130, and the circuit board 30 is disposed at the edge of the top end of the first body portion 120 of the ear tag body 10. When the battery 40 is disposed on the second body portion 130, the circuit board 30 is disposed on the first body portion 120, and the circuit board 30 is disposed at the edge of the top end of the second body portion 130 of the ear tag body 10. The space of the tag body 10 can be better utilized so that the circuit board 30 is electrically connected with the battery 40 and the circuit board 30. The circuit board 30 and the battery 40 are electrically connected to supply power to the circuit board 30, so that the circuit board 30 is conducted, and more functions can be realized.

The circuit board 30 comprises a printed circuit on which the circuitry of the electronic tag 100 is integrated to form an antenna, which may be shaped as a circular arc, arranged around the edge of the tag body 10. In other embodiments, the antenna may be shaped differently. The antenna is an integrated antenna of the circuit board 30, so that the occupied volume of the antenna on the ear tag body 10 is reduced, and the complexity of the circuit is reduced by integrating the antenna by using a printed circuit.

The circuit board 30 is provided with a sensor 50. The sensor 50 is used to detect vital signs of the farmed individual and may also be used to detect environmental conditions under which the farmed individual lives. The existing farm has the advantages that the external detector is used for detecting the vital signs of livestock individuals, but due to the influence of factors such as livestock movement, the operation difficulty is high, and the accuracy of data measurement results cannot be guaranteed. Sensor 50 is located one side that through-hole 110 is close to battery 40 in the electronic ear tag 100 of this embodiment, under the influence of the gravity of electronic ear tag 100, can be so that sensor 50 hugs closely the ear of poultry, and after poultry individual motion a period, because the influence of eccentric structure and gravity, electronic ear tag 100 can rotate by oneself and adjust, make the data of gathering become more accurate, and then be favorable to the vital sign of user analysis poultry, carry out more accurate judgement to livestock health status, and more conveniently judge the condition that the poultry was slaughtered.

The sensor 50 includes at least one of a temperature sensor, a motion sensor, a position sensor, a heart rate sensor, an audio sensor, and an image sensor. Wherein the temperature sensor may comprise at least one temperature sensor, in some embodiments the temperature sensor may be used to detect the body temperature of the farmed individual, the body temperature of the animal being an important criterion reflecting the health status of the animal. In large-scale farms, animal morbidity can only be detected when significant symptoms are present. When the temperature sensor is arranged in the electronic ear tag 100, the abnormal change of the body temperature of the livestock can be monitored in time, and diseases can be found in time and isolated and treated as soon as possible. In other embodiments, besides the temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the livestock individual, the temperature sensor for detecting the living environment of the livestock individual is also arranged, and in the breeding process of livestock, the collected data is also an important judgment index for the health of the livestock individual for detecting the environment temperature and humidity. The abnormal temperature of the living environment of the livestock individual is an important parameter for the abnormal health state of the livestock individual.

The motion sensor is used for detecting the motion state of the livestock individual so as to judge the health condition of the livestock individual. The position sensor is used for judging the position of the stockman individual so as to judge whether the stockman individual illegally leaves the breeding space designated by the user, and if the stockman individual illegally leaves, early warning is generated to inform the user. Can also be used for identifying and positioning the position of the livestock individual so as to track. The heart rate sensor is used for detecting vital signs of the livestock individuals, judging the health states of the livestock in the breeding process of the livestock and estimating the slaughtering conditions of the livestock individuals. The audio sensor and the image sensor are used for detecting and monitoring the livestock individual in real time, and judging the vital signs of the livestock individual after data acquisition.

Be provided with sensor 50, circuit board 30 and battery 40 etc. on the electronic ear tag 100, the individual vital sign of raising livestock or poultry can be initiatively monitored to electronic ear tag 100, and can provide the user with the data of gathering in real time, and wherein, the collection of multiple data can be realized to the setting of multiple sensor 50, has increased electronic ear tag 100's function, and then has improved electronic ear tag 100's practicality and availability factor. In addition, due to the eccentric structure design of the electronic ear tag 100, the sensor 50 can be tightly attached to the ear of the livestock individual, and the accuracy of data acquisition of the sensor 50 is improved.

In some embodiments, the electronic ear tag 100 further comprises a processor and a wireless communication unit, the sensor 50 being connected to the circuit board 30, the processor being connected to the circuit board 30 and the wireless communication unit, respectively; the sensors 50 measure vital signs of the individual livestock. The processor may transmit corresponding data to the remote receiver through the wireless communication unit. The raisers can know the vital sign data of each livestock at any time through a PC or a mobile phone.

The electronic ear tag 100 further comprises an ear tag neck 20, and the ear tag neck 20 is fixedly connected with the ear tag body 10. It should be noted that the ear tag neck 20 can be integrally formed with the ear tag body 10, and in other embodiments, the ear tag neck 20 and the ear tag body 10 can be connected by bonding or the like. The ear tag neck 20 comprises an ear tag head 220 and an ear tag body 230, one end of the ear tag body 230 is fixedly connected with the ear tag head 220, and the other end of the ear tag head 220 is connected with the ear tag main body 10. In some embodiments, the ear tag head 220 and ear tag body 230 are integrally formed. The ear tag body 230 has a length greater than the thickness of the root of the livestock ear, which is more convenient for the livestock individual to wear the electronic ear tag 100. In some embodiments, the ear tag body 230 is cylindrical in shape, and in other embodiments, the ear tag body 230 can also be tapered cylindrical in shape. The cylindrical shape is more favorable for the comfortable feeling of the livestock individual after wearing. It is understood that the ear tag body 230 may have other shapes as long as the electronic ear tag 100 can be worn on the ear of a farmed individual. The ear tag body 230 has a receiving cavity 210 formed therein, and the receiving cavity 210 communicates with the through hole 110 of the ear tag body 10. The ear tag neck 20 is formed with a receiving cavity 210 by providing the through hole 110 on the housing of the ear tag body 10. Wherein the receiving cavity 210 is connected with the through hole 110. In use, the through hole 110 and the accommodating cavity 210 can allow a through nail of a marking pliers to penetrate, so that the electronic ear tag 100 can be driven into a stockbreeding individual. Through the through hole 110 and the accommodating cavity 210, the marking mode of the standard ear tag in the market at present is compatible, so that the ear tag marking work is the same as before, a specially-made marking clamp does not need to be customized, and additional training is not needed. The use cost of the electronic ear tag 100 is reduced.

The ear tag 220 may be a metal needle or may be formed of other materials. The ear tag 220 is adapted to pass through the root of the ear of the farmed individual and engage the skin of the farmed individual. It should be noted that the maximum dimension of the ear tag head 220 in the radial direction is greater than the maximum dimension of the ear tag body 230 in the radial direction. The radial diameter of the ear tag head 220 is larger than the maximum radial size of the ear tag body 230, which is more favorable for the electronic ear tag 100 to be fixed on the ear after the electronic ear tag 100 is inserted into the ear, and the electronic ear tag 100 will not fall off.

Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a fourth structure of an electronic ear tag according to an embodiment of the disclosure. The electronic ear tag 100 further comprises an ear tag buckle 60, the ear tag buckle 60 comprises a base part and an extension part connected with the base part, and the ear tag buckle 60 is used for fixing the electronic ear tag 100 in cooperation with the ear tag neck 20. The middle part of the extension part is provided with a blind hole 610, the middle part of the base part close to the upper surface of the ear tag main body 10 is provided with a first through hole 110 communicated with the blind hole 610, and when the ear tag main body 10 is buckled with the ear tag buckle 60, the ear tag neck 20 passes through the first through hole 110 and is left in the blind hole 610. It should be noted that the maximum dimension of the ear tag 60 in the radial direction is larger than the maximum dimension of the ear tag body 230 in the radial direction.

Referring to fig. 6 to 8, fig. 6 is a first structural schematic view of an electronic ear and a piercing pin according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Fig. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electronic ear tag provided in fig. 6 taken along the direction B-B. Fig. 8 is a second structural diagram of the electronic ear tag and the piercing pin according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. The ear tag clamp comprises a through-pin 70, the size and shape of the through-pin 70 are matched with the size and shape of the through-hole 110 on the electronic ear tag 100, and the size and shape of the through-pin 70 are matched with the size and shape of the accommodating cavity 210. When the ear tag is used, the through-nail 70 on the ear tag clamp penetrates through the through-hole 110 of the ear tag main body 10 and the accommodating cavity 210, the electronic ear tag 100 clamps the electronic ear tag 100 through the through-nail 70 on the ear tag clamp, and the electronic ear tag 100 is driven into the ear of the livestock individual. The ear tag neck 20 penetrates into the ear of the farmed individual through the ear tag head 220, and the ear tag neck 20 is fixed by embedding the ear tag buckle 60, so that the electronic ear tag 100 is fixed, and the ear tag neck 20 is left in the ear tag buckle 60. The piercing pin 70 of the ear tag clamp can be removed from the tag body 10 of the electronic ear tag 100. The through hole 110 and the accommodating cavity 210 of the electronic ear tag 100 can allow a marking pliers to penetrate through to drive the electronic ear tag 100 into a stockbreeding individual. Through the through hole 110 and the hollow structure, the marking mode of the standard ear tag in the market at present is compatible, so that the ear tag marking work is the same as the previous ear tag marking work, a specially-made marking clamp does not need to be customized, and additional training is not needed.

In the foregoing embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and for parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.

The electronic ear tag provided by the embodiment of the present application is introduced in detail, and the principle and the implementation manner of the present application are explained by applying a specific example, and the description of the embodiment is only used to help understanding the method and the core idea of the present application; meanwhile, for those skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present application, there may be variations in the specific embodiments and the application scope, and in summary, the content of the present specification should not be construed as a limitation to the present application.

Claims (10)

1. An electronic ear tag, characterized in that it comprises:

the ear tag comprises an ear tag body, wherein a circuit board and a battery are arranged on the ear tag body, the circuit board is electrically connected with the battery, and a through hole is formed in the ear tag body;

the ear tag neck, with the ear tag main part is connected, be formed with on the ear tag neck and hold the chamber, hold the chamber with the through-hole intercommunication.

2. The electronic ear tag according to claim 1, characterized in that said circuit board and said battery are located on either side of said through hole.

3. The electronic ear tag according to claim 2, characterized in that said tag body comprises a first body part and a second body part, said first body part being connected with said second body part, said through hole being located between said first body part and said second body part, a first distance between a center of said through hole and a center of said first body part being different from a second distance between a center of said through hole and a center of said second body part.

4. The electronic ear tag according to claim 3, characterized in that said first distance is greater than said second distance, said battery being arranged in said first body portion and said circuit board being arranged in said second body portion.

5. The electronic ear tag according to any of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that said circuit board has integrated thereon an antenna and at least one sensor.

6. The electronic ear tag according to claim 5, characterized in that said circuit board comprises a printed wiring, said printed wiring forming said antenna.

7. The electronic ear tag according to claim 5, characterized in that said sensor comprises at least one of a temperature sensor, a motion sensor, a position sensor, a heart rate sensor, an audio sensor and an image sensor.

8. The electronic ear tag according to any of the claims 1 to 4, characterized in that said ear tag neck comprises an ear tag head and an ear tag body, said ear tag body being connected to said ear tag head and said ear tag body, respectively, the maximum dimension of said ear tag head in the radial direction being larger than the maximum dimension of said ear tag body in the radial direction.

9. The electronic ear tag according to claim 8, characterized in that it further comprises an ear tag clasp connected to said ear tag head, said ear tag clasp having a larger maximum dimension in the radial direction than the maximum dimension of said ear tag body in the radial direction.

10. The electronic ear tag according to claim 9, characterized in that a blind hole is formed in said ear tag buckle, said ear tag buckle being fastened to said ear tag head through said blind hole, so that said ear tag buckle is connected to said ear tag head.

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