Temperature probe and temperature measuring device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10481009-B2
Application number	US-201615529204-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 29, 2016
Priority date	Sep 10, 2015
Publication date	Nov 19, 2019
Grant date	Nov 19, 2019

Abstract

A temperature probe includes: an antenna, a coupling element, a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip and a temperature measuring circuit. The antenna is connected to a capacitor in the coupling element to form a resonant loop, and is configured to sense an electromagnetic wave emitted by a reader and a store harvested energy in the capacitor to supply power to the RFID chip. The RFID chip is connected to the antenna and the coupling element, and is configured to send stored electronic tag information to the reader via the antenna. The temperature measuring circuit is connected to the RFID chip, and is configured to detect temperature information of an object and to send the temperature information to the reader via the antenna. Also provided is a temperature measuring device. The temperature probe and the temperature measuring device do not require a battery, are small-sized, and have a long service life.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A temperature probe, comprising an antenna, a coupling element, an RF identification chip and a temperature measuring circuit;
the antenna connected with a capacitor in the coupling element, thereby forming a resonant circuit which is configured to sense electromagnetic waves transmitted from a reader and store collected energy in the capacitor to supply power to the RF identification chip;
the RF identification chip connected with the antenna and the coupling element, and configured to send electronic tag information stored therein to the reader through the antenna; and
the temperature measuring circuit connected with the RF identification chip, and configured to detect temperature information of an object and send the detected temperature information to the RF identification chip which is configured to send the detected temperature information to the reader through the antenna;
wherein the temperature probe is a closed body, one side of the closed body is a detection face, the temperature measuring circuit comprises a temperature sensor, and
wherein the temperature sensor is disposed at a center of the detection face, a thermal insulation layer is disposed around the temperature sensor, a suction disc is formed at a periphery of the thermal insulation layer, and the suction disc is configured to provide a stable suction force to make the temperature probe adhered to the object under test.

2. The temperature probe according to claim 1 , wherein the temperature probe is a closed body in which the antenna, the coupling element, the RF identification chip and the temperature measuring circuit are embedded.

3. The temperature probe according to claim 2 , wherein the temperature sensor is exposed from the detection face or the temperature sensor is not exposed but the temperature sensor can detect the temperature of the object under test through the detection face.

4. The temperature probe according to claim 3 , wherein the temperature sensor is a thermistor sensor.

5. The temperature probe according to claim 4 , wherein the thermistor sensor is a thermistor with negative temperature coefficient.

6. The temperature probe according to claim 3 , wherein a profile of the closed body is a flat body with a circular or an elliptical shape.

7. The temperature probe according to claim 3 , wherein the RF identification chip comprises a memory and a processor.

8. The temperature probe according to claim 2 , wherein a profile of the closed body is a flat body with a circular or an elliptical shape.

9. The temperature probe according to claim 2 , wherein the RF identification chip comprises a memory and a processor.

10. The temperature probe according to claim 1 , wherein the RF identification chip comprises a memory and a processor.

11. The temperature probe according to claim 1 , wherein a profile of the closed body is a flat body with a circular or an elliptical shape.

12. The temperature probe according to claim 1 , wherein the temperature sensor is a thermistor sensor.

13. A temperature measuring device, comprising one or more temperature probe(s) according to claim 1 .

14. The temperature measuring device according to claim 13 , further comprising:
a reader configured to provide energy for the respective temperature probes through the antenna and to read the temperature information.

15. The temperature measuring device according to claim 14 , wherein the reader comprises a plurality of operating periods, each of which includes a working period and an idle period;
upon being in the working period, the reader provides energy for the temperature probe and reads the temperature information.

16. The temperature measuring device according to claim 14 , wherein the reader comprises:
an RF read and write module configured to read the temperature information in the temperature probe;
an RF control module configured to control the antenna and the coupling element to provide energy for the temperature probe and to control the RF read and write module to read the temperature information;
an antenna configured to transmit and receive electromagnetic waves; and
a power supply module configured to supply power to the respective modules of the reader.

17. The temperature measuring device according to claim 16 , wherein the reader further comprises a communication module configured to send the read temperature information to a smartphone or a computer.

18. The temperature measuring device according to claim 17 , wherein the communication module is further configured to receive information from the smartphone or the computer.

19. The temperature measuring device according to claim 18 , wherein the communication module is a Bluetooth module.

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yuan Zuo
• Chen Ruisi
• Ni Pan

Classifications

• G01K2215/00

  Details concerning sensor power supply · CPC title

• G01K7/22

  the element being a non-linear resistance, e.g. thermistor (G01K7/26 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G01K1/024 Primary

  for remote indication · CPC title