IC tag mounting on a harness and harness mounting method

An IC tag mounting for a connector having a wireless IC tag mounted on the connector, the wireless IC tag including an IC chip to record information and an antenna to conduct wireless transmission of the information recorded on the IC chip, the IC tag mounting comprising:

• a first connector having the IC chip and a first antenna mounted thereon, the first antenna being capable of transmitting the information recorded on the IC chip;
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• a second connector having an auxiliary antenna mounted thereon to amplify a transmission emitted by said first antenna and for transmitting the amplified transmission, said auxiliary antenna being a plane antenna,
• wherein said auxiliary antenna is mounted so as to be located in a position suitable for amplifying the transmission emitted by said first antenna when said first connector and said second connector are connected with each other in a normal fashion, and
• wherein said auxiliary antenna is mounted at right angles to an insertion direction of said second connector so as to have an electrical length of λ/2 along one plane of an accepting frame, where λ is a wavelength of a radio wave used in said transmission.

An IC tag mounting for a connector having a wireless IC tag mounted on the connector, the wireless IC tag including an IC chip to record information and an antenna to conduct wireless transmission of the information recorded on the IC chip, the IC tag mounting comprising:

• a first connector having the IC chip and a first antenna mounted thereon, the first antenna being capable of transmitting the information recorded on the IC chip;
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• a second connector having an auxiliary antenna mounted thereon to amplify a transmission emitted by said first antenna and for transmitting the amplified transmission, said auxiliary antenna being a plane antenna,
• wherein said auxiliary antenna is mounted so as to be located in a position suitable for amplifying the transmission emitted by said first antenna when said first connector and said second connector are connected with each other in a normal fashion, and
• wherein said auxiliary antenna is mounted at right angles to an insertion direction of said second connector so as to form one turn with an electrical length of λ/2 and surround an insertion end in an accepting frame, where λ is a wavelength of a radio wave used in said transmission.

An IC tag mounting of a wireless IC tag mounted on a harness, the harness being used for electrical connection among a plurality of electrical members, the wireless IC tag including an IC chip for recording information and an antenna for conducting wireless transmission of the information recorded on the IC chip, the IC tag mounting harness comprising:

• a first connector mounting a first IC chip to record first information, a first antenna to transmit, with a weak radio wave, the information recorded in said first IC chip, a second IC chip to record second information, and a second antenna to transmit, with a strong radio wave, information recorded in said second IC chip, said first connector being connected to a first electrical member;
• a second connector mounting an auxiliary antenna being capable of amplifying a radio wave emitted by said first antenna and transmitting the amplified radio wave, said auxiliary antenna being capable of hanging over said second antenna and intercepting the strong radio wave emitted by said second antenna, said second connector being connected to electrical members other than the first electrical member,
• wherein said auxiliary antenna is mounted so as to be located in a position suitable for amplifying the radio wave emitted by said first antenna, transmitting the amplified radio wave, and hanging over said second antenna, when said first connector and said second connector are connected with each other in a normal fashion.