JP2002042067A - Non-contact data carrier, and bock therewith - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a non-contact data carrier capable o providing various media with the functions of a non-contact IC while achieving a resource saving and a lower manufacturing cost than conventional data carriers, and a hook having such a non-contact data carrier, capable of enhancing the accuracy of reading electronic waves by making the number of obstacles between the antenna of the book and an external antenna as small as possible, and locating the antennas as close as possible to each other, when communications are made using electronic waves external to the book. SOLUTION: The non-contact data carrier is formed of a sheet of base material formed with a recess part of a predetermined width and an IC chip and a coil antenna connected with the IC chip are provided in the recess part. The non-contact data carrier is affixed to the front or back cover of the book.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a non-contact type data carrier and a non-contact type data carrier having a built-in IC chip having a coil antenna formed on a surface thereof capable of performing communication with an external processing device in a non-contact manner. The booklet has the following.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, for example, a non-contact type IC card has been generally known as a non-contact type IC storage medium capable of performing communication with an external processing device in a non-contact state. These non-contact type IC cards are usually made of plastic. For example, a data communication coil for inputting / outputting signals in a non-contact manner inside a 0.76 mm-thick card made of a polyvinyl chloride base material and a data communication coil. IC connected to communication coil
In general, a non-contact type IC card is configured by incorporating a non-contact type IC module including a chip (semiconductor integrated circuit).

[0003] Since these non-contact type IC cards are usually made of plastic, processing and molding of the card base are required depending on the shape of the built-in non-contact type IC module. It is also a factor that hinders the trend in each industry to improve services by introducing a contact-type customer service system.

In recent years, it has become possible to reduce the thickness of non-contact IC modules, and a non-contact IC card having a thickness of, for example, 0.25 mm using a polyethylene terephthalate substrate as a card substrate has been developed. These non-contact I
Since the non-contact type IC card as the C storage medium is made of plastic, it is not possible to write or print various kinds of information and data even when it is desired to print the data with a printer or the like. There is a problem that it is not suitable for various booklet-like printed materials such as passbooks and passports that require printing.

[0005] Therefore, in order to provide a non-contact IC storage means in a booklet, a front cover or a back cover is formed by a resin sheet having a built-in non-contact IC module, and the booklet is placed between the front cover and the back cover. A booklet has been developed and publicly known, which is capable of binding the text sheets of the above-mentioned documents and writing them on the paper text sheets. However, since these booklets usually have a structure in which a non-contact IC module is built in the vicinity of the center in a resin sheet provided on the front side of the booklet, for example, when a booklet having such a structure is used for a passbook, etc. At the time of printer printing processing by an ATM device (automatic depositing and dispensing device), pressure is applied to a built-in IC chip and a non-contact IC module by a feed roller running near the center of the passbook, and the IC chip and the non-contact IC module are subjected to pressure. It is not preferable because there is a risk of breaking the contact IC module.

In addition, since the non-contact IC module is built in the front cover or the back cover of a booklet, the manufacturing cost is high. There are many wastes and problems.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a non-contact data carrier capable of providing the function of a non-contact IC to various media with resource saving and low manufacturing cost as compared with conventional products. Also, even when communication is performed by radio waves from outside the booklet, it is possible to improve the reading accuracy of radio waves by minimizing obstacles between the booklet antenna and the external antenna and setting the object as close as possible. In addition, when used for a booklet that requires printing by a printer printing device such as a passbook, etc., the pressure on the coil antenna or IC chip provided in the booklet by the feed roller in the printer printing device can be increased. In addition to the configuration that minimizes the adverse effects, even when the booklet is bound, it is designed so that the IC chip is not pushed by the body paper bound inside the booklet, and the cause of the IC chip failure is reduced. The present invention provides a booklet having a non-contact data carrier configured as described above.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a non-contact type data carrier according to the present invention has a concave portion having a predetermined width formed in a base sheet, and an IC chip and the IC chip in the concave portion. A coil antenna connected to the IC chip is provided.

[0009] Further, it is preferable that the recess is formed by bonding a second base material sheet having an opening having a predetermined size to one surface of the first base material sheet. Features. Further, an adhesive layer and a release paper are sequentially provided on the exposed surface of the second base sheet.

Further, a booklet having a non-contact type data carrier according to the present invention is provided with a concave portion having a predetermined width formed in a base sheet, and an IC chip and a coil antenna connected to the IC chip in the concave portion. The non-contact data carrier is attached to a front cover or a back cover of a booklet.

Further, the non-contact type data carrier is attached to a region near a corner on an inner surface of a front cover or a back cover of the booklet. Further, when the booklet is bound, the non-contact data carrier attached to the booklet and the body paper bound inside the booklet do not overlap, so that the area near the corner of the body paper is A notch is provided. Then, when the booklet is bound, a cutout portion is provided in a region near a corner of the body paper bound inside the booklet by the thickness dimension of the non-contact type data carrier attached to the booklet. It is characterized by the following.

Further, the booklet is a bankbook or a passport. Furthermore, the same copy-forgery-inhibited pattern printing is performed on the surface of the non-contact type data carrier and the surface of the booklet-shaped printed material on the side where the non-contact type data carrier is attached. A mark indicating a position where the non-contact data carrier is to be attached is printed on the booklet.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1A is a plan view of a non-contact type IC chip having a coil antenna formed on a surface, and FIG.
FIGS. 2A and 2B are perspective views of a non-contact type IC chip having a coil antenna formed on a front surface, FIGS. 2A and 2B are rear views of non-contact type data carriers of the present invention having different shapes, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view of a booklet having the non-contact data carrier of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the booklet having the non-contact data carrier of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state where the back cover of the booklet having the non-contact type data carrier of the present invention is opened, and FIG.
FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a closed state of the booklet having the non-contact type data carrier of the present invention, and FIGS. 8A and 8B show marks indicating the positions where the non-contact type data carriers of different shapes are attached. FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway plan view of a printed booklet.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a non-contact type data carrier 2 of the present invention has a second base material having an opening 4 of a predetermined size on one surface of a first base material sheet 3. Non-contact type IC having a coil antenna 7 formed on the first base sheet 3 located in the opening 4 by forming a concave portion by bonding the base sheet 5 with an adhesive layer 6. The chip 8 is adhered by an adhesive layer 9. Then, the second non-contact type data carrier 2 can be easily attached to another medium or the like.
Preferably, the adhesive layer 10 and the release paper 11 are sequentially provided on the exposed surface of the base sheet. When the first base sheet 3 is thick, a recess having a predetermined width is formed in the first base sheet 3 without providing the second base sheet 5, and an IC is formed in the recess. A chip and a coil antenna connected to the IC chip may be provided. In this case, the recess may be formed by counterboring or cutting.

Thus, by peeling off the release paper 11,
The adhesive layer 10 can be immediately attached to various media. The thickness of the second base sheet 5 is a non-contact type IC.
By using a sheet thicker than the thickness of the chip 8, the second
Non-contact type IC chip 8 located in the opening 4 formed in the base material sheet 5 and adhered on the first base material sheet 3
Are protected by the second base sheet 5.

Further, the coil antenna 7 is formed on the surface of the non-contact type IC chip 8, as shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b), to enable wireless data communication. . The method for manufacturing the non-contact type IC chip 8 will be described. A terminal pad portion of the IC chip is masked, an insulating film having a thickness of about 10 μm is formed on the chip surface with a polyimide or the like by an electrodeposition technique, and then the mask is peeled off. I do. It is desirable to form a complete insulator by the heat treatment, and thereafter to perform a surface roughening treatment to improve the adhesion of the metal layer. Then, a power supply layer is formed by electroless Ni plating, then a mask is formed by photoresist, fine coil wiring is performed by electrolytic plating, and finally, the resist and the electroless Ni plating are peeled off, and a non-contact is formed on the chip surface. The antenna connected to the terminal pad is processed. Incidentally, not only Ni but also Cu can be used. As described above, for example, an antenna having a width of 20 μm, a space of 20 μm, and a metal thickness of 20 μm and about 45 turns can be obtained on a square IC chip having a length and width of 4 mm. Then, by protecting these fine coil wirings with an overcoat of polyimide or the like, a coil-on-chip non-contact IC chip 8 can be obtained.

The non-contact type data carrier 2 of the present invention passes through the opening 4 formed in the second base sheet 5 through the first
The non-contact type IC chip 8 is adhered to the first base sheet 3 with the surface of the base sheet 3 on which the coil antenna 7 is formed facing the first base sheet 3, so that the non-contact type IC chip 8 can be easily removed. The contact type data carrier 2 can be manufactured, and after the manufacture, the non-contact type IC chip 8 can be visually confirmed through the opening 4 formed in the second base sheet 5. Also, when the non-contact type data carrier 2 is attached to another medium, the non-contact type data carrier 2 can be applied to various media by the adhesive layer 10 on the surface of the second base sheet 5 on the opening 4 side. Non-contact IC chip 8
In addition, even when communication is performed by radio waves from the back side of the attached medium surface, the distance between the external antenna and the antenna of the non-contact type IC chip 8 can be shortened as much as possible, so that reliable communication is performed. be able to.
Further, the non-contact type data carrier of the present invention has a non-contact type I carrier.
The C chip may be protected by a resin such as an epoxy resin.

Next, a method of manufacturing the non-contact type data carrier 2 will be described. For example, the adhesive layer 6 having a thickness of 20 μm is formed on a lower surface having a thickness of 125 μm of high quality paper corresponding to the first base sheet 3 shown in FIG. To form On the other hand, an adhesive layer and a release agent layer are sequentially provided on the back surface of high quality paper 125 μ thick corresponding to the second base sheet 5, and then a circular opening having a diameter of 5 mm is formed. Then, the adhesive layer 6 on the back surface of the first base sheet 3
And the upper surface of the second base sheet 5. Next, an IC chip having a thickness of 100 μm is attached to the adhesive layer 6 of the first base sheet 3 in the circular opening to be integrated. Thereafter, the non-contact type data carrier 2 having the release paper 11 on the back side is manufactured by punching into a desired shape and size.

The size of the non-contact type data carrier 2 is preferably as small as possible, and the shape can be arbitrarily selected. As an example, FIG. 2 shows a non-contact type data carrier 2 having a rectangular shape in FIG.
Shows a non-contact type data carrier 2 in the form of a right-angled isosceles triangle. In particular, when affixing to a booklet such as a passbook, it is preferable that a right-angled isosceles triangle having a side of about 10 mm and a right-angled intersection portion be a rounded corner having the same diameter as the rounded corner at the corner of the booklet such as a passbook. It is preferable from the viewpoint of design and in the pasting operation when pasted on a surface.

Next, an embodiment of a booklet having a non-contact type data carrier according to the present invention will be described. 4 to 7
Shows a booklet of a bankbook as an example as a booklet having a contactless data carrier. A booklet 1 having a non-contact type data carrier according to the present invention (hereinafter referred to as a booklet 1) has the non-contact type data carrier 2 attached to a front cover or a back cover of the booklet. And
It is preferable that the non-contact type data carrier 2 is attached to a region near a corner on the inner surface of the front cover 12 or the back cover 13 of the booklet 1. In particular, when the booklet 1 is a medium such as a passbook used for the purpose of performing a printer printing process of an ATM device, a non-contact type data carrier 2 built in by a feed roller running near the center of the passbook is used for the feeder. Since there is a danger that the IC chip may be broken due to the influence of the roller and the IC chip may be broken, the non-contact type data carrier 2 may be attached to the area near the corner on the inner surface of the front cover 12 or the back cover 13 of the booklet 1. This is effective because it can avoid the adverse effects of the feed roller.

However, when the booklet 1 is bound,
There is a danger that the body paper 14 bound inside presses the non-contact type IC chip 8 to apply pressure to the non-contact type IC chip 8 to cause damage or failure. The non-contact type data carrier 2 is attached to a region near the corner on the inner surface of the front cover 12 or the back cover 13 of the booklet 1, and the body paper 14 bound to the inside of the booklet 1 as shown in FIG. Cover 12
Alternatively, the non-contact type IC chip 8 built in the non-contact type data carrier 2 may be
The notch 15 is provided in the vicinity of the corner of the body paper 14 so that the portion of the body paper 14 and the body paper 14 do not overlap.

Thus, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, when the booklet 1 is stapled, the non-contact type IC chip 8 built in the non-contact type data carrier 2 applies pressure by the text paper 14. It is possible to avoid adverse effects such as a failure due to receiving. The shape of the notch 15 formed in the area near the text paper may be a desired shape such as a corner cut or a rounded corner.

Further, the text sheet provided with the cutout portion may be formed as a text sheet having at least the thickness of the non-contact type data carrier attached to the booklet. This is because when the body of the booklet is considerably thicker than the thickness of the non-contact data carrier, it is not necessary to provide notches in all the body papers, and the thickness according to the thickness of the non-contact data carrier is not necessary. By providing a cutout portion of the text sheet, pressurization of the non-contact type data carrier by the text sheet can be avoided.

Further, the same copy-forgery-inhibited pattern printing 16 is applied to the surface of the first base material sheet 3 of the non-contact type data carrier 2 and the surface of the booklet 1 to which the non-contact type data carrier 2 is attached. Is preferred. By applying the same copy-forgery-inhibited pattern printing 16, the non-contact type data carrier 2 can be used for fraudulent purposes.
Even if is replaced, the user can feel uncomfortable in the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern printing 16 and check that an illegal act has been performed.

Further, a mark 17 indicating the position where the non-contact type data carrier 2 is to be attached is printed on the booklet 1. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, a mark indicating the position where the non-contact type data carrier is to be pasted is printed in advance so that the non-contact type data carrier 2 can be pasted at an accurate position. preferable. FIG.
FIG. 8A is a rectangular non-contact data carrier mark, and FIG. 8B is a partially cutaway plan view of a booklet on which a triangular non-contact data carrier mark is printed. Is shown as an example. As a result, the non-contact data carrier 2 can be stuck to a predetermined correct position, so that a stable quality booklet can be manufactured.

Normally, a booklet such as a passbook includes a front cover 12 and a back cover 13 and a body sheet 14 provided between the front cover 12 and the back cover 13. When the non-contact type data carrier 2 is attached to the paper 14, the non-contact type data carrier 2 is bent when the body paper 14 is turned, and the extra stress is applied to the built-in non-contact type IC chip. It is not preferable because it may cause danger. In addition, since the thin paper is usually used as the main body paper 14, if the non-contact type data carrier 2 is attached, there is a risk that the paper may be damaged at the time of use.

Further, depending on the intended use of the booklet 1, the non-contact type data carrier 2 is attached to the front cover 12 or the back cover 13
The shape can be adjusted by affixing it to a desired position on the front surface or the back surface.

In particular, the booklet of the present invention is effective when used for a bankbook, a passport or the like in which the booklet should not be misused by a third party. In this case, the contactless IC chip 8 is used. For example, the collation data for certifying the identity, such as the photograph data of the identity of the person, is stored, and the identity of the collation data is confirmed by wireless signal exchange with an external device, so that the use of a booklet such as a passbook or a passport is possible. In this case, it is possible to ensure the reliability in the case of.

[0029]

As described in detail above, the non-contact type data carrier of the present invention can provide the function of the non-contact type IC on various media with resource saving and low manufacturing cost as compared with the conventional product. it can. Further, since the booklet having the non-contact type data carrier of the present invention has an opening formed in the non-contact type data carrier attached to the booklet, even when performing communication by radio waves from outside the booklet, the antenna of the booklet may be used. And the external antenna can be set as close as possible to each other, and the accuracy of radio wave reading can be improved. Furthermore, especially when used for a booklet such as a passbook or the like that requires printing processing by a printer printing device, adverse effects due to pressure on a coil antenna or an IC chip provided on a booklet by a feed roller in the printer printing device. It is designed so that it is not received as much as possible, and even if the booklet is bound, it is devised so that the IC chip is not pushed by the body paper stitched inside the booklet,
The cause of the failure of the IC chip can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a plan view of a non-contact type IC chip having a coil antenna formed on the surface, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the non-contact type IC chip having a coil antenna formed on the surface.

FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b) are rear views of non-contact data carriers according to the present invention, each having a different shape.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2 (b).

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of a booklet having the non-contact data carrier of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the back cover of the booklet having the non-contact data carrier of the present invention is opened.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the back cover of the booklet having the non-contact type data carrier of the present invention is opened and the body paper is turned over.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a closed state of a booklet having the non-contact data carrier of the present invention.

FIGS. 8A and 8B are partially cutaway plan views of a booklet on which marks indicating positions where non-contact data carriers having different shapes are to be attached are printed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Booklet 2 Non-contact type data carrier 3 1st base material sheet 4 Opening 4 5 2nd base material sheet 6,10 Adhesive layer 11 Release paper 12 Front cover 13 Back cover 14 Body paper 15 Notch portion 16 Print 17 mark

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A non-contact data carrier, wherein a concave portion having a predetermined width is formed in a base sheet, and an IC chip and a coil antenna connected to the IC chip are provided in the concave portion. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the concave portion is formed by bonding a second base sheet having an opening having a predetermined width on one surface of the first base sheet. The non-contact data carrier according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The non-contact type data carrier according to claim 2, wherein an adhesive layer and a release paper are sequentially provided on the exposed surface of the second base material sheet. 4. A non-contact type data carrier having a concave portion of a predetermined size formed in a base sheet and having an IC chip and a coil antenna connected to the IC chip in the concave portion, the cover sheet of a booklet or A booklet having a non-contact data carrier, which is attached to a back cover. 5. The non-contact data carrier according to claim 4, wherein the non-contact data carrier is attached to an area near a corner on an inner surface of a front cover or a back cover of the booklet. Booklet to have. 6. A corner portion of the body sheet so that the non-contact type data carrier attached to the booklet and the body sheet bound inside the booklet do not overlap when the booklet is bound. The booklet having a non-contact type data carrier according to claim 4 or 5, wherein a cutout portion is provided in the vicinity area. 7. When the booklet is bound, the thickness dimension of the non-contact type data carrier attached to the booklet is
7. A notch portion is provided in a region near a corner of the body paper bound inside the booklet.
A booklet comprising the non-contact data carrier according to any one of the preceding claims. 8. The booklet having a non-contact data carrier according to claim 4, wherein the booklet is a bankbook or a passport. 9. A surface of the non-contact type data carrier,
The non-contact data according to any one of claims 4 to 8, wherein the same copy-forgery-inhibited pattern printing is performed on the surface of the booklet on the side where the non-contact data carrier is attached. Booklet with a carrier. 10. The non-contact data carrier according to claim 4, wherein a mark indicating a position where the non-contact data carrier is to be attached is printed on the booklet. Booklet with.