JP2007041833A - Article tag issuing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article tag issuing machine which efficiently produces an article tag, having a noncontact-type IC tag and a bar-code printing part. <P>SOLUTION: The article tag issuing machine 10 pastes a noncontact-type IC tag label, to which necessary data are encoded by a bar-code printing/IC tag label issuing and pasting part 12 having a bar-code printing part 121, which prints bar codes to a brand tag 2 which is issued by brand tag issuing part 11 having a label paper sheet feeding part 111, a printing part 112 which prints characters on a label paper sheet and a label-cutting part 113; an IC tag label feeding part 122 which feeds a noncontact-type IC tag label; a reading/encoding part 123 which reads and/or encodes the fed noncontact-type IC label; and a pasting part 124 which pastes the noncontact-type IC tag label. The article tag issuing machine 10 may have a brand tag inversion part 15 or a label-folding and bonding part 14. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a product tag issuing machine. More specifically, the present invention relates to a product tag issuing machine that issues a product tag with an IC tag by attaching a non-contact IC tag to a brand tag on which necessary information such as a barcode, a product price, and a product provider is printed.
The technical field of the present invention relates to the manufacture and use of product tag issuing machines, and the main field of use is the field of product and product distribution, sales, delivery, and handling of baggage. , Tag, label, slip, ticket, etc.

Non-contact type IC tags can record and hold information, communicate with external devices and exchange information in a non-contact manner, and can be used as a recognition medium in transportation, logistics, etc., or for product quality management, sales management, inventory management, etc. Like media, it has become widely used for various purposes.
However, since barcodes and other optically readable codes have been used for tags and labels attached to products, etc., it is also confirmed visually when switching the recognition or identification medium using only contactless IC tags. Since there is no fixed information that can be used, there may be a problem in business. Therefore, at present, it is convenient to display a barcode or the like in addition to a non-contact IC tag because it can be used in combination with a conventional optical reader and electronic recording is possible. The direction in which the label form is adopted.
Here, the non-contact IC tag is a tag incorporating an IC chip and an antenna, and means a wireless tag having a memory and a non-contact communication function. In recent years, some that perform arithmetic functions other than storage have appeared and are also called data carriers.

However, what is conventionally used as a product tag or non-contact IC tag label is a blank label that is pasted with a non-contact IC tag sandwiched between paper substrates, and then a barcode or necessary printing It is usually performed and issued as a product tag.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a conventional example of such a product tag. FIG. 7A shows a rectangular hanging label 1j, which is issued as a product tag with necessary printing such as a barcode 4, a fixed price 5a, and a product provider name 5b. The non-contact IC tag 3 is held between the papers on both sides in the blank portion (the square area surrounded by the broken line) on the upper side of the barcode 4, but is normally hidden from view. Therefore, from the viewpoint of protecting personal information against eavesdropping or the like, it is also obliged to display 5c “This tag has an IC chip built-in”.

  FIG. 7B shows a circular hanging label 1k. Similarly, the non-contact IC tag 3 is placed between the papers on both sides in the blank portion (the square area surrounded by the broken line) above the printing portion of the barcode 4. Is retained. When the non-contact IC tag 3 can be cut into pieces, a cut line 7 may be inserted between the bar code printing portion and the non-contact IC tag 3 area (a square area surrounded by a broken line).

However, as described above, when a label with a non-contact IC tag in a blank sheet state is manufactured and then a barcode is printed, if a large number of barcodes are accidentally printed, or If the display is correct but the sales of the product do not increase unexpectedly and the label is left behind, etc. may occur. In these cases, there is a problem that the entire relatively expensive label containing a non-contact IC tag is wasted and damage is increased.
In addition, when printing on a label with a non-contact IC tag, the circuit of the non-contact IC tag between the papers causes some irregularities on the paper surface, so the print area is limited or the print is unclear when printed on the circuit section. There was also a problem.

Therefore, if the display items are correctly printed on a label consisting only of a piece of paper that does not contain a non-contact IC tag, and then a non-contact IC tag is attached as necessary, it is not necessary to attach an unnecessary IC tag. The problem of increasing damage as described above can be avoided.
A label in a state before necessary printing is performed on the blank paper piece and the non-contact IC tag is attached is generally called a “brand tag”. In the present application, a product tag that is a finished product is referred to as a “brand tag”.

However, since there is no product tag issuing machine that performs the process until the non-contact IC tag is pasted as described above, the non-contact IC tag encoded on the brand tag after printing the product price, the product provider name, etc. The process of hand-pasting and sticking was forced.
Therefore, the present invention is intended to realize a product tag issuing machine that continuously performs a process of printing display items on a label composed of only a piece of paper, and then performing barcode printing and non-contact IC tag labeling. is there. As a prior document of such a label issuing apparatus, there is Patent Document 1, which is different from the configuration of the present application.

JP 2004-83187 A

  Conventionally, an apparatus for automatically attaching a non-contact IC tag label to a printed brand tag such as a display item has not been provided. Therefore, the present invention prints display items necessary on a label sheet to form a brand tag, and then continuously performs a process of barcode printing and non-contact IC tag labeling on the brand tag. The realization of is an issue.

  The first of the gist of the present invention that solves the above problems is for a brand tag issued by a label tag supply section, a brand tag issuing section having a label printing section for printing on the label sheet, and a label cut section. A barcode printing unit that prints a barcode, an IC tag label supply unit that supplies a non-contact IC tag label, a read encoding unit that reads and / or encodes the supplied non-contact IC tag label, and the non-contact IC There is a product tag issuing machine for applying a non-contact IC tag label in which necessary data is encoded by a barcode printing / IC tag label issuing / attaching unit having an attaching unit for attaching a tag label.

  The second of the gist of the present invention that solves the above-mentioned problem is to a brand tag issued by a label tag supply section, a brand tag issuing section having a label printing section that prints on the label sheet, and a label cut section. A barcode printing unit that prints a barcode, an IC tag label supply unit that supplies a non-contact IC tag label, a read encoding unit that reads and / or encodes the supplied non-contact IC tag label, and the non-contact IC A non-contact IC tag label that encodes the necessary data is pasted by a barcode printing / IC tag label issuance and pasting unit having a pasting unit for pasting the tag label, and then the brand tag is non-contacted. Folding the label with the IC tag label folded inside and sticking between the folded paper surfaces , Product tag issuing machine, lies in consisting.

In the above, the label printing unit of the brand tag issuing unit and the barcode printing unit and the IC tag encoding unit of the IC tag label issuing and pasting unit are controlled by the same control device, and common data is supplied. In this way, there is no inconsistency between label printing, barcode printing, and IC tag encoded data.
In addition, there is a brand tag reversal section between the brand tag issuing section and the barcode printing / IC tag label issuing and pasting section, so that a non-contact IC tag is attached to any surface on the label printing side. can do.

  Furthermore, if the read encoding unit reads the unique ID of the non-contact IC tag label, the higher-level model can manage the encoded data and the like based on the unique ID.

The product tag issuing machine of the present invention (Claim 1) is capable of producing a brand tag with label printing, printing a barcode on the brand tag, encoding to a non-contact IC tag and attaching a non-contact IC tag label. Since this process is performed without human intervention, a product tag with a non-contact IC tag can be efficiently issued.
The product tag issuing machine of the present invention (Claim 2) manufactures a brand tag on which a label is printed, prints a barcode on the brand tag, encodes it on a non-contact IC tag and attaches the non-contact IC tag label, brand Since the steps up to tag folding and bonding are performed without human intervention, a product tag with a non-contact IC tag can be issued efficiently.

The present invention relates to a product tag issuing machine, which will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first example of the product tag issuing machine of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the second example, and FIG. 3 is a schematic external view of the first example. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration example of a label folding adhesive portion, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a non-contact IC tag label used for a product tag, and FIG. 6 is a product manufactured by the product tag issuing machine of the present invention. The figure which shows the form of a tag, FIG. 7 is a figure which shows the prior art example of a product tag.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first example of a product tag issuing machine according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the product tag issuing machine 10 includes a brand tag issuing unit 11 and a barcode printing / IC tag label issuing and pasting unit 12 as main components. Usually, it has the control part 13 which controls these collectively.
The brand tag issuing unit 11 includes a label paper supply unit 111, a label printing unit 112 that prints label display contents, and a label cutting unit 113. The barcode printing / IC tag label issuing and pasting unit 12 includes a barcode. A printing unit 121, an IC tag label supply unit 122 that supplies a non-contact IC tag label, a read encoding unit 123 that reads or encodes the supplied non-contact IC tag label, and a non-contact IC tag label is attached to the brand tag. And a pasting portion 124 for performing pasting.
Although not essential, the brand tag reversing unit 15 may be provided between the brand tag issuing unit 11 and the barcode printing / IC tag label issuing and pasting unit 12. The brand tag reversing unit 15 is also controlled by the control unit 13.

  The control unit 13 includes a database 131 and an arithmetic processing unit 132, and includes a label paper supply unit 111, a label printing unit 112 and a label cut unit 113, a barcode printing unit 121, an IC tag label supply unit 122, a reading encoding unit 123, and an affixing Unit 124, transport control unit 133, and brand tag reversing unit 15. The same applies to the case of having a label folding adhesive portion described later. Therefore, data to be printed, printed, and encoded in the label printing unit 112, the barcode printing unit 121, and the reading encoding unit 123 is supplied from the database 131 via the control unit 13. The unique ID possessed by the IC chip of the non-contact IC tag read by the read encoding unit 123 is linked to the data printed, printed or encoded and stored in the database 131. The data is stored and managed for each issued lot so that it can be referred to as issued data at any time later. The upper model may manage data based on the unique ID.

FIG. 3 is a schematic external view of the first example. In FIG. 3, the brand tag issuing unit 11 itself is a known device, which prints the list price, the name of the product provider, etc. on the continuously supplied label paper 6 and cuts the label paper 6 to a predetermined length. It is a device that discharges. There are also commercially available devices such as label printers.
The label paper 6 is shown in a state in which continuous paper is supplied, but instead of continuous paper, a sheet (label) that has been cut into a predetermined size and length in advance may be supplied.

The label printing unit 112 is a part that prints numbers and characters by inkjet printing or thermal transfer printing. In the case of thermal transfer printing, a thermal melting type transfer ribbon is used and the thermal ink is used to transfer the molten ink onto the label paper surface. The label cut portion 113 is a portion for cutting the label paper 6, forming a perforation line, punching holes, and the like with a punching blade or the like.
The label sheet 6 that has undergone the processing of the label printing unit 112 and the label cutting unit 113 is printed with the product price 5a and the product provider company name (brand) 5b as shown in FIG. The brand tag 2 is also completed. In addition to cutting into a rectangular shape, it may be punched into a shape such as a circle, polygon, or character.

The brand tag reversing unit 15 is a device that rotates half a turn and directs the opposite surface of the brand tag 2 to the barcode printing unit 121 and the IC tag pasting unit 124 while holding the traveling brand tag 2. When fixing without reversing, it passes as it is.
3, the non-contact IC tag label 3 is attached to the surface opposite to the label printing unit 112 for label display items or the like. However, when using the brand tag reversing unit 15, the non-contact IC tag label 3 is attached to the same surface. Will be worn. Therefore, when there is the brand tag reversing unit 15, an arbitrary label surface can be used as the attachment surface of the non-contact IC tag label 3.
However, unlike FIG. 3, the non-contact IC tag label 3 may be a mechanism for adhering to the same surface as the label printing unit 112 for label display items and the like. Further, both the barcode printing unit 121 and the non-contact IC tag label 3 may be configured as a side surface opposite to the label printing side 112. Various configuration examples are possible, and FIG. 3 is merely an example.

Also, since the processing speed of the brand tag issuing unit 11 is generally faster than the processing speed of the barcode printing / IC tag label issuing and pasting unit 12, a manual operation is required after issuing a certain number of brand tags 2. It may be reversed (turned over) and supplied to the barcode printing / IC tag label issuing and pasting unit 12.
In the product tag issuing machine 10 of the present invention, barcode printing and non-contact IC tag label 3 sticking are performed by the same control unit 13 around the same time, so matching with encoded data (consistency) ) It is assumed that there is no possibility of mistakes. However, it is possible to provide a barcode reader (not shown) in the final process in order to confirm the integrity of the product tag 1 later.

  The barcode printing unit 121 is a part that prints a barcode by inkjet printing or thermal transfer printing. Although the barcode printing can be simultaneously performed by the label printing unit 112, the mismatch of data can be reduced by performing the printing simultaneously with the encoding for the non-contact IC tag 3. Moreover, by performing before the non-contact IC tag 3 is attached, the label is in a smooth state, and clear printing of the barcode can be ensured.

  The IC tag label supply unit 122 is a part that supplies the non-contact IC tag label 3 that has been processed with an adhesive and held on the surface of the release paper 3h. The read encoding unit 123 reads the unique ID of the IC chip held by the non-contact IC tag label 3 immediately before the non-contact IC tag label 3 is attached to the brand tag 2 and supplies the necessary encoded data to the IC chip. The part to write. As described above, the unique ID is associated with the encoded data and read for storage in the database 131.

It is known that unique IDs that do not overlap each other are recorded on the IC chip of the non-contact IC tag so that they cannot be written and erased. When a product with the product tag 1 including the IC chip has a problem in the market or when a history is required, the product history is obtained by using the IC chip unique ID stored in the database 131 as a clue. And grasping the quality content.
Writing to the non-contact IC tag label 3 is possible even if it is 10 cm or more away, but in order to prevent erroneous writing to other non-contact IC tag labels 3, it is performed at a short distance of about 0.5 cm to 3 cm. Is appropriate.

After the read encoding, the non-contact IC tag label 3 is attached to the brand tag 2 by the attaching unit 124. Affixing is performed by a mechanism of a normal labeling machine. The release paper 3h of the non-contact IC tag label 3 whose back surface is treated with an adhesive is reversed and folded from the sharp edge portion (only the tip portion of the edge is shown in FIG. 3) 124e of the labeling machine. At this time, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on the back surface of the non-contact IC tag label 3 is slightly exposed. At that time, the adhesive layer is brought into contact with and adhered to the brand tag 2 side at the same time. The release paper 3h becomes unnecessary and is wound up and removed.
The read encoding may be performed immediately after the non-contact IC tag label 3 is attached to the brand tag 2. The product tag 1 is completed by the above processing.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a second example of the product tag issuing machine of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 2, the second example of the product tag issuing machine 10 mainly includes a brand tag issuing unit 11, a barcode printing / IC tag label issuing and pasting unit 12, and a label folding adhesive unit 14. The first example is different from the first example only in having the label folding adhesive portion 14.
The label folding adhesive part 14 is configured to fold and bond the brand tag 2 issued and pasted by the barcode printing / IC tag label issuing and pasting part 12 to hold the non-contact IC tag label 3 between the papers on both sides. Is. In the first example, the non-contact IC tag label 3 appears on the outer surface of the product tag 1, but a form in which the non-contact IC tag label 3 does not appear on the surface may be preferred. In such a case, it is appropriate to use the product tag issuing machine 10 of the second example.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of a label folding adhesive portion.
As shown in FIG. 4, the brand tag 2 is transported by the feeder and is pushed into the folding buckle 144 through the first and second rolls 142 and 143. The leading end of the brand tag 2 pushed into the folding buckle 144 comes into contact with a stopper 145 disposed at a previously adjusted position in the folding buckle. Due to this contact, the brand tag 2 is bent at the perforated portion 1m, and the portion bent by the fold passes between the second roll 143 and the third roll 146 in contact with the second roll, and guides. It is guided to the plate 148, and is pressure-bonded (pressure-sensitive adhesion) between the third roll 146 and the fourth roll 147, and is folded as the finished product tag 1m at the perforation portion 1m and discharged. .

In the case of bonding through the label folding adhesive portion 14, it is preferable to use label paper 6 pre-coated with a pressure-sensitive adhesive, and in order to facilitate folding, the label cut portion 113 has a perforation line. It is also necessary to form 1 m.
The first example is that the issuing machine 10 of the second example may have a brand tag reversing unit 15 between the brand tag issuing unit 11 and the barcode printing / IC tag label issuing and pasting unit 12. It is the same.

The product tag issuing machine of the present invention can be classified into the following four forms from the main configuration.
(1) Issuing machine consisting of a brand tag issuing unit + barcode printing / IC tag label issuing and pasting unit,
(2) Issuing machine comprising a brand tag issuing unit + brand tag reversing unit + barcode printing / IC tag label issuing and pasting unit,
(3) Issuing machine comprising a brand tag issuing unit + barcode printing / IC tag label issuing and pasting unit + label folding adhesive unit,
(4) Issuing machine comprising a brand tag issuing unit + brand tag reversing unit + barcode printing / IC tag label issuing and pasting unit + label folding adhesive unit,
There are four types.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a form of a product tag manufactured by the product tag issuing machine of the present invention.
As shown in Fig. 3, the non-contact IC tag label sticking surface is on the opposite side of the label printed item and the barcode printed surface, and the product tag 1 is fully automatically manufactured without manual reversal. In this case, each product tag 1 shown in FIG. 6 is obtained.
As shown in FIG. 6A, the non-contact IC tag label 3 is affixed to the surface of the label sheet 6 on the opposite side of the label display item 5a and barcode 4 printing from the product tag issue machine 10 of (1) above. A worn product tag 1 is obtained.
When the brand tag reversing unit 15 is used in the product tag issuing machine 10 of the above (2), the barcode 4 is placed on the surface of the label paper 6 on the side opposite to the printing of the regular price 5a as shown in FIG. Printing is performed, and the product tag 1 having the non-contact IC tag label 3 attached to the same surface is obtained. The bar code 4 in a broken line shape indicates that it is printed on the back surface of the label paper 6. When the brand tag reversing unit 15 is not used, it is the same as FIG.

When the label fold bonding unit 14 is used in the product tag issuing machine 10 of (3) above, the product tag 1 as shown in FIG. 6C is obtained. The printing of the regular price 5a and the printing of the barcode 4 are printed on the same side of the label paper 6, but the non-contact IC tag 3 attached to the opposite side of the label paper 6 is inside the folded label paper 6. Retained. The folded leading end 6L of the label paper 6 appears on the side opposite to the barcode 4. It may be folded back to the same length as the surface side so that the folded tip 6L does not come out.
When the brand tag reversing unit 15 is used in the product tag issuing machine 10 of the above (4), as shown in FIG. 6 (D), the printing of the regular price 5a and the printing surface of the barcode 4 are opposite side surfaces, The non-contact IC tag label 3 is affixed on the same surface as the printing of the regular price 5a. However, if the non-contact IC tag label 3 is folded with the non-contact IC tag label 3 on the inside, the product tag is folded in two and held on the inner side. 1 is obtained. Since the label paper 6 is folded so as not to cover the regular price 5a, the folded leading end 6L of the label paper 6 appears on the regular price 5a side.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a non-contact IC tag label used for a product tag.
The non-contact IC tag label 3 is usually made of a plastic film or a paper base material that protects the base film 31, the IC chip 33, and the antenna pattern 32. The material can also be omitted.
In the case of FIG. 5, the IC chip 33 is coupled to both end portions 34 and 35 of the antenna pattern 32. The member 36 is a conducting member that guides the outer end of the antenna pattern 32 through the back surface of the base film 31.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the product tag 1 has a barcode (or other optically readable code) 4. A product item code or the like is recorded on the barcode 4, and information common to the product information or a part of the information is also recorded on the IC chip 33 of the non-contact IC tag 3. For such a bar code 4, a JAN code or an ITF code is usually used. Since the amount of information recording is insufficient with only one code, a plurality of JAN codes and ITF codes are often used. For example, in apparel relations, product names and product numbers are encoded and recorded as two or three barcodes.

  When the bar code is JAN code, there are standard type and abbreviated type. Generally, country code (2 digits), manufacturer code (4-7 digits), item code (1-5 digits), check digit (1 Mark the digit). The narrow bar width of the basic dimensions is 0.33 mm, the total width of the barcode is 37.29 mm, and the height of the barcode is 22.86 mm, but it is expanded to 0.8 to 2.0 times the basic dimensions. Reduction is possible.

  The ITF code is an abbreviation of Interleaved 2 of 5 (Interleaved Two of Five), and is a code mainly printed on cardboard and used as a standard logistics code. 5 bars and spaces represent one character. (Since two of the five bars are thick, it is referred to as “2 of”.) Since both the bar and space have information, a higher density configuration than other bar codes can be achieved.

<Embodiment related to material>
(1) Label paper Roll paper, die-cut labels, fanfolds (folded computer paper with feed holes on both sides), high-quality paper, coated paper, ticket paper, tack label paper, etc., with a thickness of about 20 μm to 1000 μm Can be used.
(2) Base film of non-contact IC tag A wide variety of plastic films can be used, and the following single films or composite films thereof can be used.
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), PET-G (terephthalic acid-cyclohexanedimethanol-ethylene glycol copolymer), polyvinyl chloride, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer, polycarbonate, polyamide, polyimide, cellulose diacetate, cellulose triacetate, Polystyrene, ABS, polyacrylate, polypropylene, polyethylene, polyurethane, and the like.

Hereinafter, although an actual form is described using an example, the present invention is not limited to this example.
<Manufacture of non-contact IC tag labels>
As the base film 31 of the non-contact IC tag 3, a base material (a continuous base material having a width of 60 mm) obtained by dry laminating a 25 μm thick aluminum foil on a transparent biaxially stretched polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film having a thickness of 38 μm is used. After a photosensitive resist was applied to the film, a photomask having an antenna pattern as shown in FIG. 5 was exposed and exposed to light.
After the exposure and development, the inlet base film having the antenna pattern 32 was completed by photoetching. The antenna pattern 32 has an outer size of 28 mm × 45 mm, the coil line width is 0.6 mm, the coil-to-line spacing is 0.2 mm, and the number of turns is 9. An IC chip 33 having a planar size of 1.0 mm × 0.8 mm and a thickness of 150 μm was attached to both ends of the antenna pattern 32 of the inlet base film 31 with heat pressure applied in a face-down state.

  Further, a transparent biaxially stretched PET film having a thickness of 20 μm was laminated as a surface protective substrate. After pasting the release paper with the adhesive layer on the non-contact IC tag continuum, only the base film 31 and the surface protection substrate are attached so that one non-contact IC tag is 30 mm × 50 mm. A part other than the non-contact IC tag was removed by punching to obtain a non-contact IC tag label 3 with an adhesive and release paper.

<Prototype product tag issuer>
The brand tag issuing unit 11 is configured by combining a continuous label paper supply unit 111 and a label cut unit 113 formed of a punching blade with a label printing unit 112 formed of a thermal / thermal transfer line thermal printer with a printing speed of 100 mm / second at the maximum.
The barcode printing unit 121 uses the same thermal / thermal transfer line thermal printer as the label printing unit 112, and uses a 13.56 MHz IC tag reader / writer as the reading encoding unit 123, and attaches the label to the IC tag label supply unit 122. The attaching unit 124 is combined to form a barcode printing / IC tag label issuing and attaching unit 12.
A brand tag reversing unit 15 is installed between the brand tag issuing unit 11 and the barcode printing / IC tag label issuing and pasting unit 12, and the product tag issuing machine 10 configured to control the entire apparatus by the control unit 13 is assembled. However, the brand tag reversing unit 15 is not used in the manufacture of the following product tags.

<Product tag production>
After supplying a roll paper (thickness: 650 μm) having a width of 60 mm from the label paper supply unit 111 and printing the list price and the product provider company name in the label printing unit 112, the length of one brand tag 2 becomes 110 mm. As shown in FIG.
A barcode (one JAN code and one ITF code) was printed on the brand tag 2 by the barcode printing unit 121. The adhesive and the non-contact IC tag label 3 with release paper prepared in advance are supplied from the IC tag label supply unit 122 to the opposite side of the label printing and barcode printing of the label paper 6, and the read encoding unit 123 performs IC The tag unique ID is read and necessary data is encoded, and the pasting unit 124 performs an operation of pasting the non-contact IC tag label 3 on the brand tag 2.
The brand tag 2 can be manufactured by the brand tag issuing unit 11 at a speed of about 20 sheets / min, but the barcode printing / IC tag label issuing and pasting part 12 has a speed of about 10 sheets / min. In the case of issuing the product tag 1 fully automatically, it was confirmed that the latter is the rate limiting.

  The completed product tag 1 has both the barcode 4 and the non-contact IC tag 3 and can be suitably used as the product tag 1. Additional writing and reading of the product tag 1 with respect to the non-contact IC tag 3 using an IC tag reader / writer ("RCT-200-01" manufactured by Welcat Co., Ltd .; 13.56 MHz) was also possible.

It is a block diagram which shows the 1st example of the goods tag issuing machine of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the 2nd example. It is a general external view of the first example. It is sectional drawing which shows the structural example of a label folding adhesion part. It is a figure which shows the example of the non-contact IC tag label used for a product tag. It is a figure which shows the form of the product tag manufactured with the product tag issuing machine of this invention. It is a figure which shows the prior art example of a goods tag.

Explanation of symbols

1 Product tag 2 Brand tag 3 Non-contact IC tag label, non-contact IC tag 4 Bar code 5a List price 5b Product provider company name 5c Display 6 Label paper 7 Cut line 10 Product tag issue machine 11 Brand tag issue unit 12 Bar code printing / IC Tag label issuing and pasting unit 13 Control unit 14 Label folding adhesive unit 15 Brand tag reversing unit 111 Label paper supply unit 112 Label printing unit 113 Label cut unit 121 Bar code printing unit 122 IC tag label supply unit 123 Read encoding unit 124 Pasting unit 131 Database 132 Arithmetic processing device 133 Transport control unit

Claims (5)

A barcode printing unit that prints a barcode on a brand tag issued by a label tag supply unit, a brand printing unit that has a label printing unit that prints on the label paper, and a label cut unit, A bar code having an IC tag label supply unit that supplies a contact IC tag label, a read encoding unit that reads and / or encodes the supplied non-contact IC tag label, and a pasting unit that pastes the non-contact IC tag label A product tag issuing machine for attaching a non-contact IC tag label encoded with necessary data by a printing / IC tag label issuing / attaching unit. A barcode printing unit that prints a barcode on a brand tag issued by a label tag supply unit, a brand printing unit that has a label printing unit that prints on the label paper, and a label cut unit, A bar code having an IC tag label supply unit that supplies a contact IC tag label, a read / encode unit that reads and / or encodes the supplied non-contact IC tag label, and an attaching unit that attaches the non-contact IC tag label The non-contact IC tag label that encodes the necessary data is pasted by the printing / IC tag label issuance and pasting section, and then the brand tag is folded with the non-contact IC tag label inside, and the space between the folded papers is pasted. A product tag issuing machine consisting of a label fold adhesive part to be worn. The label printing unit of the brand tag issuing unit, the barcode printing / IC tag label issuing and pasting unit, the barcode printing unit and the IC tag encoding unit are controlled by the same control device, and common data is supplied. The product tag issuing machine according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The product tag according to claim 1, further comprising a brand tag reversing unit between the brand tag issuing unit and the barcode printing / IC tag label issuing and pasting unit. Issuing machine. 4. The product tag issuing machine according to claim 1, wherein the read encoding unit reads the unique ID of the non-contact IC tag label.

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