JP2007256857A - Wireless tag label, tag tape roll, wireless tag circuit element cartridge, tag label preparing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent reduction in visibility of printout content caused by generation of wrinkles. <P>SOLUTION: A wireless tag label T has a layered structure of a sheetlike antenna base 101b whereon a wireless tag circuit element To is arranged respectively, a cover film 103 provided with a printing area S on which prescribed content is printed, an adhesive layer 101a for lamination for laminating the antenna base 101b on the cover film 103, an adhesive layer 101c for sticking for sticking the antenna base 101b to a sticking object, and a releasing material layer 101d covering the sticking side of the adhesive layer 101c. The label longitudinal dimension of the antenna base 101b is made larger than the label longitudinal dimension of the printing area S. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a RFID label having a RFID circuit element for storing information, a tag tape roll having the RFID circuit element, a RFID circuit element cartridge having the tag tape roll, and a tag label producing apparatus.

  2. Description of the Related Art RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) systems that transmit and receive information in a contactless manner (an electromagnetic coupling method using a coil, an electromagnetic induction method, a radio wave method, etc.) to a RFID circuit element that stores information are known.

  For example, a device disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known as a tag label creating apparatus that creates a RFID label by transmitting / receiving information to / from such a RFID circuit element. In this prior art, a tag tape (band-shaped tape) in which RFID tag circuit elements (antenna part, IC chip) are arranged at substantially equal intervals in the tape longitudinal direction is wound around a supply spool. This tag tape has, in order from the outside in the radial direction of the supply spool, an adhesive layer for bonding (second adhesive layer) for bonding the tag tape to the print-receiving tape layer, and a tape base layer (base). The adhesive tag material layer for attaching the created tag label to the object to be attached, and a release material layer that is peeled off when the tag label is attached. The RFID circuit element is connected to the tape base material layer. It is provided between the adhesive material layers for pasting.

  The tag tape having such a configuration is supplied from the supply spool, and has been printed by being adhered to the print-receiving tape layer (laminate tape) on which desired printing has been performed via the adhesive material layer for bonding. A tag label tape is formed. Then, the RFID tag information is written to the RFID tag circuit element provided on the tag label tape with print, and the tag label with print is continuously formed by cutting the tag label tape with print to a desired length. Generated automatically. When using the tag label generated in this way, the adhesive material layer for application is exposed by peeling the release material layer, and the entire label is applied to the object to be applied with the adhesive force. Yes.

JP 2004-333651 A

  When a tag tape is configured as in the above prior art, RFID tag circuit elements must exist discontinuously (locally) with respect to the tape-to-be-printed tape layer and the adhesive layer for bonding that are continuous in the longitudinal direction. It becomes. For this reason, the layer positioned so as to sandwich the RFID circuit element in the thickness direction in the laminated structure becomes a step shape depending on the presence or absence of the thickness in the vicinity of the end of the RFID circuit element. May occur. When such wrinkles occur, it becomes difficult to see the printed content in the print area of the print-receiving tape layer, and the visibility decreases.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a RFID label that can prevent a reduction in the visibility of printed content due to the occurrence of wrinkles, a tag tape roll, a RFID circuit element cartridge, and a tag label producing apparatus for producing the RFID label.

  In order to achieve the above object, the first invention provides a sheet-like antenna base material in which a RFID circuit element having an IC circuit section for storing information and a tag-side antenna for transmitting and receiving information is disposed, and a predetermined antenna A printed tape layer having a print area on which printing is performed, and a bonding adhesive layer for bonding the antenna substrate to the printed tape layer, the label longitudinal direction of the antenna substrate The dimension is set to be equal to or larger than the label longitudinal direction dimension of the print area.

  When the RFID label is composed of a laminated structure including a sheet-like antenna base material, a bonding adhesive layer, and a print-receiving tape layer, the tape label is continuous with the print-receiving tape layer and the bonding adhesive layer in the longitudinal direction. The antenna substrate is present discontinuously (locally). For this reason, the layer positioned so as to sandwich the antenna substrate in the thickness direction in the laminated structure has a step shape depending on the presence or absence of the thickness in the vicinity of the end of the antenna substrate, and this step causes wrinkles in the laminated structure. .

  In the first invention of this application, by setting the longitudinal dimension of the antenna substrate to be equal to or larger than the print region, the position of the end of the antenna substrate in the longitudinal direction can be the same as or more than the outer edge of the print region. As a result, the place where the wrinkles occur can be the outer edge of the print area or outside of the print area. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the printed contents in the print area from becoming difficult to see due to the wrinkles and improve the visibility. .

  A second invention is characterized in that, in the first invention, the label width direction dimension of the antenna substrate is equal to or larger than the label width direction dimension of the print region.

  Thereby, also about the width direction, the position of an antenna base-material edge part can be made the same as the outer edge part of a printing area | region, or the outer side, and it can improve visibility more reliably.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the invention, a tag tape in which a plurality of the antenna base materials are arranged at predetermined intervals in the tape longitudinal direction is cut in a predetermined manner associated with the arrangement positions of the antenna base materials. It is characterized by being cut by a plane.

  Depending on the usage mode of the user, the layout mode of the antenna substrate, etc., by cutting away from the antenna on the tag side, cutting away from the antenna substrate, or cutting at the position including the antenna substrate, etc. Appropriate tag label shapes can be realized, and the difficulty in seeing the printed content due to the occurrence of wrinkles in the shapes can be prevented.

  According to a fourth invention, in the third invention, the tag tape is formed by cutting the tag tape at the predetermined cut surface not including the tag-side antenna of the RFID tag circuit element provided on the antenna substrate. It is characterized by.

  By cutting away from the tag-side antenna, it is possible to prevent the communication function of the RFID tag circuit element from being hindered by cutting the antenna, and to ensure communication reliability.

According to a fifth invention, in the third or fourth invention,
The tag tape is formed by cutting at the predetermined cut surface not including the antenna base material.

  By generating wrinkles on the inner side of the label in the longitudinal direction of the cut surface and on the outer edge of the print region or on the outer side of the longitudinal direction, it is possible to prevent the printed content in the print region from becoming difficult to see due to the wrinkles, and visibility Can be improved.

  A sixth invention is characterized in that, in the third or fourth invention, the tag tape is formed by cutting along the predetermined cut surface including the antenna base material.

  By cutting at a position where the antenna substrate is located, the position of one end of the antenna substrate coincides with the position of the label end. As a result, wrinkles are not generated at the end.

  According to a seventh invention, in any one of the first to sixth inventions, the antenna substrate has a rectangular planar shape.

  Since the outer edge has a linear shape, position setting in printing area control and cutting control, in other words, the presence or absence of wrinkle generation or the control of the generation position can be performed in a relatively simple manner.

  An eighth invention is characterized in that, in any one of the first to seventh inventions, the print-receiving tape layer includes the printing area on the surface of the bonding adhesive layer side.

  In the printing region formed by mirror image printing from the adhesive layer side (back side) for bonding of the print-receiving tape layer, it is possible to prevent the printed content from becoming difficult to see and improve the visibility.

  According to a ninth invention, in any one of the first to seventh inventions, the print-receiving tape layer includes the print area on a surface opposite to the bonding adhesive layer.

  In the print region formed by normal image printing from the opposite side (front side) to the adhesive layer for bonding of the print-receiving tape layer, it is possible to prevent the printed content from becoming difficult to see and improve the visibility.

  In a tenth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to ninth aspects, the adhesive layer for attaching the antenna substrate to an object to be attached, and the attaching side of the adhesive material layer for attaching. And a release material layer that is peeled off when being applied.

  Thereby, when a user uses, a label can be easily affixed on affixing object by peeling off a peeling material layer and exposing the adhesion layer for affixing.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, RFID tag circuit elements each having an IC circuit section for storing information and an antenna for transmitting / receiving information are arranged at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the tape. A plurality of sheet-like antenna base materials, a sticking adhesive layer for sticking the plurality of antenna base materials to the object to be pasted, and covering the sticking side of the sticking adhesive material layer and affixing The plurality of antenna base materials are attached to a release material layer to be peeled and a print-receiving tape layer provided corresponding to the plurality of RFID tag circuit elements and provided with a plurality of print areas on which predetermined printing is performed. A tag tape having a bonding adhesive layer for bonding, wherein the tape longitudinal dimension of each antenna substrate is equal to or larger than the tape longitudinal dimension of the corresponding print area, Characterized by being configured by winding around an axis perpendicular.

  When a RFID label is configured using a tag tape having a laminated structure including a sheet-like antenna base material, an adhesive layer for bonding, etc., wound around a tag tape roll, the tag tape has a tape shape in the longitudinal direction. For each successive layer, the antenna substrate exists discontinuously (locally). For this reason, the layer of the laminated structure that is positioned so as to sandwich the antenna substrate in the thickness direction has a stepped shape depending on the presence or absence of the thickness near the end of the antenna substrate, and this step causes wrinkles in the tape laminated structure. To do.

  In the eleventh invention of the present application, by setting the longitudinal dimension of the antenna base of the tag tape to be equal to or larger than the corresponding longitudinal dimension of the corresponding print area, is the position of the antenna base longitudinal end the same as the outer edge of the print area? It can be outside. As a result, the wrinkle can be generated at the outer edge of the print area or outside the print area, so that when the RFID label is created from the tag tape, the printed content in the print area is prevented from being difficult to see due to wrinkles. And visibility can be improved.

  In a twelfth aspect based on the eleventh aspect, the print tape layer is provided on the tag tape.

  Thereby, in the structure of the tag tape roll provided with the tag tape to which the print-receiving tape layer is bonded via the adhesive layer for bonding, it becomes difficult to see the printed content formed in the print area of the print-receiving tape layer when creating the tag label. Can be prevented and visibility can be improved.

  In order to achieve the above object, a thirteenth aspect of the present invention is a RFID circuit element cartridge comprising a tag tape roll configured by winding a tag tape and configured to be detachable from a tag label producing device, wherein the tag tape is A plurality of sheet-like antenna base members each having RFID circuit elements arranged at predetermined intervals in the tape longitudinal direction, each having an IC circuit portion for storing information and an antenna for transmitting and receiving information, and A sticking adhesive layer for sticking the antenna base material to a sticking target, a peeling material layer covering the sticking side of the sticking adhesive material layer and peeled off when sticking, and the plurality of wireless Attaching the plurality of antenna base materials to a print-receiving tape layer provided with a plurality of print areas provided corresponding to the tag circuit elements and subjected to predetermined printing And a bonding adhesive layer, the tape longitudinal direction dimension of the antenna base, characterized in that at least the tape longitudinal dimension of the print area corresponding.

  When configuring a RFID tag using a tag tape having a laminated structure including a sheet-like antenna base material, an adhesive layer for bonding, etc., wound around a tag tape roll provided in the RFID circuit element cartridge, the tag tape roll In the tag tape, the antenna substrate exists discontinuously (locally) with respect to each layer continuous in the longitudinal direction in the tape shape. For this reason, the layer of the laminated structure that is positioned so as to sandwich the antenna substrate in the thickness direction has a stepped shape depending on the presence or absence of the thickness near the end of the antenna substrate, and this step causes wrinkles in the tape laminated structure. To do.

  In the thirteenth invention of the present application, by setting the longitudinal dimension of the antenna base of the tag tape to be equal to or larger than the corresponding longitudinal dimension of the corresponding print area, the position of the antenna base longitudinal end is the same as the outer edge of the print area. It can be outside. As a result, the place where the wrinkle is generated can be the outer edge of the print area or outside the print area. Therefore, when the RFID label is created from the tag tape fed out from the tag tape roll of the RFID circuit element cartridge, the wrinkle is generated. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the printed contents in the printing area from being difficult to see and improve the visibility.

  A fourteenth aspect of the invention is characterized in that, in the thirteenth aspect of the invention, a print-receiving tape roll configured by winding the print-receiving tape layer is provided.

  This makes it difficult to see the contents of the print formed in the print area of the print-receiving tape layer when the print-reading tape layer from the print-receiving tape roll is bonded to the tag tape via the bonding adhesive layer. It can be prevented and visibility can be improved.

  In a fifteenth aspect based on the thirteenth aspect, the print-receiving tape layer is provided on the tag tape.

  As a result, in a configuration in which the tag tape with the print-receiving tape layer bonded through the bonding adhesive layer is wound around the tag tape roll, it is difficult to see the printed content formed in the print area of the print-receiving tape layer when creating the tag label. It can be prevented and visibility can be improved.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the sixteenth aspect of the present invention, RFID tag circuit elements each having an IC circuit section for storing information and an antenna for transmitting / receiving information are arranged at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the tape. A plurality of sheet-like antenna base materials, a sticking adhesive layer for sticking the plurality of antenna base materials to the object to be pasted, and covering the sticking side of the sticking adhesive material layer and affixing A transport means for transporting a tag tape having a release material layer to be peeled, a print-receiving tape layer, and an adhesive layer for bonding for bonding the plurality of antenna substrates to the print-receiving tape layer; Predetermined printing is performed on transmission / reception means for transmitting and receiving information to and from the tag circuit element, and on the print-receiving tape layer of the tag tape conveyed by the conveyance means. Print control means for controlling the size of the print area on the print-receiving tape layer by the print means, corresponding to each antenna base, based on the placement means of the antenna base on the tag tape It is characterized by having.

  When the RFID label is produced by the tag label producing apparatus, the tag tape is conveyed by the conveying means, and the printing is performed on the print target layer of the tag tape by the printing means, and the RFID tag circuit element provided on the antenna substrate of the tag tape is used. Information is transmitted / received by the transmitting / receiving means to complete the tag label.

  Here, when the RFID tag label is configured using a laminated structure including a sheet-like antenna substrate, a bonding adhesive layer, and a print-receiving tape layer as the tag tape, the tag tape is long in the tape shape. The antenna substrate exists discontinuously (locally) with respect to the tape layer to be printed and the adhesive layer for bonding that are continuous in the direction. For this reason, the layer of the laminated structure that is positioned so as to sandwich the antenna substrate in the thickness direction has a stepped shape depending on the presence or absence of the thickness near the end of the antenna substrate, and this step causes wrinkles in the tape laminated structure. To do.

  In the sixteenth invention of this application, the print control means controls the size of the print area of the print means based on the arrangement position information of the antenna base material of the tag tape, thereby making the longitudinal dimension of the antenna base material equal to or larger than the print area. It becomes possible. By doing in this way, the position of the antenna substrate longitudinal direction end can be the same as or outside of the outer edge of the print area, so the place where the wrinkle is generated is the outer edge of the print area or it. Can be outside. As a result, when the RFID label is produced from the tag tape fed out from the tag tape roll of the RFID circuit element cartridge, it is possible to prevent the printed contents in the printing area from becoming difficult to see due to wrinkles and improve the visibility.

  In a seventeenth aspect based on the sixteenth aspect, the print control means controls the print means so that the print area does not protrude outside the corresponding antenna substrate in plan view. Features.

  As a result, at least the size of the antenna substrate can be made larger than the print area, so that the position of the end of the antenna substrate in the longitudinal direction is the same as or outside the outer edge of the print area, and wrinkles occur. The location can be the outer edge of the print area or outside it.

  According to an eighteenth aspect of the present invention, in the sixteenth or seventeenth aspect, a cutting means for cutting the tag tape into a predetermined length to form a RFID label, and a predetermined cutting surface based on the arrangement position information of the antenna substrate And cutting control means for controlling the cutting means so as to cut the tag tape.

  As a result, it is possible to cut by avoiding the antenna on the tag side, cut by avoiding the antenna base, or conversely by cutting at a position including the antenna base, etc. Accordingly, it is possible to realize an appropriate tag label shape according to the shape and to prevent the printed content from being difficult to see due to the generation of wrinkles.

  In a nineteenth aspect based on the eighteenth aspect, the cutting control means is arranged so that the minimum value of the predetermined length at the time of cutting is larger than the length in the tape longitudinal direction of the RFID circuit element. It is characterized by controlling.

  As a result, even if the cutting control means sets the length of the tag label in various ways, the length is at least larger than the length of the RFID tag circuit element in the tape longitudinal direction, so that the communication function of the RFID tag circuit element is hindered by cutting. Can be reliably prevented and communication reliability can be ensured.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent a decrease in the visibility of printed content due to the generation of wrinkles.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a RFID label generating system including a tag label producing device for producing a RFID label according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In the RFID tag generating system TS shown in FIG. 1, the tag label producing apparatus 1 is connected to a route server RS, a plurality of information servers IS, a terminal 118a, and a general-purpose computer 118b via a wired or wireless communication line NW. . Note that the terminal 118a and the general-purpose computer 118b are collectively referred to as “PC 118” as appropriate hereinafter.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the overall structure of the tag label producing apparatus 1.

  In FIG. 2, a tag label producing apparatus 1 is connected to the PC 118 and produces a desired RFID label with a print based on an operation from the PC 118, and can be opened and closed on the apparatus main body 2 and the upper surface of the apparatus main body 2. It has an open / close lid 3 (cover member) provided.

  The apparatus main body 2 is positioned on the front side (left front side in FIG. 2), and includes a side wall 10 having a label discharge port 11 for discharging a RFID label T (details will be described later) created in the apparatus main body 2 to the outside. The side wall 10 includes a side cover 12 provided below the label discharge port 11 and having a lower end rotatably supported.

  The side lid 12 is provided with a pressing portion 13, and the side lid 12 is opened forward by pushing the pressing portion 13 from above. The side wall 10 is provided with a power button 14 for turning on / off the power of the tag label producing apparatus 1. A cutter driving button 16 for driving a cutting mechanism 15 (see FIG. 3 described later) disposed in the apparatus main body 2 by a user's manual operation is provided below the power button 14. Is pressed, the tag label tape 109 with print (details will be described later) is cut to a desired length to produce the RFID label T.

  The opening / closing lid 3 is pivotally supported at the end of the apparatus main body 2 on the right back side in FIG. 2 and is always urged in the opening direction via an urging member such as a spring. Then, when the open / close button 4 disposed on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 2 so as to be adjacent to the open / close lid 3 is pressed, the lock between the open / close lid 3 and the apparatus main body 2 is released and opened by the action of the biasing member. Is done. A see-through window 5 covered with a transparent cover is provided at the center side of the opening / closing lid 3.

  Although not particularly illustrated, a well-known battery 130 (which may be another power storage means such as a battery) serving as a power source for the tag label producing apparatus 1 is detachably stored in a predetermined place (for example, the back side) of the apparatus body 2. A storage section is provided.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the structure of the internal unit 20 inside the tag label producing apparatus 1 (however, a loop antenna LC described later is omitted). In FIG. 3, the internal unit 20 schematically includes a cartridge holder 6 (cartridge holder portion) that accommodates a cartridge 7 (wireless tag circuit element cartridge) and a print head (thermal head) 23 as printing means. A printing mechanism 21, a cutting mechanism 15 as a cutting means, a half-cut unit 35 (see FIG. 8 to be described later), and a generated RFID label T (see FIG. 18 to be described later) are connected to a label discharge port 11 (see FIG. 2). ) And a label discharge mechanism 22 for discharging.

  4 is a plan view showing the structure of the internal unit 20 shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view schematically showing the detailed structure of the cartridge 7. As shown in FIG.

  4 and 5, the cartridge holder 6 accommodates the cartridge 7 so that the width direction of the tag label tape 109 with print discharged from the label discharge port 11 is perpendicular to the drawing sheet. To do.

  The cartridge 7 includes a housing 7A, a first roll 102 (tag tape roll) around which a strip-shaped base tape 101 (tag tape) is wound, which is disposed in the housing 7A, and the base tape 101. Ribbon supply side for feeding a second roll 104 around which a transparent cover film 103 (printed tape layer) having the same width is wound, and an ink ribbon 105 (thermal transfer ribbon, but not required when the printable tape is a thermal tape) A roll 107, a ribbon take-up roller 106 for taking up the ribbon 105 after printing, a tape feed roller 27 rotatably supported in the vicinity of the tape discharge portion 30 of the cartridge 7, and a guide roller that functions as a transport position regulating means 112.

  The tape feed roller 27 also functions as a pressure roller, and feeds the tape in the direction indicated by the arrow A while pressing and bonding the base tape 101 and the cover film 103 to form the tag label tape 109 with print.

  The first roll 102 is wound with the base tape 101 in which a plurality of RFID tag circuit elements To are sequentially formed at predetermined equal intervals in the longitudinal direction around a reel member 102a. In this example, the base tape 101 has a four-layer structure (see a partially enlarged view in FIG. 5), from the side wound inside (right side in FIG. 5) to the opposite side (left side in FIG. 5), An adhesive layer 101a (adhesive layer for bonding) made of an appropriate adhesive material, an IC circuit unit 151 that stores information and an antenna 152 that transmits and receives information, and is formed into a sheet-like piece having a substantially uniform thickness. A plurality of antenna substrates 101b each arranged so as to embed the provided RFID circuit element To in the surface on the adhesive layer 101a side, an adhesive layer 101c (adhesive adhesive layer) made of an appropriate adhesive material, and a release material layer (Release paper) 101d is laminated and configured in this order.

  The antenna 152 is configured in a loop coil shape, and an IC circuit portion 151 is formed so as to be connected to the antenna coil, and the RFID circuit element To is configured by these. The antenna 152 and the IC circuit unit 151 are located substantially flush with the side of the antenna substrate 101b facing the adhesive layer 101a.

  The cover film 103 is later bonded to the front side (right side in FIG. 5) of the antenna substrate 101b by the adhesive layer 101a. Further, the release material layer 101d is bonded to the back side (left side in FIG. 5) of the antenna substrate 101b by the adhesive layer 101c.

  The release material layer 101d is configured such that when the RFID label T finally completed in a label shape is attached to a predetermined product or the like, it can be adhered to the product or the like by the adhesive layer 101c by peeling it off. . Further, a position detection identifier (sensor mark) PM is provided at a predetermined position corresponding to each RFID circuit element To on the surface (left surface in the figure) of the release material layer 101d. In this example, the sensor mark PM is a black bar, but a hole penetrating the base tape 101 may be formed by laser processing or the like. Alternatively, a Thomson type processing hole or the like may be used.

  The second roll 104 has the cover film 103 wound around a reel member 104a. The cover film 103 fed out from the second roll 104 is a ribbon driven by the ribbon supply side roll 107 and the ribbon take-up roller 106 arranged on the back side thereof (that is, the side to be bonded to the base tape 101). 105 is pressed against the print head 23 to be brought into contact with the back surface of the cover film 103.

  The ribbon take-up roller 106 and the tape feed roller 27 are each configured such that the driving force of a conveying motor 119 (see FIG. 3 and FIG. 15 to be described later) provided outside the cartridge 7 is wound around the ribbon via a gear mechanism (not shown). By being transmitted to the take-up roller drive shaft 106a and the tape feed roller drive shaft 108, they are rotated in conjunction with each other.

  On the other hand, the print head 23 having a large number of heat generating elements is attached to a head attaching portion 24 erected on the cartridge holder 6 and arranged upstream of the tape feed roller 27 in the transport direction of the cover film 103. .

  Further, a roller holder 25 is pivotally supported by a support shaft 29 in front of the cartridge 7 in the cartridge holder 6 (lower side in FIG. 4), and a printing position (contact position, FIG. Reference) and a release position (separation position). In the roller holder 25, a platen roller 26 and a tape pressure roller 28 are rotatably arranged. When the roller holder 25 is switched to the printing position, the platen roller 26 and the tape pressure roller 28 are The print head 23 and the tape feed roller 27 are pressed against each other.

  In the above configuration, the base tape 101 fed out from the first roll 102 is supplied to the tape feed roller 27. On the other hand, the cover film 103 fed out from the second roll 104 is disposed on the back side thereof (that is, the side to be bonded to the base tape 101), and is driven by the ribbon supply side roll 107 and the ribbon take-up roller 106. The ribbon 105 is pressed against the print head 23 and brought into contact with the back surface of the cover film 103.

  When the cartridge 7 is mounted on the cartridge holder 6 and the roll holder 25 is moved from the release position to the print position, the cover film 103 and the ink ribbon 105 are held between the print head 23 and the platen roller 26. At the same time, the base tape 101 and the cover film 103 are sandwiched between the tape feeding roller 27 and the pressure roller 28. Then, the ribbon take-up roller 106 and the tape feed roller 27 are rotationally driven in synchronization with the directions indicated by the arrows B and C by the driving force of the conveying motor 119, respectively. At this time, the tape feed roller drive shaft 108, the pressure roller 28 and the platen roller 26 are connected by a gear mechanism (not shown), and the tape feed roller 27, The pressure roller 28 and the platen roller 26 rotate, and the base tape 101 is fed out from the first roll 102 and supplied to the tape feed roller 27 as described above. On the other hand, the cover film 103 is fed out from the second roll 104, and a plurality of heating elements of the print head 23 are energized by the print drive circuit 120 (see FIG. 15 described later). As a result, a label print R (see FIG. 18 described later) corresponding to the stored information of the RFID circuit element To on the base tape 101 to be bonded is printed on the back surface of the cover film 103. The base tape 101 and the cover film 103 after printing are bonded and integrated by the tape feeding roller 27 and the pressure roller 28 to form a tag label tape 109 with print. It is carried out of the cartridge 7. The ink ribbon 105 that has finished printing on the cover film 103 is taken up by the ribbon take-up roller 106 by driving the ribbon take-up roller drive shaft 106a.

  Note that, on the upper surface of the housing 7A of the cartridge 7, for example, a tape specifying display portion 8 for displaying the tape width of the base tape 101 incorporated in the cartridge 7 and the color of the tape is provided. . When the cartridge 7 is attached to the cartridge holder 6 and the opening / closing lid 3 is closed, the above-described see-through window 5 and the tape specifying display unit 8 face each other, and the tape specifying display unit 8 is opened via the transparent cover of the see-through window 5. Visible from the outside of the apparatus body 2. As a result, the type of the cartridge 7 attached to the cartridge holder 6 can be easily visually recognized from the outside of the apparatus main body 2 through the transparent window 5.

  On the other hand, as described above, the internal unit 20 is provided with the cutting mechanism 15 and the label discharge mechanism 22, and is further provided with a base tape 101 (a tag label tape with print after bonding, the same applies hereinafter). A loop antenna LC (communication means) is provided to read or write information via wireless communication with respect to the provided RFID tag circuit element To. Then, after reading or writing information to the RFID circuit element To by the loop antenna LC with respect to the tag label tape 109 with print generated by being bonded as described above, the cutter driving button 16 ( 2), the tag label tape 109 with print is cut by the cutting mechanism 15, and the RFID label T is generated. The RFID label T is then discharged from the label discharge port 11 formed in the side wall 10 (see FIG. 2) by the label discharge mechanism 22 after that.

  The cutting mechanism 15 includes a fixed blade 40, a movable blade 41 that performs a cutting operation together with the fixed blade 40, a cutter helical gear 42 (see FIG. 3) connected to the movable blade 41, and the cutter helical gear 42. And a cutter motor 43 (see FIG. 3) connected by a gear train.

  The label discharge mechanism 22 is disposed in the vicinity of the label discharge port 11 provided in the side wall 10 of the apparatus main body 2 and is printed with the tag label tape 109 (in other words, the RFID label T, The same applies hereinafter) functioning as discharge means for forcibly discharging from the label discharge port 11. That is, the label discharge mechanism 22 includes a driving roller 51 (conveying means), a pressing roller 52 facing the driving roller 51 with a printed tag label tape 109 interposed therebetween, and the pressing roller 52 as a printed tag label tape. The pressure actuating mechanism 53 (see FIG. 3) that is actuated so as to press against or release the pressure is printed by the driving roller 51 in conjunction with the pressure releasing operation of the press actuating mechanism 53. A discharge drive mechanism 54 (see FIG. 3) for rotating the tag label tape 109 so as to be discharged is provided.

  At this time, first guide walls 55 and 56 and second guide walls 63 and 64 for guiding the tag label tape 109 with print to the label discharge port 11 are provided inside the label discharge port 11 ( (See FIG. 4). The first guide walls 55 and 56 and the second guide walls 63 and 64 are integrally formed, and at a discharge position of the tag label tape 109 with print cut by the fixed blade 40 and the movable blade 41, a predetermined distance from each other. It is arranged to be separated.

  The pressing operation mechanism unit 53 is attached to the roller support holder 57, the roller support holder 57, a roller support unit 58 that holds the pressing roller 52 at the tip, and a holder support unit that rotatably supports the roller support holder 57. 59, a cam 60 that drives the pressing operation mechanism 53 in conjunction with the cutting mechanism 15, and an urging spring 61.

  The roller support portion 58 is rotatably supported so as to sandwich the pressing roller 52 from above and below. Then, the roller support holder 57 rotates counterclockwise (in the direction of arrow 71 in FIG. 3) about the holder support shaft 59 through the cam 60 by the rotation of the cutter helical gear 42, whereby the pressing roller 52 is printed. It is pressed against the tag label tape 109. When the cutter helical gear 42 is rotated again, the holder support shaft 59 is rotated in the reverse direction by the biasing spring 61, and the pressing roller 52 is separated from the tag label tape 109 with print.

  The discharge drive mechanism portion 54 includes a tape discharge motor 65 and a gear train 66, and after the tag label tape 109 with print is pressed against the drive roller 51 by the pressing roller 52, the tape discharge motor 65 is driven to drive the drive roller 51. Is rotated in the discharge direction of the tag label tape 109 with print, so that the tag label tape 109 with print is forcibly discharged in the discharge direction.

  It should be noted that the upstream side of the driving roller 51 in the transport direction (in other words, between a half cutter 34 and a loop antenna LC described later) corresponds to the position of each RFID circuit element on the release material layer 101d of the base tape 101. A mark sensor 127 capable of detecting the sensor mark (identifier) PM for position detection provided as described above is provided. The mark sensor 127 is, for example, a known reflection type photoelectric sensor including a projector and a light receiver. The control output from the light receiver is inverted depending on whether the sensor mark PM exists between the projector and the light receiver. The first guide wall 56 facing the mark sensor 127 has a structure such that the surface has a color that does not reflect the light of the projector, or the light receiver receives an inclination so that the reflected light is not received.

  FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram showing the conceptual configuration of the RFID circuit element To provided in the base tape 101 fed out from the first roll 102, as viewed from the direction of arrow D in FIG. In FIG. 6, the base tape 101 is provided with a plurality of antenna bases 101b formed in a sheet shape as described above, and the antenna base 101b is configured in a loop coil shape to transmit and receive information. There is provided a RFID circuit element To composed of the loop antenna 152 and an IC circuit unit 151 connected to the loop antenna 152 and storing information. Further, the sensor mark mark PM described above is provided on the surface on the back side of the release material layer 101d in association with the position of the antenna base 101b (in other words, the position of the RFID circuit element To). A full cut position FC for cutting the base tape 101 (described later in detail) is set on the upstream side in the transport direction.

  FIG. 7A is a partial extraction perspective view showing a detailed structure of a main part of the label discharge mechanism 22, and FIG. 7B is a view showing a conceptual configuration of the mark sensor 127. In FIG. 7A, the middle portions of the first guide walls 55 and 56 in the vertical direction are notched, and the drive roller 51 is provided on one of the first guide walls 55 from the notched portion to the tag label tape 109 with print. It is provided so as to face the discharge position. The drive roller 51 has a roller cutout 51A formed by a concentric groove on the upper surface thereof. On the other hand, on the other first guide wall 56, the pressing roller 52 is supported by the roller support portion 58 of the pressing operation mechanism portion 53 so as to face the discharging position of the tag label tape 109 with print from the notch portion.

  The loop antenna LC is arranged in the vicinity of the pressing roller 52 so that the pressing roller 52 is positioned at the center in the radial direction, and is not magnetically induced (electromagnetic induction, magnetic coupling, or other non-electromagnetic field is performed via an electromagnetic field). (Including a contact method), access (information reading or information writing) to the RFID circuit element To provided in the tag label tape 109 with print is performed.

  Further, on the upstream side of the driving roller 51 in the transport direction (in other words, between a half cutter 34 and a loop antenna LC, which will be described later), the release material layer 101d of the base tape 101 corresponds to the position of each RFID circuit element. The mark sensor 127 capable of detecting an appropriate identification mark PM (see FIG. 6 and the like) provided is provided. As shown in FIG. 7B, the mark sensor 127 is a known reflection type photoelectric sensor including a projector 127a made of a light emitting diode and a light receiver 127b made of a phototransistor, for example. The control output from the light receiver 127b is inverted depending on whether or not the identification mark PM exists between the light projector 127a and the light receiver 127b. The mark sensor 127 is not limited to the reflective type, and a transmissive photoelectric sensor may be used.

  FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the internal unit 20 in a state where the label discharge mechanism 22 is removed from the structure shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 8, the cutter helical gear 42 is provided with a boss 50 formed in a projecting shape, and this boss 50 is configured to be inserted into a long hole 49 of the movable blade 41 (described later). 11 and FIG. 9). Further, on the downstream side of the fixed blade 40 and the movable blade 41 along the tape discharge direction, so as to be positioned between the fixed blade 40 and the movable blade 41 and the first guide walls 55 and 56 (see FIG. 4), A half cut unit 35 is attached.

  The half-cut unit 35 includes a cradle 38 that is arranged in accordance with the fixed blade 40, a half cutter 34 that is opposed to the cradle 38 and is disposed on the movable blade 41 side, and between the fixed blade 40 and the cradle 38. The first guide portion 36 is disposed in combination with the fixed blade 40, and the second guide portion 37 is disposed in combination with the movable blade 41 so as to face the first guide portion 36 (see FIG. 11 described later). See also). The first guide portion 36 and the second guide portion 37 are integrally formed, and are attached to the side plate 44 (see FIG. 4) together with the fixed blade 40 by a guide fixing portion 36A provided at a position corresponding to the fixed hole 40A of the fixed blade 40. It has been.

  At this time, a half cutter motor 129 (not shown; see FIG. 15 described later) is provided to rotate the half cutter 34 around a predetermined rotation fulcrum (not shown). The driving mechanism of the half cutter 34 using the half cutter motor 129 is not shown in detail, but can be configured as follows, for example. That is, for example, the half cutter motor 129 is constituted by an electric motor capable of rotating forward and reverse, and is connected to a crank member (same) provided with a pin (same) via a gear train (not shown), and the above-mentioned pin of the rank member A long groove for engaging is formed in the half cutter 34. When the crank member is rotated by the driving force of the half cutter motor 129, the pin of the crank member moves along the long groove, thereby causing the half cutter 34 to move in a predetermined direction (clockwise or counterclockwise). Can be rotated.

  The cradle 38 is bent so that an end facing the tag label tape 109 with print discharged from the tape discharge unit 30 is parallel to the tape, and forms a receiving surface 38B. Here, as described above, the tag label tape 109 with print is applied with the cover film 103 and the base tape 101 having a four-layer structure including the adhesive layer 101a, the antenna base 101b, the adhesive layer 101c, and the release material layer 101d. Together, it has a five-layer structure (see also FIG. 19 described later). Then, by pressing the half cutter 34 against the receiving surface 38B using the driving force of the half cutter motor 129 as described above, the tag label tape 109 with print between the half cutter 34 and the receiving surface 38B is The cover film 103, the adhesive layer 101a, the antenna substrate 101b, and the adhesive layer 101c are cut, but only the release material layer 101d is left uncut and the half-cut line HC is substantially along the tape width direction (see FIG. 18 and the like described later). ) Is formed. In addition, after the half cutter 34 contacts the receiving surface 38B, for example, in the above-described configuration, the half cutter motor 129 is configured not to be overloaded by a not-shown slip clutch interposed in the gear train. Is preferred. The receiving surface 38 </ b> B has a role of guiding the tag label tape 109 with print to the label discharge port 11 together with the first guide portions 55 and 56.

  When the tip of the sensor mark PM reaches the position of the mark sensor 127 by the movement of the tag label tape 109 with print, the position corresponding to the RFID circuit element To on the cover film 103 (the RFID tag circuit element To position of the base tape 101) The position of the print head 23 reaches the position of the print head 23. Correspondingly, when the sensor mark PM is detected by the mark sensor 127, printing of the label print R (in this example, two character strings “ABCD”) is started on the back surface of the cover film 103. The label printing R is performed by mirror image printing on the back surface of the cover film 103 so as to be a normal image printing when viewed from the front surface side of the cover film 103.

  9 and 10 are perspective views showing the appearance of the cutting mechanism 15 in which the half cutter 34 is removed from the internal unit 20.

  9 and 10, in the cutting mechanism 15, when the cutter helical gear 42 is rotated by the cutter motor 43 (see FIG. 3), the movable blade 41 is swung around the shaft hole 48 by the boss 50 and the long hole 49. The tag label tape 109 with print is cut.

  That is, first, when the boss 50 of the cutter helical gear 42 is positioned on the inner side (left side in FIG. 9), the movable blade 41 is positioned away from the fixed blade 40 (hereinafter, this state is referred to as an initial state). ). In this initial state, when the cutter motor 43 is driven and the cutter helical gear 42 rotates counterclockwise (in the direction of the arrow 70), the boss 50 moves outward and the movable blade 41 counters around the shaft hole 48. The tag label tape 109 with print is cut with the fixed blade 40 fixed to the internal unit 20 by rotating clockwise (in the direction of arrow 73) (this state is hereinafter referred to as a cut state, see FIG. 10).

  After the printed tag label tape 109 is cut in this way to generate the RFID label, it is necessary to return the movable blade 41 to the initial state in order to cut the printed tag label tape 109 to be conveyed next time. Therefore, by driving the cutter motor 43 again and rotating the cutter helical gear 42 counterclockwise (in the direction of arrow 70), the boss 50 moves inward again, and the movable blade 41 rotates in the clockwise direction (in the direction of arrow 74). To move the movable blade 41 away from the fixed blade 40 (see FIG. 9). Then, the tag label tape 109 with print, which is printed and conveyed from the cartridge 7 next time, can be cut.

  At this time, the cutter helical gear cam 42A is provided on the cylindrical outer wall of the cutter helical gear 42, and when the cutter helical gear 42 is rotated by the cutter motor 43, the cutter helical gear 42 is moved to the cutter helical gear 42 by the action of the cutter helical gear cam 42A. The adjacent microswitch 126 is switched from the off state to the on state. Thereby, the cut state of the tag label tape 109 with print is detected.

  FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the detailed structure of the movable blade 41 and the fixed blade 40 together with the half-cut unit 35, and FIG. 12 is a partially enlarged sectional view thereof. 11 and 12, the fixed blade 40 is fixed to a side plate 44 (see FIG. 4) provided upright on the left side of the cartridge holder 6 in the printing mechanism 15 with a screw or the like through a fixing hole 40A.

  The movable blade 41 is substantially V-shaped and includes a blade portion 45 provided at a cutting portion, a handle portion 46 positioned opposite to the blade portion 45, and a bent portion 47. The bent portion 47 is provided with the shaft hole 48, and is supported by the side plate 44 at the shaft hole 48 so that the movable blade 41 can rotate with the bent portion 47 as a fulcrum. Further, the elongated hole 49 is formed in the handle 46 on the opposite side of the blade 45 provided at the cutting portion of the movable blade 41. The blade portion 45 is formed by a two-stage blade, and the blade surface is constituted by two inclined surfaces having different inclination angles of the first inclined surface 45A and the second inclined surface 45B that gradually reduce the thickness of the blade portion 45. ing.

  On the other hand, of the first guide portion 36 of the half-cut unit 35 described above, the end portion 36B facing the printed tag label tape 109 is a receiving surface 38B formed at the end portion of the receiving base 38. And the tag label tape 109 with print is bent in the discharging direction. Therefore, the end portion 36B of the first guide portion 36 has a smooth curved surface with respect to the printed tag label tape 109 discharging direction at the contact surface 36C with respect to the printed tag label tape 109 discharged from the cartridge 7.

  By projecting the end portion 36B of the first guide portion 36 and making the contact surface 36C curved, the front end portion of the tag label tape 109 with print curled to a certain curvature or more first hits the contact surface 36C of the first guide portion 36. . At this time, the leading end of the tag label tape 109 with print hits the downstream side (downward in FIG. 12) of the printed tag label tape 109 from the boundary point 75 on the contact surface 36C of the first guide portion. In this case, the leading end of the tag label tape 109 with print moves downstream along the curved surface, so that the label does not enter between the fixed blade 40 and the first guide portion 36 or the cradle 38. It leads to the discharge port 11 direction.

  The first guide portion 36 has a guide width L1 (see FIG. 11) corresponding to the transport path of the printed tag label tape 109 larger than the maximum width (36 mm in this embodiment) of the attached tag label tape 109 to be attached. The inner surface 36D is formed continuously with the contact surface 36C. The internal surface 36D is formed to face first and second inclined surfaces 45A and 45B (details will be described later) of the movable blade 41, and at the time of cutting, the first and second inclined surfaces 45A and 45B of the movable blade 41 are formed. A part is abutted (see FIG. 12). Since the movable blade 41 is formed by a two-stage blade, when the tag label tape 109 with print is cut by the movable blade 41, the contact surface 36C and the inner surface 36D corresponding to the end of the first guide portion 36 A gap 39 is formed between the movable blade 41 and the second inclined surface 45B (see FIG. 12).

  13 is a front view showing the appearance of the movable blade 41, and FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

  13 and 14, in the present embodiment, the first inclined surface 45A has an angle of 50 degrees with the back surface of the blade portion 45 opposite to the first inclined surface 45A.

  FIG. 15 is a functional block diagram showing a control system of the tag label producing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment. In FIG. 15, a control circuit 110 is disposed on a control board (not shown) of the tag label producing apparatus 1.

  The control circuit 110 includes a CPU 111 having an internal timer 111A for controlling each device, an input / output interface 113 connected to the CPU 111 via a data bus 112, a CGROM 114, ROMs 115 and 116, and a RAM 117. It has been.

  The CGROM 114 is a display CG (character generator) for display on the LCD 132, which is a display unit for displaying, for example, battery replacement. The dot pattern data for each of a large number of characters corresponds to code data. Stored.

  In a ROM (dot pattern data memory) 115, for each of a large number of characters for printing characters such as alphabet letters and symbols, printing dot pattern data is provided for each typeface (Gothic typeface, Mincho typeface, etc.). Each typeface is classified and stored in correspondence with the code data for the print character size. In addition, graphic pattern data for printing a graphic image including gradation expression is also stored.

  Note that the dot pattern data for display and printing stored in the CGROM 114 and ROM 115 can be read from the PC 118 side via the communication line NW, and displayed or printed on the PC 118 side receiving the data. You may make it perform.

  The ROM 116 reads the print buffer data in correspondence with the character code data such as characters and numbers input from the PC 118 and drives the print head 23, the transport motor 119, and the tape discharge motor 65. A control program, a pulse number determination program for determining the number of pulses corresponding to the amount of energy to form each print dot, and when printing is finished, the tag label tape 109 with print is transported by driving the transport motor 119 to the cutting position. A cutting drive control program for driving the cutter motor 43 to cut the tag label tape 109 with print, and the cut tag label tape 109 with print (= the RFID label T) from the label discharge port 11 by driving the tape discharge motor 65. Forcible tape ejection program and other tags Bell generating apparatus 1 controls various programs required for are stored. The CPU 111 performs various calculations based on various programs stored in the ROM 116.

  The RAM 117 is provided with a text memory 117A, a print buffer 117B, a parameter storage area 117E, and the like. The text memory 117A stores document data input from the PC 118. In the print buffer 117B, a dot pattern for printing such as a plurality of characters and symbols, the number of applied pulses that is the amount of energy for forming each dot, and the like are stored as dot pattern data. The print head 23 is stored in the print buffer 117B. Dot printing is performed according to the existing dot pattern data. Various calculation data are stored in the parameter storage area 117E.

  The input / output interface 113 is used to drive the PC 118, a cartridge detection sensor 134, which is a known sensor such as a mechanical type, an optical type, or a magnetic type that detects the attachment of the cartridge 7 to the tag label producing apparatus 1, and the print head 23. The printing drive circuit 120, the conveyance motor drive circuit 121 for driving the conveyance motor 119, the cutter motor drive circuit 122 for driving the cutter motor 43, and the half for driving the half cutter motor 129. The cutter motor drive circuit 128, the tape discharge motor drive circuit 123 for driving the tape discharge motor 65, and the carrier wave for accessing (reading / writing) the RFID circuit element To via the loop antenna LC. Control signal input from the control circuit 110. The transmitter circuit 306 that modulates the carrier wave based on the signal, the receiver circuit 307 that demodulates the response signal received from the RFID circuit element To via the loop antenna LC, and outputs the demodulated signal to the control circuit 110. The display circuit 133 that controls the display of the LCD 132, the mark sensor 127 that detects the identification mark PM, the tape cut sensor 124, and the cut release detection sensor 125 are connected to each other.

  In addition, a power supply circuit 131 is connected to the battery 130. Based on the state of the power button 14, the power supply circuit 131 receives power supplied from the battery 130 and adjusts the power to a predetermined voltage when the power is in the “on” state (control circuit 110, etc.). To supply.

  In such a control system having the control circuit 110 as the core, when character data or the like is input via the PC 118, the text (document data) is sequentially stored in the text memory 117A, and the print head 23 is driven by the drive circuit. 120, each of the heat generating elements is selectively driven to generate heat corresponding to the print dots for one line, and the dot pattern data stored in the print buffer 117B is printed, and in synchronization with this, for carrying The motor 119 performs tape transport control via the drive circuit 121. In addition, the transmission circuit 306 performs carrier wave modulation control based on the control signal from the control circuit 110, and the reception circuit 307 processes the demodulated signal based on the control signal from the control circuit 110.

  The tape cut sensor 124 and the cut release detection sensor 125 include a cutter helical gear cam 42A and a micro switch 126 provided on the cylindrical outer wall of the cutter helical gear 42 (see FIGS. 9 and 10). . Specifically, when the cutter helical gear 42 is rotated by the cutter motor 43, the micro switch 126 is switched from the OFF state to the ON state by the action of the cutter helical gear cam 42A, and the tag label tape 109 with print is cut by the movable blade 45. Detect that is complete. Thus, the tape cut sensor 124 is configured. When the cutter helical gear 42 further rotates, the micro switch 126 is switched from the on state to the off state by the action of the cutter helical gear cam 42A, and it is detected that the movable blade 45 has returned to the release position. Thus, the cut release detection sensor 125 is configured.

  FIG. 16 is a circuit diagram schematically showing a circuit configuration of a connection portion between the transmission circuit 306 and the reception circuit 307 and the loop antenna LC. In FIG. 16, the transmission circuit 306 is connected to the device-side loop antenna LC, and the reception circuit 307 is connected to the capacitor 310 connected in series with the device-side loop antenna LC.

  FIG. 17 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the RFID circuit element To. In FIG. 17, the RFID circuit element To includes the loop antenna 152 that transmits and receives signals in a contactless manner with the loop antenna LC on the tag label producing apparatus 1 side, and the IC circuit connected to the loop antenna 152. Part 151.

  The IC circuit unit 151 includes a rectifying unit 153 that rectifies the carrier wave received by the loop antenna 152, a power source unit 154 that accumulates energy of the carrier wave rectified by the rectifying unit 153 and uses it as a driving power source, and the loop antenna. 152, a clock extraction unit 156 that extracts a clock signal from the carrier wave received by 152 and supplies the clock signal to the control unit 155, a memory unit 157 that can store a predetermined information signal, and a modulation / demodulation unit 158 connected to the loop antenna 152 And a control unit 155 for controlling the operation of the RFID circuit element To through the rectifying unit 153, the clock extracting unit 156, the modem unit 158, and the like.

  The modulation / demodulation unit 158 demodulates the communication signal received from the loop antenna 152 from the loop antenna LC of the tag label producing apparatus 1 and receives the carrier wave received from the loop antenna 152 based on the response signal from the control unit 155. Modulate and reflect.

  The control unit 155 interprets the received signal demodulated by the modulation / demodulation unit 158, generates a return signal based on the information signal stored in the memory unit 157, and performs basic control such as returning by the modulation / demodulation unit 158. Execute proper control.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of the RFID label T formed by the tag label producing apparatus 1 having the above-described configuration. FIG. 18A is a partially transparent top view of the RFID label T, and FIG. ) Is an explanatory diagram showing the dimensional relationship of FIG. FIG. 19 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line IXXA-IXXA ′ in FIG. The RFID label T is obtained by writing (or reading) information on the RFID circuit element To and cutting the tag label tape 109 with print at the position of the full cut line FC.

  18 (a), 18 (b) and FIG. 19, as described above, the cover film 103 is added to the four-layer structure shown in FIG. 19) from the upper side to the opposite side (lower side in FIG. 19), the cover film 103, the adhesive layer 101 a for bonding, the antenna substrate 101 b, the adhesive layer 101 c for bonding, and the release material layer 101 d Are composed of five layers laminated in this order. As described above, the RFID circuit element To including the loop antenna 152 provided on the antenna substrate 101b is provided on the adhesive layer 101a side, and the RFID circuit is provided in the print area S on the back surface of the cover film 103. A label print R (two character strings “ABCD” indicating the type of the RFID label T in this example) corresponding to the storage information of the element To is printed.

  Further, the cover film 103, the adhesive layer 101a, the antenna substrate 101b, and the adhesive layer 101c are provided with the half-cut line HC (half-cut portion. However, this example) along the tape width direction by the half cutter 34 as described above. Then, the front half-cut line HC1 and the rear half-cut line HC2 are formed (details will be described later). In the cover film 103, a region sandwiched between the half-cut lines HC1 and HC2 is a print region S on which the label print R is printed. In this example, the end portions 101bA and 101bB of the antenna substrate 101b are printed. The dimension D in the longitudinal direction of the label is greater than or equal to the label longitudinal direction A between the longitudinal ends SA and SB of the print region S (D> A in this example in particular). Both sides in the longitudinal direction of the tape across the half-cut lines HC1 and HC2 from the print area S become a front margin area S1 and a rear margin area S2, respectively. The identification mark PM is provided in the front margin area S1 of each RFID label T.

  In this way, when the RFID label T is configured by a laminated structure such as the sheet-like antenna substrate 101b, the bonding adhesive layer 101a, the cover film 103, and the bonding adhesive layer 101c, it is continuous in a tape shape in the longitudinal direction. The antenna base material 101b exists discontinuously (locally) with respect to the cover film 103, the adhesive layer 101a for bonding, and the like. For this reason, those layers positioned so as to sandwich the antenna base material 101b in the thickness direction in the laminated structure are stepped by the presence or absence of the thickness in the vicinity of the end portions 101bA and 101bB of the antenna base material 101b as shown in FIG. Due to the shape, wrinkles occur in the laminated structure due to this step.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the label longitudinal direction dimension D of the antenna substrate 101b of the RFID label T is set to be equal to or larger than the label longitudinal direction dimension A of the print region S, so that the longitudinal end portion 101bA of the antenna substrate 101b is obtained. , 101bB can be the same as or longer than the longitudinal ends SA and SB of the print area S. In particular, in this example, wrinkles of the RFID label T are generated because the printed tag label tape 109 is cut by a full cut line FC (see FIG. 18A) at a position avoiding the antenna substrate 101b. The position to be performed can be on the inner side in the longitudinal direction of the label from the cut surface, and on the outer edge of the printing area S or on the outer side in the longitudinal direction.

  As a result, the place where the wrinkles are generated can be the outer edge of the print area S or outside the print area S. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the contents of the print R in the print area S from being difficult to see due to the wrinkles and to improve visibility. Can be improved.

  At this time, the RFID label T is formed by being cut by the full-cut line FC at a position not including the antenna 152 of the RFID tag circuit element To provided in the antenna base 101b, so that the antenna 152 is cut. As a result, the communication function of the RFID circuit element To can be prevented from being hindered, and communication reliability can be ensured.

  As already described, instead of providing the black mark as shown in FIG. 18A as the sensor mark PM, a hole substantially penetrating the base tape 101 may be provided by laser processing or the like. (In this case, the cover film 103 is not perforated). In this case, when the mark sensor 127 is formed of a known reflection type photoelectric sensor composed of a projector and a light receiver, if the sensor mark PM composed of the hole comes at a position between the light projector and the light receiver, the light from the light projector However, the light does not pass through the hole of the sensor mark PM and the transparent cover film 103 and is not reflected by the light receiver, so that the control output from the light receiver is reversed.

  FIG. 20 is displayed on the PC 118 (terminal 118a or general-purpose computer 118b) when accessing (reading or writing) the RFID tag information of the IC circuit unit 151 of the RFID circuit element To by the tag label producing apparatus 1 as described above. It is a figure showing an example of a screen.

  In FIG. 20, in this example, the type of tag label (access frequency and tape size), label print R printed in correspondence with the RFID circuit element To (here, two character strings of “ABCD”), the radio Access (reading or writing) ID that is identification information (tag ID) unique to the tag circuit element To, the address of the article information stored in the information server IS, and the storage address of the corresponding information in the route server RS Etc. can be displayed on the PC 118. Then, the tag tag label producing apparatus 1 is operated by the operation of the PC 118, the label print R is printed on the cover film 103, and the information such as the write ID and article information is written on the IC circuit unit 151 (or Information such as read ID and article information stored in advance in the IC circuit unit 151 is read).

  At the time of reading or writing as described above, the tag ID of the RFID tag circuit element To of the generated RFID label T and information read from the IC circuit portion 151 of the RFID label T (or to the IC circuit portion 151) The correspondence relationship with the (written information) is stored in the above-described route server RS and can be referred to as necessary.

  In the tag label producing apparatus 1 having the basic configuration as described above, after the information is read or written to the RFID circuit element To by the loop antenna LC with respect to the tag label tape 109 with print that has been bonded and generated, the cutting mechanism 15, the tag label tape 109 with print is cut, and the RFID label T is generated. FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a control procedure for creating the tag label executed by the control circuit 110.

  In FIG. 21, when a predetermined RFID label producing operation is performed by the tag label producing apparatus 1 via the PC 118, this flow is started. First, in step S1, an operation signal from the PC 118 is input (via the communication line NW and the input / output interface 113). Based on this operation signal, print data, communication data with the RFID circuit element To, front / rear Preparation processing for setting the half-cut position (HC1, HC2), full-cut position (FC), etc. is executed. FIG. 22 is a flowchart of the preparation process, and FIG. 23 is a flowchart of the print content determination process performed in the preparation process.

  In FIG. 22, when the cartridge detection sensor 134 detects the mounting of the cartridge 7 to the label producing apparatus 1 in step S101 and a cartridge detection signal is input to the control circuit 110, the CPU 111 selects the type of cartridge in step S102. Then, in step S103, the position of the previous cutting position HC1 is read from the ROM 116 based on the cartridge identification information (for example, the ROM 116 stores in advance the correlation between the cartridge type and the corresponding previous cutting position HC1). ), The previous cutting position is set in the RAM 117. Next, in step S104, the position of the post-cutting position HC2 when the print length is the maximum print length is read from the ROM 116 based on the cartridge identification information (for example, the ROM 116 previously stores the correlation between the cartridge type and the corresponding post-cutting position HC2). Is stored), the process proceeds to a print content determination process in step S300.

  In the print content determination process, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 23, in step S301, based on the cartridge identification information input in step S102, data of the maximum print area size and the minimum print area size is read from the ROM 116 of the control circuit 110. Read (for example, the ROM 116 stores in advance the correlation between the cartridge type and the corresponding maximum / minimum print area size), and the print data input by the operator in step S302 is input. The input print data is assigned in a predetermined manner.

  When the assignment of the print data is completed, the process proceeds to step S106 in FIG. 22, and the CPU 111 calculates the post-cutting position HC2 based on the print length of the print data input by the operator's operation in step S302. Thereafter, in step S107, it is determined whether or not the position of the calculated post-cutting position HC2 is within the post-cutting position dimension at the maximum printing length read in step S104. In step S108, the calculated post-cutting position HC2 is finally determined and set as a cutting position, the preparation process is terminated, and the process proceeds to step S2 in FIG.

  If it is determined that the post-cutting position HC2 calculated in step S107 does not fall within the post-cutting position size at the maximum printing length read in step S104, the process proceeds to step S109, and the display section After displaying an error on the LCD 132, the process returns to the print content determination process in step S300, and the same procedure is repeated.

  At this time, after step S106 (for example, before step S107 or before step S108), is the post cutting position calculated in step S106 closer to the label rear end side than the rear end position of the RFID circuit element To? If the determination is not satisfied, error processing such as error display may be performed as in step S109. In this way, even if the length of the RFID label T is variously set, the length is at least larger than the length of the RFID tag circuit element To in the tape longitudinal direction. Can be reliably prevented and communication reliability can be ensured.

  Returning to FIG. 21, in step S <b> 2, a control signal is output to the transport motor drive circuit 121 via the input / output interface 113, and the tape feeding roller 27 and the ribbon take-up roller 106 are driven to rotate by the driving force of the transport motor 121. . Further, a control signal is output to the tape discharge motor 65 via the tape discharge motor drive circuit 123 to drive the drive roller 51 to rotate. Accordingly, the base tape 101 is fed out from the first roll 102 and supplied to the tape feed roller 27, and the cover film 103 is fed out from the second roll 104. The base tape 101 and the cover film 103 are The tape label roller 109 and the sub-roller 109 are bonded and integrated to form a tag label tape 109 with print, which is further conveyed from the outside of the cartridge 7 to the outside of the tag label producing apparatus 1.

  Thereafter, in step S3, based on the detection signal of the mark detection sensor 127 input via the input / output interface 113, whether or not the sensor mark PM of the base tape 101 is detected (in other words, the cover film 103 is formed by the print head 23). Whether the print start position has been reached). The determination is not satisfied until the sensor mark PM is detected, and this procedure is repeated. If it is detected, the determination is satisfied, and the process proceeds to the next step S4.

  In step S4, a control signal is output to the print drive circuit 120 via the input / output interface 113, the print head 23 is energized, and the above-described print region S of the cover film 103 (= the base tape 101 at a predetermined pitch or the like). Printing of the label print R such as characters, symbols, and barcodes corresponding to the print data generated in step S1 is started on the back surface of the RFID circuit element To arranged at intervals.

  In the next step S5, whether or not the tag label tape 109 with print has been transported to the previous half-cut position set in the previous step S1 (in other words, the half-cut line set by the half cutter 34 of the half-cut mechanism 35 in step S1). It is determined whether the tag label tape 109 with print has reached a position directly facing HC1. In this determination, for example, the conveyance distance after detecting the sensor mark PM of the base tape 101 in step S5 may be detected by a predetermined known method (the conveyance motor 119 which is a pulse motor is driven). For example, the number of pulses output from the conveyance motor drive circuit 121 is counted). The determination is not satisfied until the previous half-cut position is reached, and this procedure is repeated. When the previous half-cut position is reached, the determination is satisfied and the routine goes to the next step S6.

  In step S6, control signals are output to the transport motor drive circuit 121 and the tape discharge motor drive circuit 123 via the input / output interface 113, the drive of the transport motor 119 and the tape discharge motor 65 is stopped, and the tape feed roller 27 is stopped. Then, the rotation of the ribbon take-up roller 106 and the driving roller 51 is stopped. As a result, in the process in which the tag label tape 109 with print fed out from the cartridge 7 moves in the discharge direction, the half cutter 34 of the half cut mechanism 35 faces the front half cut line HC1 set in step S1, The feeding of the base tape 101 from the first roll 102, the feeding of the cover film 103 from the second roll 104, and the conveyance of the tag label tape 109 with print are stopped. At this time, a control signal is also output to the print drive circuit 120 via the input / output interface 113, the energization of the print head 23 is stopped, and printing of the label print R is stopped (print interruption).

  Thereafter, in step S7, a control signal is output to the half cutter motor drive circuit 128 via the input / output interface 113 to drive the half cutter motor 129 and rotate the half cutter 34 to cover the tag label tape 109 with print. A pre-half-cut process for cutting the film 103, the adhesive layer 101a, the antenna substrate 101b, and the adhesive layer 101c to form the front half-cut line HC1 is performed.

  In step S8, the tape feeding roller 27, the ribbon take-up roller 106, and the driving roller 51 are rotationally driven in the same manner as in step S5, and the transport of the tag label tape 109 with print is resumed. Then, the print head 23 is energized to resume the printing of the label print R.

  In the next step S200, label creation processing is performed. That is, when the RFID tag circuit element To is transported to the communication start position (position where the RFID tag circuit element To approaches the loop antenna LC), information transmission / reception is performed based on the communication conditions set in step S3, and then printing is completed. Further, the conveyance is stopped and the conveyance is stopped at the rear half-cut position, and the rear half-cut line HC2 is formed (see FIG. 24 described later).

  When step S200 is completed as described above, the process proceeds to step S10. In step S10, whether or not the tag label tape 109 with print has been transported to the above-described full cut position (in other words, until the movable blade 41 of the cutting mechanism 15 is set to the cutting position set in step S1, that is, the position facing the full cut line FC). Whether the tag label tape 109 with print has arrived is determined. The determination at this time may be performed in the same manner as described above, for example, by detecting the transport distance after detecting the sensor mark PM of the base tape 101 in the above step S3 by a predetermined known method (a transport motor that is a pulse motor). The number of pulses output from the conveyance motor drive circuit 121 that drives 119 is counted). The determination is not satisfied until the full cut position is reached, and this procedure is repeated. When the full cut position is reached, the determination is satisfied and the routine goes to the next step S11.

  In step S11, as in step S6, the rotation of the tape feeding roller 27, the ribbon take-up roller 106, and the driving roller 51 is stopped, and the conveyance of the tag label tape 109 with print is stopped. Thereby, with the movable blade 41 of the cutting mechanism 15 facing the cutting position set in step S1, the base tape 101 is fed from the first roll 102, the cover film 103 is fed from the second roll 104, In addition, the transport of the tag label tape 109 with print stops.

  Thereafter, in step S12, a control signal is output to the cutter motor drive circuit 122 to drive the cutter motor 43, and the movable blade 41 of the cutting mechanism 15 is rotated to cover the cover film 103 and the adhesive layer of the tag label tape 109 with print. 101a, the antenna substrate 101b, the adhesive layer 101c, and the release material layer 101d are all cut by the full cut line FC, and the RFID label T is cut off from the tag label tape 109 with print. By the cutting by the cutting mechanism 15, the RFID tag label T in which the RFID tag circuit element To has been read / written with the RFID tag information and the predetermined printing corresponding thereto is generated from the tag label tape 109 with print. Is done.

  Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S13, where a control signal is output to the tape discharge motor drive circuit 123 via the input / output interface 31, the drive of the tape discharge motor 65 is restarted, and the drive roller 51 is rotated. As a result, the conveyance by the driving roller 51 is resumed, and the RFID label T generated in the label shape in step S12 is conveyed toward the label discharge port 11, and discharged from the label discharge port 11 to the outside of the label label producing apparatus 1. This flow is finished.

  FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of step S200 described above. In the flow shown in FIG. 24, first, in step S210, it is determined whether or not the tag label tape 109 with print has been transported to the communication start position with the loop antenna LC described above. For example, the determination at this time may be performed by detecting a transport distance after detecting the sensor mark PM of the base tape 101 in step S3 in the same manner as in step S5 of FIG. 21 described above. This procedure is repeated until the communication start position is reached, and this procedure is repeated.

  In step S220, information is transmitted / received by radio communication between the antenna LC and the RFID circuit element To based on the communication conditions set corresponding to the communicable region, and the IC circuit unit of the RFID circuit element To Information transmission / reception processing for writing the information created in step S1 of FIG. 21 (or reading information stored in advance in the IC circuit unit) to 151 is performed.

  Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S230, and it is determined whether or not information transmission / reception is successful in step S230. Specifically, in step S230, a “Verify” signal is transmitted to the RFID circuit element To, and based on the response signal received from the RFID circuit element To in response, predetermined written information is sent to the IC circuit unit 151. Determine if it is stored.

  If the communication fails, the determination is not satisfied and the routine goes to Step S240, where error processing for notifying the operator of the communication failure on the label (for example, another printing R ′ corresponding to the communication error (for example, “NG” And the like are printed, and this routine is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the communication is successful, the determination is satisfied, the communication with respect to the RFID circuit element To is considered successful, and the process proceeds to step S250.

  In step S250, it is determined whether the printed tag label tape 109 has been transported to the above-described print end position (calculated in step S1 in FIG. 21). The determination at this time may also be made by detecting the transport distance after detecting the sensor mark PM of the base tape 101 in step S3 in the same manner as described above, for example. The determination is not satisfied until the print end position is reached, and this procedure is repeated. If the determination is reached, the determination is satisfied and the routine goes to the next Step S260.

  In step S260, as in step S6 of FIG. 21, the energization of the print head 23 is stopped and printing of the label print R is stopped. Thereby, the printing of the label print R on the print region S is completed.

  Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S270, and after the sheet is transported to a predetermined rear half-cut position, a rear half-cut process is performed in which the rear half-cut line HC2 is formed by the half cutter 34 of the half-cut unit 35. This routine is completed as described above.

  Note that, in the above, the procedure of step S300 of FIG. 22 executed by the control circuit 110 is printed in correspondence with each antenna base material based on the arrangement position information of the antenna base material on the tag tape described in each claim. The printing control means for controlling the size of the printing area on the print-receiving tape layer by the means is configured.

  Also, the cutting means is controlled so that the procedure of Step S103, Step S14, Step S106, Step S107, and Step S108 in FIG. 22 cuts the tag tape at a predetermined cutting surface based on the arrangement position information of the antenna substrate. The cutting control means is configured.

  As described above, in the label producing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, a label is produced by mounting the cartridge 7 on the cartridge holder 6, and a predetermined label printing R is performed on the printing area S of the cover film 103 by the print head 23. The label tape 109 with printed label having a laminated structure including the cover film 103, the antenna substrate 101b, and the adhesive layer 101a for bonding the antenna substrate 101b to the cover film 103 is conveyed. During the conveyance, information is transmitted and received from the loop antenna LC to the RFID tag circuit element To provided in the antenna substrate 101b in a non-contact manner, information is read or written, and this printing is performed by the cutting mechanism 15. The label tape 109 is cut into a predetermined length to produce the RFID label T.

  According to the present embodiment, as described above, the longitudinal dimension of the antenna base material 101b of the RFID label T is set to be equal to or larger than the longitudinal dimension of the print region S of the cover film 103. The position of the wrinkle generated at 101bA and 101bB can be set to the outer edge of the print area S or outside the print area S. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the contents of the print R in the print area S from becoming difficult to see and to improve visibility. Can be improved.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and technical idea of the present invention. Hereinafter, such modifications will be described in order.

(1) When the antenna base material is enlarged also in the width direction FIG. 25 is a partially transparent top view showing the RFID label according to this modification, and corresponds to the above-described FIG.

  25, in this modification, the size of the antenna substrate 101b provided on the RFID label T is made larger not only in the label longitudinal direction but also in the width direction with respect to the print region S of the cover film 103.

  In this modification, by making the label width direction dimension of the antenna base material 101b equal to or larger than the label width direction dimension of the print area S, the position of the end of the antenna base material 101b is also the outer edge part of the print area S in the width direction. It can be the same or outside. As a result, the visibility of the contents of the print R can be more reliably improved.

(2) When the antenna base material is shifted to the rear end side of the label FIG. 26 is a partially transparent top view showing the RFID label according to the modification, and corresponds to FIG. 18A and FIG. .

  In FIG. 26, in this modification, the longitudinal dimension of the antenna substrate 101b is equal to or larger than the longitudinal dimension of the print region S of the cover film 103, but with respect to the RFID circuit element To provided on the antenna substrate 101b. The antenna base material 101b is disposed so as to be shifted slightly in the rear end direction of the tag label (downstream in the transport direction of the printed label tape 109). Then, the tag label T is formed by cutting the printed tag tape 109 in the vicinity of the rear end portion of the antenna substrate 101b that is arranged to be shifted downstream in the transport direction.

  At this time, the print region S of the cover film 103 is a peripheral region including the RFID circuit element To, and the front half-cut line HC1 is located at the outer side in the longitudinal direction of the front end portion of the antenna substrate 101b. HC2 is formed on the outer side in the longitudinal direction of the rear end portion of the printing area S and at a position where the antenna substrate 101b exists.

  Also in this modification, the label longitudinal dimension of the antenna base 101b of the RFID label T is set to be equal to or larger than the longitudinal dimension of the printing area S, so that the place where the wrinkle occurs is the outer edge of the printing area S as in the above embodiment. And the outside of the print area S can be improved, and the visibility of the print R in the print area S can be improved.

(3) When there is no rear half-cut line HC2 FIG. 27 is a partially transparent top view showing the RFID label according to this modification, and corresponds to FIG. 18A and FIG.

  In FIG. 27, in this modification, the print region S of the cover film 103 extends to the front of the rear end portion of the antenna substrate 101b due to, for example, the large number of characters in the print character text. As a result, the rear half-cut line HC2 is omitted.

  Also in this modified example, since the label longitudinal dimension of the antenna base 101b of the RFID label T is equal to or larger than the longitudinal dimension of the printing area S, the place where the wrinkle is generated is the outer edge portion of the printing area S. And the outside of the print area S can be improved, and the visibility of the print R in the print area S can be improved.

(4) In the case of full-cutting the antenna substrate FIG. 28 is a partially transparent top view showing the RFID label according to this modification, and corresponds to FIG. 18A and FIG. 25 described above.

  In FIG. 28, in this modification, the RFID label T is formed by cutting the printed tag tape 109 with a full cut line FC located in front of the rear end of the antenna base 101b (in other words, the antenna The base material 101b extends from the full cut line FC to the rear end side in the longitudinal direction).

  In this modified example, when the RFID label T is generated by cutting at a position on the antenna base 101b, the rear end position of the antenna base 101b is the label end position (i.e., full position) when viewed with one RFID label T. Therefore, there is an effect that wrinkles can be prevented from occurring at the end of the cut line FC.

  Also in the structure of this modified example, as in FIG. 27, the print area S of the cover film 103 extends to the front of the rear end portion of the antenna substrate 101b, and the rear half-cut line HC2 can be omitted. Such an example is shown in FIG.

(5) Case where bonding is not performed FIG. 30 is a plan view showing a detailed structure of a cartridge 7 ′ provided in a modified example of the tag label producing apparatus where bonding is not performed, and corresponds to FIG. 5 described above. . Parts equivalent to those in FIG. 5 and the like are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted as appropriate.

  In FIG. 30, a cartridge 7 '(wireless tag circuit element cartridge) includes a first roll 102' (tag tape roll) around which a thermal tape 101 '(tag tape) is wound, and the thermal tape 101' as a cartridge 7 '. And a tape feed roller 27 'for feeding the tape in the external direction.

  The first roll 102 ′ is wound around a reel member 102 a ′ with a strip-like transparent thermal tape 101 ′ in which a plurality of the RFID tag circuit elements To are sequentially formed in the longitudinal direction. The reel member 102a 'is rotatably fitted and accommodated in a boss 95 standing on the bottom surface of the cartridge 7'.

  In this example, the heat-sensitive tape 101 'wound around the first roll 102' has a five-layer structure (see a partially enlarged view in FIG. 30), and the opposite side from the side wound inside (the left side in FIG. 30). (Right side in FIG. 30) A cover film 101a ′ (printed tape layer) made of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) or the like having a thermosensitive recording layer on the surface, and an adhesive layer 101b for bonding made of an appropriate adhesive material ', An antenna substrate 101c', an adhesive layer 101d 'for bonding made of an appropriate adhesive material, and a release material layer (release paper) 101e' are laminated in this order.

  The antenna base material 101c ′ is bonded to the back side (the right side in FIG. 30) of the cover film 101a ′ by the adhesive layer 101b ′. A release paper 101e 'is bonded to the back side of the antenna substrate 101c' via the adhesive layer 101d '. The antenna substrate 101c ′ is provided with the RFID circuit element To so as to be substantially flush with the surface of the bonding adhesive layer 101b ′. The RFID circuit element To is composed of an IC circuit 151 and a loop antenna 152 connected to the circuit.

  When the cartridge 7 'is mounted on the cartridge holder 6 and the roller holder 25 is moved from the separation position to the contact position, the thermal tape 101' is held between the print head 23 and the platen roller 26, and the tape feed It is sandwiched between the roller 27 'and the sub-roller 28'. Then, the tape feed roller 27 ′, the sub roller 28 ′, and the platen roller 26 rotate in synchronization, and the thermal tape 101 ′ is fed out from the first roll 102 ′.

  The drawn thermal tape 101 ′ is guided by a substantially cylindrical reel 92 that is rotatably inserted in a reel boss 91 erected on the bottom surface of the cartridge, and the print head 23 on the downstream side in the transport direction from the opening 94. Supplied to. In the print head 23, a plurality of heating elements are energized by the above-described print drive circuit 120 (see FIG. 15), whereby the label print R is printed on the surface of the cover film 101a 'of the thermal tape 101', and the printed tag label is printed. After being formed as the tape 109 ′, it is carried out of the cartridge 7 ′ from the discharge port 96.

  After unloading from the cartridge 7 ', the IC circuit unit 151 is accessed (information read / write) via the loop antenna LC described above. Thereafter, conveyance by the driving roller 51, cutting by the cutting mechanism 15 and the like may be performed in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  The half cut unit 35 is different from the one corresponding to the so-called laminate type described in FIG. That is, in the configuration described in FIG. 10 and the like, the cradle 36 is on the print head 23 side, and the half cutter 34 is on the platen roller 26 side. This is a configuration for performing half-cutting from the surface opposite to the release paper of the created tape. However, when a thermal tape is used as in this modification (the same applies when an ink ribbon is used in a type that does not perform lamination described later), the release paper is on the side opposite to the laminate type. Therefore, in order to half-cut the portions other than the release paper, the arrangement of the cradle 36 and the half cutter 34 is reversed. That is, the half cutter 34 is on the print head 23 side, and the cradle 36 is on the platen roller 26 side.

  In this example, in order to automatically detect cartridge type information and the like related to the cartridge 7 'on the apparatus side, the RFID tag circuit element Tc for cartridge in which information related to the cartridge 7' is stored in advance on the outer peripheral side wall surface 93 of the cartridge 7 is used. Is arranged. An antenna AT that transmits and receives signals to and from the RFID tag circuit element Tc by non-contact wireless communication is provided on the side wall 6A of the cartridge holder 6 that faces the RFID circuit element Tc. .

  FIG. 31 is a longitudinal sectional view of the RFID label T formed using the thermal tape 101 ′ in the tag label producing apparatus 1 having the cartridge 7 ′, and corresponds to FIG. 19 described above.

  In FIG. 31, the print R is provided on the surface of the cover film 101 a ′ by the heat generated by the print head 23. At this time, in this modification, as described above, the dimension in the label longitudinal direction (left and right direction in FIG. 31) of the antenna base 101c ′ of the RFID label T is set to be larger than the dimension in the label longitudinal direction of the print region S (in this example, large ), The positions of the longitudinal ends 101cA ′ and 101cB ′ of the antenna substrate 101b can be the same as or longer than the longitudinal ends SA and SB of the print region S. As a result, the place where the wrinkle is generated can be set to the outer edge portion of the print area S or outside of the print area S. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the contents of the print R in the print area S from being difficult to see due to the wrinkle and improve the visibility. be able to.

  In the configuration of the above modification, printing is performed only by heat generation of the print head 23 without using an ink ribbon or the like by using a thermal tape as a tag tape. However, the present invention is not limited to this. As described above, printing may be performed using a normal ink ribbon. In this case, the same effect is obtained.

(6) Others In the embodiment of the present invention described above, a loop antenna is used as the antenna LC on the device side and the antenna 152 on the RFID tag circuit element To side, and magnetic induction (electromagnetic induction, magnetic coupling, other electromagnetic fields is applied). However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a dipole antenna, a patch antenna, or the like is used as the transmission / reception means as the two antennas, and information transmission / reception is performed by radio wave communication. May be.

  In the above description, a case where the tag label T is created by cutting the printed tag label tapes 109 and 109 ′ after printing and access (reading or writing) to the RFID circuit element To by the cutting mechanism 15 will be described as an example. However, it is not limited to this. That is, when the label mount (so-called die-cut label) separated in advance to a predetermined size corresponding to the label is continuously arranged on the tape fed out from the roll, the cutting mechanism 15 does not need to cut the label mount. After the tape has been discharged from the label discharge port 11, only the label mount (the one with the already accessed RFID circuit element To and the corresponding printing performed) may be peeled off from the tape to produce the tag label T. The present invention is also applicable to such a case.

  Further, the above is an example in which the base tape 101 (or the thermal tape 101 ') constitutes the rolls 102 and 102', and the rolls are arranged in the cartridges 7 and 7 'and the tapes 101 and 101' are fed out. However, this is not a limitation. For example, a long flat paper-like or strip-like tape or sheet in which at least one RFID circuit element To is arranged (the one formed by cutting a tape wound around a roll and cutting it to an appropriate length) Are stacked in a predetermined storage unit (for example, stacked in a tray shape) to form a cartridge, and the cartridge is attached to the cartridge holder on the tag label producing apparatus side, and is transported and transported from the storage unit. The tag label may be created by printing and writing.

  Further, a structure in which the roll is directly detachably attached to the tag label producing apparatus side, or a long flat paper-like or strip-like tape or sheet is transferred one by one from the outside of the tag label producing apparatus by a predetermined feeder mechanism. It is also possible to supply the inside of the apparatus, and it is not limited to those that can be attached to and detached from the tag label producing apparatus main body such as the cartridges 7 and 7 ′. , 102 'can also be considered. In this case, the same effect is obtained.

  In addition to those already described above, the methods according to the above-described embodiments and modifications may be used in appropriate combination.

  In addition, although not illustrated one by one, the present invention is implemented with various modifications within a range not departing from the gist thereof.

1 is a system configuration diagram illustrating a wireless tag generation system including a tag label producing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view showing the whole tag label production apparatus structure. It is a perspective view showing the structure of the internal unit inside a tag label production apparatus. It is a top view showing the structure of an internal unit. FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view schematically showing a detailed structure of a cartridge. It is the conceptual diagram seen from the arrow D direction in FIG. 5 showing the notional structure of the RFID circuit element with which the base tape extended | stretched from the 1st roll is equipped. It is a partial extraction perspective view showing the principal part detailed structure of a label discharge mechanism. It is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the internal unit in the state which removed the label discharge | emission mechanism from the structure shown in FIG. It is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the cutting mechanism which removed the half cutter from the internal unit. It is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the cutting mechanism which removed the half cutter from the internal unit. It is a perspective view showing the detailed structure of a movable blade and a fixed blade with a half cut unit. It is a partial expanded sectional view showing the detailed structure of a movable blade and a fixed blade with a half cut unit. It is a front view which shows the external appearance of a movable blade. It is a cross-sectional view by the AA cross section in FIG. It is a functional block diagram showing the control system of a tag label production apparatus. It is a circuit diagram which represents simply the circuit structure of the connection part of a transmission circuit, a receiving circuit, and a loop antenna. It is a functional block diagram showing the functional structure of a wireless tag circuit element. It is a partially transparent top view showing an example of the external appearance of the RFID label formed with the tag label production apparatus, and explanatory drawing showing a dimensional relationship. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view by the IXX-IXX 'cross section in FIG. It is a figure showing an example of the screen displayed on PC, when the tag label production apparatus accesses the RFID tag information of the IC circuit part of the RFID circuit element. It is a flowchart showing the control procedure performed by the control circuit. It is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of step S1. It is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of step S300. It is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of step S200. It is a partially transparent top view which shows the radio | wireless tag label which concerns on the modification which enlarged the antenna base material also in the width direction. It is a partially transparent top view which shows the RFID label which concerns on the modification which shifted the antenna base material to the label rear end side. FIG. 10 is a partially transparent top view showing a wireless tag label according to a modified example having no half-cut line HC2. It is a partially transparent top view which shows the RFID tag label which concerns on the modification which fully cuts an antenna base material. It is a partially transparent top view which shows the radio | wireless tag label which concerns on the other modification which fully cuts an antenna base material. It is a top view showing the detailed structure of the cartridge of the modification which does not perform tape bonding. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the RFID tag label in the modification which does not perform tape bonding.

Explanation of symbols

101 Base tape (tag tape)
101a Adhesive layer for bonding 101a 'Cover film (printed tape layer)
101b Antenna substrate 101b ′ Adhesive layer for bonding 101c Adhesive layer for bonding 101c ′ Antenna substrate 101d Release paper (release material layer)
101d 'Adhesive layer for application 101e' Release paper (release material layer)
103 Cover film (printed tape layer)
109 Printed tag label tape 109 ′ Printed tag label tape 151 IC circuit section 152 Loop antenna (antenna)
FC Full cut line HC Half cut line S Printing area T RFID label To RFID circuit element

Claims (19)

A sheet-like antenna substrate on which an RFID circuit element having an IC circuit unit for storing information and a tag-side antenna for transmitting and receiving information is disposed;
A print-receiving tape layer having a print area on which a predetermined print is applied;
Having an adhesive layer for laminating for laminating the antenna substrate to the print-receiving tape layer;
The RFID label characterized in that the label longitudinal dimension of the antenna substrate is equal to or larger than the label longitudinal dimension of the print area. The RFID label according to claim 1, wherein
The RFID label according to claim 1, wherein a dimension in the label width direction of the antenna substrate is equal to or greater than a dimension in the label width direction of the print area. The wireless tag label according to claim 1 or 2,
A wireless tag label formed by cutting a tag tape in which a plurality of the antenna base materials are arranged at predetermined intervals in a tape longitudinal direction at a predetermined cutting surface associated with an arrangement position of the antenna base material. The RFID label according to claim 3,
A wireless tag label formed by cutting the tag tape at the predetermined cut surface not including the tag-side antenna of the wireless tag circuit element provided on the antenna substrate. The RFID label according to claim 3 or 4,
A wireless tag label formed by cutting the tag tape at the predetermined cut surface not including the antenna substrate. The RFID label according to claim 3 or 4,
A wireless tag label formed by cutting the tag tape at the predetermined cut surface including the antenna substrate. The RFID label according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The RFID label according to claim 1, wherein the antenna substrate has a rectangular planar shape. The RFID label according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The RFID label according to claim 1, wherein the print-receiving tape layer includes the print area on the surface of the bonding adhesive layer. The RFID label according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The RFID label according to claim 1, wherein the print-receiving tape layer includes the print area on a surface opposite to the bonding adhesive layer. The RFID label according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
An adhesive layer for application for attaching the antenna substrate to an application target;
An RFID label characterized by having a release material layer that covers the attachment side of the adhesive material layer for attachment and is peeled off at the time of attachment. A plurality of sheet-like antenna base members each arranged with an RFID circuit element provided with an IC circuit unit for storing information and an antenna for transmitting and receiving information, arranged at predetermined intervals in the tape longitudinal direction;
An adhesive layer for pasting for pasting the plurality of antenna substrates to the pasting target;
A release material layer that covers the application side of the adhesive material layer for application and is exfoliated at the time of application,
A bonding adhesive layer for bonding the plurality of antenna base materials to a print-receiving tape layer provided corresponding to the plurality of RFID circuit elements and provided with a plurality of print areas on which predetermined printing is performed. And
A tag comprising a tag tape having a tape longitudinal dimension of each antenna substrate equal to or larger than a tape longitudinal dimension of the corresponding print area and wound around an axis substantially perpendicular to the tape longitudinal direction. Tape roll. In the tag tape roll according to claim 11,
The tag tape roll, wherein the print-receiving tape layer is provided on the tag tape. A tag circuit roll cartridge comprising a tag tape roll configured by winding a tag tape and configured to be detachable from a tag label producing device,
The tag tape is
A plurality of sheet-like antenna base members each arranged with an RFID circuit element provided with an IC circuit unit for storing information and an antenna for transmitting and receiving information, arranged at predetermined intervals in the tape longitudinal direction;
An adhesive layer for pasting for pasting the plurality of antenna substrates to the pasting target;
A release material layer that covers the application side of the adhesive material layer for application and is exfoliated at the time of application,
A bonding adhesive layer for bonding the plurality of antenna base materials to a print-receiving tape layer provided corresponding to the plurality of RFID circuit elements and provided with a plurality of print areas on which predetermined printing is performed. And
The RFID tag circuit element cartridge characterized in that the tape longitudinal dimension of each antenna substrate is equal to or larger than the tape longitudinal dimension of the corresponding print region. The RFID tag circuit element cartridge according to claim 13,
A RFID circuit element cartridge comprising a tape-printed roll formed by winding the print-receiving tape layer. The RFID tag circuit element cartridge according to claim 13,
The RFID tag circuit element cartridge, wherein the print-receiving tape layer is provided on the tag tape. A plurality of sheet-like antenna base members each arranged with an RFID circuit element provided with an IC circuit unit for storing information and an antenna for transmitting and receiving information, arranged at predetermined intervals in the tape longitudinal direction, An adhesive layer for attaching the antenna base material to the object to be attached, a release material layer that covers the attachment side of the adhesive material layer for attachment and is peeled off at the time of application, and a tape layer to be printed A conveying means for conveying a tag tape having a bonding adhesive layer for bonding the plurality of antenna substrates to the print-receiving tape layer;
Transmission / reception means for transmitting / receiving information by wireless communication with the RFID circuit element;
Printing means for performing predetermined printing on the print-receiving tape layer of the tag tape conveyed by the conveying means;
Print control means for controlling the size of the print area on the print-receiving tape layer by the print means corresponding to each antenna base material based on the arrangement position information of the antenna base material on the tag tape. Tag label making device characterized by The tag label producing apparatus according to claim 16, wherein
The print control means includes
The tag label producing apparatus, wherein the printing unit is controlled so that the printing area does not protrude outside the corresponding antenna base material in a plan view. The tag label producing apparatus according to claim 16 or 17,
Cutting means for cutting the tag tape into a predetermined length to form a RFID label;
A tag label producing apparatus, comprising: a cutting control means for controlling the cutting means so as to cut the tag tape at a predetermined cutting surface based on the arrangement position information of the antenna substrate. The tag label producing apparatus according to claim 18,
The tag label producing apparatus, wherein the cutting control means controls the cutting means so that a minimum value of the predetermined length at the time of cutting is larger than a length in a tape longitudinal direction of the RFID circuit element.

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