CN108320015A - A kind of ultrahigh frequency RFID tamper-evident label - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a kind of ultrahigh frequency RFID tamper-evident labels, including antenna stack(3), the antenna stack(3)Including metal covering(5), semi-circular metal tape line(6)With the first bending metal tape line(8);The semi-circular metal tape line(6)It is connected to metal covering(5)Right side, with the metal covering(5)It matches to form ultrahigh frequency RFID chip(7)Matching ring, the semi-circular metal tape line(6)With metal covering(5)Link position be additionally provided with cutting line(9);Semi-circular metal tape line(6)On offer close to metal covering(5)Opening, opening are fixed with ultrahigh frequency RFID chip(7);The first bending metal tape line(8)It is connected to metal covering(5)Right side.The present invention provides a kind of ultrahigh frequency RFID tamper-evident label is provided, mental package and nonmetallic packaging product can be taken into account, and prevents tearing functional.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to electronic tag fields, more particularly to a kind of ultrahigh frequency RFID tamper-evident label.
Background technology
With the landing of the concepts such as smart city and new retail, the unmanned retail scheme based on RFID technique has obtained extensively
With.The program is sold the label information of surplus commodities in cabinet to judge selling for commodity by commodity and label binding, by reading
Situation is sold, to realize that retail is intelligent.
Label is usually attached to commodity surface by the binding mode of commodity and label, if customer tears label, and will
The label torn is positioned in vending area, and RFID card reader can still read label information, this is just likely to lead
It causes commodity free, businessman is caused to lose;And label has and anti-tear characteristic and can greatly reduce this goods damage, conventional tamper-evident label
It is that label is made to frangible form, the technical solution of frangible label is typically that electrically conductive ink or metallic particles are passed through screen printing
Brush forms printing RFID antenna or is first made in transparent PET transferable easy on frangible paper material and PET base material
Carried out after broken antenna chip bonding carried out again with adhesive sticker it is compound after row gum again;No matter using the frangible mark of which kind of technical solution
Label, cost is all much higher than common label, substantially increases businessman's cost, and they be shredded after can again by
The lines depending on fragmentation is read, this has prodigious randomness, can not ensure to prevent tearing effect.
In addition, since type of merchandize is various, need to ensure label is attached to performance when on all commodity will be good enough, and show
Some labels or size are too big, some commodity are not easy to paste, or are attached to better performances in mental package, and are attached to non-
Performance is poor in mental package, and general electronic tag does not have good compatibility.
Invention content
It, and can be simultaneous it is an object of the invention to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art and provide being difficult to be read after a kind of tear fracture
Care for the ultrahigh frequency RFID tamper-evident label of mental package and nonmetallic packaging product.
The purpose of the present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions:A kind of ultrahigh frequency RFID tamper-evident label, including day
Line layer, the antenna stack include metal covering, semi-circular metal tape line and the first bending metal tape line;The semi-circular metal tape line
It is connected to the right side of metal covering, the matching ring to form ultrahigh frequency RFID chip, the semi-circular gold are matched with the metal covering
Belong to the link position with line and metal covering and is additionally provided with cutting line;It offers on semi-circular metal tape line and is opened close to metal covering
Mouthful, opening is fixed with ultrahigh frequency RFID chip;The first bending metal tape line is connected to the right side of metal covering.
Wherein, the semi-circular metal tape line includes first port and second port, the first port and second port
It is both connected to the right side of metal covering, semi-circular metal tape line is made to match the matching to form ultrahigh frequency RFID chip with metal covering
Ring;Wherein, the first port and second port are respectively positioned on the left side of semi-circular metal tape line.
Preferably, the antenna stack further includes the second bending metal tape line, and the second bending metal tape line is connected to half
The right side of endless metal belt line.
Preferably, the metal covering is rectangular metal face.
Wherein, it is additionally provided with art paper above the antenna stack, glue is provided between the art paper and antenna stack
Layer, art paper are fixed by glue layer and the antenna stack;It is additionally provided with non-drying glue layer below the antenna stack;Non-drying glue layer
Lower section be provided with protection non-drying glue layer release paper.
Preferably, the length of the first bending metal tape line is not less than 100mm, the length of the second bending metal tape line
Spend ranging from 70 ~ 80mm;The length and width of the metal covering is within the scope of 15mm ~ 20mm.
Preferably, the inward flange length range of the semi-circular metal tape line is 28mm ~ 36mm.
Preferably, the opening is no more than 2mm at a distance from metal covering.
The beneficial effects of the invention are as follows:The present invention cooperatively forms ultrahigh frequency RFID core by metal covering and semi-circular metal tape line
The matching ring of piece, and cutting line is set in the link position of semi-circular metal tape line and metal covering, when label is torn, due to
The presence of cutting line, semi-circular metal tape line is easy to disconnect with metal covering, and then destroys the matching ring of ultrahigh frequency RFID chip,
Again because ultrahigh frequency RFID chip is arranged close to metal covering, therefore the impedance matching effect of chip is excessively poor after label tearing, because
This, would become hard to be read by RFID reader again, ensure that the anti-of label tears performance after label tearing;The left side of metal covering connects
Have first bending metal tape line of the length not less than 100mm, extend current path, can equivalent metal packaging to the shadow of label
It rings, therefore the label performance being attached in nonmetallic packaging and the performance being attached in mental package are close, and then metal packet can be taken into account
Dress and nonmetallic packaging product.
Description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is the structural schematic diagram of antenna stack;
Fig. 2 is the structural schematic diagram of semi-circular metal tape line;
Fig. 3 is the layered structure schematic diagram of ultrahigh frequency RFID tamper-evident label;
In figure, 1- art papers, 2- glue layers, 3- antenna stacks, 4- non-drying glue layers, 5- metal coverings, 6- semi-circular metal tape lines, 7- is super
High frequency RFID chip, 8- first bend metal tape line, 9- cutting lines, and 10- second bends metal tape line, 11- first ports, 12-
First port.
Specific implementation mode
Technical scheme of the present invention is described in further detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but protection scope of the present invention is not limited to
It is as described below.
As shown in Figure 1, a kind of ultrahigh frequency RFID tamper-evident label, including antenna stack 3, the antenna stack 3 include metal covering 5,
Semi-circular metal tape line 6 and first bends metal tape line 8;The semi-circular metal tape line 6 is connected to the right side of metal covering 5, with
The metal covering 5 matches the matching ring to form ultrahigh frequency RFID chip 7, the company of the semi-circular metal tape line 6 and metal covering 5
It connects position and is additionally provided with cutting line 9;It offers on semi-circular metal tape line 6 and is open close to metal covering 5, opening is fixed with super
High frequency RFID chip 7;The first bending metal tape line 8 is connected to the right side of metal covering 5.
In embodiments herein, the semi-circular metal tape line 6 can also be half rectangle either semicircular ring
Ring, it might even be possible to be the semi-ring of non-regular shape.
As shown in Fig. 2, the semi-circular metal tape line 6 includes first port 11 and second port 12, the first port
11 and second port 12 be both connected to the right side of metal covering 5, make semi-circular metal tape line 6 match to form superelevation with metal covering 5
The matching ring of frequency RFID chip 7;The first port 11 and second port 12 are respectively positioned on the left side of semi-circular metal tape line 6.
In embodiments herein, the antenna stack 3 further includes the second bending metal tape line 10, the second bending gold
Belong to the right side for being connected to semi-circular metal tape line 6 with line 10, effectively increases the radiation effect of label;The metal covering 5 is square
Shape metal covering.
As shown in figure 3, the top of the antenna stack 3 is additionally provided with art paper 1, set between the art paper 1 and antenna stack 3
It is equipped with glue layer 2, art paper 1 is fixed by glue layer 2 and the antenna stack 3;The lower section of the antenna stack 3, which is additionally provided with, does not do
Glue-line 4;The lower section of non-drying glue layer 4 is provided with the release paper of protection non-drying glue layer 4.
In embodiments herein, the length of the first bending metal tape line 8 is not less than 100mm, and described second is curved
The length range for rolling over metal tape line 10 is 70 ~ 80mm;The length and width of the metal covering 5 is within the scope of 15mm ~ 20mm;Institute
The inward flange length range for stating semi-circular metal tape line 6 is 28mm ~ 36mm;The opening is no more than at a distance from metal covering 5
2mm。
Working principle of the present invention is as follows when needing using label, the release paper that 4 lower section of non-drying glue layer is arranged is torn
Fall, it will be on the left of cutting line(First bending metal tape line and metal covering)Corresponding tamper-evident label region is affixed on object(Such as zero
Sell commodity etc.)On, on the right side of cutting line(Semi-circular metal tape line 6 and second bends metal tape line 10)Corresponding tamper-evident label area
Domain is hanging;In antenna stack, since metal covering and semi-circular metal tape line cooperatively form the matching ring of ultrahigh frequency RFID chip,
And cutting line is set in the link position of semi-circular metal tape line and metal covering, when label is torn, due to depositing for cutting line
It is easy to disconnect with metal covering in, semi-circular metal tape line, and then destroys the matching ring of ultrahigh frequency RFID chip, and because will surpass
High frequency RFID chip is arranged close to metal covering, therefore the impedance matching effect of chip is excessively poor after label tearing, therefore, label tearing
After would become hard to be read by RFID reader again, ensure that the anti-of label tears performance;It is not small that length is connected on the left of metal covering
First in 100mm bends metal tape line, extends current path, can equivalent metal pack influence to label, therefore label
The performance that is attached in nonmetallic packaging and the performance being attached in mental package are close, and then label can take into account mental package and non-
Mental package product.
Finally it should be noted that the above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is noted that for the art
Those of ordinary skill for, various improvements and modifications may be made without departing from the principle of the present invention, these change
Protection scope of the present invention is also should be regarded as into retouching.
Claims (10)
1. a kind of ultrahigh frequency RFID tamper-evident label, it is characterised in that:Including antenna stack(3), the antenna stack(3)Including metal covering
(5), semi-circular metal tape line(6)With the first bending metal tape line(8);The semi-circular metal tape line(6)It is connected to metal covering
(5)Right side, with the metal covering(5)It matches to form ultrahigh frequency RFID chip(7)Matching ring, the semi-circular metal tape
Line(6)With metal covering(5)Link position be additionally provided with cutting line(9);Semi-circular metal tape line(6)On offer close to gold
Category face(5)Opening, opening are fixed with ultrahigh frequency RFID chip(7);The first bending metal tape line(8)It is connected to metal covering
(5)Right side.
2. a kind of ultrahigh frequency RFID tamper-evident label according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:The semi-circular metal tape line
(6)Including first port(11)And second port(12), the first port(11)And second port(12)It is both connected to metal
Face(5)Right side, make semi-circular metal tape line(6)With metal covering(5)It matches to form ultrahigh frequency RFID chip(7)Matching
Ring.
3. a kind of ultrahigh frequency RFID tamper-evident label according to claim 2, it is characterised in that:The first port(11)With
Second port(12)It is respectively positioned on semi-circular metal tape line(6)Left side.
4. a kind of ultrahigh frequency RFID tamper-evident label according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:The antenna stack(3)Also wrap
Include the second bending metal tape line(10), the second bending metal tape line(10)It is connected to semi-circular metal tape line(6)Right side.
5. a kind of ultrahigh frequency RFID tamper-evident label according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:The metal covering(5)For square
Shape metal covering.
6. a kind of ultrahigh frequency RFID tamper-evident label according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:The antenna stack(3)It is upper
Side is additionally provided with art paper(1), the art paper(1)With antenna stack(3)Between be provided with glue layer(2), art paper(1)Pass through
Glue layer(2)With the antenna stack(3)It is fixed.
7. a kind of ultrahigh frequency RFID tamper-evident label according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:The antenna stack(3)Under
Side is additionally provided with non-drying glue layer(4);Non-drying glue layer(4)Lower section be provided with protection non-drying glue layer(4)Release paper.
8. a kind of ultrahigh frequency RFID tamper-evident label according to claim 4, it is characterised in that:The first bending metal tape
Line(8)Length be not less than 100mm, it is described second bending metal tape line(10)Length range be 70 ~ 80mm;The metal covering
(5)Length and width within the scope of 15mm ~ 20mm.
9. a kind of ultrahigh frequency RFID tamper-evident label according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:The semi-circular metal tape line
(6)Inward flange length range be 28mm ~ 36mm.
10. a kind of ultrahigh frequency RFID tamper-evident label according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:The opening and metal covering
(5)Distance be no more than 2mm.
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