EP0943109B1 - Verfahren und vorrichtung zur herstellung von sicherungselementen für die elektronische artikelsicherung - Google Patents

Verfahren und vorrichtung zur herstellung von sicherungselementen für die elektronische artikelsicherung Download PDF

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EP0943109B1
EP0943109B1 EP97951948A EP97951948A EP0943109B1 EP 0943109 B1 EP0943109 B1 EP 0943109B1 EP 97951948 A EP97951948 A EP 97951948A EP 97951948 A EP97951948 A EP 97951948A EP 0943109 B1 EP0943109 B1 EP 0943109B1
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Detlef Duschek
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B13/00—Burglar, theft or intruder alarms
    • G08B13/22—Electrical actuation
    • G08B13/24—Electrical actuation by interference with electromagnetic field distribution
    • G08B13/2402—Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS], i.e. systems using tags for detecting removal of a tagged item from a secure area, e.g. tags for detecting shoplifting
    • G08B13/2428—Tag details
    • G08B13/2437—Tag layered structure, processes for making layered tags
    • G08B13/244—Tag manufacturing, e.g. continuous manufacturing processes
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T156/00—Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
    • Y10T156/17—Surface bonding means and/or assemblymeans with work feeding or handling means
    • Y10T156/1702—For plural parts or plural areas of single part
    • Y10T156/1705—Lamina transferred to base from adhered flexible web or sheet type carrier
    • Y10T156/1707—Discrete spaced laminae on adhered carrier
    • Y10T156/171—Means serially presenting discrete base articles or separate portions of a single article

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  • the invention relates to a method and an apparatus for Manufacture of security elements for electronic Article security, the security elements from at least there are two layers, as well as a corresponding tape material.
  • strip elements on the goods i.e. elongated, soft magnetic metal pieces (e.g. VITROVAC from the company Vacuum melt). These strip elements solve in corresponding surveillance systems, usually in Output area of the secured device are arranged, an alarm.
  • a surveillance system has one Sending and receiving device.
  • the transmitter sends a query signal to a surveillance zone.
  • This interrogation signal becomes the strip element for transmission a response signal excited by the Receiving device is detected and identified.
  • the Occurrence of a response signal is with the illegal Passing an electronically secured article through the Query zone equated and the alarm is triggered.
  • An example of a corresponding monitoring system is in the EP 0 153 286 A1.
  • Electromagnetic article security In addition to the strip-shaped securing elements for the so-called Electromagnetic article security also come with resonance security elements for use. These resonance assurance elements consist of a resonant circuit with capacitive and inductive elements. As soon as such a resonant circuit a corresponding one within a query zone electromagnetic field is exposed, it sends a Response signal with its resonance frequency.
  • EP 0 682 333 also describes a method for producing a security label strip known in which a cover layer and electromagnetically active or activatable Fuse elements are put together.
  • the securing elements are on a securing element carrier tape glued on and the securing elements on a dispensing edge separated from the fuse element carrier tape, the fuse elements with the Top layer are laminated together.
  • the invention is based on the object inexpensive, simple process, a corresponding Device and a manufactured by the method Tape material for electronic article surveillance propose.
  • the object is achieved in that on a first continuous web of material predetermined length of a second web of material transverse to Direction of the first web of material fed and be applied.
  • the aforementioned strip elements for the electronic Article security has a length of a few centimeters (e.g. 3 cm).
  • labels are one each Strip element included, in the form of a label roll provided and by means of appropriate output devices donated. They will be a few centimeters long Strip elements - as usual - in the longitudinal direction to one Rolled up label roll contains a label roll relatively few labels. Things look very different, if the strip elements are donated transversely to the dispensing direction become. The number of strip elements per label roll can then be increased significantly.
  • a Endless strips of thin film material (such materials are described in detail in EP 0 295 028) Sections of a thin film material applied. Due to manufacturing, thin-film materials have a Preferred direction, i.e. the response signal is maximum, if the query field parallel to this preferred direction while it is aligned with the preferred direction vertical incidence is zero. If you now arrange two layers of Thin film materials perpendicular to each other, that is corresponding security element in the query zone always Transmission of a response signal stimulated.
  • the inventive method is characterized in that according to an advantageous development, the application of Sections of the predetermined length of the second material web onto the first material web step by step or continuously can be done.
  • the advantage of the continuous process is of course the higher production speed.
  • a guide device for a first material web is provided that at least one Dispensing device is provided which is perpendicular to the Guide device is arranged and via which Sections of a predetermined length - a second material web are fed, and that a conveyor is provided, which successively the sections of the predetermined length of the second material web from the Dispensing device decreases and immediately next to each other or on the first material web.
  • the Speed at which the sections are fed be dimensioned at least so that a section is already in the lateral end position with respect to the first material web, when the pressure roller is moved down to the section the first material web in the desired longitudinal position Fasten.
  • a pressure roller transverse to Direction of travel of the first web of material provided, the up and is designed to be movable and the section of the predetermined Length of the second material web to the first material web presses as soon as the section reaches the specified longitudinal position regarding the first material web.
  • the pressure roller remains on the first material web employed until the one adhering to the first material web Section has been moved under it.
  • the pressure roller has information about when it is one should touch down on the first material web
  • a stop or a sensor to detect the correct one lateral alignment (with respect to the first material web) of the sections of the second material web.
  • the attack or sensor is connected to a control device, the control device pressing the pressure roller against the first Material web moves as soon as the stop or the sensor reports that the section of the specified length of the second Material web the predetermined position with respect to the first Material web has reached.
  • the Control device e.g. connected to another sensor, recognizes the register markings on the first material web.
  • the Sections with the running speed of the first Material web to synchronize so that the sections - automatically always at the desired position on the first Material web are applied.
  • Device n dispensing devices are provided, which in the Distance (2n + 1) * (b + z) are arranged, where b is the width the sections of the second material web and z the desired Distance between two successive sections of the describes the second material web.
  • This embodiment allows the n dispensers to be in parallel to each other, i.e. can work without any time lag. This of course makes the tax expense significant reduced.
  • the conveyor device is a conveyor belt, with respect to which a vacuum source is arranged such that the individual sections of the predetermined length of the second material web are fixed on the conveyor belt at the desired distance from one another.
  • a vacuum source is arranged such that the individual sections of the predetermined length of the second material web are fixed on the conveyor belt at the desired distance from one another.
  • the conveyor belt has air holes.
  • the conveyor device is a conveyor belt, with respect to which at least one magnet is arranged such that the individual sections of the predetermined length of the second material web are fixed on the conveyor belt at the desired distance from one another. The latter is possible thanks to the magnetic properties of the materials used for electronic article surveillance.
  • Device is provided a storage role on which finished strip material is wound up.
  • the object is related to the invention Tape material solved in that it is the first Material web is a continuous material web, to the sections of a predetermined length of a second Material web transverse to the direction of the first material web fed and applied.
  • a configuration that is advantageous in many applications of the tape material according to the invention suggests that it the first material web is a carrier material and that the sections are of a given length a second web of material is adhesive labels that in each case at least one securing element for the electronic Article security included.
  • An alternative provides that the Security elements around a variety of deactivatable or non-deactivatable strip elements that are parallel to each other and transversely to the running direction of the first material web are arranged.
  • the first material web a thin film material whose preferred direction is transverse or runs parallel to the running direction of the first material web, while the sections of predetermined length of the second material web is also thin film labels, whose preferred direction parallel or transverse to the direction of the first material web runs.
  • Tape material suggests that the Sections of a predetermined length of the second material web Resonance labels.
  • Fig. 1 shows a side view of an embodiment of the device according to the invention.
  • the first material web 1 is unwound from the supply roll 4, over the Guide device 2 on the dispensing devices 6 - passed and then onto the storage roller 5 wound.
  • On the guide roller 3 of the guide device 2 is an angle encoder 23 which is the Control device 19 information about the running speed the first material web 1 delivers.
  • Fig. 2 shows a top view of that shown in Fig. 1 Embodiment of the device according to the invention.
  • About the two dispensing devices 6 become sections 8 of the second Material web 7 in a position above the first Brought material 1.
  • Sections 8 are concerned Incidentally, in the case shown, there are several side by side arranged strip elements 17 per label, the Longitudinal direction transverse to the running direction of the first material web 1 is oriented. Sections 8 are concerned especially about adhesive labels.
  • the sensors 16 deliver a signal to the control device 19, as soon as a donated label (section 8) the desired one lateral alignment with respect to the first material web 1 has reached. Section 8 is from this Time in a "ready" position.
  • FIG. 3 shows a cross section through the embodiment of the device according to the invention according to the marking III-III in FIG. 1.
  • the second strip material 7 with the sections 8 arranged one behind the other is guided over a dispensing edge 12.
  • the individual sections 8 (adhesive labels) are detached from the carrier tape 9.
  • the carrier tape 9 is then rewound onto the storage roll 11.
  • the sections 8 are taken over with the non-adhesive side of the conveyor belt of the conveyor device 13.
  • the distance between two successive sections 8 on the conveyor belt can be set as desired.
  • the sensor 16 sends a message to the control device 19 continue once the front edge of section 8 the correct lateral alignment with respect to the current first Material web 1 has reached. From this point onwards Section 8 is in the "Ready" position. Receives the Dispensing device 6 now still the message that the correct longitudinal alignment of section 8 with respect to the first material web 1 is reached, the pressure roller 15 on the first material web 1 and presses the section 8 against the first material web 1. The pressure roller 15 is lifted off the first material web 1 as soon as the on the running first material web 1 adhering section 8 under you have been moved through. Because of this description the device according to the invention can be seen that this can work continuously if at least-two Dispensing devices 6 are provided. The conveyor By the way, 13 can be seen again separately in FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 5a shows a top view of a first embodiment of the strip material 21 according to the invention.
  • Sections 8 exist here - as in the previous section explained in detail - from several parallel to each other arranged strip elements 17.
  • a backing layer e.g. Silicone paper
  • FIG. 5b A top view of a second embodiment of the tape material 21 according to the invention is from FIG. 5b seen.
  • the first material web 1 consists of a Thin-film material.
  • this has Thin film material in a preferred direction (see double arrow) across to the running direction x of the first material web 1.
  • the preferred direction see double arrow
  • the preferred direction parallel to the running direction x of the first material web 1 Thin film material runs.
  • the first material web 1 consists of a Backing material (silicone paper).
  • the carrier material sections 8 are applied from the side. Both Sections 8 are labels with resonance securing elements 18th
  • Fig. 6 is a flow chart for driving the To see device according to the invention.
  • Control program started.
  • this program is for a continuous process is suitable.
  • Program items 27 and 28 become the guide device 2 and the conveyors 13 activated.
  • the conveyors 13 run in the case shown and will stopped as soon as the conveyed sections 8 in "ready" position are (program item 29). Does he deliver the Sensor 24 recognizing register markings 25 at point 30 corresponding signal, so the pressure rollers 13 to the first material web 1 started (program item 31). she remain there (program point 32) until the Section 8 to be fed under the relevant pressure roller 13 has been passed. Then jumps Program back to program item 29.

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  • Apparatuses And Processes For Manufacturing Resistors (AREA)
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EP97951948A 1996-12-06 1997-11-21 Verfahren und vorrichtung zur herstellung von sicherungselementen für die elektronische artikelsicherung Expired - Lifetime EP0943109B1 (de)

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