EP0966347B1 - Procede et dispositif de fabrication d'un element de protection et element de protection correspondant - Google Patents

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EP0966347B1
EP0966347B1 EP98912357A EP98912357A EP0966347B1 EP 0966347 B1 EP0966347 B1 EP 0966347B1 EP 98912357 A EP98912357 A EP 98912357A EP 98912357 A EP98912357 A EP 98912357A EP 0966347 B1 EP0966347 B1 EP 0966347B1
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Detlef Duschek
Gordon Klassen
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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
    • G08B13/2445—Tag integrated into item to be protected, e.g. source tagging
    • 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
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10S428/90—Magnetic feature
    • 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
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10S428/922—Static electricity metal bleed-off metallic stock
    • Y10S428/9265—Special properties
    • Y10S428/928—Magnetic property
    • 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
    • Y10T156/10—Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
    • Y10T156/1002—Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor with permanent bending or reshaping or surface deformation of self sustaining lamina
    • Y10T156/1028—Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor with permanent bending or reshaping or surface deformation of self sustaining lamina by bending, drawing or stretch forming sheet to assume shape of configured lamina while in contact therewith
    • Y10T156/103—Encasing or enveloping the configured lamina
    • 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
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/12—All metal or with adjacent metals
    • Y10T428/12465—All metal or with adjacent metals having magnetic properties, or preformed fiber orientation coordinate with shape
    • 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
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/23—Sheet including cover or casing
    • 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
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/23—Sheet including cover or casing
    • Y10T428/239—Complete cover or casing

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  • the invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing a Security element for electronic article surveillance as well as a Corresponding securing element
  • the securing element is a so-called strip element - i.e. a soft magnetic metal strip or a metal strip with a high Barkhausen effect - if you put one on external alternating magnetic field in a surveillance zone Emission of a characteristic signal is excited.
  • the strip element wears a jacket whose melting temperature is below the Melting temperature of the metal strip is. It can also be the case with the However, the securing element is also a so-called thin-film securing element Resonance frequency fuse element or around an acustomagnetic Act security element.
  • Strip elements with a plastic coating have already become known and are among others for electronic article surveillance of in seed bags packaged seeds used. With this so-called source tagging, the Stripe elements filled with the seed into the seed bags Soft magnetic is used to manufacture the securing elements Tape material or tape material with a high Barkhausen effect on both sides with a Plastic film coated and then in strip elements of the desired Length divided.
  • a disadvantage of the method which has become known or Securing elements produced by the method is that in the End areas the metal is exposed and in contact with the goods to be secured is coming. The use of is known for reasons of consumer protection securing elements that have become excluded in many cases.
  • the invention has for its object a method and an apparatus for Manufacture of a fully encapsulated fuse element as well propose appropriate securing element.
  • a Sheath-bearing strip element of a predetermined length or other element is provided for electronic article surveillance; the jacket is then heated and at least in the end regions stretched in the longitudinal direction of the securing element until it extends over the End regions of the securing element extends beyond.
  • the task is solved in that the Device has two clamping elements, which in a first position (I) End areas of the coated strip element (securing element) pinch that a translation mechanism is provided which the Clamping elements in the longitudinal direction of the clamped securing element makes movable that a heating device is provided which the strip element or the other element for electronic article surveillance heats up at least in the end regions, and that the clamping elements after Heating the end regions of the securing element into a further position (II) are moved, at least partially outside the end regions of the Strip element or other element for the electronic Article security lies, causing the warmed and softened End areas of the casing over the ends of the strip element or other elements for electronic article surveillance.
  • the heating device is integrated in the clamping elements.
  • the Clamping elements are designed to be electrically heatable.
  • a clamping element is two annularly arranged jaws that are resiliently mounted to each other are.
  • a clamping element is two annularly arranged jaws that are resiliently mounted to each other are.
  • the use of two parallel to each other is recommended arranged clamping elements.
  • control of the temperature of the heating device and / or of the translation mechanism is carried out by a control unit.
  • the object is achieved in that the melting temperature of the casing below the melting temperature of the Strip element lies, and that the end regions of the casing appropriate heating over the ends of the strip element or other elements for electronic article surveillance are drawn, so that the strip element or the other element for the electronic Article security is completely sealed by the material of the casing.
  • Fig. 1 shows a longitudinal section through the securing element according to the invention 8.
  • the securing element 8 consists of a strip element 5 of length L, which is completely sealed by the casing 6. For this, the Sheath 6 at least in the end regions 7 of the strip element 5 heated, and the softened material was over the end portions 7 of the Strip element 5 drawn.
  • FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of the device 1 according to the invention.
  • the device 1 essentially consists of two clamping elements 2, which can be displaced relative to one another in the x direction via a translation mechanism 10.
  • the movement itself is motor-controlled.
  • the size of the translation movement is determined by means of an angle encoder, not shown separately.
  • the regulating / control unit 9 coordinates the movement sequence of the device 1.
  • Each of the two clamping elements 2 consists of two clamping jaws 3, which in the closed state are ring-shaped and dimensioned such that they can clamp a strip element 5.
  • the two jaws are connected to one another via springs 4.
  • the clamping jaws 3 of the clamping elements 2 are moved together and apart in the z direction likewise by means of the regulating / control unit 9.
  • the clamping elements 2 can be heated electrically.
  • the heating device 11 is switched by the control unit 9 in such a way that the sheathing 6 of the strip element 5 softens in the end regions 7.
  • the softened sheath 6 is then pulled over the end regions 7 of the strip element 5 as a result of the translational movement of the two clamping elements 2 in the x direction or in the x direction.
  • the control unit 9 is given the temperature To, to which the sheath 6 in the end regions 7 of the strip element 5 must be heated so that it is softened.
  • the distance by which the translation mechanism 10 moves the clamping elements 3 is predetermined in terms of hardware by corresponding stop mechanisms.
  • the program is started under point 12.
  • the strip element 5 with the sheathing 6 is positioned between the clamping jaws 3 of the clamping elements 2, and the clamping jaws 3 of the two clamping elements 2 are moved together.
  • the clamping jaws 3 are then heated to the temperature To in accordance with the program points 14, 15.
  • the clamping elements 2 are moved around the predetermined point 16 in the x direction or in the x direction Widened route.
  • the softened material of the casing 6 is thereby pushed over the end regions 7 of the strip element 5, and the securing element 8 according to the invention is finished.
  • the program ends at point 17.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Burglar Alarm Systems (AREA)
  • Fuses (AREA)
  • Fire-Detection Mechanisms (AREA)
  • Lining Or Joining Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Die Bonding (AREA)

Claims (8)

  1. Procédé de fabrication d'un élément de sécurité (8) destiné à la surveillance électronique d'articles, composé d'un élément en forme de ruban (5) ou d'un autre élément similaire enrobé d'une enveloppe (6) présentant une température de fusion inférieure à celle du ruban (5), le procédé en question comportant les étapes suivantes:
    confection d'un ruban (5) et de son enveloppe (6), d'une longueur donnée L;
    échauffement de l'enveloppe (6), au moins à ses extrémités (7);
    étirement de l'enveloppe (6) de l'élément de sécurité (8) dans le sens de la longueur (x), jusqu'à ce que la matière déborde aux deux extrémités (7) dudit élément de sécurité (8).
  2. Procédé suivant la revendication 1, caractérisé par la mise en oeuvre d'une bande de matière électromagnétique souple et d'autres composants destinés à la surveillance électronique d'articles, enrobés dans une enveloppe (6) en matière plastique par un procédé d'extrusion.
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 2, caractérisé par la mise en oeuvre d'une bande de matière enrobée d'une enveloppe (6) subdivisée en segments (éléments en ruban (5)) d'une longueur donnée (L).
  4. Dispositif de fabrication d'un élément de sécurité (8) destiné à la surveillance électronique d'articles, composé d'un élément en forme de ruban (5) ou d'un autre élément similaire enrobé d'une enveloppe (6) présentant une température de fusion inférieure à celle du ruban (5), le dispositif en question comportant deux mécanismes de serrage, qui sur une première position (i), assurent le maintien en place des extrémités (7) de l'élément en ruban (5) ou de l'élément similaire enrobé dans son enveloppe de l'élément de sécurité (8) destiné à la surveillance électronique d'articles, ces deux mécanismes de serrage étant associés à un mécanisme de translation qui les rend mobiles dans le sens longitudinal (x) de l'élément de sécurité (8) et à un dispositif chauffant capable d'échauffer l'élément en ruban ou l'élément similaire de l'élément de sécurité, au moins à ses deux extrémités, après échauffement des extrémités (7) de l'élément de sécurité (8), les deux mécanismes de serrage mobiles (2) sont déplacés sur une deuxième position (ii) située au moins en partie en dehors des deux extrémités (7) de l'élément en ruban (5) et de l'élément similaire destiné à la surveillance électronique, l'enveloppe (6) ramollie par l'échauffement à ses extrémités (7) étant enfilée par dessus les extrémités de l'élément en ruban (5) ou de l'élément similaire destiné à la surveillance électronique des articles.
  5. Dispositif selon de la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte un dispositif de chauffage intégré aux éléments de serrage (2).
  6. Dispositif suivant la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que les éléments de serrage (2) sont exécutés sous la forme de deux mâchoires de serrage annulaires (3) montées sur ressort.
  7. Dispositif selon la revendication 6, caractérisé par la présence d'une unité de commande chargée de réguler la température des éléments de serrage chauffants (2) et de contrôler le mouvement des mâchoires de serrage (3).
  8. Élément de sécurité destiné à la surveillance électronique d'articles, fabriqué selon le procédé faisant l'objet de la revendication 1, composé d'un ruban (5) de matière électromagnétique souple ou d'un autre élément similaire enrobé d'une enveloppe (6) présentant une température de fusion inférieure à celle du ruban (5) ou de l'autre élément similaire destiné à la surveillance électronique d'articles, les deux extrémités de l'enveloppe (6) étant chauffées et enfilées par dessus les extrémités du ruban (5) ou de l'autre élément destiné à la surveillance électronique d'articles, de telle façon que le ruban (5) ou l'autre élément destiné à la surveillance d'articles soit hermétiquement scellé par la matière de ladite enveloppe (6).
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