EP0968489A1 - Strip for preparing safety elements for electronic protection of goods - Google Patents

Strip for preparing safety elements for electronic protection of goods

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EP0968489A1
EP0968489A1 EP98914876A EP98914876A EP0968489A1 EP 0968489 A1 EP0968489 A1 EP 0968489A1 EP 98914876 A EP98914876 A EP 98914876A EP 98914876 A EP98914876 A EP 98914876A EP 0968489 A1 EP0968489 A1 EP 0968489A1
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Manfred Rührig
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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
    • 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

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  • the invention relates to a strip for providing security elements for electronic article surveillance, consisting of a carrier tape with detachable adhesive labels stuck thereon or of interconnected tags for attachment to articles to be marked or secured, only a certain number of tags or tags with electromagnetic active or activatable fuse elements.
  • a security label strip and a device for producing such a strip have become known from EP 0 682 333 A1.
  • the security label strip In order to keep the production costs low, only a certain number of labels or tags of the security label strip is equipped with activatable or electromagnetically active securing elements, while the other labels or tags contain no securing elements or dummy securing elements.
  • the invention is based on the object of proposing an inexpensive strip which has a substantially identical detection rate in different monitoring systems.
  • the object is achieved in that the security elements are at least two types of security elements that can be detected in different monitoring systems.
  • the security elements are soft magnetic strip elements that can be detected in harmonic monitoring systems and strip elements with a high Barkhausen effect that can be detected in Barkhausen monitoring systems.
  • the securing elements are acousto-magnetic securing elements or resonant circuit securing elements.
  • two types of securing elements are contained in the strip in substantially equal proportions.
  • An advantageous embodiment of the strip according to the invention proposes to integrate the securing elements into the labels or tags in such a way that it is not possible from the outside to distinguish whether or which types of securing elements are used in the labels.
  • the anti-theft label here consists of a carrier film for an electromagnetic security element and a record carrier glued onto the security element.
  • the record carrier is provided on the side facing the security element with a layer which has such a low transparency for light waves in the visible range that the security element cannot be seen from the outside.
  • the labels or tags can be integrated into the articles to be secured for the purpose of source protection. Measures that make the securing element invisible from the outside can usually be omitted here.
  • an embodiment of the strips according to the invention provides that the securing elements are designed such that they can be deactivated.
  • the securing elements are designed such that they can be deactivated.
  • sections of a semi-hard or hard magnetic material are arranged on the label or tag for the purpose of deactivation they prevent a reaction of the soft magnetic material or the Barkhausen material to an external alternating magnetic field as soon as they have been driven into saturation by a correspondingly high deactivation signal.
  • deactivation can e.g. can be achieved in that a permanent short circuit is generated between two opposite conductor tracks through the dielectric layer.
  • Fig. 1 a plan view of a first embodiment of the strip according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 shows a plan view of a second embodiment of the strip according to the invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows a top view of a first embodiment of the strip 1 according to the invention.
  • Labels 2 are detachably arranged thereon on a carrier tape 3.
  • the strip 1 can, however, also be a trailer 4 which is connected to one another on its transverse sides. Every second of these labels 2 and every second of these tags 4 carries a securing element.
  • a soft magnetic strip element 6 alternates with a Barkhausen securing element 5.
  • Articles that are secured with the labels 2 or tags 4 according to the invention thus have an equally large detection rate in harmonic monitoring systems and in Barkhausen monitoring systems.
  • all known securing elements 5, 6, 7, 8 can occur in any combination in a strip according to the invention.
  • the ratio of the labels 2 or tags 4 is one Wear securing elements 5, 6, 7, 8, not limited to the 1: 2 ratio shown. Any desired ratio can be realized and is included in the disclosure content of the present invention.
  • every second (or every third, fourth, etc.) carries label 2 or every second (every third, fourth, etc.) trailer 4 a dummy securing element 10.
  • An alternative solution - as already mentioned at the previous point - is to design the label 2 or the trailer 4 so that the securing element 5, 6, 7 , 8 remains invisible when viewed from the outside.

Abstract

The invention relates to a strip for preparing security elements (5, 6) for electronic protection of goods, consisting of a carrier strip (3) with adhesive labels (2) detachably stuck on, or of inter-connected tags (4) to be fixed to goods which are to be labelled or protected. Only a certain number of labels (2) or tags (4) have electromagnetically active or activatable security elements (5, 6, 7, 8). The invention seeks to create a strip (1) which demonstrates a substantially equal level of detection in different surveillance systems. To this end, the security elements (5, 6) consist of at least two types of security element (5, 6) which are detectable in different surveillance systems.

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Streifen zur Bereitsteilung von Sicherungselementen für die elektronische Strips for the provision of security elements for the electronic
ArtikelsicherungArticle security
Die Erfindung betrifft einen Streifen zur Bereitstellung von Sicherungselementen für die elektronische Artikelsicherung, bestehend aus einem Trägerband mit ablösbar darauf aufgeklebten, adhasiven Etiketten oder aus miteinander verbundenen Anhängern zur Befestigung an auszuzeichnenden oder zu sichernden Artikeln, wobei nur eine bestimmte Anzahl der Etiketten oder Anhänger mit elektromagnetisch aktiven bzw. aktivierbaren Sicherungselementen ausgestattet ist.The invention relates to a strip for providing security elements for electronic article surveillance, consisting of a carrier tape with detachable adhesive labels stuck thereon or of interconnected tags for attachment to articles to be marked or secured, only a certain number of tags or tags with electromagnetic active or activatable fuse elements.
Aus der EP 0 682 333 A1 sind ein Sicherheitsetikettenstreifen und eine Vorrichtung zur Herstellung eines derartigen Streifens bekannt geworden. Um die Produktionskosten gering zu halten, ist nur eine bestimmte Anzahl von Etiketten bzw. Anhängern des Sicherheitsetikettenstreifens mit aktivierbaren oder elektromagnetisch aktiven Sicherungselementen ausgestattet, während die übrigen Etiketten bzw. Anhänger keine Sicherungselemente oder Dummy- Sicherungselemente enthalten.A security label strip and a device for producing such a strip have become known from EP 0 682 333 A1. In order to keep the production costs low, only a certain number of labels or tags of the security label strip is equipped with activatable or electromagnetically active securing elements, while the other labels or tags contain no securing elements or dummy securing elements.
Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen kostengünstigen Streifen vorzuschlagen, der in unterschiedlichen Überwachungssystemen eine im wesentlichen gleich große Detektionsrate besitzt.The invention is based on the object of proposing an inexpensive strip which has a substantially identical detection rate in different monitoring systems.
Die Aufgabe wird dadurch gelöst, daß es sich bei den Sicherungselementen um zumindest zwei Typen von Sicherungselementen handelt, die in unterschiedlichen Überwachungssystemen detektierbar sind.The object is achieved in that the security elements are at least two types of security elements that can be detected in different monitoring systems.
Gemäß einer vorteilhaften Weiterbildung des erfindungsgemäßen Streifens ist vorgesehen, daß es sich bei den Sicherungselementen um weichmagnetische Streifenelemente, die in harmonischen Überwachungssystemen detektierbar sind, und um Streifenelemente mit hohem Barkhauseneffekt handelt, die in Barkhausen-Überwachungssystemen detektierbar sind. Eine alternative Ausgestaltung schlägt vor, daß es sich bei den Sicherungselementen um akusto-magnetische Sicherungselemente oder Resonanzschwingkreis-Sicherungselemente handelt. Selbstverständlich ist es auch möglich, die unterschiedlichsten Arten von Sicherungselementen in einer erfindungsgemäßen Streifen zu integrieren und diese damit universell für die verschiedensten Typen von Überwachungssystemen einsetzbar zu machen. Nichtsdestotrotz ist es eine bevorzugte Ausgestaltung des erfindungsgemäßen Streifens, daß zwei Typen von Sicherungselementen zu im wesentlichen gleichen Anteilen in der Streifen enthalten sind.According to an advantageous development of the strip according to the invention, it is provided that the security elements are soft magnetic strip elements that can be detected in harmonic monitoring systems and strip elements with a high Barkhausen effect that can be detected in Barkhausen monitoring systems. An alternative embodiment suggests that the securing elements are acousto-magnetic securing elements or resonant circuit securing elements. Of course it is it is also possible to integrate the most diverse types of security elements in a strip according to the invention and thus to make them universally applicable for the most varied types of monitoring systems. Nevertheless, it is a preferred embodiment of the strip according to the invention that two types of securing elements are contained in the strip in substantially equal proportions.
Eine vorteilhafte Ausgestaltung des erfindungsgemäßen Streifens schlägt vor, die Sicherungselemente derart in die Etiketten bzw. Anhänger zu integrieren, daß es von außen nicht möglich ist zu unterscheiden, ob oder welche Arten von Sicherungselementen in den Etiketten verwendet werden.An advantageous embodiment of the strip according to the invention proposes to integrate the securing elements into the labels or tags in such a way that it is not possible from the outside to distinguish whether or which types of securing elements are used in the labels.
In diesem Zusammenhang hat es sich darüber hinaus als günstig erwiesen, eine lichtundurchlässige Beschichtung vorzusehen, die eine Entscheidung unmöglich macht, ob das Etikett bzw. der Anhänger ein Sicherungselement trägt oder nicht, ohne das Etikett oder den Anhänger zu zerstören. Etikette mit verborgenen Sicherungselemente sind bereits aus der EP 0 635 811 A1 bekannt geworden. Insbesondere besteht hier das Diebstahlsicherungsetikett aus einer Trägerfolie für ein elektromagnetisches Sicherungselement und aus einem auf das Sicherungselement aufgeklebten Aufzeichnungsträger. Der Aufzeichnungsträger ist auf der dem Sicherungselement zugewandten Seite mit einer Schicht versehen, die für Lichtwellen des sichtbaren Bereichs eine derart geringe Transparenz hat, daß das Sicherungselement von außen nicht zu erkennen ist.In this context, it has also proven advantageous to provide an opaque coating which makes it impossible to decide whether or not the label or the tag carries a securing element without destroying the label or the tag. Labels with hidden security elements have already become known from EP 0 635 811 A1. In particular, the anti-theft label here consists of a carrier film for an electromagnetic security element and a record carrier glued onto the security element. The record carrier is provided on the side facing the security element with a layer which has such a low transparency for light waves in the visible range that the security element cannot be seen from the outside.
Gemäß einer vorteilhaften Weiterbildung der erfindungsgemäßen Streifen ist vorgesehen, daß die Etiketten oder Anhänger zwecks Quellensicherung in die zu sichernden Artikel integrierbar sind. Hierbei können Maßnahmen, die das Sicherungelement nach außen hin unsichtbar werden lassen, üblicherweise entfallen.According to an advantageous development of the strips according to the invention, it is provided that the labels or tags can be integrated into the articles to be secured for the purpose of source protection. Measures that make the securing element invisible from the outside can usually be omitted here.
In vielen Fällen ist es wünschenswert, daß ein Sicherungselement deaktiviert wird, sobald ein Kunde für die entsprechend gesicherte Ware ordnungsgemäß bezahlt hat. Daher sieht eine Ausgestaltung der erfindungsgemäßen Streifen vor, daß die Sicherungelemente deaktivierbar ausgebildet sind. Im Falle von weichmagnetischen Sicherungselementen oder Sicherungselementen mit hohem Barkhauseneffekt sind zwecks Deaktivierung Abschnitte eines halbhart- oder hartmagnetischen Materials so auf dem Etikett oder Anhänger angeordnet, daß sie eine Reaktion des weichmagnetischen Materials oder des Barkhausen- Materials auf ein äußeres magnetisches Wechselfeld unterbinden, sobald sie durch ein entsprechend hohes Deaktivierungssignal in die Sättigung getrieben worden sind.In many cases it is desirable that a security element be deactivated as soon as a customer has properly paid for the correspondingly secured goods. Therefore, an embodiment of the strips according to the invention provides that the securing elements are designed such that they can be deactivated. In the case of soft magnetic securing elements or securing elements with a high Barkhausen effect, sections of a semi-hard or hard magnetic material are arranged on the label or tag for the purpose of deactivation they prevent a reaction of the soft magnetic material or the Barkhausen material to an external alternating magnetic field as soon as they have been driven into saturation by a correspondingly high deactivation signal.
Im Falle von Resonanzschwingkreisen kann eine Deaktivierung z.B. dadurch erreicht werden, daß zwischen zwei gegenüberliegenden Leiterbahnen durch die dielektrische Schicht hindurch ein permanenter Kurzschluß erzeugt wird.In the case of resonant resonant circuits, deactivation can e.g. can be achieved in that a permanent short circuit is generated between two opposite conductor tracks through the dielectric layer.
Alternativ zu der Lösung, daß einige der Etiketten oder Anhänger überhaupt kein Sicherungelement enthalten, ist vorgesehen, daß die nicht mit Sicherungselementen ausgestatteten Etiketten oder Anhänger mit Dummy- Sicherungselementen bestückt sind. Diese Ausgestaltung ist aus der bereits zuvor erwähnten EP 682 333 A1 bekannt geworden.As an alternative to the solution that some of the labels or tags contain no securing element at all, it is provided that the labels or tags not equipped with securing elements are equipped with dummy securing elements. This configuration has become known from EP 682 333 A1 already mentioned above.
Die Erfindung wird anhand der nachfolgenden Figuren näher erläutert. Es zeigt:The invention is explained in more detail with reference to the following figures. It shows:
Fig. 1 : eine Draufsicht auf eine erste Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemäßen Streifens undFig. 1: a plan view of a first embodiment of the strip according to the invention and
Fig. 2: eine Draufsicht auf eine zweite Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemäßen Streifens.2 shows a plan view of a second embodiment of the strip according to the invention.
Fig. 1 zeigt eine Draufsicht auf eine erste Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemäßen Streifens 1. Auf einem Trägerband 3 sind ablösbar darauf geklebte Etiketten 2 angeordnet. Bei dem Streifen 1 kann es sich jedoch auch um Anhänger 4 handeln, die an ihren Querseiten miteinander verbunden sind. Jedes zweite dieser Etiketten 2 bzw. jeder zweite dieser Anhänger 4 trägt ein Sicherungselement. Im dargestellten Fall wechselt jeweils ein weichmagnetisches Streifenelement 6 mit einem Barkhausen-Sicherungselement 5 ab. Damit haben Artikel, die mit den erfindungsgemäßen Etiketten 2 bzw. Anhängern 4 gesichert sind, eine gleich große Detektionsrate in harmonischen Überwachungssystemen und in Barkhausen-Überwachungssystemen.1 shows a top view of a first embodiment of the strip 1 according to the invention. Labels 2 are detachably arranged thereon on a carrier tape 3. The strip 1 can, however, also be a trailer 4 which is connected to one another on its transverse sides. Every second of these labels 2 and every second of these tags 4 carries a securing element. In the case shown, a soft magnetic strip element 6 alternates with a Barkhausen securing element 5. Articles that are secured with the labels 2 or tags 4 according to the invention thus have an equally large detection rate in harmonic monitoring systems and in Barkhausen monitoring systems.
Wie bereits zuvor beschrieben, können in einem erfindungsgemäßen Streifen alle bekannten Sicherungselemente 5, 6, 7, 8 in beliebiger Kombination auftreten. Selbstverständlich ist das Verhältnis der Etiketten 2 bzw. Anhänger 4, die ein Sicherungselemente 5, 6, 7, 8 tragen, nicht auf das dargestellte Verhältnis 1 :2 beschränkt. Jedes beliebige Verhältnis ist realisierbar und zum Offenbarungsgehalt der vorliegenden Erfindung zu rechnen. Selbstverständlich ist es auch möglich, die unterschiedlichen Sicherungelemente 5, 6, 7, 8 nach einem Zufallsprinzip in oder auf dem erfindungsgemäßen Streifen 1 anzuordnen.As already described above, all known securing elements 5, 6, 7, 8 can occur in any combination in a strip according to the invention. Of course, the ratio of the labels 2 or tags 4 is one Wear securing elements 5, 6, 7, 8, not limited to the 1: 2 ratio shown. Any desired ratio can be realized and is included in the disclosure content of the present invention. Of course, it is also possible to arrange the different securing elements 5, 6, 7, 8 at random in or on the strip 1 according to the invention.
In Fig. 2 ist eine Draufsicht auf eine zweite Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemäßen Streifens 1 zu sehen. Um es einem Dieb unmöglich zu machen, von außen zu erkennen, ob ein Artikel mit einem Sicherungelement 5, 6, 7, 8 geschützt ist oder nicht, trägt jedes zweite (oder jedes dritte, vierte, usw.) Etikett 2 bzw. jeder zweite (jeder dritte, vierte, usw.) Anhänger 4 ein Dummy- Sicherungselement 10. Eine alternative Lösung besteht -wie bereits an vorhergehender Stelle erwähnt- darin, das Etikett 2 bzw. den Anhänger 4 so auszugestalten, daß das Sicherungselement 5, 6, 7, 8 von außen betrachtet unsichtbar bleibt. 2 shows a plan view of a second embodiment of the strip 1 according to the invention. In order to make it impossible for a thief to recognize from the outside whether an article is protected with a securing element 5, 6, 7, 8 or not, every second (or every third, fourth, etc.) carries label 2 or every second (every third, fourth, etc.) trailer 4 a dummy securing element 10. An alternative solution - as already mentioned at the previous point - is to design the label 2 or the trailer 4 so that the securing element 5, 6, 7 , 8 remains invisible when viewed from the outside.
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erfindungsgemäßer Streifen Etikett Trägerband Anhänger Barkhausen-Sicherungselement weichmagnetisches Streifenelement Resonanzschwingkreis akusto-magnetisches Sicherungselement Deaktivatorelement Dummy-Sicherungselement inventive strip label carrier tape trailer Barkhausen security element soft magnetic strip element resonant circuit acousto-magnetic security element deactivator element dummy security element

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1. Streifen zur Bereitstellung von Sicherungselementen für die elektronische Artikelsicherung, bestehend aus einem Trägerband mit ablösbar darauf aufgeklebten, adhasiven Etiketten oder aus miteinander verbundenen Anhängern zur Befestigung an auszuzeichnenden oder zu sichernden Artikeln, wobei nur eine bestimmte Anzahl der Etiketten oder Anhänger mit elektromagnetisch aktiven bzw. aktivierbaren Sicherungselementen ausgestattet ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es sich bei den Sicherungselementen (5,6,7,8) um zumindest zwei Typen von Sicherungselementen (5,6; 5,7; 5,8; 6,7; 6,8; 7,8) handelt, die in unterschiedlichen Überwachungssystemen detektierbar sind.1.Strip for the provision of security elements for electronic article surveillance, consisting of a carrier tape with detachable adhesive labels attached to it or of connected tags for attachment to articles to be marked or secured, only a certain number of tags or tags with electromagnetically active or . Fuse elements which can be activated are characterized in that the fuse elements (5,6,7,8) are at least two types of fuse elements (5,6; 5,7; 5,8; 6,7; 6,8) ; 7,8), which can be detected in different monitoring systems.
2. Streifen nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es sich bei den Sicherungselementen um weichmagnetische Streifenelemente (6), die in harmonischen Überwachungssystemen detektierbar sind, und um Streifenelemente (5) mit hohem Barkhauseneffekt handelt, die in Barkhausen-Überwachungssystemen detektierbar sind.2. Strip according to claim 1, characterized in that the securing elements are soft magnetic strip elements (6) which can be detected in harmonic monitoring systems, and strip elements (5) with a high Barkhausen effect which are detectable in Barkhausen monitoring systems.
3. Streifen nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es sich bei den Sicherungselementen um akusto-magnetische Sicherungselemente (8) oder Resonanzschwingkreis- Sicherungselemente (7) handelt.3. Strip according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the securing elements are acousto-magnetic securing elements (8) or resonant circuit securing elements (7).
4. Streifen nach Anspruch 2 oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die zumindest zwei Typen von Sicherungselementen (5,6; 5,7; 5,8; 6,7; 6,8; 7,8) zu gleichen Anteilen in der Streifen (1 ) enthalten sind.4. Strip according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the at least two types of securing elements (5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 6.7; 6.8; 7.8) in equal proportions in the strip (1) are included.
5. Streifen nach Anspruch 1 , 2 oder 3 dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Sicherungselemente (5, 6, 7, 8) derart in die Etiketten (2) bzw. Anhänger (3) integriert sind, daß die verwendeten Arten von Sicherungselementen (5, 6, 7, 8) von außen nicht unterscheidbar sind. 5. Strip according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the securing elements (5, 6, 7, 8) are integrated into the labels (2) or tags (3) such that the types of securing elements used (5, 6, 7, 8) are indistinguishable from the outside.
6. Streifen nach Anspruch 1 oder 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eine lichtundurchlässige Beschichtung vorgesehen ist, die eine Entscheidung unmöglich macht, ob das Etikett (2) bzw. der Anhänger (3) ein Sicherungselement (5, 6, 7, 8) trägt oder nicht, ohne das Etikett (2) oder den Anhänger (3) zu zerstören.6. Strip according to claim 1 or 5, characterized in that an opaque coating is provided which makes a decision impossible whether the label (2) or the tag (3) carries a securing element (5, 6, 7, 8) or not without destroying the label (2) or the tag (3).
7. Streifen nach Anspruch 1 oder 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Etiketten (2) oder Anhänger (3) zwecks Quellensicherung in die zu sichernden Artikel integrierbar sind.7. Strip according to claim 1 or 5, characterized in that the labels (2) or tags (3) can be integrated into the article to be secured for the purpose of source protection.
8. Streifen nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Sicherungelemente (5, 6, 7, 8) deaktivierbar ausgebildet sind.8. Strip according to claim 1, characterized in that the securing elements (5, 6, 7, 8) are designed to be deactivated.
9. Streifen nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die nicht mit Sicherungselementen ausgestatteten Etiketten oder Anhänger mit Dummy-Sicherungselementen bestückt sind. 9. Strip according to claim 1, characterized in that the labels or tags not equipped with securing elements are equipped with dummy securing elements.
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