JP2001209767A - Object to be accessed provided with non-contact ic module - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an object to be accessed provided with a non-contact IC module excellent in operability. SOLUTION: In the object 7 to be accessed provided with the non-contact IC module having a semiconductor element 4 and an antenna 3 for radio communication, one antenna 3 for radio communication is provided over the two surfaces of the object 7 to be accessed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an access target provided with a non-contact IC module having a semiconductor element such as an IC chip and an antenna for wireless communication, and more particularly to an access target which is easy to detect.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A non-contact IC module having a semiconductor element such as an IC chip and an antenna for wireless communication is attached to an object to be accessed for management, search, security, and the like.

FIG. 11 is a view for explaining the object to be accessed. A tag-like non-contact IC having an IC chip and a coil-shaped wireless communication antenna on the plane of the object to be accessed 100 is shown in FIG.
The C module 101 is attached.

On the other hand, a data processing device such as a personal computer is also provided with a coil-shaped wireless communication antenna 102. When the wireless communication antenna 102 and the wireless communication antenna of the IC module 101 attached to the access target 100 are closely opposed to each other, the two antennas are electromagnetically coupled, and the non-contact IC module is The system reads information from or writes information to the IC chip in the device 101.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Conventional Accessee 1
In the case of 00, the IC module 101 is mounted on one plane. Therefore, the accessee 1 on the right side of FIG.
IC with the accessee 100 laid down like 00
When information is exchanged by opposing the module 101 to the antenna 102, and when the accessee 100 is standing like the accessee 100 on the left side of FIG. Therefore, the access target 100 is inconvenient to handle.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art and to provide an access target provided with a non-contact IC module having good handleability.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a cartridge-type information recording medium provided with, for example, a tag-like non-contact IC module having a semiconductor element such as an IC chip and an antenna for wireless communication. And so on.

[0008] The first means of the present invention is that one radio communication antenna is, for example, two vertical and horizontal antennas to be accessed.
It is characterized by being provided over the surface.

A second aspect of the present invention is the first aspect, wherein the semiconductor element and the wireless communication antenna are provided on a flexible sheet such as a polyethylene terephthalate film or a polyimide film, and the sheet is folded. And is attached to the object to be accessed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, a semiconductor element is provided at a position apart from a bent portion of the sheet.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the wireless communication antenna is provided near a corner of the object to be accessed. is there.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth means, the accessed object has a case body such as a cartridge case or a storage case. The wireless communication antenna is provided inside.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect, the case is opaque or translucent.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the accessed object is an information recording medium for recording information such as a tape cartridge or a disk cartridge.

According to the present invention, as described above, one radio communication antenna is provided over, for example, two vertical and horizontal surfaces of the object to be accessed.
Access can be made in either of the horizontal directions, which improves convenience in handling.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a plan view of a non-contact IC module used in the first embodiment, FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view along the line AA of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where the IC module is bent at a right angle, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a tape cartridge to which the IC module is attached, and FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the tape cartridge.

The non-contact IC module 1 is in the form of a tag, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and is formed on a flexible sheet 2 made of, for example, a polyethylene terephthalate film or a polyimide film. The wireless communication antenna 3 is formed, and both ends of the antenna 3 are connected to the IC chip 4 mounted on the sheet 2.

Since the sheet 2 has flexibility as described above, the sheet 2 can be easily bent along the shape of the object to be attached. In the present embodiment, the sheet 2 is attached to the inner surface of the cartridge case of the tape cartridge. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the IC module 1 is bent substantially at right angles on the line XX in FIG. 1 with the antenna 3 and the IC chip 4 inside. As shown in FIG. 3, the IC chip 4 includes a bent portion 5 of the sheet 2 (X-
(On X-rays).

As shown in FIG.
Is an opaque or translucent cartridge case 7,
It mainly comprises a rotating lid 8 for opening and closing a tape draw-out opening (not shown) provided in the cartridge case 7 and a magnetic tape (not shown) stored in the cartridge case 7.

The IC module 1 is mounted on two surfaces inside one corner of the rear side of the cartridge case 7 where the rotary lid 8 is not mounted. This IC module 1 has a sheet 2 as shown in FIG.
Is attached to the cartridge case 7 by an appropriate means such as a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet, an adhesive, or ultrasonic welding.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an access state to the tape cartridge 6. In a data processing device 9 such as a personal computer, a wireless communication antenna 10 having a coil shape substantially similar to the wireless communication antenna 3 is provided horizontally. By bringing the wireless communication antenna 10 and the wireless communication antenna 3 of the IC module 1 into close proximity to each other, the two antennas 3 and 10 are electromagnetically coupled, and the two antennas 3 and 10 are electromagnetically coupled.
It is possible to read desired information from or write information to the IC chip 4 in the non-contact IC module 1 via the.

At this time, the tape cartridge 6 on the right side of FIG.
In this case, the wireless communication antenna 10 can be used for access even when the camera is placed horizontally as shown in FIG.

FIGS. 7 and 8 show a modification of the arrangement of the radio communication antenna 10 on the data processing device 9 side. FIG. 7 shows a case where the radio communication antenna 10 is provided vertically and bent in an L-shape. And the vertical portion of the wireless communication antenna 1. FIG. 8 shows a wireless communication antenna 10 in which one antenna coil is bent in an L-shape from a vertical surface to a horizontal surface, or two antenna coils provided on a horizontal surface and an antenna coil provided on a vertical surface. It is composed of a coil, and entirely faces the wireless communication antenna 1 bent in an L shape.

FIGS. 9 and 10 show a second embodiment of the present invention. In this case, for example, an information recording medium such as a tape cartridge, a disk cartridge, a book, a record book, or another article is stored. The non-contact IC module 1 is adhered to the inner surface of the back corner of the storage case 11.

The non-contact IC module 1 has an IC chip 4 mounted on a flexible sheet 2, and both ends of a wireless communication antenna 3 formed on the sheet 2 are connected to the IC chip 4. Then, the non-contact IC module 1 is bent in an L-shape along the corner of the storage case 11 so that the sheet 2 is on the outside, and is attached near the corner of the storage case 11. The non-contact IC module 1 is covered with a protective member 12 made of a synthetic resin molded body, and the articles to be inserted into the storage case 11 are directly connected to the non-contact IC module 1 (the sheet 2, the wireless communication antenna 3, the IC chip 4). ) Is protected from contact.

In the above embodiment, the magnetic tape cartridge and the storage case have been described by way of example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, other optical disk cartridges, toner cartridges, ink ribbon cartridges, battery packs, etc. It can be applied to products and components.

[0027]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since one radio communication antenna is provided on, for example, two vertical and horizontal surfaces of the object to be accessed, the posture of the object to be accessed is vertical and horizontal. Both can be accessed, and convenience in handling can be achieved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the semiconductor element and the wireless communication antenna are provided on a flexible sheet and the sheet is bent and attached to the access target, the non-contact IC module can be connected to the access target. It can be easily attached according to the shape of the device and is convenient.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the semiconductor element is provided at a position apart from the bent portion of the sheet, damage to the semiconductor element due to bending and the connection portion between the semiconductor element and the antenna for wireless communication can be avoided.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the radio communication antenna is provided near the corner of the object to be accessed,
By contacting the corner of the object to be accessed with the corner of the data processing device, the correspondence between the wireless communication antenna of the object to be accessed and the wireless communication antenna of the data processing device is properly secured, and the Good sensitivity.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the access target has a case body, a radio communication antenna is provided inside the case body, and the radio communication antenna is protected by the case body. Even when the wireless communication antenna is used for a period, the antenna for wireless communication does not peel off or fall off from the case body, thereby improving reliability and extending the useful life.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the case body is opaque or translucent, the appearance of the case body is not impaired even if a wireless communication antenna is attached.

The present invention according to claim 7 has such a feature that if the accessed object is an information recording medium for recording information, it is easy to search and manage the information recording medium through a radio communication antenna. ing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a non-contact IC used in a first embodiment of the present invention.
It is a top view of a module.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the IC module is bent at a right angle.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a tape cartridge to which the IC module is attached.

FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the tape cartridge.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which an access target is processed by a data processing device.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a modification of the data processing device.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing another modification of the data processing device.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an access target according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the object to be accessed.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a data access device processes a conventional accessed object.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Non-contact IC module 2 Sheet 3 Radio communication antenna 4 IC chip 5 Bending part 6 Tape cartridge 7 Cartridge case 8 Rotating lid 9 Data processing device 10 Radio communication antenna 11 Storage case 12 Protective member

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An access target provided with a non-contact IC module having a semiconductor element and a wireless communication antenna, wherein one of the wireless communication antennas is a target of the access target.
An access target provided with an IC module, which is provided over a surface. 2. The access target according to claim 1, wherein the semiconductor element and the wireless communication antenna are provided on a flexible sheet, and the sheet is bent and attached to the access target. I
Accessee with C module. 3. The object to be accessed according to claim 2, wherein a semiconductor element is provided at a position apart from the bent portion of the sheet. 4. The access target according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication antenna is provided near a corner of the access target.
Accessee with C module. 5. The access target according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the access target has a case, and the wireless communication antenna is provided inside the case. An accessed object comprising an IC module. 6. The accessed object according to claim 5, wherein said case body is opaque or translucent. 7. The access target according to claim 1, wherein the access target is an information recording medium for recording information.