JP2002321720A - Tag device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tag device which can attach a tag for merchandise control or the like to an article efficiently, and which is employed for preventing the theft of a booklet body to efficiently build a distribution system of the booklet body. SOLUTION: This tag device for attaching a sheet tag 101 to the article includes article supplying portions 112 and 113 for supplying the article, a conveying portion 301 for conveying the supplied article, a tag supplying portion 14 for supplying the sheet tag, an attaching portion 103 for attaching the tag to the article, and discharging portions 302 and 304 for discharging the article attached with the tag, and further a switching portion for switching between an ON-condition and OFF-condition with the tag.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting device for mounting a tag on an article.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various tag systems using tags for merchandise management have been proposed. For example, a tag system that attaches a tag including a magnetic material to a product and checks the product when the product is illegally taken out (without paying for the price) is known. This is to sense a magnetic material when a person carrying an illegally taken product passes through a gate in which an alternating magnetic field of a predetermined frequency is formed.

[0003] This alternating magnetic field is also called an interrogation magnetic field.
When goods taken out of the interrogation magnetic field pass through the interrogation magnetic field, a number of pulses including a plurality of high-frequency groups are generated from the magnetic material, and the pulses are guided to a control device through a receiving antenna, thereby generating an alarm and closing a doorway. Are known. The magnetic material is composed of a first magnetic member having a high magnetic permeability and a low coercive force, and a second magnetic member having a lower magnetic permeability and a high coercive force. The member is magnetized so that a number of pulses including a plurality of high frequency groups are not generated from the first magnetic member. This prevents unauthorized removal.

When attaching the magnetic material to a product,
Labels and resin molding are used to make them easy to handle, and are called tags. As an example of a tag, as shown in FIG. 22, a label in which release paper 21 is provided via an adhesive layer 19 on the lower surface of a label main body holding a first magnetic member 9 and a second magnetic member 10 between films 20 Is known. In this method, a release paper is peeled off and adhered to a product. On the other hand, booklets represented by books are ordered by orderers such as publishers, manufactured by contractors such as printing companies, delivered to bookstores through agency companies, and sold to general consumers. It is a distribution system. However, books were often stolen at bookstores, which was a serious problem.

[0005]

However, since such a tag is attached to an article and used for purposes such as merchandise management, a high cost cannot be applied. In particular, booklets represented by books are often inexpensive, such as weekly magazines, and further cost reduction has been desired. Further, a sufficient distribution system has not been clarified as to how such a tag system can be used for specific distribution of a booklet for efficient distribution. In addition, when used for the purpose of preventing theft of articles, it has been desired to attach the articles in a state where they are not easily peeled off.

An object of the present invention is to provide a tag attaching device capable of efficiently attaching a tag used for product management or the like to an article. Another object of the present invention is to provide a tag mounting device used to prevent the booklet from being stolen and to construct an efficient booklet distribution system.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A tag attachment device for attaching a sheet-like tag to an article, an article supply unit that supplies the article, a transport unit that transports the supplied article, and a tag supply unit that supplies a sheet-like tag. A tag mounting device comprising: a mounting section for mounting a tag to an article; and a discharge section for discharging the mounted article. Here, the tag in the form of a sheet means that the tag can be handled as a so-called sheet having a shape in which a magnetic member is provided on a film or a magnetic member having a planar shape. , Thickness 3c
It means that it is not a tag with a shape such as m or 5 cm.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the tag attaching device according to the first aspect, the ON state and the OFF state of the tag are set.
It is characterized by including a switching unit for switching the state. Here, switching between the ON state and the OFF state of the tag means that the tag is switched from the ON state to the OFF state.
This means that any one of the ON state and the OFF state is switched. Depending on the nature of the tag, some use magnetism or use electromagnetic waves.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the tag mounting apparatus according to the first or second aspect, the article is a booklet cover. Here, the booklet includes books such as books and magazines, catalogs, and the like. In addition, the concept includes the one displayed in a bookstore. In other words, when a book is sold, it is normal that a book or dictionary with a high price is sold in a box while a cover or a band is attached to the book in a bound state. It is a concept that includes such covers and belts. Further, the booklet may be put in a package and displayed in a bookstore, and the case where the booklet is attached to a package packaged at the stage of being displayed in the bookstore is also included. Specifically, there is a bag that can be inserted to prevent browsing.

Further, the present invention can also be used for a booklet in which a main body page and a cover are bound with an adhesive. In this case, the attachment portion is preferably located inside the cover of the booklet, and the booklet is placed on the back. If so, it is inside the spine of the booklet cover. It can be embedded in the cover. By doing so, it is attached so that it cannot be seen from the external appearance, it is preferable from the viewpoint of aesthetics, there is an effect of not lowering the commercial value, and there is also an effect that the possibility of being peeled off maliciously is reduced. Therefore, an excellent configuration can be provided to prevent theft. Attachment of the tag at the bookbinding stage of the booklet is very advantageous in that the attachment can be performed mechanically in large quantities. However, on the other hand, a bookbinding company must be requested, and a simple distribution system that can be determined at the discretion of each bookstore is also required. In this case, the booklet is attached to a bound booklet. Will be. Even in such a case, the tag attaching device of the present invention is excellent.

In addition, the present specification discloses a tag mounting method (1) to (7) and a booklet distribution system using the tag mounting apparatus of the present invention.

(1): a step of supplying the article, a step of supplying the tag, a step of attaching the tag to the article, and a step of
A method for attaching a tag, comprising: a step of switching between an N state and an OFF state. In the means of (1), the tag O
The step of switching between the N state and the OFF state means that the step is performed immediately before or immediately after the step of attaching the tag to the article. Since the ON state or the OFF state may be affected by external magnetism or electromagnetic waves, it is desirable that the ON state or the OFF state be performed immediately before or immediately after the mounting, and more preferably immediately thereafter.

(2): a step of supplying a booklet cover such that the inside of the cover is on the upper side, a step of supplying a tag on the inside of the cover, a step of attaching the tag to an article, A tag mounting method comprising a step of switching between an ON state and an OFF state. In the means of (2), the inside of the cover refers to the side to which the body page is attached, and the portion for attaching the tag is desirably the back of the cover. That is, the inner part of the spine of the cover. By attaching to such a site, the tag cannot be visually recognized from the external appearance of the booklet in the bound state, and the appearance is not spoiled. Further, it is desirable to continuously perform a process of attaching the body page of the booklet inside the spine of the cover after attaching the tag.

(3): A booklet or a package thereof,
(1) mounting a tag capable of storing an ON state or an OFF state according to the tag mounting method described in (1) or (2);
And in the step of switching the tag between the ON state and the OFF state, setting the tag to the ON state, the bookstore displaying the booklet in the bookstore with the tag ON, and selling the booklet to the customer. A booklet distribution system comprising: a step of changing a tag from an ON state to an OFF state; and a step of issuing a warning when the tag passes through a gate installed at a store exit in the ON state.

(4) In the booklet distribution system according to (3), the step of attaching the tag to the booklet includes:
A booklet distribution system for booklets after binding. In the means of (4), the step of attaching the tag to the booklet is performed on the booklet after the bookbinding, so that the bookstore can perform it at its own responsibility. It becomes easy to attach a tag. In addition, it is possible to select an inconspicuous place such as the inside of the cover or the inside of the belt as a place to install, and it is also possible to freely install it in a unified place as a bookstore, so the work of turning off at the time of sale is efficient Can be targeted. In addition, as in the case of the prevention of browsing, by putting in a bag that is a package, in order to peel it, it is necessary to take it out of the bag, and the effect of preventing the tag from being peeled is enhanced. It also has the effect of preventing browsing. It is also possible to attach a tag to the package, and if it is attached inside the bag, the effect of preventing peeling is enhanced. Also, by attaching a surface protection film so as to cover the tag after the attachment, the effect of preventing peeling can be improved.

(5): In the booklet distribution system of (3) or (4), the tag comprises a film having an adhesive layer and a magnetic member provided on a part of the film on the adhesive layer side. The magnetic member has an adhesive layer on the surface opposite to the film side, and the adhesive force between the film and the booklet or the package is stronger than the adhesive force between the film and the magnetic member. A booklet distribution system characterized by being in a state.

According to the means (5), the effect of preventing separation is further enhanced, and it is possible to prevent the tag from being separated and stolen. Here, the adhesive layer on the side opposite to the film side of the magnetic member may not be formed on the entire surface of the magnetic member, but may be formed only partially. The adhesive layer in this portion plays a role of bonding between the magnetic member and the booklet or the package. As described above, the magnetic member has an adhesive layer on the surface opposite to the film side, and the adhesive force between the film and the booklet or the package is stronger than the adhesive force between the film and the magnetic member. For this reason, even when the film is peeled, the magnetic member is not peeled off but remains attached to the booklet side, so that the peeling preventing effect can be improved. The term “magnetic member” here is a concept combining the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member in the case of a tag including a first magnetic member and a second magnetic member as described later.

(6) In the distribution system according to any one of the above (3) to (5), if the booklet to which the tag is attached is not sold at a bookstore, the tag is placed at the bookstore. A distribution system that is turned off and returned. This is a so-called book return in which a booklet is returned to an agency or the like after a certain period has passed without being sold at a bookstore, since the bookstore has limited space. In such a case, if the book is returned while the tag is in the ON state, it is conceivable that the book will become popular later and will be handed over to bookstores and sold again, causing inconvenience.
This inconvenience may be that when the book is handed over to a bookstore and sold again, it may be sold at a bookstore that does not employ the distribution system according to any of the above (3) to (5). Solves the problem that when a person who purchases a booklet carries it as a personal property and brings it to a bookstore that adopts such a distribution system, it reacts to the gate and a warning is issued can do.

By the way, the "warning" described in the distribution system according to any one of the above (3) to (6) is performed by a method in which a gate emits a sound such as a buzzer or a lamp is turned on. However, a method of notifying only the clerk of the bookstore may be used. Actually, there is a possibility of equipment failure, etc., and it can not be said that malfunctions can never occur, so in that case, the purchaser who purchased properly can look at other customers This can be eliminated. Specifically, there is a method of emitting a small sound near the cash register. Preferably, a method of emitting light near a cash register without sound is preferred.

[0020] The distribution system described in (7) solves such a problem. (7) The distribution system according to any one of (3) to (6), wherein the warning is issued by means that can be visually recognized only by a bookstore clerk without sound.

[0021]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a first embodiment of the tag attaching device of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of the vicinity of the mounting portion in FIG. FIG. 3 is a top view of the article supply unit. The article supply unit is a part that plays a role of supplying an article. In this example, the article supply stocker 11 supplies the article.
2 and a conveyor belt 113. The transport section transports articles from the article supply section to the mounting section, and in this example, includes a transport belt 301. The article supply section and the transport section are configured not only when they are clearly separated as in this example, but also by an integrated belt,
In some cases, there are no clear boundaries.

The sheet-like tag 101 has a tag supply section
The tag 101 includes a tag supply device 14, in which a tag 101 is wound. In this way, the method of winding the tag and continuously supplying the tag is different from the method in which the tags separated in the mounting unit are stacked and stocked, in a device such as this device in which the tag is continuously mounted. Are very suitable and preferred. The tag supply device includes a storage portion for the wound tag, a base sheet winding roll 102 for winding a base sheet serving as a release sheet, a guide 16 and a roller 17 for feeding the tag, and a cutter device 18. I have. The tag is a tag supply device 1
4 is unwound from the base sheet take-up roll 10
By 2, the base sheet is sowed and the adhesive layer is exposed. Then, it is fed by the guide 16 and the roller 17, and is cut at a predetermined location by the cutter device 18. Then, the tag is placed on the article. That is, it is placed inside the spine 4 of the cover 3. If the tag has an adhesive layer as in the example described later, it is adhered at this point. When the adhesive force of the adhesive layer is weak, the adhesive layer is temporarily fixed.

The attaching section for attaching the tag to the article is composed of a pressing roll 103, which presses the placed tag 101 and attaches it to the article. Then, the article is discharged by a discharge section for discharging the attached article. In this example, the discharge unit includes a transport belt 302 and a discharge stocker 304. Further description will be made together with the operation to be attached. The booklet cover 3 is stacked on the supply stocker 112. Then, it is sucked and supplied onto the conveyor belt 113. Then, the sheet is conveyed by the conveying belt 301. Then, when transported to a predetermined location, the tag 101 is placed as described above, and
Pressed and attached. Then, the tag is transferred to the transport belt 302, and a predetermined portion of the magnetic member of the tag is demagnetized by the degausser 303 to be turned on. Degaussing is achieved, for example, by passing through a predetermined magnetic field generated by a degausser. Then, it is further conveyed, adsorbed and conveyed, and stacked on the discharge stocker 304. Note that the degausser 303 does not depend on whether the state before degaussing by the degausser is ON or OFF.
It is to confirm that it is turned on. That is, when the OFF state is set to the ON state,
In some cases, it is guaranteed that the ON state is determined by passing a state in which the state is unknown or the ON state through a demagnetizer. The basic operation of the tag mounting apparatus and the mounting method using the apparatus according to the present invention has been described above.

Other examples are as follows. Since the wound tag 101 is of a type that does not include a base sheet, in such a case, the tag 101 may be wound with an interleaf inserted. FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the tag attaching device of the present invention, and shows only an enlarged portion corresponding to FIG. That is, a gluing device 15 is provided before the tag is attached, and the adhesive 5 is supplied on the cover. This adhesive can be an adhesive for bonding the tag and also an adhesive for bonding the body page of the booklet to the cover. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of attaching a tag using the tag attaching device of the present invention and further attaching a body page to a cover of a booklet, and is an explanatory diagram of when perfect binding and cover attaching are performed. It is.

The adhesive 5 is supplied from the gluing device 15 in synchronization with the speed at which the cover 3 is sent, and the tag 1 is supplied at the same timing as the supplied portion of the adhesive 5 comes.
01 is sent out by the guide 16 and the roller 17, and the tag 101 is cut by the cutter device 18 and attached. And
The main body page 2 is supplied from each signature hopper (not shown), the stacked ones are gripped by the signature holding unit 111, the back is cut, and the gulling process is performed (roughness is formed so that the glue is easily attached). . After the adhesive is applied to the body page as needed, it is conveyed onto the cover 3 and adhered to the spine 4 to which the tag of the cover 3 is attached. Thereafter, three-way cutting is performed as needed. Then the perfect binding book is completed. This apparatus includes, for example, the transport belt 302 of FIG.
It can be provided between the discharge stockers 304.
The booklet to which the tag is attached is distributed to general consumers such as bookstores and customers, and a distribution system of the booklet will be described below.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a booklet distribution system. An orderer 901 of a booklet such as a publishing company orders the manufacture of the booklet from a contractor such as a printing company. The contractor manufactures a booklet. Printing on paper and bookbinding. In some cases, the printing company performs bookbinding, and in other cases, bookbinding is requested to the bookbinding company. In some cases, the orderer designates a bookbinding company and instructs the printing company to deliver the printed matter to the bookbinding company when printing is completed.

A booklet manufacturer 902 such as a printing company or a bookbinding company delivers the booklet to an agency company 903. Further, it is delivered to the bookstore 904, attached with a tag, and displayed in the bookstore. It should be noted that the product may be delivered directly to the bookstore from the manufacturer without going through the agency company. The tag is turned on at the stage of display. There is also a method of purchasing and attaching a tag in the ON state, but it is possible that the ON state may be damaged in the environment where the tag is being transported, so turn the tag ON when the tag is brought to the bookstore. Alternatively, it may be turned on after the tag is attached.

Next, books sold to the general consumer 905, that is, customers, but not sold at the bookstore are returned to the agency company 903. Here, the customer brings the book displayed in the bookstore to the cash register, and the clerk of the bookstore turns off the tag when paying at the cash register. The customer who receives the book leaves the store through the gate that the bookstore has set up at the exit of the store. At this time, if the tag is in the ON state, the gate issues a warning. It is preferable that the unsold book is turned off at the bookstore and then returned to the agency company.
They may be distributed again to avoid confusion. It is also conceivable that the returned agency company collectively turns off the service.

In addition, from the standpoint of a bookstore,
Many bookstores sell stationery, videos, CDs, DVDs, etc. as products, so if you attach them to such products, you can perform the same processing at the cash register and prevent theft like a book it can. The above products, unlike books,
Since the price tag is often attached, the tag can be attached by printing and bonding the price so that consumers can identify it. Also, it may of course be attached to the above-mentioned product such as a CD jacket at the manufacturing stage. For such a reason, such a booklet distribution system is extremely excellent as a bookstore anti-theft system.

Also, from the standpoint of books, books are not only sold, but may be rented out at a library or provided for browsing. In this case, the book is turned off through the distribution system described above. The library where the book was purchased is turned ON again, displayed in the library, and turned OFF when lending, preventing unauthorized removal without going through the lending procedure and unauthorized removal of books prohibited from lending. it can. It should be noted that even if the book is to be rented or viewed, it cannot be prevented from being taken out without permission if the tag is easily peeled off. Is preferred. Also,
As another applicable form, in a laundry,
There is also a usage method in which a tag is attached to clothing, the tag of the clothing that has been cleaned is turned on, the ON status is detected, and the cleaning is prevented from being returned to the customer with leakage.

(Embodiment of Gate) FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of a gate installed at the exit of a bookstore in a booklet distribution system. Gate frames 703 are arranged, and an alternating magnetic field is formed between the gate frames. It detects that the tag in the ON state passes between the gate frames. When it senses, it issues a warning.
For example, the display unit 701 supported by the support unit 705 on the ceiling or the like is turned on. A voice may be accompanied, but only by the clerk can recognize the voice by reducing the volume or not. It is preferable that the display means is also installed so that only the clerk can recognize it. For example, near a cash register. Since this is performed by means that is visible only to the clerk of the bookstore, only the clerk can know that the warning has been issued, and can appropriately respond to the warning including a malfunction.

Next, the tag will be described. The state in which the magnetic layer of the tag is magnetized and does not react with the gate is OFF, and the state in which the magnetic layer of the tag is demagnetized and reacts with the gate is ON.

(Embodiment of Tag) As a tag that can be used in the tag attaching device of the present invention, any tag that can store an ON state or an OFF state can be applied.
Examples include a magnetic system, a radio wave system, an electromagnetic wave system, and a system provided with a minute IC chip. As an inexpensive and preferable tag, a first magnetic member and a second magnetic member are provided, and the second magnetic member is magnetized to be in an OFF state,
A tag that is turned on by demagnetizing the second magnetic member is exemplified. Hereinafter, more specific examples of the tag will be described.

(First Embodiment of Tag) A first embodiment of the tag will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the film 11 is prepared. As the film, a polyethylene terephthalate film, a polyester film, a nylon film, a polyimide film, or the like can be used. The thickness is suitably about 10 μm to 50 μm.
5 μm is appropriate. In the production, a film wound into a reel was prepared as the above film,
It is preferable to perform it in a continuous process of performing the following process while unwinding. By performing in such a process,
Can be manufactured with very high productivity.

Next, a magnetic layer as a second magnetic member is formed. The magnetic layer 12 was printed on the film 11 with a size of 5 mm in length and 3 mm in width by silk screen printing. The thickness is suitably about 10 μm to 70 μm. If the shape is too small, or if the cross-sectional area is too small, there is a possibility that a sufficient OFF state may not be obtained even when magnetized. In addition, the printing plate type is preferably screen printing, and particularly preferably rotary silk printing in which a silk plate is in a roll shape and suitable for continuous printing. It is particularly suitable for a method of manufacturing while unwinding a film wound on a reel. The invention is not limited to these, and for example, intaglio printing is also possible.

As the material of the magnetic layer, the first magnetic member
It is required to have higher magnetic permeability and lower coercive force than the magnetic layer. In the ON state, since the first magnetic member generates a pulse, priority is given to material selection of the first magnetic member,
An appropriate material for the magnetic layer is selected from materials having a lower magnetic permeability and a higher coercive force than the first magnetic member. For example, the coercive force is about 10 to 1000 Oe and the material is Fe-Co-Mn-Si, Fe-Co-V
System, Fe-Co-Ni system, Fe-Ni system, Fe-Cr-
Co-based, Cu-Ni-Fe-based, Cu-Ni-Co-based, P
A t-Co type or stainless steel can be used. Then, there is a material obtained by converting these materials into a paste so as to be printable. For example, a material obtained by mixing stainless steel powder with a paste material can be used.

[0038] Since the sheet is formed by printing, the thickness and size can be easily controlled. The size of the stainless steel powder to be selected according to the thickness is also determined. Even if a material other than stainless steel is selected, there is not much effect when forming by printing. Therefore, the degree of freedom in material selection is very high. Then, an adhesive was applied to the entire surface of the film 11 to form an adhesive layer 52. An adhesive layer was also formed on the magnetic layer. The film 11 functions as a support. The material of the adhesive layer is not particularly limited. It is selected according to the function of the adhesive layer as described later. This is because it is difficult to imagine a general adhesive material that magnetically affects. For example, an adhesive that exerts a strong adhesive force for the function of being attached to an article such as a label, an adhesive that has a very weak adhesive force for a function of temporary fixing, a hot-melt adhesive or a thermosetting adhesive, Photo-curable ones can be used. By selecting such a material, it will exhibit adhesive strength during temporary fixing, but will have no or weak adhesive strength in the subsequent steps, so other parts or adhesive layers will not be Even if they are adhered to each other, they can be easily peeled off, and can be formed into an adhesive layer according to a required function such as one that does not hinder attachment. In the case of this weak adhesive force, a method that is excellent in production efficiency is to manufacture the tag in a continuous form on a long film, wind it up in a reel shape, and unwind and attach it when attaching the tag. It is very preferable in that it becomes possible.

To further illustrate, the adhesive layer can typically perform the following functions depending on how the tag is used. The first is to act as an adhesive layer when attaching a tag to an article. In this case, there is also a case where the function is a temporary fixing as a stage before being attached by a stronger means or an adhesive layer as a temporary fixing. The second is a case where the function of fixing the magnetic member is achieved. Of course, these two cases may work as a combined function. Furthermore, the magnetic member has an adhesive layer on the surface opposite to the film side, and the adhesive force between the film and the booklet or the package is stronger than the adhesive force between the film and the magnetic member. As described above, in order to realize this with one type of adhesive material, an adhesive having a low adhesive force with the film material and a strong adhesive force with the material of the booklet or the package is to be selected. In addition, there is a method in which an adhesive layer formed of an adhesive having a strong adhesive force with a material of a booklet or a package is further formed on an adhesive layer formed of an adhesive having a weak adhesive force with a film material.

In this example, an acrylic adhesive having a thickness of 25 μm, which has a low adhesive strength to the film material and a strong adhesive strength to the booklet or package material, was applied. And
The first magnetic member 13 was mounted thereon as the first magnetic member. The first magnetic member was slightly sunk into the adhesive by its own weight. Further, depending on the case, the case where the adhesive completely enters the adhesive or the case where the adhesive does not sink at all can be considered, but it is needless to say that any case can be used in the present invention. A preferred material for the first magnetic member is an amorphous alloy having a coercive force of 0.1 to 1.0 Oe. As for the composition, at least one of Fe, Co, and Ni is 6
Those containing 5 atomic% or more are exemplified. B, P, C, Si, Al, G
It is preferable to contain at least one element selected from a, Zr, Nb, and Ta in an amount of 10 atomic% to 35 atomic%.

For example, Fe—Si based, Fe—Cr—Co
-Ni-Mo type, Co-Si-Mn-Fe type and the like can be used. Further, other metals may be contained in the above. More specifically, Fe _77.5 Si _7.5 B ₁₅ , Fe ₇₈ Si ₉
B ₁₃ , (Co ₅₀ Fe ₅₀ ) ₇₈ Si ₉ B ₁₃ , Fe ₃₉ Co ₃₉ S
i ₉ B ₁₃ , Fe ₇₈ P ₁₃ C ₇ Cr ₂ , Fe ₈₃ Zr ₇ B ₆ Cu ₁ N
b _3, and the like. The shape is preferably a wire shape. Thus, the tag is completed.

(Second Embodiment of Tag) A second embodiment of the tag will be described with reference to FIGS. The base sheet 51 was attached to the tag manufactured in the first example via the release layer 53 on the adhesive layer 52 and the first magnetic member 13 placed on the adhesive layer. Since the first magnetic member is not formed on the entire surface of the adhesive layer as shown in FIG. 13, the release layer eventually has a shape that straddles the adhesive layer and the first magnetic member. Examples of the material for the release layer include a silicone resin. The base sheet may be the same material as the above film, or paper. Further, the release layer may be formed in advance on the base sheet.

As described above, the tag is completed. Since such a tag can be peeled off from the base sheet and attached to an article, it is excellent in transportability and can be immediately attached to the article when used. FIG. 13 is a plan view seen from the film 11 side.

(Third Embodiment of Tag) A third embodiment of the tag will be described with reference to FIGS. The points different from the first embodiment will be described. In the figure, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. First, the film 11 is prepared. Materials and thicknesses usable as the film are the same as those in the first embodiment. Next, a magnetic layer as a second magnetic member is formed as in the first embodiment. The magnetic layer 12 was printed on the film 11 with a size of 5 mm in length and 3 mm in width by silk screen printing. The thickness is suitably about 10 μm to 70 μm. If the shape is too small, or if the cross-sectional area is too small, there is a possibility that a sufficient OFF state may not be obtained even when magnetized.

Suitable materials for the magnetic layer are the same as in the first embodiment. Then, an adhesive was applied to a portion of the film 11 where no magnetic layer was present, thereby forming an adhesive layer 52. As a method, a method in which a mask tape is applied on the magnetic layer and the mask tape is peeled off after application may be used. You may print using a mask. The adhesive layer is formed so as not to overlap with the magnetic layer.
There may be a portion where the adhesive layer does not exist. Further, there may be a portion where neither an adhesive layer nor a magnetic layer exists on the film. However, preferably, it is preferably formed on the entire surface of the film portion where no magnetic layer exists. This is because the flatness as a tag is enhanced and becomes less noticeable when attached to an article. In particular, when the tag is attached to a book, the tag is preferably flat. The film 11 functions as a support. The material of the adhesive layer is not particularly limited, as in the first embodiment.

In this embodiment, an acrylic adhesive having a low adhesive strength to the film material and a strong adhesive strength to the booklet or package material is made to have the same thickness as the magnetic layer and a thickness of 25 μm.
Was applied. Then, the first magnetic member 13 was placed thereon as the first magnetic member. The first magnetic member is the magnetic layer 12
Was placed so as to straddle the adhesive layer 52. Preferred materials for the first magnetic member are the same as in the first embodiment. Thus, the tag is completed.

(Fourth Embodiment of Tag) A fourth embodiment of the tag will be described with reference to FIGS. The base sheet 51 was attached to the tag manufactured in the first example via the peeling layer 53 on the adhesive layer 52, the magnetic layer 12, and the first magnetic member 13 placed on the adhesive layer. . Since the first magnetic member is formed so as to extend over the adhesive layer and the magnetic layer as shown in FIG. 17, the release layer is eventually formed over the adhesive layer and the magnetic layer and over the first magnetic member. become. Examples of the material for the release layer include a silicone resin. The base sheet may be the same material as the above film, or paper. Further, the release layer may be formed in advance on the base sheet.

As described above, the tag is completed. Since such a tag can be peeled off from the base sheet and attached to an article, it is excellent in transportability and can be immediately attached to the article when used. FIG. 17 is a plan view seen from the film 11 side.

(Fifth Embodiment of Tag) A fifth embodiment of the tag will be described with reference to FIGS. The different points from the first embodiment will be described. In the figure, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.
First, the film 11 is prepared. Materials and thicknesses that can be used as the film are the same as in the first embodiment.

Next, a magnetic layer as a second magnetic member is formed as in the first embodiment. The magnetic layer 12 was printed on the film 11 with a size of 5 mm in length and 3 mm in width by silk screen printing. The thickness is suitably about 10 μm to 70 μm. If the shape is too small, and if the cross-sectional area is too small,
Even if it is magnetized, there is a possibility that the OFF state will not be sufficient.
In order to weaken the adhesive force between the film and the magnetic layer, a release layer may be formed on the film before printing. In that case, even if the film is maliciously peeled,
The magnetic layer does not peel off, so that the effect as a tag is not lost. Further, as a method of forming the second magnetic member,
There is a method of placing a stainless steel plate of a similar size.

The material of the magnetic layer is the same as in the first embodiment. Then, an adhesive was applied to the entire surface of the film 11 to form an adhesive layer 52. The material of the adhesive layer is not particularly limited, as in the first embodiment.

In this embodiment, a hot melt adhesive having a thickness of 2
It was applied at 5 μm. Then, the first magnetic member 13 was placed thereon as the first magnetic member. The first magnetic member was slightly sunk into the adhesive by its own weight. In some cases, the adhesive may completely enter the adhesive, or may not sink at all. However, it is needless to say that both cases can be used in the present invention. When it sinks, the adhesive layer is formed above the first magnetic member 13, that is, on the surface opposite to the film side.
Regardless of whether or not it sinks, it is preferable to form an adhesive layer on the upper side of the first magnetic member 13, that is, on the surface opposite to the film side. When the tag is maliciously peeled off, the film is peeled off, but the magnetic member is not peeled off. Since the adhesive layer only needs to be formed on a part of the member, the adhesive layer does not necessarily have to be formed on the first magnetic member. Thus, the tag is completed.

(Embodiment for Using Tag) FIG. 6
FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of an article to which a tag is attached using the tag attaching device of the present invention. As shown in FIG.
The tag manufactured in the second embodiment was adhered to the tag attaching position 62 of the bound booklet by peeling off the base sheet. Furthermore, in order to enhance the effect of preventing the tag from being peeled,
The protective film 63 was attached to almost the entire surface of the article to which the tag was attached. In this way, a booklet with a tag was obtained. Examples of the article include, but are not limited to, stationery, video, CD, DVD, and the like. CD, DV
Examples of D include a music CD and a movie DVD. It goes without saying that the tag manufactured in the fourth embodiment can also be used.

(Embodiment of Booklet) FIG. 7 shows an example of a booklet to which a tag is attached by the tag attaching apparatus of the present invention. The tag is attached at the bookbinding stage. The tags are as described above. It is preferable to attach the cover to the inside of the spine of the cover since it is practically impossible to perform subsequent peeling. The tag manufactured in the first embodiment of the tag is attached to the inside of the spine 4 of the book 1. Of the tags,
To explain the position of the first magnetic member, the first magnetic member 13
Only one is shown. Further, the first magnetic member 13 is provided in the vertical direction of the book, but may be in the left-right direction if the size of the first magnetic member allows. The first magnetic member is actually a spine 4
Since it is attached inside the box, it cannot be visually recognized by the observation method shown in FIG. Although the book 1 is a perfect binding book, it can be particularly preferably used for a book in which the cover 3 is bound using the body page 2 and the adhesive 5 such as a flat binding book, a net binding book, a top binding book, and the like. .

FIG. 8 is an explanatory sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.
The first magnetic member 13 and the adhesive layer 7 of the tag are illustrated. The tag is affixed to the inside of the spine using an adhesive layer 7 of the tag, and the book body page 2 is further bonded to the spine 4 of the cover 3 using an adhesive 5.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the cover 3 is fed from the supply stocker 112 while being sandwiched by the conveyor belt 113. While the cover 3 is sent from the supply stocker 112 and is attached to the body page, a tag is attached to the inside of the spine 4 of the cover 3.

By attaching the tag in this way, the external appearance becomes invisible, the appearance is extremely excellent, and even if it is malicious, it is practically impossible to peel it off.
In order to prevent theft and unauthorized removal, an extremely excellent configuration can be adopted.

(Embodiment of Selling Method) FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of a method of selling a booklet to which a tag is attached by the tag attaching apparatus of the present invention. 1 is a book, 30 is an input device, 31 is a central processing unit, 32 is a storage device, 33 is a reader, and 34 is a magnetizer. The input device 30 is a keyboard, a mouse, a scanner, a reader for optical or magnetic recording media, or the like. A commercially available computer can be used for the central processing unit 31 and the storage device 32. The output unit 35 is a CRT,
Commercially available equipment such as a printer can be used. Displayed on shelves,
The purchaser brings the book with the price information barcode to the cash register. The reader 33 reads the barcode data of the book 1, sends information from the central processing unit 31 to the storage device 32 in which the price corresponding to the barcode is stored, and reads out the price data. Note that the price corresponding to the barcode is input from the input device 30 in advance. Further, the price is displayed on the display unit of the cash register which is the output device 35 corresponding to the price. Then, the sales price is paid, and the magnetic layer of the tag is magnetized by the magnetizer 34. With this processing, the tag is turned off, and no warning is issued even when the tag passes through the gate.

Although the magnetizer 34 may be independent, it can be magnetized only once for one pass of the reader.
The data may be sent from the central processing unit. After the magnetization process, the purchaser carrying the book passes through the gate, and the gate does not respond, thereby confirming that the sales price has been paid. The magnetization in the magnetizing machine is to confirm that the payment of the sales price has been made, and may be performed before the buyer passes through the gate, and in the strict sense of the act of payment of the sales price. Of course, context is not required.

[0059]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, an article has
A tag mounting device for mounting a sheet-shaped tag, comprising: an article supply unit for supplying an article; a conveyance unit for conveying the supplied article; a tag supply unit for supplying a sheet-shaped tag; Since the tag mounting device includes a mounting portion for mounting the product and a discharging portion for discharging the mounted product, tags used for product management and the like can be efficiently mounted on the product, and the cost required for the tag system is increased. Can be reduced. Then, it is possible to prevent theft of the article, and it is possible to efficiently distribute the article.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the tag attaching device according to the first aspect, the ON state and the OFF state of the tag are set.
Since the switching unit for switching the state is provided, it is possible to guarantee the state of the tag after the switching, and it is possible to further efficiently attach the tag. Therefore, the cost required for the tag system can be further reduced.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the tag mounting apparatus according to the first or second aspect, the article is a booklet cover as the tag. In the distribution of a booklet that is particularly required, tags can be efficiently attached to articles, and the cost required for the tag system can be reduced. Then, the booklet can be prevented from being stolen, and the booklet can be distributed efficiently.

Further, the attachment of the tag can be freely performed at the discretion of each bookstore, and the theft of the booklet can be prevented. In addition, by sticking to products such as CDs and DVDs placed in bookstores,
At the same time, theft can be prevented, and simple and efficient distribution as a bookstore becomes possible. In addition, it is possible to guarantee the state of the tag after the switching, and it is possible to more efficiently attach the tag. Therefore, the cost required for the tag system can be further reduced.

[0063]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a first embodiment of a tag attaching device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged explanatory view of the first embodiment of the tag attaching device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partial top view of the first embodiment of the tag attaching device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged explanatory view of a second embodiment of the tag attaching device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram when a body page is pasted on a book cover;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of an article to which a tag is attached by the tag attaching apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a booklet to which a tag is attached by the tag attaching device of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a booklet to which a tag is attached by the tag attaching device of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a booklet distribution system.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of a gate used in a booklet distribution system.

FIG. 11 is a top view of the first embodiment of the tag.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view of the first embodiment of the tag.

FIG. 13 is a top view of the second embodiment of the tag.

FIG. 14 is a sectional view of a second embodiment of the tag.

FIG. 15 is a top view of the third embodiment of the tag.

FIG. 16 is a sectional view of a third embodiment of the tag.

FIG. 17 is a top view of the fourth embodiment of the tag.

FIG. 18 is a sectional view of a fourth embodiment of the tag.

FIG. 19 is a top view of the fifth embodiment of the tag.

FIG. 20 is a sectional view of a fifth embodiment of the tag.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram of a booklet selling method.

FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram of a tag according to the related art.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Book 2 ... Text page 3 ... Cover 4 ... Back 5 ... Adhesive 9 ... First magnetic member 10 ... Second magnetic member 11 ... Film 12 ... Magnetic layer 13 ... First magnetic member 14 ... Tag supply device 15 ... Glue Attachment device 16 Guide 17 Roller 18 Cutter device 19 Adhesive layer 20
... Film 21 ... Release paper 30 ... Input device 31 ... Central processing unit
32 storage device 33 reader 34 magnetizer 35 output device 51
Base sheet 52 ... Adhesive layer 53 ... Release layer 61 ... Article 62 ... Tag attaching position 63 ... Protective film 101 ... Tag 102 ... Base sheet take-up roll
103: pressing roll 111: signature holding unit 112: supply stocker 113
... Conveying belt 301 ... Conveying belt 302 ... Conveying belt 303 ... Demagnetizer 304 ... Discharge stocker 701 ... Display means 703 ... Gate frame 705 ... Supporting part 901 ... Orderer of booklet 902 ... Manufacturer of booklet 9
03: Agency company 904: Bookstore 905: General consumers

Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification symbol FI Theme coat II (Reference) B65C 9/30 B65C 9/30 G08B 13/24 G08B 13/24 G09F 3/00 G09F 3/00 FM

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A tag attaching device for attaching a sheet-like tag to an article, comprising: an article supply section for supplying the article, a transport section for conveying the supplied article, and a sheet-like tag. A tag mounting apparatus comprising: a tag supply unit for mounting a tag; a mounting unit for mounting the tag to an article; and a discharge unit for discharging the mounted article. 2. The tag mounting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a switching unit for switching between an ON state and an OFF state of the tag. 3. The tag mounting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the article is a booklet cover.