JP2003212224A - Bar code seal sticking machine, method therefor, and bar code reading method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bar code seal sticking machine capable of sticking a bar code seal with good accuracy even to a work whose bar code sticking region is small. <P>SOLUTION: When a cylinder rod 3a of a cylinder 3 of a bar code receiving mechanism E1 is moved in the direction shown by the arrow (e) in the Figure under the condition that a bar code main seal 12a is sucked by a suction portion 28, a receiving base 14 and a back plate 2, both being joined to the cylinder rod 3a, are moved likewise. As a result, a mount 11 inserted between an arcuate part 2c of the back plate 2 and an arcuate guide 9 is moved so as to be drawn by the moving back plate 2. Accordingly, the mount 11 can be peeled off from the bar code main seal 12a without any adverse effect to the suction condition of the bar code main seal 12a. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bar code seal sticking machine for sticking a narrow bar code to an article (work) having a small width dimension which is a bar code sticking object, and a bar code using the same. Regarding the sticking method of the seal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, the size of the bar code itself, which has a height of 3 mm or more as specified by JIS, does not matter in the bar code that is used by pasting it on food or the like. There wasn't.

On the other hand, FA (Factory
When attempting to promote automation, the barcode attachment area of the article itself is smaller than the barcode dimensions specified in JIS, and the barcode cannot be attached to them. It has been hindered from simplifying (automating) the steps in the manufacturing process, the inspection process, etc. using the.

[0004]

Consider a case where a bar code sticker that can be stuck to a bar code as a sticker is stuck to the bar code sticking region of the small article (small work) described above. The barcode seal has, for example, a rectangular elongated band shape formed of a flexible and thin sheet material such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or synthetic paper.

The bar code seal having such a shape is easily wrinkled or bent, and is easily affected by static electricity. Therefore, when the bar code seal is attached to a small work by a device or manually, There is a problem in that a part of the barcode sticker is attached to an unnecessary area different from the area where the barcode is attached, and the barcode cannot be attached accurately.

As a method of displaying a bar code on a small work instead of the bar code seal, it is possible to use an ink jet type or laser type printing technique. However, it is practically impossible to erase the printed bar code and change it to a new bar code, and it can be used for wafer trays, reticles, jigs and tools used in the factory, and other work that is used repeatedly instead of new bar codes. There was a problem that was not suitable.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a bar code seal sticking machine and a bar code sticker which can stick a bar code seal with high accuracy even on a work having a small bar code sticking area. The purpose is to obtain a sticker attachment method.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] Claim 1 according to the present invention
The barcode sticker pasting machine described has a barcode receiving mechanism that holds a mount with a barcode printed on the front side and a barcode sticker with an adhesive side on the back side at a predetermined position, and the barcode seal. A bar code adsorbing mechanism section for adsorbing from the surface; and a bar code adhering object holding mechanism section for holding a bar code adhering object having a bar code adhering area, wherein the bar code receiving mechanism section is the bar code. It is possible to perform a mount movement operation of moving the mount while reversing the mount from a predetermined end when the barcode seal is sucked by the suction mechanism.
The backing sheet is peeled from the bar code sticker in the suction state by the backing sheet moving operation, and the bar code sticking mechanism section presses the back surface of the bar code sticker to the bar code sticking area after the sticking board is peeled off. A barcode can be pasted.

Further, the invention of claim 2 is the bar code seal sticking machine according to claim 1, wherein the bar code seal includes an elongated rectangular bar code seal, and the bar code seal is formed from the mount. Sticking protruding,
The barcode receiving mechanism unit includes a positioning plate that positions the mount, and the positioning plate supports a positioning unit that supports the lower end of the long side of the barcode seal and a region near the lower end of the long side of the barcode seal on the mount. And a mount retainer for pressing.

According to a third aspect of the invention, there is provided the barcode sticker pasting machine according to the second aspect, wherein the barcode suction mechanism portion has a plurality of suctions each having a diameter smaller than a short side of the barcode seal. A suction part having a mouth and made of an elastic body,
A first positioning mechanism for positioning the suction part so as to be in close contact with the surface of the barcode seal without the plurality of suction ports protruding from the surface of the barcode seal; After positioning
The barcode seal can be suction-held by the suction operation by the suction ports.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, there is provided the bar code seal sticking machine according to the third aspect, wherein the bar code suction mechanism section is in a state in which the bar code seals are sucked into the plurality of suction ports. After positioning the adhesive surface of the barcode seal so as to correspond to the barcode attachment area of the barcode attachment target, press the adhesive surface of the barcode seal to the barcode attachment area, The method further includes a sticking mechanism for sticking the barcode sticker to the barcode sticking area.

The invention of claim 5 is the bar code seal sticking machine according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the bar code seal has a short side of 2.5 mm. Includes bar code stickers that are:

Further, the invention of claim 6 is the bar code seal affixing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the bar code seal is provided by the bar code adsorbing mechanism. In the adsorbed state, an ion supply unit capable of supplying ion wind to the region near the barcode seal is further provided.

The invention according to claim 7 is the bar code seal sticking machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the bar code adsorbing mechanism is
The apparatus may further include an auxiliary holding unit that holds a part of the mount when the barcode seal is attracted.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for attaching a bar code sticker, comprising: (a) a mount having a bar code printed on the front surface and a bar code sticker having an adhesive surface on the back surface at a predetermined position. A step of holding, (b) a step of holding a barcode sticking object having a barcode sticking area, (c) a step of adsorbing the barcode sticker from the surface, (d) the step (c) The step of peeling the mount from the barcode seal is performed after the suction operation is confirmed by moving the mount while reversing the mount from a predetermined end, and (e) the back surface of the peeled barcode seal is removed. Pasting on the barcode pasting area.

The invention according to claim 9 is the method for applying a barcode seal according to claim 8, wherein (f) the step is executed before the step (d), and the predetermined end side of the mount is attached. And a step of previously peeling off a part of the barcode seal in.

Further, in the invention of claim 10, the information specified in the barcode is read from the barcode sticking object to which the barcode sticker is stuck by the method of sticking the barcode sticker according to claim 8. A method comprising: (a) irradiating a laser from a position separated by a predetermined distance at a predetermined angle with respect to the barcode seal,
(b) reading the barcode information defined by the barcode based on the reflected light from the barcode seal.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (Preparation of Mount with Bar Code Sticker) FIG. 1 shows a mount for a bar code seal (with a temporary bar code seal) used in a bar code seal sticking machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is an explanatory view shown.

As shown in FIG. 1, a temporary bar code seal 12 is attached to a main area of a mount 11, and a rectangular slit 12b having a small vertical width and a long horizontal width is provided on the upper part of the temporary bar code seal 12. . A bar code 12c composed of a plurality of bars is printed in a region including the vertical width of the slit 12b. In addition, barcode 1
The printing of 2c is performed using a predetermined printer.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a roll paper as a base of the mount. As shown in the figure, the roll paper 42 has a core portion 43.
It is wound into a roll. The core 43 is made of a material suitable for a clean room such as synthetic resin. By cutting the roll paper 42 along the cutting line 45, it is possible to obtain the mount 11 with the temporary bar code seal 12 shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a bar code seal mount (without a bar code temporary seal) used in the bar code seal sticking machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

From the state of FIG. 1, the bar code temporary seal 12
When peeled off from the outside of the slit 12b, the bar code main seal 12a is attached to the mount 11 as shown in FIG.
Only the paste will be applied. That is, the area inside the slit 12b in the temporary barcode 12 remains as the permanent barcode 12a. This barcode main sticker 12a has a barcode printed on its surface,
The back side is an adhesive surface, and it is a long and narrow rectangular bar code sticker with the long side considerably longer than the short side.

The peeling work of the temporary bar code seal 12 is performed manually or by using a dedicated peeling device. In this case, since the peeling area (the area of the barcode temporary seal 12 excluding the area inside the slit 12b) is relatively large,
There is almost no problem with manual peeling.

Then, one end of the bar code sticker 12a is peeled off by about 5 to 10 mm so that the bar code sticker 12a can be easily peeled off from the mount 11 by the bar code sticker pasting machine of the present embodiment (bar. Part of the code seal peeling operation).

(Bar Code Seal Affixing Machine) FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the overall configuration of the bar code seal affixing machine of this embodiment. As shown in the figure, the barcode sticker attaching machine includes a barcode receiving mechanism portion E1 including a back plate 2 and a cylinder 3, cylinders 21 and 22, a barcode absorbing mechanism portion E2 including a suction portion 28, and the like. It is composed of a work holding mechanism portion E3 including a suction block 33 and the like. The barcode receiving mechanism E1, the barcode suction mechanism E2, and the work holding mechanism E3 will be described later in detail. Further, the air drive unit and the operation unit have little relevance to the present invention, and therefore their explanations are omitted.

(Bar Code Receiving Operation) FIGS. 5 to 8 are diagrams showing the detailed construction of the bar code receiving mechanism E1, FIG. 5 is a plan view, FIG. 6 is a front view, and FIG. 7 is A- in FIG. A
FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing a section, and FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view of a part (A portion) of FIG. 7.

As shown in these drawings, the bar code receiving mechanism E1 includes a lever 1, a back plate 2, a cylinder 3, a positioning plate 6, an adjusting bolt 7, an R guide 9, a bearing 13, a receiving base 14, and a stopper bolt 15. , And a stopper bracket 17, etc., which are provided on the base plate 4.

The back plate 2 and the R guide 9 are fixedly provided on the receiving base 14, and the receiving base 14 is connected to the cylinder rod 3a, so that in accordance with the operation of the cylinder 3, in the directions of arrow e and arrow f in the figure. Can be moved. In addition,
The movement of the receiving table 14 in the direction of the arrow f is restricted by the stopper bolt 15.

The back plate 2 extending in the direction of arrow e (arrow f) in FIG. 5 has an arrow a at the left end (cylinder 3 side).
It has a back plate L portion 2a protruding in the direction, and a back plate R portion 2c which is an arcuate convex portion at the right end portion (stopper bolt 15 side). An R guide 9 having an arcuate concave side surface is arranged facing the back plate R portion 2c.

The positioning plate 6 can be moved via the bearing 13 by pulling the lever 1 in the direction of arrow a or arrow b. That is, move the lever 1 to the arrow a
By pulling in the direction, the positioning plate 6 can be moved away from the back plate 2, and by pulling in the direction of the arrow b, the positioning plate 6 can be brought into close contact with the back plate 2 so that the mount 11 can be held. In addition, the spring 5 causes the positioning plate 6 to always b.
Force is applied in the direction. The height of the positioning plate 6 is set lower than the forming height of the back plate 2 and the lateral width of the mount 11.

The mount receiving operation by the bar code receiving mechanism will be described below with reference to these figures.

As shown in FIG. 6, with the lever 1 still pulled in the direction of arrow a in FIG. 5, that is, with a gap between the back plate 2 and the positioning plate 6 in which the mount 11 can be sufficiently inserted. As shown, the back plate flat surface portion 2b side of the back plate 2 is the back surface, the positioning plate 6 side is the front surface (the surface where the bar code main seal 12a is present), and the bar code main seal 12a is positioned above. Insert it horizontally. At this time, a part of the mount 11 on the side where the bar code main seal 12a is partially peeled is inserted between the back plate R portion 2c and the R guide 9.

The entire left side of the mount 11 is the back plate L portion 2.
The lateral positioning of the mount 11 can be determined by setting it so as to abut on a.

Next, while maintaining the lateral positioning of the mount 11, as shown in FIG. 8, the mount 11 is lifted so that the stopper portion 6a of the positioning plate 6 is located at the lower end of the bar code main seal 12a. Position of the mount 11 in the vertical direction is determined. In this state, when the lever 1 is returned in the direction of the arrow b, the mount pressing portion 6b presses the mount 11 below the stopper portion 6a, so that the mount 11 is backed in the above-described horizontal and vertical positions. It can be held on the flat plate portion 2b.

The positioning plate 6 is formed perpendicularly to the base plate 4 with good surface accuracy, and the mount 11 is vertically held from the upper part of the positioning plate 6 to hold the mount 11 with good positional accuracy. You can

Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, the back plate 2 has a back plate groove portion 2g below the back plate L portion 2a, and a mount having a convex portion at a position opposite to the back plate groove portion 2g. Since the lateral position auxiliary plate 17b is fixedly provided to the stopper bracket 17, the lateral positioning of the mount 11 can be assisted by fitting the convex portion of the back plate groove portion 2g and the back plate groove portion 2g. it can.

In FIG. 8, the mount 11 has the back plate R portion 2
The state of being inserted between the c and R guides 9 is shown. Therefore, most of the mount 11 is held by the positioning plate 6 at a position parallel to the back plate flat portion 2b.

Further, the mount pressing portion 6b and the back plate flat portion 2b.
It is possible to adjust the gap distance between the mount pressing portion 6b and the back plate flat portion 2b by the adjusting bolt 7 so that and are arranged in parallel to each other with high dimensional accuracy.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the bar code receiving mechanism after the completion of the positioning of the main bar code sticker on the mount. As shown in the figure, the bar code main seal 12a on the mount 11 is positioned and held by the back plate 2 and the positioning plate 6, and the end of the mount 11 is inserted between the R part 2c of the back plate and the R guide 9. I can see that The rail part 3
7 is provided for smoothly moving the receiving table 14 that moves on it, and the supporting table 38 is provided for supporting the positioning plate 6.

(Workpiece Holding Operation) FIGS. 10 to 12 are views showing the detailed construction of the workpiece holding mechanism portion E3, FIG. 10 is a plan view, and FIG. 11 is a front view seen from the viewpoint V1 of FIG. FIG. 12 is a side view from the viewpoint V2 of FIG.

As shown in these figures, a leg plate 34 is provided on the base plate 4, a relay plate 32 is provided on the leg plate 34, and a planar shape having an opening at the top on the relay plate 32 is rectangular. The suction block 33 is provided, and the suction block 33
The suction long hole 33a is provided, and the suction hole 33b is provided in the suction long hole 33a.

Guides 31 made of Teflon (registered trademark) are provided corresponding to the respective corners of the suction block 33.
Thus, the work 30, which is an object to be attached with a barcode such as a reticle, can be arranged on the suction block 33 with high positional accuracy. A part of the side surface of the work 30 becomes the barcode attachment area 30r.

A vacuum inlet 33 is provided below each guide 31.
c is provided, and the inside of the suction hole 33b can be made to have a vacuum pressure through the vacuum inlet 33c.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing the structure of a reticle which is one of the works 30. As shown in the figure, the reticle 50 includes a pellicle 51, a pellicle frame 52 surrounding the four sides of the pellicle 51, a reticle body 53, and the like. The height (attachable size) of the pellicle frame 52 forming the upper side surface is 3 It is about 3 to 3.4 mm, and the bar code main seal 12a is attached to the pellicle frame 52. The width of the reticle body is about 126 mm.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory view showing the dimensional structure of the bar code main seal. As shown in the figure, the bar code main seal 12a has a width of about 76 mm and a height of about 2.5 mm.
The thickness is 0.08 mm and the weight is 0.01 to 0.02.
It is about g.

In such a structure, when a start button (not shown) is pressed, the start button having a lighting function is lit, and the inside of the suction hole 33b is evacuated from the vacuum inlet 33c provided under each guide 31. As a result, the work 30 mounted on the suction block 33 can be held by suction.

(Bar Code Suction Operation) FIG. 15 is a plan view showing the detailed structure of the bar code suction mechanism E2, and FIG. 16 is a front view showing the detailed structure of the bar code suction mechanism E2.

As shown in the figure, the cylinder rod 21a of the cylinder 21 is connected to the cylinder rod 22a of the cylinder 22 through the connecting plate 24 and the spring 25, and the cylinder rod 21a is moved in the directions of arrow c and arrow d. Thus, the cylinder 22 can be moved in the directions of the arrows g and h.

The suction (pad) portion 28 having the needle block 29, the needle 18, the suction port 28a, etc. is attached to the tip of the movable portion of the cylinder 22 by the support plate 19.

In such a construction, by simultaneously holding the work 30 by suction by the work holding mechanism E3, the cylinder rod 21a is moved in the direction of arrow c,
The movement is via a connecting plate 24 to a cylinder (ASSY).
As the whole 22 slides on the bearing 26, the connecting plate 24 is stopped by the stopper bolt 27 and the tip of the cylinder rod 21a reaches the end point position 48. Is positioned so as to be in close contact with the surface of the.

Then, the suction port 28a (suction pad) of the suction portion 28 attached to the tip of the movable portion of the cylinder 22.
By applying a vacuum pressure to the inside through the vacuum port 23, the barcode main seal 12 is generated by the suction force from the suction port 28a.
Adsorb a. At this time, since the suction portion 28 is formed of an elastic body such as rubber, it does not damage the bar code main seal 12a.

Further, the spring 25 provided at the tip of the cylinder rod 22a has an impact at the time of contact with the flat surface 2b of the back plate when the bar code main seal 12a is vacuum-sucked at the stop position of the suction port 28a. To prevent the suction port 28a and the back plate flat surface portion 2b from being scratched, and assist the smooth vacuum suction of the bar code main seal 12a.

17 and 18 show the bar code main seal 1
It is a figure which shows the adsorption | suction state of 2a, FIG. 17 is sectional drawing seen from the upper part, and FIG. 18 is sectional drawing seen from the horizontal direction.

As shown in these figures, the stop position of the suction portion 28 is determined above the stopper portion 6a of the positioning plate 6 and so that the suction port 28a faces the bar code main seal 12a. At this time, the barcode main sticker 12a
The stop position is determined so that the diameter d2 (for example, 1.5 mm) of the suction port 28a is smaller than the width d1 (for example, 2.5 mm) of the suction port 28a and the plurality of suction ports 28a are located at the center of the bar code main seal 12a. To be done.

The suction port 28a is a bar code main seal 12a.
Are provided along the width direction. The back plate 2 also has a through hole 2h along the width direction of the bar code main seal 12a.
Is provided. The back plate 2 is also provided with the through hole 2h in order to improve adsorption stability.

Further, by sticking the needle 18 mounted on the suction portion 28 to the upper left portion of the mount 11 at the time of suction, and fixing it,
The positional deviation of the mount 11 is surely prevented. Since the needle 18 is stuck in only one place on the upper left portion of the mount 11, the needle 1 is moved along with the movement of the back plate 2 during the peeling operation of the mount 11.
8 is released from the fixed state.

As described above, the bar code main seal 12a is adsorbed with high accuracy and stability by the adsorbing portion 28 which is accurately positioned at the stop position.

(Bar Code Peeling Operation) FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing a state where the main bar code seal is peeled off halfway. Figure 20
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a completely peeled state of a main barcode sticker. Hereinafter, the peeling operation of the bar code main seal 12a from the mount 11 will be described with reference to these drawings.

Bar code main seal 12 by suction unit 28
After confirming the suction of a, the cylinder rod 3a of the cylinder 3 of the barcode receiving mechanism E1 is moved in the direction of arrow e. Then, the receiving table 14 and the back plate 2 connected to the cylinder rod 3a similarly move.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 19, the mount 1 inserted between the back plate R portion 2c and the R guide 9 is guided.
Since the backing sheet 1 is pulled by the moving back plate 2 and the backing sheet 2 is moved while being reversed between the guides, the bar code main seal 12a is not adversely affected and the bar code main seal 12a is not adversely affected. 12a to mount 11
Can be peeled off. This does not pose any problem even if the bar code main sticker 12a has an elongated rectangular shape having a short side of 2.5 mm or less. At this time, since one end of the main bar code seal 12a is peeled by about 5 to 10 mm by the partial peeling operation of the bar code seal, the mount can be smoothly peeled from the bar code seal.

Finally, as shown in FIG.
The mount 11 is completely peeled off from the bar code main sticker 12a, and the bar code main sticker 12a is maintained in the suction state by the suction port 28a.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the main bar code seal 12a is peeled off, the ionizer 16 constantly supplies an ionic wind to the temporary bar code seal 12 and the area in the vicinity thereof, so that the main bar code seal 12 is statically charged.
It is possible to reliably prevent a suction error due to the positional deviation of a.

(Bar Code Sticking Operation) FIGS. 21 and 22 are views showing the sticking operation of the main bar code sticker on the reticle. FIG. 21 is a perspective view and FIG. 22 is a sectional view.

As shown in these figures, after the mount 11 is peeled off from the bar code main seal 12a, the cylinder 22 holds the bar code main seal 12a in vacuum through the suction port 28a, and the cylinder 22 holds the pellicle frame 52. The suction portion 28 is moved so that the back surface (adhesive surface) of the main barcode sticker 12a faces the sticking area of.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 22, the distance d between the lowermost portion of the bar code main seal 12a and the lower end of the suction portion 28.
3 (for example, 0.5 mm) and barcode main seal 12a
The sum (d1 + d3) of the pellicle frame 5 and the width d1 of
Since the height is set to be slightly shorter than the height d4 of 2 (for example, 3.5 mm), the suction portion 28 can be moved on the pellicle frame 52 having the height d4 with high positional accuracy.

By accurately pressing the bar code main seal 12a against the pellicle frame 52,
The barcode main sticker 12a can be accurately attached to the attachment area of the pellicle frame 52. At this time, the presence of the spring 25 reduces the impact at the time of contact between the reticle 50 and the suction portion 28, so that the bar code main seal 12a can be smoothly attached to the pellicle frame 52.

After the normal sticking operation of the bar code sticker 12a is completed, the cylinder 22 of the bar code suction mechanism E2 is moved in the direction of arrow g (see FIG. 15) and the cylinder rod 21a is moved in the direction of arrow d. By doing so, the barcode suction mechanism portion E2 is returned to the initial position.

During the above series of operations, the start button is lit up. Therefore, when the start button is pressed again after removing the mount 11, the cylinder rod 3a of the bar code receiving mechanism E1 is moved in the direction of arrow f. Move to the initial setting position, and at the same time, work 3 by bar code suction mechanism E2
The holding of 0 (reticle 50) by vacuum suction is also released 1
The cycle operation ends.

When the bar code main seal 12a is attached, as in the case of peeling the bar code, the ion bar is constantly supplied from the ionizer to the bar code main seal 12a and its peripheral area, so that the bar code main seal 12a is statically charged. It is possible to reliably prevent a suction error due to the positional deviation of the.

(Bar Code Reading Operation) In a manufacturing factory for integrated circuits and the like, there is a process similar to that of photoengraving, but in the process there is an apparatus for transferring a reticle (mask) to a wafer. The identification information such as characters marked on the reticle of the corresponding process was checked every time it was necessary, but the identification information was 10 characters or more and visual recognition was difficult. Since there is similar identification information composed of similar characters, there is a problem that misidentification of identification information frequently occurs. However, as described above, by accurately pasting the barcode main sticker even on a reticle that is a small work, it is possible to read by a dedicated barcode reader instead of visual recognition by the operator. Become.

FIG. 23 is an explanatory view showing the reading operation of the main bar code label according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in the same figure, at the position away from the bar code main seal 12a attached to the reticle 50, the support 4
A fixed bar code reader 41 is placed on the 0. At this time, the fixed bar code reader 41 is fixedly arranged so that the laser 44 emitted from the fixed bar code reader 41 is emitted to the bar code main seal 12a at an angle of about 15 ° from the horizontal direction.

Then, the fixed bar code reader 41 irradiates the bar code main seal 12a with a laser 44,
To accurately read the identification information (bar code information) of the reticle 50 defined by the bar code of the bar code main sticker 12a by the fixed bar code reader 41 by the remote operation of detecting the reflected light from the bar code main sticker 12a. Therefore, the erroneous recognition of the reticle can be set to “0”, and the economical loss due to the erroneous recognition can be significantly improved.

(Others) Although the reticle is shown as a small work in the first and second embodiments, other small work having only a bar code sticking area where only a bar code having a height of 3 mm or less can be stuck. Of course, it is also applicable to.

Further, instead of the plurality of suction ports 28a of the suction unit 28, the size is one size smaller than the bar code main seal 12a.
The bar code main seal 12a may be adsorbed by an adsorption port in which a member having a porous structure is inserted into one opening.

[0075]

As described above, the barcode sticker pasting machine according to the first aspect of the present invention performs the mount movement operation of moving the mount while reversing the mount from the predetermined end when the barcode seal is in the sucked state. By being executed by the barcode receiving mechanism, the mount can be peeled from the barcode seal without adversely affecting the suction state of the barcode seal.

As a result, the barcode seal can be attached to the barcode attachment area with good positional accuracy and stability.

The positioning plate in the barcode sticker pasting machine according to the second aspect can position the mount at a predetermined position with high position accuracy by supporting the barcode seal by the positioning part and pressing the mount by the mount pressing part. .

In the bar code seal affixing machine according to the third aspect of the present invention, since the plurality of suction ports are in close contact with the surface of the bar code seal without sticking out from the surface of the bar code seal, the bar code seal can be strongly sucked. Moreover, the bar code seal is not damaged by forming the suction portion with an elastic body.

In the bar code seal sticking machine according to the fourth aspect, the bar code sticker can be stuck to the bar code sticking region with high precision by the positioning and pressing operations by the bar code suction mechanism.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the bar code seal affixing machine does not adversely affect the suction state of the bar code sticker even when the bar code sticker has a short side of 2.5 mm or less. Since the backing sheet can be peeled off from the sticker, the bar code sticker can be stuck to the bar code sticking region of the bar code sticking object with high accuracy.

In the bar code seal sticking machine according to the sixth aspect, the adsorption state of the bar code seal can be favorably maintained by the ion wind supplied from the ion supply means.

In the barcode sticking mechanism according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the barcode holding mechanism holds the backing sheet by the auxiliary holding section, so that the bar code sticker attached to the backing sheet can be sucked without displacement. .

In the method of attaching a barcode seal according to claim 8 of the present invention, in step (d), when the barcode seal is in a sucked state, peeling is performed by moving the backing sheet while reversing it from a predetermined end portion. The mount can be peeled from the barcode seal without adversely affecting the suction state of the barcode seal.

As a result, after the step (e) is executed, the bar code sticker can be stuck to the bar code sticking area with good positional accuracy and stability.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the method of attaching a bar code seal, in step (f), a part of the bar code seal on a predetermined end side of the mount is previously peeled off prior to the peeling process of step (d). As a result, the mount can be peeled off smoothly from the barcode sticker.

According to the bar code reading method of the tenth aspect, the bar code information on the bar code sticker can be accurately read by remote control using a laser.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a mount for a barcode seal (with a temporary barcode seal).

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a roll paper which is a base of a mount.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a mount for barcode sticker (without temporary sticker of barcode).

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the overall configuration of the barcode sticker pasting machine of the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a detailed configuration of a barcode receiving mechanism section.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a detailed configuration of a barcode receiving mechanism section.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a part of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a barcode receiving mechanism section after completion of positioning.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a detailed configuration of a work holding mechanism section.

FIG. 11 is a front view showing a detailed configuration of a work holding mechanism section.

FIG. 12 is a side view showing a detailed configuration of a work holding mechanism section.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a reticle.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing the dimensional structure of the main barcode sticker.

FIG. 15 is a plan view showing a detailed configuration of a barcode suction mechanism section.

FIG. 16 is a front view showing a detailed configuration of a barcode suction mechanism section.

FIG. 17 is a plan view showing a suction state of the main barcode sticker.

FIG. 18 is a front view showing a suction state of the main barcode sticker.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing a halfway peeled state of the main barcode sticker.

FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing a completely peeled state of the main barcode sticker.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a sticking operation of the main barcode sticker.

FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view showing the sticking operation of the main barcode sticker.

FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram showing a reading operation of the barcode main sticker.

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2 back plate, 2a back plate L part, 2c back plate R part, 6 positioning plate, 6a stopper part, 6b mount holding part, 9
R guide, 11 mount, 12a Bar code main sticker, 28 suction part, 28a suction port, 30 work, 3
3 suction block, 33b suction hole, 33c vacuum inlet, 50 reticle, 52 pellicle frame, 41
Fixed bar code reader.

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A bar code receiving mechanism for holding a mount having a bar code printed on the front surface and a bar code sticker having an adhesive surface on the back surface at a predetermined position, and a bar for adsorbing the bar code sticker from the surface. A bar code sticking object holding mechanism section for holding a bar code sticking object having a bar code sticking area, wherein the bar code receiving mechanism section is the bar code sticking mechanism section. A mount movement operation is possible in which the mount is moved while reversing from a predetermined end when the barcode sticker is in a sucked state, and the mount is peeled from the barcode sticker in the sucked state by the mount moving operation, and the barcode is After peeling off the mount, the suction mechanism section presses the back surface of the barcode seal against the barcode attachment area. Ri attached bar code Paste operations are possible, bar code label affixing machine. 2. The barcode sticker pasting machine according to claim 1, wherein the barcode sticker includes an elongated rectangular barcode sticker, and the barcode sticker is stuck so as to protrude from the mount, The barcode receiving mechanism unit includes a positioning plate for positioning the mount, and the positioning plate includes a positioning unit that supports the lower end of the long side of the barcode seal and a region near the lower end of the long side of the barcode seal on the mount. A bar code seal affixing machine having a presser for pressing a mount. 3. The barcode seal sticking machine according to claim 2, wherein the barcode suction mechanism section has a plurality of suction ports each having a diameter smaller than a short side of the barcode seal, and is made of an elastic material. And a first positioning mechanism that positions the suction section so as to be in close contact with the surface of the barcode seal without the suction ports protruding from the surface of the barcode seal. A bar code seal affixing machine capable of adsorbing and holding the bar code seal by a suction operation by the plurality of suction ports after the positioning by the first positioning mechanism. 4. The barcode sticker pasting machine according to claim 3, wherein the barcode suction mechanism section has an adhesive surface of the barcode seal in a state where the barcode seal is sucked into the plurality of suction ports. Is positioned so as to correspond to the barcode attachment area of the barcode attachment target, and then the adhesive surface of the barcode seal is pressed against the barcode attachment area to attach the barcode seal to the barcode. A barcode sticker pasting machine further including a pasting mechanism for pasting in a code pasting area. 5. The bar code seal sticking machine according to claim 2, wherein the bar code seal has a short side of 2.5 mm or less. Including a barcode sticker pasting machine. 6. The bar code seal affixing machine according to claim 1, wherein the bar code sticker is in a suction state of the bar code seal by the bar code suction mechanism section. A bar code seal sticking machine further comprising an ion supply means capable of supplying ion wind to a region near the code seal. 7. The barcode sticker pasting machine according to claim 1, wherein the barcode suction mechanism section is provided on the mount when the barcode seal is sucked. The barcode sticker pasting machine further including an auxiliary holding part for holding a part. 8. (a) A step of holding a mount having a bar code printed on its front surface and a bar code sticker whose back surface is an adhesive surface at a predetermined position, and (b) having a bar code pasting area The step of holding the object to be attached with a barcode, (c) the step of adsorbing the barcode sticker from the surface, (d) the step of (c) is performed after confirming the adsorbing operation, and the mount is attached to a predetermined A step of peeling the mount from the barcode seal by moving the barcode seal while reversing the sheet, and (e) pasting the back surface of the peeled barcode sticker onto the barcode sticking area. How to attach a barcode sticker. 9. The method of attaching a barcode seal according to claim 8, wherein (f) one of the barcode seals is executed before the step (d) and is on the side of the predetermined end of the mount. A method of attaching a barcode seal, further comprising a step of peeling off a part in advance. 10. A method for reading out information specified in a barcode from the barcode sticking object to which the barcode sticker is stuck by the method for sticking a barcode sticker according to claim 8. ) Irradiating a laser from a position distant from the bar code seal by a predetermined angle, and (b) reading bar code information defined by the bar code based on reflected light from the bar code seal. A barcode reading method comprising: