JP2003331366A - Tag holding member, and device provided with tag holding member - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable detection by a detecting means even when an article is extracted from a package case. <P>SOLUTION: An engaging part 6 is formed in a holding member 1 attached with a tag member 2, a groove 23 engaged with an upper end part of a chassis 3, and a protrusion part engaged with an opening 7 of the chassis 3 are formed in the engaging part 6, to be engaged with and held by a upper side face and the opening 7 of the chassis 3 with high precision. The tag member 2 is provided in an upper side of the upper end of the chassis 3, and formed to make a distance to a sheathing cover 4 set optionally. The holding member 2 is held in an inside of the article, because the holding member 1 for holding the tag member 2 is held to a side face part of the chassis 3 to be covered with the sheathing cover 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a security tag member holding member for preventing goods from being stolen, and an apparatus provided with the tag holding member.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in order to prevent theft of goods, a security device using a security tag member (hereinafter simply referred to as a tag member) that can be detected from the outside has been widely used. The conventional security device uses an adhesive sheet to attach a tag member that can be detected from the outside to the opening / closing portion on the outside of the packaging case containing the product.
The detection means, which is an electric or magnetic means installed at an exit of a store or the like, is configured to detect taking-out of a product and prevent the product from being taken out (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

As is well known, the detecting means consisting of electric or magnetic means is typified by a magnetic method, a radio frequency method and an acoustic magnetic method. In the magnetic system, an amorphous metal is used as a material for the tag member, and the presence of the tag member is detected by this. Amorphous metal has a property of being very easily magnetized, and when it enters a magnetic field generated by an external detection means or the like, the tag member itself is magnetized by the influence of an alternating magnetic field to generate an electric pulse having a strong directivity. When the receiving antenna of the detecting means detects the noise caused by this pulse, an alarm is generated.

In the radio frequency system, a tag member having an LC resonance circuit structure in which a coil and a capacitor are combined is used. When the tag member enters between the transmitting and receiving antennas of the detecting means, the tag member resonates and reradiates radio waves of the same frequency. Since this re-radiated radio wave is out of phase with the radio wave from the transmitting antenna of the detection means, this is detected and an alarm is generated.

In the acoustic magnetic system,
A structure in which a plurality of amorphous metal thin plates are arranged in parallel is used. The tag member resonates by receiving a radio wave emitted from the transmitting antenna of the detection means by switching on and off at very short intervals, and emits a weak radio wave by itself. At that time, even if the radio wave emission from the transmitting antenna is stopped, it is detected by the radio wave emitted from the tag member while being attenuated.

However, in most products such as DVD players that are sold inside the packaging case, the tag member is attached to the packaging case, but the packaging case is easily damaged during transportation. Therefore, the work of attaching the tag member has to be performed after the tag member is delivered to the retail store.

For this reason, a structure has been proposed in which the tag member is mounted inside the packaging case. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the attachment of such a conventional tag member 32, and 30 is D
A product to be protected, such as a VD player, 31 is a cushion that protects the product 30 during transportation, and a recess is formed on the outer surface, and a tag member 32 is attached thereto.
Reference numeral 33 is a packaging case for storing these. According to such a configuration, the tag member 32 is not damaged during transportation, so that the tag member 32 can be attached by the manufacturer before transportation.

[0008]

[Patent Document 1] Utility model registration No. 3041285

[0009]

However, in the above conventional structure, the tag member 32 is placed outside the packaging case 33,
Or, regardless of whether it is arranged inside, if a fraudulent act such that only the product 30 is extracted leaving the cushion 31 from the packaging case 33, the occurrence of this fraudulent act cannot be detected. I had a problem.

The present invention solves such conventional problems,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a tag holding member having a structure that can detect even a product taken out from a packaging case, and an apparatus including the tag holding member.

[0011]

To achieve this object, the present invention comprises a holding portion for guiding and holding a tag member that can be detected from the outside, and an engaging portion for engaging with a chassis of a device to be protected. Provided is a tag holding member in which a groove that holds a side surface portion of a chassis is formed in an engaging portion and a protrusion that engages with an opening provided in the side surface portion of the chassis is formed. Further, the holding portion further includes a lid integrally provided via a hinge and an engaging claw that engages with the lid, and the lid can be opened and closed with respect to the holding part, and the engaging claw is a tag member. There is provided a tag holding member for holding the tag in a closed state with a holding part and a lid. Further, there is provided an apparatus including a chassis having an opening on a side surface portion that engages with a protruding portion, and an exterior cover having a side surface portion facing the side surface portion of the chassis. With this configuration, the holding member that holds the tag member is held on the side surface of the chassis and covered by the exterior cover, so that the tag member is reliably held inside the product in a detectable manner. Further, since the mounting of the holding member can be widely selected on the left and right side surfaces of the chassis, a security device having a high degree of freedom in design and easily arranged at an effective detection position can be obtained. The invention will now be described in more detail.

The tag holding member of the present invention has a holding portion for guiding and holding the tag member that can be detected from the outside in the upper portion, an engaging portion held by the device to be protected in the lower portion, and the engaging portion is protected. A groove that holds the side surface of the chassis of the target device and a protrusion that engages with an opening provided in the side surface of the chassis are formed. With this configuration, the tag holding member can be easily attached to the side surface of the chassis of the device to be protected.

The tag holding member of the present invention further has a lid integrally provided from the holding portion via a hinge, and an engaging claw that engages with the lid, and the lid is provided with respect to the holding portion. The engaging claw holds the tag member in a closed state by the holding portion and the lid. With this configuration, an adhesive sheet for attaching the tag member is not required, and the lid can mechanically securely hold it.

Further, the engaging portion is characterized by having a taper. This configuration facilitates mounting on the chassis. Further, an apparatus including a tag holding member according to the present invention includes a chassis having a side surface portion with an opening portion that engages with a protruding portion of the engagement portion, and an exterior cover having a side surface portion facing the side surface portion of the chassis, The engaging portion is held between the side surface portion of the chassis and the side surface portion of the exterior cover.

Further, in this apparatus, the holding portion is provided above the upper end of the side surface portion of the chassis. With this configuration, the distance to the metal exterior cover can be set arbitrarily, interference with the arrangement of parts on the chassis can be avoided, and detection failure due to the metal chassis itself can also be avoided,
It becomes easy to arrange the tag member at the effective detection position.

Further, in this device, the engagement length in the thickness direction of the chassis is formed to be longer than the gap formed between the inner surface of the exterior cover and the back surface of the engagement portion. With this configuration, after the exterior cover is installed, even if the pressing force of the engaging portion that elastically deforms is small, the entire protruding portion does not come off the opening due to the dimensional relationship with the gap, and the engaging portion is engaged. The part is securely held on the side surface of the chassis.

Further, in this apparatus, the gap between the rib back portion of the lid and the inner surface of the exterior cover is formed to be sufficiently small to hold the lid. The closing engagement of the lid by the engaging claw is backed up in this arrangement. As a result, even if the adhesive sheet is not used, the closed state of the lid is held by the double means of the engaging claw and the narrow gap, and the tag member is reliably held by the holding portion.

[0018]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION (Embodiment 1) Hereinafter, Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Figure 1,
2 and 3 are an exploded perspective view, a cross-sectional view of a main part, and a partial perspective view, respectively, according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In the figures, products (protection target products) are a chassis 3, a front panel 3a, and a rear panel 3b. And the exterior cover 4. Reference numeral 1 is a holding member which is a holding means made of synthetic resin molding, and a holding portion 5 having a concave shape mainly for the tag member 2 located at the upper side and the holding portion 5 are formed at an arbitrary fixed distance from the outer cover 4 of the product. Therefore, the connecting portion 5a provided at the lower end of the holding portion 5 and the engaging portion 6 located at the lower portion are included. The tag member 2 is guided by the concave portion of the holding portion 5 and attached at a predetermined position with an adhesive sheet such as a double-sided tape, and can be detected from the outside by a detection means composed of electrical or magnetic means. The chassis 3 has a pair of left and right side surfaces facing each other, and an opening 7 is formed in the side surface of the chassis where the holding member 1 is mounted.

A groove 23 for holding the upper end portion of the chassis 3 is formed between the inner holding member 9 and the outer holding member 19 or the engaging portion 6 extending downward from the center of the holding member 1, and the engaging portion. A projecting portion that engages with the opening 7 is formed at the tip of 6 so that the engaging portion 6 is accurately engaged with and held by the upper side surface of the chassis 3 and the opening 7 in the product. The engaging portion 6
Inside the lower end of the protruding part of the taper 22
And also taper to the inside of the lower end of the outer sandwiching member 19.
The structure is such that the holding member 1 can be easily attached when the holding member 1 is inserted into the chassis 3 from above. The gap between the exterior cover 4 provided on the outside of the chassis 3 and the back surface of the engaging portion 6 which is the outer end of the holding member 1 is such that the protrusion of the engaging portion 6 engages with the opening 7 of the chassis 3. The length of the engaging portion 6 is formed so as to be smaller than the length in the direction of the chassis 3, that is, the length of the chassis 3 in the plate thickness direction. Has become. The holding portion 5 is arranged above the upper end portion of the chassis 3, and the holding portion 5 and the engaging portion 6 are coupled by a connecting portion 5a in order to arbitrarily set the horizontal distance between the tag member 2 and the exterior cover 4. . In the acoustic magnetic system used in the present embodiment, when a metal is interposed between the detection means and the tag member 2, the tag member 2 and the metal are connected to each other by the connecting portion 5a.
Therefore, detection can be performed by arranging them at a certain appropriate distance. This is because the tag member 2 resonates with the intermittent radio wave emitted from the transmitting antenna of the detection means, and when reradiating the radio wave of the same frequency, if the metal is close, the energy of the radio wave from the tag member 2 is consumed. This is because the receiving antenna of the detection means cannot detect it. The outer cover 4 of a product is generally made of a metal material, but since the tag member 2 is separated from the outer cover 4 by a certain distance, the tag member 2 is suitable for detection on the side surface of the chassis 3 by the holding member 1. It is accurately and surely engaged and held in the open position.

With this structure, the holding member 1 for holding the tag member 2 is held on the side surface of the chassis 3 and covered by the exterior cover 4, so that the tag member 2 is held inside the product. Further, since the mounting of the holding member 1 can be widely selected on the left and right side surfaces of the chassis 3 in the longitudinal direction of the side surface of the chassis 3, the degree of freedom in design is high, and the holding portion 5 is provided above the upper end portion of the chassis 3. Therefore, it is easy to avoid locational interference with the components mounted inside the chassis 3. The tag member 2 may be of any type whose presence can be detected by an appropriate detecting means, for example, the magnetic type or the radio frequency type described above. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the engaging portion 6 of the holding member 1 has a protruding shape and the engaging portion of the chassis 3 is formed with the opening 7. However, conversely, the engaging portion of the holding member 1 has the opening and the chassis 3 The engaging portion may be formed in a convex shape.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the second embodiment relates to another example of the holding member which is a holding means for guiding and holding the tag member 2. Therefore, the relationships other than the holding member are the same as those described in the first embodiment. 4 and 5 are partial cross-sectional views according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view thereof. In the figure, the same functions as those of the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. In the figure, 11 is a holding member which is a holding means, and is made of synthetic resin similarly to that described in the first embodiment, and a holding portion 12 for guiding and holding the tag member 2 and a hinge having a thin plate structure from the holding portion 12. A lid 14 with a rib 16 integrally formed with the holding portion 12 and an engaging claw 15 that engages with the lid 14 when the lid 14 is closed.
In the same manner as in the first embodiment, the holding portion 12 is formed at an arbitrary fixed distance from the exterior cover 4, and a connecting portion 12a is provided at the lower end of the holding portion 12. The lid 14 can be opened and closed with respect to the holding portion 12, FIG. 4 shows an open state, and FIG. 5 shows a closed state. The tag member 2 is provided in an open state at an initial stage, and is formed so that the tag member 2 can be attached to the concave portion of the holding portion 12. Attach the tag member 2 to the holding portion 12,
When the lid 14 is rotated to the closed position, the hinge 13 is bent because the hinge 13 is a thin plate, and the lid 14 holds the holding portion 12 in the rotation axis length direction.
The engaging claws 15 provided at both ends are engaged and held. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, in the vicinity of the center of each of the holding portion 12 and the lid 14 in the length direction, in order to perform positioning guide in the correct length direction when closed, the engagement position guide members 17 are provided.
And the notch 18 is attached. This is to prevent the engagement claws 15 from being damaged by the lid 14 shifting in the left-right direction in the length direction when the load is excessively applied in the left-right direction in the length direction. In this closed state, the outer side of the rib 16 of the lid 14 on the outer cover side and the outer cover 4
The gap with the inner surface of the lid is formed to be sufficiently small to hold the lid 14 in the closed state. The back portion of the rib 16 of the lid 14 and the back surface of the engaging portion 6 when closed can have substantially the same vertical relationship.

With this structure, the tag member 2 guided in the recess of the holding portion 12 is held by the engaging claw 15 in the holding portion 1.
Since it is securely held in the closed state by the lid 2 and the lid 14, an adhesive sheet for attaching the tag member 2 becomes unnecessary.
Further, the gap between the rib 16 back portion of the lid 14 and the inner surface of the outer cover 4 can be made sufficiently small, and the lid 14 is kept closed after the outer cover 4 is assembled. The closing engagement by the engaging claw 15 and the rib 16 as a backup
The closed space of the lid 14 is surely maintained by the back gap of the. As a result, the tag member 2 is securely held without the risk of the tag member 2 dropping from the holding portion 12 without using an adhesive sheet.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4 or 5, the holding member 11 is provided with a downward engaging convex portion 20 and engages with an engaging notch at the upper end of the chassis having a length substantially the same as the engaging convex portion 20. Let As a result, the holding member 11 is restrained in the longitudinal direction of the chassis, and the holding member 11 is completely restrained in the vertical and horizontal directions by the above-mentioned engaging portion 6 and the groove 23 formed between the sandwiching members 9 and 19. Will be mounted in a fixed position at a fixed position. Since the engaging notch can be provided at a desired fixed position in the length direction of the chassis, for example, the tag member 2 in the fixed position for the product which has been properly paid at the checkout place can be surely invalidated. Can be processed. Therefore, only stolen products that have not been invalidated are detected by the detection device at the store exit and an alarm is issued, and the paid products do not have an alarm.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the holding member for holding the tag member is held inside the product to be protected, even if only the product to be protected is taken out from the packaging case, the object to be protected is protected. The product can be detected, and the effect of maintaining the product can be enhanced. Furthermore, since the mounting position of the holding member can be widely selected on the left and right sides of the chassis in the length direction of the chassis, there is a high degree of freedom in design, and an excellent effect that a security device that can be easily placed at the effective detection position can be obtained Is obtained. Further, it is possible to eliminate the need for an adhesive sheet for attaching the tag member, and even in this case, there is no risk of the tag member dropping from the holding portion, and the tag member can be held more reliably. Further, the tag member can be easily arranged at the effective detection position. Further, the holding member can be surely held on the side surface of the chassis.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of main parts according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view showing an open position of the lid according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a closed position of the lid according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view showing the open position of the lid according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing attachment of a tag member in a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Tag holding member 2 tag members 3 chassis 4 Exterior cover 5 holding part 6 Engagement part 7 openings 11 Tag holding member 12 Holder 13 hinges 14 Lid 15 Engaging claw 16 ribs 22 taper 23 groove

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Koji Morimoto             1006 Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka Matsushita Electric             Sangyo Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 5C084 AA03 AA09 CC35 DD07 DD87                       EE07 FF02 GG07 GG09 GG57                       GG71

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A holding part for guiding and holding a tag member that can be detected from the outside is provided at an upper part, and an engaging part held by a protection target device is provided at a lower part, and the engagement part has a chassis of the protection target device. A tag holding member having a groove that holds the side surface of the chassis and a protrusion that engages with an opening provided in the side surface of the chassis. 2. A lid, which is integrally provided from the holding portion via a hinge, and an engaging claw that engages with the lid,
2. The lid according to claim 1, wherein the lid can be opened and closed with respect to the holding portion, and the engagement claw holds the tag member in a closed state by the holding portion and the lid. Tag holding member. 3. The tag holding member according to claim 1, wherein the engaging portion has a taper. 4. A chassis having a side surface having an opening that engages with the protrusion, and an exterior cover having a side surface facing the side surface of the chassis, wherein the engagement portion is a side surface of the chassis. An apparatus provided with the tag holding member according to claim 1 or 2, which is held between a side surface portion of the outer cover and the side surface portion of the outer cover. 5. The device according to claim 4, wherein the holding portion is provided above an upper end of a side surface portion of the chassis. 6. The engagement length of the protrusion in the thickness direction of the chassis is formed to be longer than the gap formed between the inner surface of the exterior cover and the back surface of the engagement portion. The device according to claim 4, wherein 7. The lid is formed so that when the lid is closed, a gap between a rib back portion of the lid and an inner surface of the exterior cover is formed to be small enough to hold the lid. The device according to 4.