JP2005128063A - Identification label for tire - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an identification label for a tire which reduces a region necessary for sticking the identification label on a tire side as much as possible by reducing the size of the label as much as possible, and which makes the label itself inconspicuous. <P>SOLUTION: In the identification labels 1, 1A for tires displaying codes 3, 3A for identifying the tires, a base color of the labels 1, 1A is made in the same system as the color of the tire to which the labels 1, 1A are stuck, or is set transparent. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a tire identification label used for identifying a tire.

  Conventionally, in order to identify the type of tire, a label 1Y printed with a one-dimensional barcode 3Y as shown in FIG. 5 representing information by a difference in the width of a black bar on a white background is attached to the tire. The uneven | corrugated barcode 3Z as shown was provided in the side surface of the tire 5, and the tire was identified (for example, refer patent document 1).

  With this one-dimensional barcode and uneven barcode, the label bar array itself and uneven surface itself have no meaning, a database corresponding to each barcode is prepared, and this barcode is read by a barcode reader. Thus, it plays the role of an identification sign by extracting information corresponding to each individual barcode from the database.

  Although these identification labels were stretched on the side portion of the tire, as shown in FIG. 7, as a control limit, the inner portion Ry of the rim check line L1 and the bead heel line 2 of the tire 5 is used as a control limit. The identification label 1Y is affixed to. This portion Ry is a portion that is very narrow and requires high accuracy in manufacturing the tire.

  However, when using an identification label, a white label printed with a black barcode is used for the identification label, so the white label part affixed to the black tire is conspicuous and the appearance is not good. there were.

  In addition, as the size of the label increases, there is a possibility that an air leakage phenomenon in which residual air remaining in the flange and the tire heel portion leaks, which is not internal pressure leakage, occurs.

Furthermore, recently, management of tires one by one has become heavy, and management of each tire has become indispensable, and the amount of information necessary for identification has increased remarkably. In the original barcode and the uneven barcode, there is a problem that when the amount of information increases, the barcode itself becomes large, and an identification label using this barcode becomes conspicuous.
JP 2000-221884 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a tire identification label in which the size of the identification label is made as small as possible, the area necessary for attaching the identification label on the tire side is made as small as possible, and the identification label itself is inconspicuous. There is to do.

  In order to achieve the above object, the tire identification label of the present invention is a tire identification label displaying a code for identifying a tire, wherein the tire identification label is labeled with the background color of the tire identification label. It is characterized by having the same color or transparent color as the tire color to be applied. In addition, the same color as the tire includes the same color as the tire.

  According to the present invention, since the ground color of the tire identification label is the same color or transparent color as the tire color, it can be made inconspicuous when the tire identification label is attached to the tire, Further, since the tire also serves as a necessary blank area (quiet zone) around the cord, this blank area becomes unnecessary, and the tire identification label can be made smaller accordingly.

  As this code, a one-dimensional bar code, a two-dimensional bar code, a QR code, a matrix code, or the like can be used, and other identification data is displayed by lines, characters, figures, or combinations thereof.

  Further, since the code is a two-dimensional barcode, the amount of information can be remarkably increased as compared with a one-dimensional barcode. For this reason, when the information amount is the same, the code itself becomes small, so that the size of the tire identification label can be reduced. Therefore, the tire identification label can be made inconspicuous. In addition, since it can have a large amount of information and it is possible to give meaning to the arrangement of two colors such as black and white of some codes, some code information can be obtained from these arrangements without referring to the database. Can be recognized.

  Further, by making one of the colors constituting the two-dimensional bar code the same color as the ground color of the tire identification label or a transparent color, the tire identification label is further inconspicuous. In addition, since one color is reduced, printing becomes easy and the cost is reduced.

  As described above, according to the tire identification label of the present invention, the ground color of the tire identification label is the same color or the same color as the tire color, or one of two colors for identification is used. By making the color the ground color of the tire identification label, the tire identification label can be made less noticeable. In addition, since a necessary blank area (quiet zone) around the cord is unnecessary, the tire identification label can be reduced accordingly.

  Further, by using the two-dimensional code, the amount of information can be increased, the size of the tire identification label can be reduced, and the tire identification label can be made inconspicuous. Furthermore, since a large amount of information can be obtained by using a two-dimensional code, it is possible to recognize some code information without referring to the database by giving meaning to the black and white arrangement of some codes. It can also be.

  Hereinafter, tire identification labels according to embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the tire identification label 1 of the first embodiment includes two-color quadrangular (rectangular, square) cells 3a, a first color (white) and a second color (black). It is configured using a two-dimensional barcode 3 displayed in a combination in which 3b is two-dimensionally arranged.

  The two-dimensional barcode 3 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 is called a matrix type, and black spots and figures are arranged in a matrix (lattice) as if stones are arranged on a grid, and their positions are In addition, information is given to the shape, and the entire code has a square shape or a shape close thereto due to the arrangement method.

  In other words, the matrix type two-dimensional barcode 3 is called a stack type one-dimensional barcode 3a, 3b. . . The start code 3s and the stop code 3e, which are position detection patterns called cut-out symbols, are provided at both ends. When reading the two-dimensional bar code 3, the code is between these codes 3s and 3e. The information is scanned by scanning. When reading the two-dimensional barcode 3, it is necessary to tackle the entire image around the code, and a one-dimensional scan like a stack type is impossible.

  And in the tire identification label 1 of this invention, as shown in FIG. 1, the color (3rd color) of the ground 2 of the tire identification label 1 is made the same black as the tire color (4th color). At the same time, the color of the label 1 (second color) is changed from normal white to black, and the code and character color (first color) is changed from black to white. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, the normal identification label 1X arranges the black cells 3aX on the white background 2X, but this is reversed, and as shown in FIG. 2, the white cell 3a is arranged. That is, it becomes so-called inverted barcode data obtained by inverting the normal barcode data and its black and white.

  Here, since the second color (black) cell 3b is the same black as the third color (black) of the ground 2 of the tire identification label 1, the two colors (first) constituting the two-dimensional barcode 3 are used. One color (second color) of the one color and the second color is the same black as the color (third color) of the ground 2 of the tire identification label 1. In FIG. 1, for easy understanding, the second color (black) cell 3b is displayed in black, and the ground 2 of the third color (black) is displayed in hatching, but actually the same black.

  The two-dimensional barcode 3 is formed by two-dimensionally arranging the first color (white) cell 3a and the second color (black) cell 3b, thereby the tire type, tire size, product number, Identify product information such as date of manufacture and machine number. As shown in FIG. 3, the tire identification label 1 is used by being attached to a portion R between the rim check line L1 and the bead heel line L2 of the tire 5. Note that L3 indicates a bead ring split position.

  In the identification label 1 of the present invention, the size of one cell 3a, 3b is about 0.03 mm square, and the size of the identification label 1 itself is from 10 mm × 48 mm to 8 mm × 20 mm.

  According to the tire identification label of this configuration, the amount of information can be increased by using the two-dimensional barcode 3, and therefore, when the information amount is the same, the code 3 itself becomes smaller and the tire identification label 1 Can be reduced in size.

  In addition, in the normal identification label 1X as shown in FIG. 4, a blank area (quiet zone) for distinguishing between the two-dimensional code 3X and the others is required on the outer periphery of the code 3X, and a margin is provided around the code 3X. Therefore, although the identification label 1X becomes large, the tire 5 serves as a blank area by making the color of the ground 2 of the tire identification label 1 the same color as the tire 5 as shown in FIG. The tire identification label 1 itself does not require a margin, the code 3 can be printed over the tire identification label 1 and the tire identification label 1 can be made smaller.

  Therefore, the tire identification label 1 can be made inconspicuous. In addition, since the color of the ground 2 of the tire identification label 1 (third color) is black that is the same color as the color of the tire 5 (fourth color), the tire identification label 1 is less noticeable. can do.

  Further, by using the two-dimensional barcode 3, it is possible to have a large amount of information, and it is possible to give meaning to the black and white arrangement of some codes 3, so that some codes can be referred without referring to the database. Information can be recognized.

  Further, since one of the two colors (second color) is black, which is the color of the ground 2 of the tire identification label 1 (third color), the tire identification label 1 may be further inconspicuous. Printing, and printing is facilitated, leading to cost reduction.

  In addition, the second color that is one color of the two-dimensional barcode and the third color that is the ground color of the tire identification label 1 are black, but the tire color to which the tire identification label 1 is attached is black. If not, the same effect can be obtained by using the same color (including the same color) or transparent color. Also, the first color need not be limited to white, and may be any color that can be identified.

  Next, the tire identification label of the second embodiment will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the tire identification label 1A of the second embodiment is a one-dimensional code 3A displayed in a combination in which white (first color) bars 3Aa are one-dimensionally arranged on a black background 3Ac. It is configured using.

  The ground color 2A of the tire identification label 1A (third color) is set to the same black as the tire color (fourth color), and the color of the ground 3Ac of the one-dimensional code 3A (second color). Is changed from normal white to black, and the color (first color) of the bar 3Aa and the character 3Ad is changed from black to white. Thus, normally, a black bar is arranged on a white background, but this is reversed, and a white bar 3Aa is arranged on the black background 3Ac. That is, it becomes so-called inverted barcode data obtained by inverting the normal barcode data and its black and white. In FIG. 2, for the sake of clarity, the second color (black) ground 3Ac is displayed in black, and the third color (black) tire identification label 1A is displayed in hatching. Same black color.

  That is, the color (second color) of the ground 3Ac of the barcode 3A is also composed of the same black as the color (third color) of the ground 2A of the tire identification label 1A. Then, the white first color bar 3Aa and the black second color bar 3Ab are arranged one-dimensionally to form a one-dimensional barcode 3A, whereby the tire type, tire size, product number, Identify product information such as date of manufacture and machine number. The tire identification label 1A is used by being attached to a portion R of the tire 5 as shown in FIG.

  In addition, although the second color that is the color of the ground 3Ac of the one-dimensional barcode 3A and the third color that is the color of the ground 2A of the tire identification label 1A are black, the tire to which the tire identification label 1A is attached If the color is not black, the same effect can be obtained by using a color of the same system (including the same color) or a transparent color.

  And by these structures, the effect by black-and-white reversal similar to the tire identification label 1 of 1st Embodiment can be acquired.

It is a figure which shows the identification label for tires using the two-dimensional barcode of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the identification label for tires using the one-dimensional barcode of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the affixing position of the identification label for tires of this invention, (a) is a figure which shows a tire side surface, (b) is a figure which shows a tire cross section. It is a figure which shows the example of the two-dimensional barcode of a prior art. It is a figure which shows the example of the identification label for tires using the one-dimensional barcode of a prior art. It is a figure which shows the example of the identification label for tires which uses the uneven | corrugated barcode of a prior art. It is a figure which shows the affixing position of the identification label for tires of a prior art, (a) is a figure which shows a tire side surface, (b) is a figure which shows a tire cross section.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,1A Tire identification label 2,2A Ground part of tire identification label 3 Two-dimensional barcode 3a First color cell (two-dimensional barcode)
3b Second color cell (two-dimensional barcode)
3A 1D barcode 3Aa 1st color part (1D barcode ground)
3Ab 2nd color part (1D barcode bar)

Claims (3)

  In a tire identification label displaying a code for identifying a tire, the ground color of the tire identification label is the same color or transparent color as the tire to which the tire identification label is attached. Identification label.   The tire identification label according to claim 1, wherein the code is a two-dimensional barcode. The tire identification label according to claim 2, wherein one of the colors constituting the two-dimensional barcode is the same color or transparent color as the ground color of the tire identification label.

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