JP2006240302A - Manufacturing device for multiplex label - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a novel manufacturing device for multiplex labels, which allows easy manufacturing and the reduction of a manufacturing cost. <P>SOLUTION: The manufacturing device for multiplex labels comprises a trans-affixing means 102, a polymerizing means, and a cut forming means 182. The trans-affixing means 102 sends a tentative affixing sheet 40a, to which a plurality of first labels 18 bearing IC chips are tentatively affixed, to an exfoliation plate 106; exfoliates the first labels 18 from the tentative affixing sheet 40a; tentatively re-affixes the first labels 18 to an exfoliative-substrate 12, which is sent at a rate faster than the feed rate of the tentative affixing sheet 40a, to a tentatively re-affixing plate 122 arranged leaving a space from the exfoliation plate 106; and thereby tentatively re-affixes a plurality of the first labels 18 on the exfoliative substrate 12 with intervals broader than those in the case of affixment to the tentative affixing sheet 40a. The polymerizing means superposes second label materials 60, in such a manner that they cover the first labels 18, on the exfoliative substrate 12. The cut forming means 182 cuts the second label materials 60 along their thickness direction in between the labels 18. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing multiple labels in which two or more labels are laminated, and in particular, as various functional labels such as theft / shoplifting prevention, rationalization / automation of physical distribution, for example, mounting an IC-mounted inlet to the label, etc. The present invention relates to a multi-label manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a multi-label suitable for use.

  Currently, labels having functionality such as delivery slips, shoplifting prevention, and theft prevention have been proposed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-334862, but a printed layer and a functional integrated circuit portion are formed on one plane. For this purpose, a chip-sized hole is formed in the label itself, and a non-contact IC chip is fitted into the hole.

JP 2000-334862 A

  Therefore, a main object of the present invention is to provide a novel multi-label manufacturing apparatus that is relatively easy to manufacture and can reduce manufacturing costs.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a multi-label manufacturing apparatus that sends a temporary attachment sheet on which a plurality of first labels having IC chips are temporarily attached with a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer to a release plate. 1 label is peeled from the temporary attachment sheet, and the reattachment plate disposed at a distance shorter than the length of the release plate and the first label in the traveling direction is faster than the feed speed of the temporary attachment sheet. By re-temporarily attaching the first label peeled off by the release plate to a peelable substrate fed at a speed, a plurality of the first labels are spread at a wider interval than when temporarily attached to the temporary attachment sheet. Reattachment means for re-temporarily attaching the label to the peelable substrate, and a second label material so that the surface of the peelable substrate on which the first label is temporarily attached is coated with the first label Between the polymerization means for polymerizing the first label and the first label As the first label during the cutting positions is present, and a cut forming means for cutting the second label material in the thickness direction, an apparatus for manufacturing a multi-label.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a multi-label manufacturing apparatus that sends a temporary attachment sheet in which a plurality of first labels having IC chips are temporarily attached with a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer to a release plate. 1 label is peeled from the temporary attachment sheet, and the reattachment plate disposed at a distance shorter than the length of the release plate and the first label in the traveling direction is faster than the feed speed of the temporary attachment sheet. By re-temporarily attaching the first label peeled off by the release plate to a peelable substrate fed at a speed, a plurality of the first labels are spread at a wider interval than when temporarily attached to the temporary attachment sheet. A reattaching means for re-temporarily attaching the label of the second label to the peelable substrate; and a second method for polymerizing the second label so as to cover the first label on the surface on which the first label is temporarily attached. An apparatus for producing multiple labels, including a label polymerization means

  According to the present invention, an integrated multiple label can be manufactured simply by laminating and laminating a first label and a second label having different functions. Can be suppressed.

  The above object, other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of the best mode for carrying out the invention with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of a multi-label manufactured by the multi-label manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows the structure of the multi-label manufactured by the multi-label manufacturing apparatus of the present invention. FIG.
3 to 5 are illustrative views showing a method for manufacturing a multiple label applied to the multiple label manufacturing apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an illustrative view showing a multiple label manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The multi-label continuous body 10 includes a release sheet 12, and a release agent layer side main surface of the release sheet 12 has a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 16 on which a label 14 is formed on the back surface, with a predetermined interval. It is worn.

Each label 14 is formed by laminating a second label 20 on a first label 18.
The first label 18 has a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 24 formed by applying an adhesive to the back surface of the first label base material 22 such as paper or a synthetic resin sheet, and the first label base material 22. On the surface, a functional body 26 made of an IC chip is laminated with a fixed film 28 made of a synthetic resin sheet or film that does not interfere with the function of preventing shoplifting and theft, for example, the function of detection.
Alternatively, an IC chip and a carbon printing antenna or the like may be laminated on the surface of the first label substrate 22 by printing or the like. Or you may form the element, printing, etc. which have another function.
Alternatively, the first label 18 may be formed by forming the pressure sensitive adhesive layer 24 on the IC chip as described above. Furthermore, the first label 18 may be formed by forming the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 24 directly on the back surface of the fixing film 28 without using the first label substrate 22.
Furthermore, the IC chip as described above can be formed on the second label 20.
The second label 20 has a second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 32 formed by applying an adhesive on the back surface of a second label substrate 30 made of a sheet-like material such as paper or a synthetic resin sheet.

In the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 24 formed on the back surface of the first label 18, a plurality of continuous temporary attachments are made so as to continue in a row in the longitudinal direction of the temporary attachment sheet 40, and A plurality of rows of the first labels 18 are formed in the width direction of the temporary attachment sheet 40 (shown in FIG. 3).
Then, in order to make the row of the first labels 18 formed in the plurality of rows into one row, the temporary attachment sheet 40 is cut between the rows of the first labels 18 by, for example, a slitter or a cutter (see FIG. 4). ).
At this time, a continuous body in which the first label 18 is temporarily attached to the temporary attachment sheet 40 is prepared, for example, as a roll wound around a core tube, and the continuous first label 18 in a roll form is prepared. Cut the body with the cutter in that state.

  A continuous body of the first labels 18 that is formed by cutting the wide temporary attachment sheet 40 and temporarily attaching a plurality of the first labels 18 to the temporary attachment sheet 40a in a row as shown in FIG. In addition, a multiplex unit equipped with a re-placing means 102 that widens and replaces the first label 18 at a wider interval different from the front-rear interval of the first label 18 temporarily attached to the temporary attachment sheet 40. It is loaded into the label manufacturing apparatus 100.

  The pasting means 102 peels the first label 18 temporarily attached to the narrow temporary attachment sheet 40a with the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 24 from the narrow temporary attachment sheet 40a, and temporarily attaches the temporary label. Peeling as a peelable substrate prepared separately for the first label 18 corresponding to the interval different from that temporarily attached to the sheet 40a, that is, the shape of the second label 20, for example, its length. This is an apparatus for temporarily reattaching the sheet 12 with an appropriate interval.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the re-labeling means 102 of the multi-label manufacturing apparatus peels off the plurality of first labels 18 temporarily attached to the temporary attachment sheet 40a at a predetermined interval, and the first label The first label 18 is advanced in a direction close to the advancing direction of the temporary attachment sheet 40a before being peeled, and after the first label 18 is peeled off, the temporary attachment sheet 40a is moved to the first label. 18 includes a label peeling unit 104 that travels in a direction different from the 18 traveling direction.

The label peeling means 104 includes a peeling plate 106 that is a means for separating at the interface between the first adhesive layer 24 of the first label 18 and the temporary attachment sheet 40a.
The peeling plate 106 includes a horizontal plane 106a that transports the temporary attachment sheet 40a before the first label 18 is released, and the temporary attachment sheet 40a that has been sent in the horizontal direction along the horizontal plane 106a is provided. The tip 106b is formed with an acute cross section so that it is suddenly folded back to the opposite side of the surface on which the first label 18 is provided to change the traveling direction. Then, the temporary attachment sheet 40a and the first label 18 are separated from each other at the front end 106b of the peeling plate 106, and only the first label 18 moves straight in the substantially horizontal direction as it is due to its rigidity.

A label re-temporary attaching means 120 constituting the attaching means 102 is provided at a distance shorter than the length of the first label 18 in the traveling direction between the leading end of the peeling plate 106 of the label peeling means 104. .
The label re-temporary attaching means 120 is configured to rewind the release sheet 12 from the roll-like body of the release sheet 12 and re-attach the first label 18 to the release agent layer side main surface of the release sheet 12. A temporary attachment plate 122 is included.
The re-tacking plate 122 has a horizontal re-tacking plane 122a formed on the upper surface thereof, and the tip 122b of the re-tacking plate 122 is between the tip of the peeling plate 106 of the label peeling means 104 and the second The re-tacking plane 122a is provided so as to be positioned at substantially the same height as the peeling plate 106 of the label peeling means 104 with an interval shorter than the length of the one label 18 in the traveling direction.
Instead of the peeling plate 106 in the label peeling means 104 and the re-temporary attaching plate 122 in the label re-temporary attaching means 120, for example, the vicinity of the leading end 106b of the peeling plate 106 and the leading end 122b of the re-temporarily attaching plate 122 A cylindrical roll or a columnar roll is provided at the position, and the roll forms a peeling roll and a re-tempering roll, the traveling direction of the temporary bonding sheet 40a is changed by the peeling roll, and the re-tempering roll It is also possible to change the traveling direction of the release sheet 12 using.

  The re-placing means 102 is configured such that the feed speed of the release sheet 12 is about three times faster than the feed speed of the narrow temporary attachment sheet 40a, and the narrow temporary attachment sheet 40a. When the first label 18 is re-temporarily attached to the release sheet 12 due to a difference in the feeding speed of the release sheet 12, the interval between the first labels 18 is temporarily attached to the narrow temporary attachment sheet 40a. The interval is about twice as large as the interval of. Of course, the interval is not limited to this interval.

A plurality of continuous ones such that the first label 18 is replaced with the release sheet 12 by the attaching means 102 and continues in a line with the release sheet 12 with the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 24 formed on the back surface thereof. Then, on the surface of the continuous body of the first label 18 temporarily attached, that is, on the first label 18 side of the release sheet 12, the label material 60, which is the original fabric of the second label 20, The second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 32 such as a pressure-sensitive adhesive formed on the back surface is faced down, and polymerized and bonded by the adhesive force of the second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 32.
The label material 60 is a continuous belt-like shape and is made of a belt-like sheet material such as paper or a synthetic resin sheet.
The label material 60 is wound in a roll shape, wound around the label material polymerization device 160 in a roll shape, and the roll-shaped continuous body 60a of the label material 60 loaded in the label material polymerization device 160 is unwound and polymerized. It is guided to the roll 162 and polymerized and bonded to the surface of the first label 18 side temporarily attached to the release sheet 12 by the polymerization roll 162 (shown in FIG. 7).
That is, the label material 60 is polymerized and bonded to the surface of the release sheet 12 and the surface of the first label 18 by the adhesive force of the second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 32 formed on the back surface of the label material 60.

Next, the release sheet 12 on which the label material 60 is polymerized is guided to the printing apparatus 170 together with the first label 18.
By this printing apparatus 170, the printing layer 34 including information corresponding to the purpose of use of the label, for example, explanation about the functional body 26 formed on the surface of the first label 18 is displayed so as to be visible (FIG. 8). (Illustrated).
In addition, barcodes and the like are printed together as necessary.
In order to take the timing for printing by the printing apparatus 170, the position of the first label 18 is detected by the detecting means 172 such as a photo sensor connected to the printing apparatus 170, and the first label 18 is present. The surface of the label material 60 constituting the second label 20 is appropriately printed. By operating the printing apparatus 170 according to a signal from the detection unit 172, printing can be performed without causing a positional shift.
The detection means 172 is not limited to a photo sensor, and for example, when an IC or the like is adopted as the functional body 26, the position information may be recorded in the IC, detected, and printed.

Next, the label material 60 on which the printing layer 34 is formed by the printing unit 170 is sent to a label forming unit 180 that forms a predetermined shape.
As shown in FIG. 8, the label forming means 180 is a die roll, a plate-shaped die or the like that leaves only the release sheet 12 and cuts the label material 60 and the second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 32 into a predetermined label shape. It has a cut forming means 182 such as a blade mold, and divides the second label 20 and a portion of a so-called label removal residue 62 other than the second label 20 by the cut. The label material 60 is formed on the second label substrate 30 by the cut. Further, the label forming means 180 peels off and winds up the so-called label punched-out portion 62 from the surface of the release sheet 12 with the cut line as a boundary, and only the second label 20 is placed on the surface of the first label 18. The apparatus has a device that is left to be temporarily attached to the release sheet 12 and is formed so as to remain on the release sheet 12 in a state where the second label 20 is laminated on the surface of the first label 18.
The label forming unit 180 includes a detecting unit 184 such as a photosensor, so that the cut can be accurately formed without causing a positional shift.

  In this way, the release sheet 12 on which the laminate of the first label 18 and the second label 20 formed by the label forming unit 180 is temporarily attached together with the first label 18 and the second label 20 is rolled. Rolled up.

  The label material polymerization apparatus 160 is configured such that the label material 60, which is the raw material of the second label 20, remains in a strip shape and is polymerized and bonded to the surface to which the first label 18 of the release sheet 12 is temporarily attached. However, the second label 20 formed into a predetermined shape on the temporary attachment sheet 70 is not formed in a belt shape like the label material 60 but on the back surface of the second label base material 30 constituting the second label substrate 30 as shown in FIG. A material temporarily attached with the formed second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 32 is prepared, and the first label 18 is covered toward the surface of the first label 18 temporarily attached to the release sheet 12. Alternatively, the second label 20 temporarily attached to the temporary attachment sheet 70 may be polymerized and bonded while being peeled off by the second label bonding means 200 to produce a multiple label.

The second label adhering means 200 peels the second label 20 one by one from the temporary attachment sheet 70 on which a plurality of second labels 20 are temporarily attached at an appropriate interval, and the second label 20 peels off. The second label 20 is advanced in a direction close to the advancing direction of the temporary attachment sheet 70 before being applied, and after the second label 20 is peeled off, the temporary attachment sheet 70 is advanced to the second label 20. It includes a second label peeling plate 202 that is advanced in a direction different from the direction and from which the second label 20 is peeled off.
The second label peeling plate 202 includes a flat transfer surface 202a for transferring the temporary attachment sheet 70 before the second label 20 is peeled, and is sent along the flat transfer surface 202a of the peeling plate 202. The temporary attachment sheet 70 is suddenly folded back to the opposite side of the front end 202b of the release plate 202 from the surface on which the second label 20 is provided to change the direction of travel, whereby the temporary attachment sheet 70 and the second attachment sheet 70 are changed. It is separated from the label 20 and only the second label 20 is configured to proceed as it is due to its rigidity. After the second label 20 is peeled off by the peeling plate 202, before the second label 20 is peeled off, the second label 20 is fed out almost on the extension line of the planar transfer surface 202a to which the temporary attachment sheet 70 is transferred. It is sent out toward the first label 18 traveling forward.

  The planar transfer surface 202a of the release plate 202 is configured to form an acute angle with the horizontal plane 122a of the re-attachment plate 122 of the label re-attachment means 120, and the second label 20 is attached to the release sheet 12. After the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 32 is first adhered to the surface and / or the surface of the first label 18, the second label 20 is moved forward as the first label 18 proceeds. The second label adhering means 200 is configured so as to be sent to the surface side of the first label 18 and gradually adhered to the surface of the first label 18.

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 11, a plurality of, for example, two, first labels 18 may be bonded to the second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 32 on the back surface of the second label 20.
That is, the upper surface of the first label substrate 22 of another first label 18 is adhered by the adhesive force of the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 24 on the back surface of the first label 18 so that a plurality of layers are laminated. Good. The plurality of labels may be different in size and shape.

  In the above-described multiple labels, the second label 20 is configured to have a larger label than the first label 18, and the first label 18 is bonded to a part of the back surface of the second label 20. However, as shown in FIG. 12, the first label 18 is made smaller than the second label 20, and the first label 18 formed on the back surface of the first label base material 22 constituting the first label 18 is formed. You may comprise so that it may adhere | attach on a part of surface of the 2nd label base material 30 which comprises the 2nd label 20 with the 1 pressure sensitive adhesive layer 24. FIG.

It is a cross-sectional solution figure which shows the structure of the multiple label manufactured with the manufacturing apparatus of the multiple label of this invention. It is a perspective view solution figure which shows the structure of the multiple label manufactured with the manufacturing apparatus of the multiple label of this invention. (A) is a top view solution figure which shows the manufacturing method of the multiple label applied to the manufacturing apparatus of the multiple label of this invention, (B) is the manufacturing method of the multiple label applied to the manufacturing apparatus of the multiple label of this invention FIG. It is a top view which shows the manufacturing method of the multiple label applied to the manufacturing apparatus of the multiple label of this invention. (A) is a top view solution figure which shows the manufacturing method of the multiple label applied to the manufacturing apparatus of the multiple label of this invention, (B) is the manufacturing method of the multiple label applied to the manufacturing apparatus of the multiple label of this invention FIG. It is an illustration figure of the principal part of the manufacturing apparatus of the multiple label which is one embodiment of this invention. It is a cross-sectional solution figure which shows the manufacturing method of the multiple label applied to the manufacturing apparatus of the multiple label of this invention. It is a cross-sectional solution figure which shows the manufacturing method of the multiple label applied to the manufacturing apparatus of the multiple label of this invention. It is a cross-sectional solution figure which shows the manufacturing method of the multiple label applied to the manufacturing apparatus of the multiple label of this invention. It is an illustration figure which shows the principal part of the manufacturing apparatus of another multiple label. It is a cross-sectional view solution figure which shows the structure of another multiple label. It is a cross-sectional solution figure which shows the structure of another multiple label.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Label continuous body 12 Release sheet 14 Label 16 Pressure sensitive adhesive layer 18 1st label 20 2nd label 22 1st label base material 24 1st pressure sensitive adhesive layer 26 Functional body 28 Fixed film 30 2nd label group Material 32 Second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 34 Printing layer 40 Temporary attachment sheet 40a Narrow temporary attachment sheet 60 Label material 62 Unlabeled waste 70 Temporary attachment sheet 100 Multiple label manufacturing apparatus 102 Repositioning means 104 Label peeling means 106 Peeling Plate 106a Horizontal plane 106b Tip 120 Label re-tacking means 122 Re-tacking plate 122a Re-tacking plane 122b Tip of re-tacking plate 160 Label material superposition device 162 Superposition roll 170 Printing device 172 Detection means 180 Label forming means 182 Cut formation Means 184 Detection means 200 Second laser Tip Le adhesive means 202 separation plate 202a planar transfer surface 202b separation plate

Claims (2)

A plurality of first labels each having an IC chip are temporarily attached with a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer to a release plate to release the first label from the temporary attachment sheet; and The peelable substrate peeled off by the release plate is fed to a re-tacking plate arranged at an interval shorter than the length in the traveling direction of the first label at a speed faster than the feeding speed of the temporary wearing sheet. A re-attaching means for re-temporarily attaching a plurality of the first labels to the peelable substrate at a wider interval by re-temporarily attaching the first label to the temporary attachment sheet; ,
A polymerization means for polymerizing a second label material so as to cover the first label on the surface of the peelable substrate to which the first label is temporarily attached;
A multi-label including a cut forming means for cutting the second label material in the thickness direction so that the first label exists between the front and rear cutting positions between the first labels. Manufacturing equipment. A plurality of first labels each having an IC chip are temporarily attached with a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer to a release plate to release the first label from the temporary attachment sheet; and The peelable substrate peeled off by the release plate is fed to a re-tacking plate arranged at an interval shorter than the length in the traveling direction of the first label at a speed faster than the feeding speed of the temporary wearing sheet. A re-attaching means for re-temporarily attaching a plurality of the first labels to the peelable substrate at a wider interval by re-temporarily attaching the first label to the temporary attachment sheet; ,
An apparatus for producing a multiple label, comprising: a second label superimposing unit that superimposes a second label on a surface on which the first label is temporarily attached so as to cover the first label.

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