JP2007034867A - Rfid label and rfid label application method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a label to be applied to an article with an RFID tag set apart from the article, without using a special member, so as to be as less affected as possible by the article. <P>SOLUTION: A tag attachment part 1 of the predetermined size fitted with an RFID tag T is provided to be demarcated from a general part 2. The tag attachment part 1 consists of a side 3 bordering the general part 2, and the other sides 4 separable from the general part 2. The general part 2 is divided into an applying part 5 on one side bordering the tag attachment part 1 and the applying part 6 on the other side along a partition line P passing through the general part 2 as an extension line of the side 3 of the tag attachment part 1. When the label is applied to the article, the general part 2 or the tag attachment part 1 is folded, allowing the tag attachment part 1 to project from the general part 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a label to be attached to an article, and more particularly to an RFID label provided with a so-called RFID tag having a memory chip for storing various information and an RFID label attaching method.

In recent years, as shown in FIG. 7, the RFID (Radio Fruquency IDntification) tag T is called a tag having a memory chip Ta for storing various information and a communication antenna Tb connected to the memory chip Ta. A technique of attaching to a label L attached to an article and performing wireless non-contact automatic identification using the RFID tag T has been widespread.
FIG. 7 shows a label L to which an RFID tag T is attached. The label L includes a display layer U and an adhesive layer B. The RFID tag T is attached to the back surface of the display layer U, and a belt-like mount D It is temporarily attached to.
The RFID tag T includes an IC chip Ta and a communication antenna Tb, and is protected by a film layer J that covers the whole.
As such a label sticking device for sticking the label L with the RFID tag T attached to an article, for example, one previously proposed by the applicant of the present application is known (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-104521). Published). This is because the label L is transported in a temporarily attached state on the mount D, and the label L peeled off from the mount D is sucked by a suction plate at a predetermined suction position, and the label L sucked by the suction plate is placed at a predetermined sticking position. It is affixed to an article.

  Further, for example, a label L as shown in FIG. 8 has been developed in order to make the communicable distance constant in a label provided with an RFID tag. The label L is divided into, for example, three regions 110, 111, and 112 that can be bent as a whole. The memory chip Ta and the communication antenna Tb are mounted in one region 110, and the antennas are disposed in the other regions 111 and 112. Tb is mounted, and, for example, it can be bent and pasted so that each region 110, 111, 112 faces the three surfaces constituting the corner of the article, and the communication conditions can be similarly performed in the three directions. (For example, it is published in Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2003-212348).

  However, in the conventional label L, although it varies depending on the frequency, in particular, in the RFID tag T in the UHF band, the material and contents of the article to which the label L is attached inhibits electromagnetic waves, for example, liquid such as metal and water. In other words, the information on the memory chip Ta may not be read / written by the reader / writer because the electromagnetic wave is absorbed by the article due to the influence of the metal or liquid of the article or the electromagnetic wave is disturbed by irregular reflection. was there.

  In order to solve this, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, a label L is affixed to an article W via a cylindrical hollow object 100, a gap 101 is provided between the label L and the article W, and an RFID tag It is effective to separate T from the article W and suppress the influence from the article W as much as possible (see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-240523).

JP-A-2005-104521 JP 2003-212348 A JP-A-11-240523

However, in order to affix the label L of Patent Document 3 to an article, the label L must be affixed to the article W via the cylindrical hollow object 100, and the cylindrical hollow object 100 must be prepared separately. There is a problem that must not be.
In addition, as a method of fixing the label L of Patent Document 3 to an article, in order to fix the cylindrical hollow object 100 to the article after the label L is attached to the cylindrical hollow article 100, an adhesive, a cellophane tape, or the like is used. Since it must be used and fixed to an article and cannot be handled by the conventional labeling apparatus, there is a problem that when the fixing method is used in a human work, the work is troublesome and the work efficiency is not good.
Furthermore, since the label L is affixed to the article via the cylindrical hollow object 100, the cylindrical hollow object 100 is removed when the cylindrical hollow object 100 is abraded with other things, or the cylindrical hollow object 100. There is a problem that when the articles with the sticking are stacked, the cylindrical hollow object 100 cannot be tilted and stacked.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems. In a label provided with an RFID tag, the RFID tag can be attached to an article while being separated from the article without using a special member. An object is to provide a label that can be attached so as to suppress the influence as much as possible.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, according to the invention described in claim 1, a label temporarily attached to a mount and coated with an adhesive on the back surface is provided with an RFID tag comprising a memory chip and a communication antenna. In the RFID label to be affixed to the article, a tag attachment portion having a predetermined size to which the RFID tag is attached is provided separately from the general portion, and the tag attachment portion includes one side connected to the general portion and It consists of the said general part and the other side which can be separated, It is an extension line of one side of the said tag attaching part, and the said tag attaching part is provided in a row by the partition line which passes along the said general part. It is divided into one side affixing part and the other side affixing part separated from the tag attaching part, and the tag attaching part can be protruded from the general part by bending the general part or the tag attaching part when attaching to an article What An RFID label to symptoms.
Accordingly, the RFID tag can be attached to the article while being separated from the article without using a special member, and the RFID tag can be attached so as to suppress the influence from the article as much as possible.

According to invention of Claim 2, it is an RFID label of the structure which made the back surface side of the said tag attachment part non-adhesive or weak adhesion.
Thereby, when the label is attached to the article, the tag attaching portion can be protruded without coming into contact with the article or the like, so that the handling becomes easy.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, the RFID label has a configuration in which the other side adjacent to the general part among the other sides of the tag attaching part is cut or perforated with respect to the general part.
Thereby, when projecting a tag attaching part, isolation | separation with a general part can be performed easily.

According to invention of Claim 4, the base material of the said label is the base material or thickness which has the rigidity in which the said tag attachment part can protrude from the corner part of this article | item in the state which is flush with the said one side sticking part. It is a configured RFID label.
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the tag attachment portion is provided on the back side of the label so that the tag attachment portion can protrude from the corner portion of the article in a state flush with the one-side pasting portion. It is the RFID label which provided the sheet-like reinforcement base material straddling one side of a part.
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the tag attachment portion is provided on the back side of the label so that the tag attachment portion can be protruded from the corner portion of the article while being flush with the one-side pasting portion. And a RFID label in which a reinforcing base material is provided on a part of the one-side pasting part of the general part that is connected to the tag and the tag attaching part.
As described above, the tag attaching portion can be reliably protruded, the posture of the protruding tag attaching portion can be securely held, and the function of protecting the RFID tag against external impact is improved.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided an RFID label in which the tag-attached portion is formed at a portion constituting a corner portion of the label.
According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an RFID label in which the tag attaching portion is formed at an intermediate portion of the label so that the general portion is located around the tag attaching portion.

According to the ninth aspect of the invention, there is provided the RFID label sticking method according to the first aspect, wherein the one side sticking part and the other side sticking part of the general part constitute a corner part of an article. When affixed with the dividing line corresponding to the flat surface and the other flat surface, the tag-attached portion projects from the corner portion of the article in a state where the tag-attached portion is connected to the one-side adhesive portion. Features.
Since the tag attaching portion can be protruded from the article simply by bending and sticking at the partition line, a step of separately raising the tag attaching portion is not required, thereby improving work efficiency.

Furthermore, according to the invention described in claim 10, the RFID label attaching method according to claim 1, wherein when the one side of the tag attaching part is bent and the label is attached to an article, the tag attaching part is provided. Is affixed by protruding from the general part and protruding from the article.
Even when affixed to the flat surface of an article, the tag attachment part can be easily raised and protruded from the article simply by bending one side of the tag attachment part, so that the influence from the article can be suppressed as much as possible. Can do.

According to the RFID label and the RFID label sticking method of the present invention, the tag attaching portion with the RFID tag can be protruded and stuck to the article so that the RFID tag can be stuck away from the article. . Therefore, the RFID tag can be separated from the article without using a special member, and a label can be attached to the article. The influence from the article can be suppressed as much as possible, and information can be reliably transmitted and received.

Hereinafter, a label according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 and 2 show a label L according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
This label L has an adhesive layer B to which an adhesive is applied on the back side of the display layer U, and is temporarily attached to a belt-like mount D in that order on the back side. An RFID tag T is attached to the back surface of the display layer U.
The RFID tag T includes an IC chip Ta and a communication antenna Tb, and is protected by a film layer J that covers the whole.
The label L is formed in a long rectangular shape along the longitudinal direction R of the mount D, and is bent and pasted to the one plane Wa and the other plane Wb which are corner portions Wc of the article W and constitute the corner portion Wc. Is.

A rectangular tag attaching portion 1 having a predetermined size, to which the RFID tag T is attached, is provided so as to be divided with respect to the general portion 2. The tag attaching portion 1 is an intermediate portion of the label L so that the general portion 2 is positioned around the tag attaching portion 1 and is formed so that each side is parallel to each side outside the label L.
In the tag attaching portion 1, one side 3 located downstream in the longitudinal direction R of the mount D is connected to the general portion 2, and the other side 4 (the other three sides) is separated from the general portion 2. It is formed so as to be able to protrude from the general part 2 by bending the general part 2. The other side 4 adjacent to the general part 2 of the tag attaching part 1 is formed with a cut H with respect to the general part 2.
The cut H may be perforated such as a micro-sewing machine or may be changed as appropriate.

  This general part 2 is an extension line of one side 3 of the tag attaching part 1, and a one-side pasting part 5 and a tag attaching part to which the tag attaching part 1 is continuously provided with a partition line P passing through the general part 2 as a boundary. 1, and is formed so as to be bendable along the partition line P. And as shown in FIG. 1, the one side sticking part 5 and the other side sticking part 6 of the general part 2 are made to correspond to the one plane Wa and the other plane Wb constituting the corner part Wc of the article W, respectively, by the partition line P. When bent and pasted, the tag attaching portion 1 is formed so as to protrude from the corner portion Wc of the article W in a state where the tag attaching portion 1 is connected to the one side pasting portion 5.

The display layer U is bent along the partition line P so that the one-side pasting portion 5 and the other-side pasting portion 6 of the general portion 2 correspond to the one plane Wa and the other plane Wb constituting the corner portion Wc of the article W, respectively. When affixed, the tag attaching portion 1 is configured to have a material and thickness having rigidity that can protrude from the corner portion Wc of the article W in a state flush with the one-side affixed portion 5.
Specifically, in the case of a paper substrate formed of, for example, high-quality paper, art paper, coated paper, etc., the display layer U is formed with a thickness t of t = 70 μm or more, and is made of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene ( In the case of resin film base materials such as PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polystyrene (PS), polyurethane, and synthetic paper base materials processed into fiber like paper by adding a filler to polyethylene or polypropylene, The thickness t is desirably formed to be t = 50 μm or more.

  Moreover, the back surface of the tag attaching part 1 is set as the structure by which the adhesive is not apply | coated. In order to prevent the tag attaching portion 1 from adhering to the site of the article W, a notch having the same shape as the tag attaching portion 1 is cut into the mount D, and the tag attaching portion 1 and the mount D can protrude in a temporarily attached state. To do. Alternatively, the adhesive may be applied in the form of a halftone dot, but the label L is bent at the corner portion Wc of the article W and pasted by adopting a configuration in which the adhesive is not applied to the back surface of the tag attaching portion 1. When it does, the tag attaching part 1 becomes easy to protrude from the article | item W. FIG.

FIG. 3 shows a label L according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
The label L is configured in substantially the same manner as the label L according to the first embodiment, but unlike the label L according to the first embodiment, the tag attaching portion 1 faces the one side pasting portion 5. The sheet-like reinforcing bases Ka and Kb are provided so as to have rigidity capable of protruding from the corner portion Wc of the article W in one state.
The reinforcing base Ka is formed in the same size as the display layer U and is bonded to the display layer U. The RFID tag T and the adhesive layer B are provided on the back surface of the reinforcing base Ka.
The reinforcing base Kb is provided only on a part of the tag attaching part 1 and the one-side pasting part 5 of the general part 2 provided continuously to the tag attaching part 1, and is provided on the back side of the RFID tag T.
The reinforcing bases Ka and Kb are made of, for example, a resin film base or a synthetic paper base, and a notch H is formed on the other side 4 adjacent to the general part 2 of the tag attaching part 1. When the portion 1 is provided so as to protrude, the rigidity for maintaining the posture is increased, and the function of protecting the RFID tag T against an external impact is improved.

  Moreover, it is set as the structure by which the adhesive is not apply | coated to the back surface (reinforcement base material Kb) of the tag attaching part 1. FIG. This is to make it easier for the tag attaching portion 1 to protrude from the article W when the label L is bent and pasted at the corner portion Wc of the article W, similarly to the label L according to the first embodiment. .

  In addition, although it demonstrated using the reinforcement base materials Ka and Kb by the structure of the label L which concerns on said 2nd embodiment, it is good also as a structure only with the reinforcement base material Ka omitting the reinforcement base material Kb, or a reinforcement base. The material Ka may be omitted and only the reinforcing base Kb may be configured, and may be appropriately changed.

FIG. 4 shows a label L according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
The label L is configured in substantially the same manner as the label L according to the first embodiment, but unlike the label L according to the first embodiment, the tag attaching portion 1 configures a corner portion of the label L. And each side is formed to be parallel to each side outside the label L.
The tag attaching part 1 has a side 3 located downstream in the longitudinal direction R of the mount D and is connected to the general part 2, and constitutes one outer side 4 (A) adjacent to the general part 2 and the outer periphery of the label L 2. Two other sides 4 (B, C) are separated from the general part 2 and formed so as to be able to protrude from the general part 2 by bending of the general part 2 when being attached to the article W. Of the other side 4 of the tag attaching part 1, the other side 4 (A) adjacent to the general part 2 has a cut H formed in the general part 2.

  This general part 2 is an extension line of one side 3 of the tag attaching part 1, and a one-side pasting part 5 and a tag attaching part to which the tag attaching part 1 is continuously provided with a partition line P passing through the general part 2 as a boundary. 1, and is formed so as to be bendable along the partition line P. And as shown in FIG. 4, the one side sticking part 5 and the other side sticking part 6 of the general part 2 are made to correspond to the one plane Wa and the other plane Wb constituting the corner part Wc of the article W, respectively, by the partition line P. When bent and pasted, the tag attaching portion 1 is formed so as to protrude from the corner portion Wc of the article W in a state where the tag attaching portion 1 is connected to the one side pasting portion 5.

  In addition, the structure of the layer of the label L which concerns on 3rd embodiment of this invention is the same as that of the label L which concerns on said 1st embodiment. In addition, as in the second embodiment, it is needless to say that the layer structure using the reinforcing base materials Ka and Kb may be used.

FIG. 5 shows a label L according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
This label L is affixed to the plane of the article W, and is formed in substantially the same manner as the label L according to the first to second embodiments.

When sticking the label L according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, it is easy to use a known label sticking device (not shown) provided with a suction plate. In this known label sticking apparatus, the label L is transported in a temporarily attached state on the mount, and the label L temporarily attached to the mount is sucked and peeled off at a predetermined suction position by a suction plate, and a predetermined sticking position is obtained. Attach to the article W.
Then, with the label L attached to the article W, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), the tag attaching portion 1 is bent at one side 3 thereof, and is raised from the general portion 2 to protrude. Since the adhesive is not applied to the back surface of the tag attaching portion 1, the tag attaching portion 1 can be easily protruded from the article W.
Therefore, there exists an effect | action and effect similar to the label L of the said 1st thru | or 2nd embodiment.
Moreover, since it can be used also with the conventional label sticking apparatus, the work efficiency can be improved by automation.

FIG. 6 shows a label L according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
This label L is affixed to the plane of the article W, and is formed in substantially the same manner as the label L according to the third embodiment.

When sticking the label L according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention, it is easy to use a known label sticking device (not shown) provided with a suction plate. In this known label sticking apparatus, the label L is transported in a temporarily attached state on the mount, and the label L temporarily attached to the mount is sucked and peeled off at a predetermined suction position by a suction plate, and a predetermined sticking position is obtained. Attach to the article W.
Then, with the label L attached to the article W, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the tag attaching portion 1 is bent at one side 3, and is raised and protruded from the general portion 2. Since the adhesive is not applied to the back surface of the tag attaching portion 1, the tag attaching portion 1 can be easily protruded from the article W.
Therefore, the same operation and effect as the label L of the third embodiment are exhibited.
Moreover, since it can be used also with the conventional label sticking apparatus, the work efficiency can be improved by automation.

  In addition, in the said 1st thru | or 5th embodiment, although the tag attaching part 1 was demonstrated by the rectangular shape, it is not necessarily limited to this, The tag attaching part 1 has shapes, such as semicircle shape and trapezoid shape. Of course, the shape may be changed to an appropriate shape.

Further, as another effect of the label L according to the first to fifth embodiments of the present invention, since the tag attaching portion 1 protrudes, it can be easily excised after the purpose of use of the article is completed. From this, it is possible to easily prevent the information stored in the IC chip Ta from being leaked, and when the packaging material of the article W to which the label L is attached is recyclable, such as cardboard, the tag attaching portion including the IC chip Ta Can be easily separated.
Furthermore, since the tag attaching portion 1 protrudes, if a color or a fluorescent color is given to this portion, the label can be easily recognized even when loaded or in a dark room in a warehouse. There are various effects such as being able to perform operations such as reading data toward the label.

It is a figure which shows the label which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention with the sticking state. The label which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention is shown, (a) is a top view, (b) is a cross-sectional view. The label which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention is shown, (a) is a top view, (b) is a cross-sectional view. It is a figure which shows the label which concerns on 3rd embodiment of this invention with the sticking state. It is a figure which shows the label which concerns on 4th embodiment of this invention with the sticking state. It is a figure which shows the label which concerns on 5th embodiment of this invention with the sticking state. It is a figure which shows the general example of the label L to which the RFID tag T was attached. It is sectional drawing which shows the pasting example of the label with which the conventional RFID tag was attached. It is sectional drawing which shows another pasting example of the label with which the conventional RFID tag was attached.

Explanation of symbols

L Label U Display layer B Adhesive layer D Mount J Film layer H Notch R Longitudinal direction T of the mount RFID tag Ta Memory chip Tb Communication antenna Ka, Kb Reinforcement base 1 Tag attachment part 2 General part 3 One side 4 Other side P Partition Line (extension line)
5 One side pasting part 6 The other side pasting part W Article Wa One plane Wb The other plane Wc Corner part

Claims (10)

It is a label that is temporarily attached to the mount and has an adhesive applied to the back,
In an RFID label attached to an article by attaching an RFID tag comprising a memory chip and a communication antenna to the label,
A tag-attached portion of a predetermined size with the RFID tag attached thereto is provided separately from the general portion, and the tag-attached portion includes one side connected to the general portion and the other side separable from the general portion. The one-side pasting portion and the tag attachment portion, which are extended lines on one side of the tag attachment portion and that are separated from the partition line passing through the general portion, and are connected to the tag attachment portion. An RFID label characterized in that the tag attachment portion can be protruded from the general portion by bending the general portion or the tag attachment portion when being attached to an article. 2. The RFID label according to claim 1, wherein the back side of the tag attaching portion is non-adhesive or weakly adhesive. 3. The RFID label according to claim 1, wherein the other side adjacent to the general part among the other sides of the tag attaching part is cut or perforated with respect to the general part. The base material of the label is composed of a base material or a thickness having a rigidity that allows the tag attaching portion to protrude from a corner portion of the article in a state where the tag attaching portion is flush with the one side sticking portion. The RFID label according to any one of 1 to 3. On the back side of the label, a sheet-like reinforcing base straddling one side of the tag attachment portion so that the tag attachment portion has a rigidity that can protrude from the corner portion of the article in a state of being flush with the one side application portion. The RFID label according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a material is provided. The tag attachment portion and the tag attachment portion are connected to the back surface side of the label so that the tag attachment portion has a rigidity capable of protruding from the corner portion of the article in a state of being flush with the one side attaching portion. The RFID label according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a reinforcing base material is provided on a part of the one-side pasting portion of the general portion. The RFID label according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the tag attaching portion is formed at a portion constituting a corner portion of the label. 7. The RFID label according to claim 1, wherein the tag attaching portion is formed in an intermediate portion of the label so that a general portion is located around the tag attaching portion. A method for attaching an RFID label according to claim 1,
When the one-side sticking part and the other-side sticking part of the general part correspond to the one flat surface and the other flat surface constituting the corner part of the article, respectively, and the tag attaching part is A method for applying an RFID label, characterized in that the RFID label is attached by projecting from a corner portion of the article in a state of being connected to the one-side attachment portion. A method for attaching an RFID label according to claim 1,
An RFID label attaching method, wherein one side of the tag attaching portion is bent and the tag attaching portion rises from the general portion and sticks out from the article when the label is attached to the article.

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