JP2007045442A - Packaging material for holding ic tag and ic tag holding packaging material - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packaging material for holding an IC tag capable of easily recovering the IC tag, and an IC tag holding packaging material. <P>SOLUTION: The packaging material for holding the IC tag is a packaging material having at least side faces (1, 2, 3 and 4), flaps (6 and 7), and a jointing margin (5) if necessary, and in the packaging material for holding the IC tag, at least a part of them has tongue-like parts (5a and 5b) for holding the IC tag. As it has the tongue-like parts for holding the IC tag like this, it is possible to simply hold the IC tag (11), and to easily recover the IC tag together with the tongue-like part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an IC tag holding packaging material for holding an IC tag using an IC chip capable of at least recording and reading information, and an IC tag holding packaging material holding an IC tag in the packaging material. .

  Until now, as a main method of logistics management, bar code printing has been generally applied to packaging materials. Barcode logistics management systems are inexpensive and have been widely used so far and have contributed greatly to logistics rationalization. However, since barcode reading is an optical reading method, there are restrictions on the orientation of the reader and the reading accuracy is often low, and those that cannot be read require a separate manual reading operation. It was.

  As an example, bar code printing is used for physical distribution management of parcel parcels. However, once barcode printing is written, the barcode information must continue to be used until the final logistics process, relying on the host computer for much of the traceability information, Memory capacity has become enormous. In general, the barcode reading rate is as low as about 70%, and information that could not be read had to be read again or relied on human power, resulting in a large burden of time and labor costs. .

  On the other hand, recently, the use of so-called IC tags using IC chips has gradually increased. Among them, the non-contact type IC tag system can exchange information in a non-contact manner and is easy to use, and its adoption has greatly increased. An IC tag system using a non-contact type IC chip is a non-contact type electric reading method, although there are some restrictions on the direction and distance that can be read for each frequency band used. There is no need for attachment, and the convenience and reliability of reading are far superior to those of the bar code system.

  As an IC chip to be used, only identification information for individual identification is stored, and an IC chip having a function that can be simply read may be used. Such an IC chip stores only a read-only unique ID (UID). In some cases, a high-performance IC chip that can freely rewrite data in the middle of physical distribution, which was not available in the barcode utilization system, may be used. In any case, the IC tag system is expected to be a trump card for streamlining logistics in the future.

  Among such packaging materials using IC tags, Patent Document 1 discloses that an IC tag is attached to a cardboard joint portion (polymerization bonding portion) of a cardboard container.

JP 2003-137267 A

  However, it is inconvenient to collect only the IC tag for reuse of the IC tag, and the cardboard itself is recovered as used paper when the IC tag is attached to the overlapped portion of the cardboard such as the cardboard joint portion. Even when reusing, the IC tag becomes a foreign substance, which is inconvenient. An object of the present invention is to provide an IC tag holding packaging material and an IC tag holding packaging material holding the IC tag so that the IC tag can be easily collected so as to avoid such inconvenience.

  The packaging material for holding an IC tag according to the present invention is a packaging material having at least a side surface portion called a width surface portion and a length surface portion, a flap portion, and a joint portion if necessary. An IC tag holding packaging material in which one part has a tongue-like part for holding an IC tag. As described above, since the tongue-shaped portion for holding the IC tag is provided, the IC tag can be easily held, and the IC tag can be easily collected together with the tongue-shaped portion.

  By forming a notch or recess for accommodating at least a part of the tongue-like part in at least a part of the part facing the tongue-like part during assembly of the packaging material, the inside of the packaging material Since the protruding tongue portion and at least a part of the IC tag attached to that portion are accommodated, the presence of the upper portion of the tongue piece or the like is prevented from interfering with the luggage, and the contact with the luggage Reduces the risk of mechanical destruction of the IC tag.

The IC tag can be easily collected together with the tongue-shaped portion by performing easy cutting at the boundary between the tongue-shaped portion and the portion having the tongue-shaped portion.
The IC tag holding packaging material is preferably made of corrugated paper or white paperboard as a base material.

By holding the IC tag on a part of the tongue-like portion of the IC tag holding packaging material and folding the tongue-like portion at least in half, the IC tag is held in the folded portion so that the IC tag Tags are more resistant to mechanical destruction.
By holding the IC tag on the tongue-shaped portion of the IC tag holding packaging material and folding the tongue-shaped portion as a whole, the IC tag is placed between the tongue-shaped portion and the tongue-shaped portion. Since the IC tag is held between the portion adjacent to the tongue piece and the tongue piece, the IC tag is more resistant to mechanical destruction.

  It is preferable that the use frequency of the IC chip used for the IC tag is a medium wave band, a short wave band, a UHF band, or a microwave band.

  The IC tag can be easily collected by separating it from the packaging material together with the tongue-like portion.

An example of the IC tag holding outer packaging material of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a developed view of an example of the IC tag holding packaging material of the present invention.
As shown in the figure, the IC tag holding packaging material 10 of the present invention is formed of a blank sheet for assembling into a box shape formed by punching cardboard. The blank sheet is provided with four side plates 1, 2, 3, and 4 that serve as body portions in the left-right direction through vertical folds, and a joint plate 5 that are connected to the top surface in the vertical direction through horizontal folds. The top outer flap plates 6R, 6L and the upper inner flap plates 7R, 7L are connected to the bottom outer flap plates 8R, 8L and the bottom inner flap plates 9R, 9L. The side plates 1 to 4 are called a length surface portion and a width surface portion, respectively, according to their lengths. Considering a box shape such as a cylindrical shape, these are also called side portions. The joint plate is called a joint portion, and the flap plate is called a flap portion.

  FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 1, and a tongue-shaped portion 5a having a rectangular shape is formed on the joint filter plate 5 in advance with the joint filter plate 5 at the time of punching. Thus, since the tongue-like portion can be formed at the time of punching, it can be handled without changing the basic design of the conventional packaging material production line.

At the time of assembling this packaging material, it is preferable to fold the tongue-like portion 5a along the flap plate along a dotted line n indicating a broken line between the joint plate 5 and the tongue-like portion 5a. An IC tag is attached to the tongue-shaped portion. The simplest method is to attach the flat IC tag 11 with an adhesive tape using almost the entire area of the tongue-like portion. The mounting surface of the IC tag is preferably mounted so that the IC tag is sandwiched between a tongue piece and a joint plate which is a portion having a tongue-like portion so as to be protected. If the tongue-like portion 5a is folded along the flap portion, the IC tag is sandwiched between the flap portion and the tongue-like portion when the IC tag 11 is attached to the opposite side to the above-described sandwiching example. Therefore, it is more preferable for protecting the IC tag.
It is more preferable to insert a perforation or a thread such as a thread along the broken line n for easy cutting.

  Various stages can be considered as to which stage the work process for attaching the IC tag is performed. One can be attached in the unfolded state as shown in FIG. Alternatively, the joint plate can be glued and glued to the corresponding end of the side plate 1 to be attached in a state of being folded into a flat plate shape. In general, the product is delivered to a beer factory or the like who is a consumer of packaging materials in this state. Therefore, after delivery, the IC tag can be attached by the customer before and after the product is accommodated in the packaging material.

  The shape of the tongue-shaped portion is not limited to a quadrangular shape as shown in the figure, and the shape of the end portion can be selected appropriately in combination with the IC tag in consideration of design characteristics such as a smooth circle, ellipse, etc. . In addition to the joint portion, the tongue-like portion can be attached to the flap portion or attached to other portions as will be described later. In JISZ1507-1989, examples of development views of various cardboard boxes are given, and they can be attached to each part which is an end part of these figures. In addition to the perpendicular direction as shown, the attachment direction to each part can also be attached in an oblique direction.

  Such a packaging material is assembled as follows. Of the side plates 1, 2, 3, and 4 bent in the same direction through vertical folds, the inner surface of the end portion of the side plate 1 and the joint plate 5 are overlapped to form a superposition joint portion. . This superposition joint part is bonded by an adhesive and joined to form a square cylindrical body part.

  The bottom outer flap plates 8R and 8L and the bottom inner flap plates 9R and 9L connected to the lower portion of the rectangular tube-shaped body portion are the bottom inner flap plates 9R and 9L and the bottom outer flap plate 8R through the transverse folds. , 8L inwardly folded inwardly and affixing the inner surface of the overlapping joint portion of the bottom outer flap plate 8 and the bottom inner flap plate, or of the butt end portions of the bottom outer flap plates 8R, 8L. The bottom surface is formed by sticking the top surface with an adhesive tape.

Moreover, the top surface outer flap plates 6R and 6L connected to the upper part of the rectangular tube-shaped body portion, this plate portion is also called a cover plate, and this cover plate and the top surface flap plates 7R and 7L are connected to the body portion. After the contents are put in the cardboard container 10 having the bottom surface formed, the top surface flap plates 7R and 7L connected to the side plates 1 and 3 through the transverse folds, and the side plate 2 through the transverse folds. 4 and 6L, 6L in the order of the top-side flap plates 6R and 6L, the top-side flap plate is superimposed on the top-side flap plate and bent inward horizontally, and the top surfaces of the butted ends are adhesive tape. The top surface is formed by sticking or fastening with metal fittings, and the package of the cardboard container 10 is formed by packing.
The same applies even if the butt structure as described above is an overlapping structure.

  Furthermore, although the overall view is the same as FIG. 1, FIG. 3 shows an example of another aspect of how to attach the IC tag. FIG. 3 is also a partially enlarged view of FIG. A rectangular tongue-shaped portion 5b is previously formed on the joint filter plate 5 integrally with the joint plate 5 at the time of punching. The tongue-like portion can be folded in two along the dotted line m indicating the fold line of the tongue-like portion 5b in the direction in which the dotted line is hidden (inward folding). The tongue-like portion 5b1 and the tongue-like portion 5b2 Divided into parts. In the illustrated example, the IC tag 11 is attached to the tongue-like portion 5b1 with an adhesive tape. The tongue-like portion 5b1 is folded to the front side in the figure along the broken line m, and is bonded to the surface of the IC tag 11 and the tongue-like portion 5b2. By doing in this way, both surfaces of IC tag 11 come to be covered with a tongue-like part, and it is more preferable in terms of protection from external force or the like.

  Further, when the tongue-like portions 5a and 5b described above are assembled as a cardboard box, they may be folded approximately 180 degrees so as to come into contact with the joining filter plate 5 along the fold line n, or they may be folded substantially at right angles and adjacent to each other. The top surface flap plate 7L may be folded so as to contact. When the contents of the cardboard box do not fill up to the top, it is more preferable to fold the cardboard box so as to contact the top surface flap plate 7L.

  In the case of the tongue-like portion 5b, the folding line m is provided closer to the end than the central portion of the tongue-like portion 5b, so that the tongue-like portion 5b1 is folded along the folding line m toward the front side in the figure. When the surface of the IC tag 11 and the tongue-like portion 5b2 are bonded together, the region of the tongue-like portion 5b2 has more regions that do not overlap with the tongue-like portion 5b1, and the folding becomes easier.

  Further, the polygonal line m is formed in a direction perpendicular to m in FIG. 3 and the polygonal line n is partially cut to the polygonal line m so that the tongue-like part is composed of two longitudinal tongue-like parts. it can. Since the IC tag for the UHF band has a relatively long shape, it is a preferable tongue-like portion for attaching such an IC tag.

Since the tongue-shaped portion becomes a kind of protruding portion inside the box after the cardboard box is assembled, it is possible to improve the accommodating property of the tongue-shaped portion by performing the following processing.
When the tongue-like portion is bent and brought into contact with the flap plate or the like as in the above example, the portion in contact with the tongue-like portion such as the flap plate is previously crushed during the punching step of the cardboard box, When the concave portion is formed, at least a part of the tongue-shaped portion fits into the concave portion, which is more preferable for improving the accommodation property of the tongue-shaped portion.

In the case where the tongue-shaped portion is brought into contact with the flap in the top surface as in the above example, the portion in contact with the tongue-shaped portion of the flap is used in the corrugated cardboard box punching process etc. If the notch is punched into the shape of the shape, the tongue piece fits into the notch and is more preferable for improving the accommodation of the tongue piece.
It is more preferable to reduce the thickness by crushing the whole or a part of the tongue-like portion in order to improve the accommodation property of the tongue-like portion.

  The above-described example is an example in which the tongue-shaped portion 5 a having a rectangular shape is punched and formed in advance on the joint filter plate 5. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, it is possible to form a tongue-like portion 6 a on the outer top flap plate 6 </ b> R instead of the joint plate 5. FIG. 4 is a development view of another example of the IC tag holding packaging material of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. In this case, for example, when the tongue-shaped portion is folded and contacted to the top surface outer flap plate 6R, it is preferable that the opposing portion of the top surface flap 7R is subjected to the recess forming process or the punching process as described above. It is more preferable in terms of improving the accommodation property of the piece-like part. Technically, it is possible to form a tongue-like portion on the bottom flap plate as well, but if the contents are heavy, the IC tag to be held is more likely to be adversely affected. It is more preferable to form it on a surface flap.

  In addition, as described above, it is more reasonable to punch and form the tongue-shaped portion because it does not take time and effort for pasting, but it is possible to form the tongue-shaped portion separately, When the base material is formed differently from the packaging material, it can be bonded to a joint plate or a flap plate as shown in the above-mentioned figure instead of punching out the tongue-like portion.

  In the IC tag holding and packaging material of the present invention, the outer shape of the packaging material 10 main body at the time of assembly is not limited to a box shape or a rectangular tube shape, but a cylindrical shape, an elliptical cylindrical shape, a triangular cylindrical shape, a polygonal cylindrical shape, etc. There are various shapes. In addition, the type of base material used for the packaging material is not particularly limited, and the material is not particularly limited, such as cardboard paper, white paperboard, synthetic paper, plastic, or the like.

IC tag A tag equipped with an IC chip that can communicate in a non-contact manner, with or without a battery. Recently, there has been a trend to use a non-battery communication system between a R / W (reader / writer) and an IC tag in a non-contact manner for use in streamlining logistics and traceability.

  Some IC chips have various functions, and have at least a memory function in which a unique ID is stored. Some have memory size, presence / absence of CPU, security function, anti-collision function (collision prevention function when reading a plurality of IC tags), and the like.

  The non-contact method requires an IC chip and an antenna coil for generating an electromotive force. The IC tag is mainly composed of an IC chip and an antenna portion, and the size of the IC tag is usually about 5 mm * 20 mm or more. Recently, some IC chips are formed with an antenna, and some IC chips have a size of several mm square or less and substantially function as an IC tag. In the present invention, such an IC chip can be used as a kind of IC tag and is considered to be applicable to the present invention. Such an IC chip often uses a booster antenna or the like in order to secure a communication distance.

  The size and shape of the IC tag are considerably restricted by the configuration and size of the antenna. The dimensions and shape of the antenna are determined mainly by the frequency used and the communication distance. In general, an IC tag used in the present invention has a configuration in which an antenna and an IC chip are mounted on a thin base material such as paper or plastic. The mounting surface of the antenna and IC chip is often covered with a thin base material such as paper or plastic in order to ensure strength and reliability.

  There are four frequency bands as used frequencies. (1) Medium wave band 125 KHz to 135 KHz (2) Short wave band 13.56 MHz (3) UHF (ultra-high frequency) band 865 MHz to 960 MHz (4) UHF is one region, so-called microwave band 2 .45 GHz band.

  Depending on the frequency used, the communication distance and the communication direction (directivity) are characteristic. Of these, the UHF band (3) is an area that is used with high density in mobile phones and broadcasts in each country, and the band used for IC card / IC tag usage is slightly different depending on the national situation. In Europe, it is 865 to 868 MHz, in USA 902 to 928 MHz, and in Japan 952 to 954 MHz. In addition, spurious (leakage radio waves / which can be said to be noise for other users) is strictly regulated so as not to interfere with other uses.

  As described above, an example in which the IC tag holding packaging material is used as a packaging material for a cardboard box that is normally used once has been described. The IC tag holding packaging material and IC tag holding packaging material of the present invention can be used a plurality of times depending on the material of the substrate. For example, if it is used ten times, only the IC tag can be collected and reused. In addition, storing such use counts in the IC tag is a very suitable use example of the IC tag.

The expanded view of an example of the packaging material for IC tag holding | maintenance of this invention. The partially expanded view of FIG. The partially expanded view of FIG. The expanded view of another example of the packaging material for IC tag holding | maintenance of this invention. FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 4.

Explanation of symbols

1, 2, 3, 4 Side plate 6R, 7R, 6L, 7L, 8R, 9R, 8L, 9L Flap plate 5 Joint plate 5a, 6a Tongue piece 11 IC tag

Claims (7)

  A packaging material for holding an IC tag, comprising at least a side surface portion, a flap portion, and, if necessary, a joint portion, wherein at least one of the portions has a tongue-like portion for holding an IC tag.   2. The IC tag holder according to claim 1, wherein a notch or a recess for accommodating at least a part of the tongue-like part is formed in at least a part of the part facing the tongue-like part when the packaging material is assembled. Packaging materials.   The packaging material for holding an IC tag according to claim 1 or 2, wherein easy cutting processing is performed at a boundary between the tongue-like portion and the portion having the tongue-like portion.   4. The IC tag holding packaging material according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein corrugated cardboard or white paperboard is used as a base material.   The IC tag is held on a part of the tongue piece-like portion of the packaging material for holding an IC tag according to any one of claims 1 to 4, and the tongue piece-like portion is folded in at least two, so that IC tag holding and wrapping material that holds IC tag inside folded.   IC which hold | maintains an IC tag by hold | maintaining an IC tag in the tongue piece-like part of the packaging material for IC tag holding | maintenance as described in any one of Claim 1 to 4, and folding this tongue piece-like part entirely. Tag holding packaging material. The IC tag holding and packaging material according to claim 5 or 6, wherein a use frequency of the non-contact IC chip used for the IC tag is a medium wave band, a short wave band, a UHF band, or a microwave band.

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