JP2007086595A - Easy-to-peel label for separated collection - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a label which is surely stuck on a merchandise during use of the merchandise, but easily peeled off the merchandise when the merchandise is separated and collected or disposed of. <P>SOLUTION: The label A, which is wound around the merchandise B such as a container by one turn and stuck with the backside of one winding-directional end 1a put over the surface of the other end 1b, has: an adhesion region 2 where a heat-sensitive adhesive layer is formed by coating on the backside of the other end 1a of a label base material; a non-adhesion region 3 where the adhesive layer is not formed by coating partially in the adhesion region; and an adhesive layer 4 for tentative fixation at need on the backside of the other end 1b of the label base material 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a label that is wound around an article such as a container and is attached with the back surface of one end in the winding direction being overlapped with the surface of the other end. It relates to a release label.

  In general, products such as glass bottles and plastic bottle containers are attached with commercial labels for displaying product information. Products that have been used can be recycled as materials. In order to facilitate disposal, the attached label is peeled off and collected.

  For example, the operation of peeling off the label attached to the product may be performed by, for example, immersing the product such as the container with the label attached in water, hot water, an alkaline aqueous solution, an organic solvent, or the like, Swelled and made easy to peel off the label from the product surface, and then rubbed off with a brush or the like, which took time and effort.

  For this reason, in terms of separation and collection, such labels are securely attached during use of the product and are resistant and will not peel off easily.However, in recycling and disposal after collecting the product, It is desired to be easily peeled off. Moreover, it is desired that the label can be easily and easily peeled off by the consumer from the viewpoint of separation and disposal.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a label that can be easily peeled off from a product when it is separated and collected or discarded, although it is securely attached to the product surface and does not peel off during use of the product. There is.

  The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is wound by winding once around an article such as a container, and the back surface of one end portion 1a in the winding direction is overlapped and stuck on the surface of the other end portion 1b. In the label, an adhesive region 2 in which a heat-sensitive adhesive layer is applied and formed on the back surface of one end portion 1a of the label substrate 1 is provided, and a non-adhesive region 3 in which an adhesive layer is not formed in the adhesive region. Is an easily peelable label for separation and recovery, characterized in that is partially formed.

  The invention according to claim 2 of the present invention is the easy-release label for separation and recovery according to claim 1 described above, and the other end 1b of the label substrate 1 is provided on the back surface of the other end 1b of the label substrate 1. An easily peelable label for separation and recovery, wherein an easily peelable temporarily fastened adhesive region 4 is formed by a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer or a heat-sensitive pressure-sensitive adhesive layer.

  The invention according to claim 3 of the present invention is the easy-release label for separation and collection according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the non-adhesive region 3 in the adhesive region 2 of the one end 1a of the label base material 1 is a regular rule. It is an easily peelable label for separating and collecting, which is characterized by a regular or irregular pattern shape.

The invention according to claim 4 of the present invention is the non-adhesive in the adhesive region 2 of the one end 1a of the label substrate 1 in the easy-release label for separation and recovery according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The region 3 is a pattern region such as a rectangular shape, a polygonal shape, a circular shape, an elliptical shape, an elliptical shape, or a rectangular dot shape, a polygonal dot shape, a circular dot shape, an elliptical dot shape, or an oval dot shape. This is an easily peelable label for separating and collecting.

  The easily peelable label for separation and recovery according to the present invention is provided with an adhesive region 2 on which a heat-sensitive adhesive layer or a heat-sensitive pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is formed on the back surface of one end 1a of the label substrate 1, and the adhesive region In 2, a non-adhesive region 3 where an adhesive layer is not formed is partially formed.

  As described above, in the easily peelable label of the present invention, the adhesive region 2 provided on the back surface of the label base material 1 is not formed on the entire back surface of the label base material 1, and one end of the back surface of the label base material 1. It is partially formed only in the part 1a. In addition, since the non-adhesion region 3 without the adhesive layer is formed in the region of the adhesion region 2, the effective adhesion area of the adhesion region 2 is narrowed.

  When attaching the easily peelable label of the present invention to the surface of an article such as a container, after the label is wound once around the peripheral surface of the article, the back surface of one end 1a of the label is placed on the surface of the other end 1b. After superposition, it is heated by a heating means. The label can be attached by fusing with a heat-sensitive adhesive layer or a heat-sensitive pressure-sensitive adhesive layer in the bonding region 2 on the inner surface where the one end 1a and the other end 1b are overlapped.

  Further, when the label of the present invention is wound around the surface of an article such as a container, the one end part 1a in the label winding direction is directed to the other end part 1b side or the other end part 1b to one end part on the peripheral surface of the article. Wind by one turn in the direction of 1a.

  At that time, by providing a temporary fixing adhesive region 4 with a pressure-sensitive adhesive (pressure-sensitive adhesive) layer or a heat-sensitive pressure-sensitive adhesive (heat-sensitive pressure-sensitive adhesive) layer that can be easily peeled on the back surface of the one end 1b of the label, The one end 1b of the label can be temporarily attached and fixed to the surface of the article in the temporary fixing adhesive region 4. By this temporary sticking and fixing, the label can be positioned and fixed at a position where the label is to be attached and can be accurately wound around the article.

  The embodiment of the easily peelable label for separating and collecting according to the present invention will be described in detail below based on the plan view of the label of FIG. 1 (a). An adhesive region 2 having a predetermined width w is provided at one end 1a in the direction (the direction of a double arrow). In addition, as a material of the label base material 1, paper, a plastic film (sheet), metal foil, a vapor deposition metal layer, etc., or the lamination sheet by those composite materials can be used.

  The adhesive region 2 is formed by applying and forming a heat-sensitive adhesive layer with a heat-sensitive adhesive (heat-fusible adhesive), and a heat-sensitive adhesive layer is applied in the adhesive region 2. A non-adhesive region 3 that is not formed is partially formed. Further, in the non-adhesive region 3 in the adhesive region 2, an interval (non-adhesive region where no heat-sensitive adhesive layer is formed) is placed with respect to the adhesive region 2 (outer adhesive region), Further, an inner adhesion region 2 on which a heat-sensitive adhesive layer is applied and formed may be formed.

  The label A of the present invention is wound and fixed on a peripheral surface of an article such as a container by a heat-sensitive adhesive layer formed of a heat-sensitive adhesive (heat-fusible adhesive) applied and formed in the adhesive region 2. However, the non-adhesive region 3 formed in the region of the adhesive region 2 is provided so that the label A after being attached to the article can be easily peeled off from the article. .

Although the area area value of the non-adhesion area 3 in the label A of the present invention is not particularly limited in the present invention, the heat-sensitive adhesive force of the heat-sensitive adhesive layer in the adhesion area 2 is the adhesion resistance of the label to the article. It is necessary to set it to such an extent that the (peel strength) and sticking suitability are not impaired.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1A, with respect to the arrangement of the non-adhesive region 3 provided in the adhesive region 2, the distance d1 from the outer edge of the adhesive region 2 on the one end 1a side of the label A and the other end 1b. The distance d2 from the inner edge of the adhesive region 2 on the side, the distance h1 from the upper edge of the label A, the distance h2 from the lower edge, etc. can be appropriately set.

  For example, the width w of the adhesive region 2 is 10 mm ≦ w ≦ 15 mm, the distance d1 from the outer edge and / or the distance d2 from the inner edge is 1 mm ≦ h1 ≦ 3 mm, 1 mm ≦ h2 ≦ 3 mm, The distance h1 from the upper edge and / or the distance h2 from the lower edge is suitably 1 mm≤h1≤3 mm, 1 mm≤h2≤3 mm.

  Further, the distance h1 from the upper edge of the label A and / or the distance h2 from the lower edge may be h1 = 0 and h2 = 0, and the distance d1 from the outer edge is the width w direction of the label A. The distance d2 from the inner edge may be partially d2 = 0 in the width w direction of the label A or partially d2 = 0 in the width w direction of the label A. It may be.

  As a method for winding the label A of the present invention around the peripheral surface of the article, the back surface of the other end portion 1b of the label A of the present invention shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, after positioning in close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the article B such as a container, the label A is wound once along the outer peripheral surface of the article B toward the one end 1a side of the label A. Wrap in.

  Thereby, the back surface (adhesion area | region 2) of the one end part 1a of this wound label A is piled up on the surface of the other end part 1b of this label A initially positioned and fixed. Thereafter, the superposed surface is heated by an appropriate heating means (for example, a heat sealer such as an electric heating method or an ultrasonic method). Then, the heat-sensitive adhesive layer by the heat-sensitive adhesive (heat-bonding adhesive) in the adhesive region 2 on the inner surface side of the overlapping is melted, and the one end 1a and the other end 1b of the label A are bonded. Thus, the label A is adhered and fixed to the article B.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1A, the label A of the present invention is easily peeled by a pressure-sensitive adhesive (adhesive) layer or a heat-sensitive pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that can be easily peeled on the back surface of the other end 1b of the label A. A temporary fixing adhesive region 4 can be provided. The heat-sensitive pressure-sensitive adhesive includes a heat-sensitive adhesive (for example, manufactured by Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd.), and the microcapsules containing the solvent are broken by heating to dissolve the solute and exhibit adhesiveness.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 1B, the other end 1b of the label is attached to the easily peelable temporary adhesive region 4 by the easily peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer or the heat-sensitive pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. It can be temporarily stuck and fixed to the surface of B. After this temporary sticking and fixing, the label A is positioned in close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the article B such as a container, and then the label A is moved along the outer peripheral surface of the article B toward the one end 1a side of the label A. Wrap with a wrap.

  And the back surface (adhesion area | region 2) of the one end part 1a of this wound label A is piled up on the surface of the other end part 1b of this fixed label A. Subsequently, the superposed surface is heated by an appropriate heating means (for example, a heat sealer such as an electric heating method or an ultrasonic method). And the heat sensitive adhesive layer by the heat sensitive adhesive (heat-bondable adhesive) of the adhesion | attachment area | region 2 of the lamination | stacking inner surface side is fuse | melted, and the one end part 1a of this label A and the other end part 1b are adhere | attached. As a result, the label A can be positioned and fixed at a position on the surface of the article B where the label A is to be stuck, and the label A can be accurately wound and stuck on the peripheral surface of the article B.

In this way, as shown in the overall perspective view of FIG. 2A, an article B such as a container in which the label A of the present invention is wound around the peripheral surface and fixed is obtained, and the portion of FIG. As shown in the cross-sectional plan view, the back surface of one end 1a of the label A of the present invention is superimposed on the surface of the other end 1b and attached to the peripheral surface of an article B such as a container.

  Moreover, as a method of winding the label A of the present invention around the peripheral surface of the article, an easily peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer or heat-sensitive pressure-sensitive adhesive is provided in the non-adhesive region 3 of the label A of the present invention shown in FIG. An easily peelable temporary bonding region (not shown) by the layer can be provided.

  As a result, the label A is wound by one turn toward the one end 1a side of the label A, and the back surface (adhesion region 2) of the one end 1a of the wound label A is fixed. When superimposed on the surface of the other end 1b of the label A, the one end 1a of the label A can be temporarily fixed on the surface of the other end 1b. Therefore, when heating by the heating means, the one end 1a and the other end 1b of the label A can be smoothly bonded while preventing the label from unwinding or loosening.

  3 (a) to 3 (c) are plan views of the label A of the present invention for explaining various shape patterns of the adhesive region 2 formed on the one end 1a side of the label substrate 1, and FIG. In the non-adhesion area 3 in the adhesion area 2 of the one end portion 1a of the label base material 1, the distance to the adhesion area 2 (outer adhesion area) (non-adhesion in which no heat-sensitive adhesive layer is applied and formed) A region 3) is placed, and an inner adhesive region 2 on which a heat-sensitive adhesive layer is applied and formed is formed.

  FIG. 3B shows a case in which a plurality of non-adhesive regions 3 (rectangular dots, etc.) having a rectangular pattern are formed in the adhesive region 2 of the one end 1 a of the label base material 1. FIG. 3C shows a case where a plurality of circular patterns (circular, oval, elliptical dot, etc.) non-adhesive regions 3 are formed in the adhesive region 2 of the one end 1a of the label substrate 1. is there.

(A) is a top view explaining one embodiment of the easily peelable label of the present invention, and (b) is wound (wrapped) around the peripheral surface of an article such as a container and pasted the easily peelable label of the present invention. The perspective view explaining the state to do. (A) is the perspective view explaining the state which wound the easily peelable label of this invention around the peripheral surface of articles | goods, such as a container, and was affixed, (b) is the partial plane sectional drawing. (A)-(c) is a top view explaining the form of the other Example of the easily peelable label of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

A ... Easily peelable label B ... Article 1 such as container ... Label substrate 2 ... Adhesion region 3 ... Non-adhesion region 4 ... Temporary bonding region

Claims (4)

  One end portion 1a of the label substrate 1 is a label that is wound around an article such as a container by one turn and is attached with the back surface of the one end portion 1a in the winding direction superimposed on the surface of the other end portion 1b. An adhesive region 2 in which a heat-sensitive adhesive layer is applied and formed on the back surface of the adhesive layer is provided, and a non-adhesive region 3 in which no adhesive layer is applied and formed is partially formed in the adhesive region. Easily peelable label for separating and collecting.   The easily peelable label for separation and recovery according to claim 1, wherein a pressure sensitive adhesive layer for temporarily fixing the other end 1b of the label substrate 1 to the back surface of the other end 1b of the label substrate 1 or An easily peelable label for separating and collecting, wherein an easily peelable temporary fixing adhesive region 4 is formed by a heat sensitive pressure sensitive adhesive layer.   The easily peelable label for separation collection according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the non-adhesive region 3 in the adhesive region 2 of the one end 1a of the label substrate 1 has a regular or irregular pattern shape. Easily peelable label for separating and collecting.   The easily peelable label for separation collection according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the non-adhesive region 3 in the adhesive region 2 of the one end 1a of the label base material 1 is rectangular, polygonal, or circular. , Oval, oval, rectangular, polygonal, circular, elliptical, oval, etc. .

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