JP2008201440A - Ic tag case and mounting structure for the ic tag case - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an IC tag case designed so that protection against water and moisture is provided, data on an IC tag can be mechanically read or written, further, the data can be visually checked, and an IC tag sheet can be easily replaced. <P>SOLUTION: An elastic sheet 13 for elastically supporting an IC tag sheet 20 the surface of which carries visible information 22 is accommodated in a case body 11. An annular pressing projection 12a for pressing the elastic sheet 13 is formed on a lid 12. The lid 12 is formed from a transparent or translucent material, thereby making it possible to view the information 22 on the IC tag sheet 20 from outside. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a case storing an IC tag and a structure for attaching the case to a container such as a container.

  An IC tag that has been developed in recent years can read and write data without contact, and includes an IC module including an IC chip and a transmission / reception antenna coil. This IC tag performs signal exchange with an external device using electromagnetic waves, but is used in various fields.

  This type of IC tag is a card-like base material that combines a plastic material such as polyvinyl chloride or polyethylene terephthalate with a hot melt or thermosetting adhesive, or a paper base such as a synthetic paper coated with an adhesive. It is mainly composed of bonded materials, and is configured by arranging an IC module inside, and has been used as a medium having a certain degree of strength against tension and bending deformation.

  The demand for such IC tags in the market as product tags increases, diversification of the shape of IC modules themselves, miniaturization when used as tags, and improvement in strength against bending deformation according to usage conditions The demands of users are also diversifying. However, it is not always possible to meet these new requirements.

  For example, when considering a product that is brought into a convenience store every day, this product is a large quantity of other types, and since one truck circulates multiple convenience stores, the product name, quantity, and destination are listed. It is stored in a container container (hereinafter simply referred to as a container).

  Such a group of products is sorted and loaded at a distribution center, and the IC tag is used for the work. In order to perform such merchandise management, an IC tag is attached to a container container.

A technique for attaching an IC tag to various containers including such a container is described in Patent Document 1, for example.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-408, abstract, representative diagram

  As shown in FIG. 8, the “tableware with a data carrier” described in Patent Document 1 is “a plate 12 having a thread bottom space concave portion 11 ′ formed on the lower side as being fitted into the thread bottom 11 of the dish body 10. A housing recess 13 is formed on the upper surface, a heat resistant data carrier sheet 18 formed by sealing a data carrier using a wireless tag with a heat resistant sheet is disposed in the housing recess 13, and an epoxy resin 19 is placed in the housing recess 13. It is filled and sealed, and this plate 12 is fitted into the thread bottom 11 of the dish body 10 and is adhesively fixed.

  Therefore, according to the “tablet with data carrier” described in Patent Document 1, “even a relatively large data carrier having a high frequency can be easily provided later without special processing on a normal dish. In addition, the bottom of the thread is not lost in the dish, it can be stored in the same way as it is built in, and the appearance is good. In addition, the data carrier is completely protected from heat, so hot water can be used for cleaning. There is no problem ”.

  However, in the container of Patent Document 1, it is not considered at all to replace or remove the “heat resistant data carrier sheet 18” from the “dish body 10”, and the IC tag in the heat resistant data carrier sheet is damaged. In some cases, it is not possible to exchange when a high-performance product is needed.

  The containers sent to the convenience stores mentioned above are not so large and light, and because there are many manual handling and cleaning operations, the IC tag is easily damaged and easily wet. is there. Moreover, the types of products sold at convenience stores change day by day, and the types of IC tags that have been used so far are often useless as IC tags attached to containers for storing them. ing. In other words, in a frequently used container, it may be necessary to replace the IC tag.

  In addition, containers used in convenience stores must be able to read IC tags at the distribution center, and when they arrive at the convenience store, the store clerk will provide details such as the number and type of products in the containers. Must be visible to the naked eye. This is because the IC tag cannot be read by the reading machine one by one in the convenience store.

  Further, the IC tag may need to be visually observed at the distribution center. For example, if the aggregate value of the data electromagnetically read from the IC tag is not as planned, all containers must be inspected. The simplest error in this case is to attach the IC tag to the container. That is not. In order to check in which container such an error has occurred, it is necessary to place the entire container on the reader again. However, since such a work becomes difficult, there is an IC tag by human eyes. It becomes very easy if you can check what you do not. Of course, in this case, since the IC tag itself is usually very small, it is necessary to make the sheet visible.

  Therefore, the present inventors have made various studies on how to make it possible to use IC tags not only for protection but also for easy replacement thereof, as a result of repeated investigations of the present invention. Was completed.

  That is, the object of the present invention is to protect from moisture and moisture, to read and write data of the IC tag mechanically, and to be confirmed by human eyes. It is an object of the present invention to provide an IC tag case in which a sheet itself can be easily exchanged, and a structure for attaching the IC tag case to a container.

In order to solve the above problems, first, the means taken by the invention according to claim 1 will be described with reference numerals used in the description of the best mode described below.
“An IC tag case 10 having a case main body 11 and a lid 12 fitted to the case body 11 so as to be openable and closable, and accommodating an IC tag sheet 20 therein,
An elastic sheet 13 that elastically supports an IC tag sheet 20 with visible information 22 on the surface is accommodated in the case body 11, and an annular pressing protrusion 12a that presses the elastic sheet 13 is covered. Formed on the body 12,
The IC tag case 10 is characterized in that the information 22 of the IC tag sheet 20 can be visually recognized from the outside by forming the lid 12 from a transparent or translucent material.
It is.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the IC tag case 10 according to claim 1 has an elastic sheet 13 laid in the case main body 11 and an IC tag sheet 20 placed thereon, and the case main body. 11 is a lid 12 fitted. Further, the IC tag sheet 20 is a paper or plastic sheet on which the IC tag sheet 20 is mounted, and information 22 that can be read by humans, that is, visible, is written on the surface on the lid 12 side.

  In the IC tag case 10, when the IC tag sheet 20 is placed on the elastic sheet 13 in the IC tag case 10 and the lid 12 is fitted to the case body 11, as shown in FIG. The peripheral portion of the tag sheet 20 is pressed by the annular pressing protrusion 12 a of the lid 12, and the IC tag sheet 20 is elastically supported by the elastic sheet 13. Therefore, as a matter of course, the IC tag sheet 20 does not move or shift in the IC tag case 10, and the peripheral portion of the IC tag sheet 20 is pressed against the elastic sheet 13 by the annular pressing protrusion 12a. Therefore, moisture and moisture do not enter the inside of the pressed peripheral edge, and the IC tag sheet 20 is not exposed to moisture and moisture.

  Moreover, the IC tag case 10 according to the present invention is obtained by placing an IC tag sheet 20 in which an IC tag 21 is integrated with a sheet such as paper into a sealed space formed by a case body 11 and a lid 12. The IC tag sheet 20 is placed on the elastic sheet 13 and pressed against the elastic sheet 13 by the annular pressing ridge 12a. Therefore, the peripheral portion of the IC tag sheet 20 with which the annular pressing ridge 12a abuts. There are no gaps at the top and bottom of the plate. Therefore, even if the entire IC tag case 10 is cleaned with the IC tag sheet 20 inserted, the cleaning water will not enter the IC tag sheet 20 as a matter of course. The IC tag 21 is also protected from physical impact.

  The IC tag case 10 is obtained by placing an IC tag sheet 20 on an elastic sheet 13 in the IC tag case 10. The IC tag sheet 20 is pressed by an annular pressing protrusion 12 a of the lid 12. Therefore, air does not enter from around the IC tag sheet 20. For this reason, this IC tag case 10 does not make any room for moisture to adversely affect the IC tag 21 and protects the IC tag 21 in the IC tag sheet 20 from moisture.

  Further, the IC tag sheet 20 in the IC tag case 10 has an IC tag 21 and of course has visible information 22 attached to the surface thereof. Since the lid 12 formed of a translucent material is positioned, necessary information held by the IC tag sheet 20 can be obtained by electromagnetic reading from the IC tag 21 or as shown in FIG. 22 can be confirmed by visual inspection. Of course, these readings and visual observations can be made without opening the IC tag case 10 since the lid 12 is made of a transparent or translucent material, that is, with the IC tag sheet 20 in the protected state.

  On the contrary, since the IC tag sheet 20 can be exposed by removing the lid 12 from the case main body 11, when the IC tag sheet 20 breaks down or is damaged, the IC tag sheet 20 can be easily replaced. It is something that can be done.

  Therefore, the IC tag case 10 according to claim 1 can be protected from moisture and moisture, can read and write the data of the IC tag mechanically, and can be confirmed by human eyes. Furthermore, the IC tag sheet 20 itself can be easily replaced.

In order to solve the above problems, the means taken by the invention according to claim 2 is the IC tag case 10 according to claim 1,
“The mounting protrusion 14 is integrally formed on the outer periphery of the lid 12”
It is.

  That is, in the IC tag case 10 of the second aspect, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 5 to 7, the mounting protrusion 14 is integrally formed on the outer periphery of the lid 12, and this mounting is performed. The projection 14 is used to facilitate attachment to the container 30 as shown in FIG.

  In general, a rail for inserting a card indicating a destination or the like in a container 30 for transport such as a container that stores a large number of products and articles and is used back and forth between a production place and a sales place. However, the IC tag case 10 according to the present invention has the mounting protrusion 14 engaged with the rail on the outer periphery of the lid body 12.

  The attachment protrusion 14 is provided on the lid 12 side, as shown in FIG. 1A, when the IC tag case 10 is attached to the rail on the container 30 side. This is to exert the action of pressing the entire IC tag case 10 against the container 30 side. That is, if the IC tag case 10 is attached to the container 30 using the attachment protrusions 14, the IC tag case 10 is not easily opened and is firmly fixed to the container 30. .

  Therefore, the IC tag case 10 according to the second aspect exhibits the same function as that of the first aspect, and can be reliably attached to the container 30 by the mounting protrusion 14. It is.

In order to solve the above problems, the means taken by the invention according to claim 3 is:
“The mounting structure of the IC tag case 10 according to claim 1 or 2 with respect to a container 30 having a closed lid 31 for storing goods,
A mounting rail or mounting projection 32 for mounting the IC tag case 10 is provided inside the closing lid 31,
The mounting structure of the IC tag case 10 to the container 30 characterized in that these mounting rails or mounting protrusions 32 are engaged with the mounting rails or mounting protrusions 14 on the IC tag case 10 side.
It is.

  That is, in the mounting structure of claim 3, first, as shown in FIG. 4, the mounting rail for mounting the IC tag case 10 according to claim 1 or 2 inside the closing lid 31 of the container 30. Alternatively, the mounting protrusion 32 is provided.

  In other words, in the mounting structure according to the third aspect, the IC tag case 10, and hence the IC tag sheet 20, is located inside the container 30. This is because the IC tag sheet 20 is protected from an impact generated during conveyance or a collision with other parts. Of course, when the outer surface of the container 30 is cleaned with the closing lid 31 closed, the IC tag sheet 20 can be protected from the cleaning water.

  Further, when the IC tag case 10 is provided inside the closing lid 31, the IC tag case 10 is attached to the opened closing lid 31 as shown in FIG. It is obvious at a glance, and since the lid 12 of the IC tag case 10 is formed of a transparent or translucent material, the information 22 on the IC tag sheet 20 can be easily seen. Therefore, the content of the information 22 on the IC tag sheet 20 and the product in the container 30 can be easily compared.

  In the best mode to be described later, a case is described in which the mounting protrusion 32 is provided on the container 30 and the mounting protrusion 14 is provided on the IC tag case 10 side to be engaged therewith, but this is not necessarily limited thereto. Instead, both the mounting rails may be provided, or the mounting rails and the mounting protrusions may be mixed.

  Therefore, according to the mounting structure of the third aspect, the IC tag case 10 can be protected from moisture and moisture, and the data of the IC tag 21 can be mechanically read and written, and also confirmed by human eyes. In addition, the IC tag sheet 20 itself can be easily replaced.

That is, according to the present invention,
“An IC tag case 10 having a case main body 11 and a lid 12 fitted to the case body 11 so as to be openable and closable, and accommodating an IC tag sheet 20 therein,
An elastic sheet 13 that elastically supports an IC tag sheet 20 with visible information 22 on the surface is accommodated in the case body 11, and an annular pressing protrusion 12a that presses the elastic sheet 13 is covered. Formed on the body 12,
By forming the lid 12 from a transparent or translucent material, the information 22 of the IC tag sheet 20 can be visually recognized from the outside. "
The main features of the IC tag are that it can be protected from moisture and moisture, the IC tag data can be read and written mechanically, and can be confirmed by human eyes. The IC tag sheet 20 itself can be easily replaced.

The mounting structure of the present invention is
“The mounting structure of the IC tag case 10 according to claim 1 or 2 with respect to a container 30 having a closed lid 31 for storing goods,
A mounting rail or mounting projection 32 for mounting the IC tag case 10 is provided inside the closing lid 31,
The mounting rails or mounting protrusions 32 are engaged with the mounting rails or mounting protrusions 14 on the IC tag case 10 side.
The IC tag case 10 can be protected from moisture and moisture, and the data of the IC tag 21 can be mechanically read and written, and can be confirmed by human eyes. In addition, the IC tag sheet 20 itself can be easily replaced.

  Next, the invention according to each claim configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 showing the IC tag case 10 which is the best mode shown in the drawings. A description will be given with reference to FIGS.

  First, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the IC tag case 10 includes a case main body 11 and a lid body 12 fitted to the case main body 11 so as to be openable and closable, and the IC tag sheet 20 is accommodated therein. It is a thing. Further, as shown in FIG. 1A, an elastic sheet 13 that elastically supports the IC tag sheet 20 is accommodated in the case main body 11 of the IC tag case 10, and this elastic sheet An annular pressing ridge 12 a that presses 13 is formed on the lid 12.

  The case body 11 does not have to be formed of a transparent or translucent material, but has a rigidity that does not deform when the IC tag case 10 is attached to the container 30 shown in FIG. In addition, since the case body 11 must detachably support the lid 12, a fitting piece 12 c, which will be described later on the lid 12, is fitted to the open end as shown in FIG. 1. A fitting groove 11a is formed. The fitting groove 11 a does not need to be a continuous “groove”, and may be an engagement hole that allows only the fitting of each lid 12.

  The lid 12 is made of a transparent or translucent material so that the information 22 written on the surface of the IC tag sheet 20 accommodated in the IC tag case 10 can be seen from the outside. Further, as shown in FIG. 1A, the lid body 12 is formed with an annular pressing ridge 12a that protrudes in an annular shape on the case body 11 side. As shown in FIG. 1B, the peripheral portion of the IC tag sheet 20 in the IC tag case 10 can be pressed in a ring shape, that is, in a closed curve.

  As shown in each of FIGS. 1 and 3A and FIGS. 5 to 7, the lid 12 is provided with a mounting projection 14 protruding therefrom. The attachment protrusion 14 can be engaged with the attachment protrusion 32 on the container 30 side, and a groove that engages with the protrusion 32 a formed on the attachment protrusion 32 is formed on the side surface of the attachment protrusion 32. is there. This groove prevents a shift from occurring when engaged with the protrusion 32a on the mounting protrusion 32 side. When the IC tag case 10 is removed from the container 30, a force against the elastic force of the attachment protrusion 14 on the lid 12 side or the attachment protrusion 32 on the container 30 side is applied, and the groove on the attachment protrusion 14 side and the attachment protrusion 32 are applied. The engagement with the side protrusion 32a is released.

  FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the IC tag case 10 in which the manner in which the IC tag sheet 20 is pressed by the lid 12 is changed. As shown in FIG. 3B, the IC tag case 10 also has an elastic sheet 13 placed in the case main body 11 and an IC tag sheet 20 placed thereon, and the case main body 11 is covered with a lid. 12 is fitted. In the IC tag case 10, when the IC tag sheet 20 is inserted and the lid body 12 is fitted to the case body 11, the IC tag sheet 20 is attached to the lid body 12 as shown in FIG. It is configured to be pressed by the pressing step portion 12b.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the pressing step portion 11b is formed by protruding the middle portion of the lid 12 with a step formed on the case body 11 side. It has a larger area than the tag sheet 20 and can press the entire surface of the IC tag sheet 20. Therefore, the IC tag sheet 20 is elastically supported by the elastic sheet 13 in the pressing step portion 11b. For this reason, when the lid 12 is fitted to the case main body 11, the IC tag sheet 20 is pressed on the elastic sheet 13 by the pressing step 12 b of the lid 12, and then moved or displaced in the IC tag case 10. In other words, they are not in contact with the elastic sheet 13 or the lid 12 and are not exposed to moisture or moisture.

  Further, the IC tag case 10 shown in FIG. 3 is obtained by placing an IC tag sheet 20 on an elastic sheet 13 in the IC tag case 10, and the IC tag sheet 20 has a pressing step portion having a larger area. Since the air pressure is pressed by 12b, air does not enter the periphery of the IC tag sheet 20. For this reason, the IC tag case 10 has enough room for moisture to adversely affect the IC tag 21.

  In addition, as above-mentioned, the press step part 12b mentioned above and the said cyclic | annular press protrusion 12a may be formed in the lid body 12 alone, and may implement it together, and may implement together. Is.

  The elastic sheet 13 elastically supports the IC tag sheet 20 in the case body 11, and is slightly recessed when a certain force is applied. Specifically, the elastic sheet 13 is formed by using an elastomer as a material. It is. Of course, the outer shape of the elastic sheet 13 is the same as the inner shape of the case main body 11 so that the IC tag sheet 20 is not displaced in the case main body 11.

  In the best mode shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an example in which the case main body 11 and the lid body 12 are continuously formed by the hinge 15 is shown, but the hinge 15 is not necessarily required. That is, the case main body 11 and the lid body 12 may be divided.

  The IC tag sheet 20 accommodated between the case main body 11 and the lid body 12 as described above is a relatively wide sheet, that is, a size that is sufficiently large for humans to see, as shown in FIG. An IC tag 21 is embedded and information 22 is written on the surface of the sheet. This information 22 may be a bar code or a “character” or “graphic” that can be read.

  The container 30 to which the IC tag case 10 is to be attached has a shape as shown in FIG. 4, for example, and has a closing lid 31 that can be opened and closed. When the closing lid 31 is opened, a mounting projection 32 as shown in FIG. 4 is formed on the inner side. Using this attachment protrusion 32, the IC tag case 10 is attached as shown in FIGS.

  In the container 30 of the best mode, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a protrusion 32 a in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction of the IC tag case 10 is integrally formed inside the mounting protrusion 32. The protrusion 32a is engaged with a groove formed on the mounting protrusion 14 on the IC tag case 10 side.

  In the best mode described above, the attachment protrusion 14 is integrally formed on the long side of the lid 12, but as shown in FIG. 8, the attachment protrusion 14 is integrally formed on the short side of the lid 12. It may be formed and implemented.

1A and 1B show an IC tag case according to the present invention, in which FIG. 1A is a perspective view when the case is opened, and FIG. It is a perspective view when the IC tag case is closed. The other example of an IC tag case is shown, (a) is a perspective view when this is opened, (b) is the principal part longitudinal cross-sectional view. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the container in which the IC tag case is attached. It is the fragmentary perspective view which showed a mode that it was going to attach IC tag case to the back side of the closing lid of a container. It is the fragmentary perspective view which showed the state which attached the IC tag case completely to the back side of the closing lid of a container. It is the fragmentary perspective view which showed the state which closed the IC tag case which formed the attachment protrusion in another side, and was attached to the lid side. It is sectional drawing which shows a prior art.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 IC tag case 11 Case main body 11a Fitting groove 12 Lid 12a Annular press protrusion 12b Pressing step part 12c Fitting piece 13 Elastic sheet 14 Mounting protrusion 15 Hinge 20 IC tag sheet 21 IC tag 22 Information 30 Container 31 Closing lid 32 Mounting protrusion 32a

Claims (3)

An IC tag case comprising a case main body and a lid that can be opened and closed to the case main body, and an IC tag sheet accommodated therein,
An elastic sheet that elastically supports the IC tag sheet with visible information on the surface is housed in the case body, and an annular pressing protrusion that presses the elastic sheet is formed on the lid body. And
An IC tag case, wherein the lid body is made of a transparent or translucent material so that the information on the IC tag sheet can be visually recognized from the outside.   2. The IC tag case according to claim 1, wherein a mounting projection is integrally formed on the outer periphery of the lid. The IC tag case mounting structure according to claim 1 or 2, with respect to a container having a closed lid for storing goods,
Provide a mounting rail or mounting projection for mounting the IC tag case inside the closing lid,
A mounting structure for an IC tag case with respect to a container, wherein the mounting rail or the mounting protrusion is engaged with the mounting rail or the mounting protrusion on the IC tag case side.

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