JP2009001326A - Cap - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pilfer-proof cap having a built-in wireless IC tag. <P>SOLUTION: The cap includes a cap body 10, a wireless IC tag 100 mounted to the cap body 10, a band part 20 arranged at the end on the opening side of the cap body 10, and an opening-detecting wire 110 that is electrically connected to the wireless IC tag 100 and is broken when the cap body 10 rotates relative to the band part 20. When the opening detecting wire 110 is broken, the wireless IC tag 100 detects that the cap body is opened. The opening detecting wire 110 is disposed to cross the cap body 10 and the band part 20. The wireless IC tag 100 is operated to add information on whether the cap body 10 is opened or not to the read information when stored information is read. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cap using a wireless IC tag that prevents unauthorized reading based on information on whether it is opened or not.

  Conventionally, an unopened / unopened determination means using a wireless IC tag that prevents unauthorized reading based on information on opening or unopening is used for sealing a ROM of a gaming machine or the like. For example, in Patent Document 1, there is a sealing sticker that is attached to a substrate case for housing a control board for controlling an operation related to a game and prohibits the opening of the board case, and is a predetermined inspection device. And a built-in wireless communication device capable of performing wireless data communication with each other. Moreover, in patent document 2, it is a sealing sticker which alert | reports whether the detachable part of the monitoring target was removed, and the sealing part by which the cable which is affixed over the detachable part and was disconnected when it peeled was arrange | positioned And a communication unit in which a communication circuit is provided, and the communication circuit transmits different signals depending on whether the cable is disconnected or disconnected.

JP 2000-334154 A JP 2006-308776 A

  However, the conventional seal seal has the following problems.

  The first problem is that when a seal sticker is used as a cap of a container of a sale product, the recorded information of the wireless IC tag built into the seal seal is stolen at the store before purchasing the product. That is, if the information can be read from the wireless IC tag built in the seal sticker before purchasing the product, the recorded information of the wireless IC tag is stolen from the store display product without purchasing the product.

  The second problem is that when the seal seal described in Patent Document 1 is attached to the opening of the cap and the container, the wireless IC tag built into the seal seal cannot be read after the cap is opened. That is, when the cap is opened, the wireless IC tag portion of the seal sticker is damaged, wireless communication cannot be performed, and the wireless IC tag cannot be read.

  The third problem is that when a seal seal is used across the boundary between the container body (bottle) and the cap, the wiring of the built-in wireless IC tag is attached to the seal seal near the opening of the container body after the cap is opened. In other words, when drinking the beverage in the container body, there is a possibility that the wiring may enter the body through the mouth of a person.

  A first object of the present invention is to provide a cap with a built-in wireless IC tag that can distinguish whether the cap is before opening or after opening.

  A second object of the present invention is to provide a wireless IC tag built-in cap that can be read by a reader / writer of the wireless IC tag without damaging the wireless IC tag even after the cap is opened.

  A third object of the present invention is to provide a cap with a built-in wireless IC tag that does not leave wiring of the wireless IC tag on the container body side.

  In one aspect of the present invention, in a cap, a cap body, a wireless IC tag mounted on the cap body, a band portion disposed on an opening side end of the cap body, and the wireless IC tag electrically And the wiring disposed so as to be disconnected when the cap body and the band portion are rotated relative to each other, and the wireless IC tag has the cap body when the wiring is disconnected. It is characterized by detecting the opening of.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, when reading the information memorize | stored in the radio | wireless IC tag with a built-in cap, the information regarding a state, such as whether the cap main body is unopened or has been opened, can be read. For this reason, when tag ID information is read from the wireless IC tag, it is possible to determine whether the tag ID information is read before the use of the product or after the use of the product. Thereby, it is possible to prevent thefts at the store before purchasing the product.

  In addition, according to the present invention, the wiring can be disconnected by opening the cap, and the information of the wireless IC tag can be read by the wireless IC tag reader / writer regardless of whether the cap body is opened or unopened. It is possible to separate information provided before using the product and information provided after using the product.

  Furthermore, according to the present invention, since the wiring of the wireless IC tag does not remain in the container, it is possible to drink the beverage in the container safely.

  The said cap of this invention WHEREIN: It is preferable that the said wiring is arrange | positioned so that the said cap main body and the said band part may be straddled.

  In the cap of the present invention, it is preferable that the wireless IC tag operates to include information on whether or not the cap body is opened in the read information when the stored information is read.

  In the cap of the present invention, it is preferable that the wireless IC tag stores identification information and reads the identification information when reading the stored information.

  In the cap of the present invention, the cap main body is configured to be detachably screwed with the container and cover the mouth of the container, and the band portion is configured to remove the cap main body from the container. It is preferably configured to engage the container.

  In the cap of the present invention, it is preferable that the band portion has a claw portion for hooking the wiring, and the claw portion disconnects the wiring when the cap body and the band portion rotate relative to each other. .

  In the cap of the present invention, it is preferable that the wireless IC tag is disposed at a position where the cap main body is not damaged when the cap body is opened.

  A cap according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a relationship between a cap and a wireless IC tag reader / writer according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of the cap according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the wireless IC tag built in the cap according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of information stored in the wireless IC tag built in the cap according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 1, a cap body 10 according to the first embodiment is a cap that covers and closes the mouth of a container such as a plastic bottle or a bottle can that contains beverages, cosmetics, medicines, and the like. The cap body 10 is detachably screwed at the mouth of the container. The cap body 10 has a built-in wireless IC tag 100 for storing predetermined information, and the wireless IC tag 100 is configured to distinguish between before opening the cap and after opening the cap. The wireless IC tag 100 is disposed at a position where it is not damaged when the cap body 10 is opened. A ring-shaped band unit 20 is attached to the end of the cap body 10 on the opening side. The band unit 20 rotates integrally with the cap body 10 when the cap body 10 is attached to the mouth of the container, engages with the container when the cap body 10 is removed from the container, and is separated from the cap body 10 by relative rotation. It is configured as follows. The wireless IC tag 100 is configured to be communicable with the wireless IC tag reader / writer 30, and is configured to be able to read / write predetermined information by the wireless IC tag reader / writer 30. Information read / written by the wireless IC tag reader / writer 30 is managed by the server 40. Confirmation of opening of the cap body 10 is performed by reading information from the wireless IC tag 100 by the wireless IC tag reader / writer 30 and confirming it by the server 40.

  Referring to FIG. 2, the wireless IC tag 100 and the unsealing detection line 110 are built in the assembly of the cap body 10 and the band unit 20 when the cap body 10 is attached to the container. The wireless IC tag 100 is built in the cap body 10 and is electrically connected to the unsealing detection line 110. The unsealing detection line 110 is arranged in a loop so as to straddle the boundary portion between the cap body 10 and the band portion 20. The opening detection line 110 is configured to be disconnected when the band portion 20 is locked to the container when the cap body 10 is removed from the container and the cap body 10 and the band portion 20 are separated. The unsealing detection line 110 is preferably adjusted by making one or a plurality of cuts in the line or making the line thinner according to the strength to be broken. In the opening detection line 110, the vicinity of the boundary between the cap body 10 and the band unit 20 is an opening detection unit 111. The unsealing detection line 110 is made of a conductive material, and a copper wire or other conductive wiring can be used. After the opening detection line 110 is opened (after the cap body 10 and the band part 20 are separated), the opening detection line 110 follows the cap body 10 and comes out of the band part 20 so that it does not remain in the mouth of the container.

  Referring to FIG. 3, the wireless IC tag 100 includes a tag information storage unit 103, an external connection unit 105, an information processing unit 102, a wireless unit 101, and an antenna unit 104. The tag information storage unit 103 stores tag ID information 151 that is product identification information and tag fixed information 152 that is product fixed information. The tag information storage unit 103 is configured to be able to write / read predetermined information by the writing / reading operation of the information processing unit 102. The external connection unit 105 is electrically connected to the external opening detection unit 111 and the information processing unit 102, supplies a signal supplied from the information processing unit 102 to the opening detection unit 111, and receives a signal from the opening detection unit 111. Is output to the information processing unit 102 as the opening information 154. When the information processing unit 102 receives a signal related to reading from the wireless unit 101, the information processing unit 102 reads and reads the tag ID information 151 and tag fixing information 152 from the tag information storage unit 103 and the opening information 154 from the external connection unit 105. The transmission data 155 is generated based on the information, and the generated transmission data 155 is output to the wireless unit 101. The information processing unit 102 writes information included in the signal related to writing in the tag information storage unit 103 by receiving a signal related to writing from the wireless unit 101. The wireless unit 101 mediates a signal from the antenna unit 104 and outputs the signal to the information processing unit 102, and mediates transmission data 155 from the information processing unit 102 and outputs the data to the antenna unit 104. The antenna unit 104 receives a signal from the wireless IC tag reader / writer (30 in FIG. 1) and outputs the wireless signal toward the wireless unit 101. The antenna unit 104 transmits a signal from the wireless unit 101 to the outside.

  Referring to FIG. 4, the configuration of the transmission data 155 includes tag ID information 151 and tag fixing information 152 read from the tag information storage unit (103 in FIG. 3), and opening information 154 from the opening detection unit 111. Composed. The tag ID information 151 is product identification information. The tag fixed information 152 is product fixed information. The opening information 154 is information indicating whether or not the cap body (10 in FIG. 2) is opened. Note that the order of information in the transmission data 155 does not have to be the same as the tag ID information 151, the tag fixing information 152, and the opening information 154.

  Next, the operation of the cap according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

  Referring to FIG. 2, when the cap body 10 and the band portion 20 are not opened with the cap body 10 attached to the mouth of the container, the unsealing detection line 110 is connected at the boundary portion between the cap body 10 and the band portion 20 and can be energized. ing. When the cap is opened, the cap body 10 rotates with respect to the band portion 20, and the opening detection line 110 is disconnected. For example, if the unsealing information 154 indicates “0” when the unsealing detection line 110 is connected, and the unsealing information 154 indicates “1” when the unsealing detection line 110 is disconnected, is the unsealing information 154 “0”? By checking whether it is “1”, it is possible to determine whether the cap body 10 has been opened or not.

  Referring to FIG. 3, the opening information 154 detected by the opening detection unit 111 is taken into the wireless IC tag 100 through the external connection unit 105. The information processing unit 102 generates transmission data 155 by multiplexing the unsealing information 154, the tag ID information 151 and the tag fixing information 152 read from the tag information storage unit 103, and wirelessly transmits the generated transmission data 155. Output to the unit 101. The transmission data 155 input to the wireless unit 101 is converted into a wireless signal and transmitted to the wireless IC tag reader / writer (30 in FIG. 1) through the antenna unit 104.

  Referring to FIG. 1, when the wireless IC tag reader / writer 30 reads tag ID information (151 in FIG. 4) and tag fixing information (152 in FIG. 4) from the cap body 10, the opening information (154 in FIG. 4) is displayed. For example, when the opening information (154 in FIG. 4) is “0”, it indicates that it is not opened, and when it is “1”, it indicates the opened state. By confirming this information with the wireless IC tag reader / writer 30 or the server 40, it is possible to determine whether the cap body 10 is before opening or after opening. When the wireless IC tag 100 fails, the wireless IC tag reader / writer 30 cannot read the transmission data 155 from the cap body 10. Thereby, it is possible to distinguish whether the cap body 10 has been opened or not opened, or whether the wireless IC tag 100 in the cap body 10 has failed.

  According to the first embodiment, it is possible to read the state of whether the cap body 10 is unopened or already opened from the wireless IC tag 100 with a built-in cap. Therefore, when the tag ID information 151 is read from the wireless IC tag 100, it is possible to determine whether the product is used before or after use. Thereby, it is possible to prevent thefts at the store before purchasing the product.

  In addition, the information of the wireless IC tag 100 can be read regardless of whether the cap body 10 is opened or unopened. The opening of the cap body 10 does not damage the wireless IC tag 100, and the cap body 10 is provided separately. The unsealing detection line 110 is disconnected, and the information can be read by the wireless IC tag reader / writer 30. As a result, it is possible to separate information provided before using the product including before the product purchase and information provided after using the product.

  Furthermore, since the unsealing detection line 110 does not remain on the bottle or the band unit 20, it is possible to drink the beverage in the bottle safely.

  A cap according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described. In the first embodiment, the wireless IC tag 100 is built in the cap body 10 (see FIG. 2), but in the second embodiment, the wireless IC tag is built in the band portion. Then, the unsealing detection line is arranged so as to straddle between the cap main body and the band portion, and when the unsealing detection line is disconnected, the unsealing detection line follows the cap main body and comes out. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment. According to the second embodiment, the same effect as the first embodiment is obtained.

  A cap according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 5A is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a configuration of a cap according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention, and FIG.

  In Example 3, the claw part 21 which hooks the opening detection line 110 on the band part 20 is provided, and the opening detection line 110 is disconnected at the claw part 21 when the cap body 10 is removed from the bottle. Then, the opened detection line 110 is disconnected so as to follow the cap body 10. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment. According to the third embodiment, the same effect as the first embodiment is obtained.

It is the figure which showed typically the relationship between the cap which concerns on Example 1 of this invention, and a wireless IC tag reader / writer. It is the perspective view which showed typically the structure of the cap which concerns on Example 1 of this invention. It is the block diagram which showed typically the structure of the radio | wireless IC tag built in the cap which concerns on Example 1 of this invention. It is the schematic diagram which showed the structure of the information memorize | stored in the radio | wireless IC tag built in the cap which concerns on Example 1 of this invention. It is the (A) sectional view showing the composition of the cap concerning Example 3 of the present invention typically, and (B) expanded sectional view.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Cap main body 20 Band part 21 Claw part 30 Wireless IC tag reader / writer 40 Server 100 Wireless IC tag 101 Wireless part 102 Information processing part 103 Tag information storage part 104 Antenna part 105 External connection part 110 Opening detection line 111 Opening detection part 151 Tag ID information 152 Tag fixed information 154 Opening information 155 Data for transmission

Claims (7)

A cap body;
A wireless IC tag mounted on the cap body;
A band portion disposed at an opening side end of the cap body;
A wire that is electrically connected to the wireless IC tag and is arranged to be disconnected when the cap body and the band portion are relatively rotated.
With
The wireless IC tag detects the opening of the cap body when the wiring is disconnected.   The said wiring is arrange | positioned so that the said cap main body and the said band part may be straddled, The cap of Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned.   3. The wireless IC tag operates so as to include information on whether or not the cap main body is opened in the read information when the stored information is read out. cap.   The cap according to claim 3, wherein the wireless IC tag stores identification information, and reads the identification information when reading the stored information. The cap body is detachably screwed with the container, and is configured to cover and close the mouth of the container.
The said band part is comprised so that it may engage with the said container, when removing the said cap main body from the said container, The cap as described in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 3 characterized by the above-mentioned. The band portion has a claw portion for hooking the wiring,
The cap according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the claw portion disconnects the wiring when the cap body and the band portion rotate relative to each other.   The said wireless IC tag is arrange | positioned in the position which is not damaged at the time of opening of the said cap main body, The cap as described in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 6 characterized by the above-mentioned.

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