JP2009099035A - Tag tape, tag tape roll, wireless tag circuit element cartridge - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tag tape, a tag tape roll, and a wireless tag circuit element cartridge which can achieve highly reduced width direction dimensions compared with a printing base material. <P>SOLUTION: A base-material tape 101 includes: nearly tape-shaped printing base-material layer 101d on which a plurality of wireless tag circuit elements To are arranged continuously in a longitudinal direction of a tape, having an IC circuit 151 for storing information and a tag side antenna 152 for receiving and sending information; and a first tape 101A and a second tape 101B which are arranged on opposite sides so as to sandwich the printing base-material layer 101d in a tape thickness direction. The printing base-material layer 101d is bent by a folding line L extending in the longitudinal direction of the tape. The tag side antenna 152 is formed by means of print on an antenna side area 101d-1 expanding at one side of the tape width divided by the holding line L. The IC circuit 151 is formed by means of print on an IC circuit side area 101d-2 expanding at the other side of the tape width divided by the holding line L. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a tag tape having a wireless tag circuit element having an IC circuit section for storing information and a tag-side antenna for transmitting and receiving information, a tag tape roll in which the tag tape is wound around an axis, and the tag The present invention relates to a wireless tag circuit element cartridge provided with a tape roll.

  An RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) system that reads / writes information in a non-contact manner between a small wireless tag and a reader (reading device) / writer (writing device) is known. The wireless tag circuit element provided in the wireless tag includes an IC circuit unit that stores predetermined wireless tag information and a tag-side antenna that is connected to the IC circuit unit and transmits / receives information. Even if it is placed in an invisible position, the reader / writer side can access (read / write information) the RFID tag information in the IC circuit section, and manage the product and perform inspections. Practical use is expected in various fields such as processes.

  Such a radio tag is usually formed by providing a radio frequency circuit element on a label-like material, and this tag label is often affixed to a target article or the like for classification and organization of various documents and articles, for example. . In addition, for the management of this wireless tag, it is very convenient to print character information together with the tag itself. In response to this, a tag label producing apparatus that performs both reading / writing of information on a wireless tag and printing on a tag has been proposed.

  For example, a device described in Patent Document 1 is known as such a tag label producing apparatus. In this prior art, a strip-shaped tag tape in which RFID tag circuit elements (RF tags) including an IC circuit unit and a tag side antenna (antenna unit) are arranged at a predetermined interval is fed out from a tag tape roll, and is transported. When printing is carried, predetermined printing information is printed on the surface of the label by the printing means (thermal head), and predetermined RFID tag information generated on the apparatus side corresponding to the printed printing information is printed on the label. It is transmitted to the tag side antenna of the provided RFID tag circuit element, and is sequentially written in the IC circuit portion (IC chip) connected to the antenna. Thereafter, the tag label tape with print, for which printing and writing of the RFID tag information have been completed, is cut at a predetermined length, and the tag label with print is completed.

JP 2004-333651 A

  The IC circuit portion of the RFID tag circuit element used in the above prior art has a configuration in which a conductive film to be a circuit is patterned on a hard semiconductor substrate made of silicon (Si) or the like. For this reason, the IC circuit part has a predetermined thickness corresponding to the substrate in the tape thickness direction, and the surface of the tag tape on which the RFID tag circuit element having the IC circuit part is arranged has an installation part of the IC circuit part. It becomes convex and becomes a shape having irregularities as a whole. As a result, when printing is directly performed on the tag tape, there is a possibility that blurring of printing may occur, and as a result, the quality of the tag label with printing may be deteriorated.

  By the way, in recent years, a technique for forming an organic thin film transistor by using a semiconductor thin film (thickness of about several to several hundred nm) formed on a printing substrate by printing with an organic semiconductor material has attracted attention. Organic thin film transistors are widely applied to electronic devices such as ICs and electro-optical devices, and are also applied to semiconductor devices used for RFID tags in RFID systems.

  Generally, the printing base material used for the organic thin film transistor is made of an insulating material such as plastic, and is much thinner and softer than the semiconductor substrate made of silicon or the like. For this reason, it is possible to significantly reduce the thickness of the IC circuit portion in the tape thickness direction by forming the IC circuit portion of the RFID circuit element from the organic circuit element such as the organic thin film transistor and printing it. .

  Therefore, it is conceivable to apply a wireless tag circuit element having an IC circuit portion formed by printing with the organic semiconductor material to the prior art. In this case, since the thickness of the IC circuit portion in the tape thickness direction can be significantly reduced, the surface of the tag tape can be flattened. As a result, even when printing directly on the tag tape, blurring of printing can be prevented, and deterioration of the quality of the tag label with printing can be prevented.

  However, the following problems exist in this case. That is, when the IC circuit portion is formed by printing, there is a risk of disconnection due to a short circuit or disconnection due to contact of the conductive film. Therefore, when the conductive film is patterned on the semiconductor substrate such as silicon described above. In comparison, miniaturization is difficult. For this reason, the RFID tag circuit element (and its printing base material) having the IC circuit portion becomes relatively large, and accordingly, the width dimension of the tag tape on which the RFID tag circuit element is arranged is increased. It was.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a tag tape, a tag tape roll, and a wireless tag circuit element cartridge capable of reducing the dimension in the width direction substantially smaller than the width of a printing substrate.

  In order to achieve the above object, the tag tape of the first invention comprises a plurality of RFID circuit elements each having an IC circuit section for storing information and a tag-side antenna for transmitting / receiving information. A tag tape having a substantially tape-shaped printing base provided and a first tape and a second tape arranged on opposite sides so as to sandwich the printing base in the tape thickness direction, The base material is bent by a fold line along the tape longitudinal direction, the tag-side antenna is formed by printing on one side region of the fold line in the tape width direction, and the IC circuit portion is tape width of the fold line. It is formed by printing in the other side region in the direction.

  The tag tape of the first invention of the present application is composed of a printing base material provided with an RFID circuit element, and a first tape and a second tape arranged on opposite sides so as to sandwich the printed base material. At this time, the tag-side antenna is formed by printing on one side region of the fold line of the printing substrate in the tape width direction, and the IC circuit portion is formed by printing on the other side region of the fold line in the tape width direction.

  This makes it possible to fold the printing substrate with a fold line along the longitudinal direction of the tape and configure the tag tape in the folded state, so the width direction dimension of the tag tape is greatly reduced than the width of the printing substrate. can do.

  The tag tape of the second invention is the tag tape according to the first invention, wherein the printed substrate is bent at the fold line corresponding to a position of a power supply wiring portion connecting the IC circuit portion and the tag side antenna. Features.

  Thereby, the printing substrate can be bent without bending the IC circuit portion and the tag side antenna (that is, without impairing the soundness of the IC circuit portion and the tag side antenna).

  A tag tape according to a third aspect of the present invention is the printing substrate according to the first or second aspect, wherein the bent printing substrate is bonded between the one side region and the other region of the tape width direction. A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is provided.

  Thereby, since the one side area | region and the other side area | region of the tape width direction of the folded printing base material can be adhered by the adhesive layer for printing base materials, the printing base material is stably hold | maintained in the folded state. be able to.

  A tag tape of a fourth invention is the tag tape according to any one of the first to third inventions, wherein the first tape is a first bonding for bonding a print-receiving tape having a printable print surface on the bonding side. It has an adhesive layer for use.

  By bonding the print-receiving tape through the first bonding adhesive layer, it is possible to form a tape for creating a printed RFID tag label. Moreover, since the printing surface is on the bonding side, the printing surface is hidden between the tapes after bonding. As a result, printing durability is improved.

  A tag tape according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in any one of the first to third aspects, the first tape includes a print-receiving layer made of a print-receiving material capable of being printed.

  Thereby, the tape for producing the RFID label with a printing which can be printed on the to-be-printed layer by the side of the 1st tape can be formed.

  A tag tape according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the tag tape according to the fifth aspect, wherein the first tape includes the print-receiving tape layer provided with the print-receiving layer on the side opposite to the bonding side, and the print-receiving tape layer. And a second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer for bonding.

  Thereby, the tape for producing the RFID label with a printing which can be printed on the to-be-printed tape layer by the side of the 1st tape can be formed.

  The tag tape according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the tag tape according to any one of the fourth to sixth aspects, wherein the first tape is a substantially tape-shaped first tape base layer provided on one side of the printing base in the tape thickness direction. And a first intermediate pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided between the printing base material and the first tape base material layer.

  In the 1st tape which comprises the lamination structure of a tape thickness direction with a 2nd tape, it becomes possible to bond a printing base material to a 1st tape base material layer via a 1st intermediate adhesive layer.

  The tag tape according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is the tag according to any one of the fourth to seventh aspects, wherein the second tape is provided on the other side in the tape thickness direction of the printing base material, and the printing base material is to be attached. It has a sticking pressure-sensitive adhesive layer for sticking, and a release material layer that covers the other side of the sticking pressure-sensitive adhesive layer in the tape thickness direction and is peeled off when sticking.

  Thereby, in the produced RFID tag label, the RFID tag label can be attached to the object to be attached by peeling off the release material layer and exposing the adhesive layer for application.

  A tag tape of a ninth invention is the tag tape according to the eighth invention, wherein the second tape is a substantially tape-shaped second tape substrate layer provided on the other side in the tape thickness direction of the printing substrate, and the printing substrate. And a second intermediate pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided between the second tape base material layer and the second tape base material layer.

  In the 2nd tape which comprises the lamination structure of a tape thickness direction with a 1st tape, a printing base material can be bonded together to a 2nd tape base material layer through a 2nd intermediate adhesive layer.

  In order to achieve the above object, the tag tape roll of the tenth invention comprises a plurality of RFID circuit elements each having an IC circuit section for storing information and a tag-side antenna for transmitting / receiving information. A substantially tape-shaped printing base material, and a first tape and a second tape arranged on opposite sides so as to sandwich the printing base material in the tape thickness direction, The tag antenna is formed by printing on one side region in the tape width direction of the fold line on the printing base material, and the IC circuit portion of the fold line is bent along the fold line along the tape longitudinal direction. A tag tape formed by printing in the other region in the tape width direction is formed by winding it around an axis substantially orthogonal to the tape longitudinal direction.

  The tag tape provided in the tag tape roll of the tenth invention of the present application is composed of a printing base material provided with a RFID circuit element, and a first tape and a second tape arranged on opposite sides so as to sandwich the printed base material. Has been. At this time, the tag-side antenna is formed by printing on one side region of the fold line of the printing substrate in the tape width direction, and the IC circuit portion is formed by printing on the other side region of the fold line in the tape width direction.

  This makes it possible to fold the printing substrate with a fold line along the longitudinal direction of the tape and configure the tag tape in the folded state, so the width direction dimension of the tag tape is greatly reduced than the width of the printing substrate. can do.

  The tag tape roll of an eleventh invention is the tag tape according to the tenth invention, wherein the tag tape is bonded between the one side area and the other side area of the bent printing base material in the tape width direction. A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer for a printing substrate is provided.

  Thereby, since the one side area | region and the other side area | region of the tape width direction of the folded printing base material can be adhered by the adhesive layer for printing base materials, the printing base material is stably hold | maintained in the folded state. be able to.

  In order to achieve the above object, a RFID circuit element cartridge according to a twelfth aspect of the present invention is a RFID circuit element cartridge comprising a tag tape roll formed by winding a tag tape and detachably attached to a tag label producing apparatus. The tag tape is a substantially tape-like print in which a plurality of RFID tag circuit elements each having an IC circuit unit for storing information and a tag-side antenna for transmitting and receiving information are continuously provided in the tape longitudinal direction. A first tape and a second tape arranged on opposite sides so as to sandwich the printing substrate in the tape thickness direction, and the printing substrate is bent by a fold line along the tape longitudinal direction. In the printed substrate, the tag-side antenna is formed by printing on one side region of the folding line in the tape width direction, and the IC circuit The characterized by being formed by printing on the tape other widthwise side region of the fold line.

  The tag tape provided in the tag tape roll of the RFID circuit element cartridge according to the twelfth invention of the present application includes a printing base material provided with the RFID circuit element, a first tape disposed on the opposite side so as to sandwich the tag substrate, It consists of a second tape. At this time, the tag-side antenna is formed by printing on one side region of the fold line of the printing substrate in the tape width direction, and the IC circuit portion is formed by printing on the other side region of the fold line in the tape width direction.

  This makes it possible to fold the printing substrate with a fold line along the longitudinal direction of the tape and configure the tag tape in the folded state, so the width direction dimension of the tag tape is greatly reduced than the width of the printing substrate. can do.

  According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the RFID tag circuit element cartridge according to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, wherein the tape to be printed is attached to the first tape provided on the tag tape and has a printable printing surface on the bonding side. It is characterized by having a printed tape roll.

  The tape to be printed can be formed by attaching the print-receiving tape fed from the print-receiving tape roll to the first tape of the tag tape fed from the tag tape roll. Moreover, since the printing surface is on the bonding side, the printing surface is hidden between the tapes after bonding. As a result, printing durability is improved.

  According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the RFID tag circuit element cartridge according to the twelfth or thirteenth aspect, wherein the tag tape is disposed between the one side region and the other side region of the bent printing substrate in the tape width direction. A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer for a printing substrate is provided for bonding together.

  Thereby, since the one side area | region and the other side area | region of the tape width direction of the folded printing base material can be adhered by the adhesive layer for printing base materials, the printing base material is stably hold | maintained in the folded state. be able to.

  According to the present invention, the width direction dimension of the tag tape can be significantly reduced as compared with the width of the printing substrate.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows an RFID tag generating system including a tag label producing device that produces RFID label using the RFID circuit element cartridge of the present embodiment.

  In the RFID tag generating system TS shown in FIG. 1, the tag label producing apparatus 1 is connected to a route server RS, a plurality of information servers IS, a terminal 118a, and a general-purpose computer 118b via a wired or wireless communication line NW. Note that the terminal 118a and the general-purpose computer 118b are collectively referred to as “PC 118” as appropriate hereinafter.

  FIG. 2 shows the overall structure of the tag label producing apparatus 1.

  In FIG. 2, the tag label producing apparatus 1 produces a printed RFID label using a base tape provided with a RFID circuit element in the apparatus based on the operation from the PC 118. The tag label producing apparatus 1 includes an apparatus main body 2 having a substantially hexahedral (substantially cubic) -shaped casing 200 on an outer shell, and an open / close lid provided on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 2 so as to be openable / closable (or removable). 3.

  The casing 200 of the apparatus main body 2 is located on the front side of the apparatus (left front side in FIG. 2), and includes a label discharge port 11 for discharging a RFID label T (described later) created in the apparatus main body 2 to the outside. A front wall 10 and a front lid 12 provided below the label discharge port 11 in the front wall 10 and having a lower end rotatably supported.

  The front lid 12 includes a pressing portion 13, and the front lid 12 is opened forward by pushing the pressing portion 13 from above. A power button 14 for turning on / off the power of the tag label producing apparatus 1 is provided at one end of the front wall 10. A cutter driving button 16 is provided below the power button 14. The cutter driving button 16 is for driving a cutting mechanism 15 (see FIG. 3 described later) disposed in the apparatus main body 2 by an operator's manual operation. When the button 16 is pressed, the tag label tape 109 with print (see FIG. 4 to be described later) is cut to a desired length to create the RFID label T.

  The opening / closing lid 3 is pivotally supported at the end of the apparatus main body 2 on the right back side in FIG. 2 and is always urged in the opening direction via an urging member such as a spring. Then, when the open / close button 4 disposed on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 2 so as to be adjacent to the open / close lid 3 is pressed, the lock between the open / close lid 3 and the apparatus main body 2 is released and opened by the action of the biasing member. Is done. A see-through window 5 covered with a transparent cover is provided at the center side of the opening / closing lid 3.

  FIG. 3 shows the structure of the internal unit 20 inside the tag label producing apparatus 1 (however, a loop antenna LC described later is omitted). In FIG. 3, the internal unit 20 schematically includes a cartridge holder 6 that accommodates the cartridge 7, a printing mechanism 21 that includes a print head (thermal head) 23 as a printing unit, a fixed blade 40, and a movable blade 41. And a cutting unit 35 provided with a half cutter 34, which is located downstream of the fixed blade 40 and the movable blade 41 in the tape conveying direction.

  On the upper surface of the cartridge 7 (wireless tag circuit element cartridge), for example, a tape specifying display portion 8 for displaying the tape width of the base tape 101 incorporated in the cartridge 7 and the color of the tape is provided. . A roller holder 25 is pivotally supported by the support shaft 29 on the cartridge holder 6 and can be switched between a printing position and a release position by a switching mechanism. In the roller holder 25, a platen roller 26 and a tape pressure roller 28 are rotatably arranged. When the roller holder 25 is switched to the printing position, the platen roller 26 and the tape pressure roller 28 are The print head 23 and the tape feed roller 27 are pressed against each other.

  The print head 23 includes a large number of heating elements and is attached to a head attachment portion 24 that is erected on the cartridge holder 6.

  The cutting mechanism 15 includes a fixed blade 40 and a movable blade 41 made of a metal member. The driving force of the cutter motor 43 (see FIG. 9 described later) is transmitted to the handle 46 of the movable blade 41 through the cutter helical gear 42, the boss 50, and the long hole 49, and the movable blade rotates. Perform cutting operation. This cutting state is detected by the micro switch 126 that is switched by the action of the cutter helical gear cam 42A.

  In the half-cut unit 35, the cradle 38 and the half cutter 34 are arranged to face each other, and the first guide portion 36 and the second guide portion 37 are further formed on the side plate 44 (see FIG. 4 described later) by the guide fixing portion 36A. It is attached. The half cutter 34 is rotated by a driving force of a half cutter motor 129 (see FIG. 9 described later) around a predetermined rotation fulcrum (not shown). A receiving surface 38 </ b> B is formed at the end of the receiving table 38.

  FIG. 4 shows the structure of the internal unit 20 shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, the cartridge holder 6 is arranged such that the width direction of the tag label tape 109 with print discharged from the tape discharge portion 30 of the cartridge 7 and further discharged from the label discharge port 11 is the vertical vertical direction. The cartridge 7 is stored. The internal unit 20 is provided with a label discharge mechanism 22 and a loop antenna LC.

  The loop antenna LC has a communicable area on the inner side of the housing 200, and is configured to transmit and receive information to and from the RFID circuit element To provided on the tag label tape 109 with print.

  The label discharge mechanism 22 discharges the tag label tape 109 with print after being cut by the cutting mechanism 15 (in other words, the RFID label T, the same applies hereinafter) from the label discharge port 11 (see FIG. 2). That is, the label discharge mechanism 22 includes a drive roller 51 that is rotated by a driving force of a tape discharge motor 123 (see FIG. 9 to be described later), and a pressing roller 52 that faces the drive roller 51 with the tag label tape 109 with print interposed therebetween. And a mark sensor 127 for detecting an identification mark PM (detected element; see FIG. 5 described later) provided on the tag label tape 109 with print. At this time, the first guide walls 55 and 56 and the second guide walls 63 and 64 for guiding the tag label tape 109 with print to the label discharge port 11 and the loop antenna LC are provided inside the label discharge port 11. It has been. The first guide walls 55 and 56 and the second guide walls 63 and 64 are integrally formed at the discharge position of the tag label tape 109 with print (RFID label T) cut by the fixed blade 40 and the movable blade 41, respectively. Are arranged so as to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance.

  The tape feed roller drive shaft 108 and the ribbon take-up roller drive shaft 107 respectively provide a drive force for carrying the tag label tape 109 with print and an ink ribbon 105 (described later), and are driven to rotate in conjunction with each other. .

  FIG. 5 schematically shows the detailed structure of the cartridge 7. In FIG. 5, the cartridge 7 includes a casing 7A and a first roll 102 (actually spiral, which is disposed in the casing 7A and wound with a band-shaped base tape 101 (tag tape). And a second roll 104 (actually a spiral shape) around which a transparent cover film 103 (printed tape) having a width substantially the same as the base tape 101 is wound. Ribbon supply side roll 211 for feeding out the ink ribbon 105 (thermal transfer ribbon, but not required when the print-receiving tape is a thermal tape), and a ribbon take-up roller for taking up the ribbon 105 after printing 106 and a tape feed roller 27 rotatably supported near the tape discharge portion 30 of the cartridge 7.

  The tape feed roller 27 presses and bonds the base tape 101 and the cover film 103 to form the tag label tape 109 with print, and feeds the tape in the direction indicated by the arrow A in FIG. Also works).

  The first roll 102 (tag tape roll) is formed by winding the base tape 101 in which a plurality of RFID tag circuit elements To are sequentially formed at predetermined equal intervals in the longitudinal direction around a reel member 102a (axis). Yes. In this example, the base tape 101 has a 10-layer structure (see a partially enlarged view in FIG. 5), from the side wound inside (right side in FIG. 5) to the opposite side (left side in FIG. 5), From an adhesive layer 101a (first adhesive layer), PET (polyethylene terephthalate), etc., for bonding the cover film 103 made of an appropriate adhesive and having a printable print surface on the bonding side It consists of a substantially tape-shaped first tape base material layer 101b provided on one side (right side in FIG. 5) of the printing base material layer 101d, which will be described later, and an appropriate pressure-sensitive adhesive. Includes an adhesive layer 101c (first intermediate adhesive layer) provided between an antenna side region 101d-1) described later and the first tape base layer 101b, an IC circuit unit 151 for storing information, and a loop coil. shape A plurality of RFID tag circuit elements To including a tag side antenna 152 configured to transmit and receive information and a power supply wiring portion 159 for connecting the IC circuit unit 151 and the tag side antenna 152 are continuously provided in the longitudinal direction of the tape. Of the substantially tape-shaped printing base material layer 101d (printing base material) 101b (printing base material) that is bent along a fold line L (see FIG. 6 described later) along the tape longitudinal direction, one side in the tape width direction of the fold line L (see FIG. The antenna side region 101d-1 (one side region) located in the upper side of 6 and the antenna side region 101d-1 in the bent printing base material layer 101d and the IC circuit side region 101d-2 described later are bonded together. Adhesive layer 101i (adhesive layer for printing substrate) for printing, the tape width direction of the fold line L among the folded printing substrate layer 101d, etc. IC circuit side region 101d-2 (the other side region) located on the side (the lower side in FIG. 6), made of an appropriate adhesive, and the printing substrate layer 101d (specifically, the IC circuit side region 101d-2) And a second tape base material layer 101f, which will be described later, are made of an adhesive layer 101e (second intermediate pressure sensitive adhesive layer), PET (polyethylene terephthalate), etc. A substantially tape-shaped second tape base material layer 101f provided on the side (left side in FIG. 5) and an appropriate pressure-sensitive adhesive, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 101g (adhesion) for attaching the printing base material layer 101d to the application target (Adhesive layer for attaching) and release paper (release material layer) 101h provided so as to cover the attachment side (left side in FIG. 5) of the adhesive layer 101g. In addition, the said adhesive layer 101a, the 1st tape base material layer 101b, and the adhesive layer 101c comprise the 1st tape 101A, the adhesive layer 101e, the 2nd tape base material layer 101f, the adhesive layer 101g, and peeling The paper 101h constitutes the second tape 101B.

  A tag-side antenna 152 constituting the RFID circuit element To is formed on the surface of one side (right side in FIG. 5) of the antenna-side region 101d-1 of the printed substrate layer 101d in the tape thickness direction by printing. Yes. The tag side antenna 152 is provided so as to be enclosed by the adhesive layer 101c. Further, an IC circuit unit 151 constituting the RFID circuit element To is printed on the surface of the other side (the left side in FIG. 5) of the IC circuit side region 101d-2 of the printed substrate layer 101d in the tape thickness direction. Is formed. The IC circuit portion 151 is provided so as to be enclosed by the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 101e.

  The release paper 101h can be adhered to the product or the like by the adhesive layer 101g when the RFID label T finally completed in a label shape is attached to a predetermined product or the like by peeling it off. It is. On the surface of the release paper 101h, a predetermined identification mark (in this example, a black identification mark) PM for transport control is provided at a predetermined position corresponding to each RFID circuit element To.

  The second roll 104 (printed tape roll) has the cover film 103 wound around a reel member 104a. The cover film 103 fed out from the second roll 104 is a ribbon driven by the ribbon supply side roll 211 and the ribbon take-up roller 106 disposed on the back side thereof (that is, the side to be bonded to the base tape 101). 105 is brought into contact with the back surface of the cover film 103 by being pressed by the print head 23.

  The ribbon take-up roller 106 and the tape feeding roller 27 are respectively connected to the ribbon via a gear mechanism (not shown) driven by a conveying motor 119 (see FIG. 3 and FIG. 9 to be described later) provided as a pulse motor, for example. By being transmitted to the take-up roller drive shaft 107 and the tape feed roller drive shaft 108, they are driven to rotate together. The print head 23 is disposed upstream of the tape feed roller 27 in the transport direction of the cover film 103.

  In the above configuration, the base tape 101 fed out from the first roll 102 is supplied to the tape feed roller 27. On the other hand, the cover film 103 fed out from the second roll 104 is disposed on the back side thereof (that is, the side to be bonded to the base tape 101), and is driven by the ribbon supply side roll 211 and the ribbon take-up roller 106. The ribbon 105 is pressed by the print head 23 and brought into contact with the back surface of the cover film 103.

  When the cartridge 7 is mounted on the cartridge holder 6 and the roll holder 25 is moved from the release position to the print position, the cover film 103 and the ink ribbon 105 are held between the print head 23 and the platen roller 26. At the same time, the base tape 101 and the cover film 103 are sandwiched between the tape feeding roller 27 and the pressure roller 28. Then, the ribbon take-up roller 106 and the tape feed roller 27 are rotationally driven in synchronization with directions indicated by arrows B and C in FIG. At this time, the tape feed roller drive shaft 108, the pressure roller 28 and the platen roller 26 are connected by a gear mechanism (not shown), and the tape feed roller 27, The pressure roller 28 and the platen roller 26 rotate, the base tape 101 is fed out from the first roll 102, and is supplied to the tape feed roller 27 as described above. On the other hand, the cover film 103 is fed out from the second roll 104, and a plurality of heating elements of the print head 23 are energized by the print drive circuit 120 (see FIG. 9 described later). As a result, a print R (see FIG. 8 described later) corresponding to the RFID circuit element To on the base tape 101 to be bonded is printed on the back surface of the cover film 103. The base tape 101 and the cover film 103 on which the printing has been completed are bonded and integrated by the tape feeding roller 27 and the pressure roller 28 to form a tag label tape 109 with print, and the tape discharge unit 30 ( (See FIG. 4). The ink ribbon 105 that has finished printing on the cover film 103 is taken up by the ribbon take-up roller 106 by driving the ribbon take-up roller drive shaft 107.

  Then, after reading or writing information to the RFID circuit element To by the loop antenna LC with respect to the tag label tape 109 with print generated by being bonded as described above, the cutter driving button 16 is automatically or after being read. By operating (see FIG. 2), the tag label tape 109 with print is cut by the cutting mechanism 15, and the RFID label T is generated. Thereafter, the RFID label T is further discharged from the label discharge port 11 (see FIGS. 2 and 4) by the label discharge mechanism 22.

  FIG. 6 shows an extracted portion of the printed base material layer 101d where the RFID tag circuit element To is formed. 6A. FIG. 6A shows the structure of the printed base material layer 101d on the side where the RFID tag circuit element To is formed before bending, and FIG. 6B shows the structure of FIG. 6B. The side cross section of the printing base material layer 101d by the middle cross sectional line XX is shown, and FIG. 6C shows the side cross section of the printing base material layer 101d in a bent state.

  6A, the RFID circuit element To is composed of a plurality of organic circuit elements such as an organic transistor Tr, an organic diode Di, and an organic capacitor Co, which will be described later, and can store information. A tag-side antenna 152 configured in a loop coil shape for transmitting and receiving information, and a power supply wiring portion 159 for connecting the IC circuit portion 151 and the tag-side antenna 152. Then, on the surface of the printing base material layer 101d on one side in the tape thickness direction (the front side in FIG. 6A), the tag-side antenna 152 is in the tape width direction of the fold line L along the tape longitudinal direction. It is formed by printing on the antenna side region 101d-1 located on one side (upper side in FIG. 6A), and the IC circuit portion 151 is on the other side in the tape width direction of the fold line L (in FIG. 6A). It is formed in the IC circuit side area 101d-2 located on the lower side by printing.

  The IC circuit side area 101d-2 has a predetermined position (in this example, the position in the longitudinal direction of the tape between the front end of the tag side antenna 152 in the transport direction and the left end in the figure and the IC circuit part 151). However, the identification mark PM for transport control is provided, for example, by printing. Here, the identification mark PM is provided in the IC circuit side area 101d-2. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be provided in the antenna side area 101d-1, or the antenna side area 101d-1. To the IC circuit side area 101d-2.

  The fold line L corresponds to the position of the power supply wiring portion 159 that connects the IC circuit portion 151 and the tag side antenna 152, and the printing base material layer 101d is bent by the fold line L. Yes. In this example, the folding line L is positioned at the substantially central portion in the tape width direction of the printing base material layer 101d, and the printing base material layer 101d is bent at the substantially central portion in the tape width direction. The position of the folding line L is biased to one side or the other side in the tape width direction of the printing substrate layer 101d as long as it does not pass over the IC circuit portion 151 and the tag side antenna 152 and corresponds to the position of the power supply wiring portion 159. It may be.

  In FIG. 6B, the antenna side region 101d-1 and the IC circuit side region 101d-2 are pasted on the surface of the printing base material layer 101d on the other side in the tape thickness direction (left side in FIG. 6B). The adhesive layer 101i for matching is provided in the IC circuit side region 101d-2. Here, the adhesive layer 101i is provided in the IC circuit side area 101d-2. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the adhesive layer 101i may be provided in the antenna side area 101d-1, or from the antenna side area 101d-1 to the IC circuit. You may make it provide over the side area | region 101d-2. Further, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 101i may be provided only at the end portion so as to cover the periphery of the region instead of covering the entire region.

  In FIG. 6C, the printing base material layer 101 d has the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 101 i on the inner side by a folding line L corresponding to the position of the power supply wiring portion 159 that connects the IC circuit portion 151 and the tag-side antenna 152. It is bent like this. The antenna side region 101d-1 and the IC circuit side region 101d-2 are adhered to each other by the adhesive layer 101i provided between the antenna side region 101d-1 and the IC circuit side region 101d-2. . In the state shown in FIG. 6C, the printing base material layer 101d is sandwiched and laminated between the first tape 101A and the second tape 101B to form the base material tape 101 (FIG. 14A described later). reference).

  FIG. 7 conceptually shows a laminated structure of a plurality of organic circuit elements constituting the IC circuit unit 151. Specifically, FIG. 7A shows a stacked structure of an organic transistor Tr, FIG. 7B shows an organic diode Di, and FIG. 7C shows a stacked structure of an organic capacitor Co.

  In FIG. 7A, an organic transistor Tr, which is one of the organic circuit elements constituting the IC circuit portion 151, is disposed on the printing base material layer 101d so as to be separated from the conductive material for electrodes. A source electrode 161 and a drain electrode 162 that are formed by applying electrode ink, and an organic semiconductor material ink that is disposed so as to cover the source electrode 161 and the drain electrode 162 and is made of an organic semiconductor material. The organic semiconductor layer 163 is disposed so as to cover the organic semiconductor layer 163. The organic insulating layer 164 is formed by applying an insulating ink made of an organic insulating material, and is disposed on the organic insulating layer 164. And a gate electrode 165 formed by applying the electrode ink.

  In FIG. 7B, an organic diode Di, which is one of the organic circuit elements constituting the IC circuit portion 151, is disposed on the printing base material layer 101d and formed by applying the electrode ink. A cathode electrode 171 and an anode electrode 172, and an organic semiconductor layer 173 provided between the cathode electrode 171 and the anode electrode 172 and formed by applying the electrode ink. The positions of the cathode electrode and the anode electrode may be reversed.

  In FIG. 7C, an organic capacitor Co, which is one of the organic circuit elements that constitute the IC circuit unit 151, is disposed on the printing base material layer 101d and formed by applying the electrode ink. A first electrode 181 and a second electrode 182, and an organic insulator layer 183 provided between the first electrode 181 and the second electrode 182 and formed by applying the insulating ink. Yes.

  The IC circuit unit 151 includes a plurality of organic circuit elements including the organic transistor Tr, the organic diode Di, and the organic capacitor Co, which are configured as described above, arranged at predetermined positions and connected by predetermined wiring formed by printing. Thus, an IC circuit having the function shown in FIG. 8 is configured. The tag side antenna 152 of the RFID circuit element To is formed by applying the electrode ink.

  FIG. 8 shows a functional configuration of the RFID circuit element To having the above configuration. In addition, the arrow shown in a figure shows an example of the flow of a signal, and does not limit the flow direction of a signal. Further, in FIG. 8, the illustration of the power supply wiring portion 159 is omitted.

  In FIG. 8, the RFID circuit element To is connected to the loop antenna 152 for transmitting and receiving signals without contact with the loop antenna LC on the tag label producing apparatus 1 side by wireless communication or electromagnetic induction, and the loop antenna 152. And the IC circuit portion 151.

  The IC circuit unit 151 includes a rectification unit 153 that rectifies the interrogation wave received by the loop antenna 152, a power supply unit 154 that accumulates the energy of the interrogation wave rectified by the rectification unit 153, and serves as a drive power source. A clock extraction unit 156 that extracts a clock signal from the interrogation wave received by the loop antenna 152 and supplies the clock signal to the control unit 155, a memory unit 157 that can store a predetermined information signal, and a modulation / demodulation connected to the loop antenna 152 And a controller 155 for controlling the operation of the RFID circuit element To via the rectifier 153, the clock extractor 156, the modem 158, and the like.

  The modulation / demodulation unit 158 demodulates the communication signal received from the loop antenna 152 from the loop antenna LC of the tag label producing apparatus 1, modulates the return signal from the control unit 155, and responds from the loop antenna 152. (Signal including tag ID) is transmitted.

  The clock extraction unit 156 extracts a clock component from the received signal and extracts the clock to the control unit 155, and supplies a clock corresponding to the frequency of the clock component of the received signal to the control unit 155.

  The control unit 155 interprets the received signal demodulated by the modulation / demodulation unit 158, generates a return signal based on the information signal stored in the memory unit 157, and returns the response from the loop antenna 152 by the modulation / demodulation unit 158. Execute basic control such as.

  In FIG. 9, the control system of the tag label production apparatus 1 of this embodiment is shown. In addition, the arrow shown in a figure shows an example of the flow of a signal, and does not limit the flow direction of a signal.

  In FIG. 9, a control circuit 110 is disposed on a control board (not shown) of the tag label producing apparatus 1. The control circuit 110 (control means) is provided with a CPU 111 for controlling each device, an input / output interface 113 connected to the CPU 111 via a data bus 112, a CGROM 114, ROMs 115 and 116, and a RAM 117. ing.

  The ROM 116 reads a print buffer data in response to an operation input signal from the PC 118, and prints a print drive control program for driving the print head 23, the transport motor 119, and the tape discharge motor 65. A cutting drive control program for driving the printed tag label tape 109 to the cutting position by driving the conveying motor 119 and driving the cutter motor 43 to cut the printed tag label tape 109, for the cut printed tag label A tape discharge program for forcibly discharging the tape 109 (= the RFID tag T) from the label discharge port 11 by driving the tape discharge motor 65, and access information such as an inquiry signal and a write signal for the RFID circuit element To are generated. Is the transmission program output to the transmission circuit, the reception circuit? A reception program for processing an input response signal and the like, and various other programs necessary for controlling the tag label producing apparatus 1 are stored. The CPU 111 performs various calculations based on various programs stored in the ROM 116.

  The RAM 117 is provided with a text memory 117A, a print buffer 117B, a parameter storage area 117E, and the like. The text memory 117A stores document data input from the PC 118. In the print buffer 117B, a dot pattern for printing such as a plurality of characters and symbols, the number of applied pulses that is the amount of energy for forming each dot, and the like are stored as dot pattern data. The print head 23 is stored in the print buffer 117B. Dot printing is performed according to the existing dot pattern data. The parameter storage area 117E stores various calculation data, tag identification information (UID) of the RFID circuit element To (described above) from which information is read (acquired), and the like.

  The input / output interface 113 includes a PC 118, the print drive circuit 120 for driving the print head 23, a transport motor drive circuit 121 for driving the transport motor 119, and a cutter motor 43. The cutter motor driving circuit 122, the half cutter motor driving circuit 128 for driving the half cutter motor 129, the tape discharging motor driving circuit 123 for driving the tape discharging motor 65, and the mark sensor for detecting the identification mark PM. 127, the cutter drive button 16, the transmission circuit 306, and the reception circuit 307 are connected.

  The transmission circuit 306 generates a carrier wave for accessing (reading / writing) the RFID circuit element To via the loop antenna LC, and also based on a control signal input from the control circuit 110 Is modulated and a question wave is output. The receiving circuit 307 demodulates a response wave (response signal) received from the RFID circuit element To via the loop antenna LC and outputs the demodulated signal to the control circuit 110. The transmission circuit 306 and the reception circuit 307 are connected to the loop antenna LC via the antenna duplexer 240.

  Here, the antenna duplexer 240 is used to transmit and receive information with one antenna. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and two antennas are provided corresponding to the transmission circuit 306 and the reception circuit 307. Also good.

  In such a control system having the control circuit 110 as the core, when character data or the like is input via the PC 118, the text (document data) is sequentially stored in the text memory 117A, and the print head 23 is driven by the drive circuit. 120, each of the heat generating elements is selectively driven to generate heat corresponding to the print dots for one line, and the dot pattern data stored in the print buffer 117B is printed, and in synchronization with this, for carrying The motor 119 performs tape transport control via the drive circuit 121. Further, based on the control signal from the control circuit 110, the transmission circuit 306 performs modulation control of the carrier wave and outputs an interrogation wave from the loop antenna LC, and the reception circuit 307 demodulates the response wave received from the RFID circuit element To. Processing of the signal acquired in this step.

  In the tag label producing apparatus 1 having the basic configuration as described above, the base tape 101 provided with the RFID circuit element To is conveyed by the tape feed roller 27, and information is transmitted to and received from the RFID circuit element To via the loop antenna LC. And the RFID label T is created. FIG. 10 shows a detailed procedure performed by the control circuit 110 when the tag label is created in this way. The flow of FIG. 10 is started when, for example, the operator inputs a label creation instruction from the PC 118 to the tag label creation apparatus 1.

  First, in step S105, the control circuit 110 sets print data, print length, communication data (write data) with the RFID circuit element To, half-cut position, full-cut position, and the like based on the operation signal from the PC 118. Execute the preparation process to be performed. Convenience can be improved by operating and editing information necessary for this preparation process from the PC 118.

  Next, in step S110, when communication is performed from the loop antenna LC to the RFID circuit element To in step S110, the control circuit 110 performs communication retry (retry) when there is no response from the RFID circuit element To (access). Variables M and N for counting the number of trials are initialized to 0 (see FIG. 12 described later).

  Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S115, where the control circuit 110 outputs a control signal to the conveying motor driving circuit 121 via the input / output interface 113, and the tape feeding roller 27 and the ribbon take-up roller 106 are driven by the driving force of the conveying motor 119. Drive to rotate. Further, a control signal is output to the tape discharge motor 65 via the tape discharge motor drive circuit 123 to drive the drive roller 51 to rotate. Accordingly, the base tape 101 is fed out from the first roll 102 and supplied to the tape feed roller 27, and the cover film 103 is fed out from the second roll 104. The base tape 101 and the cover film 103 are The tape feeding roller 27 and the sub roller 109 are bonded and integrated to form a tag label tape 109 with print, which is conveyed.

  Thereafter, in step S120, the control circuit 110 determines whether or not the identifier PM of the base tape 101 is detected based on the detection signal of the mark detection sensor 127 input via the input / output interface 113 (in other words, the cover film 103 is It is determined whether or not the print start position by the print head 23 has been reached. This step is repeated until the identifier PM is detected. If the identifier PM is detected, the determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S125.

  In step S125, the control circuit 110 outputs a control signal to the print drive circuit 120 via the input / output interface 113, energizes the print head 23, and enters the print area S (see FIG. 13 described later) in the cover film 103. Then, printing of the label print R such as characters, symbols, and barcodes corresponding to the print data generated in step S105 is started.

  Thereafter, in step S130, the control circuit 110 determines whether the printed tag label tape 109 has been transported to the half-cut position set in the previous step S105 (in other words, the half-cutter 34 of the half-cut mechanism 35 is moved to the half-cut line HC). It is determined whether the tag label tape 109 with print has reached the position where it faces directly. The determination at this time may be performed, for example, by detecting a transport distance after detecting the identifier PM of the base tape 101 in the above-described step S120 (transport that drives the transport motor 119 that is a pulse motor). The number of pulses output from the motor drive circuit 121 is counted).

  This step is repeated until the printed tag label tape 109 reaches the half-cut position. When the printed tag label tape 109 reaches the half-cut position, the determination in step S130 is satisfied, and the routine proceeds to the next step S135.

  In step S135, the control circuit 110 outputs a control signal to the transport motor drive circuit 121 and the tape discharge motor drive circuit 123 via the input / output interface 113, and stops driving the transport motor 119 and the tape discharge motor 65. Then, the rotation of the tape feed roller 27, the ribbon take-up roller 106, and the drive roller 51 is stopped. As a result, in the process in which the tag label tape 109 with print fed out from the cartridge 7 moves in the discharge direction, the half cutter 34 of the half cut mechanism 35 directly faces the half cut line HC set in step S105. The feeding of the base tape 101 from the first roll 102, the feeding of the cover film 103 from the second roll 104, and the conveyance of the tag label tape 109 with print are stopped. At this time, a control signal is also output to the print drive circuit 120 via the input / output interface 113, the energization of the print head 23 is stopped, and printing of the label print R is stopped (print interruption).

  Thereafter, in step S140, the control circuit 110 outputs a control signal to the half cutter motor drive circuit 128 via the input / output interface 113 to drive the half cutter motor 129, and rotates the half cutter 34 to print tag labels. Cover film 103, adhesive layer 101a, first tape substrate layer 101b, adhesive layer 101c, printing substrate layer 101d, adhesive layer 101e, second tape substrate layer 101f, and adhesive layer 101g Is cut to form a half-cut line HC.

  Then, the process proceeds to step S145, and the control circuit 110 resumes the conveyance of the tag label tape 109 with print by rotating the tape feeding roller 27, the ribbon take-up roller 106, and the driving roller 51 in the same manner as in step S115. In the same manner as in step S125, the print head 23 is energized to resume the printing of the label print R.

  Thereafter, in step S150, the control circuit 110 determines whether or not the printed tag label tape 109 to be transported has been transported by a predetermined value (for example, transport distance by which the RFID circuit element To reaches the loop antenna LC). . Similar to step S130, the conveyance distance at this time may be determined by counting the number of pulses output from the conveyance motor drive circuit 121 that drives the conveyance motor 119, which is a pulse motor.

  This step is repeated until the printed tag label tape 109 is conveyed by a predetermined value. When the printed tag label tape 109 is conveyed by the predetermined value, the determination at step S150 is satisfied, and the routine proceeds to the next step S200.

  In the next step S200, the control circuit 110 performs tag access processing. That is, when the RFID tag circuit element To is conveyed to the communication position (position where the RFID tag circuit element To is almost directly facing the loop antenna LC), conveyance and printing are stopped, information transmission / reception is performed, and then conveyance and printing are resumed to perform printing. Is completed (see FIG. 11 described later).

  When step S200 is completed as described above, the process proceeds to step S155 (at this time, the transport of the tag label tape 109 with print has been resumed in step S200). In step S155, the control circuit 110 determines whether or not the tag label tape 109 with print has been transported to the above-described full cut position (in other words, until the movable blade 41 of the cutting mechanism 15 faces the full cut position set in step S105). Whether the tag label tape 109 with print has arrived is determined. The determination at this time may also be detected by a predetermined known method, for example, after detecting the identifier PM of the base tape 101 in step S120 as described above. The determination is not satisfied until the full cut position is reached, and this procedure is repeated. When the full cut position is reached, the determination is satisfied, and the process proceeds to the next step S160.

  In step S160, the control circuit 110 stops the rotation of the tape feeding roller 27, the ribbon take-up roller 106, and the driving roller 51 in the same manner as in step S135, and stops the conveyance of the tag label tape 109 with print. Thereby, the base tape 101 is fed from the first roll 102 and the cover film 103 is fed from the second roll 104 with the movable blade 41 of the cutting mechanism 15 facing the full cut position set in step S105. , And the transport of the tag label tape 109 with print is stopped.

  After that, in step S165, the control circuit 110 outputs a control signal to the cutter motor drive circuit 122 to drive the cutter motor 43, and rotates the movable blade 41 of the cutting mechanism 15, so that the tag label tape 109 with print is printed. Cover film 103, adhesive layer 101a, first tape substrate layer 101b, adhesive layer 101c, printing substrate layer 101d, adhesive layer 101e, second tape substrate layer 101f, adhesive layer 101g, and release paper 101h Is cut (divided) to form a cutting line. The label form which is separated from the tag label tape 109 with print by the cutting by the cutting mechanism 15, predetermined RFID tag information is written (or read) on the RFID circuit element To, and predetermined printing corresponding thereto is performed. RFID label T is generated.

  Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S170, and the control circuit 110 outputs a control signal to the tape discharge motor drive circuit 123 via the input / output interface 113, restarts the drive of the tape discharge motor 65, and rotates the drive roller 51. As a result, the transport by the driving roller 51 is resumed, and the RFID label T generated in the label shape in step S165 is transported toward the label discharge port 11 and discharged from the label discharge port 11 to the outside of the apparatus. Exit.

  The above-mentioned flow is not intended to limit the present invention to the procedure shown in the above-mentioned flow, and the procedure may be added / deleted or the order may be changed without departing from the spirit and technical idea of the invention.

  FIG. 11 shows the detailed procedure of step S200 described above.

  First, in step S210, the control circuit 110 determines whether or not the tag label tape 109 with print has been transported to the communication position with the loop antenna LC described above. The determination at this time may also be detected by a predetermined known method, for example, after detecting the identifier PM of the base tape 101 in step S120, as in step S130 of FIG. 10 described above.

  This step is repeated until the printed tag label tape 109 reaches the communication position. When the printed tag label tape 109 reaches the communication position, the determination at step S210 is satisfied, and the routine proceeds to the next step S220.

  In step S220, the control circuit 110 stops the rotation of the tape feeding roller 27, the ribbon take-up roller 106, and the driving roller 51 in the same manner as in step S135, and the loop antenna LC is substantially aligned with the RFID circuit element To. In this state, the transport of the tag label tape 109 with print stops. Further, the energization of the print head 23 is stopped, and the printing of the label print R is stopped (interrupted).

  Subsequently, in step S400, the control circuit 110 transmits and receives information by wireless communication between the loop antenna LC and the RFID circuit element To, and the above-described IC circuit unit 151 of the RFID circuit element To is shown in FIG. Information transmission / reception processing (for details, see FIG. 12 described later) is performed in which the information created in step S105 is written (or information stored in advance in the IC circuit unit 151 is read).

  In the next step S240, the control circuit 110 resumes the conveyance of the tag label tape 109 with print by rotating the tape feeding roller 27, the ribbon take-up roller 106, and the driving roller 51 in the same manner as in step S145 of FIG. At the same time, the print head 23 is energized to resume the printing of the label print R.

  Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S250, and the control circuit 110 determines whether or not the tag label tape 109 with print has been transported to the aforementioned print end position (calculated in step S105 in FIG. 10). The determination at this time may also be detected by a predetermined known method, for example, after detecting the identifier PM in step S120, as described above. The determination is not satisfied until the print end position is reached, and this procedure is repeated. When the print end position is reached, the determination is satisfied and the routine goes to the next Step S260.

  In step S260, the control circuit 110 stops energization of the print head 23 and stops the printing of the label print R in the same manner as in step S135 of FIG. Thereby, the printing of the label print R on the print region S is completed. This routine is completed as described above.

  The above-mentioned flow is not intended to limit the present invention to the procedure shown in the above-mentioned flow, and the procedure may be added / deleted or the order may be changed without departing from the spirit and technical idea of the invention.

  FIG. 12 shows the detailed procedure of step S400 described above. In this example, information writing will be described as an example of the information writing and information reading described above.

  In FIG. 12, first in step S405, the control circuit 110 outputs a control signal to the transmission circuit 306 via the input / output interface 113, and transmits a tag ID read command signal. That is, the transmitter circuit 306 generates a query wave (in this example, the tag ID read command signal as an inquiry signal) for acquiring the tag ID stored in the RFID circuit element To by performing predetermined modulation. To do. Then, the tag ID read command signal is transmitted to the RFID tag circuit element To to be written through the loop antenna LC. Thereby, the memory unit 157 of the RFID circuit element To is initialized.

  Thereafter, in step S415, the control circuit 110 receives the reply signal (including the tag ID) transmitted from the RFID tag circuit element To to be written in response to the tag ID read command signal via the loop antenna LC. The data is taken in via the receiving circuit 307 and the input / output interface 113.

  Next, in step S420, the control circuit 110 determines whether or not the tag ID of the RFID circuit element To has been normally read based on the received reply signal.

  If the determination is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S425, and the control circuit 110 adds 1 to M, and further determines whether M = 5 in step S430. If M ≦ 4, the determination is not satisfied and the routine returns to step S405 and the same procedure is repeated. If M = 5, the process proceeds to step S435, and the control circuit 110 outputs an error display signal to the PC 118 via the input / output interface 113 to cause a corresponding writing failure (error) display, and ends this routine. In this way, even if initialization is not successful, retry is performed up to five times.

  When the determination in step S420 is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S440, and the control circuit 110 outputs a control signal to the transmission circuit 306 via the input / output interface 113, and transmits a Write command signal. In other words, the transmitter circuit 306 performs predetermined modulation to specify the tag ID read in step S415 and to write the desired data to the memory unit 157 of the RFID circuit element To (in this example, The above Write command signal) is generated. Then, this Write command signal is transmitted to the RFID circuit element To as an information write target via the loop antenna LC, and information is written.

  Thereafter, in step S445, the control circuit 110 outputs a control signal to the transmission circuit 306 via the input / output interface 113, and transmits a Read command signal. In other words, the transmission circuit 306 performs predetermined modulation to specify the tag ID read in step S415 and to read the data recorded in the memory unit 157 of the RFID circuit element To (this example) Then, the above Read command signal) is generated. Then, this Read command signal is transmitted to the RFID circuit element To as the information writing target via the loop antenna LC to prompt a reply.

  Thereafter, in step S450, the control circuit 110 receives the reply signal transmitted from the RFID tag circuit element To to be written in response to the Read command signal via the loop antenna LC and takes it in via the reception circuit 307.

  Next, in step S455, the control circuit 110 confirms the information stored in the memory unit 157 of the RFID circuit element To based on the received reply signal, and a known error detection code (CRC code; Cyclic Using the Redundancy Check or the like, it is determined whether or not the above-described predetermined information transmitted is normally stored in the memory unit 157.

  If it is not stored normally, the determination is not satisfied, the process moves to step S460, the control circuit 110 adds 1 to N, and further, it is determined whether N = 5 in step S465. If N ≦ 4, the determination is not satisfied and the routine returns to step S440 and the same procedure is repeated. If N = 5, the process proceeds to step S435 described above, and the control circuit 110 similarly displays a write failure (error) display corresponding to the PC 118, and ends this routine. In this way, even if information writing is not successful, retry is performed up to five times.

  If the storage has been performed normally in step S455, the determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to step S470. In step S470, the control circuit 110 outputs a control signal to the transmission circuit 306 and transmits a lock command signal. In other words, the transmission circuit 306 performs a predetermined modulation to specify the tag ID read in step S415 and to interrogate the data recorded in the memory unit 157 of the RFID circuit element To. (In this example, the lock command signal is generated). Then, the lock command signal is transmitted to the RFID circuit element To as the information writing target via the loop antenna LC, and writing of new information to the RFID circuit element To is prohibited. This completes the writing of information to the RFID circuit element To to be written.

  Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S480, where the control circuit 110 prints the information written in the RFID circuit element To in step S440 and the label print R which has already been printed in the print area S by the print head 23 corresponding to this information. The combination with the information is output via the input / output interface 113 and the communication line NW, and stored in the information server IS or the route server RS. This stored data is stored and held in the database of each server IS, RS, for example, so that it can be referred to from the PC 118 as necessary. This routine is completed as described above.

  The above-mentioned flow is not intended to limit the present invention to the procedure shown in the above-mentioned flow, and the procedure may be added / deleted or the order may be changed without departing from the spirit and technical idea of the invention.

  In the above description, the RFID tag information is transmitted to the RFID circuit element To and written to the IC circuit unit 151 to create the RFID label T. However, the present invention is not limited to this. May read the RFID tag information from the read-only RFID circuit element To that is stored and held in a non-rewritable manner, and print the corresponding tag to create the RFID label T.

  In this case, steps S440 to S470 in FIG. 12 may be omitted, and the tag ID and the wireless tag information may be acquired based on the reply signal in step S415. Thereafter, in step S480, the combination of the print information and the read RFID tag information may be saved.

  FIG. 13 shows an example of the appearance of the RFID label T formed after the tag label producing device 1 completes the writing of information on the RFID circuit element To and the cutting of the tag label tape 109 with print by performing the control as described above. . 14A shows a cross-sectional view taken along the XIVA-XIVA ′ cross section in FIG. 13, and FIG. 14B shows a cross-sectional view taken along the XIVB-XIVB ′ cross section in FIG.

  13 and 14, the RFID label T has an 11-layer structure in which the cover film 103 is added to the 10-layer base tape 101 shown in FIG. From the upper side in FIG. 14 to the opposite side (lower side in FIG. 14), the antenna of the cover film 103, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 101a, the first tape base material layer 101b, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 101c, and the printing base material layer 101d. 11 in the side area 101d-1, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 101i, the IC circuit side area 101d-2 of the printing base material layer 101d, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 101e, the second tape base material layer 101f, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 101g, and the release paper 101h. Make up layer. Among these, the said adhesive layer 101a, the 1st tape base material layer 101b, and the adhesive layer 101c comprise the 1st tape 101A, the adhesive layer 101e, the 2nd tape base material layer 101f, the adhesive layer 101g, The release paper 101h constitutes the second tape 101B. In the example shown in this figure, the width of the printing base material layer 101d is smaller than the width of the other layers, but it may be configured to have the same width.

  As described above, the printing base material layer 101d has the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 101i on the inner side by the folding line L corresponding to the position of the power supply wiring portion 159 that connects the IC circuit portion 151 and the tag-side antenna 152. Is bent. And the tag side antenna 152 which comprises the said RFID circuit element To is formed by printing on the surface of the tape thickness direction one side (upper side in FIG. 14) of the antenna side area | region 101d-1 of the printing base material layer 101d. On the surface of the printed circuit board layer 101d on the other side in the tape thickness direction (lower side in FIG. 14) of the IC circuit side region 101d-2, there is an IC circuit portion 151 constituting the RFID circuit element To. It is formed by printing. Further, the identification mark PM is provided at a predetermined position corresponding to each RFID circuit element To on the surface of the release paper 101h on the other side in the tape thickness direction (lower side in FIG. 14).

  On the back surface of the cover film 103, a label print R (in this example, “RF-ID” indicating the type of the RFID label T) corresponding to the stored information of the RFID circuit element To is printed. Further, except for the release paper 101h, the cover film 103, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 101a, the first tape base material layer 101b, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 101c, the printing base material layer 101d, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 101e, the second tape base material layer 101f, and As described above, the half-cut line HC is formed in the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 101g substantially along the tape width direction by the half cutter 34. In the cover film 103, the area on the rear end side (right side in FIG. 13) of the half-cut line HC in the tape longitudinal direction is a print area S on which the label print R is printed, and the half-cut line HC is sandwiched from the print area S. The front end side in the tape longitudinal direction (left side in FIG. 13) is a front margin area S1.

  The effects achieved by the embodiment described above will be described below.

  That is, when the RFID circuit element To formed by printing the IC circuit portion 151 as in the present embodiment is used, there is a risk of disconnection due to a short circuit or disconnection due to contact of the conductive film. Compared to the case where a conductive film is patterned on a semiconductor substrate such as the above, it is difficult to miniaturize the IC circuit portion 151. For this reason, the RFID circuit element To having the IC circuit portion 151 becomes relatively large, resulting in an increase in the width dimension of the printing base material layer 101d and the base material tape 101. .

  Here, in the present embodiment, the base tape 101 includes a printing base layer 101d provided with the RFID circuit element To, and a first tape 101A and a second tape disposed on opposite sides so as to sandwich the base layer 101d. 101B. At this time, the tag-side antenna 152 is formed by printing in the antenna-side region 101d-1 on one side in the tape width direction of the fold line L of the printing base material layer 101d, and the IC circuit side region on the other side in the tape width direction of the fold line L. An IC circuit portion 151 is formed by printing on 101d-2.

  As a result, the printed base material layer 101d can be folded along the folding line L along the tape longitudinal direction, and the base tape 101 can be configured in the folded state. The width of the printing base material layer 101d can be significantly reduced. As a result, the tag label producing apparatus 1 can produce the RFID label T having a smaller width than the printing base material layer 101d before being bent.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, the printing base material layer 101 d is bent along a folding line L corresponding to the position of the power supply wiring portion 159 that connects the IC circuit portion 151 and the tag-side antenna 152. Thereby, the printing base material layer 101d can be bent without bending the IC circuit portion 151 and the tag side antenna 152 (that is, without impairing the soundness of the IC circuit portion 151 and the tag side antenna 152).

  In the present embodiment, in particular, an adhesive layer 101 i for bonding them is provided between the antenna-side region 101 d-1 and the IC circuit-side region 101 d-2 of the bent printing base material layer 101 d. As a result, the antenna-side region 101d-1 and the IC circuit-side region 101d-2 of the folded printing base material layer 101d can be adhered by the adhesive layer 101i, so that the printing base material layer 101d is folded. It can be held stably.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, the first tape 101A has an adhesive layer 101a for bonding a cover film 103 provided with a printable printing surface on the bonding side. Thus, the tag label tape 109 with print for producing the RFID tag T with print can be formed by attaching the cover film 103 to the base tape 101 via the adhesive layer 101a. Moreover, since the printing surface is on the bonding side, the printing surface is hidden between the tapes after bonding. As a result, the durability of printing on the created RFID label T is improved.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in particular, the first tape 101A includes a substantially tape-shaped first tape substrate layer 101b provided on one side of the printing substrate layer 101d in the tape thickness direction, the printing substrate layer 101d, and the first tape. And an adhesive layer 101c provided between the base material layer 101b. Thereby, in 1st tape 101A which comprises the laminated structure of a tape thickness direction with 2nd tape 101B, the printing base material layer 101d can be bonded together to the 1st tape base material layer 101b via the adhesive layer 101c. .

  Further, in the present embodiment, in particular, the second tape 101B is provided on the other side in the tape thickness direction of the printing base material layer 101d, and the adhesive layer 101g for attaching the printing base material layer 101d to the application target; It has a release paper 101h that covers the other side of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 101g in the tape thickness direction and is peeled off when being applied. Thereby, in the produced RFID label T, the RFID label T can be attached to the object to be attached by removing the release paper 101h and exposing the adhesive layer 101g.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, the second tape 101B includes a substantially tape-shaped second tape substrate layer 101f provided on the other side in the tape thickness direction of the printing substrate layer 101d, the printing substrate layer 101d, and the second tape. And an adhesive layer 101e provided between the base material layer 101f. Thereby, in the 2nd tape 101B which comprises the lamination structure of a tape thickness direction with the 1st tape 101A, the printing base material layer 101d can be bonded together to the 2nd tape base material layer 101f via the adhesive layer 101e. .

  Further, in the present embodiment, in particular, the cartridge 7 is bonded to the first tape 101A provided on the base tape 101, and the cover film 103 provided with a printable printing surface on the bonding side is wound around the second tape. It has a roll 104. Thus, for the printed tag label for creating the RFID tag T with print, the cover film 103 fed from the second roll 104 is bonded to the first tape 101A of the base tape 101 fed from the first roll 102. Tape 109 can be formed. Moreover, since the printing surface is on the bonding side, the printing surface is hidden between the tapes after bonding. As a result, printing durability is improved.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and technical idea of the present invention. Hereinafter, such modifications will be described in order.

(1) Variations in Arrangement of RFID Tag Circuit Elements In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, the antenna side area 101d-1 is on the first tape 101A side, and the IC circuit side area 101d-2 is on the second tape 101B side. Although the printing base material layer 101d is arranged between the first tape 101A and the second tape 101B so as to face, it is not limited thereto.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 15, the printing base material layer 101d is placed on the first tape 101A so that the antenna side area 101d-1 faces the second tape 101B side and the IC circuit side area 101d-2 faces the first tape 101A side. Also, it may be arranged between the second tapes 101B. Also in this modification, the same effect as the above embodiment can be obtained.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the RFID circuit element To including the IC circuit portion 151, the tag-side antenna 152, and the power supply wiring portion 159 is formed on the surface that becomes the outer peripheral side when the printing base material layer 101d is bent. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the RFID circuit element To may be provided on the side of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 101i that becomes the inner side when bent.

  FIG. 16 shows a transverse cross section corresponding to the XIVA-XIVA ′ cross section in FIG. 13 of the RFID label T in the modified example in this case. As shown in FIG. 16, in this modification, the RFID circuit element To is formed on the surface of the antenna base region 101d-1 on the other side (lower side in FIG. 16) in the tape thickness direction of the antenna-side region 101d-1. Is formed by printing, on the surface of one side (the upper side in FIG. 16) of the IC circuit side region 101d-2 of the printed substrate layer 101d in the tape thickness direction, the wireless tag An IC circuit portion 151 constituting the circuit element To is formed by printing. That is, the IC circuit portion 151, the tag-side antenna 152, and the power supply wiring portion 159 that constitute the RFID circuit element To are provided so as to be included in the adhesive layer 101i inside the folded print base material layer 101d. It has been. Also in this modification, the same effect as the above embodiment can be obtained.

(2) When tape bonding is not performed In the embodiment described above, a so-called laminate type label is created by printing on a cover film 103 different from the base tape 101 provided with the RFID circuit element To and bonding them together. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can also be applied to the case of creating a so-called non-laminate type label that directly prints on a cover film provided on a tag tape.

  FIG. 17 shows the detailed structure of the cartridge 7 'of this modification. In FIG. 17, the same reference numerals are given to the same parts as in FIG. 5 and the like, and description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

  In FIG. 17, a cartridge 7 'includes a first roll 102' around which a thermal tape 101 '(tag tape) is wound (actually a spiral shape, but is simply shown as a concentric circle in the figure), and the thermal tape. 101 'has a tape feed roller 27' for feeding the tape 7 'toward the outside of the cartridge 7'.

  The first roll 102 '(tag tape roll) is wound around the reel member 102a' with the strip-shaped thermal tape 101 'in which a plurality of the RFID tag circuit elements To are sequentially formed in the longitudinal direction. In this example, the heat-sensitive tape 101 'wound around the first roll 102' has a 10-layer structure (see a partially enlarged view in FIG. 17), and the opposite side from the side wound inside (the left side in FIG. 17). (Right side in FIG. 17) It is composed of a heat-sensitive layer 101a '(printed layer) composed of a heat-sensitive agent that develops color by heat, PET (polyethylene terephthalate), etc. A substantially tape-shaped first tape base material layer 101b ′ provided on one side in the thickness direction (left side in FIG. 17) and an appropriate pressure-sensitive adhesive, the printing base material layer 101d ′ and the first tape base material layer 101b ′. A plurality of RFID tag circuit elements To including an adhesive layer 101c ′ (first intermediate adhesive layer), an IC circuit unit 151, a tag-side antenna 152, and a power supply wiring unit 159 provided in the longitudinal direction of the tape. Provided Of the substantially tape-shaped printing base material layer 101d '(printing base material) that is bent along the bending line L along the tape longitudinal direction, one side in the tape width direction of the bending line L (left side in FIG. 17) Antenna side area 101d-1 '(one side area) located in the above, adhesive layer 101i' (printing base material) for bonding the antenna side area 101d-1 'and an IC circuit side area 101d-2' to be described later IC circuit side region 101d-2 ′ (the other side region) located on the other side in the tape width direction (right side in FIG. 17) of the fold line L in the folded printing substrate layer 101d ′. ), Which is made of a suitable pressure-sensitive adhesive, and is provided between the printing base material layer 101d 'and a second tape base material layer 101f' to be described later, a second intermediate pressure-sensitive adhesive layer), PET (polyethylene) Te A second tape base material layer 101f ′ having a substantially tape shape provided on the other side in the tape thickness direction (right side in FIG. 17) of the printing base material layer 101d ′, and an appropriate adhesive. An adhesive layer 101g ′ (adhesive layer for application) for attaching the base material layer 101d ′ to the object to be applied is provided so as to cover the application side of the adhesive layer 101g ′ (right side in FIG. 17). The release paper (release material layer) 101h ′ is laminated in the order. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 101a ′, the first tape base material layer 101b ′, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 101c ′ constitute the first tape 101A ′, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 101e ′, the second tape base material layer 101f ′, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The agent layer 101g ′ and the release paper 101h ′ constitute the second tape 101B ′.

  A tag-side antenna 152 constituting the RFID circuit element To is formed by printing on the surface of one side (the left side in FIG. 17) in the tape thickness direction of the antenna-side region 101d-1 ′ of the printing base material layer 101d ′. Has been. The tag side antenna 152 is provided so as to be enclosed by the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 101c ′. Further, an IC circuit portion 151 constituting the RFID circuit element To is formed on the surface on the other side in the tape thickness direction (right side in FIG. 17) of the IC circuit side region 101d-2 ′ of the printing base material layer 101d ′. It is formed by printing. The IC circuit portion 151 is provided so as to be enclosed by the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 101e ′.

  The release paper 101h ′ is attached to the product etc. by the adhesive layer 101g ′ when the RFID label T finally completed in a label shape is affixed to a predetermined product etc. It is a thing. Further, on the surface of the release paper 101h ′, a predetermined identification mark (black identification mark in this example) PM for transport control is provided at a predetermined position corresponding to each RFID circuit element To. .

  When the cartridge 7 ′ having the above configuration is mounted on the cartridge holder 6 and the roller holder 25 (not shown in FIG. 17) is moved from the separation position to the contact position, the thermal tape 101 ′ is moved between the print head 23 and the platen roller 26. In addition, it is held between the tape feed roller 27 'and the sub-roller 28'. Then, the tape feed roller 27 ′, the sub roller 28 ′, and the platen roller 26 rotate in synchronization, and the thermal tape 101 ′ is fed out from the first roll 102 ′.

  The drawn thermal tape 101 'is supplied to the print head 23 on the downstream side in the transport direction. The print head 23 is energized by the plurality of heating elements by the above-described print drive circuit 120 (see FIG. 9), whereby print data is printed on the print region S on the surface of the thermal layer 101a ′ of the thermal tape 101 ′. After being formed as a tag label tape 109 'with print, it is carried out of the cartridge 7'.

  Since the configuration other than the above is the same as that of the above-described embodiment, the description thereof is omitted. In this modification, the mark sensor 127 is provided on the other side (the right side in FIG. 17 and the lower side in FIG. 4) in the tape thickness direction of the tag label tape 109 with print on the opposite side to the above-described embodiment. It has been.

  Also in this modification, the same effect as the one embodiment can be obtained.

  Although not particularly illustrated, in the configuration of the above-described modified example, instead of the heat-sensitive layer 101a ′, a heat-sensitive sheet 101k ′ (print-receiving tape) including a heat-sensitive layer 101i ′ (print-receiving layer) and a heat-sensitive base material layer 101j ′. Layer) and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 101l ′ (second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer) for bonding the heat-sensitive sheet 101k ′ to the first tape base material layer 101b ′.

  Further, in the configuration of the modified example, printing is performed only by heat generation of the print head 23 without using an ink ribbon or the like by using a thermal tape as a tag tape. As described above, printing may be performed using a normal ink ribbon.

  FIG. 18 shows a detailed structure of such a modified cartridge 7 ″. In FIG. 18, the same reference numerals are given to the same parts as those in FIG. 17 and FIG. .

  In FIG. 18, the cartridge 7 ″ of this modification is a first roll 102 ″ around which a base tape 101 ″ (tag tape) is wound (actually a spiral shape, but is simply shown as a concentric circle in the figure). have.

  The first roll 102 ″ (tag tape roll) is wound around the reel member 102a ″ with the strip-shaped base tape 101 ″ in which a plurality of the RFID tag circuit elements To are sequentially formed in the longitudinal direction.

  In this example, the base tape 101 ″ wound around the first roll 102 ″ has a 10-layer structure (see a partially enlarged view in FIG. 18), and the opposite side from the side wound inside (the left side in FIG. 18). The transfer layer 101a ″ (printed layer), PET (polyethylene terephthalate), etc., which are made of a transfer material that can be printed by thermal transfer from an ink ribbon, is described later, toward the side (right side in FIG. 18). A substantially tape-shaped first tape base material layer 101b ″ provided on one side (left side in FIG. 18) in the tape thickness direction of the printing base material layer 101d ″ and an appropriate pressure-sensitive adhesive. A plurality of RFID tag circuits including an adhesive layer 101c ″ (first intermediate adhesive layer) provided between the first tape base layer 101b ″, an IC circuit unit 151, a tag-side antenna 152, and a power supply wiring unit 159. Of the substantially tape-shaped printing base material layer 101d ″ (printing base material) 101b ′ (printing base material) which is provided with the children To continuously in the tape longitudinal direction and is folded along the folding line L along the tape longitudinal direction, The antenna side area 101d-1 ″ (one side area) located on one side in the tape width direction (left side in FIG. 18), the antenna side area 101d-1 ″ and an IC circuit side area 101d-2 ″ described later are bonded together. IC located on the other side (the right side in FIG. 18) of the folding line L in the tape width direction among the adhesive layer 101i ″ (adhesive layer for printing substrate) for printing and the folded printing substrate layer 101d ″ The circuit side region 101d-2 ″ (the other side region) is made of a suitable pressure-sensitive adhesive, and is a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 101e ″ (between the printing base material layer 101d ″ and a second tape base material layer 101f ″ described later. 2nd middle An adhesive layer), PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and the like, and a substantially tape-shaped second tape substrate layer 101f ″ provided on the other side (right side in FIG. 18) in the tape thickness direction of the printing substrate layer 101d ″. An adhesive layer 101g ″ (adhesive layer for application) for adhering the printing base material layer 101d ″ to the object to be applied, and the application side of the adhesive layer 101g ″ (FIG. 18). The release paper (release material layer) 101h ″ is provided so as to cover the middle right side). The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 101a ″, the first tape base material layer 101b ″, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 101c ″ constitute the first tape 101A ″, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 101e ″, the second tape base material layer 101f ″, The agent layer 101g ″ and the release paper 101h ″ constitute the second tape 101B ″.

  A tag-side antenna 152 constituting the RFID circuit element To is formed by printing on the surface of one side (the left side in FIG. 18) in the tape thickness direction of the antenna-side region 101d-1 ″ of the printing base material layer 101d ″. Has been. The tag-side antenna 152 is provided so as to be enclosed by the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 101c ″. In addition, the other side in the tape thickness direction of the IC circuit-side region 101d-2 ″ of the printing base material layer 101d ″ (see FIG. 18 is formed on the surface of the RFID circuit element To by printing. The IC circuit 151 is enclosed by the adhesive layer 101e ″. Is provided.

  The release paper 101h ″ can be adhered to the product or the like by the adhesive layer 101g ″ when the RFID label T finally completed in a label shape is attached to a predetermined product or the like by peeling it off. It is a thing. Further, on the surface of the release paper 101h ″, a predetermined identification mark for transport control (in this example, a black identification mark) PM is provided at a predetermined position corresponding to each RFID circuit element To. .

  When the cartridge 7 ″ having the above configuration is mounted on the cartridge holder 6 and the roller holder 25 (not shown in FIG. 18) is moved from the separation position to the contact position, the base tape 101 ″ and the ink ribbon 105 are connected to the print head 23. It is sandwiched between the platen roller 26 and between the tape feed roller 27 ′ and the sub roller 28 ′. Then, the tape feed roller 27 ′, the sub roller 28 ′, and the platen roller 26 rotate in synchronization, and the base tape 101 ″ is fed out from the first roll 102 ″.

  The fed base tape 101 ″ is supplied to the print head 23 on the downstream side in the transport direction. The print head 23 has a plurality of heat generating elements by the above-described print drive circuit 120 (see FIG. 6). As a result, the print data is printed on the print area S on the surface of the transfer layer 101a ″ of the base tape 101 ″, and is formed as a tag label tape 109 ″ with print, and then is carried out of the cartridge 7 ″. .

  Since the configuration other than the above is the same as that of the above-described embodiment, the description thereof is omitted. In this modification as well, the mark sensor 127 is provided on the other side (the right side in FIG. 18 and the lower side in FIG. 4) in the tape thickness direction of the tag label tape 109 with print on the opposite side to the above-described embodiment. It has been.

  Also in this modification, the same effect as the modification of FIG. 17 mentioned above is produced.

  In the configuration of the above modification, instead of the transfer layer 101a ″, a transfer sheet 101k ″ (printed tape layer) composed of a transfer layer 101i ″ (printed layer) and a transfer base material layer 101j ″, and this transfer layer An adhesive layer 101l ″ (second adhesive layer for bonding) for bonding the sheet 101k ″ to the first tape base layer 101b ″ may be provided.

  In the above description, the case where the first tape 101A ″ has a transfer layer as a print target layer (that is, a receptor type) has been described as an example. However, printing can be performed by applying ink instead of the transfer layer. You may make it provide the image receiving layer (what is called inkjet type) comprised with the image receiving material.

(3) Others In addition to the base tape having the layer configuration described above, the invention having the above-described contents includes, for example, a configuration in which one of the first tape and the second tape does not have a base tape layer, The present invention can be applied to base tapes having various layer configurations, such as a configuration in which either the tape or the second tape does not have an adhesive layer adjacent to the printing base layer.

  In the above description, a case where a coiled loop antenna is used as the loop antenna LC of the tag label producing apparatus 1 and the tag side antenna 152 on the RFID tag circuit element To side and information is transmitted / received by wireless communication or electromagnetic induction has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a dipole antenna may be employed as the antenna of the tag label producing apparatus 1 and the tag-side antenna 152 on the RFID tag circuit element To side, and information transmission / reception may be performed by radio wave communication using the UHF band.

  Further, in the above, an example in which the base tape 101 or the like is stopped at a predetermined position and the wireless tag information is written / read has been described. Tag information may be written and read.

  In the above, the RFID tag information is read out or written from the IC circuit unit 151 of the RFID circuit element To, and the RFID tag T is created by printing the RFID tag information by the print head 23. However, it is not limited to this. This printing does not necessarily have to be performed, and the present invention can also be applied to those that only read or write the RFID tag information.

  Furthermore, the above has described the case where the base tape or the like is wound around the reel member to form a roll, and the roll is arranged in the cartridge and the base tape or the like is fed out. Not limited. For example, it is not limited to a configuration in which the roll is detachably attached directly to the tag label producing apparatus side, or further to a tag label producing apparatus main body side such as a cartridge. Alternatively, it is conceivable to provide a roll as an integral type. In this case, the same effect is obtained.

  In addition to those already described above, the methods according to the above-described embodiments and modifications may be used in appropriate combination.

  In addition, although not illustrated one by one, the present invention is implemented with various modifications within a range not departing from the gist thereof.

1 is a system configuration diagram illustrating a wireless tag generation system including a tag label producing apparatus according to an embodiment. It is a perspective view showing the whole tag label production apparatus structure. It is a perspective view showing the structure of the internal unit inside a tag label production apparatus. It is a top view showing the structure of an internal unit. FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view schematically showing a detailed structure of a cartridge. The top view which extracts and represents the RFID tag circuit element formation part of the printing base material layer in the state before bending, the sectional side view of the printing base material layer in the state before bending, and the side cross section of the printing base material layer in the folded state FIG. It is a figure which represents notionally the laminated structure of the organic transistor, organic diode, and organic capacitor which comprise an IC circuit part. It is a functional block diagram showing the functional structure of a wireless tag circuit element. It is a functional block diagram showing the control system of a tag label production apparatus. It is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure performed by a control circuit, when producing a tag label. It is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of step S200. It is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of step S400. It is the upper side figure and bottom view showing an example of the external appearance of the RFID label formed after the information writing of the RFID circuit element and the cutting of the tag label tape with print were completed by the tag label producing device. FIG. 14 is a diagram obtained by rotating a cross-sectional view taken along the XIVA-XIVA ′ cross section in FIG. 13 by 90 ° counterclockwise, and a diagram obtained by rotating the cross-sectional view taken by the XIVB-XIVB ′ cross section in FIG. 13 by 90 ° counterclockwise. . It is the figure which rotated the cross-sectional view by the XIVA-XIVA 'cross section equivalent in FIG. 13 90 degrees in the counterclockwise direction in the tag label of the modification which made the arrangement direction of the tape thickness direction of a printing base material layer an opposite direction. FIG. 14 is a diagram obtained by rotating a transverse cross-sectional view corresponding to the XIVA-XIVA ′ cross section in FIG. 13 by 90 ° counterclockwise in the tag label of the modified example in which the RFID tag circuit element is provided on the inner side of the adhesive layer when bent. It is a top view showing the detailed structure of the cartridge of the modification which does not perform tape bonding. It is a top view showing the detailed structure of the cartridge of the modification which does not perform tape bonding.

Explanation of symbols

7 Cartridge (wireless tag circuit element cartridge)
101 Base tape (tag tape)
101A First tape 101a Adhesive layer (first adhesive layer for bonding)
101B Second tape 101b First tape substrate layer 101c Adhesive layer (first intermediate adhesive layer)
101d printing substrate layer (printing substrate)
101d-1 Antenna side region (one side region)
101d-2 IC circuit side area (other side area)
101e pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (second intermediate pressure-sensitive adhesive layer)
101f 2nd tape base material layer 101i Adhesive layer (adhesive layer for printing base materials)
101 'Thermal tape (tag tape)
101a 'heat-sensitive layer (printed layer)
101i ′ heat-sensitive layer (printed layer)
101k 'thermal sheet (printed tape layer)
101l 'pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (second adhesive layer for bonding)
101 "base tape (tag tape)
101a ″ transfer layer (printed layer)
101i ″ Transfer layer (printed layer)
101k "transfer sheet (printed tape layer)
101l "pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (second adhesive layer for bonding)
102 1st roll (tag tape roll)
102a Reel member (shaft)
102 'first roll (tag tape roll)
102 ″ first roll (tag tape roll)
103 Cover film (printed tape)
104 Second roll (printed tape roll)
151 IC circuit part 152 Tag side antenna 159 Power supply wiring part L Folding line To RFID tag circuit element

Claims (14)

A substantially tape-shaped printing base material in which a plurality of RFID circuit elements each having an IC circuit unit for storing information and a tag-side antenna for transmitting and receiving information are continuously provided in the tape longitudinal direction;
A tag tape having a first tape and a second tape arranged on opposite sides so as to sandwich the printing substrate in the tape thickness direction,
The printing substrate is
The tag-side antenna is formed by printing on one side region of the fold line in the tape width direction, and the IC circuit portion is on the other side region in the tape width direction of the fold line. A tag tape, which is formed by printing. The tag tape according to claim 1, wherein
The tag tape, wherein the printed substrate is bent along the fold line corresponding to a position of a power supply wiring portion that connects the IC circuit portion and the tag side antenna. In the tag tape according to claim 1 or 2,
A tag tape comprising a printed substrate pressure-sensitive adhesive layer for bonding them together between the one side region and the other region in the tape width direction of the bent printing substrate. In the tag tape according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The first tape is
A tag tape, comprising: a first adhesive layer for laminating a tape to be printed having a printable print surface on the laminating side. In the tag tape according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The first tape is
A tag tape comprising a printing layer composed of a printing material capable of printing. The tag tape according to claim 5,
The first tape is
A print-receiving tape layer provided with the print-receiving layer on the side opposite to the bonding side;
A tag tape comprising: a second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer for bonding the print-receiving tape layer to the printing substrate. The tag tape according to any one of claims 4 to 6,
The first tape is
A substantially tape-shaped first tape substrate layer provided on one side of the printing substrate in the tape thickness direction;
A tag tape comprising: a first intermediate pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided between the printing base material and the first tape base material layer. The tag tape according to any one of claims 4 to 7,
The second tape is
Provided on the other side of the tape thickness direction of the printing substrate, and an adhesive layer for application for attaching the printing substrate to an application target;
A tag tape comprising: a release material layer that covers the other side of the adhesive pressure-sensitive adhesive layer in the tape thickness direction and is peeled off when applied. The tag tape according to claim 8,
The second tape is
A substantially tape-shaped second tape substrate layer provided on the other side of the printing substrate in the tape thickness direction;
A tag tape comprising a second intermediate pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided between the printing base material and the second tape base material layer. A substantially tape-shaped printing substrate in which a plurality of RFID tag circuit elements each having an IC circuit section for storing information and a tag-side antenna for transmitting and receiving information are provided continuously in the tape longitudinal direction, and the tape thickness direction And having a first tape and a second tape arranged on opposite sides to sandwich the printing substrate,
The printed substrate is bent by a fold line along the longitudinal direction of the tape, and the tag-side antenna is formed by printing on one side region of the fold line in the tape width direction of the printed substrate, and the IC circuit unit A tag tape formed by printing on the other side region of the fold line in the tape width direction,
A tag tape roll characterized by being wound around an axis substantially perpendicular to the tape longitudinal direction. In the tag tape roll according to claim 10,
The tag tape is
A tag tape roll, characterized in that an adhesive layer for a printing substrate for bonding them is provided between one side region and the other side region of the bent printing substrate in the tape width direction. A tag circuit roll cartridge comprising a tag tape roll formed by winding a tag tape and configured to be detachable from a tag label producing device,
The tag tape is
A substantially tape-shaped printing substrate in which a plurality of RFID tag circuit elements each having an IC circuit section for storing information and a tag-side antenna for transmitting and receiving information are provided continuously in the tape longitudinal direction, and the tape thickness direction And having a first tape and a second tape arranged on opposite sides to sandwich the printing substrate,
The printed substrate is bent by a fold line along the longitudinal direction of the tape, and the tag-side antenna is formed by printing on one side region of the fold line in the tape width direction of the printed substrate, and the IC circuit unit The RFID circuit element cartridge is formed by printing on the other side region in the tape width direction of the fold line. The RFID tag circuit element cartridge according to claim 12,
A wireless tag circuit element cartridge comprising: a print-receiving tape roll wound around a print-receiving tape having a printable print surface attached to the first tape provided in the tag tape. . The RFID tag circuit element cartridge according to claim 12 or 13,
The tag tape is
An RFID tag circuit element cartridge comprising a printed substrate pressure-sensitive adhesive layer for bonding the bent printed substrate between the one side region and the other region in the tape width direction of the printed substrate. .

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