JP2595622Y2 - Resonance tag sticking device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a resonance tag attaching apparatus which is most suitable for manufacturing a non-contact readable card to which a resonance tag comprising a plurality of electric resonance circuits is attached.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A non-contact type card utilizing electric resonance has no power supply in the card, and a plurality of resonance circuits having different resonance frequencies are configured by passive elements (C, L) and embedded in a card base. And a system in which a battery is built-in and a high function is realized using a resonance circuit and an active element. In order to make a card using such a resonance tag including a plurality of resonance circuits, generally, a plurality of resonance circuits having different resonance frequencies are integrally formed on an insulating base material serving as a single base. Is formed. For example, JP-A-2
In the example of the resonance tag described in US Pat.
As shown in FIG. 7, a resonance tag (card) is formed by integrally forming 14 types of resonance circuits 2 having different resonance frequencies on one insulating sheet 1. In this case, if the presence or absence of the 14 types of resonance circuits 2 is regarded as 1 bit of binary data, 2 ¹⁴
One type of resonance tag (card) can be created. The presence or absence of each resonance circuit is determined by making a hole in a conductor portion of a predetermined resonance circuit with a punch or the like and cutting the circuit.

[0003]

However, a disadvantage of the resonance tag prepared by the above-described method lies in the size of the sheet. That is, in the example of FIG. 7, the size becomes about A5 size, and it cannot be used with the same feeling as a magnetic card or the like.
Although the insulating sheet 1 can be made smaller by reducing the size of each resonance circuit 2, the resonance circuits come close to each other, causing interference with each other and lowering the S / N ratio of the read signal, making it difficult to maintain reliability. become. Therefore, the number of resonance circuits incorporated in one sheet (card) is limited, and many types cannot be created. That is, the card created by the above method has a limited identification type and is not suitable for practical use.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a resonance tag attaching apparatus capable of easily producing many types of cards without increasing the size of the cards. Is to provide.

[0005]

The number of resonance circuits is reduced.
As a method of increasing the number of types of cards, it is conceivable to prepare n types of resonance circuits, and select r (r ≦ n) types of resonance circuits and affix them to the card. Even if the area is small, the number of card types can be dramatically increased.

The present invention relates to an apparatus for efficiently attaching a required resonance tag to a card based on the above principle, and an object of the invention is to wind a tag tape with a resonance tag attached from a tag reel to a take-up reel. A sticking unit comprising a transporting means for transporting the tag tape at an acute angle and a peeling edge provided at an intermediate portion of the transporting means so as to peel off the resonance tag by performing the transport of the tag tape at an acute angle. This is achieved by providing a plurality of units for each of the resonance frequencies, and arranging the peeling edge portion of each of the attaching units in a straight line on the card transport path.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a tag reel having a tag tape wound around a tag tape formed by sticking a resonance tag having the same resonance frequency on one surface thereof to a release tape at regular intervals. It is driven with the tag reel and the rotation axis parallel,
A take-up reel that winds the tag tape at a predetermined speed; a twist roller that twists the surface of the tape between the tag reel and the take-up reel by about 90 ° to feed the tape in the twisted section at a predetermined position; A card which bends and supplies the attached resonant tag while peeling the tag from the tag tape, and a card which is disposed near the peeling edge and has a single-sided portion of the resonant tag conveyed on a card conveying path. A pressure detection roller that is provided in front of the peeling edge and detects a supply position of a resonance tag to be peeled, the tag reel, the take-up reel, the twisting roller, the peeling edge, Attaching unit consisting of a rectangular parallelepiped storage case for storing the tag detection means is provided on the card transport path for each resonance frequency of the resonance tag, and Card position detecting means for detecting a position of a card to which each of the resonance tags is to be attached on the card transport path, and attaching a resonance tag having a required resonance frequency to the card as the card is transported through the card transport path. Is achieved by doing

[0008]

The present invention selects r (r ≦ n) types of resonance tags from among n types of resonance tags, and attaches r tag attachment units each containing a tag tape to which the r types of resonance tags are attached to the card transport path. Since the r-type resonance tags are attached at predetermined positions on the card conveyed along the card conveyance path,
Cards of a combination type in which r types are selected from different types of resonance tags can be obtained.

Each of the sticking units waits for the transfer of the tag tape at a position where the tip of the resonance tag stuck to the tag tape reaches the peeling edge through the tag detecting means. When it is detected that the position has been reached, the winding of the tape is started at predetermined time intervals to supply the resonance tags that have been sequentially peeled at a speed according to the traveling card, and the predetermined tag on the card is supplied. R kinds of resonance tags can be attached at the positions by crimping.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 6 shows a state of the tag tape used in the present invention stored in the tag reel. A tape base 4 having releasability is wound around a reel core 3. Single resonance tag 5 having the same resonance frequency
Are releasably attached at regular intervals by an adhesive.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the external structure of the device of the present invention. The resonance tag attaching device 6 includes a card transport unit 7 installed at a lower portion, and a plurality (four in the drawing) of attaching units 8 which are exchangeably juxtaposed at the upper portion. The sticking unit 8 is a thin rectangular parallelepiped, and a plurality of sticking units are arranged in the thickness direction as shown in the figure, and the flat side surfaces thereof are orthogonal to the card conveying direction (arrow) on the upper surface of the card conveying unit 7. .

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view for explaining the whole structure of the resonance tag sticking device of the present invention, FIG.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of FIG. In FIG. 1, cards 9 are stacked and stored in a card supply box 10, and are taken out one by one toward a card transport path by a take-out roller 11 provided at the bottom. The card transport path is configured by connecting a pair of free rollers 12 and two pairs of drive rollers 13A and 13B as one set and connecting roller sets by the number of sticking units to be used. In FIG. 1, four pasting units 81 to 84 are installed, and a pair of free rollers 12, 14, 16, and 18 are provided corresponding to each of the pasting units 81 to 84, and two pairs of driving rollers are provided. 13A, 13B, 15A, 15B, 17A,
17B, 19A, and 19B are provided. At this time,
Drive rollers 13B, 15B, 17 at the rear end of each roller set
B and drive rollers 15A, 15 at the front end of the next roller set
A, the length Lc of each spacing _{L 1} between 19A card 9
Keep it larger. As a result, the card 9 therebetween is conveyed by inertial rotation (following the conveying speed of the card 9) by the free rollers 14, 16, and 18, and the driving rollers 13B-15A, 15B-17A, and 17B-19A.
To prevent the card 9 from being pulled by each other due to the difference in the driving speeds. If such tension is not a problem, the free rollers 12, 14, 16, and 18 may be used as drive rollers. Further, for example, reflection type optical sensors 41, 42, 43 and 44 for detecting the leading end of the card at a predetermined position are provided below the drive rollers in each set. At the end of the card transport path, there is provided a stocker 50 for stacking and storing cards 9A to which required resonance tags are attached.

At a predetermined position above each roller set,
Sticking units 81 to 84 for sticking resonance tags having the required resonance frequencies are arranged in parallel. Since the structure of all of the sticking units 81 to 84 is the same, the sticking unit 81 will be described here with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 as an example. The rectangular parallelepiped storage case 20 incorporates a tag reel 30 and a take-up reel 31 and the like that are supported so that their respective flange surfaces are perpendicular to the card transport direction. The leading end of the tag tape 21 as shown is fixed to a winding core of a take-up reel 31, and is wound at a constant speed on a take-up reel 20 driven by a driving means 22 such as a motor. still,
The driving unit 22 is controlled so that the transport speed of the tag tape 21 is constant at a portion where the resonance tag 5 is separated. Further, the tag reel 30 is provided with a braking means for preventing rotation due to inertia, and the tag tape is always fed out in a tensioned state. Then, the tag tape 21 led out from the tag reel 30 is twisted by 90 ° between the support roller 23 and the twist roller 24, and its width direction is parallel to the width direction of the card conveyed on the card conveyance path. Further, the tag tape 21 is guided by the stripping edge 25 having an acute-angled tip having a small curvature and is brought close to the card transport path, and is bent inward, so that the resonance tag 5 attached on the tag tape 21 is bent. The tag is peeled off from the leading end in accordance with the transport of the tag tape 21, travels in the transport direction of the card 9, and is pressed against the card 9 by a pressure roller 26 provided in front of the tag tape 21. The tag tape 21 from which the resonance tag 5 has been peeled off is again twisted by 90 ° through another pair of twisting rollers 27 and a supporting roller 28 and wound on a take-up reel 31. The twist roller 24 and the peeling edge 25
A transmission type optical sensor 29 for detecting the supply position of the resonance tag to be separated by detecting the rear end of the resonance tag 5 with the tag tape 21 interposed therebetween is provided.
Although the attaching units 81 to 84 have the same configuration, the resonance frequencies of the resonance tags 5 attached to the respective tag tapes 21 are different from each other. In addition, it is possible to selectively change to a tag tape to which another type of resonance tag 5 is adhered. In such a case, the tag reel 30 and the take-up reel 31 may be replaced with required types.

The operation of attaching the required resonance tag 5 to a predetermined position of the card 9 in such an apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS. First, each pasting unit 81-8
No. 4 is set to wait at a position where the tip of the resonance tag 5 on the tag tape 21 reaches the peeling edge 25. That is, when each optical sensor 29 detects the supply position of the resonance tag to be separated by detecting the rear end of the resonance tag 5, the driving of the driving unit 22 is stopped and the conveyance of the tag tape 21 is stopped. I just need. First, when the optical sensor 41 corresponding to the first sticking unit 81 detects the leading end of the card 9 being conveyed on the card conveying path, the sticking unit 81 drives the driving means 22 from the standby position, thereby causing the tag tape to move. When the first resonance tag 5 is affixed to the card 9 according to the conveyance and the next resonance tag 5 comes to the standby position, the optical sensor 29 detects the rear end and the tag tape 21 is Stop the transport. Thus, the card, as shown in FIG. 4 (B), is attached to the rear edge of the resonant tag 5 comes from the card tip away by L _2. When the leading edge of the card 9 is detected by the light sensor 42 corresponding to the second application unit 82 continues, the attachment position of the second resonant tag must shifted by L _2, card upon detection of 9 Is delayed by L2 and the _second attaching unit 82
Starts conveying the tag tape 21. Then, the optical sensor 32 of the sticking unit 82 detects the rear end of the next resonance tag on the tag tape 21 and stops the conveyance of the tag tape 21. Similarly, by sequentially increasing the delay time, resonance tags having different resonance frequencies can be sequentially attached to predetermined positions on the card 9. The card 9A to which the four resonance tags are attached in this manner is stored in the stocker 50 at the end. In the above-described embodiment, the number of sticking units is four. However, any number of sticking units can be installed, and it is also possible to selectively stick the resonance tag of each unit. Further, in the above embodiment, the optical sensor is used as the sensor, but the present invention is not limited to this. Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the take-up reel is driven to rotate by the direct drive means. You can do it. In this embodiment, the types of the tag tapes (the types of the resonance tags) are changed by selectively replacing the tag tapes incorporated in the affixing unit. A sticking unit having a built-in type of resonance tag that needs to be stuck may be selectively set in the card transport path.

[0015]

As described above, according to the resonance tag sticking apparatus of the present invention, various types of resonance tag cards, which were conventionally difficult to be created only by a card manufacturer, can be combined with a single resonance tag set. By making use of the combination, it is possible to make the card at hand of the card issuer, and the number of card types can be easily increased. As a result, the card cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an example of the overall configuration of the resonance tag attaching apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a sticking unit used in the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an operation of creating a card by the device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an external perspective view showing an example of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a tag tape used in the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a conventional resonance tag including a plurality of resonance circuits.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Insulation sheet 2 Resonance circuit 3 Reel core 4 Tape base material 5 Resonance tag 6 Tag sticking device 7 Card transport unit 8, 81, 82, 83, 84 Sticking unit 9, 9A Card 20 Storage case 21 Tag tape 24, 27 Twist roller 25 stripping edge 26 pressure roller 29 optical sensor 30 as tag detecting means 30 tag reel 31 take-up reel 41, 42, 43, 44 as card position detecting means
Optical sensor

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. The same resonance frequency having an adhesive applied on one side.
Number of resonant tags are attached to the release tape at regular intervals.
Tag reel around which tag tape is wound
The tag tape is driven by the
A take-up reel for winding at a constant speed, the tag reel and the
Twist the surface of the tape between the take-up reels by about 90 degrees
The twisted roller and the tape in the twisted section at a predetermined position.
And the attached resonance tag is attached to the tag tape.
Peeling edge supplied while peeling from
One side of the resonance tag, which is arranged near the edge, is
Crimping row for crimping cards transported on the card transport path
And is attached before the peeling edge and peeled off.
Tag detecting means for detecting a supply position of the resonance tag;
Greel, take-up reel, twisting roller, peeling
A rectangular parallelepiped that houses the separation edge and the tag detection means
A sticking unit consisting of a storage case is shared with the resonance tag.
The card is provided on the card transport path for each
Of the card to which each of the resonance tags should be attached to the card transport path
Card position detecting means for detecting
Required resonance frequency as the card is transported through the card transport path
Wherein the resonance tag is attached to the card .