JP3063208U - Metal tag - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To easily and easily obtain various information such as product numbers and standards and bar codes using a printer directly on a metal sheet.
Provide a metal tag that is devised so that it can be printed clearly and easily. SOLUTION: A white paint is applied to the surface of a metal tag 1 made of a thin metal sheet material 1A, and the white coated surface is coated with a thin resin film layer 5, and a thermal transfer printer is applied to the resin film layer 5. The various information 2B1 'to 2B4' and the barcode 2B5 are printed using the information.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a source (manufacturer) and destination of a load, or a metal tag indicating the specification, material, quality, etc. of the load. Specifically, the present invention relates to a wire or a wire that is tied to a shape steel material. The present invention relates to a metal tag to be attached and used.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventional metal tags include, for example, those described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Sho 53-36079 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Sho 54-11837, and in each case, a metal sheet is punched into a predetermined tag shape by a press machine. After that, various information such as the origin and destination of the load, or the standard and material, etc. are displayed in the display column by stamping (rubber stamp), handwriting, etc. It is a mechanism to manufacture by performing various secondary processing.

[0003] The metal tag constructed as described above uses an iron plate or a thin metal plate such as an aluminum plate as a material, and all of its surfaces are finished to have a smooth smooth surface. .

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 Therefore, if the various types of information described above are displayed by stamping or handwriting, etc., in the display section on the surface of the thin metal plate having a smooth surface, it may be due to the stickiness or misalignment of the stamp, the writer's habit or bad writing, etc. However, there is a problem that the information on the tag is difficult to read.

[0005] Recently, various kinds of information are printed on a tag using a computer-controlled thermal transfer printer or the like, and further, information necessary for the tag is printed with a bar code, and the bar code is read to read the bar code. Although barcode management is performed to control data, the above-mentioned metal tag using a thin metal plate is not suitable for printing with the above thermal transfer printer or barcode printing. When printing the code, it had to be printed on a separate sticker and used by sticking it to the surface of the metal tag, which was also very complicated and costly.

Further, the surface of a conventional metal tag using a thin metal plate is usually finished in a relatively dark color such as silver or gray, so that various information is printed or stamped on this surface. However, the contrast is not so noticeable, and there is a problem that the reading by the reader is hindered, especially in the case of barcodes.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above-described problems, and the technical problem is that various types of products, such as product numbers and standards, are directly applied to a thin metal plate by using a printer. An object of the present invention is to provide a metal tag that is designed so that information and bar codes can be printed easily and clearly.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The measures taken in the present invention to solve the above technical problems are as follows.

(1) A white paint is applied to at least the surface of a thin metal plate formed by stamping the whole into the shape of a tag, and item names such as part numbers, standards, and quantities, company names, etc. are applied to the white applied surface. Print the common items in advance using a printing machine, coat this printing surface with a thin resin film, and print specific information for each of the above items on this coating surface using a computer-controlled printer. To be configured. (Claim 1)

(2) A bar code of various information such as a product number, a standard, and a quantity is printed on the coating surface of the thin resin film using a computer-controlled printer. (Claim 2)

According to the means of claim 1 described in the above (1), since various items, information, and the like are printed using a printing machine or a printer on the application surface on which the white paint is applied, Can clearly and visually confirm and read various information printed clearly, and various types of information that could not be printed directly on metal thin plates using This was made possible by coating with a resin film and printing on this coated surface.

According to the means of claim 2 described in the above (2), since the barcode is printed on the coating surface formed on the white paint layer, the contrast is clear and the barcode is displayed. In addition to making it possible to read without fail, the bar code is printed using a computer-controlled printer, so that it is possible to accurately manage the package using the bar code.

As described above, the technical problems described above can be solved by the means described in (1) and (2), and the problems of the conventional technology can be solved.

[0014]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, an embodiment of the above-mentioned metal tag according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side sectional view thereof, and FIG. FIG. 1 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part (a part viewed from W) shown in the drawings. In these drawings, reference numeral 1 generally designates an iron plate or an aluminum plate subjected to a surface treatment. This shows a metal tag made by using a metal thin plate as a material and punching out this material into a predetermined tag shape using a press machine.

In the enlarged cross-sectional view shown in FIG. 3, 1A is a thin metal sheet material, 1P is a coating layer formed by applying a white paint on at least the surface of the material, and the paint is, for example, a printing paint. Ink is used, and the surface of the coating layer 1P becomes a printing surface 2 of various common items (information) described below, and the surface of the thin resin film layer 5 coated on the printing surface 2 becomes various kinds of detailed information described below. And barcode printing surface.

FIG. 1 shows a tag for steel, showing an example of a metal tag 1. The first printing section 2 A provided on the printing surface 2 has various permission numbers and formats. The common information 2A1 such as symbols is printed in advance, and the second printing section 2B is pre-printed with the item names such as steel number 2B1, dimension 2B2, number of pieces 2B3, and date of manufacture 2B4 together with the print columns. The information is printed in advance on the third printing unit 2C, and information 2C1 about the sender of the load is printed in advance, and the above-described bar code printing column is formed on the fourth printing unit 2W. .

On the surface of the thin transparent resin film layer 5 (for example, using a polyester resin or the like) coated on the printing surface 2, each of the item names 2 B 1 to 2 B 4 of the second printing unit 2 B is provided. The specific information 2B1 ', 2B2', 2B3 ', 2B4' for each item is printed on a portion corresponding to each print column of "." The barcode 2B5 of each information is printed.

In the printing for each of the printing units 2A, 2B, 2C, and 2W, information 2A1... Such as various permission numbers, item names 2B1 to 2B4, and information 2C1 of the sender of the load are included. The printing of the common items mentioned above is performed in advance using a printing machine such as an offset printing machine, and the printing of specific information 2B1 'to 2B4' and barcode 2B5 for each item is performed by a computer-controlled thermal transfer printer or the like. It is performed each time it is used, but the type and method of printing are completely free.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 3 denotes a small hole through which a binding needle wire 4 (FIG. 3) passes.

Since the metal tag according to the present invention has the configuration as described above, various common items 2A1 to 2C1, which are preliminarily printed on the printing surface 2 provided on the surface of the coating layer 1P coated in white, The various detailed information 2B1 'to 2B4' and the barcode 2B5, which are printed each time the thin resin film layer 5 coated on the printing surface 2 is used, have clear contrast and can be visually checked and read. In addition, all of the above items and the information 2A1 to 2B4 'are clearly printed and displayed using a printing machine or a printer, so that various kinds of tag information can be easily confirmed, and a barcode reader can be used. The bar code 2B5 can be easily and reliably read because the contrast is clear.

In addition, various kinds of information which could not be printed directly on a metal tag 1 (metal thin plate) by using a printer until now, are coated with a thin resin film layer 5 on a white coating layer 1P. Then, a means for printing on the resin film layer 5 was employed to enable printing by a printer.

[0022]

[Effect of the invention]

 As described above, according to the metal tag of the present invention, it is structurally durable, and various common items and information on the load can be clearly and directly printed on the metal tag using a printer. This makes it possible to accurately and visually check various types of information related to the load, and in addition to the fact that the management using barcodes can be performed reliably, it is especially possible to use It is suitable for use as a tag for hard and heavy luggage.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of a metal tag according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view thereof.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a portion viewed from W in FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Metal tag 1P Coating layer which applied white paint 2 Printing surface 2A-2W Printing part 2A1-2C1 Common information and item name printed 2B1'-2B4 'Information for each item printed 2B5 Barcode 5 Coated thin Resin film layer

Claims (2)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A white paint is applied to at least the surface of a thin metal plate formed by stamping and forming the whole in the shape of a tag, and a common name such as an item name such as a product number, a standard, and a quantity or a company name is applied to the white applied surface. Items are printed in advance using a printing machine, and the printed surface is coated with a thin resin film, and the specific information for each of the above items is printed on the coated surface using a computer-controlled printer. A metal tag characterized by being constituted. 2. A bar code of various information such as a product number, a standard and a quantity is printed on a coating surface of a thin resin film by using a computer-controlled printer. Metal tag.