JP3071033U - Cleaning ID tags and cleaning products - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide a highly reliable cleaning ID tag that can be repeatedly subjected to a cleaning process and a press process while being twisted together with a cleaning product. SOLUTION: An ID label body 10 in which an antenna 12 is formed by printing on a flexible film 11 and an electronic circuit chip 13 for communicating ID information via the antenna is mounted on the flexible film can be used. Flexible, eg thickness 2
A pair of upper and lower fluororesin films 20, 2 of about 00 μm
No. 0 is sandwiched from both sides, and the periphery is fused to form a structure in which the ID label body is sealed in a liquid-tight manner.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention comprises a cleaning ID tag that is attached to clothing and linens repeatedly used for washing and dry cleaning, and is suitable for use in the management thereof, and clothing and linens to which the cleaning ID tag is attached. For cleaning items.

[0002]

[Related background technology]

 Recently, an electronic circuit chip including a memory 1, a communication control unit 2, and a power generation unit 3 as shown in FIG. The ID label body 6 including the antenna 4 and the antenna 5 has been developed and is attracting attention as an S label or the like. By attaching such an ID label body 6 to a cleaning product made of clothes and linens, for example, as shown in a conceptual system configuration in FIG. 7, the ID label body 6 is taken over via a window and transferred to a laundry factory. After receiving the cleaning and press processing, integrated management of the cleaning products shipped after is possible.

The ID information attached to the ID label body 6 includes not only identification information of a customer to which the cleaning product belongs and a window handling the cleaning product, but also information for specifying the type of cleaning product and cleaning content. Etc. These pieces of ID information are read out of the ID label body 6 in a non-contact manner with the information processing apparatus provided for each processing step in a counter or a laundry factory, that is, by information communication via the antenna 5. It is used for sorting control and shipping management.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 Incidentally, the above-described ID label body 6 is attached to a cleaning product, and is subjected to a cleaning process and a press process integrally with the cleaning product. Therefore, it is indispensable to protect the ID label body 6 provided with the electronic circuit chip 4 from a cleaning liquid (water, detergent, chemical, etc.). Therefore, conventionally, the ID label body 6 is liquid-tightly covered from both sides thereof with a protective cover such as a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film or a silicone resin film.

However, when dry cleaning is performed, the solvent may dissolve the protective cover. In addition, it is said that accidents such as cracking (breaking) of the cover of the protective cover due to twisting of the cleaning product during the cleaning process and the press process and breakage of the electrical wiring in the ID label body 6 are likely to occur. There's a problem. For this reason, its reliability is poor, and there is a serious problem especially in repeated use.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and its purpose is to repeatedly provide a cleaning process and a press process with a twist together with a cleaning product without depending on the type of cleaning. An object of the present invention is to provide a reliable cleaning ID tag that can be used. Another object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning product made of clothes and linens to which the cleaning ID tag is constantly attached, not only during cleaning.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 To achieve the above object, the cleaning ID tag according to the present invention has an antenna printed on a flexible film as described in claim 1, and an electronic circuit for communicating ID information via the antenna. An ID label body in which a chip is mounted on the flexible film; and a flexible, ID label body sandwiched from both sides, and a peripheral portion thereof is fused to make the ID label body liquid-tight. And a pair of upper and lower fluororesin films to be enclosed.

That is, in the present invention, factors necessary for protecting the ID label body were examined, and various experiments and verifications were performed on a material (material) as a protective cover and its protective structure to satisfy the conditions. As a result, it is preferable that the entire structure has flexibility that is easily twisted with the twist of the cleaning product, and that the liquid tightness at the joint of the protective cover is sufficiently high against the twist. They have found that a fluororesin film is suitable. Therefore, the ID label body is sandwiched from both sides using a pair of fluororesin films, and a predetermined temperature and pressure are applied to the peripheral portion of the fluororesin film to fuse the peripheral portions to each other. It is characterized in that an ID label body is sealed in a liquid-tight manner inside the film.

Preferably, as described in claim 2, a film having a thickness of 100 to 500 μm is used as the fluororesin film. In the cleaning product according to the present invention, the above-described cleaning ID tag is attached to clothing or linen in advance using a thermopatch or the like or sewn by sewing as described in claim 3. It is characterized by.

[0010]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, a cleaning ID tag according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a cleaning ID tag according to this embodiment, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a part of the cleaning ID tag, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view thereof.

The cleaning ID tag basically includes an ID label body 10 and a pair of upper and lower fluororesin films 20 that sandwich the ID label body 11 from both sides and seal the ID label body 10 in a liquid-tight manner. , 20. As shown in FIG. 2, the ID label body 10 is formed by printing a loop-shaped antenna 12 on a flexible film 11 and mounting an electronic circuit chip 13 for communicating ID information via the antenna 12. It was done. The ID label body 10 has an electronic circuit chip 13 mounted on a substantially central portion of a rectangular flexible film 11 having a size of, for example, 10 mm × 60 mm. Has a strip shape with a maximum thickness of about 1.05 mm. The electronic circuit chip 13 is, as shown in FIG. 6, roughly composed of a semiconductor IC having a memory 1, a communication control unit 2, and a power generation unit 3 thereof.

On the other hand, a pair of upper and lower fluororesin films 20, 20 for sealing the ID label body 10 from both sides in a liquid-tight manner are made of flexible films each having a thickness of 200 μm. Is also slightly larger, for example, a size of 15 mm × 64 mm. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, each of these fluororesin films 20 and 20 has a peripheral portion 21 having a width of about 2 mm in a frame shape with the ID label body 10 sandwiched in the central region. The ID label 10 is liquid-tightly sealed inside by being fused and integrated.

Incidentally, the fusion of the peripheral portions 21 of the fluororesin films 20, 20 is performed, for example, in a state where the fluororesin films 20, 20 are overlapped with each other by using a frame-shaped heating / pressing jig (not shown). This is performed by heating to 180 ° C. and applying a pressure of approximately 100 N (about 10 kgf). The ID label body 10 is sandwiched between the fluororesin films 20 and 20 or the larger fluororesin films 20 and 20 or the tape-shaped fluororesin films 20 and 20. After the periphery of the body 10 is fused in a frame shape, the outside of the fused region may be cut into a predetermined size.

Thus, according to the cleaning ID tag having the structure in which the ID label body 10 is sealed in a liquid-tight manner between the pair of fluororesin films 20, 20, the thickness of the fluororesin films 20, 20 is increased. It has been confirmed that the cleaning ID tag itself has a softness that allows a certain degree of bending, and the ID label body 10 enclosed therein is effectively protected from bending stress.

By the way, when a cleaning ID tag having a similar structure was prototyped using thin fluororesin films 20 and 20 having a thickness of less than 100 μm, the softness of the fluororesin films 20 and 20 against bending was found to be low. It is superior to the bending softness of the ID label body 10 enclosed in the box, and the bending stress applied to the cleaning ID tag directly acts on the ID label body 10 to easily cause malfunction of the ID label body 10. Was confirmed. Conversely, when a cleaning ID tag having a similar structure was prototyped using thick fluororesin films 20 and 20 having a thickness exceeding 500 μm, the fluororesin films 20 and 20 themselves were rigid and poor in flexibility. Then, when the cleaning ID tag was attached to clothes, linens, and the like, and the clothes were worn after cleaning, or when the linens were used, the presence of the cleaning ID tag was perceived as uncomfortable.

When the fluororesin films 20, 20 having a thickness of 100 to 500 μm are used, preferably, when the fluororesin films 20, 20 having a thickness of 200 μm are used, malfunction of the ID label body 10 hardly occurs. In addition, it was confirmed that appropriate softness against bending was obtained without causing cracks or cracks in the fluororesin films 20, 20.

Therefore, a cleaning ID tag having appropriate softness against such bending is attached to a collar of a garment (shirt) as shown in FIG. 4, and the garment is repeatedly dry-cleaned to form a cleaning ID tag. When the operation confirmation test was performed, it was found that information could be stably communicated with the ID label body 10 even after 60 times or more of dry cleaning and press processing. In other words, the function of the cleaning ID tag could be effectively maintained without being concerned with the twisting of the clothes during cleaning.

A cleaning ID tag having a similar structure was prototyped using a silicone resin film instead of the fluororesin films 20 and 20. The cleaning ID tag was similarly attached to the neck of the garment and dry-cleaned. The chemicals caused melting and elongation of the silicone resin film, and the chemicals entered from the bonded portions, and electrical failure of the ID label body 10 was liable to occur. Also, a cleaning ID tag having a similar structure was prototyped using a film made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) instead of the fluororesin films 20 and 20, and was attached to the collar of the clothes and dry-cleaned. The polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film was easily cracked and did not withstand repeated treatment.

Even when the fluororesin films 20 are used, when the curable resin is applied to the surface thereof to increase the strength of the ID label body 10 against bending, that is, the cleaning ID tag is used. As a result, it was confirmed that breakage accidents could easily occur due to breakage. As a result, as described above, when the ID label body 10 is sealed using only the fluororesin films 20 having a predetermined thickness, the ID label body 10 can be better protected against repeated dry cleaning. Was confirmed.

When the ID label body 10 is sealed using the fluororesin films 20, 20, for example, one sheet of the fluororesin film 22 folded in half as shown in FIG. Alternatively, the ends may be fused. When a thin fluororesin film 20 having a thickness of about 100 μm is used, as shown in FIG. 5B, another fluororesin film 23 is superimposed and the periphery thereof is welded. You may do it. When it is desired to make the overall thickness of the cleaning ID tag uniform, as shown in FIG. 5C, a frame-shaped fluororesin film is sandwiched between a pair of upper and lower fluororesin films 20,20. 24 may be sandwiched and the periphery thereof may be welded.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5D, when the ID label body 10 is sealed using the fluororesin films 20 and 20 having a thickness of about 200 μm, particularly, the electronic circuit chip 13 of the ID label body 10 is sealed. By further laminating a thin fluororesin film 24 having a thickness of about 100 μm on the mounting surface side, the mounting portion of the electronic circuit chip 13 can be reinforced without impairing the overall flexibility of the cleaning ID tag. It is also useful to do so.

At this time, the size of the thin fluororesin film 24 of about 100 μm sandwiched between the fluororesin film 20 and the fluororesin film 20 may be the same size as the fluororesin film 20. It may be of a size that covers a predetermined area, for example, a width of about 20 mm extending in the longitudinal direction around the electronic circuit chip 13. Further, by stacking such a fluororesin film 24, effects such as the peeling of the electronic circuit chip 13 from the flexible film 11 can be effectively prevented.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a cleaning product made of clothes and linens in which the above-described cleaning ID tag is previously attached as an integral body. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, a cleaning ID tag 31 may be integrally attached to a collar, a pocket, or the like of the garment 30. The cleaning ID tag 31 may be attached to clothes using a seal called a thermopatch, or the cleaning ID tag 31 may be sewn in at the time of sewing.

This eliminates the trouble of attaching the cleaning ID tag 31 to the garment (cleaning article) every time the garment (cleaning article) 30 is taken out for cleaning. In addition, the cleaning ID tag 31 fixedly attached to the clothes (cleaning articles) 30 may be used for managing the owner (lender) of the clothes 30, managing the number of times of cleaning, and further managing the location. Becomes possible.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above. For example, the size and information to be managed using the ID label body 10 may be determined according to the use or specification. In addition, although the clothes 30 are illustrated as the cleaning items here, the cleaning ID tag 31 can be similarly attached to linens such as sheets and pillowcases. Further, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to objects other than those to be cleaned. In short, the present invention can be implemented with various modifications without departing from the gist thereof.

[0026]

[Effect of the invention]

 As described above, according to the present invention, a simple and practical configuration that is robust to cleaning and pressing and does not impair the function as an ID label for a long time even if cleaning is repeated. The cleaning ID tag and the cleaning product can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a cleaning ID according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the tag.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a part of the cleaning ID tag shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a cross-sectional structure of the cleaning ID tag shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of a cleaning product according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a modification of the seal structure of the ID label body using a fluororesin film.

FIG. 6 is a schematic configuration diagram showing functions of an ID label body.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a conceptual configuration of a cleaning system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ID label body 11 Flexible film 12 Antenna 13 Electronic circuit chip 20 Fluororesin film 30 Clothes (cleaning article) 31 Cleaning ID tag

Claims (3)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. An ID label body comprising an antenna printed on a flexible film and an electronic circuit chip for communicating ID information via the antenna mounted on the flexible film. And a pair of upper and lower fluororesin films sandwiching the ID label body from both sides and having a peripheral portion fused to seal the ID label body in a liquid-tight manner. . 2. The fluororesin film may be 100
The cleaning ID tag according to claim 1, wherein a film having a thickness of 500 μm is used. 3. A cleaning product comprising clothing or linen, wherein the cleaning ID tag according to claim 1 or 2 is sewn by sticking or sewing.