JP4666557B2 - Label manufacturing method and label - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for producing a label suitable for recording a barcode with an invisible ink, and more particularly to a method for producing a label using a transparent film substrate. The present invention also relates to a label manufactured by such a manufacturing method.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, it has been widely performed to obtain personal information from various cards or to obtain product information described in products or catalogs by reading a printed barcode with an optical means. The normal barcode currently in widespread use is a barcode consisting of a white bar and a black bar using a carbon black material. However, since such a barcode can be easily recognized by the naked eye, information may be read illegally, and design may be hindered in a cosmetic box of a product.
[0003]
For this reason, transparent barcodes that are not visible, such as stealth barcodes, have been developed that are colorless, highly transparent, and difficult to see with the naked eye. Such a stealth barcode is formed, for example, by printing a barcode made of a photoluminescence layer using a phosphor that emits light in an infrared wavelength region on a printed material such as a catalog. Here, “stealth” is a registered trademark of Hitachi Maxell, Ltd., and “stealth barcode” is a registered trademark of Pioneer Corporation.
[0004]
In reading the stealth bar code, excitation light in the infrared wavelength region is irradiated from a reader, and the emitted light emitted by the phosphor contained in the stealth bar code is read. Japanese Patent Application Publication (JP-A) No. 3-290780 discloses a stealth barcode recording body produced by forming a colorless and transparent substance that reflects infrared light on a substrate that transmits infrared light, And the reading method is published. Thus, a stealth bar code cannot be read unless a dedicated reader is used. Because of these features, stealth barcodes are used for applications where security is important, such as prevention of forgery and alteration, and confidentiality of information, such as various cards and tickets. In addition, since it is highly transparent and barcodes can be read even if it is overprinted, it is also used in applications where importance is placed on the design of product cosmetic boxes, catalogs, and the like.
[0005]
An example of an application in which security is important is the use in a pachinko gaming machine. Pachinko machines have various legal regulations in order to maintain game fairness. For example, after manufacturing an electronic board used in a pachinko gaming machine, an unauthorized replacement prevention label is attached to a ROM mounted on the electronic board so that the ROM can be identified.
[0006]
However, in recent years, crimes have been rampant in which the ROM is illegally removed and replaced with a fake ROM, and a forged replacement label is attached. In order to deal with such actions, the pachinko machine manufacturer has covered the entire ROM attached to the board with a transparent protective cover so that the ROM cannot be removed. In addition, a management label designated by the Secure Electronic Communication Technology Association (hereinafter abbreviated as Hotsukyo) is affixed to the protective cover based on legal regulations. This management label is designated for each assembly unit including a board, a ROM, a board surface, and a frame.
[0007]
In addition to the above management label, in order to determine the model corresponding to the ROM, a product label on which the product name, lot number, date of manufacture, etc. are printed in a state where the ROM is covered with a protective cover after the substrate unit is created. It was stuck on the protective cover.
[0008]
By the way, the pachinko machine maker needs to report the ROM ID and the management number of the assembly unit of the pachinko machine to the Hotsu Kyo. Since the management number must be answered, it is necessary to be able to visually recognize the ROM ID from the outside of the protective cover.
[0009]
However, since the protective cover that covers the ROM is intended to prevent unauthorized removal of the ROM and protect the ROM, the size of the protective cover is a minimum that covers the ROM. If a plurality of types of labels such as the management label specified by the above-mentioned Conservative Cooperative and the product label indicating the contents of the ROM are affixed to such a protective cover, the appearance will deteriorate and the contents from the outside of the protective cover will be deteriorated. Will not be visible.
[0010]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
For this reason, it is conceivable to produce a label by printing a stealth barcode with high security on a transparent film substrate that does not interfere with visual recognition. In general, in stealth barcode printing, stealth ink is transferred to a substrate using a stealth ribbon. The base material must be capable of transferring a stealth ribbon and reading a stealth barcode with a dedicated reader. However, if a normal transparent film substrate is printed using a stealth ribbon, reading by a dedicated reader becomes impossible. Further, in this case, the stealth barcode looks thin even with the naked eye, and the concealability cannot be ensured.
[0011]
Accordingly, in view of the above points, the present invention provides a label having a transparent film portion, which can read print information by infrared irradiation and emission and can maintain the concealment property of the print information. It aims to provide a method. Furthermore, this invention aims at providing the label manufactured using such a manufacturing method.
[0012]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problems, the label manufacturing method according to the present invention includes a step (a) of forming a base piece by die-cutting the base, and an ink that is not visible in a predetermined region of the base piece. Forming a print layer on the base material piece by printing using the method, and forming a transparent film layer covering the print layer by laminating the base material piece on which the print layer is formed Step (c), Step (d) of forming a printed layer on the transparent film layer by printing in a predetermined region of the transparent film layer, and Step of punching the substrate after Step (c) ( f) and after step (f), by printing on a predetermined region of the transparent film layer, thereby forming a second print layer on the transparent film layer, and after step (d) , Die-cutting the substrate Tsu comprising the flop (e), and further, step (c), covers a predetermined area of the substrate piece with a transparent film having an adhesive layer, characterized in that it comprises adhered to the lower layer.
[0013]
The label according to the present invention comprises a base material piece, a print layer formed on the base material piece by printing with a non-visible ink on a predetermined area of the base material piece, and a print layer. A transparent film layer formed so as to cover, a printing layer formed on the transparent film layer by printing in a predetermined region of the transparent film layer, and a transparent film by printing in a predetermined region of the transparent film layer Coated paper comprising a second printing layer formed on the layer and capable of reading printing information in which the base piece is printed with invisible ink and printed with invisible ink by a reader It is characterized by including .
[0014]
According to the present invention, a label is produced by printing a non-visible ink on a base piece that can be printed by thermal transfer of a stealth ribbon, and further, a label is produced by covering the print area with a transparent film. It is possible to provide a label capable of reading the print information and maintaining the concealability of the print information.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a part of a continuous body including a label according to an embodiment of the present invention. The continuous body includes a mount 90 and a plurality of labels 100 temporarily attached to the mount 90. In the stealth printing area 110 of the label 100, a stealth barcode that cannot be recognized with the naked eye is printed. The display area 120 of the label 100 is an area for printing or printing characters such as cautions, marks, designs, etc. (hereinafter referred to as “characters”) that can be recognized with the naked eye. In the display area 120, characters or the like can be printed or printed on the user side using the label.
[0016]
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the label shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the label 100 uses a coated paper 102 temporarily attached to the mount 90 via an adhesive layer 101 on the mount 90, and ink transferred from a stealth ribbon on the coated paper 102. A stealth printing layer 103 formed by printing, a transparent film layer 105 formed so as to cover the mount 90, the coated paper 102, and the stealth printing layer 103 via the adhesive layer 104, and a transparent film layer 105 And a print layer or second print layer 106 formed thereon.
[0017]
A barcode is printed on the coated paper 102 using a stealth ink containing a phosphor that emits light in an infrared wavelength region having a wavelength different from that of the excitation light when irradiated with excitation light in the infrared wavelength region. Thereby, the stealth printing layer 103 is formed. The information printed on the stealth printing layer 103 may be a character or an authentication mark that can be read by a reader in addition to the barcode.
[0018]
In the label 100, the adhesive layer 104 adheres the first region of the transparent film layer 105 to the print layer 103 and the coated paper 102, and temporarily attaches the second region of the transparent film layer 105 to the mount 90. . The transparent film layer 105 protects the stealth print layer 103 in the first area (stealth print area 110) and forms the display area 120 in the second area. That is, by forming the transparent film layer 105, the stealth barcode is not easily stained and damaged, and an area for freely printing or printing information such as characters is formed. The material of the transparent film layer 105 is preferably a material that can be printed or printed with commercially available ink and has a high infrared transmittance. For example, A-PET (a so-called chemist) is an amorphous polyethylene material. Pet) etc. are used.
Furthermore, a printing layer or the second printing layer 106 is formed on the transparent film layer 105 by printing or printing characters or the like on the transparent film layer 105.
[0019]
A label manufacturing method according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the label manufacturing method according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 3, first, in step S <b> 1, a base material piece is formed by punching the base material and raising the residue.
FIG. 4 shows a cross section of a tack paper used as a substrate in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the coated paper 102 is temporarily attached to the mount 90 by the adhesive layer 101 on the mount 90. The coated paper 102 is a paper material capable of printing by thermal transfer from a stealth ribbon and reading a stealth barcode by a reader. A timing mark 109 is printed on the back surface of the mount 90 as a target for the starting position for printing and die cutting. In the present embodiment, 3S coat or 3B coat (trade name) is used as such tack paper.
[0020]
FIG. 5 shows a die-cutting and waste raising portion used in this embodiment.
The continuous sheet of tack paper 1 is fed by the platen roller 44 and half cut by the rotating die cut blade 43 while referring to the timing mark 109. Here, the half cut is to cut only the upper layer from the adhesive layer 101 of the tack paper 1 while leaving the lower mount 90. Further, the unnecessary portion 11 around the coated paper piece is removed from the continuous body of the punched tack paper 1 while holding the coated paper piece 2 with the peeling pin 45. Thus, the coated paper piece 2 is produced.
In FIG. 6, the cross section of the continuous body containing the coated paper piece 2 is shown. The upper surface of each coated paper piece 2 formed on the mount 90 forms a stealth printing area 110 in the label 100.
[0021]
Referring again to FIG. 3, next, in step S <b> 2, a barcode or the like is printed on the coated paper piece 2 using ink by thermal transfer from the stealth ribbon.
[0022]
FIG. 7 shows an outline of a label printer used in the label manufacturing method according to this embodiment. A continuous body including the coated paper piece 2 formed on the mount 90 is wound around the supply unit 31. The continuous body including the coated paper piece 2 is sent to the printing unit 36 including the thermal head 33 and the platen roller 34 through the guide roller 32, and further conveyed to the winding unit 38 through the guide roller 37. A stealth ribbon 7 is wound around the ribbon supply unit 39. The stealth ribbon 7 is sent to the printing unit 36 via the guide roller 40 and further sent to the ribbon winding unit 42 via the guide rollers 35 and 41. In the printing unit 36, the barcode is thermally transferred to the coated paper piece 2 by the thermal head 33 and the stealth ribbon 7. The continuous body including the coated paper piece 3 that has been stealth-printed in this manner is taken up by the take-up unit 38. Further, the used stealth ribbon 8 is wound around the ribbon winding portion 42.
FIG. 8 shows a cross section of a continuous body including the coated paper piece 3 and the mount 90 on which stealth printing is performed. As shown in FIG. 8, a stealth printing layer 103 is formed on each coated paper piece 3.
[0023]
Referring to FIG. 3 again, next, in step S3, the printed coated paper piece 3 is laminated. In the present embodiment, a 25 μm thick chemist pet is used for laminating.
[0024]
FIG. 9 shows an outline of a laminating machine used in the label manufacturing method according to this embodiment. A continuous body including the coated paper piece 3 that has been printed in step S2 is wound around the supply unit 21. Further, a continuous body including a transparent PET (polyethylene terephthalate) film 9 for laminating is wound around the film supply unit 23. The transparent PET film 9 is temporarily attached on the mount 10 via an adhesive layer. At the same time as the continuous body including the printed coated paper piece 3 is sent to the winding unit 22, the transparent PET film 9 is peeled from the mount 10 and supplied to the bonding unit 26. In the bonding portion 26, the transparent PET film 9 is bonded onto the printing surface of the coated paper piece 3 and is temporarily attached onto the mount 90. The mount 10 is taken up by the mount take-up unit 24 through the guide roller 25. In this way, the laminated continuous body 4 is produced and wound around the winding portion 22.
[0025]
FIG. 10 shows a cross-sectional view of the laminated continuous body 4. As shown in FIG. 10, a transparent film layer 105 is formed on the mount 90 so as to cover the coated paper 102 and the stealth printing layer 103. The transparent film layer 105 protects the stealth print layer 103 in the first area (stealth print area 110) and forms the display area 120 in the second area.
[0026]
Referring again to FIG. 3, next, in step S <b> 4, characters and the like are printed on the display area 120 of the laminated continuous body 4. In this embodiment, relief printing using ink that can be printed on a PET material is performed.
FIG. 11 shows a cross section of the continuous body 5 on which characters and the like are printed. In the display area 120, the print layer 106 is formed by printing characters or the like.
[0027]
Referring to FIG. 3 again, next, in step S5, the continuous body 5 on which characters and the like are printed is cut out and the residue is raised. FIG. 12 shows an outline of a die cutting and dregs raising part used in the label manufacturing method according to the present embodiment.
The continuous body 5 on which characters and the like are printed is fed by the platen roller 57 and half cut by the rotating die cutting blade 58. Further, unnecessary portions 68 around the label pieces are removed from the die-cut continuous body 5 while holding the label pieces with the peeling pins 59. Unnecessary portions 68 of the label material are wound up on the residue winding portion 60. In this way, the label 100 in which the stealth barcode is printed on the transparent film is produced and wound around the winding unit 52.
[0028]
Next, a label manufacturing method according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the label manufacturing method according to this embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 13, in the present embodiment, as in steps S1 to S3 of FIG. 3, after the tack paper including the coated paper is punched and scraped up, the coated paper piece is printed using a stealth ribbon. A transparent film layer is formed by laminating.
[0029]
Referring again to FIG. 13, next, in step S <b> 6, the laminated continuous body is punched and the residue is raised. Die cutting and scrap raising are performed using an apparatus similar to that shown in FIG.
FIG. 14 shows a cross section of a continuous body including a label piece 6 formed by die-cutting and laminating the laminated continuous body 4. As shown in FIG. 14, the label piece 6 is stamped so as to include a stealth printing area 110 and a display area 120.
[0030]
When a character or the like printed on the display area 120 of the label piece 6 is a finished product, the character or the like is printed in step S7 of FIG. In this embodiment, printing is performed by using timing marks printed on a mount using ink that can be printed on a PET material.
FIG. 15 shows a cross section of a continuum including the label 100 manufactured in this manner. As shown in FIG. 15, a second print layer 106 formed by printing characters or the like is formed in the display area 120 of the label 100.
As described above, it is also possible to print or print characters or the like on the display area 120 of the label piece 6 on the user side using the label. Therefore, in this embodiment, it is good also as a finished product of a label by performing to step S6.
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a label including a transparent film portion, capable of reading a barcode, and excellent in concealment of print information. Therefore, even when a plurality of labels are pasted on a narrow area like a ROM protective cover in a pachinko gaming machine, the contents of the protective cover can be seen from the outside, and forgery of the label can be prevented. .
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a part of a continuous body including a label according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a label according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a label manufacturing method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a tack paper used as a base material in the label manufacturing method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a die-cutting and waste raising portion used in the label manufacturing method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a continuous body including a coated paper piece produced by die cutting and scrap raising.
FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing a label printer used in the label manufacturing method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a continuous body including a piece of coated paper printed with stealth ink.
FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing a laminating machine used in the label manufacturing method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a laminated continuous body.
FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a continuous body on which a printed layer is formed.
FIG. 12 is a schematic view showing an apparatus for performing die cutting and dregs raising used in the label manufacturing method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a label manufacturing method according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing a continuum including a label piece produced by performing die cutting and scrap raising on a laminated continuum.
FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view showing a continuous body including a label piece on which a second print layer is formed.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tack paper 2 Coated paper piece 3 Coated paper piece 4 with stealth printing Laminated continuous body 5 Continuous body with characters printed 6 Label piece 7 Stealth ribbon 8 Used stealth ribbon 9 Transparent PET film 10, 90 mount 11, 68 Unnecessary portion of label material 21, 31 Supply unit 22, 38, 52 Winding unit 23 Film supply unit 24 Mount winding unit 25, 32, 35, 37, 40, 41 Guide roller 26 Adhesion unit 33 Thermal head 34, 44, 57 Platen roller 36 Printing unit 39 Ribbon supply unit 43, 58 Die-cut blade 45, 59 Peeling pin 42 Ribbon winding unit 60 Waste winding unit 100 Label 101, 104 Adhesive layer 102 Coated paper 103 Stealth printing layer 105 Transparent film Layer 106 Print layer or second print layer 109 Timing mark 10 stealth printing area 120 display area

Claims (2)

Forming a substrate piece by die-cutting the substrate (a);
Forming a print layer on the base piece by printing with a non-visible ink on a predetermined area of the base piece (b);
(C) forming a transparent film layer covering the printing layer by laminating the base material piece on which the printing layer is formed;
Forming a print layer on the transparent film layer by printing on a predetermined region of the transparent film layer (d);
After step (c), step (f) of punching the substrate;
Forming a second print layer on the transparent film layer by printing on a predetermined area of the transparent film layer after step (f); and
After step (d), step (e) of punching the substrate;
Equipped with,
Furthermore, the said step (c) covers the predetermined area | region of the said base material piece with the transparent film which has an adhesive layer, and includes making it adhere to a lower layer, The label manufacturing method characterized by the above-mentioned. A base piece;
A printing layer formed on the base material piece by printing using a non-visible ink on a predetermined area of the base material piece;
A transparent film layer formed to cover the print layer;
A printing layer formed on the transparent film layer by printing on a predetermined region of the transparent film layer;
A second printing layer formed on the transparent film layer by printing on a predetermined area of the transparent film layer,
The label characterized by the said base material piece containing the coated paper which can read the printing information displayed with the ink which cannot be printed by the ink which cannot be visually recognized, and the ink which cannot be visually recognized by the reader .

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