JP5218922B2 - Information Recorder-Resin-Enclosed Tag Collection / Reuse Type Electronic Ear Tag and Its Collection / Reuse Method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information recording body resin-encapsulated tag collection and reuse type electronic ear tag mainly used for individual identification of animals and the like.

In recent years, a recognition technology by radio communication called RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) has been attracting attention in place of a widely used barcode.
In this technique, data is recorded on or read out from an IC chip incorporated in a medium such as a card or a tag using radio waves or the like, and is recognized by wireless communication via an antenna.
The reason why this technology is attracting attention is that the amount of information that can be stored is much larger than that of a barcode, and because it can be performed by wireless communication, it is far from being close to a contact type such as a barcode. Compared to being able to communicate over a long distance, and even with barcodes having to handle individual communication processing, RFID can perform communication processing together, and even traceability from product production to consumption However, the effects are immeasurable, and in each field, the introduction of the technology is being considered from an early stage.
However, at present, although introduction of RFID is being studied in each field, there are still very few examples of introduction, and at present, a part of research or market experiment is being implemented or planned.
This is because RFID is a new technology, but it has not been determined how to attach the IC tag to products and various items, and the IC tag becomes expensive and can be used for luxury products. Other than that, the reason is that the cost is a wall and it cannot be introduced.
Under these circumstances, in the field of handling animals, the earmarks for individual identification are attached to domestic animals, pet animals, wild animals for ecological surveys, etc., and management of information mainly based on visible text information is performed. However, the wireless communication technology mentioned above has begun to attract attention when information management is performed in this field. Prior art relating to an electronic ear tag using this wireless communication technology is as follows.

JP 2003-70372 A

  Patent Document 1 relates to a male ear tag made of thermoplastic polyurethane having a hook formed on one end side of a shaft portion and an arrowhead-shaped stop portion formed on the other end side of the shaft portion, and the stop portion. It is composed of a female ear tag made of thermoplastic polyurethane having a perforated receiving portion to be stopped, and a technique in which an electronic tag is mounted on a plate provided integrally with the female ear tag receiving portion is disclosed. .

The technology of “Patent Document 1” is an ear tag that cannot be removed without destroying an animal's ear, and an electronic tag is attached to the ear tag that is destroyed and removed. It cannot be reused.
As described above, how to provide a wireless communication technology that has good performance but is expensive and cannot be used at low cost, how to link an IC tag with an animal, etc. remain as problems. It was.

  Therefore, the present invention provides an information recording body resin-enclosed tag recovery / reuse type electronic ear tag that can recover and reuse the information recording body and a method for recovering and reusing the information recording body, so that the information recording body can be reused a plurality of times. Thus, an object of the present invention is to significantly reduce the cost of one-time use of an information recording body and to quickly spread wireless communication technology including an IC tag.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention solves the problem by using the following means.
The first problem-solving means includes a sealed tag mounting body in which a flange is formed on one end side of the shaft portion and an arrowhead-shaped stop portion is formed on the other end side of the shaft portion, and a perforated hole for locking the stop portion. It consists of a resin ear tag composed of a receiving part and an information record resin encapsulated tag formed completely independently of the ear tag by completely sealing the information record body in the resin. The information recording body resin-enclosed tag recovery / reuse type electronic ear tag, characterized in that the information recording body resin-enclosed tag itself is loosely fitted to the shaft portion of the enclosure tag mounting body for recovery and reuse. I will provide a.

  According to a second problem-solving means, the information recording-resin resin subordinate to the first problem-solving means is characterized in that the loosely fitting position of the information recording-resin-encapsulating tag to the shaft portion is formed outside the information recording body. An enclosing tag collection and reuse type electronic ear tag is provided.

  According to a third problem-solving means, the information recording-resin resin subordinate to the first problem-solving means is characterized in that a loose fitting position of the information recording-resin-encapsulating tag to the shaft portion is formed inside the information recording body. An enclosing tag collection and reuse type electronic ear tag is provided.

  As a fourth problem-solving means, an arrow-shaped blade is added to the arrowhead-shaped stopper, with the spire side as the fixed end and the other end as the free end, and the direction of the free end toward the heel side. An information recording-resin-enclosed tag collection / reuse-type electronic ear tag according to any one of the first to third problem solving means is provided.

  As a fifth problem-solving means, an information recording body resin encapsulated tag, a resin-made substrate having a film-like information recording body coated with a thin adhesive on one of the outer surfaces of the resin film, and this substrate are fused. An outer body formed by injection molding with a resin that covers the information recording body with the substrate and the outer body, and an outer peripheral length of a basic shape of the outer periphery of the substrate viewed from the bonding side of the information recording body In contrast, the information-recording-resin-encapsulated tag collection / reuse type subordinate to any one of the first to fourth problem-solving means, wherein the outer peripheral shape of the substrate is deformed to have a longer outer peripheral length. Provide electronic ear tags.

  As a sixth problem solving means, a sealed tag mounting body in which a flange is formed on one end side of the shaft portion and an arrowhead-shaped stop portion is formed on the other end side of the shaft portion, and a perforated hole for locking the stop portion It consists of a resin ear tag composed of a receiving part and an information record resin encapsulated tag formed completely independently of the ear tag by completely sealing the information record body in the resin. A first step of performing management by the information recording body by attaching it to the ear of an animal in a state of loosely fitting the shaft portion of the sealing tag mounting body for recovery and reuse of the information recording body resin-encapsulated tag itself; The information recording body resin-enclosed tag after use is a second step in which the information recording body resin-encapsulated tag itself is separated from the earmark without being destroyed, and the recovered information recording body resin-enclosed tag is Re-attach to other animals with the same ear tags as the new ear tags for re-collection and reuse. To provide an information recording body resin encapsulated tag recovered reusable electronic ear recovering method of reusing target characterized and.

The operation of the first and sixth problem solving means is as follows.
When using an information record resin encapsulated tag, the information record resin encapsulated tag loosely fitted to the ear tag is separated and collected after use, without breaking the information record resin encapsulated tag itself. Since the information recording resin encapsulated tag can be reused multiple times because it is reused, the cost of one use of the information recording resin encapsulating tag can be greatly reduced, so the information recording medium is a wireless communication technology including an IC tag. It can be spread quickly.

  The action of the second problem solving means can increase the area used as the information recording body in addition to the action of the first problem solving means, and increases the degree of freedom in designing the information recording body.

  The action of the third problem solving means can be made compact as a whole in addition to the action of the first problem solving means.

  The action of the fourth problem solving means is not only the action of any one of the first to third problem solving means, but can also cope with the ear becoming thicker as the animal grows. Thus, the ear tag can be removed from the animal, and the information-recording-resin-encapsulated tag can also be removed from the ear tag in the same manner as described above.

  The action of the fifth problem solving means is that, in addition to the action of any one of the first to fourth problem solving means, the fused portion becomes robust even if an external load acts on the information recording body resin encapsulated tag. It is difficult to destroy and can withstand many reuses.

  In the present invention, the information recording resin-encapsulated tag can be reused a plurality of times, and the cost of one use of the information recording resin-encapsulating tag can be greatly reduced. In addition to the basic effects such as being able to spread swiftly, each mode has the above-described effects.

The meanings of terms used in the present invention are defined as follows. However, terms that are not defined here are treated as terms that have a general meaning.
The information recording body refers to a recording body capable of exchanging information by one-way or two-way communication using optics, radio waves, electromagnetic induction, magnetic force, or the like, such as a one-dimensional bar code, a two-dimensional code, or an IC tag.
The term “resin” refers to all resins that can be fused even if they are different resins as well as the same resins.

  1 is a front view of an information recording material resin-encapsulated tag collection and reuse type electronic ear tag illustrating an embodiment of the present invention.   1 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG.   Front view showing another embodiment of the present invention   3 is a longitudinal sectional view

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The information recording body resin-encapsulated tag R will be described. The IC tag (information recording body) 1 has an IC chip 12 disposed on a paper or resin film 11 and an antenna 13 or a capacitor for an electromagnetic induction type. It is formed by printing or the like. An adhesive is applied to the back surface of the film 11 of the IC tag 1 and is attached to a peeling mount (not shown) before use. This IC tag 1 laminates an IC chip 12, an antenna 13 and the like together with a film 11 with a laminate film (not shown).
Further, in this embodiment, the substrate 2 is formed from a pasting portion 21 and a bulging portion 22 disposed on the outer peripheral portion of the pasting portion 21 and formed in a circular shape partially deformed as a whole, For example, a resin such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyamide, polyacetal, polycarbonate, modified polyphenylene ether, or polyurethane is used as a material to form by an appropriate means such as injection molding or press punching molding. The IC tag 1 is affixed to the affixing portion 21 of the substrate 2 formed in this way, and these are covered with the exterior body 3. The outer package 3 is formed by injection molding, which will be described later, with a resin material such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyamide, polyacetal, polycarbonate, modified polyphenylene ether, or polyurethane that is fused to the substrate 2. With respect to the positional relationship in the thickness direction of the substrate with respect to the outer package 3, the surface of the substrate 2 opposite to the IC tag 1 is located at the lowermost part and forms a part of the outer package 1. Further, the upper part of the IC tag 1 located on the substrate 2 is covered with an exterior body 3. In other words, the IC tag 1 is sealed in a state sandwiched between the substrate 2 and the exterior body 3 in the thickness direction.

    As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, when forming the information recording body resin encapsulated tag R, the outer peripheral length of the substrate 2 is considerably longer because there are more bulging portions 22 on the outer periphery of the substrate 2 than in a normal circle. Therefore, the melted area of the portion of the substrate 2 melted by the molten resin at the time of molding the outer package 3 is increased and bonded. That is, in other words, a part of the resin once solidified is melted by other resin heat to make up for the lack of strength with the bonding area. Therefore, when a desired strength is obtained in the integrated portion of the outer periphery of the substrate 2 and the outer package 3, the melting temperature of the resin does not need to be increased and the substrate 2 does not need to be melted more than necessary. If the IC tag 1 is protected from high temperatures, the IC tag 1 can be prevented from being damaged.

In addition, the information recording body resin-encapsulated tag R is not limited to the one that can exchange information by one-way or two-way communication by optical or radio waves, electromagnetic induction, or magnetic force, etc. Any two-dimensional code or recording material may be used. In these cases, it is generally preferable to use paper or a resin film on which information is displayed by printing or the like, and an adhesive is applied to the back surface and attached to a release mount.
In addition, when the one-dimensional barcode recording body or the two-dimensional code recording body is used as the information recording body resin-enclosed tag R, information is generally displayed on paper or a resin film by printing or the like, and an adhesive is provided on the back surface. Use what has been applied and affixed to the release mount. Also in this case, the printed surface is protected with the above-described laminate.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the information recording body resin-encapsulated tag R formed in this way is provided with a hole 32, which is a link portion that penetrates the exterior body 3, in the vicinity of the IC tag 1. The hole 32 is fitted with an enclosing tag attachment body 4 that is a male ear tag in which a collar 41 is formed at one end of the shaft portion 40 and an arrowhead-shaped stopper 42 is formed at the other end.
That is, the information recording body resin-encapsulated tag R is formed separately from the mounting body 4 in order to be collected and reused for the reasons described above, and the connection between the information recording body resin-encapsulating tag R and the mounting body 4 This is performed by loosely fitting the shaft portion 40 of the mounting body 4 to the mounting member 32.
The attachment body 4 is for attaching the information recording medium resin-enclosed tag R to the ear of the animal, and the stopper portion 42 has a role to be inserted into the ear and a receiving portion which is a female of the ear and the ear mark after insertion. It plays the role of retaining from 44.
A bottomed support hole 43 is formed in the attachment body 4 from the side of the flange 41 toward the stopper 42. The support hole 43 is for inserting a metal rod or the like into the support hole 43 so that the attachment body 4 can withstand a buckling load due to insertion resistance when the attachment body is inserted into another article.
When the information recording body resin-encapsulated tag R configured in this way is inserted into an animal's ear or the like for use as an ear tag, the object to be inserted is soft, and therefore the receiving portion 44 may be used to make it difficult to come off. preferable.
That is, regardless of whether the animal's ear is hard, soft, perforated or non-porous, the spire-shaped arrowhead portion of the stop 42 has the spire portion 421 side as a fixed end and the opposite side as a free end, as shown in FIG. When the blades 422 are arranged on the left and right sides of the stopper portion 42 and inserted into the ear and the receiving portion 44, the blade 422 falls to the support hole 43 side due to the resistance of the ear and the receiving portion 44, and the blade 422 is contracted. When it comes out of the receiving portion 44, the blade 422 itself opens to the left and right in the direction opposite to the support hole 43 by the elastic force of itself.
Therefore, on the side opposite to the insertion side of the mounting body 4 of the receiving portion 44, not only does the free end of the open blade 422 hit the back side of the receiving portion 44, preventing the mounting body 4 from coming out of the inserted object, When a force in the removal direction is applied to the attachment body 4, as indicated by a virtual line in FIG. 2, the blades 422 are further bent in the opening direction, and thus the attachment body 4 becomes difficult to come off as a force is applied.
In other words, when the attachment body 4 is attached to the ear of a child of an animal that has just been born, even if the ear becomes thicker as the animal becomes an adult, the blade 422 gradually follows the thickness. 2 is bent, and the gap shown in FIG. 2 is changed from t1 to t2, and there is also an effect that the burden applied to the ear that becomes thick with growth can be reduced.

  The receiving portion 44 is desirably provided with a protective cover 441 in order to prevent the spire portion 421 of the stop portion 42 from being damaged or stuck. In addition, the hole 423 through which the stopper 42 of the receiving portion 44 passes is slightly larger than the minimum diameter when the blade 422 is contracted, or the same as the minimum diameter when the blade 422 is contracted. You can also.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a hole 32a that penetrates the exterior body 3a is provided near the center of the IC tag 1a. A flange 41a is formed at one end of the hole 32a and an arrowhead-like shape is formed at the other end. You may make it insert the enclosure tag attachment body 4a in which the stop part 42a was formed.
In addition, what is necessary is just to form the structure of the receiving part 44 similarly to the receiving part 44 of FIG. 1, FIG.

  In the case of collecting the IC tag in the embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 2, the blade 422 is contracted to remove the attachment body 4 from the hole 423, and the IC tag 1 is further removed from the attachment body by the same operation. Alternatively, the IC tag may be removed from the attachment body by cutting the shaft portion of the attachment body 4 with scissors or the like. In the case of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the IC tag may be collected by the same operation as described above.

Next, a method for collecting the above-described information recording material resin-encapsulated tag R will be described.
The information-recording-resin-encapsulated tag R attached to the animal's ear with an ear tag is used for merchandise management and merchandise information disclosure to consumers. As described in the section “Background Technology”, In the case where the body resin encapsulated tag R is an IC tag as in this embodiment, in view of the fact that the cost is a wall and cannot be introduced, only the information recording body resin encapsulated tag R is recovered and reused. I can do it.
The collection method will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the information recording body resin-enclosed tag R attached to the ear of the animal is described as an example of collection in which the animal is edible. , And sell to the place. After obtaining the necessary information, the operator cuts the shaft part of the ear tag with scissors (not shown) or shortens the blade and passes the hole and ear of the receiving part, To separate.
The separated information-recording-resin-encapsulated tag R is collected, rewritten with other animal information by a writing device (not shown), and connected to the product again by the method described above.

  By reusing in this way, the information-recording-resin-encapsulated tag R can be reduced in cost to the price obtained by dividing its own price by the number of reuses, and also prevents leakage of information that is not desired to be known elsewhere it can.

Industrial applicability

  By providing an information recording body resin-enclosed tag collection / reuse type electronic ear tag that can collect and reuse the information record body and a method for collecting and reusing the information record body, the information record body can be reused a plurality of times. In addition to achieving the purpose of reducing the cost of one-time use of the body and enabling the rapid spread of wireless communication technology including IC tags, each aspect has its operational effects, Since it contributes to workability improvement and management cost reduction in the industry, it is extremely effective from the viewpoint of industrial use.

R Information Recorder Resin Enclosed Tag 1 Information Recorder (IC Tag)
11 Film 2 Substrate 3 Exterior Body 4 Ear Head (Mounting Body)
40 Shaft part 41, 41a 鍔 42 Stop part 422 Wing 44 Ear mark female (receiving part)

Claims (6)

  A resin-made ear comprising an enclosing tag mounting body in which a flange is formed on one end side of the shaft portion and an arrowhead-shaped stop portion is formed on the other end side of the shaft portion, and a perforated receiving portion for locking the stop portion It consists of a mark and an information recording body resin-enclosed tag formed completely independent of the ear mark by completely sealing the information recording body in the resin, and this information recording body resin-enclosed tag itself An information recording-resin-encapsulated tag collection / reuse-type electronic ear tag, wherein the tag is loosely fitted to the shaft portion of the enclosure tag mounting body for collection / reuse.   2. The information recording-resin-encapsulated tag collection and reuse type electronic ear tag according to claim 1, wherein a loose fitting position of the information-recording-resin encapsulating tag to the shaft portion is formed outside the information recording body.   2. The information recording body resin-enclosed tag collection and reuse type electronic ear tag according to claim 1, wherein a loose fitting position of the information recording body resin-enclosed tag to the shaft portion is formed inside the information recording body.   4. An arrow-shaped blade is attached to an arrowhead-shaped stopper, with a spire side as a fixed end and the other end as a free end, and an arrow-shaped blade that opens as the direction of the free end goes to the heel side. The information recording material resin-encapsulated tag collection / reuse type electronic ear tag according to any one of the above.   An information recording body resin-encapsulated tag is formed by injection molding with a resin substrate to which a film-like information recording body with a thin adhesive applied on one of the outer surfaces of the resin film is bonded, and a resin fused to the substrate And an outer periphery longer than the outer peripheral length of the basic shape of the outer periphery of the substrate viewed from the bonding side of the information recording body. 5. The information recording body resin-enclosed tag collection and reuse type electronic ear tag according to claim 1, wherein the outer peripheral shape of the substrate is deformed so as to be long.   A resin-made ear comprising an enclosing tag mounting body in which a flange is formed on one end side of the shaft portion and an arrowhead-shaped stop portion is formed on the other end side of the shaft portion, and a perforated receiving portion for locking the stop portion It consists of a mark and an information recording body resin-enclosed tag formed completely independent of the ear mark by completely sealing the information recording body in the resin, and this information recording body resin-enclosed tag itself A first step of managing the information recording body by attaching it to the ear of an animal while being loosely fitted to the shaft portion of the enclosing tag mounting body for recovery and reuse, and encapsulating the information recording body resin after use In the tag, the information recording body resin-enclosed tag itself is separated from the ear tag without being destroyed and recovered, and the recovered information recording body resin-enclosed tag is newly recovered and reused again. An information recording medium characterized by being reattached to another animal together with an ear tag similar to the ear tag Fat encapsulated tag recovered reusable electronic ear recovery reuse method of preparation.

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