JP6025336B2 - Information protection labels and how to use information protection labels - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a label capable of recording information such as characters, symbols, and barcodes, and more particularly, to a label having an information leakage prevention capability that makes information recorded after use unreadable.

  A label is a laminate of a backing sheet, an adhesive layer, and a label base material in this order. After printing information such as letters, designs, and barcodes with a label printer, it is affixed to various items and their packaging boxes. The In many cases, information includes personal information such as an individual's name, address, and telephone number. In addition, information such as order contents, invoices, and invoices may be recorded.

  For example, when a delivery label is affixed to the product packaging box, after the product arrives at the delivery destination, the delivery label ends its function, but the delivery label remains on the surface of the packaging box, and the recorded address and name Personal information such as phone numbers remains on the shipping label. If the product packaging box is discarded, there is a risk that it will be misused by a third party with the delivery label still attached to the packaging box.

If the delivery label on which the personal information is recorded is peeled off and then incinerated or cut with a shredder, leakage of the personal information can be prevented, but it is not easy to remove the label. In addition, it takes time and effort to incinerate the peeled label or apply it to a shredder. If a re-peeling label that is supposed to be peeled off is used, the peeling work becomes easy, but even in this case, the work of incineration or cutting is necessary.

  In recent years, a stamping instrument has been used which makes it impossible to read a character by stamping an irregular pattern on the recorded character part. However, the penetrability of the stamp ink differs between the character and the other portions, and the character may be read due to the difference in light reflectance between the portion stamped on the character and the other portion. Further, it is not suitable for a label base material that does not soak stamp ink like a synthetic resin film.

JP 2010-85635 A

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information protection label and a method of using the information protection label that can easily make the information of the label printed by a label printer unreadable.

The inventors of the present invention have completed the present invention by paying attention to half-cutting the surface layer label of the multi-layer label and separating the surface layer label into a net-like portion and separating it into a net-like portion and the remaining portion.
That is, the information protection label of the present invention comprises an intermediate label in which a release agent layer is provided on one side of an intermediate substrate and a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is provided on the other side on the release agent layer side of a long strip-like release mount, The surface layer label composed of the material and the second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is laminated in this order, and is an information protection label that can be printed by a label printer. The label substrate of the surface layer label is half-cut, and the surface layer label is It is formed in a sea-island structure consisting of a plurality of independent areas partitioned by half-cut and a mesh area connected to each other other than the independent areas, and the arrangement direction of the independent areas is the width direction as well as the printing direction of the information protection label In addition, the continuous direction of the mesh area is not parallel to the printing direction and the width direction of the information protection label, and only the mesh area can be peeled off from the intermediate label. It is characterized in that.
In addition, the method of using the information protection label of the present invention is an intermediate label in which a release agent layer is provided on one side of an intermediate substrate and a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is provided on the other side on the release agent layer side of a long strip-like release mount. And a plurality of independent areas formed by dividing the surface layer label and the surface layer label composed of the second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer in this order, and by forming a half cut on the surface layer label, and a network connected to each other outside the independent area It is formed in a sea-island structure composed of areas, and the arrangement direction of the independent areas is not parallel to the printing direction of the information protection label and the width direction, and the continuous direction of the mesh areas is also wide in the printing direction of the information protection label. A process of printing information on an information protection label that is also non-parallel to the direction with a label printer, a process of pasting a laminate of an intermediate label and a surface layer label on the adherend from the printed information protection label, and affixing to the adherend Information protection It is characterized in that it comprises a step of peeling the net area of the surface label of the bell, a.
Thermal paper can be used for the surface layer label.

  The information protection label of the present invention has a sea-island structure composed of an independent area in which a surface layer label is divided by a half cut and a net-like area connected to each other other than the independent area. Using a label printer, information can be printed across an independent area corresponding to an island and a continuous area corresponding to the sea, and a surface layer label on which the information is printed can be attached to a desired adherend together with an intermediate substrate. . Furthermore, since only the surface layer label can be selectively peeled from the laminate of the surface layer label and the intermediate label, the information on the surface of the mesh area is peeled off, and the information on the surface of the remaining independent area becomes unreadable or difficult to read. On the other hand, the peeled mesh area also lacks information at various places, making it unreadable or difficult to read. Furthermore, the peeled net-like area is in a state in which the adhesive layer is exposed, and if it is rolled by hand, it sticks randomly to each other, making it difficult to read characters and preventing information leakage.

According to the method of using the information protection label of the present invention, a label on which information is printed is affixed to an adherend, and after the role as a label is finished, only the mesh area of the surface layer label is peeled off from the intermediate label. As a result, the information printed in the mesh area is peeled off, and the information printed in the independent area is separated. The information of the independent area remaining on the adherend becomes fragmented and cannot be interpreted as meaningful characters or image information. When the information is a barcode, a part of the bar is lost and cannot be read as a barcode.
Information leakage is prevented even if the separated mesh area and the independent area remaining on the adherend are discarded together, but if they are discarded separately, the information leakage prevention effect is further enhanced.
Here, the independent areas are arranged non-parallel with respect to the label printing direction and the width direction, and the series of reticulated areas which are the remaining portions are also in the width direction with respect to the label printing direction. They are not parallel to each other. Therefore, after peeling off the mesh area, the information on the independent area and the information on the mesh area are skipped and become fragmented. For example, character information is not grouped in units of lines, making reading more and more difficult.

The top view which shows one Embodiment of the information protection label of this invention, and its bb sectional view taken on the line. 1 is a schematic side view illustrating a label printer that prints information on an information protection label of the present invention. The top view which shows the state which printed the character information on the information protection label of this invention. Explanatory drawing showing the usage method of the information protection label of this invention. The top view showing the state which peeled the mesh area of the surface layer label from the information protection label of this invention, and its bb sectional view taken on the line.

  In the present invention, among the plurality of layers constituting the information protection label, the surface layer label on the surface is half-cut so that it can be divided into an independent area divided into individual areas and a net-like area connected with other parts. After finishing the role, the information protection label and the method of using the information protection label were made to make it difficult to read by fragmenting the surface information by peeling only the mesh area.

Next, an information protection label according to an embodiment of the present invention and a method of using the information protection label will be described with reference to FIGS.
1A is a plan view of the information protection label 1, and FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view taken along line bb.
The information protection label 1 is formed by laminating a peeling mount 2, an intermediate label 3, and a surface layer label 4 in this order. The release mount 2 is composed of a base material 5 and a release agent layer 6 provided on the surface thereof. The intermediate label 3 is provided with a release agent layer 8 on the surface of the intermediate substrate 7 and a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 9 on the back surface. The surface layer label 4 uses a thermal paper in which a thermosensitive coloring layer is coated on a paper as a label substrate 10, and a second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 11 is provided on the back surface thereof.

  The label base material 10 of the surface layer label 4 is provided with a half cut 13, and the plurality of island-like independent areas 14 in which the entire surface label 4 is partitioned by the half cut 13 and the remaining portions other than the independent areas are connected to each other. It has a sea-island structure composed of open mesh areas 15. Information can be recorded across the independent area 14 corresponding to the island and the net-like area 15 corresponding to the sea, and the surface label 4 on which the information is recorded can be attached to the desired adherend together with the intermediate label 3.

  The shape and size of the independent area 14 are arbitrary, but considering the size of characters and numbers displayed on the label, it is desirable that the size is within a circle with a diameter of 20 mm. For example, a square having a side of 3 to 5 mm, a rhombus, a rectangle of 5 mm × 20 mm, and a circle having a diameter of 3 to 8 mm can be given. If the independent area 14 is too small, the leakage prevention effect may be reduced, or when the mesh area 15 is peeled off, it may be peeled off together. When the independent area 14 is large, the number of characters in one independent area 14 increases and the risk of information being read increases.

  The independent area 14 may combine a plurality of different shapes. The size may be different. Further, when the independent area 14 has a shape having a longitudinal direction and a short direction such as a rectangle, a rhombus, and an ellipse, the direction (for example, the angle formed by the printing direction T and the direction of the long side of the rectangle) is arbitrary. is there. The directions of the independent areas 14 may be different one by one.

  The independent area 14 may be distributed evenly or unevenly over the entire surface label 4. The arrangement of each independent area 14 may be random or regular. However, when arranged linearly, the information protection labels 1 are arranged so as not to be parallel to the printing direction T and the width direction. The characters printed on the label are arranged in parallel with the printing direction T or the width direction of the information protection label 1 regardless of the type of characters such as kanji, kana, and alphanumeric characters, and also in vertical writing and horizontal writing. When the arrangement of the independent areas 14 is parallel to the printing direction T or the width direction of the information protection label 1, the character information is recorded and stored in line units or column units in the mesh area 15, and from the separated mesh area 15. Information is read. In addition, after separating the net-like area 15, it becomes easy to decipher the information by connecting the characters from the characters in the independent area 14 remaining in a stepping stone shape.

  The width of the mesh area 15 is arbitrary, but is substantially the interval between the independent areas 14 and depends on the shape, size, and arrangement of the independent areas 14. The width of the net-like area 15 may be substantially constant or non-uniform, but is preferably 3 to 20 mm. When it is less than 3 mm, it is easy to cut when peeling the mesh area 15 and handling becomes difficult. When the width of the mesh area 15 is wide and exceeds 20 mm, the probability that characters in the same row or column are continuously present in the mesh area 15 is increased, the risk of information being read is increased, and the effect of preventing leakage of character information is reduced. To do.

  When writing different information one by one on the information protection label 1, the label printer 50 shown in FIG. 2 is used. A label roll 1a shown in FIG. 2 is created by winding a continuous label of the information protection label 1, and set on the label printer 50 to print on the surface label 4. Hereinafter, how variable information is printed by the label printer will be described.

  A label printer 50 shown in FIG. 2 has a roll paper supply unit 51 and a printing unit 61 provided in a housing 52. A label roll 1 a is rotatably supported on the shaft 55 of the roll paper supply unit 51, and a paper sensor 57 that detects the presence or absence of a guide bar 56 and a continuous body of the information protection label 1 along the travel path of the information protection label 1. A pitch sensor 58 for detecting the label interval is attached. The downstream printing unit 61 includes a platen roller 62, a thermal head 63 that presses and holds a continuous body of the information protection label 1 together with the platen roller 62, and a cutter unit 64 downstream thereof. The housing 52 is provided with an issue port 65 adjacent to the cutter unit 64.

  When the platen roller 62 rotates, the continuous body of the information protection label 1 unwound from the label roll 1a reaches the printing unit 61 through the guide bar 56, the paper sensor 57, and the pitch sensor 58, and the surface layer of each information protection label 1 Information such as characters is printed on the label 4 by heat scanning of the thermal head 63. The information protection label 1 on which the printing has been performed continues or is cut by the cutter unit 64 and reaches the outside through the issuing port 65, and the information protection label 1 shown in FIG. 3 is issued. When the information protection label 1 is used as a mail address label, information 16 such as an address, name and telephone number is printed on the surface layer label 4 across the independent area 14 and the net-like area 15. When used as a tag or slip, in addition to the previous information 16, the company name, shipping source information, product name, barcode corresponding to each information, and the like are printed. The information protection label 1 printed and issued in this manner peels the surface layer label 4 and the intermediate label 3 together from the release mount 2, and the first adhesive layer 9 of the intermediate label 3 adheres to the adherend 20 shown in FIG. Affix to (envelope, bag, packing box, etc.).

  After the information protection label 1 affixed to the adherend 20 has finished its role, i.e., delivered as an address label or slip label, the information protection label 1 is discarded together with the adherend 20, Before discarding the adherend 20, it is necessary to make the information 16 of the information protection label 1 unreadable. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the mesh area 15 is first peeled from the laminate of the intermediate label 3 and the surface label 4. The mesh area 15 spreads like a mesh on the entire surface of the surface label 4, and the information on the surface of the mesh area 15 is peeled off by peeling it.

  After the reticulated area 15 is peeled off, a plurality of independent areas 14 remain on the intermediate label 3 as shown in FIG. Although characters and the like remain as residual information 16a on the surface of each independent area 14, they are fragmented and it is difficult to read the original information 16. When the information 16 is a barcode, a part of the bar is missing and cannot be read.

  On the other hand, the information is also printed on the peeled mesh area 15, but the independent area 14 remains on the intermediate label 3, so that the information is missing in various places and the original information is read. It is difficult. Furthermore, the second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 11 is exposed in the net-like area 15 after being peeled off, and it is stuck at random just by rounding by hand, making it difficult to read the characters and preventing information leakage. As described above, the information protection label 1 of the present invention can divide information without using a device such as a shredder and prevent leakage of information.

  Information leakage is prevented even if the separated mesh area 15 and the independent area 14 remaining on the adherend 20 are discarded together, but if they are discarded separately, the information leakage prevention effect is enhanced. If the independent area 14 remaining on the adherend 20 is individually peeled off and discarded, the information leakage prevention effect can be further enhanced.

  The arrangement of the independent areas 14 and the series of mesh areas 15 are set non-parallel to the printing direction T and the width direction of the information protection label 1. The character information on the label surface is written vertically or horizontally, and the characters are arranged in parallel with the label printing direction T or the width direction. Therefore, after separating the mesh area 15, the independent area 14 and the mesh area 15 are separated. A group of characters does not remain on a line-by-line basis. Therefore, the characters are meaningless and there is no fear of being read.

  In the previous embodiment, a thermal paper in which a thermosensitive coloring layer was coated on the paper was used as the surface layer label 4, but the type and material are not limited, and the synthesis is based on a synthetic paper mainly composed of PP. Paper thermal may be used. In addition to the thermal coloring method, a thermal transfer method can also be used. In this case, what is generally used as a label base material can be used. For example, a paper substrate such as fine paper, coated paper, art paper, synthetic resin film made of PET (polyethylene terephthalate), PE (polyethylene), PP (polypropylene), PS (polystyrene), or the above synthetic resin A composite sheet obtained by combining a plurality of types and a synthetic resin film and paper can also be used.

  The pressure-sensitive adhesive of the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 9 and the second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 11 may be, for example, an emulsion system (a pressure-sensitive adhesive dispersed in water), a solvent system (a pressure-sensitive adhesive dissolved in a solvent), hot melt System (using thermoplasticity). Examples of the material include adhesives such as synthetic rubber, natural rubber, acrylic resin, polyvinyl ether resin, urethane resin, and silicone resin. The adhesive strength of the adhesive is arbitrary.

  In the previous embodiment, the entire information protection label 1 is formed as one mesh area 15. However, the information protection label 1 may be divided and separated into a plurality of mesh areas.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information protection label 1a Label roll 2 Release board 3 Intermediate label 4 Surface layer label 5 Base material 6 Release agent layer 7 Intermediate base material 8 Release agent layer 9 1st adhesive layer 10 Label base material 11 2nd adhesive layer 13 Half-cut 14 Independent area 15 Reticulated area 16 Information 16a Residual information 20 Substrate 50 Label printer 51 Roll paper supply unit 52 Housing 55 Axis 56 Guide bar 57 Paper sensor 58 Pitch sensor 61 Printing unit 62 Platen roller 63 Thermal head 64 Cutter Unit 65 Issuing port T Printing direction

Claims (2)

On the release agent layer side of the long strip-shaped release mount,
An intermediate label provided with a release agent layer on one side of the intermediate substrate and a first adhesive layer on the other side;
A label base material and a surface layer label composed of a second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer are laminated in this order, and is an information protection label that can be printed by a label printer,
Half cut is given to the label base material of the surface layer label,
The surface layer label is formed in a sea-island structure consisting of a plurality of independent areas partitioned by half-cutting and a net-like area connected to each other other than the independent areas.
The arrangement direction of the independent areas is not parallel to both the printing direction and the width direction of the information protection label, and the continuous direction of the mesh area is not parallel to the printing direction and the width direction of the information protection label.
The information label according to claim 1, wherein the surface layer label can be selectively peeled from the intermediate label only in the mesh area. An intermediate label provided with a release agent layer on one side of the intermediate substrate and a first adhesive layer on the other side on the release agent layer side of the long strip-like release mount, and the label substrate and the second adhesive layer Layered with the surface layer label in this order,
Formed in a sea-island structure consisting of a plurality of independent areas that are partitioned by half-cutting the surface layer label and a net-like area connected to each other other than the independent areas,
The arrangement direction of the independent areas is not parallel to both the printing direction and the width direction of the information protection label, and the information protection label is not parallel to the continuous direction of the mesh area, the printing direction of the information protection label, and the width direction. The process of printing information with a label printer,
A process of pasting a laminate of an intermediate label and a surface layer label on an adherend from a printed information protection label;
A step of selectively peeling the mesh area of the surface label among the information protection labels affixed to the adherend;
A step of randomly bonding the exposed second adhesive layer of the peeled network area;
A method of using an information protection label, comprising:

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