JPH0537178U - Tableware with sign - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] The present invention relates to a vase such as a bowl or a dish in which a barcode (or matrix code) is arranged. The purpose is to prevent peeling and mechanize production management and sales management. [Structure] The vase of the present invention, for example, a bowl-shaped vase 1 and a dish-shaped vase 7, has bar codes 3A, 3B, 8 arranged on the bottom surfaces 4, 6, 9 of the recesses formed on the surface, so that the bar code may disappear. It prevents peeling, improves the reliability of barcode reading, and improves management efficiency, providing useful management information.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a plate or bowl, a bowl, a bowl, a drinking cup, a chopstick, a cup, a spoon or the like having a bar code (one-dimensional code) or a matrix code (two-dimensional code) on its surface.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Conventionally, the means of identifying the cost and product number of tableware and controlling production or sales is to attach a label with a price tag or barcode to tableware, or to print on packaging paper or bags that store tableware. The means to do is taken. Further, JP-A-63-155292, JP-A-64-36370, and the like are disclosed as a system for clearing meal costs in employee cafeterias and restaurants.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the above conventional means, a label printed with a bar code or a price tag is attached or provided as needed. Also, labeling and packaging requires manpower and time and cost, and mechanizing and automating the labeling work and liquidation of meal costs is a large-scale investment. Furthermore, even if a label with a bar code is attached to tableware, there is a problem that the barcode is rubbed and disappears or the label is peeled off during the tableware handling process. In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a tableware in which a bar code or a matrix code is configured on the surface of the tableware by a simple means in advance in the tableware production process, and the tableware can withstand long-term use and prevent abrasion and peeling. ..

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above problems, the tableware of the present invention is formed by printing, applying or transferring a bar code or a matrix code on the bottom surface of the recess provided on the surface of the tableware, and then curing or baking. Alternatively, a bar code or a matrix code is printed, applied or transferred on the bottom surface of the recess provided on the surface of the tableware, and then a transparent member is printed, applied or affixed on the bar code or the matrix code. Alternatively, it is arranged by a means such as pasting a label formed by printing a bar code in advance, and then a transparent member is printed / coated or pasted on the bar code or matrix code.

[0005]

[Action]

 With the above-described configuration, the present invention can provide a barcode that can be used for a long period of time by slightly changing the external shape of conventional tableware. In addition, it facilitates the mechanization of bar code or matrix code assignment, and the bar code can be easily read by a stationary bar code reader or a hand-held bar code reader, which allows mechanical and quantitative production control or sales at low cost. It becomes possible to mechanize the management or liquidation of food expenses or the mechanization of tableware sorting. As a result, statistical management can be performed and effective use as management information can be achieved.

[0006]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 by using an example of a bowl and a plate provided with a bar code. 1 is a front view of a bowl according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a bottom view of FIG.

The bowl 1 of the present invention is made of a ceramic member such as pottery or porcelain (so-called pottery) or a bulk resin member. It will be. Specifically, a rectangular concave portion 2 and a circular concave portion 5 having a predetermined depth are provided on each of the side surface and the bottom surface, and the barcodes 3A and 3B are provided on the concave bottom surfaces 4 and 6 by means such as printing, coating or transfer. It is formed by drying, curing or baking. When a design, characters, etc. are printed or drawn on the surface of the bowl 1, the barcode is also printed or drawn together with the design. When the tableware surface is provided with a smooth luster and the abrasion resistance or the scratch resistance is further improved, a predetermined transparent member (not shown) is printed or applied or stuck on the bar codes 3A and 3B. When the bowl 1 is a pottery, porcelain, or other crockery, a glaze is applied as a transparent member in a predetermined manner and baked. When the bowl 1 is formed by molding a heat-resistant resin member or the like, a transparent resin member such as epoxy or acrylic is printed or applied on the barcodes 3A and 3B and cured at a predetermined temperature. Alternatively, a transparent film resin member having a thermosetting adhesive on one surface, such as an epoxy, polyester, or polyimide resin member, may be attached and cured to a predetermined level.

As a matter of course, the top surface of the transparent member placed on the barcodes 3A and 3B in a stacked manner is located below the surface (side surface or bottom surface) of the bowl 1 by a predetermined dimension, that is, the bowl 1 It does not stick out from the surface of. With this configuration, even if the surface of the bowl 1 is rubbed during the handling process, the barcodes 3A and 3B will not disappear or come off. Further, by arranging the barcodes 3A and 3B within the determined dimensions of the recesses 2 and 5, the barcode reading position and range can be determined, which facilitates mechanization and improves reliability.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the dish according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of FIG. 3 viewed from the direction of the cutting lines S1 to S1. The rectangular dish 7 of the present invention has the same construction as the bowl of the first embodiment. That is, it is made of ceramics, porcelain, or a bulk resin member, and the bar code 8 is disposed on the bottom surface 9 of the recess in a predetermined manner. If the design is printed on the surface of the plate, the barcode will be printed at the same time as the design. Further, a transparent member (not shown) may be printed, applied or attached at a predetermined height on the bar code 8 for the purpose of abrasion resistance or scratch resistance.

In the above two embodiments, the bar code is directly provided on the bowl or the plate, but instead of this means, a label (FIG. (Not shown) may be attached. In this case, the label is formed by printing, curing or applying a transparent member, such as a transparent epoxy resin member, satisfying abrasion resistance, scratch resistance and water resistance on the printed bar code. Further, the label is configured to be attached to the tableware by using a thermosetting adhesive or an adhesive material such as a transparent epoxy resin member.

As in the above-described embodiment, the bowl 1 and the dish 7 having the barcodes 3A, 3B, 8 arranged on the side surface or the bottom surface are read by a barcode reader (not shown). Input information for the barcodes 3A, 3B, 8 can be product management information such as color, size, shape, lot number, product number, manufacturing date, cost, etc., depending on the management purpose. It should be carried out.

As a result, since bowls and plates are equipped with bar codes, costs and types of tableware can be mechanically identified and managed at the point of sale or at employee cafeterias and restaurants, and desired data can be read from bar codes. By doing so, liquidation, aggregation and management can be performed efficiently. Moreover, the management data can be effectively used for various purposes. Although the bowl and the plate are described as an example of the tableware in the embodiments of the present invention, it is needless to say that the tableware is not limited to the bowl and the plate, and may be a liquor container such as a sardine choshi or a transparent wine glass or cup. Yes.

Further, the members constituting the tableware are also optional, and in addition to ceramic members such as pottery and porcelain or resin members or glass, a kneading member of gluten consisting of natural protein and a solvent is compression molded or injection molded. You may comprise. Natural protein gluten is easily decomposed by microorganisms in water and soil, so it is convenient for disposal after use and there is no concern about environmental pollution due to disposal.

[0014]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, the tableware of the present invention can be easily applied with the bar code (or matrix code) in the tableware production process, and prevents the bar code or the matrix code from being worn or the label from being peeled off. In addition to providing useful information in product management or sales management and contributing to management, many effects can be obtained, such as dramatic improvement in clearing and aggregation efficiency and quick response.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a bowl according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the bowl according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the dish according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view from the side surface of FIG. 3 viewed from the cutting line S1 to S1 direction.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 bowl 2,5,10 recess 3A, 3B, 8 bar code 4,6,9 recess bottom 7 plate

Claims (6)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A tableware comprising a ceramic member such as pottery or porcelain, and arranged by firing a bar code or a matrix code printed, applied or transferred onto the surface of the tableware. 2. A tableware comprising a ceramic member such as pottery or porcelain, which is coated with a glaze and baked on a bar code or a matrix code arranged by printing, coating or transferring on the surface of the tableware. 3. A tableware comprising a resin member, wherein a bar code or a matrix code printed, applied or transferred onto the surface of the tableware is arranged by curing. 4. A tableware comprising a resin member, wherein a transparent member is applied, printed or affixed on a bar code or matrix code which is printed, applied or transferred on the surface of the tableware and arranged. 5. A label provided with a bar code or a matrix code in advance is attached to the bottom surface of the recess provided on the surface of the tableware, and a transparent member is applied, printed or attached on the bar code or the matrix code. Tableware characterized by. 6. The tableware according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, which is a plate, a bowl, a bowl, a bowl, a drinking cup, a cup, or a choshi.