JPH0999616A - Stamp for bar code - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize the simple and quick printing of a bar code on various objects at sites such as in an office and the like at a low cost. SOLUTION: This stamp for a bar code is formed by joining a knob part made of a synthetic resin-based material, a wooden material or the like and a printing part 6 made of a rubber-based material or the like. At the printing surface 8 of the printing part 6, projecting parts 10 and recessed parts 12 corresponding to the bars and spaces of the bar code are formed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bar code stamp for printing a bar code simply, quickly and at low cost.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, bar codes have been widely used in POS systems, physical distribution systems and the like. The barcode is
By combining a bar with a different thickness and a space, numbers and letters are expressed in a machine-readable form.

Conventionally, packaging materials, price tags, labels, slips,
As means for printing or printing a barcode on an object such as a form, means for printing using a printing technique such as letterpress printing, offset printing, gravure printing, means for printing using a computer and a dedicated barcode printer One of is taken. The barcode printer in the above means is a printer capable of printing a barcode according to the standard when data to be barcoded is input from a computer.

[0004]

At present, the use of bar codes is expanding in various ways. Among them, bar codes can be printed on an object on the spot in the office simply and quickly, and at a low cost. There are applications that require printing.

However, the means is that after the plate material is prepared,
It is a method of printing a large number of barcodes using a printing machine and is a suitable means for performing source marking, but it is a simple, quick and low-cost method of printing barcodes on the target object in the office, etc. Not the way you can.

The means (1) can print the bar code more simply and quickly than the means (1), but still requires the work of inputting into the computer and printing with the bar code printer, which is simple and quick. However, it is not completely satisfactory in terms of low cost. Also,
With this method, the types of target objects on which the barcode can be printed are limited.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a bar code stamp capable of easily, quickly, and cost-effectively printing a bar code on various objects on the spot in an office or the like. The purpose is to do.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention has a knob portion and a convex portion and a concave portion which are joined to the knob portion and which correspond to a bar and a space of a bar code are formed on a printing surface. The present invention provides a stamp for bar code, which is provided with

According to the bar code stamp of the present invention,
A bar code can be printed by pinching the knob portion with a finger and applying ink to the printing surface of the printing portion, or by simply pressing the printing surface against the target in a state where the printing portion is impregnated with ink. Therefore, according to the present invention, without performing printing using a plate material and a printing machine, or performing printing using a computer and a barcode printer,
The barcode can be printed on various objects easily and quickly at low cost.

In the present invention, the material, shape, structure, etc. of the knob portion and the printing portion are not limited, and these can be arbitrarily determined. For example, the knob portion is made of synthetic resin material, wood material or the like. Examples thereof include prismatic columns and cylindrical columns, and examples of the printing portion include flat plates made of a rubber material and the like. However, the knob portion and the printing portion may be integrally formed. Further, the convex portion and the concave portion on the printed surface can be formed by engraving, casting or the like.

The bar code stamp of the present invention can be used for printing any type of bar code. Barcodes that can be printed by the barcode stamp of the present invention include, for example, JAN (EAN, UPC), IT
F, CODE39, CODE128, CODABAR
(NW-7), CODE49, CODE16K, PD
A two-dimensional code such as F417, and a bar code originally created in the company or industry can be used.

The bar code stamp of the present invention is suitably used for printing bar codes on various objects on the spot in an office or the like. That is, the present invention is based on the finding of such uses of barcodes. As an example of the application as described above, for example, each department in the company holds a stamp for bar code of the present invention showing the code of the department, and prints the bar code on the envelope of the mail sent out from the department. There are uses. By doing so, it becomes possible to easily grasp which postage cost was used by which department in the in-house mail center.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention is that a tabular printing portion made of a rubber material is provided on a knob portion such as a prism or a cylinder made of a synthetic resin material or a wood material. It is a bar code stamp joined by an adhesive. With this type of barcode stamp, a barcode can be printed by applying a dye-based ink, a pigment-based ink, or the like to the print surface and then pressing the print surface against the target object.

Another example of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is that the knob portion such as a prismatic or cylindrical shape made of a synthetic resin material having an ink injection portion formed therein is made of a porous rubber material. It is a bar code stamp in which flat printing portions are joined and the printing portion is impregnated with dye-based or pigment-based ink injected into the ink injection portion. In this form of barcode stamp, the ink is impregnated in the printed area,
The barcode can be printed by simply pressing the print surface against the target object. Further, when the ink is used up, the ink may be replenished to the ink injection section.

[0015]

EXAMPLES Next, the present invention will be illustrated concretely by examples, but the present invention is not limited to the following examples.

Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a bar code stamp according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a bottom view. The bar code stamp 2 of this example is one in which a flat plate-shaped printing portion 6 made of rubber for a printing material is adhered to the bottom surface of a prismatic knob portion 4 made of a synthetic resin material or a wood material. is there.
On the print surface 8 of the print portion 6, a convex portion 10 and a concave portion 12 corresponding to the bar and the space of the barcode are formed by engraving or casting.

In the bar code stamp 2 of this embodiment, after the ink is applied to the printing surface 8 of the printing unit 6, the printing surface 8 is simply pressed against the target object, so that the bar code can be easily and quickly changed at low cost. It can be printed on various objects.

Embodiment 2 FIG. 3 is a front view showing another embodiment of the bar code stamp according to the present invention, FIG. 4 is a sectional view, and FIG. 5 is a bottom view. In the bar code stamp 22 of this example, reference numeral 24 denotes a knob portion made of a synthetic resin material. The knob portion 24 has a generally rectangular tubular main body 26 with a headed angular tubular lid body 28 removably attached to an upper end opening of the substantially rectangular tubular main body 26.
The ink injection container 30 is fixed in the interior of the.
A sponge-like ink impregnation body 32 is arranged at the bottom of the ink injection container 30.

Reference numeral 34 in the drawing denotes a printing portion made of a porous rubber material. The printing portion 34 is fixed to the hollow portion of a metal square ring-shaped frame body 36, and the frame body 36 is joined to the ink injection container 30. Printing unit 34
On the printing surface 38 of, the convex portion 40 and the concave portion 42 corresponding to the bar and the space of the barcode are formed. In addition,
In FIG. 4, the projection 40 and the recess 42 are not shown.

A metal square ring-shaped protective cover 44 is arranged around the frame body 36. This protective cover 4
Numeral 4 is provided so as to be able to move forward and backward, and is urged forward by the action of a spring (not shown). The upper portion of the protective cover 44 covers the upper portion of the frame 36, so that the protective cover 44 does not fall off the knob portion 24.

In the bar code stamp 22 of this embodiment, the lid 28 of the knob portion 24 is opened to open the ink injection container 3.
By injecting the ink into the ink 0, the ink is impregnated in the ink impregnating body 32, and the ink is further impregnated in the printing portion 34. Therefore, in the barcode stamp 22 of the present embodiment, since the printing portion 34 is impregnated with ink, the printing surface 38 is simply pressed against the target object, and the barcode can be used for various purposes easily, quickly and at low cost. It can be printed on objects.

In this case, in the bar code stamp 22 of the present embodiment, when the knob 24 is pinched and the tip of the protective cover 44 is applied to the object and a downward force is applied to the knob 24, the protective cover 44 is springed. The printing surface 38 is pressed against the target object by retreating against the urging force of. And
When the printing surface 38 is separated from the object after printing the barcode, the protective cover 44 returns to its original position by the action of the spring.

FIG. 6 shows an example (ITF) of a bar code printed with black ink using the bar code stamps of Examples 1 and 2. This barcode is CCD
When it was read using a system bar code reader, it could be read well.

[0024]

As described above, according to the bar code stamp of the present invention, it is possible to easily, quickly and cost-effectively print the bar code on various objects in the office or the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a barcode stamp of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the barcode stamp.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing another embodiment of the barcode stamp of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the barcode stamp.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the barcode stamp.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing an example of a bar code printed using the bar code stamp of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Barcode stamp 4 Knob part 6 Printing part 8 Printing surface 10 Convex part 12 Recessed part 22 Barcode stamp 24 Knob part 30 Ink injection container 34 Printing part 38 Printing surface 40 Convex part 42 Recessed part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A bar code comprising: a knob portion; and a printing portion joined to the knob portion and having a convex surface and a concave portion corresponding to a bar and a space of a bar code formed on a printing surface. Stamp.