JPH10129640A - Indication method and device for label information and information recorded medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information recorded medium in which label information is easily indicated by an indication method and device by which label information can be indicated in accordance with information recording media like CD-R, DVD, LD, etc., and these methods and devices. SOLUTION: Label information is printed on a sheet 100 by a printer 20 and the sheet 100 is stuck on an information record medium 1. The supplied sheet 100 is a transparent sheet material made of a thin film not to give adverse effects against reading-out and writing-in of the recorded contents of the information record medium 1, even when it is stuck on the surface of the medium 1. And the sheet 100 can be peeled off from the information record medium 1. The contents of the label information can be easily changed by only exchanging the sheet. Label information corresponding to direct read after write type information record medium like CD-R, DVD, etc., for instance can be indicated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a label information labeling method and a label information labeling device for labeling information recorded on an information recording medium, and an information recording medium on which label information is labeled.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the prior art, for example, a CD-R (Comp
When label information is indicated on a disc-shaped information recording medium such as an optical disc such as an act Disk Recordable) or a DVD (Digital Video Disk), the label information is directly printed on the surface of the medium. The sign was made.

[0003] Here, "label information" refers to identification information such as a file name, a branch office name, and a branch name information relating to the recorded contents of an information recording medium, and information relating to data recorded on the information recording medium. That is.

[0004]

However, in the conventional information marking method using front side printing as described above, once printing is performed on the front side, the printed content cannot be changed, and additional printing is not possible. Printing is difficult.

[0005] Such a problem is caused by, for example, CD-R, DV.
This is particularly noticeable in a surface printing type information recording medium such as D. For example, in the case of a CD-R or the like, there is a case where the information is used in such a way that information is additionally recorded and circulated a plurality of times. There was a problem that was difficult.

Further, in the conventional surface printing method, since the printing is performed directly on the surface of the medium, there is a problem that the printed surface is easily scratched by external factors.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has no complicated structure, and has a CD-R,
Provided is a label information labeling method and a label information labeling device capable of labeling label information corresponding to an information recording medium of a surface printing format such as a DVD, and an information recording medium in which label information is easily labeled by these methods and devices. The purpose is to do.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a label information labeling method for labeling the label information relating to the recorded contents in a disk-shaped information recording medium, the method comprising: A sheet supplying step of supplying a sheet which can be adhered to a medium, a printing step of printing the label information on the sheet supplied by the sheet supplying step, And a bonding step of bonding a sheet-like material on which the label information is printed to a surface of the information recording medium.

According to the present invention, there is provided a label information labeling device for labeling label information relating to recorded contents in a medium on a disk-shaped information recording medium, wherein a sheet-like material adhereable to the information recording medium is supplied. Sheet-like material supply means, printing means for printing the label information on the sheet-like material supplied by the sheet-like material supply means, and cutting the sheet-like material according to the outer shape of the disc-shaped information recording medium It is characterized by having cutting means and bonding means for bonding the sheet-like material on which the label information is printed on the surface of the information recording medium.

Further, the present invention provides a disk-shaped information recording medium, wherein label information relating to recorded contents recorded in the medium is printed and marked on a sheet-like material adhered on the surface of the medium. Features.

Thus, the label information of the information recording medium is not indicated by directly printing the label information on the surface of the information recording medium, as in the conventional case, but by a sheet-like material adhered on the surface of the medium. Since the printing is performed, the label information can be easily rewritten only by exchanging the sheet material.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a label information labeling apparatus according to the present invention, and is also a view for explaining a manufacturing process of an information recording medium manufactured thereby.

This apparatus is for displaying label information on the recorded contents in a disc-shaped information recording medium 1 such as a CD-R. As shown in FIG. A sheet supply roll 10 for supplying a sheet 100 that can be adhered to the medium 1, and a label disposed on the subsequent stage of the sheet supply roll 10 and supplied to the sheet 100 supplied from the sheet supply roll 10. A printing machine 20 for printing information, and a sheet material 100 which is disposed at a subsequent stage of the printing machine 20 and on which label information is printed by the printing machine 20 is cut on a cutting press table 31 according to the outer shape of the information recording medium 1. Cutting machine 30, a conveying roller 40 and a conveying belt 41 for conveying the information recording medium 1 to a predetermined position such as the cutting machine 30, and the label information is printed by pressing the information recording medium 1 from above. Pressing roller 42 to reliably adhere to sheets-like material 100 of information recording medium 1 on the surface
And a sheet take-up roll 50 that is disposed downstream of the cutting machine 30 and winds the cut sheet 100.

The apparatus having the above-mentioned structure firstly starts the sheet-like material supply roll 10 and the sheet-like material 100.
Is supplied. The sheet material 100 supplied here is
For example, it is made of a thin transparent sheet. Even if it adheres to the surface of the information recording medium 1, it does not adversely affect the reading and writing of the recorded contents of the information recording medium 1. That is, as the information recording medium 1, a general C
Not only a single-sided recording system such as D but also a double-sided recording system such as a DVD does not affect the focal position of the read laser beam.

Next, the sheet-like material 10 is
The label information is printed on the surface of 0. The printing method by the printing machine 20 may be any printing method such as ink printing and thermal transfer printing, and the printing method is not limited to a specific method.

On the other hand, the transport roller 40 and the transport belt 41
Thus, the information recording medium 1 is first conveyed to the cutting machine 30.

When the information recording medium 1 is conveyed to the cutting machine 30 by the conveying roller 40 and the conveying belt 41, the process proceeds to a cutting process of the sheet-like material 100 by the cutting machine 30.

The cutting process of the sheet-like material 100 by the cutting machine 30 is performed in the step of cutting the sheet-like material 100 on which label information is printed.
Is cut in accordance with the outer shape of the disc-shaped information recording medium 1, for example, in the case of a CD-R, into a disc shape having a center hole at the center. The cutting of the sheet-like material 100 by the cutting machine 30 is realized by, for example, providing a heating wire below the cutting machine 30 and performing thermal cutting. In the thermal cutting performed here, heat treatment is performed only on the outer portion to be cut, so that the information recording capacity of the information recording medium 1 does not deteriorate and the outer shape does not change due to the heating.

In the cutting step by the cutting machine 30, the sheet-like material 100 is pressed by the information recording medium 1 and cut into a predetermined outer shape.
Is substantially adhered to the information recording medium 1.

Finally, in the above-mentioned cutting step, the substantially adhered sheet-like material 100 is pressed against the information recording medium 1 by the pressing roller 42 to be surely adhered.

The bonding of the sheet material 100 to the information recording medium 1 may be performed by any of a vacuum bonding method, a heat fusion method, and a bonding method using various adhesives.
However, if the sheet-like material 100 is releasably adhered to the information recording medium 1, the label information is recorded on the write-once information recording medium 1 such as a CD-R or a DVD in correspondence with the additional recording of the information recording plural times. Can easily be updated.

FIG. 2 shows a specific example of an information recording medium 1A on which label information is marked by the above-mentioned device.

With the above-described apparatus, the sheet material 100 is adhered on the surface of the information recording medium 1 as shown in FIG.

Here, the label information 60 is printed on the sheet-like material 100. The label information 60 printed here is composed of at least one form of characters and figures. And the form of the figure can be arbitrary.

According to the above-described embodiment, the label information is not marked by directly printing the label information on the surface of the information recording medium 1 as in the prior art. 1, the contents can be changed only by replacing the sheet-like material 100, and label information corresponding to a write-once type information recording medium such as a CD-R or DVD can be displayed. Becomes In addition, since each component of the above-mentioned device does not adopt any complicated configuration, it can be implemented at low cost.

(Other Embodiments) The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a label information labeling apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The device shown in FIG. 3 is different from the device shown in FIG. 1 in that a printing surface is provided on the side opposite to the printing machine 20 instead of the printing machine 20 shown in FIG. Machine 2
0A.

By the printing machine 20A, the label information is
It is printed on the adhesive side of the sheet material 100.

As described above, if the label information is printed on the adhesive surface side of the sheet-like material 100 and the sheet-like material 100 is adhered to the information recording medium 1, the printed content is hardly flawed due to external factors. It also has a waterproof effect and is excellent in protecting printed contents.

In the above description, an example in which the sheet material 100 is adhered to only one side of the information recording medium 1 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the sheet material 100 may be adhered to both sides of the information recording medium 1. It may be adhered. Thereby, label information can be marked on both sides of the information recording medium 1.

Further, in the above description, after the label information is printed on the sheet material 100, the sheet material 100 on which the label information is printed is bonded to the information recording medium 1. The order can be reversed. That is, the sheet material 10 before label information printing
0 may be attached to the information recording medium 1 and then the label information may be printed on the attached sheet-like material 100.

[0034]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, label information is printed on a sheet-like material and this sheet-like material is adhered to an information recording medium, so that the label is indirectly attached to the information recording medium. Labeling of information can be performed, and the label information can be easily changed, as compared with the conventional method of labeling by directly printing label information on the surface of an information recording medium.
-Label information corresponding to a write-once type information recording medium such as R and DVD can be displayed.

Here, the sheet material used in the present invention is:
For example, it is made of a thin transparent sheet, and does not adversely affect reading and writing of the recorded content of the information recording medium even if it is adhered to the surface of the information recording medium.

Further, if label information is printed on the adhesive surface side of the sheet-like material and the sheet-like material is adhered to the information recording medium, the printed content is hardly scratched by external factors, and has a waterproof effect. Excellent protection of printed content.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a label information marking device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific example of an information recording medium on which label information is marked according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a label information labeling device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information recording medium 10 Sheet-like material supply roll 20 Printing machine 30 Cutting machine 31 Cutting pressing table 40 Conveyance roller 41 Conveyor belt 42 Pressing roller 50 Sheet-like take-up roll 100 Sheet-like thing

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A label information labeling method for labeling, on a surface of a disc-shaped information recording medium, label information relating to recorded contents in the medium, comprising: supplying a sheet-like substance adhereable to the information recording medium; A printing step of printing the label information on a sheet-like material supplied in the sheet-like material supply step; and a cutting step of cutting the sheet-like material according to the outer shape of the disk-shaped information recording medium, Bonding the sheet-like material on which the label information is printed to the surface of the information recording medium. 2. A label information labeling method for labeling, on a surface of a disc-shaped information recording medium, label information relating to recording contents in the medium, comprising: supplying a sheet-like material adhereable to the information recording medium; A cutting step of cutting the sheet material supplied in the sheet material supplying step according to the outer shape of the disc-shaped information recording medium; and cutting the sheet material cut in the cutting step into the information recording medium. And a printing step of printing the label information on a sheet adhered to the information recording medium by the bonding step. 3. The label information labeling method according to claim 1, wherein in the label information printing step, the label information is printed on an adhesive surface side of a sheet-like material in the bonding step. 4. The label information labeling method according to claim 1, wherein in the bonding step, the sheet-like material is peelably bonded to the disk-shaped information recording medium. 5. The label information marking method according to claim 1, wherein the sheet-like material is a thin-film transparent sheet. 6. A label information labeling device for labeling, on a surface of a disc-shaped information recording medium, label information relating to recorded contents in the medium, wherein a sheet-like material that supplies a sheet-like material that can be adhered to the information recording medium is provided. Means, printing means for printing the label information on the sheet material supplied by the sheet material supply means, cutting means for cutting the sheet material according to the outer shape of the disc-shaped information recording medium, An adhesive unit for adhering the sheet-like material on which the label information is printed on the surface of the information recording medium. 7. A label information labeling device for labeling, on a surface of a disk-shaped information recording medium, label information relating to recorded contents in the medium, wherein a sheet-like material that supplies a sheet-like material that can be adhered to the information recording medium is provided. Means, cutting means for cutting the sheet material supplied by the sheet material supply means according to the outer shape of the disc-shaped information recording medium, and cutting the sheet material cut by the cutting means into the information recording medium 1. A label information labeling device, comprising: an adhesive unit that adheres to a surface of a sheet; 8. A disk-shaped information recording medium characterized in that label information relating to recorded contents recorded in the medium is printed and marked on a sheet-like material adhered on the surface of the medium. 9. The information recording medium according to claim 8, wherein the sheet-like material is adhered to only one side of the medium.