JPH1185024A - Adhesive label for transparent cylindrical container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an adhesive label for a transparent cylindrical container capable of suppressing the peeling of both side edges in an adhered state and assuring the visibility inside the container. SOLUTION: The one side edge 6a of a label base material 3 adhered in a wound state to the outer peripheral surface 5 of the transparent cylindrical container 2 by an adhesive layer formed on its rear surface so as to cover the greater part of the outer peripheral surface 5 and at least part of the other side edge 6b are superposed on each other and in this state, the adhesive label 1 is so constituted that a see-through part 7 extends along the axial direction of the transparent cylindrical container 2. The label is so formed that at least part of this label base material 3 constitutes an annular shape turning round the outer peripheral surface 5 of the transparent cylindrical container 2, by which the peeling at both side edges 6a, 6b of the label base material 3 is suppressed and the inside of the container is made visible by the see-through part 7.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an adhesive label for a transparent tubular container such as a blood collection tube or a test tube.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11A, an adhesive label b which is attached to a transparent cylindrical container a such as a blood collection tube or a test tube and used to display required items is a transparent label. The cylindrical container a is wound around the outer peripheral surface by an adhesive layer c formed on the back surface so as to cover most of the outer peripheral surface. The sticking label b is stuck without completely rounding the outer peripheral surface of the transparent cylindrical container a so that a gap as a see-through portion e extends in the axial direction between both side edges d. Thus, the internal capacity can be recognized at a glance by the see-through portion e.

[0003]

As described above, in the case of the sticking label b in which both side edges d, d are not joined to each other, the difference in the circumferential difference generated on the front and back of the label b in the sticking state. Therefore, if the adhesive b of the label b has a stronger deformation restoring force than the adhesive force of the adhesive layer c formed on the back surface, as shown in FIG. In the case of a synthetic resin blood collection tube, a mold release agent applied to a mold is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the blood collection tube so that the mold can be easily removed at the time of molding. The adhesive lowers the adhesive strength of the adhesive layer c due to the agent, and the above-described peeling of the side edges d, d occurs particularly remarkably.

An object of the present invention is to provide an adhesive label that can solve such a problem.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a label base which is wound around the outer peripheral surface by an adhesive layer formed on the back surface so as to cover most of the outer peripheral surface of the transparent cylindrical container. At least a part of one side edge and the other side edge of the material are overlapped and joined, and in the joined state, the see-through portion extends along the axial direction of the transparent cylindrical container. It is an adhesive label for a transparent cylindrical container characterized by having a form.

In this configuration, it is possible to propose a preferred embodiment in which both side edges of the label base material are overlapped and joined, and a transparent portion is formed on the label base material. Here, the see-through portion can be formed by opening the label base material in a long hole shape, or by impregnating the see-through ink in a strip shape with a permeable paper label base material.

In the above structure, one or a plurality of connecting tongue edges protruding laterally from one side edge of the label base material, and another side edge of the label base material or protruding laterally from the other side edge. Another preferred embodiment is one in which the connecting tongue formed and a pair of single or plural connecting tongues are overlapped and joined to form a see-through portion between both side edges. Can be done.

[0008] In this configuration, the label base material adhered to the outer peripheral surface of the transparent cylindrical container has at least a part thereof formed in an annular shape that goes around the outer peripheral surface of the transparent cylindrical container.
In the attached state, peeling of both side edges can be suppressed, and visibility of the inside of the container can be secured by the see-through portion.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

Reference numeral 1 denotes an adhesive label for a transparent cylindrical container according to the present invention, and reference numeral 2 denotes a transparent cylindrical container such as a blood collection tube or a test tube having a cap 2a removably attached to an upper end opening. The sticking label 1 includes a rectangular label base material 3 and an adhesive layer 4 formed on the back surface thereof, and the label base material 3 is attached to the outer peripheral surface 5 of the transparent cylindrical container 2 by the adhesive layer 4. It is possible to do. The label base material 3 is made of a material capable of describing required items on its surface.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the label substrate 3 is formed to have a vertical width large enough to cover most of the outer peripheral surface 5 of the transparent cylindrical container 2, and has a horizontal width equal to the transparent cylindrical container. The outer peripheral dimension of the transparent cylindrical container 2 is longer than the outer peripheral dimension of the transparent cylindrical container 2.

Further, the label base material 3 is provided at a position near one side edge 6a along the side edge 6a.
Is formed in a long hole shape to form a transparent portion 7 which is opened.

Then, the label base material 3 is provided as shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, the outer peripheral surface 5 of the transparent cylindrical container 2 is wound so as to cover most of the outer peripheral surface 5, adhered to the outer peripheral surface 5 by the adhesive layer 4 on the back surface, and both side edges 6 a and 6 b are overlapped. By bonding with the adhesive layer 4 on the back surface, both side edges 6
a and 6b are joined to each other. Then, in the joined state, the see-through portion 7 extends along the axial direction of the transparent cylindrical container 2.

In such a configuration, the label base material 3 forms an annular shape around the outer peripheral surface 5 of the transparent cylindrical container 2, and the both side edges 6a and 6b are joined to each other so that the both side edges 6a and 6b are joined. The separation of 6a and 6b can be suppressed. Also,
The inside of the transparent cylindrical container 2 can be visually recognized by the transparent portion 7 extending along the axial direction of the container. This allows
It can also be suitably used for a transparent cylindrical container 2 such as a blood collection tube having a release agent adhered to the outer peripheral surface 5.

In the above-described embodiment, the see-through portion 7 is formed by opening the label base material 3 in a long hole shape. Instead, the see-through portion 7 is formed by a see-through ink. Can also be formed. This is formed by impregnating a transparent ink into a band shape by printing or the like on a paper label base material 3 having permeability, such as plain paper, and is formed by impregnating the transparent ink. Becomes almost transparent even when dried, and the inside of the container can be visually recognized. As the transparent ink, JP-A-8-109
No. 597, a clarifying agent for paper for an envelope with a window,
Alternatively, a UV-curable varnish for transparent processed paper disclosed in JP-A-6-158598 may be used. When the see-through portion 7 is formed of see-through ink, there is an advantage that the see-through portion 7 can be provided over the entire vertical width of the label substrate 3.

FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment. In this embodiment, the width of the label substrate 3 of the first embodiment is set to be substantially the same as the outer circumference of the transparent cylindrical container 2. The connecting tongue 8 protrudes laterally from a position on one side edge 6a where the vertical width is bisected.

When the label base material 3 is wound around the outer peripheral surface 5 of the transparent cylindrical container 2 and adhered by the adhesive layer 4 on the back surface (see FIG. 2), as shown in FIG. Are brought into contact with each other, the connecting tongue 8 overlaps the other side edge 6b, and the connecting tongue 8 and the other side edge 6b are joined.

In such a configuration, a part of the label substrate 3 forms an annular shape around the outer peripheral surface 5 of the transparent cylindrical container 2 by the connecting tongue 8 so that the side edges 6a and 6b can be peeled off. Can be suppressed. Further, similarly to the first embodiment, the inside of the transparent cylindrical container 2 can be visually recognized by the transparent portion 7 extending along the axial direction of the container.

FIG. 4 shows a third embodiment. In this embodiment, the width of a rectangular label substrate 3 is made shorter than the outer peripheral dimension of the transparent cylindrical container 2 and one side edge thereof is formed. 6a, the connecting tongue 8 protrudes laterally from the position where the vertical width is bisected.

When this label base material 3 is wound around the outer peripheral surface 5 of the transparent cylindrical container 2 and attached by the adhesive layer 4 on the back surface (see FIG. 2), as shown in FIG. The tip overlaps and is joined to the other side edge 6b. In the joined state, the see-through portion 7 along the axial direction of the transparent cylindrical container 2 is formed between the side edges 6a and 6b.

In such a configuration, a part of the label base material 3 forms an annular shape around the outer peripheral surface 5 of the transparent cylindrical container 2 by the connecting tongue edge 8, so that the side edges 6 a and 6 b can be peeled off. Can be suppressed. Further, since the transparent portion 7 extending along the axial direction of the transparent cylindrical container 2 extends between the side edges 6a and 6b except for the connecting tongue 8, the inside of the container can be visually recognized by the transparent portion 7.

FIGS. 5 to 8 show other forms of formation of the connecting tongue 8. FIG. 5 shows the connecting tongue 8 from the vertical position of one side edge 6 a of the label base material 3. FIG. 6 is a diagram in which connecting tongue edges 8 are formed laterally from the vertical position of one side edge 6a of the label base material 3 and the position where the vertical width is bisected. . FIG. 7 is a diagram in which one side edge 6a of the label base material 3 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, and a leading end portion thereof is used as a connecting tongue edge 8. FIG.
The connecting tongues 8 are formed laterally from the upper and lower positions of a and 6b so as to form a pair.

FIGS. 5 to 7 show a state in which the label base material 3 is wound on the outer peripheral surface 5 of the transparent cylindrical container 2 in a wound shape.
In this case, the tip of each connecting tongue 8 is attached to the label substrate 3.
8 and, in the case of FIG.
By joining the pair of connecting tongue edges 8 to each other, a transparent portion 7 along the axial direction of the transparent cylindrical container 2 is formed between the side edges 6a and 6b, as shown in FIG. . Thereby, similarly to the above, peeling of both side edges 6a and 6b is suppressed, and visibility inside the container is obtained.

Although not shown in the drawings, the connecting tongue 8 is formed in an annular shape in which a part of the label base material 3 is in a joined state around the outer peripheral surface 5 of the transparent cylindrical container 2 in the joined state. ,And,
Any other shape may be used as long as the transparent portion 7 is formed along the axial direction of the transparent cylindrical container 2. That is, one or a plurality of connecting tongue edges 8 projecting laterally from one side edge 6a of the label base material 3 and the other side edge 6b of the label substrate 3 or projecting laterally from the other side edge 6b. When the connecting tongue 8 and a pair of single or plural connecting tongues 8 are overlapped and joined, a transparent portion 7 may be formed between the side edges 6a and 6b.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, as an example of the transparent cylindrical container 2, a container formed with the same diameter from the upper end to the lower end is shown, but in addition, as shown in FIG. The transparent cylindrical container 2 may be formed in a conical shape whose lower end is thinner than the upper end. In this case, the peripheral surface 4 of the cylindrical container 2
The label base material 3 to be adhered to is formed so as to have a substantially fan shape in a developed state so as to conform to the peripheral surface shape. Further, the present invention can be applied to a rectangular cylindrical or pyramid-shaped transparent cylindrical container having a polygonal cross section.

[0026]

According to the present invention, as described above, the transparent cylindrical container 2 is provided.
One side edge 6a and the other side edge 6b of the label substrate 3 that is wound around the outer peripheral surface 5 by the adhesive layer 4 formed on the back surface so as to cover most of the outer peripheral surface 5 of the label substrate 3 Since the sticking label 1 is configured such that at least a part thereof is overlapped and joined, and in the joined state, the see-through portion 7 extends along the axial direction of the transparent cylindrical container 2. At least a part of the base material 3 forms an annular shape that goes around the outer peripheral surface 5 of the transparent cylindrical container 2, whereby peeling of both side edges 6 a and 6 b of the label base material 3 can be suppressed, There is an excellent effect that the inside of the container can be visually recognized by the see-through portion 7.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of an adhesive label according to the present invention, wherein FIG. 1A is a perspective view of an adhesive state, and FIG. 1B is a front view of an expanded state of the adhesive label.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the same as in the pasted state.

FIG. 3A is a front view of the sticking label of the second embodiment in a sticking state, and FIG. 3B is a front view of the sticking label in an unfolded state.

FIG. 4A is a perspective view showing a state in which the sticking label of the third embodiment is stuck, and FIG. 4B is a front view showing the state in which the sticking label is unfolded.

FIG. 5A is a perspective view of a sticking label provided with a connecting tongue formed in another form, and FIG. 5B is a front view of the sticking label in an unfolded state.

FIG. 6A is a perspective view of a sticking label provided with a connecting tongue in another forming mode in a sticking state, and FIG. 6B is a front view of the sticking label in an unfolded state.

FIG. 7A is a perspective view of a sticking state of a sticking label provided with a connecting tongue formed in another form, and FIG. 7B is a front view of the sticking label in an unfolded state.

FIG. 8A is a perspective view of a sticking label provided with a connecting tongue formed in another form, and FIG. 8B is a front view of the sticking label in an unfolded state.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an attached label attached to a cylindrical container of another shape.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a pasting state of a pasting label having a conventional configuration.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Adhesive label for transparent cylindrical containers 2 Transparent cylindrical container 3 Label base material 4 Adhesive layer 5 Outer peripheral surface 6a One side edge 6b Other side edge 7 Transparent part 8 Connecting tongue edge

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A label base material, which covers the outer peripheral surface of a transparent cylindrical container and covers most of the outer peripheral surface thereof, and is wound around the outer peripheral surface by an adhesive layer formed on the back surface. At least a part of the other side edge is overlapped and joined, and in the joined state, a configuration is provided in which the see-through portion extends along the axial direction of the transparent cylindrical container. Sticker label for transparent cylindrical containers. 2. The transparent cylindrical member according to claim 1, wherein both side edges of the label base material are overlapped and joined, and a transparent portion is formed on the label base material. Adhesive label for containers. 3. A single or plural connecting tongue edge projecting laterally from one side edge of the label base material, and the other side edge or the other side edge projecting laterally from the other side edge of the label base material. 2. The transparent cylindrical container according to claim 1, wherein the connecting tongue and a pair of single or plural connecting tongues are overlapped and joined to form a see-through portion between both side edges. For sticking labels. 4. The adhesive label for a transparent cylindrical container according to claim 2, wherein the transparent portion is formed by impregnating a transparent ink with a paper label substrate.