JPS589251Y2 - price tag - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention relates to price tags that are attached or affixed to products, etc.

Conventionally, price tags have been printed with automatically readable barcodes for the purpose of improving sales efficiency, etc. This is what is displayed.

However, since the space in which the barcode is printed requires a fairly large space, the amount displayed in numerical form is displayed in small characters, which is difficult to read visually.

Furthermore, the presence of the barcode is rather a hindrance from a visual point of view, and does not function satisfactorily as a price tag.

This invention was developed in view of these points, and the purpose is to obtain a price tag that is easy to read the amount of money, etc., and that can be reliably read automatically.

This invention is based on the amount display and other necessary information printed with ink that is readable by the naked eye and is not sensitive to the scanning light of automatic reading, and the other is that it is sensitive to the scanning light of automatic reading but is invisible or invisible to the naked eye. It is characterized in that it is printed in an overlapping manner with a symbol for automatic reading, which is printed using an ink of approximately 1ζ.

Therefore, only the characters or symbols such as the amount display are visible, and the barcodes and other symbols for automatic reading are not visible, making it extremely easy to read them.Moreover, even if an automatic reading device is installed The first one is constructed so that it can be read more reliably than the other by using ultraviolet light.

An embodiment of this invention will be explained based on the drawings.

First, 1 is a price tag with adhesive etc. applied to the back side,
This price tag body 1 consists of a rectangular mount 2 of a predetermined size.

On the surface of this mount 2, an amount display 3 such as, for example, ¥1,230 is displayed, and this amount display 3 is printed with ink that is visible and transparent to ultraviolet rays and the like.

Then, by superimposing 31 such amount displays, invisible or invisible ink (ink that does not transmit ultraviolet rays, etc., which is similar to the ink used), a symbol that encodes the amount, product code, etc., i.e., barcode 4 is printed. has been done.

Such a price tag value 1 is pasted on one side (ζ) of the product 5.

Reference numeral 6 denotes an automatic reading device, and a reading mechanism (not shown) is built into the main body 1 of the automatic reading device 6.

A protruding portion 9 is provided on the front and rear sides of the upper surface 8 of the main body 7, and two detecting portions 10.11 are provided on the protruding portion 9 at a predetermined interval.

Among these detection units io and i1, the first detection unit 10 (
A reading window 13 made of transparent glass 12 is provided at a corresponding portion, and a printer 14 is provided one position corresponding to the second detection section 11 .

What is printed by this printer 14 is a verification mark made with invisible ink.

Note that 16 is a cash register.

In such a configuration, the price tag 1 attached to the product 5
When looking at the screen, only the amount display 3 is visible and the barcode 4 is not visible, so the amount display 3 can be easily read.

That is, in the state 1 when viewed with the naked eye, only the amount display 3 can be seen on a blank sheet of paper, so the amount can be clearly confirmed in the same way as a regular price tag.

The product 5 selected in this way is placed on the top surface 8 of the automatic reading device 6 and fed manually in the direction of the arrow, and when the product 5 is detected by the detection unit 10, it is exposed to ultraviolet light etc., and the barcode 4 is automatically read.

At this time, since the amount display 3 is printed using ink 1 that transmits ultraviolet rays, no noise is generated when the bar code 4 is automatically read.

The data thus read is transmitted to the register 16 and automatically registered.

Of course, if the barcode 4 includes product codes that are unnecessary for the purchaser, inventory management can be done automatically.

Next, when the product 6 is further moved in the direction of the arrow, the second detection unit 11 detects the product 6, and the printer 14 operates to print the inspection mark 15 on the product 6.

This verification stamp 15 is for proving that the product 6 has been sold, and is printed with invisible ink and does not reduce the product value.

Moreover, if necessary (if necessary, you can read it with a handy automatic reader, etc.), it will be easy to determine whether the item has been sold or not, thereby preventing fraud.

In the above embodiment, the price tag body 1 was described as being attached to the product 6, but it goes without saying that the price tag body 1 may be attached to the product 6 by thread or the like.

With this invention, as mentioned above, the price display and other information are printed using visible ink, and symbols for automatic reading are printed using invisible or nearly invisible ink, so when checking the price of a product, etc., the price display etc. Since you can only see the product, it can be read very accurately and easily without any hassle, and it can also be read automatically, making it easy to operate when selling products. In particular, since the amount display and symbols are printed overlapping each other, even if the price tag is small, the amount display and other necessary information that must be read visually are clearly visible. be able to.

It has the following effects.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of this invention; FIG. 1 is a plan view of the price tag, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the price tag attached to a product, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an automatic reading device. 3...Amount display, 4...Barcode (
symbol).

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The scanning light 1ζ for automatic reading, which can be read visually, shows the amount display and other necessary information printed with insensitive ink. A price tag characterized in that it is printed in a superimposed manner with a symbol that is printed by an automatic reading system.