JPS62172290A - Label timer for displaying effective period - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable the appeal toward users on the safety of a product capable of clearly expressing the quality control system of a manufacture or a saler, by providing a presetting terminal to the protective means of an IC timer forming a label timer along with a liquid crystal display element. CONSTITUTION:A presetting terminal 6 is provided to the protective means provided to the back surface of an IC timer forming a label timer along with the bar display LCD5 of a surface liquid crystal display element. When the label timer is inserted in a data setter, said label timer is electrically connected through the terminal 6 and the bar of LCD5 is set or reset through the keyboard of the data setter and 12 bars per a year are preset corresponding to a required effective period within three years. When the protective means is released thereafter, the label timer set in a predetermined manner by an adhesive tape 7 is adhered to a corresponding article and bars are reduced by one at every month. By this constitution, the quality control system of a manufacturer or a saler can be expressed clearly and safety can be appealed to a user.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is an expiration date display that can easily manage products such as fresh foods and medical products where expiration dates and expiration dates are important. This is about label timers.

[Conventional technology]

Products for which expiration dates and expiration dates are important, such as fresh foods and medical products, are printed with the expiration date or have a label with the expiration date printed or typed on it. It is sometimes worn. In many cases, such display is required only after being regulated by law, and moreover, it is often not possible to clearly identify the display. Also,
When setting a deadline, a number of days less than a fraction of the product life is sometimes set, and quality assurance is sometimes performed within that deadline, but this is not necessarily justified.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

As mentioned above, displaying the expiry date or expiration date by pasting a label with the year, month, and date printed or typed on it does not necessarily allow the user to purchase the product with peace of mind. Additionally, there is a possibility that the seller may display a deadline that does not meet the manufacturer's wishes. In addition, labels for displaying expiration dates that clearly indicate the quality control system of manufacturers and sellers and that can appeal to users about their safety have not yet been provided.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a label timer for displaying an expiration date, which can clearly indicate the quality control system of a manufacturer or seller, and which can appeal to users as being "safe."

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention provides a label timer for displaying an expiration date that solves the above problems, and is a stickable label equipped with a presettable IC timer and a liquid crystal display device that can display a bar graph or the like. After being preset using a jig, it is used by attaching it to an article.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a system diagram of a label timer for displaying an expiration date according to the present invention, in which an oscillation element 2 selected from crystal, CERALOCK, CR, etc. according to a C-MOS type custom ICL time integration, and a button. Type battery 3, IC
It consists of a terminal 4 for controlling clearing, input, ON/OFF, etc. of I, and cD5 for displaying, for example, a 36-dot type bar graph. Note that the ICI has a built-in driver circuit for the LCD 5. The table below shows I for labels.
This shows an example of the specifications of C. The standard power supply voltage is 1.5 V, and the maximum current consumption is 0.1 microampere.

Note that this ICI can be used up to 3■.

The clock frequency is, for example, 32.768 Kl (z), and CERALOCK is used as the oscillation element for general purposes.The control terminal 4 has a reset (R),
It includes terminals for data input (D) and ON/OFF control, allowing input of the number of months (time limit), switching of power mode, and reset operation. To explain in more detail, when using the expiration date display label timer alone, if you connect the Lyce Nod (R) terminal to the power supply terminal, the internal data will be cleared and the data input (
D) When a terminal is connected to a power terminal, the bar displayed increases by one each time the terminal is connected, and if the terminal is connected to a power terminal for more than 1 second, the bar increases in 1 second steps. Note that by applying a positive pulse to this terminal, the number of bars can be continuously increased (or decreased), so it is possible to easily set a deadline using a jig to be described later. ON/
The terminal for OFF control can be turned ON by connecting it to the power supply.
It acts so that the state and the OFF state are switched alternately,
In the ON state, it is in a normal operating state and data can also be input. In addition, in the OFF state, the clock is stopped and the display on the LCD is also stopped, resulting in a power save mode. Note that each of these terminals is pulled down internally, and a Schmitt circuit is provided for shaping the input signal except for the reset terminal. The operating temperature range is 0°C to 50°C for general use and -10°C for special use.
℃~75℃ can be easily prepared. LCD
The same applies to the temperature range.

Next, an example of the display method will be explained with reference to FIG. 2, which shows the LCD display section in detail.36 bars can be displayed for 3 years, and 12 bars per year are displayed.
Displayed on the book bar. When displaying the bar,
Although the remaining period can be clearly displayed by blinking only the most significant digit of the bar, the present invention is not limited to any particular display method. This bar decreases by one every 30 days, and when the expiration date expires, the bar disappears and the device automatically enters OFF mode. In addition, an explanation of the timer is appropriately attached to the surface of the label by printing or the like. Figure 3 shows the back side of the label timer for displaying the expiration date.
Adhesive tape 7, battery 3, and preset terminal 6 are shown. The adhesive tape can be attached by peeling off the protective paper, and the back side is covered with protective paper before use, but the preset terminal 6 can be electrically connected to an external circuit. It is composed of

FIG. 4 shows a data setter 8 for setting a label timer for displaying an expiration date, and an insertion section 11 for holding the label timer for displaying an expiration date and making an electrical connection, and for inputting numerical values. A numeric keypad section 9 is shown that includes numeric keys for numeric values and function keys 10 for performing functions such as clear, input, and ON/OFF. By using this data setter 8, a desired deadline can be easily set by inputting a numerical value.

Figure 5 shows a handy type data setter = 12, in which a label timer for displaying the expiry date is inserted in the direction of arrow A, and by operating the function key 10, it is cleared (C), data input <D) and ON/OFF control (E). Uchi, the reset is performed by operating the clear key (C), and the data input key (D
) The displayed bar increases by one each time the data input key (D) is operated, and the bar increases in 1 second steps by continuous operation of the data entry key (D). When the ON/OFF control key (E) is operated, the ON/OFF state is alternately switched, and the ON/OFF control of the power save mode is performed.

The expiration date display label timer configured as described above can be used to great effect for the following products in addition to fresh foods and medical products.

J) Keep bottles used in members' clubs and restaurant businesses.

2) Luxury cosmetics and gift items (especially foods).

3) Disaster prevention equipment such as fire extinguishers.

4) Industrial materials, reagents, bio-related (microorganisms, bacterial species, etc.)
product.

5) Other products, materials, parts, etc. that require clear expiration dates.

In addition, by using it in these products, it is possible to clearly demonstrate the quality control system of manufacturers and sellers, and it is also possible to emphasize "safety" to users, making it more effective in sales. Become.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, an extremely useful expiration date display label timer is provided which can clearly indicate the quality control system of manufacturers and sellers, and which can appeal to users about "safety." There are benefits to be gained.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system diagram of a label timer for displaying an expiration date according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the LCD display section of the label timer for displaying an expiration date according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof. , FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a data setter used with the expiration date display label timer according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a handy type data setter. Explanation of symbols 1-custom EC, 2-oscillation element, 3-button battery,
4. One terminal, 5-- Bar display LCD, 6- Preset terminal, 7.- Adhesive tape, 8. 12-. Data setter.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A timer comprising a presettable IC timer and a liquid crystal display element driven by the IC timer, the back surface of the timer having an adhesive layer covered with a removable protective means. . A label timer for displaying an expiration date, characterized in that the protection means is formed with a terminal for presetting the IC timer. (2) A patent characterized in that the liquid crystal display element is formed in the shape of a bar graph, and the number of months indicating the expiration date is displayed as a bar graph, and the part indicating the number of months less than one year is displayed blinking. A label timer for displaying an expiration date according to claim 1. (3) The terminal for presetting the IC timer includes a terminal for reset, data input, and ON/OFF control, and the number of bars displayed on the liquid crystal display element is increased by a pulse signal applied to the data input terminal. A label timer for displaying an expiration date as set forth in claim 2.