KR20170007572A - Method for manufacturing button with rfid capability and button manufactured by the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of manufacturing a button equipped with an RF ID function is disclosed. A method of manufacturing a button equipped with an RFID function of the present invention comprises the steps of: (a) preparing a roll-shaped tag roll provided with a plurality of short-range wireless communication tags; (b) (C) applying a plastic resin to the inner circumferential surface of the drum, rotating the drum, and then curing the resin; (d) (E) applying a plastic resin on the first resin cured layer again, rotating the drum, and curing the first resin cured layer to form the first resin cured layer, the plurality A short-range wireless communication tag of the first resin curing layer, and a second resin curing layer sequentially. According to the present invention, an NFC tag or an RFID tag is provided inside a button included in a garment to easily apply an O2O (online to offline) service that connects new online and offline to create a new value in a clothing manufacturing and sales field .

Description

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BUTTON WITH RFID CAPABILITY AND BUTTON MANUFACTURED BY THE SAME,

The present invention relates to a button manufacturing method, and more particularly, to an O2O (online to offline) method in which an NFC tag or an RFID tag is provided inside a button provided in a garment, The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a button equipped with an RF ID function and a button manufactured by the method.

In general, an RFID is an RFID tag that attaches an RFID tag to an object to be identified and communicates with an RFID tag reader through transmission / reception using a radio frequency in order to automatically identify an object using a radio radio wave A non-contact type automatic identification method can be provided, which can overcome the disadvantages of the conventional bar code and optical character recognition technology. Therefore, RFID adopters are expecting the development of distribution network design and processing process by attaching tags to products (mobile phones, portable multimedia devices, etc.) and using RFID data.

In particular, NFC (Near Field Communication) is a newly proposed short distance communication protocol, which means secure communication between terminals using RFID protocol with a frequency of 13.56 MHz.

NFC is a fusion of wireless identification and secure data transmission technology between reader and tag within a few tens of centimeters of advancement of RFID technology. It is the European Computer Communication Association's (EMCA) It has begun to be developed for the purpose of attaching it to the device. Currently, there are two protocols, NFCIP-1 and NFCIP-2, which are announced by EMCA. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) adopted the standard of ECMA as the international standard and established ISO / IEC-18092 as the international NFC standard.

The applicant of the present invention has developed a technology that allows a user to acquire information more easily than before by applying the NFC tag function of a smartphone in a situation where the smartphone penetration rate is rapidly increasing.

Specifically, when an RFID tag or an NFC tag is provided on a button provided on clothing, when a consumer purchases clothing in a clothing store, tagging buttons provided on the clothing using a smart phone, Information can be easily obtained.

As described above, a technology in which an RFID tag or an NFC tag is provided to wirelessly communicate with an external terminal such as a smart phone inside a button applied to clothes has not been developed and applied at present. We propose a method.

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-0769883 (registered on October 18, 2007)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an O2O (online to offline) service in which an NFC tag or an RFID tag is provided inside a button provided in a garment, And to provide a button manufactured by the method and a button manufactured by the method.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a tag roll, comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a roll-shaped tag roll provided with a plurality of short range wireless communication tags; (b) (C) applying a plastic resin to the inner circumferential surface of the drum, rotating the drum, and curing the resin; (d) curing the half-cut (E) applying a plastic resin to the first resin cured layer again, and rotating the drum to cure the first resin cured layer to form the first resin cured layer, the plurality of short distance wireless communication tags And a second resin cured layer sequentially formed on the first resin cured layer.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a tag roll, comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a roll-shaped tag roll having a plurality of short-range wireless communication tags; (b) (C) preparing a plurality of container-shaped button housings each having an opened upper end; (d) preparing the plurality of button housings, each of which has the half-cut Attaching a short range wireless communication tag of the button housing to the button housing, and (e) filling the inner space of the plurality of button housings.

According to the above-described method of manufacturing a button equipped with the RFID function of the present invention, an NFC tag or an RFID tag is provided inside a button provided in the garment, and the O2O (online to-offline services for garment manufacturing and sales.

Specifically, a user can easily obtain various kinds of information of clothes before purchasing by tagging the buttons provided on the clothes items displayed on the clothing store using the smart phone.

In addition, when various information is encoded in the tag inside the button, the genuine information on the clothes can be input, so that the user can tag the buttons provided on the clothes with the smartphone to easily obtain the authenticity of the displayed clothes .

1 to 4 are flowcharts sequentially illustrating a method of manufacturing a button equipped with an RF ID function according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a view sequentially illustrating a process of manufacturing a button by a method of manufacturing a button equipped with an RF ID function according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a plan view showing a tag roll for manufacturing a button equipped with an RFID function according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a view illustrating a doting process in a method of manufacturing a button having an RF ID function according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a view illustrating a half cutting process in a method of manufacturing a button having an RF ID function according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 9 and 10 are views illustrating a process of forming a button block by rotating a drum in a method of manufacturing a button having an RF ID function according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a view showing a button formed by punching a button block in a method of manufacturing a button equipped with an RF ID function according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
12 to 15 are flowcharts sequentially illustrating a method of manufacturing a button equipped with an RF ID function according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 16 is a view sequentially illustrating a process of manufacturing a button by a method of manufacturing a button equipped with an RF ID function according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
17 is a view illustrating a process of manufacturing a button housing in a method of manufacturing a button having an RF ID function according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
18 is a view illustrating an operation of attaching a short range wireless communication tag while loading a button housing in a method of manufacturing a button equipped with an RF ID function according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
19 is an enlarged view of a part of Fig.

A button manufacturing method (hereinafter referred to as a button manufacturing method) equipped with an RF ID function according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is a method for manufacturing a button equipped with an RF ID function by using a near field wireless communication tag capable of performing an RF ID function, ) Tag or a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is mounted inside a button (button). In the present invention, the short-range wireless communication tag refers to all tags capable of wireless communication with a separate device such as an NFC tag, an RFID tag, and the like in a short distance from a smart phone.

In this way, for example, when the button equipped with the short-range wireless communication tag is provided in the inside of the garment, the user can easily acquire the information mounted on the button using the smart phone, Various clothes information can be obtained. In addition, various effects may be produced in response to the field to which the button is applied.

In addition, the present invention provides an O2O (online to offline) service that provides NFC tags or RFID tags inside the buttons of clothes to organically connect online and offline to create new value. It can be easily applied.

1 to 4 are flowcharts sequentially illustrating a method of manufacturing a button equipped with an RF ID function according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to various embodiments.

1 to 5, a button manufacturing method according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of preparing a roll-shaped tag roll 110 provided with a plurality of short-range wireless communication tags 100 (S200) of half-cutting each of the edges of the plurality of local wireless communication tags (100) at the tag roll (110); applying a plastic resin to the inner peripheral face of the drum (120) (S400) of attaching a plurality of short-range wireless communication tags 100 half-cut on the cured first resin cured layer 210 (S400) The first resin cured layer 210, the short-range wireless communication tag 100, and the second resin cured layer 220 are formed by coating a plastic resin on the cured layer 210, rotating the drum 120, (S500).

6 is a plan view showing a tag roll for manufacturing a button equipped with an RFID function according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

First, as shown in Fig. 6, a roll-shaped tag roll 110 provided with a plurality of short-range wireless communication tags 100 is provided (S100). As shown in the figure, the tag roll 110 is formed in a roll shape and is subjected to various processing steps as described later by applying a roll-to-roll method, so that the overall productivity can be improved.

Here, the short range wireless communication tag 100 is composed of an antenna for RF communication and a chip, which is a storage space. In an embodiment of the present invention, the short range wireless communication tag 100 is applicable as a dry inlay tag. The inlay tag means an antenna in a state before the package processing and a tag in which the chip is visible. In the embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of alignment holes 111 are provided in the tag roll 110 so as to be spaced apart from one another in order to align the target configuration with the target configuration in various processing steps to be described later. In the embodiment of the present invention, it is preferable that the antenna is formed in an approximately hollow shape so as to prevent interference with an operation of forming a button hole 620, which will be described later. The tag roll 110 includes a plurality of short-range wireless communication tags 100, a double-sided tape attached to the bottom surface of the short-range wireless communication tag 100, and a release sheet provided on the bottom surface of the double- . In addition, the tag roll 110 includes a wireless communication tag area occupied by the wireless communication tag 100 (in the embodiment of the present invention, approximately circular) and the remaining area includes a matrix area 112 .

FIG. 7 is a view illustrating a doting process in a method of manufacturing a button having an RF ID function according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figs. 1 and 7, step S100 includes dotting a plurality of chips 101 provided on a plurality of short range wireless communication tags 100, respectively, (S110), and a step (S120) of ultraviolet curing the flux. The step S110 is a step for preventing the chip portion of the wireless communication tag from being damaged, and the step S120 irradiates ultraviolet rays to quickly cure the flux.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the unloading rollers 310 and the winding rollers 320 are connected to each other by a tag roll 110, and the winding rollers 310 and the winding rollers 320 are connected to each other. The tag roll 110 moving sequentially by the rotation of the rotating shaft 320 is subjected to fluxing and irradiating ultraviolet rays to cure the tag roll 110. In the embodiment of the present invention, a test step for testing whether or not the chip 101 portion of the wireless communication tag 100 normally operates (detected) after the fluxing and ultraviolet curing steps is provided.

8 is a view illustrating a half cutting process in a method of manufacturing a button having an RF ID function according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 8, the edges of the plurality of short-range wireless communication tags 100 are half-cut in the tag roll 110 after step S100 (S200). Here, the half-cut refers to a state in which the wireless communication tag 100 is cut off so as to be detachable from the releasing paper in a state that the double-sided tape is attached to the lower surface thereof.

The step S200 is performed as a line operation to more easily remove the matrix area excluding the wireless communication tag area in step S400 described later.

More specifically, the step S200 includes a step S210 of connecting the winding roller 410 and the unwinding roller 420 to the tag roll 110 and then rotating the winding roller 420, A step S220 of detecting whether or not the plurality of first alignment holes 113 formed are located at predetermined positions of the cutting apparatus 500, that is, whether they have been transferred to a preset position, Stopping the rotation of the winding roller 410 and inserting the plurality of first alignment pins 510 of the cutting apparatus 500 into the plurality of first alignment holes 113 A step S240 of tensioning the tag roll 110 by a predetermined amount or more by rotating the unwinding roller 420 in a reverse direction and a plurality of second aligning holes 114 formed in the tag roll 110, (S250) of detecting whether the mobile terminal 500 is located at a preset position of the mobile terminal 500, A step S260 of inserting a plurality of second alignment pins 520 of the cutting apparatus 500 into the plurality of second alignment holes 114 and a step of cutting the cutting portion 530 of the cutting apparatus 500, And half-cutting each of the edges of the plurality of short-range wireless communication tags 100 (S270).

First, in step S210, as shown in FIG. 8, after the tag roll 110 is connected between the winding roller 410 and the unwinding roller 420, the winding roller 410 is rotated at a predetermined RPM. The tag roll 110 wound around the initial unwinding roller 420 is transferred to the winding roller 410 side by the rotation of the winding roller 410 and is wound.

Next, in step S220, it is sensed whether or not a plurality of first alignment holes 113 formed on the tag roll 110 are positioned at a predetermined position of the cutting apparatus 500, that is, whether or not the first alignment holes 113 have been transferred to a predetermined position . Here, the plurality of first alignment holes 113 refer to holes disposed relatively close to the winding roller 410 in the direction of the cutting unit 530 of the cutting apparatus 500.

In step S220, the position detection sensor 540 detects a fiducial mark formed on the tag roll 110, for example, a detection camera, and the plurality of first alignment holes 113 are positioned at predetermined positions The control unit (not shown) controls the driving of a separate winding roller driving unit (not shown) that rotates the winding roller 410. In this case,

Next, in step S230, if it is detected that the plurality of first alignment holes 113 are positioned at predetermined positions in step S220, the rotation of the winding roller 410 is stopped, and the plurality of first The alignment pins 510 are inserted into the plurality of first alignment holes 113.

Here, the control unit (not shown) receives the sensing value of the position sensing sensor 540 and applies a stop signal to the winding roller driving unit (not shown). In addition, the control unit moves the first aligning pins 510 upward or downward into the first aligning holes 113 to fix one side of the tagging roll 110 to the cutting device 500. The plurality of first alignment pins 510 are provided in the cutting apparatus 500 separately from the tag roll 110 and are disposed on the winding roller 410 with respect to the cutting portion 530 of the cutting apparatus 500. [ Quot; means a pin disposed relatively close to the lateral direction.

The cutting unit 530 of the cutting apparatus 500 may be provided between the winding roller 410 and the unwinding roller 420 to prevent the short distance wireless communication tag 100 from being cut off, And the half-cut portion is substantially half-cut.

The plurality of first alignment pins 510 may be moved up or down by a first alignment pin driving unit (not shown) to be inserted into the first alignment hole 113. The first alignment pin driving unit may include a cylinder, Such as a screw, a spur gear-rack unit, and the like, which can linearly reciprocate the first alignment pin 510. As described above, by inserting the plurality of first alignment pins 510 into the plurality of first alignment holes 113, the tag roll 110 can be restricted from being transferred (wound) to the winding roller 410 side.

8, a control unit (not shown) transmits a driving signal to an unwinding roller driving unit (not shown) to rotate the unwinding roller 420 in the reverse direction to rotate the tag roll 110 It is stretched more than a certain amount. Here, the control unit drives the unwinding roller driving unit to rotate the unwinding roller 420 in a reverse direction to a predetermined value, and then stops the reverse rotation. Thus, the tag roll 110 is stretched to a certain extent to be in a tight state.

Next, in step S250, as shown in FIG. 8, it is detected whether or not a plurality of second alignment holes 114 formed in the tag roll 110 are positioned at predetermined positions of the cutting apparatus 500 . Here, the plurality of second alignment holes 114 refer to holes disposed relatively close to the side of the unwinding roller 420 with respect to the cutting portion 530 of the cutting apparatus 500.

In step S250, a position sensor 540 such as a detection camera is detected on the tag roll 110 to detect a fiducial mark, for example, a '+' The control unit (not shown) rotates the unwinding roller 420 when it is detected that the plurality of second alignment holes 114 have not been transferred to the predetermined position. Thereby controlling the driving of a separate unwinding roller driving unit (not shown).

Next, in step S260, if it is detected that the plurality of second alignment holes 114 are positioned at predetermined positions in step S250, the reverse rotation of the unwinding roller 420 is stopped, and a plurality of The second alignment pin 520 is inserted into the plurality of second alignment holes 114.

Here, the control unit (not shown) receives the sensing value of the position sensing sensor 540 and applies a stop signal to the unwinding roller driving unit (not shown). In addition, the controller may move the second aligning pins 520 up or down to be inserted into the plurality of second aligning holes 114 to cut the other side of the tag roll 110, To be fixed relative to the apparatus 500. The plurality of second aligning pins 520 are provided in the cutting apparatus 500 separately from the tag roll 110 and are disposed on the uncoiling roller 420 with respect to the cutting portion 530 of the cutting apparatus 500 Quot; side ").

In step S260, the plurality of second aligning pins 520 may be moved up or down by a second aligning pin driving unit (not shown) to be inserted into the second aligning hole 114, The second aligning pin 520 can be linearly reciprocated such as a cylinder, a ball screw, and a spur gear-rack unit. As described above, by inserting the plurality of second alignment pins 520 into the plurality of second alignment holes 114, the tag roll 110 can be restricted from being transferred (wound) to the winding roller 410 side. That is, in step S260, the tag roll 110 has a tensioned state between the unwinding roller 420 and the winding roller 410, and a fixed state in which the tagging roll 500 can not be transported I have.

Next, in step S270, each of the edges of the plurality of short-range wireless communication tags 100 is half-cut by using the cutting unit 530 of the cutting device 500. [

The tag roll 110 includes a plurality of short range wireless communication tags 100, a double-sided tape (not shown) attached to the bottom surface of the short range wireless communication tag 100, In step S270, the double-sided tape is cut with the short-range wireless communication tag 100 excluding the release paper. That is, half-cut is performed so that a plurality of short-range wireless communication tags 100 with a double-sided tape attached on one side thereof can be easily separated from the release sheet. Here, the half-cutting means that when the tag roll 110 is viewed from the side, a cut is formed and cut only on the short-range wireless communication tag 100 and the double-sided tape, and a cut is not formed on the release sheet do. Meanwhile, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the tag roll 110 is viewed from the upper side to the lower side, the short range wireless communication tag 100 can be cut to correspond to the outline of the button to be manufactured. For example, when the outer shape of the button is circular, the local wireless communication tag 100 may be cut corresponding to the circular shape, and when the outer shape of the button is rectangular, the local wireless communication tag 100 may be cut into a square have. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the short range wireless communication tag 100 may be cut into various shapes regardless of the shape of the button. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the case of cutting the short-range wireless communication tag 100 to a circular shape will be described as a reference.

The cutting unit 530 of the cutting device 500 for cutting a plurality of the short range wireless communication tags 100 along the circumferential direction is positioned on the upper side of the tag roll 110, So that the tag roll 110 is moved toward or away from the tag roll 110. The cutting unit 530 is sufficiently close to the tag roll 110 to perform half cutting as described above. After the half cutting, a plurality of short distance wireless communication tags 100 waiting for work in the rear (unwinding roller side) It can be moved upward again for the half cutting operation.

The cutting portion 530 includes a plurality of blades (not shown) of a pipe structure having a circular cross-sectional shape and a blade driving portion (not shown) for raising and lowering a plurality of blades (not shown). A plurality of blades (not shown) can be raised or lowered individually or simultaneously, and can be applied to, for example, a cylinder, a ball screw, a gear-rack unit or the like. By providing a separate connection structure between one blade driving part and the plurality of blades, a plurality of blades can be simultaneously raised and lowered by one blade driving part. When the step S270 is completed, a plurality of the short-range wireless communication tags 100 with the double-sided tape attached on one side thereof can be separated from the tag roll 110 individually. That is, a plurality of short range wireless communication tags 100 can be separated from a release paper through a sheath formed by a blade.

The cutting unit 530 is not limited to the above-described configuration. For example, the cutting blade 530 may have a flat structure without being formed of a pipe structure. The cutting unit 530 may be sequentially cut along the circumferential direction of the short- It is possible. In addition, the cutting unit 530 can be applied as long as it can cut the edge of the short range wireless communication tag 100 into a circular or polygonal shape.

As described above, in the step S200, the edges of the plurality of short-range wireless communication tags 100 are respectively half-cut in the tag roll 110. Since the half-cutting operation is performed in a state in which the tag roll 110 is stretched more than a predetermined tension, It is possible to cut the position more precisely while minimizing the tolerance with respect to the predetermined cutting position in the cutting operation, thereby reducing the incidence of defects.

Further, according to the present invention, the tag roll 110 is cut with the roll-to-roll method applied so that the half-cutting operation can be continuously performed, and a large amount of the short distance wireless communication tag 100 is cut The productivity can be improved.

9 and 10 are views illustrating a process of forming a button block by rotating a drum in a method of manufacturing a button equipped with an RF ID function according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In which the button is formed by punching the button block in the method of manufacturing the button having the function of the RF ID according to the example.

Next, as shown in Figs. 1, 9 and 10, a plastic resin is applied to the inner peripheral surface of the drum 120, and the drum 120 is rotated and cured (S300). Step S300 is a step provided to realize the appearance of the button manufactured by the button manufacturing method according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Here, the drum 120 may have a substantially ring shape having one side opened and the other side closed, or a ring shape having one side and the other side opened, and the drum 120 may be rotated by a drum driving unit (not shown). The inner surface of the drum 120 is provided with a mirror surface plate (not shown), and the hardened plastic resin can be easily separated from the drum 120 after the inner surface of the drum 120 is coated with the plastic resin and cured. . Here, the mirror-surface plate refers to a mirror-structured plate, which is used in a polishing apparatus for polishing a semiconductor wafer or the like, and the same mirror-surface plate is applicable to the present invention, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. Further, the drum driving part can be applied as a driving motor that can rotate the drum 120. [

In step S300, the plastic resin particles are melted by a predetermined heating device (not shown) to a certain extent and then coated on the inner circumferential surface of the drum 120. Then, when the drum 120 is rotated at a constant speed, the plastic resin can be applied to the entire inner circumferential surface of the drum 120 by the centrifugal force. In the embodiment of the present invention, the drum 120 is provided with a separate cooling device (not shown), for example, a water cooling device. When the cooling device is driven along with the rotation of the drum 120, 120 to a certain degree or more.

Here, the plastic resin and the plastic resin to be described later can be applied, for example, as UPR (unsaturated polyester resin), but not limited thereto, and various plastic resins can be applied.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a plurality of short range wireless communication tags 100 cut halfway through S200 are formed on the first resin hardened layer on the inner circumferential surface of the drum 120 through step S300, (S400).

9 and 10, a plurality of alignment pins 121 are provided on the inner circumferential surface of the drum 120 so as to be spaced apart from each other. In step S400, a plurality of alignment marks (not shown) formed on the inner peripheral surface of the drum 120 A plurality of short distance wireless communication tags 100 are attached by inserting a plurality of alignment holes 111 formed in the tag roll 110 corresponding to the pins 121. [

As described above, by forming a plurality of the alignment pins 121 corresponding to the plurality of alignment holes 111 formed in the tag roll 110 on the inner peripheral surface of the drum 120, when the step S400 is repeated, The RFID tag 110 and the short distance wireless communication tag 100 can be constantly attached to the inner circumferential surface of the RFID tag 100 at all times to improve the uniformity of the product and to prevent the occurrence of defects as much as possible.

The step S400 of attaching the tag roll 110 to the upper side of the first resin cured layer 210 cured on the inner circumferential surface (mirror-surface plate) of the drum 120 through step S300, The remaining matrix regions 112 excluding the half-cut short-range wireless communication tag 100 regions of the tag roll 110 in the attached state are removed from the first resin cured layer 210 through step S410 Step S420.

A plurality of alignment pins 121 formed on the inner circumferential surface of the drum 120 are inserted into the plurality of alignment holes 111 formed in the tag roll 110, To attach the tag roll 110, the tag roll 110 is cut to a predetermined length and attached. At this time, the tag roll 110 can be attached to the inner circumferential surface of the drum 120 by the adhesive force of the double-sided tape in a state in which the release paper is removed.

In step S420, the matrix area 112 is removed from the drum 120 by manual operation by a user or automatic operation by an automatic machine. When the step S420 is completed, a plurality of short range wireless communication tags 100 are arranged on the first resin hardened layer 210 in a state where they are spaced apart from each other.

Next, the plastic resin is coated on the first resin cured layer 210 that has been subjected to the step S400, the drum 120 is rotated and cured to form the first resin cured layer 210, the plurality of short- , And a second resin cured layer 220 are sequentially formed (S500).

The plurality of alignment pins 121 formed on the inner circumferential surface of the drum 120 may have a state in which at least a part of the plurality of alignment pins 121 protrudes upward from the second resin cured layer 220 . In other words, it is preferable for the accuracy of the post-work to ensure that the upper region of the plurality of alignment pins 121 is exposed above the second resin cured layer 220. Meanwhile, the process of forming the second resin cured layer 220 by applying the plastic resin again and rotating and hardening the drum 120 is the same as the above-described process of forming the first resin cured layer 210, so that repeated description is omitted .

The first resin cured layer 210, the plurality of short range wireless communication tags 100, and the second resin cured layer 220 are sequentially placed on the upper side when the inner circumferential surface of the drum 120 is the bottom surface, Layered wireless communication tag 100 has a state in which it is provided in the resin cured layer composed of the first resin cured layer 210 and the second resin cured layer 220 do.

10 and 11, after step S500, a first resin cured layer 210, a plurality of short range wireless communication tags 100, and a second resin curing layer 210 are laminated on the inner surface of the drum 120, A step S600 of cutting the button block 600 in a ring shape in the thickness direction of the drum 120 and separating the button block 600 from the drum 120 in a state where the layer 220 is sequentially laminated, (S700) cutting (punching) the button block 600 separated from the button block 600 into the plurality of button shapes so as to include the short range wireless communication tag 100 after fixing the button block 600 to the cutting device 700, A step S800 of forming a plurality of button holes and cutting an upper inner surface to form a plurality of button-like structures in a button structure, a step S900 of stamping characters, patterns, etc. on the button- ).

11, in step S600, a first resin cured layer 210, a plurality of short distance wireless communication tags 100, and a second resin curing layer 210, which are provided in a ring shape on the inner peripheral surface of the drum 120, The button block 600 having the three-layer structure of the layer 220 is cut and converted into a plate shape. Specifically, the ring-shaped button block 600 is cut in the thickness direction of the drum 120 using a separate cutter or the like, separated from the drum 120, and converted into a rectangular plate shape. At this time, the rectangular block-shaped button block 600 is formed with a block alignment hole 610 corresponding to a plurality of alignment pins 121 formed on the inner peripheral surface of the drum 120.

Next, in step S700, the square block shaped button block 600 separated from the drum 120 is fixed to the cutting device 700, and then one short distance wireless communication tag 100 Cut into a plurality of button shapes.

Here, the cutting device 700 is separate from the cutting device 500 for half-cutting, and includes a plurality of short-range wireless communication tags 100 disposed in the button block 600, A plurality of button-like structures of cylindrical type are formed.

11, the cutting device 700 for cutting the square button-shaped button block 600 into a plurality of button shapes in step S700 is located on the upper side of the button block 600, So that the button block 600 can be accessed or separated.

The cutting device 700 includes a plurality of punching portions 710 having a cross-sectional shape corresponding to a cross-sectional shape of a button-shaped structure to be cut, a plurality of punching portions 710, A punching drive unit 720 for moving the button block 600 up and down, and a fixing plate 730 for fixing the button block 600. The punching drive unit 720 can elevate the plurality of punching units 710 individually or simultaneously, and is applicable to, for example, a cylinder, a ball screw, a gear-rack unit, or the like.

On the other hand, if the button block 600 is not firmly fixed during the above-described cutting or punching operation, the portion punched by the punching portion 710 is not constant due to the pushing of the button block 600, do.

11, a plurality of alignment pins 731 provided in the cutting apparatus 700 are inserted into a plurality of block alignment holes 610 formed in the button block 600, Thereby fixing the button block 600 in the correct position.

Specifically, a plurality of alignment pins 731 are provided on the fixing plate 730 so as to be inserted into corresponding block alignment holes 610, and then the button block 600 is fixed to the fixing plate 730 The above-described punching process is performed.

Next, in step S800, as shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of buttonholes 620 are formed and the upper inner surface is cut to form a plurality of button-shaped structures formed through step S700 into a substantial button structure. The button hole 620 may be formed through a punching process as described above, and the upper inner side cutting may be performed through a cutting process using milling or the like.

Next, in step S900, letters, patterns, and the like can be imprinted on the button-like structure that has undergone the step S800 by using a laser device or the like. Next, an encoding step of storing data in the short range wireless communication tag 100 provided in each button is performed.

The button manufacturing method according to the first embodiment of the present invention has been described above. The button manufactured by the button manufacturing method can be provided in the garment during the garment manufacturing process. The user can press the button of the garment By tagging using a smart phone, it becomes possible to acquire various pieces of clothing information such as a manufacturing factory, a manufacturing date, a material, a washing method, and the like. Of course, the above-described various pieces of clothing information are stored in the short range wireless communication tag 100 in advance.

In addition, the consumer can easily check whether or not the garment to be purchased is a genuine article by tagging the button with the smart phone, and such genuine information is also stored in the near field wireless communication tag 100 in advance.

12 to 15 are flowcharts sequentially illustrating a method of manufacturing a button equipped with an RF ID function according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing a button equipped with an RF ID function according to the second embodiment of the present invention Fig. 8 is a view sequentially showing a process of manufacturing a button by a button manufacturing method; Fig.

Hereinafter, a button manufacturing method according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. A duplicate description of the same configuration and process as those of the first embodiment will be omitted, and the same reference numerals are used for the same configurations .

12 to 16, the button manufacturing method according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of preparing a roll-shaped tag roll 110 provided with a plurality of short range wireless communication tags 100 S1000), half-cutting each of the edges of the plurality of short range wireless communication tags 100 in the tag roll 110 (S2000), forming a plurality of button- (S4000) attaching a plurality of short-range wireless communication tags 100 half-cut to the bottom surface of the inner space of the plurality of button housings 1000; (S5000) of removing the remaining matrix regions 112 excluding the half-cut wireless communication tag regions half-cut among the tag rolls 110 attached to the upper surface of the receiving plates 2000 , And a plurality of button housings (1000) Step S6000.

First, steps S1000 and S2000 are performed in the same manner as steps S100 and S200 of the first embodiment described above.

17 is a view illustrating a process of manufacturing a button housing in a method of manufacturing a button having an RF ID function according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 17, in step S3000, a plurality of button-shaped button housings 1000 having an opened upper end are prepared. The molten plastic resin is injected into the pipe 1100 (S3200) of forming a plurality of button housing blocks 1200 by slicing the solid material cooled in the pipe 1100 from the pipe 1100 at predetermined intervals, (S3300) cutting the inside of the button housing block 1200 of the main body 1200 to form a container shape having an opened top.

First, in step S3100, molten plastic resin, for example UPR resin, is injected into the pipe 1100 having a certain length or longer, and then cooled and cured by a water-cooling method or the like.

Next, in step S3200, the substantially cylindrical solid material separated from the pipe 1100 is once cooled by using a water-cooling method or the like, and sliced as shown in Fig. 17 by using a separate cutting device. Accordingly, a plurality of button housing blocks 1200 having a predetermined thickness are provided.

Next, in step S3300, as shown in FIG. 17, the inside of the plurality of button housing blocks 1200 is cut using a milling device or the like, and is molded into a container-shaped button housing 1000 having an opened upper end.

18 is a view showing an operation of attaching a short-range wireless communication tag while loading a button housing in a method of manufacturing a button equipped with an RF ID function according to a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 19 is an enlarged view .

Next, as shown in Figs. 18 and 19, a plurality of short-range wireless communication tags 100 half-cut on the bottom surface of the inner space of the plurality of button housings 1000 are attached (S4000).

Steps S4000, S5000 and S6000 described later can be continuously performed in the inline process. For example, steps S4000 to S6000 can be continuously performed in-line while continuously transferring the button housing 1000 along the belt conveyor.

14, in step S4000, the plurality of button housings 1000 are accommodated in the plurality of receiving plates 2000 by a predetermined number, and then sequentially supplied by using the loading apparatus 3000 (step S4100) (S4200) sequentially supplying tag rolls (110) half-cut to the upper side of a plurality of receiving plates (2000) being fed in sequence, and a step And attaching a plurality of short range wireless communication tags 100 in the housing 1000 (S4300).

In addition, in the present invention, in step S4300, when one of the receiving plates 2000 to which the short range wireless communication tag 100 is to be attached reaches a predetermined position, a plurality of liner A step S4310 of fixing one of the receiving plates 2000 by inserting a plurality of alignment pins 3100 of the loading device 3000 into the in hole 2100, And pressing and attaching a plurality of short range wireless communication tags 100 to the inner bottom surface of the plurality of button housings 1000 provided in the step S4320.

Steps S4000 to S6000 will be described with reference to FIGS. 18 and 19. FIG. 18 and 19, a belt conveyor is shown as the loading device 3000.

A stacker 3200 is provided at one side of the loading apparatus 3000 and has a plurality of receiving plates 2000 stacked therein at a plurality of stages so that the receiving plate 2000 can be sequentially introduced into the loading apparatus 3000 have.

The plurality of receiving plates 2000 are provided with a corresponding number of concave grooves so that the plurality of button housings 1000 can be accommodated. The number of the button housings 1000 housed in the receiving plate 2000 is set to a predetermined number . In one example, one receiving plate 2000 can accommodate a total of 30 button housings 1000 in a 6x5 array.

The plurality of receiving plates 2000 transferred to the upper portion of the loading apparatus 3000 are transported rearward along the loading apparatus 3000, specifically, the belt conveyor.

The loading apparatus 3000 includes a plurality of alignment pins 3100 which are coupled to a frame (not shown) for supporting the conveyor belt and the conveyor belt and are linearly reciprocable by a separate driving unit. The separate driving unit may be variously applied to a cylinder, a ball screw, an LM guide, a rack-gear, or the like.

A control unit (not shown) receives the position detection sensor detection values of a CCD camera, a limit switch, an infrared ray sensor and the like capable of detecting the movement state (position) of the receiving plate 2000 moving along the loading apparatus 3000, When the receiving plate 2000 to which the communication tag 100 is attached reaches a set position, the driving of the driving motor for driving the loading device 3000 is temporarily stopped.

19, a plurality of the alignment holes 2100 are provided in the plurality of accommodating plates 2000. The alignment holes 2100 are formed in a plurality of alignment portions of the above- And is provided at a position corresponding to the pin 3100. Therefore, when the receiving plate 2000 to which the short-range wireless communication tag 100 is to be attached reaches the set position, the control unit drives the driving unit capable of controlling the driving of the plurality of alignment pins 3100 so that the plurality of alignment pins 3100 Is inserted into the plurality of alignment holes 2100 by raising or lowering the receiving plate 2000 as a target configuration on the loading apparatus 3000. [ In other words, the receiving plate 2000 can be limited in the front and rear, and in the right and left directions. Further, the receiving plate 2000 may be vacuum-sucked by a separate vacuum generator 3500 and fixed more stably.

A labeling device for attaching the short range wireless communication tag 100 to the inner bottom surface of the plurality of button housings 1000 housed in the receiving plate 2000 is provided above the loading device 3000.

18, the apparatus for attaching the short range wireless communication tag 100 includes a tag roll take-up roller 4001 on which the half-cut tag roll 110 is wound through step S2000, A tag roll winding roller 4002 which is disposed apart from the tag roll winding roller 4001 so as to rewind the tag roll 110 in a state in which the operation of attaching the short range wireless communication tag 100 to the button housing 1000 of the button winding unit 1000 is completed, A take-up reel roller 4003 for separately winding up a release roll of the tag roll 110 when the tag roll 110 is sequentially unwound from the tag roll take-up roller 4001 as the tag roll winding roller 4002 rotates, A tension roller 4004 capable of adjusting the tension of the tag roll 110 (the state in which the release paper is removed) which is unwound from the winding roller 4001 and moves toward the button housing 1000, The upper surface of the A plurality of guide rollers 4005 capable of transporting the tag roll 110 having completed the operation of attaching the wireless communication tag 100 in a state of being in contact with the upper surface of the receiving plate 2000 as much as possible, A driving roller 4006 for providing driving force for winding the tag roll wound around the tag roll winding roller 4002 on the tag roll winding roller 4002 and a driving roller 4006 for driving the tag roll winding roller 4002 to match the positions of the plurality of button housings 1000 provided on the receiving plate 2000, Whether or not the roll 110 is supplied to the upper portion of the receiving plate 2000 with a predetermined position and speed and whether or not the tag roll 110 having completed the operation of attaching the wireless communication tag 100 has a predetermined position and speed And a plurality of position sensing sensors 4007 for sensing whether or not it is detached from the upper portion of the receiving plate 2000. Here, the position sensing sensor 4007 can be applied to various sensors capable of detecting the position, posture, etc. of the object such as a CCD camera, an infrared sensor, and the like, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The device for attaching the short range wireless communication tag 100 is configured to push the area of the short range wireless communication tag 100 downward from the tag roll 110 located at the upper portion of the receiving plate 2000, And a tag attaching portion 4008 for attaching the tag to the inner bottom surface of the tag.

The tag attaching portion 4008 is composed of a number corresponding to the number of approximately 30 button housings 1000 housed in one receiving plate 2000 and is substantially composed of a short distance wireless communication tag 100, And a cylinder driving unit (not shown) for driving the plurality of cylinders to move up and down. Here, the cylinder may be replaced by a ball screw, a rack of a rack-gear unit, or the like.

The apparatus for attaching the short range wireless communication tag 100 includes a plurality of short range wireless communication tags 100 (see FIG. 1) of the tag roll 110 supplied to the upper portion of the receiving plate 2000 while being unwound from the tag roll taking- Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > RF tester < / RTI >

In the present invention, as described above, in the tag rolls 110 attached to the upper surface of the plurality of button housings 1000, the remaining matrix regions except for the half-cut short- The tag roll winding roller 4002 and the driving roller 4006 remove the matrix area 112 from the upper surface of the plurality of button housings 1000. In this case, .

That is, the matrix area 112 is temporarily attached to the upper surface of the receiving plate 2000, and the short range wireless communication tag 100 is attached to the inner bottom surface of the button housing 1000 and the driving roller 4006, And the tag roll winding roller 4002 can be removed from the upper surface of the receiving plate 2000.

In the present invention, in the loading apparatus 3000, the mounting operation of the short range wireless communication tag 100 is completed, the matrix area 112 is removed from the upper surface, and the receiving plate 3000, A test apparatus for testing normal detection of the test apparatus 2000 is provided.

Specifically, a second input RF tester (not shown) for testing whether the plurality of short range wireless communication tags 100 attached to the inner bottom surface of the plurality of button housings 1000 accommodated in the receiving plate 2000 are operating normally 4010).

In the present invention, the short range wireless communication tag 100 in a bad state detected as a bad state by the second input RF tester 4010 is removed from the button housing 1000 and then reattached to the normal new short range wireless communication tag 100 May be additionally provided.

Next, as shown in FIG. 18, in step S6000, the inner space of the plurality of button housings 1000 that have undergone the defect detection test operation described above in step S5000 is filled.

In step S6000, the inner space of the button housing 1000 may be filled with molten plastic resin, and the resin to be filled may be the same as the plastic resin that is the material of the button housing 1000. [ This injection of the plastic resin can be done through a separate injection nozzle.

The receiving plate 2000 having been subjected to the S6000 step is moved backward along the loading device 3000 and then the process of curing the molten plastic resin injected into the button housing 1000 through the step S6000 is performed.

Thereafter, an output RF test operation 4011 is performed by an output RF tester 4011 for testing whether or not a plurality of short range wireless communication tags 100 respectively attached to the inner bottom surfaces of the plurality of button housings 1000 are normally operated .

In the second embodiment of the present invention, similarly to the first embodiment, a plurality of button holes are formed to form a plurality of button-like structures separated from the button housing 1000 into a substantially button structure, and a step of cutting the upper inner surface . Further, as a subsequent step, characters, patterns, and the like are imprinted on the button-like structure using a laser device or the like to finally complete the button.

In addition, the present invention can inquire history when defective products, good product management, and finished products are supplied to the field during the various processes described above.

Specifically, each wireless communication tag is provided with a unique identifier (UID), and it is possible to easily manage how many defective products (good products) are generated among a plurality of wireless communication tags through a plurality of test processes in the manufacturing process .

In addition, for example, when a button with a button attached thereto is supplied to an apparel shop (field) as a manufactured product, the operator recognizes the UID of the button where the button is faulty, A task manager, a manufacturing factory, and the like, and it is possible to track and manage the state of other buttons supplied to the field manufactured at the same time as the manufacturing time.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings and the preferred embodiments described above, the present invention is not limited thereto but is limited by the following claims. Accordingly, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and changes may be made thereto without departing from the spirit of the following claims.

100: Local area wireless communication tag 101: chip
110: tag roll 112: matrix area
113: first alignment hole 114: second alignment hole
120: Drum 121: Aligned pin
210: first resin cured layer 220: second resin cured layer
310, 420: unwinding rollers 320, 410: winding rollers
500: cutting device 510: first align pin
520: second aligning pin 530: cutting portion
540: Position sensor 600: Button block
610: Block alignment hole 620: Button hole
700: Cutting device 710: Punching part
720: Punching drive part 731: Align pin
1000: Button housing 1200: Button housing block
2000: receiving plate 2100: alignment hole
3000: Loading device 3100: Align pin
3500: Vacuum generator

Claims (17)

(a) preparing a roll-shaped tag roll provided with a plurality of short-range wireless communication tags;
(b) half-cutting each of the plurality of short-range wireless communication tag edges in the tag roll;
(c) applying a plastic resin to the inner peripheral surface of the drum, rotating the drum, and then curing the drum;
(d) attaching the half-cut short-range wireless communication tags onto the cured first resin cured layer; And
(e) applying a plastic resin to the upper portion of the first resin cured layer, rotating the drum, and curing the resin to cure the first resin cured layer, the plurality of short range wireless communication tags, and the second resin cured layer sequentially The method comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a roll-shaped tag roll provided with a plurality of short-range wireless communication tags;
(b) half-cutting each of the plurality of short-range wireless communication tag edges in the tag roll;
(c) preparing a plurality of button-shaped button housings having open tops;
(d) attaching the plurality of short-range wireless communication tags half-cut to an inner space bottom surface of the plurality of button housings; And
(e) filling an inner space of the plurality of button housings. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The step (a)
(a1) dotting a flux on a plurality of chips provided in each of the plurality of short range wireless communication tags; And
(a2) UV-curing the flux. The method of manufacturing a button equipped with an RF ID function. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The step (b)
(b1) connecting the winding roller and the unwinding roller to the tag roll, and then rotating the winding roller;
(b2) detecting whether a plurality of first alignment holes formed in the tag roll are positioned at predetermined positions of the cutting device;
(b3) stopping the rotation of the winding roller and inserting the plurality of first aligning pins of the cutting device into the plurality of first aligning holes when it is detected that the predetermined position is located in the step (b2) step;
(b4) stretching the tag roll by more than a predetermined amount by rotating the unwinding roller in a reverse direction;
(b5) detecting whether or not a plurality of second alignment holes formed in the tag roll are positioned at predetermined positions of the cutting device;
(b6) inserting a plurality of second aligning pins of the cutting device into the plurality of second aligning holes when it is sensed as being positioned at a predetermined position in the step (b5); And
(b7) half-cutting each of the edges of the plurality of short-range wireless communication tags using the cutting unit of the cutting device. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the plurality of first alignment pins are disposed relatively close to a side of the winding roller with respect to a cutting portion of the cutting device,
Wherein the plurality of second alignment pins are disposed relatively close to a side of the unwinding roller with respect to a cutting portion of the cutting device. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the tag roll includes the plurality of short range wireless communication tags, a double-sided tape attached to a lower surface of the short range wireless communication tag, and a release sheet provided on a bottom surface of the double-
Wherein the short-range wireless communication tag and the double-sided tape are cut in the step (b7). The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the step (d) comprises inserting a plurality of alignment holes formed in the tag roll respectively corresponding to the plurality of alignment pins formed on the inner peripheral surface of the drum, and attaching the plurality of short range wireless communication tags A method of manufacturing a button having an ID function. The method according to claim 1,
The step (d)
(d1) attaching a tag roll onto the cured first resin cured layer; And
(d2) removing, from the first resin cured layer, a remaining matrix region excluding the half-cut wireless communication tag regions that are half-cut out of the tag rolls in the attached state A method of manufacturing a button equipped with an RF ID function. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein a plurality of the alignment pins formed on the inner circumferential surface of the drum have a state in which at least a portion of the plurality of alignment pins protrudes upward from the second resin cured layer in the step (e) . The method according to claim 1,
After the step (e)
(f) a button block formed in a state in which the first resin cured layer, the plurality of short range wireless communication tags, and the second resin cured layer are sequentially laminated on the inner surface of the drum, And then separating the drum from the drum; And
(g) fixing the button block separated from the drum to the cutting device, and then cutting the button block into a plurality of button shapes so as to include a short range wireless communication tag, respectively. Gt; 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein a plurality of alignment pins provided in the cutting device are inserted into a plurality of block alignment holes formed in the button block to cut the button block in a state where the button blocks are fixed in a predetermined position, A method of manufacturing a button equipped with a function. The method according to claim 1,
And a mirror-surface plate is provided on an inner circumferential surface of the drum. 3. The method of claim 2,
The step (c)
(c1) injecting molten plastic resin into the pipe and cooling the pipe;
(c2) separating the solid material cooled in the pipe from the pipe and slicing the pipe at regular intervals to form a plurality of button housing blocks; And
(c3) shaping the inside of the plurality of button housing blocks into a container shape having an opened top by cutting the inside of the plurality of button housing blocks. 14. The method of claim 13,
The step (d)
(d1) accommodating the plurality of button housings in a predetermined number of receiving plates, respectively, and sequentially supplying the plurality of button housings using a loading device;
(d2) sequentially supplying the tag rolls in the half-cut state to the upper side of the plurality of receiving plates sequentially being supplied; And
(d3) attaching the plurality of short range wireless communication tags to a plurality of button housings housed in the plurality of receiving plates. 15. The method of claim 14,
The step (d3)
(d31) When any of the receiving plates to which the short range wireless communication tag is attached reaches a predetermined position, a plurality of alignment pins of the loading device are inserted into the plurality of alignment holes provided in any one of the receiving plates Thereby fixing any one of the receiving plates; And
(d32) pressing and attaching the plurality of short range wireless communication tags to an inner bottom surface of a plurality of button housings provided on any one of the receiving plates. Way. 14. The method of claim 13,
Between the step (d) and the step (e)
Removing a half of the tag rolls attached to the upper surface of the plurality of button housings from the upper surface of the plurality of button housing blocks except for the half cut wireless communication tag area, Wherein the button is provided with an RFID function. A button equipped with an RF ID function manufactured by a method of manufacturing a button equipped with an RF ID function according to claim 1 or 2.

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