WO2000034054A1 - A tape label - Google Patents
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- WO2000034054A1 WO2000034054A1 PCT/AU1999/001075 AU9901075W WO0034054A1 WO 2000034054 A1 WO2000034054 A1 WO 2000034054A1 AU 9901075 W AU9901075 W AU 9901075W WO 0034054 A1 WO0034054 A1 WO 0034054A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
- B65B61/00—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages
- B65B61/26—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for marking or coding completed packages
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
- B41M3/00—Printing processes to produce particular kinds of printed work, e.g. patterns
- B41M3/12—Transfer pictures or the like, e.g. decalcomanias
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
- B44C—PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING
- B44C1/00—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects
- B44C1/16—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects for applying transfer pictures or the like
- B44C1/165—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects for applying transfer pictures or the like for decalcomanias; sheet material therefor
- B44C1/17—Dry transfer
- B44C1/1733—Decalcomanias applied under pressure only, e.g. provided with a pressure sensitive adhesive
- B44C1/1745—Decalcomanias applied under pressure only, e.g. provided with a pressure sensitive adhesive using an intermediate support
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- G—PHYSICS
- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
- G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
- G09F3/08—Fastening or securing by means not forming part of the material of the label itself
- G09F3/10—Fastening or securing by means not forming part of the material of the label itself by an adhesive layer
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- the present invention relates generally to a method of applying print matter to a print surface and relates particularly, though not exclusively, to the application of print matter to an adhesive tape label such as a bar coding machine readable label or a human readable label.
- bar-coding allows product and/or batches of product to be identified by a unique coding or identification system.
- the unique coding is either printed directly onto the product or packaging or printed onto an adhesive label or a non-adhesive surface of an adhesive tape which is then applied to the product or packaging.
- Ink-jet printers and label printers are most commonly used to print the bar-coding. Reading of the bar-coded labels is effected in a known manner by scanning of the bar code with a laser decoder.
- This conventional system of bar-coding has at least the following drawbacks or constraints: i) the bar-coding must be printed with a relatively high definition or resolution print for high-speed scanning; ii) the printing on the bar-coding may be exposed to physical damage which then means the bar-coding is difficult to read or scan; and iii) the system of bar-coding is inflexible insofar as there are limitations on for example the size of the coding and the speed at which it is applied to the product or packaging.
- a method of applying print matter to a print surface comprising the steps of: temporarily providing the print matter on a releasable surface; transferring the print matter to an adhesive surface of an adhesive layer of a transfer material by contacting and thereafter removing the adhesive surface from the releasable surface; and applying the transferred print matter to the print surface by contacting the adhesive surface of the adhesive layer with the print surface.
- a method of applying print matter to a print surface comprising the steps of: temporarily providing the print matter on a releasable surface; transferring the print matter to an adhesive surface of an adhesive layer of a transfer material by contacting and thereafter removing the adhesive surface from the releasable surface; and applying the transferred print matter to the print surface by contacting an opposing adhesive surface of the adhesive layer with ⁇ the print surface.
- the step of providing the print matter on the releasable surface involves printing onto said surface using conventional techniques or equipment such as laser printing or other methods of imaging using powder such as photocopying.
- the method of applying print matter further comprises the step of applying a backing material to the adhesive surface of the transfer material and thereafter removing a liner of the transfer material so as to expose the opposing adhesive surface which is adhered to the print surface .
- the step of applying the transferred print matter to the print surface involves adhesion of the adhesive layer of the transfer material to the print surface.
- a method of applying print matter to a print surface comprising the steps of: providing the print matter on a releasable surface; and applying the print matter to the print surface by contacting the releasable surface with the print surface with a generally uniform pressure therebetween.
- a sheet material having a releasable surface with print matter applied thereon, the sheet material being adapted for transfer of the print matter to an adhesive surface of an adhesive layer of a transfer material by contact therebetween, the transferred printed matter capable of then being applied to a print surface by contacting the adhesive surface or an opposing adhesive surface of the adhesive layer with the print surface.
- a sheet material is to be understood as including but not being limited to a discrete sheet, a belt or a roll.
- the releasable surface is provided on or incorporated in paper, the releasable surface including silicone, a silicone-based material, or a polymeric material such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) .
- PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
- the transfer material is a transfer tape of a conventional construction including a liner on which the adhesive layer is formed. More typically the adhesive layer is formed of a pressure-sensitive adhesive.
- a method of applying print matter to a print surface comprising the steps of: providing the print matter on an adhesive surface of an adhesive layer of a transfer material; and applying the transfer material to the print surface by adhering the adhesive surface or an opposing adhesive surface of the adhesive layer to the print surface .
- a transfer material including an adhesive surface of an adhesive layer with print matter applied thereon, the adhesive surface or an opposing adhesive surface of the adhesive layer being adapted to adhere to the print surface whereby the print matter is applied to the print surface.
- the print surface is defined by a packaging surface on which the print matter is to be displayed.
- the print surface is defined by a substantially rigid display surface such as an inner surface of a window.
- print matter is "variable information" such as bar coding or graphics including machine or human readable print matter.
- Figure 1 is an enlarged schematic representation of a release material and an adhesive tape according to one embodiment of the invention applied to a print surface.
- Figure 1 is a sheet material shown generally as 10 having a releasable surface 12 with printed matter 14 applied thereon.
- the sheet material is in the form of a discrete sheet of paper 16 having the releasable surface 12 provided on one of its faces.
- the releasable surface 12 is constructed largely of a silicone, a silicone-based material, or a polymeric material such as PTFE.
- the print matter 14 is printed onto the releasable silicone surface 12 using a conventional laser printer.
- the print matter 14 consists of bar-coding of a unique coding or identification system.
- this embodiment of the invention is particularly beneficial when providing "variable information" such as bar-coding, it will also extend to other applications where print matter is to be provided on a print surface. For example, the invention would extend to the application of distinctive livery and other printed materials on product packaging.
- the sheet material 10 of this embodiment of the invention is designed to be used in conjunction with adhesive tape of a conventional construction.
- adhesive transfer tape 18 which serves as a transfer material having an adhesive layer 20.
- the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 20 is formed on a liner 22 in a traditional manner.
- the adhesive transfer tape 18 is contacted with the releasable surface 12 of the release paper 10.
- the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 20 adheres to the print matter 14 and temporarily the releasable surface 12.
- the release paper 10 is designed so that the print matter 14 is retained on the exposed adhesive surface of the adhesive layer 20 when the tape 18 is removed from the release paper 10.
- the print matter 14 resides against the exposed adhesive surface of the adhesive layer 20 of the transfer tape 18.
- the transfer tape 18 can then be applied to a print surface, such as cardboard packaging 24.
- the transfer tape 18 remains with the packaging 24.
- the transfer tape 18 can be removed from the surface of the packaging 24. It is preferable that the transfer tape 18 permanently resides on the packaging 24 to provide a protective barrier for the print matter 14. In this example this protects the bar- coding from damage which would affect its ability to be rapidly scanned.
- this embodiment of the invention provides a print label using existing software programs for PC or mainframe computer application and utilising low-cost printers to produce a high quality image that is essential for high speed scanning.
- the label described is itself a clear-pressure sensitive tape with or without a liner that the print matter is retained on.
- the transfer tape 18 may be constructed of any of the conventional packaging tape liners and pressure sensitive adhesives. Other tapes such as those used for office applications that have a matt surface may also be suitable .
- the bar-code image 14 is printed on the releasable surface 12 of the release paper 16 using a laser printer or other method of imaging using powder such as photocopying.
- the print matter 14 extends to graphics and colour images.
- the print matter 14 is temporarily provided on the release surface 12 and is thereafter transferred to the adhesive layer 20 of the transfer material 18 by contacting the adhesive layer 20 of the transfer tape 18 with the print matter 14 of the release paper 10.
- the release paper 10 can be designed for repeated use in order to reduce cost. Further, the release paper 10 may be provided in the form of a belt for a semi-continuous printing/release application. In this instance it may be necessary to reconfigure the printer with signalling changes. Otherwise, in this example the transfer tape 18 with the retained print matter 14 can be applied to the print surface or cardboard packaging surface 24 by an applicator using known technology.
- this method of relatively low cost label generation can be used to identify goods, particularly in the food industry that use generic containers and boxes that are identified for their particular contents at the time of packaging. This is also of benefit to the box manufacturers because of large run sizes. Pallets of goods can also be identified using this label method of manufacture.
- the transfer tape 18 together with the retained image 14 can be rolled up and still unrolled. Not all packaging tapes have this construction where the adhesive to liner balance allows unwinding. However, it is possible to select an adhesive/liner combination which according to one example of the invention permits a pre-transfer of the print matter 14 to the release tape 18 which is then wound into a roll for later application. In this example a registration mark may be included in the transfer tape 18 for signalling to the applicator equipment as a datum in the image.
- the method is relatively simple yet effective largely using conventional equipment such as laser printers and known applicators.
- the print matter may be transferred directly to the print surface without an intermediate transfer material as described.
- an exposed surface of the print matter and/or the print surface are configured to permit adhesion or engagement of the print matter 14 with the print surface.
- the print matter may be applied directly to an adhesive surface of a transfer material without the preliminary step of providing the print matter on a releasable surface.
- the print matter would be provided as a mirror image so that when applied to a non-transparent print surface it is appropriately "right reading" .
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AU17617/00A AU1761700A (en) | 1998-12-08 | 1999-12-03 | A tape label |
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AUPP7609A AUPP760998A0 (en) | 1998-12-08 | 1998-12-08 | Method of manufacture for a low cost variable information tape label |
AUPP7609 | 1998-12-08 | ||
AUPQ3563 | 1999-03-26 | ||
AUPQ356399 | 1999-03-26 |
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CN101118709B (en) * | 2007-08-06 | 2010-05-19 | 广西真龙彩印包装有限公司 | laser product with bar code and manufacturing process thereof |
WO2009066188A1 (en) * | 2007-11-20 | 2009-05-28 | Ccl Label, Inc. | Method of manufacturing a label having a reflective portion |
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