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• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61D—VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, IMPLEMENTS, TOOLS, OR METHODS
  • A61D19/00—Instruments or methods for reproduction or fertilisation
  • A61D19/02—Instruments or methods for reproduction or fertilisation for artificial insemination
  • A61D19/022—Containers for animal semen, e.g. pouches or vials ; Methods or apparatus for treating or handling animal semen containers, e.g. filling or closing
  • A61D19/024—Tube-like containers, e.g. straws
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
  • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
  • G06K19/00—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings
  • G06K19/06—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
  • G06K19/067—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components
  • G06K19/07—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components with integrated circuit chips
  • G06K19/0723—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components with integrated circuit chips the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G16—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS
  • G16H—HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
  • G16H10/00—ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data
  • G16H10/40—ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis

Definitions

• Tubular container capable of individual identification
• the present invention relates to a tubular container capable of individual identification.
• BSE bovine spongiform encephalopathy
• camouflage labeling problems have occurred in the meat production industry, ensuring food safety for producers, processors and distributors, and for consumers.
• Most livestock such as cattle and pigs are bred by artificial insemination using semen collected from beef cattle and pigs, and pedigree management is important to maintain safe and good quality. It is.
• the semen from breeding cattle, pigs, etc. is generally subdivided into thin tubular containers and stored frozen.
• artificial insemination the necessary number of tubular containers are extracted and used in the freezer storage capacity. Identifying a large number of tubular containers, and when and to which livestock the semen is artificially inseminated, the route through which the livestock is processed and distributed, and reaches the consumer It is easy to make mistakes.
• a contactless IC tag is useful for identification and management.
• a non-contact IC tag is an electronic device that can write and read various information to and from an IC chip using wireless communication. The information can be stored and managed by a computer, or a computer. Many people can share the network. For example, if an IC tag is attached to a tubular container in advance, it becomes possible to reliably identify and manage the force at the time when semen is put into the container.
• the Gifu Prefectural Livestock Research Institute stores and manages frozen semen for artificial insemination in a tubular container with a wireless IC tag, allowing traceability of cattle pedigree to the stage of artificial insemination ( Developed production / distribution history management system and started experimental operation! (See Chunichi Shimbun October 13, 2005 edition).
• a container for storing livestock semen a container in which one end of a plastic cylinder having a diameter of 2 to 3 mm and a length of about 10 to 15 cm is filled with a cotton plug is generally used. That tube In order to attach an IC tag to a cylindrical container and not interfere with work and storage, a thin and small IC tag of several cm or less is required.
• Wireless communication technology is used for contactless IC tags, and the operating frequency is 13.56MHz, 860
• GHz-band IC tags are relatively easy to downsize.
• FIG. 1 shows an example in which an IC tag is attached to the outside of a tubular container.
• An IC tag 20 including an IC chip 21 and a transmission / reception antenna 22 is attached to the surface of the tubular container 1.
• domestic semen is injected from the end opposite to the cotton plug 6 and, after injection, the end is fused by heat or ultrasound and stored.
• FIG. 2 shows another example in which the IC tag is attached to the outside of the tubular container.
• the end of the IC tag 20 is sandwiched and fixed at the time of fusion of the end after injection of semen.
• the IC tag attached to the outside of the tubular container may interfere with the work or may break down when an external force is applied to the IC tag.
• a small IC tag of 4 mm ⁇ 3 mm has already been filed by Tazaki et al., The inventor of the present invention (see Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-007583). If possible, it can be built in a tubular container, but with a small antenna with poor radio wave reception efficiency, the communication distance between the IC tag and the reader is limited to the closest distance, resulting in poor reading performance during work. To do.
• the present invention has been made in view of the above, and is a semen of livestock and a small amount of a biological individual sun.
• An object of the present invention is to provide a tubular container capable of individual identification with a built-in IC tag, excellent in reliability, work and communication characteristics, suitable for storing pulls and managing history information.
• the present invention is a tubular container suitable for storing livestock semen and trace biological specimen samples and managing history information, and an IC having a first transmission / reception antenna embedded in a sealing plug of the tubular container. It includes a tag and a second transmitting / receiving antenna fixed to the tubular container and separated from the IC tag.
• the present invention is as follows.
• a tubular container capable of individual identification is a tubular container including an individual identification IC tag, and is embedded in a tubular container made of resin, an enclosing stopper, and the enclosing stopper.
• An IC tag including an IC chip and a first transmission / reception antenna, and a second transmission / reception antenna fixed to the tubular container.
• the maximum length of the IC tag is preferably 15 mm or less.
• the length of the second transmitting / receiving antenna is
• the thickness is preferably in the range of 30 mm to 60 mm.
• the second transmitting / receiving antenna is a metal foil fixed to the tubular container.
• the second transmitting / receiving antenna is a metal wire fixed to the tubular container.
• the second transmitting / receiving antenna is preferably a cured conductive paste formed on the surface of the tubular container.
• the sealing plug is composed of a fiber part and a powder part.
• the enclosing stopper is a foamable resin.
• the outer diameter of the tubular container is preferably 3 mm or less.
• the material of the tubular container is selected from polyvinyl chloride resin, polypropylene resin, polyethylene resin, and polyester resin. Is preferred.
• the IC tag is preferably operated by a carrier wave of 2.45 GHz.
• the IC tag is formed with a C chip formed on each surface of a single thread facing an external electrode, and a T-shaped slit.
• the IC tag includes a first transmission / reception antenna and a short-circuit plate that electrically connects the IC chip and the first transmission / reception antenna.
• the tubular container capable of individual identification according to the present invention is preferably stored in liquid nitrogen.
• the stored liquid is livestock semen.
• the tubular container capable of individual identification according to the present invention preferably has a third transmitting / receiving antenna fixed to the tubular container.
• the IC chip and the first transmitting / receiving antenna force are also used, and an IC tag embedded in the sealing plug and a tubular container constituted by the second transmitting / receiving antenna cover fixed to the tubular container are used.
• a tubular container with a built-in IC tag that is excellent in reliability, workability, and communication characteristics, which is suitable for storing livestock semen and a small amount of biological specimen samples and managing the history information.
• FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an example of a conventional tubular container with an IC tag.
• FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing an example of a conventional tubular container with an IC tag.
• FIG. 3 is a side view of an example of a tubular container with an IC tag according to the present invention.
• FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing an example of an IC tag embedding portion of the tubular container with an IC tag of the present invention.
• FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing an example of an IC tag embedding part of a tubular container with an IC tag according to the present invention.
• FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing an example of an IC tag embedding portion of the tubular container with an IC tag of the present invention.
• FIG. 7 (a) is a schematic diagram showing an example of the structure of an IC tag suitable for the present invention
• FIG. 7 (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA ′ of FIG. 7 (a).
• FIG. 8 (a) is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of use of the tubular container with an IC tag of the present invention
• FIG. 8 (b) is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of use of the tubular container with an IC tag of the present invention.
• FIG. 9 is a side view showing an example of a tubular container with an IC tag according to the present invention.
• a tubular container provided with the IC tag for individual identification of the present invention includes a tubular container made of greaves, an enclosed stopper,
• An IC tag embedded in the sealing plug and including an IC chip and a first transmission / reception antenna, and a second transmission / reception antenna fixed to the tubular container.
• FIG. 3 shows an example of a form of a tubular container provided with the individual recognition IC tag of the present invention.
• An IC tag 2 composed of an IC chip 3 and a first transmitting / receiving antenna 4 is embedded in an enclosing plug 6 at one end of a tubular container 1 made of resin.
• a second transmitting / receiving antenna 5 separated from the IC tag 2 is formed on the surface.
• the second transmitting / receiving antenna 5 may be thin, a metal foil or a metal wire, or a cured product of a conductive paste.
• the forming method may be a method in which the tubular container 1 is directly welded to the surface when the tubular container 1 is a thermoplastic resin. A method of fixing using an adhesive may also be used.
• tubular container 1 when the tubular container 1 is produced by molding, a metal foil or a metal wire can be integrally formed.
• the conductive paste 1 can be formed on the surface of the tubular container 1 by printing and then curing.
• a paste containing silver or copper flakes is suitable for obtaining good communication characteristics with high electrical conductivity.
• IC tag 2 has several types of operating frequencies depending on the operating principle and international standards. However, in order to embed it in the sealing plug 6 of the tubular container 1, it is generally desirable that the IC tag 2 is small. 13. Coiled in the 56 MHz, 860 to 960 MHz and 2. 45 GHz bands. The IC tag 2 using the 45 GHz band, which has a high frequency and a short wavelength, is most suitable for downsizing.
• the sealing plug 6 of the tubular container 1 is small in order to secure a liquid filling volume.
• the overall length is about 120 mm
• the length of the sealed plug part is about 15 mm
• the sealed plug 6 is made up of a powder part with a length of about 3 mm and a fiber part with a length of about 5 mm on each side. Therefore, the length of the IC tag 2 is preferably 15 mm or less, more preferably 10 mm or less in order to completely embed the IC tag 2 up to the end of the IC tag 2, and the powder part It is most preferable to have a thickness of about 3mm for embedment.
• the 45 GHz band IC tag 2 When the 45 GHz band IC tag 2 is selected, there is a half-wave dipole antenna as an antenna for efficiently transmitting and receiving radio waves. 2.
• the half-wavelength of the 45 GHz radio wave is about 120 mm, and the receiving efficiency decreases as the antenna becomes shorter. Therefore, the second transmitting / receiving antenna 5 fixed to the tubular container is 30 mn! A length of ⁇ 60mm is preferred.
• FIG. 4 shows an example of the embedded portion of the sealing plug 6 and the IC tag 2.
• the IC tag 2 shows the case where it is embedded inside the uniform sealing plug 6.
• the sealing plug 6 can be, for example, a woven fabric, a nonwoven fabric or a braided fiber It may be a foamable resin such as polyethylene, polyester or polyurethane.
• FIG. 5 shows another example of the embedded portion of the sealing plug 6 and the IC tag 2.
• the sealing plug 6 may be, for example, a foaming resin such as polyethylene, polyester, polyurethane, which may be a woven fabric, a nonwoven fabric, or a braided fiber.
• FIG. 6 shows another example of the embedded portion of the sealing plug 6 and the IC tag 2.
• the sealing plug 6 is composed of a woven, non-woven or braided fiber portion 6a and a powder portion 6b, and the IC tag 2 is embedded in the powder portion 6b.
• the tubular container 1 is not particularly limited as long as it is made of a non-metallic material.
• vinyl chloride resin, polypropylene resin resin, polyethylene resin, and polyester resin are inexpensive and have good processability. Power is preferable.
• the IC tag 2 having a length of about 3 mm to 15 mm is embedded in the sealing plug 6.
• IC tag structure Preferable examples include the following.
• the IC chip 3 has a size of an IC chip called Hitachi mu chip.
• 4mm X O. 4mm is very small and suitable.
• an IC chip (hereinafter, referred to as a double-sided electrode chip) in which two external electrodes are formed on the front and back surfaces, and a T-shaped slit are provided.
• a structure using a short-circuit plate that electrically connects the antenna is suitable for miniaturization.
• Figure 7 shows an outline of the mounting structure.
• FIG. 7 (a) shows a schematic view of the IC tag 2 as viewed from above.
• the long side is 3mn long!
• the T-shaped slit 34 is formed in the transmitting / receiving antenna 33 of ⁇ 10mm, and the width of the slit 34 is in the range of 0.2mm to 0.7mm and the length is in the range of 2. Omm to 3. Omm.
• FIG. 7 (b) shows a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA ′ of FIG. 7 (a).
• the double-sided electrode chip 30 has an external electrode 31 formed on the circuit surface that also serves as a semiconductor element, and an external surface using the base substrate surface It has electrode 32!
• the short-circuit plate 35 are connected to each other via an anisotropic conductive adhesive 37.
• the transmission / reception antenna 33 is a metal foil antenna 33a and a carrier film 33b that holds the metal foil antenna 33a
• the short-circuit plate 35 is a metal foil 35a and a carrier film 35b that holds the metal foil 35a.
• the adhesive 37 showed a shape composed of conductive particles 37a and matrix resin 37b.
• the inductance and capacitance are adjusted by a slit or the like provided in the transmission / reception antenna. Further, the contribution of capacitance occurs, and the length of the slit 34 can be shortened, which is suitable for forming the IC tag 2 having a length of 10 mm or less.
• the tubular container 1 in which the IC tag 2 is embedded in the sealing plug 6 of the present invention is used, the IC tag 2 is exposed to the outside of the container like a conventional tubular container with an IC tag, and the , Mechanical strength, handling, and handling at times will not deteriorate.
• tubular container 1 When storing livestock semen, as shown in Fig. 8 (a), the tubular container 1 is filled with the semen 7, and then one end of the tubular container 1 is fused and sealed. At the time of use, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), the fused end is cut, the sealing plug 6 is pushed into the tubular container 1 through the outer cover, and the semen 7 is taken out.
• the length of the tubular container 1 is 120 mm, and the length of the second transmitting / receiving antenna 5 fixed to the tubular container 1 is 30 mn! Since ⁇ 60 mm is preferable, it is considered that the second transmitting / receiving antenna 5 cannot contribute to the communication of the IC tag 2 after the sealing plug 6 is pushed.
• FIG. 9 shows an example of the tubular container 1 in which the third transmitting / receiving antenna 8 is formed.
• the third transmission / reception antenna 8 is connected to the first transmission / reception antenna 4 of the IC tag 2 in a state where the sealed wire 6 is pushed into the tubular container 1 and the IC tag 2 is close to the third transmission / reception antenna 8.
• Electromagnetically coupled with each other by capacitance As a result, even if the first transmission / reception antenna 4 is very small, good communication characteristics can be obtained due to the contribution of the third transmission / reception antenna 8.
• the IC chip was a mu chip manufactured by Hitachi, Ltd., and a double-sided electrode chip having external electrodes formed on both the front and back sides was used.
• the transmitting / receiving antenna was etched on a 10 m thick aluminum foil bonded to a 50 ⁇ m thick PET (polyethylene terephthalate) film with a width of 0.3 mm and a length of 2.4 mm. What was formed by processing was used. The size of the transmission / reception antenna was 4mm long and 2.5mm wide.
• the short-circuit plate for connecting the double-sided electrode type muchip and the transmitting / receiving antenna has a thickness of 5
• a tape in which a 10 ⁇ m thick aluminum foil was bonded to a 0 ⁇ m PET film was used.
• the width of the tape was 1.2 mm, which was cut into 3 mm.
• An anisotropic conductive adhesive film (trade name AC-2052P, manufactured by Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.) was used as the connection material.
• the anisotropic conductive adhesive film, the double-sided electrode chip, the anisotropic conductive adhesive film, and the short-circuit plate are sequentially stacked at predetermined positions of the transmission / reception antenna, and then heat-pressed to implement the implementation shown in FIG. An IC tag with a structure was obtained.
• an aluminum foil with a width of 2 mm, a length of 50 mm, and a thickness of 10 m is formed on the surface of the end of the cylinder made of bulle chloride resin with an inner diameter of 2.5 mm and a length of 120 mm on the side forming the sealing plug Is attached via a double-sided adhesive tape (Hybon 11-583, manufactured by Hitachi Chemical).
• Two tubular containers with a transmitting / receiving antenna were prepared. [0072] After this, at one end of a tubular container with an antenna, a braided cotton plug with a length of 6 mm, an IC tag produced in the above process, a white powder, a braided cotton with a length of 6 mm The stoppers were packed in order to make an enclosed stopper. The white powder was filled with an appropriate amount for sealing the IC tag.
• a copper wire having a diameter of 30 m and a length of 50 mm was placed on the surface of a cylinder made of vinyl chloride resin and having an inner diameter of 2.5 mm and a length of 120 mm.
• a tubular container with a transmission / reception antenna was prepared.
• a tubular container incorporating an IC tag was obtained through the above steps.
• the welded portion was cut with a scissors, and the end force sealing plug opposite to the one containing water was pushed to the vicinity of the other end with a thin rod, and the water was discharged.
• the IC tag reader Seconic non-reader, output 10mWZMHz, 1-patch circularly polarized antenna
• the IC tag and reader were at a distance of 2cm or less.
• reading was instantaneous.
• Example 1 The results of each Example and Comparative Example are summarized in Table 1.
• a force that was not described in the text was applied to an IC tag reader (Yokoshi Co., Ltd., YC E-5223). It also shows the readability when using Hitachi Kokusai Electric, MRJ300, output 3 OOmW).

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