WO2009119547A1 - Label sheet sticking preparing device - Google Patents

Abstract

A radio tag label is more easily stuck to a magnetic body to reliably prevent communication failure. A device for preparing sticking of a label sheet to a magnetic body includes a cartridge holder (6) holding a magnetic body cartridge (7M), a tape feed roller driving shaft (108) for transporting a magnetic tape (109M) supplied from the magnetic body cartridge (7M), a cutting mechanism (15) for cutting the transported magnetic tape (109M) to form a magnetic sheet (MS), and a loop antenna (LC2) for transmitting/receiving information to/from a radio tag label (T) disposed outside the device. Information relating to dimensions of the radio tag label (T) stored in a radio tag circuit element (To) of the radio tag label (T) is acquired, and a control is made so that the size of the magnetic sheet (MS) corresponds to that of the radio tag label (T).

Description

Label / sheet bonding preparation processing equipment

The present invention relates to a label / sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus that performs a preparation process for bonding a RFID label and a magnetic sheet.

An RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) system that reads / writes information in a non-contact manner between a small wireless tag and a reader (reading device) / writer (writing device) is known. For example, a wireless tag circuit element provided in a label-like wireless tag includes an IC circuit unit for storing information and a tag antenna connected to the IC circuit unit, and the wireless tag is not visible or visible. Even if it is placed at a position, it is possible to access (read / write information) the RFID tag information of the IC circuit section from the reader / writer side, and various fields such as product management and inspection processes Is being put to practical use.

Such a radio tag is usually formed by providing a radio frequency circuit element on a label-like material, and this tag label is often affixed to a target article or the like for classification and organization of various documents and articles, for example. . Conventionally, a tag label producing apparatus for producing such a RFID label has been proposed.

On the other hand, when the RFID label produced in this way is attached to an object to be attached, if it is attached directly to a metal object, communication failure may occur in the RFID circuit element. In this case, if a magnetic substance is interposed between the RFID circuit element and the metal object to be attached, the occurrence of communication failure can be effectively prevented. A magnetic tag label (non-contact IC tag label) configured such that a magnetic layer is interposed between a product and a product has already been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2007-94621 A

Although the method for producing a magnetic tag label is not particularly described in Patent Document 1, a magnetic tag label having a configuration in which a magnetic layer is interposed between the RFID tag circuit element and the object to be attached is produced. In this case, it is conceivable that a magnetic material sheet that includes a magnetic material layer and can be attached to a wireless tag label is attached to the attachment side of the wireless tag label created by the tag label producing device described above.

In this case, since the RFID label and the magnetic sheet must be created by separate devices, the operator needs to perform the creation operation individually in each device. A special operation such as adjusting the size is also required, and there is a problem that a great amount of operation labor is required. In order to reliably prevent the occurrence of communication failure, it is necessary to attach a magnetic sheet to the RFID label so as to cover the entire area of the RFID tag circuit element part. If it is small, the entire area of the RFID tag circuit element portion is not covered depending on how it is attached, which may cause a communication failure. In any case, it has been difficult to reliably prevent the occurrence of communication failure by facilitating the bonding of the RFID label and the magnetic material.

A first object of the present invention is to provide a label / sheet bonding preparatory processing apparatus that improves the ease of bonding of a RFID label and a magnetic material and can reliably prevent the occurrence of communication failure.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a label / sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus that can reliably prevent the occurrence of a communication failure by appropriately setting the size of a magnetic sheet without performing a special operation. There is.

A third object of the present invention is to provide a label that can accurately affix a magnetic sheet so as to cover an antenna substrate when a magnetic substance is affixed to an RFID tag label, and can reliably prevent communication failure. The object is to provide a sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus.

In order to achieve the first object, the first invention attaches a wireless tag label having a wireless tag circuit element including an IC circuit section for storing information and a tag antenna for transmitting and receiving information, and a magnetic sheet. A label / sheet bonding preparation processing device for matching, wherein either one of the tag tape for creating the RFID label and the magnetic tape for creating the magnetic sheet can be supplied as a bonding medium A cartridge holder to which a preparatory processing cartridge can be attached and detached, a transport means for transporting the bonding medium supplied from the preparation processing cartridge attached to the cartridge holder, and the RFID label for the bonding medium And a preparatory processing means for performing a predetermined preparatory process for bonding the magnetic material sheet to each other. And wherein the Rukoto.

If the RFID label is attached to the object to be attached, if it is attached directly to a metal object, communication failure may occur in the RFID circuit element. In this case, if a magnetic substance is interposed between the RFID label and the metal object to be attached, the occurrence of communication failure can be effectively prevented. In the first invention of this application, the magnetic sheet is bonded to the RFID label so that the magnetic sheet is interposed between the RFID label and the metal object. In the label / sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus of the first invention of this application, when the magnetic material sheet and the RFID label are bonded, the preparation processing means includes a tag for generating the RFID label so that the operator can easily bond the label. A predetermined preparation process is performed on the tape or the magnetic tape for forming the magnetic sheet. Thereby, the ease of bonding of the RFID label and the magnetic sheet can be improved, and the occurrence of communication failure can be easily prevented.

In order to achieve the above first and second objects, the second invention is the above first invention, wherein the second invention has a casing constituting the outer shell of the device, and the cartridge holder has a magnetic layer made of a magnetic material. A magnetic cartridge capable of supplying the magnetic tape as the laminating medium is detachably configured as the preparatory processing cartridge, and the transport means transports the magnetic tape supplied from the magnetic cartridge. The preparation processing means transmits / receives information to / from the RFID tag circuit element of the RFID tag label located outside the housing prepared for bonding the magnetic sheet via wireless communication. Information acquisition communication means, and dimension information of the RFID label stored in the IC circuit part of the RFID circuit element via the information acquisition communication means Based on the dimension information acquisition means to be acquired and the dimension information of the RFID label acquired by the dimension information acquisition means, the size of the magnetic sheet at the time of the magnetic sheet creation processing is the size of the RFID label. It is a magnetic sheet creating apparatus that performs the process of creating the magnetic sheet, comprising at least a dimension control unit that controls the conveying unit so as to have a size corresponding to the size.

In the second invention of the present application, the size of the magnetic material sheet is optimized. That is, when creating a magnetic sheet label, a magnetic cartridge is mounted in the cartridge holder, and a magnetic sheet creation process is executed. In other words, the magnetic sheet supplied from the magnetic cartridge (including the magnetic layer) is transported by the transporting means, and the magnetic material creation process is executed, whereby the magnetic material sheet can be created. At this time, the dimension information of the RFID label is stored in advance in the IC circuit portion of the RFID tag information acquisition RFID tag circuit element. This dimension information is acquired by the dimension information acquisition means via the information acquisition communication means. Further, the dimension control unit controls the conveying unit and the like based on the acquired dimension information so that the size of the magnetic sheet becomes a size corresponding to the size of the RFID label. In this way, it is possible to create a magnetic sheet having a size suitable for being interposed between the RFID label and the metal object, automatically corresponding to the size of the RFID label.

Thus, the operator can appropriately set the size of the magnetic sheet without performing a special operation only by causing the information acquisition communication means to read the dimension information (for example, by holding the RFID label over the antenna). be able to. Therefore, it is possible to easily and reliably take measures against communication failure, and improve convenience.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the invention, the dimension control unit is configured such that the longitudinal dimension of the magnetic sheet in the magnetic sheet creation process is a print on which a predetermined print is formed on the RFID label. It is characterized in that at least the transport means is controlled so as to be equal to the tape longitudinal dimension of the region.

This makes it possible to produce a magnetic sheet having the same tape longitudinal dimension as the RFID label printing area (which is a substantial pasting portion). As a result, even when the RFID label is attached to a metal object, the entire area in the tape longitudinal direction of the attachment part of the RFID tag label is interposed between the metal object and the magnetic material sheet. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the occurrence of communication failure.

The fourth invention is characterized in that, in the third invention, there is provided cartridge detecting means for detecting the type of cartridge mounted on the cartridge holder.

This makes it possible to automatically detect which type of cartridge is installed. When the type of cartridge is in one-to-one correspondence with the type of magnetic tape, the width direction dimension of the magnetic tape can be detected (indirectly) by detecting the type of cartridge.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect, the width direction dimension of the RFID label included in the dimension information of the RFID label acquired by the dimension information acquisition unit, and the magnetic cartridge detected by the cartridge detection unit. It has the width direction dimension determination means which determines the compatibility with a kind, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

When the type of cartridge corresponds to the type of magnetic tape on a one-to-one basis, the size in the width direction of the magnetic tape can be detected by detecting the type of cartridge. Based on this, in the label / sheet bonding preparatory processing apparatus of the fifth invention of this application, the width direction dimension determining means matches the type of the detected magnetic cartridge with the width direction dimension included in the dimension information of the RFID label. Determine gender. As a result, when the width direction dimension of the magnetic tape corresponding to the detected cartridge type does not match the width direction dimension of the RFID tag label (for example, the width is considerably narrower than the width direction dimension of the RFID tag label), it corresponds. Various processes (alarm notification to the operator, cancellation of magnetic material sheet creation, etc.) can be executed.

The sixth invention is characterized in that, in the fifth invention, there is provided an alarm signal output means for generating and outputting a corresponding alarm signal when the width direction dimension determining means determines that there is no compatibility. .

As a result, if a magnetic sheet is created as it is (the width of the magnetic sheet is insufficient), it may not be possible to prevent sufficient communication failure, and to avoid this, replace it with another cartridge. The operator can be surely recognized that it is necessary to do so.

In a seventh aspect of the present invention, the cartridge holder according to any one of the fourth to sixth aspects, wherein the cartridge holder includes an adhesive layer for attaching to an object to be attached, and a release material layer covering the adhesive layer for attachment. It is possible to attach and detach the magnetic cartridge capable of supplying the magnetic tape provided with.

This makes it possible to peel off the release material layer from the produced magnetic sheet and attach it to the object to be attached (including the wireless tag label).

An eighth invention according to any one of the fourth to seventh inventions, further comprising a cutting means for cutting the magnetic tape in a thickness direction at a predetermined cutting position to complete the magnetic sheet, and the dimension control means. Is characterized in that the conveying means and the cutting means are controlled so that the size of the magnetic material sheet after being cut by the cutting means becomes a size corresponding to the size of the RFID label.

Thereby, the magnetic tape transported by the transport means can be cut, and a magnetic sheet of an appropriate size can be created.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the seventh aspect of the invention, the magnetic tape includes a semi-cutting unit that partially cuts the magnetic tape in a thickness direction at a predetermined half-cut position, The conveying means and the half-cutting means are controlled so that the size of the magnetic material sheet during processing corresponds to the size of the RFID label.

The magnetic tape transported by the transport means is partially cut (for example, other than the release material layer) by a semi-cut means. This allows the operator to remove the part other than the release material layer from the release material layer by itself (using the half-cut position), for example (as a magnetic sheet) between the RFID label and the metal object. Can be made.

A tenth invention is characterized in that, in any one of the fourth to seventh inventions, there is provided printing means for printing a magnetic tape cutting line for an operator to cut the magnetic tape in the thickness direction. To do.

A magnetic tape cutting line is printed on the magnetic tape conveyed by the conveying means by the printing means. Thereby, the operator can complete the magnetic sheet by manually cutting the magnetic tape cutting line manually.

According to an eleventh aspect of the invention, in any one of the eighth to tenth aspects, the dimensional information acquisition unit instructs the start from the magnetic sheet editing apparatus in a state in which the cartridge detection unit detects the mounting of the magnetic cartridge. When a signal is input, acquisition of the dimension information of the RFID label is started.

The operator attaches the magnetic cartridge to the cartridge holder and performs an appropriate operation on the magnetic sheet editing apparatus to input a start instruction signal to the label / sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus. When the start instruction signal is input, the dimension information acquisition unit starts the RFID label reading operation, and acquires dimension information from the RFID label information acquisition RFID circuit element via the information acquisition communication unit. In this way, it is possible to perform a reliable magnetic sheet creation process based on the operator's intention.

In a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the eighth to tenth aspects, the opening / closing detection means for detecting an open state and a closed state of the opening / closing door of the cartridge holder is provided. When the change of the open / close door from the open state to the closed state is detected, if the mounting of the magnetic cartridge is detected by the cartridge detection means, the acquisition of the dimension information of the RFID label is started. It is characterized by that.

As a result, when the operator mounts the magnetic cartridge in the cartridge holder and closes the door, the dimension information acquisition unit automatically starts reading the RFID label, and the RFID tag label is read via the information acquisition communication unit. Dimension information is acquired from the RFID tag circuit element for information acquisition. Accordingly, since no other special operation for starting the reading operation of the RFID label is required, the operation labor can be reduced, and the magnetic material sheet can be created easily and quickly.

In a thirteenth aspect based on the eighth or ninth aspect, the cartridge holder includes the magnetic cartridge, an IC circuit section for storing information, and a tag side antenna for transmitting and receiving information. A RFID tag cartridge capable of supplying a tag tape on which an element is arranged can be selectively attached and detached. When the RFID tag cartridge is attached to the cartridge holder, the transport means can be attached to the RFID tag cartridge. The tag tape to be supplied can be transported, and a label creating communication means for transmitting and receiving information by radio communication with the label creating RFID circuit element of the tag tape, and affixing to the tag tape or the tag tape Printing means capable of forming a predetermined print on the print-receiving tape to be combined, When the magnetic cartridge is mounted on the cartridge holder in accordance with the detection result of the magnetic material, the magnetic sheet supplied from the magnetic cartridge is conveyed by the conveying means while the magnetic material sheet is created. When the RFID tag cartridge is mounted in the cartridge holder, the tag tape or the print-receiving tape is printed by the printing means while the tag tape supplied from the RFID tag cartridge is conveyed by the conveying means. In addition, the predetermined printing is performed, and information is transmitted / received to / from the label producing RFID circuit element via the label producing communication means, and a RFID label producing process is executed.

In the thirteenth invention of the present application, it is possible to produce both the RFID label and the magnetic sheet required when the RFID label is attached to a metal object with a single device. Thereby, compared with the case where a RFID label and a magnetic material sheet must be prepared by separate devices, it is possible to easily take measures against communication failure with less effort. As a result, the convenience for the operator can be further improved.

In a fourteenth aspect based on the thirteenth aspect, the present invention further comprises dimensional information writing means for writing dimension information of the RFID label into the IC circuit portion of the RFID tag circuit element for label production via the label creating communication means. It is characterized by.

In the fourteenth invention of the present application, first, when the operator appropriately determines the size (or on the device side) when creating the RFID label, the dimension information is written into the IC circuit unit by the dimension information writing means, A radio tag label is created. When creating the magnetic sheet thereafter, the dimensional information of the created RFID tag label is automatically read between the RFID tag label and the metal object simply by having the information acquisition communication means read (for example, by holding the RFID tag label over the antenna). A magnetic sheet having a size suitable for being interposed therebetween can be produced. Thus, the operator can appropriately set the size of the magnetic sheet (even if not particularly conscious) as long as the size of the RFID label is set. Therefore, it is possible to easily and reliably take measures against communication failure, and improve convenience.

In order to achieve the first and third objects, the fifteenth invention is the first invention, wherein the cartridge holder includes a sheet-like antenna substrate on which the RFID circuit elements are arranged, and a plurality of the antennas. Including a tape-shaped first tag tape base material layer for continuously arranging the base material in the longitudinal direction of the tape at predetermined intervals, and a first tape provided on one side of the plurality of antenna base materials in the tape thickness direction; A position provided on the other side of the plurality of antenna base materials in the tape thickness direction and representing a position of the antenna base material when viewed by the user from the other side in the tape thickness direction in order to bond the magnetic sheet A wireless tag tag comprising a tag tape roll formed by winding the tag tape, the second tape having a display layer, and capable of supplying the tag tape as the bonding medium The cartridge is configured to be detachable as the preparation processing cartridge, the transport means transports the tag tape supplied from the wireless tag cartridge, and the preparation processing means is bonded to the tag tape or the tag tape. Printing means for performing desired printing on the print-receiving tape, a device antenna for transmitting and receiving information to and from the RFID circuit element provided on the tag tape via wireless communication, the printing by the printing means, and A tag label producing device for producing the RFID label, comprising: cutting means for cutting the tag tape into a predetermined length after the transmission / reception of information by the device antenna is completed.

In the fifteenth aspect of the present invention, the RFID tag cartridge mounted on the cartridge holder includes an antenna substrate having a RFID circuit element, the first tape on one side in the tape thickness direction, and the second tape on the other side in the tape thickness direction. And a tag tape roll wound with a tag tape having a laminated structure sandwiched between and. And in the said tag tape, the position display layer is provided in the 2nd tape. As a result, the user can view the position of the antenna base material from the other side in the tape thickness direction of the second tape with respect to the RFID label produced using the tag tape supplied from the tag tape roll of the RFID tag cartridge. Can be easily recognized. As a result, when the magnetic material sheet is attached to the RFID label, the magnetic material sheet can be accurately attached so as to cover the antenna substrate. Accordingly, since the entire area of the antenna base material of the RFID label is shielded from the metal object by the magnetic material sheet, it is possible to reliably prevent the occurrence of communication failure.

In a sixteenth aspect based on the fifteenth aspect, the RFID tag cartridge attached to the cartridge holder is configured such that the position indication layer of the second tape is made of a tape-like permeable material and is attached to an object to be attached. It is comprised so that supply of the tag tape containing the adhesive layer for adhesion for this is possible.

Thus, the RFID label created using the tag tape can be pasted on the object to be pasted by the adhesive layer for pasting. Further, since the adhesive layer for attachment is made of a transparent material, the visibility when the position of the antenna substrate is notified to the user as a position display layer is not hindered.

In a sixteenth aspect based on the sixteenth aspect, in the RFID tag cartridge mounted on the cartridge holder, the second tape includes all layers including the sticking adhesive layer made of a permeable material, All the layers of the permeable material are configured to be able to supply the tag tape constituting the position indicating layer.

In the tag tape used in the label / sheet bonding preparation processing device of the seventeenth invention of the present application, the first tape in the tape thickness direction, the antenna base material, and the second tape on the other side in the tape thickness direction are stacked in this order. In the structure, all layers of the second tape are permeable materials. As a result, all layers of the second tape function as position indicating layers, and when the user views the second tape from the other side in the tape thickness direction, the antenna base passes through the entire second layer of transparent material. The position of the material can be easily recognized.

In an eighteenth aspect based on the seventeenth aspect, in the RFID tag cartridge mounted on the cartridge holder, the position indication layer of the second tape is made of a tape-like permeable material, and the other side in the tape thickness direction. It is comprised so that supply of the tag tape containing the 2nd tag tape base material layer provided with the said adhesive layer for a sticking to is characterized by the above-mentioned.

In the tag tape used in the label / sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus of the eighteenth invention of the present application, the RFID label can be attached to the object to be attached with the adhesive layer for application provided on the second tag tape base material layer. . Further, since the second tag tape base material layer is made of a transparent material, visibility when notifying the user of the position of the antenna base material as a position display layer is not hindered.

In a nineteenth aspect based on the eighteenth aspect, the RFID tag cartridge attached to the cartridge holder is configured such that the position indication layer of the second tape is made of a tape-like permeable material, and the second tag tape base A tag tape that is located on one side of the material layer in the tape thickness direction and that includes an adhesive layer for placement for placing the plurality of antenna substrates on the second tag tape substrate layer can be supplied. It is characterized by that.

In the tag tape used in the label / sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus of the nineteenth invention of the present application, the antenna base material can be stably attached to the second tag tape base material layer by the stationary adhesive layer. In addition, since the stationary pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is a permeable material, visibility when notifying the user of the position of the antenna substrate as a position display layer is not hindered.

According to a twentieth aspect of the present invention, in the radio tag cartridge mounted on the cartridge holder according to the sixteenth aspect of the present invention, the second tape is made of a tape-like non-permeable material, and the surface on the other side in the tape thickness direction is A third tag tape base material layer provided with a position display unit representing the position of the antenna base material, and the third tag tape base material layer and the attachment located on the other side of the third tag tape base material layer It is characterized by being able to supply the tag tape which comprises the said position display layer with the adhesive layer for attachment.

In the tag tape used in the label / sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus of the twentieth invention of the present application, the first tape in the tape thickness direction, the antenna base material, and the second tape on the other side in the tape thickness direction are stacked in this order. In the structure, a third tag tape base material layer made of an impermeable material is provided on the second tape, and a position display portion is provided on the other surface in the tape thickness direction. Thereby, a 3rd tag tape base material layer and the transparent adhesive layer for adhesion located in the tape thickness direction other side of the 3rd tag tape base material layer function as a position display layer. That is, when the user views the second tape from the other side in the tape thickness direction, the position display part of the third tag tape base material layer can be visually recognized through the adhesive layer for attaching the permeable material. The position of the antenna substrate can be easily recognized.

According to a twenty-first aspect, in the twentieth aspect, the RFID tag cartridge attached to the cartridge holder has at least a part of an outer edge shape of the antenna substrate as viewed in a plan view as the position display unit. A tag tape formed on the other surface in the tape thickness direction of the third tag tape base material layer is configured to be supplied.

Thereby, by visually recognizing the outer edge shape (or part of the outer edge shape) of the antenna base displayed on the third tag tape base material layer, the magnetic material sheet is covered with the antenna base according to the shape. Can be pasted accurately.

According to a twenty-second aspect of the present invention, in the twenty-first label / sheet bonding preparatory processing apparatus, the RFID tag attached to the cartridge holder has the position display portion in the tape width direction of the outer edge shape of the antenna substrate. It is configured to be able to supply a tag tape that displays the positions of both end portions and at least one position of both end portions in the tape longitudinal direction of the outer edge shape of the antenna substrate.

This makes it possible to attach the magnetic material sheet accurately in conformity with the positions of the antenna base member while visually recognizing the positions of both ends in the tape width direction and the ends in the tape longitudinal direction.

In a twenty-third aspect of the present invention based on any one of the twentieth to twenty-second aspects of the present invention, in the RFID tag cartridge attached to the cartridge holder, the position display section is on the other side in the tape thickness direction of the third tag tape base layer A tag tape formed by printing on the surface is configured to be supplied.

Thereby, when the third tag tape base material layer is manufactured, the position display part can be easily formed by printing on the surface on the other side in the tape thickness direction.

In a twenty-fourth aspect based on the twenty-third aspect, the RFID tag cartridge mounted on the cartridge holder is arranged such that the position display unit is used as a detected element in transport control of the tag label producing apparatus. Tag tapes formed at a fixed pitch can be supplied to a plurality of locations in the tape longitudinal direction of the material layer.

Thereby, it is possible to use both the detection element for use in the conveyance control of the label / sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus and the position display unit for displaying the position of the antenna substrate. Therefore, it is not necessary to newly provide a mark or the like for displaying the position of the antenna substrate, and the tag tape manufacturing process can be simplified. In this case, since it is not necessary to provide a detection element on the release material layer covering the adhesive layer for attachment, there is also an effect that a general-purpose material made of a permeable material can be used as the release material layer. .

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to improve the ease with which the RFID label and the magnetic sheet are bonded, and to reliably prevent the occurrence of a communication failure.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the size of the magnetic sheet can be appropriately set without performing a special operation, and communication trouble countermeasures can be easily and reliably performed.

According to the fifteenth aspect of the present invention, when the magnetic sheet is attached to the RFID label, the magnetic sheet can be accurately attached so as to cover the antenna base material, thereby reliably preventing the occurrence of communication failure. be able to.

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

A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The present embodiment is an embodiment relating to a tag label / magnetic sheet producing apparatus as an example of the label / sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 1 shows a wireless tag generation system including a tag label / magnetic sheet creation apparatus according to this embodiment.

In the RFID tag generating system TS shown in FIG. 1, the tag label / magnetic sheet producing apparatus 1 (label / sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus) of the present embodiment is connected to a route server RS via a wired or wireless communication line NW. A plurality of information servers IS, a terminal 118a, and a general-purpose computer 118b are connected. The terminal 118a and the general-purpose computer 118b are collectively referred to as “PC 118” as appropriate hereinafter.

FIG. 2 shows the overall structure of the tag label / magnetic sheet producing apparatus 1.

In FIG. 2, the tag label / magnetic sheet producing apparatus 1 is based on the operation from the PC 118, and in addition to producing a magnetic sheet using a magnetic tape including a magnetic layer in the apparatus, the RFID tag circuit A RFID label with print is created using a tag tape provided with the element To, and information is read (acquired) from the RFID circuit element To located outside the housing 200, that is, outside the apparatus. . This tag label / magnetic sheet producing apparatus 1 is provided with an apparatus main body 2 having a substantially hexahedral (substantially cubic) -shaped casing 200 on the outer shell and an openable / closable (or detachable) on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 2. And an open / close lid 3 (open / close door).

A housing 200 constituting the outer shell of the apparatus main body 2 is located on the front side of the apparatus (the left front side in FIG. 2), and a RFID label T (described later) or a magnetic sheet MS (described later) created in the apparatus main body 2. The front wall 10 is provided with a label discharge port 11 for discharging the air to the outside, and the front lid 12 is provided below the label discharge port 11 in the front wall 10 and supported at its lower end so as to be rotatable.

The front lid 12 is provided with a pressing portion 13, and the front lid 12 is opened forward by pushing the pressing portion 13 from above. Further, a power button 14 for turning on / off the power of the tag label / magnetic sheet producing apparatus 1 is provided at one end of the front wall 10. A cutter driving button 16 is provided below the power button 14. The cutter driving button 16 is for driving a cutting mechanism 15 (see FIG. 3 described later) disposed in the apparatus main body 2 by an operator's manual operation. When the cutter driving button 16 is pressed, the tag label tape 109 with print or the magnetic tape 109M (see FIG. 4 to be described later) is cut to a desired length to produce the RFID label T or the magnetic sheet MS. It has become.

The opening / closing lid 3 is pivotally supported at the end of the apparatus main body 2 on the right back side in FIG. 2 and is always urged in the opening direction via an urging member such as a spring. Then, when the open / close button 4 disposed on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 2 so as to be adjacent to the open / close lid 3 is pressed, the lock between the open / close lid 3 and the apparatus main body 2 is released and opened by the action of the biasing member. Is done. An open / close sensor 90 (open / close detection means; see FIG. 7 described later) for detecting the open / close state of the open / close lid 3 is provided inside the open / close lid 3. As the open / close sensor 90, any one that performs mechanical detection such as a mechanical switch, a sensor that performs optical detection, a sensor that performs magnetic detection, or the like may be used. Further, a see-through window 5 covered with a transparent cover is provided at the center side portion of the opening / closing lid 3.

FIG. 3 shows the structure of the internal unit 20 incorporated in the tag label / magnetic sheet producing apparatus 1 (however, loop antennas LC1 and LC2 described later are omitted).

In FIG. 3, the internal unit 20 schematically includes a wireless tag cartridge 7 (preparation processing cartridge) capable of supplying a base tape 101 (tag tape) on which the wireless tag circuit element To is arranged, or a magnetic layer including a magnetic layer. A printing mechanism 21 having a cartridge holder 6 to which a magnetic cartridge 7M (preparation processing cartridge) capable of supplying a body tape 109M (bonding medium) can be selectively attached and detached, and a print head (thermal head) 23 as printing means. And a cutting mechanism 15 (cutting means) having a fixed blade 40 and a movable blade 41, and a half-cut unit 35 (half-half) which is located downstream of the fixed blade 40 and the movable blade 41 in the tape transport direction and has a half cutter 34. Cutting means).

On the upper surface of the RFID tag cartridge 7, for example, a tape specific display section 8 for displaying the tape width of the base tape 101 built in the cartridge 7, the color of the tape, and the like is provided. Similarly, on the upper surface of the magnetic cartridge 7M, for example, a tape specifying display portion 8M that displays the tape width, tape color, etc. of the magnetic tape 109M built in the cartridge 7M is provided. A roller holder 25 is pivotally supported on the cartridge holder 6 by a support shaft 29, and can be switched between a printing position (contact position, see FIG. 4 described later) and a release position (separation position) by a switching mechanism. It is said that. In the roller holder 25, a platen roller 26 and a pressure roller 28 are rotatably arranged. When the roller holder 25 is switched to the print position, the platen roller 26 and the pressure roller 28 are moved to the print head. 23 and the tape feed roller 27 are pressed against each other.

The print head 23 includes a large number of heat generating elements and is attached to a head attachment portion 24 provided upright on the cartridge holder 6.

The cutting mechanism 15 includes a fixed blade 40 and a movable blade 41 made of a metal member. The driving force of the cutter motor 43 (see FIG. 7 described later) is transmitted to the handle portion 46 of the movable blade 41 through the cutter helical gear 42, the boss 50, and the long hole 49, and the movable blade rotates. Perform cutting operation. This cutting state is detected by the micro switch 126 that is switched by the action of the cutter helical gear cam 42A.

In the half-cut unit 35, the cradle 38 and the half cutter 34 are arranged to face each other, and the first guide portion 36 and the second guide portion 37 are further formed on the side plate 44 (see FIG. 4 described later) by the guide fixing portion 36A. It is attached. The half cutter 34 is rotated by a driving force of a half cutter motor 129 (see FIG. 7 described later) around a predetermined rotation fulcrum (not shown). A receiving surface 38 </ b> B is formed at the end of the receiving table 38.

FIG. 4 shows the structure of the internal unit 20 shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, the cartridge holder 6 has a width of the tag label tape 109 with print or the magnetic tape 109M discharged from the tape discharge portion 30 of the wireless tag cartridge 7 or the magnetic cartridge 7M and further discharged from the label discharge port 11. The cartridges 7 and 7M are stored so that the direction of the direction is the vertical vertical direction.

Also, the internal unit 20 is provided with a label discharge mechanism 22 and loop antennas LC1 and LC2.

The loop antenna LC1 (label creating communication means) is an antenna used when creating the RFID label T, and includes a communicable area on the inner side of the housing 200, and the RFID circuit provided in the tag label tape 109 with print. Information is transmitted to and received from the element To (label forming RFID circuit element). On the other hand, the loop antenna LC2 (information acquisition communication means) is an antenna used when creating the magnetic sheet MS, and has a communicable area outside the housing 200 and is located outside the housing 200. Information is transmitted to and received from the element To (information acquisition RFID circuit element). Between the loop antenna LC1 and the loop antenna LC2, for example, a metal shield member 85 for interrupting the magnetic flux generated from the loop antennas LC1 and LC2 is provided.

The label discharge mechanism 22 is the tag label tape 109 with print after being cut by the cutting mechanism 15 (in other words, the RFID label T. The same applies hereinafter) or the magnetic tape 109M that has been cut (in other words, the magnetic sheet MS, the same applies hereinafter). Is discharged from the label discharge port 11 (see FIG. 2). That is, the label discharge mechanism 22 has a drive roller 51 that is rotated by a drive force of a tape discharge motor 65 (see FIG. 7 described later), and a tag label tape 109 or a magnetic tape 109M that has been printed on the drive roller 51. It has a pressing roller 52 facing it, and an identification mark PM (for example, a black identifier; see FIG. 5 described later) provided on the tag label tape 109 with print or a mark sensor 127 that detects the tip of the magnetic tape 109M. ing.

Inside the label discharge port 11, the first guide walls 55 and 56 and the second guide walls 63 and 64 for guiding the tag label tape 109 with print or the magnetic tape 109M to the label discharge port 11 and the loop antenna LC1 are provided. Is provided. The first guide walls 55 and 56 and the second guide walls 63 and 64 are integrally formed, and the tag label tape 109 with print (RFID tag label T) cut by the fixed blade 40 and the movable blade 41 is cut. At the discharge position of the magnetic tape 109M (magnetic sheet MS), they are arranged so as to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance.

The mark sensor 127 is a reflection type known photoelectric sensor including a light projector (not shown) made of a light emitting diode and a light receiver (not shown) made of a phototransistor, for example. Depending on whether the black identification mark PM provided on the tag label tape 109 with print is present between the projector and the light receiver, the control output from the light receiver is reversed. It can be detected. The first guide wall 56 is provided with a blackboard 57 at a position substantially facing the mark sensor 127 across the transport path of the tag label tape 109 with print or the magnetic tape 109M. As a result, the control output from the light receiver is inverted depending on whether or not the magnetic tape 109M exists between the projector and the light receiver of the mark sensor 127, whereby the tip of the magnetic tape 109M can be detected. It is like that. Here, the mark sensor 127 performs both detection of the identification mark PM of the tag label tape 109 with print and detection of the leading end of the magnetic tape 109M. However, the mark sensor 127 detects the leading end of the magnetic tape 109M. A dedicated sensor other than 127 may be provided.

Further, the tape feed roller drive shaft 108 (conveying means) and the ribbon take-up roller drive shaft 107 respectively provide a conveyance driving force for the tag label tape 109 with print (or magnetic tape 109M) and the ink ribbon 105 (described later). And are driven to rotate in conjunction with each other.

FIG. 5 schematically shows the detailed structure of the RFID tag cartridge 7.

In FIG. 5, the RFID tag cartridge 7 includes a housing 9 and a first roll 102 that is disposed in the housing 9 and is wound with a strip-shaped base tape 101 (actually a spiral shape, but is simplified in the figure. And a second roll 104 (actually a spiral shape) around which a transparent cover film 103 (printed tape) having the same width as the base tape 101 is wound is shown in FIG. A ribbon supply-side roll 211 that feeds out the ink ribbon 105 (thermal transfer ribbon, but not required when the print-receiving tape is a thermal tape), a ribbon take-up roller 106 that winds up the ribbon 105 after printing, And a tape feed roller 27 rotatably supported in the vicinity of the tape discharge portion 30 of the cartridge 7.

The tape feed roller 27 presses and bonds the base tape 101 and the cover film 103 to form the tag label tape 109 with print, and feeds the tape in the direction indicated by the arrow A in FIG. Also works).

The first roll 102 is wound around the reel member 102a with the base tape 101 in which a plurality of RFID tag circuit elements To are sequentially formed at predetermined equal intervals in the longitudinal direction. In this example, the base tape 101 has a four-layer structure (see a partially enlarged view in FIG. 5), from the side wound inside (right side in FIG. 5) to the opposite side (left side in FIG. 5), An adhesive layer 101a made of an appropriate adhesive, a colored base film 101b made of PET (polyethylene terephthalate), an adhesive layer 101c made of an appropriate adhesive, and a release paper 101d are laminated in this order.

On the back side (left side in FIG. 5) of the base film 101b, a tag antenna 152 configured in a loop coil shape and transmitting / receiving information is integrally provided in this example, and information is stored so as to be connected thereto. The IC circuit portion 151 is formed, and the RFID tag circuit element To is configured by these.

The adhesive layer 101a for later bonding the cover film 103 is formed on the front side (right side in FIG. 5) of the base film 101b, and the RFID circuit element is formed on the back side (left side in FIG. 5) of the base film 101b. The release paper 101d is bonded to the base film 101b by the adhesive layer 101c provided so as to enclose To.

The release paper 101d is one that can be adhered to the product or the like by the adhesive layer 101c when the RFID label T finally completed in a label shape is attached to a predetermined product or the like by peeling it off. It is. When the object to be attached is a metal object, as will be described later, since the magnetic sheet MS is interposed between the RFID label T and the metal object, the adhesive sheet 101c is wirelessly removed by peeling the release paper 101d. The tag label T can be bonded to the magnetic sheet MS. Further, on the surface of the release paper 101d, a transport control is provided at a predetermined position corresponding to each RFID circuit element To (in this example, a position further forward than the front end of the tag antenna 152 on the front side in the transport direction). A predetermined identification mark (in this example, a black identification mark, or a hole penetrating through the base tape 101 by laser processing or the like, or a Thomson-type processing hole) may be provided. ing.

The second roll 104 has the cover film 103 wound around a reel member 104a. The cover film 103 fed out from the second roll 104 is a ribbon driven by the ribbon supply side roll 211 and the ribbon take-up roller 106 disposed on the back side thereof (that is, the side to be bonded to the base tape 101). 105 is brought into contact with the back surface of the cover film 103 by being pressed by the print head 23.

The ribbon take-up roller 106 and the tape feed roller 27 are driven by a driving mechanism of a transport motor 119 (see FIG. 3 and FIG. 7 described later) provided outside the RFID tag cartridge 7, for example, via a gear mechanism (not shown). By being transmitted to the ribbon take-up roller drive shaft 107 and the tape feed roller drive shaft 108, they are rotationally driven in conjunction with each other. The print head 23 is disposed upstream of the tape feed roller 27 in the transport direction of the cover film 103.

In the above configuration, the base tape 101 fed out from the first roll 102 is supplied to the tape feed roller 27. On the other hand, the ink ribbon 105 is pressed by the print head 23 and brought into contact with the back surface of the cover film 103 fed out from the second roll 104 as described above.

When the RFID tag cartridge 7 is mounted on the cartridge holder 6 and the roll holder 25 is moved from the release position to the print position, the cover film 103 and the ink ribbon 105 are placed between the print head 23 and the platen roller 26. While being pinched, the base tape 101 and the cover film 103 are pinched between the tape feeding roller 27 and the pressure roller 28. The ribbon take-up roller 106 and the tape feed roller 27 are rotationally driven in synchronization with directions indicated by arrows B and C in FIG. At this time, the tape feed roller drive shaft 108, the pressure roller 28 and the platen roller 26 are connected by a gear mechanism (not shown), and the tape feed roller 27, The pressure roller 28 and the platen roller 26 rotate, the base tape 101 is fed out from the first roll 102, and is supplied to the tape feed roller 27 as described above. On the other hand, the cover film 103 is fed out from the second roll 104, and a plurality of heating elements of the print head 23 are energized by the print drive circuit 120 (see FIG. 7 described later). As a result, a print R (see FIG. 9 described later) corresponding to the RFID circuit element To on the base tape 101 to be bonded is printed on the back surface of the cover film 103. The base tape 101 and the cover film 103 on which the printing has been completed are bonded and integrated by the tape feeding roller 27 and the pressure roller 28 to form a tag label tape 109 with print, and the tape discharge unit 30 ( (See FIG. 4). The ink ribbon 105 that has finished printing on the cover film 103 is taken up by the ribbon take-up roller 106 by driving the ribbon take-up roller drive shaft 107.

Further, the housing 9 of the RFID tag cartridge 7 has a detected portion 190 (for example, an identifier such as an uneven shape), and a cartridge sensor 81 (at a position corresponding to the detected portion 190 of the cartridge holder 6). Cartridge detection means) is provided. The cartridge sensor 81 detects the mounting state of the cartridges 7 and 7M and also detects cartridge information regarding the type of cartridge, and the detection signal of the cartridge sensor 81 is input to the control circuit 110 (see FIG. 7 described later). As a result, the control circuit 110 can acquire the presence or absence of the cartridges 7 and 7M and the cartridge information. The cartridge information includes the cartridge type indicating whether the wireless tag cartridge 7 having the base tape 101 or the magnetic cartridge 7M having the magnetic tape 109M, the base tape 101, the tape width of the magnetic tape 109M, and the wireless tag. In the case of the cartridge 7, information such as the tape type of the so-called laminate type to which the base tape 101 attaches the cover film 103 or other types, and the arrangement interval of the RFID circuit elements To in the base tape 101 is provided. included.

In addition, as the cartridge sensor 81, a sensor that performs mechanical detection such as a mechanical switch, a sensor that performs optical detection, a sensor that performs magnetic detection, or the like may be used. The wireless tag information may be read via wireless communication from a cartridge wireless tag circuit element provided in the housing 9 of the tag cartridge 7.

Then, information is read or written to the RFID circuit element To by the loop antenna LC1 with respect to the tag label tape 109 with print generated by being bonded as described above, either automatically or after the cutter driving button 16 By operating (see FIG. 2), the tag label tape 109 with print is cut by the cutting mechanism 15, and the RFID label T is generated. Thereafter, the RFID label T is further discharged from the label discharge port 11 (see FIGS. 2 and 4) by the label discharge mechanism 22.

FIG. 6 shows the detailed structure of the magnetic cartridge 7M. Components equivalent to those in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted as appropriate.

In FIG. 6, a magnetic cartridge 7M includes a housing 9M, a first roll 102M around which a magnetic tape 109M disposed in the housing 9M is wound, and the magnetic tape 109M outside the magnetic cartridge 7M. And a tape feed roller 27M that feeds the tape in the direction.

The first roll 102M has the magnetic tape 109M including a magnetic layer wound around a reel member 102Ma. The magnetic tape 109M wound around the first roll 102M has a three-layer structure in this example (see a partially enlarged view in FIG. 6), and the opposite side (on the right side in FIG. 6) from the side wound on the outside (right side in FIG. 6). The left side in FIG. 6 is laminated in the order of a magnetic layer 109Ma made of a magnetic material, an adhesive layer 109Mb (adhesive layer for attachment) made of an appropriate adhesive, and a release paper 109Mc (release material layer). It is configured. The release paper 109Mc is adhered to the magnetic layer 109Ma by an adhesive layer 109Mb.

The release paper 109Mc is formed by bonding the RFID label T (more precisely, a main body label portion Tx that is a substantial attachment portion of the RFID tag label T; see FIG. 9 and the like described later) and the magnetic sheet MS. When the RFID label TMS with magnetic material sheet finally completed in a label shape is affixed to a metal object or the like, it can be adhered to the metal object or the like by the adhesive layer 109Mb by peeling it off.

When the magnetic cartridge 7M is mounted on the cartridge holder 6 and the roller holder 25 (not shown in FIG. 6) is moved from the separation position to the contact position, the magnetic tape 109M is narrowed between the print head 23 and the platen roller 26. At the same time, it is held between the tape feed roller 27M and the pressure roller 28. Then, the tape feed roller 27M, the pressure roller 28, and the platen roller 26 rotate in synchronization, and the magnetic tape 109M is fed out from the first roll 102M.

The fed magnetic tape 109M is supplied to the print head 23 on the downstream side in the transport direction. However, when the magnetic cartridge 7M is attached to the cartridge holder 6, the print head 23 is not energized, Printing is not performed (details will be described later). Thereafter, the magnetic tape 109M is carried out of the magnetic cartridge 7M by the conveyance of the tape feed roller 27M driven via the tape feed roller drive shaft 108, and the magnetic layer 109Ma of the magnetic tape 109M is cut by the cutting mechanism 15. The adhesive layer 109Mb and the release paper 109Mc are all cut and the magnetic sheet MS having a predetermined length is generated.

Since the magnetic cartridge 7M does not use the ink ribbon 105, unlike the RFID tag cartridge 7 described above, the ribbon take-up roller 106 and the like are not provided, and the ribbon take-up roller of the tag label / magnetic sheet producing apparatus 1 is not provided. The drive shaft 107 is idled.

FIG. 7 shows a control system of the tag label / magnetic sheet producing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment. In FIG. 7, a control circuit 110 is arranged on a control board (not shown) of the tag label / magnetic sheet producing apparatus 1.

The control circuit 110 is provided with a CPU 111 for controlling each device, an input / output interface 113 connected to the CPU 111 via a data bus 112, a CGROM 114, ROMs 115 and 116, and a RAM 117.

The ROM 116 reads the print buffer data in response to the operation input signal from the PC 118 and prints a print drive control program for driving the print head 23, the transport motor 119, and the tape discharge motor 65. A cutting drive control program for driving the tag label tape 109 or the magnetic tape 109M by driving the transport motor 119 to the cutting position and driving the cutter motor 43 to cut the tag label tape 109 or the magnetic tape 109M with print. The cut tag label tape 109 with print (= RF tag label T) or the cut magnetic tape 109M (= magnetic sheet MS) is forcibly discharged from the label discharge port 11 by driving the tape discharge motor 65. For tape ejection program, RFID circuit element To A transmission program that generates access information such as an inquiry signal and a write signal and outputs the access information to a transmission circuit 306 (described later), a reception program that processes a response signal input from a reception circuit 307 (described later), and other tag labels / magnetic materials Various programs necessary for control of the sheet creating apparatus 1 are stored. The CPU 111 performs various calculations based on various programs stored in the ROM 116.

The RAM 117 is provided with a text memory 117A, a print buffer 117B, a parameter storage area 117E, and the like. The text memory 117A stores document data input from the PC 118. In the print buffer 117B, a dot pattern for printing such as a plurality of characters and symbols, the number of applied pulses that is the amount of energy for forming each dot, and the like are stored as dot pattern data. The print head 23 is stored in the print buffer 117B. Dot printing is performed according to the existing dot pattern data. The parameter storage area 117E stores various calculation data, tag identification information (tag ID) of the RFID circuit element To from which information is read (acquired), and the like.

The input / output interface 113 includes a PC 118, the print drive circuit 120 for driving the print head 23, a transport motor drive circuit 121 for driving the transport motor 119, and a cutter motor 43. Via the cutter motor drive circuit 122, the half cutter motor drive circuit 128 for driving the half cutter motor 129, the tape discharge motor drive circuit 123 for driving the tape discharge motor 65, and the loop antennas LC1 and LC2 A transmission circuit 306 that generates a carrier wave for accessing (reading / writing) the RFID circuit element To and modulates the carrier wave based on a control signal input from the control circuit 110 and outputs a query wave. From the RFID circuit element To, the loop antenna LC1, The receiving circuit 307 that demodulates the response wave (response signal) received via C2 and outputs the demodulated signal to the control circuit 110, the mark sensor 127 that detects the identification mark PM, and the RFID tag cartridge 7 or magnetic body The cartridge sensor 81 for detecting the mounting state of the cartridge 7M and the opening / closing sensor 90 for detecting the opening / closing state of the opening / closing lid 3 are connected.

The transmission circuit 306 and the reception circuit 307 are connected to the loop antennas LC1 and LC2 via the antenna duplexer 240 and the switching circuit 86. The switching circuit 86 switches the antenna duplexer 240 to be connected to the loop antenna LC1 or the loop antenna LC2 based on the control signal from the control circuit 110. Specifically, when the RFID label T is created, the control circuit 110 connects the antenna duplexer 240 and the loop antenna LC1 to the RFID circuit element To outside the apparatus when creating the magnetic sheet MS. When information transmission / reception is performed (that is, when the reader function is used), the switching circuit 86 is controlled so that the antenna duplexer 240 and the loop antenna LC2 are connected.

In such a control system having the control circuit 110 as the core, when character data or the like is input via the PC 118, the text (document data) is sequentially stored in the text memory 117A, and the print head 23 is driven by the drive circuit. 120, each of the heat generating elements is selectively driven to generate heat corresponding to the print dots for one line, and the dot pattern data stored in the print buffer 117B is printed, and in synchronization with this, for carrying The motor 119 performs tape transport control via the drive circuit 121. In addition, the transmission circuit 306 performs carrier wave modulation control based on the control signal from the control circuit 110 and outputs an interrogation wave, and the reception circuit 307 processes the demodulated signal based on the control signal from the control circuit 110.

FIG. 8 shows a functional configuration of the RFID circuit element To. In addition, the arrow shown in a figure shows an example of the flow of a signal, and does not limit the flow direction of a signal.

In FIG. 8, the RFID circuit element To includes the tag antenna 152 that transmits and receives signals without contact with the loop antennas LC <b> 1 and LC <b> 2 of the tag label / magnetic sheet producing apparatus 1 by wireless communication or electromagnetic induction, and the tag antenna. IC circuit unit 151 connected to 152.

The IC circuit unit 151 includes a rectification unit 153 that rectifies the interrogation wave received by the tag antenna 152, a power supply unit 154 that accumulates the energy of the interrogation wave rectified by the rectification unit 153, and serves as a drive power source. A clock extraction unit 156 that extracts a clock signal from the interrogation wave received by the tag antenna 152 and supplies the clock signal to the control unit 155, a memory unit 157 that can store a predetermined information signal, and a modulation / demodulation connected to the tag antenna 152 And a controller 155 for controlling the operation of the RFID circuit element To via the rectifier 153, the clock extractor 156, the modem 158, and the like.

The modulation / demodulation unit 158 demodulates the interrogation wave received from the tag antenna 152 from the loop antennas LC1 and LC2 of the tag label / magnetic sheet creation apparatus 1, and modulates the return signal from the control unit 155, A response wave is transmitted from the tag antenna 152.

The clock extraction unit 156 extracts a clock component from the received signal, and supplies a clock corresponding to the frequency of the clock component to the control unit 155.

The control unit 155 interprets the received signal demodulated by the modem unit 158, generates a reply signal based on the information signal stored in the memory unit 157, and sends the reply signal to the tag antenna by the modem unit 158. Basic control such as control returned from 152 is executed.

As described above, the tag label / magnetic sheet producing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment produces the tag label tape 109 with print using the base tape 101 in the apparatus, as described above, and the loop antenna. Information is transmitted / received to / from the RFID tag circuit element To of the tag label tape 109 with print by LC1, and a RFID label T is created, a magnetic sheet MS is created using the magnetic tape 109M, and further, a loop antenna LC2 is used. The basic capability of transmitting / receiving information to / from the RFID tag circuit element To located outside the apparatus and acquiring information stored in the information acquisition RFID circuit element To is provided.

In the present invention, when the magnetic sheet MS is created, information is transmitted to and received from the RFID tag circuit element To for information acquisition on the RFID label T outside the apparatus, and the RFID label stored in the RFID circuit element To for information acquisition is stored. The size information of T is acquired, and based on the acquired size information of the RFID label T, the magnetic sheet MS is created so that the size of the magnetic sheet MS becomes a size corresponding to the size of the RFID label T. It is a big feature. In the present embodiment, the RFID label T provided with the information acquisition RFID circuit element To is shown as being used in the tag label / magnetic material sheet producing apparatus 1, but is produced by another tag label producing apparatus. A wireless tag label may be used.

FIG. 9 shows an example of the external appearance of the RFID label T and the magnetic sheet MS created by the tag label / magnetic sheet creating apparatus 1. FIG. 10 shows a cross section of the RFID label T and the magnetic sheet MS.

9 and 10, the RFID label T has a five-layer structure in which the cover film 103 is added to the four-layer structure shown in FIG. 5 as described above, and the cover film 103 side (upper side in FIG. 10). Further toward the opposite side (lower side in FIG. 10), the cover film 103, the adhesive layer 101a, the base film 101b, the adhesive layer 101c, and the release paper 101d are configured in five layers in this order. As described above, the RFID circuit element To including the IC circuit unit 151 and the tag antenna 152 is provided on the back side of the base film 101b, and the information stored in the RFID tag circuit element To corresponds to the back surface of the cover film 103. The label print R (in this example, “RF-ID” characters indicating the type of the RFID label T) is printed.

The front half-cut line HC is formed in the cover film 103, the adhesive layer 101a, the base film 101b, and the adhesive layer 101c by the half cutter 34 substantially along the tape width direction. In the cover film 103, a region on the rear end side (right side in FIG. 9) of the front half-cut line HC in the tape longitudinal direction is a print region S on which the label print R is printed. The front side of the tape in the longitudinal direction (left side in FIG. 9) is the front margin area S1. Note that the RFID label T can be configured not only to include the front margin area S1 on the front end side of the print area S but also to include the rear margin area on the rear end side of the print area S.

The RFID label T is a portion (excluding the cover film 103, the adhesive layer 101a, the base film 101b, and the adhesive layer 101c on the print area S side) excluding the release paper 101d on the print area S side of the front half-cut line HC. The main body label portion Tx which is a layer portion) and the non-use label portion Ty which is the other portion (5 layers on the front margin region S1 side of the half-cut line HC + one layer portion of the release paper 101d on the printing region S side) And have. The main body label portion Tx becomes a substantial pasting portion, and is pasted on the pasting object through the adhesive layer 101c. When the object is a metal object or the like, the main body label portion Tx is attached to the magnetic material layer 109Ma side of the magnetic material sheet MS via the adhesive layer 101c, and the main body label portion Tx and the magnetic material sheet MS are connected. The integrally formed RFID label TMS with magnetic sheet is attached to an object to be attached such as a metal object via the adhesive layer 109Mb on the magnetic sheet MS side (see FIG. 18 described later). ).

The magnetic sheet MS has a three-layer structure as described above, and the magnetic layer extends from the attachment side (upper side in FIG. 10) to the RFID label T toward the opposite side (lower side in FIG. 10). 109Ma, an adhesive layer 109Mb, and a release paper 109Mc are formed in this order (three layers are shown). The longitudinal dimension Lm and the width dimension Wm of the magnetic sheet MS are the longitudinal dimension of the main body label portion Tx that is a substantial attachment portion of the RFID label T (in other words, the longitudinal dimension of the print region S) Lt. The width direction dimension Wt is substantially the same. That is, the size of the magnetic sheet MS is formed substantially the same as the size of the main body label portion Tx of the RFID label T. The size of the magnetic sheet MS is obtained by controlling based on the dimension information of the RFID label T acquired from the RFID circuit element To of the RFID label T when the magnetic sheet MS is created.

FIG. 11 shows a control procedure performed by the control circuit 110 of the tag label / magnetic sheet producing apparatus 1 when producing the tag label. The flow of FIG. 11 is executed when the tag label / magnetic sheet producing apparatus 1 is turned on, for example.

First, in step S10, the control circuit 110 determines whether or not a label creation instruction signal is input from the PC 118. The label creation instruction signal input from the PC 118 includes the print data of the RFID label T, the print length, the label length (the length of the main body label portion Tx and the unused label portion Ty), the label size such as the label width, and the wireless Various information such as communication data with the tag circuit element To (write data such as tag ID and label size) is included. Various types of information can be input and operated by the operator at the PC 118. After the input, the operator performs, for example, a “print” operation on the PC 118, so that the PC 118 can input the tag label / magnetic sheet creating apparatus 1. A label production instruction signal is output. This step is repeated until the label creation instruction signal is input, and when it is input, the process proceeds to the next step S15.

In step S15, the control circuit 110 determines whether or not a cartridge is mounted in the cartridge holder 6 based on the detection signal from the cartridge sensor 81. This step is repeated until a cartridge is mounted in the cartridge holder 6. If a cartridge is mounted, the process proceeds to the next step S20.

In step S20, the control circuit 110 acquires cartridge information related to the mounted cartridge based on the detection signal from the cartridge sensor 81. As described above, in this cartridge information, the cartridge type (the RFID tag cartridge 7 having the base tape 101 or the magnetic cartridge 7M having the magnetic tape 109M), the tape width, the tape type (the cover film 103 is pasted) In the case of the RFID tag cartridge 7, information such as the arrangement interval of the RFID circuit elements To in the base tape 101 is included.

In the next step S25, the control circuit 110 determines whether the cartridge attached to the cartridge holder 6 is the wireless tag cartridge 7 based on the acquired cartridge information. If it is the wireless tag cartridge 7, the process proceeds to step S27, a control signal is output to the switching circuit 86, the connection with the antenna duplexer 240 is switched to the information acquisition loop antenna LC2, and then the process proceeds to step S100. Then, a tag label creation process for creating the RFID label T is performed. Thereafter, this flow is terminated. On the other hand, if it is the magnetic cartridge 7M, the process proceeds to step S30, and the control circuit 110 outputs a mounting instruction signal for the wireless tag cartridge 7 to the PC 118 and instructs the mounting of the wireless tag cartridge 7 on the display screen of the PC 118. To display the installation instruction. Then, the process returns to Step S15, and Steps S15 and after are repeated until the RFID tag cartridge 7 is mounted.

With the above control, when the operator inputs various information necessary for tag label creation and performs a “print” operation on the PC 118, the RFID tag cartridge 7 mounted on the cartridge holder 6 in the tag label / magnetic sheet creation apparatus 1. The RFID label T is automatically generated using the above-mentioned flowchart. Note that the above flowchart is not intended to limit the present invention to the procedure shown in the above flow, and that the procedure can be added without departing from the spirit and technical idea of the invention. It may be deleted or changed.

FIG. 12 shows the detailed procedure of the tag label creation process in step S100.

First, in step S105, the control circuit 110, based on various information included in the label production instruction signal from the PC 118, print data and print length of the RFID label T, and communication data (tag ID, label) with the RFID circuit element To. (Write data such as dimensions) and processing for setting the front half-cut position and full-cut position, and the like.

Next, in step S110, when performing communication from the loop antenna LC1 to the RFID circuit element To in step S110, the control circuit 110 performs communication retry (retry) when there is no response from the RFID circuit element To (access). Variables M and N for counting the number of trials are initialized to 0 (see FIG. 14 described later).

Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S115, where the control circuit 110 outputs a control signal to the conveying motor driving circuit 121, and rotationally drives the tape feeding roller 27 and the ribbon take-up roller 106 by the driving force of the conveying motor 119. Further, a control signal is output to the tape discharge motor 65 via the tape discharge motor drive circuit 123 to drive the drive roller 51 to rotate. Accordingly, the base tape 101 is fed out from the first roll 102 and supplied to the tape feed roller 27, and the cover film 103 is fed out from the second roll 104. The base tape 101 and the cover film 103 are A tag label tape 109 with print is formed by being bonded and integrated by the tape feeding roller 27 and the pressure roller 28 and conveyed.

Thereafter, in step S120, the control circuit 110 determines whether the identification mark PM of the base tape 101 is detected based on the input detection signal of the mark sensor 127 (in other words, the cover film 103 starts printing by the print head 23). Whether or not the position has been reached). This step is repeated until the identification mark PM is detected. If the identification mark PM is detected, the determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S125.

In step S125, the control circuit 110 outputs a control signal to the print drive circuit 120, energizes the print head 23, and is arranged in the print region S (= the base tape 101 at regular intervals at a predetermined pitch) in the cover film 103. The label print R such as characters, symbols, barcodes, etc. corresponding to the print data generated in step S105 is printed on the area to be bonded to the back surface of the RFID circuit element To which has been made (see FIG. 9). Start.

Thereafter, in step S130, the control circuit 110 determines whether the printed tag label tape 109 has been transported to the previous half-cut position set in the previous step S105 (in other words, the half-cutter 34 of the half-cut unit 35 is moved to the front half-cut line). Whether or not the tag label tape 109 with print has reached the position facing the HC). The determination at this time may be performed, for example, by detecting the transport distance after detecting the identification mark PM of the base tape 101 in step S120 (driving motor 119, which is a pulse motor). For example, the number of pulses output from the conveyance motor drive circuit 121 is counted). This step is repeated until the tag label tape 109 with print reaches the front half-cut position. When the tag label tape 109 with print reaches the front half-cut position, the determination at step S130 is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next step S135.

In step S135, the control circuit 110 outputs a control signal to the transport motor drive circuit 121 and the tape discharge motor drive circuit 123, stops driving the transport motor 119 and the tape discharge motor 65, and supplies the tape feed roller 27, The rotation of the ribbon take-up roller 106 and the driving roller 51 is stopped. As a result, the half-cutter 34 of the half-cut unit 35 faces the front half-cut line HC set in step S105 in the process in which the tag label tape 109 with print fed out from the RFID tag cartridge 7 moves in the discharge direction. Thus, the feeding of the base tape 101 from the first roll 102, the feeding of the cover film 103 from the second roll 104, and the conveyance of the tag label tape 109 with print are stopped. At this time, a control signal is also output to the print drive circuit 120, the energization of the print head 23 is stopped, and printing of the label print R is stopped (print interruption).

Thereafter, in step S140, the control circuit 110 outputs a control signal to the half cutter motor drive circuit 128 to drive the half cutter motor 129 and rotate the half cutter 34 to cover the cover film of the tag label tape 109 with print. 103, a pre-half cut process is performed in which the adhesive layer 101a, the base film 101b, and the adhesive layer 101c are cut to form a pre-half cut line HC.

Then, the process proceeds to step S145, and the control circuit 110 resumes the conveyance of the tag label tape 109 with print by rotating the tape feeding roller 27, the ribbon take-up roller 106, and the driving roller 51 in the same manner as in step S115. In the same manner as in step S125, the print head 23 is energized to resume the printing of the label print R.

In the next step S300, the control circuit 110 performs tag access processing. That is, when the RFID tag circuit element To is conveyed to the communication position (the position where the RFID tag circuit element To faces the loop antenna LC1), the conveyance and printing are stopped, information is transmitted and received, and then the conveyance and printing are resumed to perform printing. Is completed (see FIG. 13 described later).

When step S300 is completed as described above, the process proceeds to step S155 (note that at this time, the transport of the tag label tape 109 with print has been resumed in step S300). In step S155, the control circuit 110 determines whether or not the printed tag label tape 109 has been transported to the full cut position (in other words, the movable blade 41 of the cutting mechanism 15 has been printed to a position directly opposite the full cut position set in step S105). It is determined whether the tag label tape 109 has arrived. The determination at this time may be performed in the same manner as described above, for example, by detecting the transport distance after detecting the identification mark PM of the base tape 101 in the above-described step S120 by a predetermined known method (a transport motor that is a pulse motor). The number of pulses output from the conveyance motor drive circuit 121 that drives 119 is counted). The determination is not satisfied until the full cut position is reached, and this procedure is repeated. When the full cut position is reached, the determination is satisfied, and the process proceeds to the next step S160.

In step S160, the control circuit 110 stops the rotation of the tape feeding roller 27, the ribbon take-up roller 106, and the driving roller 51 in the same manner as in step S135, and stops the transport of the tag label tape 109 with print. Thereby, the base tape 101 is fed from the first roll 102 and the cover film 103 is fed from the second roll 104 with the movable blade 41 of the cutting mechanism 15 facing the full cut position set in step S105. , And the transport of the tag label tape 109 with print is stopped.

After that, in step S165, the control circuit 110 outputs a control signal to the cutter motor drive circuit 122 to drive the cutter motor 43, and rotates the movable blade 41 of the cutting mechanism 15, so that the tag label tape 109 with print is printed. A full cut process for cutting (separating) all of the cover film 103, the adhesive layer 101a, the base film 101b, the adhesive layer 101c, and the release paper 101d is performed. A label-like RFID tag T that is separated from the printed tag label tape 109 by the cutting mechanism 15 and has predetermined RFID tag information written on the RFID circuit element To and corresponding printing is performed. Generated.

Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S170, and the control circuit 110 outputs a control signal to the tape discharge motor drive circuit 123, restarts the drive of the tape discharge motor 65, and rotates the drive roller 51. As a result, the transport by the driving roller 51 is resumed, and the RFID label T generated in the label shape in step S165 is transported toward the label discharge port 11 and discharged from the label discharge port 11 to the outside of the apparatus. Exit.

Note that the above flow does not limit the present invention to the procedure shown in the above flow, and the procedure may be added / deleted or the order may be changed without departing from the spirit and technical idea of the invention.

FIG. 13 shows the detailed procedure of the tag access process in step S300 described above.

First, in step S310, the control circuit 110 determines whether or not the tag label tape 109 with print has been transported to the communication position of the RFID circuit element To (the position where the RFID circuit element To faces the loop antenna LC1). Similarly to step S130 of FIG. 12 described above, this determination also determines whether or not the transport distance after detecting the identification mark PM of the base tape 101 in step S120 has reached the communication position (transport amount). It detects by the well-known method of. This step is repeated until the printed tag label tape 109 reaches the communication position. When the printed tag label tape 109 reaches the communication position, the determination in step S310 is satisfied, and the routine proceeds to the next step S320.

In step S320, the control circuit 110 stops the rotation of the tape feeding roller 27, the ribbon take-up roller 106, and the driving roller 51 in the same manner as in step S135, and the loop antenna LC1 is substantially aligned with the RFID circuit element To. In this state, the transport of the tag label tape 109 with print stops. Further, the energization of the print head 23 is stopped, and the printing of the label print R is stopped (interrupted).

Subsequently, in step S400, the control circuit 110 transmits / receives information by wireless communication between the loop antenna LC1 and the RFID circuit element To, and the above-described IC circuit unit 151 of the RFID circuit element To is shown in FIG. Information transmission / reception processing (refer to FIG. 14 described later for details) for writing the information created in step S105 is performed.

In the next step S340, the control circuit 110 resumes the conveyance of the tag label tape 109 with print by rotating the tape feeding roller 27, the ribbon take-up roller 106, and the driving roller 51 in the same manner as in step S145 of FIG. At the same time, the print head 23 is energized to resume the printing of the label print R.

Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S350, and the control circuit 110 determines whether or not the tag label tape 109 with print has been transported to the aforementioned print end position (calculated in step S105 in FIG. 12). The determination at this time may also be performed by a predetermined known method, for example, after the detection of the identification mark PM in step S120, as described above. The determination is not satisfied until the print end position is reached, and this procedure is repeated. When the print end position is reached, the determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S360.

In step S360, as in step S135 in FIG. 12, the energization of the print head 23 is stopped, and the printing of the label print R is stopped. Thereby, the printing of the label print R on the print region S is completed. This routine is completed as described above.

In the above, step S400 constitutes dimension information writing means for writing the dimension information of the RFID label into the IC circuit portion of the RFID tag circuit element for label creation via the label creation communication means described in the claims.

Note that the above flow does not limit the present invention to the procedure shown in the above flow, and the procedure may be added / deleted or the order may be changed without departing from the spirit and technical idea of the invention.

FIG. 14 shows a detailed procedure of the information transmission / reception process in step S400 described above. This flow shows a case where the RFID tag T is created by transmitting RFID tag information to the RFID circuit element To and writing to the IC circuit unit 151.

In FIG. 14, first, in step S405, the control circuit 110 outputs a control signal to the transmission circuit 306, and obtains an inquiry signal (in this example, a tag ID read command) for acquiring ID information stored in the RFID circuit element To. As a signal), the interrogation wave subjected to predetermined modulation is transmitted to the RFID tag circuit element To to be written through the loop antenna LC1. Thereby, the memory unit 157 of the RFID circuit element To is initialized.

Thereafter, in step S415, the control circuit 110 receives the reply signal (including the tag ID) transmitted from the RFID tag circuit element To as a write target in response to the tag ID read command signal via the loop antenna LC1. The data is taken in via the receiving circuit 307.

Next, in step S420, the control circuit 110 determines whether or not the tag ID of the RFID circuit element To has been normally read based on the received reply signal.

If the determination is not satisfied, the process moves to step S425, 1 is added to M, and it is further determined whether M has reached 5 in step S430. If M is less than 5, the determination is not satisfied and the routine returns to step S405 and the same procedure is repeated. If M has reached 5, the process proceeds to step S437, and the control circuit 110 outputs an error display signal to the PC 118, causes the corresponding writing failure (error) display to be performed, and ends this routine. In this way, even if initialization is not successful, retry is performed up to five times.

On the other hand, if the determination in step S420 is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S440, and the control circuit 110 outputs a control signal to the transmission circuit 306, specifies the tag ID read in step S415, and sets the desired tag as desired. Is transmitted to the RFID circuit element To which information is to be written via the loop antenna LC1 as a signal for writing the data in the memory unit 157 (Write command signal in this example) to write the information. .

Thereafter, in step S445, the control circuit 110 outputs a control signal to the transmission circuit 306, designates the tag ID read in step S415, and reads out the data recorded in the memory unit 157 of the corresponding tag (this example) Then, the interrogation wave which has been modulated as a Read command signal) is transmitted to the RFID circuit element To as the information writing target via the loop antenna LC1 to prompt a reply. Thereafter, in step S450, the control circuit 110 receives the reply signal transmitted from the RFID tag circuit element To as the write target in response to the Read command signal via the loop antenna LC1 and takes it in via the reception circuit 307.

Next, in step S455, the control circuit 110 confirms information stored in the memory unit 157 of the RFID circuit element To based on the received reply signal, and a known error detection code (CRC code; Cyclic). Using the Redundancy Check or the like, it is determined whether or not the predetermined information that has been transmitted is normally stored in the memory unit 157.

If the determination is not satisfied, the process moves to step S460, 1 is added to N, and it is further determined whether N has reached 5 in step S465. If N is less than 5, the determination is not satisfied and the routine returns to step S440 and the same procedure is repeated. When N reaches 5, the process proceeds to step S437 described above, and the control circuit 110 outputs an error display signal to the PC 118 to display a corresponding writing failure (error), and ends this routine. In this way, even if information writing is not successful, retry is performed up to five times.

When the determination in step S455 is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S470, and the control circuit 110 outputs a control signal to the transmission circuit 306, specifies the tag ID read in step S415, and stores it in the memory unit 157 of the corresponding tag. The interrogation wave having been subjected to predetermined modulation as a signal for prohibiting overwriting of the recorded data (in this example, a lock command signal) is transmitted to the RFID circuit element To which information is to be written via the loop antenna LC1, and the RFID tag Writing new information to the circuit element To is prohibited. Thereby, the writing of the RFID tag information (tag ID, label dimension information) to the RFID tag circuit element To to be written is completed.

Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S480, in which the control circuit 110 prints the information written in the RFID circuit element To in step S440 and the label print R that has already been printed in the print area S by the print head 23 corresponding to this information. The combination with the information is output via the communication line NW and stored in the information server IS or the route server RS. This stored data is stored and held in the database of each server IS, RS, for example, so that it can be referred to from the PC 118 as necessary. This routine is completed as described above.

Note that the above flow does not limit the present invention to the procedure shown in the above flow, and the procedure may be added / deleted or the order may be changed without departing from the spirit and technical idea of the invention.

Further, the case has been described above in which the RFID tag information is transmitted to the RFID circuit element To and written to the IC circuit unit 151 to create the RFID label T. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and predetermined RFID tag information is previously provided. In some cases, the RFID tag T is created by reading the RFID tag information from the read-only RFID circuit element To in which the (tag ID) is stored and held so as not to be rewritten, and performing printing corresponding thereto.

In this case, step S440 to step S470 in FIG. 14 may be omitted, and the tag ID may be acquired based on the reply signal in step S415. After that, in step S480, if the combination of the read tag ID and the corresponding label dimension information is saved, the information server IS is based on the tag ID acquired via the loop antenna LC2 when the magnetic sheet described later is created. It is possible to acquire the label dimension information by searching for and the like.

FIG. 15 shows a control procedure performed by the control circuit 110 of the tag label / magnetic material sheet producing apparatus 1 when producing the magnetic material sheet. This flow is executed, for example, when the tag label / magnetic sheet producing apparatus 1 is turned on.

First, in step S205, the control circuit 110 determines whether or not a magnetic sheet creation instruction signal (start instruction signal) has been input from the PC 118 (magnetic sheet editing apparatus). The magnetic sheet creation instruction information is input and operated by the operator on the PC 118. After the input, the operator performs, for example, a “create” operation on the PC 118. A magnetic sheet creation instruction signal is output to the creation device 1. This step is repeated until the magnetic sheet creation instruction signal is input, and when it is input, the process proceeds to the next step S210.

In step S210, the control circuit 110 determines whether or not a cartridge is mounted in the cartridge holder 6 based on the detection signal from the cartridge sensor 81. This step is repeated until a cartridge is mounted in the cartridge holder 6. If a cartridge is mounted, the process proceeds to the next step S215.

In step S215, the control circuit 110 acquires cartridge information related to the mounted cartridge based on the detection signal from the cartridge sensor 81.

In the next step S220, the control circuit 110 determines whether the cartridge attached to the cartridge holder 6 is the magnetic cartridge 7M based on the acquired cartridge information. In the case of the magnetic cartridge 7M, a control signal is output to the switching circuit 86 in step S230, and the connection with the antenna duplexer 240 is switched to the information acquisition loop antenna LC2. As a result, when the operator performs an operation such as holding the RFID label T from the outside of the device to the loop antenna LC2 of the tag label / magnetic material sheet producing device 1, for example, the RFID tag circuit of the RFID label T via the loop antenna LC2 Information can be transmitted / received to / from the element To. After switching the connection with the antenna duplexer 240 to the antenna LC2, the control circuit 110 proceeds to the next step S235. On the other hand, if it is the wireless tag cartridge 7 in step S220, the process proceeds to step S225, and the control circuit 110 outputs a mounting instruction signal for instructing mounting of the magnetic cartridge 7M to the PC 118, and the display screen of the PC 118 is displayed. Causes the magnetic cartridge 7M to be mounted. Then, returning to step S210, steps S210 to S225 are repeated until the magnetic cartridge 7M is mounted.

In step S235, the control circuit 110 outputs a control signal to the transmission circuit 306, and performs predetermined modulation as an inquiry signal for acquiring information stored in the memory unit 157 of the IC circuit unit 151 of the RFID circuit element To. The interrogated wave is transmitted to the RFID circuit element To via the loop antenna LC2. Then, a reply signal returned from the RFID circuit element To in response to the inquiry signal is received via the loop antenna LC2 and taken in via the receiving circuit 307. In the next step S240, label dimension information in the information stored in the RFID circuit element To is acquired based on the received reply signal.

In the next step S245, the control circuit 110 measures the tape width direction dimension included in the label dimension information of the RFID label T acquired in step S240 and the tape of the magnetic tape 109M included in the cartridge information acquired in step S215. Judge conformity with width dimension. If the width dimension of the RFID label T and the width direction dimension of the magnetic tape 109M coincide with each other, the process proceeds to step S500, and a magnetic sheet creation process for creating the magnetic sheet MS is performed (detailed procedures are described later). 16). Thereafter, this flow is terminated. On the other hand, if the width dimension of the RFID label T does not match the width direction dimension of the magnetic tape 109M, the process proceeds to step S250, where the control circuit 110 outputs an alarm signal to the PC 118 and alerts the sound means of the PC 118. Or a warning is displayed on the display screen of the PC 118. And this flow is complete | finished, without performing the said magnetic body sheet preparation process.

In the above, step S235 and step S240 are the dimension information which acquires the dimension information of the RFID label memorize | stored in the IC circuit part of the RFID circuit element for information acquisition via the information acquisition communication means as described in each claim. An acquisition unit is configured, and the compatibility between the width direction dimension of the RFID label included in the dimension information of the RFID label acquired in step S245 by the dimension information acquisition unit and the type of the magnetic cartridge detected by the cartridge detection unit is determined. The width direction dimension determining means is configured, and when step S250 is determined not to be compatible by the width direction dimension determining means, an alarm signal output means for generating and outputting a corresponding alarm signal is configured as shown in FIG. The detailed procedure of the magnetic material sheet preparation process of the said step S500 is shown.

First, in step S510, the control circuit 110 executes a process for setting a full cut position based on the dimension information of the tag label T acquired in step S240. This full cut position is the same length as the main body label portion Tx (refer to FIG. 9 and the like) described above, in which the length dimension of the magnetic material sheet MS to be created is a substantial attachment portion of the corresponding RFID label T. It is set to be Lt (that is, the length from the front half cut position to the full cut position in the RFID label T).

In the next step S520, the control circuit 110 outputs a control signal to the transport motor drive circuit 121 and rotationally drives the tape feed roller 27M by the drive force of the transport motor 119. Further, a control signal is output to the tape discharge motor 65 via the tape discharge motor drive circuit 123 to drive the drive roller 51 to rotate. As a result, the magnetic tape 109M is fed out from the first roll 102M and conveyed from the tape feed roller 27M to the outside of the cartridge.

In the next step S530, the control circuit 110 determines whether or not the leading end of the magnetic tape 109M is detected based on the input detection signal of the mark sensor 127 (in other words, the magnetic tape 109M reaches the detection position by the mark sensor 127). Whether or not). This step is repeated until the leading edge of the tape is detected. If the leading edge of the tape is detected, the determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S540.

In step S540, the control circuit 110 determines whether or not the magnetic tape 109M has been transported to the full cut position (in other words, the magnetic tape 109M reaches the position where the movable blade 41 of the cutting mechanism 15 faces the full cut position set in step S510). Determine whether or not. The determination at this time may be performed by detecting the transport distance after detecting the leading end of the tape in step S530 by a predetermined known method (the output of the transport motor drive circuit 121 that drives the transport motor 119, which is a pulse motor). Count the number of pulses to be performed). The determination is not satisfied until the full cut position is reached, and this procedure is repeated. When the full cut position is reached, the determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S550.

In step S550, the control circuit 110 stops the rotation of the tape feeding roller 27M and the driving roller 51 to stop the conveyance of the magnetic tape 109M. As a result, the feeding / conveying of the magnetic tape 109M from the first roll 102M is stopped with the movable blade 41 of the cutting mechanism 15 facing the full cut position set in step S510.

In the next step S560, the control circuit 110 outputs a control signal to the cutter motor drive circuit 122 to drive the cutter motor 43, and rotates the movable blade 41 of the cutting mechanism 15 to rotate the magnetic material of the magnetic tape 109M. A full cut process for cutting (dividing) all of the layer 109Ma, the adhesive layer 109Mb, and the release paper 109Mc is performed. A sheet-like magnetic sheet having the same length as that of the main body label portion Tx (see FIG. 9 and the like) as a substantial attachment portion of the corresponding RFID label T as described above by the division by the cutting mechanism 15. MS is generated.

In the next step S570, the control circuit 110 outputs a control signal to the tape discharge motor drive circuit 123, restarts the drive of the tape discharge motor 65, and rotates the drive roller 51. Thereby, the conveyance by the driving roller 51 is resumed, and the magnetic sheet MS generated in the sheet shape in the above-described step S560 is conveyed toward the label discharge port 11 and discharged from the label discharge port 11 to the outside of the apparatus. End the flow.

With the above control, the operator automatically reads the size information of the RFID label T positioned outside the device via the loop antenna LC2 of the tag label / magnetic sheet producing device 1 to automatically adjust the size of the RFID label T. Correspondingly, a magnetic sheet MS having a size suitable for being interposed between the RFID label T and the metal object (that is, the same size as the main body label portion Tx of the RFID label T) is produced.

In the above, step S510, step S520, step S530, step S540, step S550, and step S560 constitute the dimension control means described in each claim.

Note that the above flow does not limit the present invention to the procedure shown in the above flow, and the procedure may be added / deleted or the order may be changed without departing from the spirit and technical idea of the invention.

The RFID label T and the magnetic sheet MS created by the tag label / magnetic sheet producing apparatus 1 as described above are bonded to the main body label portion Tx of the RFID label T and the magnetic sheet MS, and the magnetic sheet It is used in the form of an attached RFID label TMS. The layer structure of the RFID label TMS with magnetic sheet is shown in FIG.

17, the RFID label TMS with a magnetic sheet has a seven-layer structure in which three layers of the magnetic sheet MS are added to the four layers of the main body label portion Tx as described above, and the front side (the upper side in FIG. 17). ) From the back side (the lower side in FIG. 17) to the cover film 103, the adhesive layer 101a, the base film 101b, the adhesive layer 101c, the magnetic layer 109Ma, the adhesive layer 109Mb, and the release paper 109Mc in this order. It is configured (only the magnetic layer 109Ma is shown by oblique lines).

FIG. 18 shows a procedure for forming and using the RFID label TMS with a magnetic sheet.

First, the operator creates the RFID label T and the corresponding magnetic sheet MS in the tag label / magnetic sheet creating apparatus 1. Then, as shown in FIG. 18A, in the RFID label T, the main body label portion Tx that is a portion excluding the release paper 101d on the printing area S side of the front half-cut line HC is peeled off. Thereby, the adhesive layer 101c is exposed on the back surface of the main body label portion Tx. Note that the remaining unused label portion Ty is discarded, for example.

Next, as shown in FIG. 18B, the main body label portion Tx is attached to the magnetic material layer 109Ma side of the magnetic material sheet MS formed in the same size as the main body label portion Tx via the adhesive layer 101c. wear. Thereby, as shown in FIG.18 (c), the RFID label TMS with a magnetic material sheet is formed.

Next, as shown in FIG. 18 (d), the release sheet 109Mc on the magnetic sheet MS side is peeled off in the formed RFID label TMS with magnetic sheet. Thereby, the adhesive layer 109Mb is exposed on the back surface of the RFID label TMS with magnetic sheet.

Then, as shown in FIG. 18 (e), the RFID label TMS with magnetic sheet (excluding the release paper 109Mc) is attached to a metal object or the like to be attached via the adhesive layer 109Mb.

In the above, loop antenna LC2 as information acquisition communication means, step S235 and step S240 in FIG. 15 as dimension information acquisition means, and step S510, step S520, step S530, and step S540 in FIG. 16 as dimension control means. Step S550 and Step S560 constitute preparation processing means described in each claim.

In the tag label / magnetic sheet producing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment described above, the magnetic cartridge 7M is attached to the cartridge holder 6 during the magnetic sheet producing process, and the magnetic tape 109M supplied from the magnetic cartridge 7M is the tape. It is conveyed by the feed roller drive shaft 108 and cut by the cutting mechanism 15 to create the magnetic sheet MS. During the magnetic sheet creation process, information is transmitted to and received from the RFID tag circuit element To of the corresponding RFID label T outside the apparatus via the loop antenna LC2 of the tag label / magnetic sheet creation apparatus 1, and the RFID tag circuit element The dimension information of the RFID label T stored in To is acquired. Based on the acquired dimensional information, the tape feed roller drive shaft 108 and the cutting mechanism 15 are controlled so that the size of the magnetic sheet MS corresponds to the size of the RFID label T, and the magnetic sheet MS is created. Is done.

By the way, when the RFID label T is attached to the object to be attached, if it is attached directly to a metal object, a communication failure may occur in the RFID circuit element To. In this case, if a magnetic substance is interposed between the RFID label T and the metal object to be attached, the occurrence of communication failure can be effectively prevented. According to the present embodiment, as described above, since the size of the magnetic sheet MS is controlled so as to correspond to the size of the RFID label T, it automatically corresponds to the size of the RFID label T. Thus, the magnetic sheet MS having a size suitable for being interposed between the RFID label T and the metal object can be produced.

As a result, the operator can read the dimensional information through the loop antenna LC2 by, for example, holding the RFID label T over the loop antenna LC2 of the tag label / magnetic material sheet producing apparatus 1 without performing any special operation. The size of the magnetic sheet MS can be set appropriately. Therefore, it is possible to easily and reliably take measures against communication failure, and improve convenience.

In the present embodiment, in particular, the tape longitudinal dimension Lm of the magnetic material sheet MS is equal to the longitudinal dimension Lt of the main body label portion Tx that is a substantial attachment portion of the RFID label T (the predetermined print R is formed). To be equal to the longitudinal dimension of the printed area S). As a result, even when the RFID label T is affixed to a metal object, the entire area in the tape longitudinal direction of the affixed portion of the RFID tag T is interposed between the metal object by the magnetic sheet MS, and more reliably. The occurrence of communication failure can be prevented. In the present embodiment, in particular, a cartridge sensor 81 for detecting the type of cartridge mounted on the cartridge holder 6 is provided. Thereby, it is possible to automatically detect which type of cartridge is mounted. As a result, the type of the magnetic cartridge 7M is in one-to-one correspondence with the type of the magnetic tape 109M, so that the width of the magnetic tape 109M is indirectly measured by detecting the type of the magnetic cartridge 7M. Can be detected automatically.

In the present embodiment, the magnetic tape based on the width direction dimension of the RFID label T included in the dimension information acquired from the RFID circuit element To of the RFID label T and the type of the magnetic cartridge 7M detected by the cartridge sensor 81. Compliance with 109M width dimension is determined. As a result, when the width direction dimension of the magnetic tape 109M of the magnetic cartridge 7M does not match the width direction dimension of the RFID label T, for example, the width is considerably narrower than the width dimension of the RFID label T, Various processes to be performed (in the above-described embodiment, alarm notification to the operator and creation of the magnetic sheet MS are stopped) can be executed.

In the present embodiment, in particular, when it is determined that there is no conformity by the determination of the dimension in the width direction, an alarm signal is output to the PC 118, a warning sound is generated in the audio means of the PC 118, or the display screen of the PC 118 is displayed. A warning is displayed. As a result, if the magnetic sheet MS is created as it is, for example, if the width of the magnetic sheet MS is insufficient, there is a possibility that sufficient communication failure prevention may not be achieved. This makes it possible for the operator to reliably recognize that it is necessary to replace the magnetic cartridge 7M.

In the present embodiment, in particular, the operator attaches the magnetic cartridge 7M to the cartridge holder 6, performs an appropriate operation on the PC 118, and inputs a magnetic sheet creation instruction signal to the tag label / magnetic sheet creation apparatus 1. Thereby, the information reading operation of the RFID label T is started, and the dimension information is acquired from the RFID circuit element To. In this way, it is possible to perform a reliable magnetic sheet MS creation process based on the operator's intention.

Further, the tag label / magnetic sheet producing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is a single apparatus for producing both the RFID label T and the magnetic sheet MS required when the RFID label T is attached to a metal object. Is possible. Thereby, compared with the case where the RFID label T and the magnetic material sheet MS must be created by separate devices, it is possible to easily take measures against communication failure with less effort. As a result, the convenience for the operator can be further improved.

Particularly in the present embodiment, when the RFID label T is created, first, when the operator appropriately determines the size in the PC 118, the dimension information is the IC circuit portion of the RFID circuit element To provided in the RFID label T. 151, the RFID label T is created. When the magnetic material sheet MS is subsequently created, the wireless tag label T created by the operator is held over the loop antenna LC2, so that the dimensional information of the RFID label T is simply read through the loop antenna LC2 to automatically A magnetic sheet MS having a size suitable for being interposed between the tag label T and the metal object can be produced. Thus, the operator can appropriately set the size of the magnetic sheet MS without being particularly conscious as long as the size of the RFID label T is set. Therefore, it is possible to easily and reliably take measures against communication failure, and improve convenience.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and technical idea thereof. Hereinafter, such modifications will be described in order.

(1-1) When a magnetic sheet is automatically created when the open / close lid is closed In the above-described embodiment, the tag label / magnetic sheet creation apparatus 1 receives a magnetic sheet creation instruction signal from the PC 118 to generate a magnetic body sheet. Although the tag label dimension information is read via the loop antenna LC2 for creating the sheet MS, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, when the operator attaches the magnetic cartridge 7M to the cartridge holder 6 and closes the opening / closing lid 3, the tag label dimension information may be automatically read.

FIG. 19 shows a detailed procedure performed by the control circuit 110 of the tag label / magnetic sheet producing apparatus 1 in this modification. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the procedure equivalent to FIG.

In step S206, the control circuit 110 determines whether or not the state of the open / close lid 3 has changed from the open state to the closed state based on the detection signal input from the open / close sensor 90. This step is repeated until the opening / closing lid 3 is closed. When the opening / closing lid 3 is closed, the process proceeds to the next step S210.

The subsequent steps S210 to S500 are the same as those in FIG. That is, it is determined whether or not a cartridge is mounted in the cartridge holder 6. If a cartridge is mounted, cartridge information is acquired, and whether the cartridge mounted from the acquired cartridge information is the magnetic cartridge 7M. Determine whether or not. When the magnetic cartridge 7M is not used, the display instruction of the PC 118 is displayed on the display screen of the magnetic cartridge 7M. When the magnetic cartridge 7M is used, the antenna is switched to the loop antenna LC2, and the tag label / magnetic sheet producing apparatus The dimension information of the RFID label T is acquired from the RFID circuit element To of the RFID label T outside the one. Then, it is determined whether or not the width dimension of the RFID label T in the acquired dimension information matches the width dimension of the magnetic tape 109M obtained from the acquired cartridge information. Cause the occurrence of On the other hand, if the widths match, the process moves to step S500, and a magnetic sheet creation process for creating the magnetic sheet MS is performed.

Note that the flowchart does not limit the present invention to the procedure shown in the above flow, and the procedure may be added / deleted / changed without departing from the spirit and technical idea of the invention.

According to the modification described above, when the operator attaches the magnetic cartridge 7M to the cartridge holder 6 and closes the open / close lid 3, the tag label dimension information is automatically read via the loop antenna LC2, and the magnetic substance The magnetic material sheet MS can be created by performing a sheet creation process. Accordingly, since no other special operation for performing the magnetic material sheet preparation process is required, the operation labor can be reduced, and the magnetic material sheet MS can be prepared easily and quickly.

(1-2) Half-cutting without cutting the magnetic sheet In the embodiment, the magnetic sheet MS is prepared by cutting the magnetic tape 109M in the magnetic sheet creating process. It is not always necessary to perform cutting. For example, half-cutting may be performed except for the release paper 109Mc, and the operator may use the part other than the release paper 109Mc of the magnetic sheet MS by peeling it off from the release paper 109Mc.

FIG. 20 shows the detailed procedure of the magnetic material sheet creation process (step S500A) in this modification. Note that the same steps as those in FIG. 16 are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

In this flow, the difference from FIG. 16 described above is that step S540 and step S560 are replaced with step S540A and step S560A, respectively. That is, when conveyance of the magnetic tape 109M is started in step S520, in step S530, the control circuit 110 determines whether the leading end of the magnetic tape 109M is detected based on the input detection signal of the mark sensor 127. . When the leading edge is detected, in the next step S540A, the control circuit 110 determines whether or not the magnetic tape 109M has been transported to the full cut position (in this modification, the full cutter set by the half cutter unit 35 in step S210). It is determined whether or not the magnetic tape 109M has reached a position directly opposite the cut position. When the full cut position is reached, the tape conveyance is stopped in the next step S550, and in the next step S560A, the control circuit 110 outputs a control signal to the half cutter motor drive circuit 128 to drive the half cutter motor 129, The cutter 34 is rotated to cut the magnetic layer 109Ma and the adhesive layer 109Mb of the magnetic tape 109M to perform a half cut process for forming a half cut line. Other procedures are the same as those in FIG.

In this modification, the determination in step S540A is performed by using a predetermined known method (transport using a pulse motor) by determining the transport distance after detecting the tape tip in step S530 when the magnetic cartridge 7M is first used. For example, by counting the number of pulses output from the conveyance motor drive circuit 121 that drives the motor 119).

In this modification, the step S510, the step S520, the step S530, the step S540A, the step S550, and the step S560A constitute the dimension control means described in each claim. Further, these steps, the loop antenna LC2, and steps S235 and S240 in FIG. 15 constitute preparation processing means.

According to the modified example described above, since the magnetic tape 109M conveyed is partially half-cut by the half cutter 34 except the release paper 109Mc, the operator uses the half-cut position to release the release paper 109Mc. By peeling off the other part from the release paper 109Mc by itself, the magnetic sheet MS can be used to interpose between the RFID label T and the metal object.
(1-3) When cutting lines are printed without cutting the magnetic sheet In the above modification (1-2), half-cut lines are formed by the half-cut unit 35 at the full-cut position of the magnetic tape 109M. Although the case has been shown, the present invention is not limited to this, and a cutting line may be printed so that the operator can cut manually.

FIG. 21 shows the detailed procedure of the magnetic material sheet creation process (step S500B) in this modification. Note that the same steps as those in FIG. 16 are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

In this flow, the point different from FIG. 16 described above is that step S540 and step S560 are replaced with step S540B and step S560B, respectively. That is, after the conveyance of the magnetic tape 109M is started in step S520, in step S530, the control circuit 110 determines whether the leading end of the magnetic tape 109M is detected based on the input detection signal of the mark sensor 127. To do. When the leading edge is detected, in the next step S540B, the control circuit 110 determines whether or not the magnetic tape 109M has been transported to the full cut position (in this modification, the print head 23 faces the full cut position set in step S210). Whether or not the magnetic tape 109M has reached the position). When the full cut position is reached, the tape conveyance is stopped in the next step S550, and in the next step S560B, the control circuit 110 outputs a control signal to the print drive circuit 120, energizes the print head 23, and the cutting line ( A magnetic tape cutting line (not shown) is printed. Other procedures are the same as those in FIG.

In this modification, the determination in step S540B is performed by using a predetermined known method (transport using a pulse motor) after determining the transport distance after detecting the tape tip in step S530 when the magnetic cartridge 7M is used for the first time. For example, by counting the number of pulses output from the conveyance motor drive circuit 121 that drives the motor 119).

In addition, in this modification, the said step S510, step S520, step S530, step S540B, step S550, step S560B comprises the dimension control means as described in each claim. Further, these steps, the loop antenna LC2, and steps S235 and S240 in FIG. 15 constitute preparation processing means.

According to the modification described above, since the cutting line is printed on the conveyed magnetic tape 109M by the print head 23, the operator manually cuts the cutting line by himself to complete the magnetic sheet MS. can do.

(1-4) Others In the above, the RFID label T is affixed to the magnetic sheet MS using the adhesive layer 101c on the release paper 101d side of the RFID label T (specifically, the main body label portion Tx; the same applies hereinafter). However, it is not limited to this. That is, the magnetic sheet MS has a four-layer configuration having an adhesive layer on the surface side of the magnetic layer 109Ma, and the RFID label T is attached to the magnetic sheet MS using the adhesive layer on the magnetic sheet MS side. May be. In this case, the RFID label T may be configured without the adhesive layer 101c and the release paper 101d.

Further, in the above case, when a coiled loop antenna is used as the loop antennas LC1 and LC2 of the tag label / magnetic sheet producing apparatus 1 and the tag antenna 152 on the RFID tag circuit element To side, information is transmitted and received by wireless communication or electromagnetic induction. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a dipole antenna is used as the antenna of the tag label / magnetic sheet producing apparatus 1 and the tag antenna 152 on the RFID tag circuit element To side, and information is obtained by radio wave communication using the UHF band. Transmission and reception may be performed.

In the above description, the case where the tag label / magnetic material sheet creating apparatus 1 capable of creating the RFID label T is used as the magnetic sheet creating apparatus has been described. However, the tag label creating function is not necessarily required. . That is, in addition to the magnetic sheet creating function, the magnetic sheet creating apparatus performs wireless communication by transmitting and receiving information to and from the RFID tag circuit element To of the RFID label T located outside the apparatus. What is necessary is just to have the reader function which can acquire the dimension information memorize | stored in the tag circuit element To.

Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The present embodiment is an embodiment relating to a tag label producing apparatus as an example of the label / sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus of the present invention. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted or simplified as appropriate.

The tag label producing apparatus of the present embodiment is capable of producing a wireless tag label TA (see FIG. 25 and the like described later) so that the position of the antenna substrate can be easily visually recognized at the time of attachment. This tag label producing apparatus has the same structure as the tag label / prepared sheet producing apparatus 1 of the first embodiment, for example, and includes the same cartridge holder 6 in the apparatus main body. A wireless tag cartridge for creating the wireless 5 tag label TA is attached to the cartridge holder 6.

FIG. 22 schematically shows the detailed structure of the RFID tag cartridge of the tag label producing apparatus of this embodiment.

In FIG. 22, the RFID tag cartridge 2007 (preparation processing cartridge) includes the casing 9, the first roll 102, the second roll 104, the ribbon supply side roll 211, and the ribbon take-up roller 106 of the RFID tag cartridge 7 of the above embodiment. , And the tape feed roller 27, and a casing 2009, a first roll 2102 (a tag tape roll, around which a strip-shaped tag tape 2101 is wound), a second roll 2104 (a tag tape 2101 and A transparent cover film 2103 having substantially the same width is wound), a ribbon supply roll 2211 (feeds out the ink ribbon 2105), a ribbon take-up roller 2106 (takes up the ribbon 2105 after printing), and a tape feed A roller 2027 is included.

The first roll 2102 is wound around the reel member 2102a (axis) with the tag tape 2101 in which a plurality of RFID tag circuit elements To are sequentially formed at predetermined equal intervals in the longitudinal direction.

The tag tape 2101 (bonding medium) includes a plurality of sheet-like antenna base materials 2101c arranged continuously in the longitudinal direction of the tape at predetermined intervals, and one side of the antenna base material 2101c in the tape thickness direction (FIG. 22). The first tape 2101A provided on the middle right), the second tape 2101B provided on the other side (left side in FIG. 22) of the antenna base material 2101c, and the tape thickness direction of the second tape 2101B. It is formed in a multilayer structure in which release paper 2101d provided on the other side (left side in FIG. 22) is laminated. An RFID tag circuit element To including an IC circuit unit 151 that stores information and a loop coil antenna 152 that transmits and receives information is disposed on the antenna base 2101c (see FIG. 24 described later).

The first tape 2101A has a laminated structure including a tape-like tag tape base layer 2101a2 (first tag tape base layer) for continuously arranging the antenna base 2101c in the tape longitudinal direction at a predetermined interval. The adhesive layer 2101a1 for bonding, the tag tape base material layer 2101a2, and the adhesive for stationary use from one side (right side in FIG. 22) to the opposite side (left side in FIG. 22) The agent layer 2101a3 is laminated. That is, on the front side (right side in FIG. 22) of the tag tape base material layer 2101a2, the above-mentioned adhesive layer 2101a1 for bonding for bonding the cover film 2103 is provided, and the back side of the tag tape base material layer 2101a2 (FIG. 22). The stationary adhesive layer 2101a3 for fixing the antenna substrate 2101c to the first tape 2101A is provided on the middle left side).

The second tape 2101B has a laminated structure including a tag tape base material layer 2101b2 (second tag tape base material layer), and is opposite to the tape thickness direction from one side (right side in FIG. 22) (FIG. 22). In the middle left), the stationary adhesive layer 2101b1, the tag tape base material layer 2101b2, and the adhesive layer 2101b3 for pasting are laminated. That is, on the front side (right side in FIG. 22) of the tag tape base material layer 2101b2, the above-mentioned stationary adhesive layer 2101b1 for fixing the antenna base material 2101c to the tag tape base material layer 2101b2 is provided. On the back side of the layer 2101b2 (left side in FIG. 22), the RFID label TA (see FIG. 25 described later) finally formed by cutting the tag tape 2101 is attached or the magnetic sheet MS (FIG. 27 described later). The adhesive layer 2101b3 for attachment for attaching to reference) is provided.

Note that the release paper 2101d is provided on the back side (left side in FIG. 22) of the second tape 2101B so as to cover the adhesive layer 2101b3 for attachment. The release paper 2101d can be adhered to the product or the like by the adhesive layer 2101b3 for attachment when the RFID label TA finally finished in a label shape is attached to a predetermined product or the like by peeling it off. It is a thing. When the object to be attached is a metal object, the magnetic sheet MS is interposed between the wireless tag label TA and the metal object, so that the adhesive sheet 2101b3 for attachment is wireless by peeling the release paper 2101d. The magnetic sheet MS can be bonded to the tag label TA. In addition, on the surface of the release paper 2101d, a predetermined position for transport control is provided at a predetermined position corresponding to each RFID circuit element To (in this example, an end position on the front side of the antenna base material 2101c in the tape transport direction). The identification mark (in this example, a black identification mark, or a hole penetrating the tag tape 2101 by laser processing, etc., or a Thomson type processing hole, etc.) PM (printed in this example) Is provided).

The second roll 2104 has the cover film 2103 wound around a reel member 2104a, like the second roll 104 of the above embodiment.

In the ribbon take-up roller 2106 and the tape feed roller 2027, the driving force of a carrying motor (not shown) outside the RFID tag cartridge 2007 is transmitted to the ribbon take-up roller drive shaft 107 and the tape feed roller drive shaft 108 (conveying means). Are driven to rotate together.

The operation when creating the RFID label TA using the RFID tag cartridge 7 having the above configuration is substantially the same as that in the first embodiment. That is, the tag tape 2101 fed out from the first roll 2102 is supplied to the tape feed roller 2027. On the other hand, the ink ribbon 2105 is pressed against the print head 23 and brought into contact with the back side of the cover film 2103 fed from the second roll 2104. When the RFID tag cartridge 2007 is mounted on the cartridge holder 6 and the roller holder (not shown) is moved from the release position to the print position, the cover film 2103 and the ink ribbon 2105 are moved between the print head 23 and the platen roller 26. The tag tape 2101 and the cover film 2103 are sandwiched between the tape feed roller 2027 and the pressure roller 28. Then, the ribbon take-up roller 2106 and the tape feed roller 2027 rotate in synchronization with directions indicated by arrows B and C in FIG. 22, respectively, and the pressure roller 28 and the platen roller 26 rotate, and the tag tape is fed from the first roll 2102. 2101 is fed out and supplied to the tape feed roller 2027 as described above. On the other hand, the cover film 2103 is fed out from the second roll 2104 and a plurality of heating elements of the print head 23 are energized by a print drive circuit (not shown) outside the cartridge 2007. As a result, the print R corresponding to the RFID circuit element To on the tag tape 2101 to be bonded is printed on the back surface of the cover film 2103. The tag tape 2101 and the cover film 2103 that has been printed are bonded and integrated by the tape feed roller 2027 and the pressure roller 28 to form a tag label tape 2109 with print. It is carried out of 2007. The ink ribbon 2105 that has finished printing on the cover film 2103 is taken up by the ribbon take-up roller 2106 by driving the ribbon take-up roller drive shaft 107.

Then, information reading or writing is performed on the RFID tag circuit element To by the device antenna of the device main body (not shown) with respect to the tag label tape 2109 with print generated by being bonded as described above. Thereafter, the tag label tape 2109 with print is cut by a cutting mechanism (not shown) automatically or by operating a cutter driving button (not shown) of the apparatus main body. Then, the cut tag label tape 2109 with print is cut out from the label discharge port (not shown) of the apparatus main body as the RFID label TA.

In the above, the print head 23 as the printing means, the device antenna, and the cutting mechanism as the cutting means constitute the preparation processing means described in each claim.

FIG. 23 shows a detailed structure of the tag tape 2101. Note that FIG. 23A shows the appearance of the tag tape from above, FIG. 23B shows the appearance of the tag tape from below, and FIG. 23C shows XXIIIc-XXIIIc in FIG. 23A. The layer structure of the tag tape by a cross section is shown conceptually.

23 (a) to 23 (c), as described above, the tag tape 2101 includes a plurality of sheet-like antenna base materials 2101c, a first tape 2101A, a second tape 2101B, and a release paper 2101d. Are formed in a multilayer structure.

Here, as a feature of the present embodiment, each of the stationary pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 2101b1, the tag tape base material layer 2101b2, and the sticking pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 2101b3 constituting the second tape 2101B is made of a permeable material. ing. As a result, all of the stationary pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 2101b1, the tag tape base material layer 2101b2, and the sticking pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 2101b3 are viewed from the other side in the tape thickness direction (the lower side in FIG. 23C). The antenna base material 2101c can be seen through. When the adhesive layer 2101b1, the tag tape substrate layer 2101b2, and the adhesive layer 2101b3 for attachment are viewed from the other side of the tape thickness direction according to the claims, the antenna substrate A position display layer representing the position is configured.

FIG. 24 shows the horizontal cross-sectional structure of the tag tape along the XXIV-XXIV cross section in FIG. That is, FIG. 24 corresponds to a bottom view in a state where the release paper is removed from the tag tape.

As shown in FIG. 24, the tag tape 2101 has a fixed adhesive layer 2101b1 and a tag tape base material when viewed from the other side in the tape thickness direction (excluding the release paper 2101d) (the front side in FIG. 24). The antenna substrate 2101c can be seen through the layer 2101b2 and the adhesive layer 2101b3 for attachment. In this way, since the antenna base material 2101c can be visually recognized, the position of the antenna base material 2101c can be easily recognized.

FIG. 25 shows the structure of the RFID label TA created from the tag tape 2101. 25A shows the appearance from above the RFID label TA, FIG. 25B shows the appearance from below the RFID label TA, and FIG. 25C shows XXVc in FIG. 25B. FIG. 3 conceptually shows the layer structure of the RFID label TA according to the section -XXVc. FIG. 26 shows a horizontal sectional structure of the RFID label TA along the XXVI-XXVI section in FIG. That is, FIG. 26 corresponds to a bottom view of the RFID label TA when the release paper 2101d is peeled off.

In FIG. 25A to FIG. 25C and FIG. 26, as described above, the RFID label TA accesses the RFID circuit element To disposed on the antenna base 2101c of the tag tape 2101 by wireless communication ( Information is read / written), and a cover film 2103 printed on the back surface is attached to the front surface of the tag tape 2101 and cut into a predetermined length. As described above, the RFID label TA has a nine-layer structure in which the cover film 2103 is added to the tag tape 2101 having the eight-layer structure shown in FIG. That is, the RFID label TA is formed from the cover film 2103 side (upper side in FIG. 25C) toward the opposite side (lower side in FIG. 25C), the cover film 2103, the adhesive layer 2101a1 for bonding, 9 layers of tag tape base material layer 2101a2, stationary adhesive layer 2101a3, antenna base material 2101c, stationary adhesive layer 2101b1, tag tape base material layer 2101b2, adhesive layer 2101b3 for attachment, and release paper 2101d is doing. A predetermined print R (in this example, “RF-ID”) corresponding to tag information stored in the RFID circuit element To is provided on the back surface of the cover film 2103 (on the adhesive layer 2101a1 side for bonding). It is printed.

And as mentioned above, all the layers of the above-mentioned stationary adhesive layer 2101b1, the tag tape base material layer 2101b2, and the sticking adhesive layer 2101b3 are made of a permeable material. Thereby, when the RFID label TA is viewed from the other side in the label thickness direction (lower side in FIG. 25C) with the release paper 2101d removed, as shown in FIG. The antenna base material 2101c can be visually recognized through 2101b1, the tag tape base material layer 2101b2, and the sticking adhesive layer 2101b3, and the position of the antenna base material 2101c can be easily recognized.

In the RFID label TA having the above-described configuration, for example, a sheet-like magnetic sheet MS is interposed between the RFID label TA and the metal object when the RFID label TA is attached to an object to be attached such as a metal object. In order to do this, the visible antenna base 2101c is used as a mark for attaching the magnetic sheet MS to the RFID label TA. This will be described with reference to FIG.

First, as shown in FIG. 27A, the label main body portion Tx, which is the main body portion obtained by removing the release paper 2101d from the RFID label TA, is peeled off. Thereby, the adhesive layer 2101b3 for adhesion is exposed on the lower surface side of the label main body Tx.

Next, as shown in FIG. 27 (b), the front and back are reversed so that the adhesive layer 2101b3 for attaching the label main body Tx is on the upper side, and the other side in the tape thickness direction (upper side in FIG. 27 (b)). The antenna base material 2101c of the label main body Tx can be seen through the fixing pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 2101b1, the tag tape base material layer 2101b2, and the sticking pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 2101b3. A magnetic sheet MS having the same size as the antenna base material 2101c prepared in advance (or may be larger than the antenna base material 2101c) is so covered as to cover the antenna base material 2101c from the adhesive layer 2101b3 for attachment. paste. As a result, as shown in FIG. 27 (c), the RFID label TMS with a magnetic sheet in which the label main body Tx and the magnetic sheet MS are integrated is formed. The magnetic material sheet MS is a sheet-like magnetic material layer Ma and adhesive layer Mb (see FIG. 27 (d)) corresponding to the magnetic material layer 109Ma, the adhesive layer 109Mb, and the release paper 109Mc of the first embodiment, respectively. ) And three layers of release paper Mc.

Next, as shown in FIG. 27 (d), the release sheet Mc on the magnetic sheet MS side of the obtained RFID label TMS with magnetic sheet is peeled off, and the adhesive layer on the back surface of the RFID label TMS with magnetic sheet is removed. Expose Mb. Then, as shown in FIG. 27 (e), the RFID label TMS with magnetic sheet (excluding the release paper Mc) is attached to the metal object MB to be attached through the adhesive layer Mb. Thereby, the magnetic material sheet MS can be easily disposed between the antenna base material 2101c of the RFID label TA and the metal object MB.

As described above, the tag tape 2101 used in the tag label producing apparatus of this embodiment has the antenna base material 2101c on which the RFID circuit element To is arranged, the first tape 2101A on one side in the tape thickness direction, and the other in the tape thickness direction. The laminated structure is sandwiched between the second tape 2101B on the side. And each layer of the adhesive layer 2101b1, the tag tape base material layer 2101b2, and the adhesive layer 2101b3 for attachment of the 2nd tape 2101B is comprised with a permeable material. As a result, the user can see the adhesive layer 2101b1 for placement and the tag tape base material when viewed from the second tape 2101A side in a state where the release paper 2101d of the RFID label TA created using the tag tape 2101 is peeled off. The antenna base material 2101c can be easily visually recognized through the layer 2101b2 and the adhesive layer 2101b3 for attachment.

By the way, when the RFID label TA created using the tag tape 2101 is attached to the object to be attached, if the object is a metal object, if the object is directly attached to the metal object, a communication failure occurs in the RFID circuit element To. Can happen. In this case, if a magnetic body is interposed between the RFID label TA and the metal object to be attached, the occurrence of a communication failure can be effectively prevented.

According to the present embodiment, when the RFID label TA is viewed from the second tape 2101A side as described above, the antenna substrate is passed through the stationary adhesive layer 2101b1, the tag tape substrate layer 2101b2, and the adhesive layer 2101b3 for pasting. Since 2101c can be visually recognized, the position of the antenna substrate 2101c can be easily recognized. As a result, as shown in FIG. 27, when the magnetic sheet MS (sheet-like magnetic body) is attached to the RFID label TA, the magnetic sheet MS is accurately attached so as to cover the antenna substrate 2101c. Can be attached. Therefore, the entire area of the antenna base 2101c of the RFID label TA is reliably shielded from the metal object by the magnetic sheet MS, so that it is possible to reliably prevent the occurrence of communication failure.

In the present embodiment, in particular, the second tape 2101B is made of a permeable material, and includes a stationary adhesive layer 2101b1 for placing a plurality of antenna base materials 2101c on the tag tape base material layer 2101b2. . With this stationary adhesive layer 2101b1, the antenna base material 2101c can be stably attached to the tag tape base material layer 2101b2. In addition, since the stationary pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 2101b1 is made of a transparent material, visibility when notifying the user of the position of the antenna base material 2101c is not hindered.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and technical idea thereof. Hereinafter, such modifications will be described in order.

(2-1) In the case where the position display unit is provided on the tag tape base material layer of the second tape In the second embodiment, the adhesive layer 2101b1 for placement of the second tape 2101B of the tag tape 2101 and the tag tape base material layer 2101b2 In addition, the position of the antenna base material 2101c is made visible by forming all the layers of the adhesive layer 2101b3 for pasting with a transmissive material, but is not limited thereto. That is, the tag tape base material layer 2101b2 is made impermeable, and the position of the antenna base material 2101c is provided on the tag tape base material layer 2101b2 by providing a position display portion that represents a part or all of the outer edge shape of the antenna base material 2101c. It is good also as a structure which enables visual recognition.

FIG. 28 shows the structure of the tag tape of this modification. FIG. 28 (a) conceptually shows the appearance of the tag tape from below, and FIG. 28 (b) conceptually shows the layer structure of the tag tape along the section XXVIIIb-XXVIIIb in FIG. 28 (a). FIG. 28C shows a horizontal cross-sectional structure of the tag tape taken along the line XXVIIIc-XXVIIIc in FIG. That is, FIG. 28C corresponds to a bottom view in the state where the release paper is removed from the tag tape.

As shown in FIGS. 28A to 28C, in the tag tape 2101 of this modification, the tag tape base material layer 2101b2 ′ (third tag tape base material layer) of the second tape 2101B is impermeable. An opaque (for example, white) base material layer is formed of the material. Then, one end (tape in the tape longitudinal direction) of the outer edge shape of the antenna substrate 2101c is formed on the surface of the opaque tag tape substrate layer 2101b2 ′ on the other side in the tape thickness direction (the lower side in FIG. 28 (b)). A position display section 2120 is provided (by printing in this example), which is composed of a line segment 2120a representing the position of the front end in the transport direction) and line segments 2120b and 2120b representing the positions of both ends in the tape width direction. The second tape 2101B is provided on the tag tape base material layer 2101b2 ′ provided with the position display portion 2120 and on the other side in the tape thickness direction of the tag tape base material layer 2101b2 ′ (lower side in FIG. 28B). The transparent adhesive layer 2101b3 made of a transparent material and the above-mentioned stationary adhesive layer provided on one side of the tape tape base layer 2101b2 ′ in the tape thickness direction (the upper side in FIG. 28B) Layer 2101b1. Note that the stationary adhesive layer 2101b1 of the second tag tape 2101B may be made of either a permeable material or a non-permeable material. Other configurations of this modification are the same as the configurations shown in FIGS. 23 and 24 described above.

In the modification described above, when the tag tape base material layer 2101b2 ′ provided with the position display portion 2120 is viewed from the other side in the tape thickness direction described in the claims, the position of the antenna base material is determined. The position display layer to represent is comprised.

According to this modification, when the tag tape 2101 is viewed from the other side in the tape thickness direction with the release paper 2101d removed, the tag tape passes through the adhesive layer 2101b3 for attachment as shown in FIG. Position display portions 2120 representing both ends in the tape width direction and one end in the tape longitudinal direction of the antenna substrate 2101c provided on the substrate layer 2101b2 'can be visually recognized, and the position of the antenna substrate 2101c can be easily recognized. Can do. Therefore, when the magnetic sheet MS is affixed to the RFID label TA created from the tag tape 2101 by peeling the release paper 2101d, the positions of one end in the tape longitudinal direction and both ends in the tape width direction of the antenna substrate 2101c are visually confirmed. However, the magnetic material sheet MS can be accurately pasted according to these positions.

Further, according to this modification, the line segment 2120a at one end in the tape longitudinal direction of the position indicator 2120 is formed at a fixed pitch at a plurality of locations in the tape longitudinal direction of the tag tape base material layer 2101b2 ′. It can also be used as an identification mark PM (detected element) in the tape conveyance control of the tag label producing apparatus. Therefore, it is not necessary to newly provide a mark or the like for displaying the position of the antenna base material 2101c, and the manufacturing process of the tag tape 2101 can be simplified. In this case, since it is not necessary to provide the identification mark PM on the release paper 2101d that covers the adhesive layer 2101b3 for attachment, there is also an effect that a general-purpose material made of a transparent material can be used as the release paper 2101d. is there. Furthermore, since the position display portion 2120 is formed by printing, the position display portion 2120 can be easily provided on the surface on the other side in the tape thickness direction when the tag tape base material layer 2101b2 ′ is manufactured.

(2-2) Variation of Position Display Unit FIG. 29 shows a horizontal cross-sectional structure of the tag tape 2101 when the positions of both ends in the tape longitudinal direction of the outer edge shape of the antenna base material 2101c are displayed as the position display unit 2120. . In this modification, line segments 2120a and 2120a representing both ends in the longitudinal direction of the antenna base material 2101c are provided on the surface on the other side in the tape thickness direction of the tag tape base material layer 2101b2 'made of a non-permeable material. The other configuration of this modification is the same as the configuration shown in FIG.

Also according to this modification, the position display portion 2120 representing both ends in the tape longitudinal direction of the antenna base material 2101c provided on the tag tape base material layer 2101b2 ′ is visually recognized through the adhesive layer 2101b3 made of a transparent material. And the position of the antenna substrate 2101c can be easily recognized. Therefore, when the magnetic sheet MS is affixed to the RFID label TA created from the tag tape 2101, the positions of both ends of the antenna base material 2101 c in the tape longitudinal direction are visually recognized, and the magnetic sheet MS is matched to these positions. Can be pasted accurately.

FIG. 30 shows a horizontal cross-sectional structure of the tag tape 2101 when the entire circumference of the outer edge shape of the antenna base material 2101c is displayed as the position display unit 2120. In this modification, from the above-mentioned line segment 2120a and line segment 2120b2 representing the entire circumference of the outer edge of the antenna base material 2101c on the surface of the other side in the tape thickness direction of the tag tape base material layer 2101b2 'made of an impermeable material. A position display unit 2120 is provided. The other configuration of this modification is the same as the configuration shown in FIG.

Also according to this modification, the position display unit 2120 representing the entire circumference of the antenna base material 2101c provided on the tag tape base material layer 2101b2 ′ can be visually recognized through the adhesive layer 2101b3 for attachment made of a permeable material. And the position of the antenna substrate 2101c can be easily recognized. Therefore, when the magnetic sheet MS is attached to the RFID label TA created from the tag tape 2101, the position of the outer edge of the antenna substrate 2101c is visually recognized, and the magnetic sheet MS is attached accurately according to the position. be able to.

(2-3) Case where Cover Film is not Bonded In the second embodiment, a so-called laminate-type RFID tag TA is created in which a cover film 2103 different from the tag tape 2101 is printed and bonded together. Although the case has been described as an example, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can also be applied to the production of a so-called non-laminate type RFID tag that directly prints on a heat-sensitive printed layer provided on a tag tape. it can.

FIG. 31 shows the structure of the RFID label TA of this modification. Note that FIG. 31A shows an external appearance of the RFID label from above, and FIG. 31B conceptually shows the layer structure of the RFID label taken along the section XXXIB-XXXIb in FIG.

In the RFID label TA of this modification, the first tape 2101A has a heat-sensitive layer 2101a1 'made of a heat-sensitive material on the surface of the tag tape base material layer 2101a2, and a tag label producing apparatus is provided on the heat-sensitive layer 2101a1'. Printing R is performed by the heat generated by the print head 23 (see FIG. 22). The other configuration of this modification is the same as the configuration shown in FIG.

Also in the RFID label TA of the present modification example, the entire adhesive tape layer 2101b1, tag tape base material layer 2101b2, and adhesive layer 2101b3 for attachment of the second tape 2101B are made of a permeable material. When the user attaches the magnetic sheet MS to the RFID label TA, when the RFID label TA is viewed from the other side in the tape thickness direction (the lower side in FIG. 31), the stationary adhesive layer 2101b1 and the tag tape The antenna base material 2101c can be visually recognized through the base material layer 2101b2 and the adhesive layer 2101b3 for attachment, and the position of the antenna base material 2101c can be easily recognized. Therefore, the magnetic material sheet MS can be accurately pasted so as to cover the antenna base material 2101c. As a result, the entire area of the antenna base material 2101c of the RFID label TA is reliably shielded from the metal object by the magnetic material. Therefore, the occurrence of communication failure can be surely prevented.

In the above modification, the heat-sensitive layer 2101a1 ′ is provided as the print target layer of the RFID label TA. However, as the print target layer, a transfer layer in which the print is transferred from the ink ribbon by heat, or a print by ink jet ink is used. It may be a receiving layer.

(2-4) Others In the above description, both the first tape 2101A and the second tape 2101B of the tag tape 2101 are configured to have a stationary adhesive layer. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the first tape 2101A and the second tape are not limited thereto. Only one of 2101B may have a stationary adhesive layer.

Further, in addition to the first and second embodiments described above, the techniques according to the first embodiment, the second embodiment, and each modification may be used in appropriate combination.

Other than that, although not exemplified one by one, the present invention is implemented with various modifications within a range not departing from the gist thereof.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram illustrating a wireless tag generation system including a tag label / magnetic sheet creation device that is a label / sheet bonding preparation processing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view showing the whole structure of a tag label and a magnetic material sheet production apparatus. It is a perspective view showing the structure of the internal unit which a tag label and a magnetic material sheet production apparatus incorporate. It is a top view showing the structure of an internal unit. FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view schematically showing a detailed structure of a wireless tag cartridge. FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view schematically showing a detailed structure of a magnetic cartridge. It is a functional block diagram showing the control system of the tag label and the magnetic material sheet production apparatus of this embodiment. It is a functional block diagram showing the functional structure of a wireless tag circuit element. FIG. 4 is a top view, a bottom view, and a top view of a magnetic sheet produced by a tag label / magnetic sheet producing apparatus. 9A is a diagram obtained by rotating the cross-sectional view taken along the XA-XA ′ cross section in the counterclockwise direction by 90 °. FIG. 9A is a cross-sectional view illustrated by the XB-XB ′ cross section rotated in the counterclockwise direction by 90 ° FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the XC-XC ′ cross section in FIG. 9C and rotated 90 ° counterclockwise. It is a flowchart showing the control procedure performed by the control circuit of a tag label and a magnetic material sheet production apparatus at the time of tag label production. It is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of the tag label production process of step S100. It is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of the tag access process of step S300. It is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of the information transmission / reception process of step S400. It is a flowchart which shows the control procedure performed by the control circuit of a tag label and a magnetic material sheet production apparatus at the time of magnetic material sheet production. It is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of the magnetic material sheet preparation process of step S500. It is a cross-sectional view showing the layer structure of the RFID label with a magnetic sheet configured by integrating the main body label portion of the RFID label and the magnetic sheet. It is explanatory drawing showing the formation / use procedure of the RFID label with a magnetic material sheet. It is a flowchart showing the control procedure performed by the control circuit of the tag label and the magnetic material sheet production apparatus in the modification which produces a magnetic material material automatically when an opening-and-closing lid is closed. It is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of the magnetic material sheet preparation process in the modification which cuts a magnetic material sheet half, without cut | disconnecting. It is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of the magnetic material sheet preparation process in the modification which prints a cutting line, without cutting | disconnecting a magnetic material sheet. It is a schematic diagram which shows the detailed structure of the wireless tag cartridge used with the tag label production apparatus which is a label and sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 24 is a top view, a bottom view, and a cross-sectional view of the tag tape taken along line XXIIIc-XXIIIc in FIG. FIG. 24 is a horizontal sectional view of the tag tape taken along the line XXIV-XXIV in FIG. FIG. 26 is a top view, a bottom view, and a cross-sectional view of the RFID label taken along line XXVc-XXVc in FIG. FIG. 26 is a horizontal sectional view of the RFID label taken along the line XXVI-XXVI in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the usage method of a wireless tag label. The bottom view which shows the structure of the tag tape in the modification which provides a position display part in the tag tape base material layer of a 2nd tape, Sectional drawing of the tag tape by XXVIIIb-XXVIIIb cross section in Fig.28 (a), FIG.28 (b) FIG. 5 is a horizontal sectional view of the tag tape taken along the section XXVIIIc-XXVIIIc. It is a horizontal sectional view of a tag tape when the positions of both ends in the tape longitudinal direction of the outer edge shape of the antenna substrate are displayed as position display portions. It is a horizontal sectional view of the tag tape in the case where the entire circumference of the outer edge shape of the antenna substrate is displayed as the position display unit. FIG. 32 is a top view showing the structure of a tag label in a modified example in which the cover film is not attached, and a cross-sectional view of the tag label along the section XXXIb-XXXIb in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 Tag label / magnetic material sheet creation device (magnetic material sheet creation device, label / sheet bonding preparation processing device)
3 Open / close lid (open / close door)
6 Cartridge holder 7 RFID tag cartridge 7M Magnetic cartridge (preparation processing cartridge)
15 Cutting mechanism (cutting means)
23 Print head (printing means)
35 Half-cut unit (half-cutting means)
81 Cartridge sensor (cartridge detection means)
90 Open / close sensor (open / close detection means)
101 Base tape (tag tape)
103 Cover film (printed tape)
108 Tape feed roller drive shaft (conveyance means)
109M magnetic tape (bonding medium)
109Ma Magnetic layer 109Mb Adhesive layer (Adhesive layer for pasting)
109Mc release paper (release material layer)
118 PC (Magnetic sheet editing device)
151 IC circuit portion 152 Tag antenna 200 Case 2007 Wireless tag cartridge (preparation processing cartridge)
2101 Tag tape (bonding medium)
2101A First tape 2101B Second tape 2101a2 Tag tape base material layer (first tag tape base material layer)
2101b1 Adhesive layer for placement 2101b2 Tag tape base material layer (second tag tape base material layer)
2101b2 ′ tag tape base material layer (third tag tape base material layer)
2101b3 Adhesive layer for pasting 2101c Antenna base material 2102 First roll (tag tape roll)
2102a Reel member (shaft)
2120 Position display part LC1 Loop antenna (communication means for label creation)
LC2 loop antenna (information acquisition communication means)
PM identification mark (detected element)
S Printing area T RFID tag TA RFID tag To RFID tag circuit element (label creation RFID circuit element, information acquisition RFID circuit element)

Claims (24)

1. An RFID tag (T) having an RFID circuit element (To) including an IC circuit unit (151) for storing information and a tag antenna (152) for transmitting / receiving information is bonded to a magnetic sheet (MS). A label / sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus for
   Preparation processing cartridge (7M; 2007) capable of supplying any one of the tag tape (2101) for producing the RFID label and the magnetic tape (109M) for producing the magnetic sheet as a bonding medium A removable cartridge holder (6),
   Conveying means (108) for conveying the bonding medium (109M; 2101) supplied from the preparation processing cartridge (7M; 2007) attached to the cartridge holder (6);
   Preparation processing means (LC2, S235, S240, S510, and the like) for performing a predetermined preparation process for bonding the RFID label (T) and the magnetic sheet (MS) to the bonding medium (109M; 2101). S520, S530, S540, S550, S560, S510, S520, S530, S540A, S550, S560A, S510, S520, S530, S540B, S550, S560B; Processing device (1).
2. In the label sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus according to claim 1,
   Having a casing (200) constituting the outer shell of the apparatus;
   The cartridge holder (6)
   A magnetic cartridge (7M) capable of supplying the magnetic tape (109M) as the bonding medium including the magnetic layer (109Ma) made of a magnetic material is configured to be detachable as the preparation processing cartridge,
   The conveying means (108)
   Transporting the magnetic tape (109M) supplied from the magnetic cartridge;
   The preparation processing means includes
   The wireless tag circuit element (To) of the RFID tag label (T) located outside the casing (200) prepared for bonding the magnetic material sheet (MS) is connected via wireless communication. Information acquisition communication means (LC2) for transmitting and receiving information,
   Dimension information acquisition means (S235) for acquiring dimensional information of the RFID label (T) stored in the IC circuit section (151) of the RFID circuit element (To) via the information acquisition communication means (LC2). , S240)
   Based on the dimension information of the RFID label (T) acquired by the dimension information acquisition means (S235, S240), the size of the magnetic sheet (MS) during the magnetic sheet (MS) creation process is determined. Dimension control means (S510, S520, S530, S540, S550, S560; S510, S520, S530) for controlling at least the transport means (108) so as to have a size corresponding to the size of the RFID label (T). , S540A, S550, S560A; S510, S520, S530, S540B, S550, S560B),
   A label / sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus, which is a magnetic sheet creation apparatus (1) for performing the creation process of the magnetic sheet (MS).
3. In the label sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus according to claim 2,
   The dimension control means (S510, S520, S530, S540, S550, S560; S510, S520, S530, S540A, S550, S560A; S510, S520, S530, S540B, S550, S560B)
   The tape longitudinal direction dimension (Lm) of the magnetic sheet (MS) in the magnetic sheet creation processing is the tape longitudinal direction of the print area (S) where a predetermined print is formed on the RFID label (T). A label / sheet bonding preparatory processing apparatus (1) characterized in that at least the conveying means (108) is controlled to be equal to a dimension (Lt).
4. In the label sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus according to claim 3,
   A label / sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus (1) comprising cartridge detection means (81) for detecting the type of cartridge (7, 7M) mounted on the cartridge holder (6).
5. In the label sheet pasting preparation processing device according to claim 4,
   Width direction dimension (Wt) of the RFID label (T) included in the dimension information of the RFID label (T) acquired by the dimension information acquisition means (S235, S240) and detected by the cartridge detection means (81) A label / sheet bonding preparatory processing apparatus (1), characterized by having width direction dimension determining means (S245) for determining compatibility with the type of the magnetic cartridge (7M).
6. In the label sheet pasting preparation processing device according to claim 5,
   Label / sheet bonding characterized by having alarm signal output means (S250) for generating and outputting a corresponding alarm signal when the width direction dimension determining means (S245) determines that there is no suitability Preparation processing device (1).
7. In the label sheet pasting preparation processing device according to any one of claims 4 to 6,
   The cartridge holder (6)
   The magnetic tape (109M) provided with an adhesive layer (109Mb) for attaching to an object to be attached and a release material layer (109Mc) covering the adhesive layer (109Mb) for attachment can be supplied. A label / sheet bonding preparatory processing apparatus (1), wherein the magnetic cartridge (7M) is removable.
8. In the label sheet pasting preparation processing device according to any one of claims 4 to 7,
   Cutting means (15) for cutting the magnetic tape (109M) in a thickness direction at a predetermined cutting position to complete the magnetic sheet (MS);
   The dimension control means (S510, S520, S530, S540, S550, S560)
   The conveying means (108) and the cutting means so that the size of the magnetic sheet (MS) after the cutting by the cutting means (15) corresponds to the size of the RFID label (T). A label / sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus (1) characterized by controlling the means (15).
9. In the label sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus according to claim 7,
   A semi-cutting means (35) for partially cutting the magnetic tape (109M) in a thickness direction at a predetermined half-cut position;
   The dimension control means (S510, S520, S530, S540A, S550, S560A)
   The conveying means (108) and the conveying means (108) so that the size of the magnetic sheet (MS) in the magnetic sheet (MS) creation process corresponds to the size of the RFID label (T). A label / sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus (1) characterized by controlling the half-cutting means (35).
10. In the label sheet pasting preparation processing device according to any one of claims 4 to 7,
    A label / sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus (1) provided with a printing means (23) for printing a magnetic tape cutting line for an operator to cut the magnetic tape (109M) in the thickness direction. ).
11. In the label sheet pasting preparation processing device according to any one of claims 8 to 10,
    The dimension information acquisition means (S235, S240)
    When a start instruction signal is input from the magnetic sheet editing device (118) in a state where the mounting of the magnetic cartridge (7M) is detected by the cartridge detection means (81), the dimensions of the RFID label (T) are input. A label / sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus (1) characterized in that acquisition of information is started.
12. In the label sheet pasting preparation processing device according to any one of claims 8 to 10,
    An open / close detecting means (90) for detecting an open state and a closed state of the open / close door (3) of the cartridge holder (6);
    The dimension information acquisition means (S235, S240)
    When the opening / closing detection means (90) detects a change of the opening / closing door (3) from an open state to a closed state, the cartridge detection means (81) detects the mounting of the magnetic cartridge (7M). If it is in a state, the label / sheet bonding preparation processing device (1) starts to acquire the dimension information of the RFID label (T).
13. In the label sheet pasting preparation processing device according to any one of claims 8 and 9,
    The cartridge holder (6) includes a RFID tag circuit element for producing a label including the magnetic cartridge (7M), an IC circuit unit (151) for storing information, and a tag side antenna (152) for transmitting / receiving information. The RFID tag cartridge (7) capable of supplying the tag tape (101) on which To) is disposed is selectively removable.
    The conveying means (108)
    When the RFID tag cartridge (7) is attached to the cartridge holder (6), the tag tape (101) supplied from the RFID tag cartridge (7) can be conveyed,
    A label creating communication means (LC1) for transmitting and receiving information by wireless communication with the label creating RFID circuit element (To) of the tag tape (101);
    Printing means (23) capable of forming a predetermined print on the tag tape (101) or the print-receiving tape (103) to be bonded to the tag tape (101);
    According to the detection result of the cartridge detection means (81),
    When the magnetic cartridge (7M) is mounted on the cartridge holder (6), the magnetic tape (109M) supplied from the magnetic cartridge (7M) is being conveyed by the conveying means (108). , Execute the magnetic sheet (MS) creation process,
    When the RFID tag cartridge (7) is attached to the cartridge holder (6), the tag tape (101) supplied from the RFID tag cartridge (7) is conveyed by the conveying means (108). The printing means (23) performs the predetermined printing on the tag tape (101) or the tape to be printed (103), and also uses the label creation RFID circuit element (To) via the label creation communication means (LC1). The label / sheet bonding preparation processing device (1) is characterized in that the RFID label (T) creation processing is executed by transmitting and receiving information.
14. In the label sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus according to claim 13,
    Dimension information writing means (S400) for writing the dimension information of the RFID label (T) into the IC circuit section (151) of the label generation RFID circuit element (To) via the label creation communication means (LC1). A label / sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus (1).
15. In the label sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus according to claim 1,
    The cartridge holder (6)
    A tape-shaped first base material (2101c) on which the RFID circuit element (To) is arranged and a plurality of the antenna base materials (2101c) are continuously arranged in the longitudinal direction of the tape at predetermined intervals. A first tape (2101A) including one tag tape base material layer (2101a2) and provided on one side in the tape thickness direction of the plurality of antenna base materials (2101c), and a tape of the plurality of antenna base materials (2101c) A position display layer (on the other side in the thickness direction) that represents the position of the antenna substrate (2101c) when the user views from the other side in the tape thickness direction in order to bond the magnetic sheet (MS). 2101b1, 2101b2, 2101b3; 2101b2 ′, 2101b3) and the second tape (2101B), the tag tape (2 A tag tape roll (2102) configured by winding (01) is provided, and a wireless tag cartridge (2007) capable of supplying the tag tape (2101) as the bonding medium is detachable as the preparation processing cartridge And
    The conveying means (108)
    Conveying the tag tape (2101) supplied from the wireless tag cartridge (2007),
    The preparation processing means includes
    Printing means (23) for performing desired printing on the tag tape or the tape to be printed (2103) bonded to the tag tape (2101);
    An apparatus antenna for transmitting and receiving information to and from the RFID circuit element (To) provided on the tag tape (2101) via wireless communication;
    Cutting means for cutting the tag tape (2101) to a predetermined length after the printing by the printing means (23) and the information transmission / reception by the device antenna are completed.
    A label / sheet bonding preparatory processing apparatus, which is a tag label producing apparatus for producing the RFID label (T).
16. In the label sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus according to claim 15,
    The RFID tag cartridge (2007) attached to the cartridge holder (6) is:
    The position indication layer (2101b1, 2101b2, 2101b3; 2101b2′2101b3) of the second tape (2101B)
    A tag tape (2101) that is made of a tape-like permeable material and includes an adhesive layer (2101b3) for attaching to an object to be attached (MB) can be supplied. Label / sheet bonding preparation processing equipment.
17. In the label sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus according to claim 16,
    The RFID tag cartridge (2007) attached to the cartridge holder (6) is:
    The second tape (2101B)
    All the layers (2101b1, 2101b2, 2101b3) including the sticking adhesive layer (2101b3) are made of a transparent material, and all the layers of the transparent material constitute the position indication layer (2101) ), A label / sheet bonding preparation processing device.
18. In the label sheet pasting preparation processing device according to claim 17,
    The RFID tag cartridge (2007) attached to the cartridge holder (6) is:
    The position indication layer (2101b1, 2101b2, 2101b3) of the second tape (2101B)
    A tag tape (2101) including a second tag tape base material layer (2101b2), which is made of a tape-like permeable material and includes the adhesive layer for attachment (2101b3) on the other side in the tape thickness direction, can be supplied. A label / sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus characterized by comprising:
19. In the label sheet pasting preparation processing device according to claim 18,
    The RFID tag cartridge (2007) attached to the cartridge holder (6) is:
    The position indication layer (2101b1, 2101b2, 2101b3) of the second tape (2101B)
    It is made of a tape-shaped permeable material, is located on one side in the tape thickness direction of the second tag tape base layer (2101b2), and the plurality of antenna bases (2101c) are the second tag tape base layer A label / sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus characterized by being configured to be capable of supplying a tag tape (2101) including a stationary adhesive layer (2101b1) for placing on (2101b2).
20. In the label sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus according to claim 16,
    The RFID tag cartridge (2007) attached to the cartridge holder (6) is:
    The second tape (2101B)
    A third tag tape base material layer (2101b2 ′) made of a tape-like non-permeable material and provided with a position display portion (2120) indicating the position of the antenna base material (2101c) on the other surface in the tape thickness direction. )
    The third tag tape base material layer (2101b2 ') and the adhesive layer for attachment (2101b3) located on the other side of the third tag tape base material layer (2101b2') A label / sheet bonding preparatory processing apparatus characterized in that the tag tape (2101) constituting (2101b2 ', 2101b3) can be supplied.
21. In the label sheet bonding preparation processing device according to claim 20,
    The RFID tag cartridge (2007) attached to the cartridge holder (6) is:
    As the position display portion (2120), at least a part of the outer edge shape of the antenna base material (2101c) when seen in a plan view is used as the other in the tape thickness direction of the third tag tape base material layer (2101b2 '). A label / sheet bonding preparatory processing apparatus characterized in that a tag tape (2101) formed on a side surface can be supplied.
22. In the label sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus according to claim 21,
    The RFID tag cartridge (2007) attached to the cartridge holder (6) is:
    The position display unit (2120)
    At least one of the positions of both ends (2120b) in the tape width direction of the outer edge shape of the antenna substrate (2101c) and both ends (2120a) in the tape longitudinal direction of the outer edge shape of the antenna substrate (2101c). A label / sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus characterized in that a tag tape (2101) for displaying the position of the label sheet can be supplied.
23. 23. The label / sheet bonding preparation apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the RFID tag cartridge (2007) attached to the cartridge holder (6) is:
    The position display unit (2120)
    Affixing a label / sheet, wherein the tag tape (2101) formed by printing can be supplied to the other surface of the third tag tape base material layer (2101b2 ') in the tape thickness direction. Alignment preparation processing device.
24. In the label sheet pasting preparation processing device according to claim 23,
    The RFID tag cartridge (2007) attached to the cartridge holder (6) is:
    The position display unit (2120)
    Tag tape (2101) formed at a fixed pitch can be supplied to a plurality of locations in the tape longitudinal direction of the third tag tape base material layer (2101b2 ') for use as a detection element in the transport control of the tag label producing device. A label / sheet bonding preparation processing apparatus characterized by comprising:

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