WO2012001831A1

WO2012001831A1 - Id tag label adhesion device

Info

Publication number: WO2012001831A1
Application number: PCT/JP2010/070968
Authority: WO
Inventors: 徹三輪田; 耕司中島; 正光三宅; 貴章水川
Original assignee: 株式会社岩田レーベル
Priority date: 2010-06-28
Filing date: 2010-11-25
Publication date: 2012-01-05
Also published as: JP5787641B2; JP2012030891A; WO2012002326A1

Abstract

Disclosed is an ID tag label adhesion device (1) provided with a feeding mechanism (10) for sequentially feeding RFID labels which are ID tag labels (2) to a fed position (20E); a label transport drum which sequentially suction-holds the RFID labels (2) by a plurality of suction-holding units (21Q) arranged at equal intervals on an outer peripheral surface having the center defined by a rotational axis (20X) of the drum, and transports the suction-held RFID labels (2) to a transport end position (20F) by rotation; and a writing means group (30) comprising a plurality of writing means (3) which always rotate with the label transport drum (20) and which are provided to correspond to the plurality of suction-holding units (21Q). Each writing means (3) writes necessary information to the suction-held RFID label (2) by non-contact communication while the corresponding suction-holding unit (21Q) is rotationally transported from the fed position (20E) to the transport end position (20F). Thereby, the number of adhesion processes performed per unit time can be increased in the ID tag label adhesion device which adheres the ID tag label comprising a transmission/reception unit and an IC chip for performing non-contact communication, onto a predetermined target object.

Description

ID tag labeling device

The present invention relates to an ID tag label affixing device that affixes an ID tag label to an object to be affixed.

Each label is sequentially transported to a predetermined application position by sending out a mount with a plurality of peelable labels attached at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction, the label is peeled off from the mount at the application position, and conveyed from another line. It is a label sticking device or the like for sticking the peeled labels sequentially to a predetermined target. In recent years, an ID tag label such as an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) label including a tag IC chip that stores tag information and a tag antenna unit can be used as this label (Patent Document 1).

JP 2009-259075 A

However, in the label sticking device for sticking the ID tag label to a predetermined object, there is a problem that the number of sticking processes per unit time is small because the processing time of writing information into the ID tag label and reading inspection is long.

An object of the present invention is to increase the number of pasting processes per unit time in an ID tag label pasting device for pasting an ID tag label having a transmission / reception unit and an IC chip for performing non-contact communication to a predetermined object. .

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention

In order to solve the above problems, the ID tag label sticking device of the present invention is:
A transmitting / receiving unit for performing transmission / reception of information with an external device by non-contact communication and a sending mechanism for sequentially sending an ID tag label having an IC chip to a predetermined sending position;
The ID tag labels sequentially delivered to the delivery position are sequentially adsorbed and held by a plurality of adsorbing and holding portions provided at predetermined intervals on the substantially cylindrical outer peripheral surface centered on the rotation axis of the ID tag label. A label transport drum that rotates and transports to a predetermined transport end position;
It is provided in correspondence with each of a plurality of suction holding units in such a manner that it always rotates integrally with the label transport drum, and predetermined required information is provided to the IC chip by non-contact communication with the ID tag label sucked by the corresponding suction holding unit. Writing means for writing and completing the writing until reaching the conveyance end position;
An affixing mechanism that sequentially affixes the ID tag label that has reached the conveyance end position to a predetermined affixing object that is sequentially conveyed by a system different from the ID tag label;
Inspection means for inspecting whether necessary information has been normally written on the ID tag label;
It is characterized by providing.

According to the configuration of the present invention, a plurality of suction holding portions are provided along the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surface of the label transport drum that rotates around its own rotation axis. Each suction holding portion of the label transport drum passes through the transport section from the sending position to the transport end position in the rotation direction (circumferential direction) when the label transport drum rotates. Each suction holding part that passes through the ID tag label that is sucked and held during the passing period, and the writing process is completed when the conveyance end position is reached. ing. That is, since the corresponding writing means individually performs the writing process for the ID tag labels that sequentially enter the conveyance section, the writing process is performed in parallel for a plurality of ID tag labels. Thus, ID tag labels for which writing processing has been completed successively arrive at the conveyance end position. That is, it is possible to increase the speed of supplying an ID tag label for which writing processing has been completed, and thus increase the speed of processing for pasting to an object to be pasted, compared to the prior art in which writing to ID tag labels is performed one by one. .

Further, each writing means is provided corresponding to each of the plurality of suction holding units fixedly provided on the label transport drum, and always rotates integrally with the label transport drum. The writing process can be reliably performed on the tag label. In addition, even if rotation of the ID tag label that is peeled off by being sucked and held by the sucking and holding unit is stuck to the object to be stuck and then peeled by being sucked and held again, the entire operation is rotation. Such rotation work will be smooth and smooth. For example, the label transport drum can be configured to rotate at a constant speed. Thereby, since there is no complicated operation in the label transport drum itself, it is possible to stably perform from the ID tag label adsorption holding to the application to the application target, and the writing process performed between them is also stable. It can be carried out. Further, complicated drive control for the label transport drum is not required.

On the other hand, even if only the processing of the writing means is made efficient, the overall processing speed does not increase. For this reason, in the present invention, after applying the ID tag label to the pasting object at the pasting position close to the transport end position of the own label transport drum in the present invention, An ID tag label of a sticking target object that is further provided with a sticking target transport drum that further rotates and transports the sticking object and passes through an inspection section in which inspection by the inspection means is performed, and the inspection means is rotated and transported in the inspection section. On the other hand, it is configured to inspect necessary information written in the IC chip by non-contact communication from the radially outer side or inner side of the sticking target transport drum. Thereby, the inspection can also be completed smoothly during the rotation conveyance.

Furthermore, the inspection means in the present invention has an inspection body that moves following the pasting object so as to oppose the pasting object to be rotated and conveyed in the inspection section. From the inspection start position to the inspection end position, it moves following the sticking object in the rotational conveyance direction of the sticking object transport drum, and performs an outward movement to complete the inspection for the sticking object and the inspection. It can be configured to operate in such a manner that the return path movement from the inspection end position to the inspection start position is repeated in the direction opposite to the rotation conveyance direction of the sticking target conveyance drum. In this case, the average moving speed during the forward movement can be configured to be faster than the average speed during the backward movement. As a result, it is possible to further reduce the travel time of the return trip that is simply returned, so that the inspection can be performed efficiently, and as a result, the number of pasting processes per unit time can be increased.

Further, the inspection means in the present invention can be configured to include a plurality of inspection objects at the same time and inspect a plurality of pasting objects simultaneously. The inspection object that reciprocates can inspect different objects to be applied at the same time, so that inspection can be performed efficiently, and the number of application processes per unit time can be increased. However, in the case where the inspection is an inspection by non-contact communication, each inspection body is in a state where a predetermined interval is provided with respect to the adjacent inspection body so that the communication waves of each other do not interfere with each other. It is good to comprise so that it may reciprocate in the form which hold | maintained.

The top view which shows roughly 1st embodiment of the ID tag label sticking apparatus of this invention. The enlarged plan view of the peeling means of FIG. The enlarged plan view of the label conveyance drum of FIG. The enlarged view which shows the adsorption | suction plan surface provided in the side surface of the label conveyance drum of FIG. The enlarged view which shows a part of label roll used in FIG. FIG. 2 is a central sectional view of the label transport drum in FIG. 1. The elements on larger scale of FIG. The figure explaining sticking of the ID tag label to a sticking object. The figure which shows the modification of FIG. 8A. The enlarged plan view which shows the conveyance line before label sticking in FIG. The enlarged plan view which shows the conveyance line after label sticking in FIG. The figure explaining the inspection process by the test body which reciprocates. The figure explaining the inspection process by a some test body. The 1st block diagram which shows roughly the structure of the ID tag label sticking apparatus of FIG. The 2nd block diagram which shows roughly the structure of the ID tag label sticking apparatus of FIG. The figure which shows the modification of FIG. The figure which shows the modification of FIG.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of an ID tag label affixing device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an example of an ID tag label sticking device of the present invention. An ID tag label affixing device 1 shown in FIG. 1 has an ID tag label 2 (FIG. 5) having an antenna coil (transmission / reception unit) 2A and an IC chip 2C for performing transmission / reception of information with an external device by non-contact communication. (See FIG. 2) and the ID tag label 2 sequentially sent out to the delivery position 20E on the outer peripheral surface 21 centered on its own rotation axis 20X at a predetermined interval. A plurality of suction holding portions 21Q (see FIG. 3) provided at intervals are sequentially sucked and held, and the ID tag label 2 sucked and held by each suction holding portion 21Q is rotated and conveyed to a predetermined conveyance end position 20F. And a plurality of writing means 3 (see FIG. 3) corresponding to the plurality of suction holding portions 21Q in such a manner that they always rotate integrally with the label transport drum 20. Each writing unit 3 applies the ID tag label 2 held by suction to each suction holding portion 21Q while the corresponding suction holding portion 21Q is rotated and transported in the transport section 20L from the sending position 20E to the transport end position 20F. On the other hand, a writing means group 30 (see FIG. 13) that executes a writing process for writing predetermined necessary information by non-contact communication and an ID tag label 2 that has reached the conveyance end position 20F are separated from the ID tag label 2. A sticking mechanism 50 that sequentially sticks to a predetermined sticking object 5 that is sequentially transported by a transport line (separate system) 50L, and an inspection that checks whether necessary information has been normally written to the ID tag label 2 Means 60 (see FIG. 13).

As shown in FIG. 5, the ID tag label 2 is configured by providing an antenna coil 2A and an IC chip 2C on an insulating base material, and can store predetermined information in the IC chip 2C. It is a label that functions as a contactless ID tag that can be read out by wireless communication. Specifically, a resonance circuit is formed by an antenna coil, an IC chip, and a capacitive element. By receiving radio waves (information) from a writing device (writer) installed outside, the information is received by the IC chip. The information stored in the IC chip can be returned to the external device by wirelessly receiving radio waves from a reading device (reader) installed outside.

The ID tag label 2 in the present invention may be an RFID label that enables ID recognition by electromagnetic induction or radio wave communication, but may be an optical ID tag (for example, an IrID tag that enables ID recognition by infrared communication) or the like. It may be a label. In addition, the ID tag label 2 in the present invention has a function as an ID tag capable of non-contact communication and may be used for pasting provided for pasting, and there is no indication by printing or the like. Also good. For example, in addition to the visually identifiable display label as described above, a label with an RFID tag in which an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag is embedded in the display label may be used, or the RFID tag itself is formed as a label. It may be an RFID label, or a label with an RFID tag in which the RFID label is pasted on another label. The display by printing or the like performed on the label 2 may be not only characters, symbols and figures, but also barcodes, QR codes and the like.

The ID tag label 2 in the present embodiment is an RFID label, and is attached to a tape-shaped (band-shaped) mount 4 that has a plurality of ID tag-attached labels 2 pasted at predetermined intervals as shown in FIG. The label roll 40 is prepared by winding the mount 4 to which the ID tag label 2 is attached. The back surface 2b of the ID tag label 2 facing the mount 4 forms an adhesive surface.

The delivery mechanism 10 forms a transport line 10L for transporting the base 4 (label roll 40), which is attached and held as a label row at a predetermined interval in a form in which a plurality of ID tag labels 2 can be peeled, in the longitudinal direction, A drive unit 10M (see FIG. 14) for transporting the mount 4 (label roll 40) on the transport line 10L is provided. Further, a printing unit 12, a printing inspection unit 13, a feed stop position detection unit 14, and a peeling unit 11 are provided on the transport line 10 L, and each is disposed on the top surface of the work table 9. .

The delivery mechanism 10 unwinds the label roll 40 from the unwinding shaft portion 15B and sends it out along the predetermined conveying path 10L so as to be wound by the winding shaft portion 15A. The conveyance line 10L is formed between the unwinding shaft portion 15B that unwinds the label roll 40 and the winding shaft portion 15A that collects the mount 4 from which the ID tag label 2 has been peeled off from the label roll 40. 1 and is guided by one or more guide rollers 16 provided between the unwinding shaft portion 15B and the winding shaft portion 15A so as to have a shape as shown in FIG. A drive unit 10M (see FIG. 14) of the delivery mechanism 10 is a rotation drive unit (here, a servo motor) that rotates a drive roller 17A provided at an intermediate position of the transport line 10L. The drive system control unit shown in FIG. The drive is controlled by 80. The drive roller 17A is rotationally driven while pinching the mount 4 between the pair of free rotating rollers 17B, and pushes the mount 4 toward the take-up shaft portion 15A by the frictional resistance generated at this time. As a result, the entire mount 4 moves to the winding shaft 15A side, that is, to the downstream side of the transport line 10L. The take-up shaft portion 15A has a rotation drive unit (torque motor) separate from the drive unit 10M for winding the mount 4 while applying a certain tension to the mount 4. On the other hand, the unwinding shaft portion 15B is a shaft portion that rotates freely. However, a drive unit (torque motor) different from the drive unit 10M may be provided to apply a constant tension to the mount 4.

As shown in FIG. 2, the peeling means 11 peels off the ID tag label 2 from the transported mount 4 (label roll 40) at the predetermined peeling position 10Q on the transport line 10L, and peels off the ID. The tag label 2 is sent out so that the surface 2a thereof is in close proximity to the outer peripheral surface 21 of the rotating label transport drum 20.

As shown in FIG. 2, the peeling means 11 of the present embodiment forms an acute angle section forming section that forms an acute angle section in which the mount 4 is folded at an acute angle with the surface 2a of the ID tag label 2 facing outward, as shown in FIG. Have When the mount 4 (label roll 40) is folded at an acute angle at the leading end of the acute angle section, the ID tag label 2 is bent at the leading end of the acute angle section when the leading side of itself 2 is folded at an acute angle. Unsatisfactory and peels off from the mount 4 which is folded back at an acute angle. Further, the remaining part of the ID tag label 2 that is sequentially sent out is peeled off from the mount 4 as it is sent out. In this way, the ID tag label 2 is automatically peeled off from the mount 4 only by the mount 4 (label roll 40) passing through the acute angle section.

Note that the peeling means 11 of this embodiment includes a plate-like peeling member 11A. Of the one main surface 11Aa in the plate-like peeling member 11A, at least the surface 11Aa on the tip side functions as a guide surface for guiding the movement of the label roll 40. The ID tag label 2 peeled off at the tip of the peeling member 11A is sent out linearly along the flat guide surface 11Aa.

The printing unit 12 is a label display forming unit that forms a display on the label 2 and performs a display forming process such as a printing process or a printing process on the label surface. Here, it is a laser marker, and a printing process is performed on a predetermined printing area on the label 2.

The print inspection means 13 is a label display inspection means, and inspects whether or not the display formation process on the label surface has been performed correctly. Here, it is determined whether or not printing is correctly performed on the label 2 by the printing process by the printing unit 12. For example, display defects (printing defects / printing defects), external defects (size differences, defects, breakage) in the label 2 are determined. And the like, and the presence / absence of a defect such as a sticking position defect (position shift on the holding mount 3) is performed. Specifically, the image coincidence rate is calculated by comparing the label image photographed by the photographing means such as a camera with the reference image stored in the predetermined storage unit of the control unit of the print inspection means 13, The presence / absence of defects such as printing defects, outer shape defects, and pasting position defects is determined based on whether or not a reference coincidence rate (for example, 97%) is exceeded. Further, in the label image photographed by the photographing means, the control unit of the print inspection means 13 identifies a predetermined display area where characters / symbols are displayed, and a known optical character recognition process for the identified area. (OCR: Optical Character Recognition) is performed, and a defect inspection such as a print defect is performed to determine whether or not the recognized character or symbol matches the character or symbol that should be displayed. When an information image such as a barcode or QR code is formed as a display forming process on the label surface, the print inspection means 13 must have a function as a reading device that reads the information image of the barcode or QR code. The apparatus is configured to determine a defect in the read information (incorrect data is written or the like). Specifically, the reading device attempts to read information from the information image, and determines whether or not information is obtained, and if obtained, determines whether or not the information matches predetermined information. The quality determination results in these display formation processes are transmitted to the main control unit 100 and stored / accumulated. The pass / fail judgment result is transmitted to the main control unit 100 (see FIG. 13) in order from the preceding ID tag label 2. The main control unit 100 counts the order of the labels 2 reaching the print inspecting means 13, and uses the order information attached to the order of count as the identification information of the target ID tag label 2 and associates it with the order information. Thus, the pass / fail judgment result of the target ID tag label 2 is stored in a predetermined storage unit (pass / fail judgment result storage unit) provided in itself.

The feed stop position detecting means 14 detects the stop position (stop timing) of the mount 4 (label roll 40) being transported on the transport line 10. More specifically, a detected portion 4Z is provided for each attachment interval of the ID tag label 2 on the mount 4 that is conveyed on the conveying line 10, and the detected position 4Z is detected by the feed stop position detecting means 14. To detect. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, a light shielding window region (for example, a black eye mark) is provided as the detected portion 4Z for each attachment interval of the ID tag label 2 along the length direction of the mount 4 having translucency. It is detected that the light irradiated from the front surface side to the back surface side of the mount 4 and detected on the back surface side is blocked by the window region and is not detected, and accordingly the control unit 80 Stops the transport of the mount 4 (label roll 40). Then, after a predetermined period has elapsed after the stop, the transport of the mount 4 (label roll 40) is resumed.

The ID tag label 2 peeled at the peeling position 10Q is sent to a predetermined sending position 20E close to the outer peripheral surface 21 of the rotating label transport drum 20, and the sending timing is the ID sent to the sending position 20E. The timing must be such that the tag label 2 can be attracted to the suction holding portion 21Q (see FIG. 3) of the rotating label transport drum 20. That is, it is necessary to match the timing at which the ID tag label 2 is delivered to the delivery position 20E with the timing at which the suction holding portion 21Q of the rotating label transport drum 20 reaches the delivery position 20E.

In the present embodiment, since the label transport drum 20 is configured to rotate at a constant speed, the delivery mechanism 10 is configured so that the suction holding unit 21Q (see FIG. 3) matches the timing when it reaches the delivery position 20E. The tag label 2 is intermittently driven so as to be sent to the delivery position 20E. That is, the ID tag label 2 is sent out to the delivery position 20E in accordance with the timing at which each suction holding portion 21Q of the label transport drum 20 that rotates at the same speed as the mount 4 (label roll 40) sequentially reaches the delivery position 20E. The control unit 80 shown in FIG. 13 drives the drive unit 10M intermittently. The detection result of the feed stop position detecting means 14 is used as the stop trigger signal for the intermittent drive and further as the alignment signal for aligning the redrive start position. Specifically, the label transport drum 20 has a drive unit 20M (see FIG. 14) that is driven and controlled by the control unit 80 so as to rotate at a constant speed, and has suction holding units 21Q at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. In this label transport drum 20, the time interval for the suction holding portion 21Q to reach the delivery position 20E is constant, and the mount 4 (label roll 40) stopped based on the detection result of the feed stop position detecting means 14 is provided. Since the label feeding time from when the conveyance is started to when the ID tag label 2 is delivered to the delivery position 20E is also constant, the control unit 80 determines that the label feeding is longer than the time when the suction holding unit 21Q reaches the delivery position 20E. A drive signal is output to the drive unit 10M at a timing just before the time, and the mount 4 (label roll 40) starts conveyance, while the feed stop position Detecting means 14 outputs a stop signal to the drive unit 10M (see FIG. 14) at the timing of detecting a detected portion 4Z, it stops the conveyance of the base sheet 4 (label roll 40).

The control for adjusting the timing at which the ID tag label 2 is sent to the delivery position 20E and the timing at which the suction holding portion 21Q of the rotating label transport drum 20 reaches the delivery position 20E is not limited to the above. The tag label 2 may be sent out to the sending position 20E in accordance with each timing at which the suction holding portions 21Q of the label transport drum 20 sequentially reach the sending position 20E.

Also, in order for the peeled ID tag label 2 to be smoothly sucked to the suction holding portion 21Q of the rotating label transport drum 20, the sending speed of the ID tag label 2 sent to the possible sending position 20E (peeling position). And the rotational speed of the label transport drum must be matched. For this reason, the drive unit 10M is drive-controlled by the control unit 80 so that the delivery speed of the ID tag label 2 matches the rotation speed of the label transport drum.

The label transport drum 20 has a substantially cylindrical shape centered on its own rotation axis 20X, and as shown in FIG. 3, the writing means 3 is fixedly installed in the drum 20 at a position corresponding to each suction holding portion 21Q. Has been. A plurality of suction holes 21H are formed in the outer peripheral surface 21 of the label transport drum 20 for each suction holding portion 21Q. The suction holes 21H communicate with one intake passage 21K in the drum, and the intake passage The interior of 21K is configured to be sucked by a suction drive unit (see FIG. 14: here a blower) 20V. As shown in FIG. 6, each suction hole 21 H extends inward in the radial direction with respect to the rotation axis 20 X and communicates with the intake passage 21 K, and the intake passage 21 K is positioned below. It extends in a cylindrical shape toward the suction drive unit 20V. The suction drive unit 20V only needs to hold the inside of the intake passage 21K at a negative pressure relative to the outside air, and may be any one that generates at least the air flow inside the intake passage 21K toward the suction drive unit 20V.

The label transport drum 20 sucks and holds the ID tag label 2 in such a manner that the adhesion surface provided on the back surface 2b of the ID tag label 2 is exposed to the outer peripheral side and the inner peripheral surface is sucked in each suction holding portion 21Q. can do. Here, the ID tag label 2 is sucked and held while the suction holding unit 21Q is rotated and conveyed in the conveyance section 20L (see FIG. 1) from the delivery position 20E to the conveyance end position 20F by the rotational drive by the drive unit 20M. The Then, during the suction holding period, the writing means 3 corresponding to the suction holding unit 21Q executes a writing process for writing predetermined necessary information to the ID tag label 2 being sucked and held by non-contact communication. A plurality of suction holding portions 21Q are always located in the transport section 20L, and all of them perform writing processing, and writing is completed when each reaches the transport end position 20F. That is, the length of the transport section 20L is determined as a section from when writing is started after the suction holding unit 21Q sucks and holds the ID tag label 2 at the delivery position 20E until the end thereof.

As shown in FIG. 3, the writing means 3 includes an antenna unit 3A, a reader / writer (a device having the functions of a writing device and a reading device) 3W, and a writing control unit 3C for controlling them. Configured. The writing means 3 in the present embodiment is provided at eight positions at equal intervals in the circumferential direction centering on the rotation axis 20X. The writing process executed by each writing unit 3 not only writes predetermined necessary information to the IC chip 2C of the ID tag label 2 by non-contact communication with the ID tag label 2, but also does not change the written necessary information. A lock process for making a lock (unwritable) state may be included.

Each writing means 3 has an ID tag label 2 to be suctioned among predetermined suction planned surfaces 21R (see FIG. 4) including each suction hole 21H of the corresponding suction holding portion 21Q in the radial direction with respect to the rotation axis 20X. Is provided at a position facing the RFID function unit 2Z (see FIG. 5). In the present embodiment, the corresponding antenna unit 3A of the writing unit 3 is opposed to the rotation direction side end portion of the label transport drum 20 in the suction planned surface 21R of each suction holding portion 21Q. Thereby, reliable non-contact communication is possible. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the ID tag label 2 has a printing portion (laser marking portion) 2Y formed by the printing means 14 at the center portion, and the label conveyance drum 20 has a rotation direction on the top side in the rotation direction. An RFID function portion 2Z having at least an antenna coil 2A is formed, and a barcode portion 2X is formed on the rear side in the rotational direction of the label transport drum 20. The antenna unit 3A that transmits radio waves in each writing unit 3 is fixedly installed in the label transport drum 20 so as to face the RFID function unit 2Z of the ID tag label 2.

In the present embodiment, a position corresponding to the printing portion (laser marking portion) 2Y of the ID tag label 2 to be sucked on the suction-suggested surface 21R of the suction holding portion 21Q is used to prevent suction of print residue and the like. A suction hole non-formation region 21J in which the suction hole 21H is not formed is formed (see FIG. 4).

As shown in FIG. 6, the label transport drum 20 in the present embodiment is provided with an annular ring portion 23 at the upper end portion of a cylindrical shaft portion 22 centering on the rotation axis 20 X, and the outer peripheral side of the ring portion 23. In addition, a plurality of writing means 3 are fixedly installed at equal intervals along the circumferential direction. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the reader / writer 3 W is provided on one side in the circumferential direction of the fixing plate 24 arranged so that the main surface and the main back surface face both sides in the circumferential direction. A substrate (microcomputer board) 24C provided with an individual control means (microcomputer: controller) 3C for controlling the writing means 3 on the other side is fixed, and the radial direction of the fixing plate 24 is fixed. A substrate 24A provided with an antenna portion 3A on the outside is fixed. Here, the main surfaces of the substrate 24C of the individual control means 3C and the substrate 24W of the reader / writer 3W are arranged so as to face the circumferential direction of the label transport drum 20. As a result, a larger number of these substrates can be arranged in the circumferential direction in the label transport drum 20, and more writing means 3 can be arranged, and as a result, the overall processing speed is further increased. be able to. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the fixing plate member 24 of the present embodiment extends in the circumferential direction from an L-shaped standing portion 24 Y that extends radially outward with respect to the rotation axis 20 X and its radially outer end. The

substrates

24W and 24C are fixed in such a manner that they have an L-shaped horizontal section having an L-shaped bottom portion 24X, and a fixing member is interposed on each main surface in the circumferential direction of the L-shaped standing portion 24Y.

In the label transport drum 20, the suction holding unit 21 Q that has reached the transport end position 20 F sticks the adhesive surface 2 b of the suctioned and held ID tag label 2 through a transport line 50 L that is different from the ID tag label 2. It sticks in the form pressed against the target object 5. Here, the conveyance line 50L of the sticking target object 5 will be described. In addition, the sticking target object 5 of this embodiment is a cylindrical member, and is an ampule in this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 9, many pasting objects 5 are placed together on the pasting target supply conveyor 51. The sticking target supply conveyor 51 is driven so that the large number of sticking objects 5 move toward the transport drum 52. The sticking target supply conveyor 51 drives the belt on which the sticking target object 5 is placed by the rotational drive of the conveyor driving unit 51M in FIG. 14, and the conveyor driving unit (here, torque motor) 51M is driven and controlled by the control unit 80. The

The transport drum 52 holds the pasting object 5 by a plurality of pasting target holding portions 52A provided at predetermined intervals on a substantially cylindrical outer peripheral surface centered on its own rotation axis 52X, and holds the pasting target object. 5 is rotated and conveyed to the delivery position to the application drum 50. Specifically, on the outer peripheral surface of the transport drum 52, a plurality of sticking target holding portions 52A that form recesses that can hold the sticking objects 5 one by one are formed at predetermined intervals as the sticking target holding portions 52A. The sticking object 5 that has moved toward the transport drum 52 is transported toward a part of the outer peripheral section of the transport drum 52 in a form guided by the guide portion 51G, and is driven to the outer peripheral section. The objects 5 are sequentially accommodated in the recesses 52A one by one. Then, the sticking object 5 accommodated and held in the sticking target holding unit 52 A is rotated and conveyed toward the sticking drum 50 according to the rotation of the transport drum 52. During this rotational conveyance, when the separation object is separated from the adhesion target supply conveyor 51, the accommodated adhesion object 5 is located on the opening side of the adhesion object holding portion 52A that forms a recess (in the radial direction outside the rotation shaft 52X of the conveyance drum 52). A guide portion 52G that guides so as not to be separated from the recess 52A appears. However, the guide portion 52G disappears before the position where the transport drum 52 faces the sticking drum 50. The position where the conveyance drum 52 and the application drum 50 are close to each other is the delivery position of the application object 5, and the application object 5 accommodated and held in the application object holding part 52A of the conveyance drum 52 by the separation guide part 50B. Is forcibly pushed out of the opening of the sticking target holding portion 52 A that forms a recess with the rotation of the transport drum 52, and is transferred to the sticking drum 50.

The sticking drum (sticking target transport drum) 50 holds the sticking target object 5 delivered from the transport drum 52, rotates and transports it to the sticking position 50Q close to the transport end position 20F of the label transport drum 20, and also transports the label. An affixing mechanism for affixing the rotating object 5 in contact with the adhesive surface exposed to the outside in the radial direction in the suction holding portion 21Q of the drum 20 is formed. Specifically, the sticking drum 50 is delivered from the transport drum 52 by a plurality of sticking target holding portions 50A provided at predetermined intervals on a substantially cylindrical outer peripheral surface centering on its own rotation axis 50X. The pasting target object 5 is held, and the held pasting target object 5 is rotationally transported to a pasting position 50Q close to the transport end position 20F of the label transport drum 20. The pasting object 5 delivered and held by the pasting target holding unit 50 A is rotated and conveyed toward the label conveying drum 20 according to the rotation of the pasting drum 50. The sticking target holding portion 50A is held between the two

free rollers

50R and 50R that form a pair provided on the radially inner side with respect to the rotation axis 50X of the sticking drum 50 and supported from the radially inner side. Thus, the guide portion 50G1 provided on the radially outer side prevents the radially outward separation, and is rotated and conveyed while the holding state continues.

The two

free rollers

50R and 50R that make a pair are rollers having a rotation axis in the same direction as the rotation axis 50X of the sticking drum 50, and are provided around the rotation axis by a roller support 50D. It has been. The two

free rollers

50R, 50R that make a pair can be pushed inward in the radial direction with respect to the rotation axis 50X against the urging means (here, a spring member) 50S. However, at the time of the rotation conveyance here, as shown in FIG. 8A (a), the urging means 50S is not pushed inward in the radial direction due to the centrifugal force during the rotation conveyance.

As shown in FIG. 8A (b), when the sticking object 5 delivered from the transport drum 52 and held by the sticking target holding portion 50A of the sticking drum 50 reaches the sticking position 50Q in contact with the label transport drum 20, as shown in FIG. The two

free rollers

50R and 50R making a pair are pushed inward in the radial direction with respect to the rotation axis 50X by the outer peripheral surface of the label transport drum 20 against the urging means 50S. At this time, the outer peripheral surface of the label transport drum 20 that comes into contact with the pasting object 5 is the suction surface 21R described above, and the ID tag label 2 is sucked and held on the suction surface 21R. More specifically, the suction-held ID tag label 2 has the adhesive surface 2b facing outward in the radial direction with respect to the rotation axis 20X of the label transport drum 20. For this reason, since the ID tag label 2 is affixed to the pasting target object 5 by being pressed against the adhesive surface 2b, and both the

drums

20 and 50 rotate in different rotation directions, the free roller 50R. , 50R is rotated, the ID tag label 2 is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the paste object 5 (FIG. 8A (c)), and finally the ID tag label 2 is bonded and fixed to the paste object 5 (FIG. 8A (d)). In addition, the code | symbol of the sticking target object with which ID tag label 2 was stuck is set to 5 '. As in the modified examples shown in FIGS. 8B (a) to 8 (d), instead of the

free rollers

50R and 50R, the fixed roller 50r whose center position is fixed (not floating) and the center of the fixed roller 50r are rotated as a fulcrum. An ID tag label is formed by a combination of a free roller 50R 'that can be moved up and down located on the free end side of the rotating body 50L and a biasing means (spring member) 50S' that biases the free roller 50R 'toward the object 5 to be attached. 2 can be pasted on the pasting object 5.

The pasting object 5 ′ to which the ID tag label 2 is pasted is applied to the two

free rollers

50R and 50R (or the fixed roller 50r and the free roller 50R ′) forming a pair to form the pasting target holding portion 50A in the same manner as before the pasting. It is supported from the radially inner side in a sandwiched manner and is held in a shape in which the separation to the radially outer side is prevented by a guide portion 50G2 provided on the radially outer side, and is rotated and conveyed while the held state continues. The During this rotational conveyance, the inspection means 60 inspects whether or not necessary information has been normally written on the ID tag label 2.

The inspection means 60 of the present embodiment inspects the ID tag label 2 attached to the container that is the attachment object 5. This is because the ID tag label 2 is attached to the object 5 to be attached with physical contact (pressing), and there is a concern about damage to the RFID function unit 2Z of the ID tag label 2. However, for example, if the pressing force at the time of sticking is adjusted and there is no such concern, the inspection process may be performed immediately after the above writing process is performed during the transport of the label transport drum 20. .

In the present embodiment, after the ID tag label 2 is affixed to the affixing object 5 held in the affixing object holding part 50A of the affixing drum 50 at the affixing position 50Q, the affixing object 5 ′ is further rotated and conveyed. Then, it passes through the arc-shaped inspection section 60R where the inspection by the inspection means 60 is performed. At this time, the inspection means 60 sends necessary information written in the IC chip 2C by non-contact communication from the outside in the radial direction of the sticking drum 50 to the ID tag label 2 of the sticking target 5 ′ passing through the test section 60R. Read and inspect.

The inspection means 60 in the present embodiment includes an inspection body 6 that moves following the pasting object 5 ′ so as to face the pasting object 5 ′ that is rotationally conveyed in the inspection section 60R. As shown in FIG. 11, acceleration from the stationary state ((1) in FIG. 11) of the inspection start position 60S of the inspection section 60R toward the rotational conveyance direction of the sticking drum 50, and then the same speed as the sticking object 5 After passing through an intermediate section ((2) in FIG. 11) that becomes (constant speed), the vehicle decelerates, becomes stationary at the inspection end position 60T ((3) in FIG. 11), and again toward the inspection start position 60S. It is configured to perform a reciprocating operation of returning to a stationary state ((4) in FIG. 11). Here, the average moving speed of the inspection object 6 on the forward path from the inspection start position 60S to the inspection end position 60T is faster than the average movement speed of the inspection object 6 on the return path from the inspection end position 60T to the inspection start position 60S. It is set to be. In other words, the traveling speed is reduced for a more reliable inspection on the outward path in which the inspection is performed in a manner to follow the pasting object 5 ′ that is the inspection target, while the slow speed on the outward path is reduced on the return path only to return. The movement speed is getting faster. The moving time for the inspecting body 6 to move on the return path is a wasteful time in which inspection or the like is not performed, so it is important to shorten this time in order to increase the overall processing speed.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, when the sticking object 5 ′ to be inspected among the sticking objects 5 ′ rotated and conveyed at a constant speed is positioned at the inspection start position 60 S, the rotation is performed. Assuming that the position of the pasting object (inspected) 5 ′ located one position ahead of the pasting object 5 ′ in the transport direction is 60U, the pasting object 5 ′ has an inspection start position 60S forming the inspection section 60R. From the movement distance that moves from the inspection end position 60T to the inspection end position 60T and the movement distance that moves from the inspection end position 60T to the position 60U, the former movement distance is longer than the latter movement distance. . Further, since the sticking object 5 ′ moves at a constant speed, the movement time of the former is longer and the movement distance of the latter is shorter. On the other hand, the moving distance of the outward path in which the inspection body 6 moves from the inspection start position 60S forming the inspection section 60R to the inspection end position 60T, and the inspection body 6 reaches the inspection start position 60S from the inspection end position 60T. The travel distance of the return path that moves up to the same distance is the same, but the travel time is longer on the former outbound path and shorter on the latter return path. In the present embodiment, the moving time for moving the moving distance of the inspection object 6 on the return path is the same as the moving time until the sticking target 5 ′ reaches the position 60U from the inspection end position 60T. In addition, the moving speed of the inspection object 6 is set, and more specifically, the ratio of the outward movement time during which the inspection object 6 moves along the outward path and the backward movement time during which the inspection object 6 moves along the backward path is 3: 1. Specifically, the travel time for the forward path is 150 ms, and the travel time for the return path is 50 ms. However, more desirably, the ratio of the travel time of the forward path is longer, such as the ratio of the travel time of the forward path and the travel time of the return path is 4: 1. In FIG. 11, the distance from the position 60S to the position 60U is the distance between the adhering objects 5 'adjacent in the rotational conveyance direction.

The reason why the inspection means 60 is not provided in the sticking drum 50 as the writing means 3 is provided in the label transport drum 20 is that the sticking object 5 (or 5 ′) held adjacent to the sticking drum 50. If the inspection means 60 is arranged for each holding position of the sticking object 5 (or 5 ′), there is a possibility that radio waves transmitted and received by each may interfere with each other, and the number thereof is also increased. Since it becomes enormous, this is canceled and an oscillating mechanism as described above (follows the conveyance of the sticking object 5 ′ during the determined section and then returns to the original position) is adopted. In addition, the test body 6 of this embodiment is provided with two or more so that it may mention later, and it is comprised so that each may reciprocate the own test | inspection area 60R.

The inspection body 6 of the inspection means 60 includes a reader / writer (an apparatus having functions of a writing device and a reading device) 6R, an antenna unit 6A, and an inspection control unit 6C that controls them. The inspection process executed by each inspection object 6 is simply to read out predetermined necessary information written in the IC chip 2C of the ID tag label 2 by non-contact communication with the ID tag label 2 and check whether the read information is correct or not. Instead, it may be checked here whether or not it is in a locked (unwritable) state. Here, both correctness determination of necessary information and correctness determination of the locked state are performed as the inspection processing. These correct / incorrect determination results (good / bad determination results) are transmitted to the main control unit 100 (see FIG. 13) sequentially from the preceding ID tag label 2 and stored / accumulated.

The sticking object 5 ′ that has passed the inspection section 60R is held in the sticking target holding part 50A of the sticking drum 50 and is guided from the guide part 50G2 and further by the guide part 50G3 in the first discharge. It is rotated and conveyed toward the drum 53. The guide portion 50G3 disappears before the position where the sticking drum 50 faces the discharge drum 53. The position where the sticking drum 50 and the discharge drum 53 approach each other is the delivery position of the sticking target 5 ′, and the sticking target 5 ′ held by the sticking target holding part 50A of the sticking drum 50 by the separation guide part 53B. Is forcibly separated to the outside along with the rotation of the transport drum 52 and is transferred to the sticking target holding portion 53 A formed as a recess on the outer peripheral surface of the discharge drum 53.

The first discharge drum 53 is a pasting object delivered from the pasting drum 50 by a plurality of pasting target holding portions 53A provided at predetermined intervals on a substantially cylindrical outer peripheral surface centering on its own rotation axis 53X. The object 5 ′ is held, and the held pasting object 5 ′ is rotated and conveyed to a predetermined discharge branch position 55. Note that the sticking target holding portion 53A is configured as a suction holding portion that is sucked inward in the radial direction with respect to the rotation axis 53X of the discharge drum 53, as well as the label transport drum 20, and a guide portion 53G provided on the outer side in the radial direction. Is prevented from separating radially outward, and is rotated and conveyed while the suction holding state continues.

The sticking object 5 ′ that has reached the discharge branch position 55 is held by the sticking target holding part 53 A of the second discharge drum 54 while being held by the sticking target holding part 53 A of the first discharge drum 53. It will be in the state.

The second discharge drum 54 is delivered from the first discharge drum 53 by a plurality of sticking target holding portions 54A provided at predetermined intervals on a substantially cylindrical outer peripheral surface centering on its own rotation axis 54X. The sticking object 5 ′ is held, the held sticking object 5 ′ is rotated and conveyed, and the conveyed sticking object 5 ′ is sent to the defective product collection tray 57. The sticking target holding portion 54 A is configured as an adsorption holding portion that is sucked inward in the radial direction with respect to the rotation axis 53 X of the discharge drum 53, similarly to the first discharge drum 53. While the suction holding state continues, it is rotated and conveyed, and the guide portion 54G provided on the radially outer side prevents the radially outward separation. Thereafter, the sticking object 5 ′ adsorbed and held by the sticking target holding part 54 A of the discharge drum 54 by the separation guide part 57 B is forced to open the opening of the sticking target holding part 54 A that forms a recess as the discharge drum 54 rotates. The product is stored in the defective product collection tray 57 in such a manner that it is pushed out from the space and separated and guided by the

guide portions

57G and 57G.

The main object 100 ′ that has reached the discharge branch position 55 is displayed by the main control unit 100 shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 by the display formation failure, writing failure (writing failure), or inspection failure ( It is determined whether or not there is a defect such as inspection defect). If it is not determined to be defective, the sticking object 5 ′ is conveyed to the non-defective product collection tray 56, and if it is determined to be defective. Then, the sticking object 5 ′ is conveyed to the defective product collection tray 57. In a predetermined storage unit of the main control unit 100, the label 2 affixed to the object 5 ′ that is sequentially conveyed to the discharge branch position 55 is subjected to a print inspection (display inspection), a writing process, and an inspection process. Are stored / accumulated in association with the order information of the label 2 on the sticking object 5 ′ that is sequentially conveyed, so that the main control unit 100 sequentially stores the discharge branch position 55 at the discharge branch position 55. While counting the order of the pasting target 5 ′ that arrives, the quality determination result of the label 2 corresponding to the order information obtained from the count value is read from the predetermined storage unit, and based on the read quality determination result The presence or absence of is determined. When it is not determined to be defective, the suction target holding portion 53A of the first discharge drum 53 that holds the sticking target 5 ′ by suction at the discharge branch position 55 is continuously sucked, and the second discharge drum The valve is driven to stop the suction of the sticking target holding portion 54A of 54, and the suction line is switched. Thereby, the sticking object 5 ′ at the discharge branch position 55 is sucked and held by the sticking target holding part 53A of the first discharge drum 53 in a state in which the guide part 54G is prevented from separating radially outward. Is rotated and conveyed. Thereafter, the sticking object 5 ′ adsorbed and held on the sticking target holding part 53 A of the discharge drum 53 by the separation guide part 56 B is forced to open the opening of the sticking target holding part 53 A that forms a recess as the discharge drum 53 rotates. The product is stored in the non-defective product collecting tray 56 in such a manner that it is pushed out from the space and separated and guided by the

guide portions

56G and 56G. On the other hand, when it is determined to be defective, the suction of the sticking target holding portion 53A of the first discharge drum 53 holding the sticking target object 5 ′ at the discharge branch position 55 is stopped, and the second discharge is performed. The valve is driven to start suction of the sticking target holding portion 54A of the drum 54, and the suction line is switched. As a result, the sticking target 5 ′ at the discharge branch position 55 is rotated and conveyed while the suction holding state by the sticking target holding part 54A is continued, and is guided by the separation guide part 57B and the

guide parts

57G and 57G. It is stored in a non-defective product collection tray 57.

As shown in FIG. 14, the transport drum 52, the adhering drum 50, and the discharge drums 53 and 54 are rotated by the rotational driving of the respective drum driving units (here, stepping motors) 52M, 50M, 53M, and 54M. The

drive units

52M, 50M, 53M, and 54M are driven and controlled by the control unit 80. However, in the present embodiment, the rotational speeds of these

drums

52, 50, 53, and 54 are the same. In this case, the rotational driving force of a common drum driving unit (here, a stepping motor) is transmitted to each of the

drums

52, 50, 53, 54 by gears or the like, so that all the

drums

52, 50, 53, 54 are at the same speed. You may comprise so that it may rotate. In addition, the rotation axes 52X, 50X, 53X, and 54X of all the

drums

52, 50, 53, and 54 in the present embodiment are all parallel in the same direction, and are all directed in the gravity direction here. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the unwinding shaft portion 15A, the winding shaft portion 15B, the guide roller 16 and the like in the delivery mechanism 10 have their rotation axes facing the direction of gravity, and the mount 4 Is conveyed with its width direction oriented in the direction of gravity. Further, the sticking object 5 (5 ′) is also conveyed in a form that slides on the top surface of the work table 9 (see FIG. 1) while the axis line is in the direction of gravity during the rotational conveyance by the

drums

52, 50, 53, and 54. Has been.

Further, the sticking object 5 ′ held in the suction holding portions of the discharge drums 53 and 54 is configured to be sucked by the above-described suction drive portion (see FIG. 13: here a vacuum pump) 20V.

13 and 14 are block diagrams showing the electrical configuration of the present embodiment.

The writing means 3 is provided corresponding to each suction holding section 21Q on the outer periphery of the label transport drum 20, and each includes an antenna section 3A, a reader / writer 3W, and a writing control section 3C. In the present embodiment, the main control unit 100 is provided so as not to rotate with respect to the label transport drum 20, and the main control unit 100 and each writing control unit 3 C are not only rotated but not rotated. Are also connected via a rotary connecting portion (rotary connector) 102 so that the connection state is maintained. In the present embodiment, since the write control units 3C of the writing units 3 are multi-drop connected (in series connection), the number of connection ports of the rotary connection unit (rotary connector) 102 can be reduced and simple. The wiring configuration is simple. The input / output signal to each write control unit 3C is given identification information (slave station number) unique to each write control unit 3C, and can be identified.

Further, the power supply to each writing means 3 is also supplied from a power supply unit fixed non-rotatingly to the label transport drum 20 via a rotary connection unit (rotary connector) 102 (see FIG. 13).

When receiving the input of the write trigger signal from the main control unit 100, the write control unit 3C of each writing unit 3 receives necessary information (for writing) stored in the write information storage unit among its own storage units. A write command signal for writing data) to the RFID label is output to the reader / writer 3W, and radio waves are output from the antenna unit 3A. The main control unit 100 generates a write trigger signal for each corresponding write control unit 3C based on the detection information of the write timing detection unit 91 (see FIG. 13) that detects the write timing of each write unit 3. Output. In the present embodiment, the label conveying drum 20 rotates at a constant speed, and the writing units 3 are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, so that each writing unit 3 is at a predetermined angular position past the delivery position 20E. When it reaches, the main control unit 100 outputs a writing trigger signal corresponding to the writing means 3. The write timing detection means 91 can be, for example, a rotation sensor that detects the rotation angle of the label transport drum 20, and switches the write control unit 3 C that is the output destination sequentially every time a certain rotation angle arrives. A writing trigger signal can be output, and each suction holding portion 21Q of the label transport drum 20 is provided with a detected portion, and the detected portion of the suction holding portion 21Q passes the delivery position 20E. When it is detected that the predetermined angle position has been reached, a write trigger signal may be output to the write control unit 3C corresponding to the suction holding unit 21Q that has reached the predetermined angle position.

The write control unit 3C according to the present embodiment outputs a write command signal to the reader / writer 3W upon receiving an input of a write trigger signal corresponding to itself, and is held in the corresponding suction holding unit as a writing process. The process of writing predetermined necessary information to the IC chip 2C of the RFID label and the lock process of setting the locked (unwritable) state so that the written necessary information is not changed are continuously executed.

Further, after the above writing process, the reader / writer 3W receives a correct / incorrect response signal indicating whether or not the writing process has been normally performed via the antenna unit 3A. The writing control unit 3C transmits the correct / incorrect response information to the main control unit 100, and the main control unit 100 stores and accumulates pass / fail determination results based on the correct / incorrect response information. As a result, the ID tag label 2 having a writing error is stored. The correct / incorrect response information is sequentially transmitted to the main control unit 100 sequentially from the preceding ID tag label 2. The main control unit 100 counts the order of the correct / incorrect response information transmitted sequentially, and writes the information to the target ID tag label 2 in association with the order information (identification information) given in the order of counting. The pass / fail judgment result (including the lock process here) is stored in a predetermined storage unit (pass / fail judgment result storage unit) provided in itself.

The inspection means 60 is provided so as to follow the sticking object 5 ′ that is rotated and conveyed, and each has an antenna unit 6A, a reader / writer 6R, and a writing control unit 6C. The inspection body 6 is configured. Each inspection body 6 only reciprocates in each arc-shaped constant inspection section 60R (A), 60R (B) following the pasting object 5 ′ while being guided by the guide portion 502. The inspection control section 6C of the inspection body 6 is wired to the non-rotating main control section 100 by flexible wiring (here, the inspection control sections 6C of the inspection means 60 are connected in a multi-drop connection ( Connected in series)). The same applies to the power supply to the inspection means 60. In addition, the test | inspection means 60 in this embodiment is comprised so that the test | inspection body 6 may be equipped with two or more simultaneously, and several paste object 5 'may be test | inspected simultaneously. Here, three inspection bodies 6 can be provided, but two are actually used.

Note that the inspection means 60 includes one drive unit 6M (here, a servo motor) for reciprocal operation. The two inspection bodies 6 are integrated and reciprocate integrally with one common drive unit 6M (see FIG. 14).

When each inspection control unit 6C of the inspection means 60 shown in FIG. 13 receives an input of an inspection trigger signal from the main control unit 100, necessary information (inspection data) stored in the inspection information storage unit among its own storage units. ) Is read out from the RFID label to the reader / writer 6R, and radio waves are output from the antenna unit 6A. The main control unit 100 outputs an inspection trigger signal for each inspection control unit 6C based on the detection information of the inspection timing detection unit 92 that detects the inspection timing of the inspection unit 60. In the present embodiment, when the sticking drum 50 reaches a predetermined angular position, the main control unit 100 outputs an inspection trigger signal to both inspection means 60. The inspection timing detection unit 92 can be, for example, a rotation sensor that detects the rotation angle of the sticking drum 50, and can output an inspection trigger signal every time a certain rotation angle arrives. When a detected part is provided in each sticking target holding part 50A of the sticking drum 50 and the detected part of the sticking target holding part 50A detects that a predetermined angle position past the sticking position 50Q is detected, an inspection is performed. An inspection trigger signal may be output to the control unit 6C.

The inspection trigger signal is also output to the drive system control unit 80. Upon receiving the inspection trigger signal, the drive system controller 80 drives and controls the common driver 6M so that each inspection body 6 starts a reciprocating operation as shown in FIG.

The two inspection bodies 6 are configured to perform different inspection processes. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, one inspection body (in this case, the inspection body on the front side in the rotational conveyance direction of the sticking object 5 ′) 6 receives an input of an inspection trigger signal corresponding to itself. Accordingly, an inspection command signal is output to the reader / writer 6R, and as the inspection process, a process of reading predetermined necessary information from the IC chip 2C of the RFID label held in the pasting target holding unit 50A as the inspection target is performed. When the inspection object 6 (in this case, the inspection object on the back side in the rotational conveyance direction of the sticking object 5 ′) receives the input of the inspection trigger signal corresponding to itself, the inspection command signal is output to the reader / writer 6R for inspection processing. As described above, the necessary information written in the IC chip 2C of the RFID label held in the sticking target holding unit 50A to be inspected is locked (not writable). Processing to perform to read the lock information indicating whether or not made on purpose. Both inspection processes may be performed by one inspection body 6, but more efficient inspection can be performed by separately performing the two inspection bodies 6 as described above.

In this embodiment, the pasting objects 5 that are simultaneously inspected by the plurality of inspection bodies 6 in the inspection means 60 are not adjacent to each other in the rotational conveyance direction. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 12, the interval between the two test bodies 6 of the present embodiment is the distance between the adhering target holding portions 50 A adjacent at equal intervals in the rotational conveyance direction of the adhering drum 50 (here, 33 mm), which is spaced at least twice (here 66 mm), and this distance is always maintained even during the reciprocating operation. This is because stable reading cannot be performed due to the interference of the magnetic fields generated from the antenna units 3A of the two test objects.

In each inspection body 6, after the inspection process is completed, the reader / writer 6R receives a correct / incorrect response signal indicating whether or not the inspection process has been normally performed via the antenna unit 6A. The inspection control unit 6C transmits the correct / incorrect response information to the main control unit 100, and the main control unit 100 stores and accumulates pass / fail determination results based on the correct / incorrect response information. Thereby, the ID tag label 2 of the inspection abnormality is stored. In this embodiment, the correct / incorrect response information is individually transmitted to the main control unit 100 at the timing when the respective inspection control units 6C of the two inspection bodies 6 obtain the correct / incorrect response information. Thereby, the correctness response information from each test body 6 is transmitted to the main control unit 100 in order from the preceding ID tag label 2. The main control unit 100 counts the order of correct / incorrect response information that is sequentially transmitted for each inspection object, and associates the order information (identification information) with each count in order. The pass / fail judgment result of the inspection process (including the lock process in this case) for the ID tag label 2 is stored in a predetermined storage unit (pass / fail judgment result storage unit) provided in itself.

The necessary information (writing data) stored in the writing information storage unit of the writing control unit 3C and the necessary information (inspecting data) stored in the inspection information storage unit of the inspection control unit 6C are as follows: Rewriting is possible based on information input from a write data input device (for example, a personal computer) 110.

The write data input device 110 and the rotating write control unit 3C can be connected by wire, but here they are wirelessly connected via a connection unit 111 that forms a wireless reception unit, and information transmission by wireless communication is performed. Made. As a result, it is possible to update the information of the writing control unit 3C fixedly installed on the rotating body with less wiring, and it is not necessary for the operator to perform a wired connection work at the time of rewriting. The connecting unit (wireless receiving unit) 111 of the present embodiment is disposed on the rotation axis 20X of the label transport drum 20 so as to be surrounded by each writing unit 3 (writing control unit 3C), and each writing unit It arrange | positions in the position where the distance to the means 3 becomes equal.

On the other hand, since both the write data input device 110 and the inspection control unit 6C are non-rotating, they are always connected by wire in this embodiment, but the write information of the write control unit 3C can be transmitted by one wireless transmission. The inspection control unit 6C is also configured to be wirelessly connected via the connection unit 112 serving as a wireless reception unit so that both the storage unit and the inspection information storage unit of the inspection control unit 6C can be rewritten. Also good.

Note that the necessary information described above includes date and time information (including date and time), serial number, and expiration date.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, this is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited to this, and the knowledge of those skilled in the art can be used without departing from the spirit of the claims. Various modifications based on this are possible.

For example, the inspection means 60 may be configured such that the pasting objects 5 to be inspected simultaneously by the plurality of inspection bodies 6 are adjacent to each other. However, in this case, as a radio wave interference preventing means between the adjacent test bodies 6 and between the adjacent pasting target objects 5 ′ to be inspected, interference between radio waves transmitted and received with each other is prevented. For example, it is necessary to provide a physical wall. In addition, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the inspection means 60 performs IC contactless communication from the inside in the radial direction of the application target transport drum 50 to the ID tag label of the application target 5 ′ that is rotationally transported in the inspection section. Necessary information written on the chip may be inspected. In this case, the inspection body 6 is only different from the outer peripheral side or the inner peripheral side of the sticking object 5 ′ with respect to the transport drum 50, and the operation and function of the inspection body 6 have been described with reference to FIGS. It does not change substantially from the contents.

In addition, after the ID tag label 2 is attached to the sticking target 5, the ID tag label 2 is directed radially outward with respect to the sticking target transport drum before the sticking target 5 ′ reaches the inspection section by the sticking drum 50. A label direction aligning means for rotating the sticking object 5 may be provided. Since the inspection body 6 is positioned on the outer peripheral side of the sticking drum 50 and transmits and receives radio waves, stable communication is possible when the ID tag label 2 faces outward. The label orientation aligning means includes, for example, a sticking target rotating means for rotating the cylindrical sticking target 5 ′ around its axis, and the RFID function part 2Z of the sticking target 5 ′ on the radially outer side of the sticking drum 50. When it is specified that the RFID function part 2Z of the sticking object 5 ′ is directed outward in the radial direction of the sticking drum 50, the sticking object 5 ′ by the sticking target rotating means is specified. It is possible to provide with a sticking target rotation control means for stopping the rotation. More specifically, at least one of the two

free rollers

50R and 50R forming a pair of each of the pasting object holding portions 50A in the pasting drum 50 is a pasting target rotating means that can be driven to rotate, and the pasting target object that rotates. 5 is provided with an edge detection means for detecting an edge of the ID tag label 2 and when the main control unit 100 detects a predetermined time after the detection of the edge, the RFID function unit 2Z of the pasting target 5 ' It can be configured that the rotation of the rotation driving means is stopped by specifying that the sticking drum 50 faces outward in the radial direction. Further, it may be directly detected by an image taken by a photographing unit such as a camera that the RFID function unit 2Z faces the outer side in the radial direction of the sticking drum 50.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ID tag label sticking apparatus 10 Delivery mechanism 10Q Peeling position 10M Drive part 11 Peeling means 11A Peeling member 12 Printing means (label display formation means)
13 Print inspection means (label display inspection means)
14 Feed stop position detection means (stop sensor)
15A Unwinding shaft portion 15B Winding shaft portion 2 ID tag label 2a Label surface 2b Label back surface (adhesive surface)
20 Label transport drum 20M Drive unit 20V Suction drive unit 20E Delivery position 20F Transport end position 21Q Suction holding unit 21R Suction scheduled surface

21H Suction hole

21K Intake passage 22 Cylindrical shaft unit 23 Ring unit 3 Writing means 3A Antenna unit 3W Reader / writer 3C Writing control unit 30 Writing means group 4 Mount 40 Label roll 5 Object to be pasted (before labeling)
5 'Object to be pasted (after labeling)
50 Affixing mechanism (Affixing drum: Conveying drum for application)
50A Affixing target holding part

50Q Affixing position

50M Driving part 51 Affixing object supply conveyor 51M Conveyor driving part 52 Conveying drum 52M Driving part 53 First discharging drum 53M Driving part 54 Second discharging drum 54M Driving part 55 Discharging branch position 56 Non-defective product Collection tray 57 Defective product collection tray 6 Inspection body 60 Inspection means 60R (60R (A), 60R (B)) Inspection section 60S Inspection start position 60T Inspection end position 6R Reader / writer 6A Antenna section 6C Inspection control section 9 Work table 80 Drive System control unit 91 Write timing detection unit 92 Inspection timing detection unit 50RM Pasting target rotation unit 100 Main control unit 102 Rotation connection unit (rotary connector)
110 Write data input device

Claims

A transmitting / receiving unit for performing transmission / reception of information with an external device by non-contact communication and a sending mechanism for sequentially sending an ID tag label having an IC chip to a predetermined sending position;
The ID tag labels sequentially delivered to the delivery position are sequentially adsorbed and held by a plurality of adsorbing holders provided at predetermined intervals on the outer peripheral surface centered on the rotation axis of the ID tag label. A label transport drum that rotates and transports to a predetermined transport end position;
It has a plurality of writing means provided corresponding to a plurality of the suction holding portions in a form that always rotates integrally with the label transport drum, and each of the writing means has the corresponding suction holding portion as the While rotating and transporting the transport section from the delivery position to the transport end position, a writing process for writing predetermined necessary information by non-contact communication is performed on the ID tag labels attracted and held by each of the suction holding units. Thus, a writing means group for performing a writing process on a plurality of ID tag labels being rotated and transported in the transport section;
An affixing mechanism that affixes the ID tag label that has reached the conveyance end position to a predetermined affixing object that is sequentially conveyed in a system different from the ID tag label;
Inspection means for inspecting whether the necessary information has been normally written to the ID tag label;
An ID tag label affixing device comprising:
The ID tag label affixing device according to claim 1, wherein the label transport drum rotates at a constant speed.
3. The ID tag label affixing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the inspection means inspects the ID tag label affixed to a container that is the object to be affixed.
The label conveyance drum is configured to expose and hold the ID tag label in a form in which the adhesion surface of the ID tag label is exposed to the outer peripheral side and the inner peripheral surface is adsorbed in each of the suction holding units.
The affixing mechanism holds the affixing object in a plurality of affixing object holding portions provided at predetermined intervals on a substantially cylindrical outer peripheral surface centered on its own rotation axis, and holds the affixed object. A sticking target transport drum that rotates and transports to a pasting position close to a transport end position of the label transport drum, and an adhesive surface of the ID tag label that has reached the transport end position is attached to the pasting object that has reached the pasting position. The ID tag label affixing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the affixing device is affixed in a pressing manner.
The sticking object transport drum, after sticking the ID tag label to the sticking object at the sticking position, further rotates and transports the sticking object and passes through an inspection section in which inspection by the inspection means is performed,
The said inspection means is the said required information written in the said IC chip by non-contact communication from the radial direction outer side or the inner side of the said sticking object conveyance drum with respect to the said ID tag label of the sticking target object rotated and conveyed in the said test area. The ID tag label affixing device according to claim 4, wherein the ID tag label affixing device is inspected.
The inspection means includes an inspection body that moves following the pasting object so as to face the pasting object to be rotated and conveyed in the inspection section, and the inspection body is inspected from an inspection start position of the inspection section. Until the end position, it moves following the sticking object in the rotational conveyance direction of the sticking target transport drum, and completes the inspection for the sticking object, and without the inspection. 6. The ID tag label affixing according to claim 5, wherein the ID tag label affixing operation is performed in such a manner that the inward movement from the inspection end position to the inspection start position is repeated in the direction opposite to the rotation conveyance direction of the affixing object conveyance drum. apparatus.
The ID tag label affixing device according to claim 6, wherein the inspection means includes a plurality of the inspection objects at the same time and inspects the plurality of pasting objects at the same time.
The ID tag label affixing device according to claim 7, wherein the inspection means is configured such that the objects to be inspected simultaneously by a plurality of the inspection objects are not adjacent to each other.