Classifications

• • G—PHYSICS
  • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
  • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
  • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
  • G09F3/08—Fastening or securing by means not forming part of the material of the label itself
  • G09F3/14—Fastening or securing by means not forming part of the material of the label itself by strings, straps, chains, or wires

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• the present invention relates to a tag attachment device, and more specifically to a tag attachment device for attaching tags indicating the price, quality, etc. of a product to the product.
• the tip of the insertion part is inserted into the insertion hole of the receiving part and locked, but the rear end of the insertion part protrudes from the receiving part.
• the insertion part has a larger diameter than the filament part.
• the tag attachment member of the present invention comprises a linear loop-forming material, a female part connected to one end of the loop-forming material, and a male part connected to the other end of the loop-forming material;
• the female part has an insertion hole in which a locking part is formed, and the male part has an engagement part that engages with the locking part; when the male part is inserted into the insertion hole, the locking part and the engagement part engage, maintaining the loop-forming material holding the tag in a loop; and in this tag attachment member, when the locking part and the engagement part engage, the entire male part is housed inside the female part.
• the entire male portion when the locking portion and the engaging portion engage, the loop-shaped material holding the tag is maintained in a loop shape and the tag attachment member is attached to the product, the entire male portion is housed inside the female portion. In other words, the entire male portion does not protrude outside the female portion. This prevents the male portion, which has a larger diameter than the loop-shaped material, from coming into contact with the product, effectively preventing damage to the product due to contact with the male portion.
• FIG. 1 is a front view illustrating an assembly of an embodiment of a tag-mounting member.
• FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
• FIG. 3 is a view taken along the arrow B in FIG.
• FIG. 4 is a view taken along the arrow C in FIG.
• FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing an enlarged example of the male portion of FIG.
• FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing, in side view, the state in which the male part of the tag attachment member is inserted into the insertion hole formed in the female part.
• FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a side view of the tag attachment member in use.
• FIG. 8 is a view taken along the arrow D in FIG.
• FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line EE in FIG.
• FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the range of movement of the loop forming member shown in FIG.
• FIG. 11 is an explanatory front view showing a
• the embodiment of the tag attachment member 1 comprises a linear loop-forming material 1a, a female portion 2 connected to one end of the loop-forming material 1a, and a male portion 7 connected to the other end of the loop-forming material 1a.
• the X, Y, and Z arrows in the figures indicate the length, width, and thickness directions of the tag attachment member 1, respectively, which are perpendicular to each other.
• FIGS 1, 3, and 4 show an assembly in which multiple tag attachment members 1 are connected to the first runner member 6 and the second runner member 8, with multiple tag attachment members 1 arranged in parallel at intervals in the Y direction (width direction) between the first runner member 6 and the second runner member 8. More specifically, the female portion 2 of each tag attachment member 1 is connected to the first runner member 6 via a constricted release connecting portion 6a, and the male portion 7 of each tag attachment member 1 is connected to the second runner member 8 via a constricted release connecting portion 8a.
• the loop-shaped material 1a of each tag attachment member 1 extends in the X direction (longitudinal direction).
• the first runner member 6 and the second runner member 8 extend parallel to each other in the Y direction.
• Each tag attachment member 1, first runner member 6, release connecting portion 6a, second runner member 8, and release connecting portion 8a are integrally molded.
• the loop-forming member 1a extends between the female portion 2 and the male portion 7 and is a flexible cylinder with a substantially constant outer diameter d.
• the outer diameter d is, for example, 0.3 mm to 1.0 mm.
• the loop-forming member 1a has a smaller diameter than the female portion 2 and the male portion 7.
• the female part 2 has an insertion hole 3 in which a locking part 4 is formed.
• a female part 2 with a rectangular parallelepiped outer shape is used, and a plate-shaped connecting reinforcement part 2a protrudes from one side of the female part 2 in the X direction.
• the outer shape of the female part 2 is not limited to a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and various shapes such as a cube or a cylinder can be used, although it is preferable that there are no sharp corners. In this embodiment, all corners of the rectangular parallelepiped female part 2 are arc-shaped.
• One end of the loop-forming member 1a is connected to the connecting reinforcement part 2a.
• the connecting reinforcement part 2a is not required and can be provided optionally. Therefore, one end of the loop-forming member 1a can also be connected directly to the female part 2.
• the flat, thin-walled connecting reinforcement part 2a is more flexible. Therefore, connecting one end of the loop-forming member 1a to the female part 2 via the connecting reinforcement part 2a, as in this embodiment, rather than connecting it directly to the rectangular parallelepiped-shaped female part 2, is advantageous in avoiding excessive stress concentration at one end of the loop-forming member 1a.
• the female part 2 has a recess 2b that opens to the top surface, and an insertion hole 3 that extends in the Z direction (thickness direction) from the bottom surface to the top surface. More specifically, the insertion hole 3 extends from the bottom surface of the female part 2 to a position halfway down the depth of the recess 2b. In other words, the entrance opening of the insertion hole 3 is located on the bottom surface of the female part 2, and the exit opening is located halfway down the depth of the recess 2b.
• the outlet side of the insertion hole 3 has multiple peripheral walls 4a that taper in diameter toward the outlet opening and are spaced apart circumferentially around the insertion hole 3. That is, the insertion hole 3 has a constant inner diameter on the entrance side and the inner diameter decreases halfway in the Z direction, so the entrance opening has a larger diameter than the exit opening.
• two peripheral walls 4a are arranged 180° apart circumferentially around the insertion hole 3.
• Each peripheral wall 4a constitutes a locking portion 4. Because each peripheral wall 4a is a protruding piece that protrudes inside the recess 2b, its elasticity allows it to deform and move to expand the diameter of the insertion hole 3, and even if it does move and deform to expand the diameter, it can return to its original position.
• the male part 7 has an engaging part 7c that engages with the locking part 4. More specifically, as shown in Figure 5, the male part 7 has a tip part 7a and a base part 7b, and the base part 7b has a portion that narrows in diameter towards the tip part 7a. The other end of the loop-shaped material 1a is connected to the base part 7b.
• the maximum outer diameter of the tip portion 7a and the maximum outer diameter of the base portion 7b are set to be roughly the same, for example, 1.0 mm to 2.0 mm.
• the inner diameter of the entrance portion (constant inner diameter portion) of the insertion hole 3 is set to be slightly (for example, 0.5 mm to 1 mm) larger than the maximum outer diameter of the male portion 7.
• the inner diameter of the exit opening of the insertion hole 3 is smaller than the maximum outer diameter of the tip portion 7a (the bottom surface of the tip portion 7a), and in this embodiment, the inner diameter of the exit opening of the insertion hole 3 is set to be equal to (slightly smaller than) the outer diameter of the base portion 7b at the boundary with the tip portion 7a.
• the male part 7 is not limited to the shape exemplified in this embodiment, and other shapes can also be used. It is preferable that the tip side of the tip part 7a has a shape without any corners, and it is sufficient that the male part 7 has an engagement part 7c at a position midway in the axial direction that can engage with the locking part 4 of the female part 2 and restrict axial movement of the male part 7 at that engaged position.
• the female part 2 illustrated in Figure 11 differs from the female part 2 of the previous embodiment in the specifications of the peripheral wall 4a of the insertion hole 3, but is otherwise similar in configuration.
• the outlet side of this insertion hole 3 has four peripheral walls 4a that taper in diameter toward the outlet opening and are spaced apart circumferentially around the insertion hole 3. That is, while in the previous embodiment two peripheral walls 4a were arranged 180° apart, in this female part 2 four peripheral walls 4a that are arc-shaped in plan view and are spaced apart circumferentially around the insertion hole 3.
• the number of peripheral walls 4a arranged can be set to any desired value, for example, between two and four.

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