JP5537077B2 - RFID tag holder for books - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mounting holder for books of RFID tags used for attaching RFID tags to books.

  An RFID tag such as a non-contact type IC tag used in an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) system includes an IC chip and an antenna, and uses an electromagnetic wave between an input / output device (reader / writer) and is non-contact type. It has a function that can send and receive signals such as commands and data. When this RFID tag enters an effective electromagnetic wave zone radiated by the antenna on the input / output device side, the RFID tag antenna generates an induced electromotive force, which becomes an operating state by the electric power, and commands, data, etc. from the input / output device. The received data is stored in the memory of the IC chip that can read and write data according to the command signal, and the data stored in the memory is transmitted to the input / output device. In recent years, it has been introduced in a wide range of fields such as transportation / leisure field, logistics field, security field, factory production field, environmental field, etc. Yes.

  Conventionally, when the required data such as the title of a book and the name of a publisher is stored in such an RFID tag and used for book management, the RFID tag is affixed or embedded in the cover or back of the book with an adhesive. It was fixedly attached by, for example (refer patent document 1).

JP-A-2004-118600 (paragraph [0015], FIG. 1, FIG. 3)

  However, if the RFID tag is fixedly attached to the book as described above, the RFID tag cannot be reused because it cannot be removed when the book is sold.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an RFID tag book mounting holder that can be easily removed from books as needed. .

  The present invention includes an IC chip having a memory for storing data in a rewritable manner and an antenna connected to the IC chip, and an RFID having a function of transmitting and receiving the data in a contactless manner with a predetermined input / output device. A holder for detachably attaching a tag to a book, wherein the RFID tag is held and inserted into a book so that it can be inserted / removed, and a side protrusion is formed at the upper end of the insert piece. An RFID tag mounting holder for books, comprising: an insertion preventing piece for preventing the insertion piece from entering the books.

  Here, the books referred to in the present invention, in addition to the exposed books and magazines, cover the back cover from the front cover through the back cover, and the cover covers whose both ends are folded inside the front cover and the back cover From CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray discs and other optical media stored in a storage case, or recording media such as memory cards in which various applications such as game software stored in a packaging box are recorded It is a concept that collectively refers to the copyrighted work. Also, the RFID tag is configured by supporting an IC chip and an antenna on a synthetic resin sheet, or the IC chip and the antenna are arranged on a synthetic resin support sheet, and this is covered with a synthetic resin protective sheet. Can be configured. The support sheet and the protective sheet constitute an exterior body.

  In the RFID tag book mounting holder, a configuration is proposed in which the immersion preventing piece is formed in a bowl-like shape having a groove opening downward between the insertion piece.

  In addition, a configuration is proposed in which the insertion piece portion and the immersion prevention piece portion are integrally formed by an exterior body of the RFID tag.

  As described above, the present invention includes an insertion piece portion that holds an RFID tag and is detachably inserted into a book, and is protruded laterally at the upper end of the insertion piece portion. Since it is a mounting holder for books of RFID tags provided with a immersion prevention piece portion for preventing immersion into the book, the RFID tag can be inserted by inserting the insert piece portion holding the RFID tag into the book. While the tag can be easily attached to books, the RFID tag can be easily removed from the books by removing the insertion piece from the books. Accordingly, when the RFID tag is removed from the books at the time of selling the books and the required data is updated, the RFID tag can be attached to a new books and used again. In addition, since the RFID tag can be attached to the books by inserting the insertion piece into the books without using an adhesive as in the past, the books are not damaged when the RFID tag is removed. Installation and removal can be performed very easily. Further, the immersion preventing piece provided at the upper end of the insert piece may contact the upper end of the back cover or the cover cover of the books from above, so that the insert piece may be immersed in the books. However, when the insertion piece portion is extracted, the insertion piece portion can be easily extracted by using the immersion preventing piece portion as a knob.

  In the above-described RFID tag mounting holder for books, the immersion piece is formed in a bowl-like shape having a groove opening downward between the insertion piece and the insertion piece. In the book or between the cover of the book and the cover cover, engage the hook-shaped immersion prevention piece with the top edge of the books or the top edge of the cover cover, It is possible to more reliably prevent immersing in.

  In addition, in the configuration in which the insertion piece portion and the immersion prevention piece portion are integrally formed by the exterior body of the RFID tag, the number of parts at the time of manufacture is small, and the work process for holding the RFID tag in the insertion piece portion is also possible. Since it is not necessary, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

(A) is a front view of 1 A of attachment holders for books of the RFID tag concerning a 1st Example, (B) is the side view. (A) is a partially cutaway plan view of the RFID tag 4, and (B) is a longitudinal sectional view of the RFID tag 4. (A) is an external perspective view showing a state in which the RFID tag book mounting holder 1A is inserted between the pages 10 of the book 9, and (B) is a RFID tag book mounting holder 1A. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the state inserted between the cover cover 9a. (A) is a front view of the attachment holder 1B for books of the RFID tag concerning a 2nd Example, (B) is an external appearance perspective view which shows the state attached to the book 9. FIG. (A) is a partially cutaway front view of an RFID tag book mounting holder 1C according to a third embodiment, and (B) is a partially cutaway front view of an RFID tag book mounting holder 1A according to a modified embodiment. It is.

Below, the 1st Example of this invention is described based on FIGS. 1-3.
As shown in FIG. 1, an RFID tag book mounting holder 1A according to the first embodiment includes an insertion piece 2 formed in a strip shape elongated in the vertical direction, and an upper end of the insertion piece 2 And an immersion preventing piece 3 that protrudes laterally. The insertion piece 2 and the immersion prevention piece 3 are integrally formed of a synthetic resin base material, and are held by attaching the RFID tag 4 to one surface of the insertion piece 2 using an adhesive. . As the base material of the insertion piece 2 and the immersion prevention piece 3, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polypropylene (PP), polyacetal (POM), polycarbonate (PC), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) Among these, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polypropylene (PP) that are hard and excellent in tensile strength, bending strength, and compressive strength and have appropriate elasticity can be suitably used. In addition, these base materials having a thickness of 180 to 250 μm can be suitably used.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the RFID tag 4 is provided with an IC chip 6 and an antenna 7 connected to the IC chip 6 on a support sheet 5 made of synthetic resin, and the upper part is made of synthetic resin. It is covered with a protective sheet 8. The RFID tag 4 is formed with a thickness of about 250 μm. Further, the support sheet 5 and the protective sheet 8 constitute an exterior body of the RFID tag 4. This RFID tag 4 is a non-contact type battery-less type that can transmit and receive signals such as commands and data in a non-contact manner using an electromagnetic wave with an input / output device (reader / writer) (not shown). A memory (not shown) included in the IC chip 6 has a book identification code, a book title, a publisher name or a publisher name, an issue date, an author name, or a copyright holder name by communicating with an input / output device. , Required data such as sales price is stored in a rewritable manner. The RFID tag 4 may operate in any band such as an HF band (for example, 13.56 MHz) and a UHF band (for example, 953 MHz or 2.45 GHz).

  Next, a usage mode of the RFID tag mounting holder 1A for books will be described. FIG. 3 shows an example of attachment when the RFID tag 4 is attached to the book 9 as one of the books. As shown in FIG. 3A, the insertion piece portion holding the RFID tag 4 is shown. 2 is inserted between the pages 10 of the book 9 or between the cover 11a and the cover 9a of the book 9 as shown in FIG. Can be installed. At this time, the immersion prevention piece portion 3 protruding laterally at the upper end of the insertion piece portion 2 is protruded from the upper portion of the book 9 and is brought into contact with the upper end of the spine cover 11b or the upper end of the cover cover 9a from above. Alternatively, by making the contactable state, by any chance, the clamping force between the page sheets 10 or the clamping force between the cover sheet 11a and the cover cover 9a is loosened, or an external force is applied so that the insertion piece 2 is located between the page sheets 10. Even if the inner cover or between the cover 11a and the cover 9a is likely to be immersed, the insertion piece 2 is immersed by the contact between the immersion preventing piece 3 and the upper end of the spine cover 11b of the book 9 or the upper end of the cover cover 9a. Can be prevented.

  On the other hand, when the book 9 is sold, the RFID tag 4 can be easily removed from the book 9 by removing the insertion piece 2 from the book 9. The RFID tag 4 thus removed from the book 9 is attached to a new book 9 and the required data in the memory is rewritten to those related to the book 9 so that it can be used again.

  Further, since the RFID tag 4 can be attached to the book 9 by inserting the insertion piece 2 into the book 9 without using an adhesive as in the prior art, the book 9 is not damaged when the RFID tag 4 is removed. Moreover, it can be attached and detached very easily. Further, when the insertion piece 2 is extracted, the insertion piece 2 can be easily extracted by using the immersion preventing piece 3 provided at the upper end of the insertion piece 2 as a knob.

  3A and 3B show an example in which the insertion piece 2 is inserted between the pages 10 of the book 9 or between the cover 11a and the cover 9a, but other than this, the spine 11b In the book 9 which is bound so that a gap is formed on the back side, the RFID tag 4 can be detachably attached to the book 9 by inserting the insertion piece 2 into the gap. Also, even for books other than books 9, storage cases that store optical media such as recorded CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs, and storage media such as memory cards that record various applications such as game software are stored. In the case provided with the packaging box, the film binder disposed in the gap formed between the housing portion and the lid portion of the storage case or the packaging box, or in the storage case and the surface thereof. By inserting the insertion piece 2 between the two, the RFID tag 4 can be detachably attached.

  FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4 (A), the RFID tag mounting holder 1B for the RFID tag according to the second embodiment has an insertion preventing piece 3 inserted therein. It is formed in a bowl-like shape having a groove part 12 that opens downward between the piece part 2, and as shown in FIG. 4 (B), this bowl-shaped immersion prevention piece part 3 is formed on the back cover 11 b of the book 9. It can be engaged with the upper end or the upper end of the cover cover 9a (see FIG. 3B). In addition, about the component which is common in 1st Example, the code | symbol same as 1st Example is attached | subjected and duplication description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In such a configuration, the inserted piece 2 is inserted between the page 10 (see FIG. 4B) of the book 9 or between the cover 11a and the cover 9a (see FIG. 3B). Thus, by engaging the hook-shaped immersion prevention piece 3 with the upper end of the spine cover 11b of the book 9 or the upper end of the cover cover 9a, the insertion piece 2 can be more reliably prevented from entering the book 9. Can do.

  FIG. 5A shows a third embodiment of the present invention, and the RFID tag mounting holder 1C according to the third embodiment has an insertion piece portion 2 and an immersion prevention piece portion 3 each having an RFID tag. The four exterior bodies are integrally formed. That is, as described above, the exterior body of the RFID tag 4 is composed of the synthetic resin support sheet 5 that supports the IC chip 6 and the antenna 7 and the synthetic resin protection sheet 8 that covers the upper portion thereof. However, the support sheet 5 and the protective sheet 8 integrally form the insertion piece 2 and the immersion prevention piece 3.

  In such a configuration, the number of parts at the time of manufacture is small, and an operation process for holding the RFID tag 4 on the insertion piece 2 is unnecessary, so that the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the RFID tag 4 is held by being attached to one surface of the insertion piece portion 2, but instead of this, the modification shown in FIG. As in the embodiment, the insertion piece 2 and the immersion prevention piece 3 that are integrally formed are laminated in pairs, the IC chip 6 and the antenna 7 are disposed on the support sheet 5, and the upper portion is covered with the protection sheet 8. It is also possible to hold the covered RFID tag 4 by inserting it between the two insertion pieces 2 and 2. In this case, only the insertion piece 2 may be formed by removing the immersion preventing piece 3 on the front side or the back side.

  The RFID tag mounting holders 1A, 1B, and 1C for the RFID tag according to the present invention can be easily attached to and detached from the book 9, so that they can be taken away by consumers when used in a general open bookstore, or between different books. There is a possibility of receiving mischief that will be replaced with. Therefore, as an operation mode, it is effective for book management in a library of an Internet shop or a closed library. For example, in the Internet shop, when a purchase order is received through the Internet, the books are found and delivered in the library, and the RFID tag 4 is attached to the books by the book mounting holders 1A, 1B, 1C. In this case, it is possible to easily search for books in the library, and at the same time to manage inventory. Further, by using the RFID tag book mounting holders 1A, 1B, and 1C according to the present invention, expensive used books can be managed without being damaged, and the value of the books is not impaired.

1A to 1C Mounting holder for books 2 Insertion piece 3 Immersion prevention piece 4 RFID tag 5 Support sheet (exterior body)
6 IC chip 7 Antenna 8 Protection sheet (exterior body)
9 Book 9a Cover cover 10 Page 11b Back cover 12 Groove

Claims (3)

An RFID tag including an IC chip having a memory for storing data in a rewritable manner and an antenna connected to the IC chip, and having a function of transmitting and receiving the data in a contactless manner with a predetermined input / output device. A holder for detachable attachment to
An insertion piece portion that holds the RFID tag and is removably inserted into the books;
An insertion preventing piece that protrudes laterally at the upper end of the insertion piece and prevents the insertion piece from being inserted into the books ;
Further, the insertion piece and the immersion prevention piece are integrally formed by an RFID tag exterior body composed of a support sheet that supports the IC chip and the antenna and a protective sheet that covers the upper part. An RFID tag mounting holder for books. An RFID tag including an IC chip having a memory for storing data in a rewritable manner and an antenna connected to the IC chip, and having a function of transmitting and receiving the data in a contactless manner with a predetermined input / output device. A holder for detachable attachment to
An insertion piece portion that holds the RFID tag and is removably inserted into the books;
An insertion preventing piece that protrudes laterally at the upper end of the insertion piece and prevents the insertion piece from being inserted into the books;
In addition, an RFID tag is formed by laminating two pieces consisting of an integrally formed insertion piece and an immersion prevention piece in a pair of front and back sides, an IC chip and an antenna are arranged on a support sheet, and the upper part is covered with a protective sheet. A mounting holder for books of an RFID tag, wherein the holder is inserted and held between front and back insertion pieces .   2. The RFID tag book mounting holder according to claim 1, wherein the immersion preventing piece is formed in a bowl shape having a groove that opens downward between the insertion piece and the insertion piece. 3.

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