Tag attachment component

Abstract

The present invention provides a tag attachment member in which a male part and a female part are engaged to keep a loop-formed material holding a tag in a loop shape, and which prevents defects caused by product damage caused by contact with the male part. Provided is a tag attachment member (1) in which a female part (2) having an insertion hole (3) with an engaging part (4) formed therearound is connected to one end of a linear loop-formed material (1a), while a male part (7) having an engaging part (7c) to engage with the engaging part (4) is connected to the other end of the linear loop-formed material (1a), such that inserting the male part (7) into the insertion hole (3) causes the engaging part (4) and the engaging part (7c) to engage each other and keep the loop-formed material (1a), in which a tag (T) is held, in a loop shape, wherein the engagement of the engaging part (4) and the engaging part (7c) causes the entirety of the male part (7) to be accommodated inside the female part (2).

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a tag attachment member, and more particularly, to a tag attachment member for attaching a tag displaying the price, quality, etc. of a product to the product.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, various types of tag attachment members have been used to attach a tag displaying the price and quality of a product to the product (see Patent Document 1). In the tag attachment member (fastener member) described in FIGS. 12 and 13 of Patent Document 1, a receiving portion that functions as a female portion is connected to one end of a linear filament portion, and an insertion portion that functions as a male portion is connected to the other end. The filament portion is maintained in a loop shape by inserting the insertion portion into an insertion hole formed in the receiving portion. The tag is attached to the product by looping the filament portion holding the tag and attaching the tag attachment member to the product.

[0003] In such a type of tag attachment member, the tip portion of the insertion portion is inserted into and locked in the insertion hole of the receiving portion, but the rear end portion of the insertion portion protrudes from the receiving portion. The insertion portion has a larger diameter than the filament portion. Therefore, there is a risk that the product will be damaged due to contact between the product and the portion of the insertion portion (male portion) protruding from the receiving portion (female portion).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0004]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] Therefore, in tag attachment components where the male and female parts engage to form a loop around the filament and attach to the product, there is room for improvement to eliminate the problem of the product being damaged due to the male part protruding from the female part. Improvement is especially necessary for tag attachment components that are attached to products made of easily snagged fibers or to easily damaged products such as fresh produce. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] To solve the above problems, the tag attachment member of the present invention comprises a linear loop-shaped material, a female part connected to one end of the loop-shaped material, and Loop molding material In a tag attachment member comprising a male part connected to the other end of a female part and a female part, wherein the loop-forming material is smaller in diameter than the female part and the male part, the female part has an insertion hole in which a locking portion is formed, and the male part has an engaging portion that engages with the locking portion, and when the male part is inserted into the insertion hole, the locking portion and the engaging portion engage to maintain the loop-forming material holding the tag in a loop shape, the engagement of the locking portion and the engaging portion causes the entire male part to be housed inside the female part, and the connecting portion of the loop-forming material to the male part is also housed inside the female part. Furthermore, the loop molding material and the male part have their axial directions intersecting each other, The intersection angle is set to 45° to 135° when the loop-shaped material extends in a straight line. It is determined that a notch is formed on the side surface of the female part that communicates with the insertion hole, When the locking portion and the engaging portion are engaged, the loop forming material passes through the notch portion. The male part extends to the outside of the female part. It is characterized by the following: Another tag attachment member of the present invention comprises a linear loop-shaped material and a connecting member connected to one end of the loop-shaped material. The loop molding material comprises a female part and a male part connected to the other end of the loop molding material. The female part is smaller in diameter than the male part and the female part has an insertion part in which a locking portion is formed. The male part has a hole, and the male part has an engaging portion that engages with the locking portion, and the male part is inserted into the insertion hole. When inserted, the locking portion and the engaging portion engage, and the tag is held in place. In a tag attachment member in which a loop-shaped material is maintained in a loop shape, the locking portion and the engaging portion When they engage, the entire male part is housed inside the female part, The connecting portion of the loop molding material with the male part is also housed inside the female part, and the insertion The outlet side of the insertion hole is tapered toward the outlet side opening and is arranged with spacing in the circumferential direction of the insertion hole. It has a plurality of peripheral walls, each of which constitutes the locking portion, and the male part The base is connected to the other end of the loop-shaped material, and the enlarged diameter is connected to the base. It has a tip portion, and the step at the boundary between the base portion and the tip portion constitutes the engagement portion. It is characterized by. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the present invention, when the locking portion and the engaging portion are engaged and the loop-shaped material holding the tag is maintained in a loop shape and the tag mounting member is attached to a product, the entire male portion is housed inside the female portion. That is, the entire male portion does not protrude outside the female portion. Therefore, since the male portion having a larger diameter than the loop-shaped material is prevented from contacting the product, it is possible to effectively prevent the product from being damaged due to contact with the male portion.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a front view illustrating an assembly of an embodiment of a tag mounting member. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 1. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a view taken in the direction of arrow B of FIG. 1. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a view taken in the direction of arrow C of FIG. 3. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is an explanatory view illustrating an enlarged male portion of FIG. 3. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a side view explanatory view illustrating a state where the male portion of the tag mounting member is inserted into an insertion hole formed in the female portion. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a side view explanatory view illustrating a usage state of the tag mounting member. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a view taken in the direction of arrow D of FIG. 7. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line E-E of FIG. 8. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is an explanatory view illustrating a movement range of the loop-shaped material of FIG. 8. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a front view explanatory view showing a modified example of the female portion.

Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0009] Hereinafter, the tag mounting member of the present invention will be described based on the embodiments shown in the drawings.

[0010] As illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 5, an embodiment of the tag mounting member 1 includes a linear loop forming material 1a, a female part 2 connected to one end of the loop forming material 1a, Loop molding material and a male part 7 connected to the other end of 1a. The X arrow, Y arrow, and Z arrow in the figure respectively indicate the length direction, width direction, and thickness direction of the tag mounting member 1, which are directions perpendicular to each other. FIGS. 1, 3, and 4 show an assembly body in which a plurality of tag mounting members 1 arranged in parallel with a spacing in the Y direction (width direction) between the first runner member 6 and the second runner member 8 are connected to the first runner member 6 and the second runner member 8. Specifically, the female part 2 of each tag mounting member 1 is connected to the first runner member 6 via the constricted separation connection part 6a, and the male part 7 of each tag mounting member 1 is connected to the second runner member 8 via the constricted separation connection part 8a. The loop forming material 1a of each tag mounting member 1 extends in the X direction (longitudinal direction). The first runner member 6 and the second runner member 8 extend in the Y direction parallel to each other. Each tag mounting member 1, the first runner member 6, the separation connection part 6a, the second runner member 8, and the separation connection part 8a are integrally formed.

[0011] In this embodiment,

[0012] 1a is formed of nylon that has been subjected to stretching processing to be toughened. Loop molding material Twisted yarn or the like can also be used as 1a. The material forming the tag mounting member 1 ( Loop molding material 1a) is not limited to various conventionally used resins, and recycled resins (such as recycled polypropylene), biomass materials, biodegradable materials, etc. can also be adopted. Loop molding material <End of translation>

[0013] When using the tag attachment member 1, each runner member 6 and 8 is set into a known attachment device, and the cutter of the attachment device cuts the respective separation and connection portions 6a and 8a. As a result, each tag attachment member 1 is used as a separate unit, separated from its respective runner members 6 and 8. When using the tag attachment member 1, the loop molding material 1a holding the tag T forms a loop, and the tag attachment member 1 is attached to the product.

[0014] Loop molding material 1a extends between the female part 2 and the male part 7 and is a flexible cylindrical shape with a substantially constant outer diameter d. Its outer diameter d is, for example, 0.3 mm to 1.0 mm. Lou Molded material 1a is smaller in diameter than the female part 2 and the male part 7.

[0015] The female part 2 has an insertion hole 3 in which a locking portion 4 is formed. In this embodiment, the female part 2 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a plate-shaped connecting reinforcement portion 2a is provided protruding from one side in the X direction of the female part 2. The external shape of the female part 2 is not limited to a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and various shapes such as a cube or cylinder can be adopted, but it is desirable that there are no sharp corners. In this embodiment, all corners of the rectangular parallelepiped female part 2 are arc-shaped.

[0016] Loop molding material One end of 1a is connected to the connecting reinforcement part 2a. The connecting reinforcement part 2a is not mandatory and can be provided at will. Therefore, Loop molding material One end of 1a can also be directly connected to the female part 2. Compared to the rectangular female part 2, the flat, thin-walled connecting reinforcement part 2a is more flexible. Therefore, Loop molding material Rather than directly connecting one end of 1a to the rectangular female part 2, connecting it to the female part 2 via the connecting reinforcement part 2a, as in this embodiment, loop Molding material This is advantageous in avoiding excessive stress concentration at one end of 1a.

[0017] The female part 2 has a recess 2b that opens to the upper surface, and an insertion hole 3 extends from the lower surface towards the upper surface in the Z direction (thickness direction). More specifically, the insertion hole 3 extends from the lower surface of the female part 2 to a point midway through the depth of the recess 2b. That is, the inlet opening of the insertion hole 3 is located on the lower surface of the female part 2, and the outlet opening is located midway through the depth of the recess 2b.

[0018] The exit side of the insertion hole 3 is tapered toward the exit side opening and has multiple circumferential walls 4a arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the insertion hole 3. That is, the insertion hole 3 has a constant inner diameter at the entrance side and the inner diameter decreases from the middle in the Z direction, so the entrance side opening is larger in diameter than the exit side opening. In this embodiment, two circumferential walls 4a are arranged at a 180° interval in the circumferential direction of the insertion hole 3. Each circumferential wall 4a constitutes a locking portion 4. Since each circumferential wall 4a is a protruding piece that protrudes from inside the recess 2b, it can be deformed and moved to expand the diameter of the insertion hole 3 by its elasticity, and can be restored to its original position even after being deformed to expand the diameter.

[0019] A notch 5 is formed on one side of the female part 2 in the Y direction. The notch 5 extends from the bottom surface of the female part 2 to a position midway in the Z direction and communicates with the insertion hole 3. The opening width W of the notch 5 is smaller than the X-direction dimension of the female part 2 and larger than the inner diameter of the insertion hole 3, for example, 1.3 mm to 3.0 mm. The height h of the notch 5 is approximately 30% to 50% of the thickness of the female part 2, for example, 1.0 mm to 2.0 mm.

[0020] The male part 7 has an engaging part 7c that engages with the locking part 4. More specifically, as illustrated 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 tapers in diameter toward the tip part 7a. The other end of the loop molding material 1a is connected to the base part 7b.

[0021] The loop forming material 1a and the male part 7 have axial directions that intersect each other, and in Figure 5, the axes of the loop forming material 1a and the male part 7 are indicated by dashed lines. In this embodiment, the axis of the loop forming material 1a extends in the X direction, and the axis of the male part 7 extends in the Z direction, and the intersection angle a is set to 90°. The intersection angle a can be greater than 90° or less than 90°, and can be set to a desired value in the range of 45° to 135°.

[0022] The tip portion 7a is approximately hemispherical in shape, and the base portion 7b is cylindrical. In this embodiment, the tip portion 7a widens from the hemispherical body toward the base portion 7b at a central angle b, and the bottom surface of the tip portion 7a is an end face perpendicular to the axial direction (Z direction) of the male portion 7. The central angle b is, for example, 30° to 45°. The step at the boundary between the base portion 7b and the tip portion 7a constitutes the engaging portion 7c. That is, the boundary between the base portion 7b and the tip portion 7a is constricted, and the bottom surface of the tip portion 7a functions as the engaging portion 7c.

[0023] The maximum outer diameter of the tip portion 7a and the maximum outer diameter of the base portion 7b are set to be approximately the same, for example, 1.0 mm to 2.0 mm. The inner diameter of the entrance side portion of the insertion hole 3 (the portion with a constant inner diameter) is set to be slightly larger (for example, 0.5 mm to 1 mm) than the maximum outer diameter of the male portion 7. In addition, the inner diameter of the exit side 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 side opening of the insertion hole 3 is set to be equivalent to (slightly smaller than) the outer diameter of the base portion 7b at the boundary with the tip portion 7a.

[0024] The male part 7 is not limited to the shape exemplified in this embodiment, and other shapes can be adopted. The tip side of the tip portion 7a is preferably a shape without corners, and the male part 7 may have an engaging portion 7c at an intermediate position in the axial direction that engages with the locking portion 4 of the female part 2 and restricts the axial movement of the male part 7 at the engaged position.

[0025] The following describes how to use the tag attachment component 1.

[0026] As illustrated in Figure 7, the tag attachment member 1 is used to attach the tag T to the product. Although the product is not shown in Figure 7, the loop forming material 1a forms a loop so that the tag attachment member 1 can be attached to the product. When using the tag attachment member 1, the tag attachment member 1 is separated by operating the trigger lever of the attachment device, and then the male part 7 is inserted into the insertion hole 3 of the female part 2 by further operation of the trigger lever, as illustrated in Figure 6. Prior to this operation, the loop forming material 1 is passed through the through hole Th of the tag T.

[0027] As illustrated in Figures 7 and 8, the male part 7 inserted into the insertion hole 3 engages with the locking part 4 and the engaging part 7c, as illustrated in Figure 9, and the loop molding material 1 is maintained in a loop shape. With the tag T held in place by this loop-shaped loop molding material 1, the tag attachment member 1 is attached to the product.

[0028] More specifically, as illustrated in Figure 9, during the process of inserting the male part 7 into the insertion hole 3, the tip 7a pushes open the circumferential walls 4a, 4a. The circumferential walls 4a, 4a elastically deform, expanding the diameter of the insertion hole 3, so the male part 7 is inserted even deeper into the insertion hole 3. When the tip 7a passes through the exit side opening of the insertion hole 3, the pushed-open circumferential walls 4a, 4a return to their original positions. As a result, the exit side opening of the insertion hole 3 becomes fitted into the boundary portion between the base 7b and the tip 7a. Because the locking portion 4 and the engaging portion 7c engage in this way, the male part 7 is restricted from moving axially within the insertion hole 3 and cannot move in the Z direction. As a result, the loop-forming material 1 is reliably maintained in a loop shape.

[0029] Then, when the locking portion 4 and the engaging portion 7c engage, the entire male portion 7 of the tag attachment member 1 is housed inside the female portion 2. That is, since the male portion 7 does not protrude outward from the female portion 2, when the locking portion 4 and the engaging portion 7c are engaged, the amount of retraction g1 of the tip portion 7a relative to the upper surface of the female portion 2 becomes 0 mm or more, and the amount of retraction g2 of the base portion 7b relative to the lower surface of the female portion 2 also becomes 0 mm or more. The retraction amounts g1 and g2 are, for example, 0 mm or more and 2 mm or less. In this embodiment, the retraction amounts g1 and g2 are set to be the same, but the retraction amount g1 can be made larger or smaller than the retraction amount g2.

[0030] Since a notch 5 is formed on the surface of the female part 2, the loop molding material 1a extends from the male part 7 to the outside of the female part 2 by passing through the notch 5. Therefore, the connection portion of the loop molding material 1a with the male part 7 (base 7b) is also housed inside the female part 2.

[0031] In the tag attachment member 1 attached to the product in this manner, the entire male part 7 does not protrude outside the female part 2, thus preventing the male part 7, which has a larger diameter than the loop molding material 1a, from coming into contact with the product. As a result, damage to the product caused by contact with the male part 7 (its tip or rear end) can be effectively prevented.

[0032] The products to which the tag attachment member 1 is attached are not particularly limited, including clothing, fabrics, seafood (fresh fish, crabs, etc.), and fruits. If the male part 7 protrudes from the female part 2, fibers may get caught on it, or fresh produce (fresh fish, fruits, etc.) may be damaged. Therefore, this tag attachment member 1 is particularly useful when applied to products made of easily snagged fibers or to easily damaged products such as fresh produce.

[0033] In the tag attachment member 1 attached to the product, the loop-shaped material 1a extends from the male part 7 to the outside of the female part 2 by passing through the notch 5, but the opening width W of the notch 5 is set to be larger than the outer diameter d of the loop-shaped material 1a. Therefore, as illustrated in Figure 10, when the locking part 4 and the engaging part 7c are engaged, the male part 7 can rotate around its axis within the insertion hole 3.

[0034] With this configuration, when an external force is applied to the loop-forming material 1a, the male part 7 rotates appropriately within the insertion hole 3 around its axis. This prevents excessive load from being applied to the connection between the loop-forming material 1a and the male part 7 (base 7b), which is advantageous in preventing unexpected breakage of the loop-forming material 1a. The rotatable angle of the male part 7 around its axis is, for example, 15° or more, more preferably 30° or more. The upper limit of this angle is, for example, 60°. Since it is housed inside the female part 2, there is a low risk of objects directly coming into contact with this connecting part. From this perspective as well, the tag attachment member 1 is advantageous for protecting the connecting part with the male part 7 (base part 7b) of the loop molding material 1a.

[0035] 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 the other configurations are the same. The exit side of this insertion hole 3 has four peripheral walls 4a that are spaced apart in the circumferential direction of the insertion hole 3 and narrow towards the exit side opening. That is, in the previous embodiment, two peripheral walls 4a are arranged opposite each other at 180°, but in this female part 2, four arc-shaped peripheral walls 4a are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the insertion hole 3 in a plan view. The number of peripheral walls 4a arranged can be set to a desired value, for example, in the range of 2 to 4. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0036] 1. Tag attachment member 1a Loop molded material 2 Female parts 2a Connection reinforcement part 2b Recess 3 Insertion hole 4. Locking part 4a Peripheral wall 5 Notch 6. First runner member 6a Detachable connection section 7 Male 7a Tip 7b base 7c Engagement part 8. Second runner member 8a Detachable connection section T tag Th through hole

Claims

1. The device comprises a linear loop-shaped material, a female part connected to one end of the loop-shaped material, and a male part connected to the other end of the loop-shaped material, wherein the loop-shaped material has a smaller diameter than the female part and the male part. The female part has an insertion hole in which a locking portion is formed, The male part has an engaging portion that engages with the locking portion, In a tag attachment member in which the male part is inserted into the insertion hole, the locking part and the engaging part engage, and the loop-shaped material holding the tag is maintained in a loop shape, When the locking portion and the engaging portion engage, the entire male portion is housed inside the female portion, and the connecting portion of the loop molding material to the male portion is also housed inside the female portion. The loop-shaped material and the male part have their axial directions intersecting, and the angle of intersection is set to 45° to 135° when the loop-shaped material extends in a straight line. A notch is formed on the side surface of the female part that communicates with the insertion hole, and when the locking part and the engaging part are engaged, the loop forming material is inserted through the notch and extends from the male part to the outside of the female part as a tag attachment member.

2. The tag mounting member according to claim 1, wherein the male portion is rotatable within the insertion hole about the axis of the male portion when the locking portion and the engaging portion are engaged.

3. The device comprises a linear loop-shaped material, a female part connected to one end of the loop-shaped material, and a male part connected to the other end of the loop-shaped material, wherein the loop-shaped material has a smaller diameter than the female part and the male part. The female part has an insertion hole in which a locking portion is formed, The male part has an engaging portion that engages with the locking portion, In a tag attachment member in which the male part is inserted into the insertion hole, the locking part and the engaging part engage, and the loop-shaped material holding the tag is maintained in a loop shape, When the locking portion and the engaging portion engage, the entire male portion is housed inside the female portion, and the connecting portion of the loop molding material to the male portion is also housed inside the female portion. The outlet side of the insertion hole has a plurality of circumferential walls that are spaced apart in the circumferential direction of the insertion hole and are tapered toward the outlet side opening, and each of the circumferential walls constitutes the locking portion. A tag attachment member having a base portion to which the male portion is connected to the other end of the loop-shaped material, and an enlarged tip portion connected to the base portion, wherein the step at the boundary between the base portion and the tip portion constitutes the engagement portion.

4. The tag mounting member according to claim 3, wherein the locking portion is composed of two circumferential walls arranged at 180° intervals in the circumferential direction of the insertion hole.

5. The tag attachment member according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the loop-shaped material and the male part have axial directions that intersect each other, and the intersection angle is set to 45° to 135° when the loop-shaped material extends in a straight line.

6. The tag attachment member according to claim 5, wherein a notch is formed on the side surface of the female portion that communicates with the insertion hole, and when the locking portion and the engaging portion are engaged, the loop forming material extends from the male portion to the outside of the female portion by inserting through the notch.

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