Security Label for Multi-Part Container Tamper Evidence
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing security labels for multi-part containers do not provide reliable and cost-effective tamper protection, especially in pharmaceutical and medical sectors where protection against unauthorized access and manipulation is critical.
Innovation Solution
A security label comprising a first label portion attached to a first part of the container and a second label portion encircling a second part, with a severing member between them. This configuration allows the label to be severed when the container is opened, providing a clear indication of tampering.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a security label is designed to encircle and seal a removable closure of a container, then tamper protection reliability is improved, but the label structure complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The security label is divided into a first label portion attached to the container body and a second label portion that encircles the removable closure. This segmentation allows each portion to perform its specific function independently while maintaining overall label integrity, resolving the contradiction between reliability and complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The second label portion extends beyond the closure in a direction away from the container body and is sealed to itself, creating a three-dimensional sealed structure. This dimensional extension provides tamper evidence without requiring complex multi-component systems.
2Ease of operation
If a severing member is introduced to enable predetermined separation of label portions, then ease of operation is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The severing member (perforation or tear strip) is pre-formed in the label during manufacturing to create a predetermined separation path. This preliminary action ensures that when the container is opened, the label portions separate cleanly and predictably, improving ease of operation while keeping manufacturing straightforward.
3Reliability
If the second label portion is sealed to itself along an edge line, then tamper protection reliability is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The second label portion is designed to be sealed to itself rather than requiring attachment to another component. This self-sealing mechanism reduces the number of attachment points and simplifies the sealing process, maintaining high reliability while reducing manufacturing precision requirements compared to multi-component sealing systems.
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AI summary
A system includes a container and a security label. The container is divisible into a plurality of parts and has a container body and a removable container closure. The security label has a first label section and a second label section forming respective parts of a common material web and a severing element which is arranged between the first and second label section with respect to a longitudinal axis of the security label. The security label is applied to the container such that the first label section is attached to the container body and the second label section surrounds the container closure. The second label section is formed such that the security label is closed along an edge line above the container closure by gluing and/or welding such that the second label section encloses the removable container closure.