Wrapping Label With Transparent Flag Protects Print And RFID
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing labels for objects, especially those with RFID transponders, face issues with printing smudging and contamination, as well as mechanical stress, particularly in harsh industrial environments, and require complex protection methods like applying a transparent cover sheet or embedded molded bodies that are not suitable for wrapping labels.
Innovation Solution
A strip-shaped label with a non-adhesive top and adhesive bottom, featuring a printing area and an embedded RFID transponder, where a transparent wrapping flag covers the printing area upon application, providing protection from smudging, contamination, and mechanical stress, and an additional colored background layer enhances readability and protects the RFID transponder.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a transparent cover sheet is applied to protect the printed identification plate, then the print is protected from smudging and soiling, but the application process becomes relatively complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the protective cover sheet function with the label structure itself by integrating a transparent wrapping flap as part of the label. This merging eliminates the need for separate cover sheet application, reducing process complexity while maintaining print protection. The wrapping flap is formed from the label material itself and automatically covers the print area when the label is applied to the object.
2Strength
If the label is applied with overlap and peel-off section, then the label can be attached securely, but the print area becomes vulnerable to smudging in the overlap region
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the label into distinct functional areas: a printing area for information, a transparent wrapping flap for protection, and an adhesive area for attachment. The wrapping flap is positioned to cover only the printing area, while the adhesive sections are located at the ends for secure attachment. This segmentation allows the print to be protected without compromising label attachment strength.
3Reliability
If the RFID transponder is embedded in a special molded body, then the transponder is protected from mechanical stress, but the label is not suitable for wrapping application and lacks a printable area
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal label structure that can serve multiple functions: it provides a printable area for identification, embeds an RFID transponder for electronic identification, includes a transparent wrapping flap for print protection, and maintains adaptability for wrapping application on various objects. The label material itself serves as both the substrate for printing and the protective covering, eliminating the need for separate molded bodies.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a label for applying by wrapping onto an object to be marked. The label (1) comprises a non-adhesive top side (2A) and an adhesive bottom side (2B), by means of which the label (1) is fastened to the object. A printing region (3) for accommodating a print is provided on the top side (2A). The label (1) is designed in a strip shape having a length that is greater than the circumference of the object to be labeled. The label is characterized in that a transparent wrapping flag (4) is arranged next to the printing region (3) in the longitudinal direction of the label (1), the wrapping flag (4) being wrapped onto the printing region (3) and covering the printing region (3) when the label (1) is applied to the object, an RFID transponder (6) being arranged between the top side (2A) and the bottom side (2B) in the printing region (3).