Method and apparatus for the manufacture of a tag
First Claim
1. A method of manufacturing a tag having an electronic device embedded in binding material, the method including:
- a) applying a pre-coat of binding material to an electronic device, said electronic device with the pre-coat of binding material applied being subjected to a vacuum;
b) at least partially curing the pre-coat of binding material;
c) curing the further binding material about the pre-coated electronic device.
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a tag (100) having an electronic device, which may be a transponder (1) embedded in binding material, the method including applying a pre-coat of binding material (5) to the transponder (1), at least partially curing the pre-coat of binding material (5), locating the resulting pre-coated transponder (1) in further binding material (3) and curing the further binding material (3). The method may further include applying a vacuum to the binding material (5) and binding material (3), heating the binding materials and vibrating the binding materials. Apparatus for producing tags (100) is also described and claimed.
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45 Claims
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1. A method of manufacturing a tag having an electronic device embedded in binding material, the method including:
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a) applying a pre-coat of binding material to an electronic device, said electronic device with the pre-coat of binding material applied being subjected to a vacuum;
b) at least partially curing the pre-coat of binding material;
c) curing the further binding material about the pre-coated electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. Apparatus for embedding electronic devices within a binding material;
- the apparatus including;
a receptacle for holding material in a liquid state;
a mould or a jig for holding a casing;
filling means for filling said mould or a casing held by said jig with further binding material;
transport means and an associated controller operable to receive one or more electronic devices from a supply of electronic devices, perform a pre-coating operation by moving received electronic devices into said receptacle for holding material, and the move said electronic devices into said mould or into a casing held by said jig; and
a vacuum chamber containing said receptacle for holding binding material operable to create a vacuum about the receptacle during at least part of the pre-coating operation. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
- the apparatus including;
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34. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the filling means is located along said endless conveyors upstream of the transport means.
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34-1. A method of manufacturing a tag substantially as herein described with references to the accompanying drawings.
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35. Apparatus for manufacturing a tag substantially as herein described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 and 7 and either
FIGS. 4 and 5 orFIG. 6 .
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36. A method of encasing an electronic device having a winding, comprising the steps of:
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a) locating the electronic device in binding material;
b) evacuating air from behind the winding thereby replacing the evacuated air with binding material; and
c) allowing the binding material to cure. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A tag comprising an electronic device having a winding:
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a) wherein said electronic device is immersed in a binding material;
b) wherein said binding material is subjected to a vacuum to evacuate air from behind said winding to replace the air with said binding material; and
c) said electronic device is cured with said binding material. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45)
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