Resonant frequency characteristic tag and method of manufacturing the same

• US 4,970,495 A
• Filed: 11/09/1988
• Issued: 11/13/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/1987
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Checkpoint Manufacturing Japan Co., Ltd. (CCL Industries Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Tokai Metals Company Limited
• Inventors: Uchibori, Shinya, Matsumoto, Takeshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Woodiel, Donald O.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sutcliffe, Geoff
• Application Number:
  US07/269,013
• Time in Patent Office: 734 Days
• Field of Search: 340/568, 340/572, 156/92, 156/148, 156/253
• US Class Current: 340/572.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/242 Tag deactivation
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2437 Tag layered structure, processes for making layered tags
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2442 Tag materials and material properties thereof, e.g. magnetic material details
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49155 Manufacturing circuit on or in base

Abstract

A resonant frequency characteristic tag is disclosed, which comprises an electrically insulating thin film having an electric characteristic, an electric circuit consisting of a metal foil formed on one side surface of the thin film and having a predetermined length and having opposite end portions respectively formed with a capacitor section and a terminal section, the capacitor section having a piercedly formed hole extending from the side of the metal foil to the other side surface of the thin film, the metal foil being deformed in the formation of the hole into a burr-like portion extending toward the other side surface of the thin film, and an electrode metal foil formed on the other side surface of the thin film and having a size capable of containing the hole, the electrode metal foil being laminated to the other side surface of the thin film with an electrically insulating adhesive having a dielectric characteristic such that the free end of the burr-like portion and the electrode metal foil is spaced apart a predetermined distance, the terminal section of the electric circuit being electrically connected to the electrode metal foil to form a resonant circuit; and a method for manufacturing the resonant frequency characteristic tag is also disclosed.

Claims

1. A resonant frequency characteristic tag comprising:

an electrically insulating thin film having a dielectric characteristic,

an electric circuit consisting of a metal foil formed on one side surface of said thin film and having a predetermined length and having opposite end portions respectively formed with a capacitor section and a terminal section, said capacitor section having a piercedly formed hole extending from a side of said metal foil to the other side surface of said thin film, said metal foil being deformed in the formation of said hole into a burr-like portion extending toward said other side surface of said thin film, and

an electrode metal foil formed on said other side surface of said thin film and having a size capable of containing said hole, said electrode metal foil being applied to said other side surface of said thin film with an electrically insulating very thin film adhesive having a dielectric characteristic, said adhesive spacing the free end of said burr-like portion and said electrode metal foil apart by a predetermined distance, said terminal section of said electric circuit being electrically connected to said electrode metal foil to form a resonant frequency circuit.

2. The resonant frequency characteristic tag of claim 1 wherein:

said electric circuit is applied to said one side surface of said thin film with an adhesive having a dielectric characteristic.

3. The resonant frequency characteristic tag of claim 1 further comprising:

an inductance circuit printed on the metal foil on said one side surface of said thin film said inductance circuit formed of etch-resistant ink.