Patent Application
20160379529
The present invention relates to a label and a manufacturing method of the label.
Known conventional label sheets in which a fore end edge of resin labels are cured by coating application or printing so that the labels are securely separated from their release papers by a label dispenser (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 09-19797).
However, it is difficult to completely cure an adhesive by coating application or printing, and labels sometimes cannot be separated from release paper if a label dispenser is used. To counter this problem, a technique that more securely cures the adhesive is desired.
An object of the present invention is to provide a label and a manufacturing method of the label capable of more securely curing an adhesive.
The present invention solves the problem above by employing the following solutions:
According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a label and a manufacturing method of the label capable of enhancing the secure curing of an adhesive.
It is possible to cure a rubber-base adhesive that has been difficult to cure by coating application or printing.
It is also possible to provide a label and a manufacturing method of the label capable of preventing an adhesive from exuding from a cut surface of the label.
Particularly in a label for a tire, it is possible to stick the label onto a tire with an automatic labeling apparatus.
Hereinafter, description will be provided on the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the drawings.
A label of the present invention includes a substrate sheet, an adhesive layer formed on the substrate sheet, and a cured layer formed on a part of the adhesive layer. The cured layer is formed by curing an acrylic-base bonding adhesive.
A label 10 according to the first embodiment includes a substrate sheet 11, an adhesive layer 12, and a cured layer 13.
The substrate sheet 11 may be made of: a paper such as fine a quality paper, coated paper and art paper; a film made of a polyolefin resin such as polyethylene and polypropylene, a polyester (polyethylene-telephthalate) resin, a polycarbonate resin, and a vinyl chloride resin such as polyvinyl chloride, and chlorinated polyvinyl chloride made by combining polyvinyl chloride with chlorine; a synthetic paper manufactured by adding filling material to polyethylene or polypropylene to have a paper-like fibrous form; and a laminated body or a composite body made of the above and similar.
The substrate sheet 11 may be laminated.
In general, a brand name, a manufacture's name, a size, type and oblateness of a tire, and data indicating the above information in a bar code symbol and the like may be printed on the substrate sheet 11.
The adhesive forming the adhesive layer 12 is not limited, and examples of the adhesive may include an emulsion-type, a solvent-type or a hot-melt type adhesive. Any material such as an acrylic-base material or a rubber-base material may be used. The adhesion characteristics may be selected based on the type of an object on which the label is stuck. For example, the adhesion characteristics may include high adhesion, ultra-high adhesion having further stronger tackiness, or a freezer-grade adhesion if there is no need to remove the label once it is stuck on the object. A rubber-base adhesive which is compatible with a tire is preferably used on a label for being stuck on a tire.
The adhesive layer 12 preferably has a thickness of 10 μm or more and 60 μm or less. In a label for being stuck on a tire, the adhesive layer 12 preferably has a thickness of 40 μm or more and 60 μm or less.
The cured layer 13 is formed by curing an acrylic-base bonding adhesive.
The acrylic-base bonding adhesive used in the present invention preferably includes an active energy ray curable composition containing (meth) acrylate as a main component. The active energy ray may be an electron ray, a visible light ray, or an ultraviolet ray. The acrylic-base bonding adhesive may include an acrylic-base additive agent such as a photoinitiator, a polymerization inhibitor, a thickener, a plasticizer, and a coloring agent. The acrylic-base bonding adhesive used in the present invention preferably includes a radical polymerizable ultraviolet curable composition that is easy to use for the convenience of applying and curing the bonding adhesive on the adhesive layer. For example, it is preferable to use “ARONIX (registered trademark)” which is a brand name of Toagosei Co., Ltd.
The acrylic-base bonding adhesive is applied on the adhesive layer, and an ultraviolet ray or the like is irradiated onto this acrylic-base bonding adhesive, thereby curing the acrylic-base bonding adhesive as well as the underlying adhesive layer into the cured layer 13.
The cured layer 13 is formed on a part of the adhesive layer 12.
The cured layer 13 preferably has the same thickness as the adhesive layer 12.
Specifically, the thickness of the cured layer 13 is preferably 10 μm or more and 60 μm or less. If the label is the one for being stuck on a tire, the thickness of the cured layer 13 is preferably 40 μm or more and 60 μm or less.
A sufficient thickness of the cured layer 13 relative to the thickly-applied adhesive layer 12 enables securely separating the label from the backing sheet.
In the present invention, the bonding adhesive having strong adhesion is applied and then cured so as to form the cured layer, although a printing ink or a varnish is generally used for reducing the adhesive force.
The cured layer of the present invention includes a bonding adhesive and an adhesive which has already been cured. Consequently, since the adhesion of the adhesives is completely lost and the label is easily separated from the backing sheet, it is possible to stick the label onto a tire with an automatic labeling apparatus.
The cured layer 13 is preferably formed on the entire circumferential edge of the adhesive layer 12, as shown in
As shown in
In addition, if the cured layer is formed on a cut surface of the label when the label is cut, it is possible to prevent exudation of the adhesive from the cut surface.
The label of the present invention may have an aluminum vapor deposited surface between the substrate sheet 11 and the adhesive layer 12. The aluminum vapor deposited surface blocks penetration of sulfur or the like from a tire into the substrate sheet 11, and enhances the protective performance of the label so as to prevent the deterioration of the label.
It is needless to say that application of the label is not limited to this, and the present invention is applicable to general label sheets.
The label of the present invention may include the release sheet separably laminated on the adhesive layer 12 and the cured layer 13.
A conventional sheet may be used for the release sheet. Examples of materials for the release sheet may include paper having a surface on which silicone is applied through a polyethylene coating, craft paper supercalendered after clay painting, glassine paper, a high quality separator, and various plastic films, etc.
There is a label 20 of the second embodiment, a substrate sheet 11 and adhesive layer 12, and a cured layer 23.
The label 20 of the second embodiment is provided with the cured layer 23 formed on one side of the label.
The label can be easily separated from the backing sheet through the cured layer 23, which enables sticking the label onto a tire with an automatic labeling apparatus.
The label 30 of the third embodiment includes a substrate sheet 11 an adhesive layer, and a cured layer 33.
The label 30 has the cured layer 33 formed at a corner of the label.
The label can be easily separated from the backing sheet due to the cured layer 33; thus it is possible to stick the label onto a tire with an automatic labeling apparatus.
The manufacturing method of the label according to the present invention includes a step of applying adhesive on the substrate sheet so as to form the adhesive layer, a step of applying the bonding adhesive on the adhesive layer, and a forming step of forming the cured layer by irradiating the adhesive layer and the bonding adhesive layer with an active energy ray to cure them.
The method is described with reference to
First, the substrate sheet is prepared.
In step S1, the adhesive is applied on the substrate sheet with a coating device, a color transferring device, a printer, a brush, a bar coater or the like, and is dried so as to form the adhesive layer (adhesive applying step).
In step S2, the bonding adhesive is applied on the adhesive layer with a color transferring device, a printer, or the like (bonding adhesive applying step).
In step S3, the adhesive layer and the bonding adhesive are irradiated with an active energy ray such as an ultraviolet ray or the like to cure the adhesive layer and the bonding adhesive (cured layer forming step).
Hereinafter, Examples of the present invention are described.
The present inventors conducted the following test.
The substrate sheet (size: 85 mm×85 mm, thickness: 75 μm, brand name: “PET75k2424/PT3/8KA” manufactured by Lintech Corporation) was prepared.
The adhesive layer was formed by applying the adhesive (rubber-base adhesive, brand name: “PT3” manufactured by Lintech Corporation) on the substrate sheet with a commercially available coating device and drying the adhesive such that the adhesive layer has a thickness of 40 μm.
Then, a radical polymerizable bonding adhesive (brand name: “ARONIX LCR0239F” manufactured by Toagosei Co., Ltd.) mixed in a medium for flexography was applied on the entire circumferential edge of the adhesive layer with a commercially available color transferring device such that the bonding adhesive layer has a thickness of 40 μm and a width of 4 mm. This bonding adhesive layer was then irradiated with an ultraviolet ray to form the cured layer.
In the above described manner, the label of the Example 1 was manufactured.
A radical polymerizable bonding adhesive (brand name: “ARONIX LCR0239F” manufactured by Toagosei Co., Ltd.) mixed in a medium for use in flexography was applied onto one side of the adhesive layer with a commercially available color transferring device such that the bonding adhesive has a thickness of 40 μm and a width of 4 mm. The bonding adhesive was then irradiated with an ultraviolet ray to form the cured layer.
The label of the Example 2 was manufactured in the same condition as that of the Example 1 other than the above condition.
Varnish (brand name: “UP200” manufactured by T&K TOKA Corporation) was printed on the entire circumferential edge of the adhesive layer with a commercially available color transferring device such that the bonding adhesive layer has a thickness of 40 μm and a width of 4 mm, and thereafter the varnish was dried to form a low pressure-sensitive adhesion portion whose adhesion was reduced.
The label of the Comparative example 1 was manufactured in the same condition as that of the Example 1 other than the above condition.
Major conditions of the Examples and the Comparative example are shown in Table 1.
In the Examples and in the Comparative example, 4200 labels were automatically stuck on commercially available tires in succession with a labeling device with a brand name “Tough arm” manufactured by Sato Holdings Corporation, It was confirmed whether or not a glue paddle was generated on an adsorption plate.
The labels of the Examples and of the Comparative example were stuck on commercially available tires, and these tires were left for seven days under a circumstance having a temperature of 40° C. and a humidity of 80% RH.
A visual observation on the stuck state of each label was conducted to confirm whether or not the adhesive was exuded from the cut surface.
As obvious in Table 2, the Example 1 and the Example 2 had preferable results regarding the automatic labeling test and the exudation of the adhesive from the cut surface.
To the contrary, the Comparative example 1 substantially had problems regarding the automatic labeling test and the exudation of the adhesive from the cut surface.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-237694 | Oct 2010 | JP | national |
The present application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/877,928, filed Apr. 5, 2013, which is a 35 U.S.C. §371 national phase conversion of PCT/JP2011/002529, filed May 2, 2011, which in turn claims priority of Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-237694, filed Oct. 22, 2010, the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein. The PCT International Application was published in the Japanese language.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | 13877928 | Apr 2013 | US |
| Child | 15262285 | US |
