JP2011020701A - Pull tab of beverage can - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing a highly productive pull tab and an industrially beneficial usage of the pull tab in displaying a two-dimensional code which can be concealed and exposed freely and is easily read by a mobile terminal, etc., on a beverage can. <P>SOLUTION: This relates to the manufacturing method and the usage of the can useful in communicating with the server of a beverage manufacturer. (1) A printing area 1 is provided on the back face of a pull tab 4 and at a position facing the top face of a can lid. (2) The printing area is fixed with or formed integrally with the pull tab. (3) The two-dimensional code 2 is printed using a laser marker on the area 1. (4) An outside identification number is displayed on a control code displaying part for referring to the information of the internal identification number which is 100% concealed and encoded in the two-dimensional code. (5) A purchaser after purchasing the canned beverage pulls up the pull tab, exposes the concealed two-dimensional code, reads and decodes the information encoded in the two-dimensional code by the mobile terminal of the purchaser and communicates with the server of the beverage maker. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a pull tab such as a beverage can, a method for manufacturing the pull tab, and a method for using the pull tab.

“Pictures, characters, etc.” includes a one-dimensional code, a two-dimensional code, a three-dimensional code, and the like, and includes a color code other than black.

In the explanations from this paragraph onward, “pictures and characters” will be described as “two-dimensional code”.

The history of past development of cans was first developed by opening cans with can openers, and then with the advent of aluminum cans, cans with pull tabs that do not require can openers were developed. After the pull tab was separated from the can lid, a can in which the pull tab was not separated from the can lid was developed next because of the accident on the infant and the effect on animals due to the separated pull tab. These are the history of the invention of convenient cans that are easy to use.

In recent years, in order to promote sales of canned beverages, sales promotion measures have been taken to receive benefits by attaching stickers for application for prizes to the can body and collecting and mailing them.

In addition, Internet URLs and can identification numbers are written on stickers, which are entered into mobile terminals and computers, transmitted, and then used as sales promotion measures that are linked to sales promotions. .

Further progress has been made in an example in which a sticker described in a two-dimensional code that does not require the input of a URL is pasted on the side of the can and used for sales promotion planning.

Further, the construction of a system capable of exchanging information between the purchaser's mobile terminal and the beverage manufacturer's server is beginning to be considered effective as a customer containment strategy.

Two-dimensional codes have begun to be recognized as one of the key materials and technologies for sales promotion strategies.

The two-dimensional code displayed on the paper is inexpensive, and it is easy to connect the purchaser, the purchased item, and the manufacturer's server via the Internet by using a mobile terminal, and exchange information with each other. It is an important technical element when creating a system.

The function provided by the two-dimensional code can also be considered as an information exchange function for easily connecting the purchaser's mobile terminal and the beverage manufacturer's server.

Furthermore, what the element technology provides is not a "simple information exchange function", but the operation of connecting to the server based on the result of the mobile phone reading the two-dimensional code, By recording the subsequent communication, various services can be developed for mobile terminals.

By recording the right to receive these services in a database and building a system that can access the data through the network, it is possible to use the two-dimensional code as a tool for transferring rights. You can also.

For this purpose, the unused (undisclosed) information (including identification number) of other unsold products is inferred from the used information (including identification number) encoded in the two-dimensional code. Must not.

The information encoded in the two-dimensional code includes the URL, the model number of the attached item, serial serial number, manufacturing date, management number and machine number necessary for production management and sales management, Body number, LOT number necessary for LOT management, management code set according to the purpose of management, identification number of 2D code itself, arbitrary serial number, combined with what the manufacturer and related parties need, Say including the information to be set. These may be displayed singly or may be used in combination. Further, they can have a structure in which a part of the information can refer to the entire information encoded in the two-dimensional code.

Since the information encoded in the two-dimensional code includes various uses, it is necessary to encrypt the identification number of the two-dimensional code or to make the two-dimensional code invisible. However, redundancy of information encoded by encryption increases.

If security management including encryption is applied to the two-dimensional code, the can becomes the key to access and evidence of the access history.

The can of the present invention is a can with a fraud prevention function, a key that allows or disallows the operation of connecting to the server based on the result of the mobile terminal reading the two-dimensional code, and provides various services for the mobile terminal You can also think that it is possible to become.

By organizing and recording the right to receive these services in a database etc. and building a system that can access the data through the network, the 2D code can also be considered to be able to play the role of a storefront or a contract. it can.

For example, in the case of a sales promotion plan, the mobile terminal can automatically connect to the server based on the result of reading the two-dimensional code. It is also possible to develop various credit providing services.

Customers can be locked in by managing the right to receive these services for a long period of time. Customer service that has never existed before can be constructed.

The function given to the two-dimensional code is that the consumer can read and transmit the two-dimensional code according to the information encoded in the two-dimensional code and the usage conditions, the program set in the server, and the conditions set in the program. If it was devised as a bonus, a lottery ticket, a voucher, a point service ticket, a service exchange ticket according to the number of times it was used Even if devised in, all of these can be thought of as a right exchange function associated with the provision of a right and the acceptance or use of that right.

In other words, pulling a tab and opening the can and reading the two-dimensional code written on the printing field 1 is different in name, changing the shape, and the manufacturer entrusts the canned beverage to one by one. The right of planning given in various forms as described above can be exercised at the time of renewal by reading the two-dimensional code with a mobile terminal and communicating with the database of the server based on the information encoded in the two-dimensional code It can take the form of collating the scope of contents, and it can be thought of as having the same meaning as clarifying rights using a contract at the store.

Therefore, in a system that uses a two-dimensional code, the availability of the two-dimensional code is verified, the validity is confirmed, the duplicate use is eliminated, the access is restricted (including the number of times), and the access form is restricted. Similarly, the portable terminal to be read performs confirmation of the validity of the portable terminal including identification of the user of the portable terminal, elimination of redundant use, restriction of access (including restriction of the number of times), and restriction of the form of access.

Furthermore, it becomes necessary to manage the information in association with information managed by the server, such as “identification number of two-dimensional code” and “identification number of portable terminal” encoded in the two-dimensional code.

This is an act of the same purpose as the management of transaction requirements in normal business practice. Therefore, first of all, it must be possible to prevent unauthorized use of the two-dimensional code.

Otherwise, the credibility of the manufacturer adopting the two-dimensional code in the sales promotion plan is damaged, and not only the sales promotion effect is halved but also the original business and credit are hindered, resulting in consumer distrust.

In other words, the necessary conditions regarding the two-dimensional code that should be provided in the system using the two-dimensional code are 1) provided with an unauthorized use prevention function that only the purchaser can access.
2) The 2D code can only be accessed after purchase.
3) Easy to read and use.
4) The cost of using it is low.
5) It is necessary to grasp the user's rights and to have a function for restricting it, such as verification of availability, confirmation of validity, elimination of duplicate use and access restriction.

When displaying a two-dimensional code on a beverage can as a product, it is generally known that the label is attached to the can body.

However, the can beverage with the two-dimensional code attached to the can barrel can be read by peeling off the label attached to the can barrel without purchase, and there is a problem in preventing unauthorized use. There were also problems that could not be read correctly during the campaign period due to loss, damage, contamination, deformation, deterioration of the material that clearly indicated the two-dimensional code, and so on.

As is well known, various types of questionnaire systems are known in which a two-dimensional code is attached to a beverage can or the like and the purchaser's reaction after purchase is collected.

For example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-94121 relates to a pull tab for applying for a campaign. However, it is said that at least a part of the separation piece portion is located below the finger-hanging portion, but this cannot be implemented in an economically reasonable manner.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-309885 is known as an invention for the purpose of preventing a person who does not purchase a product from reading a two-dimensional code. However, there is a defect that the label can be removed without opening the can. The present invention causes an irreversible change in the shape of an article, and a structure in which a two-dimensional code can be read only after an overflow operation of contents and a can opening action accompanied by sound such as “pew” or “capac” It has become. For example, fraud is prevented by not being able to read a two-dimensional code by stealing a store clerk's ear.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-58767 describes a label in which two layers of substrates are detachably laminated, an upper layer substrate is separated, and a two-dimensional code on the lower layer substrate surface is read by a portable terminal.
In the above invention, a label is attached to the can body. It is easy to peel off the upper layer base material, and it is also easy to peel off the entire lower layer base material. There is a defect that even a non-purchaser can read a two-dimensional code.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-268863 discloses a questionnaire system based on information communication between a portable terminal and a server via a two-dimensional code. However, there is no mention of collecting evaluations immediately after drinking for each single item such as a can beverage.

Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-40132 describes an example in which a promotion tool is attached to the back side of a pull tab. However, there is no mention that a two-dimensional code is printed with a laser marker and fixed or integrally molded to realize an anti-theft mechanism, and a real-time questionnaire survey is conducted to the purchaser via the two-dimensional code. Is not mentioned.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-94121 JP 2004-309885 A JP 2006-58767 A JP 2006-268863 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-40132

Problems as an object (claims 1 and 4).
1) It is required that the two-dimensional code is not illegally read by unpurchased merchandise.
2) There is a need for a system that allows purchasers to evaluate only after drinking canned beverages.
3) Therefore, we want to make it possible to conceal and disclose the displayed two-dimensional code according to the timing of drinking.
4) I want to carry out various sales promotion plans with a low cost by using one two-dimensional code.
5) Pull tabs are required that have low environmental impact in consideration of resource saving, energy saving and recycling performance.

Problems as a manufacturing method (claims 2 and 5).
1) For the realization of the present invention, it is necessary to minimize the renewal of existing facilities, process changes, materials, manufacturing methods, etc. of businesses related to current canned beverages. .
2) Compared to the conventional two-dimensional code display method, we want to reduce the cost of display.

A problem as a usage method (Claim 3).
1) It is necessary to be able to manage canned beverages individually.
2) Time transition statistics from factory shipment to drinking by single item management are required.
3) An elapsed time and taste correlation evaluation system is required based on the time transition statistics.
4) There is a need to be able to build a system that is effective in enclosing customers.
5) There is a need for an information exchange system that uses purchased products as an intermediary between purchasers and manufacturers. 6) It is necessary that many buyers can use the system easily.

The invention about "things"
It is assumed that the two-dimensional code cannot be read illegally by unpurchased products.
Its configuration is
A pull tab of a beverage can,
A printing field that is a substantially planar member at a position between the can lid and the pull tab,
In the printing field, patterns and characters are printed,
It is characterized by that.

The invention about "manufacturing method"
A manufacturing method for minimizing the renewal of existing facilities, process changes, materials, changes in manufacturing methods, etc. of businesses related to current canned beverages,
Its configuration is a pull tab of a beverage can,
A printing field that is a substantially planar member at a position between the can lid and the pull tab,
A method of manufacturing a pull tab on which a pattern or characters are printed in the printing field,
A step of printing a pattern or a character using a laser marker on a sheet metal material;
Cutting out an area including a printing field such as the pattern and characters from the sheet metal material;
Molding the pull tab from a portion of the cut region;
Processing the print field to process it in contact with the pull tab;
Consists of.

The invention of “how to use”
It is a usage method for statistically analyzing responses to a questionnaire about a certain item, which is started by reading a two-dimensional code, for each passage of time from the manufacture of the item to when the response is transmitted.
Its configuration is a pull tab of a beverage can,
A printing field that is a substantially planar member at a position between the can lid and the pull tab,
The print field is a pull tab on which a pattern or a character is printed,
A pull tab on which the design or characters are printed in the printing field;
A mobile terminal equipped with a function for connecting to a network based on the result of reading with a reading function such as a pattern and characters;
The server comprises a mobile terminal and a server connected to each other on a network, and the server has a function of aggregating information related to the connection with the mobile terminal.

Furthermore, the invention of “things”
In addition to the two-dimensional code not being illegally read by unpurchased merchandise, a concealed “internal identification number” and “management code display section” are provided to display “external identification number” and “external identification number”. It is possible to guarantee the consensus of the concealed “identification number of the two-dimensional code” (the expression form is different, but the expression is the same as the meaning of the content. For example, A = B). The code can be concealed and disclosed with a seal.
Its configuration is a pull tab of a beverage can,
A printing field that is a substantially planar member at a position between the can lid and the pull tab,
The print field is a pull tab on which a pattern or a character is printed,
The printing field is fixed or integrally formed with the pull tab,
The pattern and characters are printed with a laser marker,
The pull tab has a management code display section,
The picture, characters, etc. can be concealed and disclosed freely with a seal.

Furthermore, the invention about "manufacturing method"
Compared to the conventional two-dimensional code display method, the cost is further reduced,
Its configuration is
A pull tab of a beverage can,
A printing field that is a substantially planar member at a position between the can lid and the pull tab,
The print field is a pull tab on which a pattern or a character is printed,
The printing field is fixed or integrally formed with the pull tab,
The pattern and characters are printed with a laser marker,
The pull tab has a management code display section,
The design and characters can be concealed and disclosed with a seal,
Setting a pull tab on the first mold part and setting a printing field on the second mold part;
Providing a management code display on the pull tab;
Setting a printing field in the second mold part and painting the printing field black;
A step of determining a print section of a pattern or a character in an array;
A step of printing a pattern or a character using a laser marker in a painting section;
Printing the management code on the management code display;
Cutting out the first mold part and the second mold part from the sheet metal material;
Pressing the pull tab body against the first mold part to form the pull tab body;
Folding the printing field of the area including the pattern and characters of the second mold part,
Moving the pull tab to the can lid assembly process;
Separating and forming the pull tab from the sheet metal material;
Riveting the pull tab to the can lid;
Consists of.

According to the present invention, the following excellent effects are exhibited. None of these were possible with the prior art.

In the invention as “thing”, the two-dimensional code is displayed on the back of the pull tab, the printing field is fixed to the pull tab or formed integrally, the two-dimensional code is printed with a laser marker, and the two-dimensional code is sealed. In the pull tab, there is a management code display section.
The effects are 1) effective in preventing unauthorized use.
2) It can only be read after opening the can.
3) It is configured to perform an operation of reading after drinking.
4) The configuration that is read after drinking matches the human behavior.
5) The two-dimensional code can be freely concealed and disclosed in accordance with the drinking timing.
6) When configured as described above, resource saving, energy saving, and recycling performance were improved.
7) A plurality of sales promotion plans with time differences can be executed with one two-dimensional code. This mechanism has made it possible to implement more complex and highly effective sales plans at a low cost.
8) As a result of the installation of the management code printing section, it has become possible to manage single items.

In the “manufacturing method” invention, the printing field is fixed to the pull tab or formed integrally, the two-dimensional code is printed with a laser marker, and the two-dimensional code can be concealed and disclosed with a seal. Added code display.
The effect is
1) According to the pull tab according to the present invention, the manufacturing and assembly process of the three types of components that constitute the beverage can, that is, the can body, the can lid, and the pull tab, and the development, update, and change of new equipment are minimized. There is an effect to suppress to the limit.
2) In the case of the present invention, the beverage manufacturer does not need to recombine the assembly process of the three types of components, the can body, the can lid, and the pull tab, in the existing factory equipment, and can now manage a single product.
3) In the case of the present invention, the can manufacturer does not need to update, change, or recombine the process to the can lid main body line except the pull tab in the existing factory equipment.
4) In the case of the present invention, a can manufacturer can renew, change, or recombine equipment in the process of combining the pull tab with the can lid body in the existing factory equipment, but this can be suppressed as the minimum necessary change. effective.
5) In the case of the present invention, there is an effect that the can maker only has to concentrate on the development of only the machine that makes the pull tab.

In the “use method” invention, the printing field is fixed or integrally formed with the pull tab, the two-dimensional code is printed with a laser marker, the pull tab has a management code display section, and the two-dimensional code is concealed with a seal. A questionnaire survey was conducted so that the disclosure was made freely and the two-dimensional code could be read after opening.
The effect is that the difference between the time when the can drink was drunk and the time when the questionnaire was answered can be made smaller, and there is an effect that the evaluation information of the product at the time of drinking can be obtained. Management from the first answer start time to the answer end time is now possible.

Furthermore, in the invention of “thing”, the printing field is fixed to the pull tab or is integrally formed, the two-dimensional code is printed with a laser marker, the pull tab has a management code display section, and the two-dimensional code is concealed with a seal. In order to make it possible to disclose freely, the 2D code is not illegally read by non-purchasers of the product, and in order to be able to recognize the concealed “internal identification number” externally, "Is displayed as" external identification number ", and it can be guaranteed that it has the same meaning as the concealed" internal identification number ".
The effect is that manufacturers can now manage canned drinks separately.

Furthermore, in the invention of the “manufacturing method”, the printing field is fixed to the pull tab or integrally formed, the two-dimensional code is printed with a laser marker, the pull tab has a management code display section, and the two-dimensional code is a seal. In order to be able to conceal and disclose freely, and to be able to use "internal identification number" and "external identification number" in the same meaning, "internal identification number" on the same plate surface of the same sheet metal member with the same printer The “external identification number” is printed after the two-dimensional code is printed.
The effect is
1) By using the same material for the printing field and the pull tab, compared to displaying a two-dimensional code on a label, etc., can manufacturers do not need to separate waste materials in the factory and do not need to be separated in the market. It became.
2) Improved effective use of resources and recycling performance.
3) It is no longer necessary to transport the printed label from the printing station to the can manufacturer.
4) Materials can now be purchased together, and the cost of purchasing materials has been reduced.
5) The process was simplified by using the same material as the pull tab for the printing field.
6) Overall, the cost required for displaying a two-dimensional code can be reduced.

The sheet metal material includes a color-coated or uncolored long length, or a color-coated or uncolored single plate aluminum material or iron material.

Matters common to a plurality of embodiments are described in the first embodiment and may be omitted in later stages.

Independently defined terms are defined at the beginning.

Information for uniquely identifying the two-dimensional code printed on the printing field is used as an internal identification number.
The internal identification number is a part of the information encoded in the two-dimensional code printed on the printing field. Information for uniquely identifying the information printed on the management code display unit is set as an external identification number.
The external identification number is a part of the information encoded in the two-dimensional code printed on the printing field. Usually, the “internal identification number” is used after being encrypted.

The number for identifying the mobile terminal is referred to as “portable terminal identification number”.

The “mobile terminal identification number” includes a manufacturer code, a manufacturing number, a telephone number, a model number of the mobile terminal, or a combination thereof.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a beverage can in which an opening is opened, a two-dimensional code is printed on a printing field on the back side of the pull tab at a position facing the upper surface of the can lid, and the pull tab is raised to an angle that can be read by a mobile terminal.

1 is a printing field, 2 is a two-dimensional code, 4 is a pull tab body, 7 is an opening, 8 is a rivet, 9 is a can lid body, and 10 is a can. The body and the reference numeral 808 denote can containers.

1, the printing field is fixed to the pull tab or is integrally formed, and the entire image of the two-dimensional code printed on the printing field is exposed and readable only when the can is opened by raising the pull tab. Show things.

The portable terminal 5 and the laser marker 3 are not shown.

Claim 1. Detailed description of pull tab as "thing".

The pull tab as shown in FIG. 1 is generally manufactured as follows.

FIGS. 13-1 to 5 show an outline of a process in which a pull tab, a printing field, and a two-dimensional code are manufactured or completed while being fixed or integrally formed.

FIG. 13A shows that the printing section of the two-dimensional code is calculated on the long sheet metal material 50 and the coating section is confirmed.

The print section is the position where the two-dimensional code is printed.

The painting section refers to a section in which the section including the position where the two-dimensional code is printed is painted black in advance in order to improve the two-dimensional code recognition rate of the mobile terminal. The center point of the paint zone and the print zone is the same. The color to be painted is not limited to black, and other colors may be used as long as the contrast is expressed greatly when printed with a laser marker and the portable terminal recognizes and reads it as a two-dimensional code. In general dark colors are suitable for this purpose.

FIG. 13-2 shows that the determined coating section is painted and the two-dimensional code is printed. After printing, the sticker 70 according to claim 4 may be partially pasted so as to cover the entire surface of the sheet metal material or the printing section, and then proceeded to a subsequent cutting step.

FIG. 13C shows that the first mold part and the second mold part are cut out by the contour band 15 based on the position of the printed two-dimensional code. At this time, the sheet metal material 60 is a flat plate without any uneven processing. Rivet holes, meniscus holes, and finger holes penetrate.

FIG. 13-4 shows that after the first mold part and the second mold part are pushed down to a position below the flat plate, the first mold part is molded, and the second mold part is placed under the first mold part. FIG.

FIG. 13-5 is a diagram in which the first mold part and the second mold part are in close contact and pressed together, and the left and right ends of the second mold part wrap around both ends of the first mold part, and are caulked. is there. Here, it may be formed by electric spot welding instead of caulking. It can be seen that a part of the second mold part (printing field boundary line 12) is covered with the half-moon hole 21 and is properly in close contact. This completes the intended pull tab. Then wait for assembly with the can lid.

FIG. 8 shows that the manufacturing process of FIG. It is also a figure in which the pull tabs completed in FIG. 13-5 are arranged on a long sheet metal material. A beverage can covered with a can lid with a pull tab manufactured in this way is a so-called steion tub type can. Reference numeral 50 denotes a long sheet metal material main body, reference numeral 51 denotes a trace after the pull tab is removed, and reference numeral 52 denotes a completed pull tab main body before attachment. Although not shown in the drawing, the width of the caulking end is wider than the width of the pull tab (the shorter dimension) and protrudes into the contour band, so the contour band needs to be a little wider. If it is formed by electric spot welding instead of caulking, it will not protrude into the contour.

FIG. 14 is a conceptual diagram of an assembly process in which the can lid and the pull tab are fixed or integrally molded. The processes 1 to 3 are the can lid rivet forming process, 4 to 5 are the score processing process, and 6 is the pull tab. The attachment indicates that the attachment is complete at 7. This completes the can lid in which the two-dimensional code is fixed to the pull tab or integrally formed.

About the meaning and effect of integral molding.

Returning to FIG. 1, the two-dimensional code 2 is fixed or integrally formed with the printing field 1, the printing field 1 is fixed or integrally formed with the pull tab 4 body, and the pull tab 4 is fixed or integrally formed with the can lid 9. Has been. Therefore, the two-dimensional code is fixed to the can lid or integrally formed.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the can lid before being opened as shown in FIG. 2, reference numeral 4 denotes a pull tab, reference numeral 7 denotes an opening, reference numeral 8 denotes a rivet, reference numeral 10 denotes a can body, and reference numeral 17 denotes a management code display part.

In FIG. 2, since the two-dimensional code is fixed or integrally formed with the pull tab, the two-dimensional code is not 100% exposed, and the purchaser of the can drink does not see the two-dimensional code at the time of purchase. Or even if a part of the code can be seen, it is impossible to read the two-dimensional code using a portable terminal or the like.

In FIG. 2, when the operation of putting the finger under the pull tab and starting the pull is started, the pulling angle is about 15 degrees, and the can lid 9 is torn along the score line, and at the same time, “push” or “cap”
Sounds such as. The beverage can undergoes an irreversible shape change and the contents overflow with it.

FIG. 3 is a view in which the pull tab is folded back to just above the opening. The pull tab and the printing field are fixed or integrally formed. This state is inherently easy to read on a portable terminal.

Reference numeral 1 is a printing field, reference numeral 2 is a two-dimensional code, reference numeral 4 is a pull tab body, reference numeral 7 is an opening, reference numeral 8 is a rivet, reference numeral 10 is a can body, reference numeral 11 is a folding line, reference numeral Reference numerals 70 denote seals.

FIG. 15 shows that the pull tab does not correctly give the breaking force to the score line even if the pull tab tries to open the left and right by 90 degrees or more horizontally with the rivet as the center of rotation. In FIG. 15, reference numeral 4 denotes a pull tab body, reference numeral 7 denotes an opening, reference numeral 8 denotes a rivet, reference numeral 10 denotes a can body, and reference numeral 17 denotes a management code display part.

The force required to break the score line is based on the relationship between the three points (fulcrum, force point, and action point) acting on the insulator: the point where the finger acts on the pull tab, the position of the rivet, and the point where the pull tab touches the opening. As a result, the position of the action point at the opening cannot be opened unless it is an appropriate position as designed.

For this reason, the pull tab is elaborately calculated and attached.

If you try to open the can by applying excessive force, the pull tab will bend and you may not be able to open it even if you try to open it back to its original position.

FIG. 4-A is a plan view of a completed pull tab table (front) surface manufactured based on FIG. 5-A. The printing field boundary line 12 indicates that the printing field 1 is at a position that does not hinder the rivet mounting operation. Reference numeral 4 denotes a pull tab body, reference numeral 8A denotes a rivet hole, reference numeral 21 denotes a half-moon hole, reference numeral 22 denotes a tongue-shaped portion, reference numeral 24 denotes a finger hole, reference numeral 25 denotes a nail hook, reference numeral 17 denotes a management code. Each part is shown.

FIG. 4-B is a plan view of the back surface of FIG. 4-A. The printing field boundary line 12 indicates that the printing field 1 is at a position that does not hinder the rivet mounting operation. Reference numeral 1 denotes a printing field, reference numeral 2 denotes a two-dimensional code, reference numeral 4 denotes a pull tab body, reference numeral 8A denotes a rivet hole, reference numeral 12 denotes a printing field boundary line, reference numeral 26 denotes a caulking edge, and reference numeral 70 denotes a seal. Respectively.

FIG. 5-A is a basic plan view of the pull tab of the present invention before the forming process. Reference numeral 2 is a two-dimensional code, reference numeral 8A is a rivet hole, reference numeral 11 is a folding line, reference numeral 13 is a first mold part, reference numeral 14 is a second mold part, reference numeral 15 is a contour band, Reference numeral 16 denotes a contour band crossing portion, and reference numeral 17 denotes a management code display portion (the installation position of the management code display portion may be any position as long as an external identification number can be printed as shown in the figure. Reference numeral 70 indicates a seal. The first mold part and the second mold part, the printing field and the two-dimensional code to be printed, even if the first mold part and the second mold part are cut out from the sheet metal material, the sheet metal material main body is the contour band crossing part Connected, and the width of the printing field is wider than the pull tab, the management code display part can be located anywhere and it must be visible at all times when attached to the can lid, etc. .

FIG. 5-B is a diagram in the case where the first mold part and the second mold part are adjacent to each other on the left and right, which produce the same effect as FIG. 5-A. Since the description is repeated, it will be omitted. Reference numeral 8 denotes a rivet, reference numeral 11 denotes a folding line, reference numeral 13 denotes a first mold part, and reference numeral 14 denotes a second mold part.

About human movement when opening the can.

The purchaser has not yet seen the two-dimensional code even when the content overflows around 15 degrees.

If it is raised to an angle at which it can be taken (up to about 30 degrees), it is suitable for human behavior principles that drinking and drinking is the first.

At this angle, it is still not possible to read on a mobile device.

No one drinks with the pull tab pulled up to an angle where the two-dimensional code is easy to read (pickup angle around 110 degrees). The pull tab is uncomfortable against the upper lip.

Therefore, it can be understood that the can beverage with the two-dimensional code of the present invention can be read only after the can is opened and not read after drinking.

In this way, it is understood that the feature of the can equipped with the pull tab of the present invention is “the can open first, then read”.

About fraud prevention mechanism.

The fraud prevention mechanism is a mechanism that prevents a person who does not own the two-dimensional code attached to the beverage can held by the store or others from reading the two-dimensional code printed on the beverage can without the consent of the owner. To tell.

For example, it is considered that the contents of a can beverage are filled with beer, sparkling liquor, or carbon dioxide beverage.

It is assumed that a two-dimensional code that cannot be read unless the can is opened is printed on the beer can, and a “cook” using the two-dimensional code is attached.

There are no buyers who can open and pull a 2D code to draw only “籤” and do not drink beer.

On the other hand, there is a person who pulls “籤” if he / she can read “two-dimensional code” and pull “籤” without purchasing and opening the can. This person is the performer of cheating.

In the present invention, since the pull tab and the printing field are fixed or integrally formed, the printing field is not exposed and the two-dimensional code is also exposed even if the pull tab is rotated horizontally by 90 degrees or more horizontally with the rivet as the center of rotation. Without reading.

Even if the pull tab is slightly pulled up in the vertical direction to pull out the print field from the gap, it is fixed or integrally formed and cannot be pulled out.

If it is forcibly extracted, the printing field, pull tab, and 2D code displaying the 2D code will be destroyed.

The operation of raising the pull tab that shields the two-dimensional code and exposing the two-dimensional code is the same operation for both the purchaser and the non-purchaser (who is assumed to be a fraudulent person).

In order to read the two-dimensional code under the pull tab for the non-purchaser, the present invention raises the pull tab as a shield and overflows the contents while causing an irreversible change in the shape of the beverage can. And a phenomenon suitable for the laws of nature accompanied by sound such as “Pushu” or “Kappa” as a fraud prevention mechanism.

The function of the beverage can provided by the present invention, which prescribes the order of “can open first, read the two-dimensional code after drinking”, is in accordance with the laws of nature, and the purchaser's actions are performed accordingly.

This fraud prevention mechanism is realized because the two-dimensional code is fixed or integrally formed with the pull tab.

Moreover, since the purchaser can only read the two-dimensional code after drinking the can beverage, the timing at which the questionnaire can be answered is limited to after drinking.

Therefore, it is possible to reliably collect questionnaires of purchaser evaluations after drinking.

In other words, a system was created that only collected evaluations after drinking.

Moreover, since the purchaser has the right to decide when to open the can, the concealment for drinking and the timing of disclosure can be freely selected.

The point of making the pull tab less environmental load such as resource saving, energy saving and recycling performance is shown in the manufacturing method stage.

The problem imposed on the first aspect of the invention "beverage can with fraud prevention mechanism" has been realized.

About realization of fraud prevention effect.

1) When attaching a label that can conceal and expose the 2D code to the can body,
In contrast to the method of placing a two-dimensional code on the can lid (upper surface) side (see Fig. 12) and concealing it with a pull tab, the present invention places the two-dimensional code in a printing field fixed to the pull tab or integrally molded. If so.
2) If you start the action of putting your finger under the pull tab and starting it, the pulling angle is about 15 degrees, and the can lid 9 starts to tear along the score line. At the same time, the sound such as “push” or “kappa” To emit.
3) When the container is raised at about 15 degrees or more at the same time, the container undergoes an irreversible shape change, and the contents overflow accordingly.
4) However, at this angle, the two-dimensional code 2 cannot be read by the portable terminal 5.
5) Since non-purchasers cannot prevent sound, it is now possible to reliably prevent illegal acts such as reading only a two-dimensional code in the store.
6) If the two-dimensional code is read illegally and the pull tab is swiveled with the rivet as the center of swiveling, the pull tab does not have the breaking force necessary for the original opening operation and cannot be opened. Without opening the can, the 2D code will not be exposed and cannot be read.
This is an effect that the printing field of the present invention is fixed to the pull tab or formed integrally.
7) With the pull tab according to the present invention, the two-dimensional code cannot be read by anyone other than the purchaser.
8) Since the purchaser can read the two-dimensional code without opening the can, it is now possible to collect questionnaires of the purchaser's evaluation immediately after the purchaser has surely opened and taken the drink.
9) Since the printing field and the pull tab are fixed or integrally molded and the printing field is installed on the back of the pull tab, the printing field is not visible to the buyer, and of course, the two-dimensional code is also visible to the buyer. Absent. Even if it can be seen, it cannot be read on a mobile device.
10) As a result of having a structure that cannot be read smoothly unless at least the pull tab is pulled up by 110 degrees or more, the two-dimensional code is displayed after opening.

About secondary effects of fraud prevention mechanism.

11) The two-dimensional code of the present invention does not appear so that the whole image can be read smoothly unless the pull tab is raised to about 110 degrees after the can is opened and drinking is completed, and there is a two-dimensional code. Even the buyer does not understand.
12) Therefore, before purchase, the purchaser does not notice that a foreign object is displayed at a position (can lid) where the purchaser touches the mouth.
13) Therefore, there is an effect that does not give a sense of incongruity. (Don't watch until you finish drinking.)
14) Having a sense of incongruity is not a good idea in terms of sales promotion. This is an important response from customers.
15) If the rivet is swung forcibly to read it, the original opening function of the pull tab is lost, and the can cannot be opened even if the swivel is restored.
16) By using the same material for the printing field and the pull tab, the material utilization efficiency is improved, resources can be used effectively, recycling efficiency is improved, and production costs are reduced.
17) As a result of printing with a laser marker, it was possible to print directly on the same metal as the sheet metal material of the pull tab.
18) Since it is integrally formed with the same sheet metal material, it can be printed with a laser marker, and an “external identification number” is assigned to the first mold part on the same sheet metal material surface as shown in FIG. Following the printing of “internal identification number” and “internal identification number (two-dimensional code in this case)”, “external identification number” can be printed. By adopting such a process, the “internal identification number” and the “external identification number” are printed on the front and back surfaces of one pull tab, and the equivalence can be guaranteed. This is difficult unless the idea of integral molding is performed.

19) As a result, it has become possible to guarantee substantial equivalence to the data of the “internal identification number” that can be seen only after the can opening operation and the “external identification number” that is always visible.
20) Since the “internal identification number” and the “external identification number” can be used with the same value, it is possible to perform single item management necessary as a manufacturer.

Claim 2 or 5. Detailed explanation as a manufacturing method of pull tab

The method for manufacturing the pull tab described in the first embodiment will be described from the step of setting the first mold part and the second mold part on the sheet metal material.

A step of setting a pull tab in the first mold part and a printing field in the second mold part.

The manufacture of the pull tab of the present invention starts by determining the center position of the two-dimensional code printed on the sheet metal material.

The position setting of the first mold part 13 and the second mold part 14 (determining the center position of the two-dimensional code) determines the center position of the two-dimensional code printed on the second mold part 14, and the position Is not to mark.

The center position of the printing operation of the two-dimensional code 2 occupying the second mold part, based on the numerical values of the long sheet metal material 50, the shape and the numerical values of the first mold part and the second mold part Is to decide.

The center position data of the paint section and the print section is input to the controllers of “Coating Machine” and “Laser Marker”. This is the assignment. That is, it is to determine numerical data necessary for allocation.

The center position of the two-dimensional code is used as print section data and is also the center of the paint section.

A step of providing a management code display unit 17 on the pull tab.

Determine the center position of the 2D code and determine the position of the management code display. What is necessary is just to select a place where it is easy to see as shown in FIG.

A step of setting the printing field 1 in the second mold part and painting the printing field 1 in black.

Once the position data is input to the “painter” and “laser marker” controllers, the painter is ready to paint.

In order to improve the recognition rate of the two-dimensional code to be printed, the printing place, that is, the position to be painted is painted.

The step of determining the printing section of the two-dimensional code in an array.

It is also possible to calculate the relative positions of the two-dimensional code rows and columns in an array. If the printing sections are shifted and assigned, it is easy to secure a working space for processing machines such as presses later.

A step of printing a two-dimensional code using a laser marker on the painting section.

FIGS. 13-1 to 5 show a process in which one pull tab is manufactured on a sheet metal material single plate, but a mass production is manufactured as a continuous body as shown in FIG.

The server 6 (not shown) generates information (including URL and management code accessed by the portable terminal 5) printed by the laser marker 3 (not shown) by the server 6 and transmits it to the laser marker 3.

The laser marker 3 prints the received information at the position of the print field 1 on the sheet metal material in accordance with the print section data while sequentially converting the received information into a two-dimensional code.

A step of printing an “external identification number” on the control code display.

Following the printing of one two-dimensional code 2, “external identification numbers” are printed one by one on one pull tab.

As a printing means for the two-dimensional code 2, an ink jet printer or a laser printer may be used instead of the laser marker.

LOT number management based on natural numbers without consecutive missing numbers from N to M, even if the "internal identification number" encoded in the two-dimensional code 2 is composed of simple "external identification number" logic Even a numerical sequence suitable for the above may be a configuration of the idea of an original “internal identification number”.

Normally, the 2D code encodes and prints the "internal identification number" in ascending or descending order, so the sheet metal material after printing is not a problem if it is attached to the can lid immediately after printing. If the sheet metal material is once moved from the work site and stocked, the “internal identification number” will be in the reverse order unless the sheet metal material is rewound, resulting in trouble with LOT number management.

Cutting out the first mold part and the second mold part from the sheet metal material;

FIG. 13C shows that the first mold part and the second mold part were cut out along the contour band 15 before the molding process, based on the printed position of the printed two-dimensional code. . At this point, the sheet metal material has no irregularities and is a flat plate.

As shown in FIG. 5-A, the first mold part and the second mold part are adjacent to each other, and the rivet hole 8A, the half-moon hole 21, and the finger hole 24 are cut out at this point, and the sheet metal material body and the first mold part are The second mold part is separated by the contour band 15 and connected to the sheet metal material main body by the contour band crossing part 16.

Pressing the pull tab 4 body against the first mold part to form the pull tab 4 body;

The first mold part 13 and the second mold part 14 are folded and pushed down to a position below the flat plate surface of the sheet metal material while the first mold part and the second mold part are connected at the cross band part. Securing the working space, first, the outer peripheral portion of the first mold part is bent to form a pull tab shape, and further, finger holes and the like are formed to increase rigidity.

A step of bending the printing field of the area including the two-dimensional code of the second mold part;

Next, as shown in FIG. 13-4, the second mold part is folded and overlapped on the back of the first mold part.

Next, as shown in the lower part of FIG. 16, the first mold part (printing field 1) is formed after the pull tab is completed in accordance with the process of bending the second mold part (printing field 1) at the lower part of the first mold part. As the processing of the nail hooking portion 25 (the portion that becomes a mechanism that makes it easy to open the can), which is the position where the finger or nail on the side is hooked, the portion of the second molding die portion corresponding to this position is deeply recessed to perform the first molding It is wound around the mold part and molded, and then brought into close contact with the back of the pull tab.

By doing so, it is possible to form a shape providing the same function at the same position as the claw hooking portion 25 at the tip of the pull tab, which is in the conventional pull tab, and the pull tab is structurally strong.

The first mold part and the second mold part are relatively brought close to each other and pressed while restraining the pull tab main body and the printing field from above and below to fix or integrally form the first mold part and the second mold part. Step.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4-A, the first mold part and the second mold part are in close contact with each other so as to wrap both ends of the first mold part at the left and right ends of the second mold part. 2 Bend both ends of the mold part and squeeze the first mold part around the most advanced part. By doing so, the first mold part and the second mold part are fixed or integrally molded.

The serial number necessary for various management of the pull tab in the information encoded in the two-dimensional code is managed as an “external identification number” in a visible form so that it can be seen from the surface of the can lid surface. You may make it print on a code display part. Or if it is the surface of a pull tab, you may print in the part pinched by the finger hole and the meniscus. The printing timing of the “external identification number” printed here follows the printing of the two-dimensional code.

Thus, the intended pull tab with the two-dimensional code was formed on the long sheet metal material of FIG.

The long sheet metal material of FIG. 8 shows a trace 51 in which a pull tab is attached to a can lid, the completed pull tab 52 and the long sheet metal material main body 50 of FIG.

Moving the pull tab to the can lid assembly process;

As shown in FIG. 14, the sheet metal material main body, which is a continuous body of pull tabs, is moved to a process in which the score processing of the can lid has been completed.

A step of separating and forming the pull tab from the sheet metal material.

The pull tabs formed on the long sheet metal material are cut one by one at the contour band crossing portion 16, and the contour band crossing portion 16 is bent to adjust the shape.

Riveting the pull tab to the can lid 9.

As shown in FIG. 14, on the can lid 9 after completion of the score processing, the pull tabs cut by the contour band crossing portion 16 one by one from FIG. The crossover part 16 is bent and shaped, and then moved onto the can lid, and a rivet hole is placed over the rivet and caulked.

Alternatively, the pull tabs can be separated from the long sheet metal material 50 as a single unit, stacked in the order of encoded management codes, packed, and inserted into the process of being combined with the can lid at another time. Also good. It can be made in stock.

The advantage of these series of work steps is that the sheet metal material can be processed only from the direction of one surface, and it is not necessary to reverse the entire surface of the sheet metal material.

A can lid 9 with a pull tab 4 with a two-dimensional code 2 was formed.

Claim 5. A method of manufacturing a pull tab using a small piece of printing field printed with a two-dimensional code.

About the pull tab manufacturing method using the printing field 1 piece of Drawing 6-D and Drawing 7-D.

When using the “printing area 1 piece printed with a two-dimensional code” shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, neither the printing on the piece nor the technology for producing the piece is anything special, and the mounting technique is “kashing”. "Electric spot welding" is not special either.

Therefore, it is recommended from the viewpoint of effective use of existing facilities.

The series of processing equipment and techniques required by these are processes and modifications to the jigs and techniques used in the existing can manufacturing process, and can be realized at any time. Therefore, the manufacturing cost is reduced.

It is easy for the current sheet metal material processing technology for processing a part of the can lid instead of the rivet 8.

The finished can lid with the pull tab attached has no change in the external dimensions of the conventional product and the product of the present invention that would hinder assembly.

The method shown in FIGS. 6-D and 7-D is a method in which a pull tab is manufactured in the same process as a conventional pull tab manufacturing equipment, and a single printing field single piece separately manufactured is combined with the pull tab.

6A to 6D and 7A to 7D can make the main body of the pull tab 4 and the small piece of the printing field 1 separately, thereby making it possible to reduce changes in the process of making the existing pull tab.

This is a conventional manufacturing process in which a two-dimensional code is printed on a single sheet metal material or a long sheet metal material, processed into small pieces, and one small piece of printing field is attached to the pull tab main body through the same process as conventional pull tab processing equipment. It is a method that is technically easy to introduce, using a lot of equipment and methods used to complete a can lid that can be used for the same purpose as the pull tab of the present invention with a little new equipment.

One small printing field can be produced using conventional production equipment.

In short, the goal is completed by attaching a small piece of printing field to a pull tab produced as usual.

However, care should be taken when displaying "internal identification number" and "external identification number" using one small piece of print field. The occurrence of this problem is the biggest drawback of this method.

That is, the “external identification number” composed of the same serial number as the “internal identification number” composed of the serial number is different from each other only by one set of numbers shifted from each other. When this method is adopted, mistakes are likely to occur when a pair of “internal identification number” and “external identification number” are set to the same value. However, after reading the “internal identification number” in the process of combining, the “internal identification number” is converted to the “external identification number”, and the converted “external identification number” is displayed in the management code display section of the first mold part. If the process is changed to print, the same value can be guaranteed. However, the production speed of the pull tab is slowed and the cost is increased.

About cutting of the printing field 1 small piece of Drawing 6-D or Drawing 7-D.

The sheet metal material on which the two-dimensional code is printed is cut out to obtain a print field 1 piece shown in FIG. 6-C or FIG. 7-C.

Next, the print field 1 pieces shown in FIG. 6-C or FIG. 7-C are arranged in the order of “internal identification number”, and sent to the merge step with the pull tab.

According to the manufacturing method of FIG. 6-D, it can be seen from the size in FIG.

According to the manufacturing method of FIG. 7D, as can be seen from the size in FIG.

Also, it is easy to make a device for making a small piece of the printing field 1.

About the method of uniting a small piece of printing field with a pull tab.

As shown in FIG. 6-D, the printing field 1 small piece printed with the two-dimensional code is brought into close contact with the pull tab manufactured by the conventional equipment and caulked.

As shown in FIG. 7-D, the printing field 1 small piece printed with the two-dimensional code may be brought into close contact with the pull tab manufactured by the conventional equipment and attached by electric spot welding.

FIG. 6-D is a cross-sectional view of the pull tab taken along the line CC.

FIG. 7-D is a DD cross-sectional view of the pull tab after the combination.

Regardless of which manufacturing method is selected, the pull tab and the printing field 1 are fixed or integrally formed (integrally inseparable).

About other components related to the manufacturing method.

About "internal identification number" and "external identification number".

Consider a case where a set of “internal identification number” and “external identification number” is attached to the inside and outside of a package of an item. Ensuring that they are the right set (keeping the same) is very difficult in practice. Its execution is costly.

Following the work of printing the “internal identification number” on the second mold part with the same printer on the same plane of the same sheet metal material, the “external identification number” is printed on the first mold part and the first mold It is considered that the “internal identification number” and “external identification number” displayed on the pull tab formed integrally on the front and back of the same pull tab without separating the part and the second mold part are guaranteed to be equivalent.

In this case, the laser marker can be printed continuously, there is no time loss, and productivity is improved.

How to use "internal identification number" and "external identification number".

Regardless of the “external identification number”, consumers can read the “internal identification number” and participate in sales promotion projects.

This is because the consumer does not determine whether or not the information of the “internal identification number” read and displayed is himself / herself and determines whether the transmitted “internal identification number” is correct or not on the server side.

Without the “external identification number”, the manufacturer cannot refer to the information encoded in the “internal identification number” from the outside of the can.

This is because the beverage can filled with the contents has a mechanism in which the “internal identification number” is concealed by the pull tab.

The manufacturer needs to be able to refer to the “internal identification number” from the outside.

If you can't refer to it, you won't be able to manage sales promotion or production.

Therefore, it is necessary that the “external identification number” is understood only by the manufacturer and printed in a visible position in a usable form.

However, it should not be possible to analogize the contents of the “internal identification number” that has not yet been opened (of other unused cans) from the explicit “external identification number”. Therefore, it becomes necessary to encrypt or hide the two-dimensional code.

The data displayed on the management code display unit is necessary for the manufacturer.

If it is a position where it can be visually observed after pull tab molding of the first mold part in FIG. 5-A, it may be printed anywhere, and since it is a laser marker, it can be printed finely.

The “external identification number” may be printed using only the alphabet, not numbers, in order to reduce the number of digits.

Care should be taken when displaying “internal and external identification numbers” on the pull tab using one small piece of printing field. “It is easy to make mistakes in making a set of data of“ internal identification number ”encoded in a two-dimensional code and“ external identification number ”printed in the management code printing unit the same value. However, these concerns do not arise in the case of FIGS. It can be guaranteed that the set is correct. This is because it is printed on the same plane of the same sheet metal material and is folded and turned upside down.

When printing a 2D code, the “external identification number” (usually the manufacturing serial number, etc.) used in manufacturing, etc., in the information encoded in the 2D code is not a printing section. It is necessary to print at a position where it can be read without causing it.

This number is called “external identification number”, and the place where “external identification number” is displayed is called “management code display section”.

About laser marker, sheet metal material and paint.

An investigation was conducted to pursue a faster printing speed of the laser marker.

In FIG. 16, reference numeral 60 is a sheet metal material, reference numeral 61 is a black paint, and reference numeral 62 is a white paint.

The laser marker can adjust the irradiation energy. The counterpart substance irradiated with the amount of energy per unit time to be irradiated differs in the degree of denaturation (degeneration or change).

A paint that can be easily denatured in a shorter time than metal was applied to the sheet metal material, and after waiting for drying, a two-dimensional code was printed on the painted surface with a laser marker.

Here, the depth at which the paint applied to the sheet metal material 60 is peeled can be adjusted.

In the first printing test, the sheet metal material 60 was directly irradiated.

FIG. 16 shows that in the secondary printing test, a black paint 61 was applied on the sheet metal material 60 and dried to conduct a printing experiment.

Adjust the thickness of the paint and remove the black. The laser beam partially peels off the sheet metal material. If the sheet metal material is white, it should be possible to print faster by removing the black paint.

FIG. 17 means that an experiment was conducted by applying a black paint 61 on the sheet metal material 60 and further applying a white paint in the third printing test.

Calculate the paint thickness and remove the white paint. Some bite into black paint. It should be possible to print the two-dimensional code faster by removing the white paint.

However, the result was that the white paint layer could be printed sooner, but it was not as expected, and it was faster when black paint was applied on the sheet metal material. We will explore the cause separately.

About sheet metal material.

The width | variety of a sheet metal raw material should just be a width | variety which can cut out, press, and shape | mold a multiple row simultaneously like FIG.

Where to print 2D codes.

1) A reading error is likely to occur depending on a printing place.
2) This is because image distortion occurs in the displayed two-dimensional code due to the shape undulation of the printing place.
3) The cause of distortion is that when the display location has physical deformation (unevenness), the printed two-dimensional code is deformed due to unevenness. The two-dimensional code has an error correction capability against deformation (up to 25% of data loss, fouling and deformation can be corrected), but there is a limit to the cover. When the symbol mark is deformed, the influence is greater than the damage of other cells.
4) Further, since the two-dimensional code is photographed as an image by the portable terminal 5, the image is distorted by the exposure of light, or halation occurs, resulting in a phenomenon that the reading rate decreases.
5) This is why it is desirable to print on a flat place.
6) In the two-dimensional code, since the information is recognized by using the contrast of adjacent cells, the reading rate is reduced or cannot be read depending on the material of the printing field 1 being printed.
7) If the display size of the two-dimensional code is too large or too small, the mobile terminal is not in focus and the reading ability cannot be handled.
8) If switching between “far and near” is not possible in the shooting mode or if focusing is not possible, the display size of the two-dimensional code is too large or too small to fit in the appropriate read image size as an image. The portable terminal cannot be analyzed as a two-dimensional code. Based on these two-dimensional codes and the characteristics of the mobile terminal, it is necessary to select a printing place.

About reading inspection.

Next, it is necessary to inspect 100% whether or not the two-dimensional code that has been printed can be read by a two-dimensional code reader.

While the laser marker is printing, reading inspection is performed in parallel. During this time, there is no time loss because the sheet metal material is stationary.

About the features of laser marker printing capability.

For practical application of the present invention, it is necessary to print a large number of two-dimensional codes at high speed.

As the amount of information included in the two-dimensional code increases, the laser marker printing speed decreases.

The laser marker gives energy to the irradiated partner, and the partner material is denatured by the energy, and the contrast of the material surface changes.

Is it easy to read a two-dimensional code when it is irradiated to paint or metal? Although it depends on the light source and output of the laser marker, in many cases, it is easier to denature the paint.

Even for a laser marker, it is easier to remove a softer one than to remove a hard one.

By modifying or peeling the painted surface, a contrast is produced on the painted surface.

The contrast of the paint surface is easier to read than the contrast of the surface of the sheet metal material.

When the resin is peeled deeply, a two-dimensional code can be expressed by the contrast between the surface of the sheet metal material and the resin, but there is a drawback that it takes a long irradiation time to peel deeply.

Whether a lot of energy can be irradiated depends on whether it is irradiated for a long time or a high-power machine.

About laser marker printing characteristics.

We are good at printing on materials without ink, for example, printing on metal or glass.

Furthermore, it is good at printing on things that do not want to use ink.

Furthermore, it is suitable for printing on things that are covered with water after printing, and it is optimal when exposed to beer or beverage overflowing after opening the can, especially inks such as water, alcohol and organic solvents.

For the purpose of single item management, a different management code is attached to the beverage can, concealed, and printed on the metal in the opening where the food comes into contact. is there.

The laser marker may be the ultimate printing means when used in the above example.

This is because there are no consumables other than electricity bills.

No label or ink ribbon is used.

Therefore, the running cost is close to zero.

This means that the cost for the variable price of the product price is zero.

Gas-sealed carbon dioxide laser tubes are mass-produced, and maintenance work is almost eliminated.

Some fixed costs (cost for electricity and tube replacement) are required.

The laser tube has a lifetime, but it may be longer than the lifetime of the equipment.

The price of the laser marker is getting cheaper.

Although the printing range was narrow, a printing area of about 300 mm × 300 mm, which has become wider, has been put into practical use.

Laser markers take a long time to print a barcode, apart from a two-dimensional code.

This is because it is necessary to take irradiation time in order to obtain contrast.

The current laser marker is the most effective means for writing small characters and two-dimensional codes in a small area.

About the characteristics of the two-dimensional code.

What is the problem when printing 2D codes at high speed?
1) It is desirable to reduce the two-dimensional code.
2) If the size is the same, it is desirable not to increase the printing density of the two-dimensional code.

1) If a large number of information is encoded, if the display size is the same, the printing density (the point irradiated by the laser marker) becomes high, that is, the density becomes high, and reading errors are likely to occur.
2) As a function for covering an error, there is a method for creating a two-dimensional code in consideration of an error correction rate.
3) Increasing the error correction rate increases the redundancy of encoded information and increases the amount of information.
4) When the amount of information increases, the two-dimensional code of the same size increases the printing density and decreases the reading rate of the portable terminal.
5) In order not to increase the error correction rate and increase the amount of information, it is necessary to reduce the amount of information to be encoded. However, it conflicts with the purpose of developing a two-dimensional code (a large amount of information can be included in one two-dimensional code).
6) Since the unused “internal identification number” must not be estimated from the used information “internal identification number”, it is necessary to encrypt the information (identification number) encoded in the two-dimensional code. However, the amount of information encoded by encryption further increases.

About four types of printing patterns of two-dimensional code.

A continuous belt-like white background (actually a laser-modified part) surrounding the four circumferences that is outside the two-dimensional code and separates the entire two-dimensional code symbol from the others.

If a belt-like white background (hereinafter referred to as a “division zone”) that clearly separates the four-dimensional area of the two-dimensional code into its two-dimensional code part and other parts is provided, the reading rate of the portable terminal is improved, but laser marker printing is performed. The speed is extremely slow. Details will be described later.

A band-shaped white background (hereinafter referred to as a section band) is defined as a two-dimensional code for printing with a band. Hereinafter, it is referred to as a “banded two-dimensional code”.

A band-free white background (hereinafter referred to as a section band) is defined as a two-dimensional code for band-less printing. Hereinafter, it is referred to as a “bandless two-dimensional code”.

There are two types of “black” and “white” in the square section at the center of the symbol symbol (there are three in the periphery) of the two-dimensional code.

The “black two-dimensional code” in which the square section at the center of the symbol is “black two-dimensional code” is hereinafter referred to as “black two-dimensional code”.

The square section at the center of the symbol symbol is hereinafter referred to as “white two-dimensional code” and is hereinafter referred to as “white two-dimensional code”.

The “band” “not present” and “black and white” “not present” cause a difference in whether the mobile terminal can read, whether it is readable, not readable, easy to read, or difficult to read.

A normal mobile terminal is designed to read (black two-dimensional code).

Furthermore, it is designed so that it can be read regardless of whether the zone is “present” or “none”.

However, the “work amount” for printing the zone is a very heavy load for the printing capability of the laser marker.

An example in which a zone is a load on the laser marker printing capability will be described.

The number of points (cells) irradiated by the laser marker constituting the “two-dimensional code with band” 9.5MMX9.5MM angle is 44 × 44 = 1936.

The experiment is based on the above-mentioned values, although it varies slightly depending on the manufacturer and model.

The number of cells constituting the original two-dimensional code is 1296.

Assuming that an average of 50% of the cells are irradiated to represent a two-dimensional code, the number of irradiated cells is 1296/2 = 648.

The number of cells constituting the zone of the banded two-dimensional code is 640.

If a band is made, the number of cells to be irradiated (work amount) will be doubled if it is not made.

This means that the work of drawing a zone with a laser marker increases.

If the entire surface of the two-dimensional code is irradiated, the two-dimensional code becomes pure white and does not function as a two-dimensional code.

If the entire surface of the two-dimensional code is not irradiated, the two-dimensional code becomes black and does not function as a two-dimensional code.

This is an illustration showing that the plotting speed is doubled straight when the section band is drawn with a laser marker.

About the characteristics of mobile devices.

What are the requirements for a portable terminal with a high recognition rate of two-dimensional codes?

The two-dimensional code to be read must be recognized with an appropriate image size.

Therefore, it is necessary to switch the focus between “far” and “near”.

Appropriate image resolution is required.

The image recognition program must be competent.

About the interrelationship between laser markers, 2D codes and mobile devices.

What does it mean to draw a two-dimensional code with a laser marker and read it with a portable terminal?

Considering the two-dimensional code as an aggregate of many points, the laser beam causes the object to be printed to degenerate a large number of points (area as a set of cells) according to the principle of the two-dimensional code, Create a contrast image on the surface of the object to be printed, and recognize it as a two-dimensional code by a two-dimensional code analysis program (one-dimensional and two-dimensional barcodes), which is one of the image processing functions of mobile terminals. This means that the mobile terminal decodes the information encoded in the two-dimensional code and causes the mobile terminal to perform the required information processing.

The interrelationship between the elements related to the good and bad reading performance that occurs between the laser marker, the two-dimensional code, and the mobile terminal is that each element has a trade-off. )).

About the two-dimensional code printing method.

Research and experiment on whether a two-dimensional code can be printed on a sheet metal material or can lid directly using a laser marker and read by a portable terminal, and what conditions should be provided for an easy-to-read two-dimensional code. went.

About the primary printing test.

There are two types of printing conditions: a non-painted sheet metal material (hereinafter referred to as a white fabric) and a gold-colored can lid (hereinafter referred to as a gold fabric).

Print section A, B, C 3 places (just below the pull tab and the pull tab end boundary (with unevenness) and further out of the boundary, but the two-dimensional code is partially hidden by the pull tab and can only be read after opening) It was divided into.

The print size was divided into three types: 14 × 14MM (referred to as B-14), 12 × 12MM (referred to as B-12), and 10 × 10MM (referred to as B-10).

The amount of data to be encoded is 130 digits and 170 digits.

Two types of commonly used portable terminals were used as portable terminals.

A two-dimensional code was printed by combining the print section, print size, and data amount, and a reading inspection was performed.

The inspection result is shown in FIG.

As a result of the experiment, the information that I wanted to know most was “the time required to print one two-dimensional code that can be read by a portable terminal”.

The primary print test does not give instructions on which to perform the test with the banded 2D code, bandless 2D code, black 2D code, or white 2D code. I asked.

As a result, the following was found.

What was printed on an unpainted sheet metal material (hereinafter referred to as a white fabric) could be read by a laboratory two-dimensional code reading device, but not by a portable terminal (hereinafter used in the same meaning as a portable terminal). The material printed on the gold cloth could not be read even with a two-dimensional code reading device in the laboratory.

In many cases, the bandless two-dimensional code cannot be read by a mobile phone due to the reflected light of the sheet metal material.

The standard printing “white two-dimensional code” in the laboratory could not be read with a mobile phone.

The reason why the printing time can be shortened was found to be as follows.

In order to denature the metal sheet metal until it develops white, it is necessary to irradiate the laser beam with a lot of energy for a long time.

If the coating is modified rather than modifying the metal, less energy is required for modification. Irradiation time is short.

Depending on the case (depending on the thickness of the coating, etc.), the thin coating disappears more than the denaturation due to a large amount of energy irradiation, the sheet metal material of the background appears, and it plays the role of white denaturation. You can print a readable two-dimensional code. By doing so, a faster printing time may be realized. It is thought that a combination of many elements is necessary for elucidation of these.

Whether the printed two-dimensional code was too large or too small, it could not be read depending on the reading performance of the portable terminal (with or without the ability to switch the focus).

Whether the amount of data of the printed two-dimensional code is too large or too small, it cannot be read depending on the reading performance of the mobile terminal. This is because the printing density is increased.

The reading performance was found to be highly model dependent.

The conclusion of the first experiment was that the 9.5 MM square two-dimensional code with a printing speed of around 1 second had a high printing speed but could not be read by a portable terminal.

What can be read was found to be impractical because the printing speed of one piece was as slow as 20 to 47 seconds.

About the secondary printing test.

Based on the results of the primary test, it is assumed that the time required for creating a readable two-dimensional code is shorter when the colored surface is modified and colored than when the sheet metal material is modified and whitened. Did.

The printing conditions are black-coated sheet metal material (hereinafter referred to as black fabric).

There are five print sizes: 12X12MM (referred to as B-12), 11X11MM (referred to as B-11), 10X10MM (referred to as B-10), 9X9MM (referred to as B-9), and 8X8MM (referred to as B-8). It was divided into.

The amount of data to be encoded was prepared as 100 digits and 130 digits.

The printing section was one type of black-coated sheet metal material (hereinafter referred to as black fabric), and two types of laser markers, YVO4 type and CO2 type, were prepared.

The inspection result is shown in FIG.

The information I want to know most is "What are the conditions that can be read by a portable terminal and have a high printing speed? It depends on the laser light source.

In conclusion, the CO2 laser has proved unsuitable for use in metal printing.

It has been found that a black-coated sheet metal material has a strip-shaped white background (hereinafter referred to as a section band), and a data amount is small, the printing speed is as fast as about 1 second per one and the reading rate is good.

About the third printing test.

The printing conditions are: a black-coated sheet metal material (hereinafter referred to as a black fabric), a printing size of 6 × 6MM (referred to as B-6), 7 × 7MM (referred to as B-7), 8 × 8MM (referred to as B-8), 9 × 9MM ( (Referred to as B-9) and 10 × 10MM (referred to as B-10).

The amount of data to be encoded is 60 digits and 80 digits, which are even smaller.

The printing section was a kind of sheet metal material plate (hereinafter referred to as a black fabric) of a black painted fabric, and the laser marker was performed by the YVO4 method.

The inspection result is shown in FIG.

The most important information is "What are the conditions that can be read by a mobile terminal and have a high printing speed?"

The conclusion is that a YVO4 laser marker is used, and the sheet metal material of the black paint fabric has a strip-shaped white background (hereinafter referred to as a section band), and the data amount is small, but the printing speed is fast and approximately 0.6 seconds per one. We can conclude that it is printed on average and has a good reading rate on mobile devices, which is practical.

Recommended 2D code.

The printing size of the two-dimensional code may be 6 to 10 mm square.

When a 6 to 10 mm square two-dimensional code is printed, the printing speed is fast and the marker productivity is the highest.

Printing with 6 to 10 mm square is the cheapest to print on the printing place 1.

The pull tab has a width (shorter side) of about 12 mm, and a position for sufficiently storing the printing field 1 of the present invention can be secured.

If it is 6 to 10 mm square, a flat space without any distortion on the back side of the pull tab can be secured for the printing field 1, and four types of mounting methods for the printing field 1 can be selected and implemented without any trouble.

There is a need to reduce the cost of printing two-dimensional codes.

About laser marker printing cost.

The purpose of the research is to reduce the cost of the display method as compared with the display method of the two-dimensional code generally used conventionally. Therefore, how to print a two-dimensional code that encodes the amount of data suitable for the purpose of use at high speed. Can the printed two-dimensional code be read? With reference to the results, the cost required for display per two-dimensional code was examined.

As a result of these three experiments, it was found that it stably cuts 1 second / piece with a size of 6 to 10 mm square. The printing capability of this laser marker when it operates 365 days 24 hours is 365 × 24 × 60 × 60 = 31536000 / year or more. The price of one laser marker is around 7 million yen.

It turned out that the printing cost of the laser marker should be considered starting from 7000000/31536000 = 0.22 yen / piece.

About label printing costs.

Next, the cost required for display per two-dimensional code was examined with reference to a two-dimensional code in which two layers of base materials shown in FIG.

A pattern Random number printing only 2 layers seal 10 million sheets 0.40 yen / sheet 100 million sheets or more 0.30 yen / sheet D pattern Variable QR + random number printing double layer seal 10 million sheets 0.45 yen / sheet 100 million sheets More than 0.35 yen / sheet size 20mm × 15mm
On paper White PET 50μ
Bottom YUPO 80μ strong adhesion re-peeling type printing Top 1 color / 1 color
Bottom 1 color + printing finish roll (1 roll 20000 rolls)
The print data must be supplied.
B / C pattern Single layer seal 10 million sheets 0.18 yen / sheet 100 million sheets or more 0.16 yen / sheet

An example of paper label production worthy of comparative study is a variable two-dimensional code + random number printed double-layer seal.
D pattern. It was found that 0.35 yen / sheet should be compared for more than 100 million sheets.

As a result of the examination, it was found that the printing cost of the two-dimensional code was significantly cheaper with the laser marker.

About can body, can lid and pull tab as display media.

The beverage can has three components: a can body 10, a can lid 9, and a pull tab 4. Each can be a display medium.

The two-dimensional code displayed on any of the three components is the same in that it is displayed, but the cost of creating the anti-fraud effect, concealment of the two-dimensional code, exposure function, and anti-fraud function In consideration of the effect, the display of where to display is naturally limited.

The two-dimensional code cannot be concealed simply by printing on the can body with a laser marker. A separate concealment mechanism is required, increasing costs.

As shown in FIG. 12, when displayed on the can lid, if the pull tab is turned 90 degrees or more on the horizontal plane with the rivet as the center of turning on the horizontal plane, the printing field may be exposed and the two-dimensional code may be read.

When the sticker printed with a two-dimensional code is attached to the pull tab using an adhesive, the print field is pulled up slightly from the pull tab and pulled out of the gap before it can be read or removed. There is a fear.

Furthermore, if it is forcibly pulled out and read, the seal is broken and the reading cannot be performed. If a non-purchaser performs such a thing at the store, the corresponding product is ineligible as a product although there is no excess or deficiency in the contents.

Fortunately, when making the can body, can lid, and pull tab of the component parts, the manufacturing equipment becomes smaller in order, the manufacturing process is simplified, equipment development cost, equipment procurement cost, running cost, The number of personnel is also reduced, and the overall display cost of the two-dimensional code is reduced.

The result of examining the problem for each of the above three components is the reason why the two-dimensional code is displayed by being fixed to the pull tab or integrally formed.

For the realization of the present invention, it is necessary to minimize the renewal of existing facilities, process changes, materials, and manufacturing methods of businesses related to current canned beverages.

It is desirable that the manufacturing process from the production of the pull tab to the attachment to the can lid is carried out in a consistent flow from sheet metal material development, painting, printing, cutting, caulking, pull tab completion, and riveting to the can lid.

By doing so, it is possible to minimize the renewal, modification and replacement of the current equipment.

Finally, by organizing the process while considering many of these issues in advance, the present invention does not change the manufacturing process of the can body constituting the beverage can and before the can lid (before the pull tab is attached) If you make a few changes to the pull tab manufacturing process and the process of attaching to the can lid without changing the manufacturing process of the can lid itself, the can lid with a two-dimensional code that can be read after opening the can Can be provided.

Renewal and modification of manufacturing and assembly processes for each component, development of new equipment, and renewal and modification, etc., updating existing facilities and changing processes of businesses related to current canned beverages The object of the invention to minimize the change of materials and manufacturing methods has been realized. Therefore, it is easy to employ the present invention for manufacturing a beverage can.

The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, in the embodiment, other methods may be used as long as the can lid and the two-dimensional code are fixed or can be integrally formed.

Claim 4. In addition to the first embodiment, the description is limited to an example in which the seal 70 is used (items related to the seal).

The surface of the two-dimensional code printed on the printing field 1 of the pull tab is covered with an opaque seal 70 on which information is written.

Describe the multiple entry function that uses this sticker.

When the pull tab is pulled up and opened, the seal covers the two-dimensional code.

The seal 70 has a role of concealing the two-dimensional code even when the pull tab is pulled up, and has a property of being easily peeled off.

On the side of the seal that is not the two-dimensional code side, information indicating the function as a lottery ticket, the function of a voucher, or an application ticket is described.

The information described on the sticker may be a keyword for accessing the two-dimensional code 2 covered by the sticker.

Or it can be just a note.

It is desirable to use a combination of information that can generate new interest when combined with the information of the two-dimensional code and the information of the server 6.

On the two-dimensional code side of the seal, information different from the front surface of the seal can be written.

When the three types of information are combined, the combination of time differences and interests is the basis for many projects.

By using the two-dimensional code function that cannot be read without opening the can, you can get more benefits than other applicants by answering the questionnaire by how many hours after opening the can You can also promote application to the questionnaire.

The sticker is a printed matter that has a function to display information, so when exchanging information via a two-dimensional code, it plays the role of a keyword, and consumers want to participate in sales promotion plans including information exchange Give a trigger role.

For example, it is assumed that the number “5” is written on the seal. Those who participate in the project using the “5” will receive “5 times” benefits than others.

Combining information performed via a two-dimensional code, a game that has never existed can be played.

If you collect “people” as much as the number “5”, you can make it possible for five people to participate in a new game using their mobile terminals. However, if they are similar to these embodiments, a similar one may be realized without the seal 70.

Claim 3. “How to use” when the internal identification number is limited to a natural number sequence.

Take 6 beers as an example.

The internal identification number encoded in the two-dimensional barcode 2 is a natural number without consecutive missing numbers from N to M.

Assume that the internal identification numbers of six beers are consecutive, such as N to M.

The beer sold is an integer multiple of 6. The server 6 can easily grasp the LOT.

The server can easily manage each LOT number for each LOT of beer, and the load on the server is reduced.

With the same capacity server, more beer LOT units can be managed.

Suppose that one of six of the same LOT has been drunk first.

The server 6 is accessed by reading the two-dimensional code.

In the server 6, six internal identification numbers are managed as one LOT.

The time at which one of the 1 LOT is drunk and accessed is taken as the access start time of the LOT.

The server replies to the mobile terminal that sent the message “Permit access until after OO time” based on the beer that made the first access based on the time allowed for access from the remaining five beers. To do.

By doing so, it is possible to promote responses such as LOT unit questionnaires.

For example, if you drink the first one of LOT, you can easily apply the remaining five if you do not apply within 24 hours.

In this way, the system contributes to promoting early consumption of LOT units.

In addition, in the case of a 6-unit LOT, a cooperation degree contest for a questionnaire response can be performed in six accumulated times required for an answer from the first access time of the first to the last access time of the sixth. By doing this, when eating and drinking in a group, a common topic and a common experience can be made, so the venue is exciting, eating and drinking is promoted, and the sales promotion effect is enhanced. Promotion planning and questionnaires that have never been realized in the past are now possible.

By using such a series of internal identification numbers, the limited use of the response start time from the response start time in LOT units is notified to the drinker, which is used as a new incentive for the group and used in a questionnaire survey system for new product development. To do.

Billing amount 3. How to use pull tab.

A specific example of the concealment structure will be described. For example, FIG. 1 is an example in which a concealment structure is realized using a pull tab of a beverage can. In this case, the article to which the two-dimensional code 2 is attached is the beverage can. According to the invention of claim 1 or 4, the beverage can is structured to be opened by an operation of exposing the two-dimensional code by the concealing structure. For example, it is assumed that the beverage can attached with the two-dimensional code 2 is a can beverage sold as a product, and the concealing structure is a pull-top structure as shown in FIG. Then, it is impossible to perform the action of “reading the two-dimensional code 2 without opening the can beverage and answering the questionnaire”. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the difference between the time when the can drink was drunk and the time when the questionnaire was answered, and the evaluation information of the product at the time when it was drunk can be obtained. Therefore, it is possible to obtain extremely useful information for product development.

FIG. 18 is a network diagram in the present invention. The two-dimensional code 2 is installed in the printing field 1 of the pull tab 4 in the can container 808 of FIG.

The Internet 806 is a communication means for connecting the portable terminal 5 and other computers. Not limited to the Internet, any communication means such as a wired or wireless LAN or BLUETOOTH communication means may be used. In addition, it is not necessary for all connections to be the same communication means. For example, the communication between the portable terminal 5 and the server computer 803 may be the Internet, and the other communication may be a wired LAN.

The portable terminal 5 is a computer terminal connected to the server computer 803 via the Internet 806. Further, the portable terminal 5 includes means for reading a two-dimensional code, reads the two-dimensional code 2, decodes and extracts the encoded data, and connects to the server computer 803 based on the decoded result data. Have means to do.

A user 807 is the owner of the mobile terminal 5. If the questionnaire response history (which includes both the content of the response and the time when the response was made) is tracked for the unique identification number 802A in the mobile terminal 5, the response history of the user 807 is tracked. Will be. As the identification number 802A, a machine number, a telephone number, a mail address, or the like can be used.

The server computer 803 is a computer that is connected to the portable terminal 5 and the production management computer 805 via the Internet 806 and is connected to the management database 810 to read and update the data. The server computer 803 includes a server program, distributes the questionnaire to the portable terminal 5 when receiving a questionnaire transmission request from the portable terminal 5, and records and statistics the result of the questionnaire response received from the portable terminal 5 and its time. Have means. The management database 810 is used as a data storage location for recording statistics.

The production management computer 805 is a computer that is connected to the server computer 803 via the Internet 806 and is connected to the manufacturing database 811 to read and update the data. Furthermore, it is a computer that manages information when the can container 808 is shipped as a product using a record in the manufacturing database 811. The production management computer 805 includes a production management program, and has means for recording the can container 808 and the two-dimensional code 2 in association with each other when the can container 808 is manufactured.

A process until the two-dimensional code is attached to the can 808 and shipped is described with reference to FIG. In addition, it is clear that the steps of the S3000 series and the S5000 series operate on the server computer 803 and the production management computer 805, respectively. The description of the subject may be omitted.

By receiving the start input, the production management computer 805 starts the operation of the production management program.

In step S5001, a two-dimensional code issuance request is made to the server computer 803. This step is performed in order for the production management computer 805 to associate the two-dimensional code 2 with the can container 808 using the commodity recorded in the manufacturing database 811 as the can container 808.

In step S3001, the server computer 803 issues a two-dimensional code ID. Since the two-dimensional code ID is a unique number for each two-dimensional code, an ID that does not overlap with the already issued two-dimensional code ID is selected.

In step S3002, a data record for managing a two-dimensional code having a two-dimensional code ID is generated and recorded in the management database 810. Here, details of the management database are shown in FIG.

Next, the server address and the two-dimensional code ID are encoded to generate the two-dimensional code 2 as image data (step S3003).

In step S3004, the two-dimensional code 2 generated in the previous step is transmitted to the production management computer 805. In this step, the server computer 803 encodes the two-dimensional code, but the encoding operation may be performed by the production management computer 805.

In step S5011, the production management computer 805 receives the two-dimensional code 2.

In step S5012, the two-dimensional code 2 received in the previous step and the can container 808 are associated with each other and recorded in the manufacturing database 811.

At this point, the preparation for shipping the can container 808 is completed.

Then, the can container 808 is shipped, and the fact that the can container 808 has been shipped is output in step S5013, and the information is recorded in the manufacturing database 811.

Next, a process from when the two-dimensional code 2 attached to the shipped can container 808 is read by the portable terminal 5 until a questionnaire is answered by the user 807 will be described with reference to FIG.

See FIG. 21 for the structure of the management database 810. In FIG. 21, PK indicates a primary key attribute, and FK indicates a foreign key attribute.

First, the terminal program operates when the user 807 operates the portable terminal 5.

In step S2001, the mobile terminal 5 reads the two-dimensional code.

In step S2002, a questionnaire transmission request is made to the server computer 803 based on the result of reading the two-dimensional code 2 in the previous step. In this case, information regarding the can container 808 is encoded in the two-dimensional code 2, and a questionnaire question is selected by transmitting the information. This information is a primary key attribute in the product plan 104. Includes product planning code.

What kind of lottery 103 the product planning 104 performs when answering a questionnaire for what kind of product 101, and what kind of two-dimensional code ID the two-dimensional code 202 for referring to the information has? It is a data table provided with a record that associates the above.

The question set description 107 is a data table for associating what kind of questionnaire to which product plan 104 is to be conducted. The contents of the questionnaire questions, their fields, answer methods (information such as selection formulas and description formulas), etc. are defined in the questionnaire questions 106.

The mobile terminal 105 is a data table for creating a list of mobile terminals 5 that participated in the questionnaire.

The answer detail 108 is a data table that records what kind of answer is given by which portable terminal to what kind of questionnaire question 106. Note that the same two-dimensional code 2 is read a plurality of times by the same portable terminal 5 by using a method such as referring to the attribute of the response details 108 and using whether or not the value is NULL. It is possible to determine whether or not.

In step S3101, the server computer 803 receives a questionnaire transmission request.

In step S3102, the process branches depending on whether the answer is the first time. In this case, the first time means that the same mobile terminal 5 is not going to make multiple responses to a questionnaire based on a certain two-dimensional code 2, or that multiple responses are made to a questionnaire based on a certain two-dimensional code 2. A plurality of patterns such as whether or not to break are considered.

The next step branches to S3103 and S3104 by the branch of step S3102.

A case where step S3104 is executed after step S3102 will be described.

From step S3104, information indicating that it is not possible to participate in the questionnaire is generated and transmitted to the portable terminal 5.

In step S2003, the portable terminal 5 displays warning information indicating that it cannot participate in the questionnaire, and the process ends.

A case where step S3103 is executed after step S3102 will be described.

In step S3103, a questionnaire question to be transmitted to the mobile terminal 5 is determined. In determining this question, methods such as setting a question pattern in advance or using a random number are employed. Alternatively, information that has already been collected can be added as a factor when selecting a question.

In step S3105, a questionnaire question is transmitted to the portable terminal 5.

When there are a plurality of questionnaire questions, if the answers are transmitted one by one to the server computer 803, the processing load on the communication line and the server computer 803 increases. Therefore, data regarding answers to a plurality of questions may be transmitted to the server computer 803 at once. For this function, dedicated software may be incorporated into the mobile terminal 5, or a script language program may be transmitted to the mobile terminal 5 when a question is transmitted from the server computer 803.

Next, in the portable terminal 5, the received question is displayed in step S2004.

In step S2005, an answer input operation for the question is accepted. Therefore, the user 807 performs an input operation, and the process proceeds to the next step.

In step S2006, information including the answer result acquired in the previous step is transmitted to the server computer 803.

Next, in step S3106, the server computer 803 receives the answer to the questionnaire question.

In step S 3107, the answer result for the questionnaire question and the time when the answer result was obtained are recorded in the management database 810.

Next, lottery processing is performed. The lottery is conducted for the questionnaire participants. The purpose is to improve the willingness of the participants to obtain more answers.

In step S3108, a lottery is performed. The determination of winning is made by a method such as following a pattern prepared in advance, using a random number, using time, or a combination thereof.

In step S3109, the lottery result is transmitted to the portable terminal 5.

Next, the lottery result is displayed on the portable terminal 5 in step S2007. When displaying the result, an input of a destination of a product to be sent to the winner may be accepted.

Thus, a series of processes is completed.

In the present embodiment, the questionnaire is started when the portable terminal 5 reads the two-dimensional code 2 and requests the server computer 803 to send a questionnaire. The role of the two-dimensional code 2 is replaced by RFID or the like. You can also. In this case, the portable terminal 5 is configured to have an RFID reading function.

Assume that the concealing structure is a pull-top structure as shown in FIG. Then, it is impossible to perform the action of “reading the two-dimensional code 2 without opening the can beverage and answering the questionnaire”. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the difference between the time when the can drink was drunk and the time when the questionnaire was answered, and the evaluation information of the product at the time when it was drunk can be obtained. Therefore, it has become possible to obtain extremely useful information for product development. A can with a pull tab that can be used for questionnaires to collect consumer's reaction and evaluation information after the can has been opened and the contents consumed has been realized in the investigation of canned beverage sales promotion plans did. This is an effective means for new product development.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing that the opening is opened, the two-dimensional code is printed on the printing field behind the pull tab at a position facing the upper surface of the can lid, and the pull tab is pulled up to an angle that is easy to read on the mobile terminal. . A two-dimensional code printed on a printing field fixed or integrally formed with a pull tab can be disclosed only as shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a plan view of a can lid before being opened as shown in FIG. 1. It is suggested that the pull tab does not act correctly on the opening even if the pull tab is swung more than 90 degrees right and left with the rivet as the center of swiveling in the horizontal plane and trying to open the can. FIG. 6 is a view in which the pull tab is folded up to 180 degrees above the opening. It shows that the pull tab and the printing field are fixed or integrally formed. FIG. 5 is a plan view of a front surface of a finished product of a basic pull tab of the present invention manufactured based on FIG. 5-A described in Example 1. FIG. 4B is a plan view of the back surface of FIG. 4-A. The printing field boundary line 12 indicates that the printing field 1 is at a position that does not hinder the rivet mounting operation. These are the basic figures of this invention described in Example 1. FIG. The relationship between the first mold part and the second mold part, the relationship between the printing field and the two-dimensional code printed, and the sheet metal material body even if the first mold part and the second mold part are cut out from the sheet metal material It shows the relationship of being connected and the fact that the caulking edge of the printing field is wider than the pull tab. FIG. 4 is a view showing that the first mold part and the second mold part are adjacent to each other on the left and right. It represents the same description as 5-A. Indicates that the second mold part is folded under the first mold part and the printing field and the pull tab body are in close contact with each other. EE sectional drawing of FIG. 5-A is shown. Is the front surface of the pull tab when a small piece of printing field is attached to the back of the pull tab. Is the back side of FIG. FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of a caulking printing place 1. These are CC cross-sectional conceptual diagrams of the pull tab when the printing field 1 is caulked and attached to the pull tab. These are front (front) surfaces of the pull tab when a small piece of printing field is attached to the back of the pull tab and electric spot welding is performed. Is the back side of FIG. These are the conceptual diagrams of the printing field 1 which carried out electric spot welding. These are DD sectional conceptual diagrams at the time of attaching the printing field 1 to a pull tab by electric spot welding. Fig. 5A shows that the manufacturing process of Fig. 5-A has progressed, and the sheet is on a long sheet metal material after being merged with the can lid. First 2D code printing test report Second 2D code printing test report Third 2D Code Printing Test Report It is the top view and perspective view at the time of using the pull tab of a can drink as a concealment structure in this invention, and a can lid | cover as a printing field. Is shown as a single product manufacturing process in order to briefly explain the process on the sheet metal material. The printing section is calculated on the sheet metal material to indicate that the coating section has been determined. Indicates that the painted area has been painted and a two-dimensional code is printed on the painted surface. Indicates that the first mold part and the second mold part are cut out by a contour band with reference to the position of the printed two-dimensional code. This completes Figure 5-A. At this point, the sheet metal material is a flat plate. FIG. 4 is a view in which a second mold part is bent under the first mold part. A part of the end of the second mold part appears to cover the meniscus 21. FIG. 4 is a view in which both ends of a second mold part are wrapped and wrapped around both ends of the first mold part. These are the conceptual diagrams of the process of assembling a can lid and a pull tab. 1 to 3 indicate rivet formation, 4 to 5 indicate score processing, 6 indicates attachment of a pull tab, and 7 indicates completion of attachment. Since the pull tab used as a lever, the rivet position as a fulcrum, the pull tab end of the claw hook 25 as a force point, and the pull tab end as the action point on the opposite side cannot be positioned correctly with respect to the score line, It shows that the role of the lion is not fulfilled correctly. This means that the pull tab cannot be opened even if the rivet is swiveled at the center of the swivel and the horizontal plane is swung more than 90 degrees to the left and right. FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram in which a layer of black coating on a sheet metal material is irradiated with a laser marker. FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram in which a layer of black coating on a sheet metal material and further coating of a layer of white coating is irradiated with a laser marker. It is a network diagram which shows the outline of the system configuration | structure in this invention. 6 is a flowchart showing a process for issuing a two-dimensional code 2. FIG. It is the flowchart figure which showed the process from the reading of the two-dimensional code 2 to the answer result of a questionnaire being recorded. FIG. 3 is an ER (ENTITY RELATION) diagram showing a database structure in a management database 810.

1 ... Print field 2 ... 2D code 3 ... Laser marker 4 ... Pull tab 5 ... Mobile terminal 6 ... · Server 7 ··· Opening 8 ··· Rivet (male connector)
8A ... Rivet hole (connector female)
9 ···· Can lid 10 ··· Can body 11 ··· Folding line 12 · · · Printing field boundary (same as outer boundary of printing field)
13 ... 1st mold part (pull tab side)
14 ... 2nd mold part (printing field side)
15... Outline band 16... Contour band transition part 17... Management code display part 21...・ Finger hole 25 ... nail hook part 26 ... crimping end part 50 ... long sheet metal material 51 ... trace 52 after pull tab removed ... completed Pull tab 60 before installation ... Sheet metal material 61 ... Black paint 62 ... White paint 70 ... Seal 800 ... Pull top 801 ... Pull tab 801A .... Film 802 ... Opening 802A ... Identification number 803 ... Server computer 805 ... Production management computer 806 ... Internet 807 ... User 808 ... Can Container 810... Management database 811. Base S2001 to S2007 ··· Steps S3001 to S3004 executed by a terminal program built in the portable terminal 5 · Steps S3101 to S319 executed by a server program built in the server 6 · Execution by a server program built in the server 6 Step S5001... Step S5011 executed by the production management program built in the production management computer 805. S5013 Steps 101 to 108 executed by the production management program built in the production management computer 805. Each data table in is shown.

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A pull tab of a beverage can,
A printing field that is a substantially planar member at a position between the can lid and the pull tab,
In the printing field, patterns and characters are printed,
Pull tab characterized by that. A pull tab of a beverage can,
A printing field that is a substantially planar member at a position between the can lid and the pull tab,
A method of manufacturing a pull tab on which a pattern or characters are printed in the printing field,
A step of printing a pattern or a character using a laser marker on a sheet metal material;
Cutting out an area including a printing field such as the pattern and characters from the sheet metal material;
Molding the pull tab from a portion of the cut region;
Processing the print field to process it in contact with the pull tab;
A method for producing a pull tab comprising: A pull tab of a beverage can,
A printing field that is a substantially planar member at a position between the can lid and the pull tab,
The print field is a pull tab on which a pattern or a character is printed,
A pull tab on which the design or characters are printed in the printing field;
A mobile terminal equipped with a function for connecting to a network based on the result of reading with a reading function such as a pattern and characters;
A server connected to the mobile terminal and the network,
Consists of
The server has a function of totaling information related to connection with the portable terminal. A pull tab of a beverage can,
A printing field that is a substantially planar member at a position between the can lid and the pull tab,
The print field is a pull tab on which a pattern or a character is printed,
The printing field is fixed to the pull tab or integrally formed,
The pattern and characters are printed with a laser marker,
The pull tab has a management code display section,
The design and characters can be concealed and disclosed freely with a seal.
Pull tab characterized by that. A pull tab of a beverage can,
A printing field that is a substantially planar member at a position between the can lid and the pull tab,
The print field is a pull tab on which a pattern or a character is printed,
The printing field is fixed or integrally formed with the pull tab,
The pattern and characters are printed with a laser marker,
The pull tab has a management code display section,
The design and characters can be concealed and disclosed with a seal,
Setting a pull tab on the first mold part and setting a printing field on the second mold part;
Providing a management code display on the pull tab;
Setting a printing field in the second mold part and painting the printing field black;
A step of determining a print section of a pattern or a character in an array;
A step of printing a pattern or a character using a laser marker in a painting section;
Printing the management code on the management code display;
Cutting out the first mold part and the second mold part from the sheet metal material;
Pressing the pull tab body against the first mold part to form the pull tab body;
Folding the printing field of the area including the pattern and characters of the second mold part,
Moving the pull tab to the can lid assembly process;
Separating and forming the pull tab from the sheet metal material;
Riveting the pull tab to the can lid;
The manufacturing method of the pull tab characterized by having.

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