JP5376697B2 - Packaging sheet and manufacturing method thereof - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a packaging sheet and a manufacturing how, more specifically, drugs, food, it relates to a packaging sheet and a manufacturing how used for packaging cosmetics.

  The sheet-like package that includes aluminum foil as a base material is provided with a printed display that displays the name of the item to be packaged, etc. Various developments have been made to improve visibility (Patent Documents 1, 2, etc.). The contents of the display printed on the packaging sheet (packaging body) are the product name of the packaged item, etc., but are often displayed as a barcode including information such as price and manufacturer. Conventional barcodes, including the barcodes displayed on the packaging sheet above, can be read manually or automatically at a cash register (settlement place) such as a supermarket or a convenience store, and the barcodes can be read by a barcode reader to calculate the price. Or have been used to aggregate data for inventory adjustments.

Recently, however, from the viewpoint of preventing counterfeiting of medicines and preventing medical accidents such as drug misplacement and expiration of validity period, more detailed information is directly supported on the packaging of medicines such as PTP (press-through pack). It has been considered to print barcodes. In the implementation plan announced by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's Pharmaceutical Food Safety Countermeasures Division, the bar code label of the above information content is indispensable for each dispensing packaging unit (primary packaging). The content of this barcode data is basically unchanged information (product name, price, efficacy, effect, etc.) that does not change for each dispensing packaging unit, but variable information (manufacturing number, expiration date, biological information) that changes for each dispensing packaging unit. Origin information, etc.) will also be added. Therefore, since the above bar code contains a lot of information, the bar code of packaging sheets for medicines, etc. has a high density that increases the amount of information per unit area as well as the demand for a smaller bar code area. Is required.
No. 5-9339 JP 2006-76594 A,

  However, the above-described area-reduced and densified bar code portion is printed on a conventionally used aluminum foil-based packaging sheet with a commercially available bar code reader. Definitely accurate reading is not easy. For this reason, there has been a demand for technical development relating to a packaging sheet that can accurately read a small-area, high-density barcode printed on the packaging sheet with a commercially available barcode reader.

The present invention aims to provide a packaging sheet and a manufacturing how made it possible to read accurately by area reduction-densified barcode commercial bar code reader as described above .

The packaging sheet of the present invention includes an aluminum foil , a transparent or translucent underlayer that is a coating layer on at least one surface of the aluminum foil, a white colored layer provided on the underlayer, and a white colored layer And a bar code part located at the top, and used for packaging medicines, foods or cosmetics .

Even if a barcode with a small area and high density is printed directly on a single aluminum foil, it cannot be accurately read by a commercially available barcode reader. The technical reason is that the barcode information (bar signal) is mirror-reflected on the aluminum surface due to the influence of the unique gray color of aluminum foil, the light reflection characteristics, etc. This is because it cannot be read accurately by the instrument. A transparent or semi-transparent undercoat layer, which is a coating layer, is provided on at least one surface of the aluminum foil, and a white colored layer is provided on the undercoat layer, and a barcode is printed on the white colored layer. The bar code with reduced color and light reflection characteristics and reduced area and density can be read with a commercially available bar code reader. Here, the barcode may be a one-dimensional barcode, a two-dimensional barcode, or a matrix or composite QR code (registered trademark).

  The white colored layer preferably contains 20% by weight to 30% by weight of a white pigment. With this configuration, the white coloring of the white coloring layer can be surely developed, and the contrast between the white coloring layer and the printed black barcode can be made clear. As a result, the barcode reader can Can be clearly identified and read. If the content of the white pigment in the white colored layer in the dry state is less than 20% by weight, it may be insufficient to make the contrast clear. For this reason, the content of the white pigment is preferably 20% by weight or more. However, if the content of the white pigment exceeds 30% by weight, it may cause a dispersion failure of the white pigment, making it difficult to adjust the viscosity of the ink, which may cause a printing failure.

Also, the white color layer, it is preferable to adopt a configuration distributed on an aluminum foil per unit area ^{1.0g / m 2 ~4.0g / m 2} . As a result, when the barcode is read by the barcode reader, the influence of the gray color of the aluminum foil and the light reflection characteristics can be suppressed, and the contrast between the white colored layer and the barcode can be made clear. When the weight per unit area of the white colored layer in the dry state is less than 1.0 g / m ² , the barcode reader cannot accurately and reliably read the barcode with a reduced area and increased density. If it exceeds 0.0 g / m ² , it takes a long time to dry the white colored ink, and liquid dripping and uneven thickness after drying occur, sag of aluminum foil (packaging sheet) during coil winding, generation of wrinkles, etc. It becomes easy to produce the malfunction of. Therefore, the white color layer, it is preferable to adopt a configuration provided on the aluminum foil per unit area ^{1.0g / m 2 ~4.0g / m 2} .

Between the aluminum foil and white colored layer, Ru is interposed underlayer transparent or translucent. By interposing the underlayer, the symbol contrast (SC) value is increased and the barcode reading accuracy is improved. This is because part of the incident light is reflected at the interface between the white colored layer and the base layer, and the reflected light collides with a white pigment (such as titanium oxide) in the white colored layer to promote light scattering. As a result, it is considered that the contrast between the white colored layer and the barcode is increased.

  The barcode part can be printed using a frame-processed gravure plate. This makes it possible to create an accurate barcode as intended, with a smooth straight line or curved line at the perimeter of the ink layer (dried state) of each bar code, with no protrusions or depressions and other irregularities. Can be obtained. For this reason, highly reliable reading can be performed using a commercially available barcode reader. Here, the frame processing means the following. That is, the gravure roll used for printing the barcode part forms a plate hole by arranging depressions called cells on the surface in a short pitch to form a plate hole, in which ink is stored and transferred to the printing location. The frame processing is to reduce the cell size of one or several columns at the peripheral edge (edge portion), or to reduce the cell size and reduce the cell pitch, or It means that a linear groove having a narrow width (about 5 to 20 μm) is provided instead of one row or several rows of cells at the periphery (edge portion). A method for identifying whether the printed ink layer (dried state) has been printed with a frame-processed gravure plate will be described in the embodiment.

  The protruding width ΔW that protrudes beyond the nominal width from the center line of the ink layer of the barcode part is 10% or more smaller than the protruding width ΔW of the ink layer of the other printing part or the back printing part. can do. With this configuration, it is possible to perform accurate reading even with a commercially available bar code reader. The above-mentioned protrusion width ΔW is a value for specifying whether the printed ink layer (dried state) is printed with a frame-processed gravure plate when using a kind of ink that hardly causes bleeding or protrusion. This is a reference example.

Press-through pack to increase as a reference example, any of the packaging sheet of the above, are use to the lid of the storage sheet having a pocket part.

  With the above configuration, it is possible to accurately read the barcode displayed on the packaging sheet used as the lid sheet in the state of the press-through pack using a commercially available barcode reader.

In the method for producing a packaging sheet of the present invention, a transparent or translucent underlayer is provided on at least one surface of an aluminum foil by coating, and further a white colored layer is provided on the underlayer, and then on the white colored layer in, provided by that bar code printing unit to the gravure plate frame processing has been performed, chemicals, is characterized in that the food or use the packaging of cosmetics.

  The above configuration suppresses the adverse optical effects of aluminum foil during barcode reading, and a highly accurate black colored layer drawn with smooth straight lines or curves on the white colored layer that forms the base of the barcode. It is possible to form a barcode portion constituted by an ink layer such as the above. As a result, the contrast between the underlying white colored layer and the barcode portion can be increased, and the barcode can be read with high accuracy by a commercially available barcode reader.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the sheet | seat for packaging which can read the barcode which reduced the area and densified with high reliability using a commercially available barcode reader can be obtained, and can be manufactured .

It is a perspective view of the packaging sheet in embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the sheet | seat for packaging of FIG. In embodiment of this invention, it is sectional drawing of the sheet | seat for packaging at the time of providing a base layer between aluminum foil and a white colored layer. It is a figure for demonstrating the reason which barcode readability improves when a base layer is provided. It is a figure which shows the ink layer of the barcode part of the packaging sheet of FIG. It is a figure which shows the gravure plate corresponding to the A section of the ink layer of FIG. It is a figure which shows another example of a gravure version. It is a figure for demonstrating the method of specifying whether it is an ink layer printed using the gravure plate by which the frame process was carried out. It is sectional drawing explaining the press through pack using the sheet | seat for packaging of FIG.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a packaging sheet 10 in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the packaging sheet 10 of FIG. The packaging sheet 10 serves as a lid of a press-through pack, which will be described later. As shown in FIG. 1, the barcode portion 5 and the chemical name are visible so that the press-through pack can be seen from the outside. And other printing unit 9 for displaying the component content, the method of taking out the tablet, and the like. The bar code part 5 and the other printing part 9 are printed on the white colored layer 3 forming the base, and are covered with an overprint layer 13. Examples of the component of the overprint layer 13 include nitrocellulose-based, acrylic-based, and epoxy-based transparent resins. Among these, it is preferable to use an acrylic transparent resin in terms of heat resistance and transparency. The thickness of the overprint layer is not particularly limited, but is usually about 0.5 to 3.0 μm. Further, the overprint layer 13 may usually contain about 3 to 5% by weight of a matting agent composed of silicon oxide or other extender pigments within the range not impairing the effects of the present invention.

  In FIG. 2, the packaging sheet 10 can include a back surface printing unit 16 in which a chemical name or the like is printed directly on the aluminum foil 1 on the back surface, which is the opposite surface of the barcode unit 5. Further, a thermal adhesive layer 17 is provided so as to cover the back surface printed portion 16 and is thermally bonded to the storage sheet so as to close the pocket portion of the counterpart storage sheet forming the press-through pack. For the heat bonding layer 17, a synthetic resin such as vinyl chloride or polypropylene is preferably used. Moreover, after providing the printing protective layer (it is also called a key lacquer layer not shown) so that the back surface printing part 16 may be covered, you may provide the thermal contact bonding layer 17. FIG.

  A known aluminum foil can be used as the aluminum foil 1 serving as the base material of the packaging sheet 10, and is not particularly limited, but has a thickness of 5 μm to 50 μm and an aluminum purity of 98.0 to 99.9% by weight. The aluminum foil can be preferably used. In JISH4160, aluminum foils such as 1000 series (1N30, 1070, etc.), 3000 series, 8000 series (8021, 8079, etc.) can be used, and the tempering (by quality) is also a hard material (H material (JISH0001)), Either a semi-rigid material or a soft material (O material (JISH0001)) can be used. In particular, a hard material is preferable when used for a lid of a press-through pack. Note that the normal aluminum foil is called a glossy surface on one side and a glossy surface on the other side (also simply referred to as a poppy surface), and the gloss on both sides is different. Either of them may be provided with the white colored layer 3. Moreover, you may use both poppy foils other than said single glossy foil.

  The white colored layer 3 provided on at least one surface (preferably glossy surface) of the aluminum foil 1 can use a known white ink, but preferably includes titanium oxide, zinc oxide, zinc sulfide, barium sulfate and the like. It may contain a white pigment. The content of the white pigment is preferably 20% by weight to 30% by weight in the white colored layer based on the solid content. When the content of the white pigment in the white colored layer 3 is less than 20% by weight, color development is poor and the barcode reading accuracy may be lowered. When the content of the white colorant in the white colored layer 3 exceeds 30% by weight, it may cause a dispersion failure of the white pigment, making it difficult to adjust the viscosity of the ink, and may cause a printing failure. The remainder other than the white pigment in the white colored layer 3 is mainly composed of a synthetic resin, and a resin used in a normal ink can be used. For example, a modified polyolefin resin, a petroleum hydrocarbon resin, nitrocellulose, butyral Etc. can be used. In printing, the viscosity may be adjusted by diluting with an organic solvent as appropriate. In addition, the content rate of the white pigment in the white colored layer in the dry state can be quantitatively analyzed by chemical analysis or the like for a sample obtained by scraping off the ink layer portion of the printed barcode portion. In addition, as a white pigment, zinc white, lead white, lithopone, titanium dioxide, precipitated barium sulfate, barite powder and the like can be used.

And a white pigment of the above, the synthetic resin and a white colored layer 3 composed mainly of is preferably per unit area ^{1.0g / m 2 ~4.0g / m 2} , more preferably 1.5 g ^/ m 2 to 3 It is coated on the aluminum foil 1 so as to be provided on the aluminum foil 1 at 0.0 g / m ² . Any commonly used method may be used as the coating method. For example, a gravure roll coater, a curtain flow coater, offset printing, UV coating, or the like can be used. The paint (ink) is composed of the white pigment, a synthetic resin, a solvent that dissolves the synthetic resin and disperses the white pigment, and the like. When the white colored layer 3 is formed by applying this paint, the density of the white colored layer 3 is adjusted by setting the coating thickness so that the solvent component evaporates during drying after coating. The coating thickness is determined by the coating supply speed, supply amount, ink viscosity, coating speed per unit area, etc. during the coating operation. The weight per unit area of the white colored layer in the dry state can be measured by a differential weight measurement method using solvent wiping of the coating agent (white colored layer). The white colored layer may be composed of a plurality of white colored layers (so-called twice coating) as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired.

When the barcode is read with a barcode reader, the influence of the gray color and light reflection characteristics of the aluminum foil is suppressed and the contrast between the white colored layer and the barcode is made clear by the weight of the white colored layer per unit area. be able to. When the adhesion weight per unit area (after drying) of the white colored layer 3 is less than 1.0 g / m ² , the influence of the gray color and light reflection characteristics of the aluminum foil is suppressed, and the contrast between the white colored layer and the barcode is clear. There is a risk that it will be insufficient to attach to a barcode reader, and a barcode with a small area and high density cannot be read accurately and reliably by a barcode reader. On the other hand, if it exceeds 4.0 g / m ² , it takes a long time to dry the white coloring ink, and liquid sagging and uneven thickness after drying occur, sagging and wrinkling of the aluminum foil (packaging sheet) when winding the coil. It becomes easy to produce malfunctions, such as generation | occurrence | production.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a transparent or translucent underlayer 2 can be interposed between the aluminum foil 1 and the white colored layer 3. By interposing the underlayer 2, the symbol contrast (SC) value increases and the barcode reading accuracy is improved. The reason for this is that, as shown in FIG. 4, incident light is partially reflected at the interface between the white colored layer 3 and the underlayer 2, and the reflected light is a white pigment 20 (such as titanium oxide) in the white colored layer 3. This is thought to be due to the fact that the contrast between the white colored layer 3 and the bar code is increased as a result. That is, since the light reflected from the aluminum foil 1 and refracted when entering the white colored layer 3 from the underlayer 2 and the reflected light have different directions, the effect of scattering by the white pigment 20 is reduced. It is thought to be greatly promoted. In other words, it can be said that the scattering promoting effect in the white colored layer 3 is enhanced by the underlayer 2. The thickness of the underlayer 2 is not particularly limited, but is preferably about 0.3 to 5.0 μm. If it is less than 0.3 μm, it is difficult to form a uniform layer, and the effect of the underlayer may not be obtained. On the other hand, even if the thickness exceeds 5.0 μm, no further improvement in the effect is recognized, and there is a possibility that inconveniences such as defective printing and uneven thickness occur. The means for forming the underlayer 2 is not particularly limited, but may be applied to the aluminum foil 1 by a gravure roll coater, curtain flow coater, offset printing, UV coating or the like. The component of the underlayer 2 is not particularly limited as long as it is transparent or translucent, but a transparent or translucent resin such as a nitrocellulose-based, acrylic-based, epoxy-based, vinyl chloride-based, or polypropylene-based transparent resin may be used. it can. Moreover, the same effect can be obtained even if a small amount of silicon oxide or other extender pigment is added to these resins.

  The barcode printing of the barcode portion 5 is usually performed by gravure printing using a gravure plate. That is, ink is stored in cells (concave portions) provided on the roll surface, and the ink is transferred to the barcode printing unit 5. The transfer may be directly transferred from the gravure plate to the white colored layer (direct formula), or may be transferred from the gravure plate to the rubber roll once with a rubber roll interposed therebetween, and transferred to the white colored layer 3. Good (offset type). In FIG. 2, the printing layer 5a is an ink layer (dry state) formed by transferring ink from a gravure plate. This ink layer is preferably a low light color layer (hereinafter simply referred to as a black colored layer) such as black, dark blue, dark brown, and dark green. In red and yellow, the contrast between white coloring and barcode is clearly defined. May be inadequate to wear. The ink layer (5a) is usually formed with a thickness of 0.5 μm to 2.0 μm, and the pigment content is usually about 10 to 40% by weight (preferably 20 to 40% by weight) in the ink layer based on the solid content. It is. The other printing unit 9 and the back surface printing unit 16 are also subjected to gravure printing with an arbitrary color as necessary.

  When printing the barcode portion 5, if printing flow direction and barcode line (bar) are printed in parallel, printing whisker generated by printing (whisker-like several millimeters extending from the printing portion) The line spacing of the barcode is rarely filled due to printing defects), doctor lines (streaky print defects generated in non-printed portions), blurring, and the like. However, when barcode lines (bars) are printed in a direction perpendicular to the printing direction, the above-mentioned printing defect causes problems such as the gap between the barcode lines being filled and the barcode not being accurately read. To do. For this solution, frame processing is applied to the gravure plate. By applying the frame processing, when the gravure plate part corresponding to the barcode part is scraped off with a doctor blade, the edge of the doctor blade is better cut, and printing defects such as whiskers, doctor streaks, and blurring during printing are eliminated. Therefore, the barcode reading accuracy can be improved.

  Next, the frame processing will be described in detail. FIG. 5 is a view showing a printing portion (dry ink layer) in the barcode portion 5, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are views of the surface of a gravure roll 61 (the whole is not shown) in FIG. It is a figure which shows the location 65 corresponding to a part. As described above, in the gravure plate, cells (concave portions) are arranged on the roll surface, and ink is stored in the cells, and the ink is transferred to the printing portion to form the ink layer 5a. In this case, as shown in FIG. 6, a linear groove 71 having a narrow width (about 5 to 20 μm) is provided at the edge so as to border the array of cells 62. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 7, the size of the cell 63 corresponding to the edge portion of the ink layer 5a is made smaller than the size of the cell 62 corresponding to the inside of the ink layer 5a. There are many types of frame processing, and the above two types of processing are some examples. In the case where the frame processing is not performed, at the edge portion of the ink layer, the ink in the fluidized state accumulated in the large sized cells at the time of printing protrudes from the intended range of the edge portion, and unevenness occurs at the edge portion as viewed in plan. By reducing the size of the cell at the edge or by providing a narrow linear groove at the edge, the amount of ink stored in the edge is adjusted and the cell pitch is short. It is possible to form an edge portion having a smooth contour close to.

  After the packaging sheet 10 is manufactured, whether or not the barcode portion 5 is printed with a frame-processed gravure plate depends on the ink layer 5a of the barcode portion 5 and the ink of the other printing portion 9 or the back surface printing portion 16. It can be specified by comparing the layer. Referring to FIG. 8, assuming that the nominal width in the plane of the ink layer of the printing portion is W, the average value of the protrusion width ΔW of the portion that exceeds 0.5 W from the center line of the ink layer is obtained. In the other printing part 9 or the back surface printing part, there may be no ink layer corresponding to the line of the barcode, but there is a linear part close to it, so if there is no linear ink layer, such an ink layer Measure the linear part. This protrusion width ΔW is measured at 10 or more locations on both sides of the center line within the field of view of the scanning electron microscope. Then, an average value of ΔW is obtained. Compared to the ΔW of the ink layer of the other printing part 9 and the back surface printing part, which was subjected to gravure printing without frame processing, that of the ink layer printed with the framed gravure plate of the barcode part was 10% Since it is smaller than this, it is possible to specify whether or not a frame-processed gravure plate is used.

  FIG. 9 is a view showing a state in which a press-through pack 50 is formed using the packaging sheet 10 of FIG. The packaging sheet 10 is used as a lid sheet, and the other storage sheet 30 to be bonded is composed of a pocket portion 30a and a flat portion 30b, and stores a tablet in the pocket portion 30a. In the state of the press-through pack shown in FIG. 9, the barcode portion 5 and other printing portions 9 of the packaging sheet shown in FIG. The packaging sheet and the storage sheet can be bonded using an appropriate adhesive, and for example, a polypropylene-based or vinyl chloride-based thermal adhesive can be used.

  According to the packaging sheet 10 described above, since the white colored layer 3 is disposed on the background of the barcode portion 5 including the black colored layer bar, the contrast between the barcode and the background can be increased. As a result, even a barcode that has been downsized and densified can be accurately read by a commercially available barcode reader.

Next, the result of verifying the effect of the example of the present invention by Example 1 will be described. In the present invention example, the white colored layer 3 is formed on the aluminum foil 1 (thickness: 20 μm, material: 8079 hard material), and the white colored layer 3 (containing 22 to 23 wt% of titanium oxide pigment based on solid content): Three kinds of barcode portions 5 having different barcode sizes were provided by gravure printing using a gravure plate subjected to frame processing on a thickness of 1.5 μm after drying. Also, the case where printing was performed in the direction along the line (bar) of the barcode (flow direction) and the case where printing was performed in the direction perpendicular to the line (vertical direction) were separated. These specimens were evaluated for readability by a bar code verifier described later. The specific structure of the packaging sheet of the test body is as follows.
(Example of the present invention): Overprint layer 13 / barcode portion 5 / white colored layer 3 / aluminum foil 1 / back surface printed portion 16 / thermal adhesive layer 17
Moreover, in the comparative example, the bar code part 5 from which the line | wire thickness differs was directly provided on the aluminum foil 1 without providing a white colored layer. Also in the case of the comparative example, the barcode portion was printed using a gravure plate subjected to frame processing.
(Comparative Example): Overprint layer 13 / barcode portion 5 / aluminum foil 1 / back surface printed portion 16 / thermal adhesive layer 17

For the black ink for barcodes, an ink layer (dried state) using a commercially available ink containing carbon black pigment (carbon black pigment content in solids (amount of pigment in dry state): 33% by weight) ) Has a thickness of about 1 μm to 2 μm. Weight per unit area of the ink layer after drying is about ^{1g / m 2 ~2g / m 2} . As the overprint layer (hereinafter referred to as OP layer) 13, a clear OP layer containing no matting agent and a matting OP layer containing a matting agent were used. The main component of the clear OP layer is a resin of nitrocellulose (or acrylic or epoxy). The thickness was about 1Myuemu～2myuemu, coating weight per unit area (weight after drying) was approximately ^{1g / m 2 ~2g / m 2} . The mat OP layer is the same as the clear OP layer except that the mat agent, which is an extender pigment such as silica, is contained in the OP layer in an amount of 3 wt% to 5 wt%. Thermal adhesive layer is formed of a thermally adhesive resin vinyl chloride (or polypropylene), weight after drying per unit area was about ^{3g / m 2 ~4g / m 2} .

  A TruCheck 401-RL manufactured by Munazo Co., Ltd. was used as a barcode verification machine (barcode readability evaluation device) for evaluating the readability of the barcode. Table 1 shows the readability evaluation results of the inventive examples A to F and the comparative examples G to R evaluated by the evaluation apparatus. Table 2 shows the evaluation point ranges (the American National Standards Institute = ANSI standard) of the evaluation classes (stages) in Table 1.

  According to Tables 1 and 2, in Comparative Examples G to R, the evaluation point of the first measurement of Comparative Example L is slightly 0.6, except that the bar direction is the print flow direction or the vertical direction. Regardless of the evaluation, all were 0.0 points, and the evaluation class (stage) was the lowest F class, with A as the highest class and F as the lowest class. On the other hand, in the example of the present invention, when the barcode size is small (when the barcode size is 0.169 mm / module), the evaluation class is the B class in both the print flow direction and the vertical direction. When the bar code size is larger than that, it is A class or B class, and the improvement of the readability of the bar code according to the present invention is obvious.

Next, the results of verifying the effects of the underlayer 2 (see FIG. 3) according to Example 2 will be described. In Invention Example S, the underlayer 2 is formed on the aluminum foil 1 (thickness: 20 μm, material: 8079 hard material), and the white colored layer 3 is formed on the underlayer, and the white colored layer 3 ( Bar code size (nominal 0.169 / module (line thickness: minimum 0.1 to maximum 0.81 mm, space) on titanium oxide pigment 22 to 23 wt% based on solid content: thickness 1.5 μm) : Minimum 0.2 to maximum 0.53 mm) barcode part 5 was provided by gravure printing using a gravure plate subjected to frame processing, in this Example 2, the direction along the bar code line (bar) Evaluation was made in the case of printing in the (flow direction), and the readability of these test specimens was evaluated by a bar code verifier to be described later. It is as follows.
(Invention Sample S): Overprint layer 13 / barcode portion 5 / white colored layer 3 / underlayer 2 / aluminum foil 1 / thermal adhesive layer 17
The white ink used for forming the white colored layer 3 was an ink containing a titanium oxide pigment (manufactured by T & K TOKA, matrix resin: polypropylene resin). For the underlayer 2, a polypropylene-based transparent resin manufactured by T & K TOKA Co., Ltd. was used. For black ink for bar code, commercially available carbon black pigment-containing ink (Dainippon Ink Chemical Co., Ltd .: carbon black pigment content in solids (amount of pigment in dry state): 33% by weight, The thickness of the ink layer (dried state) was formed to be about 1 μm to 2 μm using a matrix resin (nitrocellulose-based resin). Weight per unit area of the ink layer after drying is about ^{1g / m 2 ~2g / m 2} . As the overprint layer (hereinafter referred to as OP layer) 13, a clear OP layer (made by T & K TOKA Co., Ltd .: acrylic resin) containing no matting agent was used. The thickness was about 1Myuemu～2myuemu, coating weight per unit area (weight after drying) was approximately ^{1g / m 2 ~2g / m 2} . Thermal adhesive layer is formed of a thermally adhesive resin vinyl chloride, weight after drying per unit area was about ^{3g / m 2 ~4g / m 2} . Each layer was formed by a gravure roll coating method.

  In Invention Example T, Invention Example S was used except that Nitrocellulose-based translucent resin (containing about 4% by weight of silicon oxide) manufactured by Dainippon Ink & Chemicals, Inc. was used for the underlayer 2 of Invention Example S. A test specimen was prepared in the same manner.

  In Invention Example U, a test specimen was prepared in the same manner as in Invention Example S, except that the white colored layer 3 was formed directly on the aluminum foil without providing the base layer of Invention Example S.

In addition, as a comparative example (Comparative Example V), the barcode portion 5 was provided directly on the aluminum foil 1 without providing an underlayer or a white colored layer. A specimen was prepared in the same manner as in Invention Example S except that the underlayer and the white colored layer were not formed.
(Comparative Example V): Overprint layer 13 / barcode portion 5 / aluminum foil 1 / thermal adhesive layer 17

A TruCheck 401-RL manufactured by Munazo Co., Ltd. was used as a barcode verification machine (barcode readability evaluation device) for evaluating the readability of the barcode. The number of scans is 10, and EDGE (edge determination), RL / Rd (maximum reflectance / minimum reflectance), SC (symbol contrast, unit%), MinEC (minimum edge contrast, unit) defined by ANSI standards, etc. %), MOD (modulation, unit%), Def (defect, unit%), DCD (decoding), DEC (easy to decode, unit%), MinQZ (minimum quiet zone) Evaluation was made in an evaluation class (A, B, C, D, F, 5 levels: A is the highest quality) in accordance with the standard. Overall ANSI Grade is a comprehensive evaluation, and Tables 1 and 2 show this Overall
ANSI Grade is displayed. The measurement results in Example 2 are shown in Table 3.

  According to Table 3, the comparative example V is the lowest quality in the overall evaluation F, indicating that the barcode reading accuracy is poor. On the other hand, in the present invention example, the overall evaluation is A or B. In particular, the present invention examples S and T are the highest even when the barcode size is small (when the barcode size is 0.169 mm / module). It turns out that A of quality is shown. The improvement in bar code readability according to the present invention is evident.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

  Since the packaging sheet of the present invention can accurately read downsized and high-density barcodes using a commercially available barcode reader, it is expected to contribute to quality control in this field, It is especially useful for preventing drug mixup, managing expiration dates, and preventing counterfeiting.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Aluminum foil, 2 Undercoat layer, 3 White coloring layer, 5 Barcode part, 5a Ink layer of barcode part, 9 Other printing part, 10 Packaging sheet, 13 Overprint layer, 16 Back surface printing part, 17 Thermal bonding Layer, 20 white pigment, 30 storage sheet, 30a pocket part, 30b flat part, 50 press-through pack, 61 roll, 62 cell, 63 cell corresponding to ink layer edge part, gravure plate part corresponding to 65 part A, 71 A narrow groove bordering the cell array, a T-tablet.

Claims (7)

Aluminum foil,
A transparent or translucent underlayer that is a coating layer on at least one surface of the aluminum foil ;
A white colored layer provided on the underlayer ;
A barcode portion located on the white colored layer,
A packaging sheet for use in packaging medicines, foods or cosmetics . The packaging sheet according to claim 1, wherein the base layer is for increasing at least a symbol contrast (SC) value of reading of the barcode part . The packaging sheet according to claim 1, wherein the white colored layer contains 20 wt% to 30 wt% of a white pigment. The white colored layer, characterized in that provided on the aluminum foil per unit area ^{1.0g / m 2 ~4.0g / m 2} , according to any one of claims 1 to 3 Packaging sheet. The barcode unit uses a gravure plate, which is the frame processing, characterized in that it is printed, the packaging sheet according to any one of claims 1-4. The protruding width ΔW that protrudes beyond the nominal width from the center line of the ink layer of the barcode portion is 10% or more smaller than the protruding width ΔW of the ink layer of the other printed portion or the back printed portion. The packaging sheet according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein A transparent or translucent undercoat layer is provided on at least one surface of the aluminum foil by coating, and further a white colored layer is provided on the undercoat layer, and then a gravure plate subjected to frame treatment on the white colored layer. the bar code printing section provided Ru good, chemicals, characterized by the use of packaging for food or cosmetic method of wrapping sheet.

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