Hard cover product with concealed security device and method of manufacture

The present invention relates to a hardcover product. In particular, the present invention is a hardcover product with a hidden security device, a liner that is an intermediate product of the hardcover product, and a book having a back portion that hides the security device to facilitate the manufacture and use of the hardcover product. Regarding the manufacture of products and their hardcover book products.

In recent years, tracking of product inventory has become important. Commodity inventories represent a significant capital investment. In addition to cost factors, increasing demand for anti-theft, inventory verification and settlement, and just-in-time production, where producers can receive raw materials just before the product is produced, is driving inventory tracking. Increasing interest.

Various electronic and mechanical devices are provided for tracking and monitoring goods and their containers. These devices include sonic magnetic security strips and radio periodic wave security tags. These devices often have the form of tags, pods, labels, patches, etc., and have a sticky surface for attachment to the goods and their containers. These devices facilitate tracking and monitoring of goods and their containers. Security devices are typically attached to items that are particularly vulnerable to unloading or unauthorized removal from warehouses and shops. These security devices include recognizable sensors. One known type of security tag has a circuit that resonates in a preset recognition frequency range. The transmitter provides the electromagnetic energy that stimulates the circuit. Then, the receiver detects the external signal emitted from the resonating circuit. The transmitter and the receiver are installed at the detection location and are often out of retail facilities. As the product passes through the detection location, the activated sensor device is detected and the receiver signals an alarm. For products that are allowed to pass through the detection location (such as purchased products), the detection sensor cannot be activated by using another device prior to the passage. Other devices include RFID devices that transmit via digital signals. In some known RFID devices, the signal displays an individual identifier to track a particular container.

In many cases, large stores require product producers to have tracking and monitoring equipment built into the product container. And for small stores and small wholesalers, tracking and monitoring devices may not be built-in or installed. Under these circumstances, the goods can be offered with aftermarket tracking and monitoring equipment. For example, a tag for electronic research of a product is used by fixing the tag to a container with an adhesive back surface. The container is thereby subject to electronic inspection of the goods, but the adhesively attached tag experiences problems throughout its use. One of the important problems is that the tag on the outside of the container is easily peeled off. The peeling of the security tag avoids security and encourages unauthorized removal of goods from safe areas. On the other hand, peeling by the person who purchased the product also causes a problem. The product cover to which the security tag is attached may be torn or torn, thus damaging the product packaging.

Further, the packaging with the security tag or the packaging without the security tag due to peeling creates something that is annoying to the consumer's eyes. The security tag may also cover or obscure the decorative graphics and text on the packaging. As a result, the security device interferes with the printed graphics and other types of product covers, hindering or erasing the effect of the printed or stamped design on promoting the marketability of the product.

Also, importantly, attaching an electronic security tag to an assembly during the assembly stage leads to its production and handling problems. Problems in these production processes include mechanical problems in producing goods and the need to operate production equipment at a reduced production speed. The security tag sticks out of the surface of what it wears. This causes a gradual gradient or tilt with the newly stacked assembly when the assembly in the assembly stage is stacked high. For example, a hardcover book assembled using a packing machine receives an outer liner attached to the front and back covers. In such an assembly stage assembly, an inner liner is attached by a packing machine as a second step. Stacking sloped assemblies makes production and handling in the production process more difficult. In addition, as the donor pushes the assembly out of the hopper, for example due to processing and sticking of the inner liner, the protruding security tag may scratch the adjacent assembly.

We will provide libraries, etc. with a place to utilize hidden security devices that are of particular interest. Libraries typically have a large inventory of books, which are ready-to-carry products. Specialized books, valuable books, and similar books are vulnerable to unauthorized removal. In order to prevent such a problem of inventory loss, a sensor identification device is installed near the exit door. The recognition device responds to a sensor installed in the book. For books that have undergone the formal lending procedure, the sensor cannot be operated. If the sensor sends a signal to the recognition device, an alarm will sound. However, such a system of library sensors and recognition devices is retrofitted, and the sensors are also manually installed in the library. The book is held and unfolded by a cover, leaving a gap in its back. The gap is typically formed between the spine edge portion of the bundled pages forming the book and the cover. The sensor device is inserted into the opening path defined by the gap using a dedicated device. When the sensor device is installed, typically at the center of the spine, the book cover is closed together and the tool is pulled out, whereby the security device is placed in the spine. Often, the security device has an adhesive surface for attachment to the spine of a book. For books that do not create such a gap when the cover portion is opened, the security device must be installed on any one page, typically in the central portion of the book. This makes the sensor easy to peel off. Installation of the sensor device takes a great deal of time, and it is necessary to regularly check the book to see if the sensor device is in place. In addition, it is difficult to confirm the proper arrangement and fixation of the sensor device inside the back.

Thus, in the art, hardcover products with hidden tracking and monitoring security devices, coverboards of hidden security device intermediates for these hardcover products, and hidden in the back. There is a demand for hardcover books with tracking and monitoring security devices. The present invention is directed to such demand.

Outline of the invention A. Hardcover products and their manufacturing methods The present invention meets the demand in the art by providing a hardcover product having an outer liner attached to a main surface for a pair of seat members. The seat members are spaced apart to define the front and back covers of the hardcover product. One of the rigid sheet members defines a containment compartment for accommodating the security tag. The inner liner is layered on top of the pair of seat members to hide the security tags within the containment compartment. The gap between the pair of seat members and the facing front and back covers that move to fold each other define the back of the hardcover product.

As another aspect, the present invention (a) The process of forming a recess in the first sheet and (b) A step of attaching an outer liner to a second sheet arranged at a space so as to define a gap between the main surface of the first sheet and the surface, wherein the outer liner is attached. And the process that the second sheet defines the front cover and the back cover, respectively. (c) The process of arranging the security tag in the recess and (d) In the step of attaching the inner liner so as to overlap the first sheet and the second sheet, in the gap, the facing front cover and the back cover rotate toward each other on the gap. The process of defining the back Provided is a method for manufacturing the hardcover product including.

B. Intermediate laminated coverboards for hardcover products, and their manufacture In another aspect, the invention is an intermediate coverboard for a hardcover product, a primary sheet having a first thickness and facing flat surfaces, the selection of said sheet. It meets the demands in the art by providing intermediate coverboards for hardcover products that define a containment cavity in the recessed portion. The containment cavity accommodates a security device. Thereby, the cover board is suitable to be overlaid by a cover liner at the production stage of the hard cover product.

The present invention is a laminated cover board for a hardcover product, a primary sheet having a first thickness and a flat surface facing each other, with a containment cavity in a selected portion of the sheet. It is a primary sheet that defines the above, and the cavity provides a laminated cover board that houses a security device. A pair of opposing secondary sheets, each having a second thickness that is thinner than the first thickness, are laminated to the opposing flat surfaces of the primary sheet. Thereby, the security device is encapsulated between the laminated secondary sheets having a sufficient second thickness so that no trace of the security device's presence is visible on the surface. Will be done.

Further, the present invention is a method of assembling a laminated cover board of an intermediate, which is later used as a component of a hard cover product. (a) A primary sheet having flat surfaces facing each other and having a length and width exceeding the first thickness, the primary sheet defining an opening through a selected portion of the primary sheet. The process of providing a simple sheet and (b) A step of laminating the first outer sheet on the first facing flat surfaces to close the opening of the primary sheet. (c) A security device having a thickness not exceeding the thickness of most of the central sheet, the facing sides of which are substantially coplanar to each of the facing flat surfaces of the central sheet. The process of installing a security device that does not leave the area in the opening, and (d) Laminating a second outer sheet on a second facing flat surface, with no trace of the presence of the security device in it appearing on the facing surfaces defined by the outer sheet. Provided is a method of assembling a laminated cover board of an intermediate, including a step of forming a board. The resulting laminated coverboard can be advantageously used as a coverboard for a hardcover product having an outer cover and an inner cover without showing the traces of the enclosed security device.

C. Hardcover products with hidden security devices on the back As another aspect, the present invention is an outer liner and a pair of hardsheet members that are attached to the main surface of the outer liner and are spaced apart so as to define a back portion in between. The demand in the art by providing a hardcover book product comprising the pair of hardsheet members that are capable of collapsing with each other along the edges of the outer liner. It responds to. A security tag is attached to the back portion, and a main body portion is attached to the hard sheet member. The sensor enables tracking of the hardcover product by means of the security tag that responds to the remote recognition device.

The object, superiority and technical features of the present invention will be clarified by reading the following detailed description of the invention and the scope of claims with reference to the attached drawings.

A. Hardcover products and methods From this, the figure which shows the same part with the same number through a plurality of figures is referred to in more detail. FIG. 1 shows a hardcover product 10 having 12 outer liners, a pair of spaced sheets 14 and 16 and further covered by an inner liner 18. The outer liner 12 and the inner liner 18 may include graphics, text, and visual decoration, as in graphics 17. The sheets 14 and 16 (enclosed by the outer liner 12 and the inner liner 18) define a front cover and a back cover for the hardcover product. A pair of spaced grooves, or fold lines 20, allow the sheets 14 and 16 to fold each other to close the hardcover product 10. The gap 22 between the notches 20 forms the back or back of the closetable hardcover product 10. The security sensor 24 is attached with an adhesive to a selected location on the surface of the inner liner 18. The sensor extends on a plane defined by the inner liner 18. As shown in FIG. 2, this can lead to problems in the handling and production of the hardcover product 10 during the manufacturing process. The upwardly extending security sensor causes a portion of the product stack to be arranged in a slanted angle 26 rather than horizontally. This non-horizontal stacking makes handling in the work of each process more difficult.

FIG. 3 shows a hardcover product 30 of the invention in which the security sensor 24 is hidden inside an assembly that includes the outer liner 12, the sheets 14, 16 and the inner liner 18. FIG. 4 is an exploded end view of the hardcover product assembly shown in FIG. The recess 32 is formed in the sheet 14 by die cutting or the like in a packing operation for binding a typical book using a packing machine. The applicator device installs the security sensor 24 in the recess 32. On the outside of the assembly for the hardcover product 30, the outer liner 12 closes the recess 32, and on the opposite inside, the inner liner 18 closes the recess 32. Therefore, the inner liner 18 covers the security device 24 inside the hardcover product 30.

Regarding the thickness of the sheet 14 (indicated by a line 34 crossing between the main surfaces facing each other in FIG. 4), the degree to which the security device 24 is inside the recess 32 to form a recess with respect to the main surface. It is preferable that it is sufficient. The sheets 14 and 16 are cardboard sheets, fiberboard sheets, or other hard sheet materials, and are suitable for book covers, cases, or containers for other products.

In the specific example shown in the figure, the gap 22 defines a notch or a groove between the overlapping inner liner 12 and the outer liner 18. These notches and grooves define a rotating shaft or line on which the front and back covers bend from each other.

FIG. 5 shows another specific example of the present invention, the hardcover product 50. In this embodiment, a substantially flat radio frequency tag 52 is attached to the surface of the sheet 14a. The inner liner 18 is attached so as to be overlapped with respect to the sheets 14 and 16. In a specific example without the recess 32 shown in the figure, the inner liner 18 extends over the dorsal region. Therefore, the inner liner 18 is sealed so as to overlap the sheet-shaped security tag 52 and hide it. The security tag 52 can be perceived as a slight bulge, but does not compromise the effectiveness of the graphics or text drawn on the inner liner.

In the specific example shown in the figure, the hardcover product 50 is attached to an internal body such as a plastic disc holder that is configured to accommodate a compact disc or a DVD disc and is meshed and fitted face-to-face. However, the internal body may be a bundle of paper bonded for a book. Other shell-type devices for packaging small items, videotapes, books, ring binders and other items that define the internal body for the hardcover product are also the inner front and back covers. Can be attached advantageously. As an example, FIGS. 8A and 8B show a paper sheet binding assembly 61 containing printed matter for attachment to the hardcover product as a book. The coupling assembly 61 is attached to the back 22. In the specific example shown in FIG. 8A, the sheet-shaped security tag 52 is used, but in the specific example of FIG. 8B, the security tag 24 is used.

FIG. 6 shows the hardcover product 50 in which the outer liner 12 contains a display 62 such as a barcode or other product inventory number. In this specific example, the recess 32 for the security tag 24 (or the security tag 52 mounted on the sheet 14) is the display 62.<u style="single">Overlapping position</u>Is located in. In this way, the security tag detector disables the security tag when the hardcover product 30 is scanned at checkout and takes the product out of the store without triggering an alarm. Can be done.

FIG. 7 shows another embodiment hardcover product 70 having a triple ring binder assembly 72. In this embodiment, the sheet 14 accommodates one of the sheet-shaped security devices 52, but in another embodiment, the sheet defining the front cover (or back cover) includes the recess 32.

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of an assembly line 90 for producing the hardcover product of the present invention discussed above. The assembly line 90 includes a supply hopper 92 that houses a stack 93 of intermediate assemblies of the hardcover product. The packing machine 94 performs an operation of cutting a margin of a cardboard sheet sandwiched between the outer and inner liners and defining the front and back covers. The packing machine 94 (eg, a Colbus 232 type packing machine, or similar equipment) has a rotatable cylinder 91 with a die cutter 95 for cutting the recess 32 into strips. The intermediate assembly of the hardcover product includes the outer liner 12 attached to the sheets 14 and 16. A label applicator 96 (eg, LABELAIRE, or a similar device) receives the supply of the security tag 24 and individually places them in the recess 32 or on the sheet 14 (in the case of a sheet-like security tag). Deploy. In the operation of the assembly line in the first step of production, an intermediate assembly is made which is later returned to the hopper to attach the inner liner 18.

The assembly line 90 further includes an inner liner application station 97 that mounts the inner liner 18 on the main surface of the sheets 14 and 16 opposite to the outer liner 12. The adhesive station 98 includes an adhesive applicator 100 that applies the selected adhesive 101 to the inner liner 18. The casing applicator 102 includes a supply hopper 104 that holds a plurality of internal bodies or cases 103 such as the fitted shells 54 and 56. The metering device 106 serves to place one of the cases 103 on the back 22. The facing plows 108 guide the front and back covers so that the facing front and back covers rotate around each other to fold and close the hardcover product. The roller 110 presses the facing covers so as to close the hard cover product, and fits the case 103 to adhere to the adhesive. The completed, closed hardcover product is then housed in a stacker 112 for packaging.

Therefore, as a specific example, the manufacturing process is as follows: (a) An opening by die cutting in the board of the folded or paper-lined product prior to wrapping the hardcover product or laminating the paper surface on top. And; (b) the process of laminating or attaching the printed cover material to the board surface; (c) installing the security sensor bar in the opening formed by the die cutting. And; (d) lining the exposed side of the board with an inner liner of unprinted or unprinted sheet material. In this process, the security bar or device can be installed in the openings or cavities formed by the die cutting without obscuring the cover or the printed or printed material on the inner liner. At any position on the board of the hardcover product, it reduces manufacturing mechanical problems, resulting in cost savings, making it more difficult to remove the security tag without damaging the packaging or the goods themselves. Also makes it possible to install the security bar.

With respect to RFID security stickers, the present invention applies to selected locations on the board before and after making a case for a cover used in a hardcover product, and before overlaying the cover product with printed coverstock. By installing the sheet-shaped RFID sticker, a method and device for completely hiding the RFID security sticker are provided, thereby hiding the RIFD sticker so as to have lower visibility than competing products. By installing the RFID security device inside the product, the visibility on the surface is reduced without obscuring the printed or decorated product. Manufacturing problems are also reduced by the resulting cost savings. The hidden security device makes it difficult to remove the product or the package itself without significantly damaging it.

B. Intermediate laminated coverboards for hardcover products and their manufacture. The hardcover product 10 provides the closed and hidden security sensor 24, wherein the outer liner 12 and the inner liner 18 are on its outer surface and in it. It is easy to include traces indicating the existence of. These marks are slightly dented around the recess 32 of the outer liner 12 and the inner liner 18, or as a slight bulge around the recess, which is subtly noticeable by the edge of the recess. Define the boundary line with the peripheral surface of. In another aspect of the invention, as depicted in FIG. 10, the security sensor or device 32 is encapsulated in a hardcover product 122 assembled from an intermediate laminated coverboard 120. Provided is a laminated coverboard 120 of the intermediate in which no mark indicating the presence of the above appears on the surface. The hardcover product 122 includes the outer liner 12, the coverboard 124, a laminated coverboard 120 of the intermediate spaced apart from the outer liner 12, and the inner liner 18. The coverboard 124 and the laminated coverboard 120 of the intermediate overlaid by the outer liner 12 and the inner liner 18 are books, binders, disc packages, or products with similar internal bodies. It defines a front cover and a back cover for a hardcover product. The gap between the spaced coverboard 124 and the laminated coverboard 120 of the intermediate is the spine, the hard cover that the facing coverboards fold and close along the notches defined by the spine. Specifies the back of the cover product 122.

With reference to FIGS. 11 and 12, the laminated coverboard 120 of the intermediate (shown in the notched perspective and the exploded perspective in FIGS. 11 and 12, respectively) is useful for assembling the hardcover product 122. Used. The laminated coverboard 120 of the intermediate has a length and width of more than a first thickness of 136 and has a primary or central sheet 130 including opposite flat surfaces 132, 134. Further, the central sheet 130 defines an opening 138 that penetrates the central sheet. The opening 138 is a roller with a protruding die, and is formed by a die cutter such that the die rests on the cover board when the cover board passes through the roller portion on the conveyor. The opening 138 is formed at a selected location on the coverboard, whereby the outer liner 12, in particular, guides a security release device to the selected location, such as a scanner used at a store checkout counter. It can be printed with a display such as a barcode.

The security device 32 is housed in the opening 138. In the specific example shown, the security is provided on each of the opposite flat surfaces 132, 134 of the central sheet, as best shown in FIG. 13 as a cross-sectional view taken along line 13-13 in FIG. The thickness of the security device 32 does not substantially exceed the thickness of most of the central sheet 130 so that both sides of the device 32 are substantially coplanar.

The two facing outer sheets 142 and 144 are laminated to each of the facing flat surfaces 132 and 134 of the central sheet 130 using an adhesive. Each of the outer sheets 142, 144 has a second thickness, which is thinner than the first thickness 136. As a result, the outer sheets 142 and 144 enclose the security device 32 inside the opening 138 in a form sandwiched between the outer sheets. The thicknesses of the outer sheets 142 and 144 are sufficient so that no trace of the presence of the security device 32 appears on the surface of the laminated cover board 120 of the intermediate. Therefore, the security device 32 enclosed in the central sheet 130 is hidden from the superficial traces of its existence.

The central board 130 is a chipboard, a paste-like chipboard, cardboard, gray used for a cover board used for a spine of a book, a notebook pad or other similar products in the same manner as the external boards 142 and 144. Made from semi-rigid sheet material such as fiberboard and other similar materials.

With reference to FIGS. 11-13, the central board 130 and the external boards 142, 144 work together to form an intermediate that creates the laminated board 120, which is then used as a component of the hardcover product. The central sheet 130 is provided in the form of having the opening 138 penetrating the facing surfaces at a location selected by a die cutter or the like. Then, the outer sheet 144 is laminated on the flat surface 134 using an adhesive. As a result, one side of the opening 138 is closed. The security device 32 is installed in the opening 138. As shown in FIG. 13, the security device 32 has a thickness thinner than most of the thickness of the central sheet so as not to exceed substantially the same plane as the opposite flat surfaces 132 and 134 of the central sheet 130. It is preferable to have. The second outer sheet 142 is a board 130 laminated on the flat surface 132 and an intermediate laminated to enclose the security device 32, and the presence of the security device 32 in the board. Form a laminated board 130 of the intermediate, where no traces of the above appear on the facing surfaces defined by the outer sheet.

As an example, the central board 130 has a length of 7.5 inches, a width of 5.75 inches, and a thickness of 0.060 inches. The opening 138 is opened 1 inch from the top of the central board and is located laterally centered. Commercially available types of security devices have a thickness of approximately 0.056 inches. The outer boards 142, 144 are consistent in length and width with the central board and have a thickness of about 0.010 inches. Another specific example is the central board 130 in which one surface is exposed by using one external board having a thickness of about 0.020 inch, and the specific example of the present invention is cheaper. May be. Other specific examples are self-evident to those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field of making hardcover products.

Referring to FIG. 10, the laminated cover board 130 of the intermediate is the foldable hard cover in which the security device 32 is enclosed in a state where no trace indicating its existence is observed from the surface, as described above. Immediately assembled with the coverboard 124, the outer liner 12, and the inner liner 18 to form product 122.

FIG. 14 uses a sheet-like security device, such as the flat radio frequency tag 52, as another specific example, in which an intermediate is laminated with no trace of the presence of the security device appearing on the surface. The notched perspective view of the cover board 150 is shown. FIG. 15 shows an exploded cross-sectional side view of the laminated coverboard 150 of the intermediate defining the shallow recess 154. The recess 154 has a bottom surface and is formed by debossing the cover board. The recess 154 is formed by the protrusion compressing a selected portion of the coverboard such that the coverboard 152 passes between a roller having a protrusion and a pressure plate to form the recess 154. .. The recess 154 then accommodates one of the flat radio frequency tags 52. The depth of the recess 154 due to the debossing is almost the same as the thickness of the radio frequency tag 52, but the outer surface of the radio frequency tag 52 is generally sufficiently compressed so that the outer surface of the radio frequency tag 52 is the cover. It is coplanar or recessed with respect to the surface of the board 152 around the recess. The liner board 156 is glued over the radio frequency tag 52 so that it is barely visible, even if traces of the presence of the security device appear on the outer surface in the laminated structure. The radio frequency tag 52 in the recess is enclosed in the recess. With respect to FIG. 15, it is preferred that the security sensor (radio frequency tag 52) is completely concealed before the cover 12 and inner liner 18 are attached. The producer of a hardcover product (such as a book binder) with the intermediate cover board 150 not fitted with the laminated cover liner 156 for attachment of the binder containing the cover 12 and the liner 18. May be provided to. In this other embodiment having the recess 154, after the cover 12 is attached, the traces of the security tag can be made almost non-existent on the surface.

FIG. 16 shows an exploded perspective view of another specific example, the intermediate cover board 160, which houses the combination security device 166. The cover board 160 defines a groove 162 and a recess 164 next to it. The groove hole 162 is a die-cut penetrating the cover board 160, and the recess 164 is debossed in the same manner as described above. The combination security device 166 includes a backing sheet 168 comprising a sonic magnetic security bar 170 and a flat radio frequency tag 172. The peripheral portion of the combination security tag 166 contains an adhesive coating 173.

For purposes of illustration, in FIG. 16, the combination security tag 166 with the security bar 170 and the flat radio frequency tag 172 is located away from the coverboard 160. In the installed state, the combination security tag 166 is arranged toward the cover board 160, the security bar 170 is in the groove 162, and the flat sheet-shaped radio frequency tag 172 is in the recess 164, respectively. Be placed. The peripheral adhesive coating 173 secures the combination security tag 166 in place. Although not shown, with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12, the combination security tag 166 can be encapsulated by laminating the cover liner 142 onto the cover board 160, and in yet another embodiment, a pair. It can be seen that the facing coverboards 142 and 144 can be laminated on the facing surfaces of the coverboard 160. The specific example shown in FIG. 16 is usefully used in a facility having one or both of such security devices (for example, a store or a library). The intermediate coverboard 160, including the security device 166, is provided to producers of hardcover products for mounting the coverliner 12 and the inner liner 18. The resulting hardcover product has a smaller surface mark indicating the presence of a hidden and enclosed security device, or with the cover liners 142 and 144, a mark indicating the enclosed security device. It will be a product that cannot be observed at all. Producers of hardcover products can choose to have the coverliners 142, 144 or the intermediate coverboard containing the single layer.

FIG. 17 is a laminated multilayer board 320 including at least two layers of board stock materials 322 and 324, in which the security device 52 is sandwiched between the laminated boards and arranged at the position of the security device 52. It is a notched perspective view of the multilayer board 320 of the present invention including the mark 326. The board 320 may include the security device 24, but it is preferable to use the sheet-shaped security device 52 in the laminated multilayer board. The board 320 provides an intermediate product that is convenient for assembling hardcover products as described above. During the subsequent production process of packing books, such as when the board 320 is properly oriented to the position of the display 62 on the outer cover sheet 12, the intermediate product is placed on a packing machine or other device. For alignment, the board 320 includes the display mark 326 on the outer surface of the layer 322. In one embodiment, the board layers 322, 324 are 40-point chips that are glued together to form a substantially 80-point board, which is commonly used in bookbinding operations. It is a board.

FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram of a production process for manufacturing the laminated multilayer board 320 shown in FIG. Supply roll 330 provides a continuous supply of said first layer 322. The applicator 332 attaches the security device 52 from the supply 333 to the surface of the layer 322, while the marker 334 attaches the display mark 326 to the opposite surface of the layer 322. The security device is drawn with highlighted dimensions for illustrative purposes. The marker 334 moves from a rearward position to a marking position as the applicator 332 attaches the security device. The adhesive spray 336 communicates with the supply 338 and sprays the adhesive onto the surface of the layer 322. The second supply roll 340 provides a continuous supply of said second layer 324 that has passed through the appropriate guide roll 342. The crimp rollers 344 and 346 compress both the first and second layers 322 and 324 so as to sandwich the security device. The knife 348 periodically moves relative to the anvil 350 to separate the laminate board 320 from the continuous supply. The stacker 352 collects the detached board 320 for transport to a packaging or packing line.

C. Hardcover products with hidden security devices placed on the back FIG. 19 is an exploded perspective view of the hardcover book 230 having the outer liner 12 integrated with the spaced hardcover sheets 14 and 16. The edge portion around the outer liner 12 overlaps the outer edge portion of the sheets 14 and 16. The sheets 14 and 16 are attached to the inner surface of the outer liner 12 at intervals. This defines the gap 22 which is the back 232 or the back of the hardcover book 230. The security sensor 24 is adhesively attached to the inner liner surface within a selected location on the back portion 232. The book block 234, which is made up of an assembly of printed pages 236 for a book, is conventionally attached to the spine 22 and covers 14 and 16 of the book 230. The book block or body 234 includes a plurality of pages 236 and is integrally attached to a back portion 238 that defines the back or back of the book block 234 as before.

Referring to FIG. 19A, which shows a perspective cut-out view of the book 230 as viewed from the back, the front cover 12 includes a pre-printed barcode 240. The sensor device 24 is attached to the back 132 in an arrangement opposite to that of the barcode 240. This is a pricing scanner / sensor that reads the barcode for inventory management at the same time as the security device is disabled at the cashier or checkout point at the checkout point, in addition to its use for tracking the library in the library. Make it easy to use the deactivated device.

In the specific example depicted in FIG. 19, the sensor device 24 is attached to the inner surface of the outer cover 12. FIG. 20 is a perspective view of the hardcover book 246, which is a second specific example. In this specific example, the back 22 is defined by the spaced hard cover sheets 14 and 16 in the same manner as the back member 248. The back member 248 defines gaps 250 and 252 with respect to adjacent edges of the hard cover sheets 14 and 16, and closes the book 146 by folding the hard covers toward each other. The security device 24 is attached to the back member 248. In another embodiment, the back member 248 preferably includes a recess such as the recess 32 formed in the sheet 14 to accommodate the security device 24.

FIG. 21 is a perspective cut-out view from the back of the hardcover book 260, which is a third specific example, in which a sufficiently flat radio frequency tag 52 is provided before the book body is attached to the back 232. It is a figure attached to the spine 238 of the book block 234.

Referring to FIG. 19-21, the hardcover products 230, 246 and 260, respectively, have security devices such as the security sensor 24, the radio frequency tag 52, or other similar remote recognition sensor inside the back. Has a back part that hides and holds. As exemplified in these specific examples, the security device is placed on the inner surface of the back 232 facing the back 238 of the book block 234, on the back member 248 (or in a recess therein). ), Or simply placed on the back surface 238 of the book block 234. By adding a device for placing labels at the appropriate part of the production line, the hardcover product is easily made according to the conventional book binding process. Specific examples depicted in FIGS. 19 and 20 provide an apparatus for placing the label on a production line that assembles the cover for the hardcover product. A specific example depicted in FIG. 19 provides an example of attaching the security device to the back surface 238 of the book body in the step of attaching the book body to the cover in a conventional packing line.

The packing operation on the line involves fixing the book body to the cover, typically with an adhesive. The belt conveyor of the packing line carries the book block with its back facing up. To attach the fiberboard or kraft paper liner onto the spine, the rollers apply adhesive to the sheets and back of the first and last pages of the book block. In the specific example shown in FIG. 21, the label attaching device attaches the security device to the back surface by selecting before and after the liner of the fiberboard is attached on the back. The cover is overlaid on the book block 234 and the spine 22 holds the cover in an appropriate position with respect to the book block. The front and back covers move to positions where they come into contact with the adhesive on the inner surfaces of the sheets 14 and 16. A mounting device with a heat pressure plate sandwiches the cover and the assembly of the book block and closes the front and back of the book so that the adhesive cures. The assembled book products are stacked and packaged for shipping and storage.

This specification is a useful method for making a hardcover product integrated with a hidden security device, a laminated cover board thereof, and a hardcover product integrated with such a hidden security device. , And a hardcover product integrated with a security device hidden in the back, comprising steps necessary to make and use various specific examples. However, within the concept and scope of the invention, the structure of the hardcover product may be modified or modified in various ways and without departing from the scope of the invention described in the accompanying claims. It will be appreciated that the present invention can be modified or modified.

A. Hardcover products and their manufacturing methods<figref num="1">Top view of a hardcover product with a security device mounted on the outer surface</figref><figref num="2">End view of a stack of assemblies used to make the hardcover product shown in Figure 1.</figref><figref num="3">Top view of a hardcover product with a hidden security device, which is a specific example of the present invention.</figref><figref num="4">An exploded sectional view of the hardcover product assembly shown in Figure 3.</figref><figref num="5">Top view of a hardcover product which is another specific example of the present invention.</figref><figref num="6">Perspective view of a hardcover product showing the features of the present invention</figref><figref num="7">A perspective view of a hard cover product, which is another specific example of the present invention.</figref><figref num="8A">An exploded perspective view of a hardcover product with an assembly that is a bundle of paper for books</figref><figref num="8B">An exploded perspective view of a hardcover product with an assembly that is a bundle of paper for books</figref><figref num="9">Schematic diagram showing an assembly line for making a hardcover product of the present invention B. An intermediate laminated coverboard for a hardcover product, and its manufacture.</figref><figref num="10">Top view of the hard cover product of the present invention, which has a laminated cover board of an intermediate in which a security device is enclosed.</figref><figref num="11">Notched perspective view of the laminated coverboard of the intermediate shown in FIG.</figref><figref num="12">An exploded perspective view of the laminated cover board of the intermediate shown in FIG.</figref><figref num="13">Sectional view of the laminated cover board of the intermediate shown in FIG. 10 cut by the line represented by No. 13.</figref><figref num="14">Another specific example of the laminated cover board of the present invention, which is a perspective view of the cover board using the sheet type security device.</figref><figref num="15">A cross-sectional view of a laminated cover board of an intermediate, which is another specific example shown in FIG.</figref><figref num="16">An exploded perspective view of a cover board in which an intermediate laminated, which is another specific example of the present invention, is characterized by a combination of a pair of security devices.</figref><figref num="17">A notched perspective view of the multilayer laminated board of the present invention having a security device sandwiched between the boards and a mark indicating the position of the security device.</figref><figref num="18">Schematic diagram showing the production process of a multi-layer laminated board shown in Figure C. Hardcover product with a hidden security device on the back.</figref><figref num="19">An exploded perspective view of a heart cover book having a security device in the back portion of the present invention.</figref><figref num="19A">A cut-out view of the rear perspective part of the hardcover book shown in Fig. 19.</figref><figref num="20">An exploded perspective view of a heart cover book having a security device in the back portion, which is a second specific example of the present invention.</figref><figref num="21">A perspective cut-back rear view of a heart cover book having a security device in the back portion, which is a third specific example of the present invention.</figref>