Patent ID: 8038069
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: G06K,G07G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for producing RFID labels comprising: a housing forming a shell of the apparatus; a cartridge holder configured to receive a cartridge, wherein the cartridge is configured to removably attach to the cartridge holder and is configured to supply a tag tape provided with an RFID circuit element having an IC circuit part configured to store information and a tag antenna configured to transmit and receive information; a feeding device configured to feed said tag tape supplied from said cartridge; a printing device configured to perform printing on said tag tape or on a print-receiving type bonded to said tag tape; a cutting device positioned on a feeding path of said tag tape and configured to cut the applied tag tape; a producing antenna configured to transmit and receive information to and from said RFID circuit element of said tag tape in a communication area inside said housing; an acquiring antenna configure to transmit and receive information to and from said RFID circuit element of said tag tape in a communication area outside said housing; and a first shielding member configured to shield or attenuate an electromagnetic wave, wherein said cartridge holder, said printing device, and said acquiring antenna are positioned in a first area at an upstream side of said feeding path inside said housing, and said cartridge holder, said printing device and said acquiring antenna are arranged in this order along a particular direction substantially perpendicular to said feeding path, wherein said cutting device, said producing antenna, and said first shielding member are positioned in a second area at a downstream side of said feeding path inside said housing, and said cutting device, said producing antenna, and said first shielding member are arranged in this order along the particular direction, and wherein said first shielding member is arranged to divide said second area into a side of said producing antenna and a side of said acquiring antenna.