JP5390872B2 - envelope - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a sending body using an envelope, and more particularly, to a sending body that can be used not only for outgoing mail but also for replying.

  Conventionally, when a document such as a printed matter or a letter is sent, an envelope that encloses the document or the letter is used. Such an envelope has a bag-shaped envelope body composed of two sheets and has a sealing lid piece connected to one of the two sheets. After the contents such as documents and letters are enclosed, the sealing lid is folded and sealed.

  In recent years, such envelopes have been used to send and return CDs and DVDs. When sending and returning CDs and DVDs using an envelope, the recipient address information indicating the delivery destination is displayed on the envelope, and the reply destination address information indicating the return destination is not visible from the outside when sending the envelope. Must be displayed. Therefore, the destination address information is displayed on the front side of the sheet constituting the envelope, and the reply destination address information is displayed on the back side of the sheet constituting the envelope, and the envelope is turned over at the shipping destination such as a CD or DVD and returned. A reciprocating envelope sheet that can be used as an envelope is conceivable (see, for example, Patent Document 1). However, in the above-described reciprocating envelope sheet, it is necessary to open and turn the envelope at a shipping destination such as a CD or DVD, which is troublesome.

  Here, a destination sheet in which the destination address information indicating the shipping destination such as a CD or DVD is displayed on one side and the return destination address information indicating the return destination such as a CD or DVD is displayed on the other side is displayed on the window. Enclosed with a CD or DVD so that the destination address information is displayed on the envelope with the CD, DVD, etc. After that, when returning the CD or DVD etc. at the shipping destination such as CD or DVD, turn over the destination sheet and reply If it is enclosed and shipped together with a CD or DVD so that the destination information appears from the window, the CD or DVD is returned using the envelope in which the CD or DVD has been enclosed without opening the envelope. Will be able to.

JP 2006-282215 A

  However, as described above, the destination sheet in which the destination address information indicating the shipping destination such as a CD or DVD is displayed on one side, and the reply destination information indicating the return destination such as a CD or DVD is displayed on the other side. When using this, there is a risk that the front and back will be mistaken when enclosing this destination sheet in the envelope, and if the front and back are improperly enclosed in the envelope, the shipment enclosed in the envelope will not reach the destination, or There is a problem that it will not be returned to the return destination. Further, there is a problem that even if the destination sheet is lost at the destination of the delivery, the delivery cannot be returned to the return destination.

  Further, in order to reliably display the outgoing credit destination information and the reply destination information displayed on the destination sheet from the window portion of the envelope, it is preferable to make the size of the envelope and the size of the destination sheet as large as possible. However, in that case, there is a problem that when the destination sheet is sealed again in the envelope at the destination of the delivery, the destination sheet is difficult to be sealed, which is troublesome.

The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the prior art as described above, and is an envelope that can be reliably sent to a destination and a return destination without taking time and effort at the destination. The purpose is to provide.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides:
A storage area in which a front piece and a rear piece connected on one side via a fold are attached to two sides adjacent to the fold so that the side opposite to the fold is an opening. Is an envelope formed,
The storage area is formed by attaching the front piece and the rear piece at a sticking portion provided in parallel between the two sides between the first side and the second side. Separated from the storage part,
The first storage unit is capable of storing sent items,
The second storage unit can store the destination sheet on which the outgoing credit destination information is displayed,
The front piece includes a window portion in which the destination address information is displayed when the destination sheet is stored in the second storage portion in a region serving as the second storage portion,
In the rear piece, reply destination information is displayed in an area facing the window.

  In the present invention configured as described above, at the time of outgoing mail, the sent article is stored in the first storage section of the envelope, and the destination sheet displaying the outgoing credit destination information is stored in the second storage section of the envelope. To do. Then, since the second storage unit is provided with a window for displaying the destination address information when the destination sheet is stored, the destination address information displayed on the destination sheet can be visually recognized from the outside. In this state, the delivery is sent to the destination according to the destination information. When returning this sending body from the transmission destination of the sent matter, the destination sheet is taken out from the second storage unit. The second storage portion is provided with a window portion for displaying the trusted address information when the destination sheet is stored, and the reply destination information is displayed in the area facing the window portion. Therefore, when the destination sheet is taken out from the second storage unit, the reply destination information is visible from the window, and the sending body is sent to the reply destination according to the reply destination information.

  In this way, when returning this sending body at the sending destination of the sent matter, it is only necessary to take out the destination sheet stored in the second storage unit, so that there is no trouble in replying at the outgoing mail destination, Further, when replying, the reply destination information is reliably visible from the window.

  As described above, in the present invention, a sending body having an envelope having a first storage unit for storing a delivery and a destination sheet on which outgoing address information is displayed, the envelope being the destination sheet And a second storage unit in which reply destination information is displayed in an area opposite to the window unit, when the destination sheet is stored. Because of the configuration, the outgoing address information displayed on the destination sheet can be viewed from the window at the time of outgoing mail. Also, when returning the sender at the destination of the sent item, it is stored in the second storage unit. The reply destination information can be visually recognized from the window simply by taking out the destination sheet, so that it can be reliably sent to the destination and the reply destination without taking time and effort at the destination.

It is a figure which shows one Embodiment of the sending body using the envelope of this invention, (a) is the surface figure in the state which is not sealed, (b) is AA 'sectional drawing shown to (a), (C) is a sectional view taken along line BB ′ shown in (a), (d) is a diagram showing an internal configuration, and (e) is a diagram showing a configuration of the destination sheet shown in (a). It is a figure which shows an example of the delivery sent by the sending body shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the usage method when the CD shown in FIG. 2 is sent by the sending body shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the usage method in the case of returning CD shown in FIG. 2 by the sending body shown in FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a view showing an embodiment of a sending body using an envelope of the present invention, in which (a) is a surface view in a state where the envelope is not sealed, and (b) is an AA shown in (a). 'Cross sectional view, (c) is a sectional view taken along line BB' shown in (a), (d) is a diagram showing an internal configuration, and (e) is a diagram showing a configuration of the destination sheet 30 shown in (a). It is.

  As shown in FIG. 1, this embodiment includes an envelope 10 and a destination sheet 30 stored in the envelope 10.

  The envelope 10 is made of paper or a film material, and is composed of a front piece 11 and a rear piece 12 that are connected to each other through one side of the fold 13a, and made of paper or film material, and is opposite to the fold 13a of the front piece 11. It is comprised from the flap part 20 connected with the front piece 11 via the folding part 13b provided in the edge | side, and it is folded in the folding part 13a so that the front piece 11 and the rear piece 12 may mutually oppose The two sides adjacent to the folded portion 13a are adhered to each other by the adhesive 16, thereby forming a bag shape in which the side opposite to the folded portion 13a is an opening for enclosing the enclosed material. .

  The front piece 11 and the rear piece 12 are attached to each other by the adhesive 16 applied in parallel to the two sides adjacent to the folded portion 13a, in addition to the two sides adjacent to the folded portion 13a. The inside of the envelope 10 is separated into a first storage portion 15a and a second storage portion 15b, each of which communicates with the opening described above. The storage unit 15 a is used to store a delivery to be sent using the sending body 1, and the storage unit 15 b can store the destination sheet 30. The front piece 11 is provided with windows 14a and 14b that allow the inside of the envelope 10 to be visually recognized from the outside in the regions to be the storage portions 15a and 15b, respectively. Further, in the area facing the window 14b of the rear piece 12, reply destination address information 17 indicating the address and name of the reply destination when the sender 1 is returned is displayed.

  The flap portion 20 includes a reply flap portion 21 connected to the front piece 11 via the folding portion 13b, and an outgoing credit flap portion 22 connected on the side opposite to the folding portion 13b of the reply flap portion 21. The reply flap portion 21 and the outgoing credit flap portion 22 can be separated by a zipper portion 23. Each of the reply flap portion 21 and the forward flap portion 22 is coated with an adhesive 24 on the surface facing the rear piece 12 when the flap portion 20 is folded at the folding portion 13b. The release paper 25 is pasted by 24 so as to be peelable.

  The address sheet 30 is encapsulated in an envelope 10, an address information 31 indicating the address and name of the address when the address body 1 is sent, a bar code 32 serving as an identification code for identifying the address body 1, and an envelope 10. When the destination sheet 30 is stored in the storage unit 15b, the outgoing credit destination information 31 and the barcode 32 are displayed from the window 14b of the envelope 10 when the destination sheet 30 is stored in the storage unit 15b. It comes to put out.

  Below, the usage method of the sending body 1 comprised as mentioned above is demonstrated.

  First, a description will be given of the items sent by the sending body 1 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a delivery sent by the sending body 1 shown in FIG.

  As a delivery sent by the sending body 1 shown in FIG. 1, for example, a CD 40 enclosed in a film bag 41 as shown in FIG. The CD 40 is enclosed in a square film bag 41 having a side length substantially equal to the diameter of the CD 40, and stored in the storage portion 15a of the envelope 1 shown in FIG. A label 42 on which a barcode 43 is displayed is attached to the film bag 41 in which the CD 40 is enclosed. The barcode 43 is the same as the barcode 32 displayed on the destination sheet 30 of the sending body 1 in which the CD 40 is stored in the storage portion 15 a of the envelope 1.

  Hereinafter, a method of sending and returning the CD 40 using the sending body 1 shown in FIG. 1 when the CD 40 is rented will be described as a method of use when sending the CD 40 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a usage method when the CD 40 shown in FIG. 2 is sent by the sending body 1 shown in FIG.

  When the CD 40 shown in FIG. 2 is sent by the sending body 1 shown in FIG. 1, first, the CD 40 enclosed in the film bag 41 is stored in the storage unit 15a of the envelope 10 as shown in FIG. At the same time, the destination sheet 30 is stored in the storage portion 15b of the envelope 10, and then the release paper 25 is peeled from the outgoing credit flap portion 22 as shown in FIG.

  When the release paper 25 is peeled from the outgoing credit flap portion 22, the adhesive 24 is exposed on one surface of the outgoing credit flap portion 22, as shown in FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 3 (d), the flap portion 20 is folded at the folding portion 13b, and the outward flap portion 22 is adhered to the rear piece 12 by the adhesive 24 applied to the outward flap portion 22. 10 is sealed.

  When the front sheet 11 of the envelope 10 is provided with a window portion 14b that allows the inside of the envelope 10 to be visually recognized from the outside in a region that becomes the storage portion 15b, the destination sheet 30 is stored in the storage portion 15b. As shown in FIG. 3 (e), since the trusted address information 31 displayed on the address sheet 30 can be visually recognized through the window portion 14b, the CD 40 is stored according to the trusted address information 31. The sending body 1 is surely sent to the destination. Further, the barcode 32 displayed on the destination sheet 30 is visible from the window portion 14b, and the barcode 43 displayed on the label 42 attached to the film bag 41 in which the CD 40 is sealed is the front piece 11. Since it can be visually recognized from the outside through the window portion 14a, the sending body 1 is sent to the sending body 1 in which the destination sheet 30 is stored by collating these two barcodes 32 and 43. Whether or not the CD 40 is stored can be confirmed. As described above, the barcodes 32 and 43 may be the same as those capable of identifying the sending body 1, but their correspondence is managed as being different from each other, and the two barcodes are used. When the codes 32 and 43 are read, it is confirmed whether or not the combination matches the managed association, whereby the CD 40 sent by the sending body 1 to the sending body 1 in which the destination sheet 30 is stored. It is also possible to check whether the is stored.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a usage method when the CD 40 shown in FIG. 2 is returned by the sending body 1 shown in FIG.

  After the sending body 1 enclosing the CD 40 is delivered to the destination, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), the return flap 21 and the outgoing flap 22 are separated by breaking the zipper 23. . Then, although the forward credit flap portion 22 is adhered to the rear piece 12 by the adhesive 24, the reply flap portion 21 has a rear face because the release paper 25 is adhered to the surface facing the rear piece 12. Since it is not stuck to the piece 12, as shown in FIG.4 (b), the flap part 21 for reply can be opened and the envelope 10 can be opened.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 4C, the CD 40 enclosed in the film bag 41 and the destination sheet 30 are taken out from the opened envelope 10. As described above, regarding the rental of the CD 40, the usage sheet information 33 including the return date, the list of the rented CD 40, the quantity, the amount, etc. is displayed on the destination sheet 30. A user who rents the CD 40 takes out the CD 40 from the envelope 10 and takes out the destination sheet 30 in order to view the usage details information 33.

  When the destination sheet 30 is taken out from the envelope 10, the rear surface piece 12 of the envelope 10 is visible through the window portion 14 b provided on the front surface piece 11 of the envelope 10, but the rear surface piece 12 includes the window portion 14 b. Since the address and name of the reply destination when the sender 1 is sent back, that is, the reply destination information 17 indicating the return destination of the rented CD 40, is displayed in the area opposite to FIG. As described above, the reply destination information 17 is in a state visible through the window 14b.

  Thereafter, when returning the rented CD 40, first, as shown in FIG. 4 (e), the CD 40 is stored in the storage portion 15a of the envelope 10 in a state of being enclosed in the film bag 41, and shown in FIG. 4 (f). In this manner, the release paper 25 is peeled from the reply flap 21.

  When the release paper 25 is peeled from the reply flap 21, the adhesive 24 appears on one surface of the reply flap 22 as shown in FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 4 (h), the flap portion 20 is folded at the folding portion 13b, the reply flap portion 21 is adhered to the rear piece 12 by the adhesive 24 applied to the reply flap portion 21, and an envelope is formed. 10 is sealed.

  The front piece 11 of the envelope 10 is provided with a window portion 14b that allows the inside of the envelope 10 to be visually recognized from the outside in a region serving as a storage portion 15b. The rear piece 12 of the envelope 10 has a window portion. Since the reply destination information 17 is displayed in the area facing 14b, when the destination sheet 30 is removed from the storage unit 15b, the reply destination information 17 is displayed in the window as shown in FIG. Visible through the part 14b.

  The sending body 1 sealed in this way is delivered to the return destination of the CD 40 in accordance with the reply destination information 17 that has become visible through the window 14b.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when the CD 40 is returned using the delivery body 1 at the destination of the CD 40, it is only necessary to take out the destination sheet 30 stored in the storage unit 15b of the envelope 10, so the CD 40 is returned. There is no need for a sheet on which destination information indicating the destination is displayed, so that there is no trouble in replying at the destination of the CD 40, and when the CD 40 is returned, a reply destination indicating the return destination is returned. The information 17 is surely visible from the window 14b.

  Further, since the envelope 10 is separated into a storage portion 15a for storing the CD 40 and a storage portion 15b for storing the destination sheet 30, the shape of the storage portion 15a is changed to a film bag in which the CD 40 is enclosed. If it is almost the same as 41, the CD 40 stored in the storage unit 15a is not blown in the storage unit 15a, and the CD 40 is placed on the destination sheet 30 stored in the storage unit 15b at the time of outgoing communication. The overlapping destination information 31 displayed on the destination sheet 30 does not disappear from overlapping.

  In this embodiment, the reply flap portion 21 and the forward flap portion 22 are detachably connected via the zipper portion 23, but these are connected via a separation means such as a perforation or a tear tape. What is necessary is just to set it as the structure connected so that separation was possible.

  Further, in this embodiment, the flap portion 20 is connected so that the reply flap portion 21 and the forward credit flap portion 22 can be separated by the zipper portion 23, and each of the reply flap portion 21 and the forward credit flap portion 22 is connected. The envelope 10 can be reused by applying the adhesive 24 to the reply flap portion 21 and attaching the release paper 25 to the reply flap portion 21 with the adhesive 24 so as to be peelable. As an adhesive structure for adhering the forward credit flap portion 22 to the rear piece 12, an adhesive and a release agent are alternately arranged in the flap portion 20 and the rear piece 12 in an alternating manner, or after peeling Adopting a film substrate that can be re-adhered, or using an adhesive that can only be self-adhered, the flap portion 20 and the rear piece 12 can be peeled off and peeled off. It is conceivable to re-adhering of the possible configurations.

  Moreover, in this form mentioned above, the adhesive 24 is apply | coated to the outward credit flap part 22, and the release paper 25 is stuck on the surface to which this adhesive 24 was apply | coated so that peeling is possible. It is good also as a structure which apply | coats a re-wet paste to the surface where 22 adhesives 24 were apply | coated.

  In this embodiment, the front piece 11 and the rear piece 12 are folded at the folding portion 13a so as to face each other, and two sides adjacent to the folding portion 13a are attached to each other as an example. As described above, the front piece 11 and the rear piece 12 are each formed of a single piece, and the three sides are attached to each other, or the front piece 11 and the rear piece 12 are folded so as to face each other. The structure may be such that at least one of the front piece 11 and the rear piece 12 is folded at the two sides adjacent to the folded portion 13a and the folded portion is attached to the other at the two sides adjacent to the folded portion 13a. .

  Further, in the present embodiment, the CD 40 enclosed in the film bag 41 as shown in FIG. 2 is described as an example of a delivery sent by the sending body 1, but the sending sent by the sending body 1 is described. The material is not limited to this, and a disc-like disk on which information such as music and video such as CD and DVD is recorded can be considered. May be.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sending body 10 Envelope 11 Front piece 12 Rear piece 13a, 13b Folding part 14a, 14b Window part 15a, 15b Storage part 16,24 Adhesive 17 Reply destination information 20 Flap part 21 Reply flap part 22 Outgoing flap part 23 Zipper part 25 Release paper 30 Destination sheet 31 Outbound credit destination information 32, 43 Bar code 33 Usage details information 40 CD
41 Film bag 42 Label

Claims (1)

  A storage area in which a front piece and a rear piece connected on one side via a fold are attached to two sides adjacent to the fold so that the side opposite to the fold is an opening. Is an envelope formed,
  The storage area is formed by attaching the front piece and the rear piece at a sticking portion provided in parallel between the two sides between the first side and the second side. Separated from the storage part,
  The first storage unit is capable of storing sent items,
  The second storage unit can store the destination sheet on which the outgoing credit destination information is displayed,
  The front piece includes a window portion in which the destination address information is displayed when the destination sheet is stored in the second storage portion in a region serving as the second storage portion,
  The rear piece is an envelope in which reply destination information is displayed in a region facing the window.

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