EP0119412A1 - Postal dispatch envelope unit, and method of manufacturing it - Google Patents

Postal dispatch envelope unit, and method of manufacturing it Download PDF

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EP0119412A1
EP0119412A1 EP84100887A EP84100887A EP0119412A1 EP 0119412 A1 EP0119412 A1 EP 0119412A1 EP 84100887 A EP84100887 A EP 84100887A EP 84100887 A EP84100887 A EP 84100887A EP 0119412 A1 EP0119412 A1 EP 0119412A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D73/00—Packages comprising articles attached to cards, sheets or webs
    • B65D73/0007—Packages comprising articles attached to cards, sheets or webs the articles being attached to the plane surface of a single card
    • B65D73/0014—Packages comprising articles attached to cards, sheets or webs the articles being attached to the plane surface of a single card by means of separate fixing elements, e.g. clips, clamps, bands
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B11/00—Wrapping, e.g. partially or wholly enclosing, articles or quantities of material, in strips, sheets or blanks, of flexible material
    • B65B11/50—Enclosing articles, or quantities of material, by disposing contents between two sheets, e.g. pocketed sheets, and securing their opposed free margins
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B9/00—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, e.g. liquids or semiliquids, in flat, folded, or tubular webs of flexible sheet material; Subdividing filled flexible tubes to form packages
    • B65B9/02—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material between opposed webs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D73/00—Packages comprising articles attached to cards, sheets or webs
    • B65D73/0007—Packages comprising articles attached to cards, sheets or webs the articles being attached to the plane surface of a single card
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/28—Articles or materials wholly enclosed in composite wrappers, i.e. wrappers formed by associating or interconnecting two or more sheets or blanks
    • B65D75/30—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding

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  • the invention relates to a letter unit for mailing in envelopes, consisting of a carrier sheet, the dimensions of which are matched to the envelope and a plastic card attached to the carrier sheet, such as a credit, check or identification card, which covers only part of the surface of the carrier sheet .
  • the invention also relates to a method for producing such a letter unit.
  • This packaging method requires relatively stiff, coated and air-permeable cardboard underlays.
  • the articles to be packaged are placed artonunterlagen to the K and covered with a thermoplastic film, for example hard PVC or cellulose acetate.
  • the film section is then heated by hot air or radiant heating and the cardboard base is pressed slightly against the heated film from below by stamps.
  • a vacuum acting through the porous base sucks in the film, which wraps itself tightly around the object to be packaged and, at the same time, is heat-sealed to the base.
  • the known method is not applicable in the present case if only because the relatively stiff cardboard underlays required would increase the postage costs considerably. Furthermore, the plastic cards used would be damaged by the heat treatment.
  • plastic cards are primarily to be understood to mean those identification cards which correspond to DIN 9781 - part 1 or ISO standard 2894. Such cards have a length of about 85mm, a height of 54mm and a thickness of 0.76mm.
  • the cards generally consist of a plurality of plastic layers laminated together, it being possible for one or more of the intermediate layers to be formed from paper, preferably a printed security paper.
  • plastic cards which have a stiffness, thickness and size like the cards above.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of providing a packaging or a method for packaging plastic cards which can pass through the known automatic sorting and franking machines without problems in corresponding envelopes.
  • the weight of the packaging should be low in terms of postage and the plastic card should be arranged on the front of an unfolded carrier sheet for cost reasons and reasons of advertising effectiveness.
  • this object is achieved by the in Character of the main claim specified features solved. It is based on the knowledge that it is of crucial importance to conceal the sharp edges of the plastic card by means of a self-adhesive plastic film which is correspondingly placed over the card. A type of ramp or inclined plane is thereby formed which, when the letter unit passes through the sorting or franking machines, prevents the free edges of the plastic card from bumping into corresponding machine parts, so that there is practically no risk of damage to the envelope.
  • the letter unit according to the invention is particularly advantageous in the case of so-called embossed cards, ie cards in which the embossed areas are used as a printing block.
  • the plastic foil covering the embossing smoothes out the raised areas and compensates for the relief-like contour, so that it is possible, for example, to transport the enveloped letter unit through nips without the embossing being pressed through the envelope.
  • the plastic cards carry a magnetic track and / or a signature strip
  • they are arranged on the carrier sheet so that the magnetic track and signature strips come to rest on the unprepared carrier sheet so that the self-adhesive film cannot damage or contaminate these areas.
  • the letter unit can be used particularly advantageously when the card bears the user's postal address.
  • the card is then arranged on the carrier sheet such that it can be read through the window after being inserted into a corresponding window envelope. A separate, ie individual printing of the carrier sheet can thus be omitted.
  • the plastic film with which the card is attached to the carrier sheet must be transparent.
  • the method according to the invention is the subject of further subclaims. It has the particular advantage that it is much faster than known methods, in which either a complicated and time-consuming insertion of the card into corresponding pocket slots or in which the carrier sheet has to be glued before the cards are stuck on.
  • the method according to the invention is structurally easy to implement, since the cards are simply glued onto the endless self-adhesive film fed from a roll, where they are fixed in position, so that separate transport means and positioning aids can be omitted.
  • the letter unit consists of a carrier sheet 10, a plastic card 12 placed on the carrier sheet and a portion of a self-adhesive plastic film 14 covering the plastic card 12.
  • the plastic film 14 overlaps the card 12 on all sides , the film being glued directly to the carrier sheet 10 in the overlap area and to the card 12 in the area thereof. It is obvious that the size of the section of the plastic film must be chosen so that the area of the overlap area is sufficient to securely attach the card to the carrier sheet.
  • Fig. 1 the ramps 16 are clearly visible, which prevent the side edges of the actual card 12 from hitting corresponding machine parts and counter edges.
  • the double arrow in FIG. 1 indicates the direction of transport of the inserted letter unit in automatic sorting and franking machines. It is crucial that the ramps 16 cover or conceal those edges that are transverse to the transport direction of the inserted letter unit.
  • the longitudinal edges, i.e. those edges of the card that are parallel to the transport direction of the inserted letter unit do not have to be covered by ramps 16 in every case. In the case shown in FIG. 2, however, all four edges are covered, which, as will be discussed later, is particularly simple in terms of manufacture.
  • the carrier sheet 10 is preferably a paper sheet which is as thin or light as possible for cost reasons.
  • the possibility of making the carrier sheet relatively thin is understandably a particular advantage of the method according to the invention, known methods such as skin packaging or insertion pockets in the carrier require cardboard-like documents from the outset.
  • the self-adhesive film 14 is commercially available, it is sold under the trade names Tesa adhesive tape, Scotchtape etc. Their thickness and tear or tensile strength must of course be matched to the thickness of the plastic card to be stuck on. If the film becomes too thin, the ramps 16 that are essential to the invention are not formed.
  • Fig. 1 be arranged on the upper side, so that the film 14 covers this embossing and thus smoothes or compensates.
  • the plastic card 12 is equipped with a magnetic track and / or a signature strip, these would be on the side of the carrier sheet 10 so that they do not come into contact with the adhesive film.
  • a particularly economical letter unit is achieved when the plastic cards show the user's postal address.
  • the card is positioned on the carrier sheet so that it can be read through the window of a conventional window envelope, making additional addressing of the letter unnecessary.
  • the letter unit according to the invention also differs in this respect from known solutions in which the card cannot be placed at this point in a window envelope.
  • the method for manufacturing the letter unit will now be explained with reference to FIGS. 3A and 3B.
  • the self-adhesive film 14 is pulled off the supply roll 18, and at the same time a cover film protecting the adhesive side of the adhesive film is wound on the roll 20.
  • the adhesive film runs over the deflection roller 24, where the plastic cards 12 are pressed onto the adhesive side of the film at a suitable pitch.
  • the cards 12 are stored in the card magazine and are identified by a corresponding reading unit 26 before being pressed onto the film.
  • Adhesive film and cards then run into the area of the press roller 28 without additional support by means of moving transport means.
  • the carrier tape is fed from the magazine 30.
  • the carrier tape is preferably stored in a fan fold and provided with an endless print.
  • a comparator (not shown) is used to determine whether the carrier sheet and the card belong together. In the event that the test is negative, the device must be stopped and the assignment changed. If the assignment is correct, however, the carrier tape is deflected around a correspondingly arranged edge and guided onto a table, above which the pressure roller 28 is arranged.
  • This roller which is preferably elastically coated, now brings the carrier sheet, card and self-adhesive film into an intimate connection.
  • the carrier tape is cut into individual blanks by slitters 34 and cross cutters 36. Additional sheets can be added to the letter unit before the actual inserting. For example, in the station 38, a loading could g leitbrief and be attached to a payment card in the station 40, then takes place in the station 42, the enveloping and the envelope is added with.
  • the self-adhesive film 14 can also be punched out around the card with corresponding overlap areas before it reaches the pressure roller 28, this punched-out area is then glued onto the carrier tape, a division of the carrier tape by longitudinal and cross cutters can then be omitted because only the appropriately pre-perforated carrier tape has to be separated.
  • a particular advantage of the method is the fact that there is no need for a separate transport and positioning system for the cards 12, since these are applied directly to the self-adhesive film 14 away from the magazine 22 sticks and can be transported by it.
  • the self-adhesive film could also be guided directly over the card magazine 22 and individually lift the cards off the stack.

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1. A mailing unit comprising a flat object (12) mounted on a carrier sheet (10), said object covering only part of the surface of said carrier sheet (10) and being mounted on the carrier sheet (10) with an adhesive film (14) in such a way that the film (14) is adhesively connected to the object (12) and part of the carrier sheet (10), the adhesive film (14) protruding beyond at least the two edges of the object (12) located behind each other in the longitudinal direction of the carrier sheet (10) and adhering these protruding overlapping areas to the carrier sheet (10), characterized in that - the mailing unit is a letter unit comprising an enveloppe and the carrier sheet whose dimensions are coordinated with the envelope, - the object is a rigid credit card, check card or identification card (12) on which the user's postal address is provided so as to be visually readable, - the adhesive film (14) is designed so as to be transparent in such a way that the user's postal address is recognizable visually through the adhesive film, - the envelope is provided with a viewing window, and - the card (12) made of plastic and provided with the user's postal address is disposed on the carrier sheet in such a way that the address is treadable through the window in the envelope.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Briefeinheit zum Postversand in Kuverts, bestehend aus einem Trägerblatt, das in seinen Abmessungen auf das Kuvert abgestimmt ist und einer auf dem Trägerblatt befestigten Plastikkarte, wie Kredit-, Scheck- oder Ausweiskarte, welche nur einen Teil der Fläche des Trägerblattes abdeckt. Die Erfindung betrifft auch ein Verfahren zur Herstellung einer solchen Briefeinheit.The invention relates to a letter unit for mailing in envelopes, consisting of a carrier sheet, the dimensions of which are matched to the envelope and a plastic card attached to the carrier sheet, such as a credit, check or identification card, which covers only part of the surface of the carrier sheet . The invention also relates to a method for producing such a letter unit.

Im Zuge der zunehmenden Verwendung von Kreditkarten, Scheckkarten und Ausweiskarten besteht häufig die Notwendigkeit derartige Karten an einen größeren Kreis von Benutzern, Mitgliedern etc. auf dem Postweg zu versenden. Es ist bekannt, die Karten zu diesem Zweck auf ein Trägerblatt aufzukleben und dieses Trägerblatt mit der aufgeklebten Karte in einem Briefkuvert zu versenden. Es ist auch bekannt, die Karten in entsprechende, taschenartige Einschnitte eines Karton-Trägerblattes einzustecken und in dieser Form zu versenden. Es hat sich jedoch gezeigt, daß beim maschinellen Sortieren und Frankieren derartiger Kuverts Schäden insofern aufgetreten sind, als die relativ scharfen Kanten der Plastikkarten die Kuverts beschädigt bzw. aufgerissen haben. Es versteht sich von selbst, daß derartige Fehler unerwünscht und zu einer Blockierung der gesamten Bearbeitungslinie führen. Die Möglichkeit, die aufgeklebten Plastikkarten auf der Innenseite eines doppelt gefalteten Bogens anzuordnen,würde das genannte Problem zwar in gewisser Weise lösen, eine derartige Faltung ist jedoch materialaufwendig, technologisch schwierig und unter dem Gesichtspunkt eines gewünschten Designs nachteilig.With the increasing use of credit cards, check cards and identity cards, there is often a need to send such cards to a larger group of users, members, etc. by post. It is known to stick the cards onto a carrier sheet for this purpose and to send this carrier sheet with the card stuck on in a letter envelope. It is also known to insert the cards into corresponding, pocket-like incisions in a cardboard carrier sheet and to send them in this form. However, it has been shown that damage has occurred during machine sorting and franking of such envelopes in that the relatively sharp edges of the plastic cards have damaged or torn the envelopes. It goes without saying that such errors are undesirable and lead to a blockage of the entire processing line. The possibility of arranging the glued-on plastic cards on the inside of a double-folded sheet would solve the above-mentioned problem to a certain extent, but such folding is expensive in terms of material, technologically difficult and disadvantageous from the point of view of a desired design.

Das Problem läßt sich auch nicht mit einer bekannten Skinverpackungseinrichtung lösen. Diese Verpackungsmethode bedingt relativ steife, beschichtete und luftdurchlässige Kartonunterlagen. Die zu verpackenden Gegenstände werden auf die Kartonunterlagen aufgelegt und mit einer thermoplastischen Folie, beispielsweise Hart-PVC oder Zelluloseacetat überspannt. Der Folienabschnitt wird sodann durch Heißluft oder Strahlungsheizkörper erwärmt und die Kartonunterlage von unten durch Stempel leicht gegen die erwärmte Folie gedrückt. Gleichzeitig saugt ein durch die poröse Unterlage hindurch wirksames Vakuum die Folie an, die sich hauteng um den zu verpackenden Gegenstand legt und sich gleichzeitig durch Heißsiegelung mit der Unterlage verbindet. Das bekannte Verfahren ist im vorliegenden Fall schon deshalb nicht anwendbar, weil die erforderlichen relativ steifen Kartonunterlagen die Portokosten erheblich steigern würden, darüberhinaus würden die verwendeten Plastikkarten durch die Wärmebehandlung beschädigt werden. Im Zusammenhang mit der Erfindung sollen unter Plastikkarten in erster Linie solche Identifikationskarten verstanden werden, die der DIN 9781 - Teil 1 bzw. der ISO-Norm 2894 entsprechen. Derartige Karten haben etwa eine Länge von 85mm, eine Höhe von 54mm und eine Dicke von 0,76mm. Die Karten bestehen in aller Regel aus mehreren zusammenlaminierten Kunststoffschichten, wobei eine oder mehrere der Zwischenschichten aus Papier, vorzugsweise einem gedruckten Wertpaper gebildet sein können. Selbstverständlich sollen auch andere Karten unter den verwendeten Begriff "Plastikkarten" fallen, die eine Steifheit, Dicke und Größe wie die obigen Karten besitzen.The problem cannot be solved with a known skin packaging device either. This packaging method requires relatively stiff, coated and air-permeable cardboard underlays. The articles to be packaged are placed artonunterlagen to the K and covered with a thermoplastic film, for example hard PVC or cellulose acetate. The film section is then heated by hot air or radiant heating and the cardboard base is pressed slightly against the heated film from below by stamps. At the same time, a vacuum acting through the porous base sucks in the film, which wraps itself tightly around the object to be packaged and, at the same time, is heat-sealed to the base. The known method is not applicable in the present case if only because the relatively stiff cardboard underlays required would increase the postage costs considerably. Furthermore, the plastic cards used would be damaged by the heat treatment. In connection with the invention, plastic cards are primarily to be understood to mean those identification cards which correspond to DIN 9781 - part 1 or ISO standard 2894. Such cards have a length of about 85mm, a height of 54mm and a thickness of 0.76mm. The cards generally consist of a plurality of plastic layers laminated together, it being possible for one or more of the intermediate layers to be formed from paper, preferably a printed security paper. Of course, other cards should also fall under the term "plastic cards" which have a stiffness, thickness and size like the cards above.

Der Erfindung liegt daher die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Verpackung bzw. ein Verfahren zum Verpacken von Plastikkarten zu schaffen, die in entsprechenden Kuverts problemlos die bekannten automatischen Sortier- und Frankiermaschinen durchlaufen können. Das Gewicht der Verpackung soll im Hinblick auf die Portokosten gering sein und die Plastikkarte soll aus Kostengründen und Gründen der Werbewirksamkeit möglichst auf der Vorderseite eines ungefalteten Trägerblattes angeordnet sein.The invention is therefore based on the object of providing a packaging or a method for packaging plastic cards which can pass through the known automatic sorting and franking machines without problems in corresponding envelopes. The weight of the packaging should be low in terms of postage and the plastic card should be arranged on the front of an unfolded carrier sheet for cost reasons and reasons of advertising effectiveness.

Erfindungsgemäß wird diese Aufgabe durch die im Kennzeichen des Hauptanspruches angegebenen Merkmale gelöst. Dabei wird von der Erkenntnis ausgegangen, daß es von entscheidender Bedeutung ist, die scharfen Kanten der Plastikkarte mittels einer entsprechend über die Karte gelegten selbstklebenden Kunststoffolie zu kaschieren. Es wird dadurch eine Art Rampe bzw. schiefe Ebene gebildet, die beim Durchlaufen der Briefeinheit durch die Sortier- bzw. Frankiermaschinen ein Anstoßen der freien Kanten der Plastikkarte an entsprechenden Maschinenteilen verhindert, so daß die Gefahr einer Beschädigung des Kuverts praktisch nicht besteht. Besonders vorteilhaft ist die erfindungsgemäße Briefeinheit bei sogenannten hochgeprägten Karten, d.h. Karten, bei denen die hochgeprägten Bereiche als Druckstock benutzt werden. Die die Hochprägung überdeckende Kunststoffolie glättet die erhabenen Bereiche und gleicht die reliefartige Kontur aus, so daß es beispielsweise möglich ist, die einkuvertierte Briefeinheit durch Walzenspalte zu transportieren, ohne daß sich die Hochprägung durch das Kuvert drückt.According to the invention, this object is achieved by the in Character of the main claim specified features solved. It is based on the knowledge that it is of crucial importance to conceal the sharp edges of the plastic card by means of a self-adhesive plastic film which is correspondingly placed over the card. A type of ramp or inclined plane is thereby formed which, when the letter unit passes through the sorting or franking machines, prevents the free edges of the plastic card from bumping into corresponding machine parts, so that there is practically no risk of damage to the envelope. The letter unit according to the invention is particularly advantageous in the case of so-called embossed cards, ie cards in which the embossed areas are used as a printing block. The plastic foil covering the embossing smoothes out the raised areas and compensates for the relief-like contour, so that it is possible, for example, to transport the enveloped letter unit through nips without the embossing being pressed through the envelope.

Für den Fall, daß die Plastikkarten eine Magnetpiste und/ oder einen Unterschriftsstreifen tragen, werden sie auf dem Trägerblatt so angeordnet, daß Magnetpiste und Unterschriftsstreifen auf dem unpräparierten Trägerblatt zu liegen kommen, so daß die selbstklebende Folie diese Bereiche nicht beschädigen oder verschmutzen kann.In the event that the plastic cards carry a magnetic track and / or a signature strip, they are arranged on the carrier sheet so that the magnetic track and signature strips come to rest on the unprepared carrier sheet so that the self-adhesive film cannot damage or contaminate these areas.

Besonders vorteilhaft kann die Briefeinheit dann verwendet werden, wenn die Karte die postalische Adresse des Benutzers trägt. Die Karte wird dann derart auf dem Trägerblatt angeordnet, daß sie nach dem Einschieben in ein entsprechendes Fensterkuvert durch das Fenster hindurch lesbar ist. Eine gesonderte, d.h. individuelle Bedruckung des Trägerblattes kann damit entfallen. Selbstverständlich muß in diesem Fall die Kunststofffolie, mit der die Karte auf dem Trägerblatt befestigt ist, durchsichtig sein.The letter unit can be used particularly advantageously when the card bears the user's postal address. The card is then arranged on the carrier sheet such that it can be read through the window after being inserted into a corresponding window envelope. A separate, ie individual printing of the carrier sheet can thus be omitted. Of course, in this case the plastic film with which the card is attached to the carrier sheet must be transparent.

Das erfindungsgemäße Verfahren ist Gegenstand weiterer Unteransprüche. Es hat insbesondere den Vorteil, das es wesentlich schneller ist als bekannte Verfahren, bei denen entweder ein kompliziertes und aufwendiges Einstecken der Karte in entsprechende Taschenschlitze erfolgen muß oder bei denen das Trägerblatt vor dem Aufkleben der Karten noch beleimt werden muß.The method according to the invention is the subject of further subclaims. It has the particular advantage that it is much faster than known methods, in which either a complicated and time-consuming insertion of the card into corresponding pocket slots or in which the carrier sheet has to be glued before the cards are stuck on.

Das erfindungsgemäße Verfahren ist konstruktiv leicht zu realisieren, da die Karten einfach auf die von einer Rolle zugeführte endlose selbstklebende Folie aufgeklebt werden, wo sie positionsgenau fixiert sind, so daß separate Transportmittel und Positionierhilfen entfallen können.The method according to the invention is structurally easy to implement, since the cards are simply glued onto the endless self-adhesive film fed from a roll, where they are fixed in position, so that separate transport means and positioning aids can be omitted.

Nachfolgend wird eine Ausführungsform der Erfindung und das Verfahren anhand der beigefügten Zeichnung beispielsweise beschrieben. Es zeigen:

  • Fig. 1 einen Querschnitt durch die Briefeinheit,
  • Fig. 2 eine Draufsicht auf die Briefeinheit, und Fig. 3A
  • und 3B eine schematische Darstellung des Verfahrensablaufes zur Herstellung der Briefeinheit.
An embodiment of the invention and the method are described below with reference to the accompanying drawing, for example. Show it:
  • 1 shows a cross section through the letter unit,
  • Fig. 2 is a plan view of the letter unit, and Fig. 3A
  • and FIG. 3B shows a schematic illustration of the process sequence for producing the letter unit.

Nach den Fig. 1 und 2 besteht die Briefeinheit aus einem Trägerblatt 10, einer auf das Trägerblatt aufgelegten Plastikkarte 12 und einem die Plastikkarte 12 überdeckenden Abschnitt einer selbstklebenden Kunststoffolie 14. Wie aus Fig. 2 ersichtlich ist, überlappt die Kunststoffolie 14 die Karte 12 allseitig, wobei die Folie im Uberlappungsbereich direkt mit dem Trägerblatt 10 und im Bereich der Karte 12 mit dieser verklebt ist. Es ist offensichtlich, daß die Größe des Abschnitts der Kunststoffolie so gewählt werden muß, daß die Fläche des Überlappungsbereiches ausreicht, um die Karte sicher auf dem Trägerblatt zu befestigen.1 and 2, the letter unit consists of a carrier sheet 10, a plastic card 12 placed on the carrier sheet and a portion of a self-adhesive plastic film 14 covering the plastic card 12. As can be seen from FIG. 2, the plastic film 14 overlaps the card 12 on all sides , the film being glued directly to the carrier sheet 10 in the overlap area and to the card 12 in the area thereof. It is obvious that the size of the section of the plastic film must be chosen so that the area of the overlap area is sufficient to securely attach the card to the carrier sheet.

In Fig. 1 sind die Rampen 16 deutlich ersichtlich, die ein Auftreffen der Seitenkanten der eigentlichen Karte 12 auf entsprechende Maschinenteile und Gegenkanten verhindern. Der Doppelpfeil in Fig. 1 gibt dabei die Transportrichtung der einkuvertierten Briefeinheit in automatischen Sortier- und Frankiermaschinen an. Es ist entscheidend, daß die Rampen 16 diejenigen Kanten abdecken bzw. kaschieren, die quer zur Transportrichtung der einkuvertierten Briefeinheit liegen. Die Längskanten, d.h. jene Kanten der Karte, die parallel zur Transportrichtung der einkuvertierten Briefeinheit liegen, müssen nicht in jedem Fall durch Rampen 16 abgedeckt sein. Bei dem in Fig. 2 gezeigten Fall sind jedoch alle vier Kanten überdeckt, was, worauf später noch eingegangen werden wird, hinsichtlich der Herstellung besonders einfach ist.In Fig. 1, the ramps 16 are clearly visible, which prevent the side edges of the actual card 12 from hitting corresponding machine parts and counter edges. The double arrow in FIG. 1 indicates the direction of transport of the inserted letter unit in automatic sorting and franking machines. It is crucial that the ramps 16 cover or conceal those edges that are transverse to the transport direction of the inserted letter unit. The longitudinal edges, i.e. those edges of the card that are parallel to the transport direction of the inserted letter unit do not have to be covered by ramps 16 in every case. In the case shown in FIG. 2, however, all four edges are covered, which, as will be discussed later, is particularly simple in terms of manufacture.

Das Trägerblatt 10 ist vorzugsweise ein Papierblatt, das aus Kostengründen möglichst dünn bzw. leicht ist. Die Möglichkeit das Trägerblatt relativ dünn auszuführen, ist verständlicherweise ein besonderer Vorteil des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens, bekannte Verfahren, wie die Skinverpackung oder Einstecktaschen im Träger erfordern von vornherein kartonähnliche Unterlagen.The carrier sheet 10 is preferably a paper sheet which is as thin or light as possible for cost reasons. The possibility of making the carrier sheet relatively thin is understandably a particular advantage of the method according to the invention, known methods such as skin packaging or insertion pockets in the carrier require cardboard-like documents from the outset.

Die selbstklebende Folie 14 ist handelsüblich, sie wird unter den Handelsnahmen Tesa-Klebeband, Scotchtape etc. vertrieben. Ihre Dicke und Reiß- bzw. Dehnfestigkeit muß selbstverständlich auf die Dicke der aufzuklebenden Plastikkarte abgestimmt sein. Wenn die Folie zu dünn wird, kommt es nicht zur Ausbildung der erfindungswesentlichen Rampen 16.The self-adhesive film 14 is commercially available, it is sold under the trade names Tesa adhesive tape, Scotchtape etc. Their thickness and tear or tensile strength must of course be matched to the thickness of the plastic card to be stuck on. If the film becomes too thin, the ramps 16 that are essential to the invention are not formed.

Im Fall, daß die Plastikkarte 12 mit einer Hochprägung ausgestattet ist, würde die Hochprägung auf der inIn the event that the plastic card 12 is embossed, the embossing on the in

Fig. 1 oberen Seite angeordnet sein, so daß die Folie 14 diese Hochprägung überdeckt und damit glättet bzw. ausgleicht. Für den Fall, daß die Plastikkarte 12 mit einer Magnetpiste und/oder einem Unterschriftsstreifen ausgestattet ist, würden diese auf der Seite des Trägerblattes 10 liegen, so daß sie nicht mit der Klebefolie in Berührung kommen.Fig. 1 be arranged on the upper side, so that the film 14 covers this embossing and thus smoothes or compensates. In the event that the plastic card 12 is equipped with a magnetic track and / or a signature strip, these would be on the side of the carrier sheet 10 so that they do not come into contact with the adhesive film.

Eine besonders ökonomische Briefeinheit wird dann erzielt, wenn die Plastikkarten die postalische Adresse des Benutzers zeigen. In diesem Fall wird die Karte auf dem Trägerblatt so positioniert, daß sie durch das Fenster eines üblichen Fensterkuverts hindurch gelesen werden kann, was eine zusätzliche Adressierung des Briefes überflüssig macht. Auch insoweit unterscheidet sich die erfindungsgemäße Briefeinheit von bekannten Lösungen, bei denen die Karte nicht an dieser Stelle eines Fensterkuverts plaziert werden kann.A particularly economical letter unit is achieved when the plastic cards show the user's postal address. In this case, the card is positioned on the carrier sheet so that it can be read through the window of a conventional window envelope, making additional addressing of the letter unnecessary. The letter unit according to the invention also differs in this respect from known solutions in which the card cannot be placed at this point in a window envelope.

Das Verfahren zur Herstellung der Briefeinheit wird nun anhand der Fig. 3A und 3B erläutert. Die Selbstklebefolie 14 wird von der Vorratsrolle 18 abgezogen, gleichzeitig wird eine die Klebeseite der Klebefolie schützende Abdeckfolie auf der Rolle 20 aufgewickelt. Die Klebefolie läuft über die Umlenkrolle 24, wo im geeigneten Taktabstand die Plastikkarten 12 auf die Klebeseite der Folie aufgedrückt werden.The method for manufacturing the letter unit will now be explained with reference to FIGS. 3A and 3B. The self-adhesive film 14 is pulled off the supply roll 18, and at the same time a cover film protecting the adhesive side of the adhesive film is wound on the roll 20. The adhesive film runs over the deflection roller 24, where the plastic cards 12 are pressed onto the adhesive side of the film at a suitable pitch.

Die Karten 12 sind im Kartenmagazin gespeichert und werden vor dem Aufdrücken auf die Folie von einer entsprechenden Leseeinheit 26 identifiziert.The cards 12 are stored in the card magazine and are identified by a corresponding reading unit 26 before being pressed onto the film.

Klebefolie und Karten laufen dann ohne weitere Unterstützung duch mitlaufende Transportmittel in den Bereich der Preßwalze 28. Vor Erreichen dieser Walze wird aus dem Magazin 30 das Trägerband zugeführt. Vorzugsweise ist das Trägerband in Leporellofaltung abgelegt und mit einem Endlosdruck versehen. Vor dem Zusammenführen des Trägerbandes mit der Selbstklebefolie werden die auf dem Trägerband bzw. Trägerblatt befindlichen Informationen von einer Leseeinheit 32 gelesen und mittels eines nicht gezeigten Vergleichers festgestellt, ob Trägerblatt und Karte zusammengehören. Für den Fall, daß die Prüfung negativ ausfällt, muß die Vorrichtung angehalten und die Zuordnung geändert werden. Stimmt die Zuordnung jedoch, wird das Trägerband um eine entsprechend angeordnete Kante umgelenkt und auf einen Tisch geführt, über dem die Anpresswalze 28 angeordnet ist. Diese Walze, die vorzugsweise elastisch beschichtet ist, bringt nun Trägerblatt, Karte und selbstklebende Folie in eine innige Verbindung.Adhesive film and cards then run into the area of the press roller 28 without additional support by means of moving transport means. Before this roller is reached, the carrier tape is fed from the magazine 30. The carrier tape is preferably stored in a fan fold and provided with an endless print. Before the Merging the carrier tape with the self-adhesive film, the information located on the carrier tape or carrier sheet is read by a reading unit 32 and a comparator (not shown) is used to determine whether the carrier sheet and the card belong together. In the event that the test is negative, the device must be stopped and the assignment changed. If the assignment is correct, however, the carrier tape is deflected around a correspondingly arranged edge and guided onto a table, above which the pressure roller 28 is arranged. This roller, which is preferably elastically coated, now brings the carrier sheet, card and self-adhesive film into an intimate connection.

Im weiteren Verlauf (Fig. 3B) wird das Trägerband durch Längsschneider 34 und Querschneider 36 in Einzelnutzen zerteilt. Es können der Briefeinheit noch weitere Blätter vor dem eigentlichen Kuvertieren beigegeben werden. Beispielsweise könnte in der Station 38 ein Begleitbrief und in der Station 40 eine Zahlkarte beigelegt werden, in der Station 42 erfolgt dann das Kuvertieren bzw. wird das Kuvert mit beigegeben.In the further course (FIG. 3B), the carrier tape is cut into individual blanks by slitters 34 and cross cutters 36. Additional sheets can be added to the letter unit before the actual inserting. For example, in the station 38, a loading could g leitbrief and be attached to a payment card in the station 40, then takes place in the station 42, the enveloping and the envelope is added with.

In Abwandlung des gezeigten Verfahrens kann die Selbstklebefolie 14 auch vor Erreichen der Anpreßwalze 28 rings um die Karte mit entsprechenden Uberlappungsbereichen ausgestanzt werden, es wird dann dieser ausgestanzte Bereich auf das Trägerband aufgeklebt, eine Zerteilung des Trägerbandes durch Längs-und Querschneider kann dann entfallen, da nur noch das entsprechend vorperforierte Trägerband auseinandergetrennt werden muß.In a modification of the method shown, the self-adhesive film 14 can also be punched out around the card with corresponding overlap areas before it reaches the pressure roller 28, this punched-out area is then glued onto the carrier tape, a division of the carrier tape by longitudinal and cross cutters can then be omitted because only the appropriately pre-perforated carrier tape has to be separated.

Als besonderer Vorteil des Verfahrens wird die Tatsache angesehen, daß ein eigenes Transport- und Positioniersystem für die Karten 12 entfällt, da diese direkt vom Magazin 22 weg auf die Selbstklebefolie 14 aufgeklebt und von dieser transportiert werden. Die Selbstklebefolie könnte auch direkt über das Kartenmagazin 22 geführt werden und die Karten einzeln von dem Stapel abheben. Durch das Entfallen dieses normalerweise erforderlichen gesonderten Transportsystems kann die Anlage entscheidend verbilligt und im Betrieb vereinfacht werden.A particular advantage of the method is the fact that there is no need for a separate transport and positioning system for the cards 12, since these are applied directly to the self-adhesive film 14 away from the magazine 22 sticks and can be transported by it. The self-adhesive film could also be guided directly over the card magazine 22 and individually lift the cards off the stack. By eliminating this normally required separate transport system, the system can be made significantly cheaper and simplified in operation.

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1. Briefeinheit zum Postversand in Kuverts, bestehend aus einem Trägerblatt, das in seinen Abmessungen auf das Kuvert abgestimmt ist und einer auf dem Trägerblatt befestigten Plastikkarte, wie Kredit-, Scheck- oder Ausweiskarte, welche nur einen Teil der Fläche des Trägerblattes abdeckt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die auf dem unpräparierten Trägerblatt aufliegende Karte von einer selbstklebenden Kunststoffolie (14) überdeckt ist, die wenigstens zwei einander gegenüberliegende Kanten der Plastikkarte (12) über die gesamte Kantenlänge so weit überlappt, daß die überlappungsbereiche zur Befestigung der Karte (12) auf dem Trägerblatt (10) ausreichen und wobei die überlappungsbereiche in Richtung der größeren Länge bzw. Breite des Kuverts hintereinander angeordnet sind.1. Letter unit for mailing in envelopes, consisting of a carrier sheet, the dimensions of which are matched to the envelope, and a plastic card attached to the carrier sheet, such as a credit, check or identification card, which covers only part of the surface of the carrier sheet characterized in that the card lying on the unprepared carrier sheet is covered by a self-adhesive plastic film (14), the at least two opposite edges of the plastic card (12) over the entire edge length overlaps to such an extent that the overlap areas are sufficient for fastening the card (12) on the carrier sheet (10) and the overlap areas are arranged one behind the other in the direction of the greater length or width of the envelope. 2. Briefeinheit nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Kunststoffolie durchsichtig ist.2. letter unit according to claim 1, characterized in that the plastic film is transparent. 3. Briefeinheit nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die mit der postalischen Adresse des Benutzers versehene Plastikkarte derart auf dem Trägerblatt angeordnet ist, daß die Adresse durch das Fenster eines Fensterbriefkuverts lesbar ist.3. Letter unit according to claim 2, characterized in that the plastic card provided with the user's postal address is arranged on the carrier sheet such that the address is readable through the window of a window envelope. 4. Briefeinheit nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Kunststoffolie die Plastikkarte allseitig überlappt.4. letter unit according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the plastic film overlaps the plastic card on all sides. 5. Briefeinheit nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Dicke der Kunststoffolie (14) im Verhältnis zur Dicke der Plastikkarte (12) so bemessen ist, daß die Oberfläche der Briefeinheit im Kantenbereich der Plastikkarte (12) eine Rampe (16) bildet.5. letter unit according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the thickness of the plastic film (14) in relation to the thickness of the plastic card (12) is dimensioned such that the surface of the letter unit in the edge region of the plastic card (12) has a ramp ( 16) forms. 6. Verfahren zum postfertigen Verpacken von Plastikkarten, wie Kredit-, Scheck- oder Ausweiskarten, bei dem Plastikkarten auf einem endlosen Trägerband befestigt, das Trägerband entsprechend dem Briefkuvertformat geschnitten und Trägerband mit darauf befestigter Plastikkarte in das Briefkuvert eingeschoben wird, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Plastikkarten mit ihrer gegebenenfalls eine Information tragenden Seite gegen eine von einer Rolle abgezogene endlose selbstklebende Kunststoffolie gedrückt wird, daß dann das Trägerband zugeführt wird und mittels einer Anpreßeinrichtung ebenfalls gegen die Folie gedrückt wird und daß das endlose Band dann in Einzelnutzen aufgeteilt wird.6. A process for the post-packaging of plastic cards, such as credit, check or identification cards, in which plastic cards are attached to an endless carrier tape, the carrier tape is cut in accordance with the envelope format and the carrier tape with the attached plastic card is inserted into the envelope, characterized in that the Plastic cards with their possibly carrying information is pressed against an endless self-adhesive plastic film pulled off a roll, that the carrier tape is then fed and is also pressed against the film by means of a pressing device, and that the endless tape is then divided into individual items. 7. Verfahren nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das mit einem Endlosdruck versehene Trägerband in einem Magazin in Leporellofaltung vorliegt.7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that the carrier tape provided with an endless print is present in a magazine in fan fold. 8. Verfahren nach Anspruch 6 oder 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die auf den Karten befindliche Information vor dem Aufdrücken der Karten auf die Folie gelesen wird, daß die auf den einzelnen Trägerblättern des Trägerbandes befindliche Information ebenfalls gelesen wird und daß ein Zusammenpressen von Trägerband und die Karten tragender Selbstklebefolie nur dann erfolgt, wenn Karte und Trägerblatt einander zugeordnete Informationen tragen.8. The method according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the information on the cards is read before pressing the cards onto the film, that the information located on the individual carrier sheets of the carrier tape is also read and that a compression of the carrier tape and the card-carrying self-adhesive film only takes place if the card and the carrier sheet carry information which is associated with one another. 9. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 6 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die selbstklebende Folie vor dem Zusammenführen mit dem Trägerband derart zugeschnitten wird, daß die selbstklebende Folie die Karte allseitig überlappt.9. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 8, characterized in that the self-adhesive film is cut before being brought together with the carrier tape such that the self-adhesive film overlaps the card on all sides.
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