JP2003182277A - Photograph album mount - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photograph album mount having a surface becoming flat in such a state that a photograph print is pasted on the mount, easily turned over even if a plurality of sheets are bound and excellent in aesthetic appearance. <P>SOLUTION: The photograph album mount 4 forming a photograph album 1 by placing photograph prints and covering them by a laminating film 46 is equipped with base mount 41, the binding flap mount 42 adjacent to the base mount, an easy bending part 43 linearly formed along the boundary part of the base mount and the binding flat mount, and front and back decorative sheets 44 and 45 bonded over the range from the base mount to the binding flap mount through the easy bending part. The thicknesses of both decorative sheets correspond to that of each photograph print and the recessed regions, on which the photograph prints are placed, are formed by the notch parts 44a and 45a of the decorative sheets and the base mount. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photo album mount for producing a photo album by placing a laminar film on a photographic print.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is well known that a photographic print is held and protected by placing the photographic print on a mount and then covering it with a transparent film. Such an album mount is widely used because it can easily store photographic prints, but there is a step between the periphery of the photographic print and the mount, and even if it is covered with film, there is a space where air remains. , This will spoil the aesthetics.

In order to avoid such a step between the photographic print and the mount, for example, as is known from Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-70759, a photographic print is printed on both sides of a base mount which is folded in left and right. A flat mount surface is created by attaching a decorative mount with a cutout opening according to the size, fitting a photographic print in the cutout opening, and covering the plastic film from above.

Further, from JP-A-11-301157, there is known an album mount in which a protective sheet is attached to the entire surface of a base mount. In this case, a cut is made in the protective sheet according to the size of a photographic print. A page of a photo album with a flat surface is created by peeling off a portion of the protective sheet and fitting and pasting a photographic print in the recess formed thereby.

[0005]

However, the album mount of the type disclosed in JP-A-11-70759 described above needs to be folded so that the left and right makeup mounts face each other in order to be completed as a photo album. However, since two makeup mounts are sandwiched between the folded base mounts, it is necessary to process the folded portion of the base mount so that the space between the two makeup mounts can be accurately maintained. Causes an increase in manufacturing cost. Also,
This type of album mount has a large thickness for one page and is not suitable for a photo album produced by binding a large number of album mounts.

[0006] A problem with the album mount according to Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-301157 is that when a photo album is produced by binding a plurality of album mounts with photographic prints, a protective sheet is used to make it easier to turn each mount. Although a straight linear recess is provided from above, it is necessary to form this recess by cutting it from the protective sheet to the base mount in order to make it easy to turn it off. There is also a problem that the protective sheet is turned over from the part.

In view of the above situation, the object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and to make the surface flat when a photographic print is attached and to turn it over when binding a plurality of sheets. It is to provide an album mount that is easy and excellent in appearance.

[0008]

In order to solve the above problems, a photographic album mount is produced by placing a photographic print and then applying a laminating film on the photographic album mount according to the present invention, which is adjacent to the base mount and the base mount. The binding backing sheet, the easy-folding portion formed in a straight line along the boundary between the base backing sheet and the binding backing sheet, and the front side makeup applied from the surface of the base mounting sheet through the easy folding portion to the surface of the binding backing sheet. A sheet and a back side decorative sheet attached from the back side of the base mount to the back side of the binding margin mount through the easily bendable portion are provided, and the thickness of the both decorative sheets corresponds to the thickness of the photographic print. The recessed area to be placed is formed by the cutout portion of the decorative sheet and the base mount.

In this configuration, the easy-folding portion provided at the boundary between the base mount and the binding margin mount for facilitating the flipping of the bound album page is formed by the decorative sheets on the front and back sides together with the base mount and the binding margin mount. It will be covered, and the appearance will not show easily bendable parts, giving it a very neat appearance. Since the decorative sheet has only a thickness equivalent to that of a photographic print, it hardly contributes to the resistance against bending, so that when a large number of album mounts of the present invention are bound, a thick photographic album is produced. But each page is easy to turn.

As a concrete structure of the easy-folding portion, in one embodiment of the present invention, the base mount and the binding mount are separate bodies, and the easy-folding part is provided between the base mount and the binding mount. It is configured as a formed space portion. According to this configuration, the easy-folding portion is a gap between the base mount and the binding margin mount, and provides a completely free bendability. The posture of the base mount and the binding margin mount is maintained by the decorative sheets attached across them, but since the decorative sheets are attached on both the front side and the back side, the posture of each mount can be maintained sufficiently. In addition to being able to do so, it is easy to fold due to its thin wall thickness.

As another embodiment of the easy folding portion, the base mount and the binding margin mount are integrated, and the easy folding part is configured as a thin portion provided at a boundary line between the base mount and the binding margin mount. Is also suggested. In this structure, the weak bending strength of the thin portion formed on the mount is used as the easy-folding portion, and although the ease of folding is inferior to that of the previous embodiment, the rigidity of the entire album mount is large, When you make a photo album, you get the advantage of being solid.

Regarding the cutout portion provided in the decorative sheet for forming the recessed area for fitting the photographic print, after the decorative sheet is attached to the base mount sheet and the binding margin mount sheet using a peelable adhesive, Make a cut according to the size of the photo print to be placed,
It is possible to adopt a configuration in which the cutout is peeled off and the photographic print is fitted into the cutout created, but if the size of the photographic print to be placed is known in advance, the photographic print to be placed. It is advantageous in terms of productivity to attach a decorative sheet having a cutout portion according to the size of the above to the surface of the base mount, the easily bendable portion, and the surface of the binding margin mount. Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of the embodiments with reference to the drawings.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a plurality of photo album mounts 4 according to the present invention in which photographic prints 10 are fitted, a front cover 1, a back cover 2, a back cover 3 and a binding device not shown here. Photo album 10 bound by
0 is shown.

A first embodiment of the photo album mount 4 is shown in an exploded view in FIG. 2 and a partial sectional plan view in FIG.
It is shown in FIG. 3B as a side view. This album mount 4 has a rectangular base mount 41 as a base layer 40.
And a long and narrow rectangular binding margin mount 42, and the base mount 41 and the binding margin mount 42 are arranged side by side with a certain interval, and the gap space located between them functions as the easy folding section 43 here. To do. The front side decorative sheet 44 is stuck on the entire front side surfaces of the base mount 41 and the binding margin mount 42 as the basic layer 40, and the back side decorative sheet 45 is also stuck on the entire back side faces of the base mount 41 and the binding margin mount 42. It is attached. The base mount 41 and the binding margin mount 42 have the same thickness, and the basic layer 40 has the same thickness as a whole.

Both the decorative sheets 44 and 45 are provided with cutouts 44a and 45a corresponding to the size of the photographic print 10 to be placed, respectively.
The photographic print 10 is fitted into the recess formed by a and 45a and the front and back surfaces of the base mount 41. The decorative sheets 44 and 45 have a thickness corresponding to the thickness of the photographic print 10,
Having about 2 mm, the surface of the inlaid photographic print 10 and the surfaces of the decorative sheets 44, 45 are approximately level matched, creating an overall flat surface.

Further, as is clear from this structure, the easy-folding portion 43 has the side end surfaces of the base mount 41 and the binding margin mount 42 facing each other, the front side decorative sheet 44 and the back side decorative sheet 45.
The easy folding portion 43 has a very weak bending strength as compared with the areas of the base mount 41 and the binding margin mount 42.
This easy-folding portion 4 when bound and bound at
3 gives an advantage that it is easy to bend and consequently easy to turn.

After the photographic print 10 is fitted, a transparent film sheet 46 is laminated on the entire surface of the front decorative sheet 44 and the entire back decorative sheet 45 by a laminating machine. A plurality of photo album mounts 4 completed by laminating are overlapped, aligned with the free side end face of the binding margin mount 42 as a reference, and the other three side faces are cut,
Insert it between the front cover 1 and the back cover 3 to create a photo album 100.
Bind as.

When a simple binding tool is used, binding holes 42 may be provided in the binding margin mount 42 in advance.

A second embodiment of the photo album mount 4 according to the present invention is shown in an exploded view in FIG. 4, a partial sectional plan view in FIG. 5 (a), and a side view in FIG. 5 (b).
The difference from the previous embodiment is that the base mount 41 and the binding mount 42 that form the base layer 40 are integrated on the same mount, and as a result, the easy-folding portion 43 also binds to the base mount 41 and the binding margin. It is configured as a linear thin portion provided at the boundary of the mount 42. The thin portion 43 can be formed on the front surface or the back surface or both by press stamping or notching, and in any case, it is preferable that the bending strength is weaker than other portions. In addition, the processing trace of the thin portion 43 is, in any case, the decorative sheet 4
Since it is covered by 4 and 45, it is not necessary to take aesthetic consideration, so that the processing can be performed at low cost. The other members and the process of binding as the photo album 100 are the same, so description thereof will be omitted here.

In the above description of the embodiment, the cutout portions 44a and 45a provided on the decorative sheets 44 and 45 are
Before being attached to the base mount 41 and the binding mount 42, it was cut and processed according to the size of the photographic print 10 to be placed, but the base mount 41 and the binding mount 42 were made by using a peelable adhesive. After attaching the decorative sheets 44 and 45, the cutout portions 44a and 45a may be provided by making a cut according to the size of the photographic print 10 to be placed. In this case, it is possible to place a photographic print of a size according to the taste of the final user.

The album mount 4 described above has a rectangular parallelepiped shape as the entire album because the base mount 41 as the basic layer 40 is rectangular, but of course the base mount 41 has another shape, such as a square or a polygon. In the present invention, the shape of the album mount 4 and, as a result, the overall shape of the album is not limited to a particular shape. Further, the number of the cutout portions 44a or 45a provided in the decorative sheet 44 or 45 is not limited to a plurality, and only one cutout portion may be provided in one decorative sheet.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a photo album using a photo album mount of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view showing a first embodiment of a photo album mount according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partial sectional plan view and side view showing a first embodiment of a photo album mount according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exploded view showing a second embodiment of a photo album mount according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partial sectional plan view and side view showing a second embodiment of the photo album mount according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

4 photo album mount 10 photo prints 40 basic layers 41 base mount 42 Stitching board 43 Easy folding section 44 front side decorative sheet 44a Notch 45a Notch 45 Backside decorative sheet 46 Transparent sheet (laminate film) 100 photo albums

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A photo album mount for producing a photo album by applying a laminating film after placing a photographic print, the base mount, a binding mount adjacent to the base mount, and a boundary between the base mount and the binding mount. Straight folding parts along the edges, the front side decorative sheet pasted from the surface of the base mount through the easy folding parts to the surface of the binding margin mount, and the back side of the base mount through the easy folding parts. A back side decorative sheet attached over the back surface of the binding margin mount, and the thickness of the both decorative sheets corresponds to the thickness of the photographic print, and the recessed area for mounting the photographic print has a cutout portion of the decorative sheet and a base. A photo album mount that is formed by a mount. 2. The base mount and the binding margin mount are separate bodies, and the easy-folding portion is a space portion formed between the base mount and the binding margin mount. Photo album mount. 3. The base mount and the binding margin mount are integral with each other, and the easy-folding portion is a thin portion provided at a boundary line between the base mount and the binding margin mount. Photo album mount. 4. A decorative sheet provided with a cutout portion according to the size of a photographic print to be placed is attached over the surface of the base mount, the easily bendable portion and the surface of the binding margin mount. Photo album mount described in 1.