JP2010274919A - Envelope and booklet in one with developing page, and method for manufacturing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an envelope and a booklet in one which can be easily manufactured from a sheet of sheet-like raw material, and with improved inspecting property and advertising and propagating effect, and to provide a method for manufacturing the same. <P>SOLUTION: The method for manufacturing the envelope and the booklet in one with developing pages includes: the first step in which while the sheet-shaped raw material 3 formed from envelope portions 12a and 12b, page portions 14a-14d connected with the envelope portion 12, and a flap portion 15 connected with the envelope portions 12a and 12b, is enlarged or contracted on their widths for folding on every folding, the page portions 14a-14d are folded in a bellows shape from one end side; the second step in which the envelope portions 12a and 12b are folded so as to position the folded page portions 14a-14d inside; and the third step in which the flap portion 15 is folded and stuck on the envelope portion 12b. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a booklet that can be mailed as an envelope and a method for manufacturing the same, and particularly to a booklet that can be expanded.

  Conventionally, when a booklet is mailed in various guide letters, it is necessary to mail the booklet after it is accommodated in an envelope. For this reason, when sending a large amount at once like direct mail, it is necessary to prepare a large amount of envelopes separately from the booklet, and it is necessary to put the booklet in the envelope, which is very costly. It was time consuming.

  On the other hand, an envelope combined booklet that can be mailed as an envelope as it is has been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1). In this way, if the booklet is also used as an envelope, the operation of putting the booklet into the envelope can be omitted, so that the cost of sending out direct mail or the like can be reduced.

JP 7-329982 A

  However, in the envelope combined booklet described in Patent Document 1, since it is necessary to bind and bind a cover having a sealing flap on three sides together with a plurality of paper sheets, the sealing flap needs to be attached and sealed. There was a problem that became complicated. As a result, using it as a direct mail requires a great deal of cost and labor.

  In addition, since a plurality of perforations for opening are formed on a sealing flap, etc., and these are made to coincide with each other at the time of sealing, it is very difficult to open if the position of each perforation is slightly shifted. There was a problem of becoming. For this reason, it may hinder the willingness to open the person who received the direct mail. There was a high possibility of not being able to receive it.

  In addition, when the envelope is of a standard mail size, the entire booklet portion is folded in half and sealed, so that the booklet after opening remains folded and becomes very difficult to read. there were. For this reason, the recipient may not be able to see the contents, which may hinder the advertising effect of direct mail.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and can be easily manufactured from a single sheet-like material, and can also be used as an envelope booklet with improved readability and advertising effectiveness, and a method for manufacturing the same Is to provide.

  (1) The present invention expands the folding width for each bend of a sheet-like material comprising an envelope portion, a page portion connected to the envelope portion, and a flap portion connected to the envelope portion. Alternatively, a first step of folding the page portion in a bellows shape from one end side while reducing, a second step of folding the envelope portion so that the folded page portion is inside, and the envelope portion by folding the flap portion And a third step of adhering to the unfolded page booklet.

  (2) The present invention further includes a fourth step of cutting out the sheet-like material into a predetermined shape before the first step, which is also used as an envelope with a developed page according to the above (1). This is a booklet manufacturing method.

  (3) The present invention is also characterized in that, in the fourth step, a window part that allows a part of the page part to be visually recognized from the outside is formed in the envelope part. It is a manufacturing method of the envelope combined booklet with an expansion page.

  (4) According to the present invention, the window portion is a corner cut portion obtained by cutting a corner portion of a fold line of the envelope portion. It is a manufacturing method.

  (5) The present invention is also characterized in that, in the fourth step, an opening perforation is formed along the fold line of the envelope portion. It is a manufacturing method of the envelope combined booklet with an expansion page.

  (6) The present invention also provides the method according to any one of (2) to (5), wherein, in the fourth step, a separation region surrounded by a cut perforation is formed in the page portion. It is a manufacturing method of the envelope combined booklet with an expansion page of description.

  (7) The present invention also provides an expanded page combined envelope booklet produced by the expanded page combined envelope combined booklet manufacturing method according to any one of (1) to (6) above.

  According to the envelope combined booklet and the manufacturing method thereof of the present invention, it is possible to easily manufacture from a single sheet-like material, and to achieve an excellent effect that it is possible to enhance the viewability and the advertising effect.

(A) And (b) It is the schematic of the envelope combined booklet which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. (A) And (b) It is the schematic of the envelope combined booklet which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. (A) And (b) It is the schematic which showed the manufacturing method of the envelope combined booklet which concerns on 1st Embodiment. (A)-(d) It is the schematic which showed the manufacturing method of the envelope combined booklet. (A)-(c) It is the schematic which showed the manufacturing method of the envelope combined booklet. (A) And (b) It is the schematic which showed the other example of the window part. (A) It is the schematic of the envelope combined booklet which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  First, the envelope / booklet 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIGS. 1A and 1B and FIGS. 2A and 2B are schematic views of an envelope / booklet 1.

  As shown in FIG. 1 (a), the envelope / booklet 1 is a booklet that is bound by a back portion 10 and has a closed end portion 11, and includes an outer envelope portion 12 and a page accommodated inside the envelope portion 12. The unit 14 is configured. The envelope part 12 is composed of a front cover part 12 a and a back cover part 12 b that are bent at the fore edge part 11. A flap portion 15 is connected to the end portion of the front cover portion 12a on the back portion 10 side, and the envelope booklet 1 is bound as a booklet by adhering the flap portion 15 to the back cover portion 12b. It has come to be. The upper and lower ends of the envelope / booklet 1 are opened to facilitate opening.

  Further, although not shown in the drawings, various information such as the name and address of the sender and postage-paid postal mail is printed in advance on the front cover portion 12a and the back cover portion 12b. Further, a window portion 13 formed by corner cutting is provided at the lower right corner portion of the front cover portion 12a. In the present embodiment, by providing the window portion 13 in the front cover portion 12a as described above, a part of the inner page portion 14 can be visually recognized even when the envelope booklet 1 is sealed. . Then, by visually recognizing a part of the page portion 14 through the window portion 13, the recipient of the envelope / booklet 1 is attracted and opened, and the contents are viewed. That is, by making the window portion 13 function as a so-called eye catch, the advertisement effect when the envelope / booklet 1 is used for direct mail or the like is enhanced.

  This envelope / booklet 1 has a size of a standard mail, specifically 14 to 23.5 cm in length, 9 to 12 cm in width, and 1 cm or less in thickness, and can be mailed at a low price for standard mail. Yes. Further, an opening perforation is formed in the fore edge portion 11 (folded portion), and the fore-end booklet 1 is opened by browsing the opening perforation 11 along the opening perforation to view the contents. It is like that.

  The breakage of the fore edge portion 11 can be easily performed by using the window portion 13 as a starting point for opening. That is, in the present embodiment, the window portion 13 is configured to function as the above-described eye catch, and also functions as a starting point of opening when the envelope / booklet 1 is opened. In this way, by providing the eye catch and the opening start point in the same place, the recipient who is interested in the eye catch can be immediately guided to the opening operation, so that the envelope booklet 1 It is possible to further enhance the advertising effectiveness. In addition, you may make it give the display which shows that it is a starting point of opening around the window part or inside.

  FIG. 1B shows a state in which the envelope / booklet 1 is opened. As shown in the figure, the page portion 14 is accommodated in a state of being folded in a bellows shape between the front cover portion 12a and the back cover portion 12b. Specifically, the page unit 14 includes a first page unit 14a, a second page unit 14b, a third page unit 14c, and a fourth page unit 14d. Each of the page portions 14a to 14d has the first page portion 14a as the uppermost surface (outermost surface), and is in a state of being folded on each other by alternately bending in the opposite direction. The number of page portions 14a to 14d is not limited to four, and may be any other number.

  The page portions 14a to 14d are all substantially the same height, but the width of the second page portion 14b is wider than the first page portion 14a, and the third page is larger than the second page portion 14b. The width of the portion 14c is wide, and the width of the fourth page portion 14d is wider than that of the third page portion 14c. Further, the back cover portion 12b has a wider width than the fourth page portion 14d.

  FIG. 2A shows a state where the envelope booklet 1 is opened and the front cover 12a is opened. As shown in the figure, each of the page portions 14a to 14d and the back cover portion 12b has at least a state in which each of the page portions 14a to 14d remains folded when the front cover portion 12a is opened. A part of the region in the vicinity of one of the left and right ends can be visually recognized.

  In the present embodiment, by configuring the page portions 14a to 14d and the back cover portion 12b in this manner, the number of the page portions 14a to 14d constituting the page portion 14, and the page portions 14a to 14d and the back cover page are configured. A part of the content of the part 12b can be recognized at a glance by the recipient in a folded state. As a result, it is possible to immediately attract the interest of the recipient who opened the front cover 12a, so that the recipient can expand the page portion 14 to view more detailed contents. That is, it is possible to maximize the advertising effect such as direct mail. In addition, you may make it display the headline used as an eye catch in the area | region of the one end side vicinity which can recognize each page part 14a-14d or the back cover part 12b.

  FIG. 2B shows a state where the page portion 14 of the envelope booklet 1 is expanded. As shown in the figure, in the present embodiment, the page portions 14a to 14d are folded so as to be unfoldable, thereby enlarging the page area while keeping the envelope / booklet 1 as a whole in a standard mail size. Is possible. Thereby, the amount of information included in the envelope / booklet 1 can be increased, and the viewability can be improved.

  Further, in the present embodiment, not only the contents of the respective page portions 14a to 14d are configured to be opened and browsed individually, but each of the page portions 14a to 14d is expanded to one. It can also be configured to be viewed as a large page. For example, each page part 14a-14d can also be comprised so that it may browse in order based on a headline, and a big photograph and a figure can also be published on each expanded page part 14a-14d. Thus, in this embodiment, since the freedom degree of the content structure of each page part 14a-14d is made high, by selecting the content structure optimal for the objectives, such as direct mail, an advertising effect is obtained. It is possible to greatly increase.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1A, a part of the first page portion 14a, a part of the third page portion 14c, and a part of the inner surface of the back cover portion 12b are window portions. The window portion 13 is configured to be visible through the screen 13. Therefore, the recipient can immediately recognize that the content configuration of each of the page portions 14a to 14d is enriched before opening the envelope / booklet 1.

  Next, a method for manufacturing the envelope / booklet 1 will be described. FIGS. 3A and 3B, FIGS. 4A to 4D, and FIGS. 5A to 5C are schematic views showing a method for manufacturing the envelope / booklet 1.

  In the manufacture of the envelope / booklet 1, first, as shown in FIG. 3 (a), the contents (not shown) of a plurality of books on the front and back surfaces of the large sheet-like material 2 made of a predetermined sheet are offset printing machine or the like. To print them together. Then, as shown in FIG. 5B, the sheet material 3 for one book is cut by a cutting machine or the like and cut out. The arrangement of the sheet materials 3 in the large sheet material 2 is not particularly limited, and depends on the dimensions of the large sheet material 2 and the sheet material 3, the specifications of the printing machine and the cutting machine, and the like. What is necessary is just to determine suitably.

  The sheet-like material 3 for one book is, in order from the left side, a vertically long, substantially rectangular first page portion 14a, second page portion 14b, third page portion 14c, fourth page portion 14d, back cover portion 12b, front cover portion A cover portion 12a and a flap portion 15 are arranged, and a substantially triangular window portion 13 is cut out at the left side (back cover portion 12b side) corner portion of the lower portion of the cover portion 12a. The height of each part is substantially the same as the size of the standard mail. The width of the front cover portion 12a is substantially the same as the standard postal size, and the width of the back cover portion 12b is slightly narrower than the width of the front cover portion 12a.

  As described above, the widths of the page portions 14a to 14d and the back cover portion 12b are gradually increased in the order of the first page portion 14a, the second page portion 14b, the third page portion 14c, the fourth page portion 14d, and the back cover portion 12b. It is comprised so that it may become wide. Further, the lateral width of the flap portion 15 is configured such that an adhesive margin necessary for sealing the envelope / booklet 1 by being attached to the back cover portion 12b can be secured.

  A fold line for bookbinding is set at the boundary line of each part of the sheet-like material 3. In the present embodiment, the boundary line between the first page portion 14a and the second page portion 14b is the first fold line 21, and the boundary line between the second page portion 14b and the third page portion 14c is the second fold line 22. The boundary line between the third page portion 14c and the fourth page portion 14d is set as the third fold line 23, and the boundary line between the fourth page portion 14d and the back cover portion 12b is set as the fourth fold line 24.

  Further, the boundary line between the front cover part 12a and the back cover part 12b is set to the fifth folding line 25, and the boundary line between the front cover part 12a and the flap part 15 is set to the sixth folding line 26. Further, since the fifth fold line 25 is a portion corresponding to the fore edge portion 11, the opening perforation 30 is formed along the fifth fold line 25. In the present embodiment, the bending perforation 31 is formed along the sixth fold line in order to facilitate the bending of the narrow flap portion 15, but the bending perforation 31 is not provided. It may be.

  In the present embodiment, by using a dedicated punching die, the formation of the opening perforation 30 and the bending perforation 31 and the formation of the window portion 13 are performed using the sheet-like material 3 from the large-size sheet-like material 2. This is done at the same time as cutting. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the formation of the opening perforation 30, the formation of the folding perforation 31, or the formation of the window portion 13 is the cutting of the sheet-like material 3 from the large-size sheet-like material 2. You may make it carry out at another timing.

  In addition, the direction of the sheet-like material 3 is not particularly limited, and the top, bottom, left, right, or front and back of the sheet-like material 3 shown in the present embodiment may be interchanged. Moreover, the material of the sheet-like material 3 is not particularly limited. In addition to paper, the sheet-like material 3 is composed of, for example, various types of thin plates such as resins and metals, laminated films obtained by laminating resin films and metal foils, and the like. You may make it do.

  In the manufacture of the envelope / booklet 1, the cut sheet material 3 is then bent in order along the folding lines 21 to 26 by a bookbinding machine or the like. In this step, first, as shown in FIG. 4A, the sheet-like material 3 is bent along the first fold line 21, and the first page portion 14a is folded over the second page portion 14b.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5B, the sheet-like material 3 is bent along the second fold line 22 in the direction opposite to that of the first fold line 21, and the first page portion 14a and the second page The page portion 14b is folded over the third page portion 14c. Next, as shown in FIG. 5C, the sheet-like material 3 is bent along the third fold line 23 in the direction opposite to the direction of the second fold line 22, and the first page portion 14a, the second The page portion 14b and the third page portion 14c are folded over the fourth page portion 14d. Then, as shown in FIG. 4D, the sheet-like material 3 is bent along the fourth fold line 24 in the direction opposite to the direction of the third fold line 23, and the first page portion 14a and the second page. The portion 14b, the third page portion 14c, and the fourth page portion 14d are folded over the back cover portion 12b.

  Thus, in the manufacturing method of this embodiment, first, each page part 14a-14d is folded in the shape of a bellows in order from the 1st page part 14a (from the 1st folding line 21). Since each of the page portions 14a to 14d has an increasing width, the page portions 14a to 14d are folded in a bellows shape from one end side while increasing the folding width for each bend.

  The page portions 14a to 14d may be folded in order from the fourth page portion 14d (the fourth fold line 24). In this case, the page portions 14a to 14d are folded in a bellows shape from one end side while reducing the folding width for each bend.

  If the page portions 14a to 14d are folded, then, as shown in FIG. 5A, the sheet-like material 3 is moved to the fifth fold line 25 so that the page portions 14a to 14d are inside. Bend along. As described above, since the front cover portion 12a is slightly wider than the back cover portion 12a, the sixth fold line 26 at the boundary between the front cover portion 12a and the flap portion 15 is the fourth fold line at the left end of the back cover portion 12b. It is located slightly to the left of 24.

  Next, the paste is applied to the surface of the flap portion 15, specifically, the surface facing the back cover portion 12 b when bent along the sixth fold line 26 by a glue application device or the like. Note that the glue may be applied to the surface of the flap portion 15 at an earlier stage according to the specifications of the bookbinding machine or the like.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 4B, the sheet material 3 is bent along the sixth fold line 26, and the flap portion 15 is bonded to the back cover portion 12b. Thus, the envelope / booklet 1 is bound in a booklet shape and sealed.

  Finally, as shown in FIG. 5C, the upper end portion and the lower end portion are trimmed by a cutting machine or the like to adjust the shape and form a standard postal size, whereby the envelope booklet 1 is completed. When the shape is already prepared, it is not necessary to cut off the upper end portion and the lower end portion.

  Thus, according to the manufacturing method of this embodiment, the envelope combined booklet 1 with a development page can be easily manufactured from the sheet material 3 of 1 sheet. In addition, since binding is not performed using a binding thread, a wire, or the like, but only by gluing the flap portion 15, binding is performed in a booklet form, so that an expensive saddle stitching machine or the like is not required, and a large number of envelopes with a large number of expanded pages are manufactured at low cost. The combined booklet 1 can be manufactured.

  For this reason, for example, even when a large amount of direct mail is sent out, it is possible to prepare a large amount of envelope / booklet 1 with an expanded page with less cost and effort, and an advertising effect using the expanded page Can be used to the maximum.

  In the present embodiment, the window portion 13 is provided at the lower right corner of the front cover portion 12a. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the window portion 13 may be provided at another location. For example, as shown in FIG. 6A, a window 13 formed by corner cutting may be provided at the upper right corner of the cover 12a, or as shown in FIG. 6B. The window portion 13 may be provided at the center of the right end of the front cover portion 12a.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 7 is a schematic view of an envelope / booklet 6 according to the second embodiment.

  As shown in the figure, the envelope / booklet 6 is the same as the envelope / booklet 1 of the first embodiment, except that the first page portion 14a is provided with a separation region 71 surrounded by a perforation 70 for cutting. Other configurations and manufacturing methods are the same as those of the envelope / booklet 1.

  These separation regions 71 are appropriately printed, and can be used as coupons such as exchange tickets and discount coupons after being separated. That is, the envelope combined booklet 6 is configured to be capable of incorporating various coupons integrally.

  The separation area 71 constituting the coupon ticket is configured integrally with the envelope / booklet 6 and sealed and accommodated inside the envelope / booklet 6, so there is no risk of dropping or loss during mailing. Various coupons can be safely sent to the destination. In addition, you may make it provide the isolation | separation area | region 71 in another part. Further, the separation area 71 may be provided in an area visible from the window portion 13 so that the separation area 71 functions as an eye catch.

  In the manufacture of the envelope / booklet 6, the cut perforation 70 constituting the cut-off area 71 is formed by cutting the sheet-like material 3 from the large-size sheet-like material 2 and using a dedicated punching die. It is preferable to carry out simultaneously with the formation of the eyes 30 and the like. By doing in this way, it becomes possible to prepare a large amount of envelope and booklet 6 with a development page incorporating various coupons at low cost and effort.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, the envelope booklet of this invention and its manufacturing method are not limited to above-described embodiment, In the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention, it changes variously. Of course, can be added.

  The envelope combined booklet and the manufacturing method thereof according to the present invention can be used in fields such as direct mail for advertisements, various guide letters, pamphlets, and catalogs.

1, 6 A booklet for envelopes 2 Large sheet material 3 Sheet material for one book 12 Envelope part 13 Window part 14 Page part 15 Flap part 21 First fold line 22 Second fold line 23 Third fold line 24 Fourth fold Line 25 Fifth fold line 26 Sixth fold line 30 Perforation for opening 70 Perforation for cutting 71 Cutting area

Claims (7)

An envelope part,
A page portion connected to the envelope portion;
A flap part connected to the envelope part, and a sheet-like material comprising:
A first step of folding the page portion in a bellows shape from one end side while expanding or reducing the folding width for each bend;
A second step of folding the envelope portion so that the folded page portion is inside;
A third step of folding the flap portion and bonding the flap portion to the envelope portion,
A method for producing an envelope booklet with an expanded page. Before the first step, further comprising a fourth step of cutting the sheet-like material into a predetermined shape,
The manufacturing method of the envelope combined booklet with an expansion | deployment page of Claim 1. In the fourth step, a window portion that allows a part of the page portion to be visually recognized from the outside is formed in the envelope portion,
The manufacturing method of the envelope combined booklet with an expansion | deployment page of Claim 2. The window portion is a corner cut portion obtained by cutting a corner portion of a fold line of the envelope portion,
The manufacturing method of the envelope combined booklet with an expansion | deployment page of Claim 3. In the fourth step, the perforation for opening is formed along the fold line of the envelope portion,
The manufacturing method of the envelope combined booklet with an expansion | deployment page in any one of Claim 2 thru | or 4. In the fourth step, a separation region surrounded by a perforation for cutting is formed in the page portion,
The manufacturing method of the envelope combined booklet with an expansion | deployment page in any one of Claim 2 thru | or 5. It is manufactured by the manufacturing method of the envelope combined booklet with expansion pages according to any one of claims 1 to 6.
Envelope combined booklet with expanded page.

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