JP2957635B2 - Email forms and how to use them - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a mail form capable of printing address information, confidential information, and the like at one time even though it is a folded form, and a method of using the mail form.

[Conventional technology]

In the past, sealed letters have been used for notices from financial institutions and government agencies that have confidentiality. In this case, a three-fold mail form is widely used in which confidential information such as a deposit balance and a borrowed amount is printed using a non-impact printer (NIP) or the like, and then the mail sheet itself is folded and sent as an envelope. .

The tri-fold mail form contains address information and confidential information in one
Can be printed every time, and no enclosing work is required.
The notification work can be made more efficient.

However, since the tri-fold mail form is also a sealed letter,
There was a problem that postage was higher than postcards.

In addition, many people complained that they could not protect their privacy because notices for payment of pensions and dunning letters for unpaid taxes were notified on postcards.

For this reason, fold the mail sheet twice as large as the postcard, fill in the confidential information inside it, mail the postcard as a postcard with the paper sheets in close contact, and the recipient should peel off the paper and open it Has approved a confidential postcard from which confidential information can be read and has been partially implemented.

7 and 8 are views showing a conventional example of a confidential postcard.

The confidential postcard 7 has mail sheets 71 and 72 connected in a row.
In the form folded in the center, the address information 73 is printed on the outside of the mail sheet 71, and the secret information 74 is written on the inside of the mail sheets 71 and 72. The insides of the mail sheets 71 and 72 are brought into close contact with each other by a laminated adhesive sheet 75.

In this state, mail can be sent at a postcard fee, and the confidential information 74 will not be read by a third party. The recipient is the laminated adhesive sheet 75
The secret information 74 can be opened and the secret information 74 can be read without damaging the secret information 74.

The confidential postcard 8 has a form in which mail sheets 81, 82, and 83 are continuously provided and folded in three.
84 is printed, and the secret information 85 is printed on the inside of the mail sheet 82 and the surface of the mail sheet 83 facing the mail sheet 82, so that the address information 84 and the secret information 85 can be printed in one printing. Mail form 8
The mail sheets 82 and 83 are completely adhered to each other by the above-mentioned laminated adhesive sheet so as to be re-peelable.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, in the former confidential postcard 7, the address information must be printed on the outside of the mail sheet to be folded in half, and the secret information must be printed on the inside. For this reason, the processing speed is reduced by about half, and the address information and the confidential information are mismatched.
Confidential information may be sent to other addresses.

Further, the latter confidential postcard 8 has a problem in that extra paper, a laminated adhesive sheet, an adhesive, etc. are required for one postcard in order to fold it into three.

On the other hand, in any of the above cases, another form must be prepared in order to keep a copy of the printed contents.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mail form that can print public information such as address information and confidential information at one time even though it is a two-fold form, and a method of using such a mail form.

[Means for solving the problem]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is to fold a mail sheet in half, to make a part of one side of an inner side a public information entry area containing address information, A mail form that has a portion corresponding to the public information entry region as an opening region, and the other portion on the inner side as a secret information entry region containing secret information, wherein the opening region is obtained by separating a separation piece. The mail form is formed, and the separated piece is a copy form having a copy information entry area.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the method of using the mail form according to the first aspect, necessary information is printed on one side of the public information entry area, the secret information entry area, and the copy information entry area, and the cut-off piece is attached. Separately form the opening area and fold it in two to seal the area around the secret information entry area, or adhere the entire inner surface of the area in a releasable manner and mail it, and the separated piece is used as a copy. This is a usage method of a mail form characterized by being configured to be used.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings and the like based on embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a first embodiment of a mail form according to the present invention.

The mail form 1 is formed by folding the paper body 11
a is folded in two, the upper right column of the inner surface is a public information entry area A, and the upper left column is a cutout opening area B,
The lower left and right columns are secret information entry areas C.

Information that must be made visible from the outside, such as an address, name, and other address information, must be entered in the public information entry area A of the mail form 1, and the secret information entry area C must be kept secret, such as a notice of expiration of the financial product. After the necessary information is entered, the sheet is folded in two from the expected bending line 14a.
Even when folded, the public information entry area A can be visually recognized from the opening area B. In the public information entry area A and the secret information entry area C, information that does not need to be kept secret, such as a management number or a serial number that is not directly related to the address, advertisements, advertising matters, notes, etc. May also be entered.

Information other than confidential information may be printed on the outside of the mail form 1 or, if the mail sheet is transparent, concealed printing is performed so that the confidential information cannot be seen from the outside. May be applied.

At this time, if only the peripheral portion of the secret information entry area C is pasted, it is treated as a sealed letter, but other documents, perfume impregnated sheets for gifts or sales promotion, seeds, etc. can be enclosed inside. .

If the secret information entry area C is brought into close contact with the entire surface using the above-mentioned laminated adhesive sheet, it is treated as a postcard, and the postage can be reduced.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a mail form according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

The mail form 2 of this embodiment is in the form of a continuous form for printing a large amount by a printer, and shows a unit form separated by perforations or the like. The mail form 2 includes a paper body 21, a separating piece 22 that is separated from the paper body 21 later at a perforation 22a, and a feed tab 23 provided with a printer feed hole 23a and subsequently separated at a perforation 23b. And folded in two from the central bending line 21a at the perforation (2A
Figure).

Next, a method of using the mail form 2 will be described.

First, in the form body 21 of the mail form 20, the address information 24 and the like are stored in the public information entry area A, the secret information 25 and the like are stored in the secret information entry area C, and the copy information 26 is set in the copy information entry area D of the cut-off piece 22. Is printed by a printer such as NIP (2B
Figure). At this time, all the information 24 to 26 can be printed on one side of the mail paper 20, so that only one printing is required.

Next, the separation piece 22 is separated from the perforation 22a to form an opening area B (FIG. 2C). The separation piece 22 is a copy of the address information 24 and a part of the confidential information 25 and other information.
Entered as 26 and can be filed as a copy. At this time, the left and right feed tabs 23
Is also separated.

The paper body 21 is folded back with the secret information entry area C inside, and then mailed as a sealed letter or confidential postcard in the same manner as described above (FIG. 2D).

FIG. 3 to FIG. 6 are diagrams showing third to sixth embodiments of the mail form according to the present invention.

In the following embodiments, the parts that perform the same functions as those in the above-described embodiments are given the same numbers at the end, and different parts will be mainly described.

As shown in FIG. 3, the mail form 3 is a window-shaped cutout piece 32, and the public information entry area A is correspondingly small. The public information entry area A is provided in the upper left column, and the separation piece 32 is provided in the upper right column.

In the mail form 4, as shown in FIG. 4, a separating piece 42 is provided in the upper right corner, and the corresponding public information entry area A is also provided in the upper left corner. The mail form 4 is in the form of a single sheet without a feed tab, and can be used with a printer having a cut sheet feeder or the like.

The mail form 5 is, as shown in FIG.
51 is vertically long, and a position corresponding to the lower side of the postcard is a bending line 51a, and the lower side thereof is a separation piece 52. Feed tabs 53 are provided on the left and right sides, and printing can be performed with a small printer.

As shown in FIG. 6, the mail form 6 is the same as that of the fifth embodiment, but is provided with feed tabs 63 on both sides of the short side and is written horizontally. In this way, the printing time for one mail can be reduced.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention.

If it is not necessary to enter the copy information, the cut pieces may be discarded.

The method of bringing the secret information entry field into close contact with the entire surface may be another method.

The material of the mail paper is not limited to normal high-quality paper, PET, P
Film-like materials such as E, PP, and vinyl chloride may be used.

In the case of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, when the copy form is unnecessary, a mail form without the separation pieces 52 and 62 may be used.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, address information and confidential information can be printed on one side at a time, even in a two-fold form. Therefore, there is no waste of paper or the like as in the case of a three-fold form, and there is no need to print twice as in the case of a conventional two-fold form.

Further, when the opening area is formed by folding back so that the public information entry area can be visually recognized, if the separated pieces are used as a copy, information can be easily managed and paper is not wasted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a first embodiment of a mail form according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a view showing a mail form according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 3 to 6 show a third embodiment of the mail form according to the present invention.
It is a figure showing-a 6th example. 7 and 8 are views showing a conventional example of a confidential postcard. 1-6 Mail form 11-61 Paper body 22-62 Separation pieces 23,33,53,63 Feed tab A Public information entry area B Open area C Secret information Entry area D: Copy information entry area

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A mail sheet is folded in half, and a part on one side of an inner side is a public information entry area containing address information, and a part corresponding to the public information entry area on the other side is opened. A mail form which is an area, and the other part of the inner surface is a secret information entry area containing secret information, wherein the opening area is formed by separating a separation piece, and the separation piece is copy information. A mail form characterized by a copy form having an entry area. 2. The method for using a mail form according to claim 1, wherein necessary information is printed on one side of said public information entry area, said secret information entry area, and said copy information entry area. Forming said open area, 2
Fold and seal around the secret information entry area,
Alternatively, the entire inner surface of the mail form may be removably adhered and attached to a mail, and the separated piece may be used as a copy form.