JP5100627B2 - Printed temporary binding equipment such as forms - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a form “printing the amount of electricity used by using a handy terminal and a printer”, “printing the amount of electricity used”, and temporarily binding printed matter such as a form that conceals a part of the printed surface of the form. It relates to equipment.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the electricity meter consumption of each consumer is read monthly by the meter reader, viewing the meter, inputting the meter reading result to the handy terminal HT on the site, and printing with the handy printer HP. “Electricity usage information” printed by the printer HP is posted on a post or the like to notify each customer. This notification by the meter reader has the convenience of being able to issue a form such as “announcing usage” to each customer simultaneously with the meter reading operation.

  In collective housing such as condominiums, company houses, and apartments, where many customers are adjacent, accidents in which this form is mistakenly posted on posts of other customers may occur. As shown in FIG. 15, the printed surface of the “Electricity usage amount” form 51 includes information 52 such as the name and name of the customer, the amount of electricity used, the amount billed, the receipt amount of the previous month, the contract Information 53 such as number and contract type is described. Since these various types of information are not concealed, there is a possibility that the information 52, 53 described therein may be seen by other people when they are posted by mistake to other customers.

As described above, various techniques for protecting the confidentiality of a form such as a meter reading result have been proposed. For example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-155552 of "Patent Document 1, Thermal Printer Paper with Information Protection Function", information such as a meter reading result that requires security protection is used by using a thermal printer of a handy terminal. An information protection paper with a thickness of 20 to 50μ is concealed on the entire upper surface of the thermal printer paper for printing in the field, with a bonding layer strength that does not interfere with running by thermal printer printing. There has been proposed a thermal printer paper that can be peeled between layers of information protection paper and has a configuration in which perforations are made at the boundary of each print pattern.
JP 2008-155552 A

  However, in the “thermal printer paper having information protection function” of Patent Document 1, the information protection paper having a concealing property is bonded to the entire upper surface of the thermal printer paper. There was a problem that extra items were needed and the number of items carried by the meter reader increased.

  In addition, it was rare for the meter reader to mistakenly post a form that was read on site to a post or the like. Therefore, there has been a demand for a proposal for a large-scale device and a device that can be easily carried to the meter reading site without cost.

  The present invention has been developed to solve such problems. That is, an object of the present invention is to make a simple structure that can be carried with a handy terminal and a handy printer, so that a meter reader can bend a printed matter such as a form printed on the meter reading site and conceal a part of the information. It is possible to provide a temporary binding device for printed matter such as a form that can be easily peeled off when the printed matter is read by a consumer.

  According to the present invention, a handy terminal (HT) and a handy printer (HP) are used to conceal a part of information in a printed matter (P) such as a form or the like in which the result of meter reading is printed together with personal information of each consumer. In order to do this, it is a printed matter temporary binding instrument (1) such as a form for folding and temporarily binding the printed matter (P), and a first member (3) provided with a plurality of protrusions (2) on a substantially rectangular plate material ), A second member (5) in which a plurality of recesses (4) that engage with the protrusions (2) of the first member (3) are arranged on a substantially rectangular plate, and the protrusion (2) An instrument body (7) having a rail (6) for supporting the first member (3) so as to move toward the recess (4), and folding the printed matter (P) into two sheets The overlapped portion is sandwiched between the first member (3) and the second member (5), and the instrument book The first member (3) is moved by the rail (6) of (7), and the recesses (DE) in a state where the two pieces of paper overlap each other by the engagement of the projections (2) and the recesses (4), Provided is a temporary binding device for printed matter such as a form which is configured to form a hole (H) and perform temporary binding.

Or it engages with the 1st member (3) which provided the some protrusion (2) and the recessed part (4) alternately in the substantially rectangular board | plate material, and each protrusion (2) of said 1st member (3). A second member (5) in which a plurality of recesses (4) and projections (2) engaged with the respective recesses (4) of the first member (3) are alternately arranged on the plate material, and each projection (2) And an instrument body (7) provided with a rail (6) for supporting the first member (3) so that the recess and the recess (4) face each other, and the printed matter (P) is folded to 2 The portion overlapped on the sheet is sandwiched between the first member (3) and the second member (5), the first member (3) is moved by the rail (6) of the instrument body (7), By engaging each protrusion (2) and the recess (4), a dent (DE) and a hole (H) in which the two pieces of paper overlap each other are formed and temporarily bound. Can.
For example, the protrusion (2) may have a truncated cone shape or a truncated pyramid shape, and the concave portion (4) may also have a truncated cone shape or a truncated pyramid shape.

It is preferable to form a positioning collar (21) for pressing the edge (PE) of the printed matter (P) on the protrusion (2) side of the first member (3).
A cutter (31) is attached to the first member (3) in the longitudinal direction, the first member (3) and the second member (5) are meshed, and a dent (DE) is formed in the printed matter (P). The printed matter (P) can be cut simultaneously with the formation of the hole (H).
For example, the first member (3) to which the cutter (31) is attached is disposed so as to sandwich the paper discharge port (32) of the handy printer (HP), and the printed matter (P) is disposed from the paper discharge port (32). Is discharged between the first member (3) and the second member (5), and the first member (3) and the second member (5) are engaged with each other, and the printed matter (P) is recessed ( DE) and the hole (H) can be formed, and at the same time, the printed matter (P) can be cut.

The instrument body (7) is preferably provided with a frame member (10) for detachably attaching the instrument body (7) to the handy terminal (HT) or the handy printer (HP).
For example, the frame member (10) has a substantially U-shaped cross section on the opposite side of the first member (3) and the second member (5) of the instrument body (7), and the instrument body ( A tension member (11) can be provided that pulls on 7).

  In the invention with the above-described configuration, a printed matter (P) such as a report “notice” relating to the result of meter reading of power consumption is printed using a handy terminal (HT) and a handy printer (HP). The sheet is folded and the part overlaid on the two sheets is sandwiched between the first member (3) and the second member (5). Next, the first member (3) and the second member (5) are firmly sandwiched between fingers to engage the projection (2) and the recess (4) of the first member (3) and the second member (5). Let At this time, a plurality of dents (DE) or holes (H) in an overlapped state are formed on the two pieces of paper, and the paper pieces are temporarily bound. The printed matter (P) in this state can read the information (52) such as the name and name of the customer, but information such as electricity usage, planned billing amount, receipt amount of the previous month, contract number, contract type, etc. (53) is hidden. Therefore, even if it is posted to another consumer by mistake, the information (53) described therein can be prevented from being seen by others. When the person reads the printed matter (P), a part of the printed matter (P) may be picked and peeled off. At this time, since it is only temporarily bound, it can be easily peeled off, and the information (53) such as the amount of electricity used and the scheduled charge amount printed thereon can be read.

In the case where the positioning collar (21) is formed, when the printed matter (P) is folded and stacked on two sheets, information (52) such as the name and name of the customer in the printed matter (P) is exposed and peeled off. The printed matter (P) can be folded in a state where an easy margin (54) is left, and can be temporarily bound at an appropriate position.
In the case where the cutter (31) is attached, the printed matter (P) can be cut at the same time as the printed matter (P) is temporarily bound, and the work of the meter reader becomes easy. Moreover, before the temporary binding, the printed material (P) is connected to the handy printer (HP), and the printed material (P) can be easily handled, and it can be easily bent in half. Becomes simpler.

  The handy terminal (HT) or the handy printer (HP) provided with the frame material (10) can be integrated with the printed temporary binding device (1) of the present invention and can be easily carried.

  In order to conceal a part of information in a printed matter such as a form printed on the spot using the handy terminal and the handy printer, and the personal information of each customer and the result of the meter reading on the spot temporary binding device such as the form of the present invention. This is a device that bends and temporarily binds printed matter.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a side view showing a temporary binding device for printed matter such as a form according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a front view illustrating the printed matter temporary binding device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a plan view illustrating the printed matter temporary binding device according to the first embodiment.
A printed matter temporary binding instrument 1 such as a form of Example 1 is a second member in which a first member 3 provided with a plurality of protrusions 2 and a recess 4 engaging with each protrusion 2 are arranged on a substantially rectangular plate material. 5 and an instrument body 7 having a rail 6 that supports the first member 3 so that each protrusion 2 moves toward the recess 4. Here, the first member 3 and the second member 5 are referred to in order to distinguish the members for convenience of explanation.

  The first member 3 is a member in which a plurality of protrusions 2 are arranged in a row on a substantially rectangular plate. A dent DE is formed or a hole H is formed in the printed matter P bent by the protrusion 2. The interval between the adjacent protrusions 2 is determined according to the thickness and size of the printed material P to be temporarily bound. For example, when the interval between the adjacent protrusions 2 is narrow, it is difficult to peel off, and breaks easily. On the other hand, if the interval between the protrusions 2 is too wide, the adhesion is weakened and the function as temporary binding may not be achieved. Although the protrusion 2 has shown the example arrange | positioned in 1 row, it is possible to arrange | position in 2 or more rows.

  As shown in the plan view of FIG. 3, the first member 3 is preferably formed with a non-slip 8 so as to be easily pressed with a finger. The anti-slip 8 is also formed on the surface of the second member 5 described later. The non-slip 8 includes, for example, a knurled one or a trash sheet material.

  The second member 5 is a member in which a plurality of recesses 4 that engage with the protrusions 2 of the first member 3 are arranged on a substantially rectangular plate. The concave portion 4 firmly presses the portion where the depression DE or the hole H is opened in the printed matter P by the projection 2, so that the concave portion DE or the portion where the hole H is opened in a state where two pieces of paper overlap each other is firmly attached. And can be temporarily bound. The recesses 4 are also arranged in two or more rows in accordance with the protrusions 2 described above.

  The instrument body 7 is a member that supports the first member 3 and the second member 5. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the instrument main body 7 is fixedly supported by the second member 5, and the first member 3 is movably supported by two rails 6. The first member 3 is brought closer to the second member 5 by the rail 6. By moving the first member 3, each protrusion 2 and the recess 4 can be opposed to each other and further meshed. An elastic member 9 such as a spring that biases the first member 3 and the second member 5 so as to be always separated is attached in the vicinity of the rail 6. By this elastic member 9, the first member 3 and the second member 5 are separated from each other, and the printed material P folded in half is easily sandwiched therebetween.

  The instrument body 7 can be provided with a frame member 10 for attaching the instrument body 7 to the handy terminal HT or the handy printer HP. The frame member 10 preferably has a structure that is detachably attached. As shown in the side view of the frame member 10 in FIG. 1, the transverse section has a substantially U-shape on the opposite side of the first member 3 and the second member 5 of the instrument body 7 and is pulled toward the instrument body 7 side. A tension member 11 was provided. The tension member 11 causes the frame member 10 to follow the size of the handy printer HP. Further, it is preferable that the front end side 10a of the frame member 10 is not bowl-shaped according to the shape of the handy printer HP but is inclined more than 90 degrees.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a form temporarily bound by the printed matter temporary binding device of the present invention. FIG. 4A shows a state before binding, and FIG. 4B shows a state after binding. FIGS. 5A and 5B are enlarged side views for explaining a method of temporarily binding a printed material. FIG. 5A shows a state before binding, and FIG. 5B shows a state after binding. FIG. 6 is an enlarged view showing the positional relationship between the protrusion and the recess.
A method of temporarily binding the printed matter P using the printed matter temporary binding instrument 1 of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 4 (a), the form 51 (printed matter P) is folded in two so that the information portion 53 such as the amount of electricity used, the amount billed, the receipt amount of the previous month, the contract number, and the contract type is concealed. . At this time, the name and name information portion 52 of the consumer is shifted so that they can be read, and the two sheets are overlapped and sandwiched between the first member 3 and the second member 5 of the temporary printed binding device 1.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 5A to 5B, each protrusion 2 and the recess 4 are engaged with each other by strongly pressing the first member 3 with a finger. As shown in FIG. 4B, the form (printed matter P) is temporarily bound in a state where only the name and name information part 52 of the consumer can be read. Note that the temporary binding is performed so as to leave a blank portion 54 of the temporarily bound form 51. This is because the blank portion 54 is picked and easily peeled off.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the positional relationship between the protrusion 2 and the recess 4 of the present invention does not have a shape and size that allow the protrusion 2 to fit into the recess 4 without a gap. Even if the end surfaces of the first member 3 and the second member 5 are in close contact with each other, a gap is formed between the projection 2 engaged with the recess 4. That is, the tip outer diameter D1 of the protrusion 2 is shorter than the bottom inner diameter D2 of the recess 4, and the total length L1 of the protrusion 2 is shorter than the depth L2 of the recess 4. This is to prevent punching out the two stacked paper pieces. Furthermore, it is desirable to form the tip of the protrusion 2 and the peripheral edge of the opening of the recess 4 in a curved shape.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the state of the printed material after binding. FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing another state of the printed material after binding.
The two paper pieces are formed with a dent DE in an overlapped state, or a plurality of holes H are formed and temporarily bound. FIG. 7 shows a state in which the dent DE is formed on the printed material P. When the dent DE is formed, two pieces of paper are brought into close contact with each other. At this time, the adhesion between the paper pieces increases as the depth of the dent DE increases.

  Or FIG. 8 shows the state in which the hole H is opened in the printed matter P, and when the hole H is opened, the two pieces of paper are brought into close contact with each other. This hole H becomes difficult to be entangled and separated between the two pieces of paper, and a temporary binding effect is produced. At this time, the printed temporary binding device 1 of the present invention does not pierce a piece of paper with the protrusion 2 and the recess 4 as described above.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a modified example of the protrusion, wherein (a) is a truncated cone shape, (b) is a truncated pyramid shape, and (c) is a complex cone shape.
The protrusion 2 of the present invention is not limited to a truncated cone shape as shown in FIG. In addition to this, for example, as shown in FIG. 9 (b), a truncated hexagonal pyramid shape is formed as long as the structure can form (a recess DE or a portion where the hole H is opened) on two overlapping paper pieces. You may have done. At this time, the concave portion 4 is also formed in the same shape according to the projection 2. Further, as shown in FIG. 9 (c), it may be formed in a complicated cone shape in which the bottom surface and the cross-sectional shape are star-shaped. However, since the printed matter P is easily broken by the pyramid-shaped protrusions 2, it is necessary to make the interval between the adjacent protrusions 2 longer than that of the truncated conical shape.

FIGS. 10A and 10B are enlarged side views showing the printed matter temporary binding device of Example 2, wherein FIG. 10A shows a state before binding, and FIG. 10B shows a state after binding.
In the printed matter temporary binding instrument 1 of Example 2, the positioning collar 21 for pressing the edge PE of the printed matter P was formed on the projection 2 side of the first member 3. The positioning collar 21 easily sandwiches the printed material P between the first member 3 and the second member 5 so that the edge PE of the printed material P does not overlap the information portion 52 of the customer's name and name. Can do. The first member 3 is formed with an adjusting portion 22 for adjusting the thickness of the positioning collar 21. This prevents the printed matter P from being perforated by the protrusion 2.

  In this positioning collar 21, the information part 52 of the name and name of the customer in the printed matter P is always exposed at an appropriate position, and the marginal part 54 that is easily peeled off is always left in an appropriate position, and temporarily folded. Can be bound.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged side view showing the temporary binding device for printed matter to which the cutter of Example 3 is attached. FIG. 12 is a front view illustrating the printed matter temporary binding device according to the third embodiment.
In the printed matter temporary binding device 1 according to the third embodiment, a cutter 31 is attached to the first member 3 in the longitudinal direction, the first member 3 and the second member 5 are engaged with each other, and the printed product P is provided with a dent DE or a hole H. Simultaneously with the formation, the printed matter P was cut. For example, the first member 3 to which the cutter 31 is attached is disposed so as to sandwich the paper discharge port 32 of the handy printer HP, and the printed material P that has passed through the insertion window 33 of the instrument body 7 from the paper discharge port 32 is the first member. 3 and the second member 5 are discharged, and the first member 3 and the second member 5 are engaged with each other to form the depressions DE and holes H in the printed matter P, and at the same time, the printed matter P is cut.

  Thus, in the printed matter temporary binding instrument 1 to which the cutter 31 is attached, the printed matter P can be cut at the same time as the printed matter P is temporarily bound, and the work of the meter reader becomes easy. In addition, since the printed matter P is connected to the handy printer HP before temporary binding, the printed matter P is easily bent in two.

FIG. 13 is a partially enlarged front view of the printed matter temporary binding instrument of Example 4 in which a plurality of protrusions and recesses are alternately arranged in a line.
In the printed matter temporary binding instrument 1 of Example 4, a plurality of protrusions 2 and recesses 4 were alternately arranged in a line. For example, the same protrusion 2 or recess 4 need not always be disposed on the first member 3. What is necessary is just to improve the adhesiveness of a paper piece by forming the dent DE and the hole H. Therefore, in the printed matter temporary binding instrument 1 of Example 4, a plurality of protrusions 2 and recesses 4 are alternately arranged in a row on the plate member of the first member 3. Similarly, in the second member 5, a plurality of recesses 4 that engage with the protrusions 2 of the first member 3 and a plurality of protrusions 2 that engage with the recesses 4 of the first member 3 are alternately arranged on the plate material. As in the first embodiment, the other structure is such that the printed material P is folded and the two overlapped portions are sandwiched between the first member 3 and the second member 5, and the rail 6 of the instrument body 7 is used as the first member. 3, and a plurality of dents DE and holes H in which the two pieces of paper overlap each other are formed by temporary engagement with the projections 2 and the recesses 4.

  Also in the printed matter temporary binding device 1 of the fourth embodiment, as in the first embodiment, temporary binding can be performed so as to conceal a part of the information 53 of the printed matter P such as a form. Even in the fourth embodiment, the protrusions 2 and the recesses 4 are not limited to one row, and can be arranged in two or more rows.

  The present invention has a simple structure that can be carried together with the handy terminal HT and the handy printer HP, so that for the meter reader, the printed matter P such as a form printed at the meter reading site is folded and a part of the information 53 is concealed. If it can be easily peeled off when reading the printed matter P, it is not limited to the embodiment of the invention described above, and various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. is there.

The printed temporary binding device such as a form of the present invention is not limited to the meter reading of the electric power meter, and can be used for temporary binding of the form at the time of the meter reading of the gas meter or the meter of the water meter.
Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to forms, and any printed matter that needs to conceal a part of the printing surface can be used.

FIG. 3 is a side view illustrating a printed temporary binding device such as a form according to the first exemplary embodiment. FIG. 3 is a front view illustrating the printed matter temporary binding device according to the first exemplary embodiment. FIG. 3 is a plan view illustrating the printed matter temporary binding device according to the first embodiment. It is a front view of the form temporarily bound with the printed matter temporary binding instrument of this invention, (a) is the state before binding, (b) is the state after binding. It is an enlarged side view explaining the method of temporarily binding printed matter, (a) is the state before binding, (b) is the state after binding. It is an enlarged view which shows the positional relationship of a protrusion and a recessed part. It is an expanded sectional view which shows the state of the printed matter after binding. It is an expanded sectional view which shows the other state of the printed matter after binding. It is a perspective view which shows the modification of a processus | protrusion, (a) is a truncated cone shape, (b) is a truncated pyramid shape, (c) is formed in a complicated cone shape. It is an enlarged side view which shows the printed matter temporary binding instrument of Example 2, (a) is the state before binding, (b) is the state after binding. It is an enlarged side view which shows the printed matter temporary binding instrument which attached the cutter of Example 3. FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view illustrating a printed matter temporary binding device according to a third embodiment. It is the elements on larger scale of the printed matter temporary binding instrument of Example 4 which has arrange | positioned several protrusion and a recessed part alternately in a line. It is a perspective view which shows a handy terminal and a handy printer. It is a front view which shows the form "Notice of electricity usage" which is an example of printed matter.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Printed temporary binding instrument 2 Protrusion 3 1st member 4 Recessed part 5 2nd member 6 Rail 7 Instrument main body 10 Frame material 11 Tensile member 21 Positioning collar 31 Cutter 51 Form 52 Information part of customer's name, name, etc. 53 Electricity Information portion such as usage, billing amount, receipt amount of previous month, contract number, contract type, etc. 54 Margin portion HT Handy terminal HP and Handy printer P Printed matter (form)
PE Edge of printed matter DE Paper dent H Paper hole

Claims (9)

Using a handy terminal (HT) and a handy printer (HP), in order to conceal a part of information in a printed matter (P) such as a form or the like in which the result of meter reading is printed on-site together with personal information of each customer (P) A printed temporary binding device (1) such as a form for folding and temporarily binding (P),
A first member (3) provided with a plurality of protrusions (2) on a substantially rectangular plate;
A second member (5) in which a plurality of recesses (4) engaged with the protrusions (2) of the first member (3) are arranged on a substantially rectangular plate;
An instrument body (7) having a rail (6) for supporting the first member (3) so that the protrusion (2) moves toward the recess (4),
A portion of the printed material (P) that is folded and overlapped is sandwiched between the first member (3) and the second member (5), and the rail (6) of the instrument body (7) A single member (3) is moved, and by engaging each projection (2) with the recess (4), a dent (DE) and a hole (H) in which the two pieces of paper overlap are formed and temporarily bound. A temporary binding device for printed matter such as a form, which is configured as described above. Using a handy terminal (HT) and a handy printer (HP), in order to conceal a part of information in a printed matter (P) such as a form or the like in which the result of meter reading is printed on-site together with personal information of each customer (P) A printed temporary binding device (1) such as a form for folding and temporarily binding (P),
A first member (3) provided with a plurality of protrusions (2) and recesses (4) alternately on a substantially rectangular plate;
The recesses (4) that engage with the protrusions (2) of the first member (3) and the protrusions (2) that engage with the recesses (4) of the first member (3) are alternately plate materials. A plurality of second members (5) arranged in
An instrument body (7) provided with a rail (6) for supporting the first member (3) so that each protrusion (2) and the recess (4) are opposed to each other,
A portion of the printed material (P) that is folded and overlapped is sandwiched between the first member (3) and the second member (5), and the rail (6) of the instrument body (7) A single member (3) is moved, and by engaging each projection (2) with the recess (4), a dent (DE) and a hole (H) in which the two pieces of paper overlap are formed and temporarily bound. A temporary binding device for printed matter such as a form, which is configured as described above.   3. The temporary binding device for printed matter such as a form according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the protrusion (2) has a truncated conical shape, and the concave portion (4) also has a truncated conical shape.   3. The temporary binding device for printed matter such as a form according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the protrusion (2) has a truncated pyramid shape, and the recess (4) has a truncated pyramid shape.   The positioning collar (21) for pressing the edge (PE) of the printed matter (P) is formed on the protrusion (2) side of the first member (3). Temporary binding device for printed materials such as forms.   A cutter (31) is attached to the first member (3) in the longitudinal direction, the first member (3) and the second member (5) are meshed, and a dent (DE) is formed in the printed matter (P). The printed matter temporary binding device such as a form according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the printed matter (P) is cut simultaneously with the formation of the hole (H).   The first member (3) to which the cutter (31) is attached is disposed so as to sandwich the paper discharge port (32) of the handy printer (HP), and the printed matter (P) is transferred from the paper discharge port (32) to the A sheet is discharged between the first member (3) and the second member (5), and the first member (3) and the second member (5) are engaged with each other, and the printed matter (P) is recessed (DE). The printed matter temporary binding device such as a form according to claim 6, wherein the printed matter (P) is cut simultaneously with the formation of the hole (H).   The frame (10) for detachably attaching the instrument body (7) to the handy terminal (HT) or the handy printer (HP) is provided on the instrument body (7). Printed temporary binding devices such as 2 or 3 forms.   The frame member (10) has a substantially U-shaped cross section on the opposite side of the first member (3) and the second member (5) of the instrument body (7), and the instrument body (7). A temporary binding device for printed matter such as a form according to claim 8, further comprising a tension member (11) for pulling on the paper.

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