JP5939453B2 - ID card package, ID card packaging method and ID card loading method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an ID card packaging body for packaging an ID card loaded in a hopper of a printing machine for printing an ID card, an ID card packaging method, and an ID card loading method, and in particular, an ID to a hopper of a printing machine. The present invention relates to an ID card packaging body, an ID card packaging method, and an ID card loading method capable of efficiently performing a card loading operation at low cost.

  Conventionally, ID cards have been used as school student ID cards, company employee ID cards, and other various qualification certificates. The ID card includes, for example, ID information (personal information) including the person's face image information and character information such as the person's address, name, date of birth, personal identification number, etc. by a printing machine for the ID card. It is printed, and the identity of the person can be verified based on the printed ID information.

  When printing ID information on an ID card, a plurality of ID cards to be printed are loaded in a stacked state on the hopper of the printing machine, and the face image information printing unit or character information printing of the printing machine is loaded from the hopper. The face image information and the character information are printed on the ID card one by one sequentially.

  By the way, when loading the ID card into the hopper of the printing press, it may be possible to load the ID card with the wrong front and back and orientation. In order to cope with this, Patent Document 1 discloses a method in which cards are loaded in a dedicated resin container in a stacked state, and the resin container loaded with the card is mounted on a hopper.

JP 2005-339429 A JP 2001-180607 A JP 2002-225823 A

  However, in this case, it is necessary to prepare a dedicated resin container corresponding to the hopper of the printing press to be used, and there is a problem that costs are required for the preparation of the resin container. Further, when such a resin container is used, the hopper needs to have a structure in which the resin container can be mounted, and there is a problem that the structure of the hopper is restricted and it is difficult to make the printing machine compact. .

  Further, Patent Document 2 discloses a shrink-wrapped card. However, removing such shrink-wrap and loading individual cards into a hopper of a printing press reduces the card loading workability. It can be a factor. Furthermore, there is a risk of degrading the printability of the card before printing by heating the entire card during packaging. Further, Patent Document 3 shows that cards are stacked and packaged. However, taking out individual cards from such a stacked package and loading them into a hopper of a printing machine is the same as that disclosed in Patent Document 2. As in the case, it can be a factor of reducing the card loading workability.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and an ID card packaging body, an ID card packaging method, and an ID card capable of efficiently performing an operation of loading an ID card into a hopper of a printing machine at a low cost. An object is to provide a card loading method.

  The present invention relates to an ID card package for packaging the ID card loaded in a hopper of a printing press for printing an ID card, an ID card stack in which a plurality of the ID cards are stacked, and the ID card stack A rectangular parallelepiped packaging member that wraps the body, and the packaging member includes a pair of seal side sheet portions including a heat seal portion disposed at a position corresponding to the pair of opposing side surfaces of the ID card laminate. And four main body surface sheet portions other than the pair of seal side surface sheet portions, and the four main bodies are provided on both edges of the seal side surface sheet portion on the inner surface of the four main body surface sheet portions. A pair of band-shaped opening tapes extending continuously over the face sheet portion is provided, and in the main body face sheet portion of one of the four main face sheet portions, a start end portion of the opening tape To provide an ID card package, characterized in that it is exposed to the outside.

  In the ID card packaging body according to the present invention, the main surface sheet portion extends from one opening tape to the other opening tape to the main surface sheet portion where the starting end portion of the opening tape is exposed to the outside. It is preferable that a cutting mechanism for cutting a portion between the pair of opening tapes is provided.

  In the ID card package according to the present invention, it is preferable that the cutting mechanism is constituted by perforations formed in the main body surface sheet portion provided with the cutting mechanism.

  The ID card packaging body by this invention WHEREIN: It is preferable that the said cutting mechanism is comprised by the cutting tape extended on the inner surface of the said main body surface sheet | seat part in which the said cutting mechanism was provided.

  In the ID card package according to the present invention, it is preferable that the ID card is formed in a rectangular shape, and the seal side sheet portion is disposed along a long side direction of the ID card.

  In the ID card package according to the present invention, the four main body sheet portions are provided between a bottom sheet portion, a top sheet portion facing the bottom sheet portion, and the bottom sheet portion and the top sheet portion. A pair of opposing main body side surface sheet portions, and the start end portion of the opening tape is exposed to the outside in one of the main body side surface sheet portions of the pair of main body side surface sheet portions. Is preferable.

  In the ID card package according to the present invention, it is preferable that a second heat seal portion is formed on one of the main body side surface sheet portions where the starting end portion of the opening tape is exposed to the outside.

  In the ID card package according to the present invention, it is preferable that the ID card of the ID card laminate is pre-printed.

  In the ID card package according to the present invention, it is preferable that a label indicating a direction in which the ID card laminate is loaded into the hopper is attached to the top sheet portion of the packaging member.

  In the ID card package according to the present invention, it is preferable that a protective sheet is interposed between the upper surface of the ID card laminate and the upper surface sheet portion of the packaging member.

  The present invention relates to an ID card packaging method for packaging the ID card loaded in a hopper of a printing press for printing an ID card, and a rectangular packaging sheet provided with a pair of strip-shaped opening tapes on one surface. And the said opening tape is arrange | positioned in the center part in the direction along a pair of 2nd edge orthogonal to the said 1st edge while extending along a pair of 1st edge which the said packaging sheet opposes. A step of preparing the packaging sheet, wherein a starting end portion of the opening tape projects outwardly from one of the second edges of the packaging sheet, and a plurality of the opening tapes provided on the packaging sheet, The ID cards are stacked, and a step of placing an ID card laminate including a bottom surface, an upper surface, a pair of opposing first side surfaces and a pair of opposing second side surfaces, wherein the opening tape is the ID card stack A step of placing the ID card laminate so as to be disposed on both edges of the bottom surface of the body, and the opening tape is continuous over the bottom surface, the top surface, and the pair of first side surfaces of the ID card laminate. The packaging sheet is bent so as to extend, and a portion of the packaging sheet adjacent to the second end edge is exposed so that the starting end of the opening tape is exposed outward, and the other second After the first heat sealing step of heat-sealing a portion close to the edge, and the first heat sealing step, from the bottom surface, the top surface, and the pair of first side surfaces of the ID card laminated body in the packaging sheet A second heat-sealing step of folding and heat-sealing portions protruding on both sides along the pair of second side surfaces of the ID card laminate, To provide a method.

  The present invention provides an ID card stacking method in which a plurality of ID cards are loaded on a hopper of a printing press for printing an ID card, and an ID card stack in which a plurality of the ID cards are stacked, and the ID card A rectangular parallelepiped packaging member in which the laminate is packaged, and the packaging member includes a pair of sealed side surface sheets including a heat seal portion disposed at a position corresponding to a pair of opposing side surfaces of the ID card laminate. And four main body surface sheet portions other than the pair of the seal side surface sheet portions, and on the inner surfaces of the four main body surface sheet portions, A pair of band-shaped opening tapes extending continuously over the main body surface sheet portion is provided, and in the main body surface sheet portion of one of the four main body surface sheet portions, the start end of the opening tape A step of preparing an ID card package that is exposed to the outside, opening the packaging member with the opening tape, and forming the sealing side sheet portion of the packaging member with at least three main body surface sheet portions A step of separating from the hopper, a step of inserting the ID card package body in which the packaging member is opened into the hopper, a step of cutting the one main body sheet portion and removing the packaging member from the hopper. Provided is an ID card loading method characterized by comprising the above.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the loading operation | work of ID card to the hopper of a printing press can be performed efficiently at low cost.

FIG. 1A shows an example of the surface of an ID card. FIG.1 (b) is a figure which shows an example of the back surface of an ID card. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an ID card printer. Fig.3 (a) is the perspective view which looked at the ID card packaging body in embodiment of this invention from diagonally upward. FIG.3 (b) is the perspective view seen from diagonally downward. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a packaging sheet in the embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 5A to 5E are diagrams showing an ID card packaging method according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 6A to 6D are diagrams showing a method of loading an ID card in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a cross-sectional structure of the hopper when the packaging member is pulled out from the hopper of the printing press in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a modified example of the packaging sheet in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view showing an ID card package having a protective sheet as a modification of the ID card package in the embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, an ID card packaging body, an ID card packaging method, and an ID card loading method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings attached to the present specification, for the sake of illustration and ease of understanding, the scale, the vertical / horizontal dimension ratio, and the like are appropriately changed and exaggerated from those of the actual ones.

  First, the ID card 1 will be described using FIGS. 1A and 1B as an example. As shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b), the ID card 1 is formed in a rectangular shape, and the face image information 2a of the person and character information 2b such as the name and address of the person are printed on the surface. In addition, text information 2b such as an address that could not be printed on the front side is printed on the back side. For example, a school student ID card, company employee ID card, and various other specific qualifications are proved. It is used as a qualification certificate. The ID information 2 including the face image information 2a and the character information 2b printed on the ID card 1 is printed using the ID card printer 10 shown in FIG.

  Next, the printing press 10 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the printing press 10 includes a casing 11, a hopper 12 provided above the casing 11 and loaded with the ID cards 1 in a stacked state, and the surface of the ID card 1 conveyed from the hopper 12. Are provided with a Y printing unit 13a, an M printing unit 13b, and a C printing unit 13c for displaying the face image information 2a. Among these, the hopper 12 is configured so that the rectangular ID card 1 can be loaded with a small clearance, and the stacked ID cards 1 loaded in the hopper 12 are held in the hopper 12 without collapsing. It has become so. In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the hopper 12 is provided with a lid 12a, and the lid 12a prevents the ID card 1 loaded in the hopper 12 from collapsing. Also, the Y printing unit 13a shown in FIG. 2 performs yellow printing on the surface of the ID card 1, and the M printing unit 13b performs magenta printing on the surface of the ID card 1, and the C printing unit 13c. Is to perform cyan printing on the surface of the ID card 1. An ink fixing unit 14 for fixing ink printed as face image information 2a is provided on the downstream side of the C printing unit 13c, and a surface printing unit for printing character information 2b on the downstream side of the ink fixing unit 14 15 and the back surface printing unit 16 are sequentially provided. After the printing, the ID card 1 is formed with a protective layer (not shown) by the protective layer forming unit 17, and then conveyed to the sorting mechanism 18 and distributed to predetermined stacking units 19 a to 19 c. It is to be accumulated.

  Next, the ID card package 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, the ID card packaging body 20 is for packaging the ID card 1 loaded in the hopper 12 of the printing machine 10 for printing the ID card 1 described above.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, an ID card package 20 includes an ID card laminate 21 in which a plurality of ID cards 1 are laminated, a packaging member 31 in which the ID card laminate 21 is packaged, It has.

  The ID card laminate 21 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and includes a bottom surface 22, an upper surface 23, a pair of opposing short side surfaces (first side surfaces) 24, and a pair of opposing long side surfaces (second side surfaces). 25. Among these, the bottom surface 22 corresponds to the back side of the ID card 1, and the top surface 23 corresponds to the front side of the ID card 1. The pair of short side surfaces 24 are arranged along the short side direction of the ID card 1 and are arranged on the supply direction side of the ID card 1 when the ID card package 20 is inserted into the hopper 12 of the printing machine 10. And a side surface opposite to the supply direction. Moreover, a pair of long side surface 25 is arrange | positioned along the long side direction of the ID card 1, and when the ID card package 20 is inserted in the hopper 12 of the printing machine 10, it is in the supply direction of the ID card 1. It is arranged on the side.

  The packaging member 31 includes a pair of seal side sheet portions 35 including a heat seal portion 36 disposed at a position corresponding to the pair of opposed long side surfaces 25 of the ID card laminate 21, and a pair of seal side sheet portions 35. And four main body surface sheet portions. Among these, the four main body surface portions are a bottom sheet portion 32 corresponding to the bottom surface 22 of the ID card laminate 21, a top sheet portion 33 facing the bottom sheet portion 32, a bottom sheet portion 32, and a top sheet portion 33. It is provided with a pair of main body side surface sheet portions 34 a and 34 b that are provided in the middle and disposed at positions corresponding to the pair of opposing short side surfaces 24 of the ID card laminate 21. The main body side sheet portions 34a and 34b are configured by an opposing supply side main body side sheet portion 34a and an opposite main body side sheet portion 34b. Among these, the supply-side main body side sheet portion 34a and the opposite-side main body side surface sheet portion 34b are disposed at positions corresponding to the short side surfaces 24 of the ID card laminate 21, and the supply-side main body side sheet portion 34a When the card package 20 is inserted into the hopper 12 of the printing machine 10, it is arranged on the supply direction side of the ID card 1, and the opposite main body side surface sheet portion 34 b is arranged on the opposite side to the supply direction of the ID card 1. The Moreover, the 2nd heat seal part 37 mentioned later is formed in the opposite side main body side surface sheet | seat part 34b.

  On the inner surfaces of the four main body surface sheet portions of the packaging member 31 (i.e., the bottom surface sheet portion 32, the upper surface sheet portion 33 and the pair of main body side surface sheet portions 34a and 34b), on both edges on the seal side surface sheet portion 35 side, A pair of strip-shaped opening tapes 41 extending continuously over the four main body surface sheet portions are provided. The pair of opening tapes 41 extend substantially parallel to each other along the long side direction of the rectangular ID card 1.

  The start end portion 42 of the opening tape 41 is exposed to the outside in one of the four main body surface sheet portions. In the present embodiment, the starting end portion 42 of the opening tape 41 is exposed outwardly at the opposite main body side surface sheet portion 34 b of the packaging member 31.

  A cutting mechanism 51 extending from one opening tape 41 to the other opening tape 41 is provided on the opposite main body side surface sheet portion 34b where the starting end portion 42 of the opening tape 41 is exposed to the outside. In the present embodiment, the cutting mechanism is constituted by a perforation 51 formed in the supply-side main body side sheet portion 34a. By breaking this perforation 51, the opposite side main body side sheet portion 34b A portion between the pair of opening tapes 41 is cut and separated in a direction in which the opening tape 41 extends. In addition, the number of members of the packaging member 310 can be reduced by configuring the cutting mechanism with the perforation 51.

  The ID card 1 of the ID card laminate 21 is pre-printed. Here, pre-printing means watermark printing, micro-character printing, rainbow printing, pearl printing, etc. as means for preventing forgery of the ID card 1 before printing the ID information 2 with the printing machine 10 shown in FIG. Means printing in advance, printing common designs other than ID information, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a label 61 that indicates the direction in which the ID card laminate 21 is loaded into the hopper 12 is preferably attached to the upper surface sheet portion 33 of the packaging member 31. As a result, an error in the loading direction of the ID card laminate 21 can be prevented. When pre-printing is performed on the ID card 1 as described above, since the loading direction to the hopper 12 is inevitably determined, it is particularly effective to attach the label 61. Here, as shown in FIG. 3, an example is shown in which an arrow indicating the insertion direction of the ID card 1 is described on the label 61. However, if the insertion direction is indicated, the arrow 61 is displayed with an arrow. There is no limit. In addition, an indication that the side on which the label 61 is attached indicates the upper surface 23 of the ID card laminate 21 may be attached to the label 61.

  Then, the packaging sheet 38 which forms the packaging member 31 mentioned above is demonstrated using FIG.

  The packaging sheet 38 is formed in a rectangular shape, and a pair of strip-like opening tapes 41 are provided on one surface thereof. These opening tapes 41 extend along a pair of opposed long side edges (first edges) 38a of the packaging sheet 38 and are paired with a pair of short side edges (second ends) orthogonal to the long side edges 38a. (Edge) 38b is arranged at a substantially central portion in the direction along 38b. Here, the center portion means a region disposed substantially at the center with respect to the portion for forming the seal side surface sheet portion 35 of the packaging member 31 disposed on both sides thereof. That is, in the packaging sheet 38, areas for forming the bottom sheet portion 32, the top sheet portion 33, the supply-side main body side sheet portion 34 a and the opposite main body side sheet portion 34 b (the width dimension W in FIG. 4). Are provided at substantially the center, and on both sides thereof are provided areas for forming the seal side sheet portion 35 (vertical areas indicated by width dimensions X and X in FIG. 4). The opening tape 41 is provided in the former area. Such an opening tape 41 may be heat-sealed to the packaging sheet 38, or the opening tape 41 may have a self-adhesive property and may be attached to the packaging sheet 38. Moreover, although the packaging sheet 38 may use what was cut | judged to the predetermined dimension previously, in order to suppress the looseness and the dispersion | variation in a packaging, the lamination | stacking height dimension of the ID card laminated body 21 is measured beforehand, It is preferable that the roll-shaped strip-shaped packaging sheet material is packaged while being cut according to the measured dimensions.

  The material used for the packaging sheet 38 and the opening tape 41 is not particularly limited as long as it is suitable for packaging a rectangular parallelepiped like the ID card laminate 21, but is not limited to paper, OPP (biaxial stretching). Polypropylene). As thickness of the packaging sheet 38, it is preferable that it is 20-40 micrometers as thickness suitable for packaging, for example. Moreover, as thickness of the opening tape 41, the intensity | strength required in order to fracture | rupture the packaging sheet 38 should just be ensured, for example, it is preferable that it is 25-40 micrometers.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the starting end portion 42 of the opening tape 41 protrudes outward from one short side edge 38 b of the packaging sheet 38. In addition, the vicinity of the other short side edge 38b of the packaging sheet 38 is a portion between the opening tape 41 of the packaging sheet 38 (after the packaging member 31 is formed, the opening tape 41 on the opposite side body side sheet portion 34b). Perforation 51 is formed.

  In FIG. 4, W indicates the short side dimension of the ID card 1, L indicates the long side dimension of the ID card 1, and H indicates the stack height dimension of the ID card laminate 21 (see FIG. 3). ing. X is a material dimension for forming the heat seal portion 36, and the relationship among L, H, X, t (card thickness), and n (number of stacked cards) is X ≦ L / 2, X ≧ H / 2 = t × n / 2. In the case of the ID card 1 according to JIS X6301, the number of ID cards 1 to be packaged is preferably 100 or less. X is preferably 34 mm or greater and 43 mm or less, and particularly preferably 42 mm or greater and 43 mm or less. Α represents an overlap amount for forming the second heat seal portion 37. Further, a two-dot chain line shown in FIG. 4 indicates a fold line of the packaging sheet 38 when the packaging member 31 is formed.

  Next, the ID card packaging method in the present embodiment will be described.

  First, a packaging sheet 38 having the form shown in FIG. 4 is prepared (see FIG. 5A).

  Subsequently, the ID card laminated body 21 in which the pre-printed ID card 1 is laminated is placed on the opening tape 41 provided on the packaging sheet 38 (see FIG. 5B). In this case, the opening tape 41 provided on the packaging sheet 38 has both edge portions along the long side direction of the bottom surface 22 of the ID card laminate 21 (both edges on the side of the long side surface 25 of the ID card laminate 21). Part).

  Next, the packaging sheet 38 is folded so that the opening tape 41 continuously extends over the bottom surface 22, the top surface 23, and the pair of short side surfaces 24 of the ID card laminate 21, and the packaging sheet 38 is heat sealed ( First heat sealing step, see FIG. 5 (c)). In this case, the portion (the region indicated by the dimension α shown in FIG. 4) adjacent to one short side edge 38b of the packaging sheet 38 from which the starting end portion 42 of the opening tape 41 protrudes, and the corresponding other short side end The portion adjacent to the edge 38b is overlapped and heat sealed. Thus, the 2nd heat seal part 37 is formed in the part corresponding to the opposite main body side surface sheet | seat part 34b of the packaging member 31. FIG. Further, in this case, one short side edge 38b from which the start end 42 protrudes overlaps with the other short side edge 38b, and the start end 42 of the opening tape 41 becomes one of the ID card laminate 21. The surface corresponding to the short side surface 24, that is, the opposite main body side surface sheet portion 34 b of the packaging member 31, is exposed outward.

  After the first heat sealing step, portions of the packaging sheet 38 that protrude from the bottom surface 22, the top surface 23, and the pair of short side surfaces 24 of the ID card laminate 21 on both sides are a pair of opposing lengths of the ID card laminate 21. It is bent along the side surface 25 and heat-sealed (second heat-sealing step, see FIG. 5D). As a result, the packaging member 31 for packaging the ID card laminate 21 is formed, and the heat seal portion 36 is formed on the seal side sheet portion 35 of the packaging member 31.

  Then, the label 61 is affixed on the position corresponding to the upper surface 23 of the ID card laminated body 21 of the packaging sheet 38 (refer FIG.5 (e)). In this way, the ID card package 20 according to the present embodiment is obtained.

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment having such a configuration will be described. Here, a method for loading the ID card laminate 21 into the hopper 12 of the printing machine 10 using the ID card package 20 obtained as described above will be described.

  First, as shown in FIG. 6A, the packaging member 31 is opened. In this case, the top end portion 42 of the packaging member 31 is pulled by being pulled along the extending direction of the opening tape 41 so that the starting end portion 42 of the opening tape 41 is gripped and the starting end portion 42 is lifted. Both edges of the main body side sheet portion 34a, the bottom sheet portion 32, and the opposite main body side sheet portion 34b are sequentially broken. In this way, the sealing side surface sheet portion 35 of the packaging member 31 is separated from the bottom surface sheet portion 32, the top surface sheet portion 33, the supply side main body side surface sheet portion 34a, and the opposite side main body side surface sheet portion 34b. Opened. The seal side surface sheet portion 35 may be separated from only the bottom surface sheet portion 32, the top surface sheet portion 33, and the supply side main body side surface sheet portion 34a of the packaging member 31 and connected to the opposite side main body side surface sheet portion 34b. Good. In this case as well, the ID card packaging 20 is inserted into the hopper 12 of the printing machine 10 as described later by folding the seal side sheet 35 against the opposite main body side sheet 34b, and the packaging member 31 is attached. Can be pulled out.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 6B, the ID card package 20 with the packaging member 31 opened is inserted into the hopper 12 of the printing machine 10. In this case, the long side direction of the ID card 1 is the insertion direction of the ID card package 20 into the hopper 12 and the supply direction of the ID card 1.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 6C, the packaging member 31 is pulled out from the hopper 12. In this case, first, the perforation 51 formed in the opposite main body side surface sheet portion 34b of the packaging member 31 is broken, and the opposite main body side surface sheet portion 34b is cut. Thereafter, the packaging member 31 is pulled upward from the supply-side main body side surface sheet portion 34 a side (the back side of the hopper 12) of the packaging member 31. Thus, the packaging member 31 is removed from the hopper 21, and the ID card laminated body 21 in which the plurality of ID cards 1 are laminated is loaded into the hopper 12 (see FIG. 6D). In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, since the hopper 12 is provided with a lid 12a (not shown in FIG. 6), the ID card laminate 21 is collapsed by the lid 12a when the packaging member 31 is pulled out. Can be prevented. Note that the packaging member 31 after the perforation 51 is broken may be pulled out from the opposite main body side surface sheet part 34 b side (the front side of the hopper 12) of the packaging member 31.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the packaging member 31 is opened by the opening tape 41, the seal side sheet portion 35 is replaced with the bottom sheet portion 32, the top sheet portion 33, the supply-side main body side sheet portion 34a, and The ID card package 20 with the packaging member 31 opened can be inserted into the hopper 12 of the printing machine 10 separately from the opposite main body side surface sheet portion 34b. In this case, the bottom surface 22, the top surface 23, and the pair of short side surfaces 24 of the ID card laminate 21 are the bottom sheet portion 32, the top sheet portion 33, the supply-side body side sheet portion 34 a, and the opposite-side body side sheet. Since it is packaged by the portion 34b, the stacked ID cards 1 are prevented from collapsing, and the ID card 1 is prevented from being contaminated by directly touching the printing surface of the ID card 1, and a plurality of The ID card package 20 having the ID card 1 can be inserted into the hopper 12, and a plurality of ID cards 1 can be loaded at a time. As a result, it is possible to efficiently load the ID card 1 into the hopper 12.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the start end portion 42 of the opening tape 41 is exposed outwardly at the opposite main body side surface sheet portion 34 b of the packaging member 31. Thus, when opening the packaging member 31, the starting end portion 42 of the opening tape 41 can be easily grasped, and the packaging member 31 can be efficiently opened.

  Moreover, according to this Embodiment, the heat seal part 36 of the packaging member 31 is arrange | positioned in the position corresponding to a pair of long side surface 25 of the ID card laminated body 21. FIG. Thereby, when forming the heat seal part 36 in a 2nd heat seal process, it can suppress that the surface and back surface of the ID card 1 are heated. This is particularly effective when image receiving layers (not shown) are formed on the front and back surfaces of the ID card 1.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, after the ID card package 20 in which the packaging member 31 is opened with the opening tape 41 is inserted into the hopper 12 of the printing machine 10, the opposite main body side surface sheet portion 34 b of the packaging member 31. By breaking the perforation 51 formed in the above, the opposite main body side surface sheet portion 34b of the packaging member 31 can be cut and separated in the extending direction of the pair of opening tapes 41. Thereby, the packaging member 31 can be pulled out from the hopper 12. In this case, the ID card laminate 21 can be loaded into the hopper 12 while preventing the stacked ID cards 1 from collapsing.

  Moreover, according to this Embodiment, the 2nd heat seal part 37 is in the position corresponding to the one other short side surface 24 of the card | curd laminated body 21 on the opposite main body side surface sheet | seat part 34b of the packaging member 31. Is formed. Thereby, when forming the 2nd heat seal part 37 in a 1st heat seal process, it can suppress that the surface and back surface of ID card 1 are heated.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the ID card laminated body 21 in which a plurality of ID cards 1 are laminated is packaged by the packaging member 31 described above without using a dedicated resin container or the like. The ID card 1 can be loaded while preventing the ID card 1 from collapsing in the hopper 12. For this reason, the loading operation of the ID card 1 to the hopper 12 of the printing press 10 can be efficiently performed at low cost.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, the label 61 that indicates the direction in which the ID card laminate 21 is loaded into the hopper 12 is attached to the upper surface sheet portion 33 of the packaging member 31. This can prevent the loading direction of the ID card laminate 21 from being wrong. This is particularly effective when the pre-printing is performed on the ID card 1 as in the present embodiment, since the insertion direction into the hopper 12 is inevitably determined.

  In the present embodiment, when the pair of opening tapes 41 extend along the long side direction of the ID card 1 and the ID card package 20 is inserted into the hopper 12 of the printing machine 10, The example in which the long side direction is along the supply direction of the ID card 1 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the pair of opening tapes 41 extend along the short side direction of the ID card 1 so that the short side direction of the ID card 1 is along the supply direction of the ID card 1. Also good.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, the start end part 42 of the opening tape 41 demonstrated the example which is exposed outside in the opposite main body side surface sheet | seat part 34b of the packaging member 31. FIG. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the start end portion 42 of the opening tape 41 may be exposed outward in the upper surface sheet portion 33 of the packaging member 31.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, the cutting mechanism demonstrated the example comprised by the perforation 51 formed in the opposite main body side surface sheet | seat part 34b of the packaging member 31. FIG. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. 8, the cutting mechanism may be constituted by a cutting tape 71 extending on the inner surface of the opposite main body side surface sheet portion 34b. Such a cutting tape 71 is preferably installed on the surface of the packaging sheet 38 on the opening tape 41 side. In this case, when the opening tape 41 is installed on the packaging sheet 38, the cutting tape 71 can be installed on the packaging sheet 38, and the separation mechanism can be formed efficiently. Moreover, it is preferable that the cutting tape 71 is formed of the same material as the opening tape 41 and has the same thickness, and the packaging tape 31 is opened by the opening tape 41 at the starting end of the cutting tape 71. After being done, it is preferable to be configured to be exposed to the outside.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, the ID card 1 of the ID card laminated body 21 demonstrated the example preprinted. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the ID card 1 may be an ID card 1 that is not pre-printed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, a protective sheet 81 may be interposed between the upper surface 23 of the ID card laminate 21 and the upper sheet portion 33 of the packaging member 31. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the surface of the ID card 1 located at the top of the ID card laminate 21 from being damaged. Further, in this case, the direction in which the ID card laminate 21 is loaded into the hopper 12 may be displayed on the protective sheet 81 without using the label 61 described above. Such a protective sheet 81 can be formed by press-molding a PET (polyethylene terephthalate) base material. After placing the ID card laminate 21 on the packaging sheet 38, the ID card laminate 21 What is necessary is just to mount on the upper surface 23. FIG. Or you may affix the protective sheet 81 which has adhesiveness on the inner surface of the upper surface sheet | seat part 23 of the packaging member 31. FIG.

  As described above, the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail. However, the ID card package, the ID card packaging method, and the ID card loading method according to the present invention are not limited to the above embodiment. Various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ID card 2 ID information 2a Face image information 2b Character information 10 Printing machine 11 Casing 12 Hopper 12a Lid 13a Y printing part 13b M printing part 13c C printing part 14 Ink fixing part 15 Front surface printing part 16 Back surface printing part 17 Protection sheet formation Part 18 Distribution mechanism 19a-19c Stacking part 20 ID card packaging body 21 ID card laminated body 22 Bottom face 23 Top face 24 Short side face 25 Long side face 31 Packaging member 32 Bottom sheet part 33 Top sheet part 34a Supply side body side sheet part 34b Opposite side body side sheet portion 35 Seal side sheet portion 36 Heat seal portion 37 Second heat seal portion 38 Packaging sheet 38a Long side edge 38b Short side edge 41 Opening tape 42 Start end 51 Perforation 61 Label 71 Cutting tape 81 Protective sheet

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In an ID card package for packaging the ID card loaded in a hopper of a printing machine for printing an ID card,
An ID card laminate in which a plurality of the ID cards are laminated;
A rectangular parallelepiped packaging member that wraps the ID card laminate, and
The packaging member includes a pair of seal side sheet portions including a heat seal portion disposed at positions corresponding to a pair of opposite side surfaces of the ID card laminate, and four main body surfaces other than the pair of seal side sheet portions. A seat portion,
On the inner surfaces of the four main body surface sheet portions, a pair of band-shaped opening tapes continuously extending over the four main body surface sheet portions are provided on both edge portions on the seal side surface sheet portion side,
In the main body surface sheet portion of one of the four main body surface sheet portions, a starting end portion of the opening tape is exposed to the outside,
The body surface sheet portion where the starting end portion of the opening tape is exposed to the outside extends from one opening tape to the other opening tape, and between the pair of opening tapes of the body surface sheet portion. A cutting mechanism for cutting the part is provided,
The cutting mechanism, ID cards package, characterized in that it is formed in a portion between the pair of the tear tape.   2. The ID card package according to claim 1, wherein the cutting mechanism is constituted by perforations formed in the main body surface sheet portion provided with the cutting mechanism.   The ID card package according to claim 1, wherein the cutting mechanism is configured by a cutting tape extending on an inner surface of the main body sheet portion provided with the cutting mechanism. The ID card is formed in a rectangular shape,
The ID card package according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the seal side sheet portion is disposed along a long side direction of the ID card. The four main body surface sheet portions include a bottom surface sheet portion, a top surface sheet portion facing the bottom surface sheet portion, and a pair of opposing main body side surface sheet portions provided between the bottom surface sheet portion and the top surface sheet portion. And
The said opening part of the said opening tape is exposed outside in the said main body side surface sheet part of one of a pair of said main body side surface sheet parts, The Claim 1 thru | or 4 characterized by the above-mentioned. ID card package.   6. The ID card package according to claim 5, wherein a second heat seal portion is formed on one of the main body side surface sheet portions where the starting end portion of the opening tape is exposed to the outside. .   The ID card package according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the ID card of the ID card laminate is pre-printed.   The ID card according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein a label indicating a direction in which the ID card laminate is loaded into the hopper is attached to the top sheet portion of the packaging member. Packaging body.   The ID card package according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein a protective sheet is interposed between the upper surface of the ID card laminate and the upper sheet portion of the packaging member. 10. The terminal portion of the opening tape is provided together with the cutting mechanism on the main body sheet portion where the starting end portion of the opening tape is exposed to the outside. The ID card packaging body according to Crab. In an ID card packaging method for packaging the ID card loaded in a hopper of a printing machine for printing an ID card,
A rectangular packaging sheet provided with a pair of strip-shaped opening tapes on one surface, wherein the opening tape extends along a pair of opposing first end edges of the packaging sheet, and the first end It arrange | positions in the center part in the direction along a pair of 2nd edge orthogonal to an edge, The starting end part of the said opening tape protrudes outward from one said 2nd edge of the said packaging sheet, From one said opening tape extending to the other of the tear tape, the cutting mechanism for cutting a portion between the pair of the tear tape of the package sheet is provided, the cutting mechanism is formed at a portion between the pair of the tear tape, Preparing the packaging sheet;
A plurality of the ID cards are stacked on the opening tape provided on the packaging sheet, and an ID card stacked body including a bottom surface, an upper surface, a pair of first side surfaces facing each other, and a pair of second side surfaces facing each other is mounted. A step of placing the ID card laminate so that the opening tape is disposed on both edges of the bottom surface of the ID card laminate; and
The packaging sheet is folded so that the opening tape continuously extends over the bottom surface, the top surface, and the pair of first side surfaces of the ID card laminate, and the start end of the opening tape is exposed to the outside. And a first heat sealing step of heat-sealing a portion adjacent to the second end edge of one of the packaging sheets and a portion adjacent to the second end edge of the other,
After the first heat sealing step, portions of the packaging sheet that protrude from the bottom surface, the top surface, and the pair of first side surfaces of the ID card laminate on both sides are paired with the second of the ID card laminate. And a second heat sealing step of bending and heat-sealing along the side surface. A packaging member obtained by packaging the ID card laminated body obtained after the second heat sealing step is a pair of sealing side faces disposed at positions corresponding to the pair of second side faces facing the ID card laminated body. A sheet portion, and four main body surface sheet portions other than the pair of seal side surface sheet portions,
In the main body surface sheet portion of one of the four main body surface sheet portions, a starting end portion of the opening tape is exposed to the outside,
The said cutting | disconnection mechanism is provided in the said main body surface sheet | seat part to which the said start end part of the said opening tape is exposed outside, The termination | terminus part of the said opening tape is provided, The Claim 11 characterized by the above-mentioned. ID card packaging method. In an ID card loading method of loading a plurality of ID cards in a hopper of a printing press for printing an ID card,
An ID card laminate in which a plurality of the ID cards are laminated;
A rectangular parallelepiped packaging member that wraps the ID card laminate, and
The packaging member includes a pair of seal side sheet portions including a heat seal portion disposed at positions corresponding to a pair of opposite side surfaces of the ID card laminate, and four main body surfaces other than the pair of seal side sheet portions. A seat portion,
On the inner surfaces of the four main body surface sheet portions, a pair of band-shaped opening tapes continuously extending over the four main body surface sheet portions are provided on both edge portions on the seal side surface sheet portion side,
In the main body surface sheet portion of one of the four main body surface sheet portions, a starting end portion of the opening tape is exposed to the outside ,
The body surface sheet portion where the starting end portion of the opening tape is exposed to the outside extends from one opening tape to the other opening tape, and between the pair of opening tapes of the body surface sheet portion. A cutting mechanism for cutting the part is provided,
The cutting mechanism is a step of preparing an ID card package formed in a portion between the pair of opening tapes ;
Opening the packaging member with the opening tape, and separating the seal side sheet portion of the packaging member from at least three main body surface sheet portions;
Inserting the ID card package with the packaging member opened into the hopper;
A method of loading an ID card, comprising: cutting one main body sheet portion and removing the packaging member from the hopper. 14. The ID card loading according to claim 13, wherein a terminal portion of the opening tape is provided together with the cutting mechanism on the main body sheet portion where the starting end portion of the opening tape is exposed to the outside. Method.

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