JPH021696Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to improving the reliability of a mag pouch type magnetic recording medium that can be issued over the counter.

In recent years, cash dispenser cards, oil cards, and magnetic credit cards have come into widespread use. These cards are made of vinyl chloride and have a magnetic stripe printed on them depending on the purpose of use. Cards are generally mass-produced in factories and are subject to strict quality control, making them highly reliable. However, when small quantities are needed, printing costs are high and the cost per unit is high. Also like an ID
Cards that require an ID function, such as photo cards, are each unique and are not suitable for mass production in factories.

For this reason, mag pouches have recently been devised as cards that can be issued in small quantities and that can also contain photographs. This involves preparing two transparent vinyl chloride or polyester films coated with heat-sensitive adhesive on one side, and forming a magnetic stripe on the opposite side of the adhesive coated film by coating or hot stamping. . The necessary photos and printed paper are inserted between these two sheets of film, and at a store, the card is press-molded using a small laminator and punched into a predetermined shape. Of course, if the film is formed into a certain shape and the shape of the paper or photo to be inserted is determined in advance, the punching process at the store can be eliminated. Because mag pouches can be filled with different photos and printed paper, they are used in small quantities and as a method for making personal authentication cards.

However, the disadvantages of mag pouches are that the thickness and surface smoothness of the photographic or printing paper used varies, and that they are molded at stores.
There is a risk of contamination with foreign matter or deformation of the card, and the reliability of the card's important functions as a magnetic card, such as running in a card reader and writing and reading signals by the magnetic head, may be affected due to undulations or irregularities in the magnetic stripe. There is a risk that it may be damaged. Of course, when a card is issued, a checker is used to determine whether it is good or bad, and it is possible to remove defective cards, but the photos and printed paper brought by the customer will be lost, and new documents must be prepared for reissuance. There is a serious defect in the service.

The purpose of this invention is to improve the shortcomings of conventional mag pouches, and to provide a highly reliable mag pouch that can exhibit 100% normal magnetic stripe performance even though it is a card issued at a store. It is in.

1-2 illustrate the structure of an improved mag pouch according to the implementation of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a perspective view, and FIG. 2 shows a side view. In the figure, 1 is a magnetic stripe, 2 is a plastic film at least one of which is transparent, such as vinyl chloride or polyethylene terephthalate, and 3 is a hot melt adhesive. 4 is interleaf paper, and is made of paper, synthetic paper, or plastic film with a suitable thickness and good surface smoothness. This part is then laminated and sealed in advance, leaving only the lower part unfinished so that it can be opened on both sides.

When issuing at a store, as shown in Fig. 3, the necessary photo or printing paper 5 is sandwiched between the two openings, a hot melt adhesive is applied using a hot press 6, and a magnetic card is attached as shown in Fig. 4. Completed as 7.

In this way, by inserting smooth interleaf paper into the magnetic stripe section of the mag pouch and laminating it in advance, it is possible to minimize unevenness and undulations in the stripe section, and also to prevent deformation during store processing. Moreover, since the quality of the magnetic stripe section can be checked in advance at the factory, the reliability of the card at the time of issuance is significantly increased, and the above-mentioned services to customers can be fully provided.

In the mug pouch having the structure of the present invention, the transparent film used may be made of vinyl chloride, polyester, or any other material having predetermined performance, and the thickness can be changed as necessary. Paper, synthetic paper, or plastic film can be selected as the interleaving paper to be inserted into the magnetic stripe section as long as it is smooth and has an appropriate thickness, and it can be colored or printed with heat-sensitive adhesive on the top. As long as it is sufficiently fused with the agent, it will not be prevented. Furthermore, the mag pouch may be one that is pre-formed into the required shape, or one that is made larger and then punched out into an appropriate shape at the time of issuance.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the mag pouch of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a side view of the same, Fig. 3 is a side view showing a method of enclosing printed matter, photographs, etc. into the mag pouch, and Fig. 4 shows the mag pouch with the enclosed contents. It is a front view. 1: magnetic stripe, 2: plastic film, 3: hot melt adhesive, 4: interleaf paper.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) One side of a pair of plastic films coated with hot-melt adhesive on opposing surfaces is bonded to each other with a smooth interleaving paper interposed therebetween, and the interleaving paper is interposed. A mag pouch type magnetic recording medium, characterized in that a magnetic stripe for magnetic recording is provided on the surface of the film on one of the parts. (2) The magnetic recording medium according to item 1 above, wherein the interleaving paper is a smooth paper, synthetic paper, plastic sheet, or a laminate thereof. (3) The magnetic recording medium according to item 1 or 2 above, wherein at least one of the pair of plastic films is transparent.