JPH03295A - Preparation of postcard and envelope - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make data quantity possible to display twice or more as compared with a conventional single postcard or an envelope and to conceal displayed data to keep a secret by executing the permanent adhesion of board, a dummy adhesive film and two surfaces on the rear side of the board and the dummy mutual adhesion of the dummy adhesive film superposed on the board and cutting a folded body into a predetermined postcard or envelope unit at last. CONSTITUTION:Board is the long one continuously delivered from a supply source such as a roll or a cassette and a permanent adhesive, pref., a heat- sensitive permanent adhesive is preliminarily applied to the rear thereof. The holes 5a hooked with a sprocket are provided to the tab parts 5 of both end parts for the sake of continuous feed of the board. The board is folded into a Z-shape and the folded board is subsequently cut into the predetermined dimension corresponding to a postcard or envelope. A transparent dummy adhesive film 10 is delivered to the board from a separate supply source at the speed same to the feed speed of the board to be superposed on a data display surface 1. A mark 15a shows the sprocket holes for feeding the film. The dummy adhesive film is superposed on the board and subsequently folded into a Z-shape along with the board.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing postcards and envelopes. For more information,
A postcard that looks like a single-page postcard or sealed letter, but has multiple information display screens inside so that more information can be displayed, and the displayed information can be hidden so that it can be mailed. , relating to a method for manufacturing sealed letters. The distinction between postcards and sealed letters mentioned here is that there are differences in size and weight, but there is no difference in composition.

(Prior Art) Recently, communication media widely referred to as "information stacks" have been popular. "Information laminate" is a piece of paper (hereinafter referred to as mount) that is divided into a predetermined number of information display surfaces by inserting the necessary number of folding lines, and then separating the combined information display surfaces so that they can be peeled off. The information displayed by adhesion (hereinafter referred to as pseudo-adhesion) is hidden. There are two types of information: unchangeable information that does not require secrecy (e.g. advertising slogans and explanations addressed to an unspecified number of people, other lines, frames, patterns, figures, etc.) and variable information that is individual and requires secrecy. The challenge of the "information stack" is to be able to mail as much variable information as possible while maintaining confidentiality.

Furthermore, these days we live in an era where fancy styles and a variety of appearances are appreciated. We live in an era when it is no longer satisfying to simply function as a communication medium.

In the end, traditional government postcards and sealed letters are not only limited in the amount of information they can display, but also do not suit modern tastes.

Recently, against this background, we have increased the number of information display surfaces as much as possible, and furthermore, we have pseudo-adhered the information display surfaces to each other to hide the information inside, and we have also folded the information into a compact form so that it can be mailed as cheaply as possible. Laminated bodies have been proposed.

A typical example is known as Utility Model Application No. 416375/1983. In this prior art, label paper for information concealment is connected to the surface on which variable information is displayed via a fold line, and a see-through sheet is provided on the same side of the label paper as the display surface of the variable information. On the other hand, the
It is characterized by applying an adhesive to the opposite side of the sheet from the adhesive side of the label paper and covering it with release paper. To attach label paper (pseudo-adhesive medium) to paper (mounting paper),
This is done by manually peeling off the release paper one by one.

Furthermore, according to the information laminate disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-93175, transparent sheets are peelably adhered to each other, and variable information is displayed on each surface of the sheet opposite to the adhesive surface. The sheet is attached to the information display surface using an adhesive to hide the variable information. As the removable adhesive means, two transparent films are adhered by pressure, or by a non-tack type adhesive that is removable and cannot be re-adhered.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the first conventional example, the work of peeling off the release paper must be done manually, which requires a considerable amount of time and cost. In addition, since the peeling paper requires manual work, high-speed processing by automatic machines is not possible, and once the release paper is peeled off, it becomes difficult to handle because it sticks here and there. - If a roller or the like is soiled with adhesive, the work must be interrupted to wipe it off, resulting in a waste of time. Also, release paper is pasted on both sides of the label (pseudo-adhesive medium), but release paper is expensive, so the cost goes up accordingly if it is on both sides.

Regarding the second conventional example, there is a problem in that it is difficult to obtain enough adhesive force to withstand mailing by just pressing, and if it can be successfully bonded, it is due to the effect of the adhesive used rather than the effect of pressing. From this, the properties of the adhesive must be clarified. Also, although it says that it is "based on a non-tack type adhesive," if we understand non-tack literally as "something with no tack on the surface," it is possible to prepare an adhesive that has no tack on the surface and cannot be re-adhered. The second example is technically difficult, and it is questionable whether it can be put to practical use.

Therefore, in order to solve these problems, the inventor of the present invention has created folding lines on the mount surface to divide the mount surface into three information display surfaces: A side, B side, and 0 side. On one side of one set of two consecutive sides out of the three sides, a separately formed pseudo-adhesive medium with one side as a heat-sensitive adhesive side and the other side as an adhesion side is pasted in advance, and the remaining one set is Apply permanent adhesive to the back of two consecutive sides of the paper, fold it in from the fold line, and apply heat and pressure to bond the heat-sensitive adhesive side and the permanent adhesive side, making it look like a top-sheet postcard. Invented postcards. (Jikkan Hei 1-249
(No. 23) In the present invention, we prepared a separately made similar adhesive medium (made of transparent film) with the - side as the heat-sensitive adhesive side and the other side as the adhesive side, and applied this to sides A and B of the mount. It is easy to make, as all you have to do is place it so that it matches one of the 0 sides and stick it on, so it is used today for nariban.

However, in future designs, the adhesive side of the pseudo-adhesive medium is pasted on one of the information display surfaces in advance, so permanent information that is printed in advance (e.g. advertising phrases or explanatory messages addressed to an unspecified number of people) , other lines, frames, patterns, figures, etc.) can be displayed, but variable information that will be printed later cannot be printed. This is disadvantageous for an information stack with limited space.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the method for manufacturing postcards and envelopes of the present invention involves applying a permanent adhesive to the back side of the paper that is continuously fed out from a supply source, and also attaching three pieces of information to the paper surface. The permanent adhesive coated surface of a pseudo-adhesive film that is continuously fed out at the same speed from a supply source different from the first mount supply source is superimposed on the surface side of the mount paper that has folding lines that separate the display surface. As the adhesive film progresses, the mount and pseudo-adhesive film are Z-folded based on the fold line on the mount to obtain a continuous folded body, and then heat and pressure are applied to fold the mount and the pseudo-adhesive film,
Then, permanent adhesion of the two back sides of one mount and pseudo adhesion of the pseudo adhesive films superimposed on one mount are performed, and finally the folded body is cut into predetermined postcards or envelopes.

The above-mentioned pseudo-adhesive film refers to a transparent resin film with pseudo-adhesive properties, and can be roughly divided into a thermosensitive pseudo-adhesive film with relatively strong pseudo-adhesive properties on a resin film with relatively weak pseudo-adhesive properties (e.g., polyester resin). There are those coated with an agent (e.g., diazo photosensitive resin, diazo resin), and those that exhibit pseudo-adhesive properties when heated because the film itself has a low melting point (e.g.,
There are two types: polyethylene resin). The permanent adhesive applied to the pseudo-adhesive film and the back of the mount is preferably a heat-sensitive adhesive that does not require a release paper. When a pressure-sensitive adhesive is applied, a release paper is required, but in the present invention, the release paper is mechanically peeled off as described later, so no human effort is required to remove the release paper.

(Function) The pseudo-adhesive surface of the mount is formed by mechanically feeding out the pseudo-adhesive film in synchronization with the mount and automatically overlapping the 0-film and the pseudo-adhesive film. Permanent adhesion between display surfaces and pseudo-adhesion between information display surfaces using a pseudo-adhesive film can be achieved by heating and
The pressurization is performed simultaneously in one step.

(Example) In the following explanation, the orchid shown in (1) in the figure is shown on the surface, (2)
) is called the back side. Z-folding is a common method of folding a piece of paper into three.

It is so called because its cross-section has a two-letter shape. There are four forms of Z-fold. First, the first aspect will be explained based on FIG. Since the second and subsequent aspects are similar methods, illustrations are omitted.

The backing paper is a long piece of paper that is continuously fed out from a supply source such as a roll or cassette, and the back side is pre-coated with a permanent adhesive, preferably a heat-sensitive permanent adhesive. A hole 5a for hanging a sprocket is provided in the ear portion 5 of the sprocket. After Z-folding, the mount is cut to a predetermined size according to the postcard or envelope. At this time, the ears 5 are also cut off with a slitter, but in the present invention, the edges 5 are also cut in a way that will be described later.Although the mount is a continuous long piece, the drawings are shown for convenience of explanation. It is represented as a unit information display surface 1. Further, in the illustrated embodiment in which the predetermined constant information and variable information are printed in advance, the 0th side is the stamp side.

The size of the information display surface 1 is suitable for postcards and sealed letters. For example, if it is a postcard, the long side is 27 to 32.
．． It will be a horizontally long piece of paper with 1CI and short sides of 14 to 15Q11. The information display surface 1 has folding lines 2a and 2b as the border, A side, B side,
It is divided into three sections on page 0. For the folding line, various known methods such as perforation or scoring can be adopted. The size of postcards and sealed letters is determined within a certain range under the Postal Law.

Transparent pseudo-adhesive film 10 from another source against the mount
is fed out at the same speed as the paper feeding speed of the mount and superimposed on the information display surface 1. Reference numeral 15a is a sprocket hole for feeding the film.

After the pseudo-adhesive film is overlaid on the mount, it is attached to the Z with the mount.
The fold line 2a on the information display surface 1 side
, 2b are provided.

The pseudo-adhesive film 10 uses a polyester resin film as a base material, a permanent adhesive is applied to the side facing the mount, that is, the back surface, and a diazo photosensitive resin is applied as a pseudo-adhesive to the surface. Instead of applying a photosensitive resin, a separate polyethylene resin film may be laminated. The permanent adhesive may be applied to the entire back surface, or may be applied to the back surface, avoiding the surface facing the stamp surface of the mount. If the stamp is coated on the entire surface, a film will be placed on the stamp surface, but if the stamp is paid separately, there is no need to affix the stamp, and since the recipient's name, address, etc. are pre-printed, it is inconvenient to have the film on the stamp. Preferably, a heat-sensitive adhesive is used as the permanent adhesive. In the case of pressure-sensitive adhesives, release paper is attached, but
The release paper is automatically peeled off immediately before being stacked on the mount surface.When applying a pseudo adhesive, apply it to the entire surface, and when laminating a separate polyethylene resin film, It is formed by laminating the entire surface or the surface of the mount excluding the surface corresponding to the stamp.

Preferably, at least one elongated hole 11 is formed in the pseudo adhesive film 10 for each information display surface at a slightly inner edge of the sprocket hole 15a.

In the illustrated embodiment, a plurality of pieces are provided in series at regular intervals in the length direction of the pseudo-adhesive film. Instead of the elongated hole 11, a non-adhesive part 14 of a constant width is provided on the edge near the sprocket hole 15a.
It is also possible to apply a pseudo-adhesive or laminate a pseudo-adhesive film to avoid this area.
The elongated hole 11 and the non-adhesive part 14 are opened when the recipient peels off the pseudo-adhesive surface.

The pseudo adhesive film 10 is overlaid on the entire surface of the information display surface 1, and then the overlapping fold lines 2a and 12a, 2b and 12b are
Fold it in half along this line to obtain a continuous belt-shaped folded body. Heat (80 to 140°C) and pressure (pressure 4 to 7 kg) are applied to this using a heat roller to permanently bond the pseudo adhesive film 10 and the mount, and the back sides of the B and 0 sides of the mount. The surfaces of the surfaces are pseudo-adhered to each other via a pseudo-adhesive film. The heating temperature and pressing pressure are determined by the properties and amount of the adhesive composition, and other external conditions such as room temperature.

In the state where the mount and the pseudo-adhesive film are integrally Z-folded, as a final step, the length direction (both ears 5,
15) and cut in the width direction to obtain a postcard or sealed letter of one information unit from the continuous folded body. In this case, the cutting line 13 on the right edge in the figure is slightly shifted inward so that it passes through the elongated hole 11 described above. If the bag is cut in this state, the elongated hole 11 will not be pseudo-adhered, so the opening will become an opening when the bag is opened. In addition, if the non-adhesive part 14 is cut along the outer boundary line 13 or slightly inside thereof, the non-adhesive part 14 will be pseudo-adhered to the stamp side (side 0 in Figure 1) of the first mount, which will become the opening. If the film is not permanently bonded, the portion of the pseudo-adhesive film facing the stamp surface will naturally fall and be removed by cutting.

In the case of Fig. 1, the surfaces of A side and B side are pseudo adhesive film 1o.
The information laminate is pseudo-adhered through the wafer, and the back sides of side B and side 0 are permanently adhered to form a single sheet information laminate. The information laminate after cutting is
Depending on the size and weight, the item will be mailed for a postcard fee or a sealed letter fee. When the recipient peels off side A and side B, the letter becomes a two-page spread, and the recipient can read the information inside.

Enumerating the above-mentioned modes of short Z-folding, the second mode is that the surfaces of the B side and the 0 side are pseudo-adhered to each other, and the A side and the B side are
The two sides are permanently bonded together.

The surface of Side A will be the stamp surface.

The third aspect is that the back surfaces of side A and side B are pseudo-adhered to each other,
The surfaces of side B and side 0 are permanently bonded together.

The reverse side of side C will be the stamp side.

The fourth aspect is that the back sides of the B side and the 0 side are pseudo-adhered to each other,
The surfaces of side A and side B are permanently bonded together.

The back side of side A will be the stamp side. In either case, the method is the same.

(Effects of the invention) The amount of information that can be displayed is more than double that of conventional single-page postcards and sealed letters. Moreover, the displayed information is hidden and $
Confidentiality is maintained. Since information can be displayed in a wide layout on two consecutive sides, it can have a diverse and modern feel. Nevertheless, it is economical because the communication cost is minimal, and it is suitable for communication that sends a large amount of money, such as direct mail. Regardless of pseudo or permanent adhesive, if you use heat-sensitive adhesive, there is no need to use release paper.

Further, even if a release paper is used, it is automatically removed during the adhesion process, so there is no inconvenience of requiring manual labor.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show examples, and FIG. 1 (1) is a surface view thereof, and (2)
) is a back view, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of the pseudo-adhesive film, (1) is a surface view of the first embodiment, and (2) is a surface view of the second embodiment. 100. Information display surface 2a, 2b, 12a, 12b,
,, Folding line 3001 Displayed information 4, . Part 10゜13゜Permanent adhesive coated surface 5. 15° ears 5a, 15a,... Holes for sprockets 0. Pseudo adhesive film 11. ,, Long hole cutting line 14゜ Non-adhesive part Fig. 1 / Ra U view 2ku 2b, 12ku, /2b 36c E Information on the previous section

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A permanent adhesive is applied to the back side of the mount that is continuously fed out from the supply source, and a mount is provided with a folding line that divides the page into three information display surfaces. The permanently adhesive-coated surfaces of pseudo-adhesive films that are continuously fed out at the same speed from another supply source are superimposed, and as the mount/pseudo-adhesive film advances, the mount/pseudo-adhesive film is folded based on the fold line on the mount. After Z-folding to obtain a continuous folded body, heat and pressure are applied to permanently bond the mount and pseudo-adhesive film, the two back sides of the mount, and the pseudo-adhesive films stacked on the mount. A method for manufacturing postcards and envelopes, which comprises gluing and finally cutting the folded body into predetermined postcards or envelopes. 2. The pseudo-adhesive film has at least one elongated hole per information display surface on one edge, and when the pseudo-adhesive film is stacked on the mount, the elongated hole is placed on the edge side of the mount, and the final 2. The method for manufacturing postcards and envelopes according to claim 1, wherein the cutting is performed through the same elongated hole. 3. The method for producing postcards and envelopes according to claim 1, wherein the pseudo-adhesive film is made by using a transparent resin film with weak pseudo-adhesive properties as a base material and laminating a heat-sensitive pseudo-adhesive transparent resin film on the pseudo-adhesive portion thereof. 4. The method for producing postcards and envelopes according to claim 3, wherein a heat-sensitive pseudo-adhesive transparent resin film is laminated on the pseudo-adhesive portion with a certain width spaced from the edge of the base material. 5. The method for producing postcards and envelopes according to claim 1, wherein the permanently adhesive surface of the pseudo-adhesive film is formed by applying a heat-sensitive adhesive. 6. The method for producing postcards and envelopes according to claim 1, wherein the permanently adhesive surface of the pseudo-adhesive film is formed by applying a pressure-sensitive adhesive, and a release paper is placed thereon. 7. The pseudo-adhesive surface of the pseudo-adhesive film is formed by using a transparent resin film with weak pseudo-adhesion as a base material and applying a heat-sensitive pseudo-adhesive to the pseudo-adhesive portion thereof. How to make postcards and envelopes. 8. The method for producing postcards and envelopes according to claim 7, wherein the heat-sensitive pseudo adhesive is applied to the pseudo adhesive part with a certain width spaced apart from the edge of the base material. 9. The method for producing postcards and envelopes according to claim 1, wherein the permanent adhesive surface of the back surface of the pseudo-adhesive film to the mount is formed avoiding the stamp surface of the mount.