JPH037398A - Postcard and its manufacture - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To conceal information between sheet pieces and make possible the automatic manufacture of postcards of this unique design by forming the postcard with at least more than two sheet pieces placed over the other, then allowing a sheet which can be peeled off to be introduced in an area between these two sheets and bonding both surfaces of the sheet which can be peeled off and the inner surfaces of the both sheet pieces almost entirely in freely removable manner. CONSTITUTION:The main body of a postcard 1 consisting of a single sheet consists of continuously connected three sheet pieces 1a to 1c of the same size. An indication part 2 is provided on one surface of the sheet piece 1a, and an address and a name are printed in the indication part 2. In addition, an information indication part 3 is provided on one surface of the sheet pieces 1b,1c, and information such as a correspondence is described in the indication part 3. These two sheet pieces 1b, 1c are folded through a folding part 4 so that the information indication parts 3, 3 come to the inner surface. A sheet 5 to be peeled off 5 is introduced into a space between the sheet pieces 1b, 1c, and the entire surface is bonded with freely removable adhesives 6, 6. The main body 1 of a postcard consists of an aluminum-evaporated film 9 with an internally applied removable ink which permits characters to be printed or hand- written, attached to the inner surface of paper 8.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a postcard and a method for manufacturing the same, and more particularly to a postcard that can be mailed with information such as correspondence concealed.

(Prior Art) An example of a postcard conventionally used for the purpose of concealing information as described above is Utility Model Application Publication No. 52-90129.

Utility Model No. 54-102242, Utility Model No. 60-91462
There are various postcards such as No.

That is, these postcards are formed so that they can be folded in two, and the sheets that are folded in half are glued together to hide the information written on the inner surface.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the above-mentioned postcards, the adhesive for bonding the sheet pieces is provided only on the peripheral edges of the sheet pieces, so no adhesive is provided. There was a problem in that there was a possibility that a gap would be formed between the two sheet pieces, and the adhesion between the two sheet pieces could not be maintained.

Furthermore, providing adhesive only on the peripheral portion in this way does not necessarily provide good workability.

However, conventional postcards such as those mentioned above were designed primarily for general personal use, and therefore workability is not so much of a problem; however, for example, banks.

When securities companies and other companies send large quantities of postcards by printing on continuous forms using computers and printers, and then cutting them to form postcards, there is a significant drop in work efficiency. Become something.

The present invention was made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and maintains the adhesion between the sheet pieces that make up the postcard.
Moreover, the object is to provide postcards that can be automatically mass-produced using a computer printer or the like.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has been made as a postcard and a method for manufacturing the same. The postcard body 1 is formed by polymerizing at least two or more sheet pieces on the inner side, and a release sheet 5 is interposed between the polymerized sheet pieces, and both sides of the release sheet 5 and Substantially the entire surfaces of the inner surfaces of both sheet pieces are adhered so as to be able to come into contact with and separate from them.

Further, the feature of the postcard manufacturing method is that a peeling sheet 5a is transferred to one side of the postcard forming sheet 12 on which information is displayed by printing, etc., and then the postcard forming method is carried out in order to hide the displayed information. By folding the postcard sheet 12, the release sheet 5a is interposed between the facing sheet pieces of the postcard forming sheet 12, and substantially the entire surface of both sides of the release sheet 5a and the inner surfaces of both sheet pieces is inserted. The purpose is to adhere the sheets 12 so as to be removably close to each other, and then cut the folded postcard forming sheet 12 into a predetermined size to form a postcard.

(Function) In the postcard of the present invention, a release sheet 5 is interposed between the sheet pieces to be polymerized as described above, and substantially the entire surface of both sides of the release sheet 5 and the inner surfaces of both sheet pieces is Since the sheets are adhesively bonded so that they can be moved toward and away from each other, there are almost no gaps between the sheets.

In addition, in the postcard manufacturing method of the present invention, after the peeling sheet 5a is transferred to one side of the postcard forming sheet 12, the postcard forming sheet 12 is folded in order to hide information, and the postcard forming sheet 12 is folded. sheet 12
The peeling sheet 5a is interposed between the facing sheet pieces, and substantially the entire surface of both sides of the peeling sheet 5a and the inner surfaces of both sheet pieces are adhered to each other so as to be able to come into contact with and separate from the sheet pieces. Since a postcard is formed by cutting the sheet 12 into a predetermined size, this series of steps can be performed continuously and automatically.

In particular, since the bonding between the sheet pieces of the postcard is performed through the transfer and interposition of the peeling sheet 5a as described above, the bonding work does not become complicated at all.

(Example) Examples of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1 shows a postcard as an example, (a) is a front view, (b) is a sectional view taken along the line A-A of (a), (c) is a sectional view taken along the line B-B of (a), (D) shows an enlarged cross-sectional view of the C section in (B).

In FIG. 1, 1 is a leaf 1 body made of one sheet, and three sheet pieces 1a of the same size.

lb and 1c are arranged in series, and an address and address display section 2 is provided on one side of the sheet piece 1a, and the address and address are displayed in print, and one side of the sheet pieces 1b and 1c is provided with an address and address display section 2. is provided with an information display section 3, on which information such as correspondence is written in print.The information display section 3.3
The two sheet pieces 1b and 1c, each provided with A peeling sheet 5 is interposed therebetween, and an adhesive 6 that can be freely attached to and separated from both surfaces of the peeling sheet 5. 6 to the inner surfaces of the sheet pieces 1b and 1c.

Furthermore, when the sheet pieces 1b and 1c are folded in half, the overall dimensions of the postcard body 1 are formed to match the standard dimensions of postcards.

Reference numeral 7 indicates a publicity/advertisement tank provided on the outer surface side of the sheet piece IC.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 1(D), the postcard body 1 is coated with ink 1 which is capable of printing and writing characters, etc., and which has removability.
It is constructed by pasting a FURMIT IT film 9 coated with 0 on the inner surface of the paper 8.

As described above, the postcard 11 of this embodiment is constructed by adhering the sheet pieces 1b and Ic facing each other to hide the information display section 3 via the peeling sheet 5 having the adhesive 6 on the entire surface of both sides. Therefore, there is no gap between the two sheet pieces 1b and 1c.

Furthermore, the information printed on the inner surfaces of the sheet pieces 1b and 1c is completely hidden by both sheet pieces 1b and Ic. Therefore, the contents of the message are kept completely confidential while it is being mailed.

In particular, the postcard body 1 is constructed by pasting an aluminum vapor-deposited film 9 on the inner surface of the paper 8 as described above, and the display of the above information is made of aluminum processed to be printed with ink 10 and written on it. Since the information is displayed on the inner surface of the vapor-deposited film 9, the displayed information is prevented from being seen through to the outside by the aluminum vapor-deposited film 9, and therefore the information displayed on the inner surface of the sheet pieces 1b and 1c is not visible to the outside. It is never revealed transparently, so the secrecy effect is very good.

Moreover, the sheet piece 1a provided with the address and address display fields 2
is provided so as to protrude from the outside of the folded sheet pieces 1b and 1c, so that the destination and addressee display fields 2 are exposed to the outside, so that the mailing function is not impaired in any way.

On the other hand, the recipient who has received this postcard 9 first peels off the sheet piece IC as shown in FIG. 2, and then peels off the release sheet 5 as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the information displayed on the information display section 3 is exposed and becomes readable.

In this case, since the surface on which the information display section 3 is formed is formed by coating the above-mentioned aluminum vapor-deposited film 9 with ink 10 having good releasability, the recipient does not have to do the peeling work of the sheet piece. It is also very easy to do.

Next, a case will be described in which a postcard having the above configuration is manufactured.

First, a long sheet of paper 12 is wound into a roll (not shown), pulled out, and punched holes 13 are formed on both longitudinal edges as shown in FIG. Along with forming...
There are 14 perforations on the inside for cutting. ... to form.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the address and address are printed in the predetermined positions of the destination and address display field 2 of the sheet piece 1a of each division piece 15, and the sheet piece 1b and the information display field 3 of the IC are printed. Print the message on the . This printing is performed by a computer printer using punch holes 13 on both side edges of the paper.

Next, after printing the above-mentioned predetermined information, the tabs 16 on both sides of the paper having the punch holes 13 are cut out through the perforations 14, as shown in FIG.

Next, as shown in FIG. 8, a long paper release sheet 5a coated with a removable adhesive on both the front and back surfaces is placed over the center of the paper on which the sheet piece 1b is provided. Transport.

Next, as shown in FIG. 9, the paper 12 is folded into two through the folding portion 4 between the sheet piece 1b and the IC, and is pressed. At this time, the sheet piece to be folded lb, 1
A peeling sheet 5 having adhesive on both sides as described above is interposed between c. Therefore, by interposing the release sheet 5, the sheet piece 1b and the sheet piece IC are automatically bonded together via the release sheet 5.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 10, by sequentially cutting the paper 12 at cutting positions 17 in the transverse direction, postcards 11 as shown in the embodiment of FIG. 1 are automatically and continuously produced. It will be done.

Next, FIG. 11 shows a postcard as another example, in which (a) is a front view, (b) is a rear view, and (c) is a D-D of (a).
(d) is a sectional view taken along line E-E of (a), (e) is an enlarged sectional view of section F of (d), (f) is an explanatory diagram of the surface side in the unfolded state, (g) 1 and 2 respectively show explanatory views of the back side in the unfolded state.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 11, the postcard body 1 is folded into three.

This embodiment is similar to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 above in that a destination/address display section 2 is provided on one side of the sheet piece 1a, and an information display section 3 is provided on one side of the sheet pieces 1b and 1c. However, in that the hot-melt adhesive 18 is provided on the periphery of the other side of the sheet pieces 1a and lb, it is different from the first one.
This is different from the embodiment shown in the figure.

That is, in this embodiment, the sheet pieces 1a, lb, and 1c are bent into a substantially two-character shape through the bending portions 4a and 4b to form a trifold state, and information displays 83 and 3 are provided, respectively. A peeling sheet 5 similar to that in Example 1 is interposed between the inner surfaces of the sheet piece 1b and the sheet piece IC, and the sheet piece 1b and the sheet piece IC are brought into contact and separated via the peeling sheet 5. freely attached. Further, the sheet piece 1a and the sheet piece 1b are non-separably bonded to each other via an adhesive 18 provided on the periphery.

In this embodiment as well, the postcard body 1 is composed of paper 8 and an aluminum vapor-deposited film 9 whose inner surface is coated with writable ink 10, as in the first embodiment.

In the postcard 11 of this embodiment, as described above, the sheet piece 1a and the sheet piece 1b are glued together inseparably through the adhesive provided at the peripheral edge, and the sheet piece 1b and the sheet piece 1c are attached to each other in a detachable manner via a release sheet 5 having an adhesive 6 on the entire surface thereof, so that when the recipient opens this postcard, the sheet piece 1b and the sheet are separated as shown in FIG. The sealed state with the piece IC is the above-mentioned peeling sheet 5.
However, the sealed state between sheet piece 1a and sheet piece 1b is not released.

Therefore, even after the package is opened, the sheet pieces 1a and 1b are inseparably bonded with the adhesive for one day, so both sheet pieces 1al and 1b can be handled in the same way as a single piece of paper. Since the sheet piece 1b and the sheet piece IC are in an unfolded state, the postcard main body 1 as a whole is in a state similar to being folded in half, and only the originally necessary information display section 3 is exposed.

Also in this embodiment, the sheet pieces 1b,
This results in better adhesion between the ICs.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 11 above, the adhesive 5 is applied to the peripheral edge of the surface side of the sheet piece 1b and the sheet piece IC, respectively.
However, the adhesive 5 does not necessarily need to be provided on both pieces, and may be provided only on the peripheral edge of one of the pieces. Further, the adhesive may be provided not only on the peripheral edge portion but also on the entire surface. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 16, adhesion may be achieved by interposing the intervening sheet 19 having adhesives 20 and 20 on both sides.

However, this adhesive 20.20 is
From the viewpoint of making the gap non-separable, a non-separable adhesive is used instead of a separable adhesive like the adhesives 6, 6 provided on the release sheet 5. In this case, the 17th
As shown in the figure, it is also possible to cut the folded portions 4a of the sheet pieces 1a and lb so that only the sheet pieces 1a are separated.

Next, FIG. 13 shows another embodiment, (a) is a front view,
(b) shows a sectional view taken along line GG.

In this embodiment, the postcard body 1 consists of two sheet pieces la, l.
b, and is folded in two.

Further, the postcard main body 1 is not structured like the above-mentioned embodiments, but is made only of relatively thick paper.

Further, the release sheet 5 is made of an aluminum vapor-deposited film, and is bonded to both surfaces with an adhesive 6.6.

In each of the above embodiments, the adhesive 6. on both sides of the release sheet 5. 6 is adhered to the entire surface of the sheet pieces on both sides facing each other without any gaps, but it does not necessarily have to be adhered to the entire surface without any gaps. For example, as shown in FIG. 14, the sheet pieces 1b
The tip of the sheet 1b may be slightly protruded from the release sheet 5 or the sheet piece 1a, and the tip side of the sheet piece 1b may be formed as a non-adhesive surface with a small space. In this case, there is an advantage that the sheet piece 1b can be easily peeled off by grasping its non-adhesive surface.

Further, as shown in FIG. 15, a gap 21 may be formed slightly inside the tip between the sheet pieces 1a, Ib and the release sheet 5, which are bonded via the adhesive 6.6. By cutting the gap 21 after receiving the sheet, a non-adhesive surface similar to that of the embodiment shown in FIG. 14 is formed, so that the sheet piece can be easily peeled off.

In any case, the release sheet 5 and the inner surface of the sheet piece do not need to be completely bonded over the entire surface, but only need to be bonded over substantially the entire surface. In other words, "substantially the entire surface is bonded" as used in the present invention means not only the case where the entire surface is bonded completely but also the case where the entire surface is bonded leaving a part of the non-bonded surface on the tip side as described above. The meaning broadly includes such cases.

Furthermore, in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 and 13 above, the destination/address display section 2 and the information display section 3 on which information such as correspondence is displayed are provided on the same side of the postcard body. For,
The desired effect was that predetermined information can be printed on the same side, and automatic printing using a computer printer or the like can therefore be easily performed. It is not a condition to provide the information display section 3, and it may be provided on a different side as in the embodiment shown in FIG. 13 above.

Furthermore, as an application of the present invention, it is also possible to use it for return postcards as shown in FIG. That is, the postcard 11 for round-trip communication in the embodiment shown in FIG. 18 has the same structure as the postcard shown in FIG. This embodiment differs from the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 in that the embodiment shown in FIG.

The postcard body 1 may be folded in two as in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 13 above, or folded in three as in the embodiment in FIG.
The method of folding, such as folding, does not matter. Further, in each of the above embodiments, the peeling sheet 5 is interposed between the folded sheet pieces, but the peeling sheet 5 is not limited to bending, and for example, the peeling sheet 5 as described above is interposed between completely cut separate sheet pieces. A sheet 5 may be interposed. In short, it is sufficient that the postcard body 1 is formed into at least two overlapping sheets and a release sheet is interposed between the overlapping sheet pieces, and it is sufficient that the postcard body 1 is folded in a single sheet. , it does not matter whether it is a superposition of separate sheet pieces.

Furthermore, the material of the release sheet 5 is not limited to the paper or synthetic resin used in each of the above embodiments. Furthermore, the material of the postcard body 1 is not critical, as long as it has the stiffness of a postcard. In addition, if the postcard body 1 itself does not have a stiffness, the postcard as a whole will have stiffness by providing the above-mentioned peeling sheet 5 with a stiffness.
The material of the release sheet 5 can be arbitrarily selected in consideration of the mutual relationship between the adhesion and strength of the two.

Furthermore, in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 and 11, the postcard body 1 is made of paper with an aluminum vapor-deposited film 9 coated with writable and releasable ink on the inner surface, so that
The sheet piece can be easily peeled off, and printed or written characters are prevented from being erased, and since the characters are printed or written on the inner surface of the aluminum vapor-deposited film 9 itself, the printed or written characters can be easily removed. Although a preferable effect was obtained in that the aluminum distilled film 9 itself can prevent the matters from being seen through from the outside, the structure of the postcard body 1 is not limited to this example, and can be changed as desired. . For example, as a means to prevent see-through, it is also possible to construct the release sheet 5 itself with an opaque sheet such as an aluminum vapor-deposited film, as in the embodiment shown in FIG. Even if 1 is made of only paper, the anti-see-through effect is not significantly impaired. however,
Providing the anti-see-through means is not an essential condition for the present invention.

Further, the type of adhesive provided on both sides of the release sheet 5 is not limited, and any adhesive that can be freely attached and detached may be used. Further, in the above embodiment, the release sheet 5 is adhered to the sheet pieces on both sides via adhesives 6, 6 on both sides of the release sheet 5, but this adhesive means is not limited to adhesives, For example, the release sheet 5 may be made of a paper material containing adhesive synthetic balance.

In addition to the aluminum vapor deposited film mentioned above,

Even a colored film has the effect of preventing see-through, and in any case, the structure and material of the postcard body 1 do not matter.

Further, the means for opening the postcard main body 1 is not limited to peeling as in the above embodiment, but may also be performed by cutting with scissors or the like, or by providing perforations in advance, and then opening the postcard by separating the perforations.

Further, the printed content on the back side of the IC sheet is not limited to the advertising and the like of this embodiment. Further, printing does not necessarily have to be performed on this back side.

Furthermore, in the postcard manufacturing method of the above embodiment, a long paper was used as the original paper for forming the postcard.
It is also possible to use fixed size ones.

Therefore, the formation of the punch hole 13 and the ear piece 1 as in the embodiment
Steps such as cutting 6 are not essential to the present invention.

The key point is to transfer the release sheet to one side of the postcard forming sheet, to fold the postcard forming sheet to hide the displayed information, and to place the above-mentioned information between the facing sheets of the folded postcard forming sheet. A step of interposing a release sheet and adhering substantially the entire surfaces of the release sheet and the inner surfaces of both sheet pieces in a detachable manner, and cutting the folded postcard-forming sheet into predetermined dimensions after the adhesion. It may be any process as long as it consists of steps, and other operating procedures and the like can be changed arbitrarily.

In addition, although the present invention is primarily focused on postcards for business use that are automatically and continuously produced using computers, printers, etc., they are not necessarily limited to business use, and can be used for general household use. Postcards also fall within the scope of the present invention.

(Effects of the Invention) (A) As shown above, the present invention provides that the postcard body is formed in a state of overlapping at least two sheets so that the surface on which information to be hidden is displayed is the inside surface, and that the overlapping state is A release sheet is interposed between the sheet pieces, and at least substantially the entire surfaces of both sides of the release sheet and the inner surfaces of both sheet pieces are adhered to each other so that they can be freely attached to and separated from the sheets that constitute the postcard. There are almost no gaps between the sheet pieces, and the adhesion between the sheet pieces can be maintained reliably, and the adhesion is significantly better than that of conventional postcards as mentioned above, which is a remarkable effect. .

(b) In the postcard manufacturing method of the present invention, after the release sheet is transferred to one side of the postcard forming sheet, the postcard forming sheet is folded to hide information, and the postcard forming sheet is folded. The release sheet is interposed between the facing sheet pieces of the release sheet, and substantially the entire surfaces of both sides of the release sheet and the inner surfaces of both sheet pieces are adhered to each other so that they can be freely attached and separated, and then the postcard is folded. Since the postcard is formed by cutting the sheet into predetermined dimensions, this series of steps can be performed continuously and automatically.

In particular, since the adhesion between postcard sheet pieces is done through the transfer and interposition of a release sheet as described above, compared to conventional postcards in which adhesive is applied only to the periphery, the adhesion There is an effect that the work is not complicated at all, and the overall workability for manufacturing is improved compared to the conventional method.

(C) In any case, in the present invention, postcards can be produced which have good adhesion between the sheet pieces to be polymerized and which can improve the workability of the production through a series of continuous and automatic production steps. We have now been able to provide the following.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 shows a postcard as an example, in which (a) is a front view, and (b) is a sectional view taken along the line A-A of (a). (c) is a sectional view taken along line B-B of (a), (d) is C of (a)
Part enlarged sectional view. FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a state in which the sheet piece is peeled off. FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the state of peeling of the peeling sheet. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the unfolded state of the postcard after opening. Figures 5 to 10 show the method for manufacturing the above-mentioned postcard;
The figure is a schematic plan view of the punch hole and perforation forming process.
The figure is a schematic plan view showing the printing process, FIG. 7 is a schematic plan view showing the edge cutting process, and FIG. 8 is a peeling sheet transfer process. (A) is a schematic plan view, (B) is a schematic plan view. ↑Schematic cross-sectional view, Figure 9 is a schematic plan view of the bending and gluing process, Figure 10
The figures each show a schematic plan view of the cutting process. Figure 11 shows a postcard of another example, (a) is a front view, (a) is a front view, (
(b) is a rear view, (c) is a sectional view taken along line D-D of (a), (d) is a sectional view taken along line E-E of (a), (e) is an enlarged sectional view of part F of (d), (F) is a front view in the unfolded state, and (G) is a rear view in the unfolded state. FIG. 12 shows the postcard in FIG. 11 in use, (a) is a front view of the unsealed and unfolded state, and (b) is a sectional view taken along the line GG of (a). Figure 13 shows a postcard of another example, (A) is a front view, (
B) is a sectional view taken along line H-H of (A). FIGS. 14 and 15 are sectional views of main parts of other embodiments. FIGS. 16 and 17 are cross-sectional views of other embodiments. FIG. 18 shows another embodiment, in which (a) is a front view and (b) is a rear view. 1... Postcard main body 3... Information display section 5... Peeling sheet Figure 2 B Figure 4 Moray 5 Figure 10 Figure 1 = Co = = Figure (G) Figure 12 Figure 18 Figure (b)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. The postcard body 1 is formed by superposing at least two or more sheet pieces with the surface on which the information to be hidden is displayed as the inner side, and there is a A postcard characterized in that a release sheet 5 is interposed, and substantially the entire surfaces of both surfaces of the release sheet 5 and the inner surfaces of both sheet pieces are adhered so as to be able to come into contact with and separate from them. 2. The postcard body 1 is constructed by pasting an aluminum vapor-deposited film 9 on the inner surface of a sheet of paper 8, on which characters and the like can be printed and written, and a removable ink 10 is coated on the inner surface. Postcard mentioned in paragraph 1. 3. On one side of the front or back of the postcard body 1, an addressee/address display section 2 and an information display section 3 where information such as a correspondence is displayed.
are arranged in series, and the postcard body 1 is folded in half through the central bending part 4 of the information display part 3 so that only the destination and address display part 2 is exposed to the outside, and The peeling sheet 5 is placed between the two folded sheet pieces 1b and 1c.
2. The postcard according to claim 1, wherein the postcard is interposed with. 4. Postcard forming sheet 1 with information displayed by printing etc.
Transfer the release sheet 5a to one side of the postcard forming sheet 12 to hide the displayed information.
by folding the sheet 1 for forming a postcard.
The release sheet 5a is interposed between the two facing sheet pieces, and substantially the entire surfaces of both sides of the release sheet 5a and the inner surfaces of both sheet pieces are adhered so as to be able to come into contact with and separate from them, and then the postcard is folded. A method for manufacturing a postcard, which comprises cutting a forming sheet 12 into predetermined dimensions to form a postcard.