JPH04226793A - Lettercard and production thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the massproductivity of lettercards by a method wherein lettercard forming paper is approximately equally divided into four parts in the width direction thereof, the two faces on one half side are assigned the top and rear indication faces of the lettercard, the two faces on the other half side are assigned the confidential information indication faces, and the paper is folded in two widthwise and again folded in two. CONSTITUTION:On the top face of long paper X wound in a roll form or folded in a zigzag form, required standardized format, such as an address, standardized application items and columns other than confidential information, and the address, company name, telephone number and others of a sender, are previously printed. Namely, one surface of the main part of the long paper X is assigned an indication face 4 as the rear surface of the lettercard on which the address, company name, and others of a sender are to be previously printed; an indication face 5 as the top surface of the lettercard on which a postal number and the address, name, company name, and others of a recipient are printed together with the input of personal information; a first confidential information indication face 6; and a second confidential information indication face 7. The paper is folded in two and again folded in two, whereby a lettercard having the same lateral size as a standard postcard Z is obtained.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention is a method for sending information that requires privacy protection and confidentiality, such as confidential personal information that must not be opened by anyone other than the addressee, by mail instead of a sealed letter. This article relates to a sealed postcard that can be used as a substitute for a sealed letter and its manufacturing method.

0002

[Prior Art] Currently, when notifying customers of confidential information that requires privacy protection and confidentiality, such as details of deposits and withdrawals at financial institutions, details of payments for leases and loans, etc., the details are sent to various sources. It is customary to print out calculation sheets or prescribed items on computer paper, etc. in a fixed form, handwrite them in some cases, and then put them in a sealed letter to make them confidential and mail them. Due to the nature of the matter, sealed letters are better at protecting privacy and keeping transaction details confidential than postcards, and the amount of information contained in sealed letters is also more flexible than postcards. For this reason, sealed mail has become an indispensable means of communicating this type of personal information.

[0003] In contrast, when providing information via postcards,
Due to the limited amount of paper available and the inability to maintain confidentiality, these postcards are now called openable postcards, are the size of a double-sided postcard, and are printed with various confidential information on the two back sides of the unfolded postcard. In addition, one side of the two front sides of the unfolded postcard is used as the display side for the addressee, and the other side is printed out with information such as PR, and the confidential information on the back side is folded in half and heat-pressed to make it removable. By making it impossible for the addressee to open the package and reattach it once the package is opened,
A postcard (hereinafter referred to as a sealed postcard) was proposed to address the issue of confidential information, doubling the amount of paper and addressing privacy protection and confidentiality.

0004

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the case of the sealed postcard of the size of a return postcard, the confidential information on the inside can be read through the front and back sides of the folded postcard. , can only be used in cases where there is little need for privacy protection or confidentiality, such as direct mail.

[0005] In particular, when confidential information on the inside is printed by a computer, there are two methods: an impact method and a non-impact method.Even in the case of the non-impact method, it is not only easy to see through from the back side, but also If the postcard is printed out using the impact method, or if confidential information is written by hand, traces of the printed and handwritten characters will clearly stand out and be visible on the front and back sides of the opened postcard. Therefore, there are restrictions on its use as a sealed postcard that can address the integrity of privacy protection and confidentiality.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] Therefore, in the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a horizontally long rectangular postcard composition paper Y
is roughly divided into four equal parts in the width direction, and the two half sides are divided into display surfaces 4 and 5 for the front and back of the postcard, and the other two sides are divided into confidential information display surfaces 6 and 7. , the sealed postcard is folded in half in the width direction and then folded in half again to provide a sealed postcard that has the horizontal size of a standard postcard Z.

[0007] At that time, the display surfaces 4 and 5, which are the front and back surfaces of one half of the postcard, and the confidential information display surfaces 6 and 7 are folded in half outward at the center fold line 9, and are superimposed. Fold the confidential information display surfaces 6 and 7 and the display surfaces 4 and 5, which are the front and back surfaces of the postcard, in half so that the confidential information display surfaces 6 and 7 are on the inside, and then . The back surfaces of the surface 6 and the second display surface 7 are completely adhesively fixed and integrated, and the first display surface 6 and the second display surface 7 of the confidential information inside which are folded in half are removably adhesively fixed. In order to make sealed postcards more confidential, the confidential information display surfaces 6 and 7 were made into a double structure, thereby dealing with the issue of making sealed postcards more confidential.

[0008]

[Operation] Therefore, in order to continuously mass-produce the above-mentioned sealed postcards, the long paper X is divided into approximately four equal parts in the width direction, and the long paper
The two halves of one side of the postcard are divided into display surfaces 4 and 5 for the front and back of the postcard, and the other two halves are divided into display surfaces 6 and 7 for confidential information. Rolled or folded computer paper is used, usually printed with a predetermined fixed form.

[0009] After printing various personal information on a computer using a printer, first cut it into horizontally long rectangular postcard constituent paper Y at the vertical size of a standard postcard Z, and then cut the postcard constituent paper Y into the front and back of the postcard. It is folded outward in two at the center fold line 9 at the boundary between the display surfaces 4, 5 and the confidential information display surfaces 6, 7, and the superimposed confidential information display surfaces 6, 7 become the front and back sides of the postcard. display surfaces 4 and 5, and display surface 6 for confidential information.
, 7 are on the inside, the front and back sides 4 and 6 of the postcard are exposed to the outside, and the folded postcard constituent papers Y are glued together to form a sealed postcard. Manufactured.

At this time, the front and back display surfaces 4 and 5 of the postcard on one half of the folded postcard paper Y, and the first display surface 6 and second display surface 7 of the confidential information on the other half The back surface of the screen is completely adhesively fixed and integrated, and the first display surface 6 and the second display surface 7 of the confidential information on the inside of which it is folded in half are removably adhesively fixed.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Examples of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0012] X is a long sheet of paper such as calculation paper or computer paper formed in a rolled or folded shape, ranging from A size with a paper width of more than 42 cm to B version with a paper width of about 36 cm. The paper width is within the size range, and on the front side, there is a predetermined standard form, specifically, standard summary information and summary columns other than the addressee and confidential information that will be described later, the sender's address, and name. , telephone numbers, P/R text, pictures, photographs, etc. are usually printed, and a background pattern is usually printed on the entire back side, or the above-mentioned fixed forms are printed on the front side of colored paper. Adopt and use long paper X on which is printed in advance.

Reference numerals 1 and 2 refer to guide edges formed at both left and right ends of the long paper X when it is in the form of a roll or a folded paper. A guide hole 3 that engages with a sprocket (not shown) for conveying the long paper X is formed in the longitudinal direction. 4 to 7 are display surfaces that divide one side of the main body of the long paper X in the left and right width direction, and the area excluding the guide edges 1 and 2 at both left and right ends of the long paper X is divided into approximately 4 equal parts in the width direction. It's divided.

[0014] The breakdown of each of the display surfaces 4 to 7 is that on the two outer sides of the left half, the sender's address, name, PR text, designs, photographs, etc. are normally printed in advance. As a result, sections are formed on the display surface 4 that becomes the back of the postcard, and on the inside position, the postal code and addressee's address, name, name, etc. are printed by computer together with personal information input.
By later writing by hand or pasting address stickers for each customer, it functions as the display surface 5 that becomes the front of the postcard.

Of course, contrary to the above, the display surface 5 on the front of the postcard
It is also possible to lay out the display surface 4 on the outside and the display surface 4 on the back of the postcard on the inside.

Furthermore, on two sides of the right half, a first display surface 6 for confidential information and a second display surface 7 for confidential information are partitioned. When the information is a financial institution's income and expenditure report, as shown in Figure 2, as an example of the fixed form, the first display screen 6 is pre-filled with a date column and information such as income and expenditure amount. In addition, on the second display surface 7, entry columns for the amount to be deducted, etc., and detailed items such as a summary column and a remarks column are appropriately distributed and normally printed in a regular format in advance.

[0017] In 8 to 10, when the display surfaces 4 to 7 are folded, the top and bottom sides are 90 mm, which is the horizontal size of standard postcard Z.
A fold line indicating the position to be bent so as to fit within the range of ~107 mm, among which the fold line 9 at the center is half of one side consisting of the display surface 4 on the back of the postcard and the display surface 5 on the front,
The other half consisting of the first display surface 6 and the second display surface 7 of the confidential information functions as an outer fold line that is folded outward in two, and
A fold line 10 at the boundary between the first display surface 6 and the second display surface 7 of the confidential information indicates that the postcard component paper Y, which has been folded in half and overlapped,
Furthermore, it functions as a center fold line that is bent inward and folded in half, and at the same time, the fold line 8 at the boundary between the back display surface 4 and the front display surface 5 is bent outward at the fold line 9 as described above. The postcard is superimposed and then further folded in half, so that the back display surface 4 and the front display surface 5 of the postcard function as an outer fold line that becomes the front and back surfaces of the standard postcard Z.

Reference numerals 11 and 12 indicate perforation lines (perforations are also acceptable) formed at the inner positions of the guide edges 1 and 2 at both left and right ends. The main body portion of the long paper X is formed by finally cutting both ends. Reference numeral 13 indicates perforation lines (perforations may also be used) that are formed at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the long sheet of paper
It is cut or cut within the vertical size range of 140 mm to 150 mm. Therefore, each horizontally long rectangular postcard constituent paper Y is constructed by the horizontally long rectangular outer shell line surrounded by the above-mentioned cutting lines 11 to 13.

[0019]

[Manufacturing method] First, a predetermined fixed form is
A roll or folded long sheet of paper X printed on the side 7 is printed on a printer (not shown), and various information input into a computer is displayed on the display surfaces 4 to 4 of the main body of the long sheet of paper X.
7 in predetermined positions, that is, computer printing. At that time, on the display surface 5 which becomes the front of the postcard,
The addressee's postal code, address, name, name, etc. are printed on a computer, but the display surface 4, which is the back of the postcard, contains the P/R text in a standard form, a picture, a photo, the sender's address, name, etc. Printed normally.

[0020] Also, the first display screen 6 of the confidential information on the other half
and the second display screen 7, various personal information is printed out according to the fixed form, and when it is an income and expenditure report at a financial institution, the first display screen 7 is printed out in accordance with the fixed form.
Data such as date, income, expenditure, etc. are printed on the display screen 6, and data such as balances, summaries, notes, etc. are printed on the second display screen 7 located on the outside. In addition, when the confidential information is details of loans, leases, etc., the contents are distributed and printed out on the first display screen 6 and the second display screen 7 as appropriate according to the fixed form, or as necessary. It is written by hand according to the Note that in the case of the display surface 5 of the front of a postcard, it is not necessarily printed out as described above, but may be handwritten later or an address sticker for each customer may be pasted.

[0021] In this way, the postcard component paper Y on which various personal information is printed out at predetermined locations on the display surfaces 4 to 7 is sequentially cut along the perforation line 13 to the vertical size of the standard postcard Z. By cutting along the perforation lines 11 and 12, postcard constituent paper Y having four times the width of the standard postcard Z is obtained. Among them, cutting along the perforation lines 11 and 12 is performed by folding the postcard component paper Y in half and overlapping the ends on the perforation lines 11 and 12 side as shown in FIG. You can also do that.

[0022] Then, the postcard constituent paper Y, which is four times the size of the standard postcard Z, is folded using an appropriate folding machine (not shown) or by hand, using the fold line 9 as a reference. As shown in 3, by folding the paper in half and overlapping the back surfaces of the display surfaces 4 to 7, the paper is folded into approximately the size of a double postcard, that is, twice the size of a standard postcard Z. Then, or at the same time as folding in half as described above, further bending the fold line 10 at the boundary between the first display surface 6 and the second display surface 7 inward,
That is, the fold line 8 at the boundary between the front display surface 5 and the back display surface 4 of the double stacked postcards is folded outward, and the folded confidential information display surfaces 6 and 7 are folded outward. The two sides are made into a double structure with the front display surface 5 and the back display surface 4, and the space between the postcard constituent papers Y folded as described above is fixed with adhesive as follows, thereby making it confidential. .

That is, on the back side of the front display surface 5 of one half and the back surface of the back display surface 4 of the postcard constituent paper Y having the above configuration, or on the back surface of the first display surface 6 of the other half of the confidential information. A postcard constituent paper Y that has been coated with a non-peelable pressure sensitive adhesive or adhesive 14 on either or both of the back surfaces of the second display surface 7 or printed out and cut. As shown in FIG. 3, before folding in half, a pressure-sensitive adhesive or adhesive 14 that does not peel off is applied in advance. Alternatively, as shown in Figure 3, when folding the postcard component paper Y in half, a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet (not shown) made of a material that cannot be peeled off may be used.
, the back side of the front and back display surfaces 4 and 5 of the postcard on one half,
It is interposed between the back surface of the confidential information display surfaces 6 and 7 of the other half.

[0024] Also, the first display screen 6 of the confidential information on the other half
Either or both of the surfaces of the second display surface 7 are coated with a removable pressure-sensitive adhesive or adhesive (not shown), or the surfaces of the second display surface 7 are folded in half as shown in FIG. Before folding the postcard component paper Y in half again as shown in FIG. 4, a releasable pressure-sensitive adhesive or adhesive glue (not shown) is applied thereto. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 4, when folding the postcard paper Y in half again, the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 15 made of a removable material is placed on the first display surface 6 of the confidential information.
and the back surface of the second display surface 7. Moreover,
The folded postcard Z is then folded into four folds, and the folded postcard Z is then bonded to each other from either the front or back sides, or one side thereof, using any crimping means (not shown) such as heat crimping, wet crimping, or dry crimping. Glue and fix between.

In this way, the front and back display surfaces 4 and 5 of the postcard on one half of the folded postcard sheet Y, and the first display surface 6 and the second display surface 7 of the confidential information on the other half The back side of the is completely adhesively fixed and integrated, and the first display surface 6 and second display surface 7 of the confidential information on the inner side, which are formed by further folding it in half, are removably adhesively fixed. . For this reason, the company took measures to make sealed postcards more confidential by using a glue surface structure that prevents them from re-adhering once the confidential information display surfaces 6 and 7 are opened by someone other than the addressee.

Of course, before or after folding as described above and making it confidential with adhesive means, the guide edges 1 and 2 are cut using the perforation lines 11 and 12 at their inner positions as a guide. Finally, it is processed into a sealed postcard that is folded to a standard size and glued.

[0027] Reference numeral 16 is an opening mark indicating the opening position of the sealed postcard, and if a form is printed in advance on the corner near the fold line 9 of the display surface 5 on the front of the postcard, it will be convenient as a guide when opening the postcard. It is.

[0028]

[Modified example] In the above case, we explained the method for manufacturing sealed postcards when long paper X such as computer paper was adopted, but in advance, with the vertical size of standard postcard Z,
A horizontally long rectangular postcard composition paper Y whose width is about four times the horizontal size of a standard postcard Z is provided, and a standard form is normally printed in advance on each display surface 4 to 7, and the paper is printed along fold lines 8 to 10. After folding as described above and interposing an appropriate pressure-sensitive adhesive, adhesive paste 14, pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 15, etc.,
Folded postcards can also be adhesively fixed to each other by suitable pressure bonding means.

In the above embodiment, the horizontal size of the display surfaces 4 to 7, which are divided into approximately four equal parts, that is, the widthwise polygonal lines 8 to
10 and the widths between the perforation lines 11 and 12 are formed at mutual intervals L1 and L2 in proportions as shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 4,
The horizontal widths of the polygonal lines 8 and 9 and the horizontal widths of the polygonal lines 9 and 10 are formed at an interval L1, and the horizontal widths of the polygonal lines 8 and perforation lines 11 and the horizontal widths between the polygonal lines 10 and perforation lines 12 are formed at an interval L2. If the sealed postcard is folded in four and adhesively processed as described above, the unsealed part 17 of the sealed postcard, which has been adhesively processed to be peelable, will be separated by a slight distance e and the sealed postcard will be sealed, as shown in FIG. It is convenient in that it is easy for the addressee to open the envelope.

[0030]

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention divides the horizontally long rectangular postcard constituent paper into approximately four equal parts in the width direction, divides the two halves of one half into the front and back display surfaces of the postcard, and A sealed postcard is provided in which the two side halves are divided into confidential information display surfaces, which is folded in half in the width direction, and then further folded in half to form the horizontal size of a standard postcard. The display surface that becomes the front and back sides of the postcard and the display surface that displays confidential information are folded outward in two along the fold line in the center, and the display surface that becomes the superimposed confidential information display surface and the display surface that becomes the front and back sides of the postcard. Fold the postcard outward in half so that the confidential information display side is on the inside, and then fold it so that the front and back sides of the postcard are exposed to the outside. The back side of the display surface on the back side and the back side of the first and second display surfaces of the confidential information on the other half are completely glued and fixed, and then folded in half, the first side of the confidential information on the inside is completely glued and fixed. Since the sealed postcard has the display surface and the second display surface removably fixed with adhesive, the inside position 2
By creating a double structure with the front and back display surfaces of a postcard folded outward,
Confidential information is no longer visible on the front and back sides of a sealed postcard, and privacy and confidentiality can be completely protected. In addition, in order to cope with the mass production of sealed postcards, a long sheet of paper is divided into approximately four equal parts in the width direction, and the two sides of one half of the long sheet of paper are divided into the front display surface and the back display surface of the postcard. , the other half of the screen is the first display screen for confidential information and the second display screen for confidential information.
A standard form is usually printed in advance on the display surface, the addressee and confidential information are printed on the computer in the designated areas, and then it is printed in a horizontally long rectangular shape with the vertical size of a standard postcard. Cut the postcard component paper, fold the postcard component paper outward in two along the central fold line that is the boundary between the front and back surfaces of the postcard and the confidential information display surface, and fold the superimposed confidential information into two pieces. The display surface and the display surface that will be the front and back sides of the postcard,
Fold the postcard in half again so that the confidential information display side is on the inside, and then fold it so that the front and back sides of the postcard are exposed to the outside.
Adhesively fix the folded postcard constituent paper to each other, that is, the back side of the front and back display surfaces of the postcard on one half of the folded postcard constituent paper, and the first display surface of confidential information on the other half. The back side of the second display surface is completely glued and fixed, and it is further folded in half to display the confidential information on the inside.
Since a method for producing sealed postcards in which a display surface and a second display surface are releasably adhesively fixed is provided, it brings about various effects such as contributing to mass production of sealed postcards and improving work efficiency.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the layout of each display surface on long paper such as computer paper.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the layout of each display surface of one sheet of postcard constituent paper.

[Figure 3] After cutting the long paper to the vertical size of a standard postcard,
It is a perspective view showing a state in which it is folded in half in the width direction.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the adhesion state of a standard postcard that has been folded in half again.

[Explanation of symbols]

X Long paper Y Postcard composition paper Z standard postcard 1, 2 Guide edge 3 Guide hole 4 Display surface on the back of the postcard 5　Display surface on the front of the postcard 6 First display screen of confidential information 7 Second display screen for confidential information 8,9,10 Polyline 11, 12, 13 Cutting line 14 Pressure sensitive adhesive or adhesive 15 Pressure sensitive adhesive sheet 16 Open mark 17 Opening section

Claims (6)

[Claims] Claim 1: A horizontally long rectangular postcard constituent paper Y is divided into approximately four equal parts in the width direction, two sides of one half are divided into display surfaces 4 and 5 on the front and back of the postcard, and two sides of the other half are divided into display surfaces 4 and 5 on the front and back of the postcard. This sealed postcard is characterized in that its surface is divided into confidential information display surfaces 6 and 7, which are folded in half in the width direction, and then further folded in half to form the horizontal size of a standard postcard Z. Claim 2: The display surfaces 4, 5, which are the front and back surfaces of one half of the postcard, and the confidential information display surfaces 6, 7 are folded outward in two along a fold line 9 in the center, and the overlapping confidential information is Fold the information display surfaces 6, 7 and the display surfaces 4, 5, which are the front and back surfaces of the postcard, in half so that the confidential information display surfaces 6, 7 are on the inside, and then fold the front and back surfaces 4, 6 of the postcard. 2. The sealed postcard according to claim 1, wherein the sealed postcard is bent so as to be exposed to the outside. 3. The back side of the front and back display surfaces 4 and 5 of the postcard on one half of the folded postcard composition paper Y, and the first display surface 6 and the second display surface 7 of the confidential information on the other half. Claim 1 or 2, wherein the back surface is completely adhesively fixed and integrated, and the first display surface 6 and the second display surface 7 of the confidential information inside which are folded in half are removably adhesively fixed. The sealed postcard mentioned in section. 4. Claim 3, wherein the opening part 17 of the sealed postcard, which is adhesively fixed in a peelable manner, is shifted by a slight distance e.
The sealed postcard mentioned in section. 5. A long sheet of paper The two halves are divided into a first display surface 6 and a second display surface 7 for confidential information, and standard forms are usually printed in advance on these display surfaces 4 to 7, and the address and confidential information are printed in the designated areas. After printing the information on a computer, it is printed on a horizontally long rectangular postcard composition paper Y in the vertical size of a standard postcard Z.
The postcard component paper Y is folded outward in two along the fold line 9 in the center that is the border between the display surfaces 4 and 5, which are the front and back sides of the postcard, and the confidential information display surfaces 6 and 7, and the sheets are overlapped. The display surfaces 6 and 7 of the confidential information that has been sent and the display surface 4 that will be the front and back sides of the postcard.
, 5 are further folded outward in half so that the display surfaces 6 and 7 of the confidential information are on the inside, and then bent and folded so that the display surfaces 4 and 6 on the front and back sides of the postcard are exposed to the outside. A method for manufacturing a sealed postcard, which comprises adhesively fixing the postcard constituent papers Y to each other. 6. The back side of the front and back display surfaces 4 and 5 of the postcard on one half of the folded postcard composition paper Y, and the first display surface 6 and the second display surface 7 of the confidential information on the other half. Claim 5, wherein the back surface is completely adhesively fixed and integrated, and the first display surface 6 and the second display surface 7 of the confidential information inside the folded back surface are further adhesively fixed in a removable manner. Method of manufacturing sealed postcards.