Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
  • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
  • B42D15/00—Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for
  • B42D15/02—Postcards; Greeting, menu, business or like cards; Letter cards or letter-sheets
  • B42D15/04—Foldable or multi-part cards or sheets
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
  • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
  • B42D15/00—Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for
  • B42D15/02—Postcards; Greeting, menu, business or like cards; Letter cards or letter-sheets
  • B42D15/025—Postcards; Greeting, menu, business or like cards; Letter cards or letter-sheets with peel-away layer hiding information
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
  • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
  • B42D15/00—Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for
  • B42D15/02—Postcards; Greeting, menu, business or like cards; Letter cards or letter-sheets

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a postcard which i covered so that part of which cannot be seen. Mor specifically, the present invention relates to a postcar which confidential matter is covered in transit by post and just recipient can see the confidential matter suitably, an a manufacturing method thereof.
• a front paper in order to facilitate peeling partially, a seen in Japanese Utility Model Patent Publication No. 54 3789, a front paper must be possible to peel off partially b forming an adhesive surface formed by coating a dry past entirely on the front paper surface, and by subjecting th other postcard material to a peeling process such as silico processing so as to be peeled off partially or only th inner-frame portion is peeled off.
• a peeling process such as silico processing
• a first invention is of a postcard comprising a postcar material and a coverring material which is formed integra with the postcard material and is stuck to the postcar material in a folded-back fashion and covers at least part o the postcard material, wherein the covering materia comprises a base material which a heat adherent resin laye is formed on the main surface thereof, and an adhesio retarding layer for partially reducing the adhesive force o the heat adherent resin layer to make it adhere weakly to th postcard material.
• a second invention is of a method of manufacturing postcard which comprises a process of preparing a postcar stuff comprising a postcard material and a base materia which is formed integral with the postcard material an covers at least part of the postcard material in a folde back fashion, a process of printing or coating th information on the postcard material, a process o manufacturing a covering material by forming a heat adheren resin layer on the main surface of the base material an forming an adhesion retarding layer which partially reduce the adhesive force of the heat adherent resin lkayer an makes it adhere weakly to the postcard material on the mai surface of the heat adherent resin layer, and a process whic folds back the base material of the postcard stuff, an sticks the above-mentioned heat adherent resin layer side o the covering material to the postcard material.
• the adhesiv surface of the covering material to the postcard material i divided into the exposed portion of the heat adherent resi layer and the adhesion retarding layer which reduces th adhesive power of the heat adherent resin layer to weaken it adhesiveness to the postcard material when heated an adhered thereto, the exposed portion of the heat adheren resin layer is adhered strongly to the postcard materia whereas the portion formed with the adhesion retarding laye is adhered more weakly thereto.
• Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a postcard which is a embodiment of the present invention.
• Fig. 2 is a fragmental sectional view of the above mentioned embodiment.
• Fig. 3A is a perspective view showing a state that covering material is peeled off
• Fig. 3B is a fragment sectional view thereof.
• Fig. 4 is an illustration vaiew of a manufacturin apparatus showing an example of a method of manufacturing postcard.
• Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a postcard stuff.
• Fig. 6 is an illustration view showing a state that t covering material of the postcard stuff of the abov mentioned embodiment is stuck to the postcard material in folded-back fashion.
• Fig. 7A and Fig. 7B are perspective view of a embodiment other than the above-mentioned.
• an Fig. 7A shows an original state thereof
• Fig. 7B shows peeled-off state thereof.
• Fig. 8A and Fig. 8B are fragmental sectional views o the illustration example in Fig. 7, and Fig. 8A shows a original state thereof, and Fig. 8B shows a peeled-off stat thereof .
• Fig. 9 is a plan view showing still another embodimen of the present invention.
• Fig. 10 is a plan view showing a modified example of th postcard as shown in Fig. 9.
• Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a postcard i accordance with the present invention.
• Fig. 2 is a fragmental sectional view of the above mentioned embodiment.
• This postcard comprises a postcard stuff 10
• th postcard stuff 10 comprises a postcard material 11 formed i the size of the government postcard and a covering materia 12 stuck to part of this postcard material 11.
• the coverin material 12 is formed integral with the postcard material 1 in a manner of extending from one end thereof and is stuck t the postcard material 11 in a folded-back fashion.
• the covering material 12 includes a base material 1 which is formed integral with the postcard material 11 in manner of extending from one end thereof.
• the base materia 14 is formed with a relatively soft material such as paper synthetic resin film and the like which can be cut by scissors or the like, and a suppression layer 16 is formed o one main surface thereof.
• the suppression layer 16 is formed by printing a silve ink and the like or laminating a film material such as a aluminum foil having a suppressiveness with adhesives.
• a lottery 1 is formed by printing a letter such as "winning” or "lose”.
• a heat adherent resin layer 20 is formed by coating the he adherent resin as heating and extruding it, or by gravure silk screen printing as dissolving it in a solvent o despersing in water.
• the heat adherent resin layer 20 is formed to melt about 100°C to 200°C so as to be adhered completely to t postcard sheet 10 such as the paper.
• an adhesion retarding layer 22 which reduces its adhesi power partly to weaken adhesiveness to the postcard materi 10 is formed partly.
• the adhesion retarding layer 22 is formed by printin or coating a suitably selected resin which, when the hea adherent resin layer 20 is heated and melted, ha adhesiveness only at the temperature higher than the non adherent resin or the resin selected as the heat adheren resin forming the heat adherent resin layer 20.
• the heat adherent resin layer 20 an the adhesion retarding layer 22 are formed of transparen materials or translucent materials for enabling access to th lottery 18 through these layers 20 and 22. But, when th lottery 18 is formed on surface of the adhesion retardin layer 22, these layers 20and 22 may be made of opaqu materials.
• adhesives of EV group may be selected.
• the composition comprises an EV (ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymerized resin), tackifier, wa and anti-oxidant, to which sometimes a plasticizer and fille are added as an adjuvant.
• tackifier there are glycerin of partiall hydrogenated rosin, glycerin-ester of rosin, pentaerythrito modified rosin, petroleum resin, o -methylstyrene/viny toluene copolymer, terpene oil polymer and terpene-pheno polymer, etc.
• paraffin wax there are paraffin wax, microcrystallin wax, low molecular weight polyethylene wax, Fischer-Tropsc wax, caster wax and chlorinated paraffin, etc.
• anti-oxidant there are hindered phenol grou compound, salicylic acid group compound, benzophenone grou compound, benzotriazol group compound, phosphorus grou compound, sulfur group compound, organic metal grou compound, etc.
• the heat adherent resins other than the aforesai examples there are polyethylene, ethylene-ethylacrylat copolymerized resin, ethylene-acrylic acid copolymerize resin, ethylene-methyi acrylate copolymerized resin ethylene-methyl methacrylate, ethylene-methacrylic aci copolymerized resin, ionomer resin, polymethylpenten resin, ethylene-vinylalcohol copolymerized resin vinylidene chloride resin, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetat copolymerized resin, polyamide resin, stylene-acryli acid copolymerized resin, polystylene resin, polyacryli acid copolymerized resin, polyester resin polyurethane resin, waxes, etc.
• these resins can be suitably used as heating or dissolving i a solvent or dispersing in water.
• adhesion retarding layer 22 material which show adhesiveness at the higher temperature than th heat adherent resin or not at all may be selected.
• an ultraviolet ray curing ink may b selected.
• the ultraviolet hardening ink comprises a colo material, pre-polymer, monomer, light initiator, sensitize and additives.
• the pre-polymer there are epoxy acrylate polyolacrylate, polyester acrylate, polyether acrylate unsaturated polyester, cationic polymerizing resin, melamin acrylate, unsaturated polybutadiene, drying oil acrylate an silicon acrylate.
• monofunctional acrylates suc as 2 -ethyl acrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, 2-hidroxypropy acrylate and 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate
• bifunctiona acrylates such as 1 , 3-butanediol diacrylate, 1 , 4-butanedio diacrylate, 1 , 6-hexanediol diacrylate, diethylene glyco diacrylate, neopentilglycol diacrylate, polyethylene glycol #400 diacrylate, hydroxybivalic acid ester neobenzyl glycol diacrylate, diethylene glycol dimethacrylate and polyethylene glycol #200 dimethacrylate, etc.
• acrylates such as tr imethy lolpr opane triacrylate, pentaerythritol triacrylate, tr imethy lolpropane trimethacrylate , trimethylolethane tr imethacrylate, tetramethylolmethane tetraacrylate, dipentaerythritol hexaacrylate, etc.
• vinyl ether, itaconic acid ester and N-vinyl pyrolidone may be used.
• the light initiators there are biacetyl acetophenone, benzophenone, Michler's ketone, benzyl benzoin, benzoin isobutyl ether, benzyl dimethylketal tetramethylthiuram sulfide, azobisisobutylnitrile, benzoy peroxide, 1 -hydroxycyclohexilphenyl ketone, ⁇ ( -hydroxyisobuty p enone, p-isopropyl- ⁇ (-hydroxyisobutyl phenone, etc., i particular, benzophenone and its derivatives are used.
• sensitizers there are aliphatic amines such a n-butyl amine, di-n-butyl amine, triethyl amine diethylaminoethyl methacrylate, etc., nitrogen heterocycli compounds such as amines containing aromatic radical piperizene, etc. sulfur compounds such as allyl group, O tolylthiourea , sodium diethyldithiophosphate , soluble salt o aromatic sulfinic acid etc., phosphorus compounds such as N N-disubstituent-p-aminobenzonitrile compound, tri-n-buty phosphine, sodium diethylthiophosphate, etc. and nitrogen compounds such as Michler's ketone, N-nitrosophydroxylamin derivatives, oxazoline compound, etc. and chlorine compound such as carbon tetrachloride, hexachloroethane , etc.
• nitrogen heterocycli compounds such as amines
• additives there are an anti-mist agent lubricant, anti-oxidant, drying agent, wetting agent, wax etc.
• the color materials there are an organic pigment body pigment, carbon black, titanium dioxide, metal powder etc. Subsequently, description is made on a method o manufacturing this postcard with lottery.
• continuous paper for forming the postcard stuf 10 is prepared.
• the portion of the postcard material 11 an the portion of the base material 14 are formed continuousl in the direction of width of this continuous paper. Accordingly, the length of the continuous paper in th direction of width is a sum of the length of the postcard material 11 and the length of the base material 14.
• a suppression layer 16 is formed by allover printing with a silver ink, for example, by the known printing method as the offset printing or coating.
• the lottery 18 is formed on the surface of the suppression layer 16 by printing a letter such as "winning”, “lose” or "number”.
• a rolled laminate comprising the postcard stuff 10 formed with the suppression layer 16 is mounted on a hold roller 32 of a covering material manufacturing machine 30.
• the postcard stuff 10 held by the hold roller 32 is loosen at one end and led to a heat adherant resin coater 34.
• the heat adherent resin coater 34 is designed to print and coat the heat adherent resin 20a containing, for example, the aforesaid ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymerized resin as a main component, on the suppression layer 1 6 of the bas material 1 4 while heating to a suitable temperature .
• the postcard stuff 10 is formed by printing or coati the heat adherent resin 20a onto the base material 14 is th guided to a dryer 3 6 including a cold air blower, whereby t heat adherent resin 20a is dried and the heat adherent res layer 20 is formed.
• the postcard stuff 10 which is formed by layi the heat adherent resin layer 20 on the base material i directed to an adhesion retarding agent coating apparatus an adhesion retarding agent 22a.
• An adhesion retarding agent coating apparatus 40 is t printing or coating machine utilizing known printing coating methods such as a typographic printing, gravu printing, silk screen printing, offset printing . or the like
• the postcard stuff 10 wherein an adhesion retardi agent 22a is printed or coated on the heat adherent res layer 20 is led to a solidifier 44.
• a high voltage mercury lamp is us to irradiate 1 60 W/cm per second.
• a s s ho w n i n Fi g. 5 the p os tcard s tuf f includes the covering material 12 is formed by laying th suppression layer 16, the heat adherent resin layer 20 o the base material 14 and the adhesion retarding layer 2 is formed with a distance in the wide direction of th base material 14.
• the postcard stuff 10 is led to a perforator 48 fo cutting perforations 24 for separation, thereby forming th perforations 24 at a prescribed distance.
• this postcard stuff 10 is led to covering material sticking apparatus 50 sticking thi covering material 12 to the postcard material 11.
• covering material sticking apparatus 50 sticking thi covering material 12 to the postcard material 11.
• a confidential matter such as a residua amount deposited in a bank which is formed on part of th surface of the postcard with the covering material 12
• a lottery part on the postcard material 11 side it is necessary to form the lottery part in advance at the portion to be covered by the covering material 12.
• perforation 24 is preferably formed so that the adhesion retarding layer 22 side can be separated in the vicinity of the boundary between the adhesion retarding layer 22 and th heat adherent resin layer 20.
• the postcard stuff 10 is fe sequentially, and it is folded back at the boundary betwee the postcard material 11 portion and the covering material 1 portion, and the covering material 12 and the postcar material 11 are bonded. Then, the portion where the hea adherent resin layer 20 is exposed and the heat adheren resin layer 20 located under the adhesion retarding layer 2 are activated by heating while the surface of postcard stuf 10 is pressed by a heating roller, and the covering materia 12 is stuck to the surface of the postcard material 11 Then, the postcard stuff 10 is cut in a proper size, and th postcard of the present invention is formed.
• the covering material 12 adheres strongly to the postcar material 11 at the portion where the heat adherent resi layer 20 is exposed, and the underlayer heat adherent resi layer 20 adheres weakly thereto at the portion where th adhesion retarding layer 22 is formed. Accordingly, as show in Fig. 3A and Fig. 3B, at the portion where the adhesio retarding layer 22 is formed, this covering material 12 ca be separated comparatively simply from the postcard materia 11.
• the rolled continuous paper is selected as th postcard stuff 10 in the foregoing embodiment, the bas material separated into each piece, so-called, sheets may b selected.
• any suitable printin which fits to properties of the postcard may be performed, o when the continuous material is used as aforesaid embodiment for example, a detecting mask for detecting feeding pitche of the base material 14 may be printed with a black color o the like.
• the adhesio retarding layer 22 is formed in a belt shape with prope intervals kept in the direction of width of the base materia 14, but the portion where no adhesion retarding layer 22 i formed may be installed in a spot shape in the vicinity o the lengthwise end edge of the base material 14. Thereby the portion where the heat adherent resin layer 20 is expose is formed in a spot shape in the vicinity of the end edge o the base material 14, and when this covering material 12 i stuck to the postcard material 11, this covering material 1 can be prevented from being peeled carelessly off th postcard material 11 from the vicinity of the lengthwise en edge of the base material 14.
• Fig. 7 through Fig. 8 are views showing anothe embodiment.
• FIG. 7A and Fig. 7B are perspective views of a embodiment other than the above-mentioned embodiment, an Fig.7A shows an original state thereof, and Fig.7B shows peeled-off state thereof. Then, Fig. 8A is a fragmenta sectional view of the embodiment as shown in Fig. 7A, an Fig.8B is a fragmental sectional view of the embodiment a shown in Fig. 7B.
• perforations 66a and 66b are forme on the left side of a covering material 62 in a portio where an adhesion retarding layer 64 is formed, in a manne of extending from one edge of the covering material 62 t the other edge thereof, and being parallel with each othe at a narrow distance.
• the base material 68 can be cu off.
• one edge of the base material 68 is chipped, thus the edg can be easily peeled by a finger and a fingernail, and th base material 68 can be easily cut off.
• protruding piece for picking the base material 68 easily ma be formed in place of the edge is chipped.
• a perforation 74 for separation is formed to th right-side of the covering material 62 so as to cut th covering material 62 peeled from a postcard material 70 a a portion adhered completely with a heat adherent resin laye
• a lottery 76 is formed on the postcard materia
• th perforations 66a , 66b and 74 are formed along a directio which is a paper feeding direction in a papermaking, that is a paper fiber line direction.
• perforatio may be formed along the circumference of the base material o the covering material. By forming the perforation in such manner, only the central portion of the covering material ca be peeled of f .
• a s shown i n Fi g. 9 , b conf iguring one perforation 224 with a linear perforated portion 224a and an arc-shaped perforated portion 224b s that the adjacent perforations 224 are partially overlapped when viewed in the direction of peeling off the covering material 212 , the central portion of the covering material 212 can be easily peeled of f.
• the perforation 324 may be formed into the base material 314 obliquely so that the adjacent perforations 324 are partially overlapped when viewed in the direction of peeling off the covering material 312.
• the covering mater ial between the adj acen perforations is broken as the direction thereof is shown b an arrow of dash-dot line, and the covering material of th portion encompassed by the perforation is peeled off.
• the adhesiv surface of the covering material to the postcard material i divided into a portion where the heat adherent resin laye formed on the main surface of the base material is expose and a portion where the adhesion retarding layer is forme which reduces the adhesive force of the above-mentioned hea adherent resin layer to stick it weakly to the postcar material , and when adhering to the postcard material , th portion where the heat adherent resin layer is expose adheres completely to the postcard material, and the portio where the adhesion retarding layer is formed adheres weakl to the postcard material .
• the sticking material ca be peeled off relatively easily from the postcard material a the portion of adheision retarding layer, thereby enablin acces s to variou s inf o rmati on formed on the postcar material .
• th postcard divided into the portion adhered temporarily and th portion adhered completely can be obtained by heating an adhering the covering material to the postcard materia without processing the postcard material, only hea processing is required in manufacturing, enabling broa applications.
• the postcard is just needed to be processed t the covering material in manufacturing and the postcar material is not necessary to be processed, so that it manufacturing process as well as an adhesion machine of sticking material used in manufacturing postcards can b simplified with ease.

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