WO2005009752A1

WO2005009752A1 - A process method for a metal greeting card and a card part based said method

Info

Publication number: WO2005009752A1
Application number: PCT/CN2003/000605
Authority: WO
Inventors: Xinguo Huang
Original assignee: Xinguo Huang
Priority date: 2003-07-28
Filing date: 2003-07-28
Publication date: 2005-02-03
Also published as: AU2003257777A1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a manufacture method for a metal greeting card and a card part based said method. Said method includes the following process: polishing, supplying a photosensitive coating, exposure, development, etch, hollowed-out work, cleaning, cutting out, plating, etc. Said card part includes a metal greeting card (100) and a bottom card (200). The metal greeting card (100) is made of metal material, on which patterns are formed. The bottom card (200) is made of paper or other materials, on which patterns or words are printed.

Description

Method for manufacturing metal greeting card and card device based on the method

The present invention relates to the field of greeting cards and greeting card manufacturing, and in particular, to a method for manufacturing a metal greeting card and a card device based on the method.

Background technique

Paper cards have been used as greeting cards, bookmarks, etc. for many years, and gifts made of metal cards are generally expensive due to the complex processing and high cost of metal card processing. At the same time, personalized card design and Its art decoration effect and manufacturing cost are difficult to balance. Therefore, the development of metal greeting cards has always been limited. Even with metal cards, the surface of the metal card is glittering. How to ensure that it is not abraded during packaging and transportation while maintaining The good appearance makes it collectible, but the existing cards have not been solved.

Summary of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a metal greeting card. With this method, a metal greeting card with a good decorative effect can be manufactured with a simple process, few special equipment, and low cost. The use of this manufacturing method makes it possible to manufacture personalized metal cards in small batches.

Another technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a card device capable of perfectly combining a personalized metal greeting card with a traditional paper card, so that it not only has a delicate appearance, good protection, convenient writing functions, but also complements each other. The value of the collection will serve as both A greeting card can also be used as a metal card for bookmarks. While keeping its pattern printed beautifully and personalized, it can be combined with traditional greeting card packaging technology to form a card device that takes into account the cost of art viewing and is relatively low.

The above-mentioned first technical problem of the present invention is achieved by constructing a method for manufacturing a metal greeting card, including the following steps: a) preparing a thin metal greeting card sheet; b) performing a surface treatment such as polishing the metal greeting card sheet; A pattern is printed or coated with photosensitive layers on two surfaces of the polished metal sheet, respectively; d) exposing and developing the metal sheet with the photosensitive layer on both sides; e) the developed metal sheet The material is subjected to the first etching so that the first pattern is exposed on both surfaces; f) Hollow-out treatment: a protective layer is applied to the portion where the first pattern is exposed that does not need to be hollowed out, and the hollow-out treatment of the second etching is performed to make it Ventilation; g) removing the protective layer on the metal surface; h) cleaning and cutting the hollowed out metal sheet; i) electroplating the metal sheet.

In the above method of the present invention, if the thickness of the base material of the metal greeting card does not exceed 0.6 mm, the step f) the hollowing-out treatment is an etching treatment by using ferric chloride or other corrosive liquid; if the thickness of the base material of the metal greeting card exceeds 0.6 mm The hollowing-out process in step f) is a stamping process.

In the above method of the present invention, after step g), the method further includes step j): covering the cleaned metal greeting card substrate with a photosensitive layer in a second pattern; k) performing a second etching; i) performing etching Screen printing of the semi-finished greeting card, and b) bake at a baking temperature below 190 ° C. for 15-25 minutes after the screen printing.

In the above method of the present invention, the step b) may use a green wax or a yellow wax as a polishing agent, and the step d) may use a halogen lamp as an exposure light source; the exposure ambient temperature is less than 30 ά

° C, and the exposure time is 2-4 seconds; in the step d), at a temperature of 30 ° C, a 2% strength anhydrous sodium carbonate solution is used as a developing solution.

In the above method of the present invention, in step j), the screen printing speed is 30-30 times / minute, the baking temperature is 85 ° C., and the baking time is 10-12 minutes.

The above-mentioned another technical problem of the present invention is solved in this way, and a card device based on the metal greeting card manufactured by the method of the present invention is constructed, which includes a bottom card and a metal greeting card. The metal greeting card uses a thin metal sheet as a substrate, and the surface is formed with A pattern consisting of bumps or hollow patterns, the bumps and patterns are formed by metal plating, chemical etching or color silk screen printing, and the bottom card is a single-sheet, double-fold or triple-fold or multi-fold structure paper card or other Material card with pattern or text printed on the surface.

. Implementing the metal greeting card manufacturing method provided by the present invention and the metal greeting card manufactured based on the manufacturing method can realize beautiful metal card shapes and exquisite patterns with simple processes. The metal cards include metal luster, multicolored silk screen, and hollow-out effects. At the same time, it also provides a perfect combination of metal cards and paper bottom cards, so that each card shape has a matching and suitable assembly structure, so that it can ensure card quality in the links of transportation and storage, and The whole card device has a natural and natural style, and has complementary collection value.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a card device according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic structural diagram of a card device according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of a card device according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic structural diagram of a card device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention; 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a card device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a schematic structural diagram of a card device according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a schematic structural diagram of a card device according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention;

detailed description

As shown in FIG. 1, in a first embodiment of the present invention, a metal greeting card 100 is mounted on a base card 200 in this manner. First, a plastic bracket 10 is fixed on the base card 200 by a glue, and the metal greeting card 100 is placed on the holder. In the frame 10, the plastic bracket 10 has a groove 11 corresponding to the outline of the metal greeting card 100. At least two sides around the rectangular groove 11 are provided with positioning flanges 12, respectively, for making heavy metal The greeting card 100 is positioned in the groove. At the same time, in order to facilitate the removal of the metal greeting card 100 inserted into the groove, the bracket 10 is further provided with a groove 13 for facilitating insertion or removal of the metal greeting card 100 by a finger or a fingernail. This kind of greeting card device has a very good placement effect. With the design of the surface material of the bracket and the surrounding patterns, it can better complement the coordination of the entire device, but the bracket needs to occupy a certain thickness.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the second embodiment of the present invention, the metal greeting card 100 has a through hole 21, and the bottom card 200 has at least one through hole 22 corresponding to the card through hole 21. On the card, a ribbon 23 is passed through the through hole 21 of the metal greeting card 100 and the through hole 22 on the bottom card 200, and the other side of the bottom card 200 is folded toward the edge of the bottom card 200, and the card is fixed on the edge of the bottom card 200. An incision 24 is formed, and a ribbon 23 is wound before passing through the through hole 22 of the bottom card 200. The structure design of this device is relatively simple. Here, the bottom card 200 may be a plastic card or a paper card with text / graphic printing on the surface.

As shown in FIG. 3, in a third embodiment of the present invention, the bottom card 200 is partially bent to form a watch card 31, and the metal greeting card 100 has a through hole 32, and at least the watch card 31 has A through-hole 33 corresponding to the through-hole 32 of the metal card 100. The metal greeting card 100 is mounted on the base card 200 in this way. A ribbon 34 is passed through the through-hole 32 of the metal greeting card 100 and wound, passing through the base card 200. It penetrates through the through hole 33 on the watch card 31 and is tied with the watch card 31. To remove the card 100, just open the knot. For bookmarks, keep the ribbon.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the metal greeting card 100 has at least one “U” or “V” -shaped or “W” -shaped opening 41 so that the metal greeting card 100 is divided into an inner tongue 42 and a peripheral 43. There is a cut in the bottom card 200 with a width corresponding to the width of the card 100, so that the inner tongue 42 or the periphery 43 of the metal greeting card 100 penetrates into the cut 44 to fix the metal greeting card 100 on the bottom card 200. The "U" or "V" or "W" shaped opening may be part or all of the hollow pattern of a metal greeting card. The cutout 44 on the bottom card 200 may be a straight cutout or a curved cutout according to the design requirements of the pattern.

Based on the above design, a through hole on the metal greeting card 100, a corresponding through hole on the bottom card 200, and a thin band passing therethrough can also be passed. A winding can be used as a bookmark decoration.

As shown in FIG. 5, in a fifth embodiment of the present invention, the metal greeting card 100 has at least one “U” or “V” or “W” shaped opening 51 so that the metal greeting card 100 is divided into an inner tongue 52 and a periphery 53. Part, and the bottom card 200 is cut with at least two parallel cutouts 54 and 55 whose width is compatible with the width of the card 100 so that the inner tongue 52 of the metal greeting card 100 penetrates the first cutout 54 and from the second cutout 55 The metal card 100 is fixed on the bottom card 200 by punching out. The “U” or “V” or “W” shape opening may be part or all of the hollow pattern of the metal card 100. Based on the above design, a through hole on the metal 100, a corresponding through hole on the bottom card 200, and a thin band passing through it can be passed through the greeting card through hole and the bottom cartoon hole and wound. For bookmark decoration. The cutouts 54 and 55 on the bottom card 200 are designed according to a pattern, and may be straight cutouts or curved cutouts. In the above example, the first tongue 54 and the second opening 55 penetrate the inner tongue 52, and may actually be the outer periphery 53. More specifically, a bottom card of transparent material can also be used, so that the pattern portion of the metal card inserted into the opening can be displayed.

As a special example of the first two embodiments, a cut can be made on the base card 200 with a width corresponding to the fixed width of the metal greeting card 100, so that the metal greeting card 100 can be attached and fixed on the base card 200 after inserting the cut .

As shown in FIG. 6, in a sixth embodiment of the present invention, there are at least two cutouts 61 and 62 in the bottom card 200 so that two corners of the metal greeting card 100 can be inserted into the corresponding two cutouts 61 and 62. At the same time, the greeting card 100 has a through-hole 63, and the bottom card 200 also has a corresponding through-hole 64, and also includes a thin strip 65, which passes through the greeting card through-hole 63 and the bottom cartoon hole 64, and is wound around the bottom card. The back of the 200 is knotted. The cutouts 61 and 62 on the bottom card 200 may be according to the requirements of the pattern, and may be straight cutouts or curved linear cutouts.

As shown in FIG. 7, in a seventh embodiment of the present invention, a packaging bag may also be used. Specifically, a metal greeting card 100 is packed in a packaging bag 71, and then a packaging bag 71 containing a metal greeting card 100 is attached to a bottom card 200. on. The packaging bag 71 may be provided with a transparent or perforated window so that the pattern of the metal greeting card 100 placed therein can be viewed from the outside.

In each of the above embodiments of the present invention, the base card 200 may be a single-page structure or a bi-fold greeting card structure. Decorative ribbons are bound at the folds, and a title page may also be attached. The metal greeting card 100 may be a bookmark-type metal greeting card with a round hole,

Claims

The claim and a method for manufacturing a metal greeting card include the following steps: a) preparing a metal greeting card sheet; b) subjecting the metal greeting card sheet to surface treatment such as polishing; c) polishing the metal sheet with a first pattern Photosensitive layers are printed or coated on the two surfaces respectively; d) the metal sheet with the photosensitive layer printed on the surface is exposed and developed on both sides; e) the developed metal sheet is etched for two times for the first time The first pattern is exposed on the surface; f) Hollow-out treatment: a protective layer is applied to the part where the first pattern is not required to be hollowed-out, and the second etching is performed to hollow out; _g ) the protection of the metal surface is removed Layer; h) cleaning and cutting the hollowed-out metal sheet; i) electroplating the metal sheet.

7. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that if the thickness of the base material of the metal greeting card does not exceed 0.6 mm, the step f) hollowing out is an etching treatment by using ferric chloride or other corrosive liquid; The thickness of the material exceeds 0.6 millimeters, and the step f) is a punching process.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising step j) after step g): covering the cleaned metal greeting card substrate with a photosensitive layer in a second pattern; k) performing a second etching I) silk-screen the etched semi-finished greeting card, and j) bake for 20 minutes at a baking temperature of 190 ° C. after silk-screen printing.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein in step b) green wax or yellow wax is used as a polishing agent, and in step d) a halogen lamp is used as an exposure light source; the ambient temperature of the exposure light is less than 30 ° C, The exposure time is 2-4 seconds. In the step d), at a temperature of 30 ° C., a 2% concentration anhydrous sodium carbonate solution is used as a developing solution. 7. The method according to claim 3, wherein in the step j), the screen printing speed is 30-30 times / minute, the baking temperature is 85 ° C, and the baking time is 10-12 minutes. A card device based on a metal greeting card manufactured by the method according to claim 1, comprising a bottom card and a metal greeting card, wherein the metal greeting card uses a metal sheet as a substrate, and a pattern consisting of bumps or hollow patterns is formed on the surface, The concave-convex pattern is formed by metal plating, chemical etching or color silk screen printing. The bottom card is a single-page, double-fold or triple-fold or multi-fold structure paper card or a card of other materials, and the surface is printed with a pattern or text. .

7. The card device according to claim 6, wherein the metal greeting card is mounted on the base card in such a manner that a bracket is bonded and fixed on the base card, and the metal greeting card is placed in the bracket, and At least two sides of the bracket are provided with positioning flanges, and the bracket is also provided with a groove for facilitating fingers to take out the greeting card.

7. The card device according to claim 6, wherein the metal greeting card has a through hole, and the bottom card has at least one through hole corresponding to the card through hole, and the metal greeting card is mounted on the base card like this , Use a ribbon to pass through the through hole of the metal card and the through hole on the bottom card, fold the other side of the bottom card towards the edge of the bottom card, and fix the card in a slit on the edge of the bottom card, and the ribbon is passing through Make a twist before the bottom cartoon hole. 7. The card device according to claim 6, wherein the bottom card is bent to form a watch card, and there is a through hole with the metal greeting card, and the bottom card has at least one through hole corresponding to the card through hole, The metal greeting card is mounted on the base card in such a manner that a ribbon passes through the through hole of the metal card to make a winding, passes between the base card and the base card from the through hole on the table card and is knotted.

0. The card device according to claim 6, wherein the metal greeting card is There is at least one "U" or "V" or "W" shaped opening that divides the metal greeting card into two parts, the inner tongue and the periphery. The bottom card is cut with a cutout that matches the width of the inner tongue of the card. The inner tongue of the metal greeting card penetrates the incision to fix the metal greeting card on the bottom card, and the "U" or "V" shape or "W" shape opening is part of the hollow pattern of the metal greeting card or All.

7. The card device according to claim 10, wherein the greeting card has a through hole, and the bottom card is also associated with a corresponding through hole, further comprising a thin band, which passes through the greeting card through hole and the bottom. Cartoon hole and knot.

The card device according to claim 10, wherein the cutout on the bottom card is a straight cutout or a curved cutout.

7. The card device according to claim 6, wherein the metal greeting card has at least one "U" or "V" or "W" -shaped opening so that the metal greeting card is divided into an inner tongue and a peripheral part, and the bottom The card is cut with at least two parallel cutouts whose length is adapted to the width of the inner tongue of the card, so that the inner tongue of the metal greeting card penetrates into the first cutout, and then passes through the second cutout to fix the metal greeting card in place. On the bottom card, the "U" or "V" -shaped or "W" -shaped opening is part or all of the hollow pattern of the metal greeting card. 7. The card device according to claim 13, wherein the greeting card has a through hole, and the bottom card is also associated with a corresponding through hole, further comprising a thin band, which passes through the greeting card through hole and the bottom. Cartoon hole and knot.

7. The card device according to claim 13, wherein the cutout on the bottom card is designed according to a pattern, and may be a straight cutout or a curved cutout.

7. The card device according to claim 6, wherein the bottom card has a A cutout whose width corresponds to a certain position width of the metal greeting card, so that the metal greeting card can be fixed on the bottom card after being inserted into the cutout.

7. The card device according to claim 16, wherein the greeting card has a through hole, and the bottom card is also associated with a corresponding through hole, further comprising a thin band, which passes through the greeting card through hole and the bottom. Cartoon hole and knot.

7. The card device according to claim 17, wherein the cutout on the bottom card is a straight cutout or a curved cutout.

7. The card device according to claim 6, wherein the bottom card has at least two cutouts so that two corners of the metal greeting card can be inserted into the corresponding two cutouts.

7. The card device according to claim 20, wherein the greeting card has a through hole, the bottom card is also associated with a corresponding through hole, and further comprises a thin band, which passes through the greeting card through hole and the bottom. Cartoon hole and knot.

The card device according to claim 20, wherein the cutout on the bottom card can be a straight cutout or a curved linear cutout according to the needs of the pattern. 7. The card device according to claim 6, further comprising a packaging bag, the metal greeting card is contained in the packaging bag, and the packaging bag is attached to the bottom card. The card device according to claim 22, further comprising a metal greeting card pattern placed inside the packaging bag when there is at least one transparent or hollowed-out window, which can be observed from the outside.

7. The card device according to claim 6-23, wherein the bottom card has a single-page structure, and the metal greeting card is a bookmark-type greeting card.

7. The card device according to claim 6-23, wherein the bottom card is Bi-fold greeting card form structure with decorative ribbons bound at the folds.

8. The card device according to claim 25, wherein a fly leaf is also attached to the fold of the bottom card.