JPH09226830A - Mail - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To utilize a sheet member as a print part of an advertisement to the maximum and also hold a housing member for receiving a small article or the like so that it may not be released by fitting a protrusion having a housing space inside into a punch formed on the sheet member with both faces printed and then folding and pressure-fitting it. SOLUTION: First, a sheet member 11 is made into a flat state before folding, and its both faces are subjected to specified printing (providing a first printed part 14 and a second printed part 16). Then a punch 15 is formed by a Thomson on the sheet member 11. Further, a pasting member 11 mainly comprising a transparent plastic is applied from over printing entirely on parts 11A', 11B', 1C'. A protrusion 21 of a housing member 12 with a small article 20 received is fitted into the punch 15, and the sheet member 11 is folded in a sequence of a part 11D, a part 11C, a part 11B and a part 11A. The sheet member is inserted between hot plate presses in this state to have overlaid parts of the member 11 heat-welded.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mailable item, and in particular, it is formed by folding one sheet member at one or more fold lines, and is used for storing small items such as small articles. The present invention relates to a mail piece in which a member is held so as to project from a cutout portion of the sheet member.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, companies and individuals have frequently used direct mail as a medium for advertising. Ordinary direct mail is only printed advertisements,
The products targeted for advertising are only displayed by photo printing.

Therefore, in addition to printing advertisements, articles such as actual product samples and small articles are put into a state where they can be used by touching them with the eyes, and at the moment when they are received, small articles, etc. There has been a demand for a mail piece having a three-dimensional convex portion that can be understood to contain an article, which can draw the attention of the recipient and appeal directly to the recipient. In order to meet such demands, a storage member having a storage space inside is projected so as not to come off from the postal matter with respect to a postcard-type or postal-type mail, and small articles are stored in the storage member. A postal item has been proposed in which articles such as the above are put (International Publication No. W095 / 2568).
No. 0).

Specifically, a postcard-type mail is produced by bending a single sheet member and pasting it together to form a postcard.
A convex storage member having a collar is fitted in a cutout provided on one side of the sheet member, and the collar is sandwiched between the bent sheet members so that the storage member does not come off.

[0005] The letter-sealed postal matter is provided with an opening part in the lid part and a brim part in the opening part with respect to the main body of the envelope having a bag part for containing a document and a lid part extending from the bag part. A convex storage member is fitted, and the collar portion is sandwiched between the bag portion and the lid portion so that the storage member cannot be removed.

[0006] Since the postal matter is subjected to a sorting machine at a collection / delivery place and is mixed with other postal matter during the mailing, a storage member containing articles such as small articles cannot be removed from the postal matter. You need to keep it. For this reason, a collar portion is provided around the convex portion of the storage member containing small articles and the like, and the convex portion is fitted into the cutout portion of the sheet member forming the mail main body, and the collar portion around the convex portion is formed into a sheet. It is extremely effective that the structure sandwiched between members is recognized as a postal matter and can be mailed at a predetermined fee.

[0007]

However, in the postcard type mail, sheet members are pasted and pasted to sandwich the storage member, but the superposed portion is used for transmitting information. Can not. After all, on the front and back of the postcard-shaped mail, in addition to the printing part or the writing part necessary for attaching to the mail and the part where the storage member containing the article such as small goods projects, the printing necessary for advertisement There was a problem that there was no choice but to apply. There is also a demand to reduce the unit price as much as possible, especially when using a large amount of data such as direct mail, but since a single sheet member is folded into a postcard, a wide sheet member is used for the amount of information. However, there was also a problem that the unit price increased.

In the case of a letter-sealed postal matter, an envelope having a bag portion and a lid portion that extends from the bag portion and holds the storage member and overlaps the bag portion is formed in advance, and inside the bag portion. Since it is configured to put a paper on which advertising information is printed, two types of printed materials are required, a sealed letter and the paper to be put in this letter, which increases the amount of information for advertising and increases the unit price. There was a point.

In view of the above, according to the present invention, a sheet member forming a mail piece can be utilized to the maximum extent as a printing unit for advertisement and advertisement, and moreover, an article such as a small article can be put in and an eye-catching storage member can be held so as not to come off. The purpose is to provide structured mail.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is formed by folding one sheet member at one or more folding lines. A postal item in which a storage member having an article inside is held so as to project from a removal portion of the sheet member,
An original rectangular folded sheet member, and a first printing portion printed before folding on at least one of the folded front surface and back surface of the sheet member, and the sheet member folded and overlaps inside. The second printing portion printed before folding and the portion around the folded folded portion of the sheet member, which is formed to overlap and is required to close the edge to be opened, can be manually peeled off. And a portion corresponding to at least one of the front surface or the back surface of the sheet member after being folded,
It has a punched portion formed before folding, a convex portion having a storage space inside and a brim portion around the convex portion, and the convex portion is fitted into the punched portion to project, and the brim portion is formed by the sheet member. And a storage member that is sandwiched and held. The first printing unit displays a toll delivery mail, a zip code writing frame, an advertisement using a blank space, a reply postcard, and the like. The second printing section is used for advertising, displaying a postcard for reply, and the like. That is, most of the portion other than the cut-out portion for the storage member is used for transmitting information through printing, and the original sheet member before being folded has a simple rectangular shape, so that it is easy to manufacture.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration according to the first aspect, the gluing member is the entire surface of at least one of the folded and overlapping portions of the sheet member and the second printing portion. Characterized in that it is applied on top of it and does not damage the second printing part when peeled off and adheres by thermocompression bonding, and the storage member is molded of plastic that does not soften at the temperature during thermocompression bonding. It is what Since the gluing member is applied on the print, printing can be performed on both sides of the sheet member. Further, even if the above-mentioned gluing member is subjected to thermocompression bonding which is easy to automate and the storage member is made of plastic, the storage member does not deform.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the structure according to the first aspect, the gluing member folds the sheet member and a portion that closes upper and lower ends of a folded and overlapped portion of the sheet member. Is a part that closes the lateral edge that finally overlaps, is applied to the periphery of the second printing part and adheres by thermocompression bonding, and the storage member is a plastic that does not soften at the temperature during thermocompression bonding. It is characterized by being molded. Since the minimum amount of the gluing member is applied to the upper end, the lower end, and the lateral edge after removing the printing portion, it is possible to print on most of both surfaces of the sheet member, and the amount of the gluing member applied is reduced. Further, even if the above-mentioned gluing member is thermocompression-bonded so as to be easily automated and the storage member is made of plastic, the storage member does not deform.

Further, the invention according to claim 4 is formed by folding one sheet member at one or more folding lines, and a storage member having an article inside is projected from a removal portion of the sheet member. A held piece of mail, which is originally a rectangular one or a folded sheet member having a protruding edge on a part of the periphery of the rectangle, and a front or back surface of the sheet member after the folding. At least one
A first printed portion printed before folding, a second printed portion printed before folding on a portion of the sheet member that is folded and overlapped with each other, and an overlapped end of a periphery of the sheet member after folded. And a closing means provided at a portion deviated from the second printing portion, and a cut portion formed before folding at a portion corresponding to at least one of a front surface and a back surface after folding of the sheet member. A storage member having a convex portion having a storage space inside and a collar portion around the convex portion, the convex portion protruding by being fitted into the cutout portion, and the collar portion being sandwiched and held by the sheet member; It is a postal item characterized by comprising. Except for the closing means that closes the open part after folding, it is used as a printing part for transmitting information, and the original sheet member before being folded can be manufactured simply because it has a simple rectangular shape or a shape close to a rectangular shape.

According to a fifth aspect of the invention, in addition to the configuration of the fourth aspect of the invention, perforations are provided along the portion where the closing means is provided. Easy to open with perforations.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, with respect to the mail piece according to the first to fifth aspects, the length, width and thickness are within a predetermined range, and the weight thereof is within a predetermined weight. It is possible to send it by the fixed form mail fee. Even if it is a postcard size, it will be treated as a letter because it has a protrusion, but if it is a fixed size, it can be mailed at the lowest fee.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the mail item according to the first or fourth aspect of the invention, the storage member has a lid portion that overlaps the collar portion, and one of the lid portion and the collar portion is provided. A closing member is provided which hooks and closes the other. Small items in the storage member are confined so that they can be easily formed into mail items.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to illustrated examples. 1 shows an opened state of a four-fold mail piece, and FIG. 2 shows an opened state of a three-fold mail piece.
FIG. 3 shows an opened state of the folded postal matter.

In FIG. 1, the postal matter 1 is composed of a sheet member 11 of a rectangular shape (rectangle) and a storage body 12 before folding. The inner side surface of the sheet member 11 that is valley-folded is illustrated. This inner surface is divided into four parts 11A ′, 11B ′, 11 by three folding lines 13.
It is divided into C'and 11D '. The outer surface, which is the back side of the illustrated example, also has four portions 11 by the folding lines 13.
It is divided into A, 11B, 11C and 11D. 11D (1
1D ') is sequentially valley-folded to form a mail piece having a predetermined shape.

Outer side surfaces 11A, 1 which are the back of the development view shown.
Details of 1B, 11C and 11D are shown in FIG. Part 1
1A is a part which becomes a surface after folding, and part 11B
Is the back side after folding. Before folding, the first portion 11A that becomes the front surface and the portion 11B that becomes the rear surface
The printing unit 14 is printed. This first printing unit 14 is
Printing 14 of the separate delivery mail in the portion 11A
a, an underline 14b indicating a part for entering a destination, a display 14c of a shipping source, a bar code display 14d showing up to a destination municipality by a symbol, and a position display 14d of a turning start
And an advertisement display 14f in the portion 11B. That is, after being folded in the shape of a mail, all the printable items are printed in advance for mailing on the front surface and the back surface, and the advertisement display is printed using all the margins.

In the portion 11B, a cutout portion 15 for inserting a convex portion of a storage member described later from the back side is cut out as a hole. The portions 11C and 11D are portions that are folded and overlap each other inside, and the second printing portion 16 is printed together with the first printing portion 14 before folding. The second printing unit 16 is provided with the advertisement display 16a in the portion 11C.
And the background display 16 of the removed portion 15 in the portion 11D.
b, display 16c of reply postcard and display 16 of advertisement
e. In particular, the entire surface of the portion 11C is coated with a paste member 17 which can be thermocompression-bonded on the printed advertisement display 16a.

Each portion 11A 'on the inner surface of the developed view of FIG.
Details of 11B ', 11C' and 11D 'are shown in FIG. The outer surface portion 11A is the inner surface portion 11A '.
Similarly, the portion 11B corresponds to the portion 11B ', the portion 11C corresponds to the portion 11C', and the portion 11D.
Corresponds to the portion 11D '.

These parts 11A ', 11B', 11C ',
11D 'is a part that is entirely folded and overlaps the inside, and the second print 16 is applied before folding. The second print 16 includes the advertisement display 16f of the part 11A 'and the part 1A'.
1B 'advertising advertisement display 16g, portion 11C' advertising advertisement display 16h, portion 11D 'advertising advertisement display 16i and reply postcard backside display 16j. Also, part 1
The above-mentioned cutout portion 15 is cut out in 1B. In particular, the portion 11A ', the portion 11B', and the portion 11C 'are coated on all surfaces with a paste 17 which can be thermocompression-bonded after printing the advertisements 16f, 16g, 16h.

Portions 11A ', 11B', 11C ', 11
The gluing member 17 in C is mainly made of transparent plastic and is transparent and adheres by pressure bonding.
It can be peeled off manually and does not damage the second printing portion when peeled off. The gluing member 17 that can be pressure-bonded at room temperature and can be peeled off at room temperature and has an adhesive force that does not damage the printed portion at the time of peeling may be used. However, thermocompression bonding which is capable of pressure bonding at high temperature and peeling at normal temperature is preferable. The temperature at the time of thermocompression bonding is preferably 150 ° C. or lower, more preferably 120 ° C. or lower. Then, even if the storage member described later is molded of plastic,
It is possible to select a material that does not soften at C or 120 ° C., and most of the plastic storage members having moderate heat resistance can be used.

Next, a storage member for storing small products will be described with reference to FIG. FIGS. 6A to 6G are perspective views of various types of storage members (blister). The storage member 12 used in FIG. 1 is as shown in FIG. 6 (b). The storage member 12 includes a convex portion 21 having a storage space inside.
And a lid portion 2 that is bent around one side of the collar portion 22 and the collar portion 22 and that overlaps the lower surface of the convex portion 21 and the collar portion 22.
It consists of three. Such a storage member 21 has a structure in which the convex portion 21 is fitted in the cutout portion 15 of the sheet member 11 and the collar portion 22 is prevented from coming off around the cutout portion 15. With such a retaining structure, the assembling is easy, and the storage member 12 does not fall off even if it is roughly handled during mailing. The lid 23 of the storage member 21 is provided as necessary, and the small articles 20 stored in the storage space of the convex portion 21 do not fall off, so that the storage member 12 can be easily incorporated. Further, if the entire storage member 21 is made transparent, the printing of the small articles 20 inside and the sheet member as the background can be seen through. The material of the storage member 12 is 150 ° C.
PP (polypropylene), PS having the above softening points
(Styrene), PET (polyethylene terephthalate), etc. are used. When the small articles 20 stored in the internal space are fragile, it is desirable that the articles 20 be hard enough not to be deformed when handled as mail.

The accommodating member shown in FIG. 6 (a) is made of biodegradable plastic (Biodegradable Poly-La).
It is molded by ctide). In view of the high possibility that direct mail will be immediately discarded as dust, it is biodegradable like the sheet member containing pulp as the main component. The storage member shown in FIG. 6C is a conductive plastic in which metal powder is applied to plastic in order to store a floppy disk or a magnetic disk. The storage members shown in FIGS. 6D to 6F have different storage space shapes other than a rectangular shape, and are variously processed such as a heart shape, an oval shape, and a star shape. Any of the storage members has a flange around the protrusion, and if a slightly larger cutout is provided on the sheet member in a shape that matches the protrusion, it may fall off when fitted into this cutout. Absent.

Next, the procedure for manufacturing the above-mentioned mail item will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 4 and 5. First, the sheet member 11 is brought into a flat state before being folded, and predetermined printing (first printing unit 14 and second printing unit 16) is performed on both surfaces thereof.
Next, the punched portion 15 is formed on the sheet member 11 with Thomson. Further, the gluing member 17 is attached to the predetermined portion described above.
Is applied. It is also possible to print a plurality of sheets on a large sheet at the same time, apply the gluing member 17 in a lump, and form the punched portion 15 and simultaneously cut into a sheet member having a predetermined size.

Then, the protruding portion 21 of the storage member 12 containing the small article 20 is fitted into the removal portion 15. Next, each part of the sheet member 11 is folded in the order of D → C → B → A. In FIG. 5, first, a valley fold is made at the fold line 13 between the portion 11D 'and the portion 11C'. The gluing member 17 is applied to the entire surface of the portion 11C ', and the portion 11D' and the portion 11C 'are brought into close contact with each other in the thermocompression bonding process described later. Next, the folding line 1 between the portion 11C 'and the portion 11B'
Fold it down at 3. Then, the portion 11D '(FIG. 4) on the opposite side of the portion 11D' and the portion 11B 'overlap. By this time, the above-mentioned storage member 12 for storing the small article product is set. Since the gluing member 17 is applied to the entire surface of the portion 11B ', the portion 11B, the portion 11D (FIG. 4) and the flange portion 22 of the storage member 12 are brought into close contact with each other in the thermocompression bonding process described later. Next, a valley fold is made at the fold line 13 between the portion 11B 'and the portion 11A'. Then, the portion 11C '(FIG. 4) on the opposite side of the portion 11C' and the portion 11A 'overlap. Since the gluing member 17 is applied to the entire surface of the portion 11A 'and the entire surface of the portion 11C (Fig. 4), they are more firmly adhered by thermocompression bonding described later.

The folded state as described above is inserted between hot plate presses, and the folded portions of the sheet member 11 are thermocompression bonded. It should be noted that the hot plate press is provided with an escape portion for a portion where the storage member 12 projects so that the storage member 12 is not deformed. The material of the gluing member 17 is selected so that the temperature of thermocompression bonding is low enough not to deform the housing member 12. After all,
The sheet member 1 is finally folded to completely close all overlapping edges (edges to be opened) formed around the sheet member 1 to form a sheet of cardboard as a whole. Then, when a sealed letter-type mail is formed as shown in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 1, the destination is written and mailed in the portion 11A which is the surface. The recipient peels off from the portion of the display showing the peeling point at the lower right of the portion 11A. As described above, the adhesive member can be peeled off and does not damage the original printing portion, so it is deployed in the direction opposite to the arrow in FIG. Then, as shown in the figure, it can be seen that the entire inner surface of the sheet member 11 is used for advertisement and there is no waste of space. Also, as shown in FIG. 4, the outer surface of the sheet member also has a space (part 1) necessary for mailing.
Except for 1A), the entire surface is used for advertising,
It turns out that there is no waste of space. In addition, during or after the expansion, the small product 20 can be taken out from the storage member 12, and the small product 20 can be confirmed while reading the advertisement printed on the inner portion of FIG.
The advertising effect is outstanding compared to the case of only advertising such as photographs.

Next, the size and weight of the mail piece produced as described above will be described. If a large amount of direct mail is to be mailed, the postage will have a large price weight compared to the material cost if the cost calculation is performed. Therefore, it is essential to minimize the postage, and it is important that the size and weight of the postal item be within a fixed size. Therefore, the length of the sheet member 11 after being folded is in the range of 14 to 23.5 mm,
The width is in the range of 9 to 12 mm, the thickness is up to 10 mm (not the thickness in the free state, but the thickness when normally pressed), and the weight is 50 g or less in the fixed form. With this standard size, the weight is up to 25g and 80
Can be sent by circular stamp, 50g even if the weight is 25g or more
Up to 90 yen can be sent. In this way, each part of the sheet member 11 and the storage member 12 is designed in advance so that the mail piece composed of both the sheet member 11 and the storage member 12 fits in a fixed shape.

FIG. 2 shows a tri-fold type mail piece. This corresponds to the portion of FIG. 1 in which the portion 11C (11C ') is omitted. The sheet member 31 has three parts 31A (31
A '), 31B (31B'), 31C (31C '). In addition, 31A ', 31B', 31C 'shows an inner side surface, 31A, 31B, 31C shows an outer side surface. The paste member 17 is applied to the portion 31C, the portion 31B ', and the portion 31A'. When the portion 31B 'and the portion 31C' are valley-folded, the portion 31B 'is adhered by the gluing member 17, and further the portion 31A' and the portion 31B '.
If a valley fold is made between the portions 31 and 32, the gluing members 17 of both the portion 31A 'and the portion 31C are more firmly attached. In the middle of folding, only one side needs to be glued, and in the final stage of folding, both sides are glued to ensure close contact.

FIG. 3 shows a two-fold type mail piece. The parts 11C (11C ') and 11D (11
D ') corresponds to the omitted one. The seat member 31 is composed of two parts 41A (41A ') and 41B (41B'). 41A 'and 41B are inner side surfaces, and 41A' and 41B are
A and 41B show an outer side surface. The portion 41B 'and the portion 41A' are coated with the gluing member 17.
When a valley fold is made between the portion 41A 'and the portion 41B', the gluing members 17 of both the portion 41A 'and the portion 41B' firmly adhere to each other.

FIG. 7 shows a half-folded mail piece,
The case where the storage members are provided on both the front surface and the back surface of the mail piece is shown. The storage member 52 has a convex portion and a brim portion around the convex portion, and two of them are arranged so that they can be folded back in two. Further, the removed portions 55 are provided in the opposite portions of the front surface and the back surface of the sheet member 51, respectively. However, the storage member 52 is provided on the lower side so as to leave the address writing portion on the surface of the sheet member 51.

FIG. 8 shows a mail piece when the gluing member is applied only around the folded and overlapped portions. FIG.
FIG. 8A shows a four-fold mail piece, and FIG. 8B shows a three-fold mail piece. 8A is different from that of FIG. 1 in that it is a rectangular sheet member 11 before folding.
The gluing position of the gluing member 25 with respect to the inner side surface is the gluing member 25 applied to the upper end of the rectangular long side, the gluing member 26 applied to the lower end of the rectangular long side, and the lateral end of the rectangular long side that is folded and finally overlaps. It is limited to a part of the periphery like the gluing member 27 applied to the above, and the second printing portion 16 is printed at a position deviated from the portion of these gluing members 25, 26, 27. Is.

The glue members 25, 26 and 27 are preferably those capable of thermocompression bonding as described with reference to FIG. 1, but since the second printing portion 16 is detached, it can be peeled off at room temperature. It may be crimpable. In particular, in the portion of the second printing unit 16 that corresponds to the back of the reply postcard, 16a is printed at a position that is evenly removed from the upper and lower gluing members 25 and 26. In this way, the minimum gluing members 25, 26, which prevent the overlapping edges of the periphery from opening,
The reason why 27 is acceptable is as follows. Since the storage member 12 of the postal matter is held so as to project from the sheet member 11, even if the sheet member 11 is folded to a postcard size, it is treated as a sealed letter. That is, it is not necessary to apply the gluing member to the entire surface of the overlapping portion as if it were a postcard. In this case, the application area of the gluing members 25, 26, 27 is minimized, and the crimping process is also simplified. Reference numerals 28 and 29 are bar code displays which are printed in advance on the surface of the reply postcard and letter envelope, and which show up to the destination municipalities by symbols. If this bar code is attached, the trouble of sorting the mail can be saved, so it is considered to make the mailing cost easier. In addition, the gluing member 25,
The width of 26 and 27 is 5 to 10 mm, and the sheet member 11
It is almost the same as FIG. 1 in that substantially the entire inner and outer sides to be folded can be printed at once and the entire surface can be utilized.

In the tri-fold of FIG. 8B, the difference from that of FIG. 2 is that the gluing position of the rectangular (rectangular) sheet member 31 before folding is applied to the upper end of the long side of the rectangle. Limited to a part of the periphery such as the lapping member 32, the laminating member 33 applied to the lower end of the rectangular long side, and the laminating member 34 applied to the lateral end of the rectangular long side that is folded and finally overlaps. And the second printing portion is printed at a position deviated from the portion of the gluing members 32, 33, 34. The description about these is the same as in FIG.

In FIGS. 1 to 8, the original sheet member before being folded has a rectangular shape, and a pasting member by thermocompression bonding is used as a means for closing overlapping ends produced by folding. As described above, the shape of the original sheet member may be slightly protruded from the rectangle, and various kinds of gluing members may be used. Instead of the gluing member, a closing means such as a stapler or stitching may be used. Various combinations will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 12. As in the case of FIGS. 1 to 8, the postal items of FIGS. 9 to 12 are preferably shaped after being folded.

FIG. 9 shows the inner part of a tri-fold letter-type mail piece. The inside of the sheet member 61 to be folded is divided into a part 61A ', a part 61B', and a part 61C '.
The part is folded in the order of the part 61C ', the part 61B', and the part 61A '. The gluing member 62 is applied to the upper and lower portions of the portion 61C ', the gluing member 63 is applied to the upper and lower portions of the portion 61B', the gluing member 64 is applied to the upper and lower portions of the portion 61A ', and finally when the portion 61A' is folded back. A gluing member 65 is applied to the mating ends. This adhesive member has adhesiveness and can be adhered by removing the protective tape. These glue members 62, 63, 6
4, 65 and the part excluding the removal part 66 for fitting the storage member,
An underline like a notepaper is printed in advance as the second printing unit. As in the case described with reference to FIG. 1, the portion 61A (back side of the portion 61A ') which becomes the cover after being folded is provided with the first print necessary for mailing.
When the portion 61C 'and the portion 61B' are valley-folded, the glue member 62 and the glue member 63 come into close contact with each other, and the portion 6
When 1B 'and the portion 61A' are valley-folded, the upper and lower portions of the paste member 64 and the portion 61B (back side of the portion 61B) are in close contact with each other, and the paste member 65 and the end of the portion 61B are in close contact with each other. In addition, perforations 67 are provided along the upper and lower glued portions 62, 63, 64 to facilitate opening along the perforations without forcibly removing the glued portions. After all, when it is folded and made into an envelope type mail, even if it is a glued member whose surface hurts when peeled off,
The minimum amount of glue is applied to the surrounding area, and the remaining portion is printed as necessary for a message field or advertisement field.

FIG. 10 shows the inner portion of a quarto letter-type mail piece. The inside of the sheet member 71 that is folded in is
Part 71A ', Part 71B', Part 71C ', Part 71
Divided into D ', part 71D' → part 71C '→ part 7
It is folded in the order of 1B '→ part 71A'. Part 71
The gluing members 72 are applied to the upper and lower protruding sides of B ', and the gluing members 7 are applied to the upper and lower protruding sides of the portion 71A'.
No. 4 is applied, and a gluing member 75 is applied to the end of the part 71A 'which is folded back and is finally joined. However, the parts 71C 'and 71D' are formed by the upper and lower gluing parts 72,
It is short so that it does not fit into 74, and folds down to minimize the overlapping edges. The structures and operations of the gluing parts 72, 74, 75, and the operations of the first printing part, the second printing part, the punching part 76, and the perforation 77 are the same as those described in FIG.

FIG. 11 shows the inner portion of the 8-fold letter-type mail. 9 is the same as FIG. 9 except that a horizontal folding line 82 is added. Due to the presence of the folding line 82, the folding line 82 of the portion 81A 'and the portion 81B'
The side gluing member is omitted. In addition, the structure and operation of the gluing section, the first printing section, the second printing section, the removal section 76,
The operation of the perforations 77 is similar to that described with reference to FIG.

The one shown in FIG. 12 is a tri-fold letter type postal item in which the location of the closing means by the gluing member is minimized. The figure (a) shows the inner side surface before folding, the figure (b) shows the outer side surface before folding, and the figure (c) shows the surface of the envelope after folding. The inner side of the sheet member 91 to be folded is part 91A ', part 91B', part 91
It is divided into C ', and part 91C' → part 91B '→ part 9
It is folded in the order of 1A '. A gluing member 92 is applied to the end where the part 91A 'is folded back and finally joined. This glue member 92 closes the last lateral edge, but the upper and lower edges remain overlapped, so the stapler 9
If the upper and lower edges are closed with a closing means such as 4, it becomes a sealed letter.
Note that in foreign countries, even if the upper and lower edges are not closed with overlapping, they are treated as envelopes. In this case, stapler 9
4 can be omitted.

Further, a cutout portion 93 is formed in the portion 91A 'and the portion 91A, and four side slits 94 are provided in the portion 91C' and the portion 91C. The second printed portion of the letter paper pattern is printed before folding on the inside of the sheet member 91 to be folded, and the portion 91B which becomes the surface of the sheet member 91 after being folded has the minimum first portion for mailing. 2 The printing section is printed before folding. The storage member 95 is configured to project to a portion 91C which is a back surface after being folded, and the storage member 95 is formed of transparent plastic. In this case, if the size of the storage member 95 is a business card size and the business card is sandwiched as an underlay of the storage member 95, the display of the sender is performed by the business card and the business card can be distributed to the other party at the same time. The structure and operation of the gluing section, and the structure and operation of the first printing section, the second printing section, and the punching section are the same as those described in FIG.

FIG. 13 shows a preferred storage member that is folded in two. The bi-fold storage member 100 is integrally formed by a press that simultaneously performs punching and push-molding in consideration of productivity and economy.
The material is plastic. Further, since the small item is stored inside, the entire storage member 100 is transparent so that the small item can be seen from the outside. The storage member 100 has a convex portion 101 for accommodating the small article 110, a collar portion 102 around the convex portion 101, and a lid portion 103 for preventing the small article 110 from being discharged to the outside when the collar portion 102 and the collar portion 102 are closed. . Lid 103 and collar 1
A thin bending line 107 is formed between the two and 02, and these are integrated. Storage member 1 after molding
00 is the bending line 10 due to the elasticity of the plastic.
Based on 7, the lid 103 and the collar 102 naturally
They are designed to overlap each other. The inside of the convex portion 101 is a concave storage space.
0 is stored. A projecting portion 104 projecting from the collar portion 102 is formed at a position of an end portion of the collar portion 102 opposite to the folding line 107. The protrusion 104 has
A closing member 106 is provided in order to maintain the state in which the lid portion 103 and the collar portion 102 overlap each other.

The closing member 106 is composed of a claw portion 108 which has a U-shaped notch formed in a part of the protruding portion 104 and which is pressed down toward the lid portion 103. Such a claw part 1
08 can be processed simultaneously during press molding. Since the tip of the claw portion 108 is pushed in to be inclined, a wedge is formed on the protruding portion 104. The elasticity of the lid 103 is used for bending, and the tip of the lid 103 is hooked on the wedge formed by the claw 108. Then, as shown in FIG. 14, the collar portion 10
2 and the lid 103 are kept closed.

Next, a procedure for storing the small item 110 will be described. First, the small item 110 is put into the storage space in the convex portion 101 (arrow a). When the small item 110 is completely inserted into the convex portion 101, the folding line 107 is used to form the collar portion 102 and the lid portion 10.
Close so that 3 and 3 overlap each other (arrow b). At the time of closing, the end portion of the lid portion 103 has the claw portion 10 of the closing member 106.
It is placed in the wedge formed by 8. The lid 103, which is put into the wedge of the claw 108, is caught by the collar 102 and is in a closed state. The small item 110 stored in the convex portion 101 is enclosed and integrated. Unless the end of the lid 103 is removed from the wedge of the claw 108, the small item 110 inside cannot be taken out. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 14, the accommodating member 100 is in an integrated state in which the small item 110 is inserted and the lid is closed.
The small item 110 does not fall off when the sheet member is folded into 0 and the sheet member is folded, and the work of folding the sheet member into a mail piece is facilitated. It should be noted that the protruding portion 104 is attached to the lid 10
It is also possible to adopt a structure in which the brim portion 102 is hooked by the claw portion 108 of the protruding portion 104.

[0045]

As described above, according to the invention of claim 1 of the present invention, an article such as an advertisement sample or a small article is put in a storage member protruding from a postal envelope to obtain the maximum information. Since it can be printed, folded, and sent, it stimulates the interest of the viewer and improves the opening rate and attention. In addition, since the original sheet member is rectangular, printing and the application of the paste member can be continuously and mechanically applied while the sheet is applied, and thus the unit price can be cut down. Furthermore, fold from the end in order,
Since the envelope-shaped mail is obtained only by fitting and crimping the storage member, it is possible to simplify the manufacturing.

According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, since the entire surface of the overlapping portion is brought into close contact by thermocompression bonding, the closed state of the overlapping is ensured, and after peeling, The state of the printing portion can be kept good, and the presence of the storage member does not hinder the thermocompression bonding process.

In addition to the effect of the invention as set forth in claim 1, the invention as set forth in claim 3 can be done with a minimum amount of a gluing member that closes the end of the overlapped portion, thereby simplifying the thermocompression bonding process. Therefore, the presence of the storage member does not hinder the thermocompression bonding process.

In the invention according to claim 4, articles such as advertisement samples and small articles can be put in the storage member protruding from the postal envelope, and maximum information can be printed and folded to be sent.
The effect of raising the interest of the viewer and improving the opening rate and the degree of attention. Further, since it is a rectangular or substantially rectangular sheet member, printing and application of a paste member or the like can be carried out continuously and mechanically in a sheet form, so that the unit price can be cut down. further,
Since the envelope-type mail is simply folded by sequentially folding from the end, fitting the storage member, and closing the overlapping end by the closing means, the manufacturing is easy.

The invention described in claim 5 has an effect of being easy to open in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 4.

The invention according to claim 6 has an effect that the post cost can be minimized in addition to the effects of the invention according to claims 1 to 5.

According to the invention of claim 7, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1 or 4, when the sheet member is folded, the storage member containing small commodities can be handled as one body, so that it can be easily formed into a mail item. Play.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a developed state and a folded state inside a four-fold letter-type mail.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a developed state and a folded state of the inside of a three-fold letter-type postal matter.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an unfolded state and a folded state of the inside of a double-fold letter-type mail.

FIG. 4 is a detailed outer development view of a quarto letter postal matter.

FIG. 5 is a detailed inner development view of a four-fold letter-type postal matter.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a structure of a storage member.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a folded state of another two-fold envelope type mail item.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a developed state and a folded state of another four-fold or three-fold sealed letter-type mail item.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a developed state of the inside of another three-fold letter-type postal matter.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a developed state of the inside of another quarto-folded postal matter.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a developed state of the inside of another 8-fold letter-type postal matter.

FIG. 12 is a development view of still another inside and outside of a three-fold sealed letter-type mail item.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing the structure of another preferable storage member.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing another preferable storage state of a small member stored in the storage member.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mail 11 Sheet member 12 Storage member 13 Folding line 14 First printing part 15 Extraction part 16 Second printing part 20 Small goods (articles) 62, 63, 64, 65, 72, 73, 75, 92 Gluing member ( Closing means) 67 Perforations 94 Stapler (closing means) 100 Storage member 101 Convex portion 102 Collar portion 103 Lid portion 106 Closing member

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A postal matter which is formed by folding one sheet member at one or more folding lines, and in which an accommodating member containing an article therein is held by projecting from a removal portion of the sheet member. An original rectangular folded sheet member, a first printing unit printed before folding on at least one of a folded front surface and a back surface of the sheet member, and a folded internal portion of the sheet member. The second printing portion printed before folding is applied to the overlapping portion of the sheet member, and the portion of the periphery of the sheet member after folding, which is formed to overlap and is necessary to close the end to be opened, and is manually pulled. A peelable gluing member, a portion corresponding to at least one of the front surface and the back surface of the sheet member after folding, a removal portion formed before folding, and a storage space inside A storage member in which the protrusion is fitted into the cutout portion and protrudes, and the collar portion is sandwiched and held by the sheet member. Mail that is characterized by. 2. The gluing member is applied on the second printing unit on the entire surface of at least one of the folded and overlapping portions of the sheet member, and the second printing unit is damaged when peeled off. The postal matter according to claim 1, wherein the mail is adhered by thermocompression bonding without being made, and the storage member is formed of a plastic that does not soften at the temperature at the time of thermocompression bonding. 3. The gluing member is a portion that closes upper and lower ends of a portion of the sheet member that is folded and overlaps with each other inside, and a portion that folds the sheet member and closes a lateral end that is overlapped at the end. 2. The mail piece according to claim 1, wherein the mail is applied to the periphery of the printing section and adheres to it by thermocompression bonding, and the storage member is formed of a plastic that does not soften at the temperature of the thermocompression bonding. . 4. A mail piece formed by folding one sheet member at one or more fold lines, and a storage member containing an article therein, which is held by projecting from a removal portion of the sheet member. A sheet of a sheet that is originally rectangular or has a protruding edge on a part of the periphery of the rectangle and at least one of the folded front and back surfaces of the sheet, before folding. A printed first printed section, a second printed section printed before folding in a portion overlapping the folded inside of the sheet member, and a portion serving as an overlapped end of the periphery of the sheet member folded. There is a closing means provided at a portion deviated from the second printing portion, and a removal portion formed before folding at a portion corresponding to at least one of a front surface and a back surface of the sheet member after folding. A storage member having a convex portion having a storage space inside and a collar portion around the convex portion, the convex portion protruding by being fitted into the cutout portion, and the collar portion being sandwiched and held by the sheet member; A postal matter characterized by comprising. 5. The postal matter according to claim 4, wherein perforations are provided along the portion where the closing means is provided. 6. The length, width, and thickness of the mail piece are within predetermined ranges, the weight of the mail piece is within a predetermined weight, and the mail piece can be mailed at a fixed-size mail fee. The mail piece according to any one of claims 1 to 5. 7. The mail item according to claim 1, wherein the storage member has a lid portion that overlaps the collar portion, and a closing member that closes one of the lid portion and the collar portion by hooking the other. .