Double postal card and manufacturing method

Abstract

To provide a double postal card and a manufacturing method thereof, which ensure that information displayed on a return mail piece is not visible from the outside by a simple structure when replying with the return mail piece.SOLUTION: On a reply requiring mail piece 10, a release piece 30 is detachably attached via an adhesive layer 50, and a mailing address information display area 31 is provided on a side opposite to an adhering surface of the release piece 30 with the reply requiring mail piece 10. A through hole 32 is formed in the release piece 30 to expose display information 12 displayed on the reply requiring mail piece 10, and in a configuration where the release piece 30 is peeled off from the reply requiring mail piece 10 and the reply requiring mail piece 10 is attached to a reply requiring mail piece 20, the adhesive layer 50 has a dotted pattern in an area facing the through hole 32.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a reply postcard and a method for producing the same. [Background technology]

[0002] A reply postcard in which an outgoing postcard and a reply postcard are connected is known. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which an outgoing postcard and a reply postcard are integrated, and an attachment piece is attached to each of the front and back of the outgoing postcard in a removable manner, thereby increasing the writing surface of the outgoing postcard. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 3478326 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] As mentioned above, a postcard with a connected outgoing and reply piece can also be used, for example, to send information from the outgoing recipient to the reply recipient. In this case, it is preferable to send the information to the reply recipient in a state that cannot be seen from the outside, and for this purpose, a concealment piece is required to hide the information displayed on the reply piece.

[0005] Therefore, there is a problem that a holding piece for releasably holding the concealing piece must be provided separately from the outgoing piece and the reply piece. Also, if the concealing piece is releasably held on the outgoing piece, when returning the reply piece, in addition to the work of separating the outgoing piece and the reply piece, the work of peeling the concealing piece from the outgoing piece must also be performed.

[0006] The present invention has been made in consideration of the problems associated with the conventional technology described above, and aims to provide a reply postcard and a method for manufacturing the same that can make the information displayed on the reply piece invisible from the outside using a simple structure when the reply piece is returned. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides: A reply postcard in which the outgoing mail piece and the reply mail piece are foldably connected via a folding part, an adhesive layer laminated on the entire surface of one surface of the sending piece; a release piece having the same outer shape as the outgoing piece, superimposed on the surface of the outgoing piece on which the adhesive layer is laminated, and releasably attached by the adhesive layer; The reply piece has information to be revealed when the reply postcard is sent or received displayed on the surface on which the adhesive layer is laminated, The reply strip has a notification information display area on a surface adjacent to the surface of the outgoing strip on which the adhesive layer is laminated, with the fold portion interposed therebetween, in which notification information notified from the outgoing address of the reply postcard to the reply address is displayed, and a reply destination information display area on the surface opposite to the notification information display area on which reply destination information is displayed, The peelable piece has a destination information display area on the surface opposite to the surface attached to the calling piece, where destination information is displayed, and a through hole is provided in the area facing the displayed information, The adhesive layer is configured so that the outgoing piece and the reply piece can be adhered together after the peel piece is peeled off from the outgoing piece, and at least the area facing the through hole is dotted.

[0008] In the present invention configured as described above, after the notification information to be notified from the outgoing recipient to the reply recipient is displayed by writing or the like in the notification information display area of ​​the reply strip, the peel-off strip is peeled off from the outgoing recipient and the reply strip is affixed to the side of the reply strip where the notification information display area is provided. As a result, the reply strip is sent to the reply recipient in a state where the notification information displayed in the notification information display area cannot be seen from the outside. This makes it possible, with a simple configuration, to make the information displayed on the reply strip invisible from the outside when returning the reply strip.

[0009] The adhesive strength of at least the area of ​​the adhesive layer facing the through hole may be weaker than the adhesive strength of the outer peripheral portion of the adhesive layer.

[0010] With the above-described configuration, it is possible to prevent dust from adhering to the area facing the through hole, other postcards from sticking to it, and equipment such as postal sorters and printers from becoming soiled, while also preventing the outgoing postcard from accidentally peeling off from the reply postal postcard or peel-off postal postcard during delivery or inside the postal sorter.

[0011] The adhesive layer may also be configured so that the area facing the notification information display area when the outgoing piece and the reply piece are folded at the folding portion has a dotted pattern.

[0012] In such a configuration, when the outgoing mail piece and the reply piece are peeled off at the return destination, it is possible to avoid the notification information displayed in the notification information display area of ​​the reply piece becoming difficult to read due to, for example, an adhesive layer adhering to the notification information display area.

[0013] The adhesive strength between the outgoing piece and the release piece may be stronger in areas along both end edges in a direction perpendicular to the connecting direction of the outgoing piece and the return piece than in other areas.

[0014] In such a configuration, when a postcard is manufactured in a continuous form in a direction perpendicular to the connecting direction of the outgoing piece and the reply piece, when the continuous part of the postcard is folded accordion-shaped as a folding part, the difference in circumference between the outgoing piece and the peel-off piece prevents the peel-off piece from peeling off from the outgoing piece 10.

[0015] In addition, the method for manufacturing the above-mentioned return postcard may be configured such that when the adhesive layer is laminated over the entire surface of one side of the return piece, the adhesive that constitutes the adhesive layer is dot-printed to make the adhesive layer have a halftone dot pattern. [Effects of the Invention]

[0016] According to the present invention, when returning a reply piece, the information displayed on the reply piece can be made invisible from the outside with a simple configuration.

[0017] Furthermore, in cases where the adhesive strength of at least the area of ​​the adhesive layer facing the through hole is weaker than the adhesive strength of the outer peripheral portion of the adhesive layer, it is possible to prevent dust from adhering to the area facing the through hole, other postcards from sticking to it, and equipment such as postal sorters and printers from becoming soiled, while also preventing the outgoing postcard from accidentally peeling off from the reply postal postcard or peel-off postal postcard during delivery or inside the postal sorter.

[0018] In addition, when the adhesive layer has a dotted pattern in the area facing the notification information display area when the outgoing letter piece and the reply piece are folded via the fold, it is possible to avoid the notification information displayed in the notification information display area becoming difficult to read when the outgoing letter piece and the reply piece are peeled off at the return destination, due to the adhesive layer adhering to the notification information display area of ​​the reply piece, etc.

[0019] Furthermore, in cases where the adhesive strength between the outgoing piece and the peel-off piece is stronger in the areas along both end edges in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the outgoing piece and the reply piece are connected than in other areas, when the postcard is manufactured in a continuous form in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the outgoing piece and the reply piece are connected, when the continuous part of the postcard is folded accordion-like with the fold as the folding part, the difference in circumference between the outgoing piece and the peel-off piece can prevent the peel-off piece from peeling off from the outgoing piece 10. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0020] [Figure 1] 1A and 1B are diagrams showing one embodiment of a reply postcard of the present invention, in which (a) is a view from one side, (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA shown in (a), and (c) is a view from the other side. [Figure 2] 2A and 2B are diagrams showing the configuration of the outgoing piece when the peelable piece is peeled off from the return postcard shown in FIG. 1, where (a) is a diagram showing the adhesive surface of the outgoing piece with the peelable piece, and (b) is a diagram showing the configuration of the adhesive layer. [Figure 3] 2 is a diagram showing the structure of the adhesive surface of the peeling piece shown in FIG. 1 to which the outgoing piece is attached. FIG. [Figure 4] 2 is a diagram for explaining the storage state of the reply postcard shown in FIG. 1 before use. FIG. [Figure 5] FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining how to use the reply postcard shown in FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining how to use the reply postcard shown in FIG. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining how to use the reply postcard shown in FIG. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining how to use the reply postcard shown in FIG. [Figure 9] FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining how to use the reply postcard shown in FIG. [Figure 10] 1. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another configuration of the adhesive layer shown in FIG. [Figure 11] 1. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another configuration of the adhesive layer shown in FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0021] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0022] <Composition of a reply postcard> First, an example of the structure of a reply postcard will be described.

[0023] Fig. 1 is a diagram showing one embodiment of a reply postcard of the present invention, where (a) is a view from one side, (b) is an AA cross-sectional view shown in (a), and (c) is a view from the other side. Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the outgoing piece 10 side when the peelable piece 30 is peeled off from the reply postcard 1 shown in Fig. 1, where (a) is a diagram showing the adhesive surface of the outgoing piece 10 with the peelable piece 30, and (b) is a diagram showing the configuration of the adhesive layer 50. Fig. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of the adhesive surface of the peelable piece 30 with the outgoing piece 10 shown in Fig. 1.

[0024] As shown in FIG. 1, this embodiment is a reply postcard 1 in which an outgoing piece 10 and a reply piece 20 are connected via a folding portion 40, and a peelable piece 30 is attached to one surface of the outgoing piece 10.

[0025] The outgoing letter 10 has displayed on its adhesive surface with the peelable strip 30 the words "postal reply postcard." The displayed information 12 is displayed along the edge of the outgoing letter 10 opposite the fold 40. The displayed information 12 may also be "postal reply postcard." As shown in FIG. 2(a), a background pattern print 14 is applied to the adhesive surface of the outgoing letter 10 with the peelable strip 30. The background pattern print 14 is applied to an area that faces the notification information display area 22, described below, when the outgoing letter 10 and the reply letter 20 are folded via the fold 40. Furthermore, an adhesive layer 50 is laminated over the entire surface of the outgoing letter 10 with the peelable strip 30. The surface of the outgoing letter 10 opposite the adhesive surface with the peelable strip 30 has displayed thereon notification information 13 that notifies the recipient of the reply postcard 1.

[0026] As shown in FIG. 2(b), the adhesive layer 50 is composed of two adhesive layers 51 and 52 made of the same adhesive. Each of the adhesive layers 51 and 52 is made of an adhesive that allows it to be peeled off after application and re-applied after application. The adhesive layer 51 is formed into a halftone dot pattern by dot printing on a rectangular area of ​​the surface of the adhesive layer 10 that is attached to the release piece 30, including the displayed information 12 and its surrounding area. The adhesive layer 52 is formed by solid printing on the entire other area of ​​the surface of the adhesive layer 10 that is attached to the release piece 30. Because the adhesives constituting the adhesive layers 51 and 52 are the same, the adhesive strength of the adhesive layer 51 is weaker than the adhesive strength of the adhesive layer 52. As a result, the adhesive strength of the adhesive layer 50 in the area facing the through hole 32 is weaker than the adhesive strength of the outer periphery of the adhesive layer 50.

[0027] The reply strip 20 has a notification information display area 22 on the surface adjacent to the adhesive surface with the peel-off strip 30 of the outgoing strip 10, across the fold 40. The notification information display area 22 is an area where notification information to be notified from the outgoing destination of the reply postcard 1 to the reply destination is displayed by writing, printing, etc., and may display an entry box for writing the notification information or instructions for writing the notification information. On the surface opposite to the surface where the notification information display area 22 is provided, the reply strip 20 has a reply destination information display area 23 where reply destination information indicating the address, name, or full name of the return destination of the reply strip 20 is displayed.

[0028] The outgoing message piece 10 and the reply message piece 20 configured in this manner have the same rectangular outer shape, and one of the long sides overlaps with the other to form a folded portion 40, which connects the two pieces.

[0029] The release strip 30 has the same rectangular shape as the outgoing mail piece 10 and is superimposed on the surface of the outgoing mail piece 10 on which the adhesive layer 50 is laminated, and is adhered by the adhesive layer 50. The surface of the release strip 30 opposite the surface attached to the outgoing mail piece 10 is provided with a destination information display area 31, which displays destination information such as the address, name, or full name of the destination of the reply postcard 1. Furthermore, the release strip 30 has through-holes 32, which penetrate the front and back of the release strip 30, in an area facing the face information 12 when attached to the outgoing mail piece 10. In this embodiment, since the face information 12 is composed of the six characters of "Postal Reply Postcard" as described above, six through-holes 32 are formed corresponding to the six characters of "Postal Reply Postcard." Each of the six through-holes 32 is circular in shape, large enough to expose one character of "Postal Reply Postcard." However, the shape of the through-holes is not limited to a circle, as long as each character of "Postal Reply Postcard" can be exposed. The size of the peelable piece 30 may be such that all six characters of "Postal Reply Postcard" are visible, or multiple through-holes, each of which exposes multiple characters, may be provided to expose the six characters of "Postal Reply Postcard." The same applies to through-holes when "Postal Reply Postcard" is displayed as the exposed information 12. A varnish layer 60 is laminated on the surface of the peelable piece 30 that adheres to the reply piece 10.

[0030] The varnish layer 60 is formed by applying a release varnish to the adhesive surface of the release piece 30 that is attached to the outgoing piece 10. As shown in FIG. 3, the varnish layer 60 is not laminated in the area of ​​the adhesive surface that is attached to the outgoing piece 10, which faces the area along the edge of the outgoing piece 10 in a direction perpendicular to the direction of connection between the reply piece 20 and the release piece 30, but is laminated over the entire surface of the other area of ​​the adhesive surface that is attached to the outgoing piece 10. For example, the varnish layer 60 is not laminated in the area that faces the area 4 mm from the edge of the outgoing piece 10 in a direction perpendicular to the direction of connection between the reply piece 20 and the release piece 30. The varnish layer 60 is laminated opposite the adhesive layer 50 that enables peeling after attachment as described above, thereby making peeling by the adhesive layer 50 even easier. As a result, the adhesive strength between the outgoing piece 10 and the release piece 30 is stronger in the areas along both end edges in a direction perpendicular to the direction of connection between the outgoing piece 10 and the reply piece 20 than in other areas.

[0031] <Manufacturing method of reply postcards> Next, a method for manufacturing the reply postcard 1 configured as above will be described.

[0032] The reply postcards 1 configured as described above are manufactured, for example, such that a plurality of reply postcards 1 are continuously arranged in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the outgoing piece 10 and the reply piece 20 are connected.

[0033] First, in a sheet in which the outgoing letter piece 10 and the reply piece 20 are connected in a continuous form in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the outgoing letter piece 10 and the reply piece 20 are connected, expression information 12 and notification information 13 are printed on the outgoing letter piece 10, and entry frames and the like that form the notification information display area 22 are printed on the reply piece 20, and reply destination information indicating the address, name or name of the return recipient of the reply piece 20 is printed in the reply destination information display area 23.

[0034] Next, an adhesive layer 50 is laminated over the entire surface of the outgoing piece 10 on which the visible information 12 is printed. At this time, an adhesive layer 51 having a halftone dot pattern formed by dot printing using a dot plate is laminated over a rectangular portion of the outgoing piece 10 including the visible information 12 and its surrounding area, and an adhesive layer 52 is laminated over all other areas of the outgoing piece 10 by solid printing. At this time, the adhesive layer 51 can be made halftone dot-patterned, for example, by providing an uneven surface on a rubber plate that transfers the adhesive to the outgoing piece 10.

[0035] Furthermore, in a sheet in which the release pieces 30 are continuous in the longitudinal direction, a release varnish is applied to one side of the release pieces 30 to form a varnish layer 60. In this case, the varnish layer 60 is not applied to the areas along both end edges in the continuous direction of the release pieces 30, but is applied to the entire other surface.

[0036] Then, the surface of the release piece 30 on which the varnish layer 60 is laminated is placed on the surface of the outgoing message piece 10 on which the adhesive layer 50 is laminated, and the outgoing message piece 10 and the release piece 30 are removably attached by the adhesive layer 50. As a result, the displayed information 12 displayed on the outgoing message piece 10 is exposed through the through-hole 32 formed in the release piece 30. Furthermore, an adhesive layer 51 is laminated on a rectangular region of the surface of the outgoing message piece 10 that is attached to the release piece 30, including the displayed information 12 and its surrounding area, and an adhesive layer 52 is laminated on all other areas of the surface of the outgoing message piece 10 that is attached to the release piece 30, thereby resulting in the adhesive layer 51 being laminated on the region facing the through-hole 32. Note that in this embodiment, the adhesive layer 51 is laminated on a rectangular region of the surface of the outgoing message piece 10 that is attached to the release piece 30, including the displayed information 12 and its surrounding area, thereby resulting in the adhesive layer 51 being laminated not only on the region facing the through-hole 32 but also on the surrounding area. However, the adhesive layer 51 may be laminated so that when the release piece 30 is attached to the outgoing piece 10, the adhesive layer 51 with a dotted pattern is present only in the area facing the through holes 32. For example, in a case where five circular through holes 32 are provided as in the present embodiment, when the release piece 30 is attached to the outgoing piece 10, the adhesive layer 51 with a dotted pattern of circles having the same shape as the through holes 32 may be laminated in the area facing the through holes 32. Alternatively, the adhesive layer 51 with a dotted pattern of circles slightly larger than the through holes 32 may be laminated.

[0037] In this way, the sheet in which the outgoing piece 10 and the reply piece 20 are continuous and the sheet in which the peel piece 30 is continuous are temporarily stored in the state of being stuck together.

[0038] FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the storage state of the reply postcard 1 shown in FIG. 1 before use.

[0039] After adhering the sheet in which the outgoing mail piece 10 and the reply piece 20 are continuous and the sheet in which the peel-off piece 30 is continuous, the continuous sheet is folded accordion-like at the cutting line 2 that forms the boundary of the reply postcard 1 as shown in Figure 4 and stored.

[0040] At this time, there is a risk that the peelable piece 30 may peel off from the outgoing piece 10 due to the difference in circumference between the outgoing piece 10 and the peelable piece 30, particularly at the valley fold where the peelable piece 30 is folded so that it faces inward.

[0041] Here, in the reply postcard 1 shown in Figure 1, the varnish layer 60 is not laminated in the area of ​​the adhesive surface of the peel piece 30 that is attached to the outgoing piece 10, facing the area along the edge of the outgoing piece 10 in a direction perpendicular to the direction of connection with the reply piece 20. In other words, the varnish layer 60 is not laminated in the area along the cutting line 2. The varnish layer 60 is intended to make peeling by the adhesive layer 50 even easier, so that the area where the varnish layer 60 is not laminated is more difficult to peel off than the area where the varnish layer 60 is laminated, although it is releasably attached by the adhesive layer 50.

[0042] Therefore, even when a continuous sheet is folded accordion-like with the cutting line 2, which is the boundary of the postcard 1, as the folding part, the peeling piece 30 is prevented from peeling off from the postcard 10 in the area along the cutting line 2.

[0043] Furthermore, an adhesive layer 50 is laminated over the entire surface of the surface of the reply piece 10 that adheres to the peelable piece 30, and the peelable piece 30 has through-holes 32 formed therethrough, so that the adhesive layer 50 is exposed through the through-holes 32. However, the adhesive layer 50 in the area facing the through-holes 32 is an adhesive layer 51 that has been dot-printed to form a halftone pattern, so even if the through-holes 32 are placed opposite the peelable piece 30 of another reply postcard 1 when folded accordion-like as shown in Figure 4, the overlapping reply postcards 1 are prevented from sticking together when folded accordion-like.

[0044] Thereafter, the continuous sheet folded accordion-like is pulled out, and the destination information indicating the address, name or name of the recipient of the reply postcard 1 is printed in the destination information display area 31 of the peel-off piece 30. At this time, although the adhesive layer 50 laminated on the adhesive surface of the peel-off piece 30 of the reply postcard 10 is exposed through the through-holes 32, the adhesive layer 50 in the area facing the through-holes 32 is an adhesive layer 51 that has been dot-printed to form a halftone dot pattern, so that the printer is prevented from getting dirty when the destination information is printed.

[0045] Thereafter, the continuous sheet is cut along the cutting lines 2 into individual pieces of the reply postcard 1, resulting in the form of the reply postcard 1 shown in FIG.

[0046] The destination information may be printed or written in the destination information display area 31 of the peelable strip 30 after cutting the continuous sheet into individual postcards 1 .

[0047] How to use a postcard Next, how to use the reply postcard 1 described above will be explained.

[0048] 5 to 9 are diagrams for explaining how to use the reply postcard 1 shown in FIG.

[0049] The reply postcard 1 described above is used by the sender (reply destination) of the reply postcard 1 to collect information written or printed in the notification information display area 22 of the reply piece 20.

[0050] In this case, first, as shown in Figure 5, destination information indicating the address, name, or other address of the recipient of the reply postcard 1 is displayed by printing or writing in the destination information display area 31 of the peel-off strip 30, and then the outgoing postcard 10 and the reply strip 20 are folded via the folding section 40 so that the peel-off strip 30 is on the outside. Note that folding can be made easier by adding creases or other fold lines to the folding section 40 in advance.

[0051] This makes the destination information displayed in destination information display area 31 visible, and the reply postcard 1 can be sent to the destination in accordance with this destination information. Furthermore, while the outgoing piece 10 displays face information 12, consisting of the characters "Postal Reply Postcard," which is necessary for sending the reply postcard 1, a peelable piece 30, which has the same outline as the outgoing piece 10, is superimposed and affixed to the side of the outgoing piece 10 on which the face information 12 is displayed. However, in the reply postcard 1 shown in FIG. 1, a through-hole 32 is formed through the front and back of the peelable piece 30 in the area facing the face information 12, and the face information 12 is visible through this through-hole 32, allowing the reply postcard 1 to be sent. Furthermore, because the area on the outgoing letter piece 10 where the displayed information 12 is displayed is exposed through the through-holes 32, the adhesive layer 50 laminated over the entire surface of the adhesive surface of the outgoing letter piece 10 that adheres to the peel-off piece 30 is exposed through the through-holes 32, but the area of ​​the adhesive layer 50 facing the through-holes 32 on the outgoing letter piece 10 is made up of adhesive layer 51 that has been dot-printed to create a halftone pattern, so the area exposed through the through-holes 32 is prevented from becoming sticky. This prevents dust from adhering, other postcards from sticking to the postal sorter, double-feeding by the postal sorter, and soiling the postal sorter.

[0052] After the reply postcard 1 shown in FIG. 1 is delivered to the addressee, if the addressee wishes to return the postcard to the reply addressee, as shown in FIG. 6, the addressee opens the reply piece 10 and the reply piece 20, displays the notification information 22A in the notification information display area 22 by writing or otherwise writing, and then peels the release piece 30 from the reply piece 10. The release piece 30 is attached to the reply piece 10 via adhesive layers 51 and 52, but each of the adhesive layers 51 and 52 is made of an adhesive that allows for peeling after attachment, so the release piece 30 can be peeled from the reply piece 10. In addition, a varnish layer 60 is laminated on the adhesive surface of the release piece 30 that is attached to the reply piece 10, making it easy to peel the release piece 30 from the reply piece 10. Furthermore, if a varnish layer 60 is also laminated on the corners of the release piece 30, peeling the release piece 30 from the reply piece 10 can be facilitated. In this case, the varnish layer 60 laminated on the corners is only intended to facilitate the start of peeling of the peel piece 30 from the outgoing piece 10. Therefore, even with such a configuration, the adhesive strength between the outgoing piece 10 and the peel piece 30 remains stronger in the areas along both end edges in the direction perpendicular to the connecting direction of the outgoing piece 10 and the reply piece 20 than in other areas.

[0053] When the release piece 30 is completely peeled off from the sending piece 10, the adhesive layers 51 and 52 laminated on the surface of the sending piece 10 that is attached to the release piece 30 are exposed, as shown in FIG.

[0054] Then, as shown in Figure 8, the outgoing piece 10 and the reply piece 20 from which the peel piece 30 has been peeled are folded via the folding section 40 so that the surface of the outgoing piece 10 on which the adhesive layers 51, 52 are laminated is facing inward.

[0055] The outgoing letter piece 10 and the reply piece 20 from which the peel piece 30 has been peeled are folded at the folding portion 40, and as shown in Fig. 9, when the outgoing letter piece 10 is superimposed on the surface of the reply piece 20 on which the notification information display area 22 is provided, the outgoing letter piece 10 and the reply piece 20 are superimposed via the adhesive layers 51, 52. Then, because the adhesive layers 51, 52 are made of an adhesive that allows re-adhesion after peeling, as described above, the outgoing letter piece 10 and the reply piece 20 are removably attached via the adhesive layers 51, 52.

[0056] When the outgoing letter piece 10 is removably attached via the adhesive layers 51, 52 to the surface of the reply piece 20 on which the notification information display area 22 is provided, the reply destination information displayed in the reply destination information display area 23 of the reply piece 20 is visible. Therefore, the reply postcard 1 can be sent to the reply destination in accordance with this reply destination information. Meanwhile, because the outgoing letter piece 10 is removably attached via the adhesive layers 51, 52 to the surface of the reply piece 20 on which the notification information display area 22 is provided, the reply postcard 1 can be sent to the reply destination without the notification information 22A displayed in the notification information display area 22 being visible from the outside. In this case, a background pattern print 14 is applied to the surface of the outgoing letter piece 10 attached to the reply piece 20 in an area that faces the notification information display area 22 when the outgoing letter piece 10 and the reply piece 20 are folded via the folding portion 40. Therefore, when the outgoing mail piece 10 and the reply mail piece 20 are overlapped and attached as described above, even if the reply postcard 1 is held up to light, it is possible to prevent the notification information 22A displayed in the notification information display area 22 from being visible through the light.

[0057] When the outgoing letter piece 10 and the reply piece 20 are attached in this manner, the outgoing letter piece 10 and the reply piece 20 are attached over their entire surfaces by the adhesive layer 50 consisting of two adhesive layers 51, 52. This prevents the outgoing letter piece 10 and the reply piece 20 from accidentally peeling off while the reply postcard 1 is being sent or inside the postal sorting machine.

[0058] As described above, in this embodiment, after notification information 22A notifying the reply destination from the outgoing message destination is displayed in the notification information display area 22 of the reply piece 20 at the destination, the peel-off piece 30 is peeled off from the outgoing message piece 10, and the reply piece 20 is attached to the side of the reply piece 20 where the notification information display area 22 is provided, and the reply piece 20 is sent to the return destination. At this time, because the peel-off piece 30 has the outgoing message information display area 31 where the outgoing message information is displayed, there is no need to separate the outgoing message piece 10 and the reply piece 20 when returning the reply piece 20.

[0059] Furthermore, the peelable piece 30, which is removably attached to the outgoing letter piece 10 and has an outgoing letter information display area 31 where the outgoing letter information is displayed, has a through hole 32 that exposes the display information 12 displayed on the outgoing letter piece 10.Therefore, even in a configuration in which the outgoing letter information display area 31 where the outgoing letter information is displayed is provided on the peelable piece 30, the display information 12 displayed on the outgoing letter piece 10 can be exposed in order to send the reply postcard 1.

[0060] Furthermore, since adhesive layer 50 consisting of adhesive layers 51 and 52 is laminated on the entire surface of outgoing letter piece 10 that adheres to peel-off piece 30, when outgoing letter piece 10 and reply piece 20 are adhered together, outgoing letter piece 10 and reply piece 20 are adhered together on their entire surfaces. This prevents outgoing letter piece 10 and reply piece 20 from accidentally peeling off while the reply postcard 1 is being sent or inside a postal sorting machine.

[0061] Furthermore, even in a configuration in which a through hole 32 is provided in the peel-off piece 30 and an adhesive layer 50 is laminated over the entire surface of the adhesive surface of the outgoing mail piece 10 that is attached to the peel-off piece 30, a portion of the adhesive layer 51, including the portion facing the through hole 32, is an adhesive layer 51 that has a halftone dot pattern created by dot printing, which prevents dust from adhering, other postcards from sticking to it, and the contamination of equipment such as postal sorters and printers.

[0062] (Other embodiments) FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another configuration of the adhesive layer 50 shown in FIG.

[0063] As shown in FIG. 10, the adhesive layer 50 in this embodiment differs from that shown in FIG. 2(b) in that an adhesive layer 51a is laminated in a rectangular region including the displayed information 12 and its surrounding area, and an adhesive layer 51b is laminated in a region including the area facing the notification information display region 22 when the outgoing letter piece 10 and the reply piece 20 are folded at the folding portion 40. In addition, in the area of ​​the adhesive surface of the outgoing letter piece 10 that is attached to the release piece 30 and where the adhesive layers 51a and 51b are not laminated, an adhesive layer 52 having a stronger adhesive strength than the adhesive layers 51a and 51b is laminated by solid printing, as shown in FIG. 2(b). The adhesive layers 51a and 51b are composed of the same adhesive as the adhesive layer 52, but, like the adhesive layer 51 shown in FIG. 2(b), the adhesive is dot-printed to form a halftone dot pattern. In this case, different plates may be used for the adhesive layers 51a and 51b, but using the same plate is preferable because it simplifies the manufacturing process. In addition, in this example, the adhesive layer 51a and the adhesive layer 51b are spaced apart from each other, but they may be laminated so as to be in contact with each other.

[0064] In a reply postcard having the adhesive layer 50 configured as described above, the adhesive layer 51b is laminated in a dotted pattern in an area including the area facing the notification information display area 22 when the outgoing letter piece 10 and the reply piece 20 are folded at the fold 40, thereby weakening the adhesive strength in this area. On the other hand, the adhesive layer 51b is solid printed around the periphery, providing strong adhesive strength. This prevents the outgoing letter piece 10 and the reply piece 20 from accidentally peeling off during delivery or in a postal sorter after they are attached, while also preventing the adhesive layer 50 from adhering to the notification information display area 22 of the reply piece 20, making it difficult to read the notification information 22A displayed in the notification information display area 22 when the outgoing letter piece 10 and the reply piece 20 are peeled off at the return destination.

[0065] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing another configuration of the adhesive layer 50 shown in FIG.

[0066] 2(b), the adhesive layer 50 in this embodiment, as shown in Fig. 11, differs from that shown in Fig. 2(b) in that the outer peripheral portion of the adhesive layer 50 is an adhesive layer 52 with strong adhesive strength due to solid printing, and the inner portion is an adhesive layer 51 with a halftone dot pattern due to dot printing. As a result, in this example as well, the adhesive layer 51 is laminated over a rectangular portion including the displayed information 12 and its surrounding area, and over an area including the area that faces the notification information display area 22 when the outgoing piece 10 and the reply piece 20 are folded via the folding portion 40.

[0067] In a reply postcard having the adhesive layer 50 configured as described above, the adhesive layer 50 has a strong adhesive layer 52 at its outer periphery, while the area including the area facing the notification information display area 22 when the outgoing letter piece 10 and the reply piece 20 are folded at the folding portion 40 is an adhesive layer 51 with a halftone dot pattern created by dot printing. This prevents the outgoing letter piece 10 and the reply piece 20 from accidentally peeling off while the reply piece 20 is being sent or in a postal sorting machine after they are attached, while also preventing the notification information 22A displayed in the notification information display area 22 from becoming difficult to read when the outgoing letter piece 10 and the reply piece 20 are peeled off at the return destination due to the adhesive layer 50 adhering to the notification information display area 22 of the reply piece 20, for example.

[0068] In the above-described embodiment, the varnish layer 60 laminated on the adhesive surface of the peelable piece 30 with the outgoing piece 10 is not laminated in the area opposite the area along the edge of the outgoing piece 10 in the direction perpendicular to the connecting direction with the reply piece 20, so that the adhesive strength between the outgoing piece 10 and the peelable piece 30 is stronger in the areas along both end edges in the direction perpendicular to the connecting direction between the outgoing piece 10 and the reply piece 20 than in other areas. However, an adhesive layer with stronger adhesive strength than the adhesive layer 50 may be laminated on the area of ​​the adhesive surface of the outgoing piece 10 with the peelable piece 30 along the edge of the outgoing piece 10 in the direction perpendicular to the connecting direction with the reply piece 20. In this case, to strengthen the adhesive strength, an adhesive with stronger adhesive strength than the adhesive constituting the adhesive layer 50 may be used, or a larger amount of adhesive constituting the adhesive layer 50 may be applied.

[0069] However, if too much adhesive is applied to form the adhesive layer 50, when a postcard is manufactured using a sheet of continuous outgoing mail pieces 10 and reply mail pieces 20 and a sheet of continuous peelable sheets 30 as shown in Figure 4, there is a risk that the adhesive will adhere to the blade when forming perforations along the cutting line 2 or when cutting the sheet along the cutting line 2 after the sheet of continuous outgoing mail pieces 10 and reply mail pieces 20 and the sheet of continuous peelable sheets 30 are attached with the adhesive layer. Therefore, as described above, it is preferable not to laminate the varnish layer 60 on the adhesive surface of the peelable sheet 30 that faces the area along the edge of the outgoing mail piece 10 in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the reply mail piece 20 is connected to the outgoing mail piece 10, so that the adhesive strength between the outgoing mail piece 10 and the peelable sheet 30 is stronger in the areas along both edges in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the outgoing mail piece 10 and the reply mail piece 20 are connected than in other areas. In addition, in a configuration in which an adhesive layer with stronger adhesive strength than adhesive layer 50 is laminated to the area of ​​the adhesive surface of the outgoing letter piece 10 that is attached to the peel-off piece 30, along the edge of the outgoing letter piece 10 in a direction perpendicular to the direction of connection with the reply piece 20, when the outgoing letter piece 10 and the reply piece 20 are peeled off after being attached and the postcard is opened, the area facing the strong adhesive layer of the reply piece 20 will peel off, leaving a trace.

[0070] The area where the varnish layer 60 is not laminated may be an area of ​​the adhesive surface of the peel piece 30 that adheres to the outgoing piece 10, facing an area that is spaced apart from and follows the edge of the outgoing piece 10 in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the outgoing piece 10 connects to the reply piece 20. The area where an adhesive layer with strong adhesive strength is laminated may be an area that is spaced apart from and follows the edge of the outgoing piece 10 in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the outgoing piece 10 connects to the reply piece 20.

[0071] Furthermore, the adhesive strength between the outgoing piece 10 and the release piece 30 does not have to be stronger in the areas along both end edges in the direction perpendicular to the connecting direction of the outgoing piece 10 and the reply piece 20 than in other areas, by providing an area where the varnish layer 60 is not laminated, or by laminating an adhesive layer on the outgoing piece 10 that has stronger adhesive strength than the adhesive layer 50. However, if an adhesive layer with stronger adhesive strength than the adhesive layer 50 is laminated, it is necessary to laminate the varnish layer 60 in the area of ​​the release piece 30 that faces the strong adhesive layer. [Explanation of symbols]

[0072] 1 return postcard 2 Cutting line 10 Correspondence piece 12 Expressive information 13,22A Notification information 14 Watermark printing 20 Reply Sheet 22 Notification information display area 23 Reply-to information display area 30 Peeling pieces 31 Destination information display area 32 Through hole 40 Folding section 50,51,51a,51b,52 Adhesive layer 60 varnish layers

Claims

1. A reply postcard in which the outgoing mail piece and the reply mail piece are foldably connected via a folding part, an adhesive layer laminated on the entire surface of one surface of the sending piece; a release piece having the same outer shape as the outgoing piece, superimposed on the surface of the outgoing piece on which the adhesive layer is laminated, and releasably attached by the adhesive layer; The reply piece has information to be revealed when the reply postcard is sent or received displayed on the surface on which the adhesive layer is laminated, The reply strip has a notification information display area on a surface adjacent to the surface of the outgoing strip on which the adhesive layer is laminated, with the fold portion interposed therebetween, in which notification information notified from the outgoing address of the reply postcard to the reply address is displayed, and a reply destination information display area on the surface opposite to the notification information display area on which reply destination information is displayed, The peelable piece has a destination information display area on the surface opposite to the surface attached to the calling piece, where destination information is displayed, and a through hole is provided in the area facing the displayed information, The adhesive layer is configured to be able to adhere the outgoing piece and the reply piece after the peel-off piece is peeled off from the outgoing piece, and at least the area facing the through hole is dotted.

2. 2. The reply postcard according to claim 1, The adhesive layer has a weaker adhesive strength at least in the region facing the through hole than in the outer peripheral portion of the adhesive layer.

3. 2. The reply postcard according to claim 1, The adhesive layer has a dotted pattern in an area facing the notification information display area when the outgoing mail piece and the reply mail piece are folded via the folding portion.

4. The reply postcard according to any one of claims 1 to 3, A reply postcard in which the adhesive strength between the outgoing piece and the release piece is stronger in areas along both end edges in a direction perpendicular to the connecting direction of the outgoing piece and the reply piece than in other areas.

5. 2. The method for manufacturing a reply postcard according to claim 1, A method for manufacturing a return postcard, in which when the adhesive layer is laminated over the entire surface of one side of the return piece, the adhesive that constitutes the adhesive layer is dot-printed to make the adhesive layer in a halftone dot pattern.

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