JP2003080833A - Photographic paper for postcard - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a postcard, in which an enough hand-writing region can be secured even when a region for printing image information with an ink jet printer is widely occupied. SOLUTION: The shape of this postcard is a rectangle with longer sides having each two times as long as the shorter side of the postcard and shorter sides having the same length as the longer side of the postcard or a rectangle with longer sides having each two times as long as the longer side of the postcard and shorter sides having each the same length as the shorter side of the postcard. On one side of the photographic paper for the postcard and having the shape as the same, an ink jet receiving layer is provided and further a guide line for doubling the photographic paper for the postcard is provided at the position, through which the photographic paper for the postcard is doubled into the size equaling to the size of the postcard. Furthermore, in at least some part of the peripheral edge part on one side of the photographic paper for the postcard, a self-adhesive region for fixing the photographic paper for the postcard doubled through the folding guide line to the size of the postcard is provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a printing paper for postcards. More specifically, it relates to photographic printing paper for postcards compatible with inkjet printers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, postcards are generally used to write an address or address on the front surface and write characters, pictures, or images on the back surface. As computers have become widespread and high-resolution ink jet printers have become widespread, digital photo information taken with digital cameras and image information created with personal computers are often printed on almost the entire backside of postcards. It is supposed to be done.

[0003]

However, when the area on which a picture or digital image is printed increases, the area for handwriting decreases relatively, and the warmth of the handwritten character that makes the character of the writer disappear, and the postcard is fed. In some cases, both hands and recipients felt unsatisfactory.

An object of the present invention is to provide a postcard capable of sufficiently securing a handwritten area even when a wide area is provided for printing image information by an ink jet printer.

[0005]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present inventors have provided an ink jet ink receiving layer on one side of a printing paper having an area equivalent to two postcards to expand the printing area by ink jet recording, while Secure the surface as a handwriting area,
Further, they have found that the above-described object can be achieved by bending the photographic paper in two and sticking the folding facing surfaces to each other so that the size of the postcard becomes a normal size, and completed the present invention.

That is, the present invention is a photographic printing paper for postcards, which has a size of a postcard when folded in two, and an inkjet ink receiving layer is provided on one surface of the photographic printing paper for postcards. On the photographic paper, a guide line for folding it in two is provided at a position where the photographic printing paper for postcards becomes the size of the postcard when folded in two,
At least a part of the peripheral portion of the one side of the printing paper for postcard,
Provided is a photographic printing paper for postcards, which is provided with an adhesive region for adhering opposing surfaces of the photographic printing paper for postcards bent by the guide line.

[0007]

The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The same reference numerals indicate the same components.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the back surface (FIG. 1 (a)) and a plan view of the front surface (FIG. 1 (b)) of an example of the printing paper for postcards according to the present invention. This photographic printing paper is a rectangular postcard having a long side LA twice as long as the short side length La of the postcard and a short side LB having the same length as the long side length Lb of the postcard. An inkjet ink receiving layer 2 is provided on the back surface of the substrate 1. Further, a stamp frame S and a postal code frame Z are provided on the left half side of the front surface as required. Therefore, in the case of FIG. 1, the left half of the surface is the address writing surface X,
The right half is mainly the handwritten character information writing surface Y.

As the postcard base material 1, a material formed of a material that can be accepted by a post office can be used, and examples thereof include Western paper, Japanese paper, corrugated board, wood board, metal sheet, plastic sheet, and a composite sheet of these.

The ink jet ink receiving layer 2 is a layer which is a target surface for printing by an ink jet printer,
Depending on the type of known ink jet ink used (hot melt ink, water-based ink, non-aqueous solvent-based ink, etc.), a known ink receptive resin material may be appropriately selected and formed.

Incidentally, it is preferable that the ink jet ink receiving layer 2 has handwriting properties in order to increase the amount of information and to give warmth by handwritten characters. In order to impart handwriting ability, it is possible to impart fine wrinkles on the surface to achieve pencil writing ability, or to impart by other known methods.

The postcard printing paper shown in FIG. 1 is provided with a guide line 3 for folding the postcard into a position where the postcard printing paper becomes the postcard size when the postcard is folded in two. Is provided at a position connecting the midpoints of the opposing long sides LA. Examples of the form of the guide line 3 include a printed line (straight line, dotted line, chain line, etc.), a half-cut line, a perforation line, and a bent line. In FIG. 1, the guide wire 3 is formed on the front surface side (FIG. 1 (b)), but it may be provided on the back surface side or on both surfaces.

Further, the postcard printing paper of FIG. 1 has a postcard size which is obtained by adhering the folding facing surfaces of the postcard printing paper bent by the guide lines 3 to at least a part of the peripheral edge of the back surface. Adhesive area 4 is provided for this purpose. In this case, the adhesive area 4 is preferably provided outside the inkjet ink receiving layer 2 so as not to narrow it. Figure 1
Then, the adhesive region 4 is continuously provided in a U-shape on the half of the outer edge of the postcard substrate 1 with the guide line 3 as a boundary.
It may be provided in a discontinuous dot shape, or may be provided all around the outer edge of the postcard substrate 1.

The adhesive area 4 is, as shown in FIG.
It is preferable to cover the release paper 5 during storage and printing. A known release paper can be used as the release paper 5.

The postcard printing paper shown in FIG. 1 is preferably provided with a cutting guide line 6 on at least a part of the peripheral portion on the front surface side. The cutting guide line 6 is located at a position where the inner side of the ink-jet ink receiving layer 2 can be seen by opening the photographic printing paper for cutting when the cutting guide line 6 is cut with scissors or the like. It is preferably provided in a position. As a result, the adhesive area 4 can be removed from the postcard printing paper.

In FIG. 1, the cutting guide line 6 is connected to the postcard substrate 1
Although it is provided as a U-shaped printed line (Kiritori line) on the right half on the front surface side, it may be provided on the left half, or may be provided all around the surface. Also, perforations and half-cut lines may be used instead of the printed lines so that they can be torn by hand.

In order to use the printing paper for postcards shown in FIG. 1, first, the sender of the postcard is the inkjet ink receiving layer 2
In addition, information contents such as sentences, pictures and images are printed (printed) by ink jet recording or handwriting. After confirming that the image formed on the inkjet ink receiving layer 2 is sufficiently dried, the information (address, address, zip code, etc.) regarding the recipient is written on the address writing surface X on the front side, and further, the surface After the information contents such as sentences and pictures are arbitrarily written on the side of the character information writing surface Y by handwriting, printing or ink jet recording etc., the ink jet ink receiving layer 2 is placed inside so as to follow the guide lines 3 for folding. The sheet is bent to a size, the release paper 5 in the adhesion area 4 is peeled off and removed, and the opposite surfaces to be bent are adhered to each other. Then, if necessary, put a stamp and post it on the post box.

The information about the addressee on the address writing surface X and the writing on the character information writing surface Y may be performed before printing on the ink jet ink receiving layer 2, or using a printing paper for postcards. It may be done after pasting to size.

The recipient of the postcard shown in FIG. 1 cuts the cutting guide line 6 with scissors and opens the folded printing paper for the postcard in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. Obtainable.

In the photographic printing paper for postcards shown in FIG. 1, the shape of the postcard substrate 1 is a rectangle in which the postcards are arranged side by side as shown in FIG. 1, but as shown in FIG. The rectangle may be a long side LA having a length twice as long as the long side Lb, and a short side LB having the same length as the short side La of the postcard.

[0021]

According to the photographic printing paper for postcards of the present invention, it is possible to provide information equivalent to 2 to 3 times the amount of information as compared with the conventional postcards. It is also effective as a communication means when importance is attached to confidentiality.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the back surface (FIG. 1A) and a plan view of the front surface (FIG. 1B) of an example of a printing paper for postcards according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of an adhesive region portion in the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a method of using the printing paper for postcards of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the back surface (FIG. 4A) and a plan view of the front surface (FIG. 4B) of another example of the printing paper for postcards of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 postcard substrate, 2 inkjet ink receiving layer, 3
Bending guide lines, 4 adhesive areas, 5 release papers, 6
Cutting guide line

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A printing paper for postcards, which has a size of a postcard when folded in two, wherein an ink-jet ink receiving layer is provided on one side of the printing paper for postcards. A guide line for folding it in two is provided at a position where the postcard printing paper becomes the size of the postcard when folded in two, and at least a part of the peripheral portion of the one side of the postcard printing paper is provided. To
A photographic printing paper for postcards, characterized in that an adhesive area is provided for bonding the facing surfaces of the photographic printing papers bent along the guide lines. 2. A rectangle whose length is twice the short side of the postcard and whose short side is the same as the long side of the postcard, or whose length is twice the long side of the postcard. The photographic printing paper for postcard according to claim 1, which is a rectangle having a long side and a short side having the same length as the short side of the postcard. 3. The printing paper for postcard according to claim 1, wherein the ink jet ink receiving layer exhibits handwriting properties. 4. A cutting guide line is provided on at least a part of a peripheral portion of the other surface of the postcard printing paper at a position where the adhesive region can be removed from the postcard printing paper when cut along the cutting guide line. A printing paper for postcards according to item 1. 5. The postcard printing paper according to claim 1, wherein a stamp frame and a postal code frame are provided on the other surface of the postcard printing paper.