JP4576681B2 - Card distribution and packaging method - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the present invention, for example, there are a plurality of types of trading cards and the like, which are sold in such a way that the contents are not understood by several pieces on an opaque package, and the person who purchases the card has a sense of distraction It relates to the packaging method.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In the conventional technology, the operator distributes and packages the same card with care so that the same card cannot be inserted manually. However, when work becomes busy and congested, attention is distracted, and it is not the same card, but it becomes the same combination of cards, and the purchaser is disappointed with the same combination of cards in hand again Complaints were coming out, sometimes with the same cards.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a card distribution and packaging method in which a package containing the same combination or the same card cannot be produced without an operator's special attention. Let it be an issue.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of cards having at least eight types of different images are made by assigning a plurality of the one unit cards on a printing plate with eight or more cards as one unit card. It consists of a process of printing and a process of cutting for each one unit of card so that when different units of card are overlapped, there is no same type of overlapping cards on each card The different one unit of cards that have been assigned are prepared for the number of cards having the different images, and the different one unit of cards are stacked in a random order, and the cards are cut and overlapped one by one. A card dispensing and packaging method characterized in that one row is separated and mixed, and the number of sheets to be packed is taken out from the overlapped row and packaged in a bag-like container.
With this structure, the same card is never wrapped in the same package, and each card is cut and overlapped to separate and stir, so it is already different in the previous stage of stirring. Therefore, it is possible to prevent similar combinations.
[0005]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, the different units of cards are overlapped in a random order by using a device having a plurality of storage units in an endless chain according to a random order in which the order of taking out is designated in advance. 2. The card distribution and packaging method according to claim 1, wherein matching is performed.
With this configuration, when eight or more cards are produced as a single unit for a plurality of cards, the same image is not placed at the same position in eight or more positions of a single card. However, since one unit of card is randomized, the degree of randomization further advances from the above.
[0006]
In order to create a packaging bag in which a small number of precious cards are mixed in the wrapping bag, the invention according to claim 3 separates and stirs one row cut and overlapped for each card, 3. The card distribution and packaging method according to claim 1, wherein the number of precious cards is subtracted from the number of sheets to be wrapped from the overlapped row, and the precious card is inserted between them. is there.
Since it was set as such a structure, a valuable card | curd can be distributed and packaged reliably, maintaining said effect.
[0007]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mark such as an identifiable character, number or symbol on the unit card. Card distribution and packaging method.
With such a configuration, it is possible to identify a unit of card on which a similar image is printed, and to prevent confusion due to poor identification during imposition (layout) on the plate making or distribution preparation work in the middle. .
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a unit of card 1 in which eight cards 2 constituting the card distribution and packaging method of the present invention are impositioned (laid out). An arbitrary number of cards 1 can be selected from 8 or more, but an example of 8 will be described. Eight sheets are about A4 size, which can be approximated to imposition for publishing and can be handled easily by plate making, printing, and the like. If it is smaller than this, it is difficult to cope with a large number of sheets. Assume that the card 2 includes a margin around it. As an example, the finished size of the card is 89 mm long, 63.5 mm wide, 0.4 mm thick, and 2.2 g in weight (polypropylene affixed to fine paper). However, the configuration, size, etc. are not particularly limited, but are not significantly different.
[0009]
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a printed matter 3 showing a state in which eight units of the card 1 shown in FIG. 1 constituting the card distribution and packaging method of the present invention are imprinted and printed. The card is impositioned so that the same card is not placed at the same position of the cards. The same card may be arranged at other positions on the same card. In other words, when the printed product 3 is cut into one unit of card 1 and the unit of card 1 is stacked, it is important that there are no cards with the same image in the vertical direction of the overlapping positions 1 to 1. is there.
[0010]
Further, FIG. 2 assumes that one unit of card 1 is printed on A1 size paper with 8 faces (including margins), but various kinds of imposition are possible depending on the printing plate size and the like.
However, the number of types of cards 1 is made as many as the number of cards. For example, if there are 40 types of trading cards, the number of cards 1 per unit is 40.
[0011]
FIG. 3 shows another form of one unit of card 1. It is explanatory drawing at the time of not including the margin 4 in the card | curd 2, providing the margin 4 around and providing the identification marks 5, such as a character, a number, a symbol. When the identification mark is provided in this way, management is facilitated in an intermediate process.
Even in the case of FIG. 2, the identification mark 5 can be provided in the margin.
[0012]
FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a dispensing device 8 having an endless chain 6 and a plurality of storage portions 7 used in the card dispensing and packaging method of the present invention. The endless chain 6 may be a combination of an endless belt and a storage portion. A unit of cards 1 are stacked in the storage unit 7 by type. The storage unit 7 preferably has a number of types of cards, but may be divided several times when the number of types of cards is very large.
[0013]
A mark corresponding to the identification mark 5 is attached to the storage unit 7, and one unit of card 1 is overlaid from the storage unit 7 in accordance with a combination randomly determined by a random number or the like. This is cut into a single card size and divided into groups of vertically stacked cards. All the groups are cards of different types of images, and the overlapping order of the cards of each group is also different.
[0014]
FIG. 5 is an explanatory front view of the package 9. A plurality of cards 2 are stored in an opaque plastic bag, and are heat-sealed by a seal portion 10.
FIG. 6 is an AA cross-sectional explanatory view of FIG. Card 2 is a card in which four cards from the above group are mixed and arbitrarily selected. Since cards of different images and different orders are mixed and a prescribed number of cards are arbitrarily selected and stored, cards of the same image are not stored, and cards of the same type are not stored.
[0015]
Also, when storing a gold card or a rare card with a small number of productions, it is necessary to do halfway as above, and select the number of cards to be stored minus the number of valuable cards, and insert the valuable card near the center. By doing so, it is possible to produce a package that contains random cards and valuable cards.
The packaging body 9 may be any packaging material such as a packaging bag or a packaging paper wrapped in a paper so that the contents cannot be easily taken out. However, opaque bags, opaque wrapping paper, opaque containers, etc. are preferable.
[0016]
【Example】
Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings.
<Example 1>
A trading card having 40 kinds of images was printed on high-quality paper by an offset sheet-fed printing press (4 colors × 4 colors), and a polypropylene sheet was stuck on the surface.
The plate was impositioned as shown in FIG. The table was divided into 5 units, and 40 types of cards per unit were produced. Forty-one units of 40 types of cards were superimposed in a random order by random number generation by the distribution device shown in FIG. The card was cut for each card, and the margins and corners of the card were cut to form a vertical overlapping group. These were agitated in groups, and four of them were arbitrarily selected, stored in an opaque plastic bag, and heat-sealed as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 to distribute and package the cards.
[0017]
<Example 2>
A card in units of groups was produced in the same manner as in Example 1.
Separately, an expensive valuable card with a hologram as an image was prepared, and three cards were arbitrarily selected from the group, and the valuable card was inserted between them and distributed and packaged in the same manner.
One bag containing valuable cards was mixed with 149 normal packaging bags of Example 1.
[0018]
【The invention's effect】
In the invention of claim 1, the same card is never wrapped in the same package, and each card is cut and overlapped to separate and agitate, so that it is already different in the previous stage of the agitation. Therefore, it is possible to prevent similar combinations.
[0019]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, when eight or more cards are produced as a single unit for a plurality of cards, the same image is not arranged at the same position in eight or more positions of one unit card. However, since one unit of card is randomized, the degree of randomization further advances from the above.
[0020]
The invention according to claim 3 can distribute and wrap the precious card with certainty while maintaining the above-described effects.
[0021]
The invention according to claim 4 can identify a unit of card on which a similar image is printed, and confusion due to improper identification due to imposition (layout) on the plate making or distribution preparation work in the middle. Can be prevented.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a unit card of components of a card distribution method according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a printed matter on which a unit card of components of the card distribution method of the present invention is impositioned.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of another form of a unit card of components of the card distribution method of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a distribution device as a component of the card distribution method of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory front view of a package of components of the card distribution method of the present invention.
6 is a cross-sectional explanatory view taken along the line AA in FIG. 5;
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Card of 1 unit 2 ... Card 3 ... Printed matter 4 ... Margin 5 ... Identification mark 6 ... Endless chain 7 ... Storage part 8 ... Dispensing device 9 ... Package 10 ... Thermal fusion part

Claims (4)

A plurality of cards having at least eight types of different images, a step of allocating and printing a plurality of the one unit cards on a printing plate using eight or more cards as one unit card, and printing the one unit The process of cutting for each card is such that when different units of cards are overlapped, the types of the overlapping cards on the top and bottom of each card are assigned so that there is no same thing. Unit cards are prepared for the number of cards having the different images, the different units of cards are stacked in a random order, the cards are cut into pieces, and the overlapping rows are separated and agitated. A card distribution and packaging method, wherein the number of sheets to be packed is taken out from one row and packaged in a bag-like container. The overlapping of the different units of cards in a random order is performed using a device having a plurality of storage units in an endless chain according to a random order in which the order of taking out is designated in advance. Item 1. A card distribution and packaging method according to item 1. In order to create a package in which valuable cards with a small number of sheets are mixed in the package to be packaged, the cut and overlapped rows are separated for each card, and the packages are packed from the overlapped rows. 3. The card distribution and packaging method according to claim 1, wherein a number obtained by subtracting the number of valuable cards from a number to be selected is selected, and the valuable card is inserted therebetween. The card dispensing and packaging method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a mark such as an identifiable letter, number, or symbol is present on the unit card.

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