JP5289895B2 - Business card printing substrate - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a business card printing substrate.

  With the advancement of IT, simple printing has become commonplace in the modern era, and offices without personal computers, copiers, and printers are now unthinkable. Under such circumstances, there is an active movement to make in-house “business cards” that are indispensable for those who work at the company. A business card is the “face” of a company or a company employee, so it is not trusted by handwriting, so it needs to be finished beautifully by a printing specialist, but in most cases it is an order of 100 units, so one business card The cost per hit is very expensive compared to normal paper. In addition, when there are personnel changes or department changes, it is necessary to recreate the business cards each time. Particularly, in the occupations where there are many personnel changes, the ordered business cards cannot be used up and there is a lot of waste.

  However, from the viewpoint of a printing specialist, it is inevitable that cost reduction is very difficult with about 100 copies, and the price is not set to be particularly high. Since printing is a mass duplication technology, for example, if the order is 1,000 or 10,000, the cost per business card may be significantly reduced, but for business card users It was not easy and practical to use up 1,000 business cards.

Under such circumstances, many business card printing papers that can be printed by a printer have been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1). The paper of Patent Document 1 has a number of perforations on the mount and has a section of a business card size. Since the total thickness of the paper is only reduced and the perforations are provided, the paper can be manufactured at low cost. However, since the cut portion of the perforation is fluffed at the end portion of the business card after being cut off, there is a problem that the quality (beauty) of the business card is deteriorated.
JP 2004-034473 A

Under such circumstances, a structure in which the base material is pasted on the back side of the mount that is divided into business card sizes by a cut line (half cut) and leaves a uniform remaining margin at the peripheral edge via a peelable adhesive layer However, the total thickness of the paper increases due to the bonding structure. In general, when the layer thickness of the paper is increased, there arises a problem that printing suitability is lowered depending on the printer used. For example, in the case of a laser printer using powder toner, PPC paper (basis weight 50 to 70 g / m ^2). ) Is a standard paper and does not support thick paper, so it is difficult for a normal office printer to handle both thin paper and thick paper. In addition, the printer structure has a complicated paper path, and the decrease in flexibility due to thick paper and thick paper results in poor paper feed stability, poor toner transfer, poor toner fixing, streaks. It is easy to cause problems such as occurrence of. In particular, in the above-mentioned half-cut paper, there is a difference in strength between the cut line portion and its peripheral portion, and depending on the structure of the paper path of the printer, the peripheral portion of the cut line is soiled by toner. There is a problem in that the possibility of the paper feeding becomes high or the paper feed becomes unstable.

  On the other hand, when the thickness of the business card is reduced in order to suppress the layer thickness of the paper, the problem of proper printing can be solved, but the texture as a business card cannot be obtained and there is a tendency to avoid it.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a condition, and makes it the main subject to provide the base material for business card printing which is not deteriorated in quality as a business card and was excellent in the printing appropriateness of a printer.

The present invention for solving the above-mentioned problem is a business card printing substrate used by being inserted into a printer, and has a plurality of first cut lines, and the first cut lines remain on the peripheral portion. A first base material that is divided into a plurality of rectangular business card portions while leaving a margin, a second base material that is bonded to the first base material, and the rectangular shape in the first base material A pseudo-adhesive layer for adhering the business card part and the second base material, and an adhesive layer for adhering the remaining margin part of the first base material to the second base material. and, the pseudo adhesive layer is made of the rectangular business card portion from the adhesive that can be peeled off from the second substrate, the adhesive layer, the remaining margin portion from said second base member It consists of an adhesive that cannot be peeled off, and has a Gurley side on the side perpendicular to the print feed direction of the first substrate. Saga 14.5mN in the range of more than 15mN less, and wherein the Gurley stiffness of the sides parallel to the print feed direction of the first substrate is within the range of 9.8mN least 9.2mN .

Further, the thickness of the first base material may be in a range of 190 μm to 210 μm. In the remaining margin portion that is first inserted into the printing machine among the remaining margin portions of the first base material, at least one second cut line extends along a side perpendicular to the printing feed direction. It may be formed.

  In the second base material, a friction reducing layer may be formed on a surface different from the surface to be bonded to the first base material.

  According to the present invention, a plurality of business cards can be formed at the same time, and the quality of the business card can be obtained by setting the Gurley stiffness of the side parallel to the print feed direction of the first base material and the side orthogonal to the first substrate. Is not reduced. In addition, by setting the Gurley stiffness of the side parallel to the print feed direction to 9 to 10 mN, it is possible to prevent paper jamming during printing and printing failure, and to improve printing suitability.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings and the like. FIG. 1A is a diagram showing details of the business card printing substrate of the present invention. FIGS. 1B and 1A are cross-sectional views taken along T1-T1 in FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram when the business card printing base material is arranged in a paper feed tray of a general-purpose printer.

The business card printing substrate 10 of the present invention has a plurality of first cut lines 21 and is divided into a plurality of rectangular business card sections 22 by leaving the remaining margin 23 at the peripheral edge by the first cut lines 21. The first base material 20 and the second base material 40 bonded to the first base material, and the rectangular business card portion 22 and the second base material of the first base material 20 And the adhesive layer 32 for bonding the remaining margin 23 of the first base material to the second base material, and the pseudo adhesive layer 31 is a rectangular business card. becomes the part 22 from the adhesive that can be peeled off from the second substrate 40, adhesive layer 32 is made of the adhesive can not be peeled off the remaining margin portion 23 from the second substrate 40, The Gurley stiffness of the side orthogonal to the print feed direction of the first base material 20 is 9 to 16 mN, and the first base material 2 Wherein the sides of the Gurley stiffness parallel to the print feed direction of a 9～10MN.

  The business card printing substrate 10 of the present invention is used to form a plurality of business cards at the same time by a general-purpose printer, and the size of the business card printing substrate is not particularly limited as long as it can be printed by a general-purpose printer. For example, the base material 10 for business card printing of A4 size (297 * 210 mm) etc. are mentioned. Hereinafter, although it demonstrates centering on the base material 10 for A4 size business card printing, it is not limited to A4 size. As shown in FIG. 2, the general-purpose printer 50 is a generally distributed laser printer having a paper feed tray 51 at the front and a paper discharge tray (not shown) at the bottom, and is a terminal such as a PC. Operates in response to a print command (not shown).

(First base material)
The first base material 20 is an indispensable configuration of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1A, the first base material 20 has a peripheral portion (upper end portion 23T, lower end portion) by a plurality of first cut lines 21. The card 23 is divided into a plurality of business card parts 22 leaving the remaining margin 23 at the left end part 23B, the left end part 23L, and the right end part 23R (in the case shown in FIG. Divided). As a general size and shape of the business card part 22, a standard size of 55 × 91 mm is general, but is not limited to this, and may be a square or other shapes. Moreover, there is no limitation in particular also about the material of a 1st base material, For example, a quality paper etc. can be used preferably. Further, the shape of the first cut line 21 is not particularly limited, and may be a half cut or a cut through as shown in FIG.

  In addition, as a result of intensive investigations, the inventor of the present application pays attention to Gurley stiffness of the first base material 20 in order to prevent proper printing (paper jam, misalignment) at the time of business card printing and deterioration of the texture of the business card. Found the Gurley stiffness of the invention. Specifically, the Gurley stiffness of the side perpendicular to the print feed direction of the first base material (X direction in the case of FIG. 2) is in the range of 9 to 16 mN, and the print feed direction of the first base material is The Gurley stiffness of the parallel sides is in the range of 9 to 10 mN.

  The Gurley stiffness is a resistance force repelling the load bending force calculated by the Gurley stiffness test (TAPPI T 543 pm-84, JAPAN TAPPI NO.40), that is, stiffness (flexibility). The smaller the smaller, the smaller the bending resistance, and the larger the Gurley stiffness, the larger the bending resistance.

  Here, the usage method of the base material 10 for business card printing of this invention is demonstrated. When printing the business card portion 22 of the business card printing base material 10, the user places the number of business card printing base materials 10 to be printed on the paper feed tray 51 of the general-purpose printer 50 as shown in FIG. 2. . For example, when printing 100 business card sections 22, ten business card printing base materials 10 are prepared. Next, a printing start command and printing contents are output to a general-purpose printer 50 from a terminal such as a PC, and the business card printing substrate 10 is printed.

  At this time, in the printing process, when the Gurley stiffness of the side parallel to the printing direction of the first substrate is larger than 10 mN, the business card printing substrate 10 bends along the printing path of the general-purpose printer 50. Paper jams and stains. On the other hand, when the Gurley stiffness of the side parallel to the printing direction of the first base material is made smaller than 9 mN, the business card printing base material 10 can be bent along the printing path, and the paper jam or damage However, the first base material 20 serving as the business card portion 22 is not strained, and texture cannot be imparted to the business card portion 22 (business card 22). Note that even if the Gurley stiffness of the side perpendicular to the printing direction is greater than 10 mN, it will not affect the paper jam or contamination. The Gurley stiffness of the side orthogonal to the printing direction may be at least 9 mN. However, when the Gurley stiffness of the side orthogonal to the printing direction is increased more than necessary, the difference between the Gurley stiffness of the side parallel to the printing direction becomes wide and the texture of the business card part 22 is deteriorated. The inventor of the present application diligently examines the ratio between the Gurley stiffness of the side parallel to the printing direction and the Gurley stiffness of the side perpendicular to the printing direction when the Gurley stiffness of the side parallel to the printing direction is in the range of 9 to 10 mN. As a result, when the ratio of the side parallel to the printing direction and the side orthogonal to the printing direction is in the range of 1: 0.9 to 1: 1.8, the business card unit 22 is given a texture as a business card. I found. Considering such points, the Gurley stiffness of the side orthogonal to the printing direction is preferably in the range of 9 to 16 mN.

  According to the present invention, by making the Gurley stiffness of the side parallel to the printing direction of the first base material 20 in the range of 9 to 10 mN, the business card printing base material 10 is flexible so as to follow the printing path of the general-purpose printer 50. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a defect due to a paper jam or contamination. Furthermore, by making the Gurley stiffness of the side orthogonal to the printing direction in the range of 9 to 16 mN, it is possible to impart a texture as a business card to the business card unit 22 (business card 22) made of the first base material 20.

  The printing direction of the business card printing substrate 10 is not particularly limited, and the printing direction is such that the side parallel to the printing direction is the short side of the business card printing substrate 10 (A4 size) as shown in FIG. The printing direction may be such that the side parallel to the printing direction is the long side of the business card printing substrate 10. When the side parallel to the printing direction is the short side of the business card printing substrate 10, the short side Gurley stiffness is 9 to 10 mN, and the side parallel to the printing direction is the long side of the business card printing substrate 10 In this case, the Gurley stiffness on the long side is 9 to 10 mN.

If it is the 1st base material 20 from which the Gurley stiffness becomes the said range, there will be no limitation in particular also about the thickness, According to the combination with the 2nd base material 40, it can select suitably. However, when the thickness of the first base material 20 is greater than 210 μm, a conveyance failure occurs when printing is performed by the general-purpose printer 50 that does not support cardboard depending on the combination with the second base material 40 described later. There is a fear. On the other hand, when the thickness of the 1st base material 20 is thinner than 190 micrometers, it exists in the tendency for the texture as a business card to fall. Considering such points, the thickness of the first substrate 20 is preferably in the range of 190 μm to 210 μm, and more preferably in the range of 190 μm to 200 μm. In addition, when using the 1st base material 20 as a quality paper, it is preferable that a standard basis weight is 157 g / m < ² >.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1A, the remaining margin 23 inserted first in the printing press among the remaining margin 23 formed from the four sides of the upper end 23T, the lower end 23B, the left end 23L and the right end 23R. At least one second cut line 24 (two cut lines in the case of FIG. 1A) is perpendicular to the print feed direction at the portion 23 (left end part 23L in the case of FIG. 2). You may form along the side to do. The second score line 24 is provided to give flexibility to the remaining margin portion 23 that is initially inserted into the printing press. By providing the score line 24, the general-purpose printer 50 allows a plurality of business card portions 22 to be provided. Printing can be performed at the same time, and the remaining margin 23 can be bent in small increments by the second cut line 24 to make it flexible, and paper jams during printing and contamination by toner can be more effectively prevented. .

(Pseudo adhesive layer)
As shown in FIG. 1B, a pseudo adhesive layer 31 is provided between the business card portion 22 of the first base material 10 and a second base material 40 described later. The pseudo-adhesive layer 31 is an essential configuration of the present invention for bonding the business card unit 22 and the second base material 40 and for peeling the business card unit 22 from the second base material 40 after the business card unit 22 is printed. This is a pseudo adhesive layer. Thus, if the pseudo-adhesive layer 31 can peel the business card part 22 from the second base material 40 after printing without peeling the business card part 22 from the second base material 40 at the time of printing, pseudo-adhesion There is no limitation in particular about the component and structure of the layer 31. FIG.

  For example, as such a pseudo-adhesive layer 31, an emulsion type adhesion mainly composed of a vinyl acetate resin or an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer on a release layer containing a release component such as silicone wax, polyethylene wax, or carnauba wax. Examples thereof include a pseudo adhesive layer 31 in which an agent is laminated. In this case, when the business card printing base material 10 is bent in the general-purpose printer 50 by appropriately blending the emulsion-type adhesive compounding material and adjusting the adhesive force, the business card part 22 is peeled from the second base material. This can be effectively prevented.

  Further, the thickness of the pseudo adhesive layer 31 is not particularly limited, but the business card printing substrate 10 is bent in the general-purpose printer 50 by forming the pseudo adhesive layer 31 to have a thickness of about 2 to 12 μm. It is possible to more effectively prevent the business card part 22 from being peeled off from the second base material, for example.

  In addition, it is good also as the pseudo-adhesion layer 31 which laminated | stacked the peeling layer and the adhesive agent in this order in the position bonded with the business card part 22 among the 2nd base material 40, and the business card part on the 2nd base material 40 Alternatively, a pseudo adhesive layer 31 may be used in which an adhesive is applied to a position where the adhesive layer 22 is bonded and a release layer is provided thereon.

  Alternatively, the adhesive itself may be a pseudo-adhesive layer 31 that includes the release properties, such as (meth) acrylic acid alkyl-modified natural rubber latex, ethylene-vinyl acetate resin emulsion, acrylic resin emulsion, etc. Natural rubber adhesives applicable to known adhesives can be used alone or in combination of two or more. According to the pseudo-adhesive layer 31, adhesiveness can be expressed by performing a pressure treatment with a sealer or the like, and the bonded portion can be peeled by hand after bonding. Further, an adhesive paste that can be reattached after peeling may be used as the pseudo adhesive layer 31.

(Adhesive layer)
As shown in FIG. 1B, an adhesive layer 32 is provided between the remaining margin 23 in the first base material 20 and the second base material 40. The adhesive layer 32 is used for adhering the remaining margin 23 from the second base member 40 during and after printing in the general-purpose printer 50 so as not to be peeled off. If it is the adhesive layer 32 which has the said effect, there will be no limitation in particular about the component of the adhesive layer 32, The adhesive layer 32 etc. which consist of an emulsion type adhesive agent which has vinyl acetate resin or an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer as a main component are suitable. Can be used.

(Second base material)
The second base material is used as a base of the business card printing base material 10 of the present invention, and is bonded to the first base material 20 via the pseudo adhesive layer 31 and the adhesive layer 32 as shown in FIG. The As the second base material 40, high-quality paper or the like can be used as in the first base material 20.

There is no limitation in particular about the thickness of a 2nd base material, According to the thickness of a 1st base material, it can select suitably. However, if the second base material 40 is too thick, the layer thickness of the business card printing base material 10 becomes too thick, and the standard of the general-purpose printer 50 may not be supported. Considering such points, the thickness of the second base material 40 is preferably thin. For example, when the first base material 20 having a basis weight of 157 g / m ² is used, the basis weight is 41 g / m. By using the second substrate 40 of ^{2 to} 50 g / m ² , the total total thickness can be set to about 240 to 250 μm, and the thickness can be suitably used in the general-purpose printer 50.

  There is no limitation in particular also about the shape of the 2nd substrate, and it can choose suitably according to the shape of the 1st substrate 20 pasted together via pseudo adhesion layer 31 and adhesion layer 32.

(Friction reduction layer)
A friction reducing layer 60 is formed on a surface different from the surface on which the pseudo adhesive layer 31 and the adhesive layer 32 of the second base material 40 are formed (in the case shown in FIG. 1B, it is formed in the lowermost layer). Have been). The friction reducing layer 60 is a state in which a plurality of business card printing substrates 10 are overlapped by friction when the plurality of business card printing substrates 10 are arranged on the paper feed tray 51 of the general-purpose printer 50 and then conveyed to the printing start position. It is provided to prevent so-called double feed, which is conveyed by the

  The friction preventing layer 60 is not particularly limited with respect to its material and formation method as long as it can function to prevent a plurality of business card printing base materials 10 from being conveyed in an overlapped state due to friction. It can be formed by a method such as offset printing using a UV curable ink containing silicone wax, polyethylene wax, carnauba wax or the like.

Below, an Example and a comparative example are given and this invention is demonstrated in more detail.
Example 1
Offset printing of UV curable ink containing silicone wax as a pseudo-adhesive layer 31 on a second base material made of high-quality paper and having a standard basis weight of 50 g / m ² and bonded to the business card portion 22 And a water-based emulsion type adhesive was applied thereon by a flexographic printing method to form a pseudo adhesive layer having a thickness of 2 to 12 μm. In addition, an aqueous emulsion adhesive was formed as a bonding layer 32 on the second base material 40 at a position where it was bonded to the remaining margin 23 so as to have a thickness of 1 to 7 μm by a flexographic printing method. Next, the short side of the first substrate 20 is the printing direction, the Gurley stiffness of the side parallel to the printing direction is 9.3 mN, the Gurley stiffness of the side orthogonal to the printing direction is 14.9 mN, The 1st base material 20 and the 2nd base material which consist of quality paper whose quantity is 157 g / m < ² > were bonded together. Further, the first base material is 55 mm so that the short margin of the business card portion 22 is arranged in the same direction as the side perpendicular to the printing direction, leaving the remaining margin 23 by the first cut line 21 having a half-cut shape. The business card printing substrate 10 of Example 1 was obtained by being divided into 10 business card portions 22 of × 91 mm. The Gurley stiffness is determined according to the Gurley stiffness test (TAPPI T 543 pm-84, JAPAN TAPPI No. 40). The measurement was performed by Kumagaya Riki Kogyo Co., Ltd. 2049-D Each was performed 5 times using a Garlace Tefness Tester (automatic). The Gurley stiffness was similarly measured for the following examples and comparative examples.

(Example 2)
A UV curable ink containing silicone wax as a friction reducing layer 60 on the surface different from the surface on which the pseudo-adhesive layer 31 and the adhesive layer 32 of the second base material 40 are provided to have a thickness of 1 to 5 μm by offset printing. A business card printing base material of Example 2 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that it was formed in the same manner as in Example 1.

(Example 3)
The business card printing substrate of Example 3 is the same as that of Example 1 except that a second cut line having a half cut shape is formed in the remaining margin portion that is first inserted into the printer of the business card printing substrate 10. Got.

(Examples 4 to 5)
Example 4 to Example 4 were carried out in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the Gurley stiffness of the side parallel to the printing direction of the first base material 20 and the Gurley stiffness of the side orthogonal to the printing direction were within the range shown in Table 1 below. 5 of business card printing substrate 10 was obtained.

(Examples 6 to 7)
Except that the Gurley stiffness of the side parallel to the printing direction of the first base material 20 and the Gurley stiffness of the side orthogonal to the printing direction were within the ranges shown in Table 1 below, Examples 6 to Thus, a business card printing substrate 10 was obtained.

(Comparative Examples 1-5)
Comparative Examples 1 to 2 were carried out in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the Gurley stiffness of the side parallel to the printing direction of the first base material 20 and the Gurley stiffness of the side orthogonal to the printing direction were within the ranges shown in Table 1 below. 5 of business card printing substrate 10 was obtained.

(Printer evaluation test)
The printer evaluation test of the business card printing base materials of Examples 1 to 7 and Comparative Examples 1 to 5 was performed. In the printer evaluation test, Canon Inc. LBP-1910 and LBP-1820 printers were used to visually check whether there was misalignment, misprinting, paper jam, and double feed. At this time, with 10 business card printing base materials set in the paper feed tray, the paper that could be printed without print misalignment, print shading, paper jam, or double feed was marked with ◎, and one sheet on the manual feed tray. In the set state, a mark indicating that there was no print misalignment, a print spot, or a paper jam could be printed, and a mark indicating that one sheet cannot be printed in the manual feed tray. The evaluation results are shown in Table 1.

(Business card quality test)
The business card quality test of the business card printing base materials of Examples 1 to 7 and Comparative Examples 1 to 5 was performed. The business card quality test is performed in the direction of the short side of the business card, the direction of the long side of the business card, and the quality of the entire business card by tactile sensation, and the texture of the entire business card has a sufficient texture as a business card when the cut business card part is touched by hand. A thing having a texture as a business card was marked with ◯, and a thing without a texture as a business card was marked with X. In addition, the quality of the business card short side direction and the business card long side direction is evaluated based on whether or not the business card short side and the business card long side are bent, and whether or not the business card has a long business card. ◎, and those that do not have a business card as x. The evaluation results are shown in Table 1 together with the printer evaluation test.

(Evaluation results)
As can be seen from Table 1, the Gurley stiffness of the side parallel to the printing direction (A4 short side direction) is in the range of 9 to 10 mN, and the Gurley stiffness of the side orthogonal to the printing direction (A4 long side direction) is 9 to 9. The business card printing base materials of Examples 1 to 7 in the range of 16 mN were able to obtain good results in both printer characteristics and business card quality. Further, good printer characteristics were obtained without occurrence of double feed even when ten business card printing substrates of Example 2 and Examples 6 to 7 provided with a friction reducing layer were set.

  On the other hand, the business card printing base materials of Comparative Examples 1 and 2 having a Gurley stiffness on a side parallel to the printing direction of less than 9 mN have good printer characteristics but poor quality as a business card. Moreover, the business card printing base materials of Comparative Examples 3 to 5 having a Gurley stiffness on the side parallel to the printing direction of greater than 10 mN could not be printed even when one sheet was set on the manual feed tray.

  According to the business card printing substrate of the present invention in which the Gurley stiffness of the side parallel to the printing direction described above is in the range of 9 to 10 mN and the Gurley stiffness of the side orthogonal to the printing direction is in the range of 9 to 16 mN. In addition to being excellent in printer suitability, it is possible to impart the necessary quality to business cards.

It is a figure which shows the base material for business card printing of this invention. It is the schematic diagram which has arrange | positioned the base material for business card printing of this invention to the general purpose printer.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Business card printing substrate 20 ... 1st base material 21 ... 1st cut line 22 ... Business card part 23 ... Remaining margin part 24 ... 2nd cut line 31 ... Pseudo adhesion layer 32 ... Adhesive layer 40 ... 2nd Base material 50 ... general-purpose printer 60 ... friction reducing layer

Claims (3)

A business card printing substrate used by being inserted into a printer,
A first base material having a plurality of first score lines and being divided into a plurality of rectangular business card portions by leaving the remaining margins at the peripheral edge by the first score lines;
A second substrate bonded to the first substrate;
A pseudo-adhesion layer for bonding the rectangular business card portion and the second base material in the first base material;
An adhesive layer for bonding the remaining margin of the first base material and the second base material;
The pseudo adhesive layer is made of the rectangular business card portion from the adhesive that can be peeled off from the second substrate, the adhesive layer, peeling the remaining margin portion from said second base member Made of adhesive that is impossible
The Gurley stiffness of the side perpendicular to the print feed direction of the first substrate is in the range of 14.5 mN to 15 mN ,
A business card printing base material, wherein a Gurley stiffness of a side parallel to a printing feed direction of the first base material is in a range of 9.2 mN or more and 9.8 mN or less .   2. The business card printing substrate according to claim 1, wherein a thickness of the first substrate is in a range of 190 μm to 210 μm.   Of the remaining margin portion of the first base material, the remaining margin portion that is inserted into the printer first has at least one second cut line formed along a side perpendicular to the print feed direction. The business card printing substrate according to claim 1 or 2, wherein:

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