JP7322445B2 - An envelope containing a token case and an enclosure containing a token case - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a token case for storing and holding a card-shaped or odd-shaped token and an envelope containing an enclosure containing the token case.

In recent years, instead of having users bring their cash cards with them to make transfers using bank ATMs, etc., and perform transfer processing and balance confirmation processing, Internet banking has become widespread, enabling users to perform similar processing in their home Internet environments. I'm doing it. In Internet banking, in order to strengthen the user authentication function, the bank sends a special token that displays a variable password to the user in advance. When using Internet banking, the user transmits the password displayed on the token, which performs encryption processing with the same algorithm in conjunction with the bank system and the time, etc., to the bank system via the network. The bank-side system authenticates the user's authenticity by confirming that the password is generated with the same algorithm as the bank's own, and starts transaction processing.

Similar to credit cards, cash cards, etc., such tokens are often housed and held in a dedicated token case by the card issuer, placed in an envelope, and shipped to each user. By the way, when a card issuer ships a credit card or the like to each user, as in Patent Document 1, the card is pasted on one side of a thin mount with a peelable adhesive or the like, and then the mount is removed. It is enclosed and sealed in an envelope with other documents. On the other hand, tokens are often thicker than the general card thickness of about 0.8 mm. For example, Patent Document 2 describes a method of storing and holding such a thick token in a token case using a card mount and enclosing it in an envelope. According to this document, a password card with a thickness of 3 mm is folded into a backing paper with a thickness of 1 mm to form a state in which three backing papers are stacked, and a common through-hole is provided in the stacked backing paper portions. As a result, the password card is fitted into the through hole to be stored and held.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-25770 JP 2016-30430 A

If the thickness of the token case is increased by, for example, stacking card mounts to match the thickness of the token, the token case will have approximately the same thickness as the token, so that the effect of protecting the token can be obtained. However, most of the general enveloping and sealing machines that enclose the token case in the envelope have a structure in which the card backing is sandwiched with a clamp jig (claw) and transferred into the envelope, and the token case that is thicker than the normal backing can be handled well. In order to transfer the sheet into the envelope, it is necessary to make adjustments such as replacing the claws and adjusting the amount of opening of the claws. Since it is necessary to make mechanical adjustments and set conditions each time a type is switched between a normal card and a token, there is a problem that the workload and loss of switching time increase.

Also, in order to avoid such mechanical adjustments and setting conditions, a method of sticking the token on one side of a thin backing paper like the card is conceivable. However, in this case, the token is thicker than the backing paper, and since there is no protection function by the backing paper after the token is placed in the envelope, the token may be damaged during transportation of the envelope. Moreover, when envelopes containing tokens and token cases are stacked at the manufacturing site for preparation for shipment, the uneven thickness of the envelopes may cause the envelopes to tilt and collapse.

The present disclosure has been made in view of such circumstances, and includes a token case and an enclosure including a token case that can securely store and hold a token while protecting the token and that can perform a mechanical encapsulation work satisfactorily. An object of the present invention is to provide an envelope in which an object is enclosed.

The token case according to the present embodiment is a token case made up of a mount that holds a token, the mount being folded back to have a top surface portion and a bottom surface portion facing each other; a token storage portion; an overhang extending from the bottom surface toward the outside of the token storage unit along the bottom surface; and a lid portion foldably adjacent to the overhang, wherein the top surface is , a token case characterized by having a holding hole for holding a token.
It has a holding hole, and can cover at least a part of the holding hole when the lid is bent with respect to the projecting portion.

Further, in the token case according to another aspect of the present embodiment, the top surface portion and the bottom surface portion are arranged to face each other while being separated from each other, the token storage portion is arranged to face each other while being separated from each other, and the top surface portion and the bottom surface are arranged to face each other. There may also be a first side portion and a second side portion adjacent each of the portions.

Further, in the token case according to another aspect of the present embodiment, the holding hole may be provided with a first restricting piece that restricts movement of the token along the planar direction of the top surface portion.

Further, in the token case according to another aspect of the present embodiment, the holding hole may be provided with a second restricting piece that restricts movement of the token in a direction perpendicular to the surface direction of the top surface portion. good.

Further, in the token case according to another aspect of the present embodiment, the token storage portion may be formed by forming the holding holes in a plate-like member having a substantially constant thickness and bending the plate-like member.

Further, in the token case according to another aspect of the present embodiment, the thickness of the plate member is equal to or less than the thickness of the token, and the maximum distance from the top surface to the bottom surface is equal to or less than the thickness of the token. It may be greater than or equal to the token thickness value.

Further, in the token case according to another aspect of the present embodiment, the projecting portion and the lid portion are bent with respect to the projecting portion so that the lid portion covers at least a portion of the holding hole. At this time, the lid portion may be bent at an acute angle with respect to the projecting portion when viewed from the axial direction of the bending.

Further, in the token case according to another aspect of the present embodiment, the token storage portion is further provided with an extraction hole continuous with the holding hole for inserting a finger when attaching or detaching the token to or from the token storage portion. may be

Also, in an envelope containing an enclosure including a token case according to another aspect of the present embodiment, the token may be held in the token case.

In addition, the envelope containing the enclosure, including the token case according to another embodiment of the present invention, has a distance from the lower end of the envelope to the lower end of the flap when the envelope is arranged so that the flap faces upward. The value may be smaller than the value of the distance from the lower edge of the envelope to the upper edge of the token storage section of the token case enclosed in the envelope.

According to the present embodiment, there is provided a token case that can securely store and hold a token while protecting it, and that can perform a mechanical enclosing operation satisfactorily, and an envelope in which an enclosure including the token case is enclosed. can do.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the structure of the token case of the first embodiment; FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the token case of the first embodiment that has been unfolded; FIG. 4A is a plan view and a cross-sectional view of the assembled token case of the first embodiment; It is a schematic diagram explaining an enclosing sealing process. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a state in which enclosed envelopes are stacked; FIG. 11 is a plan view of the token case of the second embodiment that has been unfolded; FIG. 11 is a perspective view illustrating the structure of the token case of the second embodiment; FIG. 11 is a plan view of the unfolded token case of the third embodiment; FIG. 11 is a perspective view illustrating the structure of a token case according to a third embodiment;

An example of the token case of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to drawings and the like. However, the token case of the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments and examples described below.

In addition, each figure shown below is shown typically. Therefore, the size and shape of each part, the thickness of each layer in cross-sectional views, and the like are exaggerated as appropriate for easy understanding. In each figure, hatching indicating cross sections of members is omitted as appropriate. Numerical values such as dimensions and material names of each member described in this specification are examples as an embodiment, and are not limited to these, and can be appropriately selected and used. In this specification, terms specifying shapes and geometrical conditions, such as parallel, orthogonal, perpendicular, etc., not only have strict meanings but also include substantially the same states. Also, for convenience of explanation, the terms "upper" and "lower" are sometimes used, but the vertical direction may be reversed, and the same applies to the horizontal direction. In addition, in order to facilitate the explanation of the up, down, left, right, and oblique directions, the X, Y, and Z axes may be used for explanation.

1. First Embodiment A first embodiment of the token case of the present disclosure will be described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of the token case 1 of the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the token case 1 unfolded. 3A and 3B are a plan view and a cross-sectional view of the assembled token case 1. As shown in FIG. FIG. 3(a) is a plan view of the assembled token case 1 with the cover 4 opened, viewed from above, which is the mounting direction of the token 11 in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3(a), and FIG. 3(c) is a cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 3(b) showing a state in which the lid 4 is closed. Details of token 11 and token case 1 are described below.

(a) Configuration of Token The token 11 of this embodiment has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped card shape, and has a display section 12 and a plurality of operation buttons 13 on one surface thereof. The dimensions are approximately 70 mm in length, approximately 45 mm in width, and approximately 3 mm in thickness. At present, there is no particular standard for the token itself, and there are many card-shaped tokens with dimensions other than the above, and many different-shaped tokens that are unrelated to the card shape.

The password can be displayed on the display unit 12 by the user pressing the specific operation button 13 of the token 11 . This is a one-time password that changes from moment to moment depending on the timing of operation. When the user who reads this password enters the password on the Internet banking transaction screen, the bank side system can confirm the user's authenticity, and after confirmation, the transaction can be executed.

(b) Configuration of Token Case As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the token case 1 of the present embodiment is a three-dimensional assembly of a portion of paper used for a normal card shipping mount. The range of thickness of the mount that can be used depends on the configuration of the enclosing-sealing machine 20, which will be described later. The mount thickness of this embodiment is 0.12 mm. FIG. 1 also shows X1, X2, Z2, Z1, Y1, and Y2 axes, which represent left/right, up/down, oblique front, and oblique back directions with respect to the arrangement of the token case. Coordinate axes corresponding to the coordinate axes of FIG. 1 are also provided in FIG. 2 and other figures as required. A portion of the token case 1 that appears to have substantially the same thickness as the token is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped token storage portion 2 . The token storage unit 2 has a top surface portion 2a and a bottom surface portion 2c which are spaced apart from each other in the Z-axis direction (Z2 and Z1 directions) perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. At the ends of the bottom surface portion 2c in the left-right direction (X1, X2 directions), there are a first right side surface portion 2b and a second left side surface portion 2d adjacent to the ends of the top surface portion 2a and the bottom surface portion 2c, respectively. have.

The bottom surface portion 2c extends outward from the token storage portion 2 along the second side surface portion 2d, which is the left (X1 side) side surface of the token storage portion 2. A protruding portion 3 which is rectangular is provided. When the token storage unit 2 is assembled as shown in FIG. 1, the apparent thickness in the vertical direction is increased by the first side surface portion 2b and the second side surface portion 2d. Although it is thicker than the total thickness, the protruding portion 3 is only as thick as one sheet of backing paper.

Furthermore, a lid portion 4, which is a portion where the projecting portion 3 extends and is substantially rectangular in plan view, is provided in a region on the opposite side (X1 side) of the token storage portion 2 adjacent to the projecting portion 3. It is The protruding portion 3 and the lid portion 4 are compartmentalized by forming a folding line portion 4a on a continuous piece of mounting paper. The lid portion 4 can be bent toward the X2 side with the folding line portion 4a as the axis with respect to the overhanging portion 3. As a result, the lid portion 4 can be brought close to or in contact with the top surface portion 2a of the token storage portion 2. .

A holding hole 5 for holding and holding the token 11 is provided in a part of the top surface 2a of the token storage section 2, and an extraction hole 7 is provided as a hole continuous with the holding hole 5. As shown in FIG. The holding hole 5 has an outline shape that matches the shape of the outer circumference of the token 11, thereby suppressing the token 11 from being displaced from the token case 1 due to vibration or the like when the token 11 is accommodated. Furthermore, if a take-out hole 7 is provided as a gap for inserting a finger when the user takes out the token 11 from the token storage part 2, the user can easily take out the token 11 by touching the side of the token 11 and pushing it upward. Become.

However, if the area of the take-out hole 7 is made larger, the token 11 is more likely to be displaced from the token storage section 2, and may not be held during transfer. For example, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the top surface 2a of the token storage unit 2 has an extraction hole 7 including an arcuate contour line on the outer circumference of the token 11 so as to be adjacent to a specific side of the substantially rectangular outer circumference. can be set to Even if this is done, the token 11 stored in the token storage part 2 may be displaced in the direction of the take-out hole 7. Therefore, as shown in FIG. It can be glued. Although the outlet hole 7 is shown here as having a circular arc shape, its contour shape can be determined according to the shape of the outer periphery of the token 11 as described above, and may be rectangular or the like.

In addition, the position on the side of the second side portion 2d (X1 side) of the holding hole 5 and the side (Y1 side) far from the extraction hole 7 and the position on the side of the first side portion 2b (X2 side) of the holding hole 5 obliquely opposed thereto. ) and on the side (Y2 side) near the extraction hole 7, the movement of the token 11 along the direction (Z-axis direction) perpendicular to the surface direction of the top surface portion 2a is restricted, thereby suppressing the token 11 from jumping out. A plurality of surface regulating pieces 6 are provided for the purpose. The surface regulating piece 6 may have any shape, but in the present embodiment, it is shaped and arranged to partially close the corner of the holding hole 5 having an arcuate contour. By properly providing such a surface regulation piece 6, there is a risk that the token 11 will fall off carelessly from the token case 1 and be damaged during the process of enclosing and sealing the token 11 in an envelope after the token 11 is housed in the token case 1 or during delivery. can be reduced.

(c) Assembly of Token Case Next, the method of assembling the token case 1 will be described, and the holding structure and protection effect of the token 11 will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 2, when the token case 1 is unfolded, it becomes a shipping mount for one card having the thickness described above and a substantially rectangular plane. That is, the token case 1 is formed by forming the holding hole 5 and the extraction hole 7 in a continuous hole shape by cutting or the like in the base paper of such a plate-like member having a substantially constant thickness, and then bending the board.

In addition, the value of the thickness of the mount of such a plate-shaped member is smaller than the value of the thickness of the token 11, and the value of the maximum distance from the top surface portion 2a to the bottom surface portion 2c is the thickness of the token 11. is preferably equal to or greater than the value of In this case, the thickness of the mount of the plate-shaped member can be made sufficiently thin, and when the token 11 is stored in the token storage section 2, the token 11 does not jump out of the token storage section 2, so the token case 1 can be easily secured. This is because the effect of protecting the token 11 during storage and transportation in an envelope is high, and the risk of damaging the token 11 can be reduced.

In addition, after the token 11 is stored in the holding hole 5, the token 11 is held in such a way that the token 11 does not enter between the top surface portion 2a and the bottom surface portion 2c of the token storage portion 2 and become displaced. A plurality of side regulating pieces 8 are formed as projections for laterally supporting three side surfaces that do not face the extraction hole 7 among the four side surfaces forming the outer circumference of the token 11 when it is inserted into the holding hole 5 . In FIG. 2 , the first side regulating piece 8 b and the first lower surface regulating piece 8 a on the second side 2 d side (X 1 side) of the holding hole 5 form one convex portion adjacent to each other. The second side surface regulating piece 8d and the second lower surface regulating piece 8c form one convex portion adjacent to each other on the first side surface portion 2b side (X2 side). Furthermore, on the side (Y1 side) of the holding hole 5 facing the extraction hole 7, the third side face regulation piece 8f and the third bottom face regulation piece 8e form one convex portion adjacent to each other.

Here, when the mounting paper is viewed from the front side of FIG. 2, a mountain fold is made along the dashed line, and the adjoining portion between the first lower surface regulation piece 8a and the first side surface regulation piece 8b is valley-folded along the dashed line. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 3(a) and 3(b), the first lower face regulating piece 8a and the first side face regulating piece 8b are bent substantially at a right angle to form a substantially L-shaped structure in sectional view in the assembled state. Become. Further, the root portion of the second side face regulating piece 8d arranged on the first side face 2b side of the holding hole 5 on the side of the first side face 2b (X2 side) is mountain-folded along the dashed-dotted line to form a second bottom face regulating piece. The adjacent portion between 8c and the second side regulating piece 8d is valley-folded along the dashed line. Further, the root portion of the third side face regulation piece 8f is mountain-folded along the dashed line, and the adjacent portion between the third bottom face regulation piece 8e and the third side face regulation piece 8f is valley-folded along the dashed line. As a result, a similar substantially L-shaped structure can be obtained in the same cross-sectional view. Note that all of the first side regulating piece 8b to the third side regulating piece 8f and the first lower surface regulating piece 8a to the third lower surface regulating piece 8e can be referred to as the side regulating piece 8.

Next, in FIG. 2, five adjacent sections corresponding to the token storage section 2, ie, the paste margin section 2e, the first side section 2b, the top section 2a, the second side section 2d, and the bottom section 2c, are shown in FIG. When the mount is viewed from the front side (Z2 side), the top surface portion 2a and the bottom surface portion 2c are arranged to face each other in a state of being substantially parallel and separated by valley folding along the dashed line. Similarly, the first side surface portion 2b and the second side surface portion 2d are arranged to face each other while being spaced substantially parallel to each other. However, the top surface portion 2a and the bottom surface portion 2c do not necessarily have to be separated from each other along the Z-axis. The portions 2c may be arranged to contact each other. Further, the paste margin portion 2e overlaps the bottom portion 2c as shown in FIG.

As described above, the token storage unit 2 is configured such that the first side surface portion 2b and the second side surface portion 2d separate the bottom surface portion 2c and the top surface portion 2a in the thickness direction (Z-axis direction) when the token 11 is stored. Become. In addition, since the token storage part 2 has an apparent thickness approximately equal to the thickness of the token 11, the token 11 is suppressed from protruding above the top surface part 2a of the token storage part 2, and the token 11 is effectively retained. And can improve the protection effect.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3B, in the holding hole 5, a first side regulation piece 8b and a second side regulation piece 8d are arranged in the lateral direction (Z-axis direction) when the token 11 is arranged. Therefore, movement of the token 11 in the left-right direction (Y-axis direction) along the surface direction of the top surface portion 2a can be restricted. In addition, in order to suppress lateral deformation of the first side regulating piece 8b itself and the second side regulating piece 8d itself, a first lower surface regulating piece adjoins the first side regulating piece 8b itself and the second side regulating piece 8d itself in a substantially L-shape and abuts against the bottom surface portion 2c. A piece 8a and a second lower surface regulation piece 8c are arranged.

These first lower surface regulation piece 8a and second lower surface regulation piece 8c may or may not be adhesively fixed to the bottom surface portion 2c with an adhesive. Even if the bottom surface portion 2c is not adhered, the first bottom surface regulating piece 8a and the second bottom surface regulating piece 8c generate a frictional force with the bottom surface portion 2c, and the first bottom surface regulating piece 8a and the second bottom surface regulating piece 8a This is because the deformation of the piece 8c can be suppressed as much as possible.

As shown in FIG. 3(c), the token case 1 assembled in this manner has the lid portion 4 folded about the folding line 4a so that at least a portion of the holding hole 5 of the token storage portion 2 is opened. can be covered. When the token is finally sent to the user, the token 11 stored in the holding hole 5 of the token storage part 2 can be covered by folding the lid part 4 of the token case 1 storing the token 11.例文帳に追加By enclosing the token case 1 in an envelope in this state, the token 11 is protected on the front side by the cover part 4 and on the back side by the token storage part 2, so that the envelope containing the token 11 can be stored and delivered. It is possible to reduce the risk of damaging the token 11 during the process.

Further, the lid portion 4 that is bent at this time, the overhanging portion 3, and the token storage portion 2 that is integrated with and adjacent thereto are arranged along the fold line when viewed in cross section from the axial direction (Y-axis direction) of the fold line portion 4a. The inner angle of the token case 1 formed by the projecting portion 3 and the lid portion 4 with the portion 4a as the apex forms an acute angle. The token case 1 has an acute-angled portion 2f at its distal end such that the projecting portion 3 and the lid portion 4 have an acute inner angle along the axis (Y-axis) of the folding line portion 4a.

As will be described later, this is advantageous in the pick-up process for enclosing the folded token case 1 in an envelope. In the token case 1 in which the token 11 is housed and the lid portion 4 is closed, as shown in FIG. may

In addition, when considering the pick-up aptitude of the token case 1 by the encapsulating portion described later, the maximum distance from the top surface portion 2a to the bottom surface portion 2c of the token storage portion 2 in the assembled state (that is, the first side portion 2b or the second side portion 2d from the end on the Z1 side to the end on the Z2 side) is 4.0 mm or less. It is preferable to make it 0 mm or more and 30.0 mm or less. In addition, when the maximum distance is greater than 4.0 mm and 6.0 mm or less, the width along X1-X2 of the bottom portion 2c of the projecting portion 3 shall be 15.0 mm or more and 40.0 mm or less. is preferred. Since the width of the protruding part 3 is within the range, the token case 1 can be picked up satisfactorily without mechanical adjustment of the enclosing part, and the envelopes when the enclosed envelopes are stacked. It is possible to suppress the inclination of the bundle and the adhesion failure of the flap (the adhesive margin of the envelope, also called the lid).

(d) Step of Enclosing and Sealing Token Case Next, the steps after the token 11 is accommodated in the token case 1 until it is enclosed in an envelope will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the process of enclosing and sealing the token case in this embodiment. FIG. 4(a) is a schematic configuration diagram showing an example of the enclosing and sealing machine 20, FIG. 4(b) is a schematic diagram for explaining the flow of the process, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the pickup mechanism of FIG. Note that FIG. 4C shows a coordinate system that has the same relationship as the coordinate system with respect to the placement of the token case 1 in FIG.

(i) Preparation and Transfer of Enclosures As shown in FIG. 4(a), in the enclosing and sealing machine 20, enclosures to be enclosed must be stacked and set in advance in respective supply units. For example, the token-stored token case 31 storing the token 11 of the present embodiment is piled up and set in the mounting paper supply section 23 . Similarly, instructions and the like to be enclosed together are stacked and set in the respective supply units. For example, the first enclosure 32 and the second enclosure 33 are set in the first enclosure supply section 24 and the second enclosure supply section 25, respectively.

Next, one copy of the token containing token case 31 is picked up from the lower end of the mounting paper supply unit 23 to the X1 side by the pick-up mechanism 23a, mounted on the first conveying unit 21 having a conveyor structure, and transferred to the Y1 side ( Step B). After that, one copy of the first enclosure 32 is taken out from the first enclosure supply section 24 by a mechanism similar to that of the mount supply section 23, and the first conveying section 21 is placed on the token case 31 containing the token being transferred. and transferred to the Y1 side (step C). Further, one copy of the second enclosure 33 is taken out from the second enclosure supply section 25 by the same mechanism as described above, and is superimposed on the first enclosure 32 being transferred on the first conveying section 21, and is placed on the Y1 side. (Step D).

Here, as schematically shown in FIG. 4(c), the pickup mechanism 23a that pulls out one copy of the token-stored token case 31 from the lower end portion of the mount supply section 23 in the process B is provided at one or a plurality of locations. A general mechanism is to clamp the token-stored token case 31 and transfer it by opening and closing the claw portion 23b. Although the token case 31 with stored token is described above as being in the process B, it is not limited to this, and the token case 31 may be set in the process C or D. As a result, it is possible to suitably set the order of overlapping with leaflets and the like. In FIG. 4(c), when the token 11 is pulled out to the pickup mechanism 23a, the side of the token 11 having the display section 12 and the operation buttons 13 is positioned on the Z2 side. That is, when the token case 31 is set in the process B, it is set in this direction. This orientation is important when stacking enclosed envelopes, which will be described later. Note that in FIG. 4C, the locations where the tokens 11 are arranged are indicated by dashed lines. The first bottom regulation piece 8a, the second bottom regulation piece 8c, and the third bottom regulation piece 8e are not shown because this is an image diagram showing the location of the token 11, and the token case of this embodiment is opaque. As shown in FIG. 4(c), the arrangement of tokens cannot be seen through.

As described above, the token case 1 of the present embodiment has an acute-angled portion 2f in which one end of the case is bent at an acute angle in a cross-sectional view. Therefore, the clamping conditions such as the opening position and the closing position of the claw portion 23b of the pickup mechanism 23a are the same as in the case of handling a single card sending mount to which a normal card is pasted. There is no need to adjust these mechanical conditions. If a dedicated token case with an end portion (for example, a portion similar to the 2f portion in this embodiment) that matches the thickness of the token and has about 3 mm is used, the clamping condition of the claw portion 23b is changes greatly, it is necessary to adjust the conditions of the clamping mechanism each time the product is changed, which increases the workload and loss of changeover time.

(ii) Envelope Preparation and Transfer Envelopes 35 are stacked and set in the envelope supply unit 26 different from the above. The flap 35a, which is the cover portion of the envelope 35, is pre-applied with water-soluble glue, and can be activated by applying water to the flap 35a, that is, adhesion can be generated. Next, one copy of the envelope 35 with the flap 35a opened is taken out from the envelope supply section 26, mounted on the second transport section 22, and transported to the Y1 side (process E).

(iii) Encapsulation of Enclosure Next, the token case 31 containing the token, the first enclosure 32, and the entire enclosure 34, which are stacked with the second enclosure 33, are transported to a predetermined position by the first transport section 21. be. Subsequently, toward the envelope 35 with the flap 35a opened, which has been transported to a position opposite to this, the enclosing part 27 (extrusion part) collectively pushes the entire enclosure 34 from the X2 side toward the X1 side. It is extruded and sealed inside an envelope 35 (process F).

(iv) Water Supply and Stacking Next, after enclosing the entire enclosure 34 in the envelope 35, the enclosed envelope 36 is transferred to the Y1 side by the second conveying section 22 having a conveyor structure. During this transfer, the flap 35a of the enclosed envelope 36 is passed through the water supply section 28 to activate the glue portion 35b of the flap 35a (step G). After that, the flap closing section 29 closes the flap 35a to complete the sealing, and the sealed envelope 36 is stacked in the stacking section 30 arranged on the Y1 side (step H).

Enclosed envelopes 36 enclosing token cases 31 containing tokens are piled up in the stacking section 30 in the final process of the enclosing and sealing machine 20 as described above. In addition to this, there are cases where the enclosed envelopes 36 are stored and transported in a stacked state, such as by packing a plurality of envelopes into a box for shipping, or by storing the enclosed envelopes 36 in a boxed state. Another advantage of the token case of this embodiment in this case will be described.

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a stack of sealed envelopes 36 enclosing the token-stored token case 31 and taken along a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the envelopes. Also, although this is a schematic diagram in which only the token case 31 is accommodated, for the sake of clarity of explanation, description in the drawing of the case in which the other enclosures 32 and 33 are enclosed here is omitted. FIG. 5(a) is a cross-sectional view of the enclosed envelopes 36 before stacking, and FIG. 5(b) is a cross-sectional view of the stacked envelopes. FIG. 5(c) is a cross-sectional view of the enclosed envelope 36a according to the prior art, showing a comparison with FIG. 5(a), and FIG. FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view of the enclosed envelopes 36a stacked, showing a comparison with FIG. 5B.

In the token case 1 of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5A, when the envelope 35 is arranged so that the flap 35a is on the left side, the acute angle portion 2f of the token case 1 enclosed in the envelope 35 is a flap. It is located on the right side opposite to 35a. In other words, the right end of the flap 35a is always placed above the token storage section 2, which has a constant thickness. In other words, when the envelope 35 is placed so that the flap 35a is on the left side, the value of the distance from the right edge of the envelope 35 to the right edge of the flap 35a is the token case enclosed in the envelope 35 from the right edge of the envelope 35. 1 is smaller than the value of the distance to the left end of the token storage unit 2 . Although this is an explanation based on FIG. 5, it goes without saying that the same is true if the left side is the upper side, the right side is the lower side, the left end is the upper end, and the right end is the lower end.

At this time, for example, assuming that FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view of the enclosed envelopes 36 stacked in the stacking unit 30 in the process H of the enclosing and sealing machine 20, each enclosed envelope stacked in the stacking unit 30 The thickness of the envelope 36 at least at the right edge of the flap 35a is approximately the same as the thickness of the enclosed envelope 36 on the right side. Therefore, the flap 35a of each enclosed envelope 36 evenly bears the load of the other enclosed envelopes 36 stacked above. Therefore, the adhesive portion of the flap 35a activated in step G is compressed, and the flap 35a is reliably adhered to the envelope 35, so that the envelopes can be evenly stacked without being biased to one side. The direction in which the token case 31 containing tokens is enclosed in the envelope is important for even stacking and reliable adhesion of the flap 35a.

On the other hand, an enclosed envelope 36a in which a token case 1a having a token 11 attached to one side of a single flat card sending mount similar to a conventional card is placed in an envelope 35 will be compared. In this case, the thickness of the enclosed envelopes 36a is thick only at the locations where the tokens are arranged, and is thin at other locations. It is believed that the stacked stack of enclosed envelopes 36a tilts downward toward the right side opposite the flap 35a where the flaps 35a are not located.

Due to the influence of such an inclination, the flap 35a of each enclosed envelope 36a is in a situation where it is difficult to evenly apply the load of the other enclosed envelopes 36a stacked above. In addition, the inclination of the enclosed envelopes 36a when stacked is not only inconvenient for the adhesion of the flaps, but also causes a load on the token when the enclosed envelopes 36a are packed in a box for storage or transport. concentrating and damaging it or causing problems such as collapse of the envelope.

(e) Token Case of First Embodiment As described above, in the token case 1 of the first embodiment of the present disclosure, preferably, the holding hole 5 is formed in a plate-like member having a substantially constant thickness and is bent. A sturdy mount is used. The token case 1 includes a token storage portion 2 having a top surface portion 2a and a bottom surface portion 2c that are arranged to face each other by folding back the mount.

The token case 1 also has an overhang extending along the bottom surface 2c from the bottom surface 2c toward the outside of the token storage unit 2, that is, from the first side surface 2b toward the second side surface 2d. 3 and a lid portion 4 that is foldably adjacent to the projecting portion 3 . Further, in the token case 1, the top surface portion 2a has a holding hole 5 for holding the token 11, and when the lid portion 4 is bent with respect to the projecting portion 3, the lid portion 4 is positioned in the holding hole 5. It can be at least partially covered.

As a result, when the token 11 is stored in the token case 1, the front side of the token 11 is protected by the lid portion 4, and the back side of the token 11 is protected by the token storage portion 2. , the effect of protecting the token 11 against vibrations and shocks during transportation. The top surface portion 2a and the bottom surface portion 2c are arranged to face each other while being separated from each other. It has a side portion 2b and a second side portion 2d. Therefore, the token storage section 2 as a whole has elasticity and cushioning properties, and by absorbing external shocks and vibrations, the effect of protecting the token 11 can be further enhanced.

A plurality of side regulating pieces 8 are provided in the holding hole 5 of the token storage portion 2 as regulating pieces for regulating movement of the token 11 along the surface direction of the top surface portion 2a. Specifically, a first side regulating piece 8b, a second side regulating piece 8d and a third side regulating piece 8f are provided. Furthermore, in order to enhance the regulating effect and the deformation preventing effect, a first lower surface regulating piece 8a, a second lower surface regulating piece 8c and a third lower surface regulating piece 8e extending downward are provided. On the other hand, in the holding hole 5 , positions obliquely facing each other along the outline of the outer periphery of the holding hole 5 are provided as regulation pieces that regulate the movement of the token 11 along the direction perpendicular to the surface direction of the top surface portion 2 a. A plurality of surface regulating pieces 6 are provided in a positional relationship including.

As a result, the token 11 can be prevented from coming off from the token case 1 due to vibrations and shocks accompanying storage and transportation in the envelope state after enclosing, and the effect of protecting the token 11 and the effect of maintaining quality can be enhanced. In order to improve workability when attaching and detaching the token 11 to and from the token storage section 2, the token storage section 2 is further provided with an extraction hole 7 continuous with the holding hole 5 for inserting the finger of an operator or user. It is preferable that

The thickness of the plate member used to form the token storage unit 2 is equal to or less than the thickness of the token 11 to be stored, and the maximum distance from the top surface 2a to the bottom surface 2c is the token A thickness value of 11 or greater is preferred. This prevents the token 11 from being partially protruded from both ends of the token storage section 2, and further enhances the effect of protecting the token 11 during storage and transfer in the envelope state after enclosing.

The value of the maximum distance from the top surface portion 2a to the bottom surface portion 2c in the assembled state of the token case 1 can be adjusted regardless of the thickness of the plate-like member. A shaped member can be used. Furthermore, since the token case is designed so that the thicknesses of the first side regulating piece 8b to the third side regulating piece 8f can be freely adjusted, the token case can accommodate tokens of various thicknesses. In other words, the token case of the present embodiment can be made by using a conventional enclosing and sealing machine for card cases and not depending on the thickness of the token.

Further, when the cover portion 4 is folded with respect to the protrusion portion 3 so that the cover portion 4 covers at least a part of the holding hole 5 , the protrusion portion 3 and the lid portion 4 are the lid portion when viewed from the axial direction of the folding. The portion 4 is preferably bent at an acute angle with respect to the projecting portion 3 . Under such conditions, the thickness of at least one end of the token case 1 can be made sufficiently thin. Therefore, in the enclosing and sealing machine, the setting conditions of the pick-up mechanism when automatically enclosing the token case 1 in the envelope can be set to the same conditions as those of a normal card pasting board. As a result, the time required for switching types of cards and tokens can be shortened, improving productivity.

Furthermore, when the envelope 35 is arranged so that the flap 35a faces upward, the value of the distance from the bottom edge of the envelope 35 to the bottom edge of the flap 35a is It is preferably smaller than the value of the distance to the upper end of the token storage section 2. Under these conditions, when the enclosed envelopes 36 of the token case 1 after gluing to the flaps are stacked, the flaps 35a are placed above and below the token case 1 having a constant thickness. By applying an appropriate load to the flap 35a, the adhesion of the flap 35a is promoted. In addition, the stacked enclosed envelopes 36 do not incline due to non-uniformity in thickness, and transport troubles and deformation and damage during storage and transportation are suppressed.

2. Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment of the token case of the present disclosure will be described. FIG. 6 is a plan view of a state in which the token case 1b of the second embodiment is developed. Also, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the token case 1b. The details of the token case 1b will be described below, focusing on the differences from the first embodiment.

(a) Configuration of Token Case As shown in FIG. 6, the token case 1b is also a three-dimensional assembly of a part of the paper used for a normal card shipping mount, similar to the token case 1 of the first embodiment. It is.

What differs from the first embodiment is the arrangement of the take-out holes 7a and 7b in the token storage section 2g, and the arrangement of the side regulation pieces and the lower surface regulation pieces. In the first embodiment, the extraction holes 7a and 7b are provided on the upper side of the holding hole 5. However, in the present embodiment, the right and left sides of the token 11 are in contact with each other, that is, the first side surface 2b of the holding hole 5. They are provided along the outer periphery of the holding hole 5 on the side (X1 side) and the second side surface portion 2d side (X2 side).

In addition, regulating pieces for regulating lateral displacement of the token 11 are provided along the outer periphery of the holding hole 5 on the second side portion 2d side and the first side portion 2b side of the holding hole 5 of the token storage portion 2g. Projections are provided above and below each of the extraction holes 7a and 7b. On the upper side (Y2 side) of the extraction hole 7a on the side of the second side surface portion 2d, the fourth side surface regulation piece 8h and the fourth lower surface regulation piece 8g form one convex portion adjacent to each other. In addition, on the lower side (Y1 side) of the extraction hole 7a, the fifth side surface regulation piece 8j and the fifth lower surface regulation piece 8i form one convex portion adjacent to each other. Similarly, above the extraction hole 7b on the side of the first side surface portion 2b, a sixth side surface regulation piece 8l and a sixth lower surface regulation piece 8k form a convex portion adjacent to each other. Further, on the lower side of the take-out hole 7b, the seventh side face regulation piece 8n and the seventh bottom face regulation piece 8m form one convex portion adjacent to each other.

Furthermore, on the lower side (Y1 side) of the holding hole 5 of the token storage portion 2g, the eighth side face regulation piece 8p and the eighth bottom face regulation piece 8o form one convex portion adjacent to each other. Further, on the upper side (Y2 side) of the holding hole 5, the ninth side face regulation piece 8r and the ninth bottom face regulation piece 8q form one convex portion adjacent to each other.

Here, in the same manner as in the folding method of the restricting piece in the first embodiment, the root portion of the fourth side restricting piece 8h on the side of the second side surface portion 2d is folded when viewed from the front side (Z2 side) of FIG. Then, mountain fold is made along the dashed line, and the adjacent portion of the fourth lower face regulation piece 8g and the fourth side face regulation piece 8h is valley folded along the dashed line. As a result, the fourth lower face regulating piece 8g and the fourth side face regulating piece 8h are bent substantially at right angles to form a substantially L-shaped structure when viewed in cross section.

Similarly to the above, the fifth side regulating piece 8j, the sixth side regulating piece 8l, the seventh side regulating piece 8n, the eighth side regulating piece 8p, and the ninth side regulating piece 8r are respectively arranged on the outer periphery of the holding hole 5. The side root portion is mountain-folded along the dashed line, and the fifth lower surface regulation piece 8i, the sixth lower surface regulation piece 8k, the seventh lower surface regulation piece 8m, the eighth lower surface regulation piece 8o, and the ninth lower surface regulation piece 8q. are valley-folded along the broken lines with respect to the respective side regulating pieces. As a result, each lower face regulating piece and each side face regulating piece are bent substantially at right angles to form a substantially L-shaped structure when viewed in cross section. The fourth side regulating piece 8h to the ninth side regulating piece 8r and the fourth bottom surface regulating piece 8g to the ninth bottom surface regulating piece 8q can all be referred to as the side regulating piece 8.

(b) Token case of the second embodiment When the token 11 is stored in the token storage part 2g of the token case 1b, as shown in FIG. , the stored token 11 can be easily taken out. Also, in the manufacturing process, the workability of the worker's task of housing the token 11 in the token case 1b is improved. Furthermore, the token case 1b has a structure that restricts the movement of the token 11 in four directions, namely, up and down (Z-axis direction) and left and right (X-axis direction), by side restriction pieces. Therefore, it is possible to minimize the risk of the token 11 falling out of the token case 1b due to vibrations and shocks during the enclosing work and the storage and transfer of the enclosed envelope without fixing with a seal or the like.

3. Third Embodiment Next, a third embodiment of the token case of the present disclosure will be described. FIG. 8 is a plan view of the developed token case 1c of the third embodiment. Also, FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the token case 1c. The details of the token case 1c will be described below, focusing on the differences from the first and second embodiments.

(a) Configuration of Token The token 11a of this embodiment is not card-shaped, but has a shape in which a substantially cylindrical portion and a substantially rectangular parallelepiped portion are combined, and looks like a keyhole-shaped mound when viewed from above. The token 11a of the present embodiment differs from the token 11 of the first and second embodiments only in the external shape, but is functionally equivalent, so detailed description thereof will be omitted.

(b) Configuration of Token Case As shown in FIG. 8, the token case 1c is also a three-dimensional assembly of a part of the paper used for a normal card shipping mount, similar to the token case 1 of the first embodiment. It is.

The difference from the first and second embodiments is that the token storage portion 2h is not provided with an extraction hole, and the side face regulation piece and the bottom face regulation piece are arranged on the side surface corresponding to the substantially rectangular parallelepiped portion of the token 11a. is that However, the extraction hole may be provided along the outer periphery of the holding hole 5 corresponding to the substantially cylindrical portion or substantially rectangular parallelepiped portion of the token 11a.

In this embodiment, the restricting pieces for restricting the lateral displacement of the token 11a are located on the second side portion 2d side (X1 side) and the first side portion 2b side (X2 side) of the holding hole 5 of the token storage portion 2h. ) is provided at a location corresponding to the substantially rectangular parallelepiped portion of the token 11a along the outer periphery below the holding hole 5 of FIG. On the second side surface portion 2d side, the first side surface regulating piece 8b and the first lower surface regulating piece 8a form one convex portion adjacent to each other. Similarly, on the side of the first side surface portion 2b, the second side surface regulating piece 8d and the second lower surface regulating piece 8c form one convex portion adjacent to each other. Further, on the lower side (Y1 side) of the holding hole 5, the third side surface regulation piece 8f and the third lower surface regulation piece 8e form one convex portion adjacent to each other.

Here, similarly to the folding method of the regulation piece in the first embodiment, the root portion of the first side regulation piece 8b on the side of the second side surface portion 2d is positioned along the dashed line when viewed from the front side of FIG. , and the adjacent portion between the first lower face regulation piece 8a and the first side face regulation piece 8b is valley-folded along the broken line. As a result, the first lower face restricting piece 8a and the first side restricting piece 8b are bent substantially at right angles to form a substantially L-shaped structure when viewed in cross section.

In the same manner as described above, the second side regulating piece 8d and the third side regulating piece 8f are mountain-folded along the dashed line with respect to the root portion of the outer peripheral side of the holding hole 5, and the second lower surface regulating piece 8c and the third side regulating piece 8c Each of the lower face regulating pieces 8e is valley-folded along the dashed lines with respect to each of the side face regulating pieces. As a result, each lower face regulating piece and each side face regulating piece are bent substantially at right angles to form a substantially L-shaped structure when viewed in cross section.

(c) Token case of the third embodiment When the token 11a is stored in the token storage part 2h of the token case 1c, finally, as shown in FIG. A seal 9a is attached. This prevents the token 11a from shifting in the direction (Y2 side) toward the substantially cylindrical portion from the substantially rectangular parallelepiped portion. In addition, since the token case 1c has a structure in which movement is regulated by side regulating pieces on three sides of the substantially rectangular parallelepiped portion of the token 11a, the token case 1c is protected from vibration and impact during the enclosing work and the storage and transfer of the enclosed envelope. It is possible to reduce the risk that the token 11a will drop out of the token case 1c.

1, 1a, 1b, 1c Token case 2, 2g, 2h Token storage part 2a Top surface part 2b First side surface part 2c Bottom surface part 2d Second side surface part 2e Margin part 2f Acute angle part 3 Overhang part 4 Lid part 4a Folded line part 5 holding hole 6 surface regulating pieces 7, 7a, 7b extraction hole 8 side regulating piece 8a first bottom regulating piece 8b first side regulating piece 8c second bottom regulating piece 8d second side regulating piece 8e third bottom regulating piece 8f 3rd side regulating piece 8g 4th lower regulating piece 8h 4th side regulating piece 8i 5th lower surface regulating piece 8j 5th side regulating piece 8k 6th lower surface regulating piece 8l 6th side regulating piece 8m 7th lower surface regulating piece 8n 7th side Regulating piece 8o 8th lower surface regulating piece 8p 8th side surface regulating piece 8q Second conveying section 23 Backing paper supply section 23a Pickup mechanism 23b Claw section 24 First enclosure supply section 25 Second enclosure supply section 26 Envelope supply section 27 Enclosure section (extrusion section)
28 Water supply unit 29 Flap closing unit 30 Stacking unit 31 Token case 32 First enclosure 33 Second enclosure 34 Overall enclosure 35 Envelope 35a Flap 35b Glue section 36, 36a Enclosed envelope

Claims (10)

A token case made up of a mount that holds a token,
a token storage unit having a top surface portion and a bottom surface portion arranged to face each other by folding back the mount;
an overhang extending along the bottom surface from the bottom surface toward the outside of the token storage unit;
a lid portion foldably adjacent to the overhang portion,
The top surface has a holding hole for holding a token,
When the cover portion is folded with respect to the protrusion portion so that the cover portion covers at least a portion of the holding hole, the protrusion portion and the lid portion are arranged such that when viewed from the axial direction of the folding, the lid portion The part is bent at an acute angle with respect to the overhanging part,
token case. A token case made up of a mount that holds a token,
a token storage unit having a top surface portion and a bottom surface portion arranged to face each other by folding back the mount;
an overhang extending along the bottom surface from the bottom surface toward the outside of the token storage unit;
a lid portion foldably adjacent to the overhang portion,
The top surface has a holding hole for holding a token,
When the maximum distance from the top surface portion to the bottom surface portion of the token storage portion in the assembled state is 4.0 mm or less, the overhang portion is attached to the token storage portion of the bottom surface portion. The width along the direction in which is extended is 10.0 mm or more and 30.0 mm or less,
When the maximum distance is greater than 4.0 mm and 6.0 mm or less, the width is 15.0 mm or more and 40.0 mm or less,
The token case , wherein a maximum distance from the top surface portion to the bottom surface portion of the token storage portion in an assembled state is 6.0 mm or less . the top surface portion and the bottom surface portion are spaced apart from each other and arranged to face each other;
3. The token storage unit according to claim 1, further comprising a first side surface portion and a second side surface portion which are spaced apart from each other and arranged to face each other and are adjacent to the top surface portion and the bottom surface portion, respectively. token case. 4. The token case according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the holding hole is provided with a first restricting piece that restricts movement of the token along the planar direction of the top surface portion. 5. The holding hole according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the holding hole is provided with a second restricting piece that restricts movement of the token along a direction perpendicular to the surface direction of the top surface portion. token case. 6. The token case according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the token storage portion is formed by forming the holding holes in a plate-like member having a substantially constant thickness and bending the plate-like member. The thickness of the plate member is less than or equal to the thickness of the token, and the maximum distance from the top surface to the bottom surface is greater than or equal to the thickness of the token. Token case according to item 6. 8. The token storage unit according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising an extraction hole continuous with the holding hole for inserting a finger when attaching or detaching the token to or from the token storage unit. Token case described in. An envelope enclosed with an enclosure, wherein the token comprises a token case according to any one of claims 1-8. When the envelope is placed so that the flap is on the left side, the value of the distance from the right edge of the envelope to the right edge of the flap is the token storage of the token case enclosed in the envelope from the right edge of the envelope. 10. An enclosed envelope containing a token case according to claim 9 which is less than the value of the distance to the left edge of the part.