EP3072703A2 - Procede de fabrication d'une fenetre dans un substrat de papier comprenant un element de securite - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a method for producing a security and / or security document, in particular a banknote, wherein firstly a paper substrate is provided which has a front side and a rear side opposite the front side. In a region of the substrate, a security element comprising at least one reflector layer which reflects laser beams is at least partially introduced into the substrate or applied to the back side of the substrate.
- a laser-writable label material which consists of a carrier layer and a color layer carried by this.
- the color layer can be removed in corresponding surface areas by means of the laser radiation of a controllable laser inscription.
- a further layer is disposed between the carrier layer and the removable by laser radiation color layer, which reflects the laser radiation, for visible light, however, is transparent or at least translucent.
- the invention is therefore the object of developing a generic security element such that the disadvantages of the prior art is eliminated and the protection against counterfeiting is further increased.
- a laser beam is directed to the front side of the substrate, wherein the laser beam removes at least a first portion of the substrate located between the front side of the substrate and the reflector layer so that at least one window is formed on the front side of the security element extending to extends to the reflector coating.
- a connection between the security element and the substrate remaining after the action of the laser radiation remains ensured such that the security element can not be removed from the substrate without further destruction of the substrate. Especially remains at a substrate embedded in the security element substrate on the back of the security element.
- the paper removal thus takes place from the top or outside of the front side of the substrate to a reflector coating.
- This makes it possible to create attractive and register-accurate effects.
- the disadvantage of the prior art can be avoided, because it can preferably window for window filaments are created with great freedom of design.
- the reflector layer is formed at least by a layer of metal.
- the metal is in this case preferably a layer of copper, with a layer thickness of preferably greater than 100 nm, or aluminum, with a layer thickness of preferably greater than 200 nm.
- a CO 2 laser is preferably used with a wavelength in the range of 9.2 .mu.m to 11.4 .mu.m, preferably 10.6 microns.
- the laser energy is roughly 70 J / cm 2 .
- the reflector layer is arranged on a carrier layer, which is preferably formed by a film of polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
- PET polyethylene terephthalate
- the at least one window on the front side of the security element is formed by a plurality of perforations.
- the window is thus formed by a plurality of small windows or perforations, for example, each a "tube” or a parallel arrangement of thin Corresponding to cut lines extending from the top of the front of the substrate to the reflector coating.
- Such perforations are made, for example DE 10 2009 011 424 A1 known.
- At least a first information in the form of a first part of a text, a character or a graphic image is formed by the first subregion of the substrate, which is removed by the laser beam.
- the laser beam may also remove a second portion of the substrate that is outside the area of the substrate in which the security element is disposed. This second subregion is thus formed by one or more holes or perforations in the substrate, which completely penetrate the substrate, and by which at least one second information is formed in the form of a second part of a text, a character or a graphic image.
- the first subarea of the substrate by which at least a first part of a text, a character or a graphic image is formed
- the second subarea of the substrate by which at least a second part of a text, a character or a graphic field complement one another, are particularly preferred Picture is made to an entire text, an entire character or an entire graphic picture.
- the window on the front side of the security element forms the letters "EU” in the first subregion and the letters "RO” form the holes of the substrate in the second subregion. If the first and the second subarea are arranged adjacent to one another, the two subareas together form the word "EURO". Furthermore, it is possible, for example, for the window of the first subregion to be one half of a star forms and the second part of the other half, so that both parts together form the complete star.
- the at least one window on the front side of the security element forms an outline, wherein within the at least one window on the front side of the security element substrate remains at least in one area, which has no connection to the outline of the window.
- This remaining on the security element substrate forms so-called “paper islands”, which are "left behind” on the front of the security element.
- the substrate is made of paper, and more preferably paper made of cotton fibers, such as is used for banknotes, or other natural fibers or synthetic fibers or a mixture of natural and synthetic fibers. Further preferably, the substrate consists of a combination of at least two superimposed and interconnected different substrates, a so-called hybrid. In this case, the substrate consists, for example, of a combination of plastic film-paper-plastic film, i. a paper substrate is covered on either side by a plastic film, or a combination of paper plastic film paper, i. a substrate made of a plastic film is covered on each side by paper.
- the paper is removed up to the reflector layer and then at least partially a film is applied wholly or partially to the Substratvorder- and / or back.
- a film is applied wholly or partially to the Substratvorder- and / or back.
- the font DE 102 43 653 A9 in particular states that the paper layer usually has a weight of 50 g / m 2 to 100 g / m 2 , preferably from 80 g / m 2 to 90 g / m 2 .
- any other suitable weight can be used.
- Documents of value in which such a substrate or security paper can be used are, in particular, banknotes, stocks, bonds, certificates, vouchers, checks, high-quality admission tickets, but also other papers which are subject to counterfeiting, such as passports and other identity documents, and also cards such as credit cards. or debit cards whose card body has at least one layer of security paper and also product securing elements such as labels, seals, packaging and the like.
- the simplified term value document includes all the above materials, documents and product safeguards.
- front side or “back side” of the substrate or value document are relative terms, which may also be referred to as “the one” and “the opposite” side, and which constitute the majority of the total surface area of the substrate or value document, the laser beam being on the front side or “one side” of the substrate is directed.
- these terms do not include the side surfaces of a substrate or value document that are at a thickness of a substrate or Value documents, which are only about a millimeter in the case of card bodies or only fractions of a millimeter in the case of banknotes, are negligibly small and are usually not provided with security elements or coatings. In particular, no see-through effects can be achieved with the side surfaces.
- Information in the sense of this invention is a pattern-shaped and visually perceptible coating.
- This can for example form a graphic image, a picture, a number, a letter, a text or other characters.
- the information consists of positive or / and negative motives.
- a motif element in this case a motif element is itself applied to the substrate, whereas in the case of a negative motif the area surrounding the motif element is applied to the substrate.
- a positive subject is a letter printed in dark color on the light substrate.
- a negative motif is, for example, a surface applied in a dark color to the substrate, which has an unprinted area in the form of a letter within the area.
- Translucency in the sense of this invention means that an object, such as the substrate or the plastic film, can transmit incident light in a certain proportion. When light strikes one side of the object, a certain portion of the light is transmitted to the other side of the object and exits there again. The larger the percentage of the passing light with respect to the incident light, the more translucent the object is. If the percentage is at least 90%, ie if the object allows the incident light to pass through almost unimpaired, as in the case of a window, the object is called transparent. On the other hand, an object which transmits less than 10% and preferably about 0% of the incident light, ie in which the amount of transmitted light relative to the incident light is low or near zero, is said to be opaque or non-translucent.
- Fig. 1 shows a side view of a security element 4, consisting of a reflector layer 2 on a substrate 3, which is embedded in a banknote substrate 1 made of paper made of cotton fibers.
- the carrier material 3 here is preferably a PET film.
- the reflector layer 2 is preferably formed by a layer of copper, which is vapor-deposited on the substrate 3. As a rule, further coatings are possible, for example primers and adhesive layers, around the security element 4 in the banknote substrate 1 and the reflector layer 2 on the carrier material 3 anchor.
- the reflector layer 2 can be located on an embossed UV varnish.
- the carrier material 3 is basically not required; in general, only the reflector layer 2 without carrier material 3 is sufficient, for example in the form of a self-supporting copper foil, which is embedded in the banknote substrate 1.
- Fig. 2 shows a side view of a laser beam 5 according to the invention, which penetrates the banknote substrate 1 to the reflector layer 2 and is reflected by this.
- the laser beam carries the paper substrate on the side of the reflector layer 2, which faces the laser beam 5, and thus exposes the security element 4.
- the reflector layer 2 is not or not optically recognizable by the laser beam 5 and thus changed or removed only insignificantly.
- the visual appearance of the security element 4 is thus not affected by the laser beam 5.
- the laser beam 5 changes the surface of the reflector layer 2 or the reflector layer 2 at least partially ablates or roughened. As a result, additional optical effects can be generated.
- the front side of the banknote substrate 1 is understood to be that side on which the laser beam 5 acts and, as the back side, that side which lies opposite the front side.
- Fig. 3 shows a side view of an embodiment in which the laser beam 5 does not hit the reflector layer 2.
- the laser beam 5 penetrates deeper into the banknote substrate 1 or, as shown, severed the banknote substrate 1 and optionally further on or in the banknote substrate 1 or introduced coatings and films, depending on how strong the laser energy.
- the reflector layer 2 does not have to be as in Fig. 1 be embedded in the substrate 1, as is the case with a security thread or a window thread, but may, as in Fig. 4 shown in side view, be applied to the back of the substrate 1, for example in the form of a strip-shaped security element.
- Fig. 5 shows in an oblique view from above an embodiment of a beam path of a laser beam 5 with the action of the laser beam 5 on a paper web 13, which is moved with the direction of movement 14 at the focus 12 of the laser beam 5.
- the paper web 13 may be, for example, individual sheets of a banknote substrate having a plurality of juxtaposed and successively arranged uses or an "infinitely" long web of a roll.
- a laser 6 in this case emits the laser beam 5 whose diameter or shape is adapted by a beam shaper 7 and whose focus 12 is moved by a scanner 8.
- the scanner consists here of two movably mounted mirrors 9 and 10 and of a plane field lens 11.
- the shape of the laser beam 5 is designed accordingly by the beam former 7, for example donut or torus or top hat shape.
- Fig. 6 shows a plan view of an embodiment in which grid-shaped with this laser energy narrow perforations are introduced into the paper substrate 1, as for example from WO 2010/072329 A1 are known.
- the laser beam 5 strikes both areas of the paper substrate 1 in which there is no security element 4 and areas of the paper substrate 1 in which the security element 4 is located.
- Fig. 6a here shows the banknote substrate 1 looking from the front, Fig. 6b in view from the back in a reflector layer with a layer thickness of about 60 nm and Fig. 6c looking from the back at a reflector layer with a layer thickness of about 200 nm.
- the regions of the paper substrate removed from the laser beam above the reflector layer can also be seen from the back if the reflector layer is glued directly onto the paper or from the backside with a thin and / or translucent one Paper layer is covered. The acted upon by the laser beam surface of the reflector coating 2 then looks like a fine grain.
- the reflector layer 2 itself does not have to be strip-shaped. It can be designed as desired or in any shape.
- Fig. 7 shows here the embodiment Fig. 6 , wherein here the reflector layer 2 is elliptical. If the reflector layer is metallized, the elliptical shape can be achieved, for example, by demetallization. Alternatively, an ellipsoidal bonded metal foil patch may also be used.
- Fig. 8 shows an embodiment in which the paper removal is not designed as a grid-shaped narrow perforations, but takes place as a large-area recess.
- Fig. 8a an embodiment in which the recess is designed as a number "40”
- Fig. 8b an embodiment in which the recess is designed as a text "PL25”
- Fig. 8c an embodiment in which the recess is designed as a Klingon form and Klingon text.
- the top row shows the view from the front, the bottom row the view from the back with thin, on the banknote substrate 1 glued reflector layer. 2
- the method is suitable by the paper is ablated once at a full-embedded thread once from the one side and once from the other side over a large area up to the reflector layer.
- a pendulum thread it is also possible that from one side the windows conventionally produced with the paper machine and from the other side by laser radiation.
- the generation of windows with laser radiation up to the reflector layer has the particular advantage compared to conventional window production that paper islands can remain in the window.
- the paper islands are tactile and therefore offer another security aspect.
- the tactility can be assisted by removing paper with the laser beam in the vicinity of the window or on the paper island, which creates additional tactile elements.
- the laser must not penetrate to the reflector layer, the laser energy must therefore be lower.
- Fig. 9 shows a further embodiment in which instead of paper islands a complex window shape is generated, in this embodiment, a stepped ellipse with cross-shaped arranged fine paper webs, which can not or only with great difficulty be made with a paper machine.
- the reflector layer on optically variable structures such. B. embossed structures in particular hologram structures, micromirrors, etc. are.
- the reflector layer itself may be part of an optically variable structure, for example the reflector layer of a thin-film interference layer structure, wherein the optically variable effect can lose brilliance as a result of the removal of the reflector layer.
- Fig. 10 shows an embodiment in which the resulting in the paper removal to the reflector coating windows are used as a mask for a passer accurate demetallization for paper removal, similar to in DE 10 2009 048 145 A1 described.
- Figure 10a shows here the security element in reflected light and 10B in transmitted light, wherein the security element according to the respective upper illustration Fig.1 is embedded in the substrate and in the respective lower representation according to Fig. 4 is applied to the back of the substrate.
- the paper removal is preferably carried out with a laser in the mid-infrared range, for example, a CO 2 laser with 10.6 microns wavelength.
- the subsequent demetallization is preferably carried out with a laser in the near infrared range, for example an Nd: YAG laser with 1064 nm wavelength.
- the demetallintestine area is fully transparent, the resulting in the processing with the laser in the mid infrared range fine grain on the reflector layer is usually visible but also after demetallization of the reflector layer in the transparent area.
- Fig. 11 shows a further embodiment in which the reflector layer is located on a structure, as they are made DE 10 2009 048 145 A1 in the local ones 6 and 7 or in WO 2006/079489 A1 is known.
- Fig. 11a shows here the security element in reflected light and 11B in transmitted light, wherein the security element according to the respective upper illustration Fig. 1 is embedded in the substrate and in the respective lower representation according to Fig. 4 is applied to the back of the substrate.
- the reflector layer is partly on structures that correspond to the DE 10 2009 048145 A1 and / or the WO 2006/079489 A1 interact particularly well with the laser radiation used for demetallizing and partly on structures or unstructured areas that interact poorly with the laser radiation used for demetallizing.
- the areas with the Klingon text react poorly with the laser radiation used for demetallizing and the remaining areas well with the laser radiation used for demetallizing. If now the entire window area is subjected to the laser radiation used for demetallizing, only that area is demetallized, which is located in a window opening on the one hand and on the other structures that interact particularly well with the laser radiation used for demetallizing. The Klingon text is therefore created without pass tolerances only in the window openings.
- the strip or patch with the reflector layer is not recognizable in transmitted light.
- the structures required for demetallization must be destroyed during window production.
- an embossing lacquer can be used, which reacts sensitively to the laser radiation of the laser for window production, for example by the addition of IR absorbers, or reacts to the temperature introduced thereby.
- the structures required for demetallization then remain only in the areas without windows.
- the laser for demetallization can act in particular with a glued reflector layer from the back and / or the laser energy is not weakened enough by the paper substrate to prevent the demetallization in the structured areas. It is then demetallized only in the areas that have no window opening. If, in addition, there is a structure which interacts particularly well with the laser radiation used for demetallizing, only areas which do not have a window opening and the structure are demetallised.
- Fig. 12 shows the thereby possible basic design variants.
- the front in transmitted light and the bottom in the reflected light is shown above, wherein the security element has been applied to the back.
- Fig. 12a shows here a reference in which the laser radiation for demetallizing has not yet acted.
- Fig. 12b shows the reference Fig. 12a in which the laser radiation has acted on a large area on the area with reflector layer and the metallization was demetallized in the areas that have no window opening.
- Fig. 12c shows a demetallization, in addition to a structure that works particularly well with the The laser radiation used for demetallizing interacts, was present and thus additionally the Klingon text was generated in the areas which have no window opening.
- the demetallization can thus take place in the paper area over the entire surface or be provided with a design in that the structures for demetallization are present in a corresponding design.
- a transparent reflector layer can also be used, for example indium tin oxide (ITO).
- ITO is transparent in the visible spectral range and reflective for the mid-infrared laser radiation used for paper removal.
- Fig. 13 shows from the front an embodiment in which the paper removal is combined to the reflector coating with known from the prior art color effects.
- a laser-sensitive ink is applied or introduced onto or into the paper, so that a register-accurate color effect is produced by the laser radiation during the window production.
- the number "40" is colored black
- Fig. 13b the text "PL25” and in 13c the Klingon symbol and the Klingon text.
- the paper removal takes place here with a laser energy of about 70 J / cm 2 and thus with a higher laser energy than the dyeing, which takes place at about 0.6 J / cm 2 . Because laser ablation and staining produced in one operation be, there are no Passerschwankept between laser ablation and staining.
- Figure 14 shows a further embodiment of a registration exact coloring during the window production.
- the paper islands in the window form a first part of a symbol to be displayed.
- the dark or black coloration takes place in a second area outside the window and forms the second part of the symbol to be displayed, wherein the first and the second part are complementary to the entire symbol to be displayed.
- the symbol is thus continued in register from the paper island in the window by the dyeings in the paper.
- Fig. 15 shows a further embodiment of a full-surface demetallization with color effect, in which the dyeing is done not during the window production, but during the demetallization of the metallic reflector layer.
- Fig. 15a shows here the security element in reflected light and Fig. 15b in transmitted light, wherein the security element according to the respective upper illustration Fig. 1 is embedded in the substrate and in the respective lower representation according to Fig. 4 is applied to the back of the substrate.
- a laser-sensitive ink can be applied to the paper substrate or incorporated into the paper substrate.
- the paper substrate generally also discolors without the additional incorporation or application of a dye. If, for example, the demetallization of the reflector layer takes place over the entire surface in a rectangular field according to FIG Fig. 10 , results in a discoloration by the color effect, at the same laser energy or irradiation must be achievable, the appearance according to Fig. 15 , The rectangular field in which the laser radiation has acted for demetallization is in Fig. 15 clearly visible.
- Fig. 16 shows an embodiment of the embedded variant Figure 15 , in Fig. 16a in incident light and in Fig. 16b in transmitted light, in which the paper also discolors in the window area, when the laser energy is chosen so high, about 500 mJ / cm 2 , that both a demetalization and discoloration takes place.
- Fig. 17 shows an embodiment in the register accurate effects according to the application DE 10 2008 046 513 A1 be introduced.
- the laser in the near infrared range did not act on the entire surface, but in pattern form.
- the pattern is then as demetallization, as discoloration or as in Fig. 17 shown as a combination of both recognizable.
- Figure 18 shows an embodiment in which a multicolor reflector layer is used instead of a monochrome reflector layer, for example by the use of oxide metals.
- a multicolor reflector layer is used instead of a monochrome reflector layer, for example by the use of oxide metals.
- the different colors of the oxide metals are visible.
- a multicolor reflector layer is particularly suitable because the optically variable effects in window production generally lose brilliance.
- Fig. 19 shows an embodiment in which the energy of the laser beam according to the embodiment described above with the grid-shaped running narrow perforations in the paper substrate, as for example WO 2010/072329 A1 are known, adjusted so that it cuts through the paper and possibly further coatings, if he does not hit the reflector layer. If, in the case of large-area paper removal, the reflector layer is recessed in regions, holes are formed in the paper in these areas.
- Fig. 19a shows here the security element from the front in reflected light
- Fig. 19b from the front in transmitted light
- Fig. 19c from the back in incident light
- the security element in the respective top illustration according to Fig. 1 is embedded in the substrate and in the respective lower representation according to Fig. 4 is applied to the back of the substrate.
- the recesses in the reflector layer can be produced, for example, by punching or laser cutting into an aluminum foil be introduced. But it is also possible to demetall are a vapor-deposited reflector layer accordingly.
- Fig. 20 shows a specific embodiment of the in Fig. 20 illustrated embodiment, are additionally left in the paper islands or paper strips.
- Fig. 20a and Fig. 20c then only a part of the respective symbols is visible, which are formed by the reflector layer.
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