EP3668719B1 - Document et procédé de fabrication d'un document - Google Patents

Document et procédé de fabrication d'un document

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EP3668719B1
EP3668719B1 EP18748893.7A EP18748893A EP3668719B1 EP 3668719 B1 EP3668719 B1 EP 3668719B1 EP 18748893 A EP18748893 A EP 18748893A EP 3668719 B1 EP3668719 B1 EP 3668719B1
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carrier substrate
regions
layer
document
laser
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Marco ORDUNG
Jochen WENING
Thorsten SCHALLER
Klaus PFORTE
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Leonhard Kurz Stiftung and Co KG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/40—Manufacture
    • B42D25/405—Marking
    • B42D25/43—Marking by removal of material
    • B42D25/435—Marking by removal of material using electromagnetic radiation, e.g. laser
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/30—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
    • B42D25/328—Diffraction gratings; Holograms
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/30—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
    • B42D25/346—Perforations
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/30—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
    • B42D25/351—Translucent or partly translucent parts, e.g. windows
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/30—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
    • B42D25/36—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery comprising special materials
    • B42D25/378—Special inks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/40—Manufacture
    • B42D25/405—Marking
    • B42D25/425—Marking by deformation, e.g. embossing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/40—Manufacture
    • B42D25/45—Associating two or more layers

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a document and a method for producing a document.
  • Documents especially security documents, are widespread in many areas of the public, government, and private sectors.
  • Documents such as banknotes, passports, ID cards, check cards, credit cards, visas, or certificates often have window areas to increase protection against counterfeiting, in which security elements are arranged, which can be viewed in incident and/or transmitted light.
  • openings are typically first made in the carrier substrate by means of punching, which are then covered with a film containing the corresponding security elements.
  • cutting processes such as water jet cutting are also used. All known processes for producing the window areas have in common that the removed part of the carrier substrate The resulting residue or waste remains in the window area. This not only creates waste, but often requires complex collection and disposal, as there are corresponding regulations, particularly for carrier substrates used in security applications, that require disposal without reusable residues, such as incineration.
  • the EP 2 533 982 B1 Describes a security element for a valuable document that comprises a series of openings, the arrangement of which forms a data element.
  • the openings are created by laser perforation.
  • EP 1 997 643 A2 relates to a security document and method for its production.
  • EP 2 384 901 A1 concerns a valuable document with a cutout.
  • WO 2011/138007 A1 relates to a data carrier with a polymer substrate with a motif area.
  • WO 2004/097112 A1 relates to a planar security element and manufacturing method for the same.
  • DE 10 2011 119213 A1 relates to a method for producing a value document substrate, device and value document substrate.
  • DE 10 2011 103 000 A1 relates to a method and apparatus for hot stamping.
  • WO 2017/076872 A2 relates to a method and an application device for applying a transfer layer of a film to a substrate.
  • DE 10 2016 201976 B3 relates to an apparatus and a method for processing a substrate.
  • the invention is based on the object of providing an improved document and an improved method for producing a document.
  • a document according to claim 1 This object is achieved by a document according to claim 1.
  • a method according to claim 12 for producing a document according to one of claims 1 to 11.
  • the steps of the method are carried out in the order a), b), c) or a), c), b).
  • the steps of the method are carried out in any desired order, wherein one or more of the steps c), a), b) are particularly preferably not carried out, such as for example in the order a), c), c), and/or are particularly preferably carried out multiple times, such as for example in the order a), b), b), c), c).
  • the carrier substrate can be single-layered or multi-layered.
  • the document according to the invention and the method according to the invention for producing a document create or provide a new and improved type of perforation in carrier substrates.
  • the decorative layer is visible in the perforated areas from the back of the carrier substrate, particularly memorable visual impressions and effects result for a viewer due to the high contrast between the preferably matte and light carrier substrate and the decorative layer visible through the perforations.
  • the document enables features present in the decorative layer, in particular existing, coarsely pre-structured features, to stand out particularly prominently due to the design of the perforated areas.
  • the method makes it possible to introduce the perforations into the carrier substrate after application of the decorative layer.
  • the applied decorative layer has an overall stabilizing effect, in particular for any breakage of the carrier substrate following the application of the decorative layer.
  • the term "document” also includes possible uses of the carrier substrate as packaging, part of a packaging, labels, or other applications where the formation of perforations is useful and appropriate.
  • the carrier substrate can therefore be a packaging, part of a packaging, a carrier layer, or another layer.
  • a label or a layer of a trademark, band, or similar can then be applied to another substrate, for example, as a tax stamp, tax band, seal, token, or mark.
  • top side and/or bottom side serve in particular to distinguish the surfaces of the carrier substrate and represent a reference system. However, it is also possible to use the designations first side and second side instead of these reference designations.
  • a region is understood to mean a defined area of a layer or ply that, when viewed perpendicular to a plane spanned by the carrier substrate, is occupied.
  • the carrier substrate has one or more first regions, each of which occupies a defined area when viewed perpendicular to a plane spanned by the carrier substrate.
  • Breaking through a layer is understood here as the complete removal of a layer, in particular by means of laser cutting and/or laser ablation. If, for example, a layer is broken through in one area, the corresponding layer in this area is completely removed.
  • the breaking through is preferably carried out by means of laser cutting and/or laser ablation, so that the broken layers in the corresponding areas are removed and/or ablated and/or burned and/or vaporized without leaving any residue.
  • the at least one layer in the one or more first areas is completely removed, in particular by means of laser cutting and/or laser ablation. removed so that at least one layer in the one or more first areas is removed without residue.
  • one or more of the first and/or second regions are not completely removed or broken through directly thereafter or in a further step, so that an engraving or a type of engraving is created in the carrier substrate, which can be combined with the remaining design of the carrier substrate.
  • the fume gases are preferably extracted in a chamber in which the lasering also takes place.
  • a number of chambers are connected to one another, with lasering taking place in one or more of the connected chambers.
  • the chamber or one or more or all of the connected chambers are preferably self-contained, with preferably no exchange of air and/or gases taking place between the chamber or the connected chambers and the outside world.
  • the chamber has at least one viewing window.
  • the extraction is preferably targeted so that no very high suction power is required. Furthermore, with extraction within the chamber, the risk of foreign bodies of various sizes being sucked in during extraction, which in particular hinders the lasering and/or other process steps, is reduced.
  • the top sides and/or the bottom side of the carrier substrate each provide one or more optical and/or optically variable effects that can be detected by a viewer or a sensor or a sensor unit, wherein one or more of the optical or optically variable effects provide different colors, and wherein in particular at least one of the optical or optically variable effects is provided in the at least one exposed first region.
  • an observer may detect a surprising two- or multi-color optical effect when viewing the document, wherein the top side of the carrier substrate provides a colored optical effect in a first color, for example blue, and on the underside of the carrier substrate provides a further optical effect in a second color, for example green, and wherein the further optical effect would not be detectable by the observer without the exposed first area or areas.
  • a surprising two- or multi-color optical effect when viewing the document, wherein the top side of the carrier substrate provides a colored optical effect in a first color, for example blue, and on the underside of the carrier substrate provides a further optical effect in a second color, for example green, and wherein the further optical effect would not be detectable by the observer without the exposed first area or areas.
  • the carrier substrate is expediently a paper substrate, in particular a single-layer paper substrate. It is also possible for the carrier substrate to comprise cotton fibers, wood fibers, cellulose fibers, textile fibers, and/or plastic fibers. Such carrier substrates can be removed without residue using a laser, in particular by local combustion or evaporation.
  • the carrier substrate comprises one or more, in particular transparent, plastic layers arranged on the top and/or bottom of the carrier substrate, wherein, in particular, at least the one or more, in particular transparent, plastic layers arranged on the bottom of the carrier substrate are perforated by the laser in the one or more first regions. This ensures that the decorative layer is visible in the one or more first regions when viewing the document from the bottom of the carrier substrate.
  • the plastic layers cover a larger area than the decorative layer and overlap and/or protrude beyond the decorative layer. If the decorative layer is designed in strip form, it is advantageous if the plastic layers protrude beyond the decorative layer on both long sides. If the decorative layer is designed in patch form, it is advantageous if the plastic layers protrude beyond the decorative layer on all sides. It is also advantageous if the plastic layers completely cover the one or more first and/or second and/or third regions and/or protrude beyond the one or more first and/or second and/or third regions on all sides.
  • the method may further comprise the following step, which is carried out in particular before step b) and/or c): - Applying one or more, in particular transparent, plastic layers, which are applied in particular to the top and/or bottom of the carrier substrate. This allows the one or more first regions in which the at least one layer of the carrier substrate is perforated to be sealed, so that, for example, no contaminants can penetrate the exposed regions.
  • the carrier substrate is a multilayer hybrid substrate comprising one or more paper layers and one or more plastic layers, wherein, in particular, the one or more paper layers are perforated by the laser in the one or more first regions. This allows the decorative layer in the one or more first regions to be visible when viewing the document from the underside of the carrier substrate.
  • the carrier substrate prefferably be a multilayer polymer substrate comprising a transparent plastic layer and one or more opaque layers, wherein, in particular, the one or more opaque layers are perforated by the laser in the one or more first regions.
  • the decorative layer in the one or more first regions is visible when viewing the document from the underside of the carrier substrate.
  • the carrier substrate has a layer thickness between 30 ⁇ m and 250 ⁇ m, preferably between 50 ⁇ m and 100 ⁇ m.
  • Such layer thicknesses can be easily cut through using a laser, ensuring on the one hand residue-free removal and on the other hand delicate cutouts.
  • the at least one layer of the carrier substrate is perforated in one or more second regions by means of the laser such that the decorative layer in the one or more second regions is visible when the document is viewed from the underside of the carrier substrate, wherein the one or more second regions have a different pattern and/or a different contour and/or a different coding than the one or more first regions.
  • the method further comprise the following step, which is carried out in particular before step b): d) breaking through at least one layer of the carrier substrate in one or more second regions by means of a laser such that the decorative layer is visible in the one or more second regions when the document is viewed from the underside of the carrier substrate.
  • this makes it possible to create different motifs and/or patterns that are visible from the underside of the carrier substrate, thus further increasing the memorability and thus the protection against forgery of the document.
  • the decorative layer defines and/or predetermines optical effects perceptible to a viewer, in particular optically variable effects, in the one or more second regions at least on the side facing the carrier substrate and/or also on the free side facing away from the carrier substrate, which are visible when the document is viewed from the underside of the carrier substrate.
  • the decorative layer thus defines, through its design, the optical effects visible to a viewer in the exposed one or more second regions from the underside of the carrier substrate.
  • the optical effects are preferably covered by the carrier substrate and are therefore not optically effective or only weakly optically effective.
  • the one or more first regions are connected to the one or more second regions and/or overlap at least in some regions.
  • the carrier substrate is completely perforated in the one or more first and/or second regions. It is also possible for the carrier substrate to be completely perforated in the one or more first and/or second regions in step c) and/or d).
  • each of the one or more first and/or second regions lies within a predefined surface area, wherein, when viewed perpendicular to a plane spanned by the carrier substrate, each of the one or more first and/or second regions in particular has a maximum of 25%, preferably a maximum of 10% of the area of the respective predefined area or the area of the respective document.
  • the predefined area includes, in particular, a partial area or the entire area of the document.
  • one of the lateral dimensions of the predefined surface area corresponds to the height of the document, in particular the height of a banknote, and another lateral dimension is freely chosen.
  • Predefined here refers to a predetermined value or value range, or a predetermined shape or geometry, which in particular encompasses 100% of the surface.
  • a predefined surface area is defined by a rectangle with a specific surface area. This surface area preferably corresponds to 100%, so that in particular a maximum of 25%, preferably a maximum of 10%, of this predefined surface area is removed by perforations in the one or more first and/or second areas.
  • the width, in particular the line width, and/or the diameter of the one or more first regions and/or second regions, when viewed perpendicular to a plane spanned by the carrier substrate is at most 2 mm, preferably at most 1 mm.
  • step c) and/or d) the laser beam is widened by means of a lens system and/or by means of a laser marking head having more than one, preferably more than two, axes of movement in such a way that the beam diameter at the focal point is a maximum of 2 mm, preferably a maximum of 1 mm.
  • the width, in particular the line width, and/or the diameter of the one or more first regions and/or second regions when viewed perpendicular to a plane spanned by the carrier substrate is selected such that the decorative layer in the one or more first regions and/or second regions is visible to the human eye when the document is viewed from the underside of the carrier substrate, and/or that the width, in particular the line width, and/or the diameter of the one or more first regions and/or second regions when viewed perpendicular to a plane spanned by the carrier substrate is at least 20 ⁇ m, preferably at least 50 ⁇ m, particularly preferably at least 100 ⁇ m.
  • a laser with a beam diameter at the focal point of at least 20 ⁇ m, preferably at least 50 ⁇ m, particularly preferably at least 100 ⁇ m is used.
  • the document provides in one or more of the first and/or second and/or third regions, in particular in regions comprising the decorative layer, a first optical effect, in particular a first optically variable effect, which can be detected in incident light by a sensor unit.
  • the document provides a first optical effect, in particular a first optically variable effect, in one or more of the first and/or second and/or third regions, in particular in regions comprising the decorative layer, which can be detected in incident light by a sensor unit and is visible to the human eye
  • the document has at least a first transmittance in one or more of the first and/or second and/or third regions, in particular in regions comprising the decorative layer, which can be detected in transmitted light by means of a sensor unit and/or is visible to the human eye
  • CCD charge-coupled device
  • IR infrared
  • UV ultraviolet
  • TES transition edge sensor
  • the delicate perforations provide advantageous protection against counterfeiting, particularly due to their verifiability in reflected and transmitted light.
  • reflected light the locally exposed optical effects of the decorative layer are preferably inspected.
  • transmitted light the delicate perforations exhibit a higher transmittance than in the adjacent areas due to the locally missing carrier substrate. This contrast between the delicate perforations, where only the decorative layer is present, and the adjacent areas, where the carrier substrate and the decorative layer are present, can then be visually verified.
  • a counterfeiter could simulate the optical effects in the delicate perforations in reflected light using finely printed metallic pigments or metal pigments, or even using delicately applied hot or cold stamping foils.
  • the forgery would be detectable in transmitted light because the first and/or second and/or third areas or the delicate perforations would have a lower transmittance, while the authentic document would have a higher transmittance within the first and/or second and/or third areas or the delicate perforations.
  • This means that the delicate perforations would appear comparatively dark in transmitted light in the forgery, but would have to be comparatively bright in the authentic document.
  • the beam diameter at the focal point in step c) and/or d) during the penetration of the at least one layer of the carrier substrate.
  • the focus of the Laser in particular by means of a lens system and/or by means of a laser marking head having more than one, preferably more than two, axes of movement. This allows the widths, in particular the line widths, and/or diameters of the one or more first and/or second regions to be varied.
  • At least a third region of the carrier substrate is cut out by means of punching and/or by means of a laser, in particular such that the decorative layer in the at least one third region is visible when viewing the document from the underside of the carrier substrate, in particular wherein the at least one third region has an area that is at least 4, preferably at least 8, more preferably at least 10, larger than the one or more first and/or second regions.
  • the method further comprise the following step, which is carried out in particular before step b): e) cutting out at least one third region of the carrier substrate by means of punching and/or by means of a laser, in particular in such a way that the decorative layer in the at least one third region is visible when the document is viewed from the underside of the carrier substrate.
  • the decorative layer is visible from the underside of the carrier substrate in the at least one third region in addition to the one or more first and/or second regions. Because the at least one third region occupies a larger area than the particularly delicate one or more first and/or second regions, for example, larger-area motifs can be created in the at least one third region. Area can be combined with filigree lines of the one or more first and/or second areas. In contrast to the one or more first and/or second areas, the carrier substrate is not perforated in the at least one third area, but rather, for example, punched, whereby the punched-out waste must, however, be vacuumed away and disposed of. This allows, for example, window production by punching and/or laser cutting to be combined with the present invention.
  • the one or more first and/or second regions are connected to the at least one third region and/or overlap at least in some regions.
  • the one or more third regions are designed in a pattern, in particular as a graphic motif and/or as a machine-readable code.
  • a pattern can be, for example, a graphically designed outline, an outline of a figurative representation, a motif outline, a symbol outline, a logo outline, or the like.
  • the one or more first regions are arranged according to a line grid.
  • the grid width of the line grid corresponds substantially to the layer thickness of the carrier substrate, and/or the grid width of the line grid is between 30 ⁇ m and 250 ⁇ m, preferably between 50 ⁇ m and 100 ⁇ m, more preferably between 70 ⁇ m and 90 ⁇ m.
  • the decorative layer is formed in one or more layers.
  • the decorative layer is applied in regions to the upper side of the carrier substrate, wherein the decorative layer is preferably applied in strip form to the upper side of the carrier substrate, wherein the strip particularly preferably extends from one of the document edges to the corresponding opposite document edge across the entire document.
  • the decorative layer is additionally or alternatively applied in patch form to the upper side of the carrier substrate, wherein the at least one patch covers any desired limited area of the carrier substrate.
  • a plurality of decorative layers present in regions are provided on the carrier substrate, wherein the decorative layers are particularly preferably all arranged on the same side of the carrier substrate and/or on different sides of the carrier substrate.
  • the decorative layer completely covers the one or more first and/or second and/or third regions when viewed perpendicular to a plane spanned by the carrier substrate. This ensures that in all perforated regions, the decorative layer or the optical effects produced by the decorative layer are visible from the underside of the carrier substrate. Furthermore, it is possible for the decorative layer to be It is also expedient if, in step b), the decorative layer is applied in such a way that, when viewed perpendicular to a plane spanned by the carrier substrate, the decorative layer completely covers the one or more first and/or second regions and/or third regions and/or the predefined surface regions.
  • the decorative layer preferably has one or more color layers, one or more layers with optically variable pigments, one or more thin-film layer systems, one or more layers producing an optically variable effect, one or more layers with color pigments and/or dissolved dyes, and/or one or more layers with microstructures.
  • the layers produce at least one color effect in the range of wavelengths visible to the human eye, in particular in one or more or in the entire wavelength range from 400 nm to 800 nm, and/or in one or more further wavelength ranges, in particular in one or more or in the entire ultraviolet wavelength range and/or in one or more or in the entire infrared wavelength range when viewing the document from the underside of the carrier substrate.
  • optically variable effects in particular optically variable effects, can be created, which, in particular in combination with the high contrast between the matt carrier substrate and the visible one or more first and/or second areas when viewed from the underside of the carrier substrate, serve to increase the recognition and thus the security against counterfeiting.
  • microstructures are selected from the group Kinegram ® , holograms, blaze gratings, in particular asymmetric sawtooth relief structures, diffraction structures, in particular linear sinusoidal diffraction gratings or crossed sinusoidal diffraction gratings or linear single- or multi-stage rectangular gratings or crossed single- or multi-stage rectangular gratings, mirror surfaces, micromirrors, microlenses, Matt structures, in particular anisotropic or isotropic matt structures, or combinations of these structures.
  • step c) at least one layer of the decorative layer is further perforated by the laser, in particular that the decorative layer has a first layer and a second layer, and the first layer is arranged between the top side of the carrier substrate and the second layer, wherein in step c) the first layer of the decorative layer is perforated in the one or more first and/or second and/or third regions by means of the laser from the direction of the underside.
  • a first color impression can be created in the first layer exposed in a first region, and a second color impression can be created in a second region, so that overall a multi-colored motif is exposed to a viewer, which is visible from the underside of the carrier substrate.
  • a multi-colored motif can be a coat of arms or a colored flower with green leaves.
  • the first layer is arranged on the side of the decorative layer facing away from the carrier substrate and provides optically variable effects, particularly toward this side.
  • the second layer is preferably arranged on the side of the decorative layer facing the carrier substrate and provides optical effects there, preferably by corresponding exposure in the first and/or second and/or third regions.
  • first and second layers are arranged on the side of the decorative layer facing the carrier substrate and that a third layer is arranged on the side of the decorative layer facing away from the carrier substrate and provides optically variable effects towards this side.
  • the decorative layer comprises at least one reflective layer, in particular a metal layer and/or an HRI or LRI layer ( high refractive index - HRI, low refractive index - LRI), at least in some regions.
  • the metal layer is preferably a metal layer made of chromium, aluminum, gold, copper, silver, or an alloy of such metals, in particular one that is vapor-deposited in a vacuum with a layer thickness of 0.01 ⁇ m to 0.15 ⁇ m.
  • the reflective layer to be formed by a transparent reflective layer, for example a thin or finely structured metallic layer or an HRI or LRI layer.
  • the decorative layer comprises an optical separation layer, in particular an optically non-transparent layer, which preferably separates the optical impressions and/or effects visible when viewing the document from the top side of the carrier substrate from the optical impressions and/or effects visible in the one or more first and/or second regions when viewing the document from the underside of the carrier substrate.
  • the optical separation layer can, for example, be an opaque metal layer and/or an opaque color layer.
  • the tolerance values between the position of the decorative layer and the position of the openings in the one or more first and/or second regions and/or the at least one third region are between ⁇ 0.1 mm and ⁇ 2.0 mm, preferably between ⁇ 0.3 mm and ⁇ 1.5 mm.
  • the application a decorative layer onto the single- or multi-layer carrier substrate depending on register marks, for example, printing marks and/or watermarks and/or control openings.
  • the at least one layer of the carrier substrate is broken through depending on such register marks.
  • Register or registration accuracy refers to the positioning accuracy of two or more elements and/or layers relative to one another.
  • the registration accuracy should be within a specified tolerance and as small as possible.
  • the registration accuracy of several elements and/or layers relative to one another is an important feature for increasing process reliability.
  • Precise positioning can be achieved, in particular, using sensor-based, preferably optically detectable, registration marks. These registration marks can either represent specific, separate elements, regions, or layers, or they can themselves be part of the elements, regions, or layers to be positioned.
  • step b) and/or step c) further comprise the following steps: - detecting the position data of at least one security feature of the carrier substrate, in particular a watermark and/or a printed feature; - optionally correcting the detected position data into corrected position data using an algorithm; - Introducing the control openings into the carrier substrate based on the acquired position data, in particular based on the corrected position data, in particular by means of a laser.
  • step b) further comprises the following step: - Stretching the decorative layer before applying the decorative layer to the carrier substrate, wherein the stretching of the decorative layer is between 0% and 10%, preferably between 0% and 5%.
  • step c the at least one layer of the carrier substrate is broken through from the direction of the underside of the carrier substrate.
  • a gas laser in particular a CO 2 laser, and/or a solid-state laser, in particular an Nd:YAG laser, is used in step c) and/or d).
  • This electronic control enables individualized or personalized signals for the laser.
  • the corresponding information can be provided, for example, from a database and/or the cloud.
  • the database and/or the cloud can enable later verification of the individualized and/or personalized information on the document.
  • each document is provided with at least one personalized or individualized first, second, and/or third region, which is introduced into the document or a series of documents by the individualized or personalized signals for the laser.
  • Such patterns are calculated, for example, by means of a computer and/or by means of at least one pseudorandom function, pseudorandom distribution, random function, and/or random distribution.
  • Passport documents are personalized or individualized by personalized or individualized laser signals in such a way that at least one first, second, and/or third area configured as a pattern includes the portrait, name, or other information of the respective passport document holder.
  • the patterns are composed of one or more of the first, second, and/or third areas, with one or more personalized or individualized laser signals being assigned to each of the areas.
  • the laser power is at least 250 W, preferably at least 300 W, more preferably at least 350 W. Furthermore, it is advantageous if the wavelength of the laser is between 9.35 ⁇ m and 10.25 ⁇ m.
  • the laser beam can be directed along one or more first and/or second regions of the carrier substrate in step c) and/or d) by means of deflectable mirrors, in particular by means of a laser scanning module.
  • the laser beam it is expedient for the laser beam to be directed along the outer contour of at least one third region of the carrier substrate in step e) by means of deflectable mirrors, in particular by means of a laser scanning module.
  • At least two lasers are used in step c).
  • the at least two lasers are coordinated with one another in such a way that the manufacturing process is shortened.
  • a first laser to break through the at least one layer of the carrier substrate in the one or more first regions and for a second laser to break through the at least one layer of the carrier substrate breaks through in the one or more second areas.
  • This "series connection" can further increase the writing speed when simultaneously creating, for example, two different or identical motifs.
  • the two lasers are arranged parallel to each other in such a way that each laser processes one track of the carrier substrate in the one or more first and/or second regions and thus several openings can be introduced in parallel into the carrier substrate.
  • the carrier substrate may be processed in parallel in at least one processing track or one panel, wherein the processing track or panel preferably represents a partial surface of the carrier substrate that is arbitrarily aligned and/or dimensioned relative to the running direction of the substrate.
  • the alignment of the processing tracks or panels preferably runs parallel to the running direction of the carrier substrate.
  • One or more or all of the processing tracks preferably have at least two, particularly preferably a plurality, panels.
  • one or more of the first, second and/or third regions are each penetrated into one or more of the processing tracks and/or one or more of the blanks of the carrier substrate in parallel and/or simultaneously by one or more lasers and/or by one or more lasers each.
  • Each of the processing tracks can, for example, be assigned to three lasers, so that with a number of five processing tracks, a number of 15 lasers is provided, wherein in the case of three lasers assigned to one of the processing tracks each processes one panel, or one laser assigned to the processing track processes a first panel and the other two lasers assigned to the processing track process a second panel, or each of the three lasers assigned to the processing track processes one panel at the same time.
  • Such an arrangement of the lasers significantly shortens the processing time of the carrier substrate.
  • the at least one layer of the carrier substrate is broken through in the one or more first and/or second regions by means of a laser flash, wherein the laser flash is generated in the form of the one or more first and/or second regions by means of a mask located in the beam path of the laser radiation.
  • the laser is preferably operated at a writing speed of, in particular, 3000 mm/s, preferably 2200 mm/s, more preferably 2000 mm/s. Furthermore, it is possible for the laser to have a writing surface of 200 x 200 mm, preferably 150 x 150 mm, more preferably 140 x 140 mm.
  • the carrier substrate in particular in step c) and/or d), is conveyed at a running speed of 200 m/min, preferably 130 m/min, more preferably 120 m/min, even more preferably 60 m/min. This ensures that, depending on the writing surface of the laser, the writing speed of the laser, and/or the laser power, at least one layer of the carrier substrate in the one or more first and/or second and/or third regions is reliably penetrated or removed without residue.
  • the steps of the method are carried out in one device or in several devices or distributed across several devices.
  • One or more of the steps of the method take place in particular in an inline process, i.e. in a device which comprises the corresponding units for carrying out the corresponding method steps, or in an offline process, i.e. in several devices which each comprise one or more units for carrying out the respective corresponding method steps.
  • the sequence of steps of the method takes place in an inline process preferably without interruption.
  • the steps of method a), b), and c) can be carried out without interruption in an inline process in one device, or the steps of method a) and b) can be carried out without interruption in an inline process in a first device having the corresponding units, and the step of the method relating to the steps of method a) and b) can be carried out in an offline process in a second device having the corresponding unit.
  • step c) of the method can be executed in a first run by the device comprising the corresponding one or more units, and then repeating step c) in a second run, in particular in a modified variant.
  • one or more or all of the steps of the method are carried out in one or more roll-to-roll processes or in one or more step-and-repeat processes, wherein these processes are carried out by one device or by several different devices.
  • the device or devices comprise the corresponding units necessary for carrying out the steps of the method.
  • the carrier substrate is rolled up on a roll and is unrolled to be provided to a device comprising one or more of the units for carrying out one or more of the method steps.
  • the carrier substrate is preferably rolled up again, wherein the rolled carrier substrate is provided to one or more further devices comprising one or more of the units, particularly in the case of an offline process.
  • the carrier substrate is provided as a sheet or as a plurality of sheets.
  • Fig. 1a and Fig. 1b show a document 1 with a carrier substrate 2 and a decorative layer 3 applied to the surface 4 of the carrier substrate 2.
  • Document 1 is, in particular, a security document such as a banknote, an identity document, a visa or a security.
  • the carrier substrate 2 is preferably a paper substrate, in particular a single-layer paper substrate. It is also possible for the carrier substrate 2 to comprise cotton fibers, wood fibers, cellulose fibers, textile fibers and/or plastic fibers.
  • the carrier substrate 2 preferably has a layer thickness between 30 ⁇ m and 250 ⁇ m, preferably between 50 ⁇ m and 100 ⁇ m. It is also possible for the carrier substrate 2 to comprise additives, in particular security fibers and/or security pigments and/or dyes and/or watermarks.
  • Fig. 1a and Fig. 1b The carrier substrate 2 shown is a single-layer paper substrate with a layer thickness of 80 ⁇ m.
  • the decorative layer 3 is applied to the upper side 4 of the carrier substrate 2. It is possible for the decorative layer 3 to be formed in one or more layers.
  • the decorative layer 3 has one or more several color layers, one or more layers with optically variable pigments, one or more thin-film layer systems, one or more layers producing an optically variable effect, one or more layers with color pigments and/or dissolved dyes and/or one or more layers with microstructures.
  • the layers produce at least one color effect in the range of wavelengths visible to the human eye, in particular in the wavelength range from 400 nm to 800 nm, when viewing the document 1 from the underside 5 of the carrier substrate 2.
  • the carrier substrate 2 is perforated in the areas 10 shown here in black, so that the decorative layer 3 is visible to a viewer 9 of the document 1 from the underside 5 of the carrier substrate 2 in the areas 10.
  • the carrier substrate 2 is perforated by means of a laser.
  • a region is understood to mean a defined area of a layer or ply that, when viewed perpendicular to a plane spanned by the carrier substrate 2, is occupied.
  • the carrier substrate 2 has regions 10, each of the regions 10 occupying a defined area when viewed perpendicular to a plane spanned by the carrier substrate 2.
  • Breaking through a layer is understood here as the complete removal of a layer, in particular by means of laser cutting and/or laser ablation. If, for example, a layer is broken through in an area 10, the corresponding layer in this area 10 has been completely removed.
  • the breaking through is preferably carried out by laser cutting and/or laser ablation, so that the broken layers in the corresponding areas 10 are removed and/or ablated and/or burned and/or vaporized without leaving any residue.
  • the carrier substrate 2 is completely removed in the regions 10, in particular by means of laser cutting and/or laser ablation, so that the carrier substrate 2 is removed without residue in the regions 10.
  • Visible here means that the decorative layer 3 is visible to the viewer 9 when viewing the document 1 with the unaided human eye from the underside 5 of the carrier substrate 2.
  • the decorative layer 3 is only applied in some areas to the upper side 4 of the carrier substrate 2.
  • Fig. 1a shows a striped shape of the decorative layer 3, although other shapes, such as a patch shape, are also possible alternatively or additionally.
  • the decorative layer 3 completely covers the regions 10 when viewed perpendicular to a plane spanned by the carrier substrate 2. This ensures that in all perforated regions 10, the decorative layer 3 or the optical effects created by the decorative layer are visible to the viewer 9 from the underside 5 of the carrier substrate 2.
  • the regions 10 are configured linearly. However, it is also possible for the regions 10 to be configured as a graphic motif, alphanumerically, dot-shaped, and/or as a machine-readable coding.
  • a pattern can be, for example, a graphically designed outline, a figurative representation, an image, a motif, a symbol, a logo, a portrait, an alphanumeric character, a text, and the like.
  • Fig. 1c shows schematically an enlarged section 40 of the Fig. 1a .
  • the decorative layer 3 can be seen in the areas 10 in which the carrier substrate 2 is perforated.
  • the line width 50 when viewed perpendicular to a plane spanned by the carrier substrate 2 is a maximum of 2 mm, preferably a maximum of 1 mm.
  • the line width 50 of the regions 10 when viewed perpendicular to a plane spanned by the carrier substrate 2 is selected to be at least so wide that the decorative layer 3 in the region 10 is visible to the human eye when viewing the document 1 from the underside 5 of the carrier substrate 2.
  • the line width 50 is therefore at least 20 ⁇ m, preferably at least 50 ⁇ m, more preferably at least 100 ⁇ m, particularly preferably at least 200 ⁇ m.
  • Fig. 1c shown The line width is 200 ⁇ m.
  • the above size specifications regarding the line width of the regions can also refer to the width and/or diameter of the regions 10, depending on the design of the regions 10.
  • the regions when they are formed as circles, they may have a diameter between a minimum of 20 ⁇ m, preferably a minimum of 50 ⁇ m, more preferably a minimum of 100 ⁇ m, particularly preferably at least 200 ⁇ m, and a maximum of 2 mm, preferably a maximum of 1 mm.
  • the optically perceptible effect in the areas 10 for the viewer 9 is defined and/or predetermined by the decorative layer, since when viewing the document 1 from the underside 5 of the carrier substrate 2, the carrier substrate 2 is only perforated in the areas 10.
  • the decorative layer 3 is only visible to the viewer 9 in these perforated areas 10.
  • the decorative layer 3 thus defines, through its design, the optical effects visible to the viewer 9 in the perforated areas 10 from the underside 5 of the carrier substrate 2.
  • Fig. 2a to Fig. 2c show schematic sectional views of documents 1.
  • the Fig. 2a The document 1 shown comprises a carrier substrate 2 and a decorative layer 3 applied to the upper side 4 of the carrier substrate 2.
  • the carrier substrate 2 shown is designed as a multi-layer carrier substrate 2 and comprises the layers 6, 7.
  • the carrier substrate 2 shown is a multi-layer hybrid substrate which has two paper layers 6 and a plastic layer 7.
  • the plastic layer 7 is preferably a plastic layer made of Polyamide.
  • the carrier substrate 2 preferably has a layer thickness between 30 ⁇ m and 250 ⁇ m, preferably between 50 ⁇ m and 100 ⁇ m.
  • the Fig. 2c The document 1 shown comprises a carrier substrate 2 and a decorative layer 3 applied to the upper side 4 of the carrier substrate 2.
  • the carrier substrate 2 shown is designed as a multi-layer carrier substrate 2 and comprises the layers 7, 8.
  • the carrier substrate 2 shown is a multi-layer carrier substrate 2, which has a transparent plastic layer 7 and an opaque Layer 8.
  • the opaque layer 8 is preferably an opacified lacquer layer and/or a printed ink layer.
  • the transparent plastic layer 7 is preferably a polymer layer.
  • the decorative layer is only partially applied to the top side of the carrier substrate 2 applied, wherein the decorative layer completely covers the regions 10, 11, and/or 12 when viewed perpendicular to a plane spanned by the carrier substrate 2.
  • the decorative layer refers to the above statements.
  • the design of the carrier substrate 2 reference is made to the above statements.
  • the carrier substrate 2 is perforated in the areas 10 such that the decorative layer in the areas 10 of the document 1 is visible from the underside of the carrier substrate 2.
  • the regions 10 are preferably linear. Furthermore, each of the regions 10 represents a pattern.
  • a pattern can be, for example, a graphically designed outline, a figurative representation, an image, a motif, a symbol, a logo, a portrait, an alphanumeric character, a text, and the like.
  • the area 12 is cut out by punching and/or by means of a laser.
  • the area 12 is, as shown in Fig. 3a shown, rectangular in shape. However, it is also possible for the area 12 to be oval, circular or patterned.
  • the area 12, as shown in Fig. 3a schematically shown, has a substantially larger area compared to the areas 10.
  • the area 12 has an area larger than the areas 10 by a factor of at least 4, preferably by a factor of at least 8, more preferably by a factor of at least 10.
  • the area 12 is formed during the production of the document 1 before the areas 10 are broken through.
  • the decorative layer 3 is in the area 12 when viewing the document 1 from the Visible from the underside of the carrier substrate 2. It is also possible that the areas 10 are connected to the area 12.
  • the carrier substrate 2 is perforated in the areas 10 and 11 such that the decorative layer in the areas 10 and 11 is visible when the document 1 is viewed from the underside of the carrier substrate 2.
  • the area 10 is preferably designed linearly. Furthermore, the area 10 represents a pattern.
  • the area 11 is as in Fig. 3b As shown, it is also linear and forms a closed contour representing a star-shaped pattern. Areas 10 and 11 were perforated using a laser and have a line width of 300 ⁇ m. This makes it possible to expose coarsely pre-structured features on the underside of the decorative layer, such as colored areas or areas with optically variable effects, by means of the delicate perforations in areas 10 and 11 of the carrier substrate 2 in such a way that these are visible when viewing the document 1 from the underside 5 of the carrier substrate 2.
  • the Fig. 3c Document 1 shown has areas 10 and 11. Area 10 corresponds to area 11 of the Fig. 3b , so that with regard to the design of the region 10, reference is made to the above explanations.
  • the regions 11 are circular in shape and have a diameter of 50 ⁇ m to 500 ⁇ m.
  • the regions 11 are arranged according to a grid.
  • the grid width corresponds essentially to the layer thickness of the carrier substrate 2.
  • the grid width it is also possible for the grid width to be between 100 ⁇ m and 5000 ⁇ m, preferably between 500 ⁇ m and 2500 ⁇ m.
  • the nearest distance between two adjacent regions 11 is between 100 ⁇ m and 5000 ⁇ m, preferably between 500 ⁇ m and 2500 ⁇ m.
  • the carrier substrate 2 was perforated in the areas 11 by means of a laser in such a way that the decorative layer in the areas 11 of the document 1 is visible from the underside of the carrier substrate 2.
  • one or more items of information that can be perceived haptically by a human in particular haptically perceivable information about the value of a banknote or haptically perceivable information regarding the holder of a document, can be provided in Braille by such an arrangement of the areas 11.
  • a partially closed contour means that the openings are provided in such a way that no completely enclosed regions 10 and/or 11 are created, but rather the regions 10 and 11 are defined by partially interrupted contours.
  • the openings are designed such that interruptions are provided in the openings at regular and/or irregular intervals, with the carrier substrate not being removed in these interruptions, so that the regions 10 and/or 11 are connected at least by one connection, preferably by several connections.
  • the carrier substrate 2 is completely perforated in the areas 10 and 11 shown in black.
  • the areas 10 and 11 are perforated from the direction of the underside 5 of the carrier substrate 2, wherein the decorative layer is nevertheless visible when viewing the document 1 from the underside of the carrier substrate 2, in particular since the non-perforated layers of the carrier substrate 2 are transparent. If the areas 10 and 11, such as the area 11 in Fig. 3b or area 10 in Fig.
  • the distance between the two regions 10 and 11 is preferably selected such that any positional tolerances of the different colors on the decorative layer 3 relative to the regions 10 and 11 are concealed or hidden below this distance.
  • Predefined here means a predetermined value or range of values or a predetermined shape or geometry, in particular one that covers 100% of the area.
  • Fig. 4 A predefined surface area 13 is defined by a rectangle with a specific surface area. This surface area preferably corresponds to 100%, so that a maximum of 25%, preferably a maximum of 10%, of this predefined surface area 13 is removed by openings in the areas 10.
  • the decorative layer also completely covers the predefined surface areas 13 when viewed perpendicular to a plane spanned by the carrier substrate.
  • the Fig. 5a The document 1 shown comprises the carrier substrate 2 and the decorative layer 3.
  • the carrier substrate 2 is a single-layer paper substrate with a layer thickness of 80 ⁇ m.
  • the carrier substrate 2 is a multilayer carrier substrate. Regarding such a configuration, reference is made to the above explanations.
  • the Fig. 5a The decorative layer 3 shown comprises the layers 20, 21 and 22.
  • the decorative layer 3 is applied to the upper side 4 of the carrier substrate 2 in regions.
  • Layer 20 is a thin-film layer system that creates a viewing angle-dependent optically variable effect.
  • the thin-film layer system preferably has an interference layer structure.
  • the interference layer structure preferably has a reflection layer, such as a metal layer, an absorption layer, and a transparent dielectric spacer layer that fulfills the ⁇ /4 or ⁇ /2 condition for a wavelength in the visible light range.
  • the thin-film layer system it is also possible for the thin-film layer system to be constructed from a sequence of high- and low-refractive-index layers. As in Fig. 5a As shown, the layer 20 is arranged between the top side 4 of the carrier substrate 2 and the layer 21.
  • the ⁇ /2 or ⁇ /4 condition refers to the path difference, i.e. the difference in path (path difference) between two or more coherent waves of incident light.
  • path difference is crucial for the occurrence of interference phenomena. If the path difference between two waves of the same wavelength ⁇ and the same amplitude is exactly half a wavelength (and/or plus any integer multiple of the wavelength), the two partial waves cancel each other out. This attenuation of intensity is called destructive interference. If the path difference is an integer multiple of the wavelength, the amplitudes of the both partial waves. In this case, constructive interference occurs. Values in between result in partial cancellation.
  • Layer 21 comprises a replication lacquer layer with microstructures molded at least in some regions and a reflective layer at least in some regions.
  • the replication lacquer layer consists, for example, of a thermoplastic lacquer into which the microstructures are molded by means of heat and pressure through the action of an embossing tool.
  • the replication lacquer layer it is also possible for the replication lacquer layer to be formed from a UV-crosslinkable lacquer and for the microstructures to be molded into the replication lacquer layer by means of UV replication.
  • the microstructures are molded by the action of an embossing tool on the uncured replication lacquer layer and the replication lacquer layer is cured by irradiation with UV light before and/or immediately during and/or after the molding.
  • the microstructures can be selected from the group consisting of Kinegram® , holograms, blazed gratings, in particular asymmetric sawtooth relief structures, diffraction structures, in particular linear sinusoidal diffraction gratings or crossed sinusoidal diffraction gratings or linear single- or multi-stage rectangular gratings or crossed single- or multi-stage rectangular gratings, mirror surfaces, matte structures, in particular anisotropic or isotropic matte structures, or combinations of these structures.
  • Kinegram® holograms
  • blazed gratings in particular asymmetric sawtooth relief structures
  • diffraction structures in particular linear sinusoidal diffraction gratings or crossed sinusoidal diffraction gratings or linear single- or multi-stage rectangular gratings or crossed single- or multi-stage rectangular gratings
  • mirror surfaces matte structures, in particular anisotropic or isotropic matte structures, or combinations of these structures.
  • the reflective layer is preferably a metal layer.
  • the metal layer is preferably a metal layer made of Chromium, aluminum, gold, copper, silver, or an alloy of such metals, particularly one that is vacuum-deposited in a layer thickness of 0.01 ⁇ m to 0.15 ⁇ m.
  • the reflective layer it is also possible for the reflective layer to be formed by a transparent reflective layer, for example, a thin or finely structured metallic layer or an HRI or LRI layer (high refractive index - HRI , low refractive index - LRI).
  • a dielectric reflective layer consists, for example, of a vapor-deposited layer of a metal oxide, metal sulfide, titanium oxide, etc., with a thickness of 10 nm to 150 nm.
  • the decorative layer 3 can, as an alternative to the layers 20 and 21, also comprise other or further layers, in particular selected from the group consisting of one or more color layers, one or more layers with optically variable pigments, one or more thin-film layer systems, one or more layers producing an optically variable effect, one or more layers with color pigments and/or dissolved dyes and/or one or more layers with microstructures, in particular wherein the layers produce at least one color effect in the range of wavelengths visible to the human eye, in particular in the wavelength range from 400 nm to 800 nm, when the document is viewed from the underside of the carrier substrate.
  • Fig. 5b corresponds Fig. 5a with the difference that the decorative layer in Fig. 5b further comprises the protective lacquer layer 23.
  • the layer thickness of the protective lacquer layer is between 0.5 ⁇ m and 30 ⁇ m, preferably between 3 ⁇ m and 10 ⁇ m.
  • the protective coating layer shown is a layer of PET with a thickness of 16 ⁇ m.
  • the document 1 shown comprises a carrier substrate 2, a decorative layer 3 and a transparent plastic layer 7.
  • the decorative layer 3 of the Fig. 5c corresponds to the decorative layer of the Fig. 5a with the difference that the decorative layer 3 does not comprise an adhesive layer 22 and is applied directly to the carrier substrate 2.
  • the transparent plastic layer 7 is, as in Fig. 5c shown, applied to the underside 5 of the carrier substrate 2 in the area in which the decorative layer 3 is applied to the top side 4 of the carrier substrate 2.
  • the transparent plastic layer 7 and the carrier substrate 2 are perforated by a laser in regions 10 and 11. In region 11, layer 20 is also perforated, so that in region 11, layer 21 is visible when viewing document 1 from the underside 5 of the carrier substrate 2.
  • Fig. 6a to Fig. 6d show a schematic of a document 1.
  • Fig. 6a The document 1 is shown in plan view when viewed from the top side 4 of the carrier substrate 2. As in Fig. 6a As shown, the document 1 has the decorative layer 3, which is applied to the upper side 4 of the carrier substrate 2.
  • Fig. 6b The document 1 is shown in plan view when viewed from the underside 5 of the carrier substrate 2.
  • the carrier substrate 2 is perforated in the areas 10 by means of a laser such that the decorative layer 3 is visible in the areas 10 when viewed from the underside 5 of the carrier substrate 2.
  • the areas 10 on the side of the carrier substrate opposite the decorative layer 3 are arranged, which is indicated by the dashed lines.
  • the areas 10 are linear and arranged according to a line grid.
  • Fig. 6c shows schematically an enlarged section 41 of the Fig. 6b .
  • the black regions 10, in which the carrier substrate 2 is perforated by a laser such that the decorative layer 3 is visible in the regions 10 when viewing the document 1 from the underside 5 of the carrier substrate 2 are linear and arranged according to a grid.
  • the grid width of the line grid corresponds essentially to the layer thickness of the carrier substrate 2.
  • the grid width of the line grid it is also possible for the grid width of the line grid to be between 30 ⁇ m and 250 ⁇ m, preferably between 50 ⁇ m and 100 ⁇ m, more preferably between 70 ⁇ m and 90 ⁇ m.
  • the grid width of the in Fig. 6b and Fig. 6c The line grid shown is 80 ⁇ m.
  • the beam diameter of the laser at the focal point is at least 20 ⁇ m, preferably at least 50 ⁇ m, particularly preferably at least 100 ⁇ m.
  • Fig. 7c shown area 10 was by means of a laser beam having a beam diameter of 200 ⁇ m at the focal point, so that the width of the area 10 is also essentially 200 ⁇ m.
  • the carrier substrate 2 is fed to the application device 31b, by means of which a transparent plastic layer is applied to the underside of the carrier substrate 2.
  • a transparent plastic layer is applied to the underside of the carrier substrate 2.

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  1. Document (1), notamment billet de banque, pièce d'identité, visa ou titre, comprenant un substrat de support (2) et une couche décorative (3), dans lequel le substrat de support (2) monocouche ou multicouche présente une face supérieure (4) et une face inférieure (5) et la couche décorative (3) est appliquée sur la face supérieure (4) du substrat de support (2), et dans lequel au moins une couche (6, 7, 8) du substrat de support (2) est percée dans une ou plusieurs premières zones (10) au moyen d'un laser de telle manière que la couche décorative (3) est visible dans les une ou plusieurs premières zones (10) en observant le document (1) depuis la face inférieure (5) du substrat de support (2), dans lequel au moins une couche (6, 7, 8) du substrat de support (2) est percée dans une ou plusieurs deuxièmes zones (11) au moyen du laser de telle manière que la couche décorative (3) dans les une ou plusieurs deuxièmes zones (11) est visible en observant le document (1) depuis la face inférieure (5) du substrat de support (2), dans lequel les une ou plusieurs deuxièmes zones (11) présentent un motif différent par rapport aux une ou plusieurs premières zones (10) et/ou un contour différent et/ou un codage différent,
    dans lequel la couche décorative (3) recouvre entièrement les une ou plusieurs premières (10) et/ou deuxièmes (11) zones lors d'une observation perpendiculairement à un plan formé par le substrat de support (2),
    et dans lequel le document (1) fournit dans une ou plusieurs des premières et/ou deuxièmes zones (10, 11) un premier effet optique qui peut être détecté en lumière incidente par une unité de capteur (33).
  2. Document (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce
    que le substrat de support (2) est un substrat en papier, en particulier un substrat en papier monocouche, et/ou que le substrat de support (2) comprend des fibres de coton, des fibres de bois, des fibres de pâte à papier, des fibres textiles et/ou des fibres synthétiques, et/ou
    que le substrat de support (2) comprend une ou plusieurs couches plastiques (7), en particulier transparentes, qui sont disposées sur la face supérieure (4) et/ou la face inférieure (5) du substrat de support (2), dans lequel en particulier au moins les une ou plusieurs couches plastiques (7), en particulier transparentes, disposées sur la face inférieure (5) du substrat de support (2),
    sont percées dans les une ou plusieurs premières zones (10) au moyen du laser, et/ou
    que le substrat de support (2) présente une épaisseur de couche comprise entre 30 µm et 250 µm, de manière préférée entre 50 µm et 100 µm.
  3. Document (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce
    que chacune des une ou plusieurs premières (10) et/ou deuxièmes (11) zones se trouve à l'intérieur d'une zone de surface (13) prédéfinie, dans lequel, en observant perpendiculairement à un plan formé par le substrat de support (2), chacune des une ou plusieurs premières (10) et/ou deuxièmes (11) zones comprend au maximum 25 %, de manière préférée 10 %, de la surface de la zone de surface (13) prédéfinie respective.
  4. Document (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce
    que la largeur, en particulier la largeur de ligne (50), et/ou le diamètre des une ou plusieurs premières zones (10) et/ou deuxièmes zones (11) est de maximum 2 mm, de manière préférée de maximum 1 mm, lors d'une observation perpendiculairement à un plan formé par le substrat de support (2), et/ou
    que la largeur, en particulier la largeur de ligne (50), et/ou le diamètre des une ou plusieurs premières zones (10) et/ou deuxièmes zones (11) lors d'une observation perpendiculairement à un plan formé par le substrat de support (2) est choisi de manière que la couche décorative (3) dans les une ou plusieurs premières zones (10) et/ou deuxièmes zones (11) est visible à l'œil humain lors d'une observation le document (1) depuis la face inférieure (5) du substrat de support (2), et/ou que la largeur, en particulier, la largeur de ligne (50), et/ou le diamètre des une ou plusieurs premières zones (10) et/ou deuxièmes zones (11) est d'au moins 20 µm, en particulier d'au moins 50 µm, de manière préférée d'au moins 100 µm, lorsqu'elles sont observées perpendiculairement à un plan formé par le substrat de support (2).
  5. Document (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce
    que le document (1) fournit dans une ou plusieurs des premières et/ou deuxièmes zones (10, 11) et/ou dans une ou plusieurs troisièmes zones (12), en particulier dans des zones comprenant la couche décorative (3),
    un premier effet optique, en particulier un premier effet optiquement variable, qui est visible à la lumière incidente à l'œil humain, et/ou que le document (1) présente, dans une ou plusieurs des premières et/ou deuxièmes et/ou troisièmes zones (10, 11, 12),
    en particulier dans des zones comprenant la couche décorative (3), au moins un premier degré de transmission, qui peut être détecté à la lumière transmise par une unité de capteur (33) et/ou est visible à l'œil humain, et présente, dans les zones en dehors des première et/ou deuxième et/ou troisième zones (10, 11, 12), en particulier dans des zones comprenant le film de support (2) et la couche décorative (3), de manière préférée dans des zones comprenant le film de support (2) non perforé et la couche décorative (3), de manière davantage préférée à l'intérieur des première et/ou deuxième et/ou troisième zones (10, 11, 12), au moins un deuxième degré de transmission, qui peut être détecté à la lumière transmise par une unité de capteur (33) et/ou est visible à l'œil humain, dans lequel l'au moins un premier degré de transmission et l'au moins un deuxième degré de transmission sont différents l'un de l'autre ou coïncident au moins en partie ou totalement.
  6. Document (1) selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce
    qu'au moins une des troisièmes zones (12) du substrat de support (2) est découpée au moyen d'une découpe et/ou au moyen d'un laser,
    en particulier de telle manière que la couche décorative (3) dans l'au moins une troisième zone (12) est visible en observant le document (1) depuis la face inférieure (5) du substrat de support (2), en particulier dans lequel l'au moins une troisième zone (12) présente une surface supérieure d'au moins un facteur de 4, de manière préférée d'au moins un facteur de 8, de manière davantage préférée d'au moins un facteur de 10 aux une ou plusieurs premières (10) et/ou deuxièmes zones (11).
  7. Document (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce
    que les une ou plusieurs premières (10) et/ou deuxièmes (11) zones sont configurées sous forme de motif, en particulier d'un motif graphique, alphanumérique, linéaire, ponctuel et/ou sous forme d'un codage lisible par machine.
  8. Document (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce
    que les une ou plusieurs premières zones (10) sont disposées selon une trame linéaire, en particulier
    que la largeur de trame de la trame linéaire correspond sensiblement à l'épaisseur de couche du substrat de support (2), et/ou que la largeur de trame de la trame linéaire est comprise entre 30 µm et 250 µm, de manière préférée entre 50 µm et 100 µm, de manière davantage préférée entre 70 µm et 90 µm.
  9. Document selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce
    que la couche décorative (3) présente une première couche (20) et une deuxième couche (21) et que la première couche (20) est disposée entre la face supérieure (4) du substrat de support (2) et la deuxième couche (21), en particulier dans lequel les première (20) et deuxième (21) couches sont choisies parmi le groupe une ou plusieurs couches de couleur, une ou plusieurs couches avec des pigments optiquement variables, un ou plusieurs
    systèmes de couches minces, une ou plusieurs couches générant un effet optiquement variable, une ou plusieurs couches avec des pigments de couleur et/ou des colorants dissous et/ou une ou plusieurs couches avec des microstructures, en particulier dans lequel les couches génèrent au moins un effet de couleur dans la plage des longueurs d'onde visibles à l'œil humain, en particulier dans la plage de longueurs d'onde de 400 nm à 800 nm, en observant le document (1) depuis la face inférieure (5) du substrat de support (2).
  10. Document (1) selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce
    que l'au moins une couche (6, 7, 8) du substrat de support (2) est percée dans les une ou plusieurs premières zones (10) au moyen d'un laser de telle manière que la première couche (20) dans les une ou plusieurs premières zones (10) est visible en observant le document (1) depuis la face inférieure (5) du substrat de support (2) et que l'au moins une couche (6, 7, 8) du substrat de support (2) et la première couche (20) de la couche décorative (3) dans les une ou plusieurs deuxièmes zones (11) sont percées au moyen d'un laser de telle manière que la deuxième couche (21) dans les une ou plusieurs deuxièmes zones (11) est visible en observant le document (1) depuis la face inférieure (5) du substrat de support (2).
  11. Document (1) selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce
    que le substrat de support (2) est complètement percé dans les une ou plusieurs premières (10) et/ou deuxièmes (11) zones, et/ou
    que la couche décorative (3) est au moins en partie transparente, et/ou que les valeurs de tolérance entre la couche décorative (3) et les
    les ajours dans les une ou plusieurs premières (10) et/ou deuxièmes zones (11) et/ou l'au moins une troisième zone (12) sont comprises entre ± 0,1 mm et ± 2,0 mm, de manière préférée entre ± 0,3 mm et ± 1,5 mm.
  12. Procédé de fabrication d'un document (1) selon l'une des
    revendications 1 à 11, comprenant un substrat de support (2) avec une face supérieure (4) et une face inférieure (5), dans lequel
    le procédé comprend des étapes suivantes a), b), c), qui sont exécutées en particulier dans l'ordre a), b), c) ou a), c), b) :
    a) la fourniture d'un substrat de support (2) ;
    b) l'application d'une couche décorative (3), en particulier au moyen d'un estampage à chaud, d'un estampage à froid ou d'un laminage, sur la face supérieure (4) du substrat de support (2) ;
    c) le perçage d'au moins une couche (6, 7, 8) du substrat de support (2) dans une ou plusieurs premières zones (10) au moyen d'un laser de telle manière
    que la couche décorative (3) appliquée dans les une ou plusieurs premières zones (10) est visible en observant le document (1) depuis la face inférieure (5) du substrat de support (2),
    dans lequel le procédé comprend par ailleurs l'étape suivante, qui est effectuée en particulier avant l'étape b) :
    d) le perçage d'au moins une couche (6, 7, 8) du substrat de support (2) dans une ou plusieurs deuxièmes zones (11) au moyen d'un laser de telle manière
    que la couche décorative (3) dans les une ou plusieurs deuxièmes zones (11) est visible en observant le document (1) depuis la face inférieure (5) du substrat de support (2), dans lequel les une ou plusieurs deuxièmes zones (11) présentent un motif différent par rapport aux une ou plusieurs premières zones (10) et/ou un contour différent et/ou un codage différent, dans lequel la couche décorative (3) recouvre entièrement les une ou plusieurs premières (10) et/ou deuxièmes (11) zones lors d'une observation perpendiculairement à un plan formé par le substrat de support (2), et dans lequel le document (1) fournit dans une ou plusieurs des premières et/ou deuxièmes zones (10, 11) un premier effet optique qui peut être détecté en lumière incidente par une unité de capteur (33).
  13. Procédé selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce
    que le procédé comprend par ailleurs l'étape suivante, qui est effectuée en particulier avant l'étape b) :
    e) la découpe d'au moins une troisième zone (12) du substrat de support (2) au moyen d'un poinçonnage et/ou au moyen d'un laser, en particulier de telle manière que la couche décorative (3) dans l'au moins une troisième zone est visible en observant le document (1) depuis la face inférieure (5) du substrat de support (2).
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