EP2251207B1 - Procédé de fabrication d'une marque de sécurité - Google Patents

Procédé de fabrication d'une marque de sécurité Download PDF

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EP2251207B1
EP2251207B1 EP09006340.5A EP09006340A EP2251207B1 EP 2251207 B1 EP2251207 B1 EP 2251207B1 EP 09006340 A EP09006340 A EP 09006340A EP 2251207 B1 EP2251207 B1 EP 2251207B1
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Gottfried Brandstetter
Jürgen Keplinger
Marco Mayrhofer
Matthias Müller
Martin Bergsmann
Klaus Schmidegg
Stephan Trassl
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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
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21H—PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H21/00—Non-fibrous material added to the pulp, characterised by its function, form or properties; Paper-impregnating or coating material, characterised by its function, form or properties
    • D21H21/14—Non-fibrous material added to the pulp, characterised by its function, form or properties; Paper-impregnating or coating material, characterised by its function, form or properties characterised by function or properties in or on the paper
    • D21H21/40—Agents facilitating proof of genuineness or preventing fraudulent alteration, e.g. for security paper
    • D21H21/42—Ribbons or strips
    • 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
    • B42D25/355—Security threads
    • 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
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  • the invention relates to a method for producing a security feature according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Security elements with visually visible features are, for example, off EP 0330733 A1 known.
  • Security elements in particular security threads consisting of a translucent plastic film, an opaque coating extending over the entire security element and having recesses in the form of the coding to be introduced, in particular in the form of characters and patterns, are described. At least in the areas defined by the cutouts, congruent coloring and / or luminescent substances can be present, through which the coding differs from the opaque coating under the corresponding influence of light in a color-contrasting form. From the EP1291463 A1 it has become known to realize a partial metallization of a metal layer by washing out a washing color applied under the metal layer.
  • a further metal layer which serves as an adhesion promoter and which appears transparent in transmitted light can be provided.
  • a further metal layer which serves as an adhesion promoter and which appears transparent in transmitted light. From the DE102007055112 it has become known to combine a partial metal layer and a partial color effect layer with one another. From the WO2004087437A1 it has become known to print two layers side by side.
  • the object of the invention was to provide a method for producing a security feature which has different partial optical features on the front and back, which are interrupted by cutouts, these cutouts producing a clear, sharply delimited image in transmitted light, and to create such a security feature .
  • the subject matter of the invention is therefore a method for producing a security feature according to claim 1 and a security feature according to claim 2.
  • Carrier films for example, preferably flexible plastic films, for example made of PI1 PP, OPP, PE, PPS, PEEK, PEK, PEI, PSU, PAEK, LCP, PEN, PBT, PET, PA, PC, COC, POM, ABS, PVC, are used as the carrier substrate Fluoropolymers such as Teflon and the like.
  • the carrier foils preferably have a thickness of 4-700 ⁇ m, preferably 4-200 ⁇ m, particularly preferably 4-125 ⁇ m.
  • the carrier substrate can already have a layer with a structured lacquer layer.
  • the lacquer layer can be a radiation-curable lacquer layer or a thermoplastic lacquer layer mixed with stabilizers, into which a structure, for example a surface relief, a diffraction structure, a diffraction grating or a hologram is embossed by means of known methods.
  • the structure is then stabilized, for example by electromagnetic radiation, or by curing the thermoplastic lacquer layer, which is influenced by the stabilizers.
  • At least 2 partial layers are applied to this carrier substrate.
  • metals, metal compounds or alloys come into consideration.
  • metals for example, Al, Cu, Fe, Ag, Au, Cr, Ni, Zn, Cd, Bi, Sn and the like come into question.
  • metal compounds are oxides or sulfides or chromates of metals, in particular TiO2, Cr oxides, ZnS, ITO, Bi oxide, ATO, FTO, ZnO, Al2O3, non-stoichiometric aluminum oxide, Zn chromate, Fe oxides, Cu oxides, unstoichiometric Cu oxide, Ag oxides and the like or silicon oxides are suitable.
  • Suitable alloys are, for example, Cu-Al alloys, Cu-Zn alloys, iron alloys, steel, for example Cr-Ni steel and the like.
  • the vapor-deposited metal compounds can also be used Be doped with rare earth metals. As a result, in addition to the desired color, a luminescence effect is also obtained. Furthermore, for example, copper color pigments such as azurite or malachite can be vapor-deposited.
  • the layer thickness of the vapor-deposited layer depends essentially on the desired color. For example, a Bi-oxide layer with a thickness of at least 160-230 nm, as well as a T ⁇ O2 layer appear blue transparent, a ZnS layer green, a Cd layer yellow, an Al layer in connection with F ⁇ 2 ⁇ 3 orange to purple-red, the hue being through the Energy input is controlled. If Cu is vapor-deposited with an excess of oxygen, the coating appears blue. Vaporized ZnO appears reddish transparent. The resulting color is the result of the interplay of layer thickness and absorption behavior.
  • a solvent-soluble material application is applied to one side of the carrier substrate in a first step, this layer is optionally treated using an inline plasma, corona or flame process in a second step, and the layers one after the other in a third step applied, whereupon in a fourth step the material application with the layers located in the area of the material application is removed simultaneously by means of a solvent, optionally combined with a mechanical action.
  • the material application can be applied by any desired method, for example by gravure printing, flexographic printing, screen printing, digital printing and the like.
  • the material used for this purpose or the lacquer used or the paint used is soluble in a solvent, preferably in water, but a paint which is soluble in any solvent, for example in alcohol, esters and the like, can also be used.
  • the material or the lacquer or the paint can be customary compositions based on natural or artificial macromolecules.
  • the soluble material can be pigmented or non-pigmented. All known pigments can be used as pigments. TiO2, ZnS1 kaolin and the like are particularly suitable.
  • the treatment then takes place using an inline plasma (low-pressure or atmospheric plasma), corona or flame process.
  • High-energy plasma for example Ar or Ar / 02 plasma, cleans the surface of any residual toning that may be present.
  • the necessary sharp delimitation of the contours of the recesses is also achieved for partial application.
  • the surface is activated. Terminal polar groups are generated on the surface. This improves the adhesion of metals and the like to the surface.
  • a thin metal or metal oxide layer can be applied as an adhesion promoter, for example by sputtering or vapor deposition.
  • Cr1 Al1 Ag, Ti1 Cu, Ti02, Si oxides or chromium oxides are particularly suitable.
  • This adhesion promoter layer generally has a thickness of 0.1 nm-5 nm, preferably 0.2 nm-2 nm, particularly preferably 0.2 to 1 nm. This further improves the adhesion of the subsequent coating to the carrier substrate.
  • the coating can take place in the usual way, by deposition in a PVD or CVD process, by sputtering or the like.
  • the coating is applied under vacuum (up to 10 -12 mbar, preferably 10 -2 to 10 -6 mbar) at a temperature dependent on the vapor pressure and the thickness of the coating to be applied on the carrier substrate, for example by thermal evaporation, electric arc or Electron beam evaporation deposited.
  • vacuum up to 10 -12 mbar, preferably 10 -2 to 10 -6 mbar
  • the coating is applied by AC or DC sputtering, the corresponding method being selected depending on the thickness of the layer to be applied and the material used.
  • separating layers for example insulators, polymer layers and the like, can optionally be applied inline or in a separate process step between the individual layers.
  • the substances to be applied are introduced into a vacuum coating system in the form of gaseous (e.g. organometallic) precursors by means of an inert carrier gas (e.g. N 2 , argon), broken up by the input of energy and made to react. Some of the reaction products condense on the substrate and form the desired layer there, the remaining reaction products are removed using a vacuum system.
  • Gaseous precursors can be, for example, CO, CO 2 , oxygen, silanes, methane, ammonia, ferrocene, trimethylaluminum, or the like.
  • the energy can be introduced, for example, by means of an ion or electron beam, a plasma or via an elevated temperature. In this way, several reactive layers can be applied simultaneously or one after the other, creating a color effect on the carrier substrate.
  • the material application is then removed using a suitable solvent that is matched to the composition of the material application.
  • the material application is preferably water-soluble. If necessary, the detachment can be supported by mechanical action.
  • a thin pigmented color layer or a pure pigment layer can be applied in register, the thickness of this layer being about 0.01-5 ⁇ m.
  • the method described can also be carried out several times in succession, if necessary with different layer combinations. If necessary, a protective layer can be applied between the different layer combinations.
  • the security feature can optionally have further layers, for example the diffractive structures already mentioned, but also preferably partial liquid-crystalline layers, layers with optical features, for example colored layers, luminescent layers and / or layers with electrically conductive and / or magnetic features.
  • the security feature according to the invention can optionally have further auxiliary layers, such as laminating adhesive layers, hot / cold seal or self-adhesive layers, release layers and the like.
  • the security features according to the invention are, if necessary, after appropriate packaging (for example in threads, tapes, strips, patches or other formats) as security features for at least partial embedding in or for application on data carriers, in particular documents of value such as ID cards, cards, banknotes or labels, seals and the like , but also in packaging materials for sensitive goods such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, data carriers, electronic components and the like.
  • the security features according to the invention can be used particularly advantageously for at least partially closing openings in data carriers and documents of value.
  • the security element is visible both from the front and in the opening from the rear, and the different color impressions on the front and rear are clearly recognizable and distinguishable.
  • the color impression on both sides is particularly advantageous when it is glued to a transparent or translucent carrier.
  • Example 3 Strips for bank notes with a recess

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  1. Procédé de fabrication d'une marque de sécurité, comportant un substrat de support (1) sur lequel sont appliquées au moins deux couches (3, 4, 5, 6) partielles, caractérisé en ce que ces couches (3, 4, 5, 6) comportent respectivement des couleurs ou des impressions couleur différentes et respectivement des évidements au moins partiellement transparents et se composent de métaux, de composés métalliques ou d'alliages, les couches (3, 4, 5, 6) étant appliquées de façon absolument coïncidente entre elles sans tolérances, un apport de matériau (2) soluble dans un solvant étant appliqué dans une première étape sur un côté du substrat de support (1),
    cette couche étant, dans une deuxième étape, traitée au moyen d'un processus plasma en ligne, corona ou flamme, une couche mince de métal ou d'oxyde métallique étant appliquée en tant qu'agent d'adhérence simultanément avec le processus plasma, corona ou flamme, et
    les couches (3, 4, 5, 6) comportant au moins deux différentes couleurs ou impressions couleur et composées de métaux, de composés métalliques ou d'alliages, étant, dans une troisième étape, appliquées l'une après l'autre sur l'apport de matériau (2),
    après quoi, dans une quatrième étape, pour la réalisation des évidements au moins partiellement transparentes dans la couche (3, 4, 5, 6) respective, l'apport de matériau (2) avec les couches (3, 4, 5, 6) situées dans la zone de l'apport de matériau (2) et présentant au moins deux différentes couleurs ou impressions couleur et composées de métaux, de composés métalliques ou d'alliages, étant enlevé simultanément au moyen d'un solvant.
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