EP2580069B1 - Datenträger mit merkmalsbereich und verfahren - Google Patents

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EP2580069B1
EP2580069B1 EP11724370.9A EP11724370A EP2580069B1 EP 2580069 B1 EP2580069 B1 EP 2580069B1 EP 11724370 A EP11724370 A EP 11724370A EP 2580069 B1 EP2580069 B1 EP 2580069B1
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André Gregarek
Manfred Heim
Patrick Renner
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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
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M3/00—Printing processes to produce particular kinds of printed work, e.g. patterns
    • B41M3/14—Security printing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/24—Ablative recording, e.g. by burning marks; Spark recording
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    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/26—Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used
    • 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
    • B42D25/20—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof characterised by a particular use or purpose
    • B42D25/29—Securities; Bank notes
    • 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
    • B42D25/41—Marking using electromagnetic radiation
    • 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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/26—Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used
    • B41M5/267—Marking of plastic artifacts, e.g. with laser
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  • the invention relates to a data carrier, in particular a value document, such as a banknote, identity card and the like, with a feature area and a method for producing such a data carrier.
  • a data carrier in particular a value document, such as a banknote, identity card and the like, with a feature area and a method for producing such a data carrier.
  • a security document that has a predetermined weakened area that can subsequently receive an image of a predetermined amount to be paid.
  • the weakened region preferably contains a region with a plurality of weakening lines. Any attempt to remove or alter the image further weakens the weakened area, thereby leading to a premature defect and thus an indication of the attempted alteration of the document.
  • the publication US 2010/0084851 A1 relates to a security document in the form of a multilayer film body for viewing in incident and transmitted light.
  • the security element contains a transparent or semi-transparent region, which has at least one pattern area with dimensions of> 300 ⁇ m and at least one of the pattern area has adjacent and the pattern area at least partially enclosing background area.
  • the spacing of successive zones in which a metallic reflection layer is not provided differs by 5 to 30% in the pattern area from the background area, whereby information determined by the shaping of the pattern area is visible in transmitted light.
  • the publication DE 10 2007 036 622 A1 discloses a method of manufacturing a security feature comprising a carrier into which one or more through openings are to be inserted.
  • the carrier is provided with a laser-modifiable marking material at least in the vicinity of the openings to be produced, openings are introduced into the carrier by the action of laser radiation, and the laser-modifiable marking substance is modified in the vicinity of the openings by the action of laser radiation.
  • the present invention has the object to further improve data carriers of the type mentioned in terms of their imitation security and their visual appearance.
  • a generic data carrier in particular a value document, such as a banknote, identity card and the like, contains a substrate in which a feature region is formed by a family of curves of a plurality of curved and / or divergent cutting lines, wherein within this feature region a visual and or by machine detectable marking in the form of a pattern, is arranged by characters or a coding.
  • the curvature of the cut lines can be constant, such as a circular arc, along the cut lines increase or decrease, or undulate, as in a wave pattern.
  • Divergent straight cutting lines have no constant, but an increasing distance from each other, wherein the direction in which the distance increases, in the invention is arbitrary.
  • Curved cut lines may be equidistant, may be divergent, or may be spaced apart with varying distances.
  • the tag is formed by a family of curves of a plurality of curved and / or divergent cut lines such that the cut lines of the tag form first cut lines and the cut lines of the feature area lying outside the tag form second cut lines, with the first and second cut lines contiguous connect and have different cutting width. Due to the different cutting widths of the first and second cutting lines and the resulting different area coverage, the marking within the surrounding see-through area in transmitted light and / or reflected light is visually recognizable, or in the case of a cover by opaque cover layers can be detected by machine.
  • the width of the first cutting lines can be both larger and smaller than the width of the second cutting lines.
  • the wider cut lines are at least 10%, at least 20%, at least 50% or even more than 100% wider than the narrower cut lines.
  • the cutting width of the first and second cutting lines is in advantageous configurations each substantially constant. The phrase "substantially constant" takes into account the fact that the cutting width of laser cutting in practice, even with the same settings vary slightly and therefore can not be completely constant.
  • the substrate is provided with a laser-modifiable marking substance in the feature area, and at least the sectional lines of the feature area lying outside the marking have an edge area modified by the action of laser radiation. If there are also cutting lines within the marking, then these also advantageously have an edge region modified by the action of laser radiation.
  • the area of the marking is uncut, in particular provided only with marking lines or marking contours, as explained below.
  • the substrate may in particular be provided with a marking substance whose visible color can be changed by the action of the laser radiation.
  • the sectional lines of the feature area lying outside the marking and optionally also the cutting lines present within the marking then have a colored border area.
  • the substrate may be provided with a marking substance whose infrared-absorbing, magnetic, electrical or luminescent properties can be changed by the action of the laser radiation.
  • the cut-off lines of the feature area lying outside the marking and, if appropriate, also the cutting lines present within the marking then have an edge area with infrared-absorbing, magnetic, electrical or luminescent properties which are changed with respect to their surroundings.
  • Such designs allow a simple complementary mechanical authentication of the feature area.
  • variants are conceivable that allow an authenticity check with the naked eye or simple aids, such as a UV lamp.
  • laser-modifiable effect pigments can advantageously be used.
  • Such effect pigments are available to the person skilled in the art with different properties, in particular with respect to their body color, the color change under laser action, the threshold energy and the required laser wavelength.
  • effect pigments which do not (only) change their visible color upon laser irradiation but their infrared-absorbing, magnetic, electrical or luminescent properties are known to the person skilled in the art.
  • the modification of the effect pigments can be made with laser radiation in the ultraviolet, visible or infrared spectral range, for example, a CO 2 laser of a wavelength of 10.6 microns.
  • a pigment-free laser-modifiable marker is used.
  • Pigment-free marking substances can also be applied to the substrate or introduced into the substrate volume, for example as a spot or printing ink. With pigment-free marking materials, a coating of high transparency can be produced, into which a permanent and high-contrast marking can be introduced by laser action at high speed.
  • Pigment-free marking substances can be modified by laser radiation in the ultraviolet, visible or infrared spectral range, for example with the 10.6 ⁇ m radiation of a CO 2 laser.
  • Specific, non-limiting examples of pigment-free laser-modifiable markers are in the references WO 02/101462 A1 . US 4,343,885 and EP 0290 750 B1 specified.
  • markers that can be modified with a CO 2 cutting laser in particular also in the document EP 1 648 969 B1 specified laser markable compositions.
  • the marking is formed by an uncut portion of the substrate having a marker curve set of a plurality of marker lines which adjoin the cut lines outside the marker.
  • marking lines in the context of this description always means uncut, only marked lines. Lines which have both an inner cut area and an outer mark area are also possible and are referred to as (color) bordered cut lines or cut lines with (colored) borders.
  • the marking can be easily recognized as an uncut part of the substrate in transmitted light and can be clearly seen through the marking lines even in the top view.
  • the substrate is preferably provided with a marking substance whose visible color is changeable by the action of the laser radiation, so that the marking lines of the marking are colored.
  • the substrate may also be provided with a marker whose infrared-absorbing, magnetic, electrical or luminescent properties can be changed by the action of the laser radiation, so that the marking lines of the marking relative to their environment have changed infrared-absorbing, magnetic, electrical or luminescent properties.
  • markers the abovementioned substances are also suitable here.
  • a colored marking line can also be produced without additional marking substance, for example by the paper fibers becoming discolored by combustion processes or by the opacity of a polymer substrate changing.
  • the marking is formed by an uncut area of the substrate with a plurality of mutually contiguous marking contours of decreasing size.
  • the marking contours expediently follow the form of the marking, whereby with increasing reduction not all details of the outer contour of the marking must be displayed. Even with such a design, the marking with the illustrated marking motif in reflected light is clearly visible.
  • the substrate can also be provided in this variant with a marker whose visible color and / or its infrared-absorbing, magnetic, electrical or luminescent properties can be changed by the action of the laser radiation, so that the marking contours correspondingly changed properties respectively.
  • a continuous motif opening in the form of a pattern, a character or a coding can be arranged within the marking his.
  • the shape of the motif opening is in a meaningful relationship with the shape of the marking.
  • Such a context of meaning may in particular consist in that the motif opening represents the same motif as the marking, wherein the spatial position and / or the size of the two motifs shown may differ.
  • the context of meaning can also consist in the fact that the first and second motif shown only form parts of the motif that complement each other, or that the first and second depicted motifs complement each other to form a conclusive overall picture.
  • the feature area itself can also be embodied in all designs in the form of a pattern, of characters or of an encoding, wherein the shape of the feature area can be correlated with the form of the marking and / or an optionally existing motif opening.
  • the forms of feature area, marking and motif opening can also be selected independently of each other and each represent independent motifs.
  • the feature area in addition to the family of curves from the plurality of curved and / or diverging cut lines and a Mark istskurvenschar from a plurality of marking lines, preferably from a plurality of curved and / or divergent marking lines.
  • the cutting lines and the marking lines can include any angle to each other.
  • the marking is advantageously formed in this development by an uncut area of the carrier with two marker curves from each of a plurality of marking lines, wherein the marking lines of a Markingskurschar connect to the cutting lines outside the label and the marking lines connect the other marker set to the mark lines outside the mark.
  • the outline of the marking is provided with a marking contour, in particular a colored marking contour, in order to increase the recognizability of the marking in incident light.
  • the cutting lines are preferably formed with a width between 0.05 mm and 1 mm.
  • the center-to-center distance is preferably between 0.05 mm and 3 mm, in particular between 0.5 mm and 1.5 mm, wherein the center-to-center distance is constant (equidistant cut lines) or variable (divergent cut lines ) can be.
  • the width of the edge region on each side is preferably between 0.02 mm and 1 mm, and pure marker lines without a cut region preferably have a width between 0.05 mm and 3 mm.
  • the set of curves of the feature area is formed from a plurality of curved, equidistant cut lines.
  • the family of curves of the feature area is formed from a plurality of straight, divergent cutting lines.
  • the relative arrangement of intersection curves and marking forms another authenticity feature in which different relative arrangements of intersection curves and marking can be selected for different copies of the data carrier.
  • the feature area of the data carrier is advantageously reinforced by a film element.
  • the film element may contain a family of curves that generates a moire effect with the family of curves of the feature area.
  • the center-to-center distance of the family of curves of the sheet element may slightly deviate (eg, a few percent) from the center-to-center distance of the family of curves of the feature area and / or the two sets of curves may be slightly rotated (e.g., a few degrees) relative to each other his.
  • the data carrier can in particular be a security element, a security paper or a value document.
  • the feature area forms a see-through area, in which the marking in reflected light and / or transmitted light produces a visual appearance which is changed in relation to the remaining feature area.
  • the feature area on one or both data carrier sides is covered with a cover layer of low light transmittance, so that the marking is essentially invisible in incident light and emerges only when viewed in transmitted light.
  • the feature area on both data carrier sides can be covered with an opaque cover layer, so that the marking is not visually visible, but can be detected mechanically, for example by ultrasound.
  • the invention also includes a method for producing a data carrier of the above-mentioned type.
  • a feature region is formed in the substrate by generating a family of curves from a plurality of curved and / or divergent cutting lines by laser cutting, wherein within the feature region a visual and / or or machine-detectable identification in the form of a pattern, a character or an encoding is generated.
  • the marking is preferably formed by a family of curves consisting of a plurality of curved and / or diverging first cutting lines, which are generated by the same cutting laser beam as the second cutting lines of the feature area lying outside the marking and in that the first and second cutting lines are formed by a variation of the laser parameters, in particular Laser power and / or the cutting speed, with different cutting width can be generated.
  • the substrate is provided in the feature area with a laser-modifiable marking substance, so that the cutting lines lying outside the marking are modified by the action of the laser radiation in its edge area.
  • the cutting lines lying within the marking are modified by the action of the laser radiation in its edge region.
  • the marking is formed by an uncut area of the substrate, preferably the marking is formed by an uncut area of the substrate with a marker array of a plurality of marking lines which generates by the same laser beam as the cut-off lines of the see-through area are generated, and there are the off-label cutting lines and the marking lines of the marking by a variation of the laser parameters, in particular the laser power and / or the cutting speed generated.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 show a schematic representation of a banknote 10, the feature of the invention in the form of a in Fig. 2 has a see-through area 12 shown in more detail.
  • the see-through area 12 formed by a family of curves of a plurality of straight, diverging cut lines 22 by the action of laser radiation in the banknote paper 20 were cut.
  • the family of curves of the cutting lines 22 has a cutting width of 0.15 mm and the center-to-center spacing of the cutting lines is between 0.4 mm at the lower edge and 1.0 mm at the upper edge of the see-through region 12.
  • the area coverage The cutting lines is thus between 15% and 37.5%, so that the viewing area 12 can be seen both in supervision and in transparency.
  • the see-through area 12 is in the form of a geometric pattern, for example of the in Fig. 2 formed oval formed. Its outline is indicated in the figure by the dashed line border 24 and serves only the graphic illustration of the formed shape.
  • a marking 30 is arranged, which, compared to the surrounding see-through area 12, in the reflected light and / or transmitted light has a changed visual appearance and is therefore recognizable to a viewer.
  • the marking 30 is generally in the form of a pattern, of a character or a coding and in the exemplary embodiment has the shape of a maple leaf.
  • the dashed line outline 34 of the marking 30 is merely a graphic illustration of their shape and does not necessarily correspond to an actually existing contour on the banknote.
  • the marking 30 is also formed by a family of curves consisting of a plurality of straight, diverging cutting lines 32, wherein the cutting lines 32 of the marking 30 are perfectly matched to the cutting lines 22 of the see-through region 12 located outside the marking.
  • the cutting lines 32 within However, the marking 30 is formed with a cutting width of 0.3 mm and thus much wider than the outside of the marking present cutting lines 22. Due to the lower area coverage of the paper in the area of the marking 30 is formed by the mark motif "maple leaf" depending on to clearly recognize the light conditions and the background in reflected light and / or transmitted light.
  • the perfect registration of the differently wide cutting lines 22, 32 is ensured by the fact that the cutting lines 22, 32 are produced by laser cutting with the same cutting laser beam in the same operation.
  • the different cutting widths are generated by a variation of the laser parameters, in particular a variation of the laser power and / or the cutting speed during the cutting process.
  • Fig. 3 (a) shown the substantially Gaussian spatial distribution of the power W of a cutting laser beam.
  • the energy input of the laser radiation into the paper exceeds the threshold energy needed to cut the paper 20 in a wide cutting area 42.
  • the threshold energy needed to cut the paper 20 becomes only exceeded in a narrower cutting area 46, so that a smaller cutting width results.
  • the cutting width of the laser beam along the laser beam guide can be varied as desired.
  • contiguous cutting lines 22, 32 can be produced in a single operation as continuous and thus perfectly matched cutting lines.
  • the laser power and thus the cutting width is increased and the transition from the area of the marking 30 (cutting lines 32) in the see-through area 12 (section lines 22) Laser power and thus the cutting width again lowered.
  • This is especially good in the detail of the Fig. 3 (b) which shows the transition of a wide cutting line 32 within the marking 30 (width 42, here 0.3 mm) to a narrow cutting line outside the marking (width 46, here 0.15 mm) exactly at the edge 34 of the marking 30.
  • the change in the cutting width 42, 46 can also be achieved by changing the cutting speed at a constant laser power.
  • the laser radiation acts only relatively briefly on the paper, so that the energy input into the paper is low. Accordingly, the threshold energy needed to cut the paper is exceeded only in a narrow cutting area with high laser power.
  • the laser radiation acts longer on the paper, resulting in a higher energy input into the paper. Accordingly, there is a wider cutting area in which the threshold energy needed to cut the paper is exceeded.
  • the two parameters laser power and cutting speed can of course also be changed together and simultaneously to have a wider range of variation available.
  • Fig. 4 shows a see-through area 50, in which the lying outside the mark 54 cutting lines 52 as in Fig. 2 produced by laser cutting.
  • the family of curves of the see-through area 50 is formed by curved, equidistant lines of intersection 52.
  • the laser power of the cutting laser was lowered below the cutting threshold of the paper 20, so that no cutting lines were produced there.
  • the marking 54 thus remains as an uncut piece of paper and can be seen clearly against the background of the rastered viewing area 50, especially in transmitted light.
  • Fig. 5 shows a further embodiment of the invention with a see-through area 60, in which the family of curves of lying outside of the marking 64 cutting lines is formed by curved and divergent cutting lines 62.
  • Fig. 5 further illustrates the optional marking of the outer contour 66 of the marker 64 using laser radiation.
  • the banknote paper 20 is provided with a laser-modifiable marking substance whose visible color is changeable by the action of the laser radiation.
  • the laser parameters were then adjusted so that the laser energy is above the entire beam diameter below the cutting threshold of the paper, but in an inner region still above the reaction threshold of the laser-modifiable marker and thus causes a desired color change.
  • Fig. 6 shows in a detailed view like Fig. 3 (b) an embodiment of an advantageous variant of the invention, in which the see-through region 70 and the marking 80 are both formed by a plurality of curved and / or diverging cutting lines 72 and 82, respectively.
  • the cut lines 72, 82 adjoin each other at the edge 86 of the marking in perfect register, wherein, as in the embodiment of FIG Fig. 2 the cutting width of the cutting lines 72 outside the marking 80 is selected smaller than the cutting width of the cutting lines 82 within the marking 80 by suitable variation of the laser parameters.
  • both the cut lines 82 within the tag and the cut lines 72 outside the tag are each surrounded on both sides by a perfectly matched colored edge 74 and 84, respectively.
  • the banknote paper 20 was provided with a laser-modifiable feature substance, for example with laser-modifiable effect pigments, before the laser cutting in a certain environment of the see-through region 70 to be produced, which would be a desired one upon exposure to laser radiation Color change, from colorless to red, show.
  • FIG Fig. 7 illustrates where the spatial power distribution 90 of the cutting laser beam is shown schematically.
  • the laser energy exceeds the threshold energy E 1 required to cut the paper 20.
  • E 2 is in Fig. 7 denotes the reaction energy of the effect pigments, when exceeded the desired color change takes place.
  • the marking region 94 the laser energy lies between the energy E 2 required for the color change and the energy Ei required for cutting, so that a color change of the effect pigments is induced in the marking region 94 but the carrier is not cut.
  • the banknote paper 20 provided with the laser-modifiable effect pigments is therefore irradiated by the laser beam 90 in a central region 72 and 82, respectively, corresponding to the cutting region 92 of FIG Fig. 7 corresponds, cut and additionally colored in an edge region 74, 84 in perfect registration to the cutting lines 72 and 82.
  • the width of the colored edge region 74, 84 corresponds to the width of the marking region 94 and depends on the beam profile, the reaction energy of the effect pigments used and the material properties of the paper. Outside the cutting region 92 and the marking region 94, the laser energy is below the reaction threshold of the effect pigments, so that the paper is not changed there.
  • the outer contour 66 of the marking 64 can be marked by means of the laser radiation, as in FIG Fig. 5 illustrated.
  • the laser parameters are adjusted so that the laser energy over the entire beam diameter below the cutting threshold of the paper, but in an inner region is still above the reaction threshold of the effect pigments, for example by selecting a laser energy between E 1 and E 2 in Fig. 7 ,
  • Fig. 8 shows a further embodiment of a see-through area 100 according to the invention, in which the lying outside of the marking 110 cutting lines 102 as in Fig. 6 are produced by laser cutting a banknote paper 20 provided with a marker along with a matched colored edge 104.
  • the laser parameters of the cutting laser were changed so that the energy input into the paper below the cutting threshold of the paper 20, but still above the reaction threshold of the marker at the transition into the region of the label 110 lies.
  • the laser beam generated within the marking 110 no longer cutting lines with colored edge, but only colored marking lines 112, the perfectly aligned to match the boundary 116 of the marking 110 to the cutting lines 102.
  • Such a smooth transition from colored marking lines to color-edged cutting lines is visually appealing, easy to prove, and also makes it difficult for a counterfeiter to overcome a technical hurdle.
  • the exemplary embodiment shown there includes a see-through region 120, which has, outside a marking 130, both a family of curves consisting of cutting lines 122 with a colored edge 124 and a marker curve group of colored marking lines 126 without a cutting region.
  • both the cut lines 122 and the marking lines 126 may be curved and equidistant, curved and diverging, or straight and divergent.
  • both the colored marking lines 126 and the color-edged cutting lines 122 in perfect registration pass over into colored marking lines 132.
  • the two types of lines 122, 126 of the see-through region 120 are arranged alternately, but other sequences, for example of two cutting lines 122 and one marking line 126, are also conceivable. Since the marker set does not contain cut lines, it can also be arranged at any angle to the set of curves of the cut lines.
  • the relative arrangement of the cut-line curve family and the marking can form a further authenticity feature.
  • FIG. 10 For illustration shows Fig. 10 in (a) and (b) two copies of a banknote, in which a see-through area 140 is formed by curved, equidistant cut lines 142, as in connection with Fig. 4 already explained in principle.
  • a marking 144 which here is in the form of the denomination "10" of the banknote, the laser power of the cutting laser was lowered below the cutting threshold of the paper so that no cutting lines were produced there.
  • FIGS. 10 (a) and (b) differ now by the phase position of the curved cut lines 142 relative to the label 144. While in Fig. 10 (a) the curvature bellies of the cut lines 142 at the upper edge of the label 144 to the left (arrangement 1, reference numeral 146), they show in Fig. 10 (b) there to the right (arrangement 2, reference number 148).
  • the phase position of the cutting lines 142 can now be selected, for example, according to the serial number of the respective banknote copy, such as arrangement 1 for the serial number range 0000001 to 0100000, arrangement 2 for the serial number range 0100001 to 0200000, then again arrangement 1 for the serial number range 0200001 to 0300000, and so on .
  • the serial number of the respective banknote copy such as arrangement 1 for the serial number range 0000001 to 0100000, arrangement 2 for the serial number range 0100001 to 0200000, then again arrangement 1 for the serial number range 0200001 to 0300000, and so on .
  • cut-line curves can be used for coding, for example the slope (rising / falling), the divergence (opening up / down or right / left opening) or the radius of curvature (increasing / decreasing).
  • the identification in reflected light is virtually undetectable, but becomes clear when the data carrier is viewed in transmitted light.
  • Fig. 11 shows in cross-section a data carrier according to the invention, in which a transparent film 150 is covered on both sides by opaque cover layers 152.
  • the film 150 includes a feature area 154 having a plurality of curved and / or diverging cut lines 156 and a mark 158 disposed within the feature area.
  • the mark 158 may be as shown in FIG Fig. 11 may be formed by an uncut portion of the film 150, or in other embodiments may be formed by, for example, a portion having cut lines of different widths.
  • the marking 158 can be detected by machine, for example by an ultrasonic sensor 160. It lends itself to the only to combine machine-detectable markings with a coding by the relative arrangement of cut-line curves and marking, as related to Fig. 10 already explained in principle.

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