US20200031158A1 - Optical security component and optical security product utilizing same - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to the optical anti-counterfeiting field, and in particular to an optical anti-counterfeiting element and an optical anti-counterfeiting product using the same.
- the microlens array security technology uses the microlens array as a sampling tool to sample the micro graphic and text array and can realize various animation effects.
- the Chinese patent application with the authorization number of CN1906547B discloses a technical solution based on a periodic micro graphic and text having a plane symmetry axis.
- the Chinese patent application with the publication No. CN101970243A discloses a design method for realizing a joint micro graphic and text of a multi-frame image.
- the Chinese patent application with the authorization number of CN101379423B discloses a specific manufacturing method of a micro graphic and text.
- the microlens array security technology has been used as a window security thread on newly issued banknotes of several countries, such as the US dollar and the English pound.
- each micro graphic and text is identical in shape to a macro graphic and text, and there is only a difference in size between the two.
- the micro graphic and text and macro graphic and text are different in shape, it can be found that the micro graphic and text is simply composed of fragments of the macro graphic and text.
- the counterfeiter can easily reproduced the micro graphic and text from the macro graphic and text or can find the design method and details of the micro graphic and text array directly using an optical microscope.
- the counterfeiter can actually use a more easily available microlens with a larger size (for example, the diameter of 50 ⁇ m or more), so that micro words can be produced by a general printing process without using the method in the Chinese patent application with the authorization number of CN101379423B.
- this method results in a thick overall thickness of the formed anti-counterfeiting element and is not suitable for batch use in banknotes, but this method can achieve substantially the same visual effect as real products.
- the above two deficiencies lead to the risk of counterfeiting of the microlens array anti-counterfeiting technology in the application.
- the object of the present invention is to provide an optical anti-counterfeiting element and an optical anti-counterfeiting product using the same to solve or at least partially solve the above technical deficiencies.
- an embodiment of the present invention provides an optical anti-counterfeiting element including: a substrate including a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other; and micro-sampling tools formed on the first surface; and one or more micro graphic and text units formed on the second surface, wherein the micro graphic and text unit includes micro graphic and text strokes arranged in a non-periodic and non-fixed-geometry manner, and when the second surface is observed through the micro-sampling tools, a stereoscopic animated anti-counterfeiting feature can be seen.
- Another embodiment of the present invention provides an optical security product using the above optical anti-counterfeiting element.
- the micro graphic and text strokes of the micro graphic and text unit are arranged on the micro graphic and text unit in a non-periodic and non-fixed-geometry manner, thereby making it difficult for the counterfeiter to reproduce the micro graphic and text from the macro graphic and text or implement imitation design and counterfeiting through the optical microscope; and the arrangement of the micro graphic and text strokes enables to form a stereoscopic animated anti-counterfeiting feature when the second surface of the anti-counterfeiting element is observed through the micro-sampling tools, further the anti-counterfeiting performance of the anti-counterfeiting element is improved.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an optical anti-counterfeiting element according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an optical anti-counterfeiting element according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 3 a is a cross-sectional view of an optical anti-counterfeiting element according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 b is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of an area between a micro graphic and text stroke and a micro graphic and text stroke in the optical anti-counterfeiting element shown in FIG. 3 a;
- FIG. 4 a is a top view of an optical anti-counterfeiting element in an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 b is a macroscopic reproduction diagram and a micro graphic and textic design diagram in an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 c is a macroscopic reproduction diagram and a micro graphic and textic design diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 d is a macroscopic reproduction diagram and a design diagram of micro graphic and text according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a design method of a micro graphic and text array corresponding to a general animation feature
- FIG. 6 is high security printing using the optical anti-counterfeiting element according to the present invention in the form of a window security thread, a window film, labeling or the like.
- an optical anti-counterfeiting element 1 may comprise: a substrate 12 including a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other; micro-sampling tools 11 formed on the first surface of the substrate 12 ; and one or more micro graphic and text units formed on the second surface of the substrate 12 .
- the micro graphic and text strokes in each micro graphic and text unit are arranged in a non-periodic and non-fixed-geometry manner, thus making it difficult for a counterfeiter to reproduce the micro graphic and text from the macro graphic and text or perform imitation design and counterfeiting by an optical microscope.
- the arrangement of the micro graphic and text strokes enables to form a stereoscopic animated anti-counterfeiting feature when the second surface of the anti-counterfeiting element is observed through the micro-sampling tools, which further improves the anti-counterfeiting performance of the anti-counterfeiting element.
- the micro graphic and text units may be formed on the second surface of the substrate 12 at intervals in a periodic or non-periodic manner. It can be understood that a part of the second surface of the substrate 12 is micro graphic and text strokes, and the other part is areas among the micro graphic and text strokes.
- the micro graphic and text strokes may be conformally covered with a first coating, and/or the areas among the micro graphic and text strokes may be covered with a second coating, the areas among the micro graphic and text strokes has a clear visual contrast through the conformal covering of the first coating and/or the second coating, so that a colored and stereoscopic animated anti-counterfeiting feature can be formed when the second surface of the anti-counterfeiting element is observed through the micro-sampling tools, and greater public appeal and greater resistance to counterfeiting are achieved.
- a part of the second surface of the substrate 12 is micro graphic and text strokes formed by the micro-relief structure 13 , and the other part is areas among the micro graphic and text strokes, which is a flat area 16 .
- the micro-relief structure 13 is conformally covered with a coating 14 and the flat area 16 is conformally covered with a coating 15 .
- the coating 14 and the coating 15 enable a clear visual contrast between the flat area 16 and the micro-relief structure 13 .
- the substrate 12 may be a colored or colorless film that is transparent to visible light.
- the substrate 12 may be a film composed of one of the following materials: polyglycol terephthalate, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, polycarbonate, polypropylene, metal, glass, paper, and the like.
- the thickness of the substrate 12 preferably matches the focal length of the micro-sampling tools 11 .
- the micro-sampling tools 11 may be a microlens array, such as any one or any combination of the following: a cylindrical lens array, a spherical lens array, a Fresnel lens array, or the like.
- the micro-sampling tools 11 can also be other types of microlens arrays as long as they can realize sampled imaging on the micro graphic and texts.
- the micro-relief structure 13 may include any one or any combination of the following: a diffraction grating having a period from 0.8 ⁇ m to 3 ⁇ m, a blazed grating having a period from 3 ⁇ m to 30 ⁇ m, a random scattering structure, and a sub-wavelength grating having a period from 0.1 ⁇ m to 0.8 ⁇ m.
- the coating 14 and the coating 15 have the same number of layers and materials, but the thickness of each layer may be different.
- the coating 14 and the coating 15 may be a single layer or a plurality of layers, and the total thickness may range from 10 nm to 1000 nm.
- the coating 14 conformally covers the micro-relief structure 13 , i.e., the upper and lower surfaces of the coating 14 have the same surface relief as the micro-relief structure 13 , and the conformal coverage is indispensable for achieving a clear visual contrast between the flat area 16 and the micro-relief structure 13 .
- the coating layer 14 and the coating layer 15 may each comprise any one or any combination of the following coatings: a single layer metal coating; a multilayer metal coating; a coating formed by an absorbing layer, a low refractive index medium layer and a reflective layer, wherein the absorbing layer is in contact with the micro-relief structures or the areas among the micro graphic and text strokes; a high refractive index medium coating; a multi-medium-layer coating formed by sequentially stacking a first high refractive index medium layer, a low refractive index medium layer, and a second high refraction layer; and a coating formed by sequentially stacking an absorbing layer, a high refractive index medium layer, and a reflective layer, wherein the absorbing layer is in contact with the micro-relief structures or the areas among the micro graphic and text strokes.
- a high refractive index refers to a refractive index greater than or equal to 1.7
- a low refractive index refers to a refractive index less than 1.7
- the material of the metal coating may be metal such as gold, silver, copper, aluminum, iron, tin, zinc, nickel, chromium or an alloy thereof; and the high refractive index medium material may be ZnS, TiN, TiO 2 , TiO, Ti 2 O 3 , Ti 3 O 5 , Ta 2 O 5 , Nb 2 O 5 .
- the low refractive index medium material may be MgF 2 , SiO 2 , etc.
- the absorption layer material may be metal such as chromium, nickel, copper, cobalt, titanium, vanadium, tungsten, tin, silicon, germanium, or a mixture or alloy thereof
- the material of the reflective layer may be metal such as gold, silver, copper, aluminum, or a mixture or alloy thereof.
- the coating 14 and the coating 15 produce a distinct color by physical principles such as diffraction, interference, metal intrinsic absorption, plasma resonance absorption, or the combination of the coating 14 and the micro-relief structure 13 produces a distinct color through physical principles such as diffraction, interference, metal intrinsic absorption, and plasma resonance absorption.
- the color changes significantly, preferably the hue angle changes by more than 90°.
- the surface of the coating 14 and/or the coating 15 may be at least partially covered with the color layer 17 , the area 18 not covered with the color layer is an area without the color layer, the color of the color layer 17 can be one color or a combination of colors.
- the coating 14 or 15 can be designed to be substantially transparent to at least a portion of the visible light band such that the effect of the color layer 17 can be observed.
- the color layer 17 can be a white cover layer to enhance the visual contrast.
- the arrangement of the micro graphic and text strokes is non-periodic, and the micro graphic and text has no fixed shape.
- the specific arrangement form of the micro graphic and text is determined by the arrangement form of the micro-sampling tools 11 and the macroscopic animation effect to be achieved.
- the micro-sampling tools 11 employ a periodic array of microlenses, the achieved animation feature is size scaling of a fixed geometry, i.e., only size changes when the viewing angle changes, without the change in shape.
- the micro graphic and text corresponding to the micro-sampling tool arrangement and the animation feature is non-periodic and has no fixed shape.
- the micro graphic and text strokes in the micro graphic and text unit can be designed to be arranged only in the first direction and not in the second direction perpendicular thereto.
- the advantage of this arrangement is that the second surface of the substrate 12 is prevented from being divided into finely divided areas, a relatively complete continuous area facilitates formation of the micro graphic and textic strokes with the micro-relief structure 13 .
- a second advantage is that the one-dimensional micro-sampling tools, such as micro-cylindrical lenses, that correspond to the unidirectional arrangement can be used, which produces significant refraction only for incident light in one direction, and facilitates preserving of color variation features and colors of the coating 14 and the coating 15 .
- the total thickness of the optical anti-counterfeiting element provided by the present invention is preferably not more than 50 ⁇ m.
- an optical anti-counterfeiting element 2 may compromise a substrate 22 including a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, wherein the first surface is covered with micro-sampling tools 21 , the second surface is formed with one or more micro graphic and text units, and the micro graphic and text strokes in each micro graphic and text unit are arranged in a non-periodic and non-fixed-geometry manner, a stereoscopic animated security feature can be formed when the second surface is observed through the micro-sampling tools.
- the micro graphic and text strokes are formed by a micro-relief structure 23
- the area among the micro graphic and text strokes is formed by a micro-relief structure 25
- the micro-relief structure 23 is conformally covered with a coating 24
- the micro-relief structure 25 is conformally covered with a coating 26 , so that there is a significant visual contrast between the micro-relief structure 23 and the micro-relief structure 25 .
- the surface of the coating 24 and/or the coating 26 may be at least partially covered with the color layer 27 , the area 28 not covered with the color layer is an area without the color layer, the color of the color layer 27 can be one color or a combination of colors.
- the coating 24 or 26 can be designed to be substantially transparent to at least a portion of the visible light band such that the effect of the color layer 27 can be observed.
- the color layer 27 can be a white cover layer to enhance the visual contrast.
- the total thickness of the optical anti-counterfeiting element is preferably not more than 50 ⁇ m.
- the difference of the optical anti-counterfeiting element shown in FIG. 2 and the optical anti-counterfeiting element shown in FIG. 1 lies in that the area among the micro graphic and text strokes are formed by a micro-relief structure 25 , which may have a different period and a different depth compared with the micro-relief structure 23 .
- the micro-relief structure 25 is a random scattering structure that, in combination with the coating 26 , produces a matte effect, thus facilitating public viewing in a variety of lighting environments compared with a flat mirror.
- the period of the random scattering structure ranges from 0.5 ⁇ m to 5 ⁇ m, the depth may selectively range from 0.05 ⁇ m to 0.3 ⁇ m, and the period and depth vary randomly within the above ranges.
- the random scattering structure may also be a non-diffractive micro-minor having a period ranging from 5 ⁇ m to 20 ⁇ m, a depth ranging from 0.5 ⁇ m to 3 ⁇ m, and an azimuthal angle ranging from 0° to 360°, with the period, depth and azimuth being randomly selected within the above ranges, a matte effect is formed in various lighting environments.
- an optical anti-counterfeiting element 3 may comprises a substrate 32 including a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, wherein the first surface is covered with micro-sampling tools 31 , one or more micro graphic and text units are formed on the second surface, and the micro graphic and text strokes 33 in each micro graphic and text unit are arranged in a non-periodic and non-fixed-geometry manner, and a stereoscopic animated security feature can be formed when the second surface is observed by the micro-sampling tools.
- the micro graphic and text strokes 33 are coated micro graphic and text strokes 33 , and the areas 34 among the micro graphic and text strokes 33 are uncoated, that is, light-transmitting, the coated micro graphic and text strokes 33 are convex compared to the uncoated areas 34 among the micro graphic and text strokes 33 .
- the surface of the coated micro graphic and texts 33 and the uncoated areas 34 among the micro graphic and texts 33 may be at least partially covered with a color layer 37 , and the area 38 not covered with the color layer is an area without the color layer, the color of the color layer 37 may be one color or a combination of colors, and the color layer 37 may be observed through the area 34 .
- the total thickness of the optical anti-counterfeiting element is preferably not more than 50 ⁇ m.
- the difference between the optical anti-counterfeiting element shown in FIG. 3 a and the optical anti-counterfeiting element shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 lies in that the area 34 among the micro graphic and textic strokes 33 are light transmissive.
- the light transmissive area 34 may adopt a large depth-to-width ratio microstructure, which may have a period from 0.2 ⁇ m to 2 ⁇ m, and a depth ranging from 0.3 ⁇ m to 1 ⁇ m, and the depth-to-width ratio range can be from 0.3 to 1.
- the area of the micro graphic and text strokes 33 is flat or formed by a microstructure having a depth-to-width ratio ranging from 0 to 0.3.
- the coating integrally covers the second surface of the optical anti-counterfeiting element 3 , and the influence of the depth-to-width ratio on the thickness of the coating is well known to those skilled in the art (for example, as disclosed in the patent US 2008/0094713A1), after the optical anti-counterfeiting element 3 passes through a corrosive liquid, such as a NaOH solution, the coating of the high depth-to-width ratio area is preferentially removed, while the coating of the low depth-to-width ratio area is substantially retained, thereby providing a significant visual contrast between the coated micro graphic and text strokes 33 and the uncoated area 34 among the micro graphic and text strokes 33 .
- a corrosive liquid such as a NaOH solution
- the micro graphic and text strokes 33 are convex compared to the area 34 among the micro graphic and text strokes 33 .
- the occlusion of the convex portion will reduce the coating coverage thickness of the area 34 , thereby facilitating subsequent removal of the coating from this area.
- FIG. 4 a is a top view of an optical anti-counterfeiting element in an embodiment of the present invention.
- an optical anti-counterfeiting element 4 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the micro-cylindrical lens array 41 periodically arranged only in the x direction, and the axial direction of the micro-cylindrical lens in the micro-cylindrical lens array is perpendicular to the x-direction, the micro-cylindrical lens array 41 simply extends in the y-direction perpendicular to the x-direction, and the extension length is determined by the size of a macroscopic enlarged image designed and is preferably in the range of 1-10 mm.
- the corresponding micro graphic and text array 42 composed of the micro graphic and text strokes is arranged in the x-direction and is not arranged in the y-direction perpendicular to the x-direction.
- the micro-cylindrical lens array 41 is not sampled and amplified in the y-direction, and thus the micro graphic and text array 42 appears to be “stretched” into elongated lines in the y-direction, and the length in the y-direction preferably ranges from 1 to 10 mm.
- FIGS. 4 b -4 d are three different animation effects (top) and taken partial views of the corresponding micro graphic and text array 42 (bottom).
- FIG. 4 b shows 10 images showing 10 frames taken from the “zooming” animation of a circular icon.
- the specific feature is that when the viewing angle changes continuously from ⁇ 30° to 30°, the icon is continuously enlarged from 1 time (original size) to 1.33 times, then is continuously reduced to 0.7 times, and finally is enlarged to 1 time.
- the bottom part of FIG. 4 b shows the micro graphic and text array 42 corresponding to the animation effect.
- the bottom part of FIG. 4 b from top left to bottom right there are 20 images showing equidistantly intercepted partial images of the micro graphic and text array 42 . To clearly illustrate the arrangement manner of the micro graphic and text array 42 , the 20 partial images of the bottom part of FIG.
- FIG. 4 b are compressed 100-200 times in the y direction.
- the micro graphic and text strokes shown in the bottom part of FIG. 4 b have no fixed shape, and there is no uniform arrangement pitch or period.
- FIG. 4 c from top left to bottom right, there are 10 images showing 10 frames taken from the right-to-left “scrolling” animation of a circular icon.
- the specific feature is that when the viewing angle changes continuously from ⁇ 30° to 30°, the circular icon rotates 180° at a constant speed while naturally does translational motion from right to left.
- an icon reaches the left boundary of the designed macroscopic image, it periodically scrolls from the right border into the magnified graph, i.e. the animation is continuous at the boundary.
- the 20 partial images of the bottom part of FIG. 4 c are compressed 100-200 times in the y direction.
- the micro graphic and text strokes shown in the bottom part of FIG. 4 c have no fixed shape, and there is no uniform arrangement pitch or period.
- FIG. 4 d In the top part of FIG. 4 d from top left to bottom right, there are 10 frames taken from the in-situ rotation animation of a circular icon. The specific feature is that when the viewing angle changes continuously from ⁇ 30° to 30°, the circular icon rotates counterclockwise 90° at a constant speed, then rotates 90° clockwise to return to the original position, and the center position is kept unchanged during the rotation.
- the bottom part of FIG. 4 d from top left to bottom right there are 20 images showing equidistantly intercepted partial images of the micro graphic and text array 42 .
- the 20 partial images of the bottom part of FIG. 4 d are compressed 100-200 times in the y direction.
- the micro graphic and text strokes shown in the bottom part of FIG. 4 d have no fixed shape, and there is no uniform arrangement pitch or period.
- One micro-sampling tool corresponding to one pixel can be realized by scaling the macroscopic magnified image F( ⁇ i, ⁇ j) to N*N pixels.
- each pixel is projected to the micro graphic and text area corresponding to the micro-sampling tool according to the viewing angle.
- the design of the micro graphic and text array is completed after traversing all the macro images and all the micro-sampling tools.
- the macro image F( ⁇ i, ⁇ j) is composed of N*N pixels, and each pixel corresponds to the contribution of one micro-sampling tool.
- the pixel (m, n) of the mth row and the nth column will correspond to a certain position under the micro-sampling tool of the mth row and the nth column, and the position is determined by the frame serial numbers i and j of the observation angles and ⁇ of the macroscopic image F( ⁇ i, ⁇ j) considered.
- the value of the pixel (m, n) can be assigned to the pixel (i, j) of the micro graphic and text array 42 by the observation angles ( ⁇ i, ⁇ j) corresponding to the F( ⁇ i, ⁇ j).
- the micro graphic and text arrays used by but not limited to the three animation effects of FIGS. 4 b -4 d can be derived from the above design methods.
- the animated features of a non-simple translational motion correspond to non-periodic, non-fixed-shape micro graphic and text arrays.
- the simple translational motion described in the present invention refers to a one-direction translational motion of a straight line along any direction in the case where the design image maintains the shape and appearance unchanged.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the use of an optical anti-counterfeiting element in the present invention on a high security print 5 in different manners.
- the optical anti-counterfeiting element can form a window security thread 6 by the prior art in the anti-counterfeiting paper manufacturing process, the window security thread 6 can be segmentally embedded in the print 5 , and the rest is located on the surface of the print 5 ; the optical security component according to the present invention is also possible to be adhered to the surface of the print 5 in the manner of labeling 7 ; the optical anti-counterfeiting element according to the present invention can also be adhered to the surface of the print 5 in the manner of a wide strip 8 , and in the region where the wide strip 8 is located there is a window 81 (view-finder) having an arbitrary shape and size.
- the window 81 is obtained by partially removing the print 5 , and the transmissive security feature of the wide strip 8 is observed through the window 81 .
- the print 5 may use any one of the window security thread 6 , the labeling 7 , and the wide strip 8 , or a combination thereof.
- Another aspect of the present invention provides a product with the optical anti-counterfeiting element, including but not limited to various types of high security products and high value-added products such as banknotes, credit cards, passports, and securities, and various types of wrapping paper, packing boxes, etc.
- the micro graphic and texts strokes of the micro graphic and text unit are arranged on the micro graphic and text unit in a non-periodic and non-fixed-geometry manner, thereby making it difficult for the counterfeiter to perform imitation design and counterfeiting based on a reproduced macrograph of the anti-counterfeiting element or by an optical microscope.
- the arrangement of the micro graphic and text strokes enables to form a stereoscopic animated anti-counterfeiting feature when the second surface of the anti-counterfeiting element is observed through the micro-sampling tool, thus further improving the anti-counterfeiting performance of the anti-counterfeiting element.
- the optical anti-counterfeiting element and the security product according to the present invention can be mass-produced by using a general-purpose device in the field, and the process is highly feasible.
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- The present invention relates to the optical anti-counterfeiting field, and in particular to an optical anti-counterfeiting element and an optical anti-counterfeiting product using the same.
- The microlens array security technology uses the microlens array as a sampling tool to sample the micro graphic and text array and can realize various animation effects. The Chinese patent application with the authorization number of CN1906547B discloses a technical solution based on a periodic micro graphic and text having a plane symmetry axis. The Chinese patent application with the publication No. CN101970243A discloses a design method for realizing a joint micro graphic and text of a multi-frame image. The Chinese patent application with the authorization number of CN101379423B discloses a specific manufacturing method of a micro graphic and text. The microlens array security technology has been used as a window security thread on newly issued banknotes of several countries, such as the US dollar and the English pound.
- In the prior art, each micro graphic and text is identical in shape to a macro graphic and text, and there is only a difference in size between the two. In a few cases, although the micro graphic and text and macro graphic and text are different in shape, it can be found that the micro graphic and text is simply composed of fragments of the macro graphic and text. The counterfeiter can easily reproduced the micro graphic and text from the macro graphic and text or can find the design method and details of the micro graphic and text array directly using an optical microscope. On the other hand, the counterfeiter can actually use a more easily available microlens with a larger size (for example, the diameter of 50 μm or more), so that micro words can be produced by a general printing process without using the method in the Chinese patent application with the authorization number of CN101379423B. Although this method results in a thick overall thickness of the formed anti-counterfeiting element and is not suitable for batch use in banknotes, but this method can achieve substantially the same visual effect as real products. The above two deficiencies lead to the risk of counterfeiting of the microlens array anti-counterfeiting technology in the application.
- The object of the present invention is to provide an optical anti-counterfeiting element and an optical anti-counterfeiting product using the same to solve or at least partially solve the above technical deficiencies.
- In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present invention provides an optical anti-counterfeiting element including: a substrate including a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other; and micro-sampling tools formed on the first surface; and one or more micro graphic and text units formed on the second surface, wherein the micro graphic and text unit includes micro graphic and text strokes arranged in a non-periodic and non-fixed-geometry manner, and when the second surface is observed through the micro-sampling tools, a stereoscopic animated anti-counterfeiting feature can be seen.
- Another embodiment of the present invention provides an optical security product using the above optical anti-counterfeiting element.
- According to the above technical solution, the micro graphic and text strokes of the micro graphic and text unit are arranged on the micro graphic and text unit in a non-periodic and non-fixed-geometry manner, thereby making it difficult for the counterfeiter to reproduce the micro graphic and text from the macro graphic and text or implement imitation design and counterfeiting through the optical microscope; and the arrangement of the micro graphic and text strokes enables to form a stereoscopic animated anti-counterfeiting feature when the second surface of the anti-counterfeiting element is observed through the micro-sampling tools, further the anti-counterfeiting performance of the anti-counterfeiting element is improved.
- Other features and advantages of the invention will be described in detail in the detailed description of the following embodiments.
- The drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and form part of the specification. The drawings are used to explain the invention together with the detailed description below but are not intended to limit the invention. In the drawings:
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FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an optical anti-counterfeiting element according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an optical anti-counterfeiting element according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 3a is a cross-sectional view of an optical anti-counterfeiting element according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 3b is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of an area between a micro graphic and text stroke and a micro graphic and text stroke in the optical anti-counterfeiting element shown inFIG. 3 a; -
FIG. 4a is a top view of an optical anti-counterfeiting element in an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 4b is a macroscopic reproduction diagram and a micro graphic and textic design diagram in an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 4c is a macroscopic reproduction diagram and a micro graphic and textic design diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 4d is a macroscopic reproduction diagram and a design diagram of micro graphic and text according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a design method of a micro graphic and text array corresponding to a general animation feature; and -
FIG. 6 is high security printing using the optical anti-counterfeiting element according to the present invention in the form of a window security thread, a window film, labeling or the like. - Hereinafter, an optical anti-counterfeiting element and an optical anti-counterfeiting product using the same of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the drawings and detailed description are merely illustrative of the preferred embodiments of the invention and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the invention. Moreover, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the gray scales and dimension scales in all the Figures are merely illustrative and do not represent actual colors and dimension scales.
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FIG. 1 , an opticalanti-counterfeiting element 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: asubstrate 12 including a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other;micro-sampling tools 11 formed on the first surface of thesubstrate 12; and one or more micro graphic and text units formed on the second surface of thesubstrate 12. The micro graphic and text strokes in each micro graphic and text unit are arranged in a non-periodic and non-fixed-geometry manner, thus making it difficult for a counterfeiter to reproduce the micro graphic and text from the macro graphic and text or perform imitation design and counterfeiting by an optical microscope. The arrangement of the micro graphic and text strokes enables to form a stereoscopic animated anti-counterfeiting feature when the second surface of the anti-counterfeiting element is observed through the micro-sampling tools, which further improves the anti-counterfeiting performance of the anti-counterfeiting element. - The micro graphic and text units may be formed on the second surface of the
substrate 12 at intervals in a periodic or non-periodic manner. It can be understood that a part of the second surface of thesubstrate 12 is micro graphic and text strokes, and the other part is areas among the micro graphic and text strokes. Optionally, the micro graphic and text strokes may be conformally covered with a first coating, and/or the areas among the micro graphic and text strokes may be covered with a second coating, the areas among the micro graphic and text strokes has a clear visual contrast through the conformal covering of the first coating and/or the second coating, so that a colored and stereoscopic animated anti-counterfeiting feature can be formed when the second surface of the anti-counterfeiting element is observed through the micro-sampling tools, and greater public appeal and greater resistance to counterfeiting are achieved. - In the anti-counterfeiting element shown in
FIG. 1 , a part of the second surface of thesubstrate 12 is micro graphic and text strokes formed by themicro-relief structure 13, and the other part is areas among the micro graphic and text strokes, which is aflat area 16. Themicro-relief structure 13 is conformally covered with acoating 14 and theflat area 16 is conformally covered with acoating 15. Thecoating 14 and thecoating 15 enable a clear visual contrast between theflat area 16 and themicro-relief structure 13. By observing the second surface of the anti-counterfeiting element through themicro-sampling tools 11, a colored animated anti-counterfeiting feature can be seen. - In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the
substrate 12 may be a colored or colorless film that is transparent to visible light. For example, thesubstrate 12 may be a film composed of one of the following materials: polyglycol terephthalate, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, polycarbonate, polypropylene, metal, glass, paper, and the like. The thickness of thesubstrate 12 preferably matches the focal length of themicro-sampling tools 11. - In a preferred embodiment according to the present invention, the
micro-sampling tools 11 may be a microlens array, such as any one or any combination of the following: a cylindrical lens array, a spherical lens array, a Fresnel lens array, or the like. Of course, themicro-sampling tools 11 can also be other types of microlens arrays as long as they can realize sampled imaging on the micro graphic and texts. - In a preferred embodiment according to the present invention, the
micro-relief structure 13 may include any one or any combination of the following: a diffraction grating having a period from 0.8 μm to 3 μm, a blazed grating having a period from 3 μm to 30 μm, a random scattering structure, and a sub-wavelength grating having a period from 0.1 μm to 0.8 μm. - In a preferred embodiment according to the invention, the
coating 14 and thecoating 15 have the same number of layers and materials, but the thickness of each layer may be different. Thecoating 14 and thecoating 15 may be a single layer or a plurality of layers, and the total thickness may range from 10 nm to 1000 nm. Thecoating 14 conformally covers themicro-relief structure 13, i.e., the upper and lower surfaces of thecoating 14 have the same surface relief as themicro-relief structure 13, and the conformal coverage is indispensable for achieving a clear visual contrast between theflat area 16 and themicro-relief structure 13. - The
coating layer 14 and thecoating layer 15 may each comprise any one or any combination of the following coatings: a single layer metal coating; a multilayer metal coating; a coating formed by an absorbing layer, a low refractive index medium layer and a reflective layer, wherein the absorbing layer is in contact with the micro-relief structures or the areas among the micro graphic and text strokes; a high refractive index medium coating; a multi-medium-layer coating formed by sequentially stacking a first high refractive index medium layer, a low refractive index medium layer, and a second high refraction layer; and a coating formed by sequentially stacking an absorbing layer, a high refractive index medium layer, and a reflective layer, wherein the absorbing layer is in contact with the micro-relief structures or the areas among the micro graphic and text strokes. In an embodiment of the invention, a high refractive index refers to a refractive index greater than or equal to 1.7, and a low refractive index refers to a refractive index less than 1.7. The material of the metal coating may be metal such as gold, silver, copper, aluminum, iron, tin, zinc, nickel, chromium or an alloy thereof; and the high refractive index medium material may be ZnS, TiN, TiO2, TiO, Ti2O3, Ti3O5, Ta2O5, Nb2O5. CeO2, Bi2O3, Cr2O3, Fe2O3, HfO2, ZnO, etc., the low refractive index medium material may be MgF2, SiO2, etc.; the absorption layer material may be metal such as chromium, nickel, copper, cobalt, titanium, vanadium, tungsten, tin, silicon, germanium, or a mixture or alloy thereof; the material of the reflective layer may be metal such as gold, silver, copper, aluminum, or a mixture or alloy thereof. - In a preferred embodiment according to the present invention, the
coating 14 and thecoating 15 produce a distinct color by physical principles such as diffraction, interference, metal intrinsic absorption, plasma resonance absorption, or the combination of thecoating 14 and themicro-relief structure 13 produces a distinct color through physical principles such as diffraction, interference, metal intrinsic absorption, and plasma resonance absorption. When the viewing angle is changed, the color changes significantly, preferably the hue angle changes by more than 90°. - In a preferred embodiment according to the invention, the surface of the
coating 14 and/or thecoating 15 may be at least partially covered with thecolor layer 17, thearea 18 not covered with the color layer is an area without the color layer, the color of thecolor layer 17 can be one color or a combination of colors. Thecoating color layer 17 can be observed. Preferably, thecolor layer 17 can be a white cover layer to enhance the visual contrast. - In the micro graphic and text unit, the arrangement of the micro graphic and text strokes is non-periodic, and the micro graphic and text has no fixed shape. The specific arrangement form of the micro graphic and text is determined by the arrangement form of the
micro-sampling tools 11 and the macroscopic animation effect to be achieved. In a preferred embodiment in accordance with the invention, themicro-sampling tools 11 employ a periodic array of microlenses, the achieved animation feature is size scaling of a fixed geometry, i.e., only size changes when the viewing angle changes, without the change in shape. The micro graphic and text corresponding to the micro-sampling tool arrangement and the animation feature is non-periodic and has no fixed shape. - In a preferred embodiment in accordance with the invention, the micro graphic and text strokes in the micro graphic and text unit can be designed to be arranged only in the first direction and not in the second direction perpendicular thereto. Compared to the micro graphic and text units arranged in both directions, the advantage of this arrangement is that the second surface of the
substrate 12 is prevented from being divided into finely divided areas, a relatively complete continuous area facilitates formation of the micro graphic and textic strokes with themicro-relief structure 13. A second advantage is that the one-dimensional micro-sampling tools, such as micro-cylindrical lenses, that correspond to the unidirectional arrangement can be used, which produces significant refraction only for incident light in one direction, and facilitates preserving of color variation features and colors of thecoating 14 and thecoating 15. - In order to ensure the application on the banknote, the total thickness of the optical anti-counterfeiting element provided by the present invention is preferably not more than 50 μm.
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FIG. 2 , an opticalanti-counterfeiting element 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention may compromise asubstrate 22 including a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, wherein the first surface is covered withmicro-sampling tools 21, the second surface is formed with one or more micro graphic and text units, and the micro graphic and text strokes in each micro graphic and text unit are arranged in a non-periodic and non-fixed-geometry manner, a stereoscopic animated security feature can be formed when the second surface is observed through the micro-sampling tools. In the anti-counterfeiting element shown inFIG. 2 , the micro graphic and text strokes are formed by amicro-relief structure 23, and the area among the micro graphic and text strokes is formed by amicro-relief structure 25. Themicro-relief structure 23 is conformally covered with acoating 24, and themicro-relief structure 25 is conformally covered with acoating 26, so that there is a significant visual contrast between themicro-relief structure 23 and themicro-relief structure 25. When the second surface is observed through themicro-sampling tools 21, a colored and stereoscopic animated security feature can be seen. - Further, the surface of the
coating 24 and/or thecoating 26 may be at least partially covered with thecolor layer 27, thearea 28 not covered with the color layer is an area without the color layer, the color of thecolor layer 27 can be one color or a combination of colors. Thecoating color layer 27 can be observed. Preferably, thecolor layer 27 can be a white cover layer to enhance the visual contrast. In order to ensure the application on the banknote, the total thickness of the optical anti-counterfeiting element is preferably not more than 50 μm. - The difference of the optical anti-counterfeiting element shown in
FIG. 2 and the optical anti-counterfeiting element shown inFIG. 1 lies in that the area among the micro graphic and text strokes are formed by amicro-relief structure 25, which may have a different period and a different depth compared with themicro-relief structure 23. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, themicro-relief structure 25 is a random scattering structure that, in combination with thecoating 26, produces a matte effect, thus facilitating public viewing in a variety of lighting environments compared with a flat mirror. The period of the random scattering structure ranges from 0.5 μm to 5 μm, the depth may selectively range from 0.05 μm to 0.3 μm, and the period and depth vary randomly within the above ranges. The random scattering structure may also be a non-diffractive micro-minor having a period ranging from 5 μm to 20 μm, a depth ranging from 0.5 μm to 3 μm, and an azimuthal angle ranging from 0° to 360°, with the period, depth and azimuth being randomly selected within the above ranges, a matte effect is formed in various lighting environments. - As shown in
FIG. 3a , an opticalanti-counterfeiting element 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprises asubstrate 32 including a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, wherein the first surface is covered withmicro-sampling tools 31, one or more micro graphic and text units are formed on the second surface, and the micro graphic and text strokes 33 in each micro graphic and text unit are arranged in a non-periodic and non-fixed-geometry manner, and a stereoscopic animated security feature can be formed when the second surface is observed by the micro-sampling tools. In the anti-counterfeiting element shown inFIG. 3a , the micro graphic and text strokes 33 are coated micro graphic and text strokes 33, and theareas 34 among the micro graphic and text strokes 33 are uncoated, that is, light-transmitting, the coated micro graphic and text strokes 33 are convex compared to theuncoated areas 34 among the micro graphic and text strokes 33. There is a significant visual contrast between the coated micro graphic and text strokes 33 and theuncoated areas 34 among the micro graphic and text strokes 33. When the second surface is observed through themicro-sampling tools 21, a colored and stereoscopic animated security feature can be seen. - Further, the surface of the coated micro graphic and texts 33 and the
uncoated areas 34 among the micro graphic and texts 33 may be at least partially covered with acolor layer 37, and the area 38 not covered with the color layer is an area without the color layer, the color of thecolor layer 37 may be one color or a combination of colors, and thecolor layer 37 may be observed through thearea 34. In order to ensure the application on the banknote, the total thickness of the optical anti-counterfeiting element is preferably not more than 50 μm. - The difference between the optical anti-counterfeiting element shown in
FIG. 3a and the optical anti-counterfeiting element shown inFIG. 1 orFIG. 2 lies in that thearea 34 among the micro graphic andtextic strokes 33 are light transmissive. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, thelight transmissive area 34 may adopt a large depth-to-width ratio microstructure, which may have a period from 0.2 μm to 2 μm, and a depth ranging from 0.3 μm to 1 μm, and the depth-to-width ratio range can be from 0.3 to 1. The area of the micro graphic and text strokes 33 is flat or formed by a microstructure having a depth-to-width ratio ranging from 0 to 0.3. In forming the coating of the micro graphic and text strokes, first, the coating integrally covers the second surface of the opticalanti-counterfeiting element 3, and the influence of the depth-to-width ratio on the thickness of the coating is well known to those skilled in the art (for example, as disclosed in the patent US 2008/0094713A1), after the opticalanti-counterfeiting element 3 passes through a corrosive liquid, such as a NaOH solution, the coating of the high depth-to-width ratio area is preferentially removed, while the coating of the low depth-to-width ratio area is substantially retained, thereby providing a significant visual contrast between the coated micro graphic and text strokes 33 and theuncoated area 34 among the micro graphic and text strokes 33. - In the present embodiment, as shown in
FIG. 3b , the micro graphic and text strokes 33 are convex compared to thearea 34 among the micro graphic and text strokes 33. When the coating covers the second surface of the opticalanti-counterfeiting element 3, the occlusion of the convex portion will reduce the coating coverage thickness of thearea 34, thereby facilitating subsequent removal of the coating from this area. -
FIG. 4a is a top view of an optical anti-counterfeiting element in an embodiment of the present invention. As shown inFIG. 4a , an opticalanti-counterfeiting element 4 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes themicro-cylindrical lens array 41 periodically arranged only in the x direction, and the axial direction of the micro-cylindrical lens in the micro-cylindrical lens array is perpendicular to the x-direction, themicro-cylindrical lens array 41 simply extends in the y-direction perpendicular to the x-direction, and the extension length is determined by the size of a macroscopic enlarged image designed and is preferably in the range of 1-10 mm. The corresponding micro graphic andtext array 42 composed of the micro graphic and text strokes is arranged in the x-direction and is not arranged in the y-direction perpendicular to the x-direction. Themicro-cylindrical lens array 41 is not sampled and amplified in the y-direction, and thus the micro graphic andtext array 42 appears to be “stretched” into elongated lines in the y-direction, and the length in the y-direction preferably ranges from 1 to 10 mm. -
FIGS. 4b-4d are three different animation effects (top) and taken partial views of the corresponding micro graphic and text array 42 (bottom). - In the top part of
FIG. 4b from top left to bottom right, there are 10 images showing 10 frames taken from the “zooming” animation of a circular icon. The specific feature is that when the viewing angle changes continuously from −30° to 30°, the icon is continuously enlarged from 1 time (original size) to 1.33 times, then is continuously reduced to 0.7 times, and finally is enlarged to 1 time. The bottom part ofFIG. 4b shows the micro graphic andtext array 42 corresponding to the animation effect. In the bottom part ofFIG. 4b from top left to bottom right, there are 20 images showing equidistantly intercepted partial images of the micro graphic andtext array 42. To clearly illustrate the arrangement manner of the micro graphic andtext array 42, the 20 partial images of the bottom part ofFIG. 4b are compressed 100-200 times in the y direction. The micro graphic and text strokes shown in the bottom part ofFIG. 4b have no fixed shape, and there is no uniform arrangement pitch or period. In the top part ofFIG. 4c from top left to bottom right, there are 10 images showing 10 frames taken from the right-to-left “scrolling” animation of a circular icon. The specific feature is that when the viewing angle changes continuously from −30° to 30°, the circular icon rotates 180° at a constant speed while naturally does translational motion from right to left. When an icon reaches the left boundary of the designed macroscopic image, it periodically scrolls from the right border into the magnified graph, i.e. the animation is continuous at the boundary. The bottom part of theFIG. 4c from the top left to the bottom right is 20 images showing equidistantly intercepted partial images of the micro graphic andtext array 42. To clearly illustrate the arrangement manner of the micro graphic andtext array 42, the 20 partial images of the bottom part ofFIG. 4c are compressed 100-200 times in the y direction. The micro graphic and text strokes shown in the bottom part ofFIG. 4c have no fixed shape, and there is no uniform arrangement pitch or period. - In the top part of
FIG. 4d from top left to bottom right, there are 10 frames taken from the in-situ rotation animation of a circular icon. The specific feature is that when the viewing angle changes continuously from −30° to 30°, the circular icon rotates counterclockwise 90° at a constant speed, then rotates 90° clockwise to return to the original position, and the center position is kept unchanged during the rotation. In the bottom part ofFIG. 4d from top left to bottom right, there are 20 images showing equidistantly intercepted partial images of the micro graphic andtext array 42. To clearly illustrate the arrangement manner of the micro graphic andtext array 42, the 20 partial images of the bottom part ofFIG. 4d are compressed 100-200 times in the y direction. The micro graphic and text strokes shown in the bottom part ofFIG. 4d have no fixed shape, and there is no uniform arrangement pitch or period. - In order to generate any animation effect, a general micro graphic and text array design method is required, which includes the following three steps:
- 1) The macroscopic magnified image F(θi, φj) seen at each observation angle is determined, θ and φ are the inclination angle of the sample rotating in the y-axis and the inclination angle rotating in the x-axis respectively, i and j are respectively the serial numbers of the animation frames when the sample rotates in the y-axis and in the x-axis, and the range of i and j is 1, 2, 3 . . . M. That is, M frames are taken in the x and y directions, and the total number of frames is M*M frames.
- 2) Each macroscopic magnified image F(θi, φj) is pixelated according to the actual size of the macro image and the size of the micro-sampling tool, and each pixel corresponds to one micro-sampling tool; for example, the macro image is square, the side length is L, and the pitch of the micro-sampling tool is p, then the number of micro-sampling tools included in the length of L is N=L/p. One micro-sampling tool corresponding to one pixel can be realized by scaling the macroscopic magnified image F(θi, φj) to N*N pixels.
- 3) Each pixel is projected to the micro graphic and text area corresponding to the micro-sampling tool according to the viewing angle. The design of the micro graphic and text array is completed after traversing all the macro images and all the micro-sampling tools. As shown in
FIG. 5 , the macro image F(θi, φj) is composed of N*N pixels, and each pixel corresponds to the contribution of one micro-sampling tool. The pixel (m, n) of the mth row and the nth column will correspond to a certain position under the micro-sampling tool of the mth row and the nth column, and the position is determined by the frame serial numbers i and j of the observation angles and φ of the macroscopic image F(θi, φj) considered. The value of the pixel (m, n) can be assigned to the pixel (i, j) of the micro graphic andtext array 42 by the observation angles (θi, φj) corresponding to the F(θi, φj). By traversing the M*M macroscopic magnified images at the angles θ and φ and the N*N micro-sampling tools involved, total micro graphic and text information containing (M*N)2 micropixels can be generated. - The micro graphic and text arrays used by but not limited to the three animation effects of
FIGS. 4b-4d can be derived from the above design methods. In general, the animated features of a non-simple translational motion correspond to non-periodic, non-fixed-shape micro graphic and text arrays. The simple translational motion described in the present invention refers to a one-direction translational motion of a straight line along any direction in the case where the design image maintains the shape and appearance unchanged. - The optical anti-counterfeiting element according to the present invention can be applied to products with high added value such as banknotes, identity documents, and securities, and can be used by means of window security thread, window strip, labeling, etc. on these high value-added products.
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the use of an optical anti-counterfeiting element in the present invention on ahigh security print 5 in different manners. The optical anti-counterfeiting element can form awindow security thread 6 by the prior art in the anti-counterfeiting paper manufacturing process, thewindow security thread 6 can be segmentally embedded in theprint 5, and the rest is located on the surface of theprint 5; the optical security component according to the present invention is also possible to be adhered to the surface of theprint 5 in the manner oflabeling 7; the optical anti-counterfeiting element according to the present invention can also be adhered to the surface of theprint 5 in the manner of awide strip 8, and in the region where thewide strip 8 is located there is a window 81 (view-finder) having an arbitrary shape and size. Thewindow 81 is obtained by partially removing theprint 5, and the transmissive security feature of thewide strip 8 is observed through thewindow 81. Theprint 5 may use any one of thewindow security thread 6, thelabeling 7, and thewide strip 8, or a combination thereof. - Another aspect of the present invention provides a product with the optical anti-counterfeiting element, including but not limited to various types of high security products and high value-added products such as banknotes, credit cards, passports, and securities, and various types of wrapping paper, packing boxes, etc.
- In the solutions provided by the above embodiments of the present application, the micro graphic and texts strokes of the micro graphic and text unit are arranged on the micro graphic and text unit in a non-periodic and non-fixed-geometry manner, thereby making it difficult for the counterfeiter to perform imitation design and counterfeiting based on a reproduced macrograph of the anti-counterfeiting element or by an optical microscope. The arrangement of the micro graphic and text strokes enables to form a stereoscopic animated anti-counterfeiting feature when the second surface of the anti-counterfeiting element is observed through the micro-sampling tool, thus further improving the anti-counterfeiting performance of the anti-counterfeiting element. In addition, the optical anti-counterfeiting element and the security product according to the present invention can be mass-produced by using a general-purpose device in the field, and the process is highly feasible.
- The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the specific details of the embodiments described above, and various modifications may be made to the technical solutions of the present invention within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. These simple variations are within the scope of the invention.
- It should be further noted that the specific technical features described in the above specific embodiments may be combined in any suitable manner without contradiction. To avoid unnecessary repetition, the present invention will not further describe various possible combinations.
- In addition, any combination of various embodiments of the invention may be made as long as it does not deviate from the idea of the invention, and should be regarded as the disclosure of the invention.
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