CN210123564U

CN210123564U - Identification card

Info

Publication number: CN210123564U
Application number: CN201822169065.5U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 邓星星; 方晨; 王帆
Original assignee: Jiede China Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Jiede China Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-12-24
Filing date: 2018-12-24
Publication date: 2020-03-03
Anticipated expiration: 2028-12-24

Abstract

The utility model discloses an identification card. The identification card includes: a card body; and at least one leather layer covering at least a portion of at least one surface of the card body.

Description

Identification card

Technical Field

The present invention relates generally to the field of identification cards, and in particular to an identification card having a leather surface.

Background

An identification card is a medium for identifying an individual and storing individual information. Various identification cards (e.g., employee's cards, identification cards, various financial transaction cards, membership cards, etc.) have been widely used in people's lives. An exemplary construction of one known dual interface identification card (e.g., a financial transaction card) is shown in fig. 1. The identification card 100 includes a card body 110 and an IC (Integrated Circuit) chip 120 embedded in the card body 110. In the identification card shown in fig. 1, the card body 110 includes a first (front surface, for example) protective film layer 111, a first (front surface) ink layer 112, a first base layer 113, an intermediate layer (also called inlay layer) 114, a second base layer 115, a second (back surface) ink layer 116, and a second (back surface) protective film layer 117, which are stacked in this order from top to bottom. The card body 110 is formed with a groove, and the chip 120 is embedded in the groove and connected to the coil in the middle layer.

The first ink layer 112 is generally an ink layer formed by printing on the first base layer 113 to form desired patterns and characters. Similarly, the second ink layer 116 is generally an ink layer formed on the second base layer 115 by printing, for forming desired patterns and letters. The intermediate layer 114 is a preform in which the chip and/or coil is embedded. For a dual interface, a coil connected to the IC chip 120 may be disposed in the intermediate layer 114; for a contactless identification card, a separate IC chip and a coil connected to the chip may be disposed in the intermediate layer 114. The base materials of the first base layer 113, the middle layer 114 and the second base layer 115 are usually made of PVC (Polyvinyl chloride), ABS (Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) plastic, etc., and are usually white, milky white, or other colors. The first ink layer 112 and the second ink layer 116 generally cover the surface of the first base layer 113 and the second base layer 115, respectively, completely, and cover the color of the material itself. Therefore, when viewed from the outside of the identification card, only the pattern and characters of the first ink layer 112 and the second ink layer 116 can be seen.

Other types of identification cards may have different card body configurations. For example, the back of a magnetic stripe card is also typically provided with a magnetic stripe (not shown in FIG. 1). The pure contact type IC card may not have the intermediate layer 114, and a pure noncontact type IC chip is integrated in the intermediate layer 114, and the IC chip is not seen from the card body surface.

The forms of current identification cards are increasingly varied to meet the aesthetic appeal of individuals, but most identification card designs flow to the variation of the surface patterns of the identification cards. When one adapts to this change, the change itself is no longer visually significant. Therefore, the identification card is made of a material with special visual effect, or an additional material is added on the identification card, so that the means for improving the significance and the identifiability of the identification card is realized.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to provide an identification card with leather surface to promote identification card's visual saliency or distinguishable degree.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an identification card having a leather surface.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the identification card may include: a card body; and at least one leather layer covering at least a portion of at least one surface of the card body.

According to another exemplary embodiment, the identification card may further include an IC chip embedded in a surface portion of the card body not covered by the leather layer.

According to still another exemplary embodiment, the identification card may further include an IC chip embedded in a surface of the card body, and the leather layer has a hollowed-out portion such that the IC chip is exposed through the hollowed-out portion of the leather layer.

According to still another exemplary embodiment, the card body may include a first protective film layer, a first ink layer, a first base layer, a second ink layer, and a second protective film layer, which are sequentially stacked, and the leather layer covers a portion of the first protective film layer or the second protective film layer.

According to a further exemplary embodiment, the card body may further comprise an intermediate layer disposed between the first and second base layers.

According to still another exemplary embodiment, the card body may include a first protective film layer, a first ink layer, a first base layer, and a second base layer, which are sequentially stacked, and the leather layer completely covers an outer surface of the second base layer.

According to still another exemplary embodiment, the card body may include a first base layer, an intermediate layer, and a second base layer sequentially stacked, and the identification card may include a first leather layer covering at least a portion of an outer surface of the first base layer and a second leather layer covering at least a portion of an outer surface of the second base layer.

According to still another exemplary embodiment, the card body may include a first base layer, an intermediate layer, and a second base layer sequentially stacked, and the identification card may include a first leather layer completely covering an outer surface of the first base layer and a second leather layer completely covering an outer surface of the second base layer.

Drawings

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the invention, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a conventional dual interface identification card;

fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an identification card according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an identification card according to another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an identification card according to yet another embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention easier to understand, the technical solutions of the present invention will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and exemplary embodiments. It is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is also capable of other embodiments or of being practiced or carried out in other ways.

It should be understood that the terms "comprises," "comprising," "including," and "having," when used in this specification, do not exclude other elements or steps, and the directional terms used herein, such as "left," "right," "upper," "lower," and the like, are used merely to indicate the orientation or position of the corresponding features in the drawings for ease of illustration and understanding, and are not to be construed as limiting the structure of the invention. In addition, the technical feature prefixes "first", "second", "third", and "fourth" used in the present specification are only used for distinguishing different similar technical features, and no additional limitation is intended to each technical feature.

It is to be noted that the "sequentially stacked arrangement" or the like used herein merely indicates the order in which the layers are stacked, and is not intended to limit the direct adjacency between the layers, unless otherwise explicitly stated or recited, and it does not exclude the case where other layers are additionally provided between the layers. In addition, the drawings in the specification of the present application are only schematic, and the sizes and the size ratios of the components do not represent actual sizes and ratios of products, but are only for schematically representing the positional relationships or the connection relationships among the components. Dimensions of components may be scaled differently for ease of drawing and understanding.

In the following description, like members (layers) of the card body in each embodiment have like reference numerals, and the description of the respective members in the first embodiment is equally applicable to the other embodiments, unless otherwise specified, and thus is omitted when describing the other embodiments.

Fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an identification card according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 2, the identification card 200 includes: a card body 210 and at least one leather layer covering at least a portion of at least one surface of said card body 210 (a first leather layer 231 and a second leather layer 232 covering at least a portion of the front and back surfaces, respectively, of the card body 210 are shown in figure 2).

As the name implies, the

leather layers

231, 232 are layered members made of leather material. The leather material may be leather of genuine leather (e.g., calf skin, sheepskin, etc.) or various kinds of artificial leather (e.g., PU (polyurethane) artificial leather). The

leather layers

231, 232 may be thermocompression bonded to the card body material by conventional thermosetting adhesives. The

leather layers

231, 232 may cover the entire surface or a portion of the surface of the card body 210, as may be determined by one skilled in the art as desired. The thickness of the

leather layers

231, 232 is generally required to be less than 0.12mm, and preferably about 0.10 mm.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 2, the identification card 200 is a double-interface identification card, and therefore, the card body 210 includes a first protective film layer 211, a first ink layer 212, a first base layer 213, an intermediate layer 214, a second base layer 215, a second ink layer 216, and a second protective film layer 217, which are sequentially stacked.

However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the card body 210 may have a different configuration according to the type of the identification card 200. For example, if the identification card 200 is a contact identification card, the intermediate layer 214 may be omitted. In addition, the card body structure can also have certain changes according to the condition that the card body is covered by the leather layer. For example, in the embodiment shown in fig. 2, if the second leather layer 232 completely covers the entire lower surface of the card body 210, the second ink layer 216 and the second protective film layer 217 in the card body 210 may be omitted.

With continued reference to fig. 2, the identification card 200 further includes an IC chip 220 embedded in a surface portion of the card body 210 not covered by the leather layer 231. Since the identification card 200 is a dual interface identification card, the leather layer 231 covers only a part of the surface of the card body 210, while leaving a part of the surface of the card body 210 uncovered, so that the IC chip 210 can be exposed to perform its function of contacting with the corresponding components of the card reader.

Fig. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an identification card according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 3, the card body 310 of the identification card 300 is the same as the card body 210 of the identification card 200 shown in fig. 2, that is, the card body 310 includes a first protective film layer 311, a first ink layer 312, a first base layer 313, an intermediate layer 314, a second base layer 315, a second ink layer 316, and a second protective film layer 317, which are sequentially stacked. The embodiment shown in fig. 3 differs from the embodiment shown in fig. 2 in that the leather layer 331 almost completely covers the upper surface of the card body 310. However, the leather layer 331 has a hollow area or a hollow portion corresponding to the shape and the position of the IC chip 320 of the identification card 300, so that the IC chip 320 can be exposed through the hollow portion of the leather layer.

Fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an identification card according to yet another embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 4 shows a contactless identification card. In other words, the card body 410 of the identification card 400 shown in fig. 4 may include only the first base layer 414, the intermediate layer 415, and the second base layer 416, which are thus stacked. The IC chip and the coil are integrated in the intermediate layer 415, so that the IC chip is not visible from the outside of the card body 410. In the case of this embodiment, the leather layer is provided without considering the card body surface IC chip. As shown in fig. 4, the identification card 400 includes a first leather layer 431 covering at least a portion of the outer surface of the first base layer 414 and a second leather layer 432 covering at least a portion of the outer surface of the second base layer 416. That is, first leather layer 431 may cover a portion or all of the outer surface of first base layer 414, and second leather layer 432 may cover a portion or all of the outer surface of second base layer 416.

When the leather layer only covers part of the surface of the card body, the necessary graphic information can be presented in the area of the card body not covered by the leather layer. This can be achieved, for example, by printing ink on these areas. In addition, the surface of the leather layer may also be provided with raised and recessed texture and/or graphic information by other suitable means (e.g., embossing, stamping, etc.).

Through the leather material attached to the surface of the identification card, the identifiability of the identification card can be improved, and meanwhile, the hand feeling of the identification card can also be improved. In addition, the leather material is relatively more wear resistant, thus also contributing to the increased service life of the identification card.

The bonding of the leather layer to the card body can be performed after the manufacture of the card body. For example, for a non-contact identification card, a suitable adhesive may be applied to the surface of the card body, and then a layered leather material may be adhered to the surface of the card body, and then the two may be bonded together by heat pressing. For contact or dual interface identification cards, the hollowed-out portions may first be formed on the layered leather material. For example, the hollowed-out portion may be formed by conventional techniques such as die cutting. And then the laminated leather material and the surface of the card body are combined together by a proper adhesive in a hot pressing way under the condition that the hollow part of the leather material is aligned with the IC chip, the magnetic strip and/or the anti-counterfeiting mark and the like.

In another embodiment, the leather layer and the card body can be combined first, and then the leather layer is processed by a precision machining method to remove a local area of the leather layer to form a hollow part, so as to expose a part of the card body. Then, various labels, magnetic stripes or embedded IC chips may be attached to the card body portion exposed from the hollowed-out portion of the leather layer.

So far, by way of example, what is considered to be the preferred embodiments of the present invention has been described in detail, but those skilled in the art will recognize that: further modifications and variations may be made thereto without departing from the spirit of the invention, and all such modifications and variations are intended to be included within the scope of the invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An identification card, comprising:

a card body;

a first leather layer covering at least a portion of the first surface of the card body; and

an IC chip embedded in a surface portion of the card body not covered by the first leather layer,

the first leather layer is provided with a hollow part, so that the IC chip is exposed through the hollow part of the first leather layer.

2. The identification card according to claim 1, wherein the card body includes a first protective film layer, a first ink layer, a first base layer, a second ink layer, and a second protective film layer, which are stacked in this order, and the first leather layer covers a part of the first protective film layer or the second protective film layer.

3. The identification card of claim 2, wherein the card body further comprises an intermediate layer disposed between the first and second base layers.

4. The identification card of claim 1, wherein the card body comprises a first base layer, an intermediate layer, and a second base layer, which are sequentially stacked, the first leather layer covering at least a portion of an outer surface of the first base layer, and the identification card further comprises a second leather layer covering at least a portion of an outer surface of the second base layer.