EP0549985B1 - Method and apparatus for printing cards with a blind hole - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a method for printing ID cards that have blind holes.
- Identity cards of this type are known, for example, from EP 0 197 847.
- the cards described therein consist of a single-layer card body, which contains a multi-level recess for receiving a chip module.
- FR 2 622 323 also discloses injection-molding cards with blind holes for later installation of chip modules, which are separated from a plastic plate.
- the plastic plate is manufactured in a multi-use mold. Before the individual cards are removed, the plastic plate can be printed in multi-color printing, for example.
- the maximum depth of the recess differs only slightly from the thickness of the identity card or the plastic plate, so that only in the area of the maximum depth of the recess a thin layer of about 100 ⁇ m remains. This layer is referred to below as the membrane.
- the invention is therefore based on the object of specifying a method which also makes it possible to produce an error-free printed image in the region of the membrane and to optimally protect the identification card from damage at least in this region.
- the basic idea of the invention is to mount an element adapted to the blind hole-shaped recess on the counter-pressure roller, which element at least partially fills the blind hole-shaped recess at the moment of printing and presses the membrane against the pressure roller.
- the advantages achieved with the invention consist in particular in that, by introducing the element adapted to the recess, unevenness in the identification card is eliminated during the printing process and an ideal surface is created.
- This allows the identification card to be printed with a finely structured printed image even if the fine structures extend over the bottom region of the blind hole-shaped recess. It is thus possible to apply printed images of any complexity and in high quality to the surface of the identification card opposite the blind hole-shaped recess.
- damage to the ID card in the area of the membrane is almost impossible, since the forces acting on the membrane compensate at the moment of printing. This means that the resulting force never acts on the membrane.
- Fig. 1 shows an identification card 10 with a two-stage blind hole-shaped recess 12 in plan view.
- the blind hole-shaped recess serves to later accommodate a chip module, not shown.
- FIG. 2 shows an enlarged detail of section A-B of FIG. 1.
- the card body 10 shown can be manufactured in one operation, for example using injection molding technology, but other manufacturing methods are also conceivable (milling out the recess).
- the recess 12 has a membrane 11 which, in the worst case, can also be deformed concavely so that it does not lie in the card surface 13 to be printed.
- FIG. 3 shows an exemplary embodiment of an element 14 adapted to the blind hole-shaped recess.
- the element 14 can be made of a rigid material in such a way that it fills the blind hole-shaped recess 12 completely and in its entirety when introduced into it.
- the dashed line in FIG. 2 shows an element 14 which only covers the membrane when it is introduced into the recess.
- a compressible material e.g. cork or rubber.
- Fig. 4 shows such a compressible element 14 in a two-step recess.
- No pressure is initially exerted on the element 14.
- the part of the element 14 reaching up to the membrane 11 only partially covers the membrane 11.
- a gap remains between the side walls of this part of the element 14 and the side walls of the second stage of the recess.
- the part of the element 14 reaching up to the membrane 11 is designed in such a height that the height in the unloaded state of the element 14 is slightly greater than the depth of the second step of the pocket-shaped recess 12. This has the consequence that the remaining part of the Elements 14 does not rest on paragraph 15 of the first stage in the unloaded state. Rather, there is a gap between this part of the element 14 and the paragraph 15.
- the remaining part of the element 14 is dimensioned such that in the unloaded state there is a gap between the side walls of this part and the side walls of the first stage of the two-stage blind hole-shaped recess 12.
- the card is loaded together with the element 14 with a force oriented perpendicular to the card surface.
- This force 16 causes the element 14 to be pressed into the two-stage recess.
- the membrane 11 is pressed against a base (not shown for clarity).
- the element 14 spreads in the plane perpendicular to the force 16, regardless of the direction, in the pocket-shaped recess until it is filled almost completely. If there is no more pressure on the element 14, the deformation of the element 14 caused by the pressure is reversed. This allows the element 14 to be removed from the two-stage blind hole-shaped recess in such a way that the walls of the element 14 and the recess 12 do not touch. When removing the card, there are no forces on the card could damage.
- the device shows a cross section through a device for printing ID cards.
- the device consists of two rotatably mounted cylinders 17 and 18.
- the two cylinders 17 and 18 can, for. B. be arranged vertically one above the other.
- the distance between the cylinders 17 and 18 corresponds to the sum of the cylinder radii and the thickness of the object to be printed. Thus, this can be passed between the cylinders 17 and 18.
- the passage between the cylinders 17 and 18 is perpendicular to the line connecting the two cylinder axes.
- the cylinder 17 serves as a printing roller, which applies the printed image to the identification card.
- the associated technology is not to be described in more detail here, since it is sufficiently known to the person skilled in the art.
- the second cylinder 18 acts as a counter-pressure roller, which presses the object to be printed against the pressure roller 17.
- the elements 14 are glued at periodic intervals so that they can be pressed into the pocket-shaped recess of the identification card and, as shown in FIG. 7, fill the recess during the printing process. After the area of the card having the recess has passed the two rollers 17, 18, the element 14 is removed from the recess again by the rotation of the roller 17 and the straight transport of the card.
- the device for printing identification cards shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is only of an exemplary character, other embodiments are conceivable. So z. B. the two rollers 17 and 18 do not necessarily have the same radius; A smaller radius of one of the two rollers 17 and 18 can be compensated for by a correspondingly higher angular velocity during the roller rotation. In addition, an arrangement of Pressure plate and counter pressure plate (which contains the element 14) on cylinders for the production of printed identification cards with a blind hole-shaped recess 12 are not necessary. Other arrangements are also conceivable.
- FIG. 8 shows a device for printing ID cards with a blind hole-shaped cutout in an enlarged detail.
- This embodiment is characterized in that the element 14 is movably mounted in the impression cylinder 18.
- the following describes an example of how the mobility of the element 14 can be created and what advantages result from this mobility.
- the element 14 made of rubber is fixed on the end face of a stepped pin 19.
- the stepped pin 19 is located in a sleeve 21 which is mounted in the impression cylinder 18.
- the pin 19 is held in a defined position by a compression spring 20 arranged in the sleeve 21.
- the compression spring 20 presses the shoulder of the pin 19 against a stop 24 screwed into the sleeve 21, which causes a reduction in the inner diameter of the sleeve 21.
- the position of the stepped pin 19 in the sleeve 21 can thus be set precisely, or the protrusion of the element 14 over the surface of the impression cylinder can be precisely defined.
- the pin can also be fixed against the force of a tension spring 20 by means of corresponding sliding mechanisms which engage in recesses in the pin 19 (not shown).
- the pin 19 would also be adjustable, but in contrast to the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, it could no longer be elastically lowered inwards.
- Other variants are also possible depending on the mode of operation required.
- the pin 19 is freely movable in the sleeve 21 in the radial direction towards the center of the impression cylinder 18.
- a force acts on the element 14 which overcomes the force exerted by the compression spring 20, the pin 19 is thus pressed into the interior of the sleeve 21. If the force on the element 14 decreases, the pin 19 is pressed again by the compression spring 20 against the stop 24, so that the element 14 returns to its original position.
- the pin 19 can additionally be rotatably supported in the sleeve 21 by a nose which engages in a longitudinal groove.
- these securing means have not been taken into account in FIG. 8.
- the mobility of the element 14 gives the advantage that both ID cards with pocket-shaped recesses and those without such depressions can be printed without the impression cylinder 18 being damaged or without the impression cylinder 18 having to be replaced.
- the device according to the invention can only be modified in such a way that a correspondingly positioned element engages in each recess.
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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Verfahren zum Bedrucken von Ausweiskarten, die sacklochförmige Aussparungen aufweisen.The invention relates to a method for printing ID cards that have blind holes.
Derartige Ausweiskarten sind beispielsweise aus der EP 0 197 847 bekannt. Die darin beschriebenen Karten bestehen aus einem einschichtigen Kartenkörper, der eine mehrstufige Aussparung für die Aufnahme eines Chipmoduls enthält.Identity cards of this type are known, for example, from EP 0 197 847. The cards described therein consist of a single-layer card body, which contains a multi-level recess for receiving a chip module.
Aus der FR 2 622 323 sind desweiteren Spritzgußkarten mit sacklochförmigen Aussparungen zum späteren Einbau von Chipmodulen bekannt, die aus einer Kunststoffplatte herausgetrennt werden. Die Kunststoffplatte wird in einer Mehrnutzengußform hergestellt. Vor dem Heraustrennen der einzelnen Karten kann die Kunststoffplatte beispielsweise in Mehrfarbendruck bedruckt werden.FR 2 622 323 also discloses injection-molding cards with blind holes for later installation of chip modules, which are separated from a plastic plate. The plastic plate is manufactured in a multi-use mold. Before the individual cards are removed, the plastic plate can be printed in multi-color printing, for example.
Sowohl in der EP-B1 0 197 847 als auch in der FR-A1 2 622 323 unterscheidet sich die maximale Tiefe der Aussparung nur wenig von der Dicke der Ausweiskarte bzw. der Kunststoffplatte, so daß in dem Bereich der maximalen Tiefe der Aussparung nur noch eine dünne Schicht von etwa 100 µm verbleibt. Diese Schicht wird im folgenden als Membran bezeichnet.Both in EP-B1 0 197 847 and in FR-A1 2 622 323 the maximum depth of the recess differs only slightly from the thickness of the identity card or the plastic plate, so that only in the area of the maximum depth of the recess a thin layer of about 100 µm remains. This layer is referred to below as the membrane.
Die Existenz derartiger empfindlicher Membranen erschwert die Erstellung qualitativ hochwertiger, ganzflächiger Druckbilder im Bereich dieser Membranen. So kann beim Bedrucken zumindest die Membran dem Anpreßdruck der Druckvorrichtung nachgeben. Dieses Nachgeben der Membran führt zu einer Verzerrung oder zu Unterbrechungen des Druckbildes im Bereich der Aussparung.The existence of such sensitive membranes complicates the creation of high-quality, all-over printed images in the area of these membranes. Thus, at least the membrane can yield to the contact pressure of the printing device during printing. This yielding of the membrane leads to distortion or interruptions in the printed image in the area of the recess.
Bei einer mehrstufigen Aussparung, wie sie aus der EP-B1 0 197 847 bekannt ist, ist auch ein Nachgeben eines über die Membran hinausgehenden Bereiches nicht ausgeschlossen. Darüber hinaus kann bei der fertiggestellten, unbedruckten Ausweiskarte bzw. Kunststoffplatte die Membran im ungünstigsten Fall auch konkav verformt sein. Aufgrund dieser konkaven Verformung liegt die Membran nicht in der zu bedruckenden Kartenebene, so daß eine lückenlose Bedruckung der Kartenebene ebenfalls unmöglich ist.In the case of a multi-stage recess, as is known from EP-B1 0 197 847, a yielding of an area beyond the membrane is also not excluded. In the worst case, the membrane can also be concavely deformed in the finished, unprinted identification card or plastic plate. Because of this concave deformation, the membrane does not lie in the card plane to be printed, so that a gapless printing on the card plane is also impossible.
Schließlich ist eine Beschädigung der empfindlichen Membran und damit der Ausweiskarte während des Druckvorganges nicht ausgeschlossen. Auf die Membran wird während des Bedruckens ein Druck ausgeübt. Wird dieser Druck nicht durch einen Gegendruck kompensiert, kann es zum Zerreißen der Membran kommen.Finally, damage to the sensitive membrane and thus the identification card during the printing process cannot be ruled out. Pressure is exerted on the membrane during printing. If this pressure is not compensated for by a back pressure, the membrane may tear.
Aufgrund der o.g. Schwierigkeiten wird die der Aussparung gegenüberliegende Kartenebene zumindest im Bereich der Membran oftmals nicht bedruckt. Dies beeinträchtigt das Erscheinungsbild der Ausweiskarte.Due to the above Difficulties are often not printed on the card plane opposite the recess, at least in the area of the membrane. This affects the appearance of the ID card.
Der Erfindung liegt somit die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Verfahren anzugeben, welches ermöglicht, auch im Bereich der Membran ein fehlerfreies Druckbild zu erzeugen und die Ausweiskarte zumindest in diesem Bereich optimal vor Beschädigung zu schützen. Die erfindungsgemäße Lösung der Aufgabe und vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen dieser Lösung ergeben sich aus den Ansprüchen.The invention is therefore based on the object of specifying a method which also makes it possible to produce an error-free printed image in the region of the membrane and to optimally protect the identification card from damage at least in this region. The inventive solution to the problem and advantageous embodiments of this solution result from the claims.
Der Grundgedanke der Erfindung besteht darin, auf der Gegendruckwalze ein der sacklochförmigen Aussparung angepaßtes Element anzubringen, welches die sacklochförmige Aussparung im Moment des Bedruckens zumindest teilweise ausfüllt und die Membran gegen die Druckwalze preßt.The basic idea of the invention is to mount an element adapted to the blind hole-shaped recess on the counter-pressure roller, which element at least partially fills the blind hole-shaped recess at the moment of printing and presses the membrane against the pressure roller.
Die mit der Erfindung erzielten Vorteile bestehen insbesondere darin, daß durch das Einbringen des der Aussparung angepaßten Elements während des Druckvorganges Unebenheiten in der Ausweiskarte beseitigt werden und eine ideale Fläche entsteht. Dies erlaubt das Bedrucken der Ausweiskarte mit einem fein strukturiertem Druckbild auch dann, wenn sich die feinen Strukturen über den Bodenbereich der sacklochförmigen Aussparung erstrecken. Es lassen sich somit Druckbilder beliebiger Kompliziertheit und in hoher Qualität auf die der sacklochförmigen Aussparung gegenüberliegenden Fläche der Ausweiskarte aufbringen. Darüber hinaus ist eine Beschädigung der Ausweiskarte im Bereich der Membran nahezu ausgeschlossen, da sich die auf die Membran wirkenden Kräfte im Moment des Bedruckens kompensieren. Somit wirkt zu keinem Zeitpunkt eine resultierende Kraft auf die Membran.The advantages achieved with the invention consist in particular in that, by introducing the element adapted to the recess, unevenness in the identification card is eliminated during the printing process and an ideal surface is created. This allows the identification card to be printed with a finely structured printed image even if the fine structures extend over the bottom region of the blind hole-shaped recess. It is thus possible to apply printed images of any complexity and in high quality to the surface of the identification card opposite the blind hole-shaped recess. In addition, damage to the ID card in the area of the membrane is almost impossible, since the forces acting on the membrane compensate at the moment of printing. This means that the resulting force never acts on the membrane.
Weitere Merkmale und Vorteile der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den Ansprüchen und der nachfolgenden Beschreibung eines anhand der Zeichnung beschriebenen Ausführungsbeispiels.Further features and advantages of the invention result from the claims and the following description of an embodiment described with reference to the drawing.
Darin zeigt:
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- eine Ausweiskarte mit einer sachlochförmigen Aussparung,
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- einen Querschnitt durch eine Ausweiskarte mit einer sacklochförmigen Aussparung,
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- einen Querschnitt durch eine an die Aussparung angepaßtes Element,
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- ein in der sacklochförmigen Aussparung eingebrachtes Element,
- Fig. 5
- das in Fig. 3 gezeigte Element während des Druckvorganges,
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- einen Querschnitt durch eine Vorrichtung zum Bedrucken von Ausweiskarten,
- Fig. 7
- eine Ausschnittsvergrößerung aus der Fig. 6,
- Fig. 8
- eine Ausschnittsvergrößerung aus der Fig. 6.
- Fig. 1
- an identification card with a slot-like cutout,
- Fig. 2
- 3 shows a cross section through an identification card with a pocket-shaped recess,
- Fig. 3
- a cross section through an element adapted to the recess,
- Fig. 4
- an element made in the blind hole-shaped recess,
- Fig. 5
- 3 during the printing process,
- Fig. 6
- 3 shows a cross section through a device for printing ID cards,
- Fig. 7
- 6 shows an enlarged detail from FIG. 6,
- Fig. 8
- an enlarged detail from FIG. 6.
Fig. 1 zeigt eine Ausweiskarte 10 mit einer zweistufigen sacklochförmigen Aussparung 12 in der Draufsicht. Die sacklochförmige Aussparung dient zur späteren Aufnahme eines nicht dargestellten Chipmoduls.Fig. 1 shows an
Fig. 2 zeigt eine Ausschnittsvergrößerung des Schnitts A-B der Fig. 1. Der dargestellte Kartenkörper 10 kann beispielsweise in Spritzgußtechnik in einem Arbeitsgang gefertigt werden, aber auch andere Herstellungsmethoden sind denkbar (ausfräsen der Aussparung). Die Aussparung 12 weist eine Membran 11 auf, die im ungünstigen Fall auch konkav verformt sein kann, so daß sie nicht in der zu bedruckenden Kartenfläche 13 liegt.FIG. 2 shows an enlarged detail of section A-B of FIG. 1. The
Fig. 3 zeigt ein Ausführungsbeispiel für ein der sacklochförmigen Aussparung angepaßtes Element 14. Das Element 14 kann aus einem starren Material derartig ausgebildet sein, daß es die sacklochförmige Aussparung 12 beim Einbringen in diese lückenlos und in ihrer Gesamtheit ausfüllt. Die strichlierte Darstellung in Fig. 2 zeigt ein Element 14, das beim Einbringen in die Aussparung nur die Membran abdeckt. Darüber hinaus ist es möglich, Elemente 14 aus einem kompressiblen Material (z. B. Kork oder Gummi) zu erstellen.3 shows an exemplary embodiment of an
Fig. 4 zeigt ein solches kompressibles Element 14 in einer zweistufen Aussparung. Hierbei wird auf das Element 14 zunächst kein Druck ausgeübt. In diesem Fall bedeckt der bis zu der Membran 11 reichende Teil des Elements 14 die Membran 11 nur teilweise. Zwischen den Seitenwänden dieses Teils des Elements 14 und den Seitenwänden der zweiten Stufe der Aussparung bleibt ein Spalt bestehen. Der bis zur Membran 11 reichende Teil des Elements 14 ist in seiner Höhe so ausgebildet, daß die Höhe im unbelasteten Zustand des Elements 14 geringfügig größer ist als die Tiefe der zweiten Stufe der sacklochförmigen Aussparung 12. Dies hat zur Folge, daß der verbleibende Teil des Elements 14 im unbelasteten Zustand nicht auf den Absatz 15 der ersten Stufe aufliegt. Vielmehr ist ein Spalt zwischen diesem Teil des Elements 14 und dem Absatz 15 vorhanden. Darüber hinaus ist der verbleibende Teil des Elements 14 so bemessen, daß im unbelasteten Zustand ein Spalt zwischen den Seitenwänden dieses Teils und den Seitenwänden der ersten Stufe der zweistufigen sacklochförmigen Aussparung 12 existiert.Fig. 4 shows such a
In Fig. 5 wird die Karte zusammen mit dem Element 14 mit einer senkrecht zur Kartenoberfläche orientierten Kraft belastet. Diese Kraft 16 bewirkt, daß das Element 14 in die zweistufige Aussparung gedrückt wird. Zunächst wird die Membran 11 gegen eine (der Übersichtlichkeit wegen nicht eingezeichnete) Unterlage gedrückt. Danach breitet sich das Element 14 in der senkrecht zur Kraft 16 liegenden Ebene richtungsunabhängig in der sacklochförmigen Aussparung aus, bis diese nahezu lückenlos gefüllt ist. Wirkt kein Druck mehr auf das Element 14, so wird die durch den Druck herbeigeführte Verformung des Elements 14 rückgängig gemacht. Dies erlaubt eine Entnahme des Elements 14 aus der zweistufigen sacklochförmigen Aussparung dergestalt, daß sich die Wandungen des Elements 14 und der Aussparung 12 nicht berühren. Bei der Entnahme treten somit keine Kräfte auf, die die Ausweiskarte beschädigen könnten.5, the card is loaded together with the
In Fig. 6 ist ein Querschnitt durch eine Vorrichtung zum Bedrucken von Ausweiskarten gezeigt. Die Vorrichtung besteht aus zwei drehbar gelagerten Zylindern 17 und 18. Die beiden Zylinder 17 und 18 können z. B. lotrecht übereinander angeordnet sein. Der Abstand zwischen den Zylindern 17 und 18 entspricht der Summe der Zylinderradien und der Dicke des zu bedruckenden Gegenstandes. Somit kann dieser zwischen den Zylindern 17 und 18 hindurchgeführt werden. Die Hindurchführung zwischen den Zylindern 17 und 18 geschieht senkrecht zur Verbindungslinie der beiden Zylinderachsen. Hierbei dient der Zylinder 17 als Druckwalze, die das Druckbild auf der Ausweiskarte aufbringt. Die dazugehörige Technik soll hier nicht genauer beschrieben werden, da sie dem Fachmann ausreichend bekannt ist. Der zweite Zylinder 18 fungiert als Gegendruckwalze, die den zu bedruckenden Gegenstand gegen die Druckwalze 17 preßt. Auf der Gegendruckwalze 18 sind in periodischen Abständen die Elemente 14 so aufgeklebt, daß sie in die sacklochförmige Aussparung der Ausweiskarte eingepreßt werden können und während des Druckvorganges, wie in Fig. 7 gezeigt, die Aussparung ausfüllen. Nachdem der die Aussparung aufweisende Bereich der Karte die beiden Walzen 17, 18 passiert hat, wird das Element 14 durch die Drehung der Walze 17 und das geradlinige Weitertransportieren der Karte wieder aus der Aussparung entfernt.6 shows a cross section through a device for printing ID cards. The device consists of two rotatably mounted
Die in den Fig. 6 und 7 gezeigte Vorrichtung zum Bedrucken von Ausweiskarten hat nur beispielhaften Charakter, andere Ausführungsformen sind denkbar. So müssen z. B. die beiden Walzen 17 und 18 nicht zwingend den gleichen Radius haben; ein kleinerer Radius einer der beiden Walzen 17 und 18 kann durch eine entsprechend höhere Winkelgeschwindigkeit während der Walzenrotation kompensiert werden. Darüberhinaus ist eine Anordnung von Druckplatte und Gegendruckplatte (die das Element 14 enthält) auf Zylindern zur Herstellung von bedruckten Ausweiskarten mit einer sacklochförmigen Aussparung 12 nicht notwendig. Auch andere Anordnungen sind denkbar.The device for printing identification cards shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is only of an exemplary character, other embodiments are conceivable. So z. B. the two
Fig. 8 zeigt eine Vorrichtung zum Bedrucken von Ausweiskarten mit einer sacklochförmigen Aussparung in einer Ausschnittsvergrößerung. Diese Ausführungsform zeichnet sich dadurch aus, daß das Element 14 beweglich in dem Gegendruckzylinder 18 gelagert ist. Im folgenden wird beispielhaft beschrieben, wie die Beweglichkeit des Elements 14 erstellt werden kann und welche Vorteile sich aus dieser Beweglichkeit ergeben.8 shows a device for printing ID cards with a blind hole-shaped cutout in an enlarged detail. This embodiment is characterized in that the
Das aus Gummi beschaffene Element 14 ist auf der Stirnfläche eines stufenförmigen Stifts 19 fixiert. Der stufenförmige Stift 19 befindet sich in einer Hülse 21, die im Gegendruckzylinder 18 montiert ist. Der Stift 19 wird von einer in der Hülse 21 angeordneten Druckfeder 20 in einer definierten Position gehalten. Die Druckfeder 20 drückt die Schulter des Stifts 19 gegen einen in die Hülse 21 eingeschraubten Anschlag 24, welcher eine Verringerung des Innendurchmessers der Hülse 21 bewirkt. Damit kann die Position des stufenförmigen Stifts 19 in der Hülse 21 exakt eingestellt bzw. das Herausragen des Elements 14 über die Oberfläche des Gegendruckzylinders präzise festgelegt werden.The
Anstelle des im Innengewinde der Hülse 21 eingeschraubten Einstellringes 24 können selbstverständlich auch alternative Einstellmittel vorgesehen sein. So kann durch entsprechende Schiebemechanismen, welche in Ausnehmungen des Stifts 19 eingreifen (nicht dargestellt), der Stift auch gegen die Kraft einer Zugfeder 20 fixiert werden. In diesem Fall wäre der Stift 19 zwar ebenfalls justierbar, aber im Gegensatz zu der in Fig. 8 dargestellten Ausführungsform nicht mehr elastisch nach innen versenkbar. Weitere Varianten sind je nach benötigter Funktionsweise ebenfalls möglich.Instead of the adjusting
Der Stift 19 ist in dem in Fig. 8 gezeigten Beispiel in der Hülse 21 in radialer Richtung zum Mittelpunkt des Gegendruckzylinders 18 hin frei beweglich. Wenn auf das Element 14 eine Kraft wirkt, welche die durch die Druckfeder 20 ausgeübte Kraft überwindet, wird der Stift 19 somit ins Innere der Hülse 21 gedrückt. Läßt die Kraft auf das Element 14 nach, wird der Stift 19 durch die Druckfeder 20 wieder gegen den Anschlag 24 gedrückt, so daß das Element 14 wieder seine ursprüngliche Position einnimmt.In the example shown in FIG. 8, the
Der Stift 19 kann zusätzlich durch eine in eine Längsnut greifende Nase drehsicher in der Hülse 21 gelagert werden. Der besseren Übersichtlichkeit wegen sind diese Sicherungsmittel in Fig. 8 nicht berücksichtigt.The
Aus der Beweglichkeit des Elements 14 erhält man den Vorteil, daß sowohl Ausweiskarten mit sacklochförmigen Aussparungen als auch solche ohne derartige Vertiefungen zu bedrucken sind, ohne daß der Gegendruckzylinder 18 beschädigt wird bzw. ohne daß der Gegendruckzylinder 18 ausgewechselt werden muß.The mobility of the
Abschließend sei erwähnt, daß anstatt einzelner Ausweiskarten, die Aussparungen aufweisen, auch Mehrnutzenbögen mit einer Vielzahl derartiger Aussparungen verarbeitet werden können. Die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung ist in diesem Fall lediglich dahingehend zu modifizieren, daß in jede Aussparung ein entsprechend positioniertes Element eingreift.Finally, it should be mentioned that instead of individual ID cards that have cutouts, multi-use sheets with a large number of such cutouts can also be processed. In this case, the device according to the invention can only be modified in such a way that a correspondingly positioned element engages in each recess.
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- A method for producing cards having chip modules wherein a card body (10) with a blind hole-shaped recess (12) having a membrane area (11) in the bottom area is first provided with a printed pattern by means of a printing plate on the side of the card body opposite the recess, the card body (10) being pressed against a surface serving as a support during the printing operation, and wherein a chip module is introduced into the blind hole-shaped recess (12) after printing, characterized in that during printing an element (14) is introduced into the recess (12) for at least partly filling the recess (12) and holding the membrane area (11) of the recess (12) in the printing plane, stabilizing it against the pressure of the printing plate.
- The method of claim 1, characterized in that the element (14) is fastened to the back pressure surface (18) and introduced into the recess (12) only during the printing operation.
- An apparatus for printing cards as in claim 1 having a pressure surface (17) and a back pressure surface (18), the cards being pressed onto the pressure surface (17) by the back pressure surface (18), characterized in that an element (14) to be introduced into the recess (12) is formed as a raised area on the back pressure surface (18).
- The apparatus of claim 3, characterized in that the raised area is formed as a separate element (14) which is fastened to the back pressure surface.
- The apparatus of claim 4, characterized in that the element (14) is glued on.
- The apparatus of one or more of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that the element (14) is made of compressible material.
- The apparatus of one or more of claims 3 to 6, characterized in that the back pressure surface (18) is designed as a back pressure roll (18) with a plurality of the elements (14) provided on its circumference.
- The apparatus of one or more of claims 3 to 7, characterized in that the element (14) is adapted at least to the shape of the membrane area (11).
- The apparatus of one or more of claims 3 to 7, characterized in that the element (14) is adapted to the shape of the recess (12).
- The apparatus of claim 6, characterized in that the element (14) is designed to be somewhat higher than the recess (12) is deep, and its material properties are selected such that it adapts to the recess by compression during the printing operation.
- An apparatus for printing cards as in claim 1 having a pressure surface (17) and a back pressure surface (18), the cards being pressed onto the pressure surface (17) by the back pressure surface (18), characterized in that an element (14) to be introduced into the recess (12) is disposed movably in the back pressure surface.
- The apparatus of claim 11, characterized in that the element (14) is fastened to a pin (19) that is retractable into the back pressure surface.
- The apparatus of claim 12, characterized in that the pin (19) is pressed by a compression spring (20) against a stop (24) such that the element (14) protrudes out of the back pressure surface (18) in a predefined form.
- The apparatus of claim 13, characterized in that the position of the stop (24) is variable.
- A card (10) having a blind hole-shaped recess (12) in the card body for introduction of a chip module, the blind hole-shaped recess (12) having in the bottom area a membrane area (11) with a thickness of about 100 microns, characterized in that the card (10) is printed by the method of claim 1 and has on the side opposite the recess (12) a printed pattern which is free from interruptions and distortions in the membrane area (11).
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