EP1104349B2 - Verfahren zur herstellung von sicherheitsetiketten - Google Patents

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EP1104349B2
EP1104349B2 EP99929458A EP99929458A EP1104349B2 EP 1104349 B2 EP1104349 B2 EP 1104349B2 EP 99929458 A EP99929458 A EP 99929458A EP 99929458 A EP99929458 A EP 99929458A EP 1104349 B2 EP1104349 B2 EP 1104349B2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M3/00—Printing processes to produce particular kinds of printed work, e.g. patterns
    • B41M3/14—Security printing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M1/00—Inking and printing with a printer's forme
    • B41M1/10—Intaglio printing ; Gravure printing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M1/00—Inking and printing with a printer's forme
    • B41M1/22—Metallic printing; Printing with powdered inks
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
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    • Y10T428/31504—Composite [nonstructural laminate]
    • Y10T428/31678—Of metal
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/31504—Composite [nonstructural laminate]
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  • the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing security labels for protecting products as well as labels obtained according to this method.
  • Verifying the authenticity of a product consists of verifying the authentication and security elements carried by the product. These authentication and security elements are generally constituted by markers integrated into the product and that only a detector can read. The verification may consist in comparing the nature, the form and the position of the authentication and security elements with model authentication and security elements memorized in an inaccessible and / or tamper-proof manner in the device carrying out the verification. This is true of products such as banknotes. These products include cue and control elements integrated in the notes, generally readable with light radiation of precise wavelength, preferably in the field of non-visible light.
  • the means of security or protection against forgery are necessarily integrated in an industrial process and must be compatible with such implementation conditions. They must be related to a usual manufacturing cost, not excessive, and belong to the domain of the single copy with prohibitive costs.
  • DOVID optically variable and diffracting images
  • the present invention aims to develop a method to significantly increase the product safety against forgery by making these falsifications extremely difficult.
  • the label is used as is or can be transferred to the surface and / or the core of the material for securing and authentication.
  • the precision of the realization of the label makes it possible especially to increase the complexity of the shape, either of the outline, of the inclusions or reserves or the placement of the elements of authentication and security and above all this makes it possible to integrate of a very difficult to detect, elements of authentication and security only detectable or noticeable under conditions compatible with the accuracy of the realization.
  • the impression cylinder preferably gravure printing, is engraved with an image comprising zones engraved, the contours of which are surrounded by a continuous thread to allow high-resolution printing without serration.
  • the possible accuracy according to the invention for the realization makes it possible to increase unsuspectingly the accuracy of the detection and a contrario the precision or the dimensional reduction of the authentication and securing elements whereas, until now, this precision was largely limited by the risk of error due to inaccuracy of manufacture.
  • This accuracy of implementation is largely related to the quality of the continuous thread which is of a thickness between 2 and 50 ⁇ depending on the material to be deposited, preferably 20 ⁇ .
  • the continuous thread is distant from the cells of a distance of between 5 and 50 ⁇ , preferably 20 ⁇ .
  • the window defining the label to an outline combining concave and / or convex, curved and / or straight lines.
  • the window may have a uniformly convex contour or contour with alternating concave and convex curves.
  • This outline may be formed of curved segments and / or straight segments and includes negative and positive lettering and flourishes.
  • the complexity of the window is related to the complexity that we want to give to the label to make its falsification difficult or in the case of an integrated circuit, to adapt to the nature of the circuit.
  • the window having a contour is positioned laterally by the reading of a guide channel located on the coated strip, and is positioned longitudinally by the reading of a spot or marker whose signal allows the controlling the positioning of the window on the pattern or patterns carried by the coated strip, the assembly with a tolerance between 0.1 mm and 0.5 mm, preferably 0.2 mm.
  • the method of applying a window in registration and electro-chemical treatment can be repeated a certain number of times depending on the layers to be produced and for each layer a window will be defined.
  • the operations performed at each layer can also be different. In one case, it may be an electro-chemical operation working by removing material. In another case, the operation may consist of a supply of material (for example an electrolysis with consumable electrodes). In a third case, the removal and the deposit are simultaneous.
  • the window is not necessarily the area delimited by a closed contour. The window may also be the area located outside a closed contour of more or less complex shape.
  • the support is a film and the base deposit is a metal deposit.
  • the base deposit is a metal deposit.
  • other subjects can be considered.
  • the base deposit constitutes a hologram including in particular a metal base deposit.
  • the identification of holograms and means consisting of optically variable and diffracting images or equivalent elements on the film is advantageously carried out by reference elements intended to cooperate with detectors fitted to the installation to enable precise positioning and registration for the positioning of the images. Windows.
  • the basic deposit may also constitute a background including a patterned background.
  • the printed passivation coating is of a cellulosic and / or metallic and / or plastic and / or vacuum metallized plastic nature.
  • the printed passivation coating is insoluble and is composed of a preferably nitrocellulose polymer comprising a filler of variable nature as a function of the subsequent use of the printed strip, in particular pigments or conductive or insulating fillers such as the metal oxides, preferably oxides of titanium, iron, boron, nickel, chromium, carbon, silica, ... pure or mixed.
  • the printed passivation coating is soluble and is composed of polymer preferably polyvinyl alcohol or any other polymer soluble in aqueous medium, but insensitive to the aqueous solution of development of the window.
  • the invention also relates to an installation for the manufacture of security labels, for the implementation of the method as described above and which comprises a supply station providing a strip with a coating, a position of printing with a rotogravure printing unit to apply on the strip printing windows, preferably gravure printing, followed at the output of an electrolysis station to perform an electrolysis on the strip, a washing installation for cleaning the surface of the belt, a drying station, a checkpoint and a winding station.
  • the apparatus comprises a set of machines and apparatus comprising a treatment zone where insoluble electrodes immersed in an electrolyte under current are arranged, allowing rapid corrosion of the non-printed zones of a pre-printed metallic or metallized film which licks at parade the surface of the electrolyte.
  • the aqueous solution of windows development is composed of a salt with its base or its associated acid such as NaOH and NaCl in a concentration of between 5 and 150 g / l, preferably 100 g / l.
  • the window development solution is an electrolyte composed of a salt with its base or its associated acid such as NaOH, NaCl and CuCl 2 in a concentration of between 15 and 150 g / l, preferably 100 g. / l.
  • the temperature of the electrolyte is between 5 and 80 ° C. and is preferably equal to 40 ° C.
  • the electrical voltage across the electrodes is continuous between 2V and 21V, preferably equal to 6V.
  • the electrode is a bar having a section with a geometry favorable to the concentration of current flows to the metal film to be corroded, by a triangular shape of which one of the vertices of the triangle is directed towards the film.
  • the material of the electrode is an insoluble matter in the aqueous developing solution even under electric current such as titanium.
  • the installation is composed of a set of machines and apparatus comprising a treatment zone with soluble electrodes immersed in an electrolyte under current for rapid deposition on a preprinted film of windows.
  • the developing solution is an electrolyte composed of a salt with its base or its associated acid such as CuCl 2 and HCl in a concentration of between 5 and 150 g / l, preferably 100 g / l.
  • the current across the electrodes is a direct current applied at a voltage of between 5 and 30V, preferably 6V.
  • the section of the electrode bar has a geometry favorable to the dissolution of the metal of the electrode, so a maximum surface in contact with the electrolyte is for example a circular section.
  • the electrode material is a material soluble in the electrolyte, such as copper for depositing a copper film.
  • the anodes and the cathodes are immersed parallel to each other, separated by insulating partitions, perpendicular to the unwinding of the film, in the solution for developing the windows, at a distance of a few mm from the film, preferably at most 1 mm, which licks the surface of the electrolysis without immersing itself in it.
  • the section of the bar electrode has a geometry favorable to the concentration of current flows to the metal film to be corroded and favorable to its dissolution in the electrolyte, preferably a form of drop, the tip of which is directed to the film.
  • the installation comprises a set of machines and apparatus comprising a washing zone with spinning between steel cylinders and polymer cylinders to limit the entrainment and facilitate drying by evaporation of the washing liquid, so that the soluble passivation coating is dissolved and the treated film is dry and without trace of electrolyte incompatible with its subsequent use.
  • the installation is composed of a set of machines and appliances put online to constitute a machine with several separate stations so that the printing is separated from the other operations themselves grouped into a second machine.
  • the installation is composed of a set of machines and apparatus comprising two control zones between the printing and the treatment and a third one after drying, equipped with probes for the continuous detection of the conductivity of the different areas and video cameras to appreciate the respect of the resolution of the various stages of operations.
  • the invention also relates to the products obtained by the method and the installation.
  • the product results from a film comprising multiple layers of insulating and conductive, insulating and metallic materials that can be used in the printing of fiduciary materials in order to secure them.
  • holograms and means consisting of optically variable and diffracting images, of optically variable images by diffraction or other, of security, identified and demetallized, or the thickness of the coating.
  • passivation is between 0.5 and 8 ⁇ , preferably 1 ⁇ , to allow filling the irregularities of the support on which said patterns are transferred.
  • the invention is intended for the production of a film comprising multiple layers of insulating and conductive, insulating and metallic materials that can be used in the printing of materials intended for the electronics industry.
  • the multiple layers are of thickness between 0.05 ⁇ and 5 ⁇ preferably 1 ⁇ to limit the final thicknesses, but especially to achieve passivation coatings of high accuracy between 0.05 and 5 ⁇ preferably 1 ⁇ .
  • the product is intended for the electronics industry where the metal layers are of a thickness of between 5 Angstrom and 600 Angstrom, preferably 50 Angstrom.
  • the product consists of patterns whose contours are smooth and do not have serration.
  • the product consists of patterns having a resolution of between 10 ⁇ and 100 ⁇ , preferably 50 ⁇ , either lines or guilloches with a minimum thickness and a distance of between 10 ⁇ and 100 ⁇ , preferably 50 ⁇ . .
  • the patterns are metallic patterns.
  • the product is also composed of a polymer film coated with holograms, metallic, DOVID or others, spotted, demetallized, cut in the paper during its manufacture, to make the patterns visible either by transparency or by reflection.
  • the product is composed of a polymeric film coated with a metallized release layer comprising holograms and / or DOVID where others, identified, demetallized, coated with the various layers necessary for its continuous transfer (stripe) and / or spotted (patch) on the final paper.
  • the product is composed of a metallized or non-coated metallized film comprising one or more holograms, DOVID or others, identified, demetallized, coated with the various laminated layers, cut in various ways, necessary for its cold adhesion on the final support, constituting an adhesive label or an overlay.
  • the product is composed of a metallized or non-coated metallized film comprising holograms, DOVID or others, identified, demetallized, laminated with another polymer, coated, cut or not, and which has the characteristics of destruction. images as soon as you try to unstick it from its final support, constituting a detachment film
  • the invention relates to a method of manufacturing security labels intended to be affixed to products to be protected against falsification or else to be integrated in products such as, for example, holograms and means consisting of images optically. variable and diffracting, wires, ... in banknotes, fiduciary papers, packaging and security or authentication documents.
  • This process consists in preparing (100) a film with a base deposit, in general a metallic deposit on the plastic base film such as a support of a polyester or PVC and / or metallic and / or plastic nature, and / or or metallized plastic under vacuum.
  • the base deposit may form a pattern, i.e., a background, possibly constituting a hologram.
  • the print window (102) is made. This is the area defined by the outline of the label and located within this label. All this surface will be printed by rotogravure.
  • the window is made as an engraved surface with rotogravure cups bordered by a continuous thread forming the contour of the window.
  • This window can have any shape, different from a rectangular or circular shape or, more generally, different from a simple geometric shape. Given the precision allowed by the process, it is particularly interesting to choose a complicated window contour that can be made with great precision and complete geometry and lettering of great fineness (50 ⁇ and less) a very effective means of protection against forgery.
  • This printing window is made on a rotogravure cylinder.
  • the window on the base repository is movie.
  • the printing is done with a passivation product, resistant to the electro-chemical action that will be performed later.
  • the printed window is positioned relative to the already printed tape, in longitudinal registration by means of a readable spot reader on the pre-printed tape whose signal is amplified and allows the drive motor of the printing cylinder to be controlled.
  • a guide guide reader (BA1b) whose signal makes it possible to laterally move the strip (BA1) with respect to the printing windows with a tolerance of 0.1 to 0.5 mm, preferably less than 0.2 mm.
  • the lateral guidance system is provided by reading a guide corridor (BA1b) using a photoelectric cell (BB1) or the like, the signal of which is amplified to drive the band (BA1) laterally in such a way that that the guide corridor (BA1b) is always located laterally in the same way with respect to the corridor (B22) carried by the cylinder (B2).
  • the enslavement of the longitudinal registration is stalled on the reading of the stamped spots (BA1c) traced with each revolution of the rotary tool carrying the stamping die patterns (BA1a), spots (BA1c), and the guide corridor (BA1b).
  • the measurement and recording of the distance between said spots (BA1c) is exploited by computer to establish the statistics of the longitudinal positioning gaps, to determine the quality of these same positions and to give an alert when working out of tolerance.
  • the signals emitted by the photoelectric cell (BB2) are compared with those of the encoder (BB3) to determine and control the power supply (BB4) of the motor (BB5) driving the cylinder (B2) carrying the printing windows (B21).
  • a video control system makes it possible systematically to check by a first camera (F1) the slaving of the longitudinal and lateral positioning, and in a random manner by a second camera (F2), the quality of the printing of the windows (I) .
  • the dimension of the impression cylinder is greater than that of the patterns of the strip (BA1) to ensure its tension.
  • the slaving of the longitudinal registration is set on the reading of the stamped spot having the interspot (distance between two master spots) the most regular, the master spot (BA1c), which alone will be read. Each read interspot will be measured. These measurements are used to establish the longitudinal positioning error statistics, to determine the quality of these same positions and to give an alert when working outside tolerance.
  • a video system makes it possible systematically to check, by a first camera, the servo-control of the longitudinal and lateral positioning, and in a random manner by a second camera, the quality of the printing of the windows.
  • the window (104) is developed, that is to say that the film is electrochemically actioned, for example an electrolysis, with removal in order to remove the base deposit of the film.
  • the deposit is not protected by the passivation layer deposited by printing (103). This consists of removing all parts of the base deposit located outside the print window.
  • the basic deposit is generally a metallic deposit, it is very interesting to develop the window by an electrochemical action such as an oxidation-reducing attack or an electrolysis according to the reaction rate and the efficiency that the reaction must present. surgery.
  • the base deposit is removed from the film except at the locations corresponding to printing of the printing window.
  • the label (105) is recovered by removing the soluble passivation deposit covering the rotogravure windows.
  • the film is washed and the label is thus obtained on the film forming the support.
  • the label can then be attached to the product to be protected or be integrated therein (106).
  • the possibilities are multiple.
  • the surface of the strip can be passivated outside the window and the surface inside the window treated by electro-chemical action.
  • the shape of the window to be made can be very variable in size and complexity.
  • FIG. 2 shows an installation for carrying out the method described above.
  • This installation consists of a feed station A which receives the film provided with its base deposit BA1, wound on a reel.
  • the reel is unwound to feed a gravure printing station B; then, at the output of this printing station by gravure, the band BA2 goes to an electrolysis station C performing the electro-chemical treatment on the windows of the film BA3.
  • This electrolysis station C is followed by a washing station D in which the soluble passivation layer giving the film BA4 is optionally removed and the strip is rinsed.
  • the band BA4 goes into a drying station E and finally into a control station F to arrive on the winder G.
  • the supply station A includes a unwinder A1 which carries the coil A2. This unwinder is driven by a motor controlled by a call group A3, which sets a controlled voltage in the band BA1.
  • the strip then passes into the printing station B which comprises a printing unit (FIGS. 3 and 4) with an ink fountain B1, a gravure cylinder B2 immersed in the ink fountain B1 to cover the surface provided with photogravure cavities and the outline of the window.
  • This cylinder cooperates with a doctor blade B3 which removes the ink on the surface to leave only the ink inside the cells or etching.
  • the inkwell B1 is fed from a reservoir B4 containing the coating product by a pump B5 and a pipe B6.
  • the tank B4 is equipped with a viscosity detection means B6 such as a viscometer to make it possible to adjust the viscosity of the coating liquid.
  • This rotogravure group B can be equipped with a spot reading system disposed on the metallized strip which will allow the control of the strip, so that the positioning of the window will be in register with the patterns of the metallized strip comprising patterns and drawings possibly pre-printed.
  • the liquid level in the inkwell B1 is adjusted by an overflow B7 with return to the tank B4, so that the rotogravure cylinder B2 is always immersed at the same depth in the inkwell B1.
  • the cylinder B2 cooperates with a pressing roll B10 placed above the band BA1, the cylinder B2 being below the band.
  • the band BA1 is schematically composed, as indicated in FIG. 3, of a plastic support S and a base coating M such as a metal.
  • the gravure cylinder B2 compresses, with the B10 presser, the band BA1 and deposits the printing or coating I corresponding to the windows.
  • FIG 4 is a top view of the printing unit shown in Figure 3. This figure shows the gravure cylinder B2, the pressing cylinder B10 with an arrow indicating the compression and the band BA in top view.
  • the gravure cylinder B2 carries a surface engraved according to a printing window B21 of relatively complicated form, which makes the impression I or coating area on the lower face M of the band BA1 (now become the band BA2).
  • Figures 5A-5D show more explicitly the realization of the engraved surface of the printing window.
  • Figure 5A gives the desired contour for the heliographic window, i.e. the outline of the future label (I100).
  • This window is constituted by an etched surface comprising cuvettes or cells K100, separated by K101 mu-rets, and the assembly is surrounded by a continuous thread K102, which borders the cuvettes and the intervals between the cuvettes K100.
  • the cells are represented by black squares with rounded corners possibly truncated, separated by walls (partitions or called bridges) K101, white.
  • the set of cells or cuvettes is here surrounded by a continuous thread, that is to say a very narrow notch which fills with ink but limits the spreading of the ink of the cells to give the printed image , a continuous contour, precise, precisely and predetermined limiting the limit of the window.
  • this thread K102 passes contiguously on or adjacent the bowls.
  • the window 1200 also comprises K200 cells separated by walls K201 and the assembly is surrounded by a continuous thread K202 which is further from the edge of the cells K200 (truncated or not) than in the embodiment of Figure 5B.
  • the fineness of the line constituting the continuous net depends on the resolution of the tracer which has drawn the window or windows; thus, with the choice between the etching forms of FIGS. 5B and 5C, the viscosity of the liquid used for this printing depends.
  • this liquid is, once dried, a passivation product, that is to say inert vis-à-vis the electro-chemical action to be performed.
  • the resin of the primer layer (primer) deposited on the passivation coating is compatible with the latter and thus a delamination resistance of between 1000 g / m 2 and 200 g / m 2 , preferably 500 g / m, is obtained. 2 .
  • the higher layer for heat resistance (varnish 2 components) and that providing the moisture resistance of the fusible and all the others, having a total residual solvents content of between 150 m and 50 mg / M 2/24 H preferably 15 mg / M 2/24 hrs and a delamination strength between 200 and 1000 g / M 2, preferably 500 g / M 2.
  • FIG. 5D shows the printed image 1300 with its very precise contour and not serrated.
  • the electrolysis station C consists of an electrolysis tank C1 which is licked by the band BA2, having received the impression in the printing station B.
  • This electrolysis station also comprises an extractor hood C2 of the electrolysis gases.
  • the detail of station C2 appears in Figures 6, 7, 8.
  • the schematic side view of FIG. 6 of the electrolysis station C shows an alternation of electrolysis trays C3, C4, C5, C6 connected by lines C7 and a supply pump C8 to a reservoir of electrolyte C9.
  • the band BA2 equipped with coatings I, touches the surface of the liquid contained in the electrolysis trays C3-C6.
  • a C10 electrode, C11, C12, C13, opposite polarities and electrolysis is a tray to another.
  • a collection hopper C15 which collects the liquid dripping from the strip BA3 drained by its passage between two cylinders C16, C17. The wringing liquid is collected in the hopper C15 and returns to the tank C9.
  • Figure 7 shows a top view of the electrolysis group C1, revealing in particular the partitions C20, C21, C22 separating the tanks. This figure also shows the union of the positive and negative electrodes to a common collector rail C30, C31.
  • FIG. 8 shows in perspective view the organization of the electrolysis group C1. The same references as above were used but their description will not be repeated.
  • the conditions in which the electrolysis takes place depend on the nature of the metal to be electrolyzed.
  • the electrodes are non-consumable electrodes, which simply remove the metallization of the film in places not protected by the passivation layer, that is to say outside the outline of the windows.
  • window printing and electrolysis operations can be repeated with different shapes of windows made on each other, for example to form an integrated circuit and in this case there will be a succession of positions B, C and possibly D that will alternate.
  • This washing station D rinses the tape BA3 to remove the electrolyte residue and dissolve the coating layer including the passivation layer.
  • This washing station D consists of different return cylinders D1, D2 driving the band BA3 in a first tank D4 and then in a second tank D5. These tanks contain a rinsing liquid of the electrolyte and / or a solvent and coating. The detailed structure of these wash tanks will not be given. It is a set of cylinders defining a circulation pattern of the band in the washing bath.
  • the washing is done by spinning between steel cylinders and polymer cylinders to limit the entrainment and facilitate the drying by evaporation of the washing liquid, so that the film is dry and without trace of the electrolyte incompatible with its subsequent use.
  • the band BA4 Downstream of the washing station D, the band BA4 passes into the drying station E equipped with ventilation and air extraction means E1, E2, E3, E4 and, finally, the dried band BAS passes into a station.
  • F control equipped with an F1 video camera that views an area of the BA5 film to control the quality of manufacture. This control is done continuously.
  • the film is wound on a winding station G.
  • This winding station has a similar structure to the unwinder A but operates in the opposite direction. It comprises a support G1 equipped with a motor forming the roll G2.
  • FIG. 9 schematically depicts the video control system composed of a video camera (F1) which records the image of the unwinding corridor (1 A) and the spots (1 C) appearing after processing of the computer (F4) on half of the screen (F3) in (IA) and (IC ').
  • the camera (F2) visualizes the demetallized patterns (I) according to random positions and transmits the image to the computer (F4), the image (I ') appearing on the other half (F5) of the screen.
  • the band After control of the band, the band is dithered and wound with a tension control so that it is not deformed by the areas of extra thickness.
  • the installation has the advantage of a treatment speed that can exceed the treatment speed of 250 m / min.
  • the treatment is insensitive to the presence of the metal oxides which protect the metallized face of the film, which is notably an advantage over the prior chemical process.
  • the possibility of depositing a metal layer of another nature than that which has been corroded allows the manufacture of metal multilayers.
  • the resolution of the metallized line obtained is that of the printing because the thickness of the corrosion mask may be 2 microns or less.
  • the printing of the corrosion reserve can be performed on machine independent of the processing machine.
  • the method and the installation described allow the realization of a film comprising multiple layers of insulating and conductive, insulating and metallic materials that can be used in the printing of materials for the purpose of securing or authenticating them or materials. intended for the electronics industry.
  • the current across the electrodes is a pulsed current with or without inversion.
  • the product according to the invention is intended for producing holograms and means consisting of optically variable and safety diffracting images in which the thickness of the passivation coating is between 1 and 8 ⁇ , preferably 4 ⁇ , to enable fill the irregularities of the support on which the hologram will be transferred hot and under pressure.
  • This product is also intended for the electronics industry where the multiple layers have a thickness of between 0.05 ⁇ and 5 ⁇ , preferably 1 ⁇ to limit the final thicknesses, but especially to achieve high passivation coatings between 0.05 and 5 ⁇ , preferably 1 ⁇ .
  • the product is intended for the electronics industry, where the metal layers are between 5 Angstroms and 600 Angstroms thick, preferably 50 Angstroms thick.

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  1. Verfahren zur Herstellung von Sicherheitsetiketten, die zur Anbringung an gegen Fälschung zu sichernden Produkten oder zur Integrierung in dieselben zur Authentizitätsprüfung und Sicherung von in großen Serien gedruckten Schaltkreisen bestimmt sind, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    - daß auf dem Film (100) eine Grundbeschichtung angebracht wird,
    - daß eine Etikettenform (101) definiert wird,
    - daß ein Druckfenster (102) entsprechend der Form des Etiketts auf einer Druckform verwirklicht wird, die eine gravierte Oberfläche mit Ausnehmungen umfaßt, die von einer kontinuierlichen Linie umgrenzt sind, die die Kontur des Fensters, der Geometrie und der Beschriftung bildet,
    - daß das Druckfenster in bestimmter Positionierung auf die Basisbeschichtung des Films mit einer Passivierungsbeschichtung gedruckt wird,
    - daß das Fenster (104) durch elektrochemische Entfernung der das Fenster umgebenden Materie entwickelt wird,
    - daß das Etikett (105) abgelöst und gewonnen (106) wird, um es in dem vorhandenen Zustand zu verwenden oder um es auf die Oberfläche und/oder in das Innere des Materials zwecks Sicherung und Authentizitätsprüfung zu überführen (107)
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Tiefdruckzylinder mit einem Bild graviert wird, welches gravierte Zonen umfaßt, deren Konturen von einer Linie umrandet sind, um einen Druck mit hoher Auflösung ohne Ausfransungen zu ermöglichen.
  3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Fenster eine Kontur aufweist, in der konkave und/oder konvexe Zeichnungen, Kurven und/oder Stellen kombiniert sind
  4. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das die Kontur aufweisende Fenster seitlich durch Abtastung einer auf dem beschichteten Band befindlichen Führungsspur longitudinal durch Abtastung eines Punktes oder einer Markierung positioniert wird, deren Signal die Steuerung der Positionierung des Fensters auf dem oder den vorzugsweise metallischen Motiven auf dem beschichteten Band gesteuert wird, wobei das Ganze eine Toleranz zwischen 0,1 und 0,5 mm, vorzugsweise 0,2 mm, aufweist
  5. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Basisbeschichtung eine metallische Beschickung ist
  6. Verfahren nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die metallische Basisbeschichtung aus Hologrammen und Mitteln besteht, die aus optisch variablen und streuenden Bildern oder optisch variablen und streuenden Motiven bestehen.
  7. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Fenster in bestimmter Positionierung durch elektrochemische Entfernung der das Fenster umgebenden Materie entwickelt wird
  8. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Basisbeschichtung einem Hintergrund entspricht, insbesondere einem Hintergrund mit einem Motiv.
  9. Verfahren nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Basisbeschichtung einem Hintergrund entspricht, insbesondere einem Hintergrund mit Mitteln, die optisch variable und streuende Bilder bilden
  10. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die aufgedruckte Passivierungsbeschichtung cellulosisch und/oder metallisch und/oder aus Kunststoff und/oder aus im Vakuum oder einer sonstigen Bedingung metallisiertem Kunststoff ist und die Sicherung von Dokumenten wie Fäden, Flecken, Streifen, Klebeetiketten, ablösbaren Filmen oder dergleichen gewährleistet
  11. Verfahren nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die aufgedruckte Passivierungsbeschichtung unlöslich und aus einem vorzugsweise nitrocellulosischem Polymer zusammengesetzt ist, welches einen in Abhängigkeit von der späteren Verwendung des bedruckten Bandes veränderlichen Belag aufweist, insbesondere leitfähige oder isolierende Pigmente oder Beläge wie Metalloxide, vorzugsweise Oxide des Titans, des Eisens, des Bors, des Nickels, des Chroms, des Kohlenstoffs, des Siliciums, rein oder in Mischung angewendet
  12. Verfahren nach Anspruch 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die im Rapport aufgedruckte Passivierungsbeschichtung unlöslich und aus einem vorzugsweise nitrocellulosischem Polymer zusammengesetzt ist, welches einen in Abhängigkeit von der späteren Verwendung des bedruckten Bandes veränderlichen Belag aufweist, insbesondere leitfähige oder isolierende Pigmente oder Beläge wie Metalloxide, vorzugsweise Oxide des Titans, des Eisens, des Bors, des Nickels, des Chroms, des Kohlenstoffs, des Siliciums, rein oder in Mischung angewendet
  13. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die aufgedruckte Passivierungsbeschichtung löslich und aus einem Polymer, vorzugsweise Polyvinylalkohol, gebildet ist oder aus irgendeinem anderen in wäßrigem Milieu löslichen, jedoch gegenüber der wäßrigen Entwicklungslösung für das Fenster unempfindlichen Polymer
  14. Verfahren nach Anspruch 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die in einer bestimmten Positionierung aufgedruckte Passivierungsbeschichtung löslich und aus einem Polymer gebildet ist, vorzugsweise aus Polyvinylalkohol oder irgendeinem anderen in wäßrigem Milieu löslichen, jedoch gegenüber der wäßrigen Entwicklungslösung für das Fenster unempfindlichen Polymer
  15. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die kontinuierliche Linie je nach dem abzuscheidenden Material eine Dicke zwischen 2 und 50 µm, vorzugsweise von 20 µm, hat
  16. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die kontinuierliche Linie von den Vertiefungen um eine Strecke zwischen 5 und 50 µm, vorzugsweise von 20 µm, beabstandet ist
  17. Anlage zur Herstellung von Sicherheitsetiketten zur Durchführung des Verfahrens nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie folgendes umfaßt
    - eine Beschickungsstation (A), die ein mit einer Beschichtung mit einem Positioniersystem versehenes Band (BA1) liefert;
    - eine Druckstation (B) mit einer Tiefdruckanordnung zur Aufbringung von Tiefdruckfenstern auf das Band (BZ2);
    - eine nachfolgende Elektrolysestation (C), die auf dem Band eine Elektrolyse bewirkt;
    - eine Waschstation (D) zur Reinigung der Oberfläche des Bandes;
    - eine Trockenstation (E);
    - eine Kontroll Station (F);
    - und eine Aufwickelstation (G)
  18. Anlage nach Anspruch 17, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie eine Gesamtheit von Maschinen und Vorrichtungen mit einer Behandlungszone umfaßt, in der unlösliche Elektroden in einen Elektrolyten eingetaucht sind, der unter Strom die rasche Korrosion der Bereiche erlaubt, die nicht mit einem metallischen Film oder einem metallisierten vorgedruckten Material bedruckt sind und im Vorbeilaufen die Oberfläche des Elektrolyten berühren
  19. Anlage nach Anspruch 18, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die wäßrige Entwicklungslösung für die Fenster aus seinem Salz mit seiner assoziierten Base oder Säure besteht wie NaOH oder NaCl in einer Konzentration zwischen 5 und 150 g/l, vorzugsweise 100 g/l.
  20. Anlage nach Anspruch 18, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Entwicklungslösung für die Fenster ein Elektrolyt aus einem Salz mit seiner assoziierten Base oder Säure ist wie NaOH, NaCl und CuCl2 in einer Konzentration zwischen 15 und 150 g/l, vorzugsweise 100 g/l.
  21. Anlage nach Anspruch 18, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Temperatur des Elektrolyten zwischen 5 und 80° C liegt und vorzugsweise 40° C beträgt
  22. Anlage nach Anspruch 18, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die elektrische Spannung an den Klemmen der Elektroden zwischen 2 V und 21 V liegt und vorzugsweise 6 V beträgt
  23. Anlage nach Anspruch 18, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Elektrode ein Stab mit einem Querschnitt einer solchen Geometrie ist, die der Stromkonzentration gegen den zu korrodierenden metallischen Film günstig ist, und zwar durch eine Dreiecksform, bei der eine der Ecken des Dreiecks auf den Film hin gerichtet ist.
  24. Anlage nach Anspruch 18, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Material der Elektrode in der wäßrigen Entwicklungslösung sogar unter elektrischem Strom unlöslich ist, wie zum Beispiel Titan
  25. Anlage nach Anspruch 17, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie aus einer Gesamtheit von Maschinen und Apparaten besteht, die eine Behandlungszone mit löslichen Elektroden umfaßt, die unter Strom in den Elektrolyten für eine rasche Abscheidung auf einem mit Fenstern vorbedruckten Film eingetaucht sind
  26. Anlage nach Anspruch 25, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Entwicklungslösung ein Elektrolyt ist, der aus einem Salz mit seiner assoziierten Base oder Säure besteht, wie CuCl2 und HCl, in einer Konzentration zwischen 5 und 150 g/l, vorzugsweise 100 g/l.
  27. Anlage nach Anspruch 26, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Strom an den Klemmen der Elektroden ein Gleichstrom unter einer Spannung zwischen 5 und 30 V, vorzugsweise 6 V, ist
  28. Anlage nach Anspruch 26, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Strom an den Klemmen der Elektroden ein pulsierender Strom mit oder ohne Vorzeichenwechsel ist
  29. Anlage nach Anspruch 25, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Querschnitt des Elektrodenstabs eine der Auflösung des Metalls der Elektrode günstige Geometrie aufweist, d h eine maximale Fläche in Kontakt mit dem Elektrolyten beispielsweise einen kreisförmigen Querschnitt
  30. Anlage nach Anspruch 25, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Material der Elektrode ein in dem Elektrolyten lösliches Material wie Kupfer ist, um einen Kupferfilm abzuscheiden
  31. Anlage nach Anspruch 18, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Anoden und Kathoden parallel zueinander und durch isolierende senkrecht zur Laufrichtung des Films angeordnete Wände getrennt in die Entwicklungslösung der Fenster eingetaucht sind, in einem Abstand von einigen Millimetern von dem Film, vorzugsweise höchstens 1 mm, so daß er die Oberfläche der Elektrolyseflüssigkeit berührt, ohne darin einzutauchen
  32. Anlage nach Anspruch 17, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Querschnitt der stabförmigen Elektrode eine Geometrie aufweist, die der Stromkonzentration auf den zu korrodierenden metallischen Film vorteilhaft ist und die seine Auflösung in dem Elektrolyten fördert, vorzugsweise in Form eines Tropfens, dessen Spitze gegen den Film gerichtet ist.
  33. Anlage nach Anspruch 17, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie eine Gesamtheit von Maschinen und Apparaten mit einer Waschzone aufweist, wobei zwischen Stahlzylindern und Polymerzylindern Absaugeinrichtungen vorgesehen sind, um Mitschleppungen zu begrenzen und das Trocknen durch Verdampfen der Waschflüssigkeit in einer Weise zu erleichtern, daß die lösliche Passivierungsbeschichtung aufgelöst und der behandelte Film trocken und ohne eine Spur des Elektrolyten sind, die mit seiner späteren Verwendung inkompatibel wäre.
  34. Anlage nach Anspruch 17, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie eine Gesamtheit von Maschinen und Apparaten mit zwei Kontrollzonen zwischen der Druckstation und der Behandlungsstation und eine dritte Kontrollstation nach der Trockenstation aufweist, die mit Sonden zur kontinuierlichen Überwachung der Leitfähigkeit der verschiedenen Zonen und mit Videokameras ausgerüstet sind, um die Durchführung der verschiedenen Arbeitsschritte im Hinblick auf die longitudinale und transversale Positionierung und die Druckqualität zu prüfen.
  35. Anlage nach Anspruch 17, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie aus einer Gesamtheit von Maschinen und Apparaten besteht, die in einer Linie angeordnet sind, um eine Maschine mit mehreren Stationen zu bilden, die voneinander getrennt sind, so daß die Druckstation von den anderen Stationen getrennt werden kann, die ihrerseits in eine zweite Maschine gruppiert sind.
  36. Erzeugnis des Verfahrens nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 16 bzw. der Anlage nach einem der Ansprüche 17 bis 35, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es aus einem Film besteht, der aus mehreren isolierenden und leitenden bzw isolierenden und metallischen Schichten besteht, die beim Druck von Wertgegenständen unter dem Aspekt der Sicherung eingesetzt werden
  37. Erzeugnis nach Anspruch 36, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es zur Herstellung von Hologrammen und anderen Mitteln bestimmt ist, die optisch variable und streuende Bilder bzw. durch Streuung optisch variable Bilder oder dergleichen bilden und eine Sicherheitsfunktion in bestimmter Positionierung und entmetallisiert ausüben, wobei die Dicke der Passivierungsbeschichtung zwischen 0,5 und 8 µm liegt und vorzugsweise 1 µm beträgt, um Unregelmäßigkeiten der Unterlage auszugleichen, auf die die besagten Motive übertragen werden.
  38. Erzeugnis nach Anspruch 36, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es zur Herstellung eines Films dient, der mehrere Schichten isolierender und leitender, insbesondere isolierender und metallischer Materialien aufweist, die zur Verwendung beim Druck für die elektronische Industrie bestimmter Materialien geeignet sind
  39. Erzeugnis nach Anspruch 36, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es für die elektronische Industrie bestimmt ist, wo die Mehrfachbeschichtungen eine Dicke zwischen 0,05 µm und 5 µm, vorzugsweise 1 µm, aufweisen, um die Enddicke zu beschränken, jedoch in erster Linie, um Passivierungsbeschichtungen großer Präzision zwischen 0,05 und 5 µm, vorzugsweise bei 1 µm, herzustellen
  40. Erzeugnis nach Anspruch 36, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es für die elektronische Industrie bestimmt ist, wo die metallischen Schichten eine Dicke zwischen 5 Angström und 600 Angström, vorzugsweise von 50 Angström, aufweisen
  41. Erzeugnis nach Anspruch 36, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es aus Motiven besteht, deren Konturen glatt sind und keine Ausfransungen aufweisen und deren elementare Druckpunkte am Rand des Motivs untereinander verbunden sind
  42. Erzeugnis nach Anspruch 36, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es aus Motiven mit einer Auflösung zwischen 10µm und 100 µm, vorzugsweise 50 µm, besteht, sei es aus Linien, sei es aus Gravureinstichen einer minimalen Dicke und eines minimalen Abstandes zwischen 10 µm und 100 µm, vorzugsweise 50 µm
  43. Erzeugnis nach den Ansprüchen 40, 41, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Motive metallisch sind
  44. Erzeugnis nach Anspruch 36, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es aus einem Polymerfilm besteht, der mit Hologrammen beschichtet ist, die metallisch, aus DOVID oder dergleichen bestehen, positioniert und entmetallisiert ist und in Fäden einer Breite von 0,5 bis 10 mm, vorzugsweise 1,2 mm, geschnitten ist, der in das Papier bei seiner Fabrikation eingelagert wird, um die Motive, sei es im Durchblick, sei es durch Reflexion, sichtbar werden zu lassen
  45. Erzeugnis nach Anspruch 36, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es aus einem Polymerfilm besteht, der mit einer abnehmbaren metallisierten Schicht belegt ist, die Hologramme und/oder DOVID oder dergleichen trägt, die positioniert, entmetallisiert und mit verschiedenen Lagen beschichtet ist, die für seine kontinuierliche Übertragung (stripe) auf das fertige Papier notwendig sind
  46. Erzeugnis nach Anspruch 36, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es aus einem Polymerfilm besteht, der mit einer abnehmbaren metallisierten Schicht belegt ist, die Hologramme und/oder DOVID oder dergleichen trägt, die positioniert, entmetallisiert und mit verschiedenen Lagen beschichtet ist, die zu seiner positionierten Übertragung (patch) auf das fertige Papier notwendig sind
  47. Erzeugnis nach Anspruch 36, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es aus einem Polymerfilm besteht, der mit einer abnehmbaren metallisierten Schicht belegt ist, die Hologramme und/oder DOVID oder dergleichen trägt, die positioniert, entmetallisiert und mit verschiedenen laminierten in verschiedener Weise geschnittenen Schichten belegt ist, die zu seiner Verklebung in kaltem Zustand auf dem schließlichen Träger notwendig sind, so daß er ein Etikett oder ein Overlay bildet
  48. Erzeugnis nach Anspruch 36, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es aus einem Polymerfilm besteht, der mit einer abnehmbaren metallisierten Schicht belegt ist die Hologramme und/oder DOVID oder dergleichen trägt, die positioniert, entmetallisiert, mit einem anderen Polymer laminiert, beschichtet, beschnitten oder nicht beschnitten ist und welcher durch die Zerstörung der Bildmotive gekennzeichnet ist, wenn versucht wird, es von seinem endgültigen Träger abzuziehen, wobei es einen entfernbaren Film bildet
  49. Erzeugnis nach Anspruch 36, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Erzeugnisse des Verfahrens ohne Hologramme, ohne DOVID oder dergleichen herstellbar sind
  50. Erzeugnis nach Anspruch 36, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die nach dem Verfahren hergestellten Erzeugnisse aus einem nicht beschichteten Polymer hergestellt werden können
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