EP1506095B1 - Value document and method and device for the production thereof - Google Patents

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EP1506095B1
EP1506095B1 EP03725169A EP03725169A EP1506095B1 EP 1506095 B1 EP1506095 B1 EP 1506095B1 EP 03725169 A EP03725169 A EP 03725169A EP 03725169 A EP03725169 A EP 03725169A EP 1506095 B1 EP1506095 B1 EP 1506095B1
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Petra RÖRIG
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Rainer SÜGGELER
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  • the invention relates to a security with at least one security feature, in particular a banknote, as well as a method and an apparatus for producing such a security.
  • banknotes have been provided with machine-readable security features for automatic checking using machine tools.
  • Such banknotes are not characterized by their printed image alone as genuine, but have one or more other security features integrated into or printed on the banknote paper, not misrepresented by photocopying techniques, and e.g. electrically, magnetically or visually can be checked by machine.
  • An associated processing machine is exemplary in the DE 19810 928 A1 explained deposited in the banknotes stacked, occasionally fed into the machine and transported according to predetermined criteria to various storage compartments. In such sorting devices or even at ATMs where banknotes are deposited, it may come in certain circumstances when collecting or transporting the banknotes to a jam. In the case of worn banknotes in particular, this is regularly due to the fact that the banknotes have dog-ears, ie bent corner areas, which get caught in the transport mechanism
  • rotary stamp provided, which are adapted to remove edge portions of roll or sheet material, such as gray cardboard, while the material is transported with transport rollers to a rotary knife.
  • the transport is chosen to determine the length of the inserts, and the speeds of the rotary punch and the rotary knife are selected to remove material so as to ensure that the inserts of the selected length have rounded corners.
  • the punches are located on rollers which move the material from the transport rollers and are arranged so that the edges of the material move between them.
  • EP 0 679 523 A1 A method for producing prints by means of a thermal printer is described in which a rectangular sheet to be printed is applied with its leading edge to a rotatable printing roll, while the trailing edge of the sheet is not applied. In this case, a sheet to be printed is used, in which at least those in the printer rear corners are rounded.
  • the invention is thus based on the idea of producing banknotes with at least one rounded corner region. This means that the banknote in the rounded corner regions also lacks a visibly, without the aid of optical instruments, clearly visible area proportion in comparison to the rectangular shape of known banknotes.
  • the banknotes in the corner areas have increased rigidity against kinking, thereby reducing the likelihood of dog-ear formation, and hence stalls, in automatic testing in processing machines without having to otherwise construct the machines themselves.
  • the invention is particularly advantageous for securities made of cotton fibers or other vegetable fibers, such as e.g. Cellulose, because such paper kinks particularly easily and gets dog-ears.
  • security paper also includes all other substrates which can be used for securities, such as plastic-fiber-like, pure plastic fiber papers or film-like plastic substrates, although the problem of dog-eared ears is less frequent with them because of their greater elasticity.
  • the rounded corner region will have n vertices, where n is a natural number greater than or equal to 2. This means, for example, that there are two or more in the associated corner area There are corner points in each of which two straight or curved outlines collide. The corner points will preferably span internal angles which are greater than 90 ° and less than 180 °. In contrast, the corner of a known rectangular banknote has only one corner point with 90 ° interior angle.
  • the rounded corner regions will preferably be smooth, that is, have no discontinuity and / or kink. On the one hand, this can apply to the area between two adjacent corner points, which lead to the horizontally or vertically extending sides of an otherwise rectangular banknote. Most preferably, however, this condition applies to the entire circumference, i. the entire contour of the banknote.
  • the rounded corner region may, for example, be an outline of continuous curvature, such as e.g. have a circular arc and / or elliptical arc and / or hyperbolic and / or parabolic arc-shaped outline. In these variants, formation of dog-eared ears can be prevented particularly reliably.
  • a device and an associated method are also proposed, in which a separator of a printed or unprinted security paper, with one or more benefits for the production of one or more such securities, in individual use corresponding to the individual Securities are separated and rounded with a rounding at least one corner of the individual benefits.
  • the separator will perform the function of Abrund nails. This means that the separation and rounding done in a joint step. Compared to a sequential processing in which the rounding of the corners takes place in a separate step after separation into single-use, the aforementioned variant is much faster to execute.
  • the cutting and / or rounding off is preferably carried out by punching, wherein the punching device, for example, a grid having a plurality of grid cells, wherein the shape corresponds to a grid cell of the contour of one of the individual uses.
  • the punching device for example, a grid having a plurality of grid cells, wherein the shape corresponds to a grid cell of the contour of one of the individual uses.
  • the walls of the individual grid cells can also be formed with rounded corner areas, so that at the same time the corners are stamped out in the desired rounded shape by punching the individual benefits from the sheet.
  • this variant is particularly time-effective.
  • Fig. 1 shows a security according to the invention in supervision.
  • a banknote 1 made of paper, such as cotton paper.
  • This banknote 1 has, in particular in the schematically outlined area 2, a printed image which is specific to the denomination of the banknote.
  • the banknote is provided with several machine-readable security features.
  • fluorescent and / or phosphorescent pigments will be contained in the paper or in the printing ink, and the banknote will have individual regions with magnetic substances.
  • a security thread 3 can be introduced in the banknote paper, which can be magnetically coded.
  • the banknote can also have other or additional security features.
  • the banknote 1 is characterized in that it is made rounded in all four corner regions 4a-d, so that the banknote 1 in the corner regions 4a-d lacks a visually clearly visible area proportion in comparison to the rectangular shape of known banknotes.
  • known banknotes have a rectangular contour with 90 ° inside angles Have corner areas, this contour 5 deviates in the banknote 1 according to the invention and these internal angles are increased.
  • the absence of right and acute angles causes the banknote 1 in the corner areas 4a-d to have increased rigidity against buckling, which reduces the likelihood of the formation of dog-ears and thus of stalls in automatic checking of the banknote 1 in processing machines.
  • the internal angles ⁇ at the points A and B need not necessarily be the same, but can also be chosen differently.
  • not only a 2-corner, but also an outline can be selected with more than two corners, wherein the shape of the outline with increasing number of corners can approach a line with continuous curvature.
  • FIG. 2 shows a second example of such a banknote according to the invention 1 '. This differs from banknote 1 FIG. 1 in particular by the nature of the rounding of the corner regions 4a'-d '.
  • the contour 5 'of the banknote 1' is not as at FIG. 1 rounded by a straight line 5a, but at least in the area between two boundary points C and D has an outline 5a 'with continuous curvature, ie without discontinuity in the change of curvature on.
  • the banknote 1 'in the corner region 4a' has a circular arc-shaped outline 5a 'and is designed smoothly over its entire circumference without discontinuity and kinking.
  • Radius r of the circular arc 5a ' is about 1 cm and any point E between the points C and D has an internal angle ⁇ of 180 °, corresponding to the course of the tangent at the point E.
  • the rigidity against buckling is particularly greatly increased. This is particularly noticeable and thus the likelihood of dog-ears is reduced if the radius r is greater than or equal to 0.5 cm, preferably greater than or equal to 0.7 cm, and particularly preferably greater than or equal to 1.0 cm.
  • the continuously curved outline 5a ' is also of another shape, such as e.g. which may have an ellipse, hyperbola, parabola or even a combination of these individual shapes.
  • the amount of the associated radius vector or the half-parameter of the outline should preferably fulfill the aforementioned conditions.
  • the outline may also be composed of a combination of the above-mentioned different line types.
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 A possible procedure for producing securities according to the invention is explained below.
  • a possibility for producing the banknotes 1 'according to FIG. 2 received.
  • a sheet 10 is provided which consists of security paper with machine-readable security features, such as the security thread 3, and preferably has already been printed.
  • a single sheet 10 then has a matrix of several individual bins 11 corresponding to the individual bills 1 '.
  • the sake of clarity is in the FIG. 3 just a matrix of 3x3- single use 11 shown, although of course there may be more individual benefits per sheet.
  • FIG. 4 shows in schematic plan a possible tool for separating the individual benefits 11 from the sheet 10 after FIG. 3 ,
  • the tool is in this case a grid-shaped punching device 12. It has, by way of example, 3 ⁇ 3 grid cells 13, which are rigidly fastened to one another.
  • the individual grid cells 13 are made of circumferential walls 14, each defining a hollow interior 16 in the shape of the outline 5 'of the individual 11 benefits.
  • the grid cells 13 are arranged according to the position of techniciansstanzenden individual 11 on the sheet 10. Consequently, the individual grid cells can each punch out an associated individual utility 11 from the sheet 10.
  • a plurality of sheets 10 are stacked flush with each other and then separated by pressing and pushing the punching device 12 on the upper sheet a corresponding number of individual benefits 11 from the stacked sheets.
  • the individual benefits 11 can be separated in the desired shape with rounded corner areas by a milling process or other cutting methods.
  • Eg cutting blades are used, which are moved along the desired contour relative to the sheets 10.
  • the single-use can be cut out of the security paper sheets 10 and / or punched with conventional separation method in the known rectangular shape.
  • FIG. 5 shows an example of such a single single-use 11 'with a rectangular contour 5 ".Such of such individual benefits 11 can be stacked flush and subsequently by means of a separate separating step the corners 15 to be removed are cut off or punched, so that the individual benefits then the desired shape with rounded Corner, according to the in FIG. 5 dashed line, have.
  • the procedure according to the invention reduces the likelihood of the formation of dog-ears and thus of stalls during automatic testing in banknote processing machines, without these machines themselves having to be constructed differently.

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The invention relates to a paper of value ( 1 ) with at least one security feature ( 3 ), in particular a bank note ( 1 ), as well as a method and an apparatus for producing such a paper of value ( 1 ). By virtue of e.g. bank notes ( 1 ) being produced with at least one rounded corner area ( 4 a-d, 4 a'-d'), the likelihood of the formation of dog-ears and thus of jams during automatic tests in bank note processing machines is reduced.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Wertpapier mit zumindest einem Sicherheitsmerkmal, insbesondere eine Banknote, sowie ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung zur Herstellung eines derartigen Wertpapiers.The invention relates to a security with at least one security feature, in particular a banknote, as well as a method and an apparatus for producing such a security.

Obwohl nicht darauf beschränkt, wird die Erfindung im folgenden anhand der besonderen Problematik von Banknoten als Spezialfall von Wertpapieren beschrieben. Seit fast dreißig Jahren werden Banknoten mit maschinenlesbaren Sicherheitsmerkmalen versehen, um sie mit Hilfe von Bearbeitungsmaschinen automatisch prüfen zu können. Solche Banknoten sind nicht allein durch ihr Druckbild als echt gekennzeichnet, sondern weisen ein oder mehrere weitere Sicherheitsmerkmale auf, die im Banknotenpapier integriert oder auf diesem aufgedruckt sind, durch Photokopiertechniken nicht täuschend reproduziert und z.B. elektrisch, magnetisch oder optisch maschinell geprüft werden können.Although not limited thereto, the invention will be described below with reference to the particular problem of banknotes as a special case of securities. For almost thirty years, banknotes have been provided with machine-readable security features for automatic checking using machine tools. Such banknotes are not characterized by their printed image alone as genuine, but have one or more other security features integrated into or printed on the banknote paper, not misrepresented by photocopying techniques, and e.g. electrically, magnetically or visually can be checked by machine.

Eine zugehörige Bearbeitungsmaschine ist exemplarisch in der DE 19810 928 A1 erläutert, bei der Banknoten gestapelt abgelegt, vereinzelt in die Maschine eingezogen und nach vorbestimmten Kriterien zu verschiedenen Ablagefächern transportiert werden. Bei solchen Sortiervorrichtungen oder auch bei Geldautomaten, bei denen Banknoten eingezahlt werden, kann es unter Umständen beim Einzug oder Transport der Banknoten zu einem Stau kommen. Insbesondere bei abgenutzten Banknoten ist dies regelmäßig dadurch bedingt, daß die Banknoten Eselsohren, d.h. umgeknickte Eckbereiche haben, welche sich in der Transportmechanik verfangenAn associated processing machine is exemplary in the DE 19810 928 A1 explained deposited in the banknotes stacked, occasionally fed into the machine and transported according to predetermined criteria to various storage compartments. In such sorting devices or even at ATMs where banknotes are deposited, it may come in certain circumstances when collecting or transporting the banknotes to a jam. In the case of worn banknotes in particular, this is regularly due to the fact that the banknotes have dog-ears, ie bent corner areas, which get caught in the transport mechanism

in US 4,442,742 ist eine Vorrichtung zur Herstellung von Einlagen für Kisten für Flaschen oder Dosen beschrieben. In dieser Vorrichtung sind Drehstempel vorgesehen, die dazu ausgebildet sind, Kantenabschnitte von Rollen-oder Flächenmaterial, beispielsweise Graukarton, zu entfernen, während das Material mit Transportrollen zu einem Rotationsmesser transportiert wird. Der Transport ist so gewählt, daß die Länge der Einlagen bestimmt ist, und die Geschwindigkeiten des Drehstempels und des Rotationsmessers sind so gewählt, daß Material entfernt wird, so daß sichergestellt wird, daß die Einlagen der gewählten Länge abgerundete Ecken haben. Die Stempel befinden sich auf Walzen, die das Material von den Transportrollen bewegen, und sind so angeordnet, daß sich die Kanten des Materials zwischen diesen hindurch bewegen.in US 4,442,742 a device for the production of deposits for boxes for bottles or cans is described. In this device are rotary stamp provided, which are adapted to remove edge portions of roll or sheet material, such as gray cardboard, while the material is transported with transport rollers to a rotary knife. The transport is chosen to determine the length of the inserts, and the speeds of the rotary punch and the rotary knife are selected to remove material so as to ensure that the inserts of the selected length have rounded corners. The punches are located on rollers which move the material from the transport rollers and are arranged so that the edges of the material move between them.

In EP 0 679 523 A1 ist ein Verfahren zur Herstellung von Ausdrucken mittels eines Thermodruckers beschrieben, bei dem ein rechteckiges, zu bedruckendes Blatt mit seiner führenden Kante an eine drehbare Druckwalze angelegt wird, während die Hinterkante des Blatts nicht angelegt bleibt. Dabei wird ein zu bedruckendes Blatt benutzt, bei dem wenigstens die in dem Drucker hinteren Ecken abgerundet sind.In EP 0 679 523 A1 A method for producing prints by means of a thermal printer is described in which a rectangular sheet to be printed is applied with its leading edge to a rotatable printing roll, while the trailing edge of the sheet is not applied. In this case, a sheet to be printed is used, in which at least those in the printer rear corners are rounded.

Davon ausgehend ist es die Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, die Wahrscheinlichkeit von Staufällen bei der automatischen Prüfung von Banknoten oder anderen Wertpapieren mit maschinenlesbaren Sicherheitsmerkmalen zu verringern.On this basis, it is the object of the present invention to reduce the likelihood of stalls in the automatic checking of banknotes or other securities with machine-readable security features.

Diese Aufgabe wird durch die Merkmale der unabhängigen Ansprüche gelöst. Weiterbildungen sind Gegenstand der Unteransprüche.This object is solved by the features of the independent claims. Further developments are the subject of the dependent claims.

Die Erfindung beruht somit auf der Idee, Banknoten mit zumindest einem abgerundeten Eckbereich herzustellen. Das bedeutet, daß der Banknote in den abgerundeten Eckbereichen ein auch visuell, ohne Zuhilfenahme von optischen Instrumenten, deutlich sichtbarer Flächenanteil im Vergleich zur Rechteckform von bekannten Banknoten fehlt.The invention is thus based on the idea of producing banknotes with at least one rounded corner region. This means that the banknote in the rounded corner regions also lacks a visibly, without the aid of optical instruments, clearly visible area proportion in comparison to the rectangular shape of known banknotes.

Dies führt dazu, daß die Banknoten in den Eckbereichen eine erhöhte Steifigkeit gegen Umknicken haben, wodurch die Wahrscheinlichkeit der Bildung von Eselsohren und damit von Staufällen bei der automatischen Prüfung in Bearbeitungsmaschinen verringert wird, ohne die Maschinen selbst anderes konstruieren zu müssen. Nebenher ergibt sich als weiterer Vorteil, daß sich solche Banknoten wegen der fehlenden Eselsohren auch besser per Hand in ein Portemonnaie einsortieren lassen.As a result, the banknotes in the corner areas have increased rigidity against kinking, thereby reducing the likelihood of dog-ear formation, and hence stalls, in automatic testing in processing machines without having to otherwise construct the machines themselves. On the other hand, there is the further advantage that such banknotes can be better sorted by hand into a wallet because of the missing dog ears.

Besonders vorteilhaft ist die Erfindung dabei für Wertpapiere aus Baumwollfasern oder anderen pflanzlichen Fasern, wie z.B. Zellulose, da solches Papier besonders leicht knickt und Eselsohren bekommt. Unter dem Begriff Wertpapier sind im Rahmen der Erfindung aber auch alle anderen für Wertpapiere verwendbaren Substrate, wie kunststofffaserartige, reine Kunststofffaserpapiere oder folienartige Kunststoffsubstrate zu verstehen, obwohl das Problem von Eselsohren bei diesen Aufgrund der größeren Elastizität weniger häufig auftritt.The invention is particularly advantageous for securities made of cotton fibers or other vegetable fibers, such as e.g. Cellulose, because such paper kinks particularly easily and gets dog-ears. However, the term "security paper" also includes all other substrates which can be used for securities, such as plastic-fiber-like, pure plastic fiber papers or film-like plastic substrates, although the problem of dog-eared ears is less frequent with them because of their greater elasticity.

Gemäß einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform wird der abgerundete Eckbereich n Eckpunkte aufweisen, wobei n eine natürliche Zahl größer gleich 2 ist. Dies bedeutet z.B., daß es im zugehörigen Eckbereich zwei oder mehrere Eckpunkte gibt, in denen je zwei gerade oder gekrümmte Umrißlinien zusammenstoßen. Die Eckpunkte werden vorzugsweise Innenwinkel aufspannen, die größer als 90° und kleiner 180° sind. Im Gegensatz dazu hat der Eckbereich einer bekannten rechteckigen Banknote nur einen Eckpunkt mit 90° Innenwinkel.According to a preferred embodiment, the rounded corner region will have n vertices, where n is a natural number greater than or equal to 2. This means, for example, that there are two or more in the associated corner area There are corner points in each of which two straight or curved outlines collide. The corner points will preferably span internal angles which are greater than 90 ° and less than 180 °. In contrast, the corner of a known rectangular banknote has only one corner point with 90 ° interior angle.

Die abgerundeten Eckbereiche werden bevorzugt glatt sein, das heißt keine Unstetigkeits- und/oder Knickstelle aufweisen. Zum einen kann dies für den Bereich zwischen zwei benachbarten Eckpunkten gelten, die zu den horizontal bzw. vertikal verlaufenden Seiten einer ansonsten rechteckigen Banknote überführen. Besonders bevorzugt gilt diese Bedingung aber für den gesamten Umfang, d.h. die gesamte Kontur der Banknote.The rounded corner regions will preferably be smooth, that is, have no discontinuity and / or kink. On the one hand, this can apply to the area between two adjacent corner points, which lead to the horizontally or vertically extending sides of an otherwise rectangular banknote. Most preferably, however, this condition applies to the entire circumference, i. the entire contour of the banknote.

Der abgerundete Eckbereich kann dabei beispielsweise eine Umrißlinie mit kontinuierlicher Krümmung, wie z.B. eine kreisbogen- und/oder ellipsenbogen- und/oder hyperbelbogen- und/oder parabelbogenförmige Umrißlinie aufweisen. Bei diesen Varianten kann eine Bildung von Eselsohren besonders sicher verhindert werden.The rounded corner region may, for example, be an outline of continuous curvature, such as e.g. have a circular arc and / or elliptical arc and / or hyperbolic and / or parabolic arc-shaped outline. In these variants, formation of dog-eared ears can be prevented particularly reliably.

Insbesondere bei Bearbeitungsmaschinen, welche Banknoten unabhängig von ihrer Lage prüfen, ist es bevorzugt, daß alle Eckbereiche der einzelnen Banknoten, zudem besonders bevorzugt auf die gleiche Art und Weise abgerundet sind.In particular, in processing machines which check banknotes regardless of their location, it is preferred that all corner regions of the individual banknotes, moreover, are particularly preferably rounded off in the same manner.

Zur Herstellung der erfindungsgemäßen Wertpapiere wird zudem eine Vorrichtung und ein zugehöriges Verfahren vorgeschlagen, bei denen mit einer Trenneinrichtung ein Bogen eines bedruckten oder unbedruckten Sicherheitspapiers, mit einem oder mehreren Nutzen zur Herstellung eines oder mehrerer solcher Wertpapiere, in Einzelnutzen entsprechend den einzelnen Wertpapieren getrennt und mit einer Abrundeinrichtung zumindest eine Ecke der Einzelnutzen abgerundet wird.For the production of the securities according to the invention, a device and an associated method are also proposed, in which a separator of a printed or unprinted security paper, with one or more benefits for the production of one or more such securities, in individual use corresponding to the individual Securities are separated and rounded with a rounding at least one corner of the individual benefits.

Vorzugsweise wird die Trenneinrichtung dabei die Funktion der Abrundeinrichtung ausführen. Das bedeutet, daß das Trennen und Abrunden in einem gemeinsamen Arbeitsschritt erfolgen. Im Vergleich zu einer sequentiellen Bearbeitung, in der das Abrunden der Ecken in einem separaten Schritt nach dem Trennen in Einzelnutzen erfolgt, ist die vorgenannte Variante wesentlich schneller auszuführen.Preferably, the separator will perform the function of Abrundeinrichtung. This means that the separation and rounding done in a joint step. Compared to a sequential processing in which the rounding of the corners takes place in a separate step after separation into single-use, the aforementioned variant is much faster to execute.

Das Trennen und/oder Abrunden wird dabei bevorzugt durch Stanzen erfolgen, wobei die Stanzeinrichtung z.B. ein Gitter mit mehreren Gitterzellen aufweist, wobei die Form eine Gitterzelle der Kontur eines der Einzelnutzen entspricht. Das bedeutet beispielsweise, daß die Wände der einzelnen Gitterzellen ebenfalls mit abgerundeten Eckbereichen geformt sein können, so daß durch Ausstanzen der Einzelnutzen aus dem Bogen gleichzeitig auch die Ekken in der gewünschten abgerundeten Form ausgestanzt werden. Da zudem mehrere Einzelnutzen simultan ausgestanzt werden können, ist diese Variante besonders zeiteffektiv.The cutting and / or rounding off is preferably carried out by punching, wherein the punching device, for example, a grid having a plurality of grid cells, wherein the shape corresponds to a grid cell of the contour of one of the individual uses. This means, for example, that the walls of the individual grid cells can also be formed with rounded corner areas, so that at the same time the corners are stamped out in the desired rounded shape by punching the individual benefits from the sheet. In addition, since several individual benefits can be punched out simultaneously, this variant is particularly time-effective.

Weitere Vorteile und Ausführungsformen werden anhand der Figuren erläutert.Further advantages and embodiments will be explained with reference to FIGS.

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eine Banknote nach einem ersten Ausführungsbeispiel in Aufsicht mit einer vergrößerten Darstellung des unteren linken Eckbereichs,
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eine Banknote nach einem zweiten Ausführungsbeispiel in Aufsicht mit einer vergrößerten Darstellung des unteren linken Eckbereichs,
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ein Bogen zur Herstellung von Banknoten nach Figur 2,
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eine Stanzeinrichtung zur Herstellung von Banknoten nach Figur 2 gemäß eines ersten erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens und
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eine Aufsicht auf einen Einzelnutzen zur Herstellung von Banknoten nach Figur 2 gemäß eines zweiten erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens.
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a banknote according to a first embodiment in plan view with an enlarged view of the lower left corner area,
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a banknote according to a second embodiment in plan view with an enlarged view of the lower left corner area,
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a sheet for the production of banknotes FIG. 2 .
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a punching device for the production of banknotes FIG. 2 according to a first method according to the invention and
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a view of a single use for the production of banknotes FIG. 2 according to a second method of the invention.

Fig. 1 zeigt ein erfindungsgemäßes Wertpapier in Aufsicht. Im gezeigten Beispiel handelt es sich um eine Banknote 1 aus Papier, wie beispielsweise Baumwollpapier. Diese Banknote 1 weist insbesondere im schematisch umrissenen Bereich 2 ein Druckbild auf, welches für die Stückelung der Banknote spezifisch ist. Zudem ist die Banknote mit mehreren maschinenlesbaren Sicherheitsmerkmalen versehen. So werden im Papier bzw. in der Druckfarbe fluoreszierende und/oder phosphoreszierende Pigmente enthalten sein und die Banknote wird einzelne Bereiche mit magnetischen Substanzen aufweisen. Ferner kann im Banknotenpapier ein Sicherheitsfaden 3 eingebracht sein, der magnetisch kodiert sein kann. Die Banknote kann selbstverständlich auch andere bzw. weitere Sicherheitsmerkmale aufweisen. Fig. 1 shows a security according to the invention in supervision. In the example shown is a banknote 1 made of paper, such as cotton paper. This banknote 1 has, in particular in the schematically outlined area 2, a printed image which is specific to the denomination of the banknote. In addition, the banknote is provided with several machine-readable security features. Thus, fluorescent and / or phosphorescent pigments will be contained in the paper or in the printing ink, and the banknote will have individual regions with magnetic substances. Furthermore, a security thread 3 can be introduced in the banknote paper, which can be magnetically coded. Of course, the banknote can also have other or additional security features.

Die Banknote 1 ist dadurch ausgezeichnet, daß sie in allen vier Eckbereichen 4a-d abgerundet hergestellt ist, so daß der Banknote 1 in den Eckbereichen 4a-d ein auch visuell deutlich sichtbarer Flächenanteil im Vergleich zur Rechteckform von bekannten Banknoten fehlt. Während bekannte Banknoten also eine rechteckige Kontur mit 90°-Innenwinkeln in den Eckbereichen haben, weicht diese Kontur 5 bei der erfindungsgemäßen Banknote 1 ab und sind diese Innenwinkel vergrößert.The banknote 1 is characterized in that it is made rounded in all four corner regions 4a-d, so that the banknote 1 in the corner regions 4a-d lacks a visually clearly visible area proportion in comparison to the rectangular shape of known banknotes. Thus, while known banknotes have a rectangular contour with 90 ° inside angles Have corner areas, this contour 5 deviates in the banknote 1 according to the invention and these internal angles are increased.

Wie in dem vergrößerten Ausschnitt des Eckbereichs 4a zu erkennen ist, bedeutet dies beispielsweise bei der in der Figur 1 abgebildeten Banknote 1, daß der Eckbereich 4a eine Linie 5a mit zwei Eckpunkten A und B aufweist, die zu den angrenzenden Umrißlinien jeweils einen Innenwinkel α bilden, der größer als 90°, im speziellen etwa 130° groß ist. Das fehlen von rechten und spitzen Winkeln führt dazu, daß die Banknote 1 in den Eckbereichen 4a-d eine erhöhte Steifigkeit gegen Umknicken hat, wodurch die Wahrscheinlichkeit der Bildung von Eselsohren und damit von Staufällen bei der automatischen Prüfung der Banknote 1 in Bearbeitungsmaschinen verringert ist. Die Innenwinkel α an den Punkten A und B müssen nicht zwingend gleich sein, sondern können auch unterschiedlich gewählt werden. Zudem kann nicht nur ein 2-Eck, sondern auch eine Umrißlinie mit mehr als zwei Ecken gewählt werden, wobei sich die Form der Umrißlinie mit zunehmender Zahl der Ecken einer Linie mit kontinuierlicher Krümmung annähern kann.As can be seen in the enlarged section of the corner region 4a, this means, for example, in the FIG. 1 illustrated banknote 1, that the corner portion 4a has a line 5a with two vertices A and B, which form an inner angle α to the adjacent contour lines, which is greater than 90 °, in particular about 130 °. The absence of right and acute angles causes the banknote 1 in the corner areas 4a-d to have increased rigidity against buckling, which reduces the likelihood of the formation of dog-ears and thus of stalls in automatic checking of the banknote 1 in processing machines. The internal angles α at the points A and B need not necessarily be the same, but can also be chosen differently. In addition, not only a 2-corner, but also an outline can be selected with more than two corners, wherein the shape of the outline with increasing number of corners can approach a line with continuous curvature.

Figur 2 zeigt ein zweites Beispiel für eine solche erfindungsgemäße Banknote 1'. Diese unterscheidet sich von der Banknote 1 nach Figur 1 insbesondere durch die Art der Abrundung der Eckbereiche 4a'-d'. Wie im vergrößerten Ausschnitt der Figur 2 veranschaulicht ist, ist die Kontur 5' der Banknote 1' nicht wie bei Figur 1 durch eine gerade Strecke 5a abgerundet, sondern weist zumindest im Bereich zwischen zwei Begrenzungspunkten C und D eine Umrißlinie 5a' mit kontinuierlicher Krümmung, d.h. ohne Unstetigkeitsstelle bei der Änderung der Krümmung, auf. Im speziellen Fall hat die Banknote 1' im Eckbereich 4a' eine kreisbogenförmige Umrißlinie 5a' und ist über ihren gesamten Umfang glatt ohne Unstetigkeits- und Knickstelle ausgestaltet. Der Radius r des Kreisbogens 5a' beträgt etwa 1 cm und jeder beliebige Punkt E zwischen den Punkten C und D hat einen Innenwinkel β von 180°, entsprechend dem Verlauf der Tangente an dem Punkt E. FIG. 2 shows a second example of such a banknote according to the invention 1 '. This differs from banknote 1 FIG. 1 in particular by the nature of the rounding of the corner regions 4a'-d '. As in the enlarged section of the FIG. 2 is illustrated, the contour 5 'of the banknote 1' is not as at FIG. 1 rounded by a straight line 5a, but at least in the area between two boundary points C and D has an outline 5a 'with continuous curvature, ie without discontinuity in the change of curvature on. In the specific case, the banknote 1 'in the corner region 4a' has a circular arc-shaped outline 5a 'and is designed smoothly over its entire circumference without discontinuity and kinking. Of the Radius r of the circular arc 5a 'is about 1 cm and any point E between the points C and D has an internal angle β of 180 °, corresponding to the course of the tangent at the point E.

Dadurch, daß die Kontur 5' zumindest in den Eckbereichen 4a'-d', d.h. in den Bereichen zwischen den in der Figur 2 senkrecht und waagerecht verlaufenden Abschnitten eine Umrißlinie 5a' mit kontinuierliche Krümmung aufweist, ist die Steifigkeit gegen Umknicken besonders stark erhöht. Besonders deutlich macht sich dies bemerkbar und wird folglich die Wahrscheinlichkeit von Eselsohren verringert, wenn der Radius r größer gleich 0,5 cm, bevorzugt größer gleich 0,7 cm und besonders bevorzugt größer gleich 1,0 cm ist.Characterized in that the contour 5 'at least in the corner regions 4a'-d', ie in the areas between in the FIG. 2 vertical and horizontal sections has an outline 5a 'with continuous curvature, the rigidity against buckling is particularly greatly increased. This is particularly noticeable and thus the likelihood of dog-ears is reduced if the radius r is greater than or equal to 0.5 cm, preferably greater than or equal to 0.7 cm, and particularly preferably greater than or equal to 1.0 cm.

Es sei betont, daß die kontinuierlich gekrümmte Umrißlinie 5a' auch eine andere Form, wie z.B. die entsprechend einer Ellipse, Hyperbel, Parabel oder auch einer Kombination dieser einzelnen Formen haben kann. In diesem Fall sollte der Betrag des zugehörigen Radiusvektors bzw. der Halbparameter der Umrißlinie bevorzugt die vorgenannten Bedingungen erfüllen. Weiterhin kann die Umrißlinie auch aus einer Kombination der vorstehend genannten unterschiedlichen Linienarten zusammengesetzt sein.It should be emphasized that the continuously curved outline 5a 'is also of another shape, such as e.g. which may have an ellipse, hyperbola, parabola or even a combination of these individual shapes. In this case, the amount of the associated radius vector or the half-parameter of the outline should preferably fulfill the aforementioned conditions. Furthermore, the outline may also be composed of a combination of the above-mentioned different line types.

Anhand der Figuren 3 und 4 wird nachfolgend ein mögliches Vorgehen zur Herstellung von erfindungsgemäßen Wertpapieren erläutert. Exemplarisch wird dabei auf eine Möglichkeit zur Herstellung der Banknoten 1' gemäß Figur 2 eingegangen. In an sich bekannter Weise wird ein Bogen 10 zur Verfügung gestellt, der aus Sicherheitspapier mit maschinenlesbaren Sicherheitsmerkmalen, wie z.B. dem Sicherheitsfaden 3, besteht und vorzugsweise bereits bedruckt wurde. Ein einzelner Bogen 10 weist dann eine Matrix von mehreren Einzelnutzen 11 entsprechend den einzelnen Banknoten 1' auf. Der besseren Anschaulichkeit halber ist in der Figur 3 lediglich eine Matrix von 3x3- Einzelnutzen 11 abgebildet, obwohl es natürlich auch mehr Einzelnutzen pro Bogen sein können.Based on FIGS. 3 and 4 A possible procedure for producing securities according to the invention is explained below. By way of example, a possibility for producing the banknotes 1 'according to FIG FIG. 2 received. In known manner, a sheet 10 is provided which consists of security paper with machine-readable security features, such as the security thread 3, and preferably has already been printed. A single sheet 10 then has a matrix of several individual bins 11 corresponding to the individual bills 1 '. The sake of clarity is in the FIG. 3 just a matrix of 3x3- single use 11 shown, although of course there may be more individual benefits per sheet.

Figur 4 zeigt in schematischer Aufsicht ein mögliches Werkzeug zum Trennen der Einzelnutzen 11 aus dem Bogen 10 nach Figur 3. Das Werkzeug ist in diesem Fall eine gitterförmige Stanzeinrichtung 12. Sie weist exemplarisch 3x3 Gitterzellen 13 auf, die starr aneinander befestigt sind. Die einzelnen Gitterzellen 13 bestehen aus umlaufenden Wänden 14, die jeweils einen hohlen Innenraum 16 in der Form der Umrißlinie 5' eines der Einzelnutzen 11 begrenzen. Die Gitterzellen 13 sind dabei entsprechend der Position von auszustanzenden Einzelnutzen 11 auf dem Bogen 10 angeordnet. Folglich können die einzelnen Gitterzellen jeweils einen zugehörigen Einzelnutzen 11 aus dem Bogen 10 ausstanzen. Da die Wände 14 der Gitterzellen 13 bereits die gewünschte Form mit abgerundeten Ecken aufweisen, können mittels dieser Stanzeinrichtung 12 zur gleichen Zeit mehrere Einzelnutzen 11 mit der gewünschten erfindungsgemäßen Kontur aus dem Bogen 10 heraus getrennt werden. Somit entsprechen in diesem Fall die Einzelnutzen 11 nach dem Trennvorgang bereits den gewünschten Banknoten 1'. FIG. 4 shows in schematic plan a possible tool for separating the individual benefits 11 from the sheet 10 after FIG. 3 , The tool is in this case a grid-shaped punching device 12. It has, by way of example, 3 × 3 grid cells 13, which are rigidly fastened to one another. The individual grid cells 13 are made of circumferential walls 14, each defining a hollow interior 16 in the shape of the outline 5 'of the individual 11 benefits. The grid cells 13 are arranged according to the position of auszustanzenden individual 11 on the sheet 10. Consequently, the individual grid cells can each punch out an associated individual utility 11 from the sheet 10. Since the walls 14 of the grid cells 13 already have the desired shape with rounded corners, by means of this punching device 12 at the same time several individual benefits 11 can be separated with the desired inventive contour of the sheet 10 out. Thus, in this case, the individual benefits 11 already correspond to the desired banknotes 1 'after the separation process.

Besonders bevorzugt werden bei einer solchen Vorgehensweise mehrere Bögen 10 bündig übereinander gestapelt und anschließend durch Auf- und Durchdrücken der Stanzeinrichtung 12 auf den oberen Bogen eine entsprechende Anzahl von Einzelnutzen 11 aus den gestapelten Bögen getrennt.Particularly preferably, in such a procedure, a plurality of sheets 10 are stacked flush with each other and then separated by pressing and pushing the punching device 12 on the upper sheet a corresponding number of individual benefits 11 from the stacked sheets.

Neben dem genannten Stanzverfahren, können die Einzelnutzen 11 in der gewünschten Form mit abgerundeten Eckbereichen auch durch ein Fräsverfahren oder andere Schneidverfahren ausgetrennt werden. Hierzu werden z.B. Schneidmesser verwendet, die entlang der gewünschten Kontur relativ zu den Bögen 10 verfahren werden.In addition to the aforementioned punching process, the individual benefits 11 can be separated in the desired shape with rounded corner areas by a milling process or other cutting methods. For this Eg cutting blades are used, which are moved along the desired contour relative to the sheets 10.

Allerdings ist ein Problem beim Austrennen von Banknoten mit gekrümmten, wie z.B. kreisförmigen Umrißlinien 5a', daß die Schneidwerkzeuge nicht nur in gerader Linie geführt werden können. In einem solchen Fall ist neben der Verwendung von Schneidmessern der Einsatz eines Laserstrahls als Schneidwerkzeug sehr vorteilhaft. Wird ein etwa punktförmiger Laserstrahl verwendet, dessen Querschnitt klein im Vergleich zur Länge der abzurundenden Umrißlinie 5a' ist, so muß der zugehörige Laser z.B. an einem Positioniergerüst lediglich in den gewünschten Richtungen verschoben werden. Beim Verwenden von Schneidmessern, die meist größere Abmessungen im Vergleich zur Länge der abzurundenden Umrißlinie 5a' haben, ist dahingegen eventuell auch ein Verdrehen des Messers beim Schneiden entlang der gekrümmten Umrißlinie notwendig.However, there is a problem with the removal of banknotes with curved ones, e.g. circular outlines 5a 'that the cutting tools can not be performed only in a straight line. In such a case, in addition to the use of cutting blades, the use of a laser beam as a cutting tool is very advantageous. If an approximately point-shaped laser beam is used whose cross-section is small in comparison to the length of the outline 5a to be rounded, the associated laser must be e.g. be moved on a positioning frame only in the desired directions. When using cutting knives, which usually have larger dimensions compared to the length of the outline to be rounded 5a ', on the other hand, rotation of the knife during cutting along the curved outline may also be necessary.

Während vorstehend der Fall geschildert wurde, daß das Austrennen der Einzelnutzen gleichzeitig auch das Abrunden der Eckbereiche 4a-d' durch passende Formgebung der Wände 14 der Gitterzellen 13 bewirkt, ist es an sich auch vorstellbar, daß diese Schritte getrennt erfolgen. Beispielsweise können die Einzelnutzen mit üblichen Trennverfahren in der bekannten Rechteckform aus den Sicherheitspapierbögen 10 ausgeschnitten und/oder gestanzt werden. Figur 5 zeigt ein Beispiel für einen solchen einzelnen Einzelnutzen 11' mit rechteckiger Kontur 5". Mehrere solcher Einzelnutzen 11 können bündig gestapelt und nachfolgend mittels eines separaten Trennschritts die zu entfernenden Eckstücke 15 abgeschnitten- oder gestanzt werden, so daß die Einzelnutzen anschließend die gewünschte Form mit abgerundeter Ecke, entsprechend der in Figur 5 gestrichelt gezeichneten Linie, haben.While the case has been described above that the removal of the individual benefits at the same time also the rounding of the corner regions 4a-d 'by appropriate shaping of the walls 14 of the grid cells 13 causes, it is also conceivable that these steps are done separately. For example, the single-use can be cut out of the security paper sheets 10 and / or punched with conventional separation method in the known rectangular shape. FIG. 5 shows an example of such a single single-use 11 'with a rectangular contour 5 ".Such of such individual benefits 11 can be stacked flush and subsequently by means of a separate separating step the corners 15 to be removed are cut off or punched, so that the individual benefits then the desired shape with rounded Corner, according to the in FIG. 5 dashed line, have.

Durch das erfindungsgemäße Vorgehen wird folglich die Wahrscheinlichkeit der Bildung von Eselsohren und damit von Staufällen bei der automatischen Prüfung in Banknoten- Bearbeitungsmaschinen verringert, ohne das diese Maschinen selbst anders konstruiert werden müssen.Consequently, the procedure according to the invention reduces the likelihood of the formation of dog-ears and thus of stalls during automatic testing in banknote processing machines, without these machines themselves having to be constructed differently.

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  1. A paper of value (1, 1') having at least one security feature (3), in particular a bank note (1, 1'), characterized in that the paper of value (1, 1') is produced with at least one rounded corner area (4a-d, 4a'-d').
  2. The paper of value according to claim 1, characterized in that the rounded corner area (4a-d, 4a'-d') has contour lines (5a) in the form of an n-gon, where n is a natural number greater than or equal to 2.
  3. The paper of value according to claim 1 and/or 2, characterized in that the corners of the n-gon have an internal angle (α, β) that is greater than 90°.
  4. The paper of value according to at least one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the rounded corner area (4a-d, 4a'-d') has a smooth contour line (5a') and/or a contour line (5a') with continuous curvature, such as e.g. a contour line (5a') in the shape of a circular arc and/or of an elliptic arc and/or of a hyperbolic arc and/or of a parabolic arc.
  5. The paper of value according to at least one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the contour line (5a') has a radius (r) or radius vector or focal parameter of an amount that is greater than or equal to 0.5 cm, preferably greater than or equal to 0.7 cm, and particularly preferably greater than or equal to 1.0 cm.
  6. The paper of value according to at least one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that all corner areas (4a-d, 4a'-d') of the paper of value (1, 1') are rounded.
  7. The paper of value according to at least one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that all rounded corner areas (4a-d, 4a'-d') of the paper of value (1, 1') have a like contour line (5a, 5a').
  8. A method for producing papers of value (1, 1') having at least one security feature (3), in particular bank notes (1, 1'), having at least one rounded corner area (4a-d, 4a'-d'), the method comprising the following steps:
    - providing a sheet (10) of a printed or unprinted security paper having one or several copies (11, 11') for producing one or several papers of value (1, 1'),
    - separating the sheet (10) into single copies (11, 11') corresponding to the individual papers of value (1, 1'), and
    - rounding at least one corner area (4a-d, 4a'-d') of the single copies (11, 11').
  9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that rounding is effected after separating of the sheet (10) into single copies (11') or upon separating of the sheet (10) into single copies (11).
  10. The method according to claim 8 and/or 9, characterized in that separating and/or rounding is effected by punching and/or milling.
  11. The method according to at least one of claims 8 to 10, characterized in that separating and/or rounding is effected by cutting, e.g. by means of a cutting blade and/or by means of laser beam cutting.
  12. The method according to at least one of claims 8 to 11, characterized in that several sheets (10) are separated into single copies at the same time.
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