EP1590185A2 - Method of producing an optical security component - Google Patents

Method of producing an optical security component

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EP1590185A2
EP1590185A2 EP04707558A EP04707558A EP1590185A2 EP 1590185 A2 EP1590185 A2 EP 1590185A2 EP 04707558 A EP04707558 A EP 04707558A EP 04707558 A EP04707558 A EP 04707558A EP 1590185 A2 EP1590185 A2 EP 1590185A2
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Hugues Souparis
Thierry Sevegrand
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/30—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
    • B42D25/36—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery comprising special materials
    • B42D25/373—Metallic materials
    • 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
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/20—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof characterised by a particular use or purpose
    • B42D25/29—Securities; Bank notes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/30—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
    • B42D25/328—Diffraction gratings; Holograms
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/40—Manufacture
    • B42D25/45—Associating two or more layers
    • B42D25/465—Associating two or more layers using chemicals or adhesives
    • B42D25/47—Associating two or more layers using chemicals or adhesives using adhesives
    • 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
    • Y10T428/24—Structurally defined web or sheet [e.g., overall dimension, etc.]
    • Y10T428/24802—Discontinuous or differential coating, impregnation or bond [e.g., artwork, printing, retouched photograph, etc.]

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to the field of document authentication and more particularly that of optical identification components using diffracting elements.
  • These components are used in metallic form for the marking of credit cards or banknotes. They are then manufactured in the form of tracks or wires, or even surface components called “patches”. They are sometimes demetallized locally so as to draw a recognizable outline having the shape of a logo, or even to release a transparent frame.
  • US patent US5513019 describes a security sign comprising a phase hologram embossed in a film of "Mylar” having a reflective layer of tungsten oxide, zinc sulfide, or a mixture.
  • the relief microtexture produces a semi-transparent hologram, allowing the visualization of additional information.
  • PCT patent application O0136213 describes a component for authenticating a document or a product, having a transparent plastic film embossed to present at least one diffracting network, the embossed surface being at least partially coated with a metallization layer, characterized in that the embossed film has a first zone producing a rainbow effect according to a first orientation of the component relative to a lighting direction, said rainbow effect disappearing when the component is oriented perpendicular to the first orientation, and a second area coated with a dielectric material producing a colored effect of a first color for a first orientation of the component and a second different color for the orientation perpendicular to the first orientation.
  • the first zone is a metallized zone and the second zone is a zone having a deposit of a dielectric material.
  • the component is produced according to a method comprising a step of stamping a transparent film, a step of metallization of the stamped film, a step of partial demetallization of the stamped film thus prepared and a step of depositing a dielectric material.
  • the invention relates, in its most general sense, to a method for producing an optical security component, comprising a step of stamping an ant transparent film, a step of depositing a layer under vacuum. dielectric material of high optical index over the entire surface, a partial metallization step of the film thus prepared and a sizing step, characterized in that the stamping step is carried out with a matrix having a first type of areas of which the surface condition is matt, a second type of zone whose surface state has etchings to form a diffracting network, and in that the metallization step consists in depositing a layer of metal on only part of the zones of each type, the other part remaining transparent.
  • the stamping is carried out with a matrix further having a third type of zones whose surface condition is smooth.
  • the matrix further having a fourth type of zones whose surface state is semi-matt, with a graininess less than the matt surface state.
  • some of said metallized parts have a smaller dimension of less than 0.5 mm.
  • some of said transparent parts have a smaller dimension of less than 0.5 mm.
  • the invention also relates to a matrix for the implementation of this method, having a first type of zones whose surface state is matt, a second type of zones whose surface state has etchings for form a diffracting network and a third type of zones whose surface condition is smooth, some of said zones have a smaller dimension less than 0.5 mm. It also relates to a security component characterized in that it has colored zones corresponding to a diffraction grating, zones having an aspect of matt metal and zones having an appearance of reflecting mirror, some of said zones having a smaller dimension. less than 0.5mm.
  • FIG. 1 shows an enlarged view of an example of a component produced according to the method of the invention.
  • the security component has transparent zones (1) having a matt appearance, metallized zones (2) having a mirror effect, and colored zones (3).
  • This component is produced by a succession of only four operations.
  • the first operation is a step of stamping a plastic film, for example a transparent polyester film.
  • the stamping is carried out with a matrix having three or four types of surface finish:
  • the second operation consists in deposition under vacuum of a layer of dielectric material of high optical index, for example Zinc sulfide (ZnS), over the entire surface of the stamped film.
  • a layer of dielectric material of high optical index for example Zinc sulfide (ZnS)
  • the third operation is a step of partial metallization of the surface of the film, identifying the stamped areas to form a diffracting network.
  • the metallization covers only part of the diffracting zones and only part of the matt zones, certain elements of these covering zones having great finesse, with a smaller dimension of less than 0.5 millimeters.
  • the last step is a gluing step by laminating or coating an adhesive layer.
  • the colored mark has a gray 'clear color to be visible on the metal parts. It has a matt metal appearance which strongly contrasts with the mirror aspect. It is however imperceptible on the transparent parts. It can also be optically active by combination with other optical effects, to present a pastel color or a watermark effect.

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Abstract

A process for producing an optical security component including stamping a transparent film with a matrix having a first type of zone whose surface state is matte, and a second type of zone whose surface state has cuttings/slits for forming a diffraction network; depositing a layer of dielectric material with a high optical index on an entire surface, under a vacuum, on the film; partial metallization of the film by depositing a layer of metal on only part of the zones of each types whereas the other part remains transparent; and applying an adhesion layer.

Description

PROCEDE POUR LA REALISATION D'UN COMPOSANT OPTIQUE DE PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AN OPTICAL COMPONENT OF
SECURITESECURITY
La présente invention concerne le domaine de 1' authentification de documents et plus particulièrement celui des composants optiques d'identification mettant en œuvre des éléments diffractants .The present invention relates to the field of document authentication and more particularly that of optical identification components using diffracting elements.
Ces composants sont utilisés sous forme métallisée pour le marquage de cartes de crédits ou de billets de banque. Ils sont alors fabriqués sous forme de pistes ou de fils, ou encore de composants surfaciques appelés « patchs ». Ils sont parfois démétallisés localement de manière à dessiner un contour reconnaissable présentant la forme d'un logo, ou encore pour dégager une trame transparente.These components are used in metallic form for the marking of credit cards or banknotes. They are then manufactured in the form of tracks or wires, or even surface components called "patches". They are sometimes demetallized locally so as to draw a recognizable outline having the shape of a logo, or even to release a transparent frame.
Ils sont également utilisés sous forme transparente, permettant une lecture par transparence. Ils sont alors utilisés pour l'identification de cartes d'identité, de passeport, de badges ou de cartes d'accès. Certains composants comportent en outre un élément coloré reconnaissable, pour augmenter la sécurité contre la contrefaçon.They are also used in transparent form, allowing reading by transparency. They are then used to identify identity cards, passports, badges or access cards. Certain components also include a recognizable colored element, to increase security against counterfeiting.
Ces éléments sont appliqués sur le document ou la pièce à sécuriser par pressage, laminage ou transfert à chaud ou à froid.These elements are applied to the document or the part to be secured by pressing, laminating or hot or cold transfer.
Le brevet américain US5513019 décrit un signe de sécurité comprenant un hologramme de phase gravé en relief dans un film de « Mylar » ayant une couche réfléchissante d'oxyde de tungstène, de sulfure de zinc, ou d'un mélange. La microtexture de relief produit un hologramme semi- transparent, permettant la visualisation d'une information complémentaire .US patent US5513019 describes a security sign comprising a phase hologram embossed in a film of "Mylar" having a reflective layer of tungsten oxide, zinc sulfide, or a mixture. The relief microtexture produces a semi-transparent hologram, allowing the visualization of additional information.
La demande de brevet PCT O0136213 décrit un composant pour 1 ' authentification d'un document ou d'un produit, présentant un film plastique transparent embossé pour présenter au moins un réseau diffractant, la surface embossée étant au moins partiellement revêtue par une couche de metallisation, caractérisé en ce que le film embossé présente une première zone produisant un effet arc-en-ciel selon une première orientation du composant par rapport à une direction d'éclairage, ledit effet arc- en-ciel disparaissant lorsque le composant est orienté perpendiculairement à la première orientation, et une deuxième zone enduite d'un matériau diélectrique produisant un effet coloré d'une première couleur pour une première orientation du composant et une deuxième couleur différente pour l'orientation perpendiculaire à la première orientation. Dans cette solution, la première zone est une zone métallisée et la deuxième zone est une zone présentant un dépôt d'un matériau diélectrique. Le composant est réalisé selon un procédé comportant une étape d'estampage d'un film transparent, une étape de metallisation du film estampé, une étape de démétallisation partielle du film estampé ainsi préparé et une étape de dépôt d'un matériau diélectrique.PCT patent application O0136213 describes a component for authenticating a document or a product, having a transparent plastic film embossed to present at least one diffracting network, the embossed surface being at least partially coated with a metallization layer, characterized in that the embossed film has a first zone producing a rainbow effect according to a first orientation of the component relative to a lighting direction, said rainbow effect disappearing when the component is oriented perpendicular to the first orientation, and a second area coated with a dielectric material producing a colored effect of a first color for a first orientation of the component and a second different color for the orientation perpendicular to the first orientation. In this solution, the first zone is a metallized zone and the second zone is a zone having a deposit of a dielectric material. The component is produced according to a method comprising a step of stamping a transparent film, a step of metallization of the stamped film, a step of partial demetallization of the stamped film thus prepared and a step of depositing a dielectric material.
La présente invention vise à améliorer de tels composants par la combinaison dans un même composant des caractéristiques produites habituellement :The present invention aims to improve such components by combining in the same component the characteristics usually produced:
-Par une marque holographique ou diffractante sur fond métallisé-By a holographic or diffracting mark on a metallic background
-Par une marque holographique ou diffractante sur un fond transparent-By a holographic or diffracting mark on a transparent background
- Par une marque imprimée sur un fond transparent -Par des micro-signes (caractères, lignes, formes) La combinaison de ces différentes caractéristiques rend le composant particulièrement difficile à reproduire.- By a mark printed on a transparent background - By micro-signs (characters, lines, shapes) The combination of these different characteristics makes the component particularly difficult to reproduce.
A cet effet, l'invention concerne selon son acception la plus générale un procédé pour la réalisation d'un composant optique de sécurité, comportant une étape d'estampage d'un film transparent ant, une étape de dépôt sous vide d'une couche de matériau diélectrique de haut indice optique sur toute la surface, une étape de metallisation partielle du film ainsi préparé et une étape d'encollage, caractérisé en ce que l'étape d'estampage est réalisée avec une matrice présentant un premier type de zones dont l'état de surface est mat, un deuxième type de zones dont l'état de surface présente des gravures pour former un réseau diffractant, et en ce que l'étape de metallisation consiste à déposer une couche de métal sur une partie seulement des zones de chaque type, l'autre partie restant transparente.To this end, the invention relates, in its most general sense, to a method for producing an optical security component, comprising a step of stamping an ant transparent film, a step of depositing a layer under vacuum. dielectric material of high optical index over the entire surface, a partial metallization step of the film thus prepared and a sizing step, characterized in that the stamping step is carried out with a matrix having a first type of areas of which the surface condition is matt, a second type of zone whose surface state has etchings to form a diffracting network, and in that the metallization step consists in depositing a layer of metal on only part of the zones of each type, the other part remaining transparent.
Avantageusement, l'estampage est réalisé avec une matrice présentant en outre un troisième type de zones dont l'état de surface est lisse.Advantageously, the stamping is carried out with a matrix further having a third type of zones whose surface condition is smooth.
Selon une autre variante, la matrice présentant en outre un quatrième type de zones dont l'état de surface est semi-mat, avec une granulosité inférieure à l'état de surface mat . Selon une variante de mise en œuvre, certaines desdites parties métallisées présentent une plus petite dimension inférieure à 0,5 mm.According to another variant, the matrix further having a fourth type of zones whose surface state is semi-matt, with a graininess less than the matt surface state. According to an implementation variant, some of said metallized parts have a smaller dimension of less than 0.5 mm.
Selon une autre variante non exclusive de la précédente, certaines desdites parties transparentes présentent une plus petite dimension inférieure à 0,5 mm. L'invention concerne aussi une matrice pour la mise en œuvre de ce procédé, présentant un premier type de zones dont l'état de surface est mat, un deuxième type de zones dont l'état de surface présente des gravures pour former un réseau diffractant et un troisième type de zones dont l'état de surface est lisse, certaines desdites zones présentent une plus petite dimension inférieure à 0,5 mm. Elle concerne encore un composant de sécurité caractérisé en ce qu'il présente des zones colorées correspondant à un réseau de diffraction, des zones présentant un aspect de métal mat et des zones présentant un aspect de miroir réfléchissant, certaines desdites zones présentent une plus petite dimension inférieure à 0 , 5 mm.According to another non-exclusive variant of the previous one, some of said transparent parts have a smaller dimension of less than 0.5 mm. The invention also relates to a matrix for the implementation of this method, having a first type of zones whose surface state is matt, a second type of zones whose surface state has etchings for form a diffracting network and a third type of zones whose surface condition is smooth, some of said zones have a smaller dimension less than 0.5 mm. It also relates to a security component characterized in that it has colored zones corresponding to a diffraction grating, zones having an aspect of matt metal and zones having an appearance of reflecting mirror, some of said zones having a smaller dimension. less than 0.5mm.
L'invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture de la description qui suit, se référant aux dessins annexés correspondant à un exemple non limitatif de réalisation, où :The invention will be better understood on reading the description which follows, referring to the appended drawings corresponding to a nonlimiting exemplary embodiment, where:
- la figure 1 représente une vue agrandie d'un exemple de composant réalisé selon le procédé de 1' invention.- Figure 1 shows an enlarged view of an example of a component produced according to the method of the invention.
Le composant de sécurité présente des zones (1) transparent présentant un aspect mat, des zones métallisées (2) présentant un effet miroir, et des zones colorées (3) .The security component has transparent zones (1) having a matt appearance, metallized zones (2) having a mirror effect, and colored zones (3).
Ce composant est réalisé par une succession de quatre opérations seulement.This component is produced by a succession of only four operations.
La première opération est une étape d'estampage d'un film plastique, par exemple un film en polyester transparent .The first operation is a step of stamping a plastic film, for example a transparent polyester film.
L'estampage est réalisé avec une matrice présentant trois ou quatre types d'état de surface :The stamping is carried out with a matrix having three or four types of surface finish:
-un état de surface lisse, poli, correspondant aux zones du film entourant la partie active-a smooth, polished surface, corresponding to the areas of the film surrounding the active part
-un état de surface mat, présentant une granulosité aléatoire pour les zones devant présenter un effet coloré et pour les zones devant présenter une transparence-a matt surface finish, with a random graininess for the areas to have a colored effect and for areas that must have transparency
-un état de surface structuré pour former un réseau diffractant sur le film -et éventuellement un effet de surface semi-mat avec une granulosité faible pour des zones devant présenter un aspect pastel .-a surface texture structured to form a diffracting network on the film -and possibly a semi-matt surface effect with a small graininess for areas that must have a pastel appearance.
La deuxième opération consiste en un dépôt sous vide d'une couche de matériau diélectrique de haut indice optique, par exemple du sulfure de Zinc (ZnS) , sur toute la surface du film estampé.The second operation consists in deposition under vacuum of a layer of dielectric material of high optical index, for example Zinc sulfide (ZnS), over the entire surface of the stamped film.
La troisième opération est une étape de metallisation partielle de la surface du film, en repérage avec les zones estampées pour former un réseau diffractant. La metallisation recouvre une partie seulement des zones diffractantes et une partie seulement des zones mates, certains éléments de ces zones de recouvrement présentant une grande finesse, avec une plus petite dimension inférieure à 0,5 millimètres.The third operation is a step of partial metallization of the surface of the film, identifying the stamped areas to form a diffracting network. The metallization covers only part of the diffracting zones and only part of the matt zones, certain elements of these covering zones having great finesse, with a smaller dimension of less than 0.5 millimeters.
La dernière étape est une étape d'encollage par laminage ou enduction d'une couche adhésive. La marque colorée présente une couleur gris 'clair, pour être visible sur les parties métalliques. Elle présente un aspect métal mat qui contraste fortement avec l'aspect miroir. Elle est par contre imperceptible sur les parties transparentes. Elle peut également être optiquement active par combinaison avec d'autres effets optiques, pour présenter une couleur pastel ou un effet de filigrane. The last step is a gluing step by laminating or coating an adhesive layer. The colored mark has a gray 'clear color to be visible on the metal parts. It has a matt metal appearance which strongly contrasts with the mirror aspect. It is however imperceptible on the transparent parts. It can also be optically active by combination with other optical effects, to present a pastel color or a watermark effect.

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REVENDICATIONS
1 - Procédé pour la réalisation d'un composant optique de sécurité, comportant une étape d'estampage d'un film transparent, une étape de dépôt sous vide d'une couche de matériau diélectrique de haut indice optique sur toute la surface, une étape de metallisation partielle du film ainsi préparé et une étape d'encollage, caractérisé en ce que l'étape d'estampage est réalisé avec une matrice présentant un premier type de zones dont l'état de surface est mat, un deuxième type de zones dont l'état de surface présente des gravures pour former un réseau diffractant, et en ce que l'étape de metallisation consiste à déposer une couche de métal sur une partie seulement des zones de chaque type, l'autre partie restant transparente.1 - Method for producing an optical safety component, comprising a step of stamping a transparent film, a step of vacuum deposition of a layer of dielectric material of high optical index over the entire surface, a step partial metallization of the film thus prepared and a sizing step, characterized in that the stamping step is carried out with a matrix having a first type of areas whose surface condition is matt, a second type of areas of which the surface condition has etchings to form a diffracting network, and in that the metallization step consists of depositing a layer of metal on only part of the zones of each type, the other part remaining transparent.
2 - Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'estampage est réalisé avec une matrice présentant en outre un troisième type de zones dont l'état de surface est lisse.2 - Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the stamping is carried out with a matrix further having a third type of areas whose surface condition is smooth.
3 - Procédé selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que l'estampage est réalisé avec une matrice présentant en outre un quatrième type de zones dont l'état de surface est semi-mat, avec une granulosité inférieure à l'état de surface mat.3 - Method according to claim 2, characterized in that the stamping is carried out with a matrix further having a fourth type of areas whose surface state is semi-matt, with a grain size less than the matt surface state .
4 - Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que certaines desdites parties métallisées présentent une plus petite dimension inférieure à 0,5 mm. 5 - Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que certaines desdites parties transparentes présentent une plus petite dimension inférieure à 0,5 mm.4 - Method according to claim 1, characterized in that some of said metallized parts have a smaller dimension less than 0.5 mm. 5 - Method according to claim 1, characterized in that some of said transparent parts have a smaller dimension less than 0.5 mm.
6 - Matrice pour la mise en œuvre du procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'elle présente un premier type de zones dont l'état de surface est mat, un deuxième type de zones dont l'état de surface présente des gravures pour former un réseau diffractant et un troisième type de zones dont l'état de surface est lisse, certaines desdites zones présentent une plus petite dimension inférieure à 0,5 mm.6 - Matrix for the implementation of the method according to claim 1, characterized in that it has a first type of zones whose surface state is matt, a second type of zones whose surface state has etchings to form a diffracting grating and a third type of zones whose surface condition is smooth, some of said zones have a smaller dimension of less than 0.5 mm.
7 - Matrice selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce qu'elle présente en outre un quatrième type de zones dont l'état de surface est semi-mat, avec une granulosité inférieure à l'état de surface mat7 - Matrix according to claim 6, characterized in that it also has a fourth type of zones whose surface condition is semi-mat, with a graininess less than the mat surface state
8 - Composant de sécurité caractérisé en ce qu'il présente des zones colorées correspondant à un réseau de diffraction, des zones présentant un aspect de métal mat et des zones présentant un aspect de miroir réfléchissant, certaines desdites zones présentent une plus petite dimension inférieure à 0,5 mm. 8 - Safety component characterized in that it has colored zones corresponding to a diffraction grating, zones having an aspect of matt metal and zones having an aspect of reflecting mirror, some of said zones have a smaller dimension less than 0.5 mm.
EP04707558A 2003-02-03 2004-02-03 Method of producing an optical security component Revoked EP1590185B1 (en)

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