EP1592564B1 - Sicherheitsdokument mit wenigstens einem sicherheitselement - Google Patents

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EP1592564B1
EP1592564B1 EP04703343A EP04703343A EP1592564B1 EP 1592564 B1 EP1592564 B1 EP 1592564B1 EP 04703343 A EP04703343 A EP 04703343A EP 04703343 A EP04703343 A EP 04703343A EP 1592564 B1 EP1592564 B1 EP 1592564B1
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • B42D15/00—Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for
    • B42D15/0033—Owner certificates, insurance policies, guarantees
    • 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
    • B42D15/00—Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for
    • B42D15/0053—Forms specially designed for commercial use, e.g. bills, receipts, offer or order sheets, coupons
    • 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
    • B42D15/00—Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for
    • B42D15/0073—Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for characterised by shape or material of the sheets
    • B42D15/0093—Sheet materials
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42P—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO BOOKS, FILING APPLIANCES OR THE LIKE
    • B42P2201/00—Books or filing appliances for special documents or for special purposes
    • B42P2201/04—Books or filing appliances for special documents or for special purposes for securities, e.g. bonds, banknotes, stock certificates
    • 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
    • Y10T428/22—Nonparticulate element embedded or inlaid in substrate and visible

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  • the invention relates to security documents, in particular securities, with at least one provided on a surface of the security document forming substrate security element and / or at least one at least part of a security element forming window-like opening in the substrate.
  • Securities in particular banknotes, check forms, shares, etc. are increasingly provided with security elements that make it difficult to falsify and enable the verification of authenticity for the layman without much difficulty.
  • security documents such as identity cards, visas, etc.
  • security elements are used to an ever greater extent optically variable or optically effective characteristics, such as diffractive optical structures, such as holograms, partially reflective surface areas, etc.
  • diffractive optical structures such as holograms, partially reflective surface areas, etc.
  • it is known to increase the security of securities by special printing processes or to use special substrates, be it paper or plastic, for the production of corresponding securities, in particular banknotes.
  • the use of certain printing methods or the use of special substrates already causes the surface of the corresponding security document, in particular a banknote, to obtain a very specific roughness or structure that can be felt by the human sense of touch.
  • the tactility achieved due to the particular printing process or substrate material used, in particular for frequently used securities, such as banknotes is not of long duration.
  • the surface finish resulting from the particular printing process or material used generally becomes very rapid Use of banknotes od.
  • Changed because attach to the surface sweat, dirt or other foreign substances or the surface changes relatively quickly due to mechanical stress and exposure to moisture.
  • the subsequently published document DE 101 62 050 describes a data carrier printed with a tactile halftone image and a method for its production.
  • the document DE 100 44 464 describes a data carrier with a security element which is at least visually testable and has an embossing on a partial area.
  • the publication DE 199 63 849 also claims a data carrier with a printed security element, which consists of several structural elements, wherein a part of the structural elements is felt in relief and tactile.
  • the document DE 100 15 097 describes a printed in intaglio printing medium.
  • the document DE 1 632 482 describes a forgery-proof identification card, which consists of a plastic plate with a writable coating.
  • the writable cover has grid-like apertures which are so small in diameter that the cover can be written on.
  • the document DE 2417549 describes a method for the production of counterfeiting complicating patterns in securities, wherein it is intended to introduce into the securities a pattern by abrading.
  • the document DE 43 42 964 describes a technical process for the production of tamper-proof banknotes.
  • a recess e.g. a window to bring in.
  • This recess is filled by a woven, braided, knotted or glued lattice insert placed in the middle between the billets, similar to the known silver threads.
  • DE 195 36 461 discloses value-printed product trade units, e.g. Tickets or the like, known with Thomasaussparungsmustern.
  • the invention is based on the object of providing a security document, in particular security, which has a security element that differs significantly from the previously customary security elements, which on the one hand has sufficient security for the authorized one Producers can be easily produced or attached, but on the other hand also verifiable for an untrained or untrained user without major difficulties.
  • At least one surface area of the security document be such a specific shape and size for the respective security document and at least with respect to the surface area of the substrate surrounding or adjacent to the surface area spatially offset, eg deepened or raised, and / or has such different roughness (in terms of different macroscopic and microscopic structure), hardness, elasticity, slip behavior, thermal conductivity and / or stickiness that the shape and size of the surface area due to the different surface texture by means of the human Touch senses are detectable.
  • a security document in particular a security
  • two features are combined, namely, on the one hand, the combination of surface areas of different tactile nature on the overall surface of the security document and, on the other hand, a specific geometric design of at least one surface area having a certain tactility.
  • a user must thus determine the authenticity of both the design of the at least one surface forming a security element surface area, as well as the different surface texture, in which just the different surface texture inside and outside the range of special design contributes to the less well-trained or untrained users as a result of the sensible different structure determine the shape of the serving as a security element area and so check whether there is a very likely genuine or rather a fake security document.
  • the at least one surface region consists of different material with respect to the substrate, wherein the substrate and the at least one surface region are advantageously formed by different types of films, which differ significantly in terms of properties detectable by means of the human sense of touch.
  • the at least one surface area with the specific shape is advantageously generated by the fact that a first film with the for the at least one surface area provided properties applied to the substrate forming film or web, for example, embossed or laminated, is.
  • the substrate and the at least one surface area of paper are formed with significantly different surface properties which can be detected by means of the human sense of touch.
  • the different surface properties of the paper can be formed on the one hand by appropriate printing, for example using special, per se known for the production of securities printing methods.
  • Another possibility is that the different surface properties of the paper are generated by regional mechanical processing of the paper, in particular by roughening, embossing and / or satin.
  • the at least one surface area of a correspondingly shaped and on the substrate applied film portion is formed.
  • This approach is characterized on the one hand by comparatively low expenditure on equipment.
  • the use of corresponding film sections offers very extensive possibilities for structuring the corresponding surface, for which purpose, for example, the film section can be correspondingly embossed or designed in different thicknesses, for example with a specific pattern.
  • the film section is formed with perforations through which the surface of the substrate can be felt, because then, on the one hand, the recognizability of the security element and, on the other hand, its counterfeit security are improved.
  • the security document has a plurality of correspondingly designed surface areas which have different surface textures with respect to the substrate surface, these surface areas then expediently having different shapes, sizes and / or surfaces Should possess texture.
  • the subject matter of the invention is also a security document, in particular securities, in which a window-like opening in the substrate of the security document forms at least part of a security element.
  • a security document in particular securities, in which a window-like opening in the substrate of the security document forms at least part of a security element.
  • the window-like opening has a specific shape and size for the respective security document and is designed such that the shape and size of the opening can be determined by means of the human sense of touch.
  • a further improvement of the security properties can be achieved with such a design of a security document in that the film projects beyond the opening (s) of the substrate and is provided in its projecting area with at least one recess through which the surface of the substrate can be felt quasi different security elements are combined.
  • a particularly well tactile embodiment of the security element is obtained when the film is provided with a perforation at least in its region covering the opening, this perforation advantageously being in the form of an easily tactile pattern, e.g. an alphanumeric character or a memorable geometric figure.
  • the security document can also have a plurality of window-like apertures which can be scanned by means of the human sense of touch in terms of shape and size, the apertures being expediently have different shape and / or size and / or can be covered with a different properties having film.
  • edge of the at least one surface area has the shape of a simple geometric figure, the figure of course not being so simple that it has no distinguishing features.
  • the at least one surface region has the shape of an elongated rectangle, in particular a strip shape.
  • the substrate is deformed at least in the one surface area by embossing to form protrusions on a surface of the substrate and corresponding depressions on the other surface of the substrate, whereby also a detectable by means of the human sense of touch, partially special design of the Security document achieved.
  • the safety measures explained above can also be combined with one another such that the substrate has at least one surface area with a surface texture which is different from the surrounding surface of the substrate and at least one opening.
  • the security document is provided with at least one further security element that can be visually and / or mechanically checked.
  • optically and / or machine-testable security element with the at least one surface area with respect to the surrounding surface of the substrate of different surface nature and / or the opening at least partially overlapping, because the falsification of a security document is generally made considerably more difficult by such an overlap of different security elements.
  • optically and / or machine-testable security element to be distinguished from a pattern of diffraction structures, e.g. a hologram, and / or an area metallization is formed.
  • Both the security document according to FIG. 1 and the security document according to FIG. 4 each have a substrate 1, which is formed by an optionally correspondingly finished paper.
  • the difference between both security documents is essentially in the different type of security elements provided in both security documents.
  • a special surface area is formed by a film strip 2, which, as can be seen from the sections of FIGS. 2 and 3, is fixed on the corresponding surface 4 of the substrate 1 by means of an adhesive 3.
  • the film strip 2 forms a surface area of the security document which differs in its surface properties from the properties of the corresponding surface 4 of the security document.
  • the film strip 2 is provided on its surface facing away from the substrate 5 with a corresponding roughness-generating embossing or other structure 6, for example, as indicated in Figure 1, the shape of running in the longitudinal direction of the security document wavy lines.
  • the serving as a security element formed by the film strip 2 surface area is the special design of the film strip 2, which has approximately in its central region an arcuate edge portion 7 and this edge portion 7 opposite one formed by two approximately triangular notches 8 edge portion.
  • the surface 5 of the film strip. 2 differs sufficiently clearly in its structure from the surface 4 of the substrate 1.
  • the opening 9 is namely circular, while the opening 10 is elongated and provided on both sides with opposite concave curved edges.
  • the tool used for rolling in the region of the perforations 9 and 10 has a corresponding recess, with the result that, as the sections of Figures 2 and 3 show that as Substrate 1 serving paper is compressed over substantially the entire surface of the film strip 2, but not in the region of the openings 9 and 10, where it can be clearly seen especially Figure 2, with limited surface areas 11 at least up to the surface 5 of the film. 2 is enough, if not even over this something protrudes.
  • the user can thus in the openings 9 and 10, the opposite to the surface 5 of the film strip 2 different surface 4 of the substrate 1 feel.
  • the security document according to FIG. 1 carries a security print 12 extending transversely across the width of the substrate 1 and approximately parallel to the film strip 2, which in the embodiment shown consists of two possibly wide bars 13 and a finely structured pattern 14 between the two bars 13 exists.
  • the imprint may be carried out in such a way that it also feels by means of the human sense of touch, i. can be determined by pressing, whether the imprint 12 is present or not.
  • FIG. 1 Another security feature of the security document of FIG. 1 is the figures 15 approximately in the middle near the lower edge, which are also light and particularly tactile for someone trained to read Braille or similar signs.
  • the numbers 15 are in fact raised relative to the surface 4 of the substrate 1, while they are present on the back 16 as depressions 17. In order to be able to recognize the numbers 15 also with normal view well, these are in addition on the Top 4 of the substrate 1 with a print or a metallization 18 highlighted accordingly.
  • the security document of FIG. 1 is finally provided with a per se known optically variable security element 19 which, for example, has a grating structure which is effective in diffraction-optical sense, e.g. a hologram, od. Like. Includes.
  • the security element 19 can also be designed by appropriate partial metallization. For example, it would be conceivable to provide two metallized strips 20 in the security element 19 and also to metallize the letters 21 accordingly for emphasis.
  • the security element 19 is expediently a security element which is known per se for such purposes and forms part of a transfer film, which security element is e.g. hot stamping, possibly simultaneously with the film strip 2, is applied to the substrate 1.
  • the security document of Figure 4 is characterized in that at least some of the security elements are formed by or in conjunction with window-like apertures.
  • the security document according to FIG. 4 also has a strip-shaped surface area near the left edge, in which the surface 4 of the substrate 1 is covered by a film strip 22.
  • the foil strip 22 is likewise connected to the surface 4 of the substrate, for example by means of an adhesive layer (not shown in the drawing).
  • the film strip 22 has a smooth, free surface. For a user, it is now possible to sense the difference between the smooth surface of the film strip 22 and the generally rougher surface 4 of the substrate 1 as the first security feature.
  • the film strip 22 serves to cover two apertures 23, 24 of the substrate 1.
  • the aperture 23 in the embodiment shown is substantially circular and comparatively small, so that it can be sensed as a whole with a user's finger.
  • the aperture 24 in turn has a - similar to the film strip in Figure 1 - special design. It has the shape of an elongated beam, which is approximately centrally provided on both sides with triangular projections, with just the triangular shape of the projecting beyond the edges of the bar-like central portion 26 protrusions can be relatively easily felt. An authentication check is thus possible by sensing the apertures 23, 24 and their comparison, wherein the apertures 23, 24 and their shape can be very easily determined on the underside 16 of the substrate 1.
  • the film strip 22 itself is provided with corresponding openings, namely on the one hand an opening 27 near the upper edge of the security document in Figure 4, which has the shape of an elongated hexagon.
  • this aperture 27 the surface 4 of the substrate 1 can be felt by the user, as can be seen from FIG. 6, so that a clear difference in the surface quality between the smooth film 22 and the surface again occurs in the area of the aperture 27 4 of the substrate 1 can be detected.
  • the film strip 22 is provided in the region of the opening 24 with perforation holes 28, which are arranged in the present case along a straight line, whereby a further identification possibility is given.
  • the film strip 22 is provided in the region of the opening 23 on its free surface with a print 29 or a corresponding embossing. This combination of printing or embossing 29 and - with respect to the substrate 1 opposite - opening 23 is a means of authenticity.
  • the security document of FIG. 4 is also provided with an overprint 30 running across the entire width of the substrate, which in turn expediently generates a structure which is different from the surface 4 of the substrate.
  • the imprint 30 is relatively simple in the embodiment of Figure 4, namely formed by an approximately zig-zag extending, wide line.
  • the surface 31 is a surface region having a comparatively rough structure, the structure of the surface of the region 31 being e.g. may be formed by the frustoconical protrusions 32, od in a glued to the surface 4 of the substrate film. The like. Are formed. Of course, it would also be conceivable to design the structured surface 31 by a correspondingly printed layer or the like.
  • higher-trained numerals 33 are provided, which in turn can be overprinted or metallized in the region of the surface 4 of the substrate 1 for easy recognition when viewing the security.
  • the numbers 33 project beyond the surface 4 of the substrate 1, while at the back 16 of the substrate 1 corresponding recesses 34 are present.
  • the security element 35 is in turn designed similarly to the security element 19 of FIG. 1 and has, for example, structured partial surfaces 36 and essentially smooth partial surfaces 37, the structure of the regions 36 eg a diffractive optical grating structure, eg a hologram, or the like. can represent. Furthermore, the security element 35 can also be partially demetallized in a manner known per se for increasing the visibility or security.
  • the security element 35 is in turn usually formed by the transferable layer or layer arrangement of a transfer film and is applied, for example in a hot stamping process after application of the film strip 22 also on this and the surface 4 of the substrate 1 in a correspondingly overlapping position according to FIG.
  • the substrate 1 can also be formed by a corresponding plastic film which may be provided with a suitable coating.
  • security document series accordingly with security elements, for example series of banknotes, etc.
  • security elements for example series of banknotes, etc.
  • Another, probably in the The more commonly used option would be to provide security elements of basically the same kind for all banknotes, but to vary the size and shape of the tactile elements in the different security documents.
  • the width of the film strip 2 in FIG. 1 could be different depending on the value of a corresponding banknote.
  • Another possibility would be to provide the special edge regions 7, 8 at different positions or to design the edge regions of the film strip 2 differently, be it by different curvature of the edge region 7 or by changing the number and shape of the triangular recesses 8.

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