EP1618983A4 - Method for producing a laser marking on reflective material - Google Patents

Method for producing a laser marking on reflective material

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EP1618983A4
EP1618983A4 EP04729405A EP04729405A EP1618983A4 EP 1618983 A4 EP1618983 A4 EP 1618983A4 EP 04729405 A EP04729405 A EP 04729405A EP 04729405 A EP04729405 A EP 04729405A EP 1618983 A4 EP1618983 A4 EP 1618983A4
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Prior art keywords
laser
reflective
laser beam
reflective material
rough surfaces
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EP04729405A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1618983A1 (en
EP1618983B1 (en
Inventor
Kam Fuk Derek Ip
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Merit Corp Ltd
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Merit Corp Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M3/00—Printing processes to produce particular kinds of printed work, e.g. patterns
    • B41M3/14—Security printing
    • B41M3/148—Transitory images, i.e. images only visible from certain viewing angles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/24—Ablative recording, e.g. by burning marks; Spark recording

Abstract

A method for producing a laser mark on reflective material by a laser beam is provided, wherein a plurality of images on the same laser mark can be observed only from different view angles. The method includes the steps of selectively vaporizing the sides of each group of reflective bodies to form rough surfaces by a laser beam with a certain incident angle, and then selectively vaporizing another side of said each group of reflective bodies to form rough surfaces by a laser beam with another incident angle. Due to the different reflectivity of the rough surfaces and the unrough surfaces, dark spots and bright spots are respectively formed and hence constitute pictures. Therefore, different images may be recorded and shown on the same reflective body by means of more than one surfaces thereof. The commercial reflective material can be used in the method of the invention, so that middle or small manufacturers can produce laser marks with high quality, low cost, excellent optical effect and high difficulty of counterfeit by common computers and laser scanning devices.
EP04729405A 2003-04-25 2004-04-26 Method for producing a laser marking on reflective material Not-in-force EP1618983B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CNB031279635A CN100421966C (en) 2003-04-25 2003-04-25 Method for preparing laser label on reflective materials
PCT/CN2004/000406 WO2004101210A1 (en) 2003-04-25 2004-04-26 Method for producing a laser marking on reflective material

Publications (3)

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EP1618983A1 EP1618983A1 (en) 2006-01-25
EP1618983A4 true EP1618983A4 (en) 2007-07-04
EP1618983B1 EP1618983B1 (en) 2009-03-04

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EP04729405A Not-in-force EP1618983B1 (en) 2003-04-25 2004-04-26 Method for producing a laser marking on reflective material

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US (1) US20060213871A1 (en)
EP (1) EP1618983B1 (en)
CN (1) CN100421966C (en)
AT (1) ATE424306T1 (en)
DE (1) DE602004019773D1 (en)
HK (1) HK1087058A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2004101210A1 (en)

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WO2004101210A1 (en) 2004-11-25
HK1087058A1 (en) 2006-10-06
US20060213871A1 (en) 2006-09-28
EP1618983A1 (en) 2006-01-25
CN100421966C (en) 2008-10-01
ATE424306T1 (en) 2009-03-15
DE602004019773D1 (en) 2009-04-16
CN1539589A (en) 2004-10-27
EP1618983B1 (en) 2009-03-04

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