EP2285586A2

EP2285586A2 - Printing carrier consisting of at least two flat partial printing carriers assembled in a coplanar manner, partial printing carriers, and method for the production thereof

Info

Publication number: EP2285586A2
Application number: EP09741650A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Jules Fischer
Original assignee: Fofitec AG
Current assignee: Fofitec AG
Priority date: 2008-05-09
Filing date: 2009-05-11
Publication date: 2011-02-23
Anticipated expiration: 2029-05-11
Also published as: US20110070403A1; BRPI0912533A2; EP2285586B1; US20090277351A1; ZA201008773B; WO2009135332A3; CA2723748A1; AU2009244023B2; AU2009244023A1; CN102015321A; US8267430B2; WO2009135332A2

Abstract

The invention relates to a printing carrier (A/B) consisting of at least two flat partial printing carriers (A, B) assembled in a coplanar manner, one of the partial printing carriers (A) comprising a paper layer (1). According to the invention, the thickness of the paper layer (1) of the partial printing carrier (A) is reduced along an edge strip (5) by removing a partial layer, the other partial printing carrier (B) has an edge strip (6) along which its thickness is reduced in relation to the rest, and both partial printing carriers (A, B) are interconnected along the two edge strips (5, 6) thereof. The invention also relates to especially suitable methods for producing such a printing carrier.

Description

DESCRIPTION TITLE

From at least two flat partial print carriers coplanar assembled print carrier, partial print carrier and method for their preparation

TECHNICAL AREA

The present invention relates to a print carrier coplanarly assembled from at least two flat partial print carriers, one of the partial print carriers comprising a paper layer. The invention also relates to a partial print carrier with a paper layer and to methods for producing such a print carrier and partial print carrier.

In the context of the present invention, a print carrier or partial print carrier is to be understood as meaning in particular a sheet-like, web-shaped or sheet-shaped substrate which is printed on one or both sides and / or printable. The substrate can be constructed in one or more layers.

STATE OF THE ART

To an increasing extent, print carriers based on paper sheets are needed, which are finished by local dispensers, usually in conjunction with die cuts, and contain, for example, integrated cards or labels. The dispensers are typically laminates that contain the pasting and adhesive layers needed for the integrated cards or labels. As an example, reference may be made to WO 95/20493.

Due to the Aufspendungen the print carrier locally thickened, which on the single print carrier sheet is not significant in the stack, however, adds up and leads to a bottom up increasing skew of the sheets.

In order to avoid this skew, which prevents in sheets printing that their magazines can be fully filled, various solutions have already been proposed: A proposal according to DE 197 41 563 was, instead of local Aufspendungen uniformly form the print carrier with integrated card, ie to provide him over the entire surface with the required layers for the integrated card. However, this solution could not prevail due to the much larger amount of expensive material required. The print media are also quite stiff and heavy in this training and can hardly fold because of the film layers usually available.

A proposal according to WO 2005/100006 was to avoid the skew of the sheets in the stack by their thickness also increasing, impressed in the paper material deformations while maintaining partial surface donations. Due to the high elasticity of paper, however, these deformations have proven to be insufficiently stable in time.

In WO 92/05036 a print carrier in the form of a card laminate having a first card e.g. proposed paper and a second card, wherein the second card is mounted in a pressurized portion of the first card and with this has a coplanar surface, so that an inclination in the stack can not occur. However, it can be assumed that this proposal could not be realized successfully because the depression in the paper material of the first card is likely to regress over time because of the high elasticity of paper, such as the aforementioned deformations.

WO 00/41895 has proposed a print carrier of the type mentioned above, which is coplanarly assembled from two flat partial print carriers, wherein the partial print carriers are adhesively bonded to one another with abutting edges substantially non-overlapping. However, a sufficient strength of the connection for the practice could not, at least not with reasonable effort, can be achieved.

PRESENTATION OF THE INVENTION

The invention has as its object to provide a print carrier of the type mentioned, in which the two partial print carrier are robustly connected coplanar with each other in a technically simple and rational way to perform and wherein the partial print carrier comprising the paper layer can simply consist of this paper layer and the other partial print carrier in particular of a laminate suitable for integrated cards.

This object is achieved according to the invention by a print carrier with the

Characteristics of claim 1. The inventive print carrier is therefore characterized in that the paper layer of a partial print carrier along a marginal strip is weakened in thickness by removing a sub-layer that the other partial print carrier along a marginal strip has a smaller than its thickness otherwise, and that the two partial printing carriers are connected to one another along their two edge strips.

With its two edge strips, the two partial pressure carrier can be stably connected to each other in particular in mutual overlap. In the overlap region, a total thickness can be obtained that is not greater than the thickness of the partial print carrier otherwise. Alternatively, the two partial pressure carrier with their edge strips could also be connected to shock with at least one strip, in particular an adhesive strip, wherein the thickness of the strip is compensated by the smaller thickness of the partial pressure carrier in the region of its edge strips and by the at least one strip also in the Sum caused no increase in thickness compared to the thickness of the individual partial print carrier by the way.

According to a first preferred embodiment of the invention, the partial layer of the paper layer is removed by tearing off. In this regard, the invention makes use of the knowledge that paper material is fissile in itself and that a strip with a sub-layer of the paper material after a suitable tear virtually endless with an extremely constant thickness can be further demolished.

Alternatively or additionally, the partial layer could be removed by a removal method, in particular by grinding or milling.

If the second print carrier is a multi-layered card laminate having at least two separable layers, a stripe may be formed at least one layer of this laminate removed and thereby also a thickness reduction along a marginal strip are obtained.

The marginal strip of the paper layer of the one partial print carrier is preferably bounded by the paper layer by an incision in the paper layer. The same applies to the other partial print carrier, in particular if this is a laminate with at least two mutually detachable layers.

In a further preferred embodiment, the other partial print carrier in the direction of the edge strip is shorter than the partial print carrier comprising the paper layer. This training is particularly advantageous if the need for example for an integrated card in the other partial printing substrate area less wide, in particular only half as wide as the paper layer comprehensive print carrier needs to be and the other partial printing carrier also consists of an expensive laminate.

The two partial pressure carriers can be connected to one another by an adhesive strip, which is provided with a transponder. A transponder could also be contained in an adhesive strip which is glued along a weakened by removal of a sub-stripe strip of a print carrier.

The invention also provides a partial print carrier with a paper layer for producing a novel print carrier, in which the paper layer along a marginal strip is weakened in its thickness by removing a partial layer. The partial layer of the paper layer is preferably removed by tearing off. Alternatively or additionally, the partial layer could be removed by a removal method, in particular by grinding or milling.

The partial print carrier may be provided on the edge strip of the paper layer with an adhesive layer covered by a removable cover layer.

The invention further relates to a method for producing a novel print carrier or a partial print carrier in which the partial layer of the paper layer along the edge strip is removed by tearing. Preferably, the partial layer of the paper layer is torn off with an adhesive strip. Decisive for the resulting thickness of the sub-layer are the tear conditions. The adhesive strip is preferably pulled off via a roll together with the partial layer of the paper layer adhering to it. With endless production, in which the paper web and the adhesive strip are endless webs, both webs are passed over two successive running roles. By this very uniform tear conditions, which correspond more to a lift, a very uniform thickness for the sub-layer and thus also for the residual layer of the paper layer along the edge strip can be achieved. Above all, the thickness of the partial layer can be influenced by the choice of the diameter of the roll / s.

The invention also provides a process for the production of a print carrier or a partial print carrier according to the invention, in which the

Partial layer of the paper layer along the edge strip by removal, in particular by grinding and / or milling, is removed.

In order for the edge strip of the paper layer to have a smooth edge with respect to the paper layer, it is delimited with an incision in the paper layer before the removal of the part layer. The depth of the incision should correspond approximately to the desired thickness of the sublayer.

If the second print carrier is a multilayer laminate, the edge strip on the latter may also be delimited by an incision in the laminate prior to detachment of the at least one layer from the laminate. The depth of the incision should in this case correspond at least to the desired thickness of the partial layer.

For joining the two partial print carrier along its two edge strips with the two edge strips overlapping one another preferably an adhesive bond is used, more preferably, if that is required, an adhesive layer is dry transferred from a carrier to one of the two edge strips. Compared to a wet application of the adhesive layer, this has the advantage that the Adhesive layer is then immediately available for bonding the two partial print carrier available and does not have to be dried yet. A hot melt adhesive would also be suitable or a compound using an existing coating with pressing the two webs.

Finally, the process according to the invention is preferably a continuous process in which the two partial print carriers are present as webs, and e.g. from roll in the run, preferably simultaneously. In addition to their connection, the two partial printing carriers could possibly also be subjected to further processing steps, such as in the same pass. Printing or punching and ultimately to be singulated.

In a further inventive method for substantially waste-free production of a print carrier in which the other partial print carrier in the direction of the edge strip is shorter than the partial layer comprising the paper layer partial print carrier, two outer and one medium partial print carrier are used, the two outer partial print carrier each comprise a paper layer and Each of them is weakened along its thickness by removal of a partial layer along an edge strip, and the middle partial printing carrier has a smaller thickness than its thickness along two, opposite edge strips. The outer ones

Partial pressure carriers are each connected along their edge strips with one of the edge strips of the central partial printing carrier. Thereafter, the partial printing carriers connected in this way are subdivided into at least two of the printing substrates by a separating line guided alternately along the mutually opposite edge strips and intersecting the middle partial printing substrate.

BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THE FIGURES

The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to embodiments in conjunction with the drawings. Each show schematically:

1 under g) an inventive, from two partial print carriers coplanar assembled print carrier and under a) - f) the individual steps for the preparation of this print carrier; 1 in an endless process, in which two, the partial printing substrates corresponding tracks are processed and joined together coplanar, b) or b ¹ ) and c) under supervision c) and c ') Sectional views of these tracks; d) shows a modified punching unit of the device shown under a);

Fig. 3 under a), a '), b), b)' and c) sectional views of the webs on different cylinders of the apparatus of Fig. 2a);

4 shows under a) - c) alternative embodiments for the coplanar connection of two partial pressure carriers by means of strips;

Fig. 5 at a) a novel print carrier in section with integrated card and b) the print carrier with card removed;

Fig. 6 at a) a novel print carrier in section with integrated adhesive label under b) the print carrier with removed adhesive label;

7 shows a representation according to FIG. 6 b) of a print carrier according to the invention in section with the folded card removed;

FIG. 8 shows under a) another print carrier according to the invention in section with an integrated flip card, under b) steps for producing the flip card and under c) the detached flip card;

9 under a) a plan view of a print carrier sheet with differently wide partial print carriers, under b) the print carrier sheet folded, under c) plan views on webs A1, A2 and B1 in passage through units corresponding to the units I-IV of FIG. , under d) and e) one each

Section through the resulting three-part print carrier web A1 / B1 / A2, and under f) a plan view of this print carrier web in the passage through a punching unit corresponding to the punching unit V of Fig. 2 a). 10 shows a) a plan view of a further print carrier sheet with differently wide partial print carriers and a folding card integrated in the partial print carrier B and, respectively in section, under b) the print carrier sheet, under c) the print carrier sheet with the removed

Folding card, under d) folded the folding card and under e) the finished folding card; and

Fig. 11 under a) - d) four embodiments of print media with strip-shaped weakenings with incorporated transponders.

In the figures, the size ratios of the various parts are not realistic. In particular, the thicknesses of the individual layers are greatly exaggerated for better visibility.

WAYS FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Fig. 1 shows under g) one of two flat partial printing media A and B koplanar assembled with mutual overlap print carrier A / B. The partial print carrier A consists of a single layer or layer 1 of paper. The partial print carrier B is a laminate of approximately corresponding thickness of three layers 2, 3 and 4, wherein the layers 2 and 4 may also be a paper layer or a film layer and the layer 3 is a so-called Schallsimschicht which allows a detachment of the layer 2 of it while remaining on the layer 4.

For the purpose of their coplanar connection, the partial printing substrates A and B are each weakened along an edge strip 5 or 6 by removing a strip-shaped partial layer 7 on the partial printing substrate A or a strip-shaped layer 8 on the partial printing substrate B in their thickness. To facilitate this and to obtain a clean boundary of the edge strips 5 and 6, the print carrier A and B can be provided in advance with cuts 9 and 10 respectively. Under a) and b) Fig. 1 shows the two

Partial pressure carrier A and B in the original state, but already provided with such incisions 9 and 10. Under c), the strip-shaped sub-layer 7 of the paper layer 1 along the incision 9 of the paper layer 1 and thus the partial printing carrier A is shown separated, the separation by tearing under defibration of Paper material is done. In d), the strip-shaped layer 8 along the incision 10 is shown detached from the partial pressure carrier B, wherein it forms part of the layer 2 and has detached from the Schallsimschicht 3. Thereafter, an adhesive 11 is applied in strips on at least one of the weakened edge strips 5 or 6, here the edge strips 6 of the partial printing carrier B, as shown in FIG. 1 e). As shown in Fig. 1 f), the two partial printing carrier A and B are finally glued together with their edge strips 5 and 6 in mutual overlap, so that they come to lie substantially coplanar, as shown in Fig. 1 under g). With a suitable weakening of both partial printing substrates A and B, possibly taking into account the thickness of the adhesive 11, in their overlapping area 5/6, as is preferred, the maximum thickness obtained is that of the two partial printing substrates A and B, respectively. The composite of the two partial printing media A and B print carrier A / B then has on its entire surface also has a substantially matching thickness.

FIG. 2 shows under a) an apparatus for producing a print carrier A / B according to FIG. 1 in an endless process using partial print carriers A and B, which are in the form of endless webs and are unwound from supply rolls 20 and 21. Under b) Fig. 2 shows plan views of the webs A and B in the passage through the apparatus of Fig. 2 a). In c) is a section through the finished print carrier A / B shown.

From the supply roll 20, the web A of a first punching unit I with an underlying punching cylinder 22 and an overhead counter-cylinder 23 is supplied, wherein it runs in the punching unit on the counter-cylinder 23. The punching cylinder 22 is provided with at least one circumferential cutting edge for attachment of the recess 9 of Fig. 1 in the passage of the web A through the gap between the two cylinders 22 and 23. In the direction of rotation in front of this gap, a roller 24 abuts on the punching cylinder 22, via which a first adhesive strip K1 removed from a roll 25 with a carrying film layer and an adhesive layer is transferred onto the punching cylinder 22 with the adhesive layer facing outwards. At the same time, a cover for the adhesive layer, for example in the form of a silicone paper S1, is removed from the adhesive strip K1 and fed to a roll 26 on which it is wound up. The adhesive strip K1 comes in the gap between the two cylinders 22 and 23 with the web A in contact and is there under pressure firmly glued to this. Then it runs - with entrainment of a partial layer of the paper layer of the web A, as will be explained below - further around the punching cylinder 22 around to a deflection roller 27, via which it is away from the punching cylinder and a reeling at 28 is supplied.

The adhesive strip K1 is dimensioned with respect to its width and relative to the web A and the incision 9 in this causing cutting edge 22.1 (Fig. 3 a)) aligned so that it comes to rest between one of the side edges of the web A and the recess 9 and preferably also substantially fills the space between them. In particular, it rests on the punching cylinder 22 close to the cutting edge 22.1.

By now the adhesive force of the adhesive layer of the adhesive strip K1 on the paper material of the web A is selected to be higher than the internal strength of the paper material, this tears or shreds in the running direction in said edge strip 5 in such a way that a partial layer of the paper layer corresponding to the partial layer. 7 of the Fig. 1 on the adhesive tape K1 adhering to the punching cylinder 22 remains, while the web A, moreover, rotates around the counter-cylinder 23. The partial layer 7 torn off by the adhesive strip K1 and adhering to it is rolled up on the roll 28 together with the adhesive strip K1. The specific tear conditions can be kept precisely constant in the procedure described in the flow, so that there is an approximately constant depth of travel with a correspondingly constant weakening of the web A along its edge strip 5.

Accordingly, three processes take place almost simultaneously in the gap between the two cylinders 22 and 23: attaching the incision 9 for the straight demarcation of the edge strip 5 to be weakened, applying the adhesive strip K1 and tearing off the partial layer 7 with the adhesive strip K1.

The web A with its weakened edge strip 5 is guided in the other via different pulleys around, inter alia, a second punching unit Il around, which will be described below. The second punching unit II comprises an overhead punching cylinder 30 and an underlying counter-cylinder 31. This second punching unit II is supplied with the web B from the supply roll 21 so that it runs on the counter-cylinder 31. The punching cylinder 30 is like the punching cylinder 22 provided with at least one peripheral cutting edge (30.1 in Fig. 3 b)) for attachment of the incision 10 of Fig. 1 in the passage of the web B through the gap between the cylinders 30 and 31. Through the incision 10, the strip-shaped layer 8 of FIG. 1 d) is cut free and can thereafter be removed from the web B around the punching cylinder 30 and wound up on a roll 32.

The web B with its weakened edge strip 6 is subsequently fed to a station III, in which an adhesive corresponding to the adhesive 11 of FIG. 1 e) is applied in strip form to the weakened edge strip 6. The adhesive 11 is applied dry via a pair of rollers 33, 34 with pressure and supplied thereto from a supply roll 35, on which it is between two cover layers of silicone paper

52 and S3 is arranged. One, S2, of these covering layers is drawn off from the roller 33 by a roller 36 before applying the adhesive layer 11 and rolled up on a roller 37. The other, S3, of these cover layers is removed only after the application of the adhesive 11 to the web B via a roller 38 thereof and wound on a roll 39. The adhesive 11 is then exposed on the top of the web B on the edge strip 6. In order for the adhesive to separate from the covering layers S2, S3 in the correct sequence, its adhesive force must be significantly lower than that of the covering layer compared with the covering layer S2

53 be.

In a further station IV with two pressure rollers 40 and 41, the web A and the web B are brought together and glued in overlap of their two weakened edge strips 5 and 6 with the adhesive 11 under pressure together, as can be seen also from Fig. 2 c) , It is important that the pressure is exerted by the rollers 40, 41 in the overlapping area, for which purpose a so-called dressing may be provided there. In Fig. 2 a) can be seen how the web A is guided around the pressure roller 40 and connected to the web B. In Fig. 2 b) it can be seen that the two webs A and B are laterally offset from each other by the device, that in the station IV with the pressure rollers 40 and 41 both weakened edge strips fit each other exactly in the desired overlap and be pressed.

Thus, a print carrier A / B according to the present invention is already finished, albeit in the form of a continuous web wound on a roll 46 and for further endless processing e.g. a printing company could be provided. In practice, however, increasingly individual sheets are needed, which can be processed by sheetfed printers. In the apparatus of Fig. 2 a), therefore, a third punching unit V is provided with a punching cylinder 42 and a counter-cylinder 43, wherein on the punching cylinder 42 at least one aligned transversely to the direction of the web A / B cutting edge for cutting to length of individual sheets from the web A / B is available. 44 denotes a device for taking over and destacking the separated sheets and 45 a sheet stack. The sheets may have common formats such as A4 or Letter.

Fig. 3 illustrates under a), b) and c) the conditions on the three punching cylinders 22, 30 and 42 in the punching units I ₁ Il and V, the individual figures each show longitudinal sections through the punching cylinder and wherein the cutting planes each as in Fig. 2 a) indicated by dashed lines are selected.

Fig. 3 a) shows the conditions on the punching cylinder 22 of the first punching unit I. The cutting plane is slightly obliquely chosen here, so that they dargestellen the upper edge of the punching cylinder 22 shortly after the gap between him and only in Fig. 2 a) Counter cylinder 23 cuts. The circumferential on the punching cylinder 22 cutting edge for generating the recess 9 in the web A is denoted by 22.1 and formed on a thin blanking sheet, which is magnetically held on the punching cylinder 22. The punching cylinder 22 is to the way, like the other punching cylinder incidentally also formed as a magnetic cylinder. The adhesive tape K1 is, as already described, fed to the punching cylinder 22 in such a way that it bears tightly against the cutting edge 22.1. In the gap between the punching cylinder 22 and the counter-cylinder 23, the cutting edge 22.1 penetrates into the web A. Also, the adhesive strip K1 is glued to the web A under high pressure there. Practically at the same time begins in the gap and the demolition and separation of the sub-layer 7 of the web A by the adhesive strip K1 with the adhering to him sub-layer 7 on the punching cylinder 22 over a certain Rotation angle continues to run while the web A circumscribes the counter-cylinder 23 and after the gap, as shown in Fig. 3 a), from the adhesive strip K1 and the sub-layer 7 away.

Fig. 3 b) shows the conditions on the punching cylinder 30 of the second punching unit II. The cutting plane is again slightly obliquely chosen here, so that they the lower edge of the punching cylinder 30 shortly after the gap between him and the only in Fig. 2 a). dargestellen counter cylinder 31 cuts. The rotating on the punching cylinder 30 cutting edge for generating the incision 10 in the web B is designated 30.1 and in turn formed on a thin blanking sheet, which is magnetically held on the punching cylinder 30. The strip-shaped sublayer 8 of the web B cut free by the incision 10 is pulled off the web B by continuing to run on the punching cylinder 30 over a certain angle of rotation while the web B leaves the gap between the punching cylinder 30 and the counter-cylinder in a straight line ,

In the embodiments described so far, the edge strips 5 and 6 of the two partial printing substrates A and B are each aligned straight and parallel to each other, both in terms of their outer edges and the cuts 9 and 10. On the finished print carrier A / B, this results in two, in Fig. 1 g) with G1 and G2 designated hinge zones along which the two partial print carrier A and B can be rotated with less resistance to each other. For some applications, this may be irrelevant or even beneficial, while others may be undesirable. In the latter case can be largely avoided by a mutual interlocking of the two partial pressure carrier along its edge strips 5 and 6, the hinge effect and produce a rigid connection. For this purpose, it is sufficient, for example, the two edge strips 5 and 6 in opposite directions form wavy both in terms of their outer edges as well as with respect to the cuts 9 and 10, as shown in Fig. 2 b ¹ ), in which case the Einschitte with 9 ' and 10 'are designated. On the punching cylinders 22 and 30, the cutting edges must be correspondingly wavy, as shown in Figures 3 a ') and 3 b ¹ ) and wherein the corresponding cutting edges with 22.1', 22.2 ', 30.1 ¹ and 30.2'. are designated. The cutting edges 22.2 'and 30.2' are here additionally required to cut the outer edges of the webs A and B wavy, with a cutting waste is obtained. On the Punching cylinder 22, the two cutting edges 22.1 'and 22.2' are also advantageously used to cut from the example supplied with straight edges of the roll 25 adhesive strips K1 an exact in the wavy contour matching adhesive tape KV, which of course also produces cutting waste, the However, can be removed together with the cover S1.

The thickness of the partial layer 7 torn off from the paper layer of the partial print carrier A for its edge-side weakening and thus the extent of this weakening depends, apart from the paper quality used and partly the tear-off speed, above all on the tear-off angle, whereby the thickness decreases with increasing tear-off angle. The depth of the recess 9 plays practically no role in this context. This results in an edge-sharp separation of the sub-layer 7, even if the depth of the incision 9 is slightly less than the thickness of the sub-layer 7. The adhesive force of the adhesive strip K1 used on the paper surface in the apparatus of FIG. 2 a) does not play a significant role in the thickness of the sub-layer 7, provided that this adhesive force is only large enough.

In the apparatus of Fig. 2 a), the tear-off angle is determined on the one hand by the diameter of the punching cylinder 22 and on the other hand by that of the counter-cylinder 23. Typically, these diameters are 110-150 mm for the

Punching cylinder 22 and 60 - 140 mm for the counter-cylinder 23 and are therefore relatively large, which results in a relatively small Abreisswinkel and for the practice usually very large thickness for the torn-off sublayer 7. However, if one wishes to reduce this thickness, one can use, for example, the modified punching unit I ¹ as shown in Fig. 2 (d). In this, the web A and the adhesive strip K1 with the attached sub-layer 7 on a the punching and the counter-cylinder downstream roller pair 29 are separated from each other with a significantly smaller diameter.

As a result of the measures described above, the thickness of the partial layer 7 can be set relatively precisely to the respective desired value, in particular in the range between 20-120 .mu.m, for example a thickness of 25 .mu.m for papers with 80 g / m.sup.2 and a thickness of 50 .mu.m for papers with 120 g / m2 is suitable. For papers from 140 g / m2 and thicknesses from 185 microns, the thickness of the sub-layer can be 7 to 100 microns. The laminate used in FIGS. 1-3 for the partial print carrier B or the web B is especially suitable for the production of integrated cards, in particular if the layer 2 is sufficiently thick, stiff and thus self-supporting. The device of Fig. 2 a) due to the punching units present in it anyway in the same run together with the connection of the two webs A and B at least in the laminate of the web B in the layer 2 just to produce such integrated cards. For this purpose, it is sufficient in principle to provide the punching cylinder 30 held on the punching plate with an additional peripheral cutting edge, as shown in Fig. 3 b) or Fig. 3 b ¹ ) and designated 30.3 and with this the web B on the Cut the side of layer 2 to the depth of the layer 3 of the sound insulation. The cards thus cut free from the layer 2 along their circumference are shown in FIG. 2 b) and FIG. 2 b ') at 12 and the corresponding cut in the layer 2 in FIG. 3 b) and FIG. 3 b ¹ ) at 13 designated. The integrated cards 12 are held in the web B or in the finished print carrier A / B by the Schälleimschicht 3 on the layer 4, but can be because of the separation properties of Schälleimschicht 3 detached from the layer 4 and dissolved out of the print carrier A / B.

On the punching cylinder 42 of the third punching unit V of the device of FIG. 2 a) could also, as shown in Fig. 3 c), a stamped sheet may be provided, for example, with a peripheral cutting edge 42.1, 42.1 individual print carrier sheets from the web A through this cutting edge / B could be punched out to produce a punched grid (as opposed to cutting the web to cross cutting them). Alternatively or additionally, the layer 4 of the web B could be cut with a peripheral cutting edge 42.2.

This would be interesting, for example, within the contour of the integrated cards 12 produced in the layer 2 of the web B as shown in Fig. 2 b) or Fig. 2 b ') and indicated by 14, because characterized on the integrated cards 12 a in their Disengagement would arise from the print carrier co-layer, which could be provided for example with a previously applied imprint.

In the embodiments described above, the partial print carriers A and B were interconnected coplanarly with mutual overlap of their two weakened edge strips 5 and 6. Fig. 4 shows under a) - c) as in principle also would be possible without mutual overlapping of these edge strips on impact using a strip 15 or two strips 15 and 16, wherein the strip or strips bridge the joint area in each case. The total thickness of the residual thickness of the two edge strips and the thickness of the strip or stripes should again correspond approximately to the thickness of the two partial printing substrates A and B. The strips 15 and 16 may in particular be adhesive strips.

The partial pressure carriers A and B are not further specified in FIG. 4 in their construction. In fact, both partial print carriers could be a uniform paper layer. One or both partial print carriers could also be a multi-layer laminate such as e.g. used for the partial print carrier B in Fig. 1 and in Figs. 2 and 3 for the manufacture of integrated cards.

In the multilayer laminate as illustrated for the partial print carrier B in Fig. 1 and in Figs. 2 and 3 for the production of integrated cards, the layer 2 could be in particular a plastic film e.g. of polyester with a thickness in the range between 75 - 250 microns act. The sound insulating layer could have a thickness in the range of 3 to 10 μm and the layer 4 could be a carrier layer with a thickness of 23 to 36 μm. It would result in this case, a total thickness for the partial print carrier B and thus preferably also for the paper material of the partial printing carrier A between 101 - 296 microns. As the paper material, it would be preferable to use one having a large volume at a low weight, i. a low density.

The two edge strips 5, 6 could, in particular in the case of a connection with mutual overlap, have a width of between 3 and 12 mm, but preferably between 4 and 8 mm.

In FIGS. 5-8, further selected examples of the layer structure of the two partial printing substrates A and B will be explained, which on the one hand illustrate their invention

Connection on the other hand allows the production of different integrated products, wherein in the figures 5 - 7 of the partial printing carrier A in each case again only consists of a single paper layer and the partial printing substrate B is a multi-layered laminate. 5, the partial print carrier B has the following layer structure from top to bottom: a first film cover layer 50, a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 51, a paper layer 52, a second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 53, a second film cover layer 54, a soundproofing layer 55 and a carrier layer of paper or film 56. Along a marginal strip, a strip with the layers 50-54 is removed from the layer of sheath 55 and glued there with an adhesive 57 in overlap with a weakened edge strip of the partial printing substrate A. By an encircling, from the first Foliendeckschicht 50 down to the Schälleimschicht 55 reaching punching 58 an integral card 59 is punched in the partial pressure carrier B, which due to the

Separation properties of the Schallsimschicht 55 leachable and dissolved out b) in Fig. 5 is shown. The card 59 has, as is currently the case frequently with such cards, a paper core 52 with plastification on both sides by the film cover layers 50 and 54.

In Fig. 6, the partial print carrier B from top to bottom has e.g. consisting of paper layer 60, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 61, a silicone release layer 62 and a support layer 63 made of paper or foil. Along a marginal strip, a strip with the layers 62 and 63 is removed from the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 61 and bonded there in overlap with a weakened edge strip of the partial print carrier A using the pressure-sensitive adhesive of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 61. An integrated self-adhesive label 65 is punched free in the partial print carrier B by means of a punching 64 running down in the layer 60 and reaching down to the separating layer 62, which because of the separating properties of the separating layer 62 is releasable and detached under b) in FIG.

FIG. 7 shows that from a laminate having a wear layer 70 corresponding to the laminate of the partial print carrier B of FIG. 6, it would also be possible, for example, to produce a non-sticky foldable card 71 which after folding and gluing together of its parts 72 and 73 has a thickness greater than twice the thickness of the layer 70. The layer 70 could advantageously be a relatively thick film layer here. 8 shows an embodiment in which the partial print carrier A is also a multilayer laminate and has, in addition to an upper paper layer 80, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 81 and a carrier layer 82 made of tear-resistant film. This construction has the particular advantage that no extra adhesive strip is required for tearing off a partial layer of the paper layer 80 to its peripheral weakening, because such is already present through the layers 81 and 82. It is sufficient in this respect to provide the partial print carrier A with an incision, after which the integral layer of the paper layer 80 can be torn off immediately with the integrated adhesive strip.

The partial print carrier B of FIG. 8 has the reverse layer order as the partial print carrier of FIG. 6 or 7 with the layers 83-86, wherein the layer 86 is a transparent film layer. For marginal weakening of the partial print carrier B, a strip with the layers 83 and 84 is removed, wherein the layer 84 is indeed a release layer, which can easily be detached from the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 85. The pressure-sensitive adhesive of this pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is used directly for the connection of the two partial printing substrates A and B, so that no extra adhesive is required for this purpose.

From the above-described construction, it is possible, for example, to obtain a flip-card 90 in which a print 91 previously applied to the paper layer 80 of the partial print carrier A is protected beneath a transparent film layer. For this purpose, a first partial card 87 is punched free in the partial print carrier A by a first punching, but this is still held by individual webs in the carrier layer 82 in the partial printing carrier A. In the partial printing carrier B, a second partial card 88 is punched free by a second punching, which is also held by individual webs in the layer 86 in the partial printing B carrier. In order to produce the flip card, in a first step the part designated by 89 comprising the layers 83 and 84 is removed from the partial print carrier B, whereby the region of the adhesive keeper layer 85 below this is uncovered. In a second step, the partial print carrier B is folded onto the partial print carrier A around the connection zone as a joint, wherein the exposed pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 85 comes into contact with the surface of the partial card 87 provided with the mentioned imprint 91 and adheres to it can be. In a third step, the finished flip-card 90 can be removed by breaking the mentioned webs from the print carrier A / B.

Print media A / B according to the invention are ultimately required in the form of single sheets for their intended use, the formats A4 being 297 × 210 mm or letter 297 × 216 mm being the most common. If only a simple integrated card or label in the usual check card format of 85 x 54 mm is present in the partial print carrier B, this is less than half as wide as the partial print carrier B, even if it is arranged on a narrow side of the A4 or letter format , More than half of that compared with the

Partial pressure carrier A usually much more expensive material for the partial pressure carrier B is not utilized in this case. Fig. 2 b) shows this case. In contrast, a training, as shown in Fig. 9 a) and in which the partial print carrier B extends only over half of the narrow side of the print carrier sheet or the partial print carrier A, in practice would be sufficient. Fig. 9 b) shows the same print carrier sheet folded up easily, wherein the half-width partial print carrier B is supported and protected by the full width partial print carrier A and in this form easily, e.g. can be plugged into an envelope.

A method is now described below, with the print carrier sheet 92 of the type of Fig. 9 a) can be produced efficiently and virtually waste-free in a continuous process. In this method, three partial printing carrier webs A1, A2 and B1 are processed simultaneously, wherein the partial printing carrier webs A1 and A2 are arranged on both sides of the partial print carrier web B1 and coplanarly connected to the described inventive type coplanar to a three-part print carrier A1 / B1 / A2.

The method can be carried out with a device corresponding to that of FIG. 2a with the punching units I, II and III, wherein only additional units for the supply and connection of the third partial printing carrier web A2 with the partial printing carrier web B1 have to be provided. The unrolling of the partial printing carrier web A2 can take place from the same shaft as for the partial printing carrier A1. The weakening of the edge strips, the various punching and gluing must be done in duplicate. In c), Fig. 9 shows plan views of Figs Trains A1, A2 and B1 in the passage through the units I - IV of a correspondingly formed device. The middle web B1 is, for example, a multilayer laminate according to that of FIG. 5, which is especially suitable for the production of integrated cards 12. The two outer partial print carriers A1, A2 can be paper webs. The resulting three-part print carrier web A1 / B1 / A2 is shown in FIG. 9 under d) and e) respectively in sections C1-C1 in FIG. 9c) and C2-C2 in FIG. 9f).

In the three-part print carrier web A1 / B1 / A2 are printed sheets 92 according to Fig. 9 a) in pairs oriented in opposite directions. The dividing line 93 between the opposing print carriers 92 runs alternately along the outer edges of the middle partial print carrier B1, as indicated in FIG. 9 e) and transversely through the middle partial print carrier B1. By suitable trimming or punching of the print carrier web A1 / B1 / A2, print carrier sheets 92 corresponding to FIG. 9a) can thereby be obtained from the print carrier web A1 / B1 / A2.

Under T), FIG. 9 shows a plan view of the print carrier web A1 / B1 / A2 passing through a punching unit V of the same device. In this punching unit V, e.g. by means of a punching plate arranged on a magnetic cylinder individual print carrier sheets 92 corresponding to FIG. 9 a) in pairs from the moving web

A1 / B1 / A2 punched out, wherein the dividing line 93 between the opposing print carriers in the form of a rectangular curve, which, as already mentioned, alternately along the outer edges of the central partial print carrier B1 runs. These are shown as hidden lines in Fig. 9 f) by dashed lines. At the same time, the print carrier sheets 92 in the punching unit IM are also cut to the desired format (punched lines 94), whereby a stamped grid is obtained. By turning each one print carrier sheet 92 of each sheet pair obtained, all the print carrier sheets 92 can be made to coincide with each other, and with the partial print carrier B1, e.g. each stacked at the bottom right.

It would also be possible to separate the three-part print carrier web A1 / B1 / A2 in the punching unit III along the parting line 90 only into two opposing webs A1 / B1 and B1 / A2 and to roll this up for later endless further processing, for example. It would also be possible to cut the print carrier sheets without external trimming by simply cross-cutting the web in pairs from this.

The method described above, apart from the fact that it allows print carrier sheets according to FIG. 9 a) to produce virtually waste-free, also highly rational, because the print carrier sheets according to FIG. 9 a) always incurred in pairs. A pairwise production of "normal" print carrier sheets e.g. According to Fig. 2b) is not readily possible, because the printing or web finishing machines, as they are commonly used for the production and processing of the invention print carrier, standard width of only 520 mm. This is not enough to let two webs with a width corresponding to the height of the A4 format run side by side. In the described method for producing the three-part print carrier web A1 / B1 / A2 or of print carriers according to FIG. 9a), however, parts of the middle web B1 are alternately assigned to the two outer webs A1, A2 during the separation along the parting line 93. The finished two-part print carriers A1 / B1, A2 / B1 can thus each have an overall height corresponding to the height of the A4 format, although the three-part print carrier A1 / B1 / A2 has a significantly smaller width, in particular a width of less than 520 mm.

FIG. 10 shows under a) still another print carrier sheet 100 according to the invention in plan view, in which the partial print carrier B extends only over half of the narrow side of the print carrier sheet or the partial print carrier A. In part-print carrier B, a folding card 101 is integrated here, the parts of which are designated 102 and 103. Over the part 102 of the folding card 101, in parallel with the overlapping edge strips of the parts A and B, there is also a magnetic strip 104 for storing information as an optional supplement. Also, this print carrier sheets can be prepared by the method described above from a three-part print carrier web, with even the writing or reading of the magnetic strip 104 could already be done on the current print carrier web.

The layer structure of the print carrier 100 can be seen from FIG. 10 b). In the case of the partial print carrier A, as also shown, it may once again be a simple, edge-weakened paper layer. The partial print carrier B is a multilayer Laminate and has from top to bottom a layer 105 such as a plastic film, a pressure-sensitive adhesive view 106, a layer 107 such as paper, a further pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 108, a silicone release layer 109 and a support layer 110 such as paper or foil. Along an edge strip of the partial print carrier B, a strip with the layers 109 and 110 is removed from the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 108 and the partial print carrier B is glued there in overlap with a weakened edge strip of the partial print carrier A using the pressure-sensitive adhesive of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 108. By a circulating in the layers 105, 106 and 107, down to the support layer 110 down reaching down web-free punching 111, the folding card 101 is punched with respect to the outer periphery of its two parts 102 and 103 and can be removed because of the separation properties of the release layer 109 from the partial print carrier B. as shown in Fig. 10 under c) shows.

Along the connecting line between the two parts 102 and 103 of the folding card 101, a further punching line 112 is present as a folding aid, which in the layer 105 as a continuous full section, in the layer 107, however, as a perforation with webs and / or as a layer not completely through this Bleed is executed. As a result, the two parts 102 and 103 of the folding card 101 merely hang together via the layer 107 and, in this case, also only via individual webs and / or over a certain residual thickness. This can be seen in Fig. 10 d), in which case the

Cut line of the representation in the region of a punched web 113 between the two parts 102 and 103 is selected.

In e), Fig. 10 shows the folded folded 101 and with respect to their parts 102 and 103 glued together folding card 101. In this, the originating from the layer 105, the outer layers and thereby the outer layers of the folding card 101 forming layers have no connection with each other. Their vollumlaufend smooth and web-free cut edge essentially determines the outer contour of the folding card 101. The inner webs 113 between serving as the core layers of the folding card, originating from the layer 107 layers, however, are visually barely recognizable tactile virtually palpable. As a result, the folding card 101 as a whole, in spite of the existing webs 113, gives the impression of a card on all sides. This is particularly pronounced when the cover layers are made from a relatively thick and stiff film and the core layers from a thinner one Consist of paper layer. To automatically read and write the magnetic stripe 104 on the finished card 101, it should have some rigidity anyway.

FIG. 11 shows under a) a print carrier A / B assembled coplanarly with two overlapping partial printing media A and B similar to that of FIG. 1 g). The partial pressure carriers A and B are not further specified in FIG. 11 in their construction. In fact, both partial print carriers could be a uniform paper layer. One of the partial print carriers could also be a multilayer laminate such as e.g. used for the partial print carrier B in Fig. 1 and in Figs. 2 and 3 for the manufacture of integrated cards.

The two partial printing substrates A and B are weakened in each case on the edge side in FIG. 11 a) and are coplanarly connected with these edge strips 205 and 206 in mutual overlap by means of a special double-sided adhesive tape 210. The double-sided adhesive tape 210 has two outer adhesive layers 211 and 212 and a supporting layer 213 therebetween, which may be a simple film layer.

In order to provide the print carrier A / B of FIG. 11 a) with additional functionality and thus added value, however, a transponder can be used for the supporting layer 213. Transponders, which are also referred to as RFID tags, are passive memory chips without their own power supply but with antenna for contactless coding with information or for contactless reading of information stored in them. Such transponders are usually built up on a plurality of thin film layers laminated together (not shown in FIG. 11) and, according to the state of the art, can already be sufficiently thin for the present application and in strip form with e.g. only produce 10 mm width at approx. 100 mm length. A partial or even complete printing technology production is possible.

Between the two edge strips 205 and 206 of the strip-shaped transponder 213 is covered on both sides and protected, wherein the print carrier of Fig. 11 a) on both sides of the entire surface is printable. Between the two edge strips 205 and 206 Above all, however, the transponder 213 also does not cause any local thickening of the print carrier A / B, unlike when, for example, it was glued onto the print carrier like a label or laminated between two layers, as usual in the prior art. In the latter case, in order to avoid differences in thickness, the transponder would have to be designed to be the same size as the print carrier as a whole or else compensating layers would have to be laminated next to the transponder, both of which would not be very economical. The same applies to the lamination of a transponder between the same sized paper layers in the region of a weakened strip in one or both paper layers.

The print carrier of FIG. 11a) can be produced with the apparatus of FIG. 2 a), provided that for the web B a laminate, e.g. is used in accordance with that of the partial printing substrate B of Fig. 1. If a pure paper web is to be used as the web B, a second punching unit II would have to be used which, like the first stamping unit I, is designed to receive a weakened edge strip on it. The transponder 213 is then applied as the adhesive 11 in Fig. 2 a) in the station III on the pair of rollers 33, 34 with pressure on the weakened edge strip 6 and fed to it as a continuous web from the supply roll 35, on which he between the two adhesive layers 211 and 212 and two cover layers of silicone paper S2 and S3 is arranged.

In order for the transponder to come to lie properly in the bends possibly produced in the punching unit V, it must be suitably dimensioned with respect to its length and must also be controlled. The control can be achieved for example by means of a so-called insetting group (not shown), which is arranged between the supply roll 35 and the roller pair 33, 34 and by which the transponder web is stretched more or less slightly if necessary. To control the transponder track must be provided with tax stamps.

If transponders are to be incorporated into print carrier sheets 92 of the type of FIG. 9 a) with an A4 or letter size, they may only correspond in their length to half the width of the print carrier sheets, so that one transponder can fit per print carrier sheet. Fig. 11 b) shows an embodiment corresponding to that of Fig. 4a), wherein the two edge strips 205 and 206 here do not overlap each other and are connected to each other with an adhesive strip 215. The adhesive strip 215 has a cover layer 216, in particular made of paper, a Hafkleberschicht 217 and between these two layers a transponder 218 corresponding to that of Fig. 11 a). Again, the transponder 218 is hidden in the print carrier A / B integrated and causes no local thickening of the print carrier.

The print carrier of FIG. 11 c) is a modification of the print carrier of FIG. 11 b), wherein here only along the weakened edge strip 205 of the partial print carrier A an adhesive strip corresponding to the adhesive strip 215 with transponder 218 of FIG. 11 b) is glued. This embodiment makes sense if it is all about providing a partial print carrier A with a transponder without thickness application and the partial print carrier B would not be of additional use. Incidentally, the adhesive tape 215 containing the transponder could also be regarded as a special type of partial print carrier B which simply lacks a thickened portion.

The print carrier of FIG. 11 d) is a modification of the print carrier of FIG. 11 c), wherein here in only one print carrier D from a paper layer 220 along a strip 221, which is no longer an edge strip, a weakening is present which is glued an adhesive strip corresponding to the adhesive strip 215 with transponder 218 of Fig. 11 b). The weakening along the strip 221 can in particular be achieved again by tearing off a strip-shaped partial layer, e.g. after a preliminary provision of the print carrier D with possibly two parallel incisions are produced, as e.g. for the weakened edge strips 5, 6 is prescribed.

The examples explained above are by no means to be understood as conclusive. Rather, they are only intended to make it clear that the present invention can be used with a large number of differently structured partial pressure carriers and that, within the scope of the present invention, a wide variety of integrated products can thus be produced. In order to avoid skewing in the stack, the two interconnected partial pressure carrier should be as equal as possible thick. However, certain thickness differences can be tolerable. At least to +/- 5% thickness difference, the resulting flatness will be sufficient for most applications.

Integrated cards, folding cards or labels typically have dimensions of 55 by 85 mm, so that the partial print carrier B preferably used for their production can have a width of 80 mm. If the partial print carrier B is arranged recordable in a format of an A4 sheet along one of its narrow sides, a height of at least more than 200 mm results for the partial print carrier A, so that the partial print carrier A, which indeed consists of a cost-effective paper material can be made in terms of area, the largest part of the print carrier A / B.

In all embodiments described above, the gradation along the marginal strip of the partial printing substrate B, as far as it is a multilayer laminate, could be achieved not only by weaknesses with removal of individual layers but also by other measures, in particular directly in the laminate production.

With the method explained with reference to FIGS. 2 and 9, printed media A / B according to the invention with integrated card can be produced in a single pass, whereby the method and the apparatus used therefor may need to be slightly modified depending on the layer structure of the partial printing media used , Thus, for example, no extra adhesive strip K1 and no adhesive 11 are required for the production of the print carrier of FIG. It could also be that an adhesive is already present in the web A and that after the exposure of this adhesive only an uncoated ribbon would have to be applied. Possibly. the tearing off of the partial layer of the paper layer can also be carried out completely without the aid of an adhesive strip. It would also be possible to use exclusively the first punching unit of FIG. 2 with its additional units and to produce in one pass only a marginally weakened paper web, which could possibly even be supplied to another manufacturer as starting material for subsequent further processing. This weakened paper web could already already be provided along its weakened edge strip with a covered by a removable cover layer adhesive layer.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1 layer or layer of paper

2 paper or foil layer

3 layer of sound insulation

4 paper or foil layer

5 edge stripes

6 edge stripes

5/6 overlap area

7 strip-shaped partial layer 7 on the partial printing carrier A.

8 strip-shaped layer 8 on the partial print carrier B

9 ¹ incision

10 incision

11 glue

12 cards

13 incision

14 incision

15 strips, adhesive strips

16 strips, adhesive tape

20 supply roll

21 supply roll

22 punching cylinders

22.1 cutting edge

22.1 'cutting edge

22.2 'cutting edge

23 counter cylinders

24 roll

25 roll

26 roll

27 deflection roller

28 rewinding

29 pairs of rollers

30 punching cylinders

30.1 circumferential cutting edge

30.1 ¹ cutting edge

30.2 cutting edge

31 counter cylinders

32 roll 33 role

34 roll

35 supply roll

36 role

37 role

38 roll

39 role

40 pressure roller

41 pressure roller

42 punching cylinders

42.1 circumferential cutting edge

42.2 circumferential cutting edge

43 counter cylinders

44 Device for destacking sheets

45 sheet pile

46 role

50 first foliendeckschicht, Foliendeckschicht

51 first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer

52 paper layer, paper core

53 second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer

54 Second Foliendeckschicht, Foliendeckschicht

55 sound insulating layer

56 carrier layer

57 glue

58 punching

59 integrated map

60 paper layer

61 pressure-sensitive adhesive layer

62 silicone release layer

63 carrier layer

64 punching

65 integrated self-adhesive labels

70 wear layer

71 not sticky folding card

72 part of the folding card 71

73 part of the folding card 71

80 upper layer of paper

81 pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 82 carrier layer

83 paper or foil layer

84 separating layer

85 pressure-sensitive adhesive layer

86 transparent film layer

87 first part card

88 second part card

89 part with layers 83

90 flip card

91 imprint

92 print carrier sheet

93 dividing line

94 punched lines

100 print carrier sheet

101 folding map

102 folding map part

103 folding map part

104 magnetic stripes

105 plastic film, cover layers

106 pressure-sensitive adhesive view,

107 paper layer, core layers

108 pressure-sensitive adhesive layer

109 silicone release layer

110 carrier layer

111 web-free punching

112 more punching line

113 punched webs

205 edge stripes

206 edge stripes

210 double-sided adhesive tape with transponder

211 outer adhesive layer

212 outer adhesive layer

213 bearing layer / transponder

215 adhesive strips

216 topcoat

217 adhesive layer

218 transponders

220 paper layer 221 channel-like weakening

A web / partial print carrier

B web / partial print carrier

A / B print carrier, print carrier web

A1 partial printing carrier web

A2 partial printing carrier web

B1 partial pressure carrier web

A1 / B1 / A2 three-part print carrier, print carrier web

A1 / B1 print carrier web

B1 / A2 print carrier web

D print carrier

G1 hinge zone

G2 hinge zone

S1 silicone paper

S2 silicone paper

S3 silicone paper

K1 adhesive tape

I first punching unit r modified punching unit

Il second punching unit

III station

IV station

V third punching unit

Claims

1. From at least two flat partial pressure carriers (A, B, A ¹ , B ') coplanarly assembled print carrier (A / B, AVB ¹ , A1 / B1 / A2), one of the partial print carriers (A, A ¹ , A ¹ , A ² ) a paper layer (1, 80)), characterized in that the paper layer (1, 80) of the one partial print carrier (A, A ') along a marginal strip (5, 5') in their thickness by removing a partial layer (7) weakened in that the other partial print carrier (B; B ¹ ) has a smaller thickness than its thickness along an edge strip (6; 6 '), and that the two partial print carriers (A, B; A ¹ , B ¹ ) along its two edge strips (5,

6; 5 ', 6') are interconnected.

2. Print carrier according to claim 1, characterized in that the partial layer (7) is removed by tearing.

3. Print carrier according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the partial layer (7) by removal, in particular by grinding and / or milling, is removed.

4. Print carrier according to one of claims 1 - 3, characterized in that the two partial printing carrier (A, B; A ¹ , B ') along its two edge strips (5, 6, 5 ¹ , 6') with the two edge strips overlapping each other connected to each other.

5. Print carrier according to one of claims 1 - 3, characterized in that the two partial printing carrier (A, B) along its two edge strips (5, 6) with at least one strip (15, 16) are connected to each other in shock.

6. Print carrier according to one of claims 1-5, characterized in that the two partial printing carrier (A, B, A ¹ B ¹ ) are approximately the same thickness.

7. Print carrier according to one of claims 1-6, characterized in that its thickness in the region where the two partial printing carrier (A, B, A ¹ B ") along its two edge strips (5, 6, 5 \ 6 ') connected to each other are no larger than the thickness of the thicker of the two partial pressure carrier is.

8. Print carrier according to one of claims 1-7, characterized in that the edge strip (5, 5 ¹ ) of the paper layer (1) opposite the paper layer (1) by the way by an incision (9; 9 ') in the paper layer (1 ) is limited.

9. The printing substrate according to claim 1, characterized in that the other partial printing substrate (B; B ¹ ) has a laminate with at least two separable layers (2, 4; 50-54, 56; 60, 63; 83, 86 ) of which at least one (2; 50-54; 63; 83) is removed along the marginal strip (8).

10. Print carrier according to claim 9, characterized in that the edge strip (8) of the laminate relative to the laminate by the way by an incision (10, 10 ') is limited in the laminate.

11. A print carrier according to any one of claims 1-10, characterized in that one or both edge strips (5, 6, 5 ", 6 ') have a width between 3 - 12 mm, but preferably between 4 - 8 mm.

12. Print carrier according to one of claims 1 - 11, characterized in that the edges of one or both edge strips (5, 6; 5 ¹ , 6 ') are formed on one or both sides straight or wavy.

13. The print carrier as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the other partial print carrier (B, B ') is shorter in the direction of the marginal strip (8), in particular only half as long as the partial print carrier comprising the paper layer (1; A, A ') is.

14. Print carrier according to one of claims 1 - 13, characterized in that the two partial print carrier (A, B) by an adhesive strip (210, 215) are interconnected, which is provided with a transponder (213, 218).

15. print carrier with a paper layer (220) along a strip (221) in their thickness by removing a partial layer (7) weakened and with a in the Weakened strips glued adhesive tape (215) is provided, which adhesive strip (215) is provided with a transponder (218).

16. A partial print carrier (A, A ¹ ) for producing a print carrier (A / B, AVB ') according to one of claims 1 - 14, having a paper layer (1;

Edge strip (5, 5 ') is weakened in thickness by removing a partial layer (7).

17 partial printing carrier (A, A ¹ ) according to claim 16, characterized in that the partial layer (7) is removed by tearing.

18. Part-pressure carrier (A, A ¹ ) according to claim 16 or 17, characterized in that the partial layer (7) is removed by ablation, in particular by grinding and / or milling.

19th partial print carrier (A; A ¹⁾ according to any one of claims 16 - 18, characterized in that the strip (5; 5 '; 221) of the paper layer (1; 80; 220) relative to the paper layer (1; 80), moreover is delimited by an incision (9; 9 ') in the paper layer (1; 80).

20 partial print carrier (A, A ¹ ) according to any one of claims 16-19, characterized in that on the strip (5) of the paper layer (1) is provided by an adhesive cover layer covered by a removable adhesive layer.

21. Method for producing a print carrier (A / B, AVB ') which is coplanarly assembled from at least two flat partial print carriers (A, B; A ¹ , B') according to one of claims 1 - 14 or a partial print carrier according to one of claims 16 - 20 in that one or the partial print carrier (A; A ') comprises a paper layer (1; 80) which is weakened along a marginal strip (5; 5') by removing a partial layer (7), characterized in that Removal of the sub-layer (7) by tearing off the sub-layer (7) is performed.

22. The method according to claim 20, characterized in that the partial layer (7) with an adhesive strip (K1, K1 ', 81, 82) is demolished.

23. Method according to claim 22, characterized in that the adhesive strip (K1; KT; 81, 82) is pulled off via a roller (22; 29).

24. Method for producing a print carrier (A / B, AVB ¹ ) which is coplanarly assembled from at least two flat partial print carriers (A, B; A ¹ , B ') according to one of claims 1 to 12 or a partial print carrier (A; A ¹ ) one of claims 14 - 18, wherein one or the partial print carrier (A; A ¹ ) comprises a paper layer (1; 80) which is weakened along a marginal strip (5; 5 ') by removing a sub-layer (7) , characterized in that the partial layer (7) by removal, in particular by grinding and / or milling, is removed.

25. Method according to claim 21, characterized in that the edge strip (5; 5 ') of the paper layer (1; 80) with respect to the paper layer before the removal of the partial layer (7) with an incision (9; 9 ') in the paper layer (1; 80) is delimited.

26. A process for the production of a print carrier (A / B, AVB ¹ ) according to one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that for the other partial print carrier (B, B ¹ ) a laminate having at least two layers (2, 4) adhesively bonded together is provided 50-54, 56, 60, 63, 83, 86) is used to reduce the thickness of this laminate along the edge strip (6, 6 ') by peeling off at least one of the layers (2; 50-54; 63; 83) By the way, before the peeling off of the at least one layer (2; 50-54; 63; 83) relative to the laminate, the edge strip (6; 6 ¹ ) is delimited by an incision (10; 10 ¹ ) into the laminate.

27. The method according to claim 25, characterized in that for joining the two partial printing carrier (A, B, A ¹ , B ') along its two edge strips (5, 6, 5 ¹ , 6 ¹ ) with the two edge strips overlapping one another adhesive layer (11) is transferred from a carrier (S2, S3) on one of the two edge strips.

28. The method according to any one of claims 21 - 27, characterized in that it is carried out as an endless process on moving webs (A, B, A ¹ , B ¹ ).

29. A process for the production of print carriers (A1 / B1, A2 / B1) according to claim 13 using two outer (A1, A2) and one middle partial print carrier (B1), the two outer partial print carriers (A1, A2) each having a paper layer and in each case along an edge strip (5.1, 5.2) are weakened in thickness by removing a sub-layer, and wherein the average partial print carrier (B1) along two, opposite edge strips (6.1, 6.2) has a smaller than its thickness otherwise in that the outer partial print carriers (A1, A2) are each joined along their edge strips (5.1, 5.2) to one of the edge strips (6.1, 6.2) of the middle partial print carrier (B1) and in that the partial print carriers (A1, B1, A2 ) by an alternately along the opposite edge strips (5.1, 6.1, 5.2, 6.2) guided and in between the middle partial pressure carrier (B1) crossing Tr ennline (90) divided into at least two of the print carrier.