EP2965918B1 - Support de donnees ayant une structure a relief tactile - Google Patents

Support de donnees ayant une structure a relief tactile Download PDF

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EP2965918B1
EP2965918B1 EP15001937.0A EP15001937A EP2965918B1 EP 2965918 B1 EP2965918 B1 EP 2965918B1 EP 15001937 A EP15001937 A EP 15001937A EP 2965918 B1 EP2965918 B1 EP 2965918B1
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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
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    • 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
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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
    • B42D25/20—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof characterised by a particular use or purpose
    • B42D25/24—Passports
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/20—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof characterised by a particular use or purpose
    • B42D25/29—Securities; Bank notes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
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  • the invention relates to a data carrier, in particular a document of value, such as a banknote, a passport and the like, having a flexible substrate, which has a substrate thickness and two opposing surfaces, and having a first and second tactile detectable relief structure with a first and second relief height relative to the surface of the substrate.
  • the invention further relates to a method and an embossing tool for producing such a data carrier.
  • Data carriers such as security, value and identity documents, but also other valuables, are provided with security features for security purposes, which permit verification of the authenticity of the data carrier and at the same time serve as protection against unauthorized reproduction.
  • tactile detectable security features unlike the widely used optically variable security features, can also be detected by visually impaired or blind people.
  • the currently known data carriers with tactile detectable security features, ie blind characteristics have the particular disadvantage that the blind characteristics, especially at high circulation of the disk of heavy pollution and considerable wear with associated Reduction of the relief height subject, so that the blind characteristics are no longer reliably detectable by the visually impaired and the blind.
  • Object of the present invention is to overcome the disadvantages mentioned above and to improve a data carrier of the type mentioned in terms of imitation security and in particular with regard to the comprehensibility of the visually impaired and the blind.
  • the first and second tactile detectable relief structure on the first and / or second surface of the substrate substantially mirror-inverted and laterally spaced such that they can be substantially completely coincident by folding, bending, rolling or twisting the substrate to form a third tactile detectable relief structure having a third relief height resulting from the sum of the first and second relief height and twice the substrate thickness.
  • a flexible substrate is understood to mean any substrate which, due to its material properties, is suitable for substantially substantially freeing the spaced-apart first and second relief structures by folding, bending, rolling or twisting the substrate to cover completely.
  • a flexible substrate is formed for example by a paper substrate with or without a proportion of polymeric material or by a plastic substrate.
  • composite materials of paper and plastic are also such flexible substrates in the context of the present invention.
  • the first and second tactile detectable relief structure has a first and second relief height relative to the surface of the substrate.
  • the relief height is accordingly the height of the relief structure relative to a surface of the substrate which has no relief structure.
  • the first and second tactile detectable relief structures on the first and / or second surface of the substrate are substantially mirror-inverted and laterally spaced such that they can be substantially completely aligned by folding, bending, rolling or twisting the substrate to form a third tactile detectable relief structure having a third relief height resulting from the sum of the first and second relief levels and twice the substrate thickness.
  • the core of the invention therefore aims, inter alia, to provide a tactile detectable relief height, in particular for a visually impaired or blind user of the data carrier, which results from the sum of the first and the second relief height and twice the substrate thickness.
  • the arrangement of the first and second relief structure is ideally exactly mirror image and laterally spaced apart. Small deviations of the arrangement of the first and second relief structures from this ideal case are tolerated by users in general and visually impaired or blind people in particular, without the information associated with the first or second relief structure being lost for the said group of persons.
  • the first and second relief structures need only be substantially completely brought to coincidence by a user in general and by the visually impaired or blind in particular in order to make the information associated with the first or second relief structure clearly recognizable for the named group of persons.
  • the first and second relief structures are ideally completely aligned, small deviations, i. E. However, only a substantially complete coverage, but sufficient for a clear detection of the information from. Details of the substantially mirror-image arrangement or essentially complete covering of the first and second relief structures will be explained in detail below with reference to the figures below.
  • the covering according to the invention also includes any other form of covering by folding, bending, rolling or twisting the substrate. That is, a cover-up the first and second relief structure, for example, by buckling or pushing of the substrate, or any other form of relative movement of the first and second relief structures, falls under registration by folding, bending, rolling or twisting.
  • a cover-up the first and second relief structure for example, by buckling or pushing of the substrate, or any other form of relative movement of the first and second relief structures, falls under registration by folding, bending, rolling or twisting.
  • all conceivable combinations, in particular of folds, bending, rolling or twisting, which lead to a covering according to the invention of first and second relief structures are also encompassed by the above-described covering arrangement.
  • the invention makes it possible to provide a tactile security feature and in particular a blind identifier which can still be reliably detected even by users and in particular by the visually impaired and the blind if the data carrier is exposed to high circulation and, if appropriate, also to contamination.
  • the third tactile detectable relief structure having a relief height resulting from the sum of the first and second relief height and twice the substrate thickness .
  • a reduction of the first and second relief height is therefore compensated to a certain extent by the inventive arrangement of the first and second relief structure and the substrate for forming the third tactile detectable relief structure.
  • the provided with the relief structures according to the invention data carriers can therefore be reliably detected by users of the disk and in particular by the visually impaired and blind even with data carriers with high circulation, so that the imitation security of a data carrier according to the invention over known data carriers is significantly increased.
  • the increase in the security against forgery of the data carrier is, as already mentioned, also achieved for people without visual impairment, as the third relief structure for these persons and also for data carriers with high circulation longer than one of the security against forgery of the data carrier serving security feature can be detected.
  • first, second and third relief structures are a blind characteristic, since in particular for this group of persons, the information associated with the blind identifier can be reliably detected, which is e.g. With optically variable security features is not possible or only very limited.
  • the first and second tactile detectable relief structure are arranged on the same surface of the substrate.
  • This arrangement has the advantage that a partially sighted or blind person can simultaneously grasp the first and second relief structures from one side of the substrate, ie, on the same surface of the substrate with the left and right hands.
  • the first and second tactile detectable relief structures are arranged on both surfaces of the substrate, simultaneous detection of the first and second relief structures is from the same side of the substrate is not possible.
  • the two relief structures must be arranged on the substrate such that substantially complete coverage of the substrate is achieved by folding, bending, rolling or twisting the substrate two relief structures is possible.
  • the first and second tactile detectable relief structure is a coding, in particular in the form of the denomination or the country code of the data carrier.
  • the formation of the first and second tactile detectable relief structure as coding makes it possible, in particular for visually impaired and blind people, to associate the information associated with the coding, e.g. the denomination or country code of the volume.
  • the coding may contain further information, e.g. the number of denominations of the considered series of the disk or the year of the output of the disk.
  • the first and second tactile detectable relief structure has in a preferred embodiment at least one line. It has been shown in practical experiments with the visually impaired and the blind namely, that a relief structure can be formed by at least one line, which allows a particularly good tactile detectability especially for the mentioned group of people.
  • an encoding which comprises at least one line.
  • a coding system with at least one line which can be detected very reliably, in particular, by visually impaired and blind people.
  • Such coding comprising at least one line, according to the invention with advantage on a disk, in particular a document of value arranged.
  • such coding can also be used on any data carrier, for example printed products, packaging, in particular packaging for medicaments, or other packaging in the product security area.
  • the coding described in more detail below with reference to the figures is also taken on its own, ie without being arranged on a data carrier, as an independent subject matter of the invention.
  • an encoding comprising at least one line
  • an encoding comprising at least one line
  • an independent subject of the invention with significant advantages over the previously known codes, in particular the so-called “Braille” encoding represents, protection is currently claimed only for such encoding on a disk.
  • first and second tactile detectable relief structure have a round, oval and / or polygonal limited, in particular triangular, square or rectangular outline shape.
  • the formation of the relief structures with such an outline shape can be detected very well especially by the blind and visually impaired.
  • first and second tactile detectable relief structure have an outline shape determined by a symbol, geometric patterns and / or alphanumeric characters.
  • Such relief structures can be detected reliably in particular by the blind and visually impaired In addition, they enable and reproduce information that is particularly characteristic of the data carrier through the relief structure.
  • the first and second tactile detectable relief structure according to the invention only need to be arranged on the disk so that they can be brought to cover substantially completely by folding, bending, rolling or twisting of the substrate, it has proven to be particularly advantageous in practice the first and second tactile detectable relief structure have a distance of 2 mm to 20 mm, preferably of 3 mm to 15 mm and very particularly preferably of 3 mm to 6 mm, for each edge region of the data carrier.
  • the first and second tactile detectable relief structure is thus not arranged flush with an edge region of the data carrier on the data carrier, but has a minimum distance of 2 mm to each edge region of the data carrier. Such an arrangement allows the blind and visually impaired to easily find and very well detect the first and second relief structure.
  • the first and second relief structure can be detected very well by the blind and visually impaired, if the relief structure has a relief width of 60 microns to 2500 microns, preferably from 120 microns to 1500 microns and most preferably from 250 microns to 1000 microns.
  • the relief elements of the first and second tactile detectable relief structure each have a spacing of 3 mm to 15 mm and very particularly preferably of 5 mm to 10 mm from each other. These spacings of the relief elements also contribute to a particularly good comprehensibility and differentiation of the relief structures by the blind and visually impaired.
  • the relief height of the first and second tactile detectable relief structure is 20 ⁇ m to 500 ⁇ m, preferably 40 ⁇ m to 300 ⁇ m and very particularly preferably 60 ⁇ m to 250 ⁇ m.
  • the relief elements of the first and second tactile detectable relief structure of other elements of the data carrier such as imprints, in particular raised, or foil elements, a distance of 0.3 mm to 25 mm, preferably from 3 mm to 15 mm and most preferably from 7 mm to 10 mm.
  • the abovementioned distances ensure that visually impaired and blind persons can reliably distinguish the relief structures according to the invention from other elements of the data carrier.
  • the detection of the information associated with the relief structures by the above-mentioned group of people is also ensured if the disk has a variety of other elements that can also serve the protection against counterfeiting.
  • the arrangement of the relief structures on substrates of the aforementioned thicknesses enables a technically reliable production and results in a third relief structure with a third relief height, which can be reliably detected not only by the blind and visually impaired. It should be noted at this point that it is not a contradiction if the relief height of the first and / or second relief structure is greater than the thickness of the substrate. This will be explained in more detail below with reference to the figures.
  • a preferred relief height of 100 ⁇ m to 1740 ⁇ m results for the third relief structure.
  • a third relief structure which has the aforementioned relief height of 100 .mu.m to 1740 .mu.m, is tactile to detect reliably and safely by visually impaired and the blind, but also by non-visually impaired.
  • the first and second tactile detectable relief structure are embossed structures produced in the gravure printing process, in particular intaglio printing processes.
  • the gravure printing process is characterized by the fact that the substrate is exposed to high pressures during the printing or embossing process. These pressures are even significantly higher in intaglio printing in particular than in intaglio printing in general.
  • the intaglio printing method allows relief structures according to the invention with defined shape, relief width and relief height to be reliably introduced into the data carrier.
  • the gravure printing method or the intaglio printing method offers the advantage that at the same time as the relief structures, an imprint arranged congruently with the relief structures can be applied to the data carrier.
  • those engravings of the printing plate or the embossing tool which are provided later to produce the relief structures with imprint, filled with an ink, which forms the imprint later.
  • the relief structure according to the invention is introduced into the substrate on the one hand, and on the other hand the relief structure is provided with a congruent imprint.
  • a color-guiding gravure is used.
  • blind embossing a so-called “blind embossing” is spoken.
  • Such a blind embossing thus forms an embossed structure in the color of the substrate or the color of the cover layer which may be arranged on the substrate. If the substrate and, if appropriate, the surface layer arranged on the substrate are colorless, a colorless relief is obtained accordingly.
  • the user can still visually distinguish a relief structure produced by blind embossing from the non-embossed region of the data carrier.
  • the tactile detection of such blind embossing with sufficient embossing height is usually possible.
  • the first relief structure when using a gravure printing method, it is possible to perform, for example, the first relief structure as a colored relief structure and the second relief structure as a blind embossing. It should also be noted that in ink-carrying gravure printing relief structures with a relatively large relief height can be generated, since the relief height of the sum of the height of the embossed relief structure and the thickness of the paint results in the relief structure.
  • the relief structures can of course also be relief structures obtained by another printing process.
  • relief structures which can be produced by a screen printing method, an inkjet method or by exposure to lasering, in particular by foaming of the substrate, are conceivable.
  • relief structures which are produced in several method steps.
  • a relief structure can be produced by a raised application of ink in the inkjet process, and the height of this relief structure can be further increased by blind embossing by means of a gravure printing process. It is of course possible to carry out the production of the relief structures at the same time as the generation of other elements of the data carrier, for example the generation of the serial number of the data carrier.
  • the inventive method allows the production of a data carrier with the advantages already mentioned, ie in particular the provision of a data carrier with a high security against counterfeiting and the possibility of reliable detection by visually impaired, blind and non-visually impaired persons. This is especially true for data carriers that are subject to high circulation.
  • the first and second tactile detectable relief structure is produced in the gravure printing method, in particular in intaglio printing.
  • the gravure printing method and in particular the intaglio printing method enable the precise and reliable production of relief structures, as already explained above. It is also particularly preferred from a procedural point of view if, simultaneously with the relief structures, an imprint arranged congruently with respect to the relief structures is produced.
  • the invention comprises an embossing tool for producing a data carrier according to the invention in a gravure printing method using an embossing tool surface, which has an engraving formed for the production of the first and second relief structure, wherein the ratio of the depth to the width of the engraving between 1: 1 and 1:30 , preferably between 1: 1 and 1: 6 and in particular at 1: 3.
  • embossing tools that have relief structures with a ratio of depth to width of 1: 1 to 1:30, for the production tactile detectable structures on the disk are well suited, and at the same time the embossing tools by the engravings in the embossing tool surface not too much in the Strength be compromised. The risk of cracks in the embossing tool is thus reliably prevented or reduced to a minimum.
  • the substrate material for the data carrier is any flexible material which makes it possible to cover the first and second relief structures by folding, bending, rolling or twisting.
  • the preferred substrate material is paper, in particular cotton paper.
  • paper which contains a proportion x of polymeric material in the range of 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 100% by weight.
  • the substrate has a plastic film on at least one, preferably on both surfaces lying opposite one another.
  • a plastic film on at least one, preferably on both surfaces lying opposite one another.
  • Such a composite is characterized by an extremely high stability, which is for the durability of the disk of great advantage.
  • a substrate with reversed layer sequence paper / plastic / paper is furthermore suitable as the substrate of the data carrier.
  • luminescent substances are to be considered which are preferably transparent in the visible wavelength range and in the non-visible wavelength range by a suitable auxiliary means, for example a UV or IR radiation emitting radiation source, can be excited to produce a visible or at least auxiliaries detectable luminescence.
  • a data carrier in the form of a pass it should be noted at this point that the invention of covering the first and second relief structure by folding, bending, rolling or twisting the substrate of the pass is ensured if the substrate material of the passport is flexible. Since a pass usually comprises several pages, it is sufficient to carry out the invention already, if at least one side of the pass is flexible to the first and second relief structure by folding, bending, rolling or twisting the page substantially completely to cover bring to.
  • first relief structure are arranged on a first pass side and the second relief structure on a second pass side and the first and second relief structure according to the invention by folding, bending, rolling or twisting the first and / or. or second pass page can be brought substantially completely to cover.
  • the most precise possible arrangement of the first and second relief structure on the data carrier facilitates the covering of the first and second relief structures and thus reliable detection of the third tactile relief structure.
  • the first and second relief structures can be arranged with a positional accuracy relative to each other of less than 1.5 mm, preferably less than 1 mm and most preferably less than 0.5 mm, wherein the Position accuracy but very much dependent on eg the extent of the substrate after the creation of the relief structure.
  • Fig. 1 shows a data carrier 1 according to the invention, which is for example a banknote.
  • the data carrier 1 has a flexible substrate 3, for example of paper with two opposite surfaces 8 and 9 (see Fig. 3 ). With the surface 8 and 9 it can, as in the FIGS. 1 to 3 shown, for example, to the front 8 and back 9 of the bill act.
  • the banknote 1 also has a first tactile detectable relief structure 2 and a second tactile detectable relief structure 4.
  • a serial number 6 and the denomination "100" reference numeral 5
  • the mirror plane 12 and the folding direction 14 drawn.
  • the serial number 6 can be generated in a preferred embodiment simultaneously with the relief structures 2 and 4 on the surface 8 of the data carrier 1. However, it is also possible to generate the serial number 6 in a method step which is separate from the generation of the relief structures 2 and 4. Alternatively to the formation of the serial number as a print, this can also be done by applying the substrate surface to laser radiation by "foaming" the substrate material. In principle, the relief structures 2 and 4 can also be produced by exposure to laser radiation, ie foaming of the substrate material.
  • the data carrier can have further security elements, for example additional imprints and film elements, which, however, are not shown for the sake of clarity.
  • the foil elements can, for example, run parallel to the short side 7 of the data carrier in the form of a foil strip.
  • the film strip can also be arranged in the region of the relief structures 2 or 4. In such, likewise not further illustrated case, results from the arrangement of the relief structure 2 or 4 in the region of the film strip a combined security element with an exceptional for the data carrier to be backed up security against counterfeiting.
  • the first tactile detectable relief structure 2 and the second tactile detectable relief structure 4 can be detected by the visually impaired and the blind, but also by persons without visual impairment with the sense of touch. If the banknote 1 is folded along the mirror plane 12, which takes place by folding along the folding direction 14, the first and second tactile detectable relief structure, which are arranged in mirror image and laterally spaced apart on the banknote 1, are brought substantially completely into line. This will be with reference to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 now explained in more detail.
  • Fig. 2 shows the along the mirror plane 12 and in the direction of the folding direction 14 almost completely folded banknote 1.
  • the second tactile detectable relief structure 4 can be seen in plan view, while the first tactile detectable relief structure 2 is covered by the substrate 3.
  • the first tactile detectable relief structure 2 and the second tactile detectable relief structure 4 are completely brought to coincidence by the folding. Between them is in each case the area of the substrate 3 on which the first and second relief structures 2 and 4 are arranged.
  • the completely aligned first relief structure 2 and second relief structure 4 together with the substrate 3 of the banknote 1 form the third tactile detectable relief structure 10.
  • the third tactile detectable relief structure 10 has a third relief height R3, which results from the sum of the first relief height R1, the second relief height R2 and twice the substrate thickness DS.
  • a visually impaired or blind person can now in the in Fig. 2 shown area 15 with two fingers feel the third tactile detectable relief structure 10. He will assign the third relief structure 10, the third relief height R3, which is substantially greater than the first relief height R1 and second relief height R2. Since the first relief structure 2 and the second relief structure 4 are arranged in mirror image on the banknote and thus represent the same information for the user, the user assigns to the third relief structure 10 the same information as the first relief structure 2 or the second relief structure 4.
  • the first, second and third tactile detectable relief structure according to Fig. 1 to Fig. 3
  • the first and second tactile detectable relief structure is arranged on the same surface 8 of the substrate 3 by means of a printing process. This may particularly preferably take place in the intaglio printing process, in particular intaglio printing, wherein the embossed structures formed may also have a congruently arranged imprint.
  • the relief height of a relief structure formed in the color-guiding (engraved) intaglio printing method then results as the sum of the height of the embossed structure relative to the surface of the substrate and the thickness of the imprint. It is understood that the relief structures 2 and 4 according to Fig. 3 as well as the substrate are shown idealized. If the first and / or second relief structure is produced on the substrate surface 8 by means of a gravure printing process, the high pressure during printing results in a deformation of the data carrier in the form of the relief structures 2 and 4, wherein the deformation may also be on the back surface 9 may comprise a depression.
  • the data carrier is again a banknote, which is assigned the reference numeral 41, and which has on its first surface 48 a first tactile detectable relief structure 42 and a mirror-image arranged second tactile detectable relief structure 44.
  • the relief structure 42 is formed by a total of four lines, wherein two lines each extend parallel to each other. Specifically, two lines 42A extend parallel to the short banknote side 45, while the two lines 42B make an angle of less than 90 ° with the short side 45 include (angle ⁇ ).
  • all lines of the first relief structure 42 have a distance of at least approximately 5 mm from an edge region of the banknote 41.
  • the distance of the lines 42B from the edge region 45 is in Fig. 5 denoted by reference B, while the distance of the relief structure 42 from the edge region 46 of the banknote 41 is denoted by A.
  • the first relief structure and the second relief structure 44 arranged in mirror image with corresponding distances can be felt particularly reliably, in particular by the visually impaired and the blind.
  • the lines 42A and 42B have a relief width of about 60 microns to 2500 microns, and preferably from about 300 microns to 1000 microns. Further, the lines 42A are spaced about 3 mm to 15 mm, preferably about 5 mm to 10 mm apart. The same applies to the spacing of the lines 42B.
  • the relief heights of the first and second relief structures are approximately 20 ⁇ m to 500 ⁇ m, preferably approximately 80 ⁇ m to 400 ⁇ m.
  • first and / or second relief structure are also formed by a dense sequence of point-shaped relief elements.
  • the relief structure 62 again has the distances A and B from the edge region 66 or 65 of the banknote 61.
  • the lines 62B with the edge region 65 form an angle of about 90 °.
  • This arrangement of first relief structure 62 is also particularly well suited for the detection by the blind and visually impaired.
  • lines 62A and 62B are disposed in a position relative to one another that represents an encoding.
  • Fig. 7 Further possibilities for displaying information in such a coding system are shown.
  • the vertical lines 22 and the horizontal lines 23 represent an encoding of the denomination eg a banknote.
  • the seven values of the EURO series will be replaced by those in Fig. 7 represented representations of vertical and horizontal lines.
  • a first and a mirror-image arranged second relief structure is provided on the data carrier for each value, wherein the first and second relief structure can in turn be substantially completely brought to coincidence by folding, bending, rolling or twisting of the substrate, around a third tactile detectable relief structure to build.
  • the denomination of a banknote can be detected extremely reliably by the blind or partially sighted, which as a rule can not be done so reliably with the known Braille font.
  • a much better tactile detection than, for example, the Braille encoding allows because the lines 22 and 23 either parallel to the short side 7 and long side 17 of the banknote run (see Fig. 1 ).
  • Such an arrangement of the lines, for example on a banknote is much easier to feel by the blind than a coding formed by punctiform embossing elements, as is the case with Braille coding or braille writing.
  • the Braille font for example, would give a different sense in a mirroring, since each point (embossing element) of the arrangement of six points (embossing elements) encodes a specific piece of information. Also, the according to Fig. 7 proposed coding much clearer of blind people as an encoding consisting of a combination of punctiform and linear relief elements.
  • the folding along the mirror plane 12 (FIG. Fig. 1 ) or 112 ( Fig. 4 ) is merely exemplary and in particular convolutions along mirror planes are conceivable, which run parallel to a long side of a data carrier, the relief structures must of course be arranged on the disk so that they by folding, bending, rolling or twisting of the disk to cover can be brought.
  • the relief structures shown in the figures also function as blind indicators, if they are not made to coincide by corresponding folding, bending, rolling or twisting of the substrate.
  • the relief structure 2 is the Fig. 1 already an encoding of the denomination "100" and can be detected by a blind or visually impaired also clearly as such a coding. Accordingly, a blind or visually impaired person can also grasp the information associated with the relief structure 4, namely the denomination "100".

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  1. Support de données, en particulier un document de valeur tel qu'un billet de banque, un passeport ou similaire, comprenant un substrat flexible ayant une épaisseur de substrat et deux surfaces opposées, et des première et deuxième structures en relief détectables de manière tactile ayant des première et deuxième hauteurs de relief par rapport à la surface du substrat, dans lequel les première et deuxième structures en relief détectables de manière tactile sont disposées sur les première et/ ou deuxième surfaces du substrat de manière sensiblement symétrique en miroir et sont espacées latéralement l'une de l'autre de manière à ce qu'elles puissent être mises sensiblement complètement en superposition par pliage, flexion, roulage ou torsion du substrat afin de former une troisième structure en relief détectable de manière tactile, présentant une troisième hauteur de relief résultant de la somme des première et deuxième hauteurs de relief et une épaisseur deux fois supérieure au substrat,
    caractérisé en ce que les éléments de relief des première et deuxième structures de relief détectables de manière tactile présentent respectivement une distance de 3 mm à 15 mm l'un par rapport à l'autre.
  2. Support de données selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les première, deuxième et troisième structures de relief détectables de manière tactile sont un signe pour non-voyant.
  3. Support de données selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que les première et deuxième structures en relief détectables de manière tactile sont disposées sur la même surface du substrat.
  4. Support de données selon au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que les première et deuxième structures en relief détectables de manière tactile sont un codage, en particulier sous la forme de la dénomination ou de l'indicatif de pays du support de données.
  5. Support de données selon au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que les première et deuxième structures en relief détectables de manière tactile présentent chacune au moins une ligne.
  6. Support de données selon au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que les première et deuxième structures en relief détectables de manière tactile présentent une forme de contour ronde, ovale et/ ou polygonale délimitée, en particulier triangulaire, carrée ou rectangulaire.
  7. Support de données selon au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que les première et deuxième structures en relief détectables de manière tactile présentent une forme de contour déterminée par un symbole, un motif géométrique et/ ou un caractère alphanumérique.
  8. Support de données selon au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que les première et deuxième structures en relief détectables de manière tactile présentent, par rapport à chaque zone de bord du support de données, une distance de 2 mm à 20 mm, de préférence, de 3 mm à 15 mm, et de manière plus particulièrement préférée, de 3 mm à 6 mm.
  9. Support de données selon au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce que les première et deuxième structures en relief détectables de manière tactile présentent une largeur de relief de 60 µm à 2500 µm, de préférence, de 120 µm à 1500 µm et de manière plus particulièrement préférée, de 250 µm à 1000 µm.
  10. Support de données selon au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé en ce que les éléments de relief des première et deuxième structures en relief détectables de manière tactile présentent respectivement une distance de 5 mm à 10 mm les uns par rapport aux autres.
  11. Support de données selon au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 10, caractérisé en ce que la hauteur de relief des première et deuxième structures de relief détectables de manière tactile est de 20 µm à 500 µm, de préférence, de 40 µm à 300 µm et de manière plus particulièrement préférée, de 60 µm à 250 µm
  12. Support de données selon au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 11, caractérisé en ce que les éléments de relief des première et deuxième structures en relief détectables de manière tactile d'autres éléments du support de données, comme par exemple des empreintes ou des éléments de film, présentent une distance de 0,3 mm à 25 mm, de préférence, de 3 mm à 15 mm et de manière plus particulièrement préférée, de 7 à 10 mm.
  13. Support de données selon au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 12, caractérisé en ce que l'épaisseur du substrat est de 30 µm à 370 µm, de préférence, de 60 µm à 170 µm et de manière plus particulièrement préférée, de 80 µm à 130 µm.
  14. Support de données selon au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 13, caractérisé en ce que les première et deuxième structures en relief détectables de manière tactile sont des structures gaufrées produites par impression en creux, en particulier par impression par héliogravure, dans lequel les structures gaufrées présentent de préférence une empreinte disposée en superposition.
  15. Procédé de fabrication d'un support de données, en particulier d'un document de valeur, tel qu'un billet de banque, un passeport ou similaire, dans lequel
    a) il est fourni un substrat flexible ayant une épaisseur de substrat et deux surfaces opposées, et
    b) le substrat est pourvu de première et deuxième structures en relief détectables de manière tactile présentant des première et deuxième hauteurs de relief par rapport à la surface du substrat, dans lequel les première et deuxième structures en relief détectables de manière tactile sont disposées sur les première et/ ou deuxième surfaces du substrat de manière sensiblement symétrique en miroir et sont espacées latéralement l'une de l'autre de manière à ce qu'elles puissent être mises sensiblement complètement en superposition par pliage, flexion, roulage ou torsion du substrat afin de former une troisième structure en relief détectable de manière tactile, présentant une troisième hauteur de relief résultant de la somme des première et deuxième hauteurs de relief et une épaisseur deux fois supérieure au substrat,
    caractérisé en ce que les éléments de relief des première et deuxième structures en relief détectables de manière tactile présentent respectivement une distance de 3 mm à 15 mm l'un par rapport à l'autre.
  16. Procédé selon la revendication 15, caractérisé en ce que les première et deuxième structures en relief détectables de manière tactile sont produites par un procédé d'impression en creux, en particulier un procédé d'impression par héliogravure, dans lequel une empreinte disposée en superposition avec les structures en relief est de préférence produite en même temps que les structures en relief.
  17. Outil de gaufrage pour la fabrication d'un support de données selon la revendication 14 dans un procédé selon la revendication 16, ayant une surface d'outil de gaufrage qui présente une gravure réalisée pour la fabrication des première et deuxième structures en relief, dans lequel le rapport de la profondeur à la largeur de la gravure est compris entre 1:1 et 1:30, de préférence, entre 1:1 et 1:6 et est en particulier de 1:3.
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