EP3511175B1 - Élément de sécurité doté d'une structure optique variable d'éléments estampés agencés de manière statistique - Google Patents

Élément de sécurité doté d'une structure optique variable d'éléments estampés agencés de manière statistique Download PDF

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EP3511175B1
EP3511175B1 EP19000023.2A EP19000023A EP3511175B1 EP 3511175 B1 EP3511175 B1 EP 3511175B1 EP 19000023 A EP19000023 A EP 19000023A EP 3511175 B1 EP3511175 B1 EP 3511175B1
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Karlheinz Mayer
Thanh-Hao Huynh
Peter Franz
Christoph Mengel
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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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    • B42D25/20—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof characterised by a particular use or purpose
    • B42D25/29—Securities; Bank notes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/30—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
    • B42D25/324—Reliefs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/40—Manufacture
    • B42D25/405—Marking
    • B42D25/425—Marking by deformation, e.g. embossing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
    • B44B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR TOOLS FOR ARTISTIC WORK, e.g. FOR SCULPTURING, GUILLOCHING, CARVING, BRANDING, INLAYING
    • B44B5/00—Machines or apparatus for embossing decorations or marks, e.g. embossing coins
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  • the invention relates to a security element with an optically variable structure which has an embossed structure and a coating, the embossed structure and the coating being combined in such a way that at least parts of the coating are completely visible when viewed perpendicularly, but are covered when viewed obliquely, so that when viewed at an angle Changing the viewing direction different information becomes visible.
  • the invention also relates to an embossing tool for producing such a security element.
  • a security element with an optically variable structure which has a plurality of embossed elements, each of the embossed elements consisting of at least two flanks which converge at a specific angle and / or a specific direction.
  • the surface of the embossing elements is reflective.
  • the security element consists of at least two groups of embossed elements, the at least two groups only differing from one another in the angle and / or the direction at which the flanks of the embossed elements converge.
  • Each embossing element of the WO 2013/045054 has a regular hexagonal base.
  • a security element for displaying at least one optically variable item of information has a carrier substrate with opposing first and second main surfaces on, a reflective layer arranged on the first main surface and a grid of optically effective elements which are present in or above the reflective layer and which are formed by embossed elements of identical basic shape.
  • embossed elements With an identical basic shape, the embossed elements have, for example, a random size distribution within a certain size interval.
  • the invention is based on the object of developing a generic security element in such a way that protection against counterfeiting is further increased.
  • the security element according to the invention is defined in claim.
  • a statistical arrangement within the meaning of this invention is an arrangement in which the embossing elements are distributed stochastically or randomly to one another. Furthermore, a pseudo-statistical distribution is also possible in which the embossing elements are statistically distributed in a certain area, this area being repeated regularly. In this case, the embossed structure consists of a regular arrangement of identical areas, the embossed elements being statistically distributed within one area.
  • the depth of the respective elevation or depression in the embossing tool is known to be slightly greater than that of the corresponding embossing elements in the substrate of the security element that were produced with this embossing tool.
  • This difference between the depth / height of the structures in the embossing tool and the height / depth of the embossing structures in the substrate is caused by the fact that the substrate cannot be pressed completely into the depressions or on the elevations of the embossing tool during the embossing process, or after the Relax the embossing process to a small extent, depending on the substrate properties.
  • the embossing elements or elevations or depressions of the embossing tool are arranged statistically with respect to one another with regard to their arrangement and / or distribution and / or size and / or outline shape and / or alignment.
  • the embossing elements or elevations or depressions of the embossing tool have the same outline shape, size and orientation and are arranged statistically in relation to the respective distance from one another.
  • the embossing elements or elevations or depressions of the embossing tool can also have the same outline shape and size and be arranged statistically with respect to the respective alignment to one another.
  • a plateau is arranged between two adjacent embossing elements or elevations or depressions of the embossing tool, the slope of which corresponds approximately to the mean value of the inclines of the two adjacent embossing elements or elevations or depressions of the embossing tool.
  • the width of this plateau and thus the distance between the outer edges of the two adjacent embossing elements or elevations or depressions of the embossing tool should not exceed half of the mean of the lateral Extent of the two adjacent embossing elements or elevations or depressions of the embossing tool.
  • a plateau should therefore only be about half as wide as the width of one of the embossing elements or elevations or depressions of the embossing tool that delimit it.
  • the indentations or elevations of the embossing tool merge softly at their edge into the surrounding surface of the embossing tool in order to avoid any substrate damage during an embossing process.
  • the steepness of the flanks also influences the tear behavior of the substrate.
  • a particular advantage of the invention is that individual patterns or series of patterns can be created, an individual statistical arrangement of the embossing elements or elevations or depressions of the embossing tool being used for each application.
  • Different patterns or different series of patterns have different statistical arrangements of the embossing elements or elevations or depressions of the embossing tool, in particular within a series of patterns all of the patterns having the same statistical distribution.
  • Such patterns are, for example, sample banknotes or sample packaging. The patterns can be used for specific customers or orders, so that counterfeits and plagiarism can be recognized.
  • the statistical variation is so small that it is optically not noticeable or only insignificantly, but is recognized by means of a computer algorithm.
  • the statistical variation is so small that it cannot be seen as such with the naked eye.
  • the distance between the individual embossing elements is 0 ⁇ m to 1000 ⁇ m, preferably 0 ⁇ m to 300 ⁇ m, particularly preferably 0 ⁇ m to 150 ⁇ m.
  • the embossing elements or the elevations or depressions of the embossing tool preferably have a depth of 30 ⁇ m to 1000 ⁇ m, particularly preferably 30 ⁇ m to 150 ⁇ m and very particularly preferably 50 ⁇ m to 120 ⁇ m.
  • the outer contour of the embossing elements or elevations or depressions of the embossing tool is triangular, square, pentagonal, hexagonal or honeycomb or polygonal or polygonal.
  • the elevations or depressions of the embossing tool are preferably generated with a laser in order to be able to generate a higher aspect or depth or height-to-width ratio, a greater variety of geometries and steeper flanks.
  • the coating of the security element is a metallic or metallic-looking surface that is applied to the substrate, for example by screen printing, offset printing, indirect letterpress, letterpress, digital printing or gravure printing, a silver-colored patch or a cold or hot foil or a laminated material that is applied to the substrate.
  • the material of the substrate itself can already be designed to be metallically specular or reflective.
  • An optically variable element in the context of this invention is an element whose visual appearance changes when the element is tilted or rotated. For example, when the optically variable element is tilted or rotated, its color changes, a bar appears to move from one side of the element to another side, different characters are displayed when tilted or rotated, or a so-called pumping effect results in the form of an enlarging or decreasing effect Outline of an image motif.
  • the substrate particularly preferably consists of paper made of cotton fibers, as is used for example for banknotes, or of other natural fibers or of synthetic fibers or a mixture of natural and synthetic fibers, or of at least one plastic film.
  • the substrate preferably consists of a combination of at least two different substrates arranged one above the other and connected to one another, a so-called hybrid.
  • the substrate consists for example of a combination of plastic film-paper-plastic film, i.e. a substrate made of paper is covered on either of its two sides by a plastic film, or of a combination paper-plastic film-paper, i.e. a substrate made of a plastic film is covered on each of its two sides by paper.
  • the font DE 102 43 653 A9 states in particular that the paper layer usually has a weight of 50 g / m 2 to 100 g / m 2 , preferably 80 g / m 2 to 90 g / m 2 .
  • any other suitable weight can be used depending on the application.
  • the substrate particularly preferably consists of cardboard, cardboard or paper with a weight per unit area of 120 g / m 2 or more.
  • Documents of value for which such a security element can be used are, in particular, banknotes, shares, bonds, certificates, vouchers, checks, high-quality entry tickets, but also other papers at risk of forgery, such as passports and other identification documents, and cards such as credit or debit cards, the card body of which has at least one layer of security paper, and also product security elements such as labels, seals, packaging, folding boxes, package inserts, blisters, metal foils and the like.
  • the simplified designation of value document includes all of the above materials, documents and product security means.
  • front or back of the substrate or document of value or of the embossing tool are relative terms, which can also be referred to as “one” and “the opposite” side and which cover the majority of the total surface of the substrate or document of value or of the embossing tool form. These terms expressly do not include the side surfaces of a substrate or document of value or of the embossing tool, which, in the case of a thickness of a substrate or document of value. In the case of card bodies with a thickness of only about one millimeter or with banknotes with a thickness of only fractions of a millimeter, the side surfaces are negligibly small and are usually not provided with security elements or coatings.
  • Information within the meaning of this invention is a visually perceptible representation designed in the form of a pattern.
  • This can, for example, be an alphanumeric Form a string of digits and / or letters, a graphic illustration, an image, a text or other characters.
  • the information particularly preferably consists of positive and / or negative motifs.
  • a motif element itself is applied to the substrate, whereas in the case of a negative motif, the area surrounding the motif element is applied to the substrate.
  • a positive motif is, for example, a letter printed in dark color on the light substrate.
  • a negative motif is, for example, an area applied in dark color to the light-colored substrate, which has an unprinted area in the form of a letter within the area.
  • embossing elements or elevations or depressions of the embossing tool instead of “embossing elements or elevations or depressions of the embossing tool”, only “embossing elements” are used for the sake of simplicity. However, the statements always relate to both embossing elements and elevations or depressions of the embossing tool.
  • Fig. 1 shows a top view of a first embodiment of a distribution of embossing elements according to the invention.
  • the embossed elements are hexagonal or honeycomb-shaped and all have the same dimensions, in particular the same area. Furthermore, they have the same orientation, so they are not oriented in a twisted manner to one another. However, the embossed elements are not arranged in a regular grid, but rather distributed statistically, with adjacent embossed elements touching one another.
  • Fig. 2 shows a plan view of a second embodiment of a distribution of embossing elements according to the invention.
  • the embossed elements are hexagonal or honeycomb-shaped and all have the same dimensions, in particular the same area. However, the alignment of the embossing elements with respect to one another is statistically distributed, so that they are randomly arranged rotated relative to one another, with adjacent embossing elements touching one another.
  • Fig. 3 shows a plan view of a third embodiment of a distribution of embossing elements according to the invention.
  • the embossed elements are hexagonal or honeycomb-shaped and all have the same alignment to one another, so they are not aligned with one another in a twisted manner.
  • the area of the embossing elements is, however, distributed differently and randomly, with adjacent embossing elements touching one another.
  • Figs. 1 to 3 instead of hexagonal or honeycomb-shaped polygons, any other regular or irregular polygons can of course also be used.
  • Fig. 4 shows a plan view of a fourth embodiment of a distribution of embossed elements according to the invention.
  • the area size, shape (triangles, squares, pentagons, dodecagons) and orientation or rotation of the embossing elements is statistically distributed, with adjacent embossing elements touching each other.

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  1. Élément de sécurité muni d'une structure optiquement variable, qui comprend une structure estampée et un revêtement, la structure estampée et le revêtement étant combinés de telle sorte qu'au moins des parties du revêtement soient entièrement visibles lors d'une observation perpendiculaire, mais recouvertes lors d'une observation inclinée, de telle sorte que différentes informations soient visibles lors d'une modification de la direction d'observation, la structure estampée étant constituée par une pluralité d'éléments estampés, qui sont agencés statistiquement les uns par rapport aux autres, caractérisé en ce qu'un plateau est agencé entre deux éléments estampés voisins, dont la pente correspond approximativement à la valeur moyenne des pentes des deux éléments estampés voisins.
  2. Élément de sécurité selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les éléments estampés sont agencés statistiquement les uns par rapport aux autres au regard de leur agencement et/ou distribution et/ou taille et/ou forme de contour et/ou orientation.
  3. Élément de sécurité selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que la largeur de la zone plate ou du plateau est d'au plus la moitié de la valeur moyenne de l'extension latérale des deux éléments estampés voisins.
  4. Élément de sécurité selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les éléments estampés présentent une profondeur de 30 µm à 1 000 µm, de préférence de 30 µm à 150 µm et de manière particulièrement préférée de 50 µm à 120 µm.
  5. Outil d'estampage pour la fabrication d'un élément de sécurité muni d'une structure optiquement variable, qui comprend une structure estampée et un revêtement, la structure estampée et le revêtement étant combinés de telle sorte qu'au moins des parties du revêtement soient entièrement visibles lors d'une observation perpendiculaire, mais recouvertes lors d'une observation inclinée, de telle sorte que différentes informations soient visibles lors d'une modification de la direction d'observation, l'outil d'estampage pour la fabrication de la structure estampée comprenant une pluralité de surélévations ou de concavités, qui sont agencées statistiquement les unes par rapport aux autres, caractérisé en ce qu'une zone plate ou un plateau est agencé entre deux surélévations ou concavités voisines de l'outil d'estampage, dont la pente correspond approximativement à la valeur moyenne des pentes des deux surélévations ou concavités voisines de l'outil d'estampage.
  6. Outil d'estampage selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que l'outil d'estampage est un cylindre d'estampage, un poinçon d'estampage ou une plaque d'impression, notamment une plaque d'héliogravure.
  7. Outil d'estampage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 5 ou 6, caractérisé en ce que les surélévations ou concavités de l'outil d'estampage sont agencées statistiquement les unes par rapport aux autres au regard de leur agencement et/ou distribution et/ou taille et/ou forme de contour et/ou orientation.
  8. Outil d'estampage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 5 à 7, caractérisé en ce que la largeur de la zone plate ou du plateau est d'au plus la moitié de la valeur moyenne de l'extension latérale des deux surélévations ou concavités voisines de l'outil d'estampage.
  9. Outil d'estampage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 5 à 8, caractérisé en ce que la première surélévation ou concavité de l'outil d'estampage présente une profondeur de 30 µm à 1 000 µm, de préférence de 30 µm à 150 µm et de manière particulièrement préférée de 50 µm à 120 µm.
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