EP3515723B1 - Method, device and system for producing a book-like identification, valuable or security document - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a method, a device and a system for producing a book-shaped ID, value or security document.

Book-shaped identification, valuable or security documents, such as passports, consist of a cover and a passport book block protected by the cover, which has personal and/or document-specific information. The passport book block has several double pages and a data card.

The data card is, for example, a plastic or paper-based card on which personal and/or document-specific information such as a passport photo, name or address of the user or an ID number is applied, in particular also in machine-readable form. The double pages can contain further personal and/or document-specific information or, for example, can be designed as visa pages to accommodate visa stamps. The identification, value or security document, in particular the data card, can have a chip on which personal and/or document-specific information is stored.

A flexible tab is provided on one edge of the data card. The flap is sewn together along a seam with the double pages and a cover sheet surrounding the double pages and the data card to form the passport book block. To protect the seam, a folding tape is usually provided along the seam.

Book-shaped identification, value or security documents of this type are usually produced by assembling and sewing the passport book block. The passport book block is then glued to the cover and the resulting passport book blank is folded.

The DE 197 32 712 A1 In order to cover the personal data, the sheet of a passport intended for this purpose is to be coated with a transparent film which extends beyond the folded edge of the data sheet and is also interspersed with the seam that combines the data sheet and the visa sheets into the passport, the transparent film then also being used by the carrier may be personal data.

The DE 10 2005 034134 A1 describes a book-like document, in particular identification document, with a book cover or a book cover, which comprises at least one personalization data page and a plurality of inner pages which are sewn with an attachment and connected to the book cover or book cover, the personalization data page having a tab opposite a seam, wherein at least a security feature or at least part of the at least one security feature of the personalization data page, the Inside, the book cover or the book cover is inserted into the flap.

The document WO 2015/145158 A1 discloses a method for producing a book-shaped ID, value or security document, wherein the ID, value or security document has a cover and a passport book block comprising a data card, several double pages, and a cover sheet, the document further having a folding tape, wherein the data card has a flexible tab connected to the data card along an edge, the data card with the flexible tab, the double pages and the cover sheet being sewn together with a seam, and the cover with an inside being glued flat to an outside of the cover sheet, wherein the cover and the passport book block are folded and glued, the passport book blank being produced in a gluing and folding device by gluing the passport book block and the cover together to form a passport book blank and folding the passport book blank.

The object of the invention is to provide a method, a device and a system that enable improved production of a book-shaped ID, value or security document.

The tasks on which the invention is based are solved with the features of the independent patent claims. Embodiments of the invention are set out in the dependent claims.

Embodiments of the invention are particularly advantageous because an individual identification, value or security document can be produced. In the gluing and folding device, the passport book block can be glued with an individually selected cover. The resulting passport book blank is then cut to the desired format. Both the selection of the cover and the desired format can be selected individually for the respective ID, value or security document, so that different ID, value or security documents can be produced. The cover and the passport book block or the passport book blank are manufactured with a slight oversize and only then cut to the desired format. This allows manufacturing-related tolerances to be compensated for. Furthermore, this method of production has the advantage that a layer of adhesive that has escaped to the side between the cover and the passport book block can be removed. If pages of the ID, value or security document are stuck together at the edges due to the adhesive layer that has escaped, this edge can be removed together with the adhesive layer that has escaped. The length and width of the passport book blank is preferably chosen such that a sufficiently wide excess can be removed at the free edges.

In the following, an “identity, value or security document” is understood to mean a paper and/or plastic-based document on which personal information is entered and/or document-specific information is applied in an optically readable manner, which enables the user or the document to be identified, for example for the release and use of certain services or functions. This includes, for example, identification documents, in particular passports, identity cards, visas and driving licenses, vehicle registration documents, company ID cards, health cards or other ID documents as well as waybills or other proof of authorization. For example, the document can also be a voucher or an access card. The document can have a chip or other electronic components, in particular for storing personal and/or document-specific information.

In the following, a “data card” is understood to mean a paper or plastic-based card arranged in a book block of an ID, value or security document, on which person-specific and/or document-specific information is applied in an optically readable manner, which identifies the user or the document, for example for the release and use of certain services or functions. The data card can have a chip or other electronic components, in particular for storing personal and/or document-specific information.

• Identifizieren des Rückens des Passbuchrohlings,
• Ausrichten des Passbuchrohlings, und
• Bearbeiten der freien Ränder des Passbuchrohlings, wobei der Passbuchrohling auf ein definiertes Format eines buchförmigen Ausweis-, Wert- oder Sicherheitsdokumentes (insbesondere eines Passbuches) zugeschnitten wird.

According to embodiments of the invention, a method for producing a book-shaped ID, value or security document is provided, wherein the ID, value or security document has a cover and a passport book block comprising a data card, several double pages, a cover sheet and a folding tape. The data card has a flexible tab connected to the data card along one edge, the data card with the flexible tab, the double pages, the cover sheet and the folding tape being sewn together with a seam. The inside of the cover is glued flat to the outside of the cover sheet, with the cover and the passport book block being folded and then glued together. The passport book blank is produced in a gluing and folding device by gluing the passport book block and the cover together glued into a passport book blank and the passport book blank is folded. After folding and gluing, the passport book blank is individually transported to a finishing device by means of a transport device which has a holding unit (in particular a gripper) provided on a multi-axially mounted gripping arm. The passport book blank is processed in the finishing device with the following steps:

• Identifying the spine of the passport book blank,
• Aligning the passport book blank, and
• Processing the free edges of the passport book blank, whereby the passport book blank is cut to a defined format of a book-shaped ID, value or security document (in particular a passport book).

Cutting is done using a milling process. Such a procedure has the advantage that the passport blank is only subjected to minimal stress. In a stationary process, for example, the forces acting on the cutting edge place a significantly higher load on the passport book. By selecting a material-removing process, the load can be significantly reduced.

The passport book blank, in particular the data card, can have alignment markings for aligning the passport book blank. Aligning the passport book blank includes, for example, detecting the alignment marks and aligning them depending on these alignment marks. The alignment markings can ensure that the ID, value or security document has a defined alignment. In particular, the alignment can take place depending on the data card, so that it can be ensured, for example, that a machine-readable zone provided on the data card always has the same orientation in the finished ID, value or security document, and is therefore positioned so that it is machine-readable can be read.

The passport book blank and/or the data card can further have an identification feature. The identification feature is recorded and the defined format is determined depending on the recorded identification feature. This means that identification, value or security documents with different formats can also be produced on one device. Every ID, value or security document can be individually produced and tailored to an individual format.

The passport book blank is fixed, for example, by a gripper, the gripper gripping the passport book blank from the front and the back, the passport book blank being held in a closed state of the passport book blank, the passport book blank protruding beyond the gripper by a defined amount at the free edges. To process the free edges, the passport book blank can be moved by the gripper around the milling device and/or the milling device can be moved around the passport book blank. The gripper ensures easy processing of the edges, as the passport blank can be moved by the gripper relative to the milling device. In addition, the passport book blank is kept closed, ensuring that the entire passport book blank is cut to a uniform format. The gripper can be designed in such a way that it serves as a stop, guide, alignment mark or template for the milling device. In this embodiment, the passport book blank is aligned before being inserted into the gripper. Alternatively, the alignment can take place after the passport book blank has been inserted into the gripper, if the gripper is designed in such a way that a sufficiently large protrusion of the passport book blank over the gripper is ensured all around.

• Bereitstellen des Passbuchblocks,
• Bereitstellen des Einbandes,
• Bereitstellen einer Klebstoffschicht, insbesondere eines Klebebandes, wobei die Klebstoffschicht auf einer Trägerfolie aufgebracht ist, wobei die Klebstoffschicht eine Aktivierungstemperatur aufweist, bei der die Klebstoffschicht adhäsive Eigenschaften entwickelt sowie eine Aushärtetemperatur, bei der die Klebstoffschicht vernetzt und aushärtet, wobei die Aushärtetemperatur höher ist als die Aktivierungstemperatur,

• Erwärmen der Klebstoffschicht, insbesondere auf die Aktivierungstemperatur,
• Aufbringen der Klebstoffschicht auf die Innenseite des Einbandes, wobei die Klebstoffschicht an der Innenseite des Einbandes haftet, und Lösen der Klebstoffschicht von der Trägerfolie,
• Verbinden des Einbandes und des Passbuchblockes zu einem Passbuchrohling, wobei die Außenseite des Vorblattes auf die Innenseite des Einbandes aufgebracht wird, wobei durch die adhäsiven Eigenschaften der Klebstoffschicht die Innenseite des Einbandes an der Außenseite des Vorblattes vorfixiert ist,
• Falten des Passbuchrohlings,
• anschließendes Erhitzen der Klebstoffschicht auf die Aushärtetemperatur,
• Fixieren des Passbuchrohlings in zusammengefaltetem Zustand bis die Klebstoffschicht ausgehärtet ist und eine stoff- und/oder formschlüssige Verbindung zwischen Einband und Vorblatt hergestellt ist.

The method may optionally include the following steps:

• Providing the passport book block,
• Providing the cover,
• Providing an adhesive layer, in particular an adhesive tape, wherein the adhesive layer is applied to a carrier film, wherein the adhesive layer has an activation temperature at which the adhesive layer develops adhesive properties and a curing temperature at which the adhesive layer crosslinks and cures, the curing temperature being higher than the activation temperature,

• Heating the adhesive layer, in particular to the activation temperature,
• Applying the adhesive layer to the inside of the cover, whereby the adhesive layer adheres to the inside of the cover, and releasing the adhesive layer from the carrier film,
• Connecting the cover and the passport book block to form a passport book blank, the outside of the cover sheet being applied to the inside of the cover, the inside of the cover being pre-fixed to the outside of the cover sheet due to the adhesive properties of the adhesive layer,
• folding the passport book blank,
• subsequent heating of the adhesive layer to the curing temperature,
• Fix the passport book blank in the folded state until the adhesive layer has hardened and a material and/or positive connection is established between the cover and the cover sheet.

An “adhesive layer” is understood to mean a layer of a material that has adhesive properties at a first temperature, the activation temperature, and crosslinks or hardens after heating to a second temperature, the curing temperature, which is above the first temperature. The adhesive layer can harden by heating or by subsequent cooling. The adhesive layer can be, for example, so-called thermal or hot melt adhesives, which soften above a defined temperature and harden by subsequent cooling. Alternatively, chemically curing adhesives can be used, the curing process of which is accelerated above the curing temperature. Alternatively, two-component polyurethane adhesives known from the bookbinding industry can be used if they harden or crosslink above the curing temperature.

By finally fixing the cover in the folded or closed state, the ID, value or security document is placed in this closed position. The cover is usually fixed to the front cover of the passport book block before folding. If the identification, valuable or security document is then folded, tensions arise between the cover and the cover sheet, which lead to the identification, valuable or security document standing up. By final fixing after folding, these tensions are avoided, so that the ID, value or security document is kept in the closed state. Pre-fixing prevents the passport book block from shifting during the folding process, so that the ID, valuables or security documents can be produced with a high level of accuracy.

The adhesive layer is delivered, for example, on the carrier film as an endless material, the width of the adhesive layer corresponding to a required width, which of the carrier film essentially corresponds to the width of the cover, and the adhesive layer being cut to a required length on the carrier film before heating to the activation temperature becomes. This ensures that the adhesive layer has the dimensions required for the respective ID, value or security document. In particular, it is possible to respond to different dimensions of the ID, value or security document by cutting it immediately before sticking, so that ID, value or security documents with different dimensions can be produced.

Preferably, the carrier film with the adhesive layer is guided in a transport direction onto a flat support, the adhesive layer being applied to the inside of the cover on the support, the length of the support essentially corresponding to the length of the required length of the adhesive layer, and wherein the Support has rounded edges on its front and rear edges in the transport direction, with the carrier film being guided over the rounded edges. The rounded edges of the support cause the carrier film to move downwards in front of and behind the section that carries the adhesive layer to be applied pulled away so that only the cut adhesive layer lies on the support and can come into contact with it and adhere to it when the cover is put on. In particular, if the length of the adhesive layer is slightly shorter than the length of the cover, this offers the advantage that the adhesive layer immediately following the carrier film, which is in particular only separated from the adhesive layer to be applied by a cut, cannot adhere to the cover. If the adhesive layer also has residual rigidity, the front and rear edges guided over the edges can detach from the carrier film, so that the adhesive layer can be removed more easily from the carrier film.

In this method, a section of the carrier film with the adhesive layer can be guided onto the support until a front edge of the adhesive layer in the transport direction is located at the front edge of the support in the transport direction. The adhesive layer can then be cut to the required length at the rear edge in the transport direction. This can ensure that the adhesive layer always has the required length and that no immediately subsequent adhesive layer can rest on the support.

Preferably, the required width of the adhesive layer corresponds to or is less than the width of the cover and/or the width of the passport book block, and the required length of the adhesive layer corresponds to or is less than the length of the cover and/or the length of the passport book block. After the adhesive layer is heated, it can deform plastically. When folding the passport book and fixing it in the folded state, a defined pressure is exerted on it, as a result of which the adhesive layer is distributed between the cover sheet and the cover and can escape slightly at the edges. This ensures that the cover sheet and the cover are glued together flat. The length and width of the adhesive layer are chosen so that the adhesive layer only emerges slightly at the edges in order to prevent contamination of the ID card, value or security document or the device for producing the ID card, Valuable or security document or to prevent the passport book block from sticking together.

Heating to the activation temperature can take place before guiding the carrier film with the adhesive layer onto the support. This could shorten the manufacturing time, since the adhesive layer can be applied to the inside of the cover immediately after it has been guided onto the cover.

Alternatively, the heating to the activation temperature can also take place on the overlay, with the overlay allowing the adhesive layer to be heated evenly. In particular, the support can be heated in order to maintain the temperature of the heated adhesive layer.

• Einbringen einer Faltkante im Bereich der Naht,
• Einschieben des Passbuchrohlings zwischen zwei paarweise und parallel angeordnete, beabstandete Rollen durch einen Stempel, wobei der Stempel an der Faltkante angreift und den Passbuchrohling mit der Außenseite des Einbandes voran zwischen die Rollen einschiebt.

Folding the passport book blank can be done, for example, with the following steps:

• Introducing a folded edge in the area of the seam,
• Inserting the passport book blank between two spaced-apart rollers arranged in pairs and in parallel using a stamp, whereby the stamp engages the fold edge and pushes the passport book blank between the rollers with the outside of the cover first.

A gap is formed between the pairs of rollers into which the passport book blank is inserted with the outside of the cover. The rollers press the halves of the passport book blank against the stamp on both sides, causing the passport book blank to be folded. The previous introduction of the fold edge has the advantage that the fold edge is defined, so that it is ensured that the passport book blank is folded in half along the seam. Several pairs of rollers arranged one behind the other can be provided in the insertion direction. The distance between the rollers of the pairs of rollers can decrease in the insertion direction, so that the gap between the rollers narrows in the insertion direction. This can simplify the folding process.

In order to further improve the folding process, after the folding edge has been introduced, a first half of the book can be pre-folded relative to a second half of the book around the folding edge. This additionally defines the fold edge so that the passport blank is prevented from moving during the folding process. For this purpose, the second half of the passport book blank can be fixed, for example between the stamp and a jaw, with the stamp and the jaw ending in the area of the folding edge. The first half protruding beyond the stamp is then folded over at a right angle, for example by a second stamp which can be displaced transversely to the insertion direction.

For example, the adhesive layer is heated to the curing temperature and the passbook blank is fixed in the folded state between several pairs of spaced-apart rollers arranged in parallel. These rollers make it possible to fix the passport book blank in the folded state while the passport book blank is transported further, for example to a subsequent processing station. The distance between the rollers of a pair of rollers is selected so that the desired pressure is exerted on the passport book blank.

Optionally, after applying the adhesive layer to the inside of the cover, a visual inspection can be carried out to see whether the adhesive layer has been applied flat to the cover. Further processing only takes place if the adhesive layer is applied over the entire surface. If the cover is not completely covered with the adhesive layer, the cover is sorted out and a new cover is provided to which a new layer of adhesive is applied. This avoids the production of ID, value or security documents in which the cover cannot be completely glued to the passport book block.

Optionally, after fixing the passport book blank in the folded state after the adhesive layer has hardened and a material and / or positive connection between the cover and the cover sheet has been established, the side edges of the passport book blank can be mechanically processed, in particular a cutting of the free edges to a defined format of the ID, value or security document.

Optionally, after the adhesive layer has hardened, the side edges of the passport book blank can be mechanically processed, in particular the free edges can be cut to a defined format of the ID, value or security document.

• Bereitstellen der Datenkarte,
• Anbringen der flexiblen Lasche an einem Rand der Datenkarte, insbesondere mit einem Ultraschallschweißverfahren,
• Bereitstellen der Doppelseiten und des Vorblattes,
• Zusammentragen des Datenkarte, der Doppelseiten und des Vorblattes,
• Anbringen des Fälzelbandes an der Außenseite des Vorblattes, und
• Vernähen der Lasche, der Doppelseiten, des Vorblattes und des Fälzelbandes entlang einer Naht zu einem Passbuchblock.

Optionally, the method may include the following steps:

• Providing the data card,
• Attaching the flexible tab to an edge of the data card, in particular using an ultrasonic welding process,
• Providing the double pages and the cover sheet,
• Compiling the data card, the double pages and the cover sheet,
• Attaching the folding tape to the outside of the cover sheet, and
• Sewing the flap, the double pages, the cover sheet and the folding band along a seam to form a passport book block.

Through these process steps, the passport book block is put together immediately before the cover sheet is glued to the cover. This means that each ID, valuable or security document is put together individually.

The identification, value or security document, in particular the data card, can have a chip with a secured storage area, with personal and/or document-specific data being stored in the secure storage area of the chip. Preferably, the personal and/or document-specific data is stored after the identification, valuable or security document has been completed, so that it is ensured that the data is not stored on a faulty identification, valuable or security document. For this purpose, after the ID, value or security document has been produced and before the data is saved, the quality of the ID, value or security document is checked. The data is only stored on the ID card, valuables or security document is saved if the ID, value or security document has passed quality control.

• Eine Klebe- und Faltvorrichtung, zum Verkleben des Passbuchblocks und des Einbandes zu einem Passbuchrohling und zum Falten des Passbuchrohlings,
• eine Endbearbeitungsvorrichtung, und
• eine Transporteinrichtung zum vereinzelten Transport des Passbuchrohlings zwischen der Klebe- und Faltvorrichtung und der Endbearbeitungsvorrichtung,
• wobei die Endbearbeitungsvorrichtung aufweist:
  • Eine Ausrichteeinrichtung, die zur Erkennung des Rückens des Passbuchrohlings und zur Ausrichtung des Passbuchrohling in eine definierte Position konfiguriert ist,
  • eine Halteeinrichtung für den Passbuchrohling, wobei die Halteeinrichtung den Passbuchrohling in der definierten Position und in einem geschlossenen Zustand des Passbuchrohlings fixieren kann, und
  • eine Randbearbeitungseinrichtung, die die freien Ränder des Passbuchrohlings bearbeiten kann, wobei die Randbearbeitungseinrichtung insbesondere eine Fräseinheit umfasst.

According to a further aspect of the invention, a device is provided for producing a book-shaped identification, value or security document, in particular using a method described above. The book-shaped ID, value or security document has a cover and a passport book block comprising a data card, several double pages, a cover sheet and a folding band. The data card has a flexible tab connected to the data card along one edge, the data card with the flexible tab, the double pages, the cover sheet and the folding tape being sewn together with a seam. The inside of the cover is glued flat to the outside of the cover sheet, with the cover and the passport book block being folded and then glued together. The device has:

• A gluing and folding device for gluing the passport book block and the cover into a passport book blank and for folding the passport book blank,
• a finishing device, and
• a transport device for individually transporting the passport book blank between the gluing and folding device and the finishing device,
• wherein the finishing device comprises:
  • An alignment device configured to detect the spine of the passport book blank and to align the passport book blank into a defined position,
  • a holding device for the passport book blank, wherein the holding device can fix the passport book blank in the defined position and in a closed state of the passport book blank, and
  • an edge processing device which can process the free edges of the passport book blank, the edge processing device in particular comprising a milling unit.

The alignment device has, for example, a detection device, in particular an optical detection device, for detecting alignment markings provided on the passport book blank and/or the ID, value or security document, wherein the alignment unit is configured for aligning the passport book blank as a function of the detected alignment markings. This has the advantage that the passport book blank of the ID, value or security document can be aligned and processed in such a way that, for example, a machine-readable zone provided on the ID, value or security document, in particular on the data card, is on the finished ID, Value or security document always has the same orientation and position, which simplifies the optical capture of the information of the ID, value or security document, in particular the data card.

The alignment device can further have a detection device, in particular an optical detection device, for detecting an identification feature provided on the passport book blank and/or the ID, value or security document, wherein the edge processing device is configured to process the free edges depending on the detected identification feature. This enables the production of various identification, value or security documents, which can also have different formats. In particular, immediately successive identification, value or security documents can be produced with different formats. It is not necessary to pre-set the device to a defined format of ID, value or security documents.

The holding device has, for example, a gripper which can grip the passport book blank from the front and the back and hold the passport book blank in a closed state of the passport book blank, with the passport book blank protruding beyond the gripper by a defined amount at the free edges. The gripper can serve as a guide for the milling device, with the passbook blank being aligned beforehand so that the Passport book blank is inserted into the gripper or picked up by it with the required orientation. Alternatively, the gripper can be designed in such a way that the passport book blank has a sufficiently large protrusion all around in order to be able to process the edges of the passport book blank independently of the gripper. To process the edges, either the gripper can be moved relative to the edge processing device or the edge processing device can be moved relative to the gripper. Alternatively, movement of both the edge processing device and the gripper is also possible.

• Eine Klebeeinheit, wobei die Klebeeinheit eine Heizeinrichtung zum Erwärmen der Klebstoffschicht, insbesondere auf die Aktivierungstemperatur, aufweist sowie eine Einrichtung zum Aufbringen der Klebstoffschicht auf die Innenseite des Einbandes,
• eine Faltvorrichtung zum Falten des Einbandes und des Passbuchblocks,
• eine Fixiervorrichtung, die den Einband sowie den Passbuchblock in dem gefalteten Zustand fixiert, und die eine Heizeinrichtung zum Erhitzen der Klebstoffschicht auf die Aushärtetemperatur aufweist, und
• eine Transporteinrichtung zum Transport des Einbandes, des Passbuchblocks und/oder des Passbuchrohlings.

The cover can be glued to the passport book block using an adhesive layer. The adhesive layer is applied, for example, to a carrier film, the adhesive layer having an activation temperature at which the adhesive layer develops adhesive properties and a curing temperature at which the adhesive layer crosslinks and hardens, the curing temperature being higher than the activation temperature. In such an embodiment, the device additionally has:

• An adhesive unit, wherein the adhesive unit has a heating device for heating the adhesive layer, in particular to the activation temperature, and a device for applying the adhesive layer to the inside of the cover,
• a folding device for folding the cover and the passport book block,
• a fixing device which fixes the cover and the passport book block in the folded state, and which has a heating device for heating the adhesive layer to the curing temperature, and
• a transport device for transporting the cover, the passport book block and/or the passport book blank.

• eine ebene Auflage, wobei die Länge der Auflage im Wesentlichen der Länge der benötigten Länge der Klebstoffschicht entspricht, und wobei die Auflage an ihrem in Transportrichtung vorderen und hinteren Rand abgerundete Kanten aufweist,
• eine Transporteinrichtung für die Trägerfolie, wobei die Transporteinrichtung die Trägerfolie über die Auflage und um die abgerundeten Kanten führt,
• eine Heizeinrichtung, die die Klebstoffschicht auf die Aktivierungstemperatur erhitzen kann,
• eine Schneideeinrichtung zum Zuschneiden der Klebstoffschicht auf die benötigte Länge, und
• eine Transporteinrichtung zum Bewegen des Einbandes.

The adhesive device preferably has:

• a flat support, the length of the support essentially corresponding to the length of the required length of the adhesive layer, and the support having rounded edges on its front and rear edges in the transport direction,
• a transport device for the carrier film, the transport device guiding the carrier film over the support and around the rounded edges,
• a heating device that can heat the adhesive layer to the activation temperature,
• a cutting device for cutting the adhesive layer to the required length, and
• a transport device for moving the cover.

With the flat support, it is possible to apply the adhesive layer to the cover using the method described above, thereby preventing a section of the adhesive layer immediately following the carrier film from sticking to the cover.

• Eine Auflage für den Passbuchblock, und
• eine Einrichtung zur Auswahl und/oder Bereitstellung des Einbandes.

Furthermore, the adhesive device can have:

• An edition for the passport book block, and
• a facility for selecting and/or providing the cover.

The passport book block is placed on the support so that the cover can be placed flat with the adhesive layer applied to it. By setting up the selection and/or provision of the cover, it is possible to individually create various identification, value or security documents. Preferably, a parts list is created for the ID, value or security document and the cover is selected depending on this parts list. The parts list can be created in advance and transmitted to the gluing and folding device or to the finishing device. Alternatively, the gluing and folding device and/or the finishing device can be designed to detect an identification feature and to create the parts list depending on a detected identification feature.

• Zumindest zwei paarweise und parallel angeordnete, beabstandete Rollen,
• einen Stempel, der in eine Einschubrichtung zwischen die Rollen geführt werden kann,
• eine Halteeinrichtung, die den Passbuchrohling derart am Stempel halten kann, dass der Passbuchrohling mit der Naht und/oder einer an der Naht angeordneten Faltkante an einer Kante des Stempels anliegt, und
• einen Antrieb, zum Bewegen des Stempels zwischen die Rollen.

The folding device can have, for example:

• At least two spaced-apart rollers arranged in pairs and parallel,
• a stamp that can be guided in an insertion direction between the rollers,
• a holding device which can hold the passport book blank on the stamp in such a way that the passport book blank rests against an edge of the stamp with the seam and/or a folding edge arranged on the seam, and
• a drive to move the stamp between the rollers.

The stamp can be used to press the passport book blank into the gap between the rollers, whereby the book halves of the passport book blank are pressed laterally against the stamp by the rollers and the passport book blank is thus folded.

The holding device has, for example, a jaw which can press a first half of the book laterally against the stamp. This means that the first half of the passport book blank is held in such a way that the second half of the passport book can be folded around the stamp.

In this embodiment, a second stamp is preferably provided, the direction of movement of the second stamp running transversely to the direction of movement of the first stamp and being arranged in such a way that when the second book half is moved, it can bend relative to the first book half, in particular at right angles, around the folded edge. The second stamp pre-folds it so that the passport book blank can be pressed more easily between the rolls.

The heating device of the adhesive device can be provided on the support, so that the adhesive layer on the support can be heated.

The fixing device can have several parallel rollers arranged in pairs and a transport device that can move the passport book blank between the rollers.

Optionally, a storage device can be provided for selecting and providing the cover, so that identification, valuables or security documents can be produced with different covers.

The adhesive device preferably has a redundant feed for the carrier film. The adhesive device in particular has a magazine for at least two carrier films, the carrier films being wound on rolls, for example. If there is no carrier film on a roll, it is automatically switched to the second roll so that there is no interruption in the manufacturing process. At the same time, a signal is issued to an operator to change the empty roll.

Furthermore, a receiving station for receiving the passport book block, in particular with a recognition device for detecting an identification feature of the ID, valuable or security document and/or for simultaneously receiving a parts list for the ID, valuable or security document and/or a transfer station for the folded passport book blank.

• eine Annahmevorrichtung für die Datenkarte,
• eine Erkennungsvorrichtung, wobei die Erkennungsvorrichtung ausgebildet ist zur Erfassung des Identifikationsmerkmals der Datenkarte, und zur Erstellung einer für die jeweilige Datenkarte individuellen Stückliste für das Ausweis-, Wert- oder Sicherheitsdokument in Abhängigkeit von dem erfassten Identifikationsmerkmal,
• eine Vorrichtung zur Anbringung der Lasche an einem Rand der Datenkarte,
• eine Zusammenstellvorrichtung für den Passbuchblock, wobei die Zusammenstellvorrichtung in Abhängigkeit von der individuellen Stückliste die Anzahl und Art der Doppelseiten sowie das Vorlageblattes zusammenstellt und personalisiert,
• eine Vorrichtung zur Bereitstellung und Anbringung eines Fälzelbandes
• eine Vorrichtung zum Verbinden der Doppelseiten, des Vorlageblattes, des Fälzelbandes sowie der Lasche zu einem Passbuchblock, und optional
• eine Klebe- und Faltvorrichtung, und/oder
• eine Personalisierungsvorrichtung für einen im Ausweis-, Wert- oder Sicherheitsdokument, insbesondere in der Datenkarte vorgesehenen Chip mit einem gesicherten Speicherbereich.

According to a further aspect of the invention, a system is provided for producing a book-shaped identification, value or security document with a device described above, the system further comprising:

• an acceptance device for the data card,
• a recognition device, wherein the recognition device is designed to detect the identification feature of the data card, and to create a parts list for the identification, value or security document that is individual for the respective data card depending on the detected identification feature,
• a device for attaching the tab to one edge of the data card,
• a compilation device for the passport book block, the compilation device compiling and personalizing the number and type of double pages as well as the template sheet depending on the individual parts list,
• a device for providing and attaching a folding tape
• a device for connecting the double pages, the template sheet, the folding tape and the flap to form a passport book block, and optionally
• a gluing and folding device, and/or
• a personalization device for a chip provided in the ID, value or security document, in particular in the data card, with a secured storage area.

The data card, the passport book block, a passport book blank and/or the ID card, valuable or security document are individually transported between the devices, with an assignment of the respective data card, the passport book block, the passport book blank and/or the ID card, valuable document being assigned to the devices. or security document to the individual parts list created by the recognition device.

The identification, value or security document has a cover and a passport book block comprising a data card, several double pages, a cover sheet and a folding tape, the data card having a flexible tab connected to the data card along one edge. The data card with the flexible flap, the double pages, the cover sheet and the folding tape are sewn together with a seam. The inside of the cover is glued flat to the outside of the cover sheet. The identification, value or security document is produced using a method according to the invention.

The book-shaped identification, value or security document, in particular the data card, can have a chip with a secured storage area, with personal and/or document-specific data being stored in the secure storage area of the chip.

Figur 1

eine perspektivische Ansicht eines buchförmigen Ausweis-, Wertoder Sicherheitsdokument,

Figuren 2 a)-f)

Verfahrensschritte zur Herstellung des buchförmigen Ausweis-, Wert- oder Sicherheitsdokument aus Figur 1,

Figur 3

eine schematische Darstellung eines Systems zur Herstellung eines buchförmigen Ausweis-, Wert- oder Sicherheitsdokuments,

Figur 4

ein Ablaufdiagramm eines Verfahrens zur Herstellung eines buchförmigen Ausweis-, Wert- oder Sicherheitsdokuments mit dem System aus Figur 3,

Figur 5

eine Vorrichtung zum Bereitstellen eines Einbandes, eine Klebeund Faltvorrichtung und eine Endbearbeitungsvorrichtung,

Figur 6

die Vorrichtung zum Bereitstellen eines Einbandes aus Figur 5,

Figur 7

die Klebe- und Falteinheit aus Figur 5,

Figur 8

die Endbearbeitungsvorrichtung aus Figur 5, und

Figuren 9a - 9h

Verfahrensschritte des Klebe- und Falt- und Endbearbeitungsverfahren.

Embodiments of the invention are explained below with reference to the drawings. Show in these:

Figure 1

a perspective view of a book-shaped identification, value or security document,

Figures 2 a)-f)

Process steps for producing the book-shaped ID, value or security document Figure 1 ,

Figure 3

a schematic representation of a system for producing a book-shaped ID, value or security document,

Figure 4

a flowchart of a process for producing a book-shaped ID, value or security document using the system Figure 3 ,

Figure 5

a device for providing a cover, a gluing and folding device and a finishing device,

Figure 6

the device for providing a cover Figure 5 ,

Figure 7

the gluing and folding unit Figure 5 ,

Figure 8

the finishing device Figure 5 , and

Figures 9a - 9h

Process steps of the gluing and folding and finishing process.

In Figure 1 a book-shaped ID, value or security document 100 is shown. The identification, value or security document 100 is, for example, an identification document, in particular a passport or an identity card.

The identification, value or security document 100 has a cover 102 and a passport book block 104 held in the cover 102. The passbook block 104 consists of a data card 106, several double pages 108, a cover sheet 110 and a folding band 112, which are connected to one another with a seam 114.

The data card 106 is a plastic or paper-based card on which personal and/or document-specific information is applied. For example, the data card 106 may have a passport photo 116 and personal information 118 of a user. The information 118 is preferably applied to the data card 106 in a machine-readable form. Furthermore, the data card 106 has a likewise machine-readable identification feature that uniquely identifies the data card 106 during the manufacturing process of the ID, value or security document 100. The data card 106 can further have a chip in which personal and/or document-specific information can be stored. In particular, the chip has a secure memory area for storing personal and/or document-specific information. Furthermore, the data card 106 can have visible and/or invisible security features that prevent the data card 106 from being forged.

A flexible tab 120 is provided on the data card 106 and is made from an endless belt. The tab 120 consists of a fabric that is coated and/or covered with a flexible plastic material. The tab 120 is attached to the data card 106 in a form-fitting and/or material fit and is therefore part of the data card 106. Further security features can be provided on the tab 120.

The double pages 108 are each cut from a sheet, preferably a sheet of paper, and folded along their center line 122. The double pages 108 can be printed, for example with personal and/or document-specific information, page numbers or other information. The double pages 108 can also be prepared to receive stamps, for example visa stamps. Preferably, the double pages 108 also contain security features that prevent the double pages 108 from being forged. The security features can, for example, be printed, incorporated into the double pages 108 or incorporated into them. For example, the double pages contain 108 a perforation, the perforation tapering conically through the double sides 108.

The cover sheet 110 forms the outer end of the passbook block 104. With the outside 124 of the cover sheet 110, the passbook block 104 is glued to the inside 126 of the cover 102.

The folding tape 112 serves to reinforce the seam area and is glued to the outside 124 of the cover sheet 110 before the passport book block 104 is sewn.

The cover 102 is made of a paper and/or plastic-based material and may also have a chip.

The production of the in Figure 1 The book-shaped ID, value or security document 100 shown is described below using the Figures 2a) to 2f ) explained.

In a first procedural step, the data card 106 is provided and the tab 120 is attached to the data card ( Figure 2a ). The manufacture of data card 106 is well known and will not be explained in detail. The tab 120 is delivered as an endless band, cut to the desired length and connected to the data card 106 in a form-fitting and/or material-fitting manner in an overlap area 121.

The folding tape 112 is then applied to the seam area of the cover sheet 110 and the passport book block 104 consisting of the double pages 108, the data card 106 and the cover sheet 110 is put together ( Figure 2b ) and. The data card 106 is inserted into the passport book block 104 in such a way that the tab 120 is arranged in the seam area.

The passport book block 104 is then sewn along the center line 122 of the double pages 108 ( Figure 2c ).

After sewing the passport book block 104, the cover 102 is prepared, the inside 126 is glued to the outside 124 of the cover sheet 110 and the resulting passport book blank 128 is folded ( Figures 2d and 2e ).

Finally, the free edges of the passport book blank 128 are processed and the passport book blank 128 is cut to the final format of the ID, value or security document 100 ( Figure 2f ). The edges adjacent to the spine of the book and the edge of the passport book blank 128 or the ID, value or security document 100 opposite the spine of the book are considered free edges.

Subsequently, further security features, for example a perforation, can be applied to the double pages 108.

After the identification, value or security document 100 has been produced, a quality control and optionally a personalization of the chip usually takes place.

Such an ID, value or security document is produced in an in Figure 3 System 150 shown schematically. The system 150 has a device 200 for producing a data card 106 with a flexible tab 120 attached thereto, a compiling device 300 for the passport book block 104, a device 400 for providing and attaching the folding tape 112, a device 500 for collecting and Connecting the double pages 108, the cover sheet 110, the folding band 112 and the tab 120 to form a passport book block 104, a provision device 600 for the cover, a gluing and folding device 700, a finishing device 800, a personalization device 850 and a transfer device 870.

Furthermore, transport and holding devices 900, 1000 are provided to hold the data card 106, the cover sheet 110, the cover 102, the double pages 108, the passport book block 104, the passport book blank 128 and / or the ID card, value or Security document 100 to be transported individually between the devices 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800.

In addition, an acceptance device 250 is provided for data cards, which is part of the device 200 in the embodiment shown here. The acceptance device 250 can accept data cards 106 individually or in blocks and can individually supply them for further production.

Furthermore, a controller 152 is provided, which is coupled to the devices 200, 250, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800 and the transport and holding devices 900, 1000.

Figure 4 shows a flowchart of a method for producing an ID, value or security document (100). In the first step (S01), the data card (106) is manufactured with a tab (120). Each data card (106) is then provided with the corresponding double pages (108) (S02) and the corresponding cover sheet (110) (S03). The cover sheet (110) is then attached to the folding tape (112) (S04). The data card (106) is then brought together (S05) with the double pages (108) and the cover sheet (110) and sewn into a passport book block (104) (S06). Now the cover (102) is prepared (S07) and connected to the passport book block (104) to form a passport book blank (128) (S08). Finally, the passport book block (104) is finished (S09) and the chip is personalized (S10).

The device 200 is designed to produce a data card 106 with a flexible tab 120 attached thereto. To do this, the device 200 can accept a tabless data card 106 from the acceptance device 250 and attach a flexible tab 120 to it. The tab 120 is, for example, delivered as an endless belt and cut to the desired length, with the end regions of the endless belt being sealed to prevent fraying. The tab 120 is then attached to the data card 106 using an ultrasonic welding process. After attaching the tab 120, a quality control is carried out and a detection of an identification feature provided on the data card 106.

The identification feature is then transmitted to the controller 152 and the controller 152 accesses a parts list stored in a memory 154 and corresponding to the identification feature, which contains the number and type of double pages 108, if necessary the type of cover sheet 110, the type of cover 102 and further manufacturing-specific features of the ID, value or security document 100 to be produced are defined.

For example, each data card 106 has an identification feature that uniquely identifies the data card 106. However, the identification feature can also simply contain a reference to a parts list or contain an assignment to a parts list without containing detailed information about the individual data card 106.

The parts list can then be transmitted to the subsequent devices 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800 as well as the transport and holding devices 900, 1000, on which the data card is located or the components for the ID card, valuables assigned to the data card. or create security document 100.

The controller is preferably designed in such a way that it can track the position of the data card 106 or the components of the identification, value or security document 100 assigned to the data card 106. For example, the identification feature of the data card 106 can be recorded on the respective devices and transmitted to the controller 152. The controller 152 can then transmit the respective parts list or the components required for the production of the ID, value or security document 100 to the respective device 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800.

The compilation device 300 can determine the number and type depending on the parts list that is determined after the identification feature has been detected determine the double pages 108, provide them, personalize them and put them together in a desired order.

The device 400 can provide a folding tape 112 and attach it to a provided cover sheet 110 in the seam area.

In the device 500, the personalized and provided double pages 108, the cover sheet 110 and the data card 106 are combined into a passport book block 104 and connected to one another along the center line 122 with a seam 114.

The cover providing device 600 provides the cover 102 depending on the individual parts list and/or the identification feature and applies a layer of adhesive to the inside 126 of the cover 102.

In the gluing and folding device 700, the cover 102 is connected to the passport book block 104 to form a passport book blank 128 and folded along the center line 122.

The finishing device 800 can cut the folded passport book blank 128 to the final shape or format of the identification, value or security document 100.

The personalization device 850 can introduce individual features into the identification, value or security document 100, for example a laser perforation, or store person- and/or document-specific information in a chip of the identification, value or security document 100. In the embodiment shown here, the personalization device 850 has a unit 852 for unfolding the ID, value or security document 100, a unit 854 for introducing a laser perforation into the sides of the ID, value or security document 100, a unit 856 for closing the ID, value or Security document 100 and a unit 858 for writing to the chip of the ID, value or security document 100.

The system 150 is configured in such a way that the identification, value or security document 100 or its components are transferred directly between the devices 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 850. Optionally, transfer or buffer stations can also be provided between individual devices 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 850.

The transfer device 870 can collect the manufactured and personalized identification, value or security documents 100 and/or transfer them to a subsequent system for collection and packaging.

Between the units 852, 854, 856, 858 of the personalization device 850 and the transfer device 870, a holding and transport device 1000 with two annular guide units 1002 is provided, in each of which a holding receptacle is slidably mounted, so that an ID card inserted in the holding receptacle, Value or security document 100 can be transported between the units 852, 854, 856, 858 of the personalization device 850 and the transfer device 870.

Between the devices 200, 300, 400, 500, the devices 500, 600, 700 or the device 800 and the holding and transport device 1000, holding and transport devices 900 are provided, which have a multi-jointed arm 902, which consists of several segments 904 exists, with adjacent segments 904 being pivotable and/or rotatable relative to one another. The arm 902 is held in the system 150 with a foot 906 present on a segment 904. Alternatively, the foot 906 can be slidably mounted, for example on a rail, in order to increase the range of motion of the holding and transport device 900.

In Figure 5 a device 600 for providing a cover 102 and a gluing and folding device 700 for gluing the cover 102 to the passport book block 104 and for folding the passport book blank 128 are shown. The device 600 can apply an adhesive layer 612 to a provided cover 102. Furthermore, a finishing device 800 is shown, which can process the free edges of the passport book blank 128 after folding.

The gluing device 600 has an gluing unit 602 and a magazine 604 for different covers 102.

As in Figure 6 can be seen, the adhesive unit 602 has a flat support 606, the front and rear edges 614, 616 of which have rounded edges in a transport direction 608 of a carrier film 610 provided with an adhesive layer 612. The width of the support 606 essentially corresponds to the width of the carrier film 610 and/or the adhesive layer 612, the length of the support 606 essentially corresponds to the length of the adhesive layer 612 required for the identification, value or security document 100.

Below the support 606 there is a magazine 618 for the carrier film 610 with the adhesive layer 612 attached thereto. In the embodiment shown here, the carrier film 610 is wound on a roll 620, which is rotatably mounted in the magazine 618. A drive is provided to rotate the roller 620. Furthermore, a second roller 622 is provided for rolling up the empty carrier film 610. The second roller 622 can also have a drive.

The carrier film 610 is guided from the first roller 620 over the support 606 to the second roller 622, the drives being controlled in such a way that the carrier film 610 lies flat on the support 606 and is moved in the transport direction 608. The rollers 620 and 622 form a transport device 624.

The adhesive unit 602 further has a heating device 626, which heats the adhesive layer 612 on the carrier film 610 to an activation temperature can, in which the adhesive layer 612 develops adhesive properties. The heating device 626 is arranged below the support 606 or provided on it. A cutting device 628 is provided on the rear edge 616 in the transport direction 608, which can cut through the adhesive layer 612 without cutting through the carrier film 610.

Preferably, two transport devices 624 are provided, each with a carrier film 610, so that a redundant supply of the carrier film 610 with the adhesive layer 612 can take place. Alternatively, the entire assembly consisting of transport device 624, support 606 and heating device 626 can be present twice.

In the Figure 7 and Figure 5 Gluing and folding device 700 shown has a support 702, a folding unit 704 and a fixing unit 706.

The folding unit 704 has a plurality of rollers 708, with the rollers 708 each being arranged in pairs and parallel to one another. Several of these pairs of rollers 712 are arranged one behind the other in an insertion direction 710. A gap 714 running in the insertion direction 710 is formed between the rollers 708 of the roller pairs 712.

Below the pairs of rollers 712 there is a holding device 716 for a passport book blank 128 consisting of the passport book block 104 and the cover 102 pre-fixed to the passport book block 104. The holding device 716 is formed by a jaw 718 and a stamp 720, the jaw 718 being able to be pressed laterally against the stamp 720. The stamp is flat and positioned in such a way that it can be inserted into the gap 714 between the rollers 708 in the insertion direction 710. Above the jaw 718, a second stamp 722 is provided, which can be moved transversely to the insertion direction 710. The second stamp 722 may be formed by rolling.

Furthermore, another stamp 724 is provided ( Figure 5 ), which is provided on the support 702 and a folding edge 728 ( Figure 9c ) can be inserted into the passport book blank 128. A transport device is also provided on the support 702, which can feed the passport book blank 128 to the holding device 716.

Behind the folding unit 704 there is a fixing unit 706 which can fix the passport book blank 128 in a folded state, as will be explained below, and which has a heating device 726 for heating the adhesive layer 612 to the curing temperature. The fixing device 706 is formed by several pairs of rollers 712.

The finishing device 800 has a holding device 802 for fixing the passport book blank, the passport book blank 128 being fixed in such a way that the free edges of the passport book blank 128 remain free. The edges adjacent to the spine of the book as well as the edge of the passport book blank 128 or the ID, value or security document 100 opposite the spine of the book are viewed as free edges ( Figure 8 ).

The holding device 802 is formed, for example, by two opposing gripping elements 804, 806, which can clamp the passport book blank 128. In particular, the gripping elements can grip the passport book blank 128 in such a way that the free edges protrude beyond the edges of the gripping elements 804, 806. The holding device 802 can also be formed by a holding unit of the holding and transport device 900 or by a holding receptacle of the holding and transport device 1000.

Furthermore, an alignment device 810 is provided in order to insert the passport book blank 128 into the holding device 802 in a defined orientation. For example, the alignment device 810 is designed to detect an alignment feature on the passport book blank 128.

The finishing device further has an edge processing device 808, which can process the free edges of the passport book blank 128. The edge processing device 808 preferably comprises a milling unit 812. Furthermore, a control 814 is provided, which is connected to the holding device 802, the alignment device 810 and the edge processing device 808.

To produce an ID, value or security document 100, an adhesive layer 612 is first applied to a cover 102. For this purpose, a cover 102 is removed from the magazine 604 by the holding and transport device 900 according to a parts list created for the ID, value or security document.

On the adhesive unit 602, a section of the carrier film with an adhesive layer 612 is moved onto the support 606 in the transport direction 608 by the transport device 624 until the front edge of the adhesive layer 612 is in the area of the front edge 614 of the support 606. The adhesive layer 612 has an activation temperature at which the adhesive layer 612 develops adhesive properties and a curing temperature at which the adhesive layer 612 crosslinks and cures, the curing temperature being higher than the activation temperature ( Figure 6 and Figure 5 ).

The cutting device 628 then cuts through the adhesive layer 612 at the rear edge 616 of the support 606, the adhesive layer 612 having the length required for the cover 102 after cutting, which is preferably slightly shorter than the length of the cover 102 ( Figure 9a ).

The carrier film 610 is held taut so that it rests against the rounded edges of the edges 614, 616. The subsequent section of the adhesive layer 612 is thereby retracted slightly, so that only the cut section of the adhesive layer 612 is on the support 606. If the adhesive layer has a defined stiffness, it can also be used Remove areas 614, 616 that protrude from the carrier film 610. At the same time, the adhesive layer 612 is heated to an activation temperature by the heating device 626.

Subsequently, the selected and provided cover 102 is picked up by the holding and transport device 900 and placed on the adhesive layer 612, with the adhesive layer 612 adhering to the inside 126 of the cover. The cover is then lifted off the carrier film 610, with the adhesive layer 612 being detached from the carrier film 610 ( Figure 9b ).

In a next method step, the cover 102 with the adhesive layer 612 is fed to a detection device 630 and this checks whether the adhesive layer 612 is applied over the entire surface to the inside 126 of the cover 102.

If the inside 126 of the cover 102 is completely covered with the adhesive layer 612, the cover 102 with the inside 126, i.e. the adhesive layer 612, is placed on the passport book block 104 or on the outside 124 of the cover sheet 110, which is previously connected to the outside 124 of the cover sheet 110 was placed upwards on edition 702 ( Figure 9c ).

Subsequently or as soon as the cover 102 is placed, the cover 102 and the passport book block 104 are aligned relative to one another. Since the adhesive layer 612 has cooled down after being connected to the cover 102, it does not adhere to the cover sheet 110, so that the cover 102 and the passport book block 104 can be aligned.

The passbook blank 128 formed from the cover 102 and the passbook block 104 pre-fixed to the cover 102 is then folded. First, a folding edge 728 is introduced along the seam 114 on the support 702 by the stamp 724. The fold edge 728 is created by embossing the passport book blank 128 is formed in the area of the seam 114 and divides the passport book blank 128 into a first and a second half of the book 730, 732.

Subsequently, the passport book blank 128 is moved into the holding device 716, with the second book half 732 being fixed between the jaw 718 and the stamp 720 ( Figure 9d ). The first half of the book 730 protrudes from the holding device 716. The outside of the cover 102 lies against the jaw 718.

The second stamp 722 is then moved transversely to the insertion direction so that it lies against the first book half 730 and, during a further movement, folds it essentially at right angles relative to the second book half 732 ( Figure 9e ).

After the second stamp 722 has been withdrawn, the first stamp 720 with the passport book blank 128 held thereon is moved in the insertion direction between the rollers 708, with the cover 102 coming into contact with the rollers 708. When the stamp 720 moves further in the insertion direction 710, the book halves 730, 732 are folded relative to one another by the rollers 708 and pressed laterally against the stamp 720 ( Figure 9f ).

After folding the passport book blank 128, the stamp 720 is retracted and the folded passport book blank 128 is moved by the rollers 708 into the fixing unit 706. In this, the adhesive layer 612 is heated to the curing temperature by the heating device 726. As a result of the heating and subsequent cooling, the adhesive layer 612 crosslinks and hardens, so that the cover 102 and the passport book block 104 are cohesively connected to one another ( Figure 9g ).

After the adhesive layer 612 has hardened and crosslinked, the passport book blank 128 can be removed from the fixing unit 706 and processed further.

When the adhesive layer 612 is heated, this can be caused by the forces acting on the passport book blank 128 at the free edges between the cover 102 and exit the passbook block 104. Distributing the adhesive layer 612 by these forces is desirable to cause an even distribution of the adhesive layer 612.

In order to prevent excessive leakage of the adhesive layer 612, the length and width of the adhesive layer 612 is chosen to be slightly smaller than the length and width of the cover 102 or the passport book block 104.

After gluing and folding the passport book blank 128, the free edges of the passport book blank 128 are processed, with the passport book blank 128 being cut to the desired format. During this process, protruding residues of the adhesive layer 612 can also be removed. Since the free edges of the passport book blank 128 are processed, edges of the pages that are stuck together by the adhesive layer 612 can also be removed.

For this purpose, the passport book blank 128 is inserted in the folded state into the finishing device 800 and aligned.

For this purpose, the detection device (alignment device) 810 can detect an alignment marking provided on the passport book blank 128, in particular on the data card 106, and identify the passport book spine and the edges to be processed. The alignment markings can be used to align the passport book blank 128 and/or the edge processing device 808 in such a way that the processed ID, value or security document 100 always has the same format and the same orientation. This is particularly advantageous if the identification, value or security document 100, in particular the data card 106, has machine-readable information. The alignment using the alignment markings ensures that they can always be found in the same position and with the same orientation in the ID, value or security document 100, in particular on the data card 106. This ensures that the ID, value or security document 100 can be read by machine.

The passport book blank 128 can be aligned, for example, by the transport device 900, which holds the passport book blank 128 in front of the detection device 814 before the passport book blank 128 is inserted into the holding device 802. The detection device 810 detects the alignment markings and controls the transport device 900 so that the passport book blank 128 is inserted into the holding device 802 with the desired orientation.

Alternatively, the holding device 802 can be pivotable and only a rough positioning is carried out by the transport device 900. The alignment markings are only detected after insertion into the holding device and the holding device 802 is aligned relative to the edge processing device 808. The fine positioning is carried out by pivoting the holding device 802.

Optionally or additionally, the edge processing device 808 can also be pivotable, so that no fine alignment of the passport book blank 128 is required. You just have to make sure that the free edges are accessible. This can be done, for example, by the transport device 900 encompassing the edges, so that it is ensured that the holding device 802 cannot attack them.

Furthermore, the recognition device detects an identification feature of the identification, valuable or security document 100 and/or the controller 814 receives information that identifies the type of identification, valuable or security document 100. Depending on the alignment, the alignment markings and the identification feature or the information received, the format or position of the edges of the finished ID, value or security document 100 is determined and the edges are processed accordingly by the edge processing device 808. The processing of the free edges is carried out by removing material, that is, the material of the free edges is removed by the milling attachment until the identification, value or security document 100 is the desired one format. During this process, any adhesive that has leaked between the passport book block 104 and the cover 102 can also be removed.

Since the hardening and crosslinking of the adhesive layer 612 only takes place when the passport book blank 128 is folded, the passport book blank 128 and thus also the ID, value or security document 100 are acted upon in this folded state. When the ID, value or security document 100 is opened, the cross-linked and hardened adhesive layer 612 creates tension between the cover 102 and the passport book block 104, which forces the ID, value or security document into the closed state.

Reference symbol list

100

ID, value or security document

102

cover

104

Passbook block

106

Data card

108

Double pages

110

preleaf

112

Fälzelband

114

seam

116

Passport photo

118

Data

120

tab

121

Overlap area

122

Centerline

124

Outside of the cover sheet

126

Inside of the cover

128

Passport book blank

150

System for producing a book-shaped identification, value or security document

200

Device for producing a data card

300

Compilation device

400

Device for providing and attaching the folding tape

500

Device for connecting the double pages, the cover sheet, the folding tape and the tab

600

Device for providing the cover

602

Adhesive unit

604

magazine

606

edition

608

Transport direction

610

Carrier film

612

adhesive layer

614

front edge

616

rear edge

618

magazine

620

role

622

role

624

Transport facility

626

Heating device

628

Cutting device

630

Detection device

702

edition

704

folding unit

706

Fuser unit

708

roll

710

Insertion direction

712

Pairs of roles

714

gap

716

Holding device

718

Bake

720

Rubber stamp

722

second stamp

726

Heating device

728

Folding edge

730

first half of the book

732

second half of the book

800

finishing device

804

Gripping element

806

Gripping element

808

Edge processing device

810

Detection device

812

Milling unit

814

steering

850

Personalization device

852

Unit of personalization device

854

Unit of personalization device

856

Unit of personalization device

858

Unit of personalization device

870

Transfer facility

900

Holding and transport device

902

poor

904

segment

906

Foot

1000

Holding and transport device

S01

Making the data card with tab

S02

Providing the double pages

S03

Providing the cover sheet

S04

Attaching the folding tape to the cover sheet

S05

Compile the data card, the double pages and the cover sheet

S06

Sewing the pass block

S07

Providing the cover

S08

Connecting the cover sheet and the cover to form a blank passport book

S09

Final processing of the passport book blank

S10

Personalize the chip

Claims (13)

1. A method for producing a book-like identification, valuable or security document (100), wherein the identification, valuable or security document (100) has a cover (102) and a passport block (104) comprising a data card (106), a plurality of double pages (108), an endsheet (110) and a spine tape (112), wherein the data card (106) has a flexible tab (120) connected to the data card (106) along an edge, wherein the data card (106) with the flexible tab (120), the double pages (108), the endsheet (110) and the spine tape (112) are sewn together by a seam (114), and wherein the cover (102) is bonded flat by an inner side (126) thereof to an outer side (124) of the endsheet (110), wherein the cover (102) and the passport block (104) are folded and then bonded to one another,

   wherein the passport blank (128) is produced in a bonding and folding apparatus (700), in which the passport block (104) and the cover (102) are bonded to one another to form a passport blank (128) and the passport blank (128) is folded,

   wherein the passport blank (128) is transported, individually, to an end processing apparatus (800) after the folding and bonding, by means of a transport device (900) that comprises a holding unit provided on a grip arm (902) mounted multi-axially,

   wherein, in the end processing apparatus (800), the passport blank (128) is processed by the following steps:

   - identifying the spine of the passport blank (128),

   - orienting the passport blank (128), and

   - processing the free edges of the passport blank (128), wherein the passport blank (128) is cut to size to a defined format of a book-like identification, valuable or security document (100),

   wherein the passport blank is cut to size by means of a milling process.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the passport blank (128), in particular the data card (106), has orientation markings for orienting the passport blank (128), wherein the orienting of the passport blank (128) comprises detection of the orientation markings and orientation in dependence on these orientation markings,
   and/or

   wherein the passport blank (128) and/or the data card (106) has an identification feature, wherein the identification feature is detected and the defined format is ascertained in dependence on the detected identification feature,
   and/or

   wherein the passport blank (128) is fixed by a gripper, wherein the gripper grips the passport blank (128) from the front side and the rear side, wherein the passport blank (128) is held in a closed state of the passport blank (128), wherein the passport blank (128) projects at the free edges by a defined measure beyond the gripper.
3. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the bonding and folding comprises the following steps:

   - providing the passport block (104),

   - providing the cover (102),

   - providing an adhesive layer (612), in particular an adhesive tape, wherein the adhesive layer (612) is applied to a carrier film (610), wherein the adhesive layer (612) has an activation temperature, at which the adhesive layer (612) develops adhesive properties, and also a curing temperature, at which the adhesive layer (612) cross-links and cures, wherein the curing temperature is higher than the activation temperature,

   - heating the adhesive layer (612), in particular to the activation temperature,

   - applying the adhesive layer (612) to the inner side (126) of the cover (102), wherein the adhesive layer (612) adheres to the inner side (126) of the cover (102), and detaching the adhesive layer (612) from the carrier film (610),

   - connecting the cover (102) and the passport block (104) to form a passport blank (128), wherein the outer side (124) of the endsheet (110) is applied to the inner side (126) of the cover (102),
   wherein the inner side (126) of the cover (102) is pre-fixed to the outer side (124) of the endsheet (110) by the adhesive properties of the adhesive layer (612),

   - folding the passport blank (128),

   - then heating the adhesive layer (612) to the curing temperature,

   - fixing the passport blank (128) in the folded-together state until the adhesive layer (612) cures and an integrally bonded and/or form-fitting connection is established between cover (102) and endsheet (104).
4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the adhesive layer (612) on the carrier film (610) is supplied in the form of endless material, wherein the width of the adhesive layer (612) corresponds to a required width corresponding to the width of the cover (102), and wherein the adhesive layer (612), prior to being heated to the activation temperature on the carrier film (610), is cut to a required length.
5. The method according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the carrier film (610) with the adhesive layer (612) is guided in a transport direction (608) on a level support (606), wherein the adhesive layer (612) is applied to the inner side (126) of the cover (102) on the support (606), wherein the length of the support (606) corresponds to the length of the required length of the adhesive layer (612), and wherein the support (606) has rounded edges at its front and rear edge (614, 616) in the transport direction (608), wherein the carrier film (610) is guided over the rounded edges, in particular a portion of the carrier film (610) with the adhesive layer (612) is guided onto the support (606) until a front edge of the adhesive layer (612) in the transport direction (608) is located at the front edge (614) of the support (606) in the transport direction, and then the adhesive layer (612) is cut to the required length at the rear edge (616) in the transport direction (608).
6. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 5, wherein the required width of the adhesive layer (612) corresponds to, or is smaller than, the width of the cover and/or the width of the passport block, and wherein the required length of the adhesive layer (612) corresponds to, or is smaller than, the length of the cover (102) and/or the length of the passport block (104).
7. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein the heating to the activation temperature is performed prior to the adhesive layer (612) being guided onto the support (606),
   and/or

   wherein the heating to the activation temperature is performed on the support (606),
   and/or

   wherein the passport blank (128) is folded by the following steps:

   - introducing a folding edge (728) in the region of the seam (114), wherein, optionally after the introduction of the folding edge (208), a first book half (730) is pre-folded relative to a second book half (732) around the folding edge (728),

   - inserting the passport blank (128) between two spaced-apart rollers (708) arranged in a pair and in parallel by a die (720), wherein the die (720) acts on the folding edge (728) and inserts the passport blank (128) between the rollers (708) with the outer side of the cover (102) at the fore,

   and/or

   wherein the adhesive layer (612) is heated to the curing temperature and the passport blank (128) is fixed in the folded-together state between a plurality of spaced-apart rollers (708) arranged in pairs and in parallel,
   and/or

   wherein, once the adhesive layer (612) has been applied to the inner side (126) of the cover (102), a visual inspection is performed to check whether the adhesive layer (612) is applied flat to the inner side (126) of the cover (102),
   and/or

   wherein, once the adhesive layer (612) has cured, the side edges of the passport blank (128) are mechanically processed, in particular the free edges are cut to size to a defined format of the identification, valuable or security document (100),
   and/or

   wherein the method comprises the following steps:

   - providing the data card (106),

   - attaching the flexible tab (120) to an edge of the data card (106), in particular using an ultrasonic welding process,

   - providing the double pages (108) and the endsheet (110),

   - collating the data card (106), the double pages (108) and the endsheet (110),

   - attaching the spine tape (112) to the outer side (124) of the endsheet (110),

   - sewing the tab (120), the double pages (108), the endsheet (110) and the spine tape (112) along a seam (114) to form a passport block (104).
8. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the identification, valuable or security document (100), in particular the data card (106), has a chip with a secured memory region, wherein person- and/or document-specific data are stored in the secured memory region of the chip.
9. A device for producing a book-like identification, valuable or security document (100), wherein the identification, valuable or security document (100) has a cover (102) and a passport block (104) comprising a data card (106), a plurality of double pages (108), an endsheet (110) and a spine tape (112), wherein the data card (106) has a flexible tab (120) connected to the data card (106) along an edge, wherein the data card (106) with the flexible tab (120), the double pages (108), the endsheet (110) and the spine tape (112) are sewn together by a seam (114), and wherein the cover (102) is bonded flat by an inner side (126) thereof to an outer side (124) of the endsheet (110), wherein the cover (102) and the passport block (104) are folded and then bonded to one another, wherein the device has:

   a bonding and folding apparatus (700) for bonding the passport block (104) and the cover (102) to form a passport blank (128) and for folding the passport blank (128),

   an end processing apparatus (800), and

   a transport device (900) for transporting the passport blank (128), individually, between the bonding and folding apparatus (700) and the end processing apparatus (800),

   wherein the end processing apparatus (800) has:

   - an orienting device (810), which is configured to identify the spine of the passport blank (128) and to orient the passport blank (128) in a defined position,

   - a holding device (802) for the passport blank (128), wherein the holding device (802) may fix the passport blank (128) in the defined position and in a closed state of the passport blank (128),

   - an edge processing device (808), which may process the free edges of the passport blank (128), wherein the edge processing device (808) comprises in particular a milling unit.
10. The device according to claim 9, wherein the orienting device (810) has a detection device, in particular an optical detection device, for detecting orientation markings provided on the passport blank (128), in particular on the data card (106), wherein the orienting device (810) is configured to orient the passport blank (128) in dependence on the detected orientation markings,
    and/or

    wherein the orienting device (810) has a detection device, in particular an optical detection device, for detecting an identification feature provided on the passport blank (128), in particular on the data card (106), wherein the edge processing device (808) is configured to process the free edges in dependence on the detected identification feature,
    and/or

    wherein the holding device (802) has a gripper, which may grip the passport blank (128) from the front side and the rear side and may hold the passport blank (128) in a closed state of the passport blank (128), wherein the passport blank (128) projects at the free edges by a defined measure beyond the gripper.
11. The device according to any one of claims 9 to 10, wherein the bonding and folding device (700) has:

    - a bonding unit (602), wherein the bonding unit (602) has a heating device (626) for heating the adhesive layer (612), in particular to the activation temperature, and also a device for applying the adhesive layer (612) to the inner side (126) of the cover (102),

    - a folding unit (704) for folding the cover and the passport block,

    - a fixing unit (706), which fixes the cover (102) and also the passport block (104) in the folded state, and which has a heating device (726) for heating the adhesive layer (612) to the curing temperature, and comprising

    - a transport device (900) for transporting the cover (102) of the passport block (104) and/or the passport blank (128),

    wherein the bonding unit optionally also has:

    - a level support (606), wherein the length of the support (606) corresponds to the length of the required length of the adhesive layer (612), and wherein the support (606) has rounded edges at its front and rear edge (614, 616) in a transport direction (608),

    - a transport device (624) for the carrier film (610), wherein the transport device (624) guides the carrier film (610) over the support (606) and around the rounded edges,

    - a heating device (626), which may heat the adhesive layer (612) to the activation temperature,

    - a cutting device (628) for cutting the adhesive layer (612) to the required length, and

    - a transport device (624) for moving the cover (102).
12. The device according to claim 11, wherein the bonding unit (602) has:

    - a support (606) for the passport block (104),

    - a device for selecting and/or providing the cover (102),

    and/or

    wherein the folding unit (704) has:

    - at least two spaced-apart rollers (708) arranged in a pair and in parallel,

    - a die (720), which may be guided in an insertion direction between the rollers (708),

    - a holding device (716), which may hold the passport blank (128) on the die (720) in such a way that the passport blank (128) bears with the seam (114) and/or a folding edge (728) arranged on the seam (114) against an edge of the die (720), and

    - a drive for moving the die (720) between the rollers (708),

    wherein the folding unit (704) optionally also has:

    - a jaw (718), which may press a first or a second book half (730, 732) laterally against the die (720),

    wherein the folding unit (704) optionally also has:

    - a second die (722), wherein the movement direction of the second die (722) runs transverse to the movement direction of the first die (720) and is arranged in such a way that, when the second die moves, it may bend the second or first book half (732, 730) projecting from the holding device (716) around the folding edge (728) relative to the first or second book half (730, 732), in particular at right angles,

    and/or

    wherein the heating device (626) of the bonding unit (602) is provided on the support (606),
    and/or

    wherein the fixing device (706) has a plurality of parallel rollers (708) arranged in pairs and a transport device which may move the passport blank (128) between the rollers (708),
    and/or

    wherein a magazine (618) for selecting and providing the cover (102) is provided,
    and/or

    wherein the bonding unit (602) has a redundant feed for the carrier film (610),
    and/or

    wherein a receiving unit for receiving the passport block (104) is provided, in particular with an identification device (630) for detecting an identification feature of the identification, valuable or security document (100) and/or for simultaneously receiving a parts list for the identification, valuable or security document (100), and/or wherein a transfer unit (870) is provided for the folded passport blank (128).
13. A system for producing a book-like identification, valuable or security document (100), wherein the identification, valuable or security document (100) has a cover (102) and a passport block (104) comprising a data card (106), a plurality of double pages (108), an endsheet (110) and a spine tape (112), wherein the data card (106) has a flexible tab (120) connected to the data card (106) along an edge, wherein the data card (106) with the flexible tab (120), the double pages (108), the endsheet (110) and the spine tape (112) are sewn together by a seam (114), and wherein the cover (102) is bonded flat by an inner side (126) thereof to an outer side (124) of the endsheet (110), wherein the cover (102) and the passport block (104) are folded and then bonded to one another, wherein the device has an apparatus (128) according to any one of claims 9 to 12, wherein the system further has:

    - a receiving apparatus for the data card,

    - an identification apparatus, wherein the identification apparatus is configured

    o to detect the identification feature of the data card (106), and

    o to create a parts list specific to the respective data card (106) for the identification, valuable or security document (100) in dependence on the detected identification feature,

    - an apparatus (200) for attaching the tab (120) to an edge of the data card (106),

    - a collating apparatus (300) for the passport block (104), wherein the collating apparatus (300) collates and personalises the number and type of double pages (108) and also the endsheet (110) in dependence on the individual parts list,

    - an apparatus (400) for providing and attaching a spine tape (112),

    - an apparatus (500) for connecting the double pages (108), the endsheet (110), the spine tape (112) and also the tab (120) to form a passport block,

    - a personalising apparatus (850) for a chip, which is provided in the identification, valuable or security document (100), in particular in the data card (106) and which has a secured memory region,

    wherein the data card (106), the passport block (104), the passport blank (128) and/or the identification, value or security document (100) are transported, individually, between the apparatuses, wherein, at the apparatuses, the respective data card (106), the passport block (104), the passport blank (128) and/or the identification, valuable or security document (100) are assigned to the individual parts list created by the identification apparatus.

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