ES2694632T3 - Data and object support in the form of a notebook or notebook containing the data carrier as well as a procedure for manufacturing the data carrier - Google Patents

Abstract

Data carrier (300) suitable for insertion into an object (20) in the form of a notebook or shaped notebook of a data sheet (100) and a joining tab (200) joined thereto in an overlapping area (310) marginal, the joining tab (200) presenting a textile material (210) and the data sheet (100) contains a print (180), the print (180) also extending to the overlap area (310), characterized in that the textile material (210) touches the impression (180) and / or penetrates it in its entirety or in part.

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DESCRIPTION

Data and object support in the form of a notebook or notebook containing the data carrier as well as a procedure for manufacturing the data carrier

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a data carrier for insertion into an object in the form of a notebook or notebook, in addition to an object in the form of a notebook or notebook and a method for manufacturing a data carrier. Such data carriers are well known in the field of the security document and are generally used as components of passports or other security documents in the form of a notebook or notebook.

Current state of the art and background of the invention

In the field of passport books, the trend in recent years has been that the important personal data of the passport holder is on a plastic card that is inserted into the passport book that, in the rest, It is made of paper. In order for the rigid plastic card to be able to be turned around like a sheet of plain paper in the passport book, a hinge or joint or a tab that connects the plastic card with the passport booklet is required. For this purpose there are several solutions which are based, for example, on providing inside a passport booklet a textile or flexible strip, by means of which the card can be sewn to the passport book.

Due to the current state of the art, several solutions are not known for this:

An inlay for a data sheet for a passport book is known from DE 10 2012 019 308 A1. The inlay has a layer of fabric intimately bonded to a plastic layer that fills the meshes of the fabric, so that the inlay has a closed profiled surface. This surface is formed, on the one hand, by the raised fabric structure of the fabric layer and, on the other hand, by intermediate surfaces interspersed with synthetic material. The dimensions of the surface of the incrustation correspond to the external dimensions specified for a data sheet plus a fastening sector with which the data sheet can be fixed to the passport book and for that it protrudes beyond the main part of the data sheet. In one embodiment, the embedding can also form a strip on the data sheet projecting from one edge of the data sheet.

DE 10 2010 053 640 A1 proposes a multilayer data carrier having at least one strip of sheet coextruded in one piece and at least one additional sheet joined thereto. The strip of coextruded sheet has a strip of non-rigid material and a strip of rigid material. The additional sheet is formed of a stack of layers that covers only a part of the sheet strip and exposes an edge area on top of the strip of non-rigid material. The layer stack sector forms the data sector of a data sheet. The non-rigid sector of the tab is used to sew the data carrier to a passport book.

In addition, document DE 10 2012 213 913 A1 evidences a passport book card which has a joining tab for joining a passbook or notebook sheet to a passport. The joining flange is formed of a textile material. For this purpose, the joining flange are arranged overlapping with the notebook or notebook sheet and both welded together in the overlapping area, in particular by means of ultrasound. It is indicated that a printing image in the form of alphanumeric characters existing in the notebook or notepad sheet becomes visible through the joining tab thanks to the welding.

An essential feature of all identity documents is protection against counterfeiting. For this, barriers as high as possible against counterfeiting and adulteration of documents are established. Security against counterfeiting always results from the sum of the different security features of a document. These include, for example, the peculiarities of the materials used, such as papers and plastics, as well as the inks and printing procedures used. In the inks, in addition to the visible inks, active and luminescent UV and IR colors are also preferred. The fine guilloches and the color gradations (iridescent) play a substantial role in the printing process. In order to protect important sectors, such as the portrait of the document holder, or the entire document against forgery or adulteration, very thin optically active layers are often applied, for example a hologram. In the many types of counterfeiting and adulteration of passport books, the complete replacement of cards in passport books is a frequently used forgery procedure. To do this, the passport booklet must be separated and the card, including the tab must be extracted from the passport book, or the tab remains in the passport book and the card is separated from the tab and replaced by another card eventually manipulated .

The problem underlying the invention

Hence, a problem underlying the present invention is that conventional passport bookcase structures are not sufficiently secure against the replacement of the data sheet and that, in particular, manipulation is difficult to make visible. In addition, as in the case of the structure shown in

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DE 10 2010 053 640 A1, is applied only with materials that can be processed by complicated procedures.

Fundamental features of the invention and preferred embodiments

To solve these and other problems, the present invention according to a first aspect refers to a data carrier that is suitable for insertion into an object in the form of a notebook or notebook, in particular in a security document in the form of a notebook. or notebook, especially in a passport book.

According to a second aspect, the present invention relates to an object in the form of a notebook or notebook with data carrier according to the invention bound thereto, in particular a security document in the form of a notebook or notebook, especially a notebook of passport.

According to a third aspect, the present invention relates to a method for producing the data carrier according to the invention, in particular in two different alternative embodiments.

According to the present invention, the data carrier according to the invention is formed by a data sheet and a joining tab connected to the data sheet in a marginal overlap area. The joint flange has a textile material. Preferably, the joining flange is formed of the textile material, ie it consists of it and does not contain other components. The data sheet contains an impression that also extends to the overlap area. The textile material touches the impression and / or penetrates totally or partially, that is to say that the textile material touches and / or penetrates a printing material that forms the impression, for example a color / printing ink, on and / or on the sheet of data. The impression may have existed initially in or on the data sheet (before joining the data sheet to the binding tab).

The present invention is based on the idea that manipulation of the data sheet joint and / or the joining flange in a forgery or adulteration remains visible when the printing is in direct contact with the textile material of the joining flange , specifically, because the textile penetrates the data sheet up to the level at which the printing is found and / or even penetrates totally or partially into the printing. For example, during the joint the joint flange can be pressed through the deformation process in the data sheet at least up to the printing plane, for example to a depth of at least 160 μm below the surface of the data sheet (with respect to the data sheet not yet attached to the joining tab), so that it touches and / or totally or partially penetrates the impression. In any case, the textile material comes in contact with the impression, that is to say with the printing ink that forms the impression, so that it drags it when undoing the union in an uncontrolled way and destroys or damages the printed image, at least modifies it. . It is that, when undoing the union between the joint flange and the data sheet, the print is separated completely or at least in part from the data sheet and remains on the material of the joining tab. This makes the manipulation permanently visible. On the surface of the data sheet itself an irreversible distortion of the printed image remains even with a very reduced manifestation of this security feature. In particular, if the printed image is formed by very thin lines or other very detailed design of the print, it can not be restored after its destruction due to disunion.

Therefore, by the invention the printing is used as a security feature.

Due to this novel structure of the data carrier, conventional materials and procedures can be used for their production, so that know-how and existing equipment can be used. Therefore, the process can be implemented without costly changes to the established manufacturing process.

The object in the form of a notebook or notebook with the data carrier according to the invention bound thereto is, in particular, a passport book. Alternatively, it can also be another security document in which a data sheet is inserted. This object has on the outer sides preferably a rigid and resistant cover of notebook or notebook made of two parts, a front part and a back part which are joined together by means of a notebook cover or notebook. Moreover, in addition to the data sheet, the article can also present stapled or passbook sheets which, generally, are made of paper and are used to receive information inserted later, in the case of a passport book (passport) of registered visas.

For the purposes of the present invention, a data sheet means a flat support, preferably rectangular, for example for displaying information about an entity, for example a person or a thing, the information being present in readable characters or in coded encrypted form, either in a manner recognizable to the naked eye or only recognizable by optical aid or electronically stored, for example, in an electronic semiconductor chip with which it can be communicated by means of an external electrical contact and / or without contact through an antenna connected to the same (RFID). The data sheet, preferably a data card, is inserted by means of the joining tab into the object in the form of a notebook or notebook, for example by sewing. The data sheet presents individualizing data of the person or thing to which the security document is assigned, in legible characters or in an appropriately designed or encrypted form that is almost impossible or difficult to imitate, such as the data represented by luminescent colors special in, for example, alphanumeric representation. The data sheet may also present conventional security features such as

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diffractive elements of electromagnetic radiation, for example as volume or surface holograms, ambiguous images, special printing patterns such as guilloques (especially in pastel colors) and variable colors, reliefs on the surface and the like, the named printing patterns forming the printing used according to the invention when they extend to the overlapping area. In addition, the data sheet may also include electronic components, for example electronic displays, sensors such as touch sensors, and the like. The format of the data sheet depends on the object in the form of a notebook or notebook in which the data sheet is to be bound. The format of the data sheet depends on the object in the form of a notebook or notebook in which the data sheet is to be bound. For example, you can have one of the formats ID 1, ID 2 or ID 3 according to ISO / IEC 7810 in the current version at the time of the priority of the present application. In general, the data sheet is a plastic body, which can be formed, for example, by a laminate of a plurality of laminated layers that are connected flat to each other in exact register under the heat input and under increased pressure. For example, the laminated layers are made of a material suitable for lamination. The data sheet can be formed from a polymer selected from a group including polycarbonate (PC), in particular bisphenol A polycarbonate or a polycarbonate formed with a geminally disubstituted bis (hydroxyphenyl) cycloalkane, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), its derivatives such as glycol-modified PET (PETG), polyethylene-naphthalate (PEN), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyvinyl butyral (PVB), polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), polyimide (PI), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), polystyrene (PS) ), polyvinylphenol (PVP), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), thermoplastic elastomers (TPE), in particular thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), acrylonitrile-styrene-butadiene copolymer (ABS) and its derivatives, polyamide (PA) and / or paper (cellulose) and / or cardboard and / or a glass and / or a metal and / or a ceramic. In addition, the data sheet may also be made of several of these materials, in particular if it is formed of several layers and the individual layers are formed of different materials. Preferably it consists of PC or PC / tPu / PC. The polymers can be charged or uncharged. In the latter case they are preferably transparent or translucent. The charged polymers are opaque. The filler material can be, for example, a pigment. The layers can be tinted or colorless. The outer layers of the data sheet can be, in particular, colorless transparent and have a high resistance to abrasion. The foregoing information refers both to the sheets to be joined together and to the liquid formulations applied to a primary product, such as a protective or covering layer. A laminate formed in this way can finally be coated on one or both sides with the protective or covering layer or with a film. The film can be, in particular, a film of protection against scratches. The superposed layers formed in this way protect a security feature disposed below and / or give the document the required abrasion resistance. Basically, the data card can also be produced by (co) extrusion. The thickness of the data card is preferably 250 to 950 p.m.

In case the printing is not usually on the outer face of the data sheet, but under an outer film layer or a protective lacquer layer (overcoat), this protective film or layer layer is transparent or at least translucent to be able to visualize the impression. In principle, it is also conceivable that the layers above the printing are opaque, if the printing is clearly visible from the back of the data sheet. For this purpose, the data sheet must be completely transparent, at least in the printing sector and on the back.

In accordance with the present invention, printing can be applied in different ways on or entered into the data sheet. In accordance with the present invention, printing can be applied in different ways on or entered into the data sheet. In the event that the printing is on the data sheet, ie inside it, a transparent / translucent cover or an overcoat film (including a transparent / translucent protective varnish) can be placed on top of the print . In this case, the printing is, for example, below the surface of the data sheet at a depth of 50 to 250 μm, preferably 10 to 200 μm, and more typically approximately 100 μm. If the film or protective varnish is not transparent or translucent but opaque, you must ensure that the print is clearly visible from the back side of the data carrier. For example, in order to generate the printing, a usual procedure can be applied, for example an offset, flexographic and screen printing process. In principle, a digital printing process is also possible, for example, an inkjet or xerographic printing process. Usual colors and inks are used that can be visualized when observed in daylight. In principle, however, it is also possible to use colors or inks that are visible in other spectral areas than the visible spectral area, for example in the IR or UV spectral zone, or that become visible only when they are excited by electromagnetic radiation in a zone different from the visible spectral one, because later they become luminescent in the visible spectral zone. Furthermore, an impression in the sense of the invention should also be understood as laser writing, in which, for example, a laser-sensitive layer is used, which is typically formed of polycarbonate, so, for example, due to Laser irradiation produces a blackening in this layer. Such a procedure is, for example, indicated in DE 29 07 004 B1. The procedure indicated in this document is thus included in the content of the disclosure of the present application.

The joining flange is preferably an elongated fabric, in particular rectangular longitudinally extended, which is sufficiently wide to, on the one hand, be able to overlap the edge with the data face so that in this sector a firm connection can be produced and, for another part, a sector for the incorporation into the object form of notebook or notebook. Preferably, the joining flange has in an extension direction the same length as the data sheet, so that the joining flange extends along the entire edge of the data sheet and does not

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beyond. In the data carrier, the joining tab overlaps the data sheet in the overlapping area, so that an additional joining sector of the joining tab projects laterally beyond the data sheet. This joining sector is used for the later joining of the data carrier with the body of the object in the form of a notebook or notebook. The joining tab can have at least one security feature, for example, one or more security threads or an additional print.

The textile material of the joining flange may be formed of filaments, in particular yarns, threads or fibers. The textile material of the joining flange can be formed of filaments, in particular yarns, strands or fibers. In particular, it can be formed by a flat textile formation in the form of woven, chain mesh, weft mesh, braid, stitched fabric, non-woven fabric, felt or felt-like fabric or even other textile material . In the case of a fabric, a chain mesh fabric, a woven mesh fabric, a woven or braided fabric, the strands, fibers or threads from which the flange is formed are arranged in a regular manner. In the case of a non-woven, felt or felt-like fabric, the arrangement is irregular. Preferably, the textile material is formed by a fabric with warp and weft yarns. It is, preferably, a fabric. In particular, the fabric may have a mesh opening of at least 30 mesh, more preferably at least 60 mesh. The mesh opening is a maximum of 300 mesh.

The textile material of the joining flange may consist of or contain one or more fusible materials to, for example, allow a welding process. However, this is not absolutely necessary, since a union can also be done in other ways; in the case of a welding process in which the data sheet presents a fusible material. The textile material is preferably composed of plastic (polymer). It has turned out to be particularly advantageous to use a polyester as a plastic, for example polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyamide (PA) or thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), because these materials are spun without problems to strands or the like and then to be processed to form the Textile material. The textile material can be preferably formed at least partially from polyester. Alternatively, other materials are conceivable, for example cotton or metal. The melting point or the softening temperature (the softening temperature of Vicat according to DIN EN ISO 306 in the version valid at the time of priority of the present application) of a fusible material should be preferably adapted to the properties of the material of the data sheet. The melting or softening temperature of the textile material is preferably higher than the melting point or the softening temperature of at least one material of the data sheet. In particular, it is important that the textile material of the joint flange maintains its shape during joining, while at least one material of the layer sector of the data sheet in which the impression is found is fused during the joining, so that the joining flange can penetrate said layer material. In the case of a joining flange to be joined to the data sheet by welding or rolling, the melting point of the fabric of the joining flange is greater than the rolling or welding temperature. If appropriate, the textile material does not have a melting point or a softening temperature, but decomposes at an elevated temperature (for example, in the case of a thermosetting polymer or a non-fusible natural product such as cotton or cellulose). ) and, therefore, retains its integrity. According to the invention, the joining flange penetrates the data sheet until printing, even if a non-meltable material is used as a textile material.

The textile material may be formed of one or at least two materials (for example, a mixing fabric). In the case of a textile material that is composed of two materials, a first and a second material, the materials can be selected so that the first material is melted in or under the joining conditions and does not melt in or on the second material. For example, it can be envisaged that the second material is not a fusible material (in particular no thermoplastic material), for example another material that is not a plastic, such as a cellulosic material or a protein, for example a wool material, a duroplastic plastic or carbon, glass, inorganic or metallic fibers (wires). For example, the textile material can be made of a fusible plastic as the first material and cotton as the second material, for example of a mixture of cotton and polymer, especially a mixture of cotton and polyester. For example, the warp yarns of a blend fabric can remain unchanged during welding and press into the data sheet, so that they come in contact with the print, while the weft yarns are melted on or over the printing and are firmly attached to the material of the data sheet. In this case, the weft yarns extend from the free edge of the joining flange to the overlapping area, while the warp yarns are parallel to the edge of the data sheet to which the joining flange is attached.

In the case where the textile material is additionally coated on at least one side of a layer of material, it may also be printable. In this case, the printing intended for the purpose of the invention can also be applied to / on the joining flange, specifically on the side on which the joining flange to the data sheet is connected.

The textile material and, if appropriate, a layer of material of the joining flange are designed so that the impression under the joining flange remains clearly visible after the joining process. For this purpose, the textile material and, if appropriate, the layer of material are transparent or at least translucent at least after the joining process. When using non-dyed textile materials, it has been found that the underlying impression is also visible through them because the effects of optical scattering as a result of their inclusion in the plastic of the data sheet are significantly reduced as a whole. For example, a textile band itself

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The same impression appears opaque, while the underlying impression is clearly visible after being applied to the data sheet. Due to the inclusion, the textile material becomes, so to speak, optically transparent.

For joining the joining tab to the data sheet, the textile material must be such that during the joining process the material penetrates as much as possible in the material of the data sheet. For this purpose, in particular it can be especially open pores. The material of the data sheet fuses and penetrates into these pores or interstices of the textile material of the joining flange.

For example, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the textile material can fully penetrate (100%) into the data sheet, so that at the end of the joining process it no longer protrudes from the top of the data sheet and a smooth surface of the data sheet on the textile material has been formed. However, in principle, the textile material can only partially penetrate the material of the data sheet, so that a conditioned relief (roughness) of the textile material appears on the upper part of the data sheet.

The depth of penetration of the textile material in the data sheet depends on different parameters, among others the proportion of interstices (pores) in the textile material: for this purpose it must fit, for example, the mesh opening of a fabric or other Textile material. In any case, the part of the interstices (pores) in the textile material must be in a range of 10 to 85% by volume (volume ratio in a volume range of the textile material, which is defined by two parallel planes that delimit the material, where, in this case, the filaments of the textile material should be considered as compact entities that do not contain any sector of interstices and in which, for the rest, no other material is included). The depth of the textile material that penetrates the data sheet also depends, in addition, on the viscosity of the material of the data sheet during the joining process, the applied pressure, the duration of the joining process and other parameters. It is essential for the present invention that, in any case, the textile material penetrate so deeply into the material of the data sheet that it comes into contact with the impression there existing and, when removing the joining tab of the data sheet, remains partially in it and be partially withdrawn.

If necessary, in order to compensate after the joint any roughness remaining on the surface of the data carrier in the overlapping area, in another preferred embodiment of the present invention, it can be foreseen that at least in the area of overlap an additional film element or a protective varnish is applied to the joining flange. The sheet element can be melted during bonding, the same as the material of the data sheet and produce a smooth surface. The material of the sheet element may have been selected from the same materials from which the data sheet or the protective varnish can also be formed; in this respect reference is made to the above description of the materials in the data sheet. As a film element within the meaning of the present invention, a liquid formulation, for example a varnish, must also be understood. The sheet element is preferably transparent or at least translucent, so that the underlying impression is visible. If this is not the case, the data sheet should allow the printing to be viewed, at least from the back.

By applying the additional sheet element, the adhesive force of the joining flange on the data sheet also increases, in particular if the textile material is not, in particular, easily penetrable by the material of the data sheet. First of all, when the sheet element is made of the same material as the data sheet, it significantly improves the adhesive strength of the material of the joining flange with respect to the data sheet.

The additional film element can be applied to a part of the data sheet, in this case to the surface in the overlap area and, if necessary, in addition to an adjacent surface area in the data sheet, or to all the data carrier, that is, in the data sheet and the protruding part formed by the joining tab. This creates a smooth and even surface of the data carrier.

In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, a security element can be applied additionally to the surface of the data sheet (in the face where the joining flange is connected to the data sheet) in a surface area of the data carrier that includes at least the overlap area. This security element may be configured in the form of a transfer element. For example, the additional security element may be an optically active coating, for example a hologram film which may be formed, in particular, by a hologram film. The additional security element acts as another protection against the detachment of the data sheet from the joining tab, in particular if the security element also extends beyond the overlapping area also to the surface area of the data sheet not occupied by the union tab. When detaching the data side of the joining tab in this case, the security element is damaged. In this way, the joining tab is also part of the whole security concept of the security document in which the security support is integrated. data.

The application of the additional security element is possible, in particular, if a very smooth surface is produced in the overlapping area and in the adjacent surface areas of the data carrier thanks to the additional sheet element or the additional protective lacquer. The sheet element allows a smooth surface to be produced in the overlapping area of the joining flange with the data sheet to a large extent independent of the permeability of the textile material.

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In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the additional sheet element can also form a printable surface on the overlapping area. For example, the foil element can have its own impression on its face facing the joining flange, which is therefore disposed on the inside and thus protected against access from the outside. For example, the foil element can also be optically recordable or laser-sensitive, so that the overlapping area can carry an individualizing information due to the flexibility of the configurations that can be produced with it and, therefore, , the additional individualizing information may be placed on and / or in the overlapping area of the data carrier. As a result, the area of the joining tab becomes part of the concept of personalization a security document in the form of a notebook or notebook.

To further increase the security against the inadvertent detachment of the data sheet of the security document, at least one programmed cutting line can be formed in the form of a concatenation of perforations or holes in the joining tab according to the invention. with the present invention. They prevent the detachment of the joint flange as a whole.

The data carrier according to the invention can be produced by any desired method. A first particularly preferred embodiment of such a production process includes the following procedural steps:

(a) providing a data sheet and a binding tab having a textile material, the data sheet containing an impression and wherein the printing also extends to a marginal overlap area of the data sheet with the joining tab;

(b) arranging the data sheet and the joining tab, so that the data sheet and the joining tab overlap in the overlapping area; Y

(c) connecting in conjunction of material of the data sheet with the joining tab in the overlapping area, wherein at least one material of the data sheet is deformed, so that the textile material touches the impression and / or this penetrates the same in its totality or in part.

In this variant embodiment, the data sheet is first produced and then connected to the joining flange. For example, the data sheet can already contain all the security features. In the manner indicated above, the data sheet may be produced, for example, by laminating a stack of films layers produced from film layers. For this purpose, a conventional rolling process can be applied with conventional rolling devices for this purpose. Typically, the lamination of PC in a hot / cold rolling press occurs in a first step at 170 to 200 ° C and at a pressure of 50 to 600 N / cm2 and in a second step with a cooling to more or less the room temperature and under the same pressure. The lamination of PET-G takes place at a slightly lower temperature, for example at 160 ° C. Other materials are processed under appropriate rolling conditions.

For the joining of material of the data sheet to the joining flange in the overlap area, in another preferred embodiment of the present invention a welding procedure can be applied, in particular a welding procedure incorporating sound waves , very particularly preferably an ultrasonic welding process. Alternatively, it is also possible to apply a conventional bonding process with a heating matrix or a process in which the heat is supplied to the overlapping area by means of IR radiation. Preferably, the assembly of the joint flange and the data sheet is subjected in the overlap area to a dry stamp for the joining of material.

For ultrasonic welding, a sonotrode is used. For ultrasonic welding, a sonotrode is used. The ultrasonic vibrations generated by the sonotrode, which are introduced at the junction point between the data sheet and the joining flange, heat this area, so that at least one material of the joint pair is melted so that it is established the Union. In principle, other joining mechanisms can also be conceived, for example a deep approximation of the materials to each other, so that atomic (chemical) combinations can occur. During the welding process, the sonotrode can be pressed on the joint site by applying dry stamping to incorporate the energy into the joint area as efficiently as possible. For this purpose, opposite to the sonotrode, a counter-support can be arranged on which the overlapping coupling is placed and tightened with the sonotrode. Within the sonotrode, ultrasound is generated by means of a piezoelectric crystal from which the resulting mechanical vibrations are transmitted to the working surface of the sonotrode. In a variant embodiment, the sonotrode can have a flat (smooth) work surface or a profiled work surface (for example, in the form of a grid and / or in the form of descriptive information structures). For this purpose, reference is made to document DE 10 2012 213 913 Al, the disclosure content of which is incorporated in the present application. The working area of the sonotrode may be basically the same size or larger or smaller than the area of overlap. The sonotrode is preferably pressed from the side of the joining flange on the joint of the joining flange and the data sheet, so that during the welding process it is in direct contact with the joining flange. The welding time is, for example, from 0.1 to 2 s.

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Instead of a welding process, another method can also be used for joining the material of the flange to the data sheet, for example gluing.

A second particularly preferred embodiment of the production process includes the following procedural steps:

(a) providing films suitable for lamination of a data sheet and providing a binding tab by presenting a textile material, at least one of the films containing an impression and wherein the printing also extends to an area of overlap of the sheet of data with the union tab;

(b) arranging the sheets forming a stack of sheets and the stack of sheets and the joining flange together, so that the stack of sheets and the joining flange overlap in the overlapping area; Y

(c) laminating the films from the film stack and the joining flange forming the data carrier, wherein at least one film material is deformed from the stack of films, so that the textile material touches the print and / or this penetrates the same in its totality or in part.

In this variant embodiment, the film layers of the data sheet and the joining tab are joined together, in a manner not as in the first variant in which the data sheet is made first and then connected to the union tab. To laminate the film layers and the joining flange, a conventional lamination process is used and commonly used lamination apparatuses are used. With regard to the rolling conditions to be applied, reference is made to the above indications.

The composite unit of the data sheet and the attachment tab fixed thereto are attached to the body of the object in the form of a notebook or notebook. The body preferably has a spine of notebook or notebook. This also includes the folding area of a notebook. The aforementioned unit is attached to the body preferably in the sector of the spine of notebook or notebook by means of the joining flange. For this purpose, the free edge of the joining flange (joining sector) can be joined to the body, for example by means of a gluing, sewing or welding process.

Alternatively, the joining of the body connection flange can be carried out even before its attachment to the data sheet, ie between the process steps (a) and (b) in both of the aforesaid process variants. In these cases, the joining flange is connected to the body after the arrangement, followed by step (b) of the respective variant of the method.

The data carrier can be inserted in a notebook-shaped body or notebook, so that the data sheet forms an inner sheet of the object in the form of a notebook or notebook. The body preferably has other leaves and, as the case may be, a notebook spine or notebook. If necessary, the joining flange can be inserted into the body that has not yet been finished, since, together with the joining flange, the sheets and, if applicable, the spine of notebook or notebook are also linked together.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the joining flange is located inside the notebook or notebook, preferably in the sector of its fold. The data carrier data sheet according to the invention can also be added via the joining tab as an external sheet instead of a notebook spine or notebook. In this case, the joining tab can conform the notebook spine or notebook in the form of a counter-band. In this embodiment, not only the data sheet can be connected to the joining tab, but also another external sheet.

The present invention is explained in detail by the drawings described below. These figures, as well as the description of the figures represent only an exemplary description of the present invention, without limiting the scope of the protection of the present application.

Figure 1 shows a detail of the printed part of a data card (upper or lower side part) in a schematic cross-sectional view;

fig. 2 shows the production of a data carrier by applying a textile fabric (the joining tab) on the printed part of a data card, as shown in Figure 1, as a cutout in a schematic cross-sectional view; (a) before the application on the data card; (b) after penetration of the textile fabric into the data card;

fig. 3 shows the production of a data carrier by gathering several layers of films, one of which is printed, and a textile fabric (the joining flange) and lamination of the layers of films and the textile fabric into sections in a schematic representation in cross section; (a) before lamination; (b) after penetration of the textile fabric into the upper film layers;

fig. 4 shows in a schematic cross-sectional view a data card with the textile fabric (the joining tab) incorporated only partially in the printed part of the data card;

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fig. 5 shows the application of a sheet element and a textile fabric (of the joining tab) on the printed part of a data card, as shown in Figure 1, as a detail in a schematic cross-sectional view; (a) before the application on the data card; (b) after penetration of the textile fabric into the data card and application of the sheet element on the data card;

fig. 6 shows in detail in a schematic cross-sectional view a printed part of a data card provided with a textile fabric and a sheet element and, also, an optical coating;

fig. 7 shows a data carrier according to the invention in an isometric view;

fig. 8 shows a passport book with a data card according to the invention in a schematic cross-sectional view.

In the figures, the same elements and elements with the same function are identified with the same references.

According to the present invention, a data sheet 100 is joined by means of a joining flange 200 to a body 20 of an object 1 in the form of a notebook or notebook (Figure 8). Next, this invention will be described with reference to a data carrier 300 formed of a data card and a joining tab, which are provided for insertion into a security document 1, in particular in a passport book. In principle, however, other configurations and applications, which are also included in the scope of the present application, can be conceived, of course.

A data sheet 100 of this type in the form of a data card or passport card as part of, for example, a passport book 1 has several security features and, in particular, personalizes the passport holder. For this purpose it includes a photo of the owner, his personal data in legible characters and other security features (not shown in the figures). The passport card can also be equipped as an RFID document with an antenna and an RFID semiconductor chip and, if necessary, with electronic components (not shown).

Figure 1 shows by means of an example of a data sheet of this type, a detail of a data card 100 in cross section which, for example, can be fixed by means of a joining flange 200 to a shaped document body 20 of notebook or notebook of a security document, for example the passport book 1 (figure 8). The representation in Figure 1 shows a detail of merely a top part of the data card. The plastic body 110 forming the main part of the card continues downwards. The upper half is merely shown. The lower half can be structured, for example, symmetrically with respect to the upper half. Above the plastic body an overlay 120 is shown, which forms part of the data card. In a laminated state, the plastic body and the overlayer no longer differ from each other. Merely the print 180 located between them then marks a boundary line between the two initial layers. The illustration shown in figure 1 shows the state before rolling.

This data card 100 has underneath the overlayer 120 an impression 180, for example guilloches. This impression is applied to the plastic body 110, for example, printed. The plastic body is produced, for example, by the lamination of several layers of films of polymeric material, for example of PET-G, PC or PVC (see Figure 3). Film layers may be uncharged or loaded with loading material. In the first case they are transparent and in the second case they are opaque. The inner layers of films of the plastic body may be opaque, while the outer layers of films are transparent. The overcoat of a polymer of the aforementioned types placed on the outside above the print is also transparent, whereby the printing is clearly visible. The total thickness of the data card can be, for example, 750 p.m. The lateral dimensions of the data card are typically 86 mm x 125 mm.

Printing 180 has been produced, for example, by a conventional offset, flexographic or screen printing process or by a digital printing process of, for example, inkjet or a xerographic printing process. Printing can be printed with conventional printing inks that are visible in the visible spectral sector and / or with luminescent printing inks in the visible spectral range. Alternatively, the printing can also be formed on the plastic body 110 by a laser writing method according to DE 29 07 004 B1. In addition, the data card has other security features that include personalization features (facial photography, personal data in legible characters, document number), as well as the place of issuance, the issuance site and the date of issuance (no sample), but not a hologram.

To produce the data carrier 300 according to the invention, the data sheet 100 is connected to a joining flange 200. For this purpose, according to a procedure variant according to figures 2, 3, the joining flange is linked, for example, in conjunction with the data card. In order to explain the invention in more detail by means of FIGS. 2 to 8, the starting point is that the structure of the data card is, in each case, the same as in FIG. 1. For the exemplary illustration of the invention, the joint flange is formed solely of a textile material, but in principle can also additionally comprise at least

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another material, for example a polymer material. The joining flange is made, for example, of a woven material 210 of warp and weft yarns 215. This makes it flexible so that the passport can be unfolded and closed without problems. Alternatively, another textile material 210 may also be used, for example a non-woven material.

For this purpose, Figure 2, 3 shows, for example, a textile fabric 210 of warp and weft yarns 215 which may be made of a polymeric material. To achieve the effect according to the invention, the polymer material is selected so as to have a softening temperature (Vicat) higher than the temperature required to manufacture the data card 100 or the junction of the joining flange 200 to the data card and thus not affect the integrity of the textile 210 of the card during the joining process. For example, PET or thermoplastic PA can be used for the fabric, since this material retains its shape under the processing conditions. The tissue is colorless and translucent. The joining tab is configured in the form of a strip. The strip has a length greater than its width. The length is preferably equal to the length of the edge of the data card to which the joining flange is to be fixed. The width is selected so that a first overlapping area 310 is available in the form of a strip suitable for a sufficiently strong connection with the data card and, in addition, a second connecting section 320 in the form of a strip suitable for a sufficiently long connection strong with the document body 20 (data carrier already finished, in this regard see Figure 7).

According to a first variant of the method (FIG. 2), the data card 100 is first produced, for example, by laminating several layers of polymer films under conventional lamination conditions. This data card also contains the print 180 used according to the invention as a security feature under an overlay 120, as also shown in FIG. 1.

For fixing, the joining flange 200 (textile fabric 210) and the data card 100 are arranged so superimposed [FIG. 2 (a)] that both form an overlap area 310. For this purpose, the textile fabric with a first section in the form of a strip is brought to overlap with a longitudinal edge of the data card, with, for example, a second section of approximately equal width extending beyond this edge (the data carrier is already finished, in this respect see figure 7). Subsequently, the pressure P and the heat A are applied to this cell. For example, an ultrasonic sonotrode (not shown) can be used for this purpose, which has a sonotrode working surface that is the same size as the overlapping area and completely flat or has a profiled sonotrode work surface. By ultrasonic vibrations, which are executed by the sonotrode, and its energy fed to the stack of materials, the material is heated, causing the polymer material of the data card to melt. As a result, and by the pressure exerted on the stack by means of the sonotrode, the textile fabric of the joining flange penetrates the material of the data card [Fig. 2 (b)]. Since the depth of penetration dE is greater than the depth dB of the print 180 (in the printing plane 185) below the surface of the data card, the textile fabric 210 traverses the print and joins therewith. After cooling and solidification of the polymer material, the textile fabric (joining flange) and the data card are strongly bonded together in a material bond. When non-dyed synthetic fiber materials are used, it has been found that the underlying (or internal) impression also becomes visible through them because the effects of optical scattering as a result of their inclusion in the plastic of the card body are reduce significantly as a whole. When creating the joint there is also a deep union of the textile fabric with the printing ink of the printing. In an attempt to separate the data card from the joining tab, the textile inevitably also tears the print at least partially, so that the printed image is irreparably damaged. As a result, such manipulation remains visible, even later.

According to a second variant of the method (figure 3), the layers of films 111, 112, 113, 120 forming the data card 100 are arranged one above the other to form a stack of sheets 150 and together with the textile fabric 210 (joining tab 200) a complete stack [figure 3 (a)]. As in the case of the first variant shown in Figure 2, the joining flange partially overlaps the layers of sheets in an overlapping area 310, the overlapping strip being large enough to make a strong bond between the joint pair. The protruding section of the joining flange which is not connected to the film layers is used later for connection to the passport book body 20. The upper layer of the data card sheet is in turn formed by an overcoat 120 colorless and transparent. Below is a layer of film 113 which carries the print 180. The film layers are also arranged one on top of the other.

To join together the film layers 111, 112, 113, 120 of the sheet stack 150 and the textile fabric 210 with the outer film layers 113, 120, said entire stack is pressed into a lamination press (not shown) , being the heat A with the simultaneous application of the pressure P introduced in the stacked material [figure 3 (b)]. In this case, the material of the film layers melts while the textile fabric retains its shape. As a result, on the one hand, the film layers are intimately bonded together, so that a monolithic bond is formed and, on the other hand, the textile fabric penetrates the outer layer of the sheet stack and thus traverses the print 180. As explained with reference to the first process variant, the textile fabric is combined very strongly with the printing ink of the printing after cooling and solidification of the sheet material, so that separating the joining flange of the card of data 100 would inevitably cause damage to the print.

By connecting the joining flange 200 and its textile 210 with the data card 100, a data carrier 300 is produced, the appearance of which is shown schematically in FIGS. 7, 8. In an area of overlap 310 in FIG.

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Strip shape, the joining tab overlaps the data card and is permanently attached to it in this overlapping area. The joining flange protrudes in a junction sector 320 above the data card. This sector is used for the subsequent joining of the data carrier to the passport book body 20.

The manufacturing variants shown in Figures 2, 3 lead to a joining of the joining flange 200 to the data card 100, resulting in a smooth surface in the overlapping area 310 since the textile 210 completely penetrates ( 100%) in the material of the data card and no longer partially protrudes outwards.

Figure 4 shows an alternative embodiment in which the textile fabric 210 does not fully penetrate the material of the data card 100 and, therefore, still protrudes a little beyond the surface of the data card. In this way, a roughness / profile characteristic of the textile fabric results. This structure results when the volume of interstices of the textile fabric is relatively low, so that the molten material of the layers of outer sheets 110, 120 can not easily penetrate the interstices of the textile fabric. In addition, the joining conditions (temperature, pressure, duration) and the material of the outer layers of the sheets have a significant influence on whether the textile fabric penetrates all or only partially into the data card. Essential for the purposes of the present invention is merely the fact that the textile fabric penetrates so deeply that it comes into contact with the impression. This is true both in the case of complete penetration, as shown in Figures 2, 3, and in the case of incomplete penetration, as shown in Figure 4. The purpose of the invention to optically manifest a subsequent detachment of the joining tab 200 of the data card is only achieved if the printing is damaged during separation.

In order that the textile fabric does not penetrate completely into the data card, even if a smooth surface is obtained when the textile fabric 210 is joined to the data card 100, a foil element 130 may be additionally applied to the outside of the card of data in the overlap area 310 (FIG. 5). For this purpose, the data card is assembled with the textile fabric of the joining flange 200 and the sheet element (sheet strip) [FIG.

(a)] and then subjected to the bonding process described above [Fig. 5 (b)]. As shown in Figure 5

(b), the foil member can extend, at least in part, exclusively above the overlapping area or even beyond on the data carrier 300, outside the overlapping area. In principle, the foil element can also extend to the connecting sector 320 of the connecting flange provided for connection with the passport book body 20. The foil element is preferably formed from one of the materials that make up also the data card, preferably of the material from which the overcoat 120 is formed. The sheet element is transparent so that the print 180 remains visible. In the subsequent fusion and joining, for example, ultrasonic welding or lamination, a resultant data carrier structure is obtained in this embodiment, in which the textile fabric is completely inside the data carrier and, therefore, it presents the same. a smooth surface even in the overlapping area.

Accordingly, a smooth surface is guaranteed by the additional foil element 130 even in the overlapping area 310. Furthermore, this also increases the adhesive force of the connection between the connecting flange 200 and the data card 100.

In order that the connection of the data card 100 with the connecting flange 200 is ensured by an additional safety feature, after carrying out the joining method according to the invention, a safety element 140 can be applied outside the overlap area. additional (Figure 6) at least in the overlapping area 310, preferably also further above the surface of the data card. For example, a hologram film can be applied. For its application a very smooth surface is required. Therefore, it is necessary that the textile fabric 210 completely penetrate when inserted into the material of the data card or that a film element 130 is applied to the surface area in which the security element is to be applied, such as described above. By extending the hologram film or other security film beyond the overlapping area, security against tampering increases even more, since such a sheet would inevitably be destroyed by detaching the data card from the joining tab.

An even greater increase in the security level of the junction between the joining flange 200 and the data card 100 is achieved by the addition to the joining flange of a programmed cutting line 250. This programmed cutting line can be formed by a series of perforations 255. In addition, the connecting flange can have additional individualizing information 220 in the overlapping area 220, for example in the form of alphanumeric characters (FIG. 7).

The security document 1 shown in figure 8 is, for example, a passport. The data carrier 300 according to the invention is housed in this security document. The security document consists of an outer cover of notebook (loin of notebook) 2 made, for example, cardboard, several pages of passport 3a, 3b, 3c, ... and passport card 100. The cover of the notebook can have a hinge 5, in which sector the parts of the notebook cover are joined. For example, the book cover can be made of two rigid mutually adjacent rigid parts 2 a, 2 b which are joined together by means of a flexible cover. The cover of the book can be provided on the outside of an emblem, for example of the issuing country.

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As backup of annotations, several sheets of document 3a, 3b, 3c, ... and the passport booklet card 100 with the notebook cover 2 are attached inside. The cover of the notebook and the document sheets form a body of document 20.

The passport book card 100 together with the joining tab 200 form a data carrier 300 and are joined by means of the attachment tab with the document sheets 3a, 3b, 3c, ... and the book cover 2 The passport book card 100 is disposed between the book cover and the internal sheet 3a of the document. For the union, these components are sewn. The seam 8 (a thread) passes in the hinge sector 5 through the document sheets, the joining flange and the cover of the book and joins them together. In order to anchor the seam on the back of the book, a counter-band 9 of a flexible material is stuck on the hinge.

The document sheets 3a, 3b, 3c, ... represent the visa pages of the passport 1. They are not provided, apart from a security print in the form of guilloches, of watermarks and, if necessary, of a number of identification, other security features or other printing characteristics.

List of references

1 object in the form of notebook or passbook, security document, passport book

2, 2a, 2b notebook cover

3a, 3b, 3c document sheets

5 hinge

8 sewing

9 contralomo tape

20 document body, passport book body

100 data sheet, data card, passport card

111,112,113 (layers of) sheets

110 plastic body of the data card

120 overlayer

130 sheet element

140 security element, hologram movie

150 sheet stack

180 printing

185 printing plane

200 union tab

210 textile material, textile fabric

215 warp and weft threads

220 individualizing information

230 layer of material

240 protective layer

250 programmed cutting line

300 data support

310 overlapping area

320 union sector

dB depth of printing below the surface of the data sheet

Depth of penetration

P pressure

A contribution of heat

Claims (12)

5 10 fifteen twenty 25 30 35 40 Four. Five 1. Data carrier (300) suitable for insertion into an object (20) in the form of a notebook or notebook formed of a data sheet (100) and a joining tab (200) joined thereto in an overlapping area ( 310), with the joining tab (200) presenting a textile material (210) and the data sheet (100) containing a print (180), the printing (180) also extending to the overlap area (310), characterized by that the textile material (210) touches the impression (180) and / or penetrates the same in its entirety or in part. Data carrier (300) according to claim 1, characterized in that the textile material (210) of the joining flange (200) is formed of a fabric. Data carrier (300) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the melting point or the softening temperature of the textile material (210) of the joining flange (200) is greater than the melting point or softening temperature of at least one material of the data sheet (100). Data carrier (300) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least in the overlapping area (310) there is an additional film element (130) on top of the joining flange (200). Data carrier (300) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a security element (140) is additionally applied to the surface of the data sheet (100) in a surface area of the data carrier including at least the overlap area (310). Data carrier (300) according to claim 5, characterized in that the security element (140) is formed of a hologram film. Data carrier (300) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connection flange (200) has at least one programmed cutting line (250) in the form of a concatenation of perforations (255). Data carrier (300) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that additional individualizing information (220) is found on and / or inside the connection tab (200). 9. Object (1) in the form of a notebook or notebook with a data medium (300) bound thereto according to one of claims 1 to 8. 10. Procedure for manufacturing a data carrier (300) suitable for insertion into an object (1) in the form of a notebook or notebook, comprising the following process steps: (a) provide a data sheet (100) and a joining tab (200) presenting a textile material (210), the data sheet (100) containing an imprint (180) and wherein the printing (180) also extends to a marginal overlap area (310) of the data sheet (100) with the joining tab (200); (b) arranging the data sheet (100) and the joining tab (200), so that the data sheet (100) and the joining tab (200) overlap in the overlap area (310); Y (c) connecting the data sheet (100) to the joining tab (200) in the overlapped area (310) in a material connection, wherein at least one material of the data sheet (100) is deformed, so that the textile material (210) touches the impression (180) and / or penetrates the same in its entirety or in part. Method for manufacturing a data carrier (300) according to claim 10, characterized in that the data sheet (100) and the joining flange (200) are joined together by ultrasonic welding. 12. Procedure for manufacturing a data carrier (300) suitable for insertion into an object (1) in the form of a notebook or notebook, comprising the following process steps: (a) providing films (110, 120; 111, 112, 113) suitable for lamination of a data sheet (100) and providing a joining flange (200) having a textile material (210), containing at least one of the films (110, 120; 111, 112, 113) an impression (180) and wherein the printing (180) also extends to a marginal overlap area (310) of the data sheet (100) with the tab union (200); (b) arranging the sheets (110, 120, 111, 112, 113) forming a stack of sheets (150) and the stack of sheets (150) and the joining flange (200) with each other, so that the stack of sheets (150) and joining flange (200) overlap in the overlapping area (310); Y (c) laminating the films (110, 120; 111, 112, 113) of the film stack (150) and the joining flange (200) forming the data carrier (300), wherein at least one material is deformed of films (110, 120; 111, 112, 113) of the stack of sheets (150), so that the textile material (210) touches the print (180) and / or penetrates the print in whole or in part .