HU215065B - Method and device for making series of printed coupons/sheets and series of printed coupons/sheets - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a process for producing a series of printed sections / sheets, an apparatus for carrying out the process, and a series of printed sections / sheets produced by a method and apparatus. The invention is particularly suitable for the production of lottery tickets, lottery tickets, important forms and forms, high-value tickets, tickets and similar printed matter, preferably in areas where tickets, tickets, etc. are included in the series. and counterfeiting.

An example of a known solution is the lottery tickets sold in Greece. A section of the coupon is filled in by a read / write field. A relatively large surface area is used to register the gauge. This recording field includes a narrow strip that crosses the gauge and serves to identify the gauge. The completed lottery tickets are registered at the receiving offices by electronic data processing, so that as the ticket passes through the recording device, it is split in two along the identification bar. During registration, a scanned sequence of numbers is printed on the free surface of the gauge on both sides of the identification bar. The owner of the coupon that has been unpinned, registered and written will be returned to the owner and, if he wins, can prove his prize. When presenting the winning coupon, the check is made by aligning the two segments along the bisected identifier strip and examining the pattern of the identifier strip.

It is known that lottery coupons and similar coupons, forms and sheets are generally printed on rotary printing machines. The die and its support are cylindrical, generally driven by a gear. The sections are printed on continuous continuous paper and then cut into sections after printing. Usage is usually around 15-20, so you can print so many sections in one revolution of a press roll. Such a solution is described in DE (AS) 1436 801.

In order to make the possibility of counterfeiting or copying more difficult, the identification strip is provided with a complex pattern, which may be multicolored and varies from section to section, but its variation allows for a limited number of different patterns at reasonable printing effort, usually up to 400-1000 sections. Therefore, counterfeiting cannot be ruled out with sufficient security.

Of course, the above problem does not only apply to example lottery tickets, but also to lottery tickets, entry tickets, travel tickets, various passes, forms and other documents.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method by which a series of printed sections can be produced such that the sections of the series can be reliably identified and virtually counterfeit. It is also our aim to provide the equipment suitable for carrying out the process and, of course, to design the series of sections itself.

Thus, a method for solving the object of the present invention is directed to producing a series of sections / sheets each having a print field having the same printed pattern and a check box with the same position on each section passing through a response line and comprising at least two identification figures. In the proposed process, a continuous strip of paper is printed, which is cut into sections after printing; during printing, the printed image is applied to the print fields by printing rollers driven at synchronous circumferential speeds, and the identification figures are applied by at least two printing rollers having different peripheral speeds. The essence of the invention is that during printing, at least one of the identification roller rolls is changed asynchronously, several times or continuously with the rotational speed changes of the other roll rolls.

In a preferred alternative embodiment of the method of the invention, at least one ID roller is not driven during printing, which effectively means that the rotation of the ID roller is provided by the torque generated by the frictional contact with the continuous continuous paper web.

Thus, in accordance with the present invention, the control field identification drawings are printed by varying the rotational speed of at least one of the identification rollers during printing and / or printing at least a portion of the identification chart with a non-separate roller, so that the other , the gear unit receives an asynchronous drive relative to a synchronously driven press cylinder with a precisely controlled angular speed. Preferably, the asynchronous printing rollers are rotated by the moment of frictional action with the surface of the continuous paper web being advanced at a substantially uniform speed while the continuous web is being blown through the printing machine.

The process according to the invention is preferably carried out by changing the rotational speed of at least one of the pressure rollers randomly, preferably pulsed, optionally controlled by a random generator.

It is also advantageous to use a color roller for at least one of the identification figures and to change the printing color of the at least one roller during printing by means of an automatic color change means, preferably randomly.

In order to carry out the process according to the invention, there is provided an apparatus having a rotary printing machine having at least one printing tool and at least one coloring means for implementing a printed figure and an identification printing device; according to the invention, the printing rollers of the printing tools are provided with a drive, while the printing rollers of the identification printing device do not have a separate drive apart from the frictional connection with the continuous continuous paper web.

Due to the fact that the aforementioned asynchronous printing cylinders in the identification figure do not have a separate drive, changing the printing cylinder diameter is easy2

EN 215 065 Β lightweight, the press cylinders of different diameters do not require any mechanical fit or other effort on the drive. Thus, the various print cartridges or stamping or perforating stickers that are intended to be used to implement the identification image can be scaled regardless of the utilization determined by the circumference of the printing roller applying the print image to the print area. It follows that even a single identifier can span an entire sequence of sections.

In an alternative embodiment of the apparatus for implementing the method of the present invention, the ID printing device has at least two printing rollers for generating at least two IDs; according to the invention, the at least one printing cylinder of the ID printing device is provided with a separate drive through which the at least one printing cylinder is connected to a control unit, preferably a random generator, in an asynchronously controlled connection independent of the other / other printing cylinders. Acceleration, braking and / or lifting and / or pressing of this ID roller printing roller on the printing surface is provided by a dedicated drive over and above the printer tool drive, asynchronously driven by the other press roller rolls of the ID print device.

In a preferred embodiment of the apparatus according to the invention, the print surfaces of the identification rollers have different diameters and are optionally provided with a surface notch.

It is further preferred that at least one of the identification figures is provided with a pressure roller controlled, optionally controlled by a random generator, preferably an automatic coloring device to which at least two ink containers are assigned.

The difference in diameter and asynchronous rotation of the printing roll of a part of the identification plate itself greatly increases the possibilities of variation of the identification figure. However, with additional measures, the number of variations available can still be multiplied. Such expedient measures are, for example, the use of the control with the aforementioned random generator, that is, the braking of the printing rollers at random, or the insertion or other machining of the printing surface.

A preferred way of implementing an independent, asynchronous drive for folded rollers is to change the control of the roller drive continuously or intermittently, regularly or randomly during printing, so that the roller rotation speed is adjusted accordingly. The change of control is preferably accomplished by proper transformer switching, optionally by random generator control. A similar effect can be achieved with cylinders driven by constant angular velocity but with self-aligning bearings.

A series of printed sections / sheets produced by the method and apparatus of the present invention consist of sections / sheets each having a print field having the same printed pattern and at least one check box located on each of the sections / sheets intersecting the check line and checkbox contains at least two IDs. According to the invention, the likelihood of the relative position of the identification figures relative to each other and / or within the control field for the two sections / arcs of the series is less than 1/4000, preferably 1/40,000.

In a preferred embodiment of the sectional set of the invention, at least one of the sectional / arch identification figures is formed as a relief embossed and / or perforated.

In a further preferred embodiment of the segment of the invention, at least one of the identification figures of the segments / arcs includes gillos and / or serial numbers.

The counterfeiting of the segment of the invention is particularly difficult if at least one of the identification figures of the sections / sheets is fluorescent and / or printed with magnetic ink.

Due to the wide variability of the identification diagrams, the present invention makes it possible to easily reproduce the identification diagrams every 4000-40,000 sections, which in itself provides reassuring protection against forgery. In addition, the number of variations can be further increased by changing the format of the identification charts and the print media.

It is possible to print each ID chart in different colors. Changing the colors during the printing process without replacing the rollers, which is known in the art with automatic color changing means, results in randomly changing color blends.

Another variation is that one of the identification figures comprises a series of perforations or stamped patterns.

It is particularly difficult to reproduce by photographic technique if the identification figures contain details in gill-shaped, interlaced lines or patterns.

The use of fluorescent or magnetic inks to print the identification image further increases the chances of variation and thus reduces the likelihood of counterfeiting.

The check of the gauges is done by joining sections of the gauge, the registration gauge and the proof gauge, which are separated by two lines, usually by visual means. The safety of the control can be enhanced by the use of special tools, such as fluorescent color sensing gauges or other aids. For example, if I have a 1/2 mm slip between the fitting lines in my ID picture, this can be seen with the naked eye. Assuming, for example, that the control field on a section uses 10 mm long and 1/2 mm relative offsets, the number of ID chart variations thus obtained is 200x200, i.e. 40,000.

EN 215 065 Β additional additional measures could significantly increase this number of variants.

The invention will now be described with reference to the drawing. In the drawing:

Figure 1 illustrates a conventional exemplary lottery ticket;

Figure 2 shows an exemplary embodiment of a lottery ticket according to the invention;

Figure 3 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary embodiment of a rotary printing apparatus for carrying out the process of the present invention;

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of a further embodiment of the apparatus according to the invention;

Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary embodiment of a printing device for use in the apparatus of the invention for single-sided printing;

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary printing device for duplex printing;

7-9. Figures 4 to 5 are perspective views of an exemplary design of a printing device of the device of the invention for identifying an apparatus of the invention.

As shown in Figure 1, the conventional la section has 2 print areas and 4 check fields. The print field 2 shows a printed figure 3, which is the same for all sections la. The control field 4 comprises identification figures 6a and 6b. The check field 4 is crossed by a response line 5 along which the segment la can be divided into registration sections 15a and certification sections 15b.

In our example, being a lottery coupon, the printed figure 3 can be labeled with the expected winning numbers, which are entered into the electronic data processing system at the receiving offices and are indicated on both sides of the check box 4. This will be used to verify and identify the 1 registration of the coupon. At the receiving office, at the same time as registration, coupon la is split along response line 5, and a voucher 15a containing the printed figure 3 with markings remains at the recipient, and the registration coupon 15b is retained by the lottery company. The identification figures 6a and 6b, cut in the control box 4 along the response line 5, are thus also included in the surveys at the receiver and at the lottery company.

If the la bet is won, the 15a voucher remaining at the receiver is eligible to receive the prize. The check not only verifies that the check print on the voucher 15a is the same as the print on the voucher 15b, but also that the identification figures 6a and 6b in the coupled sections along the response line 5 are perfectly complementary. If each identifier has a different identification number as used in the known solutions, this will make counterfeiting difficult, but it does not exclude the possibility of fraud with sufficient security.

Figure 2 shows a coupon 1 implemented in accordance with the method of the invention, in our example a lottery coupon. At first sight, there is no significant difference with the known section 1a, the section 1 according to the invention also having a print field 2, a check area 4, a proof section 15a and a registration section 15b, a response line 5 passing through the check field 4 has the same 3 printed figures on the profile. The control fields 4 contain identification figures 6a 'and 6b 1'. Contrary to the conventional figures 6a and 6b of the conventional sectional section 1a, a portion of the sectional diagrams 6a 1 'and 6b 1' according to the invention is shown at the bottom of section 1 and extends substantially downward from the upper edge of the section. The top and bottom details complement each other to form the identification figure 6a 1 '. The relative position of the gill-shaped wavy pattern identification pattern 6b 1 'varies from section to section relative to FIGS. Also, the relative position of the identifier 6b 1 'within the check field 4 varies from segment to section.

The identification figures 6a 1 'and 6b 1' are preferably printed in different colors, and preferably also contain at least one magnetic ink color. The advantage of magnetic ink color is that it requires a special reading device to be identified and an authentication field to be printed on it, thus practically eliminating the possibility of forgery.

It will be understood that the exemplary section 1 is only one exemplary version of the products that can be implemented by the method and apparatus of the present invention. The layout, relative position, shape, size, or pattern of the checkboxes and IDs can be varied as desired to achieve a virtually unlimited number of variants. By way of example only, the identification figures 6a1 and / or 6b1 'may, like the known sectional la, include a series of numbers which can be printed, for example, in gill form. It is also possible to fill the entire control field along the length of the identification figures, and even a single identification figure can cover several uses, in which case the change in its relative position is not recognized even in the unpaired series of successive printed segments. Alternative alternatives suggested for implementing the identification drawings include embossed patterns, perforated patterns and / or fluorescent colors. The latter are not visible under normal illumination, and, of course, can also be provided on the surface of the verification section 15 and the registration section 15b, in addition to the visible control field 4. Thus, in this case, the recording surface may be considered as being part of the control field 4, or may be configured to include identification figures, and will be printed on these identification figures during registration and verification. Such coupons are split along a 5 response lines that are registered or checked4

EN 215 065 Β between the proof gauge 15a and the registration gauge 15b.

Whether the check box 4 is located on the front or back of the section 1 is irrelevant to the invention. It is also not decisive for the implementation of the present invention whether the coupon 1 has a "recording" registration field for registration printing.

The check area 4 can be arranged on any surface area of the gauge 1, possibly overlapping with the print area 2 (and the printed figure 3).

The basic idea of the invention, which has been illustrated above with reference to the exemplary embodiment of Figure 2, is, of course, only applicable to a large number of sections, a series of sections 1.

The object of the invention is practically feasible for any series of segments, but the benefits are particularly evident in a series of segments, arcs, forms or marks where the segments are separable, one segment at one side (e.g., the receiving party) and the other segment (e.g. lottery company) and there is a significant interest in avoiding any counterfeiting of a coupon remaining on one party. In addition to the lottery and lottery tickets mentioned above, such uses include high-value tickets and tickets, securities, property documents and important forms.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary apparatus for carrying out the process of the present invention. The apparatus comprises printing tools 11 which print continuously on a continuous web 16 of paper rolls 7. The printing rollers 13 of the printing tools 11 print the same printed pattern 3 on the fixed printing areas 2 of the segments 1 on the continuous paper web 16. The printing rollers 13 of the known printing tools 11 have a synchronous drive provided by a gear drive. The printing tools 11 are optionally equipped with coloring means 12 as well. The printing rollers 13 print a predetermined number (identical) of printed patterns 3 on each continuous rotation web 16 into the printing areas 2 of subsequent sections 1. The apparatus of FIG. 3 has four printing tools 11 which may be arranged one above the other for better space utilization.

The printing tools 11 are followed by a numbering device 17, followed by a stamping / perforating tool 19. The numbering device 17 and the extrusion / perforating tool 19 are known per se and have driven rolls. The diameter of the cylinders can be scaled according to the task, but the possibility of repeating combinations cannot be ruled out, since after a given number of sections the same relief or perforated patterns are repeated periodically.

In the apparatus according to the invention, the stamping / punching tool 19 is followed by the printing device of FIG. 18, which is a known printing device, preferably a GPTinter of GT-Graphic Equipment Ltd. 5-9, the operation of the ID printing device 18 is described in more detail. Referring to FIGS. The ID image printing device 18 is used to print the identification figures 6al'-6bl 'shown in FIG. 2 or other similar identification illustrations.

The last functional unit of the apparatus according to the invention is the cutting tool 20, which cuts a series of sections printed on a continuous continuous web of webs into sections.

The device according to the invention shown in Figure 4 differs essentially from that of Figure 3 in that it has two ID image printing means 18 which are independent of one another and, optionally, apply identification images to the front and back of the sections. The arrangement of the ID-printing means 18 within the apparatus is substantially loose, for example, in the embodiment of Figure 4, they are directly followed by all-printing tools, but may also be arranged before all-printing tools. In any case, it is advantageous for the printing tools 11 to be in a single block, since this facilitates their synchronous drive.

It will be appreciated that both the numbering device 17 and the stamping / perforating tool 19 may be formed as a numbering, embossing, or perforation generating means for performing the function of the ID image printing device 18, thus corresponding to the ID figure. This is most easily accomplished if the numbering device 17 and / or the extrusion / perforating tool 19 are provided with freely rotating or asynchronously driven rollers. If the apparatus is equipped with separate ID printing means 18, the rollers of the numbering device 17 and the stamping / perforating tool 19 are synchronously driven with the printing rollers 13 of the printing tool 11.

As shown in Figures 5 and 6, the device 18 of the apparatus of the present invention may be formed as a single-sided or double-sided printer 18a or 18b. The ID-printing device 18a of Figure 5 is on one side of the continuous paper web 16,

The ID image printing device 18b of Figure 6 prints identification images on both the front and back of the continuous paper web 16. Both the identification plate printing means 18a and 18b have guide rollers 23 which ensure proper guiding of the continuous paper web 16 and press down the continuous web of paper onto the printing rollers 8a and 8b. In our example, the press rolls 8a and 8b do not have separate folds, they are provided by the torque from frictional contact with the continuous paper web under which they are rotated. Therefore, the rotational speed of the press rolls 8a and 8b cannot be precisely determined, depending on the feed speed of the continuous paper web 16, the compression force provided by the guide rollers 23, the paint deposition and any changes in the paper web thickness.

The printing rolls 8a and / or 8b may not necessarily be a printing roll, but may be, for example, a press or perforating roll.

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The identification device printing means 18a and 18b are also provided with a coloring means. The coloring device preferably has at least two ink tanks 21. In the embodiment of FIG. 5, i.e., the identification device 18a, the valve system 22 and the pump unit (not shown) provide the application of different colors to one side of the continuous web 16. 6, the printing rollers 8a are moistened directly by the ink in the ink tanks 21 via a gear ratio. The coloring device can be controlled via a remote control unit operable from the control panel of the device, optionally with, for example, a random generator. For example, in the case of FIG. 5, the control signals actuate valves of the valve system 22 associated with different ink tanks 21.

6, the double-sided printing is provided such that the continuous web 16 is in S-shape on the guide rollers 23 so that the first press roll 8a prints on the front side. The first and / or second press rolls 8a may, of course, also be embossing or perforating rolls and may optionally be associated with a calculating device.

7-9. 8a and 8b show alternate versions of the press rolls 8a and 8b. The embodiment of Figure 7 is formed as a ribbon printing roller 8c having two inner press rollers 24 and two outer press rollers 24a. The inner press rollers 24 carry the negatives (printing faces) of the identification figures 6a1 and 6b1, and their mutual position on the web printing roller 8c can be varied. The outer press rollers 24a roll down the continuous paper web 16.

The embodiment of Figure 8 is a stereotype printing roll 8c having a printing pattern 14 (negative) on its printing surface. For example, the die pattern 14 may be a Flexo die, which may be glued onto an aluminum roll surface.

The embodiment of Figure 9 is designed as a raster print roll 8c. An indentation 26 is formed in the printing surface of the raster print roller 8e, which may touch only a portion of the peripheral surface and may be inclined relative to the axis of rotation. As the rotation of the raster print roller 8e rotates, the incision 26 from time to time causes interruptions in the frictional torque and thus results in irregular speed changes.

7-9. In each of the variants described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 9, there is also the possibility of varying the diameter, actuating the roller by random generator, and using other of the aforementioned effect enhancement means for causing slight braking, lifting, etc. of the ID rollers. feasible.

Although it is within the scope of the invention to control the identification rollers in a predetermined manner such that the identification drawings have predetermined displacements, pattern and color variations per section, the exemplary embodiments described in the drawing, they are particularly advantageous because of the simplicity of their design and not least because of the effectiveness of the solutions.

Claims (13)

PATENT CLAIMS A method for producing a series of printed sheets / sheets, each having a printing field having the same printed pattern and a check box having the same position on each section, passing through a response line, and comprising at least two identification drawings; followed by cutting into sections, wherein during printing, the printed figure is applied to the print fields by printing rollers driven at synchronous peripheral speeds, and the identification figures are applied by at least two printing rollers having different peripheral speeds, wherein at least one the rotation speed of the ID roller roller (8a, 8b) independently of the other roller roller rollers (8b, 8a), with asynchronous, multiple or we are constantly changing. A method for producing a series of printed sheets / sheets, each having a print field having the same printed pattern and a check position with the same position on each section, passing through a response line, and including at least two identification drawings; followed by cutting into sections, wherein during printing, the printed figure is applied to the print fields by printing rollers driven at synchronous peripheral speeds, and the identification figures are applied by at least two printing rollers having different peripheral speeds, wherein at least one the ID roller roller (8a) is not driven. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the other identification roller (8b) is not driven. 4. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the rotation speed of at least one of the pressure rollers (8a) is varied randomly, preferably pulsed, optionally controlled by a random generator. 5. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that at least one identification roll (6a 1 ', 6b 1') is provided with a color printing press roller (8a, 8b) and the printing color of at least one printing roller (8a 8b) is automatic color changing means. , preferably randomly. 6. Apparatus for producing a series of printed sections / sheets having a rotary printing machine having at least one printing tool and at least one coloring means for producing a printed figure. EN 215 065 Β, further comprising an identification plate printing device, characterized in that the printing roll (s) (13) of the printing tool (s) (11) is provided with a drive, while the identification printing device (18, 18a) 18b) press roll (s) (8a, 8b) only press rolls driven by frictional engagement with the continuous paper web (16). 7. Apparatus according to claims 1-5. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, comprising a rotary printing machine having at least one printing tool and at least one coloring means for producing printed images, and an identification printing means having at least two printing rollers for producing at least two identification figures. 18a, 18b) is provided with at least one ram (8a, 8b) having a separate drive through which the at least one ram (8a, 8b) is in an asynchronously controlled connection with a control unit, preferably a random generator, independent of the other ram (8b, 8a). Apparatus according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the printing surfaces (14) of the identification rollers (8a, 8b) have different diameters and are optionally provided with surface cuts (26). 9. A 6-8. Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that at least one of the identification rollers (8a, 8b) is provided with a controlled, optionally controlled by a random generator, preferably an automatic coloring device to which at least two ink tanks (21) are attached. 10. A series of printed segments / sheets, each of which has a printing field with the same printed pattern and at least one check area located on each of the sections / sheets intersecting the check line and the control field comprising at least two identification figures , characterized in that the likelihood of the relative position of the identification figures (6al ', 6b 1') relative to each other and / or in the control field (4) is less than 1 = 4000, preferably as 1/40000. A series of printed sections / arcs according to claim 10, characterized in that at least one of the identification figures (6a1, 6bl ') of the segments / arcs (1a) is formed as embossed patterns and / or perforations. 12. A sequence of printed sections / sheets according to claim 10 or 12, characterized in that at least one identification figure (6a1, 6b1 ') of the sections / sheets (1a) comprises gillos and / or serial numbers. 13. A 10-12. A set of printing sections / sheets according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that at least one of the identification figures (6a1, 6b1 ') of the sections / sheets (1a) is fluorescent and / or printed with magnetic ink.