JP2014030952A - Latent image printed matter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide, by targeting the field of precious printed matters such as bank notes, passports, stocks and bonds, etc., namely security printed matters requiring anti-counterfeit effects, a latent image printed matter yielding switchable different images having utterly no correlation in a case of being observed under a reflected light and in a case of being observed under a transmitted light.SOLUTION: The provided latent image printed matter possesses, atop at least a portion of a substrate, a first image formed with a colored osmotic ink having a hue different from that of the substrate and a second image either transparent or having a hue equivalent to that of the substrate and formed with an ink having a light transmissivity lower than that of the substrate and has the following characteristics; the first image is constituted by arraying, as straight parallel lines, multiple first elements along a first direction; the second image is constituted by arraying, as straight parallel lines, multiple second elements along the first direction; the first and second elements are arrayed so as not to overlap one another; the first image is visually recognized when observed under a reflected light, whereas the second image is visually recognized when observed under a transmitted light.

Description

  In the field of valuable printed matter such as banknotes, passports, securities, identification cards, cards, and passports, which are security printed matters that require anti-counterfeiting effects, the present invention and transmitted light This is related to a latent image print that changes to a different image with no correlation when observed below.

  Recent advances in digital devices such as scanners, printers, and color copiers have made it possible to easily produce elaborate copies of precious printed matter. Therefore, in order to prevent duplication and forgery as described above, various anti-counterfeit technologies that cannot be reproduced by a printer or a copier are required.

  As one of the anti-counterfeiting techniques, there is a so-called watermark in which a pattern is formed according to the density or thinness of a sheet and visually recognized under transmitted light. This watermark is a technology that can determine authenticity in any environment as long as a certain amount of light is present, and it is also a classic technology that has existed for a long time because it is well known. Nevertheless, it is still used on banknotes around the world.

  However, since this technology needs to be formed at the paper manufacturing stage, it cannot be manufactured unless it is a paper manufacturer, and in addition, even when manufactured by a paper manufacturer, there is a problem that the manufacturing cost increases. As a method of reproducing this in a pseudo manner, there is an anti-counterfeiting technique for forming a transmission image corresponding to this watermark using a special penetrating ink (for example, see Patent Document 1) in a printing process (for example, (See Patent Document 2).

  In addition to these techniques, penetrating ink and normal reflective ink having a color density that is observed to be the same color as penetrating ink are used as a pair ink. The anti-counterfeiting technology is characterized in that the image of AB, which is a composite image, is observed in the same color under transmitted light, but the image of AB is observed in unequal color under transmitted light. Exists (see, for example, Patent Document 3). In addition, the technology described in Patent Document 3 is a more advanced technology, which is a printed matter formed by combining a complex image line, pixel configuration and paired ink, and an image observed under reflected light, and transmission There is an anti-counterfeiting technique having a so-called image change effect, which is an image having no correlation with an image observed under light (see, for example, Patent Document 4).

JP 2000-290571 A JP-A-6-228900 JP 2011-037234 A JP 2011-143669 A

  However, with respect to the anti-counterfeiting technique for forming a watermark image as described in Patent Document 2 by simply using the penetrating ink as in the technique of Patent Document 1, the penetrating ink itself is already commercially available from many manufacturers. Since it is generally available easily, there is a problem that it is easy for a counterfeiter to manufacture.

  In addition, as in the techniques described in Patent Document 3 and Patent Document 4, two different inks are used to form an image using penetrating ink and normal reflective ink of the same color as penetrating ink as a pair ink. It is necessary to have the same color under the reflected light. Thus, in order to produce the same color ink, special knowledge about the ink production is required. Even when paired inks of the same color are used as described above, skilled printing skills are indispensable in order to print and manufacture images formed with the respective inks over a long period of time while maintaining the same color.

  In addition, as in the techniques described in Patent Document 1 to Patent Document 4, penetrating ink is used to form a transmissive image having a contrast that is easily visible under transmitted light using penetrating ink. In offset printing, which is a common and most productive commercial printing method, the amount of ink transfer is insufficient and transmission with high visibility like an original watermark is required. Special ingenuity and advanced printing skills were essential to obtain images.

  The present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems, and cannot be counterfeited simply by using commercially available ink, and has high printing accuracy, special devices and advanced printing skills. The present invention relates to a latent image printed material characterized by being capable of being more easily and stably manufactured.

  The printed image has a printed image on at least a part of the substrate having optical transparency and penetrability, and the printed image is transparent with the first image formed by the colored penetrating ink having a color different from that of the substrate. A second image formed by an ink having a color that is the same color as that of the substrate and having a light transmittance lower than that of the substrate, and the colored penetrating ink includes a penetrating component and a colored coloring material. The first image is composed of a plurality of first elements arranged in a line in the first direction, and the second image is formed in a line in the first direction. The first element and the second element are arranged so as not to overlap each other, and in the observation under reflected light, the first image and the base material are invisible due to the same color. In the observation under transmitted light, the first image becomes invisible by changing to the same color as the base material. Second image formed by low sexual ink, that darker than the substrate, a latent image printed matter latent image printed matter characterized in that the second image is viewed.

  The present invention is the latent image printed material, wherein the colored coloring material in the colored penetrating ink is a color pigment or a coloring dye, and the blending ratio in the colored penetrating ink is 10% or less.

  The present invention is the latent image print, wherein the ink having a low light transmittance contains a metal pigment having a high light blocking property.

  The present invention is the latent image print, wherein the first element or the second element is at least one of an image line and a pixel, or a combination thereof.

  The present invention is the latent image printed matter, wherein the area ratio of the first image is 10% or more and 50% or less, and the area ratio of the second image is 20% or more.

  The present invention is characterized in that a plurality of first elements are arranged at a first pitch in the first direction, and a plurality of second elements are arranged at the same pitch as the first pitch in the first direction. It is a printed image.

  In the latent image printed matter of the present invention, authenticity can be determined by confirming that different images are observed when the printed matter is observed under reflected light and when observed under transmitted light, There is no need for special light sources or filters, and no need for special tools.

  The latent image printed matter of the present invention cannot be formed by simply printing a commercially available penetrating ink. In forming this, the penetrating component and the coloring material are mixed at an appropriate blending ratio, and are reflected under reflected light. Since it is observed with a visible color, it is invisible under transmitted light, or it is necessary to produce a colored penetrating ink having optical properties that change to a very pale color that is difficult to visually recognize, It is impossible to counterfeit simply by using commercially available ink.

  In the latent image printed matter of the present invention, an image observed under reflected light and an image observed under transmitted light by using a special image line and / or pixel configuration are completely uncorrelated images. Because it is possible, there is a high degree of freedom in design.

  The latent image printed matter of the present invention does not directly determine the authenticity of the transmitted image formed with the penetrating ink as in the conventional watermark printing technique. The image disappears under transmitted light, and the image formed with the other ink that does not contain a penetrating component is visible. For this reason, the transmittance of the printed part printed with colored penetrating ink does not need to greatly exceed the transmittance of the non-printed part as in the prior art, and it is sufficient if the transmittance reaches the same level as the non-printed part. Demonstrate. Therefore, unlike the conventional watermark technique, it is not necessary to transfer a large amount of penetrating ink in order to increase the visibility of a latent image, and a sufficient effect can be obtained even with a small ink transfer amount.

  Further, the latent image printed material of the present invention does not need to make the two inks the same color, and does not need to print the first image and the second image in the same color. Therefore, there is no need for color matching between the two inks, severe color management during printing, and the like, and the manufacturer can produce a latent image printed material that exhibits a stable effect relatively easily.

  The latent image printed material formed by the above method can be manufactured by offset printing, which is a highly productive printing method, so it has excellent cost performance, and even if the latest digital equipment is used, the effect cannot be reproduced. Therefore, it is excellent in anti-counterfeiting effect.

The latent image printed matter of this invention is shown. The schematic diagram of the latent image printed matter of this invention is shown. The detail of the 1st image in the latent image printed matter of this invention is shown. The detail of the 2nd image in the latent image printed matter of this invention is shown. The positional relationship of each element in the latent image printed matter of the present invention is shown. The effect of the latent image printed matter of the present invention is shown. A method for constructing a gradation image in the latent image printed material of the present invention will be described. In the latent image printed matter of the present invention, an example in which each element is configured by pixels is shown. In the latent image printed material of the present invention, an example in which each element is constituted by a pixel and an image line is shown. 1 shows a latent image printed material according to an embodiment of the present invention. The schematic diagram of the latent image printed matter in one Example of this invention is shown. The detail of the 1st image in the latent image printed matter in one Example of this invention is shown. The detail of the 2nd image in the latent image printed matter in one Example of this invention is shown. The positional relationship of each element in the latent image printed matter in one Example of this invention is shown. The effect of the latent image printed matter in one Example of this invention is shown. 1 shows a latent image printed material according to an embodiment of the present invention. The schematic diagram of the latent image printed matter in one Example of this invention is shown. The detail of the 1st image in the latent image printed matter in one Example of this invention is shown. The detail of the 2nd image in the latent image printed matter in one Example of this invention is shown. The positional relationship of each element in the latent image printed matter in one Example of this invention is shown. The effect of the latent image printed matter in one Example of this invention is shown.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below, and includes various other embodiments within the scope of the technical idea described in the scope of claims.

  FIG. 1 shows a latent image printed material (1) according to the present invention. The latent image print (1) is formed by forming a print image (3) on a substrate (2), and the print image (3) includes the first image (4) and the second image shown in FIG. It has an image (5). For convenience of explanation, the characters “A” and “B” can be visually recognized in the print image (3) in FIG. 1, but only the characters “A” are formed in a color different from that of the base material. Since the letter “B” is transparent or formed in the same color as the base material, only the letter “A” is actually visible in observation under diffuse reflected light. The characters are invisible. In addition, in FIG. 2 and subsequent figures, for convenience of explanation, the second image (5) is visualized using a black drawing line, but actually formed in a color that is transparent or the same color as the substrate. Made up.

  In the present invention, “observation under diffuse reflected light” refers to a situation where the observer's viewpoint is in an area where there is almost no specularly reflected light and the latent image printed matter (1) is being observed. In the present invention, “observation under transmitted light” indicates a situation in which the observer's viewpoint is in an area under transmitted light and the latent image printed material (1) is being observed.

  FIG. 3 shows details of the first image (4). The first image (4) has a color different from that of the substrate and represents the first significant information. The first significant information in the present embodiment is the letter “A” of the alphabet. The first image (4) is regularly arranged at a constant pitch (P1) in the first direction (S1) so as to form a constant gradation (density) and a constant line width ( W1) has a first element (6).

  The first image (4) needs to be formed with colored penetrating ink. Colored penetrating ink is formed by slightly mixing a coloring material with penetrating ink containing penetrating components that have the effect of allowing the printed image to show through under transmitted light (observed brighter than the non-printed area). It is an ink and refers to a penetrating ink having a light color. Colored penetrating inks, when printed on a substrate, can form an image with a clearly visible color under reflected light, while the image is invisible or a light color that is almost invisible under transmitted light. It has a characteristic that changes. In short, it is an ink having the effect of “the image disappears when see-through”. Details of the colored penetrating ink will be described later.

  For convenience of explanation, the first element (6) in all the drawings in the present specification is expressed by an image line or a pixel with a vertical line, and the second element (7) described later has a horizontal line. Although it is expressed by the drawn lines and pixels, these displays are made to make it easy to distinguish the structure of each line, and each actual line has vertical stripes, diagonal stripes, etc. It is not necessarily formed. Actually, the inside of each image line and the inside of the pixel are filled.

  The “image line” as used in the present specification is a print dot that is a minimum unit for forming a print image, which is continuously arranged in a specific direction at a certain distance. Say straight lines, curves and wavy lines. On the other hand, the “pixel” is a group of printing halftone dots, and includes various figures such as a circle, a triangle, a polygon including a quadrangle, a star, or a character, a symbol, a number, and the like.

  Next, FIG. 4 shows details of the second image (5). The second image (5) represents the second significant information. The second significant information in the present embodiment is the letter “B” of the alphabet. A plurality of second images (5) are regularly arranged at a constant pitch (P1) in the same first direction (S1) as the arrangement direction of the first image lines, and a constant image line width (W2). Second element (7). The second image (5) needs to be formed with a transparent ink having a low light transmittance or an ink having the same color as the substrate (2). Colors that are the same color as the base material (2) indicate white when the base material (2) is white, and skin color when the base material (2) is skin color. Further, in this specification, “low light transmission” refers to a feature in which a ratio of transmitting light is low when observed under transmitted light and looks relatively dark compared to a non-printed portion. Specifically, it is assumed that the visible light transmittance of 400 nm to 700 nm of the printed image is 10% or more lower than the portion where the substrate (2) where nothing is printed is exposed. A transparent or white pigment may be blended as the metal pigment having low light transmittance and high light blocking properties. As such pigments, for example, metal pigments such as titanium and aluminum, and functional pigments of silica are suitable.

  FIG. 5 shows the mutual positional relationship between the first element (6) and the second element (7) constituting the print image (3). The first element (6) and the second element (7) are adjacent or close to each other without overlapping each other. When the first element (6) and the second element (7) overlap, an image that can be viewed under diffuse reflected light and transmitted light is a mixture of the first significant information and the second significant information. Such an arrangement must be avoided because it results in a garbled and unclear image.

  FIG. 6 shows the effect of the latent image print (1) of the present invention formed with the above configuration. The light source (8) with respect to the latent image print (1) and the observer's viewpoint (9a) are in the positional relationship as shown in FIG. 6 (a), that is, in the observation under diffuse reflection light, to the observer (9a). Is visually recognized as the letter “A” of the alphabet, which is the first significant information represented by the first image (4).

  Further, in the positional relationship as shown in FIG. 6B, that is, the observer (9b) in the positional relationship as shown in FIG. 6B, the light source (8) with respect to the latent image print (1) and the observer's viewpoint (9b) The letter “B” of the alphabet as the second significant information represented by the second image (5) is visually recognized.

  As described above, a description will be given of the principle by which the visually recognizable images differ between observation under diffuse reflection light and observation under transmitted light. First, in observation under diffuse reflected light, in the first image (4) and the second image (5) constituting the printed image (3), the second image (5) is transparent or a substrate ( Since the color is the same color as 2), only the first image (4) in the print image (3) is visible.

  On the other hand, in the observation under transmitted light, the first image (4) formed with the colored penetrating ink becomes invisible because the color changes faintly and cannot be distinguished from the substrate (2). The second image (5) formed with a low ink is visually darker than the substrate (2). Therefore, only the second significant information is visualized in the observation under transmitted light.

  Based on the above principle, the image visually recognized in the printed image (3) changes from the first significant information to the second significant information in the observation under the diffuse reflected light and the observation under the transmitted light.

  Here, the colored penetrating ink that is essential for the formation of the latent image printed matter (1) of the present invention will be specifically described. As described above, the colored penetrating ink is a penetrating ink having a light color and having an effect of “the image disappears when it is seen through”. In the present specification, “light color” refers to a color having high brightness under diffuse reflected light, and specifically, when colored penetrating ink is printed with a solid of a dot area ratio of 100%. Has a value of more than 70 in L * under diffuse reflected light.

  In the prior art, the above-described penetrating ink is generally recognized as an ink that forms a so-called watermark effect that “an image appears when it is seen through” and directly forms a transmission image. However, in order to obtain a sufficient watermark effect, it is necessary to transfer a large amount of penetrating ink, and there is a problem that a sufficient watermark effect cannot be obtained depending on the printing method.

  The colored penetrating ink used for forming the latent image printed material of the present invention includes a penetrating component and a coloring material, and the penetrating component increases the transmittance caused by suppressing light scattering inside the substrate. And the decrease in transmittance caused by the absorption of light by the coloring material has a characteristic that the color changes very lightly in observation under transmitted light, which was not found in previous penetrating inks Creates the effect of “the image disappears when see-through”.

  For this reason, even if the effect of the penetrating component “appears when it shows through” is low, by adjusting the mixing amount of the coloring material to an amount according to the performance of the penetrating component, a large amount of ink can be transferred due to restrictions imposed by the printing method. Even in the absence, an effect of “the image disappears when it is seen through” can be produced.

  The penetrating component in the colored penetrating ink may be the same as the penetrating component of the conventional penetrating ink, and may be prepared by mixing a commercially available penetrating ink and a coloring material.

  The higher the performance of the penetrating component of the colored penetrating ink (the higher the effect of increasing the transmittance in the printing area), the greater the amount of colorant mixed, so the color density of the colored penetrating ink can be increased. Therefore, an image with higher visibility can be formed in observation under diffuse reflection light.

  Conversely, if the performance of the penetrating component of the colored penetrating ink is low (the effect of increasing the transmittance of the printing area is low), it is necessary to reduce the color density of the colored penetrating ink by reducing the mixing amount of the coloring material. In this case, the visibility of the image under diffuse reflected light is low.

  However, in any case, if the penetrating component has a performance equivalent to that of ink that is generally sold as a watermark ink, a certain amount of coloring material is mixed and the image disappears when it is seen through. It is possible to obtain a colored penetrating ink having an effect, and an image printed using the colored penetrating ink can be easily visually recognized under diffuse reflected light.

  As the color material to be mixed with the colored penetrating ink, a printing color material sold as a color pigment or a color dye may be used. For the purpose of distributing to the market as printed matter, it is desirable to use a color pigment that is easy to obtain long-term fastness.

  In addition, the colored penetrating ink used in the present invention must have a light color, and in order to stably produce a light color ink with high reproducibility, a pigment called a transparent pigment or a fine particle pigment should be selected. Is desirable.

  These pigments are most suitable as a coloring material used in the colored penetrating ink because they have high permeability and low coloring power compared to general pigments. As such transparent pigments and fine particle pigments, there are cobalt pigments and cyanine pigments, and they have a large number of colors and are generally sold as color materials for printing.

  When the colored penetrating ink is produced using the printing color material as described above, the mixing amount of the printing color material in the ink is preferably 10% or less by weight. Note that the effect of “the image disappears when see-through” is not only dependent on the performance of the colored penetrating ink but also greatly influenced by the area ratio of the image to be formed.

  For example, when an image is formed with a so-called solid with a dot area ratio of 100% and when an image is formed with a halftone to low dot area ratio of highlight, even if the same colored penetrating ink is used, The latter image has a higher effect of “the image disappears when see-through” (however, the visibility of the former image is higher under diffuse reflection).

  From this, it is necessary to determine the appropriate amount of the color material to be mixed with the colored penetrating ink depending on the coloring power of the color material itself, the performance of the penetrating component, the area ratio of the image to be formed, etc. Colored penetrating inks containing more than% colorant should be avoided because it is difficult to obtain a high level of “image disappears when see-through” no matter what method is used. In addition, in order to obtain the effect of “the image disappears when see-through”, it is necessary to provide an appropriate gradation restriction on the first image (4) formed with the colored penetrating ink, which will be described later.

  The penetrating component in the present invention refers to a component that works to increase the transmittance of the printing region by penetrating into the paper during printing, and specifically, is close to the refractive index of cellulose (1.49). It refers to resin, wax, animal and vegetable oils. These components fill the gaps between the cellulose fibers present in the paper when printed, and serve to increase light transmittance mainly by suppressing light scattering inside the paper.

  The penetrating ink in the present invention refers to an ink that contains the penetrating component described above and is generally sold as a watermark ink. Examples of such ink include T & K TOKA's best one watermark ink, Teikoku ink Unimark, Toyo Ink SMX watermark ink, Joint ink E2 varnish, and the like. Further, even when a low-viscosity ink such as gloss varnish generally sold as OP varnish is used, a certain permeation effect can be expected. Therefore, a colored permeation ink can be produced even using a transparent low-viscosity ink.

  The color penetrating ink printing method exhibits a sufficient effect in offset printing, but may be formed by flexographic printing, gravure printing, intaglio printing, screen printing, or the like according to the manufacturer's seeds.

  In addition, fluorescent pigments, fluorescent dyes, phosphorescents are used for the purpose of determining the occurrence of reprinting and printing defects in colored penetrating inks and inks with low light transmittance, or for the purpose of improving authenticity discrimination. There is no problem even if functional materials such as luminescent pigments and luminescent dyes such as pigments, infrared absorbing materials and infrared reflecting materials are added.

  The base material (2) constituting the latent image printed material (1) in the present invention has a characteristic that the ink penetrates into the base material (2) when the penetrating ink is printed, such as fine paper or coated paper. In addition to having the permeability, the base material (2) itself needs to have a light-transmitting property having a property of transmitting light. In the case of an opaque plastic or metal, the effect of the second image (5) appearing under the transmitted light of the present invention cannot be obtained.

  As described above, the first image (4) formed using the colored penetrating ink needs to be provided with an appropriate gradation limit. When the first image (4) is composed of a solid 100% dot, the reflection density becomes too high no matter how excellent the color penetrating ink is used. In the case of watermarking, the image does not disappear completely. In order to obtain an effect in which an image viewed under reflected light disappears under transmitted light, it is desirable to form the first image (4) with an area ratio of 10% to 50%. This is because, when the first image (4) is formed with an area ratio of less than 10%, the visibility of the first significant information under reflected light is reduced. In the case where the first image (4) is formed with an area ratio exceeding, the disappearance effect of the first significant information under transmitted light is reduced and mixed with the second significant information and is visually recognized. is there. From the above, it is desirable to form the first image (4) with an area ratio of 10% to 50%.

  On the other hand, it is desirable to form the second image (5) constituting the latent image print (1) of the present invention with an area ratio of at least 20% or more. This is because when the area ratio is less than 20%, the visibility of the second significant information appearing under transmitted light is lowered.

  The pitch (P1) is preferably designed in consideration of print reproducibility and image resolution. For example, the pitch (P1) may be 0.05 mm to 5 mm.

  In the present embodiment, the first significant information and the second significant information represented by the first image (4) and the second image (5) have been described as examples of simple binary images. Also, it can be a multi-tone image having a complex tone such as a human face or landscape. FIG. 7 shows an image line configuration in a case where a wrinkle image having a complicated gradation is configured as a first image (4 ′) or a second image (5 ′). When a complex gradation is expressed using the first element (6 ′) or the second element (7 ′), it can be easily realized by changing the line width of each element as shown in FIG. it can. Specifically, in the gradation image, a region having a high density comprises the first element (4 ′) or the second element (5 ′) with a thick line width, and a region having a light density is the first element (4 ′). The one element (4 ′) or the second element (5 ′) may be configured with a narrow line width. In this case, each element may be arranged with the center pitch of each element being constant (P1).

  Further, in the description so far, the first element (6) and the second element (7) are all illustrated as an image line. However, all the elements may be formed of pixels. It may be formed by a combination of an image line and a pixel in which an element is represented by an image line and any element is represented by a pixel.

  As an example, FIG. 8 shows an example in which the print image (3 ″) of the latent image print of the present invention is formed of all pixels. In this case, the first image (4 ″) includes a plurality of pixels having a certain pixel width (L1) and a certain pixel height (H1) in a straight line in a second direction different from the first direction. A plurality of first elements (6 ″) arranged at a pitch of (2) are regularly arranged at a constant pitch (P1) in the first direction (S1), and the second image (5 ″) Is configured by arranging a plurality of pixels having a certain pixel width (L2) and a certain pixel height (H2) linearly in a second direction different from the first direction at a predetermined pitch. A plurality of second elements (7 ″) are regularly arranged at a constant pitch (P1) in the first direction (S1), and the first element (6 ″) and the second element ( 7 ″) forms a printed image (3 ″) adjacent to or adjacent to each other without overlapping. The plurality of pixels constituting the first element (6 ″) are not randomly arranged, but are linearly arranged in the second direction (S2) as shown in FIG. ing. Also, the plurality of pixels constituting the second element (7 ″) are not arranged randomly, but are arranged linearly in the second direction (S2) as shown in the figure. Yes.

  The pixel height (H1) may be the same as or different from the pixel width (L1), and the pixel height (H2) may be the same as or different from the pixel width (L2). good. The “first direction (S1)” in the present invention refers to the vertical direction in the drawing when the first element (6 ″) and the second element (7 ″) are pixels, The “second direction (S2)” is the horizontal direction in the figure, and is a state in which pixels are regularly arranged in a matrix as shown in the figure. A specific configuration using elements as pixels will be described in the second embodiment.

  As described above, the first element (6) and the second element (7) are formed of at least one of an image line and a pixel, or a combination thereof. For example, as shown in FIG. 9A, a unit for each element such that either one of the first element (6) or the second element (7) is formed by a pixel and the other is formed by an image line. The image line and the pixel may be combined. Further, as shown in FIG. 9B, the first element (6) and the second element (7) may be combined with an image line and a pixel in each element.

  In the embodiment, the first element (6) and the second element (7) have the same image line width, the same pixel width, the pixel height, the image line or pixel, or a part of the image line width. However, there is no problem even if the first element (6) and the second element (7) are configured with different widths and heights.

  Hereinafter, examples of the latent image printed matter produced in detail will be described in accordance with the above-described mode for carrying out the invention, but the present invention is not limited to these examples. The first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 15, and the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 to 21.

  The first embodiment is an example in which the first element (6-1) and the second element (7-1) constituting the latent image printed material (1-1) are each formed by an image line.

  FIG. 10 shows a latent image print (1-1) according to the present invention. The latent image printed matter (1-1) is formed by forming a printed image (3-1) having a light blue color on a substrate (2-1). As the base material (2-1), general white high-quality paper (manufactured by Shiraoi Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.) was used.

  The print image (3-1) includes a first image (4-1) and a second image (5-1) shown in FIG. In the first image (4-1) shown in FIG. 12, a plurality of first elements (6-1) having an image line width of 0.15 mm are regularly arranged in a first direction (S1) at a pitch of 0.40 mm. By arranging, it represents the first significant information. The area ratio of the first image (4-1) is 37.5%. Further, in the second image (5-1) shown in FIG. 13, the second element (7-1) having an image line width of 0.20 mm different from the first element (6-1) has a pitch of 0.40 mm. Thus, the second significant information is represented by regularly arranging a plurality in the first direction (S1). The area ratio of the second image (5-1) is 50%. Note that the first significant information in the first embodiment is the letter “A” of the alphabet, and the second significant information is the letter “B” of the alphabet.

  FIG. 14 shows the positional relationship between two elements constituting the print image (3-1). The first element (6-1) and the second element (7-1) are adjacent to each other with a gap without overlapping each other.

  The printed image (3-1) having the above configuration, the first image (4-1) is a light blue colored penetrating ink shown in Table 1, and the second image (5-1) is a white substrate. The latent image of the present invention is formed on a substrate (2-1) by wet offset printing using white ink (best one GIGA white M-SOYA T & K TOKA) of the same color as (2-1). Printed material (1-1) was obtained. The white ink contains titanium at a high content and has a characteristic that the light transmittance during transmission is extremely low.

  FIG. 15 shows the effect of the latent image print (1-1) of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 15A, in the observation under diffuse reflected light, the letter “A” of the alphabet, which is the first significant information represented by the first image (4-1), is visually recognized in light blue, As shown in FIG. 15B, in observation under transmitted light, the letter “A” of the alphabet, which is the first significant information, becomes invisible, and the second significant (5-1) represents the second significant The letter “B” of information, which is information, was visually recognized in dark gray. As described above, it was possible to obtain an effect of changing to different images in observation under diffuse reflected light and observation under transmitted light.

  The second embodiment is an example in which the first element (6-2) and the second element (7-2) constituting the latent image printed material (1-2) are formed by pixels, respectively.

  FIG. 16 shows a latent image print (1-2) according to the present invention. The latent image printed matter (1-2) is formed by forming a printed image (3-2) having a light brown color on the base material (2-2). As the base material (2-2), a general white fine paper (Shiraoi Nippon Paper Industries) was used in the same manner as in Example 1.

  The print image (3-2) includes a first image (4-2) and a second image (5-2) shown in FIG. In the first image (4-2) shown in FIG. 18, the first element (6-2) having a pixel width of 0.2 mm and a pixel height of 0.2 mm has a pitch of 0.3 mm in the first direction ( The first significant information is represented by regularly arranging a plurality of pieces in S1) and the second direction (S2). The area ratio of the first image (4-2) is 34.9%. Further, in the second image (5-2) shown in FIG. 19, the second element (7-2) having a pixel width of 0.2 mm and a pixel height of 0.2 mm has a pitch of 0.3 mm. The second significant information is represented by being regularly arranged in the direction (S1) and the second direction (S2). The area ratio of the first image (4-2) is 34.9%. Note that the first significant information in the first embodiment is the letter “A” of the alphabet, and the second significant information is the letter “B” of the alphabet.

  FIG. 20 shows the positional relationship between the two elements constituting the print image (3-2). The first element (6-2) and the second element (7-2) are adjacent to each other without overlapping each other.

  The printed image (3-2) having the above configuration, the first image (4-2) is a brown colored penetrating ink shown in Table 2, and the second image (5-2) is the same as that of Example 1. Using the same white ink (best one manufactured by GIGA white M-SOYA T & K TOKA), it was formed on the substrate (2-2) by wet offset printing to obtain the latent image print (1-2) of the present invention. .

  FIG. 21 shows the effect of the latent image print (1-2) of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 21A, in the observation under diffuse reflected light, the letter “A” of the alphabet, which is the first significant information represented by the first image (4-2), is visually recognized in light brown, As shown in FIG. 21B, in observation under transmitted light, the letter “A” of the alphabet, which is the first significant information, becomes invisible, and the second significant (2-2) represents the second significant The letter “B” of information, which is information, was visually recognized in dark gray. As described above, it was possible to obtain an effect of changing to different images in observation under diffuse reflected light and observation under transmitted light.

1, 1-1, 1-2 Latent image printed matter 2, 2-1, 2-2 Base material 3, 3 ″, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3 Print image 4, 4 ′, 4 ″ 4-1, 4-2 First image 5, 5 ′, 5 ″, 5-1, 5-2 Second image 6, 6 ′, 6 ″, 6-1, 6-2 First Elements 7, 7 ′, 7 ″, 7-1, 7-2 Second elements 8, 8-1, 8-2 Light sources 9 a, 9 b, 9 a-1, 9 b-1, 9 a-2, 9 b- 2 Observer perspective

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Having a printed image on at least a part of the substrate having optical transparency and permeability;
The printed image is composed of a first image formed with a colored penetrating ink having a color different from that of the base material, a transparent color or a color that is the same color as the base material, and an ink that is less light transmissive than the base material. A second image formed, and
The colored penetrating ink is an ink containing a penetrating component and a colored coloring material,
The first image is formed by arranging a plurality of first elements in a first line in a first direction,
The second image includes a plurality of second elements arranged in a line in the first direction,
The first element and the second element are arranged so as not to overlap,
In the observation under reflected light, the first image is visually recognized because the second image and the base material are invisible because of the same color.
In observation under transmitted light, the first image becomes invisible by changing to the same color as the base material, and the second image formed with the low light-transmitting ink is less than the base material. The latent image printed matter, wherein the second image is visually recognized by becoming dark. 2. The latent image printed material according to claim 1, wherein the colored coloring material in the colored penetrating ink is a color pigment or a coloring dye, and a blending ratio in the colored penetrating ink is 10% or less. The latent image printed matter according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ink having low light transmittance contains a metal pigment having high light blocking properties. The latent image printed matter according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first element or the second element is at least one of an image line and a pixel, or a combination thereof. 5. The area ratio of the first image is 10% or more and 50% or less, and the area ratio of the second image is 20% or more. 6. Latent image printed matter. A plurality of the first elements are arranged at a first pitch in the first direction, and a plurality of the second elements are arranged at the same pitch as the first pitch in the first direction. The latent image printed matter according to claim 1, wherein the latent image printed matter is a printed matter.

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