JPS63131142A - Photograph-containing card and its preparation - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a hard-to-fold photograph-contg. card having simple structure and to improve the durability of said card by coating a photosensitive emulsion directly on a transparent plastic sheet, printing a synthetic image thereto and joining a plastic sheet thereto. CONSTITUTION:The synthetic image of a person and characters is printed as a back picture on the photosensitive emulsion layer 2 laminated on the rear face of the transparent plastic sheet to form a 1st sheet 1 and a 2nd sheet 4 consisting of one piece of plastic is joined by an adhesive agent 3 to the rear face of the sheet 1. Magnetic stripes 5 are joined to the rear face of the sheet 5 and a portrait 2a, personal information 2b such as name and graphic image 2c are printed as back pictures on the photosensitive emulsion layer 2 thereof to form the color synthetic image. The color synthetic image is synthesized by a computer and is displayed on a CRT so that the durability of the photograph-contg. card is improved with the simple constitution.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a photo card in which a photosensitive emulsion layer is directly provided on a transparent plastic sheet, and a composite image of a person and characters is printed as a back picture on the transparent plastic sheet. It is something.

[Conventional technology]

Currently, a wide variety of cards are widely used, such as identification cards (ID cards), driver's licenses, credit cards, bank cards, oil cards, commuter passes, and patient passes. Cards that require personal identification, such as employee identification cards and driver's licenses, contain personal information such as name and date of birth, as well as a photo (face photo) of the owner.

The applicant proposed a photo card using photographic paper on which a composite image of a person and characters was printed (patent application filed in 1983).
-189695). This photo card has a structure in which printed photographic paper is inserted into a plastic frame sheet, a plastic core sheet is layered underneath, and these are sandwiched between a transparent plastic oversheet.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The thickness of the card is determined by the JIS standard for reading by the card league, but when photographic paper is used, the plastic part is thinner, making the card more likely to bend, which may reduce its durability. It turns out there is a problem. Additionally, photo cards are often embossed with employee numbers, membership numbers, etc., but it is difficult to emboss them on cards using the photographic paper mentioned above. . That is, due to the elasticity of the photographic paper, the embossed characters cannot be made to protrude to a predetermined height, and the outlines of the characters become rounded. Furthermore, since it is necessary to fit the photographic paper into the opening of the frame sheet, there is also the problem that the manufacturing process is time-consuming.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the photographic card of the present invention includes a first sheet on which at least a composite image of a person and characters is printed as a back picture on a photosensitive emulsion layer layered on the lower surface of a transparent plastic sheet. and at least one second sheet of plastic bonded to the lower surface of the first sheet.

The thickness of the first sheet is preferably 0.15 to 0.2 tm so that the emulsion coating line and photographic developing device currently in operation can be used as they are. Further, since the drying temperature of the photographic developing device is 60 to 80°C, the softening temperature of the first sheet is preferably about 80'C. Practically, transparent heat-resistant vinyl chloride is used. Furthermore, by matting the photosensitive emulsion surface of the first sheet, it is possible to prevent air bubbles from entering when bonding to the second sheet. Further, in order to obtain sufficient bonding strength, an adhesive is applied to the second sheet in advance.

The method for producing a photograph-embedded card of the present invention uses a first sheet made of a transparent plastic sheet coated with a photosensitive emulsion, and a computer synthesizes an image of a person and a character image such as a name.
The composite image displayed on the CRT is printed on the first sheet as a reverse image, and then photographically developed, and a second sheet of white plastic pre-coated with adhesive is placed on the emulsion surface of the first sheet. It is joined to the side. This composite image is created by combining (layout) a person's image photographed with a TV camera and a character image representing personal information, such as name, age, etc., manually input using a computer. This composite image is printed onto the light-sensitive emulsion layer of the first sheet via a CRT.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

〔Example〕

1 and 2 show a photo card of the present invention. The first sheet 1 uses a transparent plastic sheet as a base, and has a light-sensitive emulsion layer 2 layered on the lower surface thereof. This photosensitive emulsion layer 2 includes a person image 2a, a character image 2b representing personal information such as a name, and a graphic image 2C.
is printed on the back.

In order to make the card as thick as the JIS standard and to obtain sufficient strength, an adhesive 3 is applied to the bottom surface of the first sheet 1.
A second sheet 4 of white plastic is joined via the. A magnetic stripe 5 is bonded to the lower surface of the second sheet 4. Note that this magnetic stripe 5
It may be joined to the upper surface of the sheet 1.

The adhesive 3 has high light transmittance, generates few bubbles during heat sealing, and has no adhesive properties at room temperature.
Adhesives that exhibit adhesive properties when heated are used, and such adhesives include polyamide resins or chlorinated polyprene as a base polymer, to which, for example, acrylic acid-butyl methacrylate copolymer is added as a predolymer. It is desirable to use

Next, printing of a composite image will be explained with reference to FIG. The person image input section 10 inputs person image data to the image composition section 11. This person image data is obtained by directly capturing the upper body of the person or by capturing a film of the person using a TV camera, and a videotape camera or a still video camera is used as the TV camera. In the case of a video tape camera, a video tape is used as the magnetic recording medium, and in the case of a still video camera, a video floppy is used as the magnetic recording medium. Using a 3/4 inch wide videotape, 1
If each person records 10 seconds each, a 60-minute tape will contain 360
You can record for each person. In the case of a video floppy, when recording frames, 24 frames are recorded on one video floppy.
It is possible to record the number of people.

As the character image input unit 12, a console with a monitor CRT and a keyboard is used, and by operating the keyboard while looking at the CRT, personal information such as name, date of birth, employee number, etc. can be input, and image data can be input. Input commands such as reading and starting printing. Character image data input from this keyboard is recorded on a storage medium such as a floppy disk. Therefore, when updating a photo card with a new one, all you need to do is insert the floppy disk containing the text image data, since there is almost no change in personal information (Issuing an updated card becomes easy).

The graphic image input unit 13 is composed of, for example, a digitizer, and is for inputting marks such as company marks and line drawings created using computer graph ink (CG), and this input graphic image data is stored on a floppy disk. be done.

The image synthesis unit 11 is composed of a computer,
By reading out the person image data from the person image input section 10 in the order in which the images were taken, and reading out the character image data from the character image input section 12 in the order in which they were input, and laying them out at predetermined positions, the person image and the characters can be combined. The graphic image input from the graphic image input unit 13 is added to this, and the data of this composite image is CR
It is sent to the T controller 14.

The CRT controller 14 is for controlling the color monitor 15 and the monochrome C'RT 16 for printing, and transfers the composite image data to the color monitor 15 before printing.
The positive image is displayed on this display surface. Then, at the time of printing, the composite image is inverted into a negative image and then sent to the monochrome CRT 16 for printing.

After checking the color monitor 15 and confirming that the person's image and personal information are identical, the user operates the print key on the console. The CRT controller 14 extracts one color from the three-color composite image and converts it into a black and white CR for printing.
A negative composite image is displayed at T16. The composite image displayed on the monochrome CRT 16 for printing is created while the shutter 18 is being opened by the shutter drive unit F.
As a result, an image is formed on the first sheet member 20 as a reverse image.

When printing this three-color black-and-white composite image, the drive circuit 21
The blue filter B, green filter G, and red filter R are selectively inserted and converted into a monochromatic image of blue, green, and red, and then the color composite image of the back picture is created in a roll shape using the three-color sequential exposure method. The first sheet member 20
It is burned into.

The first sheet member 20 is made of transparent vinyl chloride with a thickness of 0.2 m, and a color photosensitive emulsion is multi-coated thereon. Further, the surface of the first sheet member 20 is subjected to matte treatment (grain texture) to prevent air bubbles from remaining during bonding.

When the color composite image of the back picture is printed on the first sheet member 20, it is transferred intermittently for one frame, and then the next composite image is printed. The first sheet member 20 on which the color image has been printed enters a well-known photographic processing device 23, where it is subjected to a developing process, a fixing process, and a drying process.

After this photographic processing, the first sheet member 20 passes through a damper loop before being sent to a punching position. A punching cutter consisting of a fixed blade 24a and a movable blade 24b is disposed at this punching position, and punches are made from a punching line 26 shown by a dashed line in FIG. 4. In FIG. 4, the print side is shown facing up.

The punched first sheet 1 has a person's image, a character image such as a name, and a graphic image such as a company mark printed at predetermined positions, and is dropped and accumulated in a container 27. In addition,
The first sheet 1 is punched out to form a hole 20a.
The sheet member 20 is wound up into a roll as a scrap sheet.

Next, a method for creating a photo card will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. The first sheet 1 is made of transparent heat-resistant vinyl chloride with a thickness of 0.2 wm, and a color photosensitive emulsion layer layered on the bottom surface has a graphic image, a character image, and a person image on the back. It is printed. As the second sheet 4, white vinyl chloride with a thickness of 0.6
．． It is coated with 01fl.

The first sheet 1 is reversed and stacked on the second sheet 4 so that the printed surface faces the second sheet 4, and both sheets 1 and 4 are integrated in a thermocompression bonding process. The thermocompression bonding device used in this process is composed of a fixed press plate 35, a movable press plate 36, and a fan 37.
．． 36 has heaters 38 and 39 built in, respectively. For thermocompression bonding, chrome-plated ferro plate 40.41
A combination sheet is sandwiched between them, and this is placed on the fixed press plate 35. Press the start button (not shown) and the
The movable press plate 36 descends and sandwiches the two sheets 1 and 4 via the ferro plates 40 and 41, and the heater 3
B, 39 is energized and heated, and the first sheet 1 is bonded to the upper surface of the second sheet 4 via an adhesive.

In this thermocompression bonding, for example, the press pressure is 15 to 20 kg/cI.
I! The temperature is about 140° C. and the time is about 3 minutes. After this thermocompression bonding, the heaters 38 and 39 are turned off, and the fan 37 is activated to cool each sheet until it is hardened. Approximately 3 minutes is sufficient for this cooling time, after which the movable press plate 36 is raised, the pressure is released, and the thermocompression bonding process is completed. Note that it is also possible to thermocompress a plurality of sheets at the same time by stacking the ferro plates and the combination sheets alternately, pressing them from both sides, and heating the inside of the press chamber with a heater.

FIG. 6 shows the card punching process.

The card punching device used in this process has a fixed blade 43
and a movable blade 44. After setting the combination sheet that has undergone the above-mentioned thermocompression bonding process, if the movable blade 44 is lowered, the sheet will be punched out at a position slightly inside from the outline of the composite image. As a result, the finished product shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is obtained.

Following this punching process, a commercially available embossing machine is used to emboss numbers such as employee numbers, alpha vents, etc. onto the composite image. In this case, since the entire card is made of plastic, the embossed characters can be made to protrude to a desired height, and the character outlines can also be made angular.

FIG. 7 shows an embodiment in which a plurality of photo cards are created at the same time. In this embodiment, a wide first sheet 50 is used, and a plurality of composite images, for example, four composite images 50a to 50d, are printed. A second sheet 51 of the same size is stacked under this first sheet 50. These sheets are stacked one on top of the other, heated and pressurized to unite them, and then cut into four photo cards.

Notes on card usage are often printed on the bottom surface of the second sheet 4. In this case, the printed characters may become dirty or
It is best to protect the letters with a third sheet so that they do not get rubbed off. FIG. 8 shows an embodiment of a photo card having a three-layer structure, and the same members as in FIG. 1 are given the same reference numerals. In this embodiment, transparent heat-resistant vinyl chloride with a thickness of 0.2 mm is used as the first sheet 1, and a composite image is printed on the underside of the sheet as a reverse image. This first sheet 1 is used as an oversheet, and a second sheet 4 is bonded to the lower surface of the first sheet 1 as a core sheet via an adhesive. This second sheet 4 has a thickness of 0
．． 4 tl white vinyl chloride is used, with precautions printed on the bottom and adhesive applied to the top. A third sheet 6 is joined to the lower surface of the second sheet 4 as an oversheet. This third sheet 6 is made of transparent vinyl chloride with a thickness of 0.2 fins.

FIG. 9 shows an embodiment of a photo card having a four-layer structure, and the same members as in FIG. 8 are given the same reference numerals. In this embodiment, a transparent fourth sheet 7 is bonded onto the first sheet 1.

In the case of this four-layer structure, the thickness of each sheet is 0°2 fl.
shall be. Note that a four-layer structure may be used in which there are two core sheets and transparent oversheets are bonded to both sides of the core sheets.

In the above embodiments, a color photosensitive emulsion is used, but when a black and white CRT composite image is printed, a black and white photosensitive emulsion is used. Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, an explanation was given of an employee identification card, but other photo cards such as a driver's license may be used.

The present invention can also be used to create credit cards, IC cards, and the like.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained in detail above, the present invention involves coating a transparent plastic sheet directly with a photosensitive emulsion, printing a composite image thereon, and then bonding at least one plastic sheet to the printed surface. Therefore, it is easier to manufacture than conventional photo cards, and it is resistant to bending and has excellent durability. Furthermore, in the present invention, since the composite image is observed through the base, it is sufficient to display the image in the same way as a general CRT when printing on a CRT, and there is no need for a device for turning the CRT image into a reverse image.

Furthermore, embossed characters with good character quality can be applied over the composite image. Furthermore, since the composite image is printed directly on the plastic sheet, it is possible to reliably prevent forgeries such as cutting out and replacing only the human image.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of the layered structure of the photo-containing Ricard according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the photo card of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a CRT composite image printing device. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the first sheet member showing the punching range. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the thermocompression bonding process. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the punching process. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of creating cards with a plurality of photos. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a three-layer photographic card. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a four-layer photo-containing card. 1... First sheet 2... Photosensitive emulsion layer 2a... Portrait image 2b... Character image 2C... Graphic image 3... Adhesive 4... Second sheet 5... Magnetic stripe 6... ...Third sheet 7...Fourth sheet 16...Black and white CRT for printing 20...First sheet members 24a, 24b...Punching force/tutter 50...First sheet 51...Second sheet.

Claims (13)

[Claims] (1) A first sheet in which at least a composite image of a person and characters is printed as a back picture on a photosensitive emulsion layer layered on the bottom surface of a transparent plastic sheet, and a plastic second sheet bonded to the bottom surface of this first sheet. A photo card that consists of two sheets. (2) The photo card according to claim 1, wherein the photosensitive emulsion layer is a color photosensitive emulsion layer, and a color composite image is printed on the photosensitive emulsion layer. (3) The photo card according to claim 2, wherein the color composite image is composed by a computer and displayed on a CRT. (4) The photo card according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first sheet is made of transparent vinyl chloride. (5) The second sheet is made of white vinyl chloride.
A card with a photo written in any of the sections. (6) The photo card according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the second sheet has an adhesive coated in advance on the surface to be bonded to the first sheet. (7) A photo card according to claim 6, wherein a third sheet of transparent plastic is bonded to the lower surface of the second sheet. (8) A photo card according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that a magnetic stripe is adhered to the outer surface of any one of the first sheet to third sheet. (9) Using the first sheet, which is a transparent plastic sheet coated with a light-sensitive emulsion, a person image and a character image such as a name are synthesized by a computer and displayed on a CRT, and the synthesized image displayed on the CRT is displayed on the light-sensitive emulsion side. A photo-containing card characterized in that a second sheet of white plastic is printed on the first sheet as a reverse image and then photo-developed, and a second sheet of white plastic coated with an adhesive is bonded to the photosensitive emulsion side of the first sheet. Fabrication method. (10) The method for producing a photo card according to claim 9, wherein the photosensitive emulsion is a color photosensitive emulsion, and a color composite image is printed on the photosensitive emulsion. (11) The method for producing a photo card according to claim 10, wherein the first sheet is made of transparent vinyl chloride. (12) The method for producing a photo card according to claim 11, wherein the second sheet is made of white vinyl chloride. (13) The method for producing a photo card according to claim 12, wherein a third sheet of transparent plastic is bonded to the lower surface of the second sheet.