KR200319344Y1 - Translucent plastic card - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention, in magnetic type plastic card or smart card, prints the card's unique design on the front and back transparent PVC sheet and applies translucent infrared blocking ink to both sides of the inlay sheet formed between the transparent PVC sheets. By allowing optical sensors in conventional ATMs to be recognized and processed like conventional opaque cards, transparency is provided to the cards to break away from the fixed card design to realize cards with decorativeness according to various preferences of the public. The present invention relates to a semi-transparent plastic card that can be recognized by an optical sensor that allows a user to carry a card with a design that does not overeat and gives aesthetics to the user. On the plastic card attached to the outside An inlay sheet of transparent synthetic resin material formed to a predetermined size to provide a thickness of a card; Transparent infrared blocking inks respectively applied to both sides of the inlay sheet to enable the optical sensor of the ATM to recognize the card; A printed transparent PVC sheet of transparent PVC material bonded to each of the front and rear surfaces of the inlay sheet and to which a unique design of the card is printed; And a transparent overlay sheet made of a transparent synthetic resin material which is deposited on a surface exposed to the outside of the printed transparent PVC sheet and formed as an external contact surface.

Description

Translucent plastic card that can be recognized by optical sensor {TRANSLUCENT PLASTIC CARD}

The present invention relates to a translucent plastic card that can be recognized by an optical sensor. More specifically, in a plastic card used as a financial card, a membership card, or an identity card, the unique design of the card is applied to the front and back transparent PVC sheets. By printing and applying semi-transparent infrared blocking ink to both sides of the inlay sheet formed between these transparent PVC sheets, the card can be recognized and processed like an existing opaque card by an optical sensor in a conventional ATM, while the card By the optical sensor that gives transparency to the card, it can escape from the fixed card design and realize the card with the decoration according to the various tastes of the public. Of recognizable translucent plastic cards The.

In general, plastic cards are financial cards such as bank cards, securities companies, credit card companies, etc., financial cards such as credit cards, stock cards, etc., membership cards used in various shopping malls, mobile operators, hospitals, and so on. A card that refers to the identification card to use a place.

Such plastic cards usually overlap an opaque sheet of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with a magnetic stripe sheet that stores customer payment or usage information. It is a general manufacturing method to manufacture by attaching a sine column etc.

However, the card made of such a conventional opaque PVC material has a variety of symbols, and in accordance with the recent trend of wanting to produce a unique prop, there is only a design change of the printed material that is exposed to the outside, but it cannot escape from the limited design. There is a problem that there is a limit in achieving diversification.

Accordingly, although a financial transaction card has been developed in which a plurality of transparent PVC films are overlapped recently, a card made of such transparent PVC films has a recognition problem in a general ATM (Auto Teller Machine). In other words, the optical sensor for identifying the presence of a card coming into the ATM or the position of the card associated with the magnetic readhead will not be able to recognize a card made of this transparent PVC film, making it impossible to use in conventional ATMs. There is a problem.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, prints the unique design of the card on the front and back transparent PVC sheet and apply translucent infrared blocking ink on both ends of the inlay sheet formed between the transparent PVC sheet. This allows the optical sensor in a conventional ATM to be recognized and processed like an existing opaque card, while the transparency is provided to the card, and the translucent can be recognized by an optical sensor that can realize a card with various decorative designs. To provide a plastic card.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a translucent plastic card that can be recognized by the optical sensor to which the present invention is applied.

Figure 2 is a plan view showing the front and rear surfaces of the translucent plastic card that can be recognized by the optical sensor to which the present invention is applied.

Figure 3 is a flow chart showing a method of manufacturing a translucent plastic card that can be recognized by the optical sensor to which the present invention is applied.

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10: front transparent overlay sheet 20: front printing transparent PVC sheet

30: inlay sheet 30a: infrared ray blocking ink

40: rear printed transparent PVC sheet 50: rear transparent overlay sheet

60: magnetic tape 61: signature

62: hologram

In order to achieve the above object, a translucent plastic card capable of recognizing an optical sensor according to an aspect of the present invention is a plastic card attached to an outer surface of a magnetic tape 60, a signature portion 61, a hologram 62, and the like, and has a predetermined size. An inlay sheet 30 made of a transparent synthetic resin material formed to provide a thickness of the card; Transparent infrared blocking ink 30a applied to both sides of the inlay sheet 30 to allow the optical sensor of the ATM to recognize the card; Printed transparent PVC sheets (20, 40) of transparent PVC material adhered to the front and rear surfaces of the inlay sheet 30, respectively, to print a unique design of the card; And transparent overlay sheets 10 and 50 made of a transparent synthetic resin material deposited on the surfaces exposed to the outside of the printed transparent PVC sheets 20 and 40, respectively, and formed as external contact surfaces.

Preferably, the infrared blocking ink 30a is characterized in that the transparent interference pigment (Interference Pigment).

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the present invention, in the plastic card used as a financial card, membership card, identity card, etc., the unique design of the card is printed on the transparent PVC sheet on the front and back and both sides of the inlay sheet formed between the transparent PVC sheet. The application of translucent infrared blocking ink allows the optical sensor in a conventional ATM to be recognized and processed like an existing opaque card, while the transparency of the plastic card gives the manufacturer the freedom from a fixed card design. It is possible to manufacture a card having a decoration according to various symbols of the user and a translucent plastic card that can be recognized by an optical sensor that allows the user to carry a card of a design that gives aesthetics according to the possession of the card so as not to be fed a preferred embodiment I will explain, but the technical history of the present invention The phase is not limited or limited thereto, and may be variously modified and modified by those skilled in the art.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a translucent plastic card that can be recognized by the optical sensor to which the present invention is applied.

The translucent plastic card recognizable by the optical sensor to which the present invention is applied is a transparent inlay sheet 30 providing the thickness of the card, an infrared ray blocking ink 30a applied to both sides of the inlay sheet 30, and the inlay. It consists of printed transparent PVC sheets 20 and 40 and transparent overlay sheets 10 and 50 respectively bonded to both sides of the sheet 30.

Referring to Figure 1 in more detail with respect to the translucent plastic card that can be recognized by the optical sensor to which the present invention is applied,

The inlay sheet 30 is a base plate made of a transparent synthetic resin having a predetermined size to provide a thickness of a finished card. The inlay sheet 30 is coated with transparent infrared ray inks 30a on both sides thereof. Will be.

The infrared blocking ink 30a is applied to both sides of the inlay sheet 30, respectively, so that a problem arises in the case of a transparent card, that is, associated with the presence of such a transparent card or a magnetic read head in a commonly used ATM. The optical sensor for checking the position of the card can overcome the conventional problem of not being recognized due to the transparency of the card, so that the optical sensor can be recognized and processed like an opaque card.

In this case, the infrared blocking ink 30a is a transparent pigment that can be recognized by the optical sensor in the ATM, and is preferably made of an interference pigment.

In addition, the length and width of the inlay sheet 30 is preferably 85.47 mm to 85.72 mm and the width is 53.92 mm to 54.03 mm so as to satisfy the international standard ISO 7816.

The front printed transparent PVC sheet 20 and the back printed transparent PVC sheet 40 are adhered to the front and rear sides of the inlay sheet 30, respectively. The printed transparent PVC sheets 20 and 40 are made of transparent PVC synthetic resin. It is made to have transparency as a material, and the unique design of the card is printed through the silk-screen printing or option printing process, which is not limited by the object to be printed. Will be.

The transparent overlay sheets 10 and 50 are attached to the outer surface exposed to the outside in each of the printed transparent PVC sheets 20 and 40 to form front and rear sides of the card which are in contact with the outside in the card.

At this time, the transparent overlay sheet 10, 50 is made of a transparent synthetic resin material to maintain the transparency of the card.

As described above, the magnetic tape on which the user information is recorded on the outer surface of the plastic card composed of the transparent overlay sheets 10 and 50, the printed transparent PVC sheets 20 and 40, the infrared blocking ink 30a and the inlay sheet 30. 60, a signature portion 61 on which a user's signature is formed, and a hologram 62 for preventing card duplication can be attached, such a translucent plastic card is shown in FIG.

2 is a plan view showing the front and rear surfaces of a translucent plastic card that can be recognized by the optical sensor to which the present invention is applied.

In addition, the plastic card composed of the transparent overlay sheets 10 and 50, the printed transparent PVC sheets 20 and 40, the infrared ray blocking ink 30a and the inlay sheet 30 has a length, a width and a thickness of the plastic card. The length is 85.47 mm to 85.72 mm, the width is 53.92 mm to 54.03 mm, and the thickness is preferably 0.68 mm to 0.84 mm so as to satisfy the standard ISO 7816.

On the other hand, Figure 3 is a flow chart showing a method of manufacturing a translucent plastic card that can be recognized by the optical sensor to which the present invention is applied.

Referring to Figure 3 in more detail with respect to the manufacturing method of a translucent plastic card capable of optical sensor recognition according to an embodiment of the present invention,

First, as a foreign matter removal step, the fingerprint or other foreign matter adhering to the surface of the transparent overlay sheet (10, 50), the printed transparent PVC sheet (20, 40), the inlay sheet (30) of the transparent material is removed using a cleaner. This increases the transparency of the plastic card.

At this time, it is preferable to use an ultrasonic cleaner for removing physical and chemical contamination by the diaphragm and detergent vibrating according to the ultrasonic frequency in order to perform such a foreign material removal step.

Next, as a design printing step, a unique design of the card is printed on the front printed transparent PVC sheet 20 and the back printed transparent PVC sheet 40 made of transparent PVC synthetic resin to print transparent from the outside. The transparent PVC sheets 20 and 40 and the opaque printed material are revealed to be recognized as translucent.

At this time, it is preferable that the design printing step using the opaque printed matter is performed through silk screen printing or optional printing process without being limited by the printed matter.

Next, as an infrared ray blocking ink application step, transparent infrared ray blocking ink 30a that can be recognized by an optical sensor of ATM is applied to both sides of the inlay sheet 30 made of transparent synthetic resin.

At this time, the infrared blocking ink 30a is preferably made of an interference pigment (Interference Pigment).

Next, as a laminating step, the front transparent overlay sheet 10, the front printing transparent PVC sheet 20, the inlay sheet 30, the back printing transparent PVC sheet 40 and the rear transparent overlay sheet 50 in that order The attributes of the cards are completed by adhering to each other through the laminating process.

At this time, it is preferable to bond each other using a hot press or a pressing laminator for laminating each of the sheets.

Next, as an individual cutting step, the non-standard card completed through the above-described process is cut through each punching machine so as to be separated into individual plastic cards meeting the standard.

In this case, each of the cut plastic card is 85.47mm to 85.72mm, the width is 53.92mm to 54.03mm, the thickness is 0.68mm to 0.84mm to meet the international standard ISO 7816.

Next, the magnetic tape 60 in which user information is recorded on the outer surface of the individual card completed through the above-described process, the signature unit 61 in which the user's signature is formed, and the hologram 62 of the card company for preventing card duplication. Is attached and completed.

At this time, in the above-described embodiment and drawings, although described and illustrated as a magnetic strip type plastic card to which the magnetic tape 60 is attached, the principle of the present invention is not limited thereto, and a microchip for logic operation is embedded therein. It can of course also be applied to integrated circuit (IC) cards, such as smart cards or memory cards in which memory data is stored on a chip.

The present invention described above is possible to those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs, various substitutions, modifications and changes can be made within the scope without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention the above-described embodiment and the accompanying drawings It is not limited to.

As described above, the translucent plastic card capable of recognizing the optical sensor of the present invention prints the unique design of the card on the transparent PVC sheets before and after, and the translucent infrared rays at both ends of the inlay sheet formed between the transparent PVC sheets. By applying Interference Pigment, which is a barrier ink, it can be recognized and processed like an existing opaque card by an optical sensor in an ordinary ATM, so that it can be applied without reconfiguration of an existing ATM system, thereby reducing additional costs. On the other hand, it is possible to realize a card with a variety of decorative design by giving transparency to the card away from the fixed card design, there is an effect that gives the card aesthetic and decorative.

Claims (2)

In the plastic card to which the magnetic tape 60, the signature part 61, the hologram 62, etc. are attached to an outer surface, An inlay sheet made of a transparent synthetic resin material formed to a predetermined size to provide a thickness of a card; Transparent infrared blocking ink 30a respectively applied to both sides of the inlay sheet 30 so as to allow the optical sensor of the ATM to recognize the card; Printed transparent PVC sheets (20, 40) of transparent PVC material adhered to the front and rear surfaces of the inlay sheet 30, respectively, to print a unique design of the card; And A transparent overlay sheet (10, 50) made of a transparent synthetic resin material is deposited on the surface exposed to the outside of the printed transparent PVC sheet (20, 40), respectively, formed as an external contact surface; Translucent plastic card. The method of claim 1, The infrared blocking ink 30a is a translucent plastic card capable of recognizing an optical sensor, characterized in that the transparent interference pigment (Interference Pigment).