WO2019025022A1

WO2019025022A1 - Data page consisting of hybrid material

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Publication number: WO2019025022A1
Application number: PCT/EP2018/000375
Authority: WO
Inventors: Josef Riedl; Günter Endres; Klaus Kohl; Thorsten Sauer
Original assignee: Giesecke+Devrient Mobile Security Gmbh
Priority date: 2017-08-01
Filing date: 2018-07-27
Publication date: 2019-02-07
Also published as: EP3661760A1; DE102017007277A1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a data page for use in a booklet-type value document, for example a passport. The data page according to the invention advantageously combines the advantages of conventional materials. The present invention further relates to a corresponding booklet-type value document and to a device for producing the data page. Further disclosed is an analogous method for producing the data page and a computer program product comprising control commands, which implement said method.

Description

Data page made of hybrid material

The present invention is directed to a data page for use in a book-type value document, such as a passport book. Advantages of conventional materials are advantageously combined in the data page according to the invention. The present invention is further directed to a corresponding book-type value document per se and to a device for producing the data page. Furthermore, an analogous method for producing the data page as well as a computer program product with control commands which implement the proposed method are proposed. EP 1 667849 B1 shows a data page which can be inserted in a passport book. For this purpose, an unperforated tape is provided according to this document, which consists of polypropylene or polyethylene. Furthermore, a seam or a stitch is provided. DE 10 2008 025 075 A1 shows an insert sheet, in particular for a book-type value document, wherein a security paper is provided on an outer side of a carrier layer.

In general, it is known to provide a passbook in which a plurality of sheets are provided, which have, for example, electronic components. Thus, it is known to einzulaminieren several components and also introduce such a provided data page, for example by means of a seam in the passport book. A single data page is introduced into the passbook in accordance with known methods in such a way that the data page has a projection which is inserted into the passbook in such a way that the projection is used as the area which is connected to other components of the passbook is connected. In this case, however, it is particularly disadvantageous that a correspondingly laminated or coextruded data side is typically formed of rigid material which can break when the passport side is bent. For example, polycarbonate is used to produce such data pages, which can become brittle when used for a prolonged period of time, thus jeopardizing damage to the passport side. It should be noted, however, that passports are issued for long-term use and are typically heavily stressed mechanically when traveling.

Thus, it is generally known to use a paper substrate for producing the data page of a passport book and also to provide a plasticized, laser-personalisable data page. However, the plasticized data page is not suitable as a hinge material. Furthermore, the introduction or the integration of such a plasticized data page is complicated. Furthermore, paper-typical security features such as watermarks, windows, perforations, security threads and the like can be introduced only at increased expense. Paper-typical personalization processes such as inkjet printing can only be transferred to a limited extent on the plastified data side.

For a paper substrate as a data page, however, other features of plasticized data pages, such. As surface structures, integrated circuits and antennas barely integrable bar. Thus, there is a challenge in combining the known materials according to the invention in such a way that the advantages of paper substrate and plasticized data page come into play. It should thus simplify the integration of the plasticized data page in the passport book be accomplished by the use of the paper substrate as a flexible hinge material.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a data page which can be used robustly in everyday use and as free of wear as possible and which also has the option of integrating different security features on such a data page. It is a further object of the present invention to propose a book-like value document which has the corresponding data page. Furthermore, a device or an analogously embodied method is to be created for producing a data page for use in a book-type value document. Furthermore, it is an object of the present invention to propose a computer program with control commands which carry out the proposed method or operate the proposed device.

The object is solved with the features of claim 1. Further advantageous embodiments are specified in the dependent claims. Accordingly, a data page for use in a book-like manner

Value document proposed, comprising a paper substrate layer, which is preferably designed such that it is to incorporate by means of an uncoated hinge area in the book-like document of value; at least one plastic layer permanently bonded to the paper substrate layer, wherein the at least one plastic layer is planarized on the single side of the paper substrate layer and the paper substrate layer has at least one recess through which a plastic layer emerges on the non-surface covered side of the paper substrate layer. A data page is one of typically several pages within a book-type value document that is suitable for receiving and providing personalized data or security features. Thus, a data page can generally be a type of identification document, which in turn is integrated in the book-type value document. For example, the data page may have electronic components, but this is not urgently required. For example, a data page may differ from other pages of a value document in that the data page provides particularly sensitive information. Thus, a passport typically comprises a data page which has electronic components for identifying the passport holder and verifying the authenticity of the passport. Further pages are provided, which are used by authorities to note personal data. According to the invention, it is possible to combine both the advantages of a plastic layer and the advantages of a substrate layer.

Thus, it is particularly advantageous to provide a paper substrate layer which has an uncoated hinge area, by means of which the data page is to be introduced into the book-type value document. A paper substrate layer is a solid layer which nevertheless is so flexible that the data page within the value document can be turned by means of a corresponding hinge area. Thus, it is avoided that a plastic layer is provided in the region which serves as a hinge. The uncoated hinge region is typically configured to be along the fold of the value document along one side of the data page. Thus, it is thus possible that the data page can be turned over without a rigid plastic layer acts on further layers or components of the value document. Nevertheless, it is possible to protect the paper substrate on one side by means of the plastic layer. Thus, according to the invention, the advantage arises that the paper substrate layer is unilaterally uncovered, which makes it possible, for example, to apply a stamp to the paper substrate layer. Furthermore, security features may be provided which are specific to the paper substrate layer. Thus, corresponding security features can be introduced by means of printing techniques which are provided for a paper substrate. These are typically inkprints which rely on an ink to penetrate the support layer and thus provide a security feature. This is typically not possible according to conventional data pages, since they are often provided or laminated on both sides by means of a plastic layer.

The paper substrate layer according to the present invention is only provided with a plastic layer from one side, wherein it is also possible for a plurality of plastic layers to be provided, which, however, are all arranged on one side of the paper substrate layer. Thus, it is advantageous according to the invention that the data page has a paper substrate layer on one side and a plastic layer on the other, opposite side. In this case, it is possible to provide a hybrid material on which security features can be arranged that have been developed for both paper substrate and plastic. Furthermore, the plastic layer imparts some strength to the paper substrate layer and may further function as a protective layer.

The plastic layer is permanently connected to the paper substrate layer, wherein the plastic layer and other compounds with other Can enter plastic layers. For example, the plastic layer is attached to the paper substrate layer as a plasticized plastic layer. For this purpose, it is possible, for example, to melt a granulate in such a way that a homogeneous plastic mass is produced, which is applied over a surface area, for example by means of coextrusion, on a paper substrate layer. In general, however, it is also possible, under heat, to hot-press the paper substrate layer and at least one plastic layer in such a way that a laminate is produced which represents the data side. In this case, the person skilled in the art also knows of other methods of connecting the plastic layer to the paper substrate layer, including, for example, an adhesion promoter or an adhesive layer. However, the bonding is particularly preferably carried out by means of coextrusion.

The at least one plastic layer is arranged flat on a single side of the paper substrate layer, whereby a two-sided data page is formed in which the individual different pages can be processed by means of different personalization techniques. The plastic layer is arranged on the paper substrate layer in such a way that the paper substrate layer is substantially completely covered on one side by the synthetic material layer. Only the hinge areas of the paper substrate layer remain uncoated, such that the hinge areas allow flexible scrolling of the data page. Furthermore, the paper substrate layer has at least one recess through which a plastic layer emerges on the non-surface-covered side of the paper substrate layer. The recess is not the uncoated hinge portion, but rather the recess is inserted into the paper substrate layer such that the recess has a certain pattern. The recess is arranged in such a way that at least a part of the plastic layer is visible in a plan view of the paper substrate layer. Thus, therefore, the paper substrate layer recesses or recesses, which can act as windows. This makes it possible to arrange security elements both on the paper substrate layer and on the plastic layer. With regard to the plastic layer, this is advantageous in those parts which are not covered by the paper substrate layer, ie exactly in the region of the recesses.

A protrusion can generally be an optical emergence, such that just in the plan view of the paper substrate layer through the recess, the plastic layer is visible. However, it is also possible that in the region of the recesses, the plastic layer is thickened such that the plastic layer fills the recesses or even emerges from the recesses. Thus, for example, the plasticized plastic layer can be applied to the paper substrate layer such that the plastic layer can be introduced into the recesses due to the high viscosity. In this case, it is particularly advantageous that not only the paper substrate layer and the plastic layer are connected in such a way that security features can be arranged, but rather this layer arrangement also provides for a particularly stable data page since parts of the plastic layer also enter the recesses of the paper substrate layer and thus further consolidate the network. This technical advantage, the state of the art can not show. According to one aspect of the present invention, the at least one recess is window-like shaped. This has the advantage that the recess is not present as an edge region, but that the recess is completely surrounded by the paper substrate layer. Thus, a particularly stable layer structure is proposed, and it is possible to make the window-like recess or the recesses so that the geometry of the resulting window is arbitrary. Thus, the window can be quadrangular or even round, but can also be configured in any other geometries, which in turn can serve as a security element. Thus, for example, an end customer of a book-type value document can freely determine in which geometric shape the window is to be formed, which in turn represents a delimitation feature of other value documents and thus also a security feature.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the at least one recess is designed strip-shaped. This has the advantage that a further security feature can be provided and just a strip shape can be combined with other security features, such as a security thread.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the at least one recess is in the form of a perforation, in particular in the form of a recurring perforation. Thus, it is possible with advantage to let the plastic layer emerge through the recess and thereby improve the overall composite of paper substrate and plastic layer.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the at least one recess is designed to be continuous or dashed. This has the advantage that, in turn, different geometries can be used which cause different stability or else represent a combination possibility with further security features. A continuous recess is a single exception. tion, for example in the form of a single window. If there is a cutout in dashed lines, that is dashed, this is a recess, which is not continuous, but is at least partially interrupted in its longitudinal direction. In this case, the individual lines do not have to be arranged equidistantly, but rather a line pattern can be generated here. Thus, a gap or a region of the paper substrate layer follows on a recess, whereupon a recess is again provided. According to a further aspect of the present invention, the at least one plastic layer has a laser engraving. This has the advantage that a further security feature can be introduced, which is preferably done in the plastic layer, since this has suitable characteristics. Thus, it is technically complicated to introduce a laser engraving into a paper substrate layer, but according to the invention also in a

Using a paper substrate layer does not require a laser engraving. In this case, it is advantageous to match the type of laser engraving or its dimension to the stability of the data page. For example, laser engraving always leads to material removal in the plastic layer, which in turn can influence the stability of the data page. In this case, it is particularly advantageous to select a laser engraving which, despite the further personalization feature or the security feature, does not adversely affect the stability of the plastic layer. According to another aspect of the present invention, a part of the plastic layer, which is arranged in the region of the recess of the paper substrate layer, a security feature. This has the advantage that security features can also be provided within the paper substrate layer which can only be realized by means of a plastic layer. sen. Here, therefore, the corresponding security feature is introduced into the plastic layer, wherein the introduction takes place at the point at which the plastic layer emerges through the recess from the paper substrate layer, ie in the region of the recess. Thus, it is thus possible to combine on the surface of the data side both security features which are provided for a paper substrate layer, as well as security features which are provided for a plastic layer.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the security feature is haptic and / or the security feature is designed as a lens. This has the advantage that the security feature can be haptically perceived and thus verified by the recess of the paper substrate layer, for example, by a human user. A haptic security feature is a depression, a highlight, or a combination of both. Thus, for example, the security feature can be embossed and thus provide a clear haptic pattern. Due to the design of the security feature as at least one lens, it is advantageously possible to accentuate / emphasize certain areas within the recess. By providing a plurality of lenses, this effect can be enhanced.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the security feature forms a substantially planar surface with the uncovered side of the paper substrate layer and / or at least partially emerges from the paper substrate layer. This has the advantage that the paper substrate layer can be made substantially smooth on its surface, wherein the user, upon touching the data page, merely senses that a paper substrate layer is provided, with corresponding gaps. requirements. In this case, the viewer recognizes that the paper substrate layer has a different surface finish than the plastic layer. Furthermore, it is possible that the plastic layer is introduced into the recess in such a way that the security feature emerges from the paper substrate layer through the recess. Thus, therefore, a pattern can be created by means of the varied surface structure of the data page, which is tactile tactile.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the paper substrate layer and the at least one plastic layer are connected to one another by means of plasticizing and / or laminating. This has the advantage that with simple technical means, a permanent connection of several layers can be achieved. For example, for this purpose, a plastic granules are melted and applied flat on the paper substrate layer. Melting increases the viscosity of the plastic, and upon cooling, the paper substrate layer and the plastic layer are inseparably bonded together. The compound can be termed permanent, since thus the paper substrate layer is not destructively removable from the plastic layer.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the paper substrate layer and the at least one plastic layer are bonded together by lamination or coextrusion. This has the advantage that simple methods can be used which produce a permanent layer composite. In this case, further work steps can be carried out, so that, for example, in the case of lamination, recesses can be introduced into the paper substrate. However, it is particularly preferred to use a coextrusion to permanently apply at least one plastic layer on the paper substrate layer. According to a further aspect of the present invention, a security thread is introduced into the at least one plastic layer in a region of the at least one recess, the security thread being inserted or printed, the security thread preferably extending beyond the at least one recess. This has the advantage that according to the invention further security features can be used. The security thread may be integrally formed and provided. Thus, an existing security thread is inserted into the proposed layer structure, and then the layers are connected. However, it is also possible to print the security thread with appropriate materials and thus to save further work steps. According to a further aspect of the present invention, the paper substrate layer has on the uncoated side at least one elevation and / or at least one depression, wherein the elevation and / or the depression are produced by a laminating sheet. This has the advantage that a haptic perceptible security feature can be realized on the paper substrate layer.

The task is also solved by a book-like value document, comprising a data page. Thus, for example, a passbook can be created which has at least one data page, as already described.

The object is also achieved by a device for producing a data page for use in a book-type value document, comprising a first providing unit, configured to provide a Paper substrate layer, which is preferably designed such that it is to be bound by means of an uncoated hinge area in the book-like document of value; a second delivery unit configured to provide at least one plastic layer permanently bonded to the paper substrate layer, wherein means are provided for causing the at least one plastic layer to be planarized on a single side of the paper substrate layer and the paper substrate layer for at least one recess through which a plastic layer emerges on the non-surface-covered side of the paper substrate layer.

The object is also achieved by a method for producing a data page, which is designed analogously to the device, as has already been described.

The object is also achieved by a computer program product with control commands which execute the proposed method or operate the proposed device. According to the invention, it is particularly advantageous that the proposed data page has features which can be created by means of the proposed method, and furthermore that the device is suitable for providing structural features of the data page. In general, the method is for operating the proposed device, and by means of the proposed device, the method can be carried out.

Further advantageous embodiments will be explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying figures. Show it: a data page having a lens structure on the paper side according to an aspect of the present invention; a data page with a security thread according to an aspect of the present invention; a data page with a three-dimensional security thread according to another aspect of the present invention; and a method of producing a data page for use in a book-type value document according to an aspect of the present invention.

The text below depicts the layer structure shown, wherein the paper substrate side is referred to as "top", and the plasticized plastic layer is referred to as "bottom". In this case, the person skilled in the art recognizes that the figures are only to be understood schematically and that depending on the orientation of the data page or the value document can vary below and above. The same applies to the pages "left" and "right", which may also vary relatively.

1 shows a paper substrate 10 at the top, which is interrupted in such a way that a recess is formed through which the plasticized plastic layer 20 emerges. The paper substrate layer 10 is inseparably bonded to the plasticized plastic layer 20, which in the present case takes place by coextrusion. On the upper side of the paper substrate layer 10, a dashed line is indicated, which is to show a pattern which represents a personalization feature. Such a personalization feature may be a print which may be printed, for example, by means of an inkjet printer. Process is prepared. In this case, it is advantageous that the ink used can penetrate into the paper substrate layer. The recess may have any shape and / or may preferably be provided on at least one side with a laser-highlighted border.

As shown in the upper left of the present Figure 1, the window may produce a lens structure which is created such that the plasticized plastic layer 20 protrudes through the recess of the paper substrate layer.

The recess 30 is therefore suitable for interrupting the paper substrate layer 10 in such a way that the plasticized plastic layer 20 at least partially emerges, and a security feature is created in the area of the projection 30.

In the present case, the recess 30, together with the lens structure, as it brings about the plastic layer 20, forms a security feature which can be recognized haptically. Furthermore, it can be seen that the plasticized plastic layer 20 within the recess 30 creates a rigid connection, such that the paper substrate layer 10 and the plasticized plastic layer 20 are firmly connected. Thus, it is not possible to delaminate the structure shown. In the middle of the present Fig. 1 is drawn by means of a stroke that the paper substrate can form an optional fold, and that on the left of this line, a hinge area is formed, by means of which the data page can be turned over. On the right side of the present Fig. 1 it is shown that the right side of the data can be fully configured, or but only a slight supernatant is sufficient. By means of this supernatant or else the entire further data page, the left data page can be fixed within the passbook. Thus, the stroke in the middle of FIG. 1 thus forms a flexible region, on the basis of which a fold is created, which makes it possible to turn over the data page.

The lens structure within the recess 30 is to be understood merely as an example, and it is equally possible that no elevations are provided, but rather recesses or flat planes may arise. Even with a plane plane, the user recognizes the different top surface structure of the plastic layer 20 and the paper substrate layer 10, so that this variation of the surface structure can act as a security feature again. Further, it is possible to introduce a laser engraving in the plasticized plastic layer, which is indicated in the present case with three vertical lines. Thus, the passbook page in the present representation from below is so verifiable that the laser engraving in turn represents a security feature that can be detected. Thus, it is therefore particularly advantageous according to the invention that security features can be introduced from both sides into the proposed data page. It is also a flexible data page that can be re-filed without mechanical abrasion. This is accomplished according to the invention in that the uncoated hinge area consists only of paper substrate. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the paper substrate layer may be treated with other materials, which, however, do not interfere with the flexible nature of the hinge region. FIG. 2 shows a further variant of the data page, wherein now two plastic layers 20 are provided, which are both arranged on the same side of the paper substrate layer 10. In this case, the recess 30 can form a window, which is strip-shaped continuous or dashed. Furthermore, a security thread is shown on the bottom left, which is arranged between a first plastic layer and a second plastic layer. Preferably, the security thread is during a

Coextrusion introduced. FIG. 3 again shows a data page, wherein the security thread is printed and, for example, can produce a three-dimensional effect. The security thread can be a hologram security thread. Here, it is possible to introduce several elements of the security thread such that they are, for example, by means of a transparent plastic layer from below recognizable. Thus, therefore, below the paper substrate 10, a security feature can be arranged which is particularly tamper-proof. As a result, in turn, security features are combined, which are created for a paper substrate, as well as Sicherheitsslemente, which are considered layers for plastic.

4 shows, in a schematic sequence diagram, a method for producing a data page for use in a book-type value document, comprising providing 100 a paper substrate layer which is designed such that it is to be integrated in the book-type value document by means of an uncoated hinge area, a provision 101 of at least one plastic layer which is permanently connected to the paper substrate layer 102, wherein the at least one plastic layer is arranged flat on a single side of the paper substrate layer 103 and the paper substrate layer has at least one recess. points through which a plastic layer on the non-surface-covered side of the paper substrate layer emerges. In this case, the person skilled in the art recognizes that the method steps can be carried out partly iteratively and / or in a different order. For example, the layers may be provided in different order, and the placing 103 may be performed, for example, in one step with the bonding 102.

Thus, according to the invention, a combination of paper substrate and plasticized data page takes place. The plasticization takes place, for example, in the laminating process in which the laminate film, such as. B. made of polycarbonate, polyester and the like, is guided to the hinge area of the passport and the hinge area itself spared. The paper substrate assumes the function of a bending hinge. The combination of paper substrate and plasticized data side takes place in the extrusion process.

By combining paper substrate on, for example, the

Jewelry side and plasticized film material on the front page can merge the advantages of the respective technologies in a novel hybrid material.

Thus, equipment or a tool for personalizing passbooks, such as inkjet printers, which currently only use paper pages, can also be used for processing the new hybrid material. The features of the plasticized data page, such as the surface structure, are integra bar in the new hybrid material. Surface structures are both on the title page, for example paper, as well as on the jewelry side, for example, plasticized film material, in- tegrierbar. Features of the paper substrate are also integrated in the new hybrid material.

Claims

P a n t a n s p r e c h e

Data page, comprising:

a paper substrate layer (10);

at least one plastic layer (20) which is permanently connected to the paper substrate layer (10), characterized in that

the at least one plastic layer (20) is arranged flat on a single side of the paper substrate layer (10) and the paper substrate layer (10) has at least one recess (30) through which a plastic layer (20) is formed on the non-surface-covered side of the paper substrate layer (10 ).

Data page according to claim 1, characterized in that the paper substrate layer is to be integrated by means of an uncoated hinge region in the book-like document of value (1).

Data page according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the at least one recess (30) is window-like, strip-shaped and / or in the form of a perforation.

4. Data page according to claim 3, characterized in that the at least one recess (30) is designed to be continuous or dashed.

5. Data page according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one plastic layer (20) has a laser engraving. 6. Data page according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a part of the plastic layer (20) which is arranged in the region of the recess (30) of the paper substrate layer (10) has a security feature.

Data page according to claim 6, characterized in that the security feature is designed haptic and / or that the security hetismerkmal is formed as a lens.

Data page according to claim 7, characterized in that the security feature with the uncovered side of the paper substrate layer (10) forms a substantially planar surface and / or at least partially emerges from the paper substrate layer (10).

Data page according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the paper substrate layer (10) and the at least one plastic layer (20) are connected to one another by means of plasticizing and / or lamination.

10. Data page according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the paper substrate layer (10) and the at least one plastic layer (20) are interconnected by means of lamination or coextrusion.

11. Data page according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in one area of the at least one Ausspa- (30) a security thread is attached to the at least one plastic layer (20), wherein the security thread is inserted or printed, wherein the security thread preferably extends beyond the at least one recess.

12. Data page according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the paper substrate layer on the uncoated side has at least one elevation and / or at least one recess, wherein the elevation and / or the recess are produced by a laminating.

13. Book-like value document (1) comprising a data page according to one of claims 1 to 12. 14. Apparatus for producing a data page for use in a book-type value document (1), comprising:

a first supply unit configured to provide a paper substrate layer (10), which is preferably designed such that it is to be integrated into the book-type value document (1) by means of an uncoated hinge area;

a second providing unit configured to provide at least one plastic layer (20) permanently bonded to the paper substrate layer (10), characterized in that

a device is provided which causes the at least one plastic layer (20) to be arranged flat on a single side of the paper substrate layer (10) and the paper substrate layer (10) has at least one recess (30) through which a plastic layer (20) emerges on the non-surface-covered side of the paper substrate layer (10).

15. A method for producing a data page for use in a book-type value document (1), comprising:

- Providing (100) a paper substrate layer (10), which is preferably designed such that it is to be integrated by means of an uncoated hinge portion in the book-like document of value (1);

Providing (101) at least one plastic layer (20), which is permanently connected to the paper substrate layer (10) (102), characterized in that

the at least one plastic layer (20) on a single side of the paper substrate layer (10) arranged flat (103) and the paper substrate layer (10) has at least one recess (30) through which a plastic layer (20) on the non-planar covered Side of the paper substrate layer (10) emerges.

16. A computer program product with control instructions that perform the method of claim 14 when executed on a computer.