Passport with a plasticized personalized page and method of manufacturing a passport with a plasticized personalized page

The invention is a passport comprising at least one plasticized Personalisierseite personalization by laser and a Process for the preparation according to the preamble of claim 1.

In the <b>EP01008459B1</b> is a process for producing an ID card described in which the Personalisierseite with the other sheets having a arranged folding or folding area and there longitudinal plastic tape is held together, which is connected by stitching to the sheets. The attachment of an additional band is however with increased effort connected and the folding of the leaves is hampered.

In the <b>EPO0936976B1</b> is a ball described a Personalisierseite that with a thermosetting plastic, such as polycarbonate, laminated is. The two that Personalisierseite covering Laminating are in the out folding area and form a plastic hinge. This is the Flip but very difficult.

In the <b>EP01245407A2</b> is a layer-structured and flexible data sheet describes a security document, the laser capable of example an upper Polycarbonate layer and an inner laminate sheet of Teslin and includes this Position is molecularly associated with a rear layer made of HDPE. Because the Films are made here in the Umklappbereich, is turning the page difficult.

Object of the present invention is the cost-effective production of a Passport with a laserpersonalisierbaren side while maintaining the previously conventional manufacturing processes upon binding of a passport and in use, especially at the opening and closing of a passport book with corresponding stability of the bending point.

The object is to by the technical teaching of the process and a Passport with the procedure produced dissolved.

It is essential that in the first embodiment in the area of ​​folding or Bending edge - in which also the seam region is arranged, the bare Paper substrate is used as a bending hinge. This means that the paper substrate on the folding or bending edge away to the other side the passport booklet covers. In a second embodiment it is also provided only that the paper substrate in the folding or bending region is additionally reinforced with a bendable foil.

According to the invention the plasticized Personalisierseite enables both individual personalization means of a laser to produce a finished Pass book and the installation of a machine-readable Integrated Circuit (IC's) with a contactless data communication device.

is used for the preparation of a special Personalisierseite Laminating used the the - made of paper - Personalisierseite with both sides and only partially (= can) arranged, connecting polymeric films and in the seam area of Pass book holds the paper of Personalisierseite of plastic-free and Therefore, no change in the joint seam in the production process requires. It has the usual bending flexibility of get pass book.

The plasticized Personalisierseite allows individual Personalization by laser in the laminated, at least one Plastic film, in particular, however, the inner film of two laminated plastic films a final passport booklet.

The optional installation of a machine-readable integrated circuit (IC's) with a contactless data communication device is another Embodiments of the invention.

In another embodiment, the plasticized with Personalisierseite is the machine-readable IC and contactless communication means as so-called intent laminated to the spine inside. Here, the usually Personalisierseite formed from security paper graphically formed attachment side and this side of the paper is no more than plasticizing the spine is pulled.

Thus, the passport cover is the front side by the plasticizing unit with the IC and the transfer means stiffer, but the spine, the seam and the back of the passport book cover are as before executed. The folding is thus not difficult.

In one development of the invention provides that the rear the passport book cover runs plasticized and only the field of Seam is not plasticized. This method may also be in the Personalisierseite be applied.

In several experiments it was found that the Personalisierbogen in Lamination process must be held with the various laminates. For example, if over too large an area no fixing of the Personalisierbogens takes place, enters a certain ripple which a Further processing and disturbs a qualitatively unacceptable appearance causes.

According to the invention therefore is the use of conventional paper substrates for Manufacture of Personalisierbogens proposed. Significant factor here is that the paper substrate on the central seam away opposite to the Page of the passport book covers.

Alternatively, the so-called use OPP substrates (Securency Pty Ltd, - a joint venture between UCB Films - BOPP ... biaxially orientated polypropylene, eg Guardian Polymeric base for banknotes and the Reserve Bank of Australia (CSIRO and Note Printing of Australia)) Domtar Inc. of Montreal and Mobil Oil Corporation (multilayer film, eg, WO 96/00146, WO 97/01438, WO 99/54148, WO 00/74948, WO 00/74936, WO 00/18575), proposed in part Field of the production of banknotes are already used worldwide and are also suitable for printing and pliable.

According to the invention it was recognized that it stable for an articulated enough and sewed are.

In the production of the laser ability of Personalisierseite be laserable PC films with corresponding recesses used. These recesses can easily by stamping or die-cutting tools, or are produced by laser.

The advantage of using laminate sheet with recesses located in the simple processing, since the collection of laminate sheet, which position accurate registration or Passerung by a three-point Edge stop or optoelectronic registering particularly can be carried out accurately and inexpensively.

The invention provides for the lamination of such sheets in a heating-transfer press in front. In this case, the recesses must inasmuch be considered as a thin sheet to quickly exhibit deformations and adversely affect the entire laminate. Usually, in this case, the Press plate thickness slightly increased.

The lamination process in a heating-cooling heat press is based on the Melting of the thermoplastic substrates. Usually, in order thermoplastic films without adhesive are bonded together.

If PC films typically laminating temperatures are 190-200 ° C required and the surface pressure forces in a heated press lies usually at about 300 N / cm² and in the cooling press in the range of about 500 N / cm², Out various reasons, it may be advantageous, an adhesion promoter use, which permits a lower by some 10 degrees laminating and thus, for example, the thermal load of ink reduces.

Safety-such adhesion promoters can already run some reactive , so that the bond strength comparable to the direct fusion becomes. However, when using an adhesive layer covered additional Processes and costs.

The invention is basically not limited to laser-capable PC films, but can with thermoplastic and lasant films such as PETP and / or HDPE and / or Bayfol ® and like sheet materials can be realized.

In the case of the composite of paper with a PC film no adhesion promoter must be used as paper substrates are thermally very high loads. Here plays often the incorporation of diffractive structures involved, since such arranged holographic or kinegrafische elements as possible on the inside to be and these elements already slight in PC-laminating exhibit yellowing effects.

In the case of the composite of OPP-foil substrates using PC films or PETP or HDPE or generally with films based on polyolefins is the use suitable adhesion promoter and a lamination at lower temperatures useful and necessary. This also applies if, in addition HDPE overlay films be used and / or when pre-laminated surface elements with an IC and an antenna can be installed.

Generally it should be ensured that the multi-layer composite with a Paper inner layer delamination or cleavage at the punched edges or corners is a problem. This can be a piecewise Fixed punching out of the paper substrate in this bounded areas will.

This means that in the edge region of the paper substrate elongate recesses are arranged whose longitudinal axis is parallel to the edge boundary extends. These recesses are spaced apart from each other, so that the edge of the paper substrate with the edge of the document at some Ask closes, while in other places the arranged there recess the edge of the paper substrate can jump back from the edge of the document.

In these recessed areas, therefore, are the above and below the directly connected to each paper substrate disposed Laminating and so protect them from the displaced inward edge of the paper substrate Damage.

This can then lead through the openings through transparent achieve a direct melt composite thermoplastic films and it is an additional through effect given as a security feature.

According to a plasticized Personalisierseite is to Personalization proposed such laser, the folding area of ​​the Personalisierseite is designed such that both the previously customary Sewing can be used, as well as the way of the opening and closure of the finished booklet compared to previous and not plasticized pages having no adverse handling effects.

Moreover, the possibility of installing a machine-readable Integrated circuit (IC's) with an appropriate device for contactless data transmission proposed.

For the preparation of Personalisierseite is the use of the previously ordinary paper or pages of biaxially oriented polypropylene (OPP) films proposed and it is the printing or graphic Design according to the usual and in the several ICAO or ISO standards established standards performed.

The about 100 to 120 microns thick Personalisierseite is in sheet form with site-as existing polymeric films laminated such that at least the region of the bending edge, either wholly or mainly is kept free. The manufacturing process of the passport book, especially the Folding or folding process, as well as the sewing process can just as be previously performed. The book can pass for example from a Two-up are endgefertigt by Konturbestanzung.

Under some areally existing polymeric films are for Laserpersonalsierbarkeit preferred films of polycarbonate (PC), HDPE, PETP, and the like, thermoplastic polymers with appropriate Laser initiators, which, in a typical Nd: YAG laser treatment at 1064 nm manufacturing grayscale enables provided. The thickness of this PC layer or film is typically 50 to 250 microns and especially 80 to 120 microns.

This laserable, transparent, the only over a part of the area a cardboard Personalisierseite extending foil, preferably as PC film (Polycarbonate) formed, preferably directly on the graphically designed Personalisierseite laminated. The adhesive bond can by means of pressure and Temperature are produced as well as by additional adhesion promoter. In addition, by the lamination with a suitable design of the Press plates structuring the polymeric surface occur. there can recessed and raised structures are produced. The Structures can be designed graphically, they can microstructures Microscripts, micro characters, guilloche patterns, lenses and / or diffractive Elements.

Optionally, in this laser-capable transparent and part of the area known PC film another transparent laser-capable, but especially not laser-capable and also only part of the area known film are laminated. This transparent film, a 50 to 250 microns thick PC film or be HDPE film or a PETP film or an OPP film. The preferred Thickness is in the range 10 to 100 microns, especially 15 to 50 microns.

Some embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to the described drawing figures.

They show:<dl tsize="9"><dt>Figure 1:</dt><dd>a schematic representation of an inventive Passport with the Personalisierseite. </dd><dt>Figure 2:</dt><dd>the top view of a passport in the open position.</dd><dt>Figure 3a:</dt><dd>the schematic representation of the Personalisierbogens with the laser-capable film as section aa in Fig. 8 in a first Execution.</dd><dt>Figure 3b:</dt><dd>the schematic representation of the Personalisierbogens with the laserable film as a section BB in FIG. 8 after the first Execution.</dd><dt>Figure 4a:</dt><dd>a further schematic representation of the Personalisierbogens With the laser-capable film as section aa in Fig. 8 by a second Execution.</dd><dt>Figure 4b:</dt><dd>a further schematic representation of the Personalisierbogens With the laserable film as a section BB in FIG. 8 in the second Execution.</dd><dt>Figure 5a:</dt><dd>a further schematic representation of the Personalisierbogens With the laser-capable film as section aa in Fig. 8 in a third Execution.</dd><dt>Figure 5b:</dt><dd>a further schematic representation of the Personalisierbogens With the laserable film as a section BB in FIG. 8 according to the third Execution. </dd><dt>Figure 6a:</dt><dd>a further schematic representation of the Personalisierbogens (2) with the laser-capable film as section aa in Fig. 8 by a fourth embodiment.</dd><dt>Figure 6b:</dt><dd>a further schematic representation of the Personalisierbogens (2) with the laserable film as a section B-B in Fig. 8 by the fourth embodiment.</dd><dt>Figure 7a:</dt><dd>a further schematic representation of the Personalisierbogens With the laser-capable film as section aa in Fig. 8 in a fifth Execution.</dd><dt>Figure 7b:</dt><dd>a further schematic representation of the Personalisierbogens With the laserable film as a section BB in FIG. 8 in the fifth Execution.</dd><dt>Figure 8:</dt><dd>a schematic representation of a dual-laminate benefits consisting of the Personalisierbogen and the lasant Film in a first embodiment.</dd><dt>Figure 9:</dt><dd>a schematic representation of a dual-laminate benefits consisting of the Personalisierbogen and the lasant Film in a second embodiment.</dd></dl>

In Figure 1 is a schematic representation of an inventive Passport (1) with the Personalisierseite (2) in part-raised position shown, and on the front of Personalisierseite (2) is inside a Overlay film (8).

The Personalisierseite (2) is directly related to the graphic design (9) ICAO-line (22), the laser personalization (10) and an optional existing diffractive structure (7) or alternatively is the Personalisierseite (2) having a substantially transparent laser-active film (5).

The Personalisierseite (2) is in one passport book inner sheets (11, 12, 13) and the passport cover (3) with the seam (4) to a passport book (1) manufactured. On the passport cover (3) is inside the so-called Header (21) is laminated. The pass book (1) is in the assembled state usually provided with a passport number (23), the number usually consists of lasered holes.

The inventive passport (1) with one or more plasticized Personalisierseiten (20) and / or one or more plasticized resolutions (21), and another passport book inner sheets (11, 12, 13) equipped. The passport book inner sheets (11, 12, 13) are in the central region connected to each other and form a bending or folding edge a Turning or twisting of individual pages allows.

The plasticization of Personalisierseite (2) and / or intent (21) According to the invention carried out according to the figures 3 and 4 such that in the Field of folding or bending edge, in which the seam area (4) is arranged, preferably no plasticization (3a, b;. 4a, b) or only a very thin plasticization (5a, b;. 6a, b; 7a, b) is given, and therefore a sewing process can be used and in particular the leaves in can be carried out a passport book (1) as in the conventional specimens.

This takes into account that the Personalisierseite (2) at the edges without can delaminate plasticizing and therefore against the protection Delamination-outs (18) - see Figure 8 - provided.

2 shows the top view of a passport (1) in the open position and Figures 3a and b show the schematic representation of the Personalisierbogens (2) with the laser-capable film (5), the overlay foil (15) and the optional Adhesive layers (6), wherein the Personalisierbogen (2) to the edge is drawn, and this only in the area between the punch-outs (18) is given such.

The drawing figures 3 to 7 are also called a "a" or "b". The Designation "a" applies to the section on the line AA in figure 8, while "b" the section "bb" refers in the same figure.

The section aa through the edge region of the Personalisierseite 2 outside the punched set 18, while the section B-B through the edge region the Personalisierseite 2 placed in the punched-18th

The laminated composite shown in Fig. 3a, b (15, 6, 2, 6, 5) can in principle be also be implemented on the seam 4 subsequent sheet side, thereby improves the flatness of the free area of ​​Personalisierbogens (2) given is.

3a shows that the paper substrate of Personalisierseite outside the punched hole 18 is continued to the border area.

Figure 3b shows the other hand, however, that the paper substrate edge on piecewise linear is continuing areas is punched (Punched 18). In the field of punching 18 is thus the Paper substrate from the edge set back and the edge region is in the Range of punching directly through there together related films 5, 15 formed. Thereby, the edge region of the Paper substrate piecewise reinforced by laminated films and against Delamination protected.

This edge protection against delamination is otherwise in all other Figures 4 to 7 also given. Because the same conditions apply, is no separate explanation.

The drawn in Figure 3 plasticizing the book-back Personalisierbogens (2) causes this passport cover not labeled or is stampable and therefore this side of some 10 to 20 mm after the seam (4) are cut or die cut executed, which is indicated in Figure 3a, b with the line (24) and in Figure 9 with the Trim line (24) is additionally shown schematically,

Figure 4a and b show a further schematic representation of the Personalisierbogens (2) with the laser-capable film (5), a diffractive Structure (7) and the overlay films (8, 15) and the optional Adhesive layers (6) and the pre-laminated sheet-like element with IC and antenna (16),

Figure 5a, b shows a further schematic representation of the Personalisierbogens (2) with the laser-capable film (5), the diffractive structure (7) and said overlay film (8), which over the seam area (4) extended is carried out,

Figure 6a, b shows a further schematic representation of the Personalisierbogens (2) with the laser-capable film (5), the diffractive structure (7), the overlay foil (8) and said overlay film (15), in which case no Adhesive layers (6) are provided and the very thin performed overlay films (8, 15) about the fold or the seam (4) and be terminated at the seam in the terminal, so that this book Back running sheet of Personalisierbogens (2) without plasticization is and thus is writable and stampable,

Figure 7a, b shows a further schematic representation of the Personalisierbogens (2) with the laser-capable film (5), the diffractive structure (7), the overlay foil (8) and said overlay film (15) with built- vorlaminiertem planar element with an IC and an antenna (16).

In Figures 3 to 7 shown Personalisierbögen (2) may according an alternative embodiment may be used as an attachment (15), In this case, the attachment of the personalization and a photo and an ICAO line and can generally be dispensed with Laserbarkeit. In this variant, however, the IC to the antenna can be very well integrated be and the usual passport book production can be maintained and merely the passport cover must be run with this modification, will.

Figure 8 shows a further schematic representation of a dual-laminate benefits consisting of the Personalisierbogen (2) and the laserable Film (5) and depending on the embodiment, the adhesion promoter layer (6), the Overlay film (8) and optionally the overlay film (15) and the pre-laminated sheet-like element with IC and antenna (16) and the Field of graphic design of Personalisierseite (9).

After 8 and 9 of the multiple benefits is sheet or sheet at a Lamination supplied. The inner paper substrate is contiguous edge provided with the punched-18th

The two benefits are after production along peripheral Edge 9 punched. This corresponds approximately to the contour of the passport booklet inside.

In another embodiment corresponding to the contour line 9 a oversize the passport booklet inside. For the preparation of the finished book, passport then the individual, existing Oversized Pass Book Interior formed, connected to the envelope and sutured. Only is the passport book on the required outer contour around the full circumference cut or punched. This corresponds to the size of the Passport book cover 3 of the size of the passport book-insides of 2, 11, 12, 13, 21st

Here all the sheets or films are preferred accurate register collated and laminated together by means of a heating-cooling Press and usually brought into strips, which with the other sides or sheets are fed one Passbuchherstellprozess.

The press plates are adapted to the individual layers, in particular have any recessed or raised structures of the press plates in the desired position be brought to the pass book deposits. thicknesses the press plates and the compensation layers have on the different Thicknesses of the pass book deposits or the different -Outs (17, 18, 19) are coordinated.

In the manufacture of a passport with IC and antenna (16) is preferably this element pre-laminated and then the Laminating supplied for producing the Personalisierbogens (2). The Outs (18) serve to ensure that the plasticized Personalisierbogen (2) the leaves and the use on the edges not be delaminated can.

The cut-outs (18) - in the paper before laminating be made - -are also cited only by way of example and can be executed geometrically very diverse, are being considered must that the Personalisierbogen (2) at least a coherent Structure must represent and so with the other plastic films can be precisely positioned placed in a laminating press. In shown Embodiment form oblong the outs Recesses bayed at a short distance to each other linearly , said by punching the subsequent cutting edge for trimming Personalisierseite the runs of FIGS. 8 and 9.

The punched-out (17) is formed such that the carrying-back side the Personalisierbogens (2) remains completely free and after Assembling a passport booklet (1) stamped or cropped berandend can be, without plasticization is given. In a Continuation of the invention Figure 9 shows a schematic representation a dual-laminate benefits consisting of the Personalisierbogen (2) and the laserable film (5) and depending on the embodiment of the optional Adhesive layers (6), the overlay foil (8) and optionally of Overlay film (15) or the pre-laminated sheet-like element IC and antenna (16) and the region of the graphic design of the Personalisierseite (9), which largely with the ready-trimmed passport book matches.

In contrast to FIG 8, in this embodiment, only the seam area (4) through the cut (17) is kept free. This edge continuous and continuous cut (17) relates to the laser-capable film (5) with the optional adhesive layer (6) and the pre-laminated sheet-like element with IC and antenna (16) and can overlay the two films (8, 15) relate to.

If the two overlay sheets (8, 15) is not in the region of the seam (4) by means of the Punching (17) are eliminated, then need to Figures 5 to 7 elected substitute very thin and easily bendable overlay films (8, 15) are such that both the seam (4) can be carried out without problems and the bending properties not negatively when scrolling through the Pass Book (1) to be influenced.

In this embodiment, the finished plasticized Personalisierbogen (2) along the line (24) cut. In a continuation of the invention, the pre-laminated sheet-like element with IC and antenna (16) as a non- be used prelaminated, that is, the individual layers of the element (16) directly with the other layers (2, 6, 6, 8, 15) together in a Lamination are pressed.

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