The invention relates to a process for producing a surface-functionalised pigment, to a surface-functionalised pigment, and to a printing ink. The process for producing a surface-functionalised pigment, in particular a colourshift pigment, comprises providing at least one layer of a pigment material on a carrier material (S1); detaching the pigment material from the carrier material using a water-containing liquid (S2); reducing the proportion of liquid in the detached pigment material until a suspension of the pigment having a water content of 25 to 75 wt.% is obtained (S3); adding a silane, which has at least one surface-active or reactive group and at least one functional group that can be hydrolysed with water, to the suspension of the pigment (S4); and drying the silane-containing suspension of the pigment, wherein the pigment is silanised (S5).
The invention describes a method for checking a value document transported in a direction of transport and containing a security element that comprises at least one composite magnetic region comprising a hard-magnetic subregion containing hard magnetic material and an adjacent soft-magnetic subregion containing soft magnetic material, the subregions being separated by a strip or adjoining one another along a line, at least part of which strip or line runs obliquely or orthogonally with respect to the direction of transport. The method comprises first magnetization of the composite magnetic region in a first magnetization direction using a first magnetic field, the strength of which is greater than the coercive field strength of the hard magnetic material, and second magnetization of the composite magnetic region in a second magnetization direction using a second magnetic field, the strength of which is less than the coercive field strength of the hard magnetic material, the second magnetization direction differing from the first magnetization direction and preferably being directed counter to the first magnetization direction. During the second magnetization, a magnetic signal of the composite magnetic region is detected by means of a magnetic detector. The magnetic signal is evaluated, this involving checking whether the magnetic signal corresponds to two oppositely magnetized subregions.
The invention relates to a magnetic ink composition comprising a first magnetic material and a second magnetic material, the first magnetic material and the second magnetic material being present in the magnetic ink composition as a mixture. The first magnetic material has a first coercivity, and the second magnetic material has a second coercivity that differs from the first coercivity. The first magnetic material and the second magnetic material are each a low-coercivity magnetic material, or the first magnetic material and the second magnetic material are each a high-coercivity magnetic material. The invention also relates to a security element (10) comprising the magnetic ink composition, and to a value document (1) comprising the security element (10).
G06K 19/06 - Supports d'enregistrement pour utilisation avec des machines et avec au moins une partie prévue pour supporter des marques numériques caractérisés par le genre de marque numérique, p. ex. forme, nature, code
G06K 19/12 - Supports d'enregistrement pour utilisation avec des machines et avec au moins une partie prévue pour supporter des marques numériques caractérisés par le genre de marque numérique, p. ex. forme, nature, code utilisant des marquages de différentes sortes sur le même support d'enregistrement, p. ex. un marquage étant lu optiquement et l'autre par des moyens magnétiques au moins une sorte de marquage étant utilisée pour l'authentification, p. ex. de cartes de crédit ou de cartes d'identité le marquage étant lu par des moyens magnétiques
G07D 7/004 - Vérification spécialement adaptée à la détermination de l’identité ou de l’authenticité de papiers de valeur ou pour discriminer ceux qui sont inacceptables, p. ex. qui ne correspondent pas à une monnaie en utilisant des éléments de sécurité numériques, p. ex. des informations codées sur un filet ou une bande magnétique
G07D 7/04 - Test des propriétés magnétiques des matériaux de ces papiers, p. ex. par détection d’empreinte magnétique
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SECURITY ELEMENT WITH MAGNETIC CODING, VALUE DOCUMENT, PRODUCTION METHOD AND CHECKING METHOD
The invention provides for at least one of the code cells (20) of the magnetic coding (16) to contain a partial region made of hard magnetic material with moderate coercive field strength (LoCo material) (30) and a partial region made of a soft magnetic material (32), the partial regions that contain LoCo material (30) and the partial regions that contain soft magnetic material (32) being arranged next to one another within the code cell (20).
G06K 19/06 - Supports d'enregistrement pour utilisation avec des machines et avec au moins une partie prévue pour supporter des marques numériques caractérisés par le genre de marque numérique, p. ex. forme, nature, code
G06K 19/12 - Supports d'enregistrement pour utilisation avec des machines et avec au moins une partie prévue pour supporter des marques numériques caractérisés par le genre de marque numérique, p. ex. forme, nature, code utilisant des marquages de différentes sortes sur le même support d'enregistrement, p. ex. un marquage étant lu optiquement et l'autre par des moyens magnétiques au moins une sorte de marquage étant utilisée pour l'authentification, p. ex. de cartes de crédit ou de cartes d'identité le marquage étant lu par des moyens magnétiques
G07D 7/004 - Vérification spécialement adaptée à la détermination de l’identité ou de l’authenticité de papiers de valeur ou pour discriminer ceux qui sont inacceptables, p. ex. qui ne correspondent pas à une monnaie en utilisant des éléments de sécurité numériques, p. ex. des informations codées sur un filet ou une bande magnétique
G07D 7/04 - Test des propriétés magnétiques des matériaux de ces papiers, p. ex. par détection d’empreinte magnétique
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METHOD FOR CHECKING A VALUE DOCUMENT HAVING AN OPTICAL FEATURE WHICH HAS A MAGNETIC PROPERTY, AND MEANS FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD
The invention relates to a method for checking a value document having an optically detectable feature which has a magnetic property, wherein a digital optical image of at least the feature of the value document and, for the feature of the value document, spatially resolved magnetic sensor data detected by a magnetic sensor is used. Expected magnetic sensor data for the feature is determined on the basis of the digital optical image of the feature. The detected magnetic sensor data and the expected magnetic sensor data are compared with one another, and a comparison signal is preferably formed which reproduces the result of the comparison. The invention further relates to a corresponding evaluation device.
G07D 7/0043 - Vérification spécialement adaptée à la détermination de l’identité ou de l’authenticité de papiers de valeur ou pour discriminer ceux qui sont inacceptables, p. ex. qui ne correspondent pas à une monnaie en utilisant des éléments de sécurité numériques, p. ex. des informations codées sur un filet ou une bande magnétique en utilisant des codes-barres
G07D 7/04 - Test des propriétés magnétiques des matériaux de ces papiers, p. ex. par détection d’empreinte magnétique
G07D 7/12 - Lumière visible, rayonnement infrarouge ou ultraviolet
The present invention relates to a system of at least two types of switchable capsule-luminescent pigments, wherein the capsule-luminescent pigments are polymer particles having a diameter of 0.1-1000 µm, each containing at least one luminescent substance and a photochemically switchable absorber, wherein a first type of capsule-luminescent pigment comprises a first luminescent substance emitting a first color in the VIS spectral range; a second type of capsule-luminescent pigment comprises the first luminescent substance and a second luminescent substance emitting a second color in the VIS spectral range, the first and the second colors being different from one another; and the two capsule-luminescent pigments each comprise the same photochemically switchable absorber, said photochemically switchable absorber having a first and a second switching state, wherein the absorption spectrum of said photochemically switchable absorber in the second switching state significantly overlaps the emission spectrum of the first luminescent substance. The present invention also relates to a switchable luminescent printing ink, comprising a system of at least two types of switchable capsule-luminescent pigments as described herein, and to a value document, preferably a banknote, having a switchable luminescent print that comprises a system of at least two types of switchable capsule-luminescent pigments as described herein.
The present invention relates to a capsule-luminescent pigment comprising a luminescent substance and a photochemically switchable absorber as a molecular switch, wherein the luminescent substance and the photochemically switchable absorber are dissolved and/or dispersed as separate molecules in a polymer particle, the luminescent substance having an energy transfer level relevant to the luminescence, and the photochemically switchable absorber having a first absorption spectrum in a first switching state and a second absorption spectrum in a second switching state, wherein the energy transfer level relevant to the luminescence of the luminescent substance significantly falls into an absorption band of the photochemically switchable absorber in the second switching state, so that the luminescence of the luminescent substance is considerably more intense in the first switching state of the photochemically switchable absorber than in the second switching state of the photochemically switchable absorber. The present invention also relates to a switchable luminescent printing ink, comprising a capsule-luminescent pigment as described herein, and to a value document, preferably a banknote, comprising a print having a first switchable luminescent printing ink as described herein.
The invention relates to a system consisting of at least two types of switchable encapsulated luminescent pigments, wherein the encapsulated luminescent pigments are polymer particles with a diameter of 0.1-1000 µm, each particle containing at least one luminescent substance and a photochemically switchable absorber; a first type of encapsulated luminescent pigment comprises a first luminescent substance which emits a first color in the VIS spectral range; a second type of encapsulated luminescent pigment comprises a second luminescent substance which emits a second color in the VIS spectral range, said first and second colors being different; and the two encapsulated luminescent pigments each comprise the same photochemically switchable absorber, said photochemically switchable absorber having a first and a second switched state, and the absorption spectrum of the photochemically switchable absorber greatly overlapping with the excitation spectra of the first and the second luminescent substance in the second switched state. The invention further relates to a switchable luminescent printing ink, comprising a system consisting of at least two types of switchable encapsulated luminescent pigments as described herein, and to a value document, preferably a banknote, having a switchable luminescent imprint, comprising a system consisting of at least two types of switchable encapsulated luminescent pigments as described herein.
The invention relates to an encapsulated luminescent pigment comprising a luminescent substance and a diarylethene as a molecular switch, wherein the luminescent substance and the diarylethene are dissolved and/or dispersed as separate molecules in a polymer particle. The luminescent substance has an emission spectrum, and the diarylethene has a first absorption spectrum in a first switched state and a second absorption spectrum in a second switched state, the first absorption spectrum of the diarylethene not significantly overlapping with the emission spectrum of the luminescent substance and the second absorption spectrum of the diarylethene significantly overlapping with the emission spectrum of the luminescent substance such that the luminescence of the luminescent substance is substantially more intense in the first switched state than in the second switched state of the diarylethene. The invention further relates to a switchable luminescent printing ink, comprising an encapsulated luminescent pigment as described herein, and to a value document, preferably a banknote, comprising an imprint which has a first switchable luminescent printing ink as described herein.
The present invention relates to a capsule-luminescent pigment comprising a luminescent substance and a photochemically switchable absorber as a molecular switch, wherein the luminescent substance and the photochemically switchable absorber are dissolved and/or dispersed as separate molecules in a polymer particle, the luminescent substance having an excitation spectrum, and the photochemically switchable absorber having a first absorption spectrum in a first switching state and a second absorption spectrum in a second switching state, wherein the first absorption spectrum of the photochemically switchable absorber does not significantly overlap with the excitation spectrum of the luminescent substance and the second absorption spectrum of the photochemically switchable absorber does significantly overlap with the excitation spectrum of the luminescent substance, so that the luminescence of the luminescent substance is considerably more intense in the first switching state of the photochemically switchable absorber than in the second switching state of the photochemically switchable absorber. The present invention also relates to a switchable luminescent printing ink, comprising a capsule-luminescent pigment as described herein, and to a value document, preferably a banknote, comprising a print having a first switchable luminescent printing ink as described herein.
The invention relates to an optically variable security element (12) for securing articles of value (10), comprising a reflective surface region (14) which contains a plurality of reflective pixel elements (20) that together produce an optically variable motif representation, the appearance of which changes in the plane of the reflective surface region when the security element is tilted in a first direction (16). According to the invention, the pixel elements (20) each have a constant inclination, except for any isolated discontinuities, with respect to the reflective surface region (14) in the first direction (16), the pixel elements (20), in a second direction (18) perpendicular to the first direction, in the plane of the reflective surface region, each have an inclination with respect to the reflective surface region (14) that varies, except for any isolated discontinuities, in a predetermined inclination range in the entire surface region (14) or in two or more partial surface regions (52, 54; 60, 62, 64) visible to the naked eye, as a result of which the optically variable motif representation, when tilted in the second direction (18), appears with substantially uniform brightness in the entire surface region or in said partial surface regions.
In the method according to the invention, – in a preparation process, secondary fibrous materials are obtained from discarded banknotes and/or banknote waste by means of a dry defibration process, and – the obtained secondary fibrous materials are used at least partly together with primary fibrous materials in a paper production process in order to form the paper layer of the security substrate. The invention also relates to a security substrate (310) for a banknote, having at least one paper layer (320; 332; 15 334) formed from a fibrous material.
D21F 9/00 - Machines complètes pour la fabrication de feuilles de papier
D21F 11/00 - Procédés de fabrication de longueurs continues de papier ou de carton, ou de nappe humide pour la production de panneaux de fibres, sur des machines à papier
The invention relates to an optically variable representation element (12) having at least one reflective surface region (24), having at least two partial regions visible to the naked eye, which display different colours at least in some regions when viewed in reflected light. According to the invention, the at least one reflective surface region (24) is coated at least in some regions with a surface-conforming interference layer structure (32) and the reflective surface region (24) contains a micro-relief structure (26) in a first and in a second partial region, which micro-relief structure produces a dynamic effect and is formed with a plurality of micro-relief structure elements (34, 36). The micro-relief structure (26) of the first partial region and/or the micro-relief structure (26) of the second partial region is further provided at least in some regions with a colour-modifying nanostructure (38), which is formed by at least one subwavelength structure. In addition, in the first and/or second partial region, the colour effect of the interference layer structure is modified by the colour-modifying nanostructure (38) such that the first and/or the second partial region shows at least one of the different colours due to the combined effect of the interference layer structure (32) and the colour-modifying nanostructure (38).
The invention relates to a security element (12) for protecting valuable objects, comprising a feature region (14) having at least two sections (16, 18) which are visible to the naked eye and which exhibit different colours when viewed from above. According to the invention, it is provided here that the feature region (14) is coated in said sections (16, 18) with a common, shape-following and colour-producing multilayer structure (30). The surface of the feature region (14) is of nanoscale smooth design in a first of said sections (16) and is provided in a second of said sections (18) with a stochastic, flat nanotexture (28) which has a multiplicity of nanostructure elements (54) with an average spacing of between 50 nm and 500 nm. As a result of the effect of the colour-producing multilayer structure (30), the first section (16) exhibits a first colour when viewed from above. In the second section (18), the colour effect of the colour-producing multilayer structure (30) is modified by the stochastic nanotexture (28) such that the second section (18) exhibits a second, different colour when viewed from above due to the combined effect of the colour-producing multilayer structure (30) and the stochastic nanotexture (28).
The invention relates to the sorting of planar objects that are used to produce galvanic cells, in particular electrochemical energy stores or electrochemical energy transducers. In the process, planar objects are transported along a transport path to at least two intermediate stations, said transport path branching in such a way at at least one branching device that the planar objects can be selectively transported to a first or second intermediate station. In order to sort the planar objects, the following steps are carried out in each case: - providing at least one object property of the respective planar object, and - selecting one of the intermediate stations for the respective planar object depending on the object property/properties of the respective planar object, in order to assign the respective planar object to the selected intermediate station, and - transporting the respective planar object along the transport path to the selected intermediate station, with the respective planar object being guided to the selected intermediate station by the branching device.
The invention relates to a device (1) for separating flat elements (2) for the production of galvanic cells. The device (1) comprises a receiving unit (10) which is designed to receive a stack (3) of flat elements (2) having a plurality of flat elements (2) and to provide the flat elements (2), one after the other, to a separating region (20). The device (1) further comprises a conveyor belt (30) for conveying a flat element (2) in a discharge direction (4) and a suction unit (40) for generating a negative pressure in the region of a section (30a) of the conveyor belt (30) in order to thus suck an uppermost flat element (2a) of the stack (3) of flat elements (2) from the receiving device (10) onto the conveyor belt (30). The suction unit (40) is designed to maintain a suctioned state during the conveying of the uppermost flat element (2a), in which state the uppermost flat element (2a) is sucked onto the conveyor belt (30), in order to thus convey the uppermost flat element (2a) away from the receiving device (10) in the discharge direction (4). The invention further relates to a method for separating flat elements (2).
B65H 3/12 - Bandes, courroies ou tables aspirantes se déplaçant par rapport à la pile
B65H 7/02 - Commande de l'alimentation en articles, de l'enlèvement des articles, de l'avance des piles ou d'appareils associés permettant de tenir compte d'une alimentation incorrecte, de la non présence d'articles ou de la présence d'articles défectueux par palpeurs ou détecteurs
B65H 7/16 - Commande de l'arrivée d'air aux séparateurs pneumatiques
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METHOD AND AIR FLOW DIVERTER FOR CONVEYING FLAT ELEMENTS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF GALVANIC CELLS
The invention relates to a method and a device (10) for conveying flat elements (12) for the production of galvanic cells, wherein the method is carried out with the continuous movement of a flat element (12) in a direction of conveyance (14). In a pneumatic diverter (18) of the conveying device (10), by means of which the conveyance path (16; 22; 24) is vertically divided into two directions (22; 24), air nozzles (60; 62) are arranged both above and below guide belts (21; 23) which delimit a diverter region (18). The air nozzles (60; 62) produce an as narrow and wide an air flow (30; 31) as possible and push the flat element (12) onto one of the conveying belts (21; 23). In the upward switching direction, the air flow (30) of a lower nozzle (60) pushes the flat element (12) onto the underside of the upper conveying belt (21). In the downward switching direction, the air flow (31) of an upper nozzle (62) pushes the flat element (12) onto the upper side of the lower conveying belt (23). As soon as the flat element (12) has reached a wedging point at the diverter outlet, the air flow can be switched over. Therefore, no particular minimum distance between the flat elements (12) is necessary, because the switching operation does not have to wait for the flat element (12) to completely pass through.
B65H 29/12 - Délivrance ou progression des articles à la sortie des machinesProgression des articles vers ou dans les piles au moyen du resserrement entre deux rubans ou courroies mobiles, ou entre deux jeux de rubans ou courroies
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METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MICRO-OPTICAL DISPLAY ARRANGEMENT AND MICRO-OPTICAL DISPLAY ARRANGEMENT
12therebythereby modified in the exposed regions (202; 206; 218). The solubility of the light-sensitive layer (e.g. photoresist) can be changed and then removed in regions. The laser radiation can remove regions of the light-sensitive layer or change its colour, reflection and/or transmission properties. The motif layer can have recesses (34, 36) of different depths that can be filled with two different colours (40, 42).
The invention relates to a method for producing a micro-optical representation arrangement which has a coloured motif layer (26), which is arranged in a motif plane and has a plurality of differently coloured micromotif elements (28-1, 28-2), and a focusing element grid (24) consisting of a plurality of microfocusing elements for viewing the micromotif elements (28-1, 28-2). In the method for producing the coloured motif layer (26), the following steps are carried out: - in an embossing step, an embossed structure with a multiplicity of structural elements (34, 36) is introduced into an embossing lacquer layer (32), which structural elements each correspond to one of at least two different structure types having different physical properties, - wherein the structural elements (34, 36) are all produced using the same embossing tool in a single embossing step such that the embossed structural elements (34, 36) are all in a defined phase relation determined by the embossing tool, and - in a processing step, the structural elements (34, 36) are selectively provided with at least one colouring material (40, 42) using the different physical properties of the respective associated structure type such that, when the representation arrangement is viewed, the structural elements (34) of a first structure type are visible in a first colour and the structural elements (36) of a second structure type are visible in a second, different colour.
The invention relates to a device (1) for influencing a movement of flat elements (2) for the production of galvanic cells or value documents (2). The device (1) comprises a conveying region (10), which provides a space for moving a flat element (2) or a value document (2). The device (1) also comprises a gas supply unit (20), which supplies a first gas flow (21), directed in a first direction (31), to the conveying region (10) in order to thus exert a first force (41) on the flat element (2) or value document (2). The gas supply unit (20) or a further gas supply unit (20') supplies a second gas flow (22) to the conveying region (10) in order to thus exert a second force (42) on the flat element (2) or value document (2). A first volume flow allocated to the first gas flow (21) can be set independently of a second volume flow allocated to the second gas flow (22), or a second volume flow allocated to the second gas flow (22) can be set independently of a first volume flow allocated to the first gas flow (21) in order to thus influence the movement of the flat element (2) or the value document (2). The invention also relates to a method for conveying flat elements (2) or value documents (2).
B65H 3/08 - Enlèvement des articles des piles en utilisant la force pneumatique
B65H 5/22 - Transfert des articles retirés des pilesAlimentation des machines en articles par jet d'air ou dispositifs aspirant
B65H 7/02 - Commande de l'alimentation en articles, de l'enlèvement des articles, de l'avance des piles ou d'appareils associés permettant de tenir compte d'une alimentation incorrecte, de la non présence d'articles ou de la présence d'articles défectueux par palpeurs ou détecteurs
B65H 7/16 - Commande de l'arrivée d'air aux séparateurs pneumatiques
The invention relates to an assembly (1) for a measuring device (100). The assembly (1) comprises a first sub-assembly (10) with a contact pin (11), which extends along a longitudinal axis (12), and a second sub-assembly (20) with a contact element (21), which has a contact surface (22). A measuring region (30), which extends along a measuring plane (31), is formed between the contact pin (11) and the contact surface (22). The contact surface (22) runs diagonally relative to the measuring plane (31), and the contact pin (11) and the contact surface (22) can be moved relative to each other in order to thus allow the contact pin (11) to approach the contact surface (22) of the contact element (21) along the longitudinal axis (12) of the contact pin (11) and in order to push a test object (200) section positioned in the measuring region (30) against the contact surface (22) by means of the contact pin (11). The contact pin (11) and the contact surface (22) can be rotated relative to each other.
The invention relates to an optically variable security element (12) for securing articles of value, containing two relief layers (24, 34) arranged at different heights. Each of the relief layers (24, 34) is provided with a reflection-increasing coating (26, 36) which follows the surface topography of the respective relief layer, wherein the reflection-increasing coating (36) of the higher relief layer (34) is designed with a wavelength-based reflection and transmission in the visible spectral range. In a reflective feature region (14) within the security element, the higher relief layer (34) is designed as a relief structure and exhibits a first optically variable effect in a first color, and the lower relief layer (24) is designed as a relief structure and exhibits a second optically variable effect in a different second color through the first reflection-increasing coating (36). In a reflective neutral region (16) within the security element, the higher relief layer (34) is designed as a flat structure (34-F) and/or as a deactivation structure (34-D) which is formed by elevations and/or recesses and which suppresses the reflective and/or coloring properties of the first reflection-increasing coating (36).
The invention relates to a security element (14) for safeguarding security papers, value documents, and other data carriers using a luminescent security feature. According to the invention, the luminescent security feature contains a luminescent iris printing (34) with a color gradient between at least two different luminescent shades.
543y24y342y4yy (IV), wherein y indicates the degree of doping of the luminophore and is selected from the range 0 < y < 0.1, and the elements for the host lattice and dopants are selected from the following list: A = Ca, Sr, Ba and the mixtures thereof; E = Sr, Ba and the mixtures thereof; X = P, V, As and the mixtures thereof; Z = S, Se and the mixtures thereof; Hal = F, CI and the mixtures thereof; and Dot = Mn(V).
C09K 11/71 - Substances luminescentes, p. ex. électroluminescentes, chimiluminescentes contenant des substances inorganiques luminescentes contenant du phosphore contenant aussi des métaux alcalino-terreux
B42D 25/00 - Cartes ou structures de type feuille portant des informations caractérisées par leurs éléments d’identification ou de sécuritéLeur fabrication
C09K 11/73 - Substances luminescentes, p. ex. électroluminescentes, chimiluminescentes contenant des substances inorganiques luminescentes contenant du phosphore contenant aussi des halogènes, p. ex. des halophosphates contenant aussi des métaux alcalino-terreux
C09K 11/74 - Substances luminescentes, p. ex. électroluminescentes, chimiluminescentes contenant des substances inorganiques luminescentes contenant de l'arsenic, de l'antimoine ou du bismuth
C09K 11/57 - Substances luminescentes, p. ex. électroluminescentes, chimiluminescentes contenant des substances inorganiques luminescentes contenant du manganèse ou du rhénium
C09K 11/88 - Substances luminescentes, p. ex. électroluminescentes, chimiluminescentes contenant des substances inorganiques luminescentes contenant du sélénium, du tellure ou des chalcogènes non spécifiés
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SECURITY FEATURE, VALUE DOCUMENT, AND PRINTING INK
C09K 11/72 - Substances luminescentes, p. ex. électroluminescentes, chimiluminescentes contenant des substances inorganiques luminescentes contenant du phosphore contenant aussi des halogènes, p. ex. des halophosphates
C09K 11/77 - Substances luminescentes, p. ex. électroluminescentes, chimiluminescentes contenant des substances inorganiques luminescentes contenant des métaux des terres rares
D21H 21/48 - Éléments adaptés à une vérification physique, p. ex. par irradiation
The invention relates to a security element for safeguarding security papers, value documents, and other data carriers using a combination security feature (16) which contains a colored image motif, wherein - the combination security feature (16) displays a first image motif with a 2D or 3D appearance under normal illumination using visible light (20) and - under hybrid illumination using visible light (20) and UV light (22), displays a second image motif with a 3D appearance. The combination security feature (16) has a body color layer (32, 34) with at least one visually visible body color in order to produce the first image motif and at least one luminescent color layer (36) arranged above and/or below the body color layer (32, 34), said luminescent color layer, together with the body color layer (32, 34), producing the second image motif upon being excited with UV light.
The invention relates to an optically variable security element (12) for securing security papers, value documents, and other items of value, said security element comprising at least one colour-shifting, multilayer interference layer element (22) having a reflector layer (28), at least one absorber layer (24), and at least one dielectric spacer layer (26) that is positioned between the reflector layer (28) and the at least one absorber layer (24), wherein the multilayer interference layer element (22), owing to its layered structure, produces an intrinsic colour-shifting effect with a first colour when viewed from a first viewing direction and a different second colour when viewed from a second viewing direction. According to the invention, a plurality of colour-selective scattering nanoparticles (34) are arranged above and/or below the at least one multilayer interference layer element (22) and, through Rayleigh scattering, modify the intrinsic colour-shifting effect of the at least one multilayer interference layer element (22) such that the security element exhibits a colour-shifting effect between a third colour when viewed from the first viewing direction (40) and a different fourth colour when viewed from the second viewing direction (42), wherein the third colour differs from the first colour in hue and/or colour purity, and/or the fourth colour differs from the second colour in hue and/or colour purity.
The invention relates to a method for producing a security element (4) comprising the following steps: providing a UV-embossing lacquer layer (8) and embossing a relief structure (9) and hardening the UV-embossing lacquer layer (8); printing a lacquer as a primer on the relief structure (9) and drying the lacquer, wherein the dried primer has a layer thickness of a maximum of 2 µm; and depositing by PVD of a ZnS layer (12) of a maximum thickness of 1 µm to cover the dried primer layer (10).
The invention describes a sensor device for testing a flat data carrier, in particular a value document, having an OSL security feature, which data carrier is transported through a detection region of the sensor device, in a specified transport direction at a specified transport speed in a measuring plane of the sensor device, with: a charging radiation source for charging the OSL security feature at a first wavelength, which is designed to emit charging radiation of a first wavelength onto a charging region in the detection region; a read-out radiation source for reading out the OSL security feature, which is designed to emit read-out radiation of a second wavelength, which differs from the first wavelength, onto a read-out region in the detection region; a detection device for detecting signal radiation, of a third wavelength which differs from the first and second wavelength, emitted from the OSL security feature when illuminated by the read-out radiation, said signal radiation being incident along a detection beam axis, wherein the sensor device is configured such that a region on the data carrier transported through the detection region in the measurement plane in the specified transport direction is first irradiated by the charging radiation and then by the read-out radiation.
The invention relates to an optically variable security element (12) for securing security papers, value documents, and other items of value, said security element comprising at least one colour-shifting, multilayer interference layer element (22) having a reflector layer (28), at least one absorber layer (24), and at least one dielectric spacer layer (26) that is positioned between the reflector layer (28) and the at least one absorber layer (24), wherein the multilayer interference layer element (22), owing to its layered structure, produces an intrinsic colour-shifting effect with a first colour when viewed from a first viewing direction and a different second colour when viewed from a second viewing direction. According to the invention, a blue-light absorber (32) having an absorption edge within the wavelength range of 380 nm to 460 nm is arranged above and/or below the at least one multilayer interference layer element (22), said absorber selectively absorbing the blue light component and thereby modifying the intrinsic colour-shifting effect of the at least one multilayer interference layer element (22) such that the security element (12) exhibits a modified colour-shifting effect between a third colour when viewed from the first viewing direction (40) and a different fourth colour when viewed from the second viewing direction (42), wherein the third colour differs from the first colour in hue and/or colour purity and/or the fourth colour differs from the second colour in hue and/or colour purity.
The invention relates to an optically variable security element (12) for securing security papers, value documents, and other items of value, said security element comprising at least one colour-shifting, multilayer interference layer element (22) having a reflector layer (28), at least one absorber layer (24), and at least one dielectric spacer layer (26) that is positioned between the reflector layer (28) and the at least one absorber layer (24), wherein the multilayer interference layer element (22), owing to its layered structure, produces an intrinsic colour-shifting effect with a first colour when viewed from a first viewing direction and a different second colour when viewed from a second viewing direction. According to the invention, a colour-selective scattering layer (30, 32) is arranged above and/or below the at least one multilayer interference layer element (22), said scattering layer having nanoscale variations in refractive index produced by cracks (34) and/or air inclusions, and, owing to its colour-selective scattering, modifying the intrinsic colour-shifting effect of the at least one multilayer interference layer element (22) such that the security element exhibits a colour-shifting effect between a third colour when viewed from the first viewing direction (40) and a different fourth colour when viewed from the second viewing direction (42), wherein the third colour differs from the first colour in hue and/or colour purity, and/or the fourth colour differs from the second colour in hue and/or colour purity.
The invention relates to a device (1) for separating flat elements (2) for the production of galvanic cells. The device (1) comprises a receiving unit (10) which is designed to receive a stack (3) of flat elements (2) having a plurality of flat elements (2) and to provide the flat elements (2), one after the other, to a separating region (20). The device (1) also comprises a gas supply unit (30) which is designed to supply a gas flow (21, 22) to the separating region (20), said gas flow generating a negative pressure in the separating region (20) in order to lift, by means of the generated negative pressure, a first flat element (4) from the stack (3) of flat elements (2). The device (1) is furthermore designed to exert a force (24) on the lifted first flat element (4), which causes the first flat element (4) to move out of the separating region (20) along a movement direction (6). The invention also relates to a method for separating flat elements (2) for the production of galvanic cells.
H01M 10/0585 - Structure ou fabrication d'accumulateurs ayant uniquement des éléments de structure plats, c.-à-d. des électrodes positives plates, des électrodes négatives plates et des séparateurs plats
It is disclosed a method of manufacturing a security device, the method comprising the following steps: providing a substantially flat substrate (2, 16) having a surface and a security element (8, 10, 12) in a second pattern, applying an adhesive (20) in a first pattern onto the surface, wherein the first pattern complements and/or covers the second pattern providing a substantially flat donor element (22), comprising a substrate layer (23) and a transfer layer (25), wherein the transfer layer (25) forms a surface of the donor element (22), laminating the donor element (22) with the substrate (2, 16) to build a laminated compound (26), wherein the transfer layer (25) contacts the adhesive (20), curing the laminated compound (26) for a curing time of at least 12 hours, and removing the substrate layer (23) from the laminated compound (26), leaving the transfer layer (25) only on the first pattern where the adhesive (20) has been applied.
The invention relates to an optically variable see-through security element (12) for safeguarding data carriers (10), comprising a lens grid (22) composed of a plurality of microlenses (24) which are arranged in a first grid and the refractive effect of which defines a focal plane, a color change coating (30), which is substantially arranged in the focal plane of the lens grid (22) and exhibits different colors in a plan view and in a see-through view, and a microstructure arrangement substantially arranged in the focal plane of the lens grid (22) and composed of a plurality of microstructures (40, 42) which are arranged in a second grid and generate one or more motif images (16-T2, 16-T3) when viewed through the lens grid (22) in a see-through view in predefined viewing directions. In this case, the microstructures (40, 42) are formed in or directly on the color change coating (30).
The invention relates to a security element for producing value documents, such as bank notes, cheques, or the like. The security element (4) has a front side (2) and a back side (78). The security element (4) has a substrate body (37) which has a grid structure (38, 49) which extends over a region and has a reflector layer (52) thereon, and the grid structure shows at least one colour when viewed from above and/or in transmission. The grid structure (38, 49) has at least two partial regions (10-14 and 22-32) which cannot be perceived in the spectral range, in each of which partial regions the grid structure (38, 49) is designed in a uniform manner, wherein the grid structures (38, 49) differ between the partial regions (10-14 and 22-32) by way of at least one grid structure parameter (h, d) such that the partial regions (10-14 and 22-32) differ in respect of their absorption in the near infrared range.
The invention relates to a sensor device (20) for testing a planar data carrier (10), in particular a value document, having a luminescent feature (12), which sensor device comprises an excitation radiation source (22) for exciting the luminescent feature (12) and a detection device (26) for recording the signal radiation (28) emitted by the luminescent feature in response to the excitation of the luminescent feature by means of the radiation from the excitation radiation source. According to the invention, the detection device (26) contains at least two photodiode-based detection channels (32, 34) having different bandwidths.
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C09K 11/00 - Substances luminescentes, p. ex. électroluminescentes, chimiluminescentes
C09K 11/77 - Substances luminescentes, p. ex. électroluminescentes, chimiluminescentes contenant des substances inorganiques luminescentes contenant des métaux des terres rares
38.
SECURITY FEATURE, PRINTING INK, VALUE DOCUMENT AND VALUE DOCUMENT SYSTEM
The invention relates to a security feature for securing a value document, wherein the safety feature is based on an ESR-active substance and a luminescent substance, wherein the ESR-active substance and the luminescent substance are either the same substance or different substances, wherein - the luminescent substance emits in the IR wavelength range, is based on a host lattice with garnet structure or perovskite structure and has rare earth metals with a rare earth metal content of ≥2.0 %; - the ESR-active substance has an ESR-active transition metal; - the ESR-active substance has an ESR signal with a g value of <1.9 or >2.1, is based on a transition-metal-containing host lattice with garnet structure or perovskite structure, has a transition metal content of the ESR-active transition metal of ≥5 % and contains rare earth metals, wherein the rare earth metal content is ≥2.0 % and <13.0 % in the event of a garnet structure, and ≥2.0 % and <18.0 % in the event of a perovskite structure.
C09K 11/08 - Substances luminescentes, p. ex. électroluminescentes, chimiluminescentes contenant des substances inorganiques luminescentes
C09K 11/77 - Substances luminescentes, p. ex. électroluminescentes, chimiluminescentes contenant des substances inorganiques luminescentes contenant des métaux des terres rares
39.
DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR FILLING VALUE DOCUMENT CONTAINERS WITH VALUE DOCUMENTS
The invention relates to a device (1) for filling value document containers (2) with value documents. The device comprises a receiving unit (10) for receiving at least two value document containers (2a, 2b) and for transporting the at least two value document containers (2a, 2b) from a storage region (12) into a filling region (14) of the receiving unit (10). A first gripping unit (20) is designed to remove a value document stack (3) from a value document processing device (110) or a transport device (120) and move the removed value document stack (3) into the filling region (14). A control unit (30) is designed to control the first gripping unit (20) in order to selectively fill a selected value document container (2a) of the at least two value document containers (2a, 2b) with the removed value document stack (3) by means of the first gripping unit (20) when the at least two value document containers (2a, 2b) are located in the filling region (14). The invention additionally relates to a system and a method for filling value document containers (2) with value documents.
The invention relates to a method for producing a transfer structure comprising a temporary support and a multi-layer transfer material. The transfer material has, in particular, a transfer element which is characterised in that the film layer of the transport element has, on one side, an adhesion-promoting surface such that subsequent coating layers can be anchored adhesively directly on the film layer of the transfer element by means of pressing.
The invention relates to an aligning station (2) for aligning documents of value (21) in a document-of-value stack (14), to an apparatus (1) which is intended for aligning the document-of-value stack (14) and comprises the aligning station (2), and to a method for aligning a document-of-value stack (14). The aligning station (2) comprises a base (3), on which a document-of-value stack (14) containing documents of value (21) in the form of sheets can be set down such that the documents of value (21) rest on the base (3) by way of first edges (15), also comprises two mutually opposite side walls (4, 4Z), further comprises a transverse wall (5), which runs perpendicularly in relation to the base (3) such that the transverse wall (5) faces second edges (16) of the documents of value (21), wherein the first edges (15) and second edges (16) are perpendicular in relation to one another, moreover comprises a transverse side (6), which is located opposite the transverse wall (5), runs parallel to the transverse wall (5) and is at least partially open, and additionally comprises an open upper side (13), which is located opposite the base (3), wherein the upper side (13) and the transverse side (6) are designed to be open such that the document-of-value stack (14) can be gripped by a gripper optionally through the transverse side (6) or through the upper side (13) of the aligning station.
The invention relates to an accumulation device (1) for accumulating stacks (11) of value documents (12). The device (1) comprises a base support structure (10) and a side support structure (20) together defining a receiving space (30) into which a stack (11) of value documents (12) is insertable. The side support structure (20) comprises one or more longitudinal openings (22) in which a gripping element (51) of a robot unit (50) can move from an open end region (32) towards the base support structure (10) during a placement of the stack (11) of value documents (12) onto the base support structure (10) such that the value documents (12) of the stack (11) of value documents (12) are arranged one upon the other within the receiving space (30). The invention further relates to an arrangement and to a method for accumulating stacks (11) of value documents (12).
The invention relates to a device (1) for providing value document trays (11, 21) to a robot unit (3). The device (1) comprises a set (10) of value document trays (11), wherein each value document tray (11) is configured to receive a plurality of value documents (5). The device (1) further comprises a support structure (30) configured to accommodate a first provisioning layer (31) for receiving the value document trays (11). The support structure (30) may allow a movement (35) of the value document trays (11) in the first provisioning layer (31) between a first access position (12) and a first handling position (13). The first access position (12) is representative for a position of the value document trays (11) in which each value document tray (11) is accessible by a robot unit (3), thereby allowing the robot unit (3) to remove the value documents (5) from each value document tray (11).
The present invention relates to the catalytic antimicrobial cleaning of a document of value, such as a banknote or an identity document, for example. Described is a document of value comprising a substrate having optionally two layers applied oppositely thereon, and optionally at least one further layer, where the substrate and/or, if present, at least one of the two oppositely applied layers, and/or, if present, at least one of the at least one further layer, contains bimetal silver-ruthenium particles over the full area. Further described are a method for catalytic antimicrobial cleaning of a document of value, comprising the step of introducing bimetal silver-ruthenium particles into at least one layer of a document of value, over the full area, and the use of bimetal silver-ruthenium particles for the catalytic antimicrobial cleaning of a document of value, where the bimetal silver-ruthenium particles are contained in at least one layer of the document of value, over the full area.
The invention relates to a security element (100) having a motif layer (10) and an effect layer, in particular for documents (200) such as value documents, identity document, security papers or card-type data carriers. The effect layer (20) is arranged above the motif layer (10) and has an optical effect when viewed under light in the visible range. The effect layer (20) is transparent for infrared light and the motif layer (10) is reflective or absorbing for infrared light, and therefore the motif layer (10) is visible through the effect layer (20) when viewed under infrared light. The motif layer (10) is designed to depict at least one first motif (30). The invention also relates to a document (200) comprising such a security element (100) and to a method for producing a such a document (100).
The invention relates to an optically variable security element (20) for protecting a value document (10), having a first machine-readable feature substance (36) and an optical functional layer (24, 26) which gives the security element (20) an optically variable appearance when viewed. According to the invention, the security element (20) is formed from multiple layers, with an interior film layer (30) which has a first side and an opposite second side, wherein the film layer (30) is provided at least on the first side with an adhesive layer (34) for connecting to the value document (10) and on the second side with the optical functional layer (24, 26), and wherein the first machine-readable feature substance (36) is arranged in the film layer (30) or on the second side of the film layer (30).
The present document discloses a process for producing effect pigments (2). Said process comprises the steps of: Providing a donor film (8) having a relief structure (12) arranged thereupon comprising plateau surfaces (12a), lowered regions (12c) and flanks (12b) situated therebetween. Applying a reflective layer (16) to the relief structure (12). Providing an acceptor film (4) having an adhesive layer (6) arranged on one side thereof. Producing a first layer composite (1) from the donor film (8) and the acceptor film (4), wherein the adhesive layer (6) of the acceptor film (4) is laminated with the reflective layer (16) of the donor film (8) in the plateau surfaces (12a). Peeling off the donor film (8) from the acceptor film (4), wherein the reflective layer (16) remains on the donor film (8) in the lowered regions (12c) and on the flanks (12b) as a residual layer (26) and the acceptor film (4) has arranged on it the adhesive layer (6) and the pieces (25) of the reflective layer (16) previously arranged on the plateau surfaces (12a), and detaching the pieces (25) from the acceptor film (4), wherein an external contour of the effect pigments (2) is predetermined by the configuration of the plateau surfaces (12a). In the process the relief structure (12) is subjected to adhesion-reducing pretreatment before the whole-area application of the reflective layer (16) and the detaching of the pieces (25) as effect pigments (2) from the acceptor film (4) comprises a detaching or loosening of the adhesive layer (6) or an infiltrating of the pieces (25) with a release agent, wherein the adhesive layer (6) remains on the acceptor film (4).
The invention relates to a method for producing a green paper for producing a gas diffusion layer (GDL) for a fuel cell, the surface of said GDL having structures for distributing gases. The method according to the invention has the following steps: a. a pulp (1), which is mixed with a powder and/or fibers made of metal or carbon, is produced from water and paper fibers and/or regenerated cellulose and/or polymer fibers, b. a mold (2) which has a surface with structures that are shaped negatively relative to the structures for distributing gases on the surface of the GDL and which has perforations is then introduced into the pulp (1), c. a negative pressure is then applied to the pulp (1) so that water is suctioned through the perforations of the mold (2), and the powder and/or the fibers and the paper fibers accumulate on the surface of the mold (2) in the form of a fibrous material mat (3), d. the mold (2) is then guided out of the pulp (1), e. the fibrous material mat (3) is then dried, and f. the edges of the fibrous material mat (3) are then cut to size or punched out such that the green paper is produced from the fiber material mat (3).
The invention relates to a sensor and a method for checking value documents (2), in particular bank notes, and a value document processing apparatus (1). The sensor has a detection device (3) which is configured to detect electromagnetic radiation, which emanates from a value document (2) to be checked, in at least two different spectral ranges in a locally resolved manner, wherein a plurality of image points are obtained, to each of which at least two intensity values are assigned. Furthermore, the sensor has a processing device (7), which is configured i) to assign one feature point located in a feature space to a plurality of image points in each case, said feature point being defined by at least two feature point coordinates which are based on the intensity values assigned to the respective image point and/or adjacent image points, ii) for feature points which lie outside a feature region in the feature space specified for the respective image point by a curve or area, determining position information by way of which the position of the respective feature point relative to the feature region is characterised, and iii) assigning the feature points lying outside the feature region to different defect classes depending on the determined position information, said defect classes characterising different types of defects on the value document.
The invention relates to a device (10) for detecting anomalies when stacking value documents (12) which are stacked to form a value document stack (14) in a stacker region (20) that has a stacker wheel (22) and a stacker compartment (24). A camera unit (30) has a detection region (32) which comprises at least a partial region (34) of the stacker region (20) which is located outside the stacker wheel (22) and outside the value document stack (14) formed in the stacker compartment (24), the camera unit (30) capturing an image (35) which represents an actual state (36) in at least the partial region (34). A processing unit (60) evaluates the image (35) captured by the camera unit (30), the evaluation comprising detecting whether the actual state (36) of the partial region (34) deviates from a target state (37) of the partial region (34). The processing unit (60) generates output information based on the evaluation.
B65H 43/04 - Utilisation de dispositifs de commande de vérification ou de sécurité, p. ex. dispositifs automatiques comportant un élément pour détecter une variable détectant ou réagissant à la présence des articles défectueux
G07D 11/237 - Moyens de mesure ou de détection pour surveiller ou indiquer les conditions de fonctionnementMoyens de mesure ou de détection pour détecter les dysfonctionnements pour détecter les dysfonctionnements de transport, p. ex. le bourrage ou le blocage
The invention relates to a machine-recognizable biodegradable, polymeric value-document substrate, comprising a polymeric composite substrate based at least substantially on renewable resources, and at least one machine-recognizable characteristic substance embedded in the composite substrate, wherein the machine-recognizable characteristic substance has a characteristic luminescence emission upon excitation with light having a suitable wavelength, in particular upon excitation with light in the UV-wavelength range or IR-wavelength range.
The invention relates to a primary latch mechanism (1) for a banknote processing device (100). A first latch component (10) is configured to engage with a second latch component (20). The first latch component (10) comprises lever arm (11) having a recess (12) and a guide surface (13), The second latch component (20) comprises an engagement pin (21) and a guide pin (22). The recess (12) can receive the engagement pin (21) to provide a locked state (50). The guide surface (13) can establish a contact with the guide pin (22) upon movement (61) of the first latch component (10) relative to the second latch component (20) and the guide surface (13) can then slide along the guide pin (22) such that the engagement pin (21) is at least partially removed from the recess (12) to provide an unlocked state (52).
F16B 1/04 - Moyens pour bloquer des éléments de mécanismes après fonctionnement désengagés par le mouvement de l'organe de manœuvre appartenant à l'élément de mécanisme
F16B 2/18 - Brides ou colliers, c.-à-d. dispositifs de fixation dont le serrage est effectué par des forces effectives autres que la résistance à la déformation inhérente au matériau dont est fait le dispositif utilisant des cames, des leviers, des excentriques ou des rotules
G07D 11/26 - Entretien, réparation ou traitement des anomalies, p. ex. des coupures de courant ou du vandalisme
G07D 11/40 - Architecture des dispositifs, p. ex. construction modulaire
53.
SECURITY ELEMENT HAVING A COLOUR-SHIFTING THIN-FILM STRUCTURE
The invention relates to a security element (20) for securing value documents, having a colour-shifting thin-film structure, which comprises an absorber layer (22), a reflection layer (24) and a dielectric spacer layer (28) arranged between the absorber layer and the reflection layer. According to the invention, an ultra-thin adhesion promoter layer (28), with a thickness between 1 nm and 10 nm, is arranged between the dielectric spacer layer (26) and the reflection layer (24).
The invention relates to a data carrier (10), in particular a value or security document, comprising: a substrate (12) which has at least one plastics layer; and a machine-readable security feature (52, 54). According to the invention, the machine-readable security feature (52, 54) comprises a machine-readable feature material which is present in an embedding layer applied to the substrate, specifically a white covering layer (30, 34), a functional layer (32, 36), a print-receiving layer and/or a varnish layer (40).
The invention relates to a data carrier (10), in particular a value or security document, having a substrate (20) which comprises at least one transparent plastics layer and two opposing main surfaces. The data carrier additionally contains two opaque-white layers (22, 32) having a white, opaque appearance, which are applied to the opposing main surfaces of the substrate (20). Each of the opaque-white layers (22, 32) consists of a layer sequence of two or more partial layers (24a-c, 34a-c) extending from a lowermost white layer (24a, 34a) to an uppermost white layer (24c, 34c). The data carrier also contains a machine-readable security feature which comprises a machine-readable feature substance (38) which is present in at least one of the partial layers (24c) of at least one of the opaque-white layers (22, 32).
The invention relates to a method for producing accumulators which each have at least one cell stack (6), wherein to produce the cell stack (6), individual sheets (4) are stacked by means of a stacking device (2) in that the individual sheets (4) are fed one after the other by means of a conveying line (8) of the stacking device (2) to a stacking wheel arrangement (12) of the stacking device (2), wherein the stacking wheel arrangement (12) has two stacking wheels (28) which are arranged in two planes one above the other, in that a predefined number of successive individual sheets (4) are fed to one of the two stacking wheels (28), wherein the predefined number corresponds to the number of individual sheets (4) in a finished cell stack (6), and in that a plurality of the individual sheets (4) following the predefined number of individual sheets (4) are fed to the other of the two stacking wheels (28).
B65H 29/40 - Éléments tournant autour d'un axe perpendiculaire au sens du déplacement des articles, p. ex. des croisillons formés par des éléments en S
B65H 29/12 - Délivrance ou progression des articles à la sortie des machinesProgression des articles vers ou dans les piles au moyen du resserrement entre deux rubans ou courroies mobiles, ou entre deux jeux de rubans ou courroies
The invention relates to a method for producing an accumulator, having at least one cell stack (4), which is formed by stacked single sheets (6), wherein the cell stack (4) is wrapped with a film (8) using a device (2).
The invention relates to a security substrate (20) for producing security and value documents, having a fibre substrate body (22) which contains by mass: - 40% to 96% dry weight of fibres, in particular cellulose fibres, based on the dry weight of the fibre substrate body; - 1% to 20% dry weight, based on the dry weight of the fibres, of at least one anionic polymer having a glass transition temperature Tg of above -40°C, in particular a carboxylated polymer; and - 0.5% to 5% dry weight of at least one cationic precipitant, based on the dry weight of the fibres, the anionic polymer being present in a precipitated form on the surface of the fibres. According to the invention, the fibre substrate body (22) is provided with a dirt-repellent layer (24, 26; 62) on at least one of its main surfaces.
D21H 17/37 - Polymères d'acides non saturés ou de leurs dérivés, p. ex. polyacrylates
D21H 17/70 - Composés inorganiques formant de nouveaux composés in situ, p. ex. à l'intérieur de la pâte ou du papier, par réaction chimique avec d'autres substances qui sont ajoutées séparément
D21H 19/82 - Papier comprenant plusieurs couches superposées
D21H 19/84 - Papier comprenant plusieurs couches sur les deux côtés du substrat
59.
OPTICALLY VARIABLE SECURITY ELEMENT WITH 5-LAYER STACK, DATA CARRIER AND PRODUCTION METHOD
The invention relates to an optically variable security element (20), in particular security film or security thread, with a 5-layer stack (21) comprising, in this order, a first absorber layer (23), a first dielectric spacer layer (24), a second absorber layer (25), a second dielectric spacer layer (26) and a reflection layer (27). The invention here provides for the first and the second dielectric spacer layers (24, 26) to have different layer thicknesses in order to generate a specific IR reflection signature of the security element.
The invention relates to a device (5) and a method for transporting value documents (1), wherein the value documents are individually transported one after the other along a transport path (10). A leading transport means (21, 22, 3a, R0), a speed adapting device (12), and a trailing transport means (23, 24, 3b, R5) are arranged along the transport path of the value documents. The speed adaptation device has at least one transport roller pair (25, 26, R1-R4), by means of which the transport speed of each value document is changed from the first transport speed (v1) of the leading transport means to the second transport speed (v2) of the trailing transport means.
B65H 5/02 - Transfert des articles retirés des pilesAlimentation des machines en articles par courroies ou chaînes
B65H 5/34 - Variation de la phase d'alimentation par rapport à la machine de réception
B65H 29/12 - Délivrance ou progression des articles à la sortie des machinesProgression des articles vers ou dans les piles au moyen du resserrement entre deux rubans ou courroies mobiles, ou entre deux jeux de rubans ou courroies
B65H 29/68 - Réduction de la vitesse des articles en mouvement
B65H 5/06 - Transfert des articles retirés des pilesAlimentation des machines en articles par rouleaux
61.
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING FLAT ELECTRODE ELEMENTS
The invention relates to a device (5) for transporting and optionally stacking flat electrode elements (1), said device being designed to transport the flat electrode elements individually one after the other along the transport path (10). The device has a spacing increasing device (12) which is arranged along the transport path of the flat electrode elements, e.g., upstream of a stacking device (17), and is designed to increase the spacing (a) of the flat electrode elements, in particular up to a processing spacing (A), by accelerating the flat electrode elements in order to facilitate access to individual flat electrode elements of the flat electrode elements.
B65H 29/12 - Délivrance ou progression des articles à la sortie des machinesProgression des articles vers ou dans les piles au moyen du resserrement entre deux rubans ou courroies mobiles, ou entre deux jeux de rubans ou courroies
B65H 29/16 - Délivrance ou progression des articles à la sortie des machinesProgression des articles vers ou dans les piles par contact d'une face uniquement des rubans, courroies ou chaînes mobiles
B65H 29/20 - Délivrance ou progression des articles à la sortie des machinesProgression des articles vers ou dans les piles par contact avec des éléments rotatifs à friction, p. ex. rouleaux, brosses ou cylindres
B65H 29/40 - Éléments tournant autour d'un axe perpendiculaire au sens du déplacement des articles, p. ex. des croisillons formés par des éléments en S
B65H 29/62 - Aiguilleurs ou déviateurs d'articles pour dévier les articles défectueux des voies d'écoulement principales
B65H 29/68 - Réduction de la vitesse des articles en mouvement
B65H 5/34 - Variation de la phase d'alimentation par rapport à la machine de réception
B65H 5/06 - Transfert des articles retirés des pilesAlimentation des machines en articles par rouleaux
B65H 29/24 - Délivrance ou progression des articles à la sortie des machinesProgression des articles vers ou dans les piles par appareil à jet d'air ou aspirant
B65H 5/02 - Transfert des articles retirés des pilesAlimentation des machines en articles par courroies ou chaînes
62.
APPARATUS AND CORRESPONDING METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRODE STACK FROM ELECTRODE STACK ELEMENTS
The invention relates to an apparatus (2) for producing an electrode stack (4) from electrode stack elements (6). The device comprises: a stacking wheel (8) having at least one stacking wheel disc (10), which can be rotationally driven about an axis of rotation (D) and which has compartments (16) for receiving the electrode stack elements (6); a stripper (34) for stripping the electrode stack elements (6) from the compartments (16) during a rotation of the stacking wheel (8); a shelf (36) for the electrode stack elements (6) stripped from the stacking wheel (8); and a conveying device (18) for conveying the electrode stack elements (6) into the compartments (16). The conveying device (18) comprises a transfer device (22) for transferring the electrode stack elements (6) into the compartments (16) and a feeding device (20) for feeding the electrode stack elements (6) to the transfer device (22). The invention also relates to a method for producing an electrode stack (4) using the apparatus (2).
B65H 29/40 - Éléments tournant autour d'un axe perpendiculaire au sens du déplacement des articles, p. ex. des croisillons formés par des éléments en S
B65H 29/12 - Délivrance ou progression des articles à la sortie des machinesProgression des articles vers ou dans les piles au moyen du resserrement entre deux rubans ou courroies mobiles, ou entre deux jeux de rubans ou courroies
B65H 31/10 - Récepteurs de piles avec support d'extrémité mobile disposé pour reculer au fur et à mesure que la pile se forme les articles étant empilés les uns sur les autres et par le sommet de la pile
The invention relates to a security foil element (12) for securing valuable objects (10), having a foil carrier (20) and a selection layer (24) applied to at least some portions of the foil carrier. The foil carrier (20) is formed from an extrudable plastic and in its volume is mixed with a machine-readable luminescent marker (22), which is used to emit luminescent radiation having a first wavelength and a second, different, wavelength (32, 34), each in the infrared spectral range. The selection layer (24) is designed to selectively spectrally inhibit the transmission of IR radiation, wherein the inhibiting effect on transmission differs for the first and second wavelengths (32, 34) by at least 10 percentage points.
The invention relates to a device (1) for generating an electrode stack (2) with flat electrode elements (3). The device (1) comprises a stacking wheel (10), which is mounted to rotate about a stacking axis (11), and a plurality of stacking wheel fingers (12), which define respective intermediate spaces (13) for receiving the electrode elements (3), and a wiper unit (20), which is designed to remove the electrode elements (3) one after the other from the respective intermediate spaces (13) through interaction with a rotational movement (14) of the stacking wheel (10) about the stacking wheel axis (11). The device also comprises a receiving unit (30) for successively receiving electrode elements (3) removed from the intermediate spaces (13). The receiving unit (30) comprises a base structure (31), on which the electrodes (3) received into the receiving unit (30) can be stacked, and a delimiting element (32), which forms a stop for the electrode elements (3) received into the receiving unit (3) and which is arranged statically in relation to the stacking wheel axis (11).
B65H 29/40 - Éléments tournant autour d'un axe perpendiculaire au sens du déplacement des articles, p. ex. des croisillons formés par des éléments en S
B65H 31/10 - Récepteurs de piles avec support d'extrémité mobile disposé pour reculer au fur et à mesure que la pile se forme les articles étant empilés les uns sur les autres et par le sommet de la pile
B65H 31/02 - Récepteurs de piles avec support d'extrémité fixe contre lequel la pile s'entasse
The invention relates to an optical security element (12) for securing valuable objects, comprising at least two effect regions (14, 16) for generating different optical effects, wherein the effect regions are adjacent to one another along a boundary line (18), and at least one of the two effect regions is formed by a micromirror region with directed reflective micromirrors. According to the invention, the boundary line (18) of the two mentioned effect regions is designed not to have smooth edges, whereby a transition region (20) in the two effect regions (14, 16) is formed along the boundary line, wherein, when being viewed, the optical effect of the first effect region (14) transitions seamlessly into the optical effect of the second effect region (16). The two effect regions can be formed by micromirror regions with directed reflective micromirrors and different micromirror effects. One of the effect regions can be formed by a micromirror region with directed reflective micromirrors and another of the effect regions can be formed by a diffractive relief structure (e.g. a hologram).
The invention relates to a security element for objects of value or documents of value (2), which security element has, on a substrate (20), a sub-wavelength grating structure (24) which exhibits a colour produced on the basis of plasmon resonance in a perpendicular plan view (8), wherein a multiplicity of sections (16, 17) which cannot be resolved with the naked eye and in each of which the sub-wavelength grating structure (24) is uniformly formed are formed, wherein the sub-wavelength grating structures (24) between the sections (16, 17) differ in at least one structure parameter influencing light refraction, and the multiplicity of sections which cannot be resolved with the naked eye cover a surface area (6, 32) of the security element (4), wherein the sections (16, 17) in the surface area (6, 32) differ in the at least one structure parameter such that an observer does not perceive any rotational-angle-dependent refraction effect in the surface area (6) covered by the sections (16, 17) when the security element (4) is tilted about at least one tilt axis (10) in a substrate plane.
The invention relates to an optical security element (12) for protecting value items, comprising at least two effect regions (14, 16) for generating different optical effects, wherein the effect regions border one another along a borderline. According to the invention, the effect regions (14, 16) each consist of a plurality of pixel elements (34; 36) and a dithered transition region (20) is formed along the borderline between a first effect region (14) and a second effect region (16), in which transition region the area percentage of the pixel elements (34) of the first effect region (14) reduces from 100% to 0% and the area percentage of the pixel elements (36) of the second effect region (16) increases from 0% to 100%, so that, in the transition region, when viewed, the optical effect of the first effect region transitions smoothly into the optical effect of the second effect region. At least one of the two effect regions can be formed by a micromirror region having directional reflective micromirrors.
The invention relates to a security element having a structured layer (8), which has a base area (20) and depressions (12) recessed with respect to the base area or elevations raised with respect to the base area, and a reflector layer (14) arranged on the structured layer (8), wherein the depressions (12) or elevations are designed, in terms of their extents along the base area (20), their vertical extent (t) perpendicular to the base area (20) and their arrangement on the base area (20), as colour-producing nanostructures (10), wherein the structured layer (8) has regions (16, 18; 25a-d) in each of which the vertical extent (t) of the depressions (12) or elevations along a direction (22) varies according to a non-constant function, with the result that a mixed colour is visible in plan view in each of the regions (16, 18; 25a-d).
A security element for a value document comprises: a first concealed motif region having a first luminescence layer with at least one first excitation wavelength in the UV-A range; and a second concealed motif region having a second luminescence layer with at least one second excitation wavelength in the UV-A range that is different from the at least one first excitation wavelength.
B42D 25/387 - Encres spéciales absorbant ou reflétant la lumière ultraviolette
70.
SECURITY ELEMENT FOR A VALUE DOCUMENT, HAVING AN OPTICALLY VARIABLE PRIMARY SURFACE PATTERN AND CONCEALED SECONDARY SURFACE PATTERN, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF
A security element (1) for a value document, wherein the security element (1) comprises: an optically variable primary surface pattern (2) that has a metal layer (4) with a relief structure (4a); and at least one concealed secondary surface pattern (3) comprising a plurality of elements (6) that perforate the metal layer (4) and at least one luminescence layer (7) that is arranged at least in the region of the secondary surface pattern (3).
The invention relates to a sensor (10) and to a method for checking valuable documents (1) which have at least one reflective security element (2) which, in the visible spectral range, has an appearance that depends on a viewing angle. The sensor (10) has: an irradiation device (11) which is designed to irradiate one or more different locations (3, 3') on a valuable document (1) with infrared radiation; a detection device (12) which is designed to detect the infrared radiation reflected from the different locations (3, 3') on the valuable document (1) in each case, the sensor recording a reflectance spectrum from each location; and a checking device (13) which is designed to determine, on the basis of each reflectance spectrum, whether there is a reflective security element having an appearance that depends on the viewing angle at each location in order to determine one or more of the locations (3') at which such a reflective security element (2) is located on the valuable document (1) and to check the valuable document (1) on the basis of the location or locations (3') determined.
G07D 7/00 - Vérification spécialement adaptée à la détermination de l’identité ou de l’authenticité de papiers de valeur ou pour discriminer ceux qui sont inacceptables, p. ex. qui ne correspondent pas à une monnaie
OPTICALLY VARIABLE SURFACE PATTERN, VALUE DOCUMENT HAVING OPTICALLY VARIABLE SURFACE PATTERN AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN OPTICALLY VARIABLE SURFACE PATTERN
The invention relates to an optically variable surface pattern. The surface pattern comprises a first sub-wavelength structure which defines a first surface region and is designed to create at least a first colour impression for the viewer from at least one first viewing perspective. The surface pattern also comprises a translucent, coloured layer which defines a second surface region and is designed to create a second colour impression. The first surface region overlaps at least partly with the second surface region and forms a first overlap region so that the first sub-wavelength structure in the first overlap region is covered by the translucent, coloured layer. The first overlap region is designed to create at least a third colour impression for the viewer from the at least one first viewing perspective. The first sub-wavelength structure has a distance from the translucent, coloured layer in the first overlap region. The invention also relates to a value document having such an optically variable surface pattern and to a method for producing an optically variable surface pattern.
The invention relates to a security element for protecting a value document, comprising a support substrate, a coating which is provided with an optical surface marking, and a heat-sealable adhesive layer which is suitable for adhering the security element to a value document substrate. The invention is characterized in that the surface of the adhesive layer is provided with a coating which can be washed off upon being contacted by a cleaning liquid.
The invention relates to a device and a method for testing flat samples, in particular value documents or semi-finished products used to produce the value documents, comprising an optical sensor module which for optically testing the flat sample captures a measurement signal of the flat sample when the flat sample is located in the target measurement plane or at least approximately in the target measurement plane. A window is arranged between the sensor module and the flat sample at a window distance from the target measurement plane, said window distance being selected to be sufficiently small for the measurement signal of the flat sample in the target measurement plane to be increased by a retroreflection effect of the window. The sensor module is arranged at a module distance from the target measurement plane, said module distance being selected to be sufficiently small for a signal variation of the measurement signal of the flat sample as a function of the measurement distance deviation in the region of the target measurement plane to be reduced by the retroreflection effect of the window compared to a signal variation occurring without the retroreflection effect.
The invention relates to a method for producing optically variable elements, comprising a pigment production step, in which a plurality of magnetic color pigments (8) are produced in such a way that they are of flat design, have an identical outer contour having a maximum lateral extent d and satisfy the following condition A: 0 < (pj / d)2 < 0.2, where pa is the standard deviation of the distribution of the maximum lateral extent d, and an encapsulation step, in which at least one magnetic color pigment (8) is in each case encapsulated in such a way that there are a plurality of capsules (5) having a solid shell (6) and a liquid core (7), in which the at least one magnetic color pigment (8) floats and is thus magnetically alignable.
The invention relates to a data carrier (10), in particular a value or security document, comprising a plurality of spaced window regions (20A, 20B, 20C) which each have a security feature (24A, 24B, 24C) having an optically variable effect, and comprising intermediate regions (22) without an optically variable appearance, which intermediate regions separate the window regions (20A, 20B, 20C) from one another. According to the invention, different information is displayed in the plurality of window regions (20A, 20B, 20C) and the optically variable security features (24A, 24B, 24C) of the plurality of window regions each produce different dynamic effects (26A, 26B, 26C).
SECURITY ELEMENT TRANSFER MATERIAL FOR TRANSFERRING SECURITY ELEMENTS HAVING A MICRO-OPTICAL AUTHENTICITY FEATURE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID SECURITY ELEMENT TRANSFER MATERIAL
The invention relates to security element transfer materials (1) for transferring security elements (4) having a micro-optical authenticity feature to a valuable object (5, 30). The micro-optical authenticity features produce an optical effect by the cooperation of a first micro-optical arrangement (11), which has focusing elements (12, e.g. micro-lenses), with a second micro-optical arrangement (13), which has micro-motif elements (14). The security element transfer material (1) has a temporary carrier (3) in the form of a layered composite material. The temporary carrier is composed of a first temporary carrier substrate (31, 34) and a second temporary carrier substrate (32), which can be undetachably adhesively bonded by means of an adhesive layer (33). The outlines of the security elements to be transferred are cut in (8) or have been pre-cut (8), while the second temporary carrier substrate (32) is not cut, so that the temporary carrier can be removed as a complete carrier layered composite (figures 3i, 4g, 5h). A permant carrier (15) is undetachably joined to the micro-lenses. A transfer adhesive (18) makes possible the adhesion to the final substrate (30) of the valuable object.
The invention relates to a banknote processing apparatus (1) that comprises a deflection unit (10) for adjusting a direction of movement of a banknote (2) and a detection unit (20) for detecting a current motion sequence of the deflection unit (10). The banknote processing apparatus (1) further comprises a control unit (30) for controlling the deflection unit (10) between a first deflection position (11) and a second deflection position (12) to thereby adjust the direction of movement of the banknote (2). The control unit (30) is designed to control the deflection unit (10) between the first deflection position (11) and the second deflection position (12) according to a desired motion sequence of the deflection unit (10) and to determine a deviation of the current motion sequence of the deflection unit (10) from the desired motion sequence of the deflection unit (10). The invention further relates to a method for processing banknotes (2).
The invention relates to a value document (1), such as a bank note, a cheque, a credit card or other payment card, an identity card or the like, which has a front side and a rear side. The value document (1) features, when looked through, a first transparent image that is visible to the unaided eye and has specific dimensions (L, B) when viewed from above. The value document (1) has a substrate body (2) which, when viewed from above, has the specific dimensions (L, B) and is connected to a first transparent film (18), which has an inner side and an outer side, in such a way that the substrate body (2) bears against the inner side of the first transparent film (18) so that the substrate body (2) faces the rear side and the outer side of the first transparent film (18) faces the front side. The first transparent film (18) also has the specific dimensions (L, B) when viewed from above, and the first transparent image that is visible when looked through is produced by a first metallised and/or printed structure which is located on the inner side of the first transparent film (18). The first metallised and/or printed structure is covered with a translucent colour layer.
The invention relates to a flat value document (10), which has a surface region with a longitudinal direction (L) and a transverse direction (Q) and which is provided with a luminescence feature (12) in the surface region. According to the invention, the luminescence feature (12) comprises a first luminescence marker in a first partial region (14) and a second luminescence market in a second, different partial region (16). The first and second luminescence markers can be excited to luminescence at the same wavelength and luminesce after excitation substantially in the same emission band in the infrared spectral range. The first and second luminescence markers have spectrally similar infrared emission spectra, specifically infrared emission spectra that have a spectral difference between 0.5% and 15%. The first and second partial regions overlap each other in the surface region in projection onto the longitudinal direction (L) and/or in projection onto the transverse direction (Q).
The invention relates to a sensor element (30) for testing a flat data carrier (10), in particular a banknote, having a spin resonance feature (12). The sensor element comprises a magnetic core (35) having an air gap (32), which is delimited by two pole surfaces (38) of the magnetic core and into which the flat data carrier (10) can be inserted in order to be tested, a polarization device (34) for generating a static magnetic flux in the air gap (32), and a resonator device (40) for exciting the spin resonance feature (12) of the data carrier to be tested in the air gap. According to the invention, the resonator device (40) comprises a signal source (22) and a plurality of stripline resonators (46) which are simultaneously fed from the signal source (22), and the stripline resonators (46) are formed in a planar manner with a main extension plane (50) which is plan-parallel to at least one of the pole surfaces (38) of the magnetic core.
G01N 24/10 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'utilisation de la résonance magnétique nucléaire, de la résonance paramagnétique électronique ou d'autres effets de spin en utilisant la résonance paramagnétique électronique
G01R 33/345 - Détails de structure, p. ex. résonateurs du type guide d'ondes
G07D 7/04 - Test des propriétés magnétiques des matériaux de ces papiers, p. ex. par détection d’empreinte magnétique
82.
SENSOR ELEMENT, TEST DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR TESTING A DATA CARRIER HAVING A SPIN RESONANCE FEATURE
The invention relates to a sensor element (30) for testing a flat data carrier (10), in particular a banknote, having a spin resonance feature (12). The sensor element comprises a magnetic core (35) having an air gap, into which the flat data carrier (10) can be inserted in order to be tested, a polarization device (34) for generating a static magnetic flux in the air gap, and a resonator device (40) for exciting the spin resonance feature of the data carrier to be tested in the air gap. According to the invention, the resonator device (40) contains at least two stripline resonators (44, 46) which are designed to operate at different excitation frequencies.
G01N 24/10 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'utilisation de la résonance magnétique nucléaire, de la résonance paramagnétique électronique ou d'autres effets de spin en utilisant la résonance paramagnétique électronique
G01R 33/345 - Détails de structure, p. ex. résonateurs du type guide d'ondes
G01R 33/36 - Détails électriques, p. ex. adaptations ou couplage de la bobine au récepteur
G07D 7/04 - Test des propriétés magnétiques des matériaux de ces papiers, p. ex. par détection d’empreinte magnétique
83.
GRIPPER FOR HOLDING AND DEPOSITING A SHEET-MATERIAL STACK, AND METHOD FOR HOLDING AND DEPOSITING A SHEET-MATERIAL STACK BY MEANS OF A GRIPPER
The invention relates to a gripper (10) for holding and depositing a stack (St) of sheet material, in particular of value documents (W), at a depositing location, in particular on a surface or on an existing stack, comprising at least one first grip element (20), which has or forms a first contact surface (F1) for contact with the stack (St), and at least one second grip element (30), which has or forms a second contact surface (F2) for contact with the stack (St). The first contact surface (F1) and the second contact surface (F2) are designed for contact with the stack (St) on both sides. The grip elements (20, 30) are guided adjustably with respect to one another such that the contact surfaces (F1, F2) are movable with respect to one another in the direction of the surface normal associated with the relevant contact surfaces (F1, F2) in order to hold the stack (St) between the contact surfaces (F1, F2). The first grip element (20) is mounted so as to be pivotable about a swivel pin (S) such that said element is pivotable between a gripping position, in which the first contact surface (F1) is oriented substantially in parallel with the second contact surface (F2), and a release position, in which the first contact surface (F1) is at an angle with respect to the second contact surface (F2).
B65H 1/26 - Supports ou magasins pour les piles dans lesquelles on prélève des articles avec supports auxiliaires pour faciliter l'introduction ou le remplacement de la pile
84.
FORMATION OF SHEET STACKS BY MEANS OF A SHEET-PROCESSING APPARATUS
For the purpose of forming sheet stacks in a delivery region (62) of a sheet-processing apparatus, the following steps are carried out: a) sheets are stacked, by means of a stacker wheel (65), on a sheet stack (40) located on a lifting base (22), b) a set-down base (20) is introduced into the delivery region such that it is arranged beneath the stacker wheel in a position which is located above the uppermost sheet of the sheet stack formed on the lifting base, c) further sheets are stacked, by means of the stacker wheel, on the set-down base arranged beneath the stacker wheel, in order to form a further sheet stack (41) on the set-down base, d) a gripping device (30) is introduced into the delivery region, in order for the sheet stack formed on the lifting base to be gripped by means of the gripping device, e) the sheet stack formed on the lifting base is removed from the delivery region by means of the gripping device and, following the removal of the sheet stack, f) the lifting base is moved upwards to the set-down base, and g) the further sheet stack formed on the set-down base is transferred onto the lifting base and the set-down base is moved away out of the delivery region.
B65H 29/40 - Éléments tournant autour d'un axe perpendiculaire au sens du déplacement des articles, p. ex. des croisillons formés par des éléments en S
B65H 31/10 - Récepteurs de piles avec support d'extrémité mobile disposé pour reculer au fur et à mesure que la pile se forme les articles étant empilés les uns sur les autres et par le sommet de la pile
B65H 31/32 - Dispositifs auxiliaires pour recevoir les articles pendant l'enlèvement d'une pile achevée
B65H 31/30 - Dispositions pour enlever les piles achevées
85.
FILLING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILLING CONTAINERS WITH DOCUMENTS OF VALUE
The invention relates to a filling apparatus (1) and to a method for filling containers (5) with document-of-value stacks (2), and to a document-of-value-processing apparatus. The filling apparatus is designed to fill containers with document-of-value stacks, e.g. document-of-value stacks (40), which are set down in a delivery region (62) of a document-of-value-processing machine (60) by the document-of-value-processing machine. The filling apparatus has a feed interface (2), a delivery interface (4) and a transporting path, along which the containers can be transported from the feed interface to the delivery interface, and also has a filling region (3), in which a respective container fed to the filling apparatus can be positioned in order to be filled with document-of-value stacks by means of a gripping device (30).
B65H 31/30 - Dispositions pour enlever les piles achevées
B65H 29/40 - Éléments tournant autour d'un axe perpendiculaire au sens du déplacement des articles, p. ex. des croisillons formés par des éléments en S
B65H 31/10 - Récepteurs de piles avec support d'extrémité mobile disposé pour reculer au fur et à mesure que la pile se forme les articles étant empilés les uns sur les autres et par le sommet de la pile
B65H 31/32 - Dispositifs auxiliaires pour recevoir les articles pendant l'enlèvement d'une pile achevée
86.
SENSOR ELEMENT, TEST DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR TESTING DATA CARRIERS HAVING A SPIN RESONANCE FEATURE
The invention relates to a sensor element (30) for testing a planar data carrier (10), in particular a banknote, that has a spin resonance feature (12). The sensor element comprises: a magnetic core having an air gap into which the planar data carrier (10) can be inserted for testing purposes; a polarisation device (34) for generating a static magnetic flux in the air gap; a resonator device (32) for exciting the spin resonance feature of the data carrier to be tested in the air gap, the resonator device comprising at least one stripline resonator (32-1, 32-2) fed by a signal source (22); and a modulation device (36) for generating a time-varying magnetic modulation field in the air gap parallel to the static magnetic field. The modulation device (36) comprises a plurality of modulation coils (36-1, 36-2) which are designed and configured to generate different modulation frequencies so that the modulated magnetic field generated by the modulation device (36) together with the polarisation device (34) has different modulation frequencies at different locations within the air gap.
G01R 33/44 - Dispositions ou appareils pour la mesure des grandeurs magnétiques faisant intervenir la résonance magnétique utilisant la résonance magnétique nucléaire [RMN]
G07D 7/04 - Test des propriétés magnétiques des matériaux de ces papiers, p. ex. par détection d’empreinte magnétique
G01N 24/08 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'utilisation de la résonance magnétique nucléaire, de la résonance paramagnétique électronique ou d'autres effets de spin en utilisant la résonance magnétique nucléaire
G01N 24/10 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'utilisation de la résonance magnétique nucléaire, de la résonance paramagnétique électronique ou d'autres effets de spin en utilisant la résonance paramagnétique électronique
G01R 33/60 - Dispositions ou appareils pour la mesure des grandeurs magnétiques faisant intervenir la résonance magnétique utilisant la résonance paramagnétique électronique
87.
SENSOR ELEMENT, TEST DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR TESTING A DATA CARRIER HAVING A SPIN RESONANCE FEATURE
The invention relates to a sensor element (30) for testing a planar data carrier (10), in particular a banknote, that has a spin resonance feature (12). The sensor element comprises: a magnetic core having an air gap into which the planar data carrier (10) can be inserted for testing purposes; a polarisation device (34) for generating a static magnetic flux in the air gap; and a resonator device (40) for exciting the spin resonance feature of the data carrier to be tested in the air gap. According to the invention, the resonator device (40) comprises a stripline resonator (46) and a supply structure (44) for the stripline resonator (46), and is designed to generate a high-frequency field with circular polarisation owing to the geometry of the stripline resonator (46) and/or the geometry of the supply structure (44).
G01N 24/10 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'utilisation de la résonance magnétique nucléaire, de la résonance paramagnétique électronique ou d'autres effets de spin en utilisant la résonance paramagnétique électronique
G01R 33/345 - Détails de structure, p. ex. résonateurs du type guide d'ondes
G01R 33/36 - Détails électriques, p. ex. adaptations ou couplage de la bobine au récepteur
88.
SENSOR ELEMENT, TEST DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR TESTING A DATA CARRIER HAVING A SPIN RESONANCE FEATURE
G01R 33/44 - Dispositions ou appareils pour la mesure des grandeurs magnétiques faisant intervenir la résonance magnétique utilisant la résonance magnétique nucléaire [RMN]
G07D 7/04 - Test des propriétés magnétiques des matériaux de ces papiers, p. ex. par détection d’empreinte magnétique
G01N 24/08 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'utilisation de la résonance magnétique nucléaire, de la résonance paramagnétique électronique ou d'autres effets de spin en utilisant la résonance magnétique nucléaire
G01N 24/10 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'utilisation de la résonance magnétique nucléaire, de la résonance paramagnétique électronique ou d'autres effets de spin en utilisant la résonance paramagnétique électronique
G01R 33/60 - Dispositions ou appareils pour la mesure des grandeurs magnétiques faisant intervenir la résonance magnétique utilisant la résonance paramagnétique électronique
89.
SENSOR ELEMENT, TEST DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR TESTING A DATA CARRIER HAVING A SPIN RESONANCE FEATURE
The invention relates to a sensor element (30) for testing a planar data carrier (10), in particular a banknote, that has a spin resonance feature (12). The sensor element comprises: a magnetic core having an air gap (32) into which the planar data carrier (10) can be inserted for testing purposes; a polarisation device (34) for generating a static magnetic flux in the air gap (32); and a resonator device (40) for exciting the spin resonance feature (12) of the data carrier to be tested in the air gap. According to the invention, the resonator device (40) contains a plurality of stripline resonators (46-1, 46-2) which are designed and configured to operate independently of one another at the same excitation frequency. The polarisation device (34) generates a homogeneous magnetic flux in the air gap (32) so that the static magnetic flux for each pair of stripline resonators (46-1, 46-2) of the resonator device has substantially the same field strength at the position of a first stripline resonator (46-1) as at the position of a second stripline resonator (46-2).
G07D 7/04 - Test des propriétés magnétiques des matériaux de ces papiers, p. ex. par détection d’empreinte magnétique
G01N 24/10 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'utilisation de la résonance magnétique nucléaire, de la résonance paramagnétique électronique ou d'autres effets de spin en utilisant la résonance paramagnétique électronique
G01R 33/345 - Détails de structure, p. ex. résonateurs du type guide d'ondes
The invention relates to a biodegradable value document substrate comprising a biodegradable paper substrate having sustainable fibres, the sustainable fibres being selected from the group consisting of natural fibres, regenerated cellulose fibres, bio-based plant polymer fibres, bio-based animal polymer fibres, or a mixture of two or more of the aforementioned elements.
D21H 11/12 - Pâte obtenue à partir de végétaux ou de récoltes non ligneux, p. ex. coton, lin, paille ou bagasse
B42D 25/00 - Cartes ou structures de type feuille portant des informations caractérisées par leurs éléments d’identification ou de sécuritéLeur fabrication
D21H 21/40 - Agents facilitant un test d'authenticité ou empêchant une modification frauduleuse, p. ex. pour papier de sûreté
D21H 27/00 - Papier particulier non prévu ailleurs, p. ex. obtenu par des procédés multi-étapes
91.
HELICAL COMPARTMENT STACKER AND METHOD FOR STACKING SHEET MATERIAL AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING SHEET MATERIAL
The invention relates to a helical compartment stacker for stacking sheet material (100), in particular banknotes, having a stacker wheel (1), which has a multiplicity of helical stacker compartments (2), which are arranged about an axis of rotation (3) and are designed so that, in a first rotary position, they receive sheet material (100) and, in a second rotary position, they set down, and in the process stack, the sheet material (100) received; having a feed device (7), which is designed to feed the sheet material (100) to the stacker wheel (1) gradually, so that the sheet material (100) can be received by the stacker compartments (2); and having a control device (9), which is designed to control the rotation of the stacker wheel (1), and/or the feeding of the sheet material (100) to the stacker wheel (1), such that the sheet material (100) is received only by some of the stacker compartments (2). The invention also relates to a corresponding method and to a system for processing sheet material (100).
B65H 29/40 - Éléments tournant autour d'un axe perpendiculaire au sens du déplacement des articles, p. ex. des croisillons formés par des éléments en S
The invention relates to a method for transferring a security element (3) onto a target substrate (1), comprising the steps of: - providing the security element (3); - applying the security element (3) to the target substrate (1); - irradiating a radiation-curable adhesive layer on the security element side to cure the radiation-curable adhesive layer which permanently bonds the security element (3) to the target substrate (1), wherein the security element is opaque to the irradiation in an effect region (32) and is transparent to the irradiation in at least one transparent element (31, 33, 34). For the irradiation on the security element side, a plurality of transparent elements (34; 31, 34; 33, 34; 31, 33, 34) are distributed in the security element (3) in such a way that, when irradiating through the transparent elements (34; 31, 34; 33, 34; 31, 33, 34), a plurality of cured partial surfaces (314, 334, 344) of the adhesive layer are formed which are separated from one another by at least one non-cured partial surface (324) of the adhesive layer. The plurality of transparent elements (34; 31, 34; 33, 34; 31, 33, 34) comprises a plurality of transparent grid elements (34).
The invention relates to a device (10) and a method for stacking value documents (12). The device comprises a stacker unit (20) for receiving the value documents (12) and a conveyor unit (30) for conveying the value documents (12) into the stacker unit (20). The stacker unit (20) comprises a rotatable stacker wheel (22) for receiving the value documents (12), wherein the rotatable stacker wheel (22) has a plurality of deflectable stacker wheel segments (24) which are provided along the circumference of the rotatable stacker wheel (22) in a mutually spaced manner. Each of the deflectable stacker wheel segments (24) defines a respective receiving region (26) for receiving at least one of the value documents (12). The device additionally comprises a deflecting unit (40) which is designed to deflect each stacker wheel segment (24) individually in order to thus modify the size of the respective receiving region (26) associated with the stacker wheel segment (24).
The invention relates to a banknote processing device (10), comprising a banknote compartment (12) configured to receive a plurality of banknotes (14) to be processed and a drive unit (20) configured to move the banknotes (14) out of the banknote compartment (12) such that a filling state of the banknote compartment (12) changes over time. The banknote processing device (10) further comprises an acquisition unit (30) configured to acquire a present filling state of the banknote compartment (12), the present filling state being representative for an amount of banknotes (14) located within the banknote compartment (12), wherein the acquisition (30) unit is configured to generate an output signal based on the present filling state of the banknote compartment (12). The invention also relates to a method for monitoring a filling state of a banknote processing device (10).
The invention relates to a method for producing value documents and to a sensor system for quality control during the production of value documents. A first optical radiation (S1) emitted by a first semi-finished product (1) is detected with a first sensitivity (E1) and a first resolution (A1) and is tested using a first test criterion (K1). If the first test criterion (K1) is met, the following steps are performed: introducing and/or applying at least one feature substance (MS) into or onto the first semi-finished product (1), wherein a value document (4) or a second semi-finished product (2) is obtained; detecting a second optical radiation (S2) emitted by the value document (4) or second semi-finished product (2) with at least a second sensitivity (E2) and at least a second resolution (A2); and testing the second optical radiation (S2) on the basis of at least one second test criterion (K2a, K2b) and, if the at least one second test criterion (K2a, K2b) is met, releasing the value document (4) for circulation or releasing the second semi-finished product (2) for use in the production of a value document (4). The first sensitivity (E1) is greater than the second sensitivity (E2) and/or the first resolution (A1) is less than the second resolution (A2) and/or the testing of the first optical radiation (S1) is less selective than the testing of the second optical radiation (S2).
The invention relates to a security element (1) for a value document, which security element comprises a substrate body (2, 16) having a front face (3) and a rear face (4), and a see-through element (15) which, when looked through, presents a transparent image to a viewer. The see-through element (15) comprises micro-imaging elements (14) as well as first micro-image elements (6) and second micro-image elements (8) which are alternatingly arranged in a micro-image layer (5). The micro-image layer (5) is applied to the front face (3) or the rear face (4) of the substrate body (2, 16) or is embedded therein. The micro-imaging elements (14) image the micro-image elements (6, 8). The first micro-image elements (6), together with the micro-imaging elements (14), provide a first view (7) of the transparent image, which first view can be seen from a first angular viewing range, and the second micro-image elements (8), together with the micro-imaging elements (14), provide a second view (9) of the transparent image, which second view can be seen from a second angular viewing range. The micro-image elements (6, 8) are arranged in such a way that the views (7, 9) are interleaved with respect to the micro-image layer (5), and the first view (7) differs in terms of its translucency from the second view (9).
The invention relates to an optically variable security element for protecting information carriers (1), comprising at least two luminescent dyes (F) which cover, at least in some regions, one and/or two sides of a planar substrate. The at least two luminescent dyes (F) comprise a fluorescent dye and a phosphorescent dye, wherein preferably the at least two luminescent dyes (F), preferably the fluorescent dye and the phosphorescent dye, are superimposed on one another, at least in some regions, in order to produce a mixed colour by luminescence. The invention further relates to a method for authenticating an information carrier (1) protected by means of an optically variable security element (10).
The invention relates to an optically variable surface pattern (10) which is designed to provide a multi-colour representation when viewed from at least one predefined angle and comprises a plurality of surface elements (20) which are provided with relief structures, at least one of the relief structures having nanostructuring that acts as a colour filter. According to the invention, the relief structures are selected from a set of at least four relief structures that differ from one another, each of which generating a colour impression corresponding to a predefined chromatic colour when viewed from the predefined angle, and each of the chromatic colours equating to a different primary colour. The surface elements (20) are dimensioned such that, in at least one sub-area of the surface pattern (10), when viewed from the at least one predefined angle, a colour impression corresponding to a mixed colour that differs from the predefined primary colours can be generated. In this respect, positions of the relief structures in the optically variable surface pattern (10) and/or surface dimensioning of the relief structures inside the surface elements (20) are not fixedly predefined, for example are not regular or are not limited in terms of minimum extent.
G07D 7/00 - Vérification spécialement adaptée à la détermination de l’identité ou de l’authenticité de papiers de valeur ou pour discriminer ceux qui sont inacceptables, p. ex. qui ne correspondent pas à une monnaie
G07D 7/12 - Lumière visible, rayonnement infrarouge ou ultraviolet
99.
SENSOR AND METHOD FOR EXAMINING VALUABLE DOCUMENTS, SENSOR SYSTEM AND VALUABLE DOCUMENT PROCESSING DEVICE
The invention relates to a sensor (10) and a method for examining valuable documents (1), in particular banknotes, comprising a radiation source (10) for irradiating a valuable document (1) with electromagnetic radiation (8) and a detector (12) for the spatially resolved detection in at least two different spectral ranges (R, G, B) of the electromagnetic radiation (9) emanating from the valuable document (1). A first feature (M1) of the valuable document is examined on the basis of the detector signals generated for at least one first spectral range and a second feature (M2) is examined taking into account the detector signals generated for at least one second spectral range. The electromagnetic radiation detected or to be detected by the detector (12) or the detector signals from the detector are attenuated in color channel-specific fashion, with an attenuation being carried out in the first spectral range in relation to the second spectral range. The invention also relates to a sensor system (1, 10) and a valuable document processing device.
The invention relates to a cover device (1) for retaining a plurality of value documents (50) in a compartment space (110). The cover device (1) comprises a base unit (10) extending in a main longitudinal direction (2), as well as a retaining element (21). A coupling element (31) defines a hinge axis (33) that allows the retaining element (21) to pivot relative to the base unit (10) between a closed position (5) and an opened position (6). The hinge axis (33) is inclined with respect to the main longitudinal direction (2). The invention further relates to a system (100) and a banknote stacking module (1000).
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