Disclosure of Invention
The present inventors have made intensive studies to achieve the above object, and specifically, the present invention provides a security element including:
a transparent carrier layer comprising an upper surface and a lower surface,
the microstructure layer is arranged on the upper surface and forms a first pattern in a first area, the microstructure layer comprises a metal layer, a dielectric layer and a metal film layer, a plurality of concave-convex microstructures are uniformly distributed on the outer surface of the microstructure layer, the outline shape and/or the peak-valley depth of the concave-convex microstructures enable the microstructure layer to have a reflectivity lower than 7% in a first spectral range and a reflectivity higher than 70% in a second spectral range, and the microstructure layer has a polarization selective dynamic pattern,
a rubbed reversible color changing layer, the rubbed reversible color changing layer printed on the upper surface of the rubbed reversible color changing layer forms a second pattern in a second area arranged at intervals with the first area, the rubbed reversible color changing layer comprises reversible thermochromic microcapsules developing a color for a predetermined time after rubbing, reversible thermochromic particles in the reversible thermochromic microcapsules comprise 1, 2-benzo-6- (N-ethyl-N-isoamylamino) fluorane, N-octyl p-hydroxybenzoate, N-tridecyl stearate and a pigment agent, the second pattern and the first pattern are matched with each other to form a first anti-counterfeiting identification mark, the second pattern is a number symbol arranged according to a first arrangement, the first pattern is a number symbol arranged in a second arrangement, and the first pattern and the second pattern are matched with each other to form a complete number sequence,
a 3D printed layer formed by 3D printing on the upper surface, the 3D printed layer forming a third pattern in a third region spaced apart from the first region and the second region, the 3D printed layer comprising a 3D printed material emitting a first color light under co-irradiation of 375nm ultraviolet light and 850nm infrared light, the 3D printed layer emitting a second color light under single irradiation of 375nm ultraviolet light, the 3D printed material comprising rare earth dopants, comprising: ge4+2Mg2+ 2Yb3+2Si4+3Ga3+6O23: 0.4Yb3+, 0.4Cr 3+, the third pattern cooperating with the first and second patterns, respectively, to form second and third false proof identification marks, the first, second and/or third regions being of the same size;
a transparent thin film layer covering the first, second and third regions and emitting a third color light under 375nm ultraviolet irradiation, the transparent thin film layer being formed by melt blowing an excitation powder consisting of 77-80 parts by weight of NH, a silane coupling agent and a polyester terephthalate4H2PO42-3 parts by weight of lithium carbonate, 12-14 parts by weight of sodium carbonate, 8-10 parts by weight of potassium carbonate, 3-4 parts by weight of europium trioxide and 1-2 parts by weight of cerium trioxide are melted and then crushed to form the powder,
a microlens unit array, which is arranged on the lower surface corresponding to the first area and comprises a plurality of spherical microlens units which are uniformly distributed at intervals, and the stereoscopic pattern is formed by observing the microstructure layer through the microlens unit array,
and the magnetic coding array is arranged at the position of the lower surface corresponding to the second area and/or the third area and comprises a plurality of magnetic codes which are arranged according to a preset sequence, the cross section of each magnetic code comprises a bevel edge inclined along the arrangement direction, the inclination angle of the bevel edge is 40-50 degrees, and the thickness of the magnetic code is gradually increased along one side close to the bevel edge.
In the security element, the transparent carrier layer is a flexible transparent layer of polymethyl methacrylate having a thickness of 30 to 35 microns.
In the safety element, the metal layer is a chromium metal layer with the thickness of 50-60 nanometers, the dielectric layer is a polyvinyl chloride layer with the thickness of 10-20 nanometers, and the metal film layer is an aluminum metal film layer with the thickness of 8-12 nanometers.
In the security element, the reversible thermochromic microcapsules are formed through an in-situ polymerization method, the reversible thermochromic microcapsules have a particle size of 1.5-2 microns, and when the reversible color changing layer is rubbed, the reversible thermochromic microcapsules develop a second color from a first color and recover to the first color after a predetermined time.
In the security element, the reversible thermochromic particles comprise 5-10 parts by weight of 1, 2-benzo-6- (N-ethyl-N-isoamylamino) fluorane, 15-30 parts by weight of N-octyl p-hydroxybenzoate, 60-80 parts by weight of N-tridecyl stearate and 20-30 parts by weight of pigment.
In the safety element, germanium oxide, magnesium oxide, yttrium oxide, silicon oxide and gallium oxide are fully ground and mixed, and then an activator containing chromium oxide is added to react at 1300-1320 ℃ for 10 hours to obtain the rare earth dopant.
In the safety element, the transparent film layer is formed by melting and blowing 10-12 parts by weight of excitation powder with the particle size of 150-200 nanometers, 0.5-0.8 part by weight of silane coupling agent and 87-90 parts by weight of polyester terephthalate.
In the safety element, the infrared detection layer is arranged on the lower surface corresponding to the second area and/or the third area and is different from the position of the magnetic coding array and comprises the CaCuSi4O10A crystalline phase of a luminescent material that emits infrared light under irradiation of natural light.
In the security element, the transparent carrier layer has a watermark or security thread.
In the security element, the second and third tamper evident indicia which the third pattern cooperates with the first and second patterns respectively to form are both numeric symbols.
The invention has the following technical effects:
according to the security element of the invention, the microstructure layer of the invention forms a first pattern in the first region, which provides a first security feature, and the microstructure layer has a reflectivity of less than 7% in the first spectral range and a reflectivity of more than 70% in the second spectral range, which improves the legibility and security of the first pattern. The formation of the second pattern in the second region by the tribologically reversible color-changing layer of the invention provides a second security feature, the tribologically reversible color-changing layer develops a predetermined time after rubbing, which significantly improves the security of the second pattern, further, the second pattern and the first pattern cooperate with each other to form a first security identification mark, which provides a composite third security feature, the formation of the third pattern in the third region by the 3D printing layer of the invention provides a fourth security feature, the 3D printing layer comprises emission of a first color light under co-irradiation of 375nm ultraviolet light and 850nm infrared light, the 3D printing layer emits a second color light different from the first color light under irradiation of 375nm ultraviolet light, which significantly improves the security and identifiability of the fourth security feature, the third pattern cooperates with the first pattern and the second pattern, respectively, to form a second and a third security identification mark, this provides a composite fifth and sixth security feature, the transparent film layer of the present invention emits a third color light under 375nm uv irradiation, further improving the visibility and anti-counterfeiting, viewing the microstructured layer through the microlens array to form a three-dimensional pattern, which provides a seventh security feature, a plurality of magnetic codes arranged in a predetermined order, each of the magnetic codes having a cross-section comprising a hypotenuse inclined in the direction of arrangement at an angle of 40-50 degrees, the thickness of the magnetic code increases progressively closer to the beveled side, and the array of magnetic codes forms a unique security device, which provides an eighth security feature, the thickness of the bevel edge of the magnetic code and the inclination angle of the bevel edge are controlled to enable the detected waveform to have unique anti-counterfeiting performance, so that the anti-counterfeiting performance is obviously improved.
Detailed Description
Specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While specific embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the invention may be embodied in various forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.
It should be noted that certain terms are used throughout the description and claims to refer to particular components. As one skilled in the art will appreciate, various names may be used to refer to a component. This specification and claims do not intend to distinguish between components that differ in name but not function. In the following description and in the claims, the terms "include" and "comprise" are used in an open-ended fashion, and thus should be interpreted to mean "include, but not limited to. The description which follows is a preferred embodiment of the invention, but is made for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention and not for the purpose of limiting the scope of the invention. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims.
For the purpose of facilitating an understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, the following description will be made in terms of several specific embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the drawings are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, the security element of the present invention includes:
a transparent carrier layer 1, comprising an upper surface and a lower surface,
the microstructure layer 2 is arranged on the upper surface, the microstructure layer 2 forms a first pattern in a first area 3, the microstructure layer 2 comprises a metal layer 4, a dielectric layer 5 and a metal film layer 6, a plurality of concave-convex microstructures are uniformly distributed on the outer surface, the outline shape and/or the peak-valley depth of the concave-convex microstructures enable the microstructure layer 2 to have a reflectivity lower than 7% in a first spectral range and a reflectivity higher than 70% in a second spectral range,
a rubbed reversible color-changing layer 7, the rubbed reversible color-changing layer 7 gravure-printed on the upper surface forming a second pattern in a second region 8 disposed spaced apart from the first region 3, the rubbed reversible color-changing layer 7 comprising reversible thermochromic microcapsules developing color for a predetermined time via rubbing, the reversible thermochromic particles in the reversible thermochromic microcapsules comprising 1, 2-benzo-6-N-ethyl-N-isopentylaminofluoran, N-octyl paraben, N-tridecyl stearate, and a pigment agent, the second pattern and the first pattern cooperating with each other to form a first forgery-proof identification mark,
a 3D printed layer 9, the 3D printed layer 9 formed by 3D printing on the upper surface forming a third pattern in a third area 10 arranged at a distance from the first area 3 and the second area 8, the 3D printed layer 9 comprising a 3D printed material emitting a first color light under co-irradiation of 375nm ultraviolet light and 850nm infrared light, the 3D printed layer 9 emitting a second color light under separate irradiation of 375nm ultraviolet light, the 3D printed material comprising rare earth dopants, comprising the following: ge4+2Mg2+ 2Yb3+2Si4+3Ga3+6O23: 0.4Yb3+, 0.4Cr 3+, the third pattern cooperating with the first and second patterns, respectively, to form second and third false proof identification marks;
a transparent thin film layer 11, the transparent thin film layer 11 covering the first, second and third regions emitting a third color light under 375nm ultraviolet irradiation, the transparent thin film layer 11 being formed by melt blowing an excitation powder consisting of 77-80 parts by weight of NH, a silane coupling agent and a polyester terephthalate4H2PO42-3 parts by weight of lithium carbonate, 12-14 parts by weight of sodium carbonate, 8-10 parts by weight of potassium carbonate, 3-4 parts by weight of europium trioxide and 1-2 parts by weight of cerium trioxide are melted and then crushed to form the powder,
a micro-lens unit array 12, the micro-lens unit array 12 arranged on the lower surface corresponding to the first area position comprises a plurality of spherical micro-lens units which are uniformly distributed at intervals, the micro-lens unit array 12 is used for observing the micro-structure layer 2 to form a three-dimensional pattern,
a magnetic code array 13, the magnetic code array 13 arranged on the lower surface corresponding to the second area and/or the third area comprises a plurality of magnetic codes 14 arranged in a predetermined sequence, fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the magnetic code array of the security element according to one embodiment of the security element of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2, the cross-section of each magnetic code 14 comprises a bevel edge inclined along the arrangement direction, the inclination angle of the bevel edge is 40-50 degrees, and the thickness of the magnetic code gradually increases along the side close to the bevel edge.
In the present invention, the transparent carrier layer 1 has a transmission of more than 90% in the visible wavelength range of the human eye. The transparent bearing layer 1 provides a bearing body of the anti-counterfeiting device, and the transparent bearing layer 1 can transmit visible light or invisible light, so that the anti-counterfeiting is performed through the actions of layer reflection, diffraction, refraction and the like on the upper surface and the lower surface. The microstructured layer 2 of the present invention forms a first pattern in the first region 3, which provides a first security feature, and the microstructured layer 2 has a reflectivity of less than 7% in a first spectral range and a reflectivity of more than 70% in a second spectral range, which improves the identifiability and the anti-counterfeiting of the first pattern. The formation of the second pattern by the inventive triboreversible color-changing layer 7 in the second region 8 provides a second security feature, said triboreversible color-changing layer 7 develops a predetermined time after rubbing, which significantly improves the forgery-proof property of the second pattern, further, said second pattern and the first pattern cooperate with each other to form a first forgery-proof identification mark, which provides a composite third security feature, the formation of the third pattern by the inventive 3D printing layer 9 in the third region 10 provides a fourth security feature, said 3D printing layer 9 comprises emitting a first color light under the joint irradiation of 375nm ultraviolet light and 850nm infrared light, said 3D printing layer 9 emits a second color light different from the first color light under the irradiation of 375nm ultraviolet light, which significantly improves the forgery-proof property and the identifiability of the fourth security feature, said third pattern cooperates with the first pattern and the second pattern, respectively, to form a second and a third forgery-proof identification mark, this provides a composite fifth and sixth security feature, the transparent film layer 11 of the present invention emits a third colour light under 375nm uv illumination, further improving legibility and security, viewing the microstructured layer 2 through the microlens cell array 12 to form a three-dimensional pattern, which provides a seventh security feature, a plurality of magnetic codes 14 arranged in a predetermined order, each of the magnetic codes 14 having a cross-section including a hypotenuse inclined in the arrangement direction at an angle of 40-50 degrees, the thickness of the magnetic code increases progressively closer to the beveled side, and the array of magnetic codes forms a unique security device, which provides an eighth security feature, the thickness of the bevel edge of the magnetic code and the inclination angle of the bevel edge are controlled to enable the detected waveform to have unique anti-counterfeiting performance, so that the anti-counterfeiting performance is obviously improved.
In a preferred embodiment of the security element according to the invention, the transparent carrier layer 1 consists of polymethyl methacrylate as a flexible transparent layer with a thickness of 30 to 35 μm. In one embodiment, the transparent carrier layer 1 may have, for example, one or more of the following elements as further security devices: watermarks, security prints, security threads, patches with one or more security features that function as, for example, holographic or diffractive optical structures.
In a preferred embodiment of the security element according to the present invention, the metal layer 4 is a chromium metal layer and has a thickness of 50nm to 60 nm, the dielectric layer 5 is a polyvinyl chloride layer and has a thickness of 10 nm to 20 nm, and the metal thin film layer 6 is an aluminum metal thin film layer and has a thickness of 8 nm to 12 nm. In one embodiment, the micro-structured layer 2 is capable of providing a dynamic pattern with polarization selectivity.
In a preferred embodiment of the security element according to the present invention, the reversible thermochromic microcapsules are formed via in situ polymerization, have a particle size of 1.5-2 microns and when the reversible color changing layer 7 is rubbed, develop a color from a first color to a second color and recover the first color after a predetermined time. In one embodiment, the reversible color changing layer 2 is rubbed without rubbing to form a second pattern of blue, which changes to a second pattern of green after rubbing for 20-30 seconds, and the second pattern of green reverts to the second pattern of blue.
In a preferred embodiment of the security element according to the invention, the reversible thermochromic particles comprise 5-10 parts by weight of 1, 2-benzo-6-N-ethyl-N-isopentylamino-fluoran, 15-30 parts by weight of N-octyl paraben, 60-80 parts by weight of N-tridecyl stearate and 20-30 parts by weight of pigment agent.
In the preferred embodiment of the security element, the rare earth dopant is obtained by fully grinding and mixing germanium oxide, magnesium oxide, yttrium oxide, silicon oxide and gallium oxide, adding an activator containing chromium oxide, and reacting at 1300-1320 ℃ for 10 hours.
In a preferred embodiment of the security element according to the present invention, the transparent thin film layer 11 is formed by melt blowing 10 to 12 parts by weight of an excitation powder having a particle size of 150-200 nm, 0.5 to 0.8 part by weight of a silane coupling agent, and 87 to 90 parts by weight of a polyester terephthalate.
In a preferred embodiment of the security element according to the invention, the infrared detection layer, which is provided on the lower surface in a position different from the position of the magnetically encoded array 13 corresponding to the second and/or third area, comprises a layer containing a compound selected from the group consisting ofCaCuSi4O10A crystal phase of a luminescent material which emits infrared light under irradiation of natural light.
In a preferred embodiment of the security element according to the invention, the second pattern is a number symbol in a first arrangement, the first pattern is a number symbol in a second arrangement, the first pattern and the second pattern cooperate with each other to form a complete number sequence, in another embodiment the first pattern is a part of an image of an animal, the second pattern is another part of an image of an animal, and the first pattern and the second pattern cooperate with each other to form a first anti-counterfeiting identification of the complete image of the animal. Likewise, the third pattern may also be a numerical symbol, an animal image, or other image that cooperates with the first and second patterns, respectively, to form the second and third tamper-evident indicia.
In a preferred embodiment of the security element according to the invention, the 3D printed layer 9 comprises a layer emitting blue light under combined irradiation of 375nm ultraviolet light and 850nm infrared light, the 3D printed layer 9 emitting violet light under single irradiation of 375nm ultraviolet light, and the transparent film layer 11 emitting red light under irradiation of 375nm ultraviolet light.
In a preferred embodiment of the security element according to the invention, the first, second and/or third regions are of the same size, and in one embodiment are spaced apart.
Fig. 3 is a schematic representation of the steps of the method of manufacturing a security element according to the invention, one of said methods of manufacturing a security element comprising the steps of:
a first step S1, providing a transparent carrier layer 1 having an upper surface and a lower surface, evaporating a metal layer 4 in a first area 3 of the upper surface, embossing the metal layer 4 to form a plurality of concave-convex microstructures, and evaporating a metal thin film layer 6 after a dielectric layer 5 is vapor deposited on the metal layer 4 to form a microstructure layer 2, wherein the microstructure layer 2 forms a first pattern in the first area;
a second step S2 of gravure printing a frictional reversible color changing layer 7 on the second region 8 on the upper surface, the frictional reversible color changing layer 7 including reversible thermochromic microcapsules developing a color for a predetermined time after friction, the reversible thermochromic microcapsules being formed via an in-situ polymerization method, wherein the frictional reversible color changing layer forms a second pattern in the second region 8, the second pattern and the first pattern cooperating with each other to form a first forgery-proof identification mark;
a third step S3 of printing a 3D printed layer 9 on a third area 103D on the upper surface, wherein the 3D printed layer 9 forms a third pattern in the third area 10, the third pattern cooperating with the first pattern and the second pattern, respectively, to form second and third false proof identification marks;
a fourth step S4 of covering the transparent thin film layer 11 on the first, second and third areas, the transparent thin film layer 11 being formed by melt blowing an excitation powder consisting of 77-80 parts by weight of NH, a silane coupling agent and a polyester terephthalate4H2PO42-3 parts by weight of lithium carbonate, 12-14 parts by weight of sodium carbonate, 8-10 parts by weight of potassium carbonate, 3-4 parts by weight of europium trioxide and 1-2 parts by weight of cerium trioxide are melted and then crushed to form the powder,
a fifth step S5 of arranging a microlens cell array 12 at a position corresponding to the first region 3 on the lower surface, forming a three-dimensional pattern by observing the microstructure layer 2 through the microlens cell array 12,
a sixth step S6 of arranging a magnetic code array 13 on the lower surface at a position corresponding to the second region 8 and/or the third region 10, arranging a plurality of magnetic codes 14 in a predetermined order, each of the magnetic codes 14 having a cross section including a slanted side slanted in the arrangement direction at an angle of 40 to 50 degrees, the magnetic codes 14 having a thickness gradually increasing toward a side of the slanted side.
A security document comprising said security element. The security document may be, for example, a banknote, a check, a visa, a passport, an identification card or the like, provided with an anti-counterfeiting device, preferably the security document is a banknote, a polymer banknote, a mixed paper, a polymer banknote, an identity document, a passport, an identification card, a check, a visa, a certificate or a stamp. The security ticket of the present invention can also be combined with other anti-counterfeiting technologies such as watermarks, etc. for anti-counterfeiting, which are not described in detail.
Industrial applicability
The security element of the invention can be manufactured and used in the field of anti-counterfeiting preparation.
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and application fields, and the above-described embodiments are illustrative, instructive, and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art, having the benefit of this disclosure, may effect numerous modifications thereto without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.