EP2285586B1 - Printing carrier consisting of at least two flat partial printing carriers assembled in a coplanar manner, partial printing carriers, and method for the production thereof - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL AREA

The present invention relates to a print carrier coplanarly assembled from at least two flat partial print carriers, one of the partial print carriers comprising a paper layer. The invention also relates to a partial print carrier with a paper layer and to a method for producing such a print carrier and partial print carrier.

In the context of the present invention, a print carrier or partial print carrier is to be understood as meaning in particular a sheet-like, web-shaped or sheet-like substrate which is printed on one or both sides and / or printable. The substrate can be constructed in one or more layers.

STATE OF THE ART

To an increasing extent, print carriers based on paper sheets are needed, which are finished by local dispensers, usually in conjunction with die cuts, and contain, for example, integrated cards or labels. The dispensers are typically laminates that contain the pasting and adhesive layers needed for the integrated cards or labels. As an example can on WO 95/20493 to get expelled.

Due to the Aufspendungen the print carrier locally thickened, which on the single print carrier sheet is not significant in the stack, however, adds up and leads to a bottom up increasing skew of the sheets.

In order to avoid this skew, which prevents in sheets printing that their magazines can be fully filled, various solutions have already been proposed:

A proposal according to DE 197 41 563 It consisted of uniformly forming the print carrier with integrated card instead of local dispensing, ie providing it with the required layers for the integrated card. However, this solution could not prevail due to the much larger amount of expensive material required. The print media are also quite stiff and heavy in this training and can hardly fold because of the film layers usually available.

A proposal according to WO 2005/100006 was to avoid the skew of the sheets in the stack by their thickness also increasing, impressed in the paper material deformations while maintaining partial area Aufspendungen. Due to the high elasticity of paper, however, these deformations have proven to be insufficiently stable in time.

In WO 92/05036 has been proposed a print carrier in the form of a card laminate with a first card eg of paper and a second card, wherein the second card is mounted in a pressurized portion of the first card and with this has a coplanar surface, so that a skew in the stack is not can occur. However, it can be assumed that this proposal could not be realized successfully because the depression in the paper material of the first card is likely to regress over time because of the high elasticity of paper, such as the aforementioned deformations.

In WO 00/41895 was proposed from two flat partial print carriers coplanar assembled print carrier of the type mentioned, wherein the partial print carrier are glued to each other with abutting edges substantially non-overlapping. However, a sufficient strength of the connection for the practice could not, at least not with reasonable effort, can be achieved.

PRESENTATION OF THE INVENTION

The invention has as its object to provide a print carrier of the type mentioned, in which the two partial print carrier are robustly connected coplanar with each other in a technically simple and rational way to perform and wherein the partial print carrier comprising the paper layer can simply consist of this paper layer and the other partial print carrier in particular of a laminate suitable for integrated cards.

This object is achieved according to the invention by a print carrier having the features of patent claim 1.

With its two edge strips, the two partial pressure carrier can be stably connected to each other in particular in mutual overlap. In the overlap region, a total thickness can be obtained that is not greater than the thickness of the partial print carrier otherwise. Alternatively, the two partial pressure carrier with their edge strips could also be connected to shock with at least one strip, in particular an adhesive strip, wherein the thickness of the strip is compensated by the smaller thickness of the partial pressure carrier in the region of its edge strips and by the at least one strip also in the Sum caused no increase in thickness compared to the thickness of the individual partial print carrier by the way.

According to the invention, the partial layer of the paper layer is removed by tearing off. In this regard, the invention makes use of the knowledge that paper material is fissile in itself and that a strip with a sub-layer of the paper material after a suitable tear virtually endless with an extremely constant thickness can be further demolished.

If the second print carrier is a multi-layered card laminate having at least two separable layers, a stripe may be formed at least one layer of this laminate removed and thereby also a thickness reduction along a marginal strip are obtained.

The marginal strip of the paper layer of the one partial print carrier is preferably bounded by the paper layer by an incision in the paper layer. The same applies to the other partial print carrier, in particular if this is a laminate with at least two mutually detachable layers.

In a further preferred embodiment, the other partial print carrier in the direction of the edge strip is shorter than the partial print carrier comprising the paper layer. This training is particularly advantageous if the need for example for an integrated card in the other partial printing substrate area less wide, in particular only half as wide as the paper layer comprehensive print carrier needs to be and the other partial printing carrier also consists of an expensive laminate.

The two partial pressure carriers can be connected to one another by an adhesive strip, which is provided with a transponder. A transponder could also be contained in an adhesive strip which is glued along a weakened by removal of a sub-stripe strip of a print carrier.

The invention also provides a partial print carrier with a paper layer for producing a novel print carrier, in which the paper layer along a marginal strip is weakened in its thickness by removing a partial layer. The partial layer of the paper layer is preferably removed by tearing off.

The partial print carrier may be provided on the edge strip of the paper layer with an adhesive layer covered by a removable cover layer.

For producing a print carrier or a partial print carrier according to the invention, the partial layer of the paper layer along the marginal strip is preferably removed by tearing off.

Preferably, the partial layer of the paper layer is torn off with an adhesive strip. Decisive for the resulting thickness of the sub-layer are the tear conditions. The adhesive strip is preferably pulled off via a roll together with the partial layer of the paper layer adhering to it. With endless production, in which the paper web and the adhesive strip are endless webs, both webs are passed over two successive running roles. By this very uniform tear conditions, which correspond more to a lift, a very uniform thickness for the sub-layer and thus also for the residual layer of the paper layer along the edge strip can be achieved. Above all, the thickness of the partial layer can be influenced by the choice of the diameter of the roll / s.

In order for the edge strip of the paper layer to have a smooth edge with respect to the paper layer, it is delimited with an incision in the paper layer before the removal of the part layer. The depth of the incision should correspond approximately to the desired thickness of the sublayer.

If the second print carrier is a multilayer laminate, the edge strip on the latter may also be delimited by an incision in the laminate prior to detachment of the at least one layer from the laminate. The depth of the incision should in this case correspond at least to the desired thickness of the partial layer.

For joining the two partial print carrier along its two edge strips with the two edge strips overlapping one another preferably an adhesive bond is used, more preferably, if that is required, an adhesive layer is dry transferred from a carrier to one of the two edge strips. Compared to a wet application of the adhesive layer, this has the advantage that the adhesive layer then immediately for bonding the two partial pressure carrier for Is available and does not have to be dried yet. A hot melt adhesive would also be suitable or a compound using an existing coating with pressing the two webs.

Finally, the process for producing a print carrier or a partial print carrier according to the invention is preferably an endless process in which the two partial print carriers are present as webs, and e.g. from roll in the run, preferably simultaneously. In addition to their connection, the two partial printing carriers could possibly also be subjected to further processing steps, such as in the same pass. Printing or punching and ultimately to be singulated.

In a method according to the invention for essentially waste-free production of a print carrier in which the other partial print carrier in the direction of the marginal strip is shorter than the partial print carrier comprising the paper layer, two outer and one medium partial print carriers are used, the two outer partial print carriers each comprising a paper layer and respectively along a marginal strip are weakened in their thickness by removing a partial layer and wherein the average partial pressure carrier along two, opposite edge strips has a smaller than its thickness otherwise. The outer partial pressure carriers are connected in each case along their edge strips with one of the edge strips of the middle partial printing carrier. Thereafter, the partial printing carriers connected in this way are subdivided into at least two of the printing substrates by a separating line guided alternately along the mutually opposite edge strips and intersecting the middle partial printing substrate.

BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THE FIGURES

Fig. 1

unter g) einen erfindungsgemässen, aus zwei Teildruckträgern koplanar zusammengefügten Druckträger und unter a) - f) die einzelnen Schritte zur Herstellung dieses Druckträgers;

Fig. 2

unter a) eine Vorrichtung zur Herstellung des Druckträgers von Fig. 1 in einem Endlosprozess, bei welchem zwei, den Teildruckträgern entsprechende Bahnen bearbeitet und koplanar zusammengefügt werden, unter b) bzw. b') Aufsichten und unter c) bzw. c') Schnittdarstellungen dieser Bahnen; d) zeigt eine modifizierte Stanzeinheit der unter a) dargestellten Vorrichtung;

Fig. 3

unter a), a'), b), b)' und c) Schnittdarstellungen der Bahnen auf verschiedenen Zylindern der Vorrichtung von Fig. 2a);

Fig. 4

unter a) - c) alternative Ausführungsformen zur koplanaren Verbindung zweier Teildruckträger mittels Streifen;

Fig. 5

unter a) einen efindungsgemässen Druckträger im Schnitt mit integrierter Karte und unter b) den Druckträger mit entnommener Karte;

Fig. 6

unter a) einen erfindungsgemässen Druckträger im Schnitt mit integrierter Klebeetikette unter b) den Druckträger mit entnommener Klebeetikette;

Fig. 7

in einer Darstellung gemäss Fig. 6 b) einen erfindungsgemässen Druckträger im Schnitt mit entnommener Faltkarte;

Fig. 8

unter a) einen weiteren erfindungsgemässen Druckträger im Schnitt mit integrierter Flip-Karte, unter b) Schritte zur Herstellung der Flip-Karte und unter c) die herausgelöste Flip-Karte;

Fig. 9

unter a) eine Aufsicht auf einen Druckträgerbogen mit unterschiedlich breiten Teildruckträgern, unter b) den Druckträgerbogen gefaltet, unter c) Aufsichten auf Bahnen A1, A2 und B1 im Durchlauf durch Einheiten entsprechend den Einheiten I-IV von Fig. 2 a), unter d) und e) jeweils einen Schnitt durch die sich dabei ergebende, dreiteilige Druckträgerbahn A1/B1/A2, und unter f) eine Aufsicht auf diese Druckträgerbahn im Durchlauf durch eine Stanzeinheit entsprechend der Stanzeinheit V von Fig. 2 a);

Fig. 10

unter a) eine-Aufsicht auf einen weiteren Drückträgerbogen mit unterschiedlich breiten Teildruckträgern und einer im Teildruckträger B integrierten Faltkarte sowie, jeweils im Schnitt, unter b) den Druckträgerbogen, unter c) den Druckträgerbogen mit der entnommenen Faltkarte, unter d) die Faltkarte angeknickt und unter e) die fertige Faltkarte; und

Fig. 11

unter a) - d) vier Ausführungsformen von Druckträgern mit streifenförmigen Schwächungen mit darin eingearbeiteten Transpondern.

The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to embodiments in conjunction with the drawings. Each show schematically:

Fig. 1

under g) an inventive, from two partial print carriers coplanar assembled print carrier and under a) - f) the individual steps for the preparation of this print carrier;

Fig. 2

under a) a device for producing the print carrier of Fig. 1 in an endless process in which two webs corresponding to the sub-print carriers are processed and coplanarly joined together, under b) or b ') top views and under c) or c') sectional views of these webs; d) shows a modified punching unit of the device shown under a);

Fig. 3

under a), a '), b), b)' and c) sectional views of the tracks on different cylinders of the device of Fig. 2a );

Fig. 4

under a) - c) alternative embodiments for the coplanar connection of two partial pressure carriers by means of strips;

Fig. 5

under a) a print carrier according to the invention in section with integrated card and under b) the print carrier with card removed;

Fig. 6

under a) a print carrier according to the invention in section with integrated adhesive label under b) the print carrier with removed adhesive label;

Fig. 7

in a representation according to Fig. 6b) a novel print carrier in section with removed folding card;

Fig. 8

under a) another print carrier according to the invention in section with integrated flip-card, under b) steps for the production of the flip-card and under c) the detached flip-card;

Fig. 9

under a) a plan view of a print carrier sheet with differently wide partial print carriers, b) folded the print carrier sheet, c) supervision on tracks A1, A2 and B1 in passing through units corresponding to the units I-IV of Fig. 2 a) , under d) and e) in each case a section through the resulting, three-part print carrier web A1 / B1 / A2, and under f) a plan view of this print carrier web in the passage through a punching unit corresponding to the punching unit V of Fig. 2 a) ;

Fig. 10

under a) a view of another printing carrier sheet with differently wide partial printing media and a folded partial carrier B folding map and, respectively in section, under b) the print carrier sheet, under c) the print carrier sheet with the removed folding card, d) folded the folding card and under e) the finished folding card; and

Fig. 11

under a) - d) four embodiments of print media with strip-like weakenings with incorporated transponders.

In the figures, the size ratios of the various parts are not realistic. In particular, the thicknesses of the individual layers are greatly exaggerated for better visibility.

WAYS FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Fig. 1 shows under g) one of two flat partial printing media A and B coplanar assembled with mutual overlap print carrier A / B. The partial print carrier A consists of a single layer or layer 1 of paper. The partial print carrier B is a laminate of approximately corresponding thickness of three layers 2, 3 and 4, wherein the layers 2 and 4 may also be a paper layer or a film layer and the layer 3 is a so-called Schallsimschicht which allows a detachment of the layer 2 of it while remaining on the layer 4.

For the purpose of their coplanar connection, the partial printing substrates A and B are each weakened along an edge strip 5 or 6 by removing a strip-shaped partial layer 7 on the partial printing substrate A or a strip-shaped layer 8 on the partial printing substrate B in their thickness. To facilitate this and to obtain a clean boundary of the edge strips 5 and 6, the print carrier A and B can be provided in advance with cuts 9 and 10 respectively. Under a) and b) shows Fig. 1 the two partial printing carrier A and B in the original state, but already provided with such incisions 9 and 10. Under c), the strip-shaped sub-layer 7 of the paper layer 1 along the incision 9 of the paper layer 1 and thus the partial printing carrier A is shown separated, the separation by tearing under defibration of Paper material is done. In d), the strip-shaped layer 8 along the incision 10 is shown detached from the partial pressure carrier B, wherein it forms part of the layer 2 and has detached from the Schallsimschicht 3. Thereafter, on at least one of the weakened edge strips 5 or 6, in this case the edge strips 6 of the partial print carrier B, an adhesive 11 is applied in strip form, as is Fig. 1 e) shows. As in Fig. 1 f) shown, the two partial print carrier A and B with their edge strips 5 and 6 in mutual overlap finally glued together so that they come to lie substantially coplanar, like this Fig. 1 under g) shows. With a suitable weakening of both partial printing substrates A and B, possibly taking into account the thickness of the adhesive 11, in their overlapping area 5/6, as is preferred, the maximum thickness obtained is that of the two partial printing substrates A and B, respectively. The composite of the two partial printing media A and B print carrier A / B then has on its entire surface also has a substantially matching thickness.

Fig. 2 shows under a) a device for producing a print carrier A / B according to Fig. 1 in an endless process using partial printing media A and B, which are present as continuous webs and are unrolled from supply rolls 20 and 21. In b) shows Fig. 2 Supervision of the webs A and B in passing through the device of Fig. 2 a) , In c) is a section through the finished print carrier A / B shown.

From the supply roll 20, the web A of a first punching unit I with an underlying punching cylinder 22 and an overhead counter-cylinder 23 is supplied, wherein it runs in the punching unit on the counter-cylinder 23. The punching cylinder 22 is provided with at least one peripheral cutting edge for the attachment of the recess 9 of Fig. 1 during passage of the web A through the gap between the two cylinders 22 and 23 provided. In the direction of rotation in front of this gap, a roller 24 abuts on the punching cylinder 22, via which a first adhesive strip K1 removed from a roll 25 with a carrying film layer and an adhesive layer is transferred onto the punching cylinder 22 with the adhesive layer facing outwards. At the same time, a cover for the adhesive layer, for example in the form of a silicone paper S1, is removed from the adhesive strip K1 and fed to a roll 26 on which it is wound up. The adhesive strip K1 comes in the gap between the two cylinders 22 and 23 with the web A in contact and is there under pressure firmly glued to this. Then it runs - with entrainment of a partial layer of the paper layer of the web A, as will be explained below - further around the punching cylinder 22 around to a deflection roller 27, via which it is away from the punching cylinder and a reeling at 28 is supplied.

The adhesive strip K1 is dimensioned with respect to its width and relative to the web A and the incision 9 in this causing cutting edge 22.1 ( Fig. 3 a) ) is aligned so that it comes to lie between one of the side edges of the web A and the recess 9 and preferably also substantially fills the distance region between them. In particular, it rests on the punching cylinder 22 close to the cutting edge 22.1.

By now the adhesive force of the adhesive layer of the adhesive strip K1 on the paper material of the web A is selected to be higher than the internal strength of the paper material, this tears or shreds in the running direction in said edge strip 5 in such a way that a partial layer of the paper layer corresponding to the partial layer. 7 from Fig. 1 adhering to the adhesive tape K1 remains on the punching cylinder 22, while the web A, moreover, rotates around the counter-cylinder 23. The partial layer 7 torn off by the adhesive strip K1 and adhering to it is rolled up on the roll 28 together with the adhesive strip K1. The specific tear conditions can be kept precisely constant in the procedure described in the flow, so that there is an approximately constant depth of travel with a correspondingly constant weakening of the web A along its edge strip 5.

Accordingly, three processes take place almost simultaneously in the gap between the two cylinders 22 and 23: attaching the incision 9 for the straight demarcation of the edge strip 5 to be weakened, applying the adhesive strip K1 and tearing off the partial layer 7 with the adhesive strip K1.

The web A with its weakened edge strip 5 is guided in the other via various pulleys to, inter alia, a second punching unit II around, which will be described below.

The second punching unit II comprises an overhead punching cylinder 30 and an underlying counter-cylinder 31. This second punching unit II, the web B is supplied from the supply roll 21 so that it runs on the counter-cylinder 31. The punching cylinder 30 is like the punching cylinder 22 with at least one peripheral cutting edge (30.1 in Fig. 3 b) ) for the attachment of the incision 10 of Fig. 1 during passage of the web B through the gap between the cylinders 30 and 31 provided. Through the incision 10, the strip-shaped layer 8 of Fig. 1 d) It is then cut free from the web B and can then be wound on a roll 32 around the punching cylinder 30.

The web B with its weakened edge strip 6 is subsequently fed to a station III, in which an adhesive corresponding to the adhesive 11 of Fig. 1 e) strip is applied to the weakened edge strip 6. The adhesive 11 is applied dry by means of a pair of rollers 33, 34 and supplied thereto by a supply roll 35 on which it is arranged between two cover layers of silicone paper S2 and S3. One, S2, of these covering layers is drawn off from the roller 33 by a roller 36 before applying the adhesive layer 11 and rolled up on a roller 37. The other, S3, of these cover layers is removed only after the application of the adhesive 11 to the web B via a roller 38 thereof and wound on a roll 39. The adhesive 11 is then exposed on the top of the web B on the edge strip 6. In order for the adhesive to separate from the covering layers S2, S3 in the correct sequence, its adhesive force must be significantly lower than that of the covering layer S3 compared with the covering layer S2.

In a further station IV with two pressure rollers 40 and 41, the web A and the web B are brought together and glued together in overlap of their two weakened edge strips 5 and 6 with the adhesive 11 under pressure, as well as from Fig. 2c) is apparent. It is important that the pressure is exerted by the rollers 40, 41 in the overlapping area, for which purpose a so-called dressing may be provided there. In Fig. 2 a) It can be seen how the web A is guided around the pressure roller 40 and connected to the web B. In Fig. 2 b) It can be seen that the two webs A and B are laterally offset from each other through the device, that in the station IV with the pressure rollers 40 and 41 both weakened edge strips fit each other exactly in the desired overlap and be pressed.

Thus, a print carrier A / B according to the present invention already finished, albeit in the form of a continuous web, which could be wound on a roll 46 and provided for further continuous processing, for example, a printing company. In practice, however, increasingly individual sheets are needed, which can be processed by sheetfed printers. In the device of Fig. 2 a) Therefore, a third punching unit V is provided with a punching cylinder 42 and a counter-cylinder 43, wherein on the punching cylinder 42 at least one aligned transversely to the direction of the web A / B cutting edge for cutting individual sheets from the web A / B is present. 44 denotes a device for taking over and destacking the separated sheets and 45 a sheet stack. The sheets may have common formats such as A4 or Letter.

Fig. 3 illustrates under a), b) and c) the conditions on the three punching cylinders 22, 30 and 42 in the punching units I, II and V, wherein the individual figures each show longitudinal sections through the punching cylinder and wherein the cutting planes each as in Fig. 2 a) are indicated by dashed lines indicated.

Fig. 3 a) shows the conditions on the punching cylinder 22 of the first punching unit I. The cutting plane is slightly obliquely chosen here, so that they the upper edge of the punching cylinder 22 shortly after the gap between him and the only in Fig. 2 a) illustrated mating cylinder 23 cuts. The circumferential on the punching cylinder 22 cutting edge for generating the recess 9 in the web A is denoted by 22.1 and formed on a thin blanking sheet, which is magnetically held on the punching cylinder 22. The punching cylinder 22 is to the way, like the other punching cylinder incidentally also formed as a magnetic cylinder. The adhesive tape K1 is, as already described, fed to the punching cylinder 22 in such a way that it bears tightly against the cutting edge 22.1. In the gap between the punching cylinder 22 and the counter-cylinder 23, the cutting edge 22.1 penetrates into the web A. Also, the adhesive strip K1 is glued to the web A under high pressure there. Practically at the same time begins in the gap and the demolition and separation of the sub-layer 7 of the web A by the adhesive strip K1 with the adhering to him sub-layer 7 on the punching cylinder 22 over a certain Rotation angle continues to run while the web A revolves around the counter-cylinder 23 and after the gap, as in Fig. 3 a) can be seen, removed from the adhesive strip K1 and the sub-layer 7.

Fig. 3 b) shows the conditions on the punching cylinder 30 of the second punching unit II. The cutting plane is again slightly obliquely chosen here, so that they the lower edge of the punching cylinder 30 shortly after the gap between him and the only in Fig. 2 a) dargestellen counter cylinder 31 cuts. The rotating on the punching cylinder 30 cutting edge for generating the incision 10 in the web B is designated 30.1 and in turn formed on a thin blanking sheet, which is magnetically held on the punching cylinder 30. The strip-shaped sublayer 8 of the web B cut free by the incision 10 is pulled off the web B by continuing to run on the punching cylinder 30 over a certain angle of rotation while the web B leaves the gap between the punching cylinder 30 and the counter-cylinder in a straight line ,

In the embodiments described so far, the edge strips 5 and 6 of the two partial printing substrates A and B are each aligned straight and parallel to each other, both in terms of their outer edges and the cuts 9 and 10. On the finished print carrier A / B, this results in two, in Fig. 1 g) G1 and G2 designated hinge zones along which the two partial pressure carrier A and B can be rotated with less resistance to each other. For some applications, this may be irrelevant or even beneficial, while others may be undesirable. In the latter case can be largely avoided by a mutual interlocking of the two partial pressure carrier along their edge strips 5 and 6 of the hinge effect and produce a rigid connection. For this purpose, it is sufficient, for example, to form the two edge strips 5 and 6 in opposite directions undulating, both in terms of their outer edges and with respect to the notches 9 and 10, as in Fig. 2 b ') is shown, in which case the Einschitte are designated 9' and 10 '. On the punching cylinders 22 and 30, the cutting must be wavy accordingly designed as the Figures 3 a ') and 3 b') show and wherein the corresponding cutting edges with 22.1 ', 22.2', 30.1 'and 30.2'. are designated. The cutting edges 22.2 'and 30.2' are here additionally required to cut the outer edges of the webs A and B wavy, with a cutting waste is obtained. On the Punching cylinder 22, the two cutting edges 22.1 'and 22.2' can also be advantageously used to cut out of the roll 25, for example with straight edges supplied adhesive tape K1 exactly in the wavy contour adhesive tape K1 ', of course, cutting waste accumulates here, however, can be removed together with the cover S1.

The thickness of the partial layer 7 torn off from the paper layer of the partial print carrier A for its edge-side weakening and thus the extent of this weakening depends, apart from the paper quality used and partly the tear-off speed, above all on the tear-off angle, the thickness decreasing with increasing tear-off angle. The depth of the recess 9 plays practically no role in this context. This results in an edge-sharp separation of the sub-layer 7, even if the depth of the incision 9 is slightly less than the thickness of the sub-layer 7. Also, the adhesive force of the device of Fig. 2 a) used adhesive strip K1 on the paper surface does not play a significant role in the thickness of the sub-layer 7, provided that this adhesive force is only large enough.

In the device of Fig. 2 a) the tear-off angle is determined on the one hand by the diameter of the punching cylinder 22 and on the other hand by that of the counter-cylinder 23. Typically, these diameters are 110-150 mm for the punching cylinder 22 and 60-140 mm for the counter-cylinder 23 and are therefore relatively large, which results in a relatively small pull-off angle and a thickness that is usually very low for practice for the torn-off partial layer 7. However, if one wishes to reduce this thickness, one can use, for example, the modified punching unit I 'as shown in FIG Fig.2 d) is shown. In this, the web A and the adhesive strip K1 with the attached sub-layer 7 on a the punching and the counter-cylinder downstream roller pair 29 are separated from each other with a significantly smaller diameter.

As a result of the measures described above, the thickness of the partial layer 7 can be set relatively precisely to the respective desired value, in particular in the range between 20-120 .mu.m, for example a thickness of 25 .mu.m for papers with 80 g / m.sup.2 and a thickness of 50 .mu.m for papers with 120 g / m2 is suitable. For papers from 140 g / m2 and thicknesses from 185 microns, the thickness of the sub-layer can be 7 to 100 microns.

That in the Figures 1 - 3 Laminate used for the partial print carrier B or the web B is especially suitable for the production of integrated cards, in particular if the layer 2 is sufficiently thick, stiff and thus self-supporting. The device of Fig. 2 a) due to the punching units present in it anyway in the same pass along with the connection of the two webs A and B at least in the laminate of the web B in the layer 2 also just yet to produce such integrated cards. For this purpose, it is sufficient in principle to provide the stamping cylinder 30 held on the stamping sheet with an additional peripheral cutting edge, as in Fig. 3 b ) respectively. Fig. 3b ' ) is shown and designated 30.3 and cut with this the web B on the side of the layer 2 to the depth of Schälleimschicht 3. The cards thus cut free from the layer 2 along their circumference are in Fig.2 b ) and Fig. 2 b ') with 12 and the corresponding cut in the layer 2 in Fig. 3 b) and Fig. 3 b ') is denoted by 13. The integrated cards 12 are held in the web B or in the finished print carrier A / B by the Schälleimschicht 3 on the layer 4, but can be because of the separation properties of Schälleimschicht 3 detached from the layer 4 and dissolved out of the print carrier A / B.

On the punching cylinder 42 of the third punching unit V of the device of Fig. 2 a) could also, as in Fig. 3c) shown, a punching plate may be provided, for example, with a peripheral cutting edge 42.1, 42.1 individual print carrier sheets from the web A / B could be punched out to produce a stamped grid by this cutting edge 42.1 (in contrast to the cutting of the web under cross-cutting the same). Alternatively or additionally, the layer 4 of the web B could be cut with a peripheral cutting edge 42.2. This would be interesting, for example, within the contour of the integrated cards 12 produced in the layer 2 of the web B, as in FIG Fig. 2 b) or Fig. 2 b ') shown by dashed lines and designated 14, because this would on the integrated cards 12 a mitbei in their detachment from the print carrier layer would arise, which could be provided for example with a previously applied imprint.

In the embodiments described above, the partial print carriers A and B were interconnected coplanarly with mutual overlap of their two weakened edge strips 5 and 6. Fig. 4 shows under a) - c) as in principle also would be possible without mutual overlapping of these edge strips on impact using a strip 15 or two strips 15 and 16, wherein the strip or strips bridge the joint area in each case. The total thickness of the residual thickness of the two edge strips and the thickness of the strip or stripes should again correspond approximately to the thickness of the two partial printing substrates A and B. The strips 15 and 16 may in particular be adhesive strips.

The partial pressure carriers A and B are in Fig. 4 not specified further in their structure. In fact, both partial print carriers could be a uniform paper layer. One or both partial print carrier could also be a multilayer laminate such as that for the partial print carrier B in FIG Fig. 1 shown and in the Fig. 2 and 3 used for making integrated cards.

In the case of the multilayer laminate, as is the case for partial print carrier B in FIG Fig. 1 represented and in the Fig. 2 and 3 For the production of integrated cards, the layer 2 could be, in particular, a plastic film, for example of polyester, with a thickness in the range between 75 and 250 μm. The sound insulating layer could have a thickness in the range of 3 to 10 μm and the layer 4 could be a carrier layer with a thickness of 23 to 36 μm. It would result in this case, a total thickness for the partial print carrier B and thus preferably also for the paper material of the partial printing carrier A between 101 - 296 microns. The paper material would preferably be one which has a large volume at low weight, ie a low density.

The two edge strips 5, 6 could, in particular in the case of a connection with mutual overlap, have a width of between 3 and 12 mm, but preferably between 4 and 8 mm.

In the FIGS. 5 to 8 Further selected examples of the layer structure of the two partial printing substrates A and B are explained, which on the one hand enables their inventive compound and on the other hand, the production of different integrated products, wherein in the FIGS. 5 to 7 the partial print carrier A in each case again consists only of a uniform paper layer and the partial print carrier B is in each case a multilayer laminate.

In Fig. 5 the partial print carrier B from top to bottom has the following layer structure: a first Foliendeckschicht 50, a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 51, a paper layer 52, a second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 53, a second Foliendeckschicht 54, a Schallsimschicht 55 and a support layer of paper or foil 56. Along a , Edge strip is a strip with the layers 50-54 removed from the Schälleimschicht 55 and bonded there in overlap with a weakened edge strip of the partial print carrier A with an adhesive 57. By an encircling, from the first Foliendeckschicht 50 down to Schälleimschicht 55 reaching punching 58 an integral card 59 is punched in the partial print carrier B, which due to the separation properties of Schälleimschicht 55 liberable and dissolved out under b) in Fig. 5 is shown. The card 59 has, as is currently the case frequently with such cards, a paper core 52 with plastification on both sides by the film cover layers 50 and 54.

In Fig. 6 the partial print carrier B from top to bottom, for example, consisting of paper layer 60, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 61, a silicone release layer 62 and a support layer 63 made of paper or foil. Along a marginal strip, a strip with the layers 62 and 63 is removed from the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 61 and bonded there in overlap with a weakened edge strip of the partial print carrier A using the pressure-sensitive adhesive of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 61. By an encircling in the layer 60, down to the release layer 62 reaching 64 a partial self-adhesive label 65 is punched in the partial print carrier B, which due to the separation properties of the release layer 62 liberated and dissolved out under b) in Fig. 6 is shown.

Fig. 7 shows that from a the laminate of the partial print carrier B of Fig. 6 In the construction corresponding laminate with a wear layer 70, for example, a non-sticky folding card 71 on the outside could be produced, which after folding and gluing together of their parts 72 and 73 over the thickness of the layer 70 more than twice the thickness. The layer 70 could advantageously be a relatively thick film layer here.

Fig. 8 shows an embodiment in which also the partial print carrier A is a multilayer laminate and in addition to an upper paper layer 80 has a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 81 and a carrier layer 82 made of tear-resistant film. This construction has the particular advantage that no extra adhesive strip is required for tearing off a partial layer of the paper layer 80 to its peripheral weakening, because such is already present through the layers 81 and 82. It is sufficient in this respect to provide the partial print carrier A with an incision, after which the integral layer of the paper layer 80 can be torn off immediately with the integrated adhesive strip.

The partial print carrier B of Fig. 8 has the reverse layer order as the partial print carrier of Fig. 6 or 7 with the layers 83-86, wherein the layer 86 is a transparent film layer. For marginal weakening of the partial print carrier B, a strip with the layers 83 and 84 is removed, wherein the layer 84 is indeed a release layer, which can easily be detached from the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 85. The pressure-sensitive adhesive of this pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is used directly for the connection of the two partial printing substrates A and B, so that no extra adhesive is required for this purpose.

From the above-described construction, it is possible, for example, to obtain a flip-card 90 in which a print 91 previously applied to the paper layer 80 of the partial print carrier A is protected beneath a transparent film layer. For this purpose, a first partial card 87 is punched free in the partial print carrier A by a first punching, but this is still held by individual webs in the carrier layer 82 in the partial printing carrier A. In the partial printing carrier B, a second partial card 88 is punched free by a second punching, which is also held by individual webs in the layer 86 in the partial printing B carrier. In order to produce the flip card, in a first step the part designated by 89 comprising the layers 83 and 84 is removed from the partial print carrier B, whereby the region of the adhesive keeper layer 85 below this is uncovered. In a second step, the partial print carrier B is folded onto the partial print carrier A around the connection zone as a joint, wherein the exposed pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 85 comes into contact with the surface of the partial card 87 provided with the mentioned imprint 91 and adheres to it can be. In a third step, the finished flip-card 90 can be removed by breaking the mentioned webs from the print carrier A / B.

Print media A / B according to the invention are ultimately required in the form of single sheets for their intended use, the formats A4 being 297 × 210 mm or letter 297 × 216 mm being the most common. If only a simple integrated card or label in the usual check card format of 85 x 54 mm is present in the partial print carrier B, this is less than half as wide as the partial print carrier B, even if it is arranged on a narrow side of the A4 or letter format , More than half of the material, which is usually much more expensive in comparison with the partial printing substrate A, for the partial printing substrate B is not utilized in this case. Fig. 2 b) shows this case. In contrast, training would be like them Fig. 9 a) shows and in which the partial print carrier B extends only over half of the narrow side of the print carrier sheet or the partial print carrier A, in practice fully satisfy. Fig. 9b) shows the same print carrier sheet folded easily, the half-width partial print carrier B is supported and protected by the full width partial print carrier A and can be inserted easily in this form, for example, in an envelope.

Now, a method will be explained below, with the print carrier sheets 92 of the type of Fig. 9 a) can be produced rationally and virtually waste-free in a continuous process. In this method, three partial printing carrier webs A1, A2 and B1 are processed simultaneously, wherein the partial printing carrier webs A1 and A2 are arranged on both sides of the partial print carrier web B1 and coplanarly connected to the described inventive type coplanar to a three-part print carrier A1 / B1 / A2.

The method can be carried out with a device corresponding to that of Fig. 2a with the punching units I, II and III, with only additional units for the supply and connection of the third partial printing carrier web A2 with the partial printing carrier web B1 must be provided. The unrolling of the partial printing carrier web A2 can take place from the same shaft as for the partial printing carrier A1. The weakening of the edge strips, the various punching and gluing must be done in duplicate. In c) shows Fig. 9 Supervision on the Trains A1, A2 and B1 in the passage through the units I - IV of a correspondingly formed device. The middle web B1 is, for example, a multilayer laminate according to the Fig. 5 , which is especially suitable for the production of integrated cards 12. The two outer partial print carriers A1, A2 can be paper webs. The resulting three-part print carrier web A1 / B1 / A2 shows Fig. 9 under d) and e) in sections C1 - C1 in Fig. 9c) or C2 - C2 in Fig. 9 f) ,

In the three-part print carrier web A1 / B1 / A2 are printed sheets 92 accordingly Fig. 9 a) oriented in pairs in opposite directions. The dividing line 93 between the opposing print carriers 92 runs alternately along the outer edges of the middle partial print carrier B1, as shown in FIG Fig. 9 e) is indicated and in between transversely through the middle partial print carrier B1 therethrough. By suitable trimming or punching of the print carrier web A1 / B1 / A2 can thereby print carrier sheets 92 accordingly Fig. 9 a) be obtained from the print carrier web A1 / B1 / A2.

In f) shows Fig. 9 a plan view of the print carrier web A1 / B1 / A2 in the passage through a punching unit V the same device. In this punching unit V, individual print carrier sheets 92 are correspondingly, for example, by means of a punching plate arranged on a magnetic cylinder Fig. 9 a) punched out in pairs from the running web A1 / B1 / A2, wherein the dividing line 93 between the opposing print carriers in the form of a rectangular curve, which, as already mentioned, alternately along the outer edges of the central partial print carrier B1. These are as hidden lines in Fig. 9 f) shown in dashed lines. At the same time, the print carrier sheets 92 in the punching unit III are also cut to the desired format (punched lines 94), whereby a stamped grid is obtained. By turning each one print carrier sheet 92 of each pair of sheets received all the print carrier sheets 92 can be made to coincide with each other and stacked with the partial print carrier B1, for example, each lower right.

It would also be possible to separate the three-part print carrier web A1 / B1 / A2 in the punching unit III along the parting line 90 only into two opposing webs A1 / B1 and B1 / A2 and to roll this up for later endless further processing, for example. It would also be possible to cut the print carrier sheets without external trimming by simply cross-cutting the web in pairs from this

The method described above is apart from the fact that there are print carrier sheets according to Fig. 9 a) practically waste-free manufacture, also highly rational, because the print carrier sheets according to Fig. 9 a) always in pairs. A pairwise production of "normal" print carrier sheets eg according to Fig. 2b ) is not readily possible because the printing or web finishing machines, as they are commonly used for the production and processing of the invention print carrier, by default, have a width of only 520 mm. This is not enough to let two webs with a width corresponding to the height of the A4 format run side by side. In the described method for producing the three-part print carrier web A1 / B1 / A2 or of print media according to Fig. 9 a) However, parts of the middle web B1 are assigned in the separation along the parting line 93 alternately the two outer tracks A1, A2. The finished two-part print carrier A1 / B1, A2 / B1 can thus each have an overall height corresponding to the height of the A4 format, although the three-part print carrier A1 / B1 / A2 has a significantly smaller width, in particular a width of less than 520 mm.

Fig. 10 shows a) still another print carrier sheet 100 according to the invention in plan view, in which the partial print carrier B extends only over half of the narrow side of the print carrier sheet or the partial print carrier A. In part-print carrier B, a folding card 101 is integrated here, the parts of which are designated 102 and 103. Over the part 102 of the folding card 101, in parallel with the overlapping edge strips of the parts A and B, there is also a magnetic strip 104 for storing information as an optional supplement. Also, this print carrier sheet can be prepared by the method described above from a three-part print carrier web, with even the writing or reading of the magnetic stripe 104 could already be done on the current print carrier web.

The layer structure of the print carrier 100 is made Fig. 10b) seen. In the case of the partial print carrier A, as also shown, it may once again be a simple, edge-weakened paper layer. The partial print carrier B is a multilayer Laminate and has from top to bottom a layer 105 such as a plastic film, a pressure-sensitive adhesive view 106, a layer 107 such as paper, a further pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 108, a silicone release layer 109 and a support layer 110 such as paper or foil. Along an edge strip of the partial print carrier B, a strip with the layers 109 and 110 is removed from the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 108 and the partial print carrier B is glued there in overlap with a weakened edge strip of the partial print carrier A using the pressure-sensitive adhesive of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 108. By a circulating in the layers 105, 106 and 107, down to the support layer 110 down reaching down web-free punching 111, the folding card 101 is punched with respect to the outer circumference of its two parts 102 and 103 and can be removed because of the separation properties of the release layer 109 from the partial print carrier B. be like this Fig. 10 under c) shows.

Along the connecting line between the two parts 102 and 103 of the folding card 101, a further punching line 112 is present as a folding aid, which in the layer 105 as a continuous full section, in the layer 107, however, as a perforation with webs and / or as a layer not completely through this Bleed is executed. As a result, the two parts 102 and 103 of the folding card 101 merely hang together via the layer 107 and, in this case, also only via individual webs and / or over a certain residual thickness. This is recognizable in Fig. 10d) , wherein here the cut line of the representation in the region of a punched web 113 between the two parts 102 and 103 is selected.

Under e) shows Fig. 10 the folded folded and with respect to their parts 102 and 103 glued together folding card 101. In this, the originating from the layer 105, the outer and thereby the outer layers of the folding card 101 forming layers have no connection with each other. Their vollumlaufend smooth and web-free cut edge essentially determines the outer contour of the folding card 101. The inner webs 113 between serving as the core layers of the folding card, originating from the layer 107 layers, however, are visually barely recognizable tactile virtually palpable. As a result, the folding card 101 as a whole, in spite of the existing webs 113, gives the impression of a card on all sides. This is particularly pronounced when the cover layers are made of a relatively thick and stiff film and the core layers are thinner Consist of paper layer. To automatically read and write the magnetic stripe 104 on the finished card 101, it should have some rigidity anyway.

Fig. 11 shows under a) one of two flat partial printing media A and B coplanar with mutual overlap assembled print carrier A / B similar to that of Fig. 1 g) , The partial pressure carriers A and B are in Fig. 11 not specified further in their structure. In fact, both partial print carriers could be a uniform paper layer. One of the partial print carrier could also be a multilayer laminate such as that for the partial print carrier B in FIG Fig. 1 shown and in the Fig. 2 and 3 used for making integrated cards.

The two partial print carriers A and B are in Fig. 11 a) each weakened edge and are coplanar with these edge strips 205 and 206 in mutual overlap by means of a special double-sided adhesive tape 210 connected to each other. The double-sided adhesive tape 210 has two outer adhesive layers 211 and 212 and a supporting layer 213 therebetween, which may be a simple film layer.

To the print carrier A / B of Fig. 11 a) however, with additional functionality and thus added value, a transponder may be used for the supporting layer 213. Transponders, which are also referred to as RFID tags, are passive memory chips without their own power supply but with antenna for contactless encoding with information or for contactless reading of information stored in them. Such transponders are usually mounted on a plurality of thin, laminated film layers (in Fig. 11 not shown) and can be produced according to the prior art for the present application already sufficiently thin and in strip form with eg only 10 mm wide at about 100 mm in length. A partial or even complete printing technology production is possible.

Between the two edge strips 205 and 206 of the strip-shaped transponder 213 is concealed on both sides and arranged protected, the print carrier of Fig. 11 a ) is printable on both sides of the entire surface. Between the two edge strips 205 and 206 Above all, however, the transponder 213 also does not cause any local thickening of the print carrier A / B, unlike when, for example, it was glued onto the print carrier like a label or laminated between two layers, as usual in the prior art. In the latter case, in order to avoid differences in thickness, the transponder would have to be designed to be the same size as the print carrier as a whole or else compensating layers would have to be laminated next to the transponder, both of which would not be very economical. The same applies to the lamination of a transponder between the same sized paper layers in the region of a weakened strip in one or both paper layers.

You can make the print carrier of Fig. 11a ) with the device of Fig. 2 a) , provided for the web B a laminate, for example, corresponding to that of the partial printing substrate B of Fig. 1 is used. If a pure paper web is to be used as the web B, a second punching unit II would have to be used which, like the first punching unit I, is designed to receive a weakened edge strip on it. The transponder 213 is then like the adhesive 11 in Fig. 2 a) in the station III via the roller pair 33, 34 applied with pressure on the weakened edge strip 6 and fed to it as a continuous web from the supply roll 35, on which it is disposed between the two adhesive layers 211 and 212 and two cover layers of silicone paper S2 and S3.

In order for the transponder to come to lie properly in the bends possibly produced in the punching unit V, it must be suitably dimensioned with respect to its length and must also be controlled. The control can be achieved for example by means of a so-called insetting group (not shown), which is arranged between the supply roll 35 and the roller pair 33, 34 and by which the transponder web is stretched more or less slightly if necessary. To control the transponder track must be provided with tax stamps.

If transponders in print carrier sheets 92 of the type of Fig. 9 a) If they are to be incorporated with an A4 or Letter format, they may only be half the width of the print carrier sheets in their length, so that one transponder can fit per print carrier sheet.

Fig. 11b) shows an embodiment according to the of Fig. 4a ), wherein the two edge strips 205 and 206 here do not overlap each other and are connected to each other with an adhesive strip 215. The adhesive strip 215 has a cover layer 216, in particular made of paper, a Hafkleberschicht 217 and between these two layers a transponder 218 corresponding to that of Fig. 11 a) on. Again, the transponder 218 is hidden in the print carrier A / B integrated and causes no local thickening of the print carrier.

The print carrier of Fig. 11c) is a modification of the print carrier of Fig. 11b) , wherein here only along the weakened edge strip 205 of the partial print carrier A, an adhesive strip corresponding to the adhesive strip 215 with transponder 218 of Fig. 11b) is glued. This embodiment makes sense if it is all about providing a partial print carrier A with a transponder without thickness application and the partial print carrier B would not be of additional use. Incidentally, the adhesive tape 215 containing the transponder could also be regarded as a special type of partial print carrier B which simply lacks a thickened portion.

The print carrier of Fig. 11d) is a modification of the print carrier of Fig. 11c) Here, in only one print carrier D from a paper layer 220 along a strip 221, which is no longer an edge strip, there is a weakening into which an adhesive strip corresponding to the adhesive strip 215 with transponder 218 of FIG Fig. 11b) is glued. The weakening along the strip 221 can in particular be generated again by tearing off a strip-like partial layer, for example after a prior provision of the print carrier D with possibly two parallel cuts, as described above, for example for the weakened edge strips 5, 6.

The examples explained above are by no means to be understood as conclusive. Rather, they are only intended to make it clear that the present invention can be used with a large number of differently structured partial pressure carriers and that, within the scope of the present invention, a wide variety of integrated products can thus be produced.

In order to avoid skewing in the stack, the two interconnected partial pressure carrier should be as equal as possible thick. However, certain thickness differences can be tolerable. At least to +/- 5% thickness difference, the resulting flatness will be sufficient for most applications.

Integrated cards, folding cards or labels typically have dimensions of 55 by 85 mm, so that the partial print carrier B preferably used for their production can have a width of 80 mm. If the partial print carrier B is arranged recordable in a format of an A4 sheet along one of its narrow sides, a height of at least more than 200 mm results for the partial print carrier A, so that the partial print carrier A, which indeed consists of a cost-effective paper material can be made in terms of area, the largest part of the print carrier A / B.

In all embodiments described above, the gradation along the marginal strip of the partial printing substrate B, as far as it is a multilayer laminate, could be achieved not only by weaknesses with removal of individual layers but also by other measures, in particular directly in the laminate production.

With the help of Fig. 2 and Fig. 9 As explained methods, inventive print carrier A / B with integrated card can be produced in a single pass, wherein the method and the device used therefor may have to be slightly modified, depending on the layer structure of the partial print carrier used. For example, for the production of the print carrier of Fig. 8 no extra adhesive strip K1 and no glue 11 needed. It could also be that an adhesive is already present in the web A and that after the exposure of this adhesive only an uncoated ribbon would have to be applied. Possibly. the tearing off of the partial layer of the paper layer can also be carried out completely without the aid of an adhesive strip. It would also be possible to use only the first punching unit of Fig. 2 to use with their additional aggregates and to produce in one pass only a marginally weakened paper web, which could be supplied as a starting material for subsequent further processing, if necessary, even another manufacturer. This weakened paper web could already already be provided along its weakened edge strip with a covered by a removable cover layer adhesive layer.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

Layer or layer of paper

2

Paper or foil layer

3

removable adhesive layer

4

Paper or foil layer

5

edge strips

6

edge strips

5.6

overlap area

7

strip-shaped partial layer 7 on the partial printing carrier A.

8th

strip-shaped layer 8 on the partial print carrier B

9 '

incision

10

incision

11

Glue

12

cards

13

incision

14

incision

15

Stripes, adhesive strips

16

Strips, adhesive tape

20

supply roll

21

supply roll

22

punching cylinder

22.1

cutting edge

22.1 '

cutting edge

22.2 '

cutting edge

23

opposing cylinder

24

role

25

role

26

role

27

deflector roll

28

Reeling

29

roller pair

30

punching cylinder

30.1

circumferential cutting edge

30.1 '

cutting edge

30.2

cutting edge

31

opposing cylinder

32

role

33

role

34

role

35

supply roll

36

role

37

role

38

role

39

role

40

pressure roller

41

pressure roller

42

punching cylinder

42.1

circumferential cutting edge

42.2

circumferential cutting edge

43

opposing cylinder

44

Device for destacking sheets

45

sheet pile

46

role

50

first film cover layer, film cover layer

51

first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer

52

Paper layer, paper core

53

second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer

54

second film cover layer, film cover layer

55

removable adhesive layer

56

backing

57

Glue

58

punching

59

integrated map

60

paper layer

61

Adhesive layer

62

Silicone release layer

63

backing

64

punching

65

integrated self-adhesive label

70

wear layer

71

not sticky fold card

72

Part of the folding card 71

73

Part of the folding card 71

80

upper paper layer

81

Adhesive layer

82

backing

83

Paper or foil layer

84

Interface

85

Adhesive layer

86

transparent film layer

87

first part card

88

second part card

89

Part with layers 83

90

Flip card

91

imprint

92

Printing carrier sheet

93

parting line

94

punching lines

100

Printing carrier sheet

101

folding card

102

Faltkartenteil

103

Faltkartenteil

104

magnetic stripe

105

Plastic film, cover layers

106

Adhesive view

107

Paper layer, core layers

108

Adhesive layer

109

Silicone release layer

110

backing

111

web-free punching

112

further punching line

113

cutting edges

205

edge strips

206

edge strips

210

double-sided adhesive tape with transponder

211

outer adhesive layer

212

outer adhesive layer

213

carrying layer / transponder

215

adhesive

216

topcoat

217

Hafkleberschicht

218

transponder

220

paper layer

221

channel-like weakening

A

Web / partial print carrier

B

Web / partial print carrier

FROM

Print carrier, print carrier web

A1

Partial print carrier web

A2

Partial print carrier web

B1

Partial print carrier web

A1 / B1 / A2

three-part print carrier, print carrier web

A1 / B1

Print carrier web

B1 / A2

Print carrier web

D

print carrier

G1

hinge zone

G2

hinge zone

S1

silicone paper

S2

silicone paper

S3

silicone paper

K1

adhesive

I

first punching unit

I '

modified punching unit

II

second punching unit

III

station

IV

station

V

third punching unit

Claims (14)

1. Printing carrier (A/B; A'/B'; A1/B1/A2) made up of at least two laminar partial printing carriers (A, B; A', B') joined in a coplanar manner, one of said partial printing carriers (A; A'; A1, A2) comprising a paper layer (1, 80), characterised in that the paper layer (1, 80) of said one partial printing carrier (A; A') is reduced in thickness along an edge strip (5; 5') by removing a partial layer (7), in that said partial layer (7) is torn off, in that the other partial printing carrier (B; B') has a lesser thickness along an edge strip (6; 6') than elsewhere, and in that the two partial printing carriers (A, B; A', B') are interconnected along the respective edge strips (5, 6; 5' 6') thereof.
2. Printing carrier according to claim 1, characterised in that one or both edge strips (5, 6; 5', 6') have a width of between 3-12 mm, but preferably of between 4-8 mm.
3. Printing carrier according to either claim 1 or claim 2, characterised in that the two partial printing carriers (A, B; A', B') are interconnected along the respective edge strips (5, 6; 5', 6') thereof, said respective edge strips overlapping one another.
4. Printing carrier according to either claim 1 or claim 2, characterised in that the two partial printing carriers (A, B) are interconnected along the respective edge strips (5, 6) thereof using at least one strip (15, 16) in contiguity.
5. Printing carrier according to any of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the two partial printing carriers (A, B; A', B') have about the same thickness.
6. Printing carrier according to any of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the thickness thereof in the region where the two partial printing carriers (A, B; A', B') are interconnected along the respective edge strips (5, 6, 5', 6') thereof is no greater than the thickness of the thicker of said two partial printing carriers.
7. Printing carrier according to any of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the edge strip (5; 5') of the paper layer (1) is delimited from the rest of the paper layer (1) by means of a cut (9; 9') in said paper layer (1).
8. Printing carrier according to any of claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the other partial printing carrier (B; B') is a laminate comprising at least two layers (2, 4; 50-54, 56; 60, 63; 83, 86) which are separable from one another, at least one (2; 50-54; 63; 83) of said two separable layers being removed along the edge strip (8).
9. Printing carrier according to any of claims 1 to 8, characterised in that the edges of one or both edge strips (5, 6; 5', 6') are straight or undulating on one or both sides.
10. Printing carrier according to any of claims 1 to 9, characterised in that, in the direction of the edge strip (8), the other partial printing carrier (B; B') is shorter than, in particular only half as long as, the partial printing carrier (A; A') comprising the paper layer (1; 80).
11. Printing carrier according to any of claims 1 to 3 or 5 to 10, characterised in that the other partial printing carrier (B) is a laminate with a relatively thick top layer (60; 70) of paper or film, a contact-adhesive layer (61), a silicone separating layer (62) and a relatively thin paper or film backing layer (63), and is reduced in thickness along the edge strip by removing the backing layer (63) and the silicone separating layer (62) from the contact-adhesive layer (61), and in that the two partial printing carriers (A, B) are glued along the respective edge strips thereof by means of the contact adhesive on the contact-adhesive layer (61) so as to overlap.
12. Partial printing carrier (A; A') for producing a printing carrier (A/B; A'/B') according to any of claims 1 to 11, comprising a paper layer (1; 80) which is reduced in thickness along an edge strip (5; 5') by the removal of a partial layer (7), said partial layer (7) being torn off.
13. Partial printing carrier (A; A') according to claim 12, characterised in that an adhesive layer covered by a detachable covering layer is provided on the strip (5) of the paper layer (1).
14. Method for producing printing carriers (A1/B1; A2/B1) according to claim 10, using two outer partial printing carriers (A1, A2) and one middle partial printing carrier (B1), the two outer partial printing carriers (A1, A2) each comprising a paper layer and being reduced in thickness along an edge strip (5.1, 5.2) by removing a partial layer, and the middle partial printing carrier (B1) having a lesser thickness along two opposing edge strips (6.1, 6.2) than elsewhere, characterised in that the outer partial printing carriers (A1, A2) are each connected to one of the edge strips (6.1, 6.2) of the middle partial printing carrier (B1) along the respective edge strips (5.1, 5.2) thereof, and in that the partial printing carriers (A1, B1, A2) interconnected in this way are separated into at least two of the printing carriers by means of a parting line (93) which passes alternately along the opposing edge strips (5.1, 6.1, 5.2, 6.2) and therebetween crosses the middle partial printing carrier (B1).

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