JP6569098B2 - Anti-counterfeit media - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a forgery prevention medium capable of preventing forgery by visual recognition.

Patent Document 1 discloses that a watermark, an additional element by printing, and an embossed pattern are security elements, and the plurality of security elements are the same motif.
Further, holograms have been conventionally used for the purpose of preventing forgery (for example, Patent Documents 2 to 4).

JP-T-2004-508226 JP 2017-7193 A JP 2012-225975 A JP 2007-240787 A

As disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is preferable to provide a plurality of security elements in order to enhance the forgery prevention effect. Further, it is not easy to determine the authenticity of each security element by visual recognition. As disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is effective to use a plurality of security elements as the same motif.
However, Patent Document 1 provides the plurality of security elements only on one surface.
The anti-counterfeit medium is often used by recognizing the front side, but may be used on the back side, and a security element may be provided on the back side.
On the other hand, generally used holograms are two-dimensionally visible without a sense of depth, and with such normal holograms, the performance of the dot matrix machine is improved, so counterfeiting is relatively difficult. Easy.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an anti-counterfeit medium that can increase the recognition degree of a pattern not only on the front surface but also on the back surface, easily discriminate forgery, and is difficult to forge.

In the anti-counterfeit medium according to the first aspect of the present invention, the first pattern is printed on one surface of the base material, a hologram is pasted on the other surface of the base material, and the hologram is layered by a hologram layer. A forgery prevention medium in which two symbols are formed, wherein the first main element forming the first symbol and the second main element forming the second symbol are the same.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the anti-counterfeit medium according to the first aspect, the first design is printed in a first region of the base material, and the hologram is affixed in a second region of the base material. In the base material, a third region is formed between the first region and the second region, and the base material is placed so that the first region or the second region overlaps the third region. When bent, the first design and the second design are not covered by the first region or the second region, and the first design and the second design can be viewed side by side.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the anti-counterfeit medium according to the second aspect, the first region or the second region is folded when the base material is folded so as to overlap the third region. It is characterized in that the direction of the first symbol and the second symbol can be visually confirmed.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the anti-counterfeit medium according to any one of the first to third aspects, the first sub-element is in the first design and the second sub-element is in the second design. The first sub-element is different from the second sub-element, the first main element and the second main element are visually recognized as outlines, and the first sub-element or the second sub-element is It is visually recognized as colored or uneven.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the anti-counterfeit medium according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the third symbol is formed on the hologram, and from the first viewpoint, the third symbol is formed. Is not visible, the second symbol is visually recognized, and the third symbol can be visually recognized instead of the second symbol from a second viewpoint different from the first viewpoint.
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the anti-counterfeit medium according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the second design is visually recognized as having a sense of depth due to the structure of the hologram layer. And
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the anti-counterfeit medium according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, a fourth design different from the first design and the second design is formed on the hologram. It is characterized by.

  According to the anti-counterfeit medium of the present invention, not only the front side but also the back side can be increased in recognition of the pattern, and counterfeit is discriminated by enhancing the discrimination by comparing the front side pattern and the back side pattern. Easy to do.

The block diagram which shows the forgery prevention medium by 1st Example of this invention Explanatory drawing which shows the forgery prevention medium by 1st Example. The top view which shows the forgery prevention medium by 2nd Example The top view which shows the forgery prevention medium by 3rd Example The top view which shows the forgery prevention medium by 4th Example The top view which shows the forgery prevention medium by 5th Example

  The anti-counterfeit medium according to the first embodiment of the present invention is the same as the first main element forming the first symbol and the second main element forming the second symbol. According to the present embodiment, the first design is formed on the first design printed on one surface of the base material and the second design of the hologram attached on the other surface of the base material. By making the 1 main element the same as the 2nd main element that forms the 2nd pattern, not only one side of the base material but also the other side can increase the degree of recognition of the design. Forgery can be easily discriminated by enhancing the discrimination by comparing the first symbol and the second symbol.

  In the anti-counterfeit medium according to the first embodiment, the second embodiment of the present invention has the first pattern printed on the first region of the base material, and the hologram is pasted on the second region of the base material. In the base material, a third region is formed between the first region and the second region, and when the base material is folded so that the first region or the second region overlaps the third region, the first pattern The second symbol is not covered by the first region or the second region, and the first symbol and the second symbol can be viewed side by side. According to the present embodiment, the first symbol and the second symbol can be visually recognized side by side, and the counterfeit can be easily distinguished by being visually recognized by comparison.

  In the third embodiment of the present invention, in the anti-counterfeit medium according to the second embodiment, when the substrate is bent so that the first region or the second region overlaps the third region, the first pattern And the direction of the second symbol can be visually confirmed. According to the present embodiment, forgery discrimination by comparison is further facilitated by matching the directions of the first symbol and the second symbol. In the present invention, “directions coincide” means that the left and right sides of the pattern to be compared are the same when the substrates are folded and compared.

  According to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, in the anti-counterfeit medium according to any one of the first to third embodiments, the first subelement is included in the first symbol and the second subelement is included in the second symbol. The first sub-element and the second sub-element are made different, the first main element and the second main element are visually recognized as outlines, and the first sub-element or the second sub-element is visually recognized as colored or uneven It is what is done. According to the present embodiment, since the outline is the same, forgery discrimination by comparison is easy, and by providing a difference in coloring or unevenness, it is difficult to forge and has excellent design.

  The fifth embodiment of the present invention is an anti-counterfeit medium according to any one of the first to fourth embodiments, wherein a third pattern is formed on the hologram, and from the first viewpoint, the third The symbol cannot be visually recognized, the second symbol is visually recognized, and the third symbol can be visually recognized from the second viewpoint different from the first viewpoint instead of the second symbol. According to the present embodiment, it is possible to clearly recognize that the hologram is a hologram and to make it difficult to forge.

  The sixth embodiment of the present invention is a forgery prevention medium according to any one of the first to fourth embodiments, and the second pattern is visually recognized as having a sense of depth due to the structure of the hologram layer. It is. According to the present embodiment, it is possible to make it difficult to forge by making the second pattern a hologram structure that is visually recognized as having a sense of depth.

  The seventh embodiment of the present invention is an anti-counterfeit medium according to any one of the first to sixth embodiments, wherein a fourth design different from the first design and the second design is formed on the hologram. Is. According to the present embodiment, the third symbol may be formed on the hologram, and by forming the third symbol on the hologram, forgery can be made difficult.

Hereinafter, a forgery prevention medium according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a forgery prevention medium according to the first embodiment. 1A shows one side of the anti-counterfeit medium, FIG. 1B shows the other side of the anti-counterfeit medium, and FIG. 1C shows the configuration of the hologram.
The anti-counterfeit medium (1A) according to the present embodiment is mainly a bank note, a passport, a securities, a passport, a stock certificate, a gift certificate, a stamp, a ticket, a bill, or a certificate.
The base material (1) used as the anti-counterfeit medium (1A) is a printable material, and paper or a plastic sheet is used. The substrate (1) may be a paper or plastic sheet used alone, but may be a laminate of paper and a plastic sheet, or may be a coating of at least one surface of the paper.
The anti-counterfeit medium (1A) has a first pattern (11) printed on one surface of the substrate (1) as shown in FIG. 1 (a), and a basic pattern as shown in FIG. 1 (b). A hologram (20) is affixed to the other surface of the material (1).

The patch-type hologram (20) is affixed at a position away from the side of the substrate (1) by a predetermined distance.
As shown in FIG. 1 (c), the hologram (20) has a protective layer (2), an optical diffraction layer (3), a light reflection layer (4), and an adhesive layer (5) laminated in order. The diffraction layer (3) and the light reflection layer (4) form a hologram layer (6).
In the hologram (20), the second pattern (21) is formed by the hologram layer (6). The hologram layer (6) is, for example, a structure that is visually recognized with a stereoscopic effect by adding a shadow. For example, a Lippmann hologram or an embossed hologram can be used. Therefore, the second pattern (21) is visually recognized as having a sense of depth.

The 1st pattern (11) is formed from the 1st main element and the 1st subelement. The 2nd pattern (21) is formed from the 2nd main element and the 2nd subelement.
Here, the 1st main element and the 2nd main element are outlines, for example, are visually recognized as the outline of a mountain.
The first main element and the second main element which are outlines are the same.
The first subelement and the second subelement are visually recognized as coloring. The first subelement and the second subelement have different coloring.

According to this example, the first pattern (11) printed on one surface of the substrate (1) and the second pattern (20) attached to the other surface of the substrate (1) ( 21), the first main element that forms the first pattern (11) and the second main element that forms the second pattern (21) are the same, so that one of the base materials (1) The recognition of the first symbol (11) and the second symbol (21) can be increased not only on the other surface but also on the other surface, and the comparison between the first symbol (11) and the second symbol (21). Forgery can be easily discriminated by enhancing the discrimination by means of the above, and by making the second pattern (21) a hologram structure that is visually recognized as having a sense of depth, forgery can be made difficult.
Further, according to the present embodiment, since the outline is the same, forgery discrimination by comparison is easy, and by providing a difference in coloring, it is difficult to forge and has excellent design.
In FIG. 1, the display is omitted, but the base material (1) is printed with charges, characters, and patterns, and an image given by squeezing or an intaglio image line given by intaglio printing. In addition, it may be provided as a forgery prevention unit different from the first pattern (11) and the hologram (20).

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a forgery prevention medium according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2A shows the first region to the third region of the anti-counterfeit medium, and FIG. 2B shows a state where a part of the anti-counterfeit medium is bent.
As shown in FIG. 2A, the base material (1) includes a first region (X) where the first pattern (11) is printed, a second region (Y) where the hologram (20) is pasted, The third region (Z) is formed between the first region (X) and the second region (Y).
As shown in FIG. 2B, when the base material (1) is bent so that the first region (X) overlaps the third region (Z), the second pattern (21) The first symbol (11) and the second symbol (21) can be seen side by side without being covered by X).
In addition, when the base material (1) is bent so that the second region (Y) overlaps the third region (Z), the first pattern (11) is not covered by the second region (Y). The first symbol (11) and the second symbol (21) can be viewed side by side.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 2B, when the base material (1) is bent so that the first region (X) overlaps the third region (Z), the first design (11) and the second design (2) The direction with the pattern (21) coincides and can be visually recognized.
According to the present embodiment, the first symbol (11) and the second symbol (21) can be viewed side by side and can be visually recognized by comparison, so that forgery can be easily determined.
Moreover, according to the present embodiment, forgery discrimination by comparison is further facilitated by matching the directions of the first symbol (11) and the second symbol (21).

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a forgery prevention medium according to the second embodiment. 3A shows one side of the anti-counterfeit medium, and FIG. 3B shows the other side of the anti-counterfeit medium.
As for the anti-counterfeit medium (1B) according to the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the first pattern (11) is formed of the first main element and the first sub-element, and the second pattern (21) is the second pattern (21). It is formed of two main elements and a second sub element. Further, similarly to the first embodiment, the first main element and the second main element are visually recognized as outlines. The first main element and the second main element which are outlines are the same.
The 1st subelement and the 2nd subelement by a present Example are visually recognized as an unevenness | corrugation. The first sub-element is an unevenness that can be sensed by touch. Such irregularities can be formed by intaglio printing.
According to the present embodiment, since the outline is the same, forgery discrimination by comparison is easy, and by providing a difference in unevenness, it is difficult to forge and has excellent design.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an anti-counterfeit medium according to the third embodiment. 4A shows a state where the other surface of the anti-counterfeit medium is viewed from the first viewpoint, and FIG. 4B shows a state where the other surface of the anti-counterfeit medium is viewed from the second viewpoint. Although one side of the anti-counterfeit medium is not shown in FIG. 4, the first pattern (11) shown in FIG. 1 (a) or FIG. 3 (a) is printed on one side of the anti-counterfeit medium. Has been.
The hologram (20) affixed to the other surface of the anti-counterfeit medium (1C) according to this example forms the third symbol (23) together with the second symbol (21).
Then, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), the hologram (20) can be viewed from the first viewpoint, but the third symbol (23) cannot be visually recognized, and the second symbol (21) can be visually recognized, as shown in FIG. 4 (b). Thus, from the second viewpoint different from the first viewpoint, the third symbol (23) can be visually recognized instead of the second symbol (21). For such a hologram (20), for example, a relief hologram or a rainbow hologram can be used.
According to the present embodiment, it can be clearly seen that the hologram (20), and it can be made difficult to forge.
Note that the second symbol (21) and the third symbol (23) may be visually recognized with the same main element, for example, different gradation expression and hue.

  For the hologram (20) of the first embodiment or the second embodiment, for example, as in the third embodiment, the second design (21) and the third design (23) are changed by changing the viewpoint. Alternatively, it may be visible.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an anti-counterfeit medium according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 5A shows one side of the anti-counterfeit medium, and FIG. 5B shows the other side of the anti-counterfeit medium.
The hologram (20) affixed to the other surface of the anti-counterfeit medium (1D) according to the present embodiment has a fourth symbol (24) different from the first symbol (11) and the second symbol (21). 21). The fourth pattern (24) is preferably formed by the hologram layer (6), but may be formed by other methods. As another method, a part of the light reflection layer (4) forming the hologram layer (6) is removed to form a light transmissive region, and a fourth pattern (24) is formed in the light transmissive region. Also good. In addition, the fourth pattern (24) is formed on the base material (1) to which the anti-counterfeit medium (1D) is pasted by a watermark or a pattern, and the light transmitting layer (4) is partially removed from the light transmissive region. You may make it 4 figures (24) visually recognizable.
According to the present embodiment, forgery can be made difficult by forming the fourth pattern (24) on the hologram (20).

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a forgery prevention medium according to the fifth embodiment. 6A shows one side of the anti-counterfeit medium, and FIG. 6B shows the other side of the anti-counterfeit medium.
In the anti-counterfeit medium (1E) of the present embodiment, a state in which a stripe hologram (20) is attached to the base material (1) is shown. The stripe-type hologram (20) is pasted from one side to the other side between a pair of opposing sides of the substrate (1).
The patch-type hologram (20) in the first to fourth embodiments may be changed to a stripe-type hologram (20) as in this embodiment.

  The hologram according to the present invention can prevent counterfeiting by visual recognition, but can also perform automatic discrimination by machine reading.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Base material 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E Forgery prevention medium 2 Protective layer 3 Optical diffraction layer 4 Light reflection layer 5 Adhesive layer 6 Hologram layer 11 1st pattern 20 Hologram 21 2nd pattern 23 3rd pattern 24 3rd 4 designs X 1st area Y 2nd area Z 3rd area

Claims (7)

A forgery prevention medium in which a first pattern is printed on one surface of a substrate, a hologram is attached to the other surface of the substrate, and a second pattern is formed on the hologram by a hologram layer,
An anti-counterfeit medium characterized in that the first main element forming the first symbol and the second main element forming the second symbol are the same.   The first pattern is printed on the first region of the base material, the hologram is pasted on the second region of the base material, and a third portion is formed between the first region and the second region on the base material. When the base material is folded so that the first region or the second region overlaps the third region, the first design and the second design are the first region or the second design. The forgery prevention medium according to claim 1, wherein the first design and the second design can be viewed side by side without being covered by two regions.   When the base material is folded so as to overlap the first region or the second region with the third region, the directions of the first symbol and the second symbol can be visually confirmed. The forgery prevention medium according to claim 2.   The first symbol has a first sub-element, the second symbol has a second sub-element, and the first sub-element is different from the second sub-element, and the first main element and the second sub-element The counterfeit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein two main elements are visually recognized as outlines, and the first subelement or the second subelement is visually recognized as coloring or unevenness. Prevention medium.   A third symbol is formed on the hologram, the third symbol is not visible from the first viewpoint, the second symbol is visually recognized, and the second symbol is different from the second viewpoint. The forgery prevention medium according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the third symbol can be visually recognized instead.   The forgery prevention medium according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the second design is visually recognized as having a sense of depth due to the structure of the hologram layer.   The forgery prevention medium according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a fourth design different from the first design and the second design is formed on the hologram.

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