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EP1015254A1 - Fiduciary document coated with security prints - Google Patents

Fiduciary document coated with security prints

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EP1015254A1
EP1015254A1 EP98922896A EP98922896A EP1015254A1 EP 1015254 A1 EP1015254 A1 EP 1015254A1 EP 98922896 A EP98922896 A EP 98922896A EP 98922896 A EP98922896 A EP 98922896A EP 1015254 A1 EP1015254 A1 EP 1015254A1
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Jérôme MARTIN
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Francois Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire SA
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/20—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof characterised by a particular use or purpose
    • B42D25/29—Securities; Bank notes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/30—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
    • B42D25/36—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery comprising special materials
    • B42D25/378—Special inks
    • B42D25/387—Special inks absorbing or reflecting ultraviolet light

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  • the present invention relates to a fiduciary or similar document, of the type which comprises a support on which security prints are provided.
  • “Fiduciary document” means all documents such as banknotes, checks, bank cards, used to transmit a sum of money.
  • “assimilated document” means all the documents issued by a state administration to attest to the identity of a person, his rights to drive a vehicle ... Without limitation, we can cite the card identity, passport, driver's license, etc. This expression also means any document used to authenticate an object of value. It may for example be a label affixed to a luxury item of clothing. All of these documents have in common that they include security equipment or, at least, security prints which are very difficult to reproduce and which guarantee their authenticity.
  • detectors with ultraviolet radiation which make it possible to distinguish the true ones from the counterfeit notes, in particular by revelation of impressions of fluorescent inks and / or by absence of reflection of the support paper.
  • Document US-A-5005873 describes an article provided with means making it possible to visually give a guarantee of authenticity.
  • the article is a laminate comprising a base layer and two superposed fluorescent layers.
  • the materials used are for example plastics such as polyvinyl chloride. Fluorescent materials are dispersed in the plastic materials of the two layers. It is specified that the first and second fluorescent materials are chosen so as to have different excitation and emission spectra, so as to emit different colors in the visible and infrared (IR) regions of the spectrum.
  • the article may constitute an adhesive label affixed for example to a video cassette.
  • a technique from the field of laminated materials, is difficult to implement on fiduciary documents such as banknotes.
  • GB-A-2 300 596 relates to a fluorescent security element for checks and banknotes, which is visible to the naked eye, but cannot be reproduced by photocopy or scanner.
  • This element comprises a transparent or translucent substrate, formed of a plastic film or of paper absorbing partially the UV On this substrate are deposited a first and a second fluorescent coatings. These coatings consist of a filling material in which a pigment or fluorescent dye is dispersed. The two coatings are chosen to emit fluorescence at different wavelengths. Consequently, depending on the type of light in which it is seen, the security element adopts the color of one or the other of the two coatings.
  • document EP-A-595 583 (CANON) relates to a means which is not visible to the naked eye, making it possible to verify that the document on which it is placed is authentic.
  • the invention also relates to a method for verifying whether or not the document is authentic. It includes equipment making it possible to read the information contained in said means and to analyze whether the document is a copy or an original.
  • the means not visible to the naked eye is an identification mark formed of an ink comprising a plurality of fluorescent coloring materials, each having a fluorescence wavelength close to IR. Furthermore, these materials have an absorption spectrum with maximum absorption wavelengths which do not overlap.
  • the present invention aims to provide additional security of fiduciary documents by providing them with an additional means to guarantee their authenticity, without this security being reproducible in particular by photocopying and this by using a simple technique, commonly used in the field of fiduciary documents.
  • said first impression consists of a message in the form of letters and / or numbers and / or other signs;
  • said first printing is made in invisible red ink, but fluorescent or phosphorescent;
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a fiduciary document coated with two prints in accordance with the invention
  • FIGS. 2A and 2B are diagrams intended to illustrate what is visible to an observer when the document of Figure 1 is illuminated by means of UV radiation;
  • Figures 3A and 3B are diagrams intended to illustrate what is visible to an observer when the document of Figure 1 is illuminated by means of UV radiation, through a filter.
  • ABS ink Ci invisible to the naked eye, but fluorescent or phosphorescent.
  • This ink is for example red in color.
  • this first impression 3 is not detected. It is produced either in the form of a uniform impression, or in the form of a multiplicity of lines. This is what has been shown in FIG. 1. However, in another embodiment, it may be interlaced lines or any other form of writing.
  • This first impression may take the form, as shown in FIG. 1, of a message made up of letters.
  • a message may also include numbers and / or other signs. It can be completely arbitrary or, on the contrary, have a meaning for the reader.
  • a second impression 4 is carried by the document 1, which covers the first impression. In a particularly advantageous manner, this impression occupies an area greater than that of the first impression.
  • Printing 4 is carried out with an ink visible or invisible to the naked eye.
  • it is a C 2 color ink different from Ci.
  • a color C 3 complementary to Ci is used, in order to obtain a good contrast.
  • C 2 is the color green.
  • the second printing is carried out so as to form a visual scrambling of the first printing, so that under neutral light illumination when the ink C 2 is a visible ink, or under UV lighting when the ink C 2 is an ink invisible to the naked eye, only the second impression 4 is visible. This is what has been shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, where the reference O designates the eye of an observer, while the oblique arrow represents UV radiation.
  • the second printing is produced in the form of a guilloche pattern, that is to say an arrangement of interlaced lines directed in any directions, so that the arrangement of these lines and their density per unit of surface are such that they mask the vision of the first impression.
  • This second impression constitutes a first level of security for the document.
  • the support 2 of the document consisting of paper when it is a bank note, will preferably be devoid of optical brightener so that, under UV radiation, no light is reflected by that -this. Otherwise, this additional reflected light would make it more difficult to consult the second impression (absence of contrast).
  • additive synthesis is implemented here, which means that it is the emission of the colors of the fluorescent pigments excited by UV rays which is perceived by the eye.
  • FIGS. 3A and 3B is shown the situation in which, in addition to UV radiation, the observer consults document 1 through a filter, for example made of plastic, the color of which is similar to that of the first impression. 3.
  • a filter for example made of plastic, the color of which is similar to that of the first impression. 3.
  • additive synthesis here again, the little light possibly reflected by the support 2 is filtered by the filter 5 and this support is seen black by the observer.
  • Ci is preferably the color red, while C 2 is preferably the color green. However, any other pair of colors, preferably complementary, can be used. Of course, since at least Ci is an ink invisible to the naked eye, the security prints in accordance with the invention cannot be reproduced using a photocopier.

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Abstract

The invention concerns a fiduciary document or the like (1), such as a banknote, passport, identity card, bank card, comprising a medium (2) whereon are provided security prints (3, 4). The invention is characterised in that the security prints include: a first print (3) produced in ink of a first colour (C>1<) invisible to the naked eye but fluorescent or phosphorescent; a second print (4) covering the first and produced in ink of a second colour (C>2<) visible or invisible to the naked eye but fluorescent or phosphorescent, the second print (4) being produced so as to blur the first print, such that in neutral light or ultraviolet illumination, only said second print (4) is visible, while the first print (3) is revealed only in ultraviolet illumination and through a filter of the same colour (C>1<) as that of the first print (3).

Description

DOCUMENT FIDUCIAIRE REVÊTU D'IMPRESSIONS FIDUCIARY DOCUMENT COATED WITH PRINTS
DE SECURITEOF SECURITY
La présente invention se rapporte à un document fiduciaire ou assimilé, du type qui comprend un support sur lequel sont prévues des impressions de sécurité.The present invention relates to a fiduciary or similar document, of the type which comprises a support on which security prints are provided.
Par "document fiduciaire", on entend tous les documents tels que billets de banque, chèques, cartes bancaires, servant à transmettre une somme d'argent. Par "document assimilé", on entend tous les documents émis par une administration de l'Etat pour attester de l'identité d'une personne, de ses droits à conduire un véhicule... A titre non limitatif, on peut citer la carte d'identité, le passeport, le permis de conduire, etc. Par cette expression, on entend également tout document servant à authentifier un objet de valeur. Il peut s'agir par exemple d'une étiquette apposée sur un vêtement de luxe. Tous ces documents ont pour point commun de comporter des équipements de sécurité ou, tout au moins, des impressions de sécurité très difficilement reproductibles et permettant de garantir leur authenticité."Fiduciary document" means all documents such as banknotes, checks, bank cards, used to transmit a sum of money. By "assimilated document" means all the documents issued by a state administration to attest to the identity of a person, his rights to drive a vehicle ... Without limitation, we can cite the card identity, passport, driver's license, etc. This expression also means any document used to authenticate an object of value. It may for example be a label affixed to a luxury item of clothing. All of these documents have in common that they include security equipment or, at least, security prints which are very difficult to reproduce and which guarantee their authenticity.
Ainsi, on connaît des détecteurs à rayonnement ultraviolet qui permettent de discerner les vrais des faux billets, notamment par révélation d'impressions d'encres fluorescentes et/ou par absence de réflection du papier support.Thus, detectors with ultraviolet radiation are known which make it possible to distinguish the true ones from the counterfeit notes, in particular by revelation of impressions of fluorescent inks and / or by absence of reflection of the support paper.
Régulièrement, on tente d'améliorer les dispositifs de sécurité, notamment du fait que des faussaires expérimentés, à l'aide de photocopieurs très performants, arrivent à reproduire des documents fiduciaires dans des qualités telles que leur authenticité n'est même pas mise en doute par le commun des mortels. On décrit dans le document US-A-5005873 (WEST) un article pourvu de moyens permettant de donner visuellement une garantie d'authenticité. L'article est un laminé comprenant une couche de base et deux couches superposées fluorescentes. Les matériaux utilisés sont par exemple des plastiques tels que du chlorure de polyvinyle. Des matières fluorescentes sont dispersées dans les matériaux plastiques des deux couches. Il est précisé que les première et seconde matières fluorescentes sont choisies de manière à avoir des spectres d'excitation et d'émission différents, de façon à émettre des couleurs différentes dans les régions visibles et infra-rouge (IR) du spectre.Regularly, we try to improve the security devices, in particular the fact that experienced counterfeiters, using high-performance photocopiers, manage to reproduce fiduciary documents in qualities such that their authenticity is not even in doubt by ordinary people. Document US-A-5005873 (WEST) describes an article provided with means making it possible to visually give a guarantee of authenticity. The article is a laminate comprising a base layer and two superposed fluorescent layers. The materials used are for example plastics such as polyvinyl chloride. Fluorescent materials are dispersed in the plastic materials of the two layers. It is specified that the first and second fluorescent materials are chosen so as to have different excitation and emission spectra, so as to emit different colors in the visible and infrared (IR) regions of the spectrum.
L'article peut constituer une étiquette adhésive apposée par exemple sur une cassette vidéo. Une telle technique, du domaine des matériaux laminés, est difficile à mettre en oeuvre sur des documents fiduciaires tels que des billets de banque. Le document GB-A-2 300 596 (PORTALS) se rapporte à un élément de sécurité fluorescent pour chèques et billets de banque, qui est visible à l'oeil nu, mais non reproductible par photocopie ou scanner. Cet élément comporte un substrat transparent ou translucide, formé d'un film plastique ou de papier absorbant partiellement les U. V. Sur ce substrat sont déposés un premier et un second revêtements fluorescents. Ces revêtements sont constitués d'un matériau de remplissage dans lequel est dispersé un pigment ou une teinture fluorescente. Les deux revêtements sont choisis pour émettre en fluorescence à des longueurs d'onde différentes. Par conséquent, en fonction du type de lumière sous laquelle il est vu, l'élément de sécurité adopte la couleur de l'un ou l'autre des deux revêtements.The article may constitute an adhesive label affixed for example to a video cassette. Such a technique, from the field of laminated materials, is difficult to implement on fiduciary documents such as banknotes. GB-A-2 300 596 (PORTALS) relates to a fluorescent security element for checks and banknotes, which is visible to the naked eye, but cannot be reproduced by photocopy or scanner. This element comprises a transparent or translucent substrate, formed of a plastic film or of paper absorbing partially the UV On this substrate are deposited a first and a second fluorescent coatings. These coatings consist of a filling material in which a pigment or fluorescent dye is dispersed. The two coatings are chosen to emit fluorescence at different wavelengths. Consequently, depending on the type of light in which it is seen, the security element adopts the color of one or the other of the two coatings.
Enfin, le document EP-A-595 583 (CANON) concerne un moyen non visible à l'oeil nu permettant de vérifier que le document sur lequel il est placé est authentique. L'invention concerne également un procédé pour vérifier que le document est ou non authentique. Il comprend des équipements permettant de lire l'information contenue dans ledit moyen et d'analyser si le document est une copie ou un original.Finally, document EP-A-595 583 (CANON) relates to a means which is not visible to the naked eye, making it possible to verify that the document on which it is placed is authentic. The invention also relates to a method for verifying whether or not the document is authentic. It includes equipment making it possible to read the information contained in said means and to analyze whether the document is a copy or an original.
Le moyen non visible à l'oeil nu est une marque d'identification formé d'une encre comportant une pluralité de matériaux colorants fluorescents, chacun ayant une longueur d'onde de fluorescence proche de l'IR. Par ailleurs, ces matériaux ont un spectre d'absorption avec des longueurs d'onde d'absorption maximales qui ne se chevauchent pas.The means not visible to the naked eye is an identification mark formed of an ink comprising a plurality of fluorescent coloring materials, each having a fluorescence wavelength close to IR. Furthermore, these materials have an absorption spectrum with maximum absorption wavelengths which do not overlap.
Là encore, les deux techniques décrites ci-dessus nécessitent de devoir disposer d'irradations de longueurs d'ondes différentes pour s'assurer de l'authenticité du document.Again, the two techniques described above require having to have irradiations of different wavelengths to ensure the authenticity of the document.
La présente invention a pour but d'apporter une sécurité supplémentaire des documents fiduciaires en leur apportant un moyen additionnel pour garantir leur authenticité, sans que cette sécurité ne soit reproductible notamment par photocopie et ceci en utilisant une technique simple, couramment utilisée dans le domaine des documents fiduciaires.The present invention aims to provide additional security of fiduciary documents by providing them with an additional means to guarantee their authenticity, without this security being reproducible in particular by photocopying and this by using a simple technique, commonly used in the field of fiduciary documents.
Ainsi, elle propose un document fiduciaire ou assimilé, tel que billet de banque, passeport, carte d'identité, carte bancaire, comprenant un support sur lequel sont prévues des impressions de sécurité.Thus, it offers a fiduciary or similar document, such as bank note, passport, identity card, bank card, comprising a support on which security prints are provided.
Ce document se caractérise par le fait que lesdites impressions de sécurité comprennent :This document is characterized by the fact that said security impressions include:
- une première impression réalisée en une encre d'une première couleur invisible à l'oeil nu, mais fluorescente ou phosphorescente ; - une seconde impression qui recouvre la première et qui est réalisée en une encre d'une seconde couleur visible ou invisible à l'oeil nu, mais fluorescente ou phosphorescente, la seconde impression étant réalisée de manière à former un brouillage visuel de la première impression, de sorte que sous éclairage de lumière neutre ou sous éclairage ultraviolet, seule cette seconde impression est visible, tandis que la première impression est révélée seulement sous éclairage ultraviolet et au-travers d'un filtre de la même couleur que celle de ladite première impression.- a first impression made in an ink of a first color invisible to the naked eye, but fluorescent or phosphorescent; a second impression which covers the first and which is produced in an ink of a second color visible or invisible to the naked eye, but fluorescent or phosphorescent, the second impression being produced so as to form a visual scrambling of the first impression , so that under neutral light illumination or under ultraviolet light, only this second impression is visible, while the first impression is revealed only under ultraviolet light and through a filter of the same color as that of said first impression .
Ainsi, s'il s'agit d'un billet de banque avec une seconde impression en encre visible, celle-ci est visible à l'oeil nu. Sous éclairage ultra-violet (UV), seule cette seconde impression demeure visible, tandis que sous éclairage UV et à travers un filtre, on distingue la première impression.Thus, if it is a bank note with a second impression in visible ink, it is visible to the naked eye. Under ultra-violet (UV) lighting, only this second impression remains visible, while under UV lighting and through a filter, the first impression is distinguished.
Lorsque la seconde impression est réalisée en encre invisible, celle-ci n'est visible que sous éclairage UV. On a donc une sécurité supplémentaire révélée seulement sous éclairageWhen the second impression is made in invisible ink, it is only visible under UV lighting. So we have additional security revealed only under lighting
UV et à travers un filtre, qui permet de garantir l'authenticité du document.UV and through a filter, which guarantees the authenticity of the document.
Par ailleurs, les impressions en encres invisibles fluorescentes ou phosphorescentes ne sont pas reproductibles à l'aide d'un photocopieur, ce qui limite les risques de contrefaçon. L'invention, qui fait usage d'impressions à l 'aide d'encres particulières, ne remet aucunement en cause la technique habituelle de fabrication des documents fiduciaires.In addition, prints in invisible fluorescent or phosphorescent inks cannot be reproduced using a photocopier, which limits the risk of counterfeiting. The invention, which makes use of prints using special inks, does not in any way call into question the usual technique of manufacturing fiduciary documents.
Selon d'autres caractéristiques avantageuses mais non limitatives :According to other advantageous but non-limiting characteristics:
- ladite première impression consiste en un message sous forme de lettres et/ou de chiffres et/ou d'autres signes ;- said first impression consists of a message in the form of letters and / or numbers and / or other signs;
- ladite seconde impression consiste en un guillochage ;- Said second impression consists of a guilloche;
- lesdites première et seconde impressions sont réalisées à l'aide d'encres de couleurs complémentaires ;- said first and second impressions are made using inks of complementary colors;
- ladite première impression est réalisée en encre rouge invisible, mais fluorescente ou phosphorescente ;- said first printing is made in invisible red ink, but fluorescent or phosphorescent;
- ladite seconde impression est réalisée en encre verte visible ou invisible, mais fluorescente ou phosphorescente ;- Said second printing is carried out in visible or invisible, but fluorescent or phosphorescent green ink;
- la seconde impression occupe une surface supérieure à celle de la première impression. D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront à la lecture de la description détaillée qui va suivre, d'un mode de réalisation préféré. Cette description sera faire en référence aux dessins annexés dans lesquels :- the second impression occupies an area larger than that of the first impression. Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear on reading the detailed description which follows, of a preferred embodiment. This description will be made with reference to the appended drawings in which:
- la figure 1 est une vue schématique et de face d'un document fiduciaire revêtu de deux impressions conformément à l'invention ;- Figure 1 is a schematic front view of a fiduciary document coated with two prints in accordance with the invention;
- les figures 2A et 2B sont des schémas destinés à illustrer ce qui est visible pour un observateur lorsque le document de la figure 1 est éclairé au moyen d'un rayonnement UV ;- Figures 2A and 2B are diagrams intended to illustrate what is visible to an observer when the document of Figure 1 is illuminated by means of UV radiation;
- les figures 3A et 3B sont des schémas destinés à illustrer ce qui est visible pour un observateur lorsque le document de la figure 1 est éclairé au moyen d'un rayonnement UV, au travers d'un filtre.- Figures 3A and 3B are diagrams intended to illustrate what is visible to an observer when the document of Figure 1 is illuminated by means of UV radiation, through a filter.
Le document 1 représenté schématiquement à la figure 1 est par exemple un billet de banque. Les signes, dessins, valeurs et autres inscriptions habituellement portés par un billet de banque n'ont pas été représentés ici dans un souci de clarté. Conformément à l'invention, ce billet est revêtu d'une première impressionThe document 1 shown schematically in Figure 1 is for example a bank note. The signs, drawings, values and other inscriptions usually carried by a bank note have not been represented here for the sake of clarity. According to the invention, this ticket is coated with a first impression
3, en l'occurrence le sigle "ABC", qui est réalisée en une encre Ci invisible à l'oeil nu, mais fluorescente ou phosphorescente. Cette encre est par exemple de couleur rouge.3, in this case the acronym "ABC", which is produced in an ink Ci invisible to the naked eye, but fluorescent or phosphorescent. This ink is for example red in color.
A l'oeil nu et sous lumière blanche (lumière du jour / lumière artificielle), cette première impression 3 n'est pas détectée. Elle est réalisée soit sous la forme d'une impression uniforme, soit sous la forme d'une multiplicité de traits. C'est ce qui a été représenté sur la figure 1. Cependant, dans une autre forme de réalisation, il peut s'agir de traits entrelacés ou toute autre forme d'écriture.With the naked eye and under white light (daylight / artificial light), this first impression 3 is not detected. It is produced either in the form of a uniform impression, or in the form of a multiplicity of lines. This is what has been shown in FIG. 1. However, in another embodiment, it may be interlaced lines or any other form of writing.
Cette première impression peut prendre la forme, comme représenté sur la figure 1, d'un message formé de lettres. Cependant, un tel message peut également comprendre des chiffres et/ou d'autres signes. Il peut avoir un caractère totalement arbitraire ou, au contraire, avoir une signification pour le lecteur.This first impression may take the form, as shown in FIG. 1, of a message made up of letters. However, such a message may also include numbers and / or other signs. It can be completely arbitrary or, on the contrary, have a meaning for the reader.
Une seconde impression 4 est portée par le document 1, qui recouvre la première impression. De manière particulièrement avantageuse, cette impression occupe une surface supérieure à celle de la première impression.A second impression 4 is carried by the document 1, which covers the first impression. In a particularly advantageous manner, this impression occupies an area greater than that of the first impression.
L'impression 4 est réalisée avec une encre visible ou invisible à l'oeil nu. En tout état de cause, il s'agit d'une encre de couleur C2 différente de Ci . De préférence, on utilise une couleur C3 complémentaire de Ci , afin d'obtenir un bon contraste. Dans le cas présent, C2 est la couleur verte. Conformément à l'invention, la seconde impression est réalisée de manière à former un brouillage visuel de la première impression, de sorte que sous éclairage de lumière neutre lorsque l'encre C2 est une encre visible, ou sous éclairage UV lorsque l'encre C2 est une encre invisible à l'oeil nu, seule la seconde impression 4 est visible. C'est ce qui a été représenté sur les figures 2A et 2B, où la référence O désigne l'oeil d'un observateur, tandis que la flèche oblique représente un rayonnement UV.Printing 4 is carried out with an ink visible or invisible to the naked eye. In any event, it is a C 2 color ink different from Ci. Preferably, a color C 3 complementary to Ci is used, in order to obtain a good contrast. In the present case, C 2 is the color green. According to the invention, the second printing is carried out so as to form a visual scrambling of the first printing, so that under neutral light illumination when the ink C 2 is a visible ink, or under UV lighting when the ink C 2 is an ink invisible to the naked eye, only the second impression 4 is visible. This is what has been shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, where the reference O designates the eye of an observer, while the oblique arrow represents UV radiation.
De manière particulièrement préférée, la seconde impression est réalisée sous la forme d'un guillochage, c'est-à-dire un agencement de traits entrelacés dirigés dans des directions quelconques, de sorte que la disposition de ces traits et leur densité par unité de surface sont telles qu'ils masquent la vision de la première impression.In a particularly preferred manner, the second printing is produced in the form of a guilloche pattern, that is to say an arrangement of interlaced lines directed in any directions, so that the arrangement of these lines and their density per unit of surface are such that they mask the vision of the first impression.
Cette seconde impression constitue un premier niveau de sécurité pour le document.This second impression constitutes a first level of security for the document.
Il est bien évident que lorsque C2 est une encre visible à l'oeil nu, la seconde impression est visible directement sur le document. Par contre, lorsque C2 est une encre invisible fluorescente ou phosphorescente, il est nécessaire de disposer d'une source de rayonnement UV, de type bien connu, pour révéler cette seconde impression.It is obvious that when C 2 is an ink visible to the naked eye, the second impression is visible directly on the document. On the other hand, when C 2 is an invisible fluorescent or phosphorescent ink, it is necessary to have a source of UV radiation, of well known type, to reveal this second impression.
De préférence, le support 2 du document, constitué de papier lorsqu'il s'agit d'un billet de banque, sera de préférence dépourvu d'azurant optique de façon à ce que, sous rayonnement UV, aucune lumière ne soit réfléchie par celui-ci. Sinon, cette lumière réfléchie additionnelle viendrait rendre plus difficile la consultation de la seconde impression (absence de contraste).Preferably, the support 2 of the document, consisting of paper when it is a bank note, will preferably be devoid of optical brightener so that, under UV radiation, no light is reflected by that -this. Otherwise, this additional reflected light would make it more difficult to consult the second impression (absence of contrast).
Il est inutile de rappeler qu'on met en oeuvre ici ce qui est appelé la synthèse additive, ce qui signifie que c'est l'émission des couleurs des pigments fluorescents excités par les UV qui est perçue par l'oeil.Needless to say, what is called additive synthesis is implemented here, which means that it is the emission of the colors of the fluorescent pigments excited by UV rays which is perceived by the eye.
Aux figures 3A et 3B est représentée la situation dans laquelle, en plus du rayonnement UV, l'observateur consulte le document 1 au-travers d'un filtre, par exemple en matière plastique, dont la couleur est similaire à celle de la première impression 3. S 'agissant encore ici de synthèse additive, le peu de lumière éventuellement réfléchie par le support 2 est filtrée par le filtre 5 et ce support est vu noir par l'observateur.In FIGS. 3A and 3B is shown the situation in which, in addition to UV radiation, the observer consults document 1 through a filter, for example made of plastic, the color of which is similar to that of the first impression. 3. As regards additive synthesis here again, the little light possibly reflected by the support 2 is filtered by the filter 5 and this support is seen black by the observer.
Il en est de même pour la lumière réfléchie par la seconde impression 4 de couleur C2, qui ne filtre pas au-travers du filtre de couleur Ci . Par contre, la première impression 3 est discernée au-travers du filtre 5 qui laisse passer le rayonnement correspondant. Le sigle "ABC" est alors révélé.It is the same for the light reflected by the second impression 4 of color C 2 , which does not filter through the color filter Ci. On the other hand, the first impression 3 is discerned through the filter 5 which lets the corresponding radiation pass. The acronym "ABC" is then revealed.
La lecture du sigle sera encore facilitée (fort contraste) si les couleurs Ci et C2 sont complémentaires. On a donc affaire à un second niveau de sécurité révélable par des moyens simples et connus en soi, puisqu'il s'agit d'une lampe à rayonnement UV et d'un filtre.Reading the acronym will be further facilitated (high contrast) if the colors Ci and C 2 are complementary. We are therefore dealing with a second level of security which can be revealed by simple means known per se, since it is a UV lamp and a filter.
Ci est de préférence la couleur rouge, tandis que C2 est de préférence la couleur verte. Toutefois, tout autre couple de couleurs, de préférence complémentaires, peut être utilisé. Bien entendu, dès lors qu'au moins Ci est une encre invisible à l'oeil nu, les impressions de sécurité conformément à l'invention ne peuvent pas être reproduites à l'aide d'un photocopieur. Ci is preferably the color red, while C 2 is preferably the color green. However, any other pair of colors, preferably complementary, can be used. Of course, since at least Ci is an ink invisible to the naked eye, the security prints in accordance with the invention cannot be reproduced using a photocopier.

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1 . Document fiduciaire ou assimilé (1), tel que billet de banque, passeport, carte d'identité, carte bancaire, qui comprend un support (2) sur lequel sont prévues des impressions de sécurité (3, 4), caractérisé par le fait que lesdites impressions de sécurité comprennent : - une première impression (3) réalisée en une encre d'une première couleur1. Fiduciary or similar document (1), such as bank note, passport, identity card, bank card, which comprises a support (2) on which security prints (3, 4) are provided, characterized in that said security prints include: - a first print (3) made of ink of a first color
(Ci) invisible à l'oeil nu, mais fluorescente ou phosphorescente ;(Ci) invisible to the naked eye, but fluorescent or phosphorescent;
- une seconde impression (4) qui recouvre la première et qui est réalisée en une encre d'une seconde couleur (C ) visible ou invisible à l'oeil nu, mais fluorescente ou phosphorescente, la seconde impression (4) étant réalisée de manière à former un brouillage visuel de la première impression, de sorte que sous éclairage de lumière neutre ou sous éclairage ultraviolet, seule cette seconde impression (4) est visible, tandis que la première impression (3) est révélée seulement sous éclairage ultraviolet et au-travers d'un filtre de la même couleur (Ci) que celle de ladite première impression (3). - a second impression (4) which covers the first and which is produced in an ink of a second color (C) visible or invisible to the naked eye, but fluorescent or phosphorescent, the second impression (4) being produced so to form a visual scrambling of the first impression, so that under neutral light illumination or under ultraviolet lighting, only this second impression (4) is visible, while the first impression (3) is revealed only under ultraviolet lighting and at- through a filter of the same color (Ci) as that of said first impression (3).
2 . Document selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que ladite première impression (3) consiste en un message sous forme de lettres et/ou de chiffres et/ou d'autres signes.2. Document according to claim 1, characterized in that said first impression (3) consists of a message in the form of letters and / or numbers and / or other signs.
3 . Document selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé par le fait que ladite seconde impression (4) consiste en un guillochage. 4 . Document selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé par le fait que lesdites première et seconde impressions (3, 3. Document according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said second impression (4) consists of a guilloche. 4. Document according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the said first and second impressions (3,
4) sont réalisées à l'aide d'encres de couleurs complémentaires (Ci , C2) .4) are produced using inks of complementary colors (Ci, C 2 ).
5 . Document selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé par le fait que ladite première impression (3) est réalisée en encre rouge invisible, mais fluorescente ou phosphorescente.5. Document according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the said first printing (3) is produced in invisible red ink, but fluorescent or phosphorescent.
6 . Document selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé par le fait que ladite seconde impression (4) est réalisée en encre verte visible ou invisible, mais fluorescente ou phosphorescente.6. Document according to one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the said second printing (4) is produced in visible or invisible green ink, but fluorescent or phosphorescent.
7 . Document selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé par le fait que la seconde impression (4) occupe une surface supérieure à celle de la première impression (3). 7. Document according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the second impression (4) occupies an area greater than that of the first impression (3).
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