JP5493028B1 - Protective sheet for electronic passport and electronic passport - Google Patents

Abstract

A protection sheet capable of producing an electronic passport having a high sewing machine tensile strength while maintaining flexibility.
A mat-processed paper 11 having at least one surface matted, an adhesive layer 13 made of a hot-melt adhesive or a hot-melt adhesive sheet, and a woven fabric 15 made of polymer fibers. The mat processed paper 11 has a thickness of 50 to 100 μm, the adhesive layer 13 has a thickness of 20 to 60 μm, and the fabric 15 is at least one selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyamide, and aramid. A protect sheet 10 which is a woven fabric made of various polymer fibers and has a thickness of 40 to 100 μm and a total thickness of 200 μm or less.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic passport protect sheet and an electronic passport, and more particularly, to an electronic passport protect sheet and an electronic passport that can produce an electronic passport having a high tensile strength at a sewing machine portion while maintaining flexibility.

  It was exploited by counterfeiters due to vulnerabilities in the security of conventional passports, causing major problems worldwide. A prominent example is the terrorist attacks in the United States, but in a modern society where many cards that handle personal information such as bank cards, credit cards, etc., as well as passports, national ID cards, health insurance cards, etc., are used in various ways. The problem that personal information is forged is increasing.

  Therefore, higher security requirements are increasing, and in particular, an electronic passport including an IC chip and a data page in which various security elements are introduced has been issued worldwide.

  There are two main types of electronic passports, e-Card type and e-Cover type, worldwide. The former is a type in which an IC chip and an antenna are arranged on a data page for writing personal information, and the latter is a type in which an IC chip and an antenna are arranged on the back of the cover, and a data page for writing personal information is provided separately.

  Both types have been focused on the high security of personal information on data pages, the strength of hinge sheets for binding data pages to the cover together with visa sheets, etc. and the introduction of security elements (for example, patents) Reference 1).

JP 2005-186373 A

  However, when the data page is bound to the cover together with the visa sheet or the like, the protection sheet attached to the cover that has been bound by the sewing machine is still paper (specifically, matte paper ( Tension sheet 13))). Therefore, even if the strength of the hinge sheet is increased, forgery is possible by destroying the protect sheet.

  Therefore, improving the strength of the protection sheet is important for preventing counterfeiting, but simply increasing the thickness of the matte paper does not significantly improve the strength (especially the tensile strength of the machine part), and conversely increases the rigidity and increases the electronic passport. There was a problem that it opened naturally (problem that flexibility was not enough). Therefore, the development of a protection sheet for electronic passports that has both flexibility and strength has been desired.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and an electronic passport protective sheet capable of producing an electronic passport having high sewing machine tensile strength while maintaining flexibility, and An electronic passport using this protection sheet is provided.

  As a result of intensive studies to achieve the above object, the present inventors have obtained a protective sheet that can produce an electronic passport having high sewing machine tensile strength while maintaining flexibility by providing a specific fabric. I found out.

  According to the present invention, the following electronic passport protect sheet and electronic passport are provided.

[1] A protective sheet having at least a four-layer structure comprising a mat-processed paper having at least one surface matted, an adhesive layer made of a hot-melt adhesive or a hot-melt adhesive sheet, and a woven fabric made of polymer fibers. The mat processed paper has a thickness of 50 to 100 μm, the adhesive layer has a thickness of 20 to 60 μm, and the woven fabric is at least one kind selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyamide, and aramid. A protective sheet for electronic passports, which is a woven fabric made of molecular fibers, having a thickness of 40 to 100 μm, and a total thickness of the protective sheet of 200 μm or less.

[2] The protective sheet for electronic passports according to [1], wherein the mat processed paper / the adhesive layer / the fabric / the adhesive layer has a four-layer structure.

[3] The hot melt adhesive or the hot melt adhesive sheet of the adhesive layer is at least selected from the group consisting of a polyester series, a polyamide series, a polyurethane series, a styrene elastomer series, and an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer series. The protective sheet for electronic passports according to the above [1] or [2], which is mainly composed of one kind of resin.

[4] Cover and cover member having the protection sheet according to any one of [1] to [3] pasted on a central portion of a cover and an inner surface of the cover, and personal information is recorded A data page, and the data page has a yarn binding margin protruding outward, and by binding the yarn binding margin of the data page and the protection sheet of the cover portion. An electronic passport in which the data page is fixed to the cover part.

  The protective sheet for electronic passports of the present invention comprises a woven fabric having a thickness of 40 to 100 μm made of at least one polymer fiber selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyamide, and aramid, so that flexibility is maintained. It is possible to produce an electronic passport with high sewing machine tensile strength.

  Since the electronic passport of the present invention includes the electronic passport protect sheet of the present invention (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “protect sheet”), it has a high sewing machine portion tensile strength while maintaining flexibility.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the cross section of one Embodiment of the protection sheet of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the cross section of one Embodiment of the electronic passport of this invention. It is a top view which shows typically the surface part of the electronic passport of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows typically the measurement state of a sewing machine part tensile strength. It is a side view which shows typically the state which evaluates a softness | flexibility.

  Hereinafter, although the form for implementing this invention is demonstrated, this invention is not limited to the following embodiment. That is, it is understood that modifications and improvements as appropriate to the following embodiments are also within the scope of the present invention based on ordinary knowledge of those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Should be.

[1] Protection sheet for electronic passport:
As an embodiment of the electronic passport protect sheet of the present invention, there is an electronic passport protect sheet 10 shown in FIG. This protect sheet 10 includes at least four layers including a mat processed paper 11 having at least one surface matted, an adhesive layer 13 made of a hot melt adhesive or a hot melt adhesive sheet, and a woven fabric 15 made of polymer fibers. It is a sheet of composition. The mat processed paper 11 has a thickness of 50 to 100 μm, and the adhesive layer 13 has a thickness of 20 to 60 μm. The fabric 15 is a fabric made of at least one polymer fiber selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyamide, and aramid, and has a thickness of 40 to 100 μm. The total thickness of the protect sheet 10 is 200 μm or less. The “protect sheet” is a sheet that is pasted on the inner surface of the cover of the electronic passport, and is a sheet that is stitched together with the data page when the electronic passport data page is bound to the cover. It is.

  Such a protection sheet 10 includes a woven fabric 15 made of at least one polymer fiber selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyamide, and aramid and having a thickness of 40 to 100 μm. It is possible to produce an electronic passport with high partial tensile strength. That is, by using the fabric 15, the electronic passport data sheet 20 (see FIG. 2) and the protect sheet 10 are firmly fixed to each other by the thread binding. Therefore, even if the data sheet 20 is to be shredded, the data sheet 20 and the protect sheet 10 are firmly fixed to each other. Therefore, it is difficult to tear the data sheet 20 and the protect sheet is destroyed. It is possible to prevent the passport from being forged.

  The protective sheet for electronic passports of the present invention preferably has a four-layer structure of matte paper / adhesive layer / woven fabric / adhesive layer. That is, it is preferable that the mat processed paper, the adhesive layer, the woven fabric, and the adhesive layer (hot melt adhesive layer) are arranged in this order from the surface side. With such a configuration, after the data page and the visa sheet are stitched to the protection sheet, the data sheet and the visa sheet can be easily attached to the cover by the hot-melt adhesive layer constituting the back surface of the protection sheet. Furthermore, when binding paper is pasted onto the matte paper that forms the surface of the protect sheet with a water-based adhesive or the like, the data page and the visa sheet are firmly bound via the protect sheet, and an electronic passport with a good appearance is also provided. Can be manufactured. FIG. 1 shows a protection sheet 10 having a four-layer structure of mat processed paper 11 / adhesive layer (first adhesive layer 13) / woven fabric 15 / adhesive layer (second adhesive layer 17 (hot melt adhesive layer)). Indicates. FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a cross section of an embodiment of the protect sheet of the present invention.

  The total thickness of the protect sheet 10 is 200 μm or less, preferably 110 to 200 μm, and more preferably 130 to 180 μm. When the thickness is within the above range, the data page and the visa sheet can be firmly bound to the protection sheet by sewing. Further, the protection sheet that is bound by the sewing machine can be attached to the cover with a good appearance. On the other hand, when the thickness of the protection sheet is thin (that is, less than 130 μm), there is a possibility that the sewing binding strength when the data page and the visa sheet are bound to the protection sheet is not sufficient. When the thickness of the protection sheet is thick (that is, when the thickness is more than 200 μm), the protection sheet that is bound by the sewing machine cannot be attached to the cover with a good appearance. Further, when the electronic passport is folded, the electronic passport is not sufficiently closed. That is, flexibility is deteriorated.

  The vertical length of the protective sheet is preferably the same as the vertical length of the electronic passport, but there is no particular limitation on the width, as long as it has a width that can be firmly adhered to the cover that constitutes the electronic passport. Good. Specifically, this width is preferably 20 to 40 mm. If the width of the protection sheet is short (less than 20 mm), the adhesion to the cover may be poor. If the width is too long (over 40 mm), the bonding area of the binding paper to be pasted on the protect sheet will be reduced. Therefore, there is a possibility that the adhesiveness between the cover and the protection sheet may be poor. The “vertical length of the protect sheet” refers to the length of the protect sheet in the longitudinal direction (the length in the direction indicated by the symbol “L” in FIG. 3). The “vertical length of the electronic passport” refers to the length of the electronic passport in the short direction (the length in the direction indicated by the symbol “L” in FIG. 3).

  The electronic passport protect sheet of the present invention is affixed to the center of the “inner side” of the cover of the electronic passport, and is folded together with the cover. In the present specification, the “surface on the inside of the cover” is a surface disposed on the inside when the cover is folded. Further, “the central portion of the inner surface of the cover” refers to a region including a portion corresponding to the spine among the surfaces arranged on the inner side when the cover is folded. Here, the protect sheet is folded (folded) many times by opening and closing the electronic passport. Accordingly, the protect sheet is required to have excellent durability in addition to the flexibility and the tensile strength of the sewing machine part. The protective sheet for electronic passports of the present invention employs a woven fabric made of the specific polymer fiber, so that it has durability (that is, durability against repeated folding) in addition to the flexibility and the tensile strength of the sewing machine part. ) Is also excellent.

[1-1] Matted paper:
The mat-processed paper is a paper in which at least one surface is mat-processed and unevenness is formed microscopically on the mat-processed surface. The material of the mat processed paper is not particularly limited as long as it is pulp paper.

  The mat processed paper has a thickness of 50 to 100 μm, preferably 60 to 90 μm. When the thickness is within the above range, the entire thickness of the protect sheet can be controlled within an appropriate range. Here, the quality required of the protection sheet is as thin as possible, excellent in flexibility, and excellent in strength such as sewing binding strength. Among these, the flexibility is related to the total thickness of the protect sheet. If the total thickness of the protect sheet is thin, it can be said that the flexibility is excellent. Therefore, in order to satisfy these required performances, it is necessary to increase the thickness ratio of the fabric that affects the strength (ratio of the thickness of the fabric to the thickness of the entire protect sheet) in the total thickness of the protect sheet. And in order to raise the thickness ratio of a textile fabric, it is necessary to make the thickness of mat processed paper into 50-100 micrometers. Here, mat processed paper having a thickness of less than 50 μm is expensive because it is not versatile as a product, and if the thickness exceeds 100 μm, the thickness of the woven fabric must be reduced. descend.

  The surface roughness (Ra) of the matted surface of the matte paper is not particularly limited, but is preferably 0.5 to 10 μm. When the surface roughness is within the above range, the adhesive strength between the matte paper and the fabric can be ensured. Furthermore, when the protective sheet is attached to the binding paper with a water-based adhesive, the coating property of the water-based adhesive on the surface of the mat processed paper is improved. On the other hand, if it is less than the lower limit, the applicability of the water-based adhesive may not be good. If it exceeds the above upper limit, the wettability of the hot melt adhesive to the surface of the mat processed paper is lowered, and the adhesive strength between the mat processed paper and the fabric may be lowered. Furthermore, the smoothness of the surface of the binding sheet after the protection sheet is attached to the binding sheet with a water-based adhesive may be deteriorated. Note that the matte paper is preferably matted on both sides, and the surface roughness may be the same or different. “Surface roughness” is usually a value measured with a surface roughness meter.

[1-2] Adhesive layer:
The adhesive layer is for bonding the mat processed paper and the fabric. A colorless or white hot-melt adhesive or hot-melt adhesive sheet that can be hot-melt bonded to the matte paper can be used.

  The hot melt adhesive is an adhesive having a thermoplastic resin as a main component and not containing an organic solvent and having a solid content of 100%, and can be solid or semi-solid at room temperature. This hot melt adhesive is solid or semi-solid at room temperature as described above, but is liquefied by being melted by heating and applied to an adherend, and solidified by being cooled and bonded. .

  The hot melt adhesive sheet is specifically a resin or resin composition having a softening temperature of 110 to 150 ° C., and is not particularly limited as long as the adhesiveness to paper is good, and these hot melt adhesives In a state of being softened and melted by heating, it is applied on a paper or a film, and is a sheet having a thickness of 20 to 60 μm.

  The raw resin (thermoplastic resin) for the hot-melt adhesive and hot-melt adhesive sheet for the adhesive layer includes polyester resins, polyamide resins, polyurethane resins, styrene elastomer resins, and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA). Based resins and the like.

  As described above, the thickness of the adhesive layer is 20 to 60 μm, and preferably 30 to 40 μm. When the thickness of the adhesive layer is within the above range, the thickness of the protect sheet can be manufactured within an appropriate range, and appropriate adhesive strength can be obtained.

  Specifically, since the thickness of the hot melt adhesive layer affects the flexibility and strength as in the case of the woven fabric, the thickness of the hot melt adhesive layer needs to be 20 to 60 μm as described above. It is. During the production of the protection sheet, the hot melt adhesive enters the opening of the fabric when the laminate is heated and pressed. Therefore, if the hot melt adhesive layer of the protection sheet at the time of manufacture is within the above thickness range, the total thickness of the protection sheet is hardly affected. That is, when the protect sheet is manufactured, the hot melt adhesive permeates into the opening of the fabric, so that the total thickness of the protect sheet is the same as or thinner than the total thickness of the laminate. If the thickness of the hot melt adhesive layer is within the above range, it is possible to prevent the total thickness of the protect sheet from becoming too large due to the thickness of the hot melt adhesive layer. If the thickness of the hot melt adhesive layer exceeds the above upper limit value, the total thickness of the protect sheet is increased and the flexibility is inferior. On the other hand, if the thickness of the hot melt adhesive layer is less than the lower limit value, the adhesive strength between the matte paper and the woven fabric is deteriorated because the adhesive force of the hot melt adhesive layer is not sufficiently exhibited.

  From the viewpoint of simplifying the production process of the protect sheet, the adhesive layer is preferably made of a hot melt adhesive sheet.

  When the adhesive layer is formed on the surface of the fabric, it is preferably formed on the entire surface. By forming the adhesive layer on the entire surface, it is possible to prevent the data sheet or the like from being cut off from the electronic passport when the fabric is attached to the electronic passport through the adhesive layer. That is, when an external force is applied to the data sheet or the like in order to tear the data sheet or the like, the external force is dispersed throughout the fabric, making it difficult to tear the data sheet or the like.

[1-3] Woven fabric:
The woven fabric is made of at least one polymer fiber selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyamide, and aramid, and has a thickness of 40 to 100 μm. By using such a woven fabric, a protective sheet excellent in flexibility and strength can be obtained when used as a protective sheet for an electronic passport. Furthermore, it is possible to obtain a protective sheet having excellent adhesive strength between the fabric and the hot melt adhesive layer. This is because the hot melt adhesive from the upper and lower layers of the fabric penetrates into the opening of the fabric and forms a structure in which the upper and lower layers of the fabric are connected by applying heat and pressure during the production of the protective sheet. This is because sufficient adhesive strength can be obtained for the entire sheet. Specifically, when adhesive layers are formed on both sides of the woven fabric, for example, in the case of a protection sheet having a configuration of matted paper / first adhesive layer / woven fabric / second adhesive layer, the first adhesion is made through the opening of the woven fabric. The layer and the second adhesive layer are connected. Therefore, when such a woven fabric is used, the thickness of the protective sheet obtained can be reduced. In addition, matte paper and fabric can be firmly bonded.

  On the other hand, for example, in the case where a plate-like sheet having the same thickness and the same material as the woven fabric (with no opening formed) is used instead of the woven fabric, flexibility is not obtained and hot Adhesiveness with the melt adhesive layer is also insufficient. And depending on the conditions for heating and pressurizing the laminate during the production of the protect sheet, there is a risk that the matted paper and the fabric are peeled off, which is not preferable.

  As described above, the thickness of the woven fabric is 40 to 100 μm, and preferably 60 to 90 μm. When the thickness of the woven fabric is in the above range, both the strength and flexibility of the protect sheet can be achieved. On the other hand, if it is less than the above lower limit value, the strength (sewing machine strength) is insufficient, and if it exceeds the upper limit value, the protect sheet becomes too thick.

  The woven fabric preferably has a wire diameter of 15 to 50 μm, and more preferably 20 to 40 μm. When the wire diameter constituting the woven fabric is in the above range, both flexibility and strength (particularly, strength of the sewing machine portion) can be achieved while maintaining the thickness of the entire protection sheet thin. On the other hand, if it is less than the lower limit, the sewing machine strength of the protect sheet may be lowered. If it exceeds the above upper limit value, the thickness of the woven fabric is increased, and as a result, the entire protection sheet may be increased. For this reason, the flexibility of the protection sheet is reduced, and when this protection sheet is used for an electronic passport, the cover of the electronic passport may be opened (that is, the electronic passport once closed is gradually opened without applying external force). There is a risk of losing).

  The woven fabric preferably has an opening ratio of 10 to 60%, more preferably 20 to 40%. When the opening ratio of the woven fabric is within the above range, the hot melt adhesive forming the adhesive layer penetrates well into the opening of the woven fabric, so that the opening of the woven fabric can be filled with the hot melt adhesive. . As described above, when the opening of the woven fabric is filled with the hot melt adhesive, it is possible to satisfactorily achieve both the flexibility and the adhesive strength of the protect sheet. On the other hand, if it is less than the lower limit value, it may be difficult to penetrate the hot melt adhesive into the opening of the fabric. If it exceeds the above upper limit value, it is easy for the hot melt adhesive to enter the opening of the fabric, but the strength (particularly, the sewing machine strength) of the protective sheet obtained may be reduced. In addition, it is preferable that the ratio of "the opening part which is filled with the hot-melt-adhesive" is 50% or more of the total area of the opening part of a textile fabric. When the “ratio of the openings filled with the hot melt adhesive” is in the above range, the mat processed paper and the fabric can be firmly bonded.

[2] Manufacturing method of electronic passport protect sheet:
The electronic passport protect sheet can be manufactured, for example, as follows. In the case of producing a sheet composed of mat processed paper / adhesive layer made of hot melt adhesive / woven fabric / adhesive layer made of hot melt adhesive / release sheet, it can be produced as follows. First, a hot melt adhesive is applied to one side of a mat processed paper, and then the mat processed paper and a woven fabric are heated and laminated to obtain a first laminate. Thereafter, a hot melt adhesive is applied to the surface of the fabric of the first laminated body opposite to the surface on which the mat processed paper is pasted. Thereafter, the first laminate and the release sheet are laminated, and the five-layer heating including the configuration of mat processed paper / adhesive layer made of hot melt adhesive / woven fabric / adhesive layer made of hot melt adhesive / release sheet. A lamination sheet (protect sheet) can be produced.

  In addition, when a sheet having a configuration of mat processed paper / adhesive layer made of hot melt adhesive sheet / woven fabric / adhesive layer made of hot melt adhesive sheet / release sheet can be produced as follows. First, a hot melt adhesive is applied to a release sheet to produce a hot melt adhesive sheet with a release sheet. Thereafter, while peeling the release sheet from the hot melt adhesive sheet with the release sheet, a mat processed paper is placed on one side of the hot melt adhesive sheet, a woven fabric is placed on the other side, and heat lamination is performed. Two laminates are obtained. Thereafter, a hot melt adhesive sheet with a release sheet is prepared separately. Thereafter, the hot melt adhesive sheet with the release sheet and the second laminate are heated and laminated in a state where the hot melt adhesive sheet of the hot melt adhesive sheet with the release sheet separately manufactured and the fabric of the second laminate are in contact with each other. In this way, a five-layer heating lamination sheet (protective sheet) having a configuration of mat processed paper / adhesive layer made of hot melt adhesive sheet / woven fabric / adhesive layer made of hot melt adhesive sheet / release sheet can be produced. it can. The release sheet is typically one in which paper or polyester film is used as a substrate, and a release treatment such as silicon treatment or a release treatment is performed on one or both sides of the substrate.

  Heating lamination is to crimp each sheet and laminate using a continuous heating roll. What is necessary is just to set appropriately based on the softening temperature of the hot-melt-adhesive for forming an adhesive layer as roll temperature at the time of crimping | bonding each sheet | seat and a laminated body with a continuous heating roll, For example, 110-170 degreeC. It can be.

  In addition, the heating lamination using a continuous heating roll exhibits a crimping force in the gap between the rolls. There are a plurality of pairs of rolls in the continuous heating roll. Since the hot-melt adhesive (hot-melt adhesive sheet) of the laminate immediately before being supplied to the continuous heating roll is not softened by heat, the roll gap in the continuous heating roll is set wide. And in the roll arranged in the second half of the continuous heating roll, the hot melt adhesive softens and flows and gradually enters the gaps (holes) of the fabric, so it is necessary to narrow the gap between the rolls. .

  The condition of the gap between the rolls can be appropriately set depending on the number of rolls to be used and the set temperature of the rolls. Furthermore, a cooling roll for cooling the sheet can be arranged on the roll arranged in the latter half of the continuous heating roll. By this cooling roll, the heated laminated body is cooled to a predetermined temperature to obtain a protect sheet. This protect sheet is generally rolled up into a product.

[3] Electronic passport:
One embodiment of the electronic passport of the present invention is the electronic passport 100 shown in FIG. The electronic passport 100 includes a cover portion 60 (see FIG. 3) having a cover sheet 50 and a protect sheet 10 (protect sheet of the present invention) attached to the central portion of the inner surface 51 of the cover sheet 50. It has a data page 20 on which information is recorded. In the electronic passport 100, the data page 20 has a yarn binding margin 21 projecting outward, and the data page 20 is bound by binding the yarn binding margin 21 and the protect sheet 10 of the cover 60. Fixed to the cover 60. In the electronic passport 100, the visa sheet 30 is bound to the protect sheet 10 together with the data page 20. FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a cross section of one embodiment of the electronic passport of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a plan view schematically showing the surface portion of the electronic passport of the present invention.

  Since the electronic passport 100 includes the protect sheet 10, it has a high sewing machine tensile strength while maintaining flexibility. Therefore, the electronic passport 100 using the protect sheet 10 is difficult to forge.

  Specifically, the cover portion 60 and the data page 20 are usually bound with the sewing thread 40 using an industrial sewing machine. By binding the yarn in this way, the cover 60 and the data page 20 are fixed to each other, so that the data page 20 is prevented from falling off easily during normal use. On the other hand, the data page 20 does not fall off due to normal use. However, when an electronic passport is to be forged, a strong force is applied to the data page 20, so the data page 20 is peeled off from the cover 60. I was sorry. As a countermeasure, the strength of the hinge sheet (the sheet having the yarn binding margin 21 of the data page 20) is increased. However, even if the strength of the hinge sheet is increased, the data sheet 20 is peeled off from the cover 60 due to the destruction of the protect sheet, and forgery is possible.

  Since the electronic passport of the present invention uses the above-described protect sheet of the present invention, the data page is firmly fixed to the protect sheet even if the data page is torn off in order to forge the electronic passport. It becomes difficult to shred. Specifically, since the protection sheet and the thread binding margin of the data page are directly bound, it is difficult to cut them. Furthermore, since the entire surface of the protect sheet is affixed to the inner surface of the cover, this external force is applied to the entire protect sheet when an external force is applied to tear off data pages. Will be distributed. For this reason, it is more difficult to tear down data pages and the like.

  As described above, the electronic passport 100 is prevented from being counterfeited by including the protect sheet 10 having excellent sewing machine tensile strength.

  As the cover 50 of the cover 60, a conventionally known cover can be used as a cover of an electronic passport. For example, a cover made of synthetic leather can be mentioned. For the cover made of synthetic leather, soft PVC may be used, but other polymer materials can also be used. Furthermore, the cover is not the main constituent material of the electronic passport. For example, the cover may be a colored waterproof cardboard, and may be selected according to the circumstances of the issuing country. Note that thick paper may be attached to the inside of the cover.

  The protect sheet 10 is affixed to the cover so that the matte processed paper becomes the surface.

  When the yarn binding margin 21 and the protection sheet 10 of the cover portion 60 are to be bound, the binding is performed so that the sewing thread 40 penetrates at least the fabric 15.

  As a method of binding the yarn binding margin 21 and the protection sheet 10 of the cover portion 60, a method employed in a conventionally known electronic passport can be appropriately employed. For example, a sewing thread 40 (see FIG. 2) having a wire diameter of 200 to 400 μm can be used and stitched at a stitch pitch of 3 to 5 mm. Examples of the sewing thread material include cotton and hemp.

  In the electronic passport of the present invention, the protect sheet 10 of the present invention is attached to the center of the surface 51 which is the inside of the cover 50, and the yarn binding margin 21 of the data page 20 and the protect sheet 10 of the cover 60 are threaded. It can be produced by the same method as a conventional electronic passport except for binding. For example, after binding the data page 20, the visa sheet 30 and the protect sheet 10, the protect sheet 10 is pasted on the cover 50. Thereafter, the decorative cover paper can be pasted on the surface on which the protect sheet 10 is pasted.

  EXAMPLES Hereinafter, although this invention is demonstrated concretely based on an Example and a comparative example, this invention is not limited to these Examples and a comparative example. In addition, the following methods were employ | adopted for the evaluation method of various evaluation in an Example.

[1] Smoothness:
The surface of the produced protection sheet was visually observed and evaluated in three stages. The case where the entire protection sheet has no smoothness, wrinkles and the like and is excellent in smoothness is indicated as “A”, and the entire protection sheet is slightly unevenness and wrinkles, but the smoothness is relatively good as “B”. "C" is the case where the entire protective sheet has large irregularities, wrinkles and the like and is inferior in smoothness.

[2] Flexibility:
First, a synthetic leather cover having a length of 125 mm, a width of 180 mm, and a thickness of 0.2 mm was prepared. In addition, two pieces of cardboard having a length of 125 mm, a width of 85 mm, and a thickness of 0.3 mm were prepared. Next, after placing and aligning the cardboard on the inside of the cover made of synthetic leather on both ends of the cover, the cover and the cardboard were bonded with an aqueous adhesive (see FIG. 5). In this way, a test cover was prepared. Thereafter, a separately prepared protect sheet and visa sheet were stitched together. Thereafter, the protective sheet was hot-melt bonded to the inside of the test cover with a hot melt layer disposed on the back side of the protective sheet (see FIG. 5). Then, it heated and pressed in the state which closed the cover, and embossed. The heating and pressing conditions were 1 MPa and 140 ° C. for 0.5 minutes. In this way, a passport model was obtained. The obtained passport model was left on a horizontal surface (on a desk or the like), and the state where the cover was opened was visually observed and evaluated in three stages. In FIG. 5, the visa sheet is omitted.

  Specifically, in the evaluation of “flexibility”, when the cover opens slightly, but the flexibility is excellent (that is, the angle (opening angle) formed between one surface of the cover and the other surface is less than 30 degrees). Case) is “A”. A case where the opening angle of the cover is 30 to 40 degrees is defined as “B”. A case where the opening angle of the cover is more than 40 degrees is defined as “C”. The above evaluation was made after confirming that the movement of the cover had stopped.

  Note that the cover and cardboard used here are only examples used for the evaluation of the “flexibility”. Therefore, the protective sheet for electronic passports of the present invention can be used by appropriately selecting a cover and cardboard. For example, a cover made of synthetic leather may use soft PVC, but other polymer materials can also be used. This also applies to the electronic passport of the present invention. Furthermore, the cover or cardboard is not the main constituent material of the electronic passport. For example, the cover may be a colored waterproof cardboard, and may be selected according to the circumstances of the issuing country. Similarly, the cardboard is not limited to this, and various materials can be used.

[3] Sewing machine tensile strength:
A laminated body in which 10 sheets of mat processed paper (length 50 mm x width 150 mm, surface roughness 6 μm) with a thickness of 70 μm are laminated so that the laminated body does not protrude from the protection sheet on the protection sheet (length 50 mm × width 150 mm). The test piece was prepared by arranging and binding one end portion in the longitudinal direction with an industrial sewing machine along the short side direction. A sewing thread having a wire diameter of 300 μm (manufactured by Fujix Corporation) was used as the sewing thread. The stitch pitch was 4 mm. Thereafter, the protective sheet and the laminate were pulled left and right with an Instron tensile tester for this test piece, and the tensile strength at the sewing machine was measured (see FIG. 4). The measurement conditions were a tensile speed of 300 mm / min and a test temperature of 25 ± 2 ° C. FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing a measurement state of the sewing machine portion tensile strength.

  The measured values were evaluated according to the following criteria. The tensile strength of the sewing machine part was 30N or more as “A”, 20N or more and less than 30N as “B”, 10N or more and less than 20N as “C”, and less than 10N as “D”.

Example 1
First, mat processed paper A-1 (manufactured by Maruishi Paper Co., Ltd., pulp 6 kg, thickness 70 μm, surface roughness 6 μm, back surface roughness 7 μm), release sheet (release paper) is placed on one side Hot melt adhesive sheet B-1 (“PES-114EE” manufactured by Toa Gosei Co., Ltd., thickness 40 μm, melting point 115 ° C.), and polyester fabric C-1 (“TNo225” manufactured by Nippon Special Textile Co., Ltd., thickness 59 μm) ) Was prepared. Next, while removing the release sheet from the hot melt adhesive sheet B-1, the mat processed paper A-1 is disposed on one surface side of the hot melt adhesive sheet, and the polyester is formed on the other surface of the hot melt adhesive sheet. The woven fabric C-1 was placed and pressure-bonded by a continuous heating roll (roll temperature: 160 ° C.) (heated and laminated). In this way, a second laminate was obtained. At this time, the mat processed paper A-1 was arranged so that the back surface thereof faced one surface of the hot melt adhesive sheet. Thereafter, a separately prepared hot melt adhesive sheet B-1 of “hot melt adhesive sheet B-1 having a release sheet arranged on one side” is in contact with the polyester fabric C-1 of the second laminate. In the state, “hot melt adhesive sheet B-1 having a release sheet disposed on one surface side” and the second laminate were pressure-bonded by a continuous heating roll (roll temperature: 160 ° C.) (heated lamination). Thus, a sheet having a five-layer structure having a layer structure of mat processed paper A-1 / hot melt adhesive sheet B-1 / polyester fabric C-1 / hot melt adhesive sheet B-1 / release paper (5-layer heating) A lamination sheet) was obtained. More specifically, polyester fabric C-1 having a wire diameter of 50 μm and an aperture ratio of 31% was used. In the five-layer heating lamination sheet, the ratio of the “opening portion filled with the hot melt adhesive” in the polyester fabric C-1 was 90% of the total area of the opening portion of the polyester fabric C-1. .

  After cooling, the release paper was peeled from the resulting five-layer heating lamination sheet to obtain an electronic passport protect sheet P-1 (thickness 150 μm).

  Each evaluation was performed about the obtained protective sheet P-1 for electronic passports.

  Further, an electronic passport was produced using the electronic passport protect sheet P-1.

  As a result of evaluation, the smoothness was “A”, the flexibility was “A”, and the tensile strength of the sewing machine part was “30 N” and “A”. As described above, it was confirmed that the electronic passport protect sheet P-1 in the present example was a sheet excellent in evaluation of smoothness, flexibility, and sewing machine tensile strength. The results are shown in Table 1.

(Example 2)
Protective sheet for electronic passport by heating lamination in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the polyester fabric C-1 of Example 1 is changed to polyamide fabric C-2 (“NNo270” manufactured by Nippon Special Textile Co., Ltd., thickness 62 μm). P-2 (thickness 150 μm) was obtained. More specifically, polyamide woven fabric C-2 having a wire diameter of 55 μm and an aperture ratio of 33% was used. The five-layer heating lamination sheet (protection sheet P-2 for electronic passports) has a ratio of “openings filled with hot melt adhesive” in the polyamide fabric C-2 so that the total number of openings in the polyamide fabric C-2 It was 90% of the area.

  Each evaluation was performed about the obtained protective sheet P-2 for electronic passports.

  Further, an electronic passport was produced using the electronic passport protect sheet P-1.

  As a result of the evaluation, the smoothness was “A”, the flexibility was “A”, and the sewing machine tensile strength was “34N” and “A”. Thus, it was confirmed that the protective sheet P-2 for electronic passports in this example was a sheet excellent in evaluation of smoothness, flexibility, and sewing machine tensile strength. The results are shown in Table 1.

(Comparative Example 1)
The same mat-processed paper A-1, hot-melt adhesive sheet B-1 and release paper as used in Example 1 were used for pressure bonding with a continuous heating roll (roll temperature 160 ° C.) (heated lamination). . In this way, a three-layered sheet (three-layer heating lamination sheet) having a layer structure of mat processed paper A-1 / hot melt adhesive sheet B-1 / release paper was obtained. After cooling, the release paper was peeled from the obtained three-layer heating lamination sheet to obtain a sheet X-1 (thickness 110 μm).

  Said each evaluation was performed about the obtained sheet | seat X-1. Sheet X-1 was excellent in smoothness and flexibility but was inferior in the tensile strength of the sewing machine part. The results are shown in Table 1.

(Comparative Example 2)
Using the same mat processed paper A-1, hot melt adhesive sheet B-1, and release paper as used in Example 1, it was pressure-bonded by a continuous heating roll (roll temperature 170 ° C.) (heated lamination). . In this way, a sheet having a five-layer structure (5 layers) having a layer structure of mat processed paper A-1 / hot melt adhesive sheet B-1 / matt processed paper A-1 / hot melt adhesive sheet B-1 / release paper. A heat lamination sheet) was obtained.

  After cooling, the release paper was peeled from the obtained five-layer heating lamination sheet to obtain a sheet X-2 (thickness 220 μm).

  Said each evaluation was performed about the obtained sheet | seat X-2. Although the sheet X-2 was excellent in smoothness, it was inferior in flexibility, and the tensile strength at the sewing machine part was insufficient. The results are shown in Table 1.

  In addition, the comparative example 2 is also an example using mat processed paper instead of the woven fabric. That is, it can be said that it is inferior in “flexibility” because the mat processed paper without holes is used. Furthermore, instead of the mat layer processed paper A-1 (the mat processed paper A-1 sandwiched between the hot melt adhesive sheets B-1) of the third layer from the uppermost layer of Comparative Example 2, “the same thickness as the mat processed paper” When the “70 μm thick polyester film” is used, the obtained sheet is inferior in flexibility to the sheet X-2 of Comparative Example 2. This is because if the thickness is the same, the elastic modulus of the polyester film is greater than that of the matte paper.

  The protection sheets of Examples 1 and 2 were better in evaluation of the tensile strength at the sewing machine part than the protection sheets of Comparative Examples 1 and 2. Further, it was confirmed that the protect sheets of Examples 1 and 2 were excellent in smoothness and flexibility.

  The protect sheet of the present invention can be used as a sheet constituting an electronic passport.

10: Protect sheet, 11: Matt processed paper, 13: Adhesive layer (first adhesive layer), 17: Adhesive layer (second adhesive layer), 20: Data page, 21: Yarn binding margin, 30: Visa sheet, 40: sewing thread, 50: cover, 51: inner surface, 55: synthetic leather, 56: cardboard, 60: cover, 100: electronic passport.

Claims (4)

A protection sheet having at least a four-layer structure comprising a mat-processed paper having at least one surface matted, an adhesive layer made of a hot-melt adhesive or a hot-melt adhesive sheet, and a woven fabric made of polymer fibers;
The mat processed paper has a thickness of 50 to 100 μm,
The adhesive layer has a thickness of 20 to 60 μm,
The woven fabric is a woven fabric made of at least one polymer fiber selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyamide, and aramid, and has a thickness of 40 to 100 μm,
A protective sheet for electronic passports, wherein the total thickness of the protective sheet is 200 μm or less.   The protective sheet for electronic passports according to claim 1, wherein the protective sheet for electronic passport has a four-layer structure of the mat processed paper / the adhesive layer / the fabric / the adhesive layer.   The hot-melt adhesive or the hot-melt adhesive sheet of the adhesive layer is at least one selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyamide, polyurethane, styrene elastomer, and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer polymer The protective sheet for electronic passports according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the main component is a resin. A cover part having a protection sheet according to any one of claims 1 to 3 attached to a center part of a cover and an inner surface of the cover, and a data page on which personal information is recorded. Have
The data page has a yarn binding margin protruding outward,
An electronic passport in which the data page is fixed to the cover part by binding the thread binding margin of the data page and the protection sheet of the cover part.

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