Rotogravure printing processes for producing optically variable security features
申请人:SICPA HOLDING SA
公开号:US10654307B2
公开(公告)日:2020-05-19
The present invention is related to the filed of optically variable security elements comprising a region based on a single cured ink comprising a cholesteric liquid crystal polymer, said region having at least two, preferably at least three, patterns exhibiting, at at least one viewing angle, a different CIE (1976) color index parameter and/or a different position of the selective reflection band for protecting security documents against counterfeiting and/or illegal reproduction. In particular, the present invention relates to processes for manufacturing said features, when the processes comprises the steps of a) applying on a substrate by a rotogravure process with the use of a gravure cylinder having at least two, preferably at least three, different engravings a single cholesteric liquid crystal precursor composition, b) heating the applied composition to bring said composition to a cholesteric liquid crystal state, and c) curing the composition so as to form the region based on a single cured ink comprising a cholesteric liquid crystal polymer.
本发明涉及光学可变防伪元件,该元件包含一个基于胆甾液晶聚合物的单一固化油墨的区域,所述区域具有至少两个,最好是至少三个图案,在至少一个视角下显示不同的CIE(1976)色指数参数和/或选择性反射带的不同位置,用于保护防伪文件免受伪造和/或非法复制。特别是,本发明涉及制造上述特征的工艺,该工艺包括以下步骤:a) 使用凹版滚筒,通过凹版印刷工艺在基底上涂布至少两种(最好至少三种)不同雕刻的单一胆甾型液晶前体组合物;b) 加热涂布的组合物,使所述组合物达到胆甾型液晶状态;以及 c) 固化组合物,以形成基于包含胆甾型液晶聚合物的单一固化油墨的区域。