JP5092755B2 - Printed matter - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a printed matter having an authenticity determination function for determining authenticity, such as a form with an authenticity determination function for preventing counterfeiting of forms such as securities.

  For example, hidden characters or micro characters are used as a measure for preventing counterfeiting of securities such as forms with authenticity judgment function and securities, admission tickets, service tickets and cards. A micro character or the like has a very small size (size) so that the character itself is not easily duplicated or reproduced by a copying machine or the like.

  For this reason, it is very difficult to identify hidden characters and micro characters with the naked eye at the stage of judgment and discrimination as to whether securities etc. are imitations or counterfeits. Often requires a magnifying glass or lens. In addition, if hidden characters or micro characters are incorporated too much into the design of securities, even if hidden characters or micro characters are used, they may be in the front or back of the securities paper or within the paper layer. Since it is not known, there are many cases where it is difficult to judge and discriminate on the spot.

Hereinafter, known prior art documents related to the present invention are described.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-9565 JP 2004-029260 A JP 2004-090388 A

  The present invention is useful when using a pattern with a minute size, such as the above hidden characters and micro characters, which are not easily copied or reproduced, as a measure for preventing counterfeiting of securities and the like. Hidden characters and micro characters can be easily identified with the naked eye without using a magnifying glass or lens such as a loupe when determining whether or not securities are counterfeit or counterfeit. Yes, even if hidden characters and micro characters are too mixed in with the design of securities, hidden characters and micro characters can easily be included in the front and back surfaces of the securities and the paper layer. Providing a printed material with a hidden pattern that can be identified and can be easily determined and discriminated, and authenticity, duplication, and reproducibility using patterns such as the above-mentioned micro size patterns and normal sizes etc And to provide a taste manner and toys specific hidden patterned prints agnostic.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of fold portions b (b1, b2, b3,...) For bending the paper body 1 according to a certain rule are provided on one or both sides of the paper body 1. And one or more or all of the plurality of fold portions b (b1, b2, b3,...) Are folded by an even number such as 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, etc. A plurality of folds are formed by finely dividing one or more types of predetermined hidden patterns α along the folds corresponding to one or both sides of the sheet body 1. , Divided hidden patterns a1, a2, a3,... Are respectively arranged on the folded end surface of the sheet body 1 which is folded according to a certain rule along the folds and finally folded. The divided hidden patterns a1, a2, a3,... A printed material, characterized in that it has to be reproduced as a hidden pattern alpha.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the printed matter according to the first aspect, one or more sizes of the divided hidden patterns a1, a2, a3,. It is a printed matter characterized by a very small size.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the printed matter according to the first or second aspect, one or more or all of the plurality of fold portions b (b1, b2, b3,...) Are folded. A virtual line such as a solid line or a dotted line, a broken line, a short line, or the like that can be confirmed in a visible state or an invisible state along the crease equivalent part of the eye part, or the crease line and the edge or apex part of the paper body 1 The printed matter is characterized by being displayed by a crease mark or the like at both ends provided at the intersection equivalent portion.

  According to the present invention, the paper main body is provided with a plurality of divided hidden patterns having a minute size close to a character size such as a micro character in which hidden patterns (characters, symbols, etc.) are finely divided and arranged on the front or back surface of the paper body. By folding the main body along a predetermined crease according to a predetermined order (rule), a plurality of minute divided concealment patterns formed in the folded fold portion are finally folded on the end face of the folded paper body ( A plurality of small divided hidden patterns that have been accumulated and divided on the side surface) are accumulated as a hidden pattern of the original shape and size (the hidden pattern that forms the basis of the divided hidden pattern), and the hidden pattern is made into a visible pattern. Reproducible and visible. If the hidden pattern is collected and reproduced and visible, a printed matter such as a form composed of the paper body is determined to be genuine (genuine), and if not reproduced, it is determined to be forged (counterfeit).

  As described above, the printed matter of the present invention uses, as a hidden pattern, a pattern of a fine size such as a hidden character or a micro character that is difficult to discriminate with the naked eye, or a size that is easier to discriminate with the naked eye than a fine size (such as a normal size). , It can be divided into a plurality of small divided hidden patterns, and finally accumulated on the end face (side surface part) of the folded paper body to reproduce the hidden pattern as a visible pattern and make it visible. It can be used for the determination and discrimination of whether or not the printed matter is a counterfeit product or a counterfeit product. It is possible to provide a printed matter with a hidden pattern that can be easily determined and discriminated.

Further, the printed matter of the present invention has a plurality of divided hidden patterns obtained by dividing a hidden pattern having a size larger than a fine size hidden pattern that is difficult to identify with the naked eye and easy to identify with the naked eye (determinable). Each of them is divided so that the pattern cannot be identified with the naked eye. However, when each divided hidden pattern is accumulated on the end surface (side surface portion) of the folded paper body and reproduced as a hidden pattern, the hidden pattern is hidden. Since patterns can be identified with the naked eye, it is possible to determine with the naked eye without using a magnifying glass or lens such as a loupe when determining whether or not securities are counterfeit or counterfeit. It is possible to easily identify hidden characters and micro characters that are integrated and reproduced. In addition, even if hidden characters and micro characters are excessively incorporated into the design of securities, it can be easily identified that hidden characters and micro characters are in the front and back surfaces of the securities and the paper layer. effective.

  In addition, the printed matter of the present invention can be used as a taste-like, toy-like or game-like printed matter that does not stick to authenticity determination, duplication, reproducibility, and the like. Prints using divided hidden patterns obtained by dividing appropriate hidden patterns can be used in games, etc., and the hidden patterns that are reproduced after final folding are predicted and used in advance as a game can do.

  The printed matter of the present invention will be described in detail below based on the embodiment and a plan view showing an example of the printed matter.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the paper body 1 is placed on one side (for example, the front surface) of the paper body 1 constituting a printed matter (for example, a form, a form with an authenticity determination function, a hidden pattern application game sheet, etc.) according to a certain rule. A plurality of linear fold portions b (b1, b2, b3,...) For bending are provided. In addition, the paper main body 1 can employ | adopt paper, a nonwoven fabric, aluminum foil, a plastic film, or those composite sheets.

  In the present invention, the folds b (b1, b2, b3,..., Bn) formed on the sheet main body 1 are hidden pattern layers L for arranging and displaying divided hidden patterns. As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of divided hidden patterns a (a1, a2, a3,..., An) are arranged and displayed on the fold corresponding part of the fold part b.

  The printed matter of the present invention may be composed of a single sheet body 1 or may be composed of a plurality of sheet bodies 1, or a plurality of the sheet bodies 1 may be used as a binding glue. Or an adhesive, a re-adhesive pressure-sensitive adhesive, a binding metal fitting, or the like. In addition, the entire area or partial area of one side or both sides of the sheet main body 1 or the area excluding the area where the divided hidden pattern a is arranged, the necessary items (forms, articles, designs, patterns, Coloring, etc.) are described by printing or the like.

  Each of the divided hidden patterns a (a1, a2, a3,...) Is formed by finely dividing a predetermined hidden pattern α, and is arranged and displayed along the folds b. Each of the divided hidden patterns a has a fold portion b (b1, b2, b3,...) When the paper body 1 is folded along the fold portion b and folded according to a certain rule. A plurality of the crease portions b are aligned in a planar shape as one side end surface portion of the folded sheet at one end edge of the folded sheet body 1.

  Each of the divided hidden patterns a (a1, a2, a3,...) Arranged on the plurality of fold portions b aligned with one end surface portion of the folded sheet body 1 is also folded. From the divided (distributed) arrangement state to the collective arrangement state, the hidden pattern α is reproduced and displayed on the one side end surface portion of the sheet body 1 thus obtained.

In this way, by folding the paper body 1 along the fold part b according to a predetermined rule, the folded paper body 1 is finally disposed on the one end surface of the folded paper body 1. The divided hidden patterns a1, a2, a3,..., An are reproduced as the predetermined hidden pattern α.

  Here, the folding method of the paper body 1 according to a certain rule in the present invention means that the paper body 1 is moved along the set folds b (b1, b2, b3,... Bn). When folded and folded, a fold portion is aligned as one side end surface portion at one end edge portion of the finally folded paper body 1, and each of the divided hidden patterns a1 provided along the fold portion, a2, a3,... are gathered on one side end face portion and are folded in such a way that they are reproduced as a predetermined hidden pattern α.

  In the present invention, one or more hidden patterns α may be used as the matrix of the divided hidden pattern a (a 1, a 2, a 3,...) To be divided and used. One or more types may be used. For example, any of alphabetic characters, Japanese syllabary characters (Hiragana, Katakana), Kanji characters, numbers, symbols, patterns, patterns, etc. may be used, and one or more of these may be used. Alternatively, these characters, symbols, and the like may be arranged to form ideograms (or abbreviations).

In the present invention, one or a plurality of sizes of the hidden pattern a (a1, a2, a3,...) That is divided into the paper body 1 and used by dividing the hidden pattern α finely. Or, of course, all the sizes are smaller than the size of the hidden pattern α main body before the divided use, and the size (size) is not particularly limited. However, as a general tendency, the size is small. However, if it is too small, it is not preferable because the hidden pattern is not easily recognized even if it is folded. As an example, is preferably a small size such as micro-text, for example, 1mm less than ^2, or 1mm ² to 3 mm ² is preferably about. In this way, by forming the divided hidden pattern a divided and displayed on the paper main body 1 in a very small size (size of rice grains or smaller than the size of rice grains), the existence of the divided hidden pattern a on the surface of the paper main body 1 exists. It becomes inconspicuous, and even if the divided hidden pattern a is confirmed with the naked eye, it cannot be clearly confirmed.

  One or more or all of the plurality of fold portions b (b1, b2, b3,...) Are solid lines, chain lines, dotted lines, broken lines, short lines along the fold corresponding portions of the fold portions b. Or the intersection of the edge of the sheet body 1 and the fold corresponding part of the fold part b, or the intersection of the apex part of the sheet body 1 and the fold corresponding part of the fold part b. Displayed by crease marks 11 and the like at both ends of the paper provided in the corresponding part. The presence of the crease part b in the sheet body 1 is provided by a visible color print display, engraving (or ruled line) display, etc. so that it can be confirmed in a visible state or an invisible state. .

  The formation positions of the plurality of fold portions b in the sheet body 1 are not particularly limited in the present invention. For example, one of the plurality of fold portions b (b1, b2, b3,...) The plurality of or all of the formation positions include 1/2 folding of the sheet body 1, 1/4 folding in a direction orthogonal to the 1/2 folding, 1/8 folding in a direction parallel to the 1/4 folding, 1 / It is formed in a fold-corresponding portion for folding an even number such as 16 folds.

  A specific example of the paper body 1 used as the printed matter of the present invention will be described below. For example, as shown in the plan view of FIG. A first fold portion b1 for half-folding set in the horizontal direction (X direction) so as to be equally divided, and a perpendicular perpendicular to the fold portion b1 so that the sheet is equally divided into left and right A second fold portion b2 for 1/4 folding set in the direction (Y direction) and a direction parallel to the second fold portion b2 so as to divide the paper into four equal parts to the left and right (Y direction) Are provided with third fold portions b3 and b3 for 1/8 folding.

  In the present invention, the arrangement of each of the divided hidden patterns a arranged in the fold corresponding portion of the fold portion b of the paper body 1 shown in FIG. 1 is referred to as a folding order through the fold portion b of the paper body 1. The arrangement position is determined corresponding to a certain rule.

  As an example of the method of using the printed product according to the present invention (authentication determination method, hidden pattern reproduction method), the folding order of the fold portion b of the paper body 1 shown in FIG. 1 is changed to the first fold portion b1, Y in the X direction. The case where the second fold portion b2 in the direction and the third fold portion b3 in the Y direction are arranged in this order will be described below.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the fold-corresponding portion of the first fold portion b1 in the X direction that is bent first on the front surface (or both front and back surfaces) of the paper body 1 becomes a hidden pattern layer portion L, and the first fold When the folded paper body 1 is formed by folding the part b1, the second fold part b2, and the third fold part b3 in this order, the hidden pattern layer part L of the first fold part b1 is as shown in FIG. Each of the plurality of divided hidden patterns a is formed by folding the hidden pattern layer portions L1, L2, L3, and L4 in this order and dividing the predetermined hidden pattern α horizontally (in the X direction) into four vertically. a1, a2, a3 and a4 are respectively arranged in the hidden pattern layer portions L1, L2, L3 and L4.

  FIG. 2 is a plan view of the half-folded paper body 1 in a state in which the paper body 1 is folded along the first fold portion b1, and the paper body 1 is taken along the second fold portion b2. By folding, as shown in FIG. 3, a paper body 1 that is quarter-folded is formed.

  The quarter-folded paper body 1 is further bent along the third fold portion b3, thereby having, for example, a mark (mark) indicating whether the final form is correct on the front and back as shown in FIG. A sheet main body 1 folded in / 8 is formed.

  The paper body 1 folded into 1/8 fold shown in the overall perspective view of FIG. 5A and the side surface of the paper body 1 of FIG. 5B observed from the hidden layer L (L1, L2, L3, L4) side. As shown in the figure, on the hidden layer L side of the folded paper body 1, the first layer L1 in which the first divided hidden pattern a1 is arranged and the second layer in which the second divided hidden pattern a2 is arranged. L 2, the third layer L 3 on which the third divided hidden pattern a 3 is arranged, and the fourth layer L 4 on which the fourth divided hidden pattern a 4 is arranged are stacked in this order. A sheet body 1 folded into eight folds is obtained.

  Then, as shown in FIGS. 5A to 5B, the first layer L1, the second layer L2, the third layer L3, and the fourth layer L4 are laminated in this order, so that 1/8 fold is obtained. Arranged in the first divided hidden pattern a1 arranged in the first layer L1 of the hidden layer L of the folded paper body 1, the second divided hidden pattern a2 arranged in the second layer L2, and the third layer L3 The third divided hidden pattern a3 and the fourth divided hidden pattern a4 arranged in the fourth layer L4 are combined in this order to form a hidden pattern α (predetermined hidden) that is the parent of the divided hidden pattern. A set of first, second, third, and fourth divided hidden patterns a1, a2, a3, and a4 formed by dividing the pattern α horizontally (in the X direction) into four parts vertically is formed on the sheet body 1. One side end face It is intended to be reproduced on a hidden layer L of 1 fold portion a1.

FIG. 6 shows a hidden pattern layer L (first layer L1, second layer L2, third layer L3, fourth layer corresponding to each fold portion, which becomes one side end surface portion of the sheet body 1 that is finally folded. This is an example of the hidden pattern α formed by stacking the layers L4,.

  The number of divisions of the hidden pattern α (“ABC”), which is the base of the divided hidden pattern, is set according to the number of hidden pattern layers L set in the paper body 1. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, when the number of hidden pattern layers L is four layers of a first layer L1, a second layer L2, a third layer L3, and a fourth layer L4, as shown in FIG. The hidden pattern α is divided into four substantially equally in the horizontal direction (X direction), and the first, second, third, and fourth divided hidden patterns a1, a2, a3, a4 are respectively the first. It is formed on the layer L1, the second layer L2, the third layer L3, and the fourth layer L4.

  FIG. 7A shows a first layer L1 stacked at the top of one side end surface portion that becomes the hidden pattern layer L of the finally folded sheet body 1, and the first layer L1 includes the first layer L1. A first divided hidden pattern a1 is arranged and formed.

  FIG. 7B shows a second layer L2 that is stacked as the first layer from the top immediately below the top of the one side end surface portion that becomes the hidden pattern layer L of the sheet body 1 that is finally folded. In the second layer L2, a second divided hidden pattern a2 is arranged and formed.

  FIG. 7C shows a third layer L3 that is stacked as the second layer from the top of the one side end surface portion that becomes the hidden pattern layer L of the sheet body 1 that is finally folded. In L3, a third divided hidden pattern a3 is arranged and formed.

  FIG. 7 (d) shows a fourth layer L4 that is laminated at the bottom of the third layer from the top of the one side end surface that becomes the hidden pattern layer L of the paper body 1 that is finally folded. A fourth divided hidden pattern a4 is arranged and formed on the fourth layer L4.

  The divided hidden pattern α corresponding to the hidden pattern layer L, the division process on the first surface of the paper body, and the forming process are computer image processing forming method, optical photoengraving method, planographic offset, intaglio, gravure, etc. It can be performed by a printing method such as a printing method, ink jet printing, or electrostatic printing.

  As described above, in the present invention, the number of hidden pattern layers L in which the divided hidden patterns a (a1, a2, a3,... It depends on the number of eyes). As described above, the case of four divisions is as shown in FIGS.

  In the forms of the present invention, as the thickness of each sheet body 1 increases, or as the number of sheet bodies 1 folded at a time increases, the thickness at the fold portion of the folded sheet body 1 also increases. It will increase.

  Therefore, instead of simply dividing the hidden pattern α into four equal parts in the vertical direction, as an example, for example, each divided hidden pattern arranged in each of the layers L1, L2, L3,. A1, a2, a3,..., an are formed with a stacking portion in the vertical direction (Y direction) in the stacking in consideration of the thickness of the paper and the number of sheets to be folded at once, or a stacking error in the left-right direction (X direction). The structure can also take into account and abare. In the hidden pattern α, for example, a character (closed curve character) having an enclosure such as “A” or “B” preferably has a slightly larger area within the enclosure (the area of the ground portion within the enclosure).

Overlapping portions w (w1 to wn) formed in consideration of the thickness of each fold portion that becomes the hidden pattern layer L of the folded paper body 1 in the divided hidden patterns a1, a2, a3,. This will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the overlapping portion w formed when the predetermined hidden pattern α is divided into the divided hidden pattern a in consideration of the thickness of the paper body 1 and the like. For example, the alphabet “A” is taken up as the hidden pattern α which is the base of the divided hidden pattern. In the figure, the vertical range a1 is the area of the first divided hidden pattern a1, and a2 is the second divided hidden pattern. The area a2, a3 is the area of the third divided hidden pattern a3, and a4 is the area of the fourth divided hidden pattern a4.

  As shown in FIG. 8, if “A” is taken as the predetermined hidden pattern α which is the base of the divided hidden pattern, the first divided hidden pattern a1 formed and arranged in the first layer L1 of the hidden pattern layer L will be described. The second divided hidden pattern a2 formed on the second layer L2 has the same shape and size as “A” of the hidden pattern α, or the first and second divided hidden patterns so as to be similar to “A”. When the patterns a1 and a2 are arranged, the size is such that the lower portion of the first divided hidden pattern a1 and the upper portion of the second divided hidden pattern a2 are overlapped with each other in the overlapping portion w1 as shown in FIG. It is to set.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the second divided hidden pattern a2 formed and arranged in the second layer L2 of the hidden pattern layer L and the third divided hidden pattern a3 formed in the third layer L3 include the hidden pattern “A”. When the second and third divided hidden patterns a3 are arranged so as to be the same shape and size as "" or "A", the lower part of the second divided hidden character a2 and the third divided hidden character a3 As shown in FIG. 8, the upper portion of each is set to a size that can be overlapped with each other at the overlapping portion w2.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the third divided hidden pattern a3 formed and arranged on the third layer L3 of the hidden pattern layer L and the fourth divided hidden pattern a4 formed on the fourth layer L4 include the hidden pattern α. When the third a4 and the fourth divided hidden character a4 are arranged so as to be the same shape and size as "A" or similar to "A", the lower part of the third divided hidden character a3 and the fourth divided hidden character As shown in FIG. 8, the size is set such that the upper part of the character a4 can be overlapped with each other at the overlapping portion w3.

  The formation of the overlapping portion w as described above can be appropriately set for various hidden characters α other than “A”. The overlapping amount [w] of the overlapping portion w can be appropriately set according to the type, size, and shape of the hidden character α to be used, but for example, about 0.1 mm to 0.18 mm is appropriate.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the paper body constituting the forms of the present invention, and is a plan view of the paper body before folding. The top view of the state which folded the paper main body which comprises the forms of this invention 1/2 in the 1st fold part. The top view of the state which folded the quarter of the paper main body which comprises the forms of this invention in the 1st fold part and the 2nd fold part. The top view of the state which folded the paper main body which comprises the forms of this invention 1/8 in the 1st fold part, the 2nd fold part, and the 3rd fold part. (A) is a perspective view of one end face portion observed from the hidden character layer side in a state in which the paper body constituting the forms of the present invention is folded １ ／, and (b) is the paper constituting the forms of the present invention. The front view of the one side end surface part observed from the hidden character layer side of the state which folded the main body 1/8. Explanatory drawing of the hidden character layer reproduced on the one side end surface part of the hidden character layer side in the state which folded the paper main body which comprises the forms of this invention 1/8, and its one side end surface part. (A) is the 1st division | segmentation hidden character arrange | positioned in the 1st layer L1 in the hidden character layer side of the one side end surface part of the folding paper main body of the state which folded the paper main body which comprises the forms of this invention 1/8 (b) represents the second divided hidden character a2 arranged in the second layer L2, (c) represents the third divided hidden character a3 arranged in the third layer L3, (d) This represents the fourth divided hidden character a4 arranged in the fourth layer L4. The division | segmentation hidden character which formed the overlap part w in the division | segmentation hidden character arranged and formed in the fold part of the forms of this invention, and the top view of the hidden character explaining the overlap part w.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Paper body (alpha) ... Hidden pattern a ... Divided hidden pattern a1, a2, a3, ... an ... 1st divided hidden pattern ... nth divided hidden pattern b ... Folded part b1, b2, b3, ...・ Bn ... 1st fold part ... n-th fold part

Claims (3)

On one or both sides of a sheet body 1, a plurality of folded portion b for bending the the paper body 1 in accordance with a predetermined rule (b1, b2, b3, ··· ) includes a, the plurality of folded portion b (b1 , B2, b3,...) Are formed in a fold-corresponding portion for folding an even number such as 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 or the like of the sheet body 1. cage, along the fold corresponding portions of one or both sides of the paper body 1, one or a plurality kinds of plural formed by finely dividing a predetermined hidden pattern α divided hidden patterns a1, a2, a3, · Are arranged on the folded end face of the paper body 1 which is finally folded according to a certain rule along the folds, and the divided hidden patterns a1, a2, a3,. Is reproduced as the predetermined hidden pattern α Printed matter characterized by that. 2. The printed matter according to claim 1, wherein one or a plurality of sizes or all of the divided hidden patterns a 1, a 2, a 3,... Are minute sizes such as micro characters.   A solid line in which one or more or all of the plurality of fold portions b (b1, b2, b3,...) Can be confirmed in a visible state or an invisible state along a fold corresponding portion of the fold portion, Alternatively, it is displayed by a virtual line such as a dotted line, a broken line, a short line or the like, or a double-end crease mark provided at an intersection corresponding part between the crease line and the edge or apex of the paper body 1. The printed matter according to claim 1 or 2.

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