JPH06103385B2 - How to make a photo card - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method for producing a card with a photograph using a display sheet formed by synthesizing a person image and a character image and printing them on color photographic paper. .

[Conventional technology]

Currently, ID card, driver's license, credit card, bank card, oil card, commuter pass,
A wide variety of cards such as medical examination tickets are widely used. Among them, it is necessary to identify the owner, such as an identification card such as an employee ID card or a driver's license.
In addition to personal information such as date of birth, a photo of the owner (face photo)
Is included.

In the photo card, after entering personal information with a typewriter on a display sheet (core sheet) on which items such as headings are printed, in the opening formed at the end of the core sheet,
A structure is known in which a small portrait photograph (face photograph) is inserted, and oversheets are placed on both sides of the sheet and thermocompression bonded.

Also, with a driver's license, an application form in which personal information is typed is set in the camera, and when shooting a person, the personal information is imprinted on reverse color paper (thickness 0.23 mm) with another lens, and this person image and character image Inverted color paper with and printed on it is sandwiched between two polyester sheets. An adhesive containing an ethylene copolymer as a main component is previously applied to one surface of this polyester sheet.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

In the above-mentioned photo card, it is necessary to write or print characters on the core sheet and then insert the separately created portrait photo into the core sheet, which is troublesome to produce and cannot be efficiently produced. There is.

In addition, the driver's license has a structure in which the reversal color paper is sandwiched between two polyester sheets, so it is easy to bend, and the reversing color paper part bulges out and the peripheral part is dented, so handling is inconvenient. There is a problem.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for making a photo card which is easy to make, is tough, has a flat surface, and is capable of preventing forgery.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention computer-synthesizes a human image and a character image such as a name, prints the synthetic image on color photographic paper to create a display sheet, and insert the display sheet. Create a transparent or white polyvinyl chloride resin frame sheet with an opening to insert,
Create a first oversheet made of transparent polyvinyl chloride resin to be superimposed on the upper side of the frame sheet in which the display sheet is fitted, and face the display sheet when joining the lower surface of this first oversheet A transparent thermo-compression bonding layer is formed on the part, and an opaque polyvinyl chloride resin core sheet for overlaying on the underside of the frame sheet in which the display sheet is fitted is created. A second oversheet made of a transparent polyvinyl chloride resin for overlapping on the side is formed, a magnetic stripe is adhered to the surface of the first or second oversheet, and the display sheet is fitted into the opening of the frame sheet, The first oversheet is overlaid on the frame sheet, and the lower surface of the display sheet is overlaid with the second oversheet via the core sheet and heated from both sides of the two oversheets. The polyvinyl chloride resin sheets are thermocompression-bonded under pressure, and the display sheet and the first oversheet are thermocompression-bonded by the adhesive layer applied to the first oversheet, and after the thermocompression bonding, the frame sheet It is designed to be punched into a predetermined size within the range.

Another invention is that a person image and a character image such as a name are computer-synthesized, the synthesized image is printed on a color photographic paper having a thickness of 100 to 160 μm to create a display sheet, and the display sheet is fitted. A transparent polyvinyl chloride resin for forming a white or transparent frame sheet made of polyvinyl chloride resin with almost the same thickness as the display sheet by forming an insertion opening, and overlapping it on the upper side of the frame sheet in which the display sheet is fitted. The first oversheet made of was made, and a transparent thermocompression-bonding adhesive layer was formed on the lower surface of the first oversheet facing the display sheet when joining, and the display sheet was fitted. An opaque polyvinyl chloride resin core sheet for overlaying on the lower side of the frame sheet is prepared, and a transparent polyvinyl chloride resin second sheet for overlaying on the underside of the core sheet is formed. Create a cover sheet, fit the display sheet into the opening of the frame sheet, stack the first oversheet on the frame sheet, and superimpose the second oversheet on the lower surface of the display sheet via the core sheet. While pressing from both sides of each of the polyvinyl chloride resin sheets by thermocompression bonding,
The display sheet and the first oversheet are thermocompression bonded by the adhesive layer applied to the oversheet, and after the thermocompression bonding, the display sheet and the first oversheet are punched into a predetermined size within the range of the frame sheet.

The display sheet synthesizes (layouts) a person image taken by a TV camera and a character image representing personal information such as a key input name and age using a computer,
This composite image can be created by displaying it on a CRT, printing it on color photographic paper, and developing it. The thinner the display sheet is, the more the curl can be reduced. Therefore, a color photographic paper having a thickness of about 100 to 160 μm is used. Since photographic paper with a thickness of about 100 to 160 μ is used in this way, curl can be reduced when it is made into a card, and the elasticity of the photographic paper can be reduced when embossing letters and numbers on the card. The effect is reduced and the characters are clearly embossed.

In order to prevent the display sheet from bulging, a frame sheet made of white or transparent polyvinyl chloride resin is used, and the display sheet is fitted into a large opening formed in this frame sheet.
This frame sheet has approximately the same thickness as the display sheet in order to flatten the card. Under the frame sheet, a white core sheet is joined to prevent the card from bending. 2 on each side of this core sheet and frame sheet
The transparent oversheets are joined together. In order to prevent air from entering between the display sheet and the oversheet when the card is squeezed, the lower surface of the oversheet joined to the upper surface of the frame sheet is pre-bonded to at least the portion facing the display sheet. Agent is applied,
The display sheet and the over sheet are joined by this adhesive.

The frame sheet, the core sheet, and the two oversheets are made of polyvinyl chloride resin that can be thermocompression bonded, and these four sheets are stacked and sandwiched between a pair of felt plates, While heating, pressurizing each polyvinyl chloride resin sheet by thermocompression bonding, heat-sealing the display sheet and the first oversheet, and finally, with a punching cutter, in a state where a thin frame sheet remains around the display sheet. Punch out.
Since the frame sheet, the core sheet, and the oversheet are formed of the polyvinyl chloride resin in this manner, they can be easily integrated by thermocompression bonding. Moreover, the polyvinyl chloride resin makes it easy to emboss letters and numbers, and is most suitable for cards such as credit cards that have letters and numbers in relief. In the case of mass production, a large frame sheet having a plurality of openings (for example, four pieces arranged in two rows) is used, and a display sheet is fitted into each opening, and a large size core sheet and two The oversheets are overlaid as described above and thermocompression bonded, and then punched one by one or at the same time by a punching cutter.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

〔Example〕

1 and 2 show a photo card of the present invention. As the display sheet 1, a thin color photographic paper of 100 to 160 μm is used, and the person image 1a is printed on the printed surface.
And a character image 1b showing personal information such as name and name, and a graphic image
1c and are printed. Each of these images 1a-1c
The composite image is composed (laid out) by a computer, and the composite image displayed on the CRT for printing is printed on a color photographic paper by a three-color sequential exposure method, and then developed.

The display sheet 1 is fitted in the opening 2a of the frame sheet 2. The frame sheet 2 is made of transparent or white polyvinyl chloride resin. The core sheet 3 is thermocompression bonded to the lower surface of the display sheet 1. The core sheet 3 is made of white polyvinyl chloride, and letters such as notes are printed on the lower surface thereof. A transparent first oversheet 4 is provided on the upper surface of the frame sheet 2.
Is thermocompression-bonded, and the second oversheet 5 is thermocompression-bonded under the core sheet 3. These oversheets
4,5 are made of transparent polyvinyl chloride, and a magnetic stripe 7 is bonded to the lower surface of the second oversheet 5 so that data can be recorded. . In addition, this magnetic stripe 7
May be bonded to the upper surface of the first oversheet 4.

In order to prevent air from entering between the first over sheet 4 and the display sheet 1 when the card is squeezed, the display sheet 1 and the first over sheet 4 are separated by a colorless and transparent adhesive 6. Are glued together. This adhesive 6 is
It is applied in advance to the lower surface of the over sheet 4 facing the display sheet 1. In addition, the first adhesive 6
It may be applied to the entire lower surface of the oversheet 4.

The adhesive 6 has a high light transmittance, few bubbles are generated during heat sealing, and has no adhesiveness at room temperature.
A material having an adhesive property when heated is used. As such an adhesive 6, a polyamide resin or a chlorinated polyprene is used as a base polymer, to which, for example, an acrylic acid-butyl methacrylate copolymer is added as a blind polymer. It is desirable to use one.

The display sheet 1 and four polyvinyl chloride resin sheets are used, and these sheets are combined as shown, and then two ferroe plates (chrome-plated stainless steel plates)
It is put in between and pressed and heated, and each sheet is thermocompression-bonded and integrated, whereby the card with photograph shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is prepared. When mass-producing, use a large-sized frame sheet in which multiple openings are juxtaposed, and use multiple cores and oversheets of a size corresponding to this frame sheet to simultaneously create multiple photo cards. it can.

Regarding the size of the display sheet 1, L is 44 mm and W is 7
It is 5.6 mm. Further, since the width D of the frame sheet 2 is 5 mm, the size of the card is 54 × 85.6 mm.

Next, the creation of the display sheet will be described. Figure 3 shows a CRT
1 illustrates a composite image printing device. The person image input unit 10 is composed of an image reproducing device for reproducing the person image recorded on the magnetic recording medium, and inputs the reproduced person image data to the image combining unit 11. This person image data is
It can be obtained by directly photographing the upper half of a person with a camera or by filming a film of a person, and a video tape camera or a still video camera is used as the TV camera. In the case of a video tape camera, a video tape is used as a magnetic recording medium, and in the case of a still video camera, a video floppy is used as a magnetic recording medium. If you record a video tape of 3/4 inch width for 10 seconds per person, you can record 360 minutes on a 60-minute tape. In the case of video floppies, one frame of video floppies can be recorded for 24 people by frame recording.

A console having a monitor CRT and a keyboard is used as the character image input unit 12, and the keyboard is operated while observing the CRT to input personal information such as name, date of birth, employee number, and image data. Input commands such as reading and print start. The character image data input from the keyboard is recorded on a storage medium such as a floppy disk. Therefore, when the photo card is updated to a new one, the personal information is hardly changed, and therefore it is only necessary to set the floppy disk storing the character image data, and the issuance of the update card becomes easy.

The graphic image input unit 13 is composed of, for example, a digitizer,
It is for inputting marks such as company marks and line drawings created by computer graphics (CG), and the input graphic image data is stored in a floppy disk.

The image synthesizing unit 11 is composed of a microcomputer, reads out the person image data from the person image input unit 10 in the order in which the images were captured, reads out the character image data from the character image input unit 12 in the order in which they are input, and outputs these in a predetermined manner. By laying out the character image with the character image by laying out the character image, the figure image input from the figure image input unit 13 is added thereto, and the data of the combined image is sent to the CRT controller 14.

The CRT controller 14 is for controlling the color monitor 15 and the black-and-white CRT 16 for printing, sends composite image data only to the color monitor 15 before printing, and displays a positive image on this display surface. Then, at the time of printing, the composite image is inverted to a negative image and then sent to the print black-and-white CRT 16, and the beam is swung in the direction opposite to the normal direction, that is, from right to left to invert the left and right of the composite image.

After confirming that the person image and the personal information match with each other by looking at the color monitor 15, the print key of the console is operated. The CRT controller 14 takes out one of the three color composite images one by one and displays the composite image on the monochrome CRT 16 for printing. The composite image displayed on this black-and-white CRT 16 for printing is displayed while the shutter 17 is open.
An image is formed on a color photographic paper 19 by 18. When printing the black and white composite image of these three colors, blue filter B, green filter B
The G and red filters R are selectively inserted and converted into monochromatic images of blue, green and red, whereby a color composite image is printed on the color photographic paper 19 by the three-color plane sequential exposure method. As the color photographic paper 19, a thin paper of 100 to 160 μ is used in order to prevent the card from warping.

When the composite image for one frame is printed, the color printing paper 19 is intermittently transferred for one frame, and the next composite image is printed. In this way, the color photographic paper 19 on which a plurality of composite images are printed in order is a well-known photographic processing device 20.
Then, the developing process, the fixing process, and the drying process are performed, and then the sheet is sent to the punching position. A cutter consisting of a fixed blade 21 and a movable blade 22 is arranged at this punching position, and is punched from a punching line 23 shown by a chain line in FIG. By this punching process, the color printing paper punched out becomes the display sheet 1 in which a person image, a character image such as a name, and a graphic image such as a company mark are printed at predetermined positions, and is accumulated in the container 24. . The color photographic paper 19 in which the display sheet 1 is punched out and the holes 19a are formed is wound into a roll as scrap paper.

FIG. 5 shows an apparatus for applying an adhesive to the oversheet. A magnetic stripe 27 is attached to the long oversheet 26, and two perforations 28 and 29 are formed. When the over sheet 26 passes between the pressure cylinder 30 and the plate cylinder 31, the adhesive 32 attached to the recess of the plate cylinder 31 is transferred to the portion facing the display sheet. The attaching roller 33 is partially immersed in a container 34 containing an adhesive, and the adhesive attached to the outer periphery is applied to the plate cylinder 31. In addition, this version cylinder 31
A doctor (not shown) contacting the outer periphery of the adhesive 32 scrapes off the adhesive 32 adhering to portions other than the recess. The oversheet 26 is dried in a drying process (not shown),
As shown in FIG. 6, it is cut from the alternate long and short dash lines 35 and 36.

FIG. 7 shows a combined state of polyvinyl chloride resin sheets. As shown in FIG. 3, a display sheet 38 created through a composite image printing process and a punching process in sequence.
Is a composite image of a figure image, a character image, and a person image, and is printed on color photographic paper.

The first sheet 40 is folded in two from the perforation, one of which serves as a frame sheet portion 40a and the other serves as a core sheet portion 40b. An opening 40c is formed in the frame sheet portion 40a. The opening 40c has substantially the same size as the display sheet 38, and the display sheet 38 is fitted therein. As the first sheet 40, a white polyvinyl chloride resin is used. When the double-sided tape is attached to the back surface of the display sheet 38 and fitted into the frame sheet portion 40a, the displacement of the display sheet 38 can be eliminated.

Transparent oversheet 41 cut as shown in FIG.
Is folded in two from the perforation 28, thereby forming a first oversheet portion 41a and a second oversheet portion 41b having an adhesive 32 applied to the inner surface. Further, the leading end portion of the first overseat portion 41a is folded back from the perforation 29 to form a folded portion 41c. The folded portion 41c
Is for preventing the first oversheet 40 from slipping out. The first sheet 40 fitted with the display sheet 38 is sandwiched by the oversheet 41.

In this embodiment, the thickness of the display sheet 38 is 0.15 mm,
The thickness of the first sheet 40 and the oversheet 41 is 0.2 mm, and the adhesive 32 is 0.01 mm. Since the combination of these sheets has a four-layer structure, the total thickness is 0.76 to 0.8 mm.

The oversheet 41 with the first sheet 40 sandwiched therebetween is integrated in the thermocompression bonding process shown in FIG. The thermocompression bonding device used in this process is a fixed press plate 45, a movable press plate 46, and a fan.
47, and these press plates 45, 46 have heaters 48, 49 built therein, respectively. During thermocompression bonding,
A combination sheet is sandwiched between chrome-plated ferro plates 50 and 51, and this is placed on the fixed press plate 45. In addition, in order to facilitate the alignment of the combination sheet, it is convenient to place an L-shaped abutting plate on which the two sides of the combination sheet abut on the fixed press plate 45.

When the start button (not shown) is pressed, the movable press plate 46
Goes down and sandwiches it from both sides of the over sheet 41 via the felt plates 50 and 51, and the heaters 48 and 49 are energized and heated, and the first sheet 40 and the over sheet 41 are integrally thermocompression bonded. . Further, the adhesive 32 applied to the first oversheet portion 41a is melted by heat, and the display sheet 38 and the first oversheet portion 41a are heat-sealed.

For the thermocompression bonding of the oversheet 41, for example, the pressing pressure is
~ 20kg / cm ² , temperature is 140 ~ 150 ℃, time is 3
~ 4 minutes. After the thermocompression bonding, the heaters 48 and 49 are turned off, and the fan 47 is operated to cool the first sheet 40, the oversheet 41, and the adhesive 32 until they are cured. About 3 minutes is sufficient for this cooling time, after which the movable press plate 46 rises, the pressure is released, and the thermocompression bonding process ends. Due to this thermocompression bonding, the total thickness is 0.76-0.8mm
From 0.72 to 0.76 mm. It is also possible to thermo-compress a plurality of Floer plates and combination sheets at the same time by alternately stacking and pressing from both sides and heating the press chamber with a heater.

FIG. 9 shows a card punching process. The card punching device used in this process has a fixed blade 52 and a movable blade 53.
When the movable blade 53 is lowered after setting the combination sheet that has undergone the thermocompression bonding process described above, the photo card is punched out and the finished product shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is obtained. Becomes

In this punching process, when punching is performed on the display sheet 38, the edge of the display sheet 38 appears, and moisture penetrates from there to cause peeling, so that the edge of the display sheet 38 is integrated. First seat 40 and over seat 41
It is punched with a 5mm margin so that it can be covered with. After this punching step, a number such as an employee number can be embossed from above the display sheet 38 using a commercially available embossing machine.

Although the employee identification card has been described in the above embodiment, the present invention can also be used to create other photo cards, such as a driver's license.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, a person image and a character image such as a name are computer-synthesized, and this is printed on a color photographic paper to create a display sheet. , It is not necessary to separately fit a separate piece of paper on which personal identification information, etc. is recorded into the opening,
Easy to create. Moreover, while it was necessary to fit them while collating the facial photograph and the identification information, in the present invention, since these are combined and recorded on the display sheet, they are simply displayed without collating them. It is only necessary to fit the display sheet into the opening of the sheet, and the creation can be performed easily. In addition, it is not necessary to print personal identification information or the like on the card body in place of a piece of paper, and it is possible to eliminate these printing steps, and it is not necessary to collate the printed card body with a facial photograph, which enables efficient creation. be able to.

Also, since the display sheet is fitted into the frame sheet, the core sheet is joined under the frame sheet, and the over sheets are joined on both sides of the core sheet and the frame sheet, respectively, the card can be efficiently produced and the frame sheet can be formed. Since it is used, the entire card is flat, and since the core sheet is interposed, it is strong and there is no risk of bending.

Furthermore, since the display sheet is adhered to the oversheet with the adhesive applied to the oversheet in advance, even when the card is squeezed, air does not enter between the display sheet and the oversheet and the finish of the card is improved. be able to. Moreover, it is possible to prevent forgery in which only the person image is cut and replaced. After fitting the display sheet into the opening of the frame sheet, the core sheet and the over sheet were superposed on each other and bonded by thermocompression bonding, and then punched into a predetermined size within the range of the frame sheet to prepare a photo card. Therefore, the edge portion of the display sheet is covered by the integrated frame sheet and oversheet, and the edge portion of the display sheet is not exposed from the edge of the card. This prevents the display sheet from peeling off due to water permeating from the edge of the display sheet. Moreover, the conventional card such as a driver's license in which a reverse color paper is simply sandwiched between two polyester sheets has disadvantages such as a dented peripheral portion and easy bending, which can be solved. .

Further, since the frame sheet, core sheet, and oversheet are formed of polyvinyl chloride resin, they can be easily integrated by thermocompression bonding. Moreover, the polyvinyl chloride resin makes it easy to emboss letters and numbers, and is most suitable for a card such as a credit card in which letters and the like are embossed. In addition, the display sheet, 10
Since it was made using photographic paper of 0 to 160μ, curl can be reduced when it is made into a card. In other words, if you create a display sheet using color paper with a thickness of about 230μ, it is strongly affected by the thickness of the display sheet,
When you use it as a card, the card tends to curl, but
This effect can be eliminated to create a nearly flat card.

Also, when embossing letters and numbers on the card,
Since the display sheet is thin, the influence of elasticity of the display sheet is reduced, and characters and the like are clearly embossed. Therefore, it is most suitable as a card in which characters and the like are embossed like a credit card. Furthermore, since the embossing treatment, which cannot be done by the conventional polyester sheet, can be performed, the forgery can be prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a layer structure of a photo card prepared by the method of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a CRT composite image printing apparatus. FIG. 4 is a plan view of a color photographic paper showing a punching range. FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a device for applying an adhesive to the oversheet. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the cutting position of the oversheet. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of a combined state of the sheets. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a thermocompression bonding process. FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing the punching process. 1 ... Display sheet, 1a ... Portrait image 1b ... Character image, 1c ... Figure image 2 ... Frame sheet, 2a ... Opening 3 ... Core sheet 4 ... First oversheet 5 ... Second over Sheet 6 …… Adhesive 7 …… Magnetic stripe 16 …… Black and white CRT for printing 19 …… Color photographic paper 26 …… Oversheet 27 …… Magnetic stripe 32 …… Adhesive, 38 …… Display sheet 40 …… First Seat, 40a …… Frame sheet part 40b …… Core seat part 40c …… Opening 41 …… Overseat 41a …… First overseat part 41b …… Second overseat part.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A person image and a character image such as a name are computer-synthesized, the synthesized image is printed on a color photographic paper to form a display sheet, and an opening into which the display sheet is fitted is formed to be transparent or white. Create a frame sheet made of polyvinyl chloride resin, and make a transparent polyvinyl chloride resin first oversheet for overlaying on the upper side of the frame sheet in which the display sheet is fitted. Opaque polyvinyl chloride for forming a transparent thermo-compression bonding layer on the lower surface of the display that faces the display sheet when joining, and overlaying it on the underside of the frame sheet in which the display sheet is fitted. A resin core sheet is prepared, and a transparent polyvinyl chloride resin second oversheet for superposing on the lower side of the core sheet is prepared. A magnetic stripe is adhered to the surface of the sheet, the display sheet is fitted into the opening of the frame sheet, the first oversheet is placed on the frame sheet, and the second oversheet is placed on the lower surface of the display sheet via the core sheet, While pressing from both sides of the two oversheets while heating, each polyvinyl chloride resin sheet is thermocompression bonded, and the display sheet and the first oversheet are heated by the adhesive layer applied to the first oversheet. A method for producing a card with a photograph, which comprises press-bonding and punching into a predetermined size within a range of a frame sheet after the thermo-compression bonding. 2. The display sheet has a thickness of 100 to 160 μm.
The method for making a card with a photograph according to claim 1, wherein 3. The method for producing a photo card according to claim 2, wherein the frame sheet and the display sheet have substantially the same thickness. 4. An image in which a person image and a character image such as a name are computer-synthesized, the synthesized image is printed on a color photographic paper having a thickness of 100 to 160 .mu. To form a display sheet, and the display sheet is fitted into the opening. To form a white or transparent polyvinyl chloride resin frame sheet with approximately the same thickness as the display sheet, and to make a transparent polyvinyl chloride resin overlay on the upper side of the frame sheet in which the display sheet is fitted. A frame sheet in which a transparent thermocompression-bonding adhesive layer is formed on a portion of the lower surface of the first oversheet that faces the display sheet when joined and is joined with the display sheet Make an opaque polyvinyl chloride resin core sheet for superimposing on the lower side of the core sheet, and use a transparent polyvinyl chloride resin second o Create a bar sheet, fit the display sheet into the opening of the frame sheet, stack the first over sheet on the frame sheet, and the second over sheet on the lower surface of the display sheet via the core sheet to form two over sheets. While pressing from both sides of the sheet while heating, each polyvinyl chloride resin sheet is thermocompression bonded, and the display sheet and the first oversheet are thermocompression bonded by the adhesive layer applied to the first oversheet, A method of making a card with a photograph, characterized by punching into a predetermined size within the range of a frame sheet after thermocompression bonding.