SEE-THROUGH SECURITY ELEMENT WITH MICROSTRUCTURES
First Claim
1. A see-through security element for security papers, value documents and the like, having at least one micropattern having a visual appearance that is viewing-angle dependent when looked through, characterized in that the at least one micropattern is formed from an arrangement of a plurality of pattern elements having a characteristic pattern spacing of 1 μ
- m or more, and in that the see-through security element exhibits a total thickness of 50 μ
m or less.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a see-through security element (12), for security papers, value documents and the like, having at least one micropattern having a visual appearance that is viewing-angle dependent when looked through (26, 28). According to the present invention, the at least one micropattern is formed from an arrangement of a plurality of pattern elements (24) having a characteristic pattern spacing of 1 μm or more, and the see-through security element (12) exhibits a total thickness of 50 μm or less.
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1. A see-through security element for security papers, value documents and the like, having at least one micropattern having a visual appearance that is viewing-angle dependent when looked through, characterized in that the at least one micropattern is formed from an arrangement of a plurality of pattern elements having a characteristic pattern spacing of 1 μ
- m or more, and in that the see-through security element exhibits a total thickness of 50 μ
m or less. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
- m or more, and in that the see-through security element exhibits a total thickness of 50 μ
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