Card laminate
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1. A card laminate for card-shaped data carriers, as exemplified by smart cards, magnetic strip cards, and identity cards, comprising:
- an interior layer having two opposing sides, and being provided with a metal layer partially or all over at least on one of the two opposing sides of the interior layer,two separate first plastic layers, each of which is disposed on a different one of the two opposing sides of the interior layer, wherein at least a first one of the first plastic layers overlies the metal layer on one of the two opposing sides of the interior layer and is transparent, andtwo separate second plastic layers, each of which is disposed on a different one of two exterior sides facing out from the two first plastic layers, wherein at least a first one of the second plastic layers overlies the first one of the first plastic layers, is transparent and has a printed image at least on one of its two opposing sides.
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Abstract
A card laminate is produced from a centrally disposed foil laminate (1) consisting of an interior layer (2) with a metal layer (3) and with two exterior transparent plastic layers (4a, 4b), and two exterior plastic films (5a, 5b) of which at least the plastic film (5a) overlying the metal layer (3) is transparent and carries a print (6a). If the print (6a) is on the exterior, a transparent cover layer (7a) is furthermore provided. Materials and layer thicknesses are preferably selected symmetrically to the interior, metallized layer (2, 3) in order to reduce warping effects.
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1. A card laminate for card-shaped data carriers, as exemplified by smart cards, magnetic strip cards, and identity cards, comprising:
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an interior layer having two opposing sides, and being provided with a metal layer partially or all over at least on one of the two opposing sides of the interior layer, two separate first plastic layers, each of which is disposed on a different one of the two opposing sides of the interior layer, wherein at least a first one of the first plastic layers overlies the metal layer on one of the two opposing sides of the interior layer and is transparent, and two separate second plastic layers, each of which is disposed on a different one of two exterior sides facing out from the two first plastic layers, wherein at least a first one of the second plastic layers overlies the first one of the first plastic layers, is transparent and has a printed image at least on one of its two opposing sides. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for producing a card laminate for card-shaped data carriers as exemplified by smart cards, magnetic strip cards, and identity cards, comprising the steps of:
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providing a foil laminate having an interior layer having two opposing sides provided with a metal layer partially or all over at least on one of the two opposing sides of the interior layer, and providing two separate plastic layers having exterior sides, each of the two separate plastic layers is disposed on a different one of the two opposing sides of the interior layer, wherein at least a first one of the plastic layers overlies the metal layer on one of the two opposing sides of the interior layer and is transparent, disposing two separate plastic films on the foil laminate such that each of the two plastic films is disposed on a different one of two exterior sides facing out from the plastic layers, wherein at least a first one of the plastic films overlies the first one of the plastic layers, is transparent and has a printed image at least on one of its two opposing sides, and laminating the foil laminate with the two plastic films. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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