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Method for making a non-contact smart card with an antenna support made of fibrous material

A manufacturing method and technology for smart cards, which are applied to record carriers, printed matter, instruments, etc. used by machines, and can solve the problems of fraud, high cost, and inability to produce

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-07-20
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While this does not prevent the card from working correctly, this flaw is often highlighted by users who care a lot about aesthetics
[0012] In addition, the cost of manufacturing the card with such a process is too high for a substantial increase in the use of the card
[0013] Finally, the methods currently used do not produce cards with the possibility of observing mechanical mistreatment imposed on them by users, especially for fraudulent purposes

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[0023] Lamination is achieved by thermoforming. According to a preferred embodiment, two layers of plastic material are used for each card body. This plastic material is typically polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyester (PET, PETG), polycarbonate (PC), or acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS). According to a preferred embodiment, PVC is used. The two layers have different stiffnesses. The outer layer is made of hard PVC and the inner layer (the layer in contact with the antenna support) is made of PVC with a low Vicat softening temperature (this is the temperature at which PVC transitions from an air-hard state to a rubber state). Made of soft PVC. The two layers may also have different thicknesses. For example, each card body includes an outer hard PVC layer with a thickness of about 310 microns (μm), and an inner soft PVC layer with a thickness of about 80 μm. The antenna support is made of paper with a thickness of about 125 μm. According to another manufacturing example,...

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a contactless smart card manufacturing process and more specifically to a manufacturing process for a contactless smart card for which the antenna is on a fibrous material such as paper. This process includes a manufacturing step to screen print the antenna onto the support, a step to bond the contacts of the chip onto the antenna support using conductive glue, and a step designed to laminate the card body onto the antenna support by hot press molding. Cutouts made in the corners of the antenna support prior to the lamination step enable the card bodies to be bonded together. The card thus obtained allows a posteriori viewing of any mechanical misuse to which it may have been subjected (extreme bending).

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a smart card, and more particularly, to a method of manufacturing a contactless smart card, the antenna of which is on a support made of a fibrous material such as paper. Background technique [0002] Contactless smart cards are a system that is increasingly used in various sectors. In the transportation sector, cards were developed as a means of payment. The same is true for e-wallets. Many companies have also developed identification devices for their personnel using contactless smart cards. [0003] Information exchange between the contactless card and the reader is achieved by remote electromagnetic coupling between an antenna embedded in the contactless card and a second antenna in the reader. In order to create, store and process information, the card contains a chip or electronic module and is connected to an antenna. Both the antenna and the chip are usually on a dielectric support ...

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IPC IPC(8): B42D15/10G06K19/02G06K19/07G06K19/077
CPCG06K19/07749H01L2924/01057H01L2924/01079G06K19/02H01L2224/16H01L2224/05573H01L2224/05568H01L2924/00014H01L2224/05599
Inventor 乔治斯·卡耐基斯克里斯托弗·马蒂厄塞贝斯廷·德里奈
Owner ASK CORP