Data Carrier Comprising a Partial Piece
In a method for manufacturing a data carrier with a partial piece, in particular a chip card, a thickness of the data carrier body is reduced in a predetermined region on the front side of the data carrier body and the data carrier body is cut through in the predetermined region in order to produce the partial piece. The partial piece is fitted into a through opening of the data carrier body created by the cutting through, and is displaced in the through opening in the direction of the front side of the data carrier body such that the partial piece is flush with the front side of the data carrier body.
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16 . A method for manufacturing a data carrier, in particular a chip card, comprising the steps of:
making available a card-shaped data carrier body with a first thickness and a front side and a back side,
reducing the first thickness of the data carrier body to a second thickness in a predetermined region on the front side of the data carrier body and
cutting through the data carrier body in the predetermined region for producing a first partial piece of the data carrier body, so that the first partial piece is fitted into a through opening of the data carrier body created by the cutting through and is displaceable in the through opening,
wherein the step of displacing the first partial piece within the through opening in the direction of the front side of the data carrier body, so that the first partial piece is flush with the front side of the data carrier body.
17 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein the step of printing at least the back side of the data carrier body before the step of reducing the first thickness of the data carrier body in the predetermined region.
18 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein the step of printing of the front side of the data carrier body before the step of reducing the first thickness of the data carrier body in the predetermined region.
19 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein the step of cutting through the data carrier body for producing the first partial piece is effected from the back side of the data carrier body, wherein the front side of the data carrier body lies against a flat surface and the first partial piece is pushed against the flat surface for flush alignment with the front side of the data carrier body.
20 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein the step of producing a cavity for a chip module on the front side of the data carrier body in the predetermined region and of inserting a chip module into the cavity, preferably prior to displacing the first partial piece in the direction of the front side of the data carrier body.
21 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein the step of reducing the first thickness of the data carrier body in the predetermined region is effected by milling the front side of the data carrier body.
22 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein the second thickness amounts to at least 70%.
23 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein the step of producing at least one second partial piece detachable from the data carrier body, said second partial piece enclosing the first partial piece, wherein the second partial piece preferably has a length of 15.00 mm, a width of 12.0 mm and a thickness of 0.80 mm,
and/or a third partial piece detachable from the data carrier body, said third partial piece enclosing the first partial piece and, where applicable, the second partial piece, wherein the third partial piece preferably has a length of 25.0 mm, a width of 15.0 mm and a thickness of 0.80 mm.
24 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein the first partial piece is produced having a length of 12.30 mm, a width of 8.8 mm and a thickness of 0.64 mm and/or the data carrier body has a length of 85.6 mm, a width of 53.98 mm and a thickness of 0.80 mm.
25 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein the step of cutting through the data carrier body for producing the first partial piece and, where applicable, the step of producing the second and/or third partial piece detachable from the data carrier body is effected by punching.
26 . A data carrier, in particular a chip card, comprising a card-shaped data carrier body with a first thickness and a front side and a back side, wherein the data carrier has at least one partial piece which is separated from the rest of the data carrier body and is fitted into a through opening of the data carrier body and is displaceable in the through opening, wherein the first partial piece has a second thickness that is reduced in relation to the first thickness, wherein the first partial piece is arranged in the through opening of the data carrier body such that it is flush with the front side of the data carrier body.
27 . The data carrier according to claim 26 , wherein the data carrier has a chip module which is inserted into the first partial piece.
28 . The data carrier according to claim 26 , wherein the second thickness amounts to at least 70%.
29 . The data carrier according to claim 26 , wherein the data carrier body has at least one second partial piece detachable from the data carrier body, said second partial piece enclosing the first partial piece, wherein the second partial piece preferably has a length of 15.0 mm, a width of 12.0 mm and a thickness of 0.80 mm,
and/or a third partial piece detachable from the data carrier body, said third partial piece enclosing the first partial piece and, where applicable, the second partial piece, wherein the third partial piece preferably has a length of 25.0 mm, a width of 15.0 mm and a thickness of 0.80 mm.
30 . The data carrier according to claim 26 , wherein the first partial piece has a length of 12.30 mm, a width of 8.8 mm and a thickness of 0.64 mm and/or the data carrier body has a length of 85.6 mm, a width of 53.98 mm and a thickness of 0.80 mm.