Multilayer body

A multilayer body comprising:

• a transparent first layer including a multiplicity of microlenses spatially arranged to form a microlens grid having a grid pitch, said microlenses being impressed in a first surface area of the transparent layer;
• and
• a second layer, which is arranged below the first layer and in a fixed position with respect to the first layer and has a multiplicity of microimages spatially arranged to form a microimage grid having a grid pitch, each microimage being in an at least partial overlap with one of the microlenses of the microlens grid for generating a first optically variable information item,
• wherein the grid pitch of the microimage grid and the grid pitch of the microlens grid in at least one spatial direction are less than 300 μm, and
• wherein each microimage is formed by one or a plurality of image regions surrounded by a background region, the image regions and the background region being coplanar and adjacent to each other, and
• wherein the background region is formed by at least one of:
• a metallic layer;
• a colored lacquer layer;
• and a photoresist layer, and wherein none of the metallic layer, the colored lacquer layer or the photoresist layer is provided in the plurality of image regions, and
• wherein the grid pitch of the microimage grid and the grid pitch of the microlens grid differ from one another for adjacent microimages and microlenses by between 0.5 and 5%.

A multilayer body comprising:

• a transparent first layer including a multiplicity of microlenses spatially arranged to form a microlens grid having a grid pitch, said microlenses being impressed in a first surface area of the transparent first layer;
• and
• a second layer, which is arranged below the first layer and in a fixed position with respect to the first layer and has a multiplicity of microimages spatially arranged to form a microimage grid having a grid pitch, each microimage being in an at least partial overlap with one of the microlenses of the microlens grid for generating a first optically variable information item,
• wherein the grid pitch of the microimage grid and the grid pitch of the microlens grid in at least one spatial direction are each less than 300 μm, and
• wherein the grid pitch of the microlens grid in a first spatial direction is greater by more than 100%, than a dimension of each microlens of the microlens grid in the first spatial direction, and
• wherein flat regions are provided between the microlenses such that the microlenses do not directly succeed one another, and
• wherein the microimage grid and the microlens grid are arranged in a manner rotated by between 0.5° and 50° relative to one another.

A multilayer body comprising:

• a transparent first layer including a multiplicity of microlenses spatially arranged to form a microlens grid having a grid pitch, said microlenses being impressed in a first surface area of the transparent layer;
• and
• a second layer, which is arranged below the first layer and in a fixed position with respect to the first layer and has a multiplicity of microimages spatially arranged to form a microimage grid having a grid pitch, each microimage being in an at least partial overlap with one of the microlenses of the microlens grid for generating a first optically variable information item,
• wherein the grid pitch of the microimage grid and the grid pitch of the microlens grid in at least one spatial direction are less than 300 μm, and
• wherein each microimage is formed by one or a plurality of image regions surrounded by a background region, the image regions and the background region being coplanar and adjacent to each other, and
• wherein the background region is formed by at least one of:
• a metallic layer;
• a colored lacquer layer;
• and a photoresist layer, and wherein none of the metallic layer, the colored lacquer layer or the photoresist layer is provided in the plurality of image regions, and
• wherein the microimage grid is rotated by between 0.5° and 50° with respect to the microlens grid.

A multilayer body comprising:

• a transparent first layer including a multiplicity of microlenses spatially arranged to form a microlens grid having a grid pitch, said microlenses being impressed in a first surface area of the transparent layer;
• and
• a second layer, which is arranged below the first layer and in a fixed position with respect to the first layer and has a multiplicity of microimages spatially arranged to form a microimage grid having a grid pitch, each microimage being in an at least partial overlap with one of the microlenses of the microlens grid for generating a first optically variable information item,
• wherein the grid pitch of the microimage grid and the grid pitch of the microlens grid in at least one spatial direction are less than 300 μm, and
• wherein each microimage is formed by one or a plurality of image regions surrounded by a background region, the image regions and the background region being coplanar and adjacent to each other, and
• wherein the image regions are formed by at least one of:
• a metallic layer;
• a colored lacquer layer;
• and a photoresist layer, and wherein none of the metallic layer, the colored lacquer layer or the photoresist layer is provided in the background region, and
• wherein the grid pitch of the microimage grid and the grid pitch of the microlens grid differ from one another for adjacent microimages and microlenses by between 0.5 and 5%.

A multilayer body comprising:

• a transparent first layer including a multiplicity of microlenses spatially arranged to form a microlens grid having a grid pitch, said microlenses being impressed in a first surface area of the transparent layer;
• and
• a second layer, which is arranged below the first layer and in a fixed position with respect to the first layer and has a multiplicity of microimages spatially arranged to form a microimage grid having a grid pitch, each microimage being in an at least partial overlap with one of the microlenses of the microlens grid for generating a first optically variable information item,
• wherein the grid pitch of the microimage grid and the grid pitch of the microlens grid in at least one spatial direction are less than 300 μm, and
• wherein each microimage is formed by one or a plurality of image regions surrounded by a background region, the image regions and the background region being coplanar and adjacent to each other, and
• wherein the image regions are formed by at least one of:
• a metallic layer;
• a colored lacquer layer;
• and a photoresist layer, and wherein none of the metallic layer, the colored lacquer layer or the photoresist layer is provided in the background region, and
• wherein the microimage grid is rotated by between 0.5° and 50° with respect to the microlens grid.