Card printing apparatus
US5462374A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 13, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2301/42322
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A card printing apparatus for printing a graphic design on the surface of a card comprising a card stage adapted to mount a card on its upper surface. The upper surface of the card stage has two planes separated by about the card thickness. The card stage is fed along a straight linear path toward a card stock. When the card stage has reached a certain point along the path, a card is withdrawn from the card stock means so that the card is mounted onto the card stage. A thermal print head prints the graphic design on the surface of the card mounted on the card stage, and an ejector means responsive to the feeding of the card stage ejects the card mounted on the card stage to a card collection zone.
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