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Card printing devices

US6971808B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 8, 2003
Grant dateDec 6, 2005
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2701/1914
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Card printing apparatus, for example, for printing identification cards, pass cards and the like generally comes with a relatively restricted size card input hopper. The number of cards that can be processed in a single operation is accordingly limited. The capacity for a single run of card printing can be materially increased without leading to card feed problems because of the increased pressure at the bottom of a stack of cards by arranging that at least part of the in-feed hopper is inclined away from the vertical. In order to maintain the footprint of the printer relatively small, the hopper preferably has two vertical sections and an intermediate inclined section.

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