Card-flipping device for use in card printers
US7063013B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1914
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A card-flipping device for a card printing apparatus is provided. The card-flipping device comprises a card-carrier unit for transporting the card in a vertical direction, a motor drive means for moving the unit in the vertical direction, and an actuator assembly including a rotatable cam arm for flipping the card over. The card-flipping device is particularly suitable for use in thermal dye printers that print images on card substrates such as driver's licenses, employee badges, student cards, and the like. After one surface of the card has been printed, the card is conveyed to the card-flipping device, where the card is flipped over so that the reverse, unprinted side of the card can be printed thereon.
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