In-line flip station for a card printing apparatus

Details In-line flip station for a card printing apparatus In-line flip station for a card printing apparatus

1996-04-10

1999-10-12

Tran, Huan H.

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Thermal marking apparatus or processes

Record receiver driving means

B41J 1300

Patent

active

059661607

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for printing and laminating plastic cards consists of a thermal transfer printing station including ribbon and a thermal printhead for printing an image on a receptor surface of a receptor card, a laminating station including laminating film and a heated laminating roller mounted for engagement with the receptor surface of the receptor card during a laminating operation, and a guided carriage for transporting the receptor card beneath the printhead and the heated laminating roller. The carriage includes a resilient surface for receiving the receptor card with a receptor surface facing upwardly. The carriage is guided on a pair of rails to insure proper registration and tracking of the receptor card. The carriage is driven by a threaded rod which passes through a threaded bore in the carriage wherein rotation of the threaded rod by a motor causes movement of the carriage along the guide rails. In an alternate embodiment, the apparatus further includes an in-line flip station for reversing the print surface of the card so that printing can be accomplished on both sides of the card.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5600362 (1997-02-01), Morgavi et al.
patent: 5673076 (1997-09-01), Nardone et al.

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