Title:
CARD-FLIPPING DEVICE FOR USE IN CARD PRINTERS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005025879
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A card-flipping device (4) for a card printing apparatus is provided. The card-flipping device comprises a card-carrier unit (6) for transporting the card (18) in a vertical direction, a motor drive means (21) for moving the unit in the vertical direction, and an actuator assembly (28) including a rotatable cam arm (46) 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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Inventors:
JONES TERRENCE K (US)
MAYNARD RAYMOND E (US)
MAYNARD RAYMOND E (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/027279
Publication Date:
June 02, 2005
Filing Date:
August 23, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ZEBRA ATLANTEK INC (US)
JONES TERRENCE K (US)
MAYNARD RAYMOND E (US)
JONES TERRENCE K (US)
MAYNARD RAYMOND E (US)
International Classes:
B41J2/315; B41J3/60; B41J13/12; B65H5/04; B65H15/00; (IPC1-7): B41J13/12; B41J11/00; B65H15/00
Foreign References:
| US5966160A | 1999-10-12 | |||
| US6105493A | 2000-08-22 | |||
| US5771058A | 1998-06-23 | |||
| US6279901B1 | 2001-08-28 |
Other References:
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 0060, no. 46 (P - 107) 24 March 1982 (1982-03-24)
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 017, no. 696 (P - 1664) 20 December 1993 (1993-12-20)
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 017, no. 696 (P - 1664) 20 December 1993 (1993-12-20)
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