公开(公告)号：US6089457A

公开(公告)日：2000-07-18

申请号：US99339

申请日：1998-06-18

申请人： Richard J. LaManna ,  Keith R. Ashley ,  Igor Pankiw ,  Philip M. Roth ,  Edward W. Hague

发明人： Richard J. LaManna ,  Keith R. Ashley ,  Igor Pankiw ,  Philip M. Roth ,  Edward W. Hague

IPC分类号： B41J3/38 ,  G06K13/07 ,  G06K13/077 ,  G06K17/00 ,  G06K19/06

CPC分类号： G06K13/077 ,  B41J3/385 ,  G06K13/07 ,  G06K17/00 ,  G06K2017/0041

摘要： The present invention is a card transport mechanism for transporting cards (114) along a transport path (108) and method of operation thereof. A card transport mechanism (180) in accordance with the invention includes a pair of spaced apart channels (186, 188), each channel engaging a different one of a pair of opposed edges of the cards; a carriage (196) for holding the cards at a fixed position relative to the carriage during motion along the transport path, the carriage having first (198) and second (120) card contacting elements spaced apart at different positions along the transport path and projecting into the transport path for contacting and holding a card in the fixed position during motion along the transport path, the first card contacting element being compliant to move orthogonally from within the transport path to permit movement of the card along the channels while the carriage is stationary prior to contact of the card by the second card contacting element and the second card contacting element being compliant along the transport path in response to contact with the card to produce contact and holding of the opposed edges of the card with the first and second card contacting elements in the fixed position; and a carriage support (120), connected the carriage, for guiding the carriage along the transport path.

摘要翻译： 本发明是一种用于沿着传输路径（108）传送卡（114）的卡传送机构及其操作方法。 根据本发明的卡传送机构（180）包括一对间隔开的通道（186,188），每个通道接合卡的一对相对边缘中的不同的一个; 一个滑架（196），用于在传送路径运动期间相对于托架将卡保持在固定位置，滑架具有沿传送路径在不同位置间隔开的第一（198）和第二（120）卡接触元件， 进入用于沿着传送路径运动期间将卡保持在固定位置的传送路径，第一卡片接触元件被顺从从传送路径内正交地移动，以允许卡沿着通道移动，而托架静止 在所述卡通过所述第二卡片接触元件和所述第二卡片接触元件接触之前，响应于与所述卡的接触而沿着所述传送路径是柔性的，以产生所述卡片的相对边缘与所述第一和第二卡片接触的接触和保持 固定位置的元素; 和支架（120），其连接所述托架，用于沿所述输送路径引导所述托架。

公开(公告)号：US5837991A

公开(公告)日：1998-11-17

申请号：US613095

申请日：1996-03-08

申请人： Richard J. LaManna ,  Keith R. Ashley ,  Igor Pankiw ,  Philip M. Roth ,  Edward W. Hague

发明人： Richard J. LaManna ,  Keith R. Ashley ,  Igor Pankiw ,  Philip M. Roth ,  Edward W. Hague

IPC分类号： B41J3/38 ,  G06K13/07 ,  G06K13/077 ,  G06K17/00 ,  G06F17/00 ,  G06F3/12 ,  G06K13/00

CPC分类号： G06K13/077 ,  B41J3/385 ,  G06K13/07 ,  G06K17/00 ,  G06K2017/0041

摘要： The present invention is a card transport mechanism for transporting cards along a transport path and method of operation thereof. A card transport mechanism in accordance with the invention includes a pair of spaced apart channels, each channel engaging a different one of a pair of opposed edges of the cards; a carriage for holding the cards at a fixed position relative to the carriage during motion along the transport path, the carriage having first and second card contacting elements spaced apart at different positions along the transport path and projecting into the transport path for contacting and holding a card in the fixed position during motion along the transport path, the first card contacting element being compliant to move orthogonally from within the transport path to permit movement of the card along the channels while the carriage is stationary prior to contact of the card by the second card contacting element and the second card contacting element being compliant along the transport path in response to contact with the card to produce contact and holding of the opposed edges of the card with the first and second card contacting elements in the fixed position; anda carriage support, connected to the carriage, for guiding the carriage along the transport path.

摘要翻译： 本发明是用于沿着传输路径传送卡的卡传送机构及其操作方法。 根据本发明的卡传送机构包括一对间隔开的通道，每个通道接合卡的一对相对边缘中的不同的一个; 一个托架，用于在沿运送路径运动的过程中相对于托架将卡保持在固定位置，托架具有沿着传送路径在不同位置间隔开并突出到传送路径中的第一和第二卡接触元件，用于接触和保持 卡在沿着传送路径的运动期间处于固定位置，第一卡片接触元件被顺从从传送路径中正交地移动，以允许卡沿着通道移动，而在卡片接触第二个卡片之前，托架是静止的 卡接触元件和第二卡片接触元件响应于与卡的接触而沿着传送路径顺从，以使卡的相对边缘与第一和第二卡接触元件接触并保持在固定位置; 以及与托架连接的支架，用于沿着运输路径引导托架。

公开(公告)号：US5920055A

公开(公告)日：1999-07-06

申请号：US99338

申请日：1998-06-18

申请人： Philip M. Roth ,  Edward W. Hague

发明人： Philip M. Roth ,  Edward W. Hague

IPC分类号： B41J3/38 ,  G06K13/07 ,  G06K13/077 ,  G06K17/00 ,  G06K5/00

CPC分类号： G06K13/077 ,  B41J3/385 ,  G06K13/07 ,  G06K17/00 ,  G06K2017/0041

摘要： The present invention is a card transport mechanism for transporting cards (114) along a transport path (108) and method of operation thereof. A card transport mechanism (180) in accordance with the invention includes a pair of spaced apart channels (186, 188), each channel engaging a different one of a pair of opposed edges of the cards; a carriage (196) for holding the cards at a fixed position relative to the carriage during motion along the transport path, the carriage having first (198) and second (120) card contacting elements spaced apart at different positions along the transport path and projecting into the transport path for contacting and holding a card in the fixed position during motion along the transport path, the first card contacting element being compliant to move orthogonally from within the transport path to permit movement of the card along the channels while the carriage is stationary prior to contact of the card by the second card contacting element and the second card contacting element being compliant along the transport path in response to contact with the card to produce contact and holding of the opposed edges of the card with the first and second card contacting elements in the fixed position; and a carriage support (120), connected to the carriage, for guiding the carriage along the transport path.