公开(公告)号：US20210039423A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-11

申请号：US16987804

申请日：2020-08-07

Applicant: Entrust Datacard Corporation

Inventor： Scott SVENSSON ,  Dave WICKSTROM ,  Donald GALLES ,  Jim MOORHOUSE

IPC: B42D25/425 ,  B29C59/02 ,  B30B9/28 ,  B30B15/02

Abstract: An impresser mechanism that is configured to create impressions on plastic cards. The impresser mechanism includes an anvil that is configured to resiliently support the plastic card while the impression is formed on the plastic card by a die. By resiliently supporting the plastic card while the impression is created, the resulting impression on the plastic card is substantially evened out.

公开(公告)号：US20200079124A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-12

申请号：US16567734

申请日：2019-09-11

Applicant: Entrust Datacard Corporation

Inventor： Scott SVENSSON ,  Bryan HOEVE ,  Donald GALLES

IPC: B41J29/12 ,  B41J3/28

Abstract: A plastic card printer that is provided with a printhead guard that is movable between a covering position, where the printhead guard covers one or more sensitive portions of a printhead of the plastic card printer, and a non-covering position, where the printhead guard does not cover the one or more sensitive portions of the printhead thereby allowing the printhead to perform a printing function on a plastic card. The printhead guard can be at the covering position when the printhead is at a non-printing position, for example during servicing of the card printer, to protect the one or more sensitive elements when the printhead is at the non-printing position, and the printhead guard can be at the non-covering position when the printhead is at a printing position where the printhead is ready to perform printing.