公开(公告)号：US06142370A

公开(公告)日：2000-11-07

申请号：US99320

申请日：1998-06-18

申请人： Richard J. LaManna ,  Keith R. Ashley ,  Igor Pankiw

发明人： Richard J. LaManna ,  Keith R. Ashley ,  Igor Pankiw

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.

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; 以及连接到滑架的滑架支撑件（120），用于沿着输送路径引导托架。

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：US06908241B1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-21

申请号：US10800860

申请日：2004-03-16

申请人： Philip M. Roth ,  Keith R. Ashley ,  Yook Chan ,  David J. Haas ,  Igor Pankiw

发明人： Philip M. Roth ,  Keith R. Ashley ,  Yook Chan ,  David J. Haas ,  Igor Pankiw

IPC分类号： G06K1/12 ,  G06K13/07 ,  G06K5/00

CPC分类号： G06K13/07 ,  G06K1/121

摘要： A system for processing cards including a magnetic medium extending along one side of the cards and printing on both sides of the cards is disclosed. The system is a plurality of card processing stations (14, 30, 24) spaced along a card transport (18′) extending between a card input 12 and a card output 16. A first drive motor (54) drives a transmission (60) coupling the motor to a card drive associated with each station to transport the cards at each station during processing thereof. A second drive motor 56 rotates a combined magnetic encoding and card flipping station. A controller 60 controls operation of the stations and the first and second motors so that the combined magnetic encoding and flipping station flips the cards to a reverse orientation to print a second side.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于处理卡片的系统，包括沿着卡的一侧延伸的磁介质和在卡的两侧进行打印。 系统是沿着在卡输入12和卡输出16之间延伸的卡传输（18'）间隔开的多个卡处理站（14,30,24）。 第一驱动马达（54）驱动将马达耦合到与每个站相关联的卡驱动器的变速器（60），以在其处理期间在每个站处传送卡。 第二驱动马达56旋转组合的磁编码和卡翻转站。 控制器60控制站和第一和第二电动机的操作，使得组合磁编码和翻转站将卡翻转到相反的方向以打印第二侧。

公开(公告)号：US06484780B2

公开(公告)日：2002-11-26

申请号：US09813146

申请日：2001-03-21

申请人： Keith R. Ashley ,  Igor Pankiw ,  Wesley L. Burrowes

发明人： Keith R. Ashley ,  Igor Pankiw ,  Wesley L. Burrowes

IPC分类号： B44C1165

CPC分类号： B32B37/0007 ,  B29C53/18 ,  B32B37/0015 ,  B32B2425/00 ,  Y10T156/17 ,  Y10T156/1705 ,  Y10T156/1734 ,  Y10T156/1906

摘要： The invention is a laminator and a method of lamination of a plastic card (14). A laminator (10, 100) in accordance with the invention includes an infeed (12) which supplies plastic cards which are to be laminated with a plastic laminating material on a first side (18) of each card; a laminating station (20) having a heated roller (22, 114) and a card support (24, 112), opposed to the heated roller, which supports a second side of each card and is separated from the heated roller to define a card opening (28, 116) through which each plastic card passes when being laminated; a laminate source (32) which feeds plastic laminating material into the card opening between the heated roller and the first side of each plastic card with heat from the heated roller heating the plastic laminating material and each plastic card in the card opening to fuse the plastic laminating material to the first surface of each plastic card; and a card bowing the station (40), which bows each card sufficiently in a portion thereof to cause each card when cooled to be substantially flat.

摘要翻译： 本发明是层压机和层压塑料卡（14）的方法。 根据本发明的层压机（10,100）包括一个进料器（12），该进料器（12）在每个卡片的第一侧（18）上提供要与塑料层压材料层压的塑料卡片; 具有加热辊（22,114）和与所述加热辊相对的卡支撑件（24,112）的层压站（20），所述加热辊支撑每个卡的第二侧并与加热辊分离以限定卡 打开（28,116）每个塑料卡在层压时通过该开口（28,116）; 层压源（32），其将来自加热辊的加热辊和每个塑料卡的第一侧之间的卡片开口中的塑料层压材料加热，从而加热塑料层压材料和卡片开口中的每个塑料卡以熔化塑料 将每个塑料卡的第一表面层压材料; 以及弯曲站（40）的卡片，其在其一部分中充分地弯曲每张卡片，以使得每个卡片被冷却至基本平坦。

公开(公告)号：US06352206B1

公开(公告)日：2002-03-05

申请号：US09271160

申请日：1999-03-17

申请人： Keith R. Ashley ,  David K. Giegerich ,  Igor Pankiw ,  Philip M. Roth

发明人： Keith R. Ashley ,  David K. Giegerich ,  Igor Pankiw ,  Philip M. Roth

IPC分类号： G06K1300

CPC分类号： G06K17/00 ,  G06K13/07

摘要： The invention is an embossing system, embosser and indent imprinter and method of operation thereof. The invention includes a plurality of stations (34, 36, 40, 42, 44 and 46) including an embossing station (38); a carriage (162) for holding an item (60) to be processed by the system at the plurality of stations including the embossing station; a carriage transport (180) which moves the carriage while holding the item to be processed along a plurality of spaced apart transport paths; and wherein at least one station is disposed on each of the plurality of transport paths and the carriage transport moves the carriage holding the item along the plurality of transport paths to each of the plurality of processing stations at which processing is performed on the item.

摘要翻译： 本发明是一种压花系统，压花机和压印机及其操作方法。 本发明包括多个包括压花站（38）的工位（34,36,40,42,44和46）。 用于保持在包括压花站的多个站的系统处理的物品（60）的托架（162）; 托架运输装置，其沿着多个间隔开的运送路径保持要处理的物品移动托架; 并且其中至少一个站设置在所述多个传送路径中的每一个上，并且所述托架传送将保持所述物品的所述托架沿着所述多个传送路径移动到对所述物件执行处理的所述多个处理站中的每一个。

公开(公告)号：US06439567B1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-27

申请号：US09686757

申请日：2000-10-12

申请人： Keith R. Ashley

发明人： Keith R. Ashley

IPC分类号： B65H348

CPC分类号： B65H3/085 ,  B65H3/48 ,  B65H29/60 ,  B65H2553/42 ,  B65H2701/1914

摘要： A card guide for holding a stack of cards to be separated, and a card picker for separating a single card from a stack of cards at a first location and moving the separated card to a second location, where each card has substantially the same thickness and substantially the same periphery. The card guide is includes a frame having a periphery sufficiently larger than the card periphery to permit the cards to readily enter the frame while remaining substantially aligned. The card guide has an open front face and an open rear face. The card guide frame includes a bottom member having a card support area with a rear edge and includes a side member having a notch extending substantially the full height of the open rear face and extending from the card support area rear edge toward the front face by a distance at least as great as the thickness of the cards. The bottom member has at least one air hole through it. The center of the air hole is spaced from the card support area rear edge by a distance substantially equal to the thickness of cards, and the air hole diameter can be at least as great as the thickness of the cards. Preferably, a number of air holes is provided, extending in a line parallel to the card support area rear edge. Preferably, also, a second line of such holes is provided parallel to the first line and spaced from the first line by a distance substantially equal to twice the thickness of the cards. The card picker has a picker finger which engages an edge of the end card of the stack of cards and moves such card in the direction of the frame side member so that the card moves through the notch in the side member. An air source supplies air to the air hole, aiding in separating the end card from the stack of cards, while also blowing away debris and removing static electricity.

摘要翻译： 一种用于保持要分离的一叠卡片的卡片引导件，以及用于在第一位置将单张卡片与一叠卡片分离并将分离的卡片移动到第二位置的卡片拾取器，其中每个卡片具有基本上相同的厚度， 基本相同的外围。 卡引导件包括具有足够大于卡周边的外围的框架，以允许卡容易地进入框架，同时保持基本对齐。 卡片导板具有敞开的前表面和敞开的后表面。 卡引导框架包括底部构件，该底部构件具有带有后边缘的卡支撑区域，并且包括侧构件，该侧构件具有基本上延伸的开口后表面的整个高度延伸并且从卡支撑区域后边缘朝向前表面延伸的凹口 距离至少与卡片的厚度一样大。 底部构件具有穿过其的至少一个空气孔。 空气孔的中心与卡支撑区域后边缘间隔开大致等于卡的厚度，并且气孔直径可以至少与卡的厚度一样大。 优选地，设置有多个气孔，其平行于卡支撑区域后边缘延伸。 优选地，这样的孔的第二条线平行于第一条线设置，并且与第一条线相隔一定距离，基本上等于卡的厚度的两倍。 卡片拾取器具有与卡片堆的端卡的边缘接合的拾取器手指，并且沿着框架侧构件的方向移动这种卡，使得卡移动通过侧构件中的凹口。 空气源将空气提供给空气孔，有助于将卡片与卡片分离，同时还可以吹走碎片并去除静电。