Credential production device having a movable processing assembly
AssigneeAssa Abloy AB
InventorsJeffrey Stangler, James Rieck, Ted M. Hoffman
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Abstract
A credential production device includes a processing path, a transport mechanism, a processing assembly and at least one assembly guide. The transport mechanism is configured to feed individual substrates along the processing path. The processing assembly includes a supply spool support, a take-up spool support, a plurality of ribbon supports, and a print head or a transfer roller. Each assembly guide is configured to guide movement of the processing assembly substantially perpendicularly to the processing path between an operating position and a loading position relative to the processing path.
Claims20
A credential production device comprising:
- processing path;
- a transport mechanism configured to feed individual substrates along the processing path;
- a processing assembly comprising:
- a supply spool support;
- a take-up spool support;
- a plurality of ribbon supports that define a ribbon path;
- and
- one of a print head and a transfer roller;
- and
- at least one assembly guide configured to guide linear movement of the processing assembly substantially perpendicularly to the processing path between an operating position and a loading position relative to the processing path.
A credential production device comprising:
- a processing path;
- a transport mechanism configured to feed individual substrates along the processing path;
- a processing assembly comprising:
- a supply spool support;
- a take-up spool support;
- a plurality of ribbon supports that define a ribbon path;
- one of a print head and a transfer roller;
- and
- at least one motor selected from the group consisting of:
- a supply spool motor configured to rotate the supply spool support;
- a take-up spool motor configured to rotate the take-up spool support;
- a feed motor configured to drive rotation of a feed roller;
- a transfer roller motor configured to drive rotation of the transfer roller;
- a transfer roller lift motor configured to move an axis of rotation of the transfer roller relative to a frame of the processing assembly;
- and
- a print head lift motor configured to move the print head relative to the frame of the processing assembly, and
- at least one assembly guide configured to guide movement of the processing assembly substantially perpendicularly to the processing path between an operating position and a loading position relative to the processing path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.