Card processing device

A card processing device for use with a card, the card processing device comprising:

• a print unit that prints on the card;
• a card inverting unit that inverts front/rear of the card;
• and
• a controller, wherein
• the print unit comprises a thermal head structured to heat an ink ribbon and transfer ink of the ink ribbon to print on the card, and a card conveyance mechanism structured to convey the card,
• when a conveyance direction of the card conveyed by the card conveyance mechanism is defined as a first direction, a thickness direction of the card conveyed by the card conveyance mechanism is defined as a second direction, a direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction is defined as a third direction, one side in the first direction is defined as a fourth direction side, and the other side opposite to the fourth direction side is defined as a fifth direction side,
• the card inverting unit comprises a card holding part structured to temporarily hold the card therein, a card drawing and feeding mechanism structured to draw the card into the card holding part and feed the card out of the card holding part, and a rotating mechanism structured to rotate the card holding part with the third direction being a rotational axis direction,
• a conveyance path along which the card is conveyed is provided inside the card holding part,
• the conveyance path when viewed from the third direction is linear in shape,
• the thermal head is disposed on the fourth direction side with respect to the card holding part,
• the card drawing and feeding mechanism comprises two drive rollers arranged on both end sides of the conveyance path, and two pad rollers, each of the pad rollers being disposed to face each of the two drive rollers, and is structured to feed the card on the fourth direction side in a first state in which the conveyance path is parallel to the first direction when viewed from the third direction,
• in a first state, the conveyance path of the card holding part is aligned to be parallel to the first direction when viewed from the third direction, and the card drawing and feeding mechanism feeds the card on the fourth direction side,
• in a second state, the conveyance path of the card holding part is aligned to be inclined with respect to the first direction when viewed from the third direction and printing is performed on the card with the thermal head,
• in the print unit, the thermal head is structured to perform printing on the card while the card conveyance mechanism conveys the card toward the fifth direction side,
• a recessed part is defined in a center of an outer surface of the card holding part and surrounded by the outer surface of the card holding part,
• the recessed part is structured such that, when the card holding part is rotated during printing on the card, an opening of the recessed part faces the fourth direction side, and
• the controller controls the rotating mechanism to change the first state into the second state by rotating the card holding part when the card approaches to the card holding part and controls before the card is inserted into the card holding part so that at least a portion of the card is disposed inside the recessed part in the second state and an end of the card on the fifth direction side conveyed to the fifth direction side is prevented from being in contact with the card holding part.