Card transport mechanism roller support
AssigneeFargo Electronics, Inc.
InventorsMartin A. Pribula, Gary M. Klinefelter
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Abstract
A roller support includes a body member, a bushing member, and a step member. The body member includes a first guide roller receiver that is adapted to receive an end of a first guide roller. The bushing member extends from a surface of the body member and has a central bore that extends through the body member. The step member is positioned adjacent the bushing member and extends from the surface of the body member in the direction of the bushing member.
Claims15
A roller support for mounting to a side wall of an identification card printer transport mechanism, the support comprising:
- a body member having a first guide roller receiver adapted to receive an end of a first guide roller;
- a bushing member extending from a surface of the body member and having a central bore that extends through the body member;
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- a step member adjacent the bushing member and extending from the surface of the body member.
A pinch roller assembly of a transport mechanism of an identification card printer comprising:
- a pair of side walls, each having a support receiving notch;
- a pair of roller supports each seated in one of the support receiving notches, each support comprising:
- a body member adjacent an exterior side of the side wall and having a first guide roller receiver adapted to receive an end of a guide roller;
- a bushing member extending from a surface of the body member and into the support receiving notch, the bushing having a central bore that extends through the body member;
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- a step member adjacent the bushing and extending from the surface of the body member and into the support receiving notch;
- a feed roller having opposing ends extending through the central bores of the bushing members;
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- a first guide roller having ends that are supported by the first guide roller receivers of the roller supports.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.