Device for the Guided Transport of a Card Web

Abstract

The device for the guided transport of a card web comprises a card web transport means (51a-l) for moving the card web (69) forward, which has a peripheral outer surface, wherein at all times a part of the peripheral outer surface forms a contact surface for establishing an entrainment-causing connection with at least parts of the card web (69) to be transported. Furthermore, the device comprises a card web guiding means (72a-i), which comprises a plurality of curved tongues (73a-i) arranged at a spacing next to each other, the tongues being arranged opposite to at least a part of the contact surface of the card web transport means (5a-i) and extending in the direction of movement of the card web (69) and therefore forming a guide surface for the planar guiding of the card web (69), wherein the guide surface has a lower coefficient of friction than the contact surface of the card web transport means (51a-i), and wherein each tongue (73a-i) is movable individually in a direction away from the contact surface of the card web transport device (51a-i) against a biasing force.

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