Apparatus for making holes in moving cards or the like

A dispenser for sheet-like carriers of information, comprising a source of interconnected separable carriers;

• a housing having an outlet;
• means for transporting successive carriers from said source toward said outlet at a predetermined speed and in a predetermined direction along a first path;
• means for applying legible information to successive carriers moving along a first portion of said path;
• and an apparatus for making holes in successive carriers moving along a second portion of said path, including a matrix disposed at one side of said second portion, a perforating tool disposed at the other side of said second portion opposite said matrix;
• holder means for said tool and said matrix, means for moving said holder means with said tool and said matrix in and counter to said direction along an arcuate second path which is so oriented relative to said first path that said tool and said matrix move along trajectories which maintain their respective distances from the carrier transported in said second portion of said first path, and at a varying speed so that, during a predetermined interval of movement of said holder means in said direction, the speed of said tool and said matrix at least closely approximates said predetermined speed, and means for shifting said tool substantially at right angles to its trajectory and to said direction toward said matrix to thereby perforate the carrier portion in said second portion of said first path during selected intervals of movement of said holder means in said direction.

Apparatus for making holes in a sheet-like carrier of information, comprising a stationary support;

• means for transporting the carrier at a predetermined speed and in a predetermined direction along a first path;
• a matrix disposed at one side of said path;
• a perforating tool disposed at the other side of said path opposite said matrix;
• holding means for said tool and said matrix, including a substantially plate-like member and a parallel motion mechanism connecting said member to said support so that said member is movable in and counter to said direction and including two substantially parallel springy arms each having a first end portion secured to said support and a second end portion secured to said member;
• means for moving said holder means with said tool and said matrix in and counter to said direction along an acruate second path and at a varying speed so that, during a prdetermined interval of movement of said holder means in said direction, the speed of said tool and said matrix at least closely approximates said predetermined speed, said first path being substantially tangential to said second path;
• and means for shifting said tool substantially at right angles to said direction toward said matrix to thereby perforate the carrier portion between said matrix and said tool during selected intervals of movement of said holder means in said direction.

Apparatus for making holes in a sheet-like carrier of information, comprising a stationary support;

• means for transporting the carrier at a predetermined speed and in a predetermined direction along a first path;
• a matrix disposed at one side of said path;
• a perforating tool disposed at the other side of said path opposite said matrix;
• holder means for said tool and said matrix, including a substantially plate-like member and a parallel motion mechanism connecting said member to said support so that said member is movable in and counter to said direction;
• means for moving said holder means with said tool and said matrix in and counter to said direction along an arcuate second path and at a varying speed so that, during a predetermined interval of movement of said holder means in said direction, the speed of said tool and said matrix at least closely approximates said predetermined speed, said first path being substantially tangential to said second path, said moving means including a twin parallel motion mechanism mounted on said member and supporting said tool for movement toward and away from said matrix and means for shifting said tool substantially at right angles to said direction toward said matrix to thereby perforate the carrier portion between said matrix and said tool during selected intervals of movement of said holder means in said direction.

Apparatus for making holes in a sheet-like carrier of information, comprising means for transporting the carrier at a predetermined speed and in a predetermined direction along a first path;

• a matrix disposed at one side of said path;
• a perforating tool disposed at the other side of said path opposite said matrix;
• holder means for said tool and said matrix;
• a twin parallel mortion mechanism supporting said tool on said holder means for movement toward and away from said matrix and including a centrally located first area having a first end portion supporting said tool and a second end portion, means for coupling said second end portion to said holder means, and two outer arms flanking said first arm, said outer arms having first end portions connected with the second end portion of said first arm and second end portions connected with said holder means;
• means for moving said holder means with said tool and said matrix in and counter to said direction along an acruate second path and at a varying speed so that, during a predetermined interval of movement of said holder means in said direction, the speed of said tool and said matrix at least closely approximates said predetermined speed, said first path being substantially tangential to said second path;
• and means for shifting said tool substantially at right angles to said direction toward said matrix to thereby perforate the carrier portion between said matrix and said tool during selected intervals of movement of said holder means in said direction.