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US 5,397,426 AGranted
Device for producing smart cards
AssigneeGiles Leroux, S.A.
InventorsGerard Nioche, Dominique Perdoux, Patrick Baudron
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Abstract
This invention relates to a device for producing smart cards, characterized in that it comprises a station (1) for milling recesses in batches of plastic cards associated with a station (3) for inlaying integrated circuits in said recesses, said milled cards being conveyed from milling station (1) to inlaying station (3) by a transfer system (2) making possible an adaptation to the speed differences of the stations (1, 3) and to the positioning differences of these stations (1, 3).
Claims12
Device for producing smart cards, comprising:
- a milling station for milling recesses in batches of plastic cards;
- an inlaying station for inlaying integrated circuits in said recesses;
- a buffer magazine operatively associated with said inlaying station;
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- a transfer system for transferring milled cards containing recesses from said milling station to said inlaying station, said transfer system comprising a first conveyor pivotable in a vertical plane and adjustable as a function of a level of cards in said buffer magazine and a second horizontal conveyor movable in a vertical direction and disposed opposite said buffer magazine for accommodating instantaneous differences in speeds from one station to the next.
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