Embossing apparatus, and method for embossing cards
AssigneeMuehlbauer AG
InventorsAlexander Godecke, Martin Dimpfl, Tino Henze, Christian Dobler
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Abstract
The invention relates to an embossing apparatus for embossing cards, in particular plastic cards, comprising a feed unit for feeding a card into an embossing region, and an embossing device. The embossing device comprises a displaceable, actuatable embossing die which can be positioned above a position that is to be embossed in the embossing region; a plunger unit which has a displaceable plunger for moving forward the actuatable embossing die, and a striking mechanism for applying pressure to the plunger of the plunger unit in order to carry out an embossing on a card in the embossing region by means of the embossing die.
Claims12
Embossing apparatus for embossing cards, in particular plastic cards, comprising:
- a first embossing device having at least one displaceable, actuatable embossing die which can be positioned above a position that is to be embossed in an embossing region;
- a first plunger unit which has a vertically displaceable plunger which is displaceable in an X and Y direction for moving forward the displaceable actuatable embossing die in a Z direction;
- a first striking mechanism arranged in a fixed position for applying pressure to the vertically displaceable plunger of the first plunger unit in order to carry out an embossing on a card in the embossing region by means of the at least one embossing die;
- a first feed unit for feeding a card into the embossing region in a feed direction;
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- a first embossing matrix having a plurality of individually actuatable embossing dies, wherein the first embossing matrix is designed to be displaceable in the X and/or Y direction independent of the movement of the vertically displaceable plunger in order to position a selected embossing die vertically and/or horizontally at a position that is to be embossed in the embossing region.
A method for embossing a card in an embossing region comprising:
- positioning a displaceable embossing matrix, which is designed to be displaceable in an X and/or Y direction and which has a plurality of individually actuatable embossing dies arranged above a position that is to be embossed on the card in an embossing region;
- using a vertically displaceable plunger to move forward an actuatable embossing die arranged in the displaceable embossing matrix in a Z direction;
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- applying a pressure to the vertically displaceable plunger so that a card in the embossing region is embossed by the embossing die arranged in the displaceable actuatable embossing matrix;
- wherein the plunger is displaceable in an X and Y direction, and is movable independently of the displaceable embossing matrix.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.