Card substrate rotator with lift mechanism

A card substrate processing device comprising:

• a first substrate processing component;
• a first processing path in line with the first substrate processing component and a first portal;
• a second substrate processing component;
• a second processing path in line with the second substrate processing component and a second portal, wherein the second processing path is above the first processing path;
• and
• a card substrate rotator comprising:
• a substrate support configured to receive a card substrate, the substrate support comprising a feed roller driven by a gear;
• a rotator mechanism configured to rotate the substrate support about a horizontal axis;
• and
• a lift mechanism configured to move the substrate support and the axis in a vertical plane between a first position, in which the substrate support is aligned with the first portal and the first processing path, and a second position, in which the substrate support is aligned with the second portal and the second processing path;
• wherein the feed roller is configured to feed a substrate through the first portal when the substrate support is in the first position, and the feed roller is configured to feed a substrate through the second portal when the substrate support is in the second position.

A method comprising:

• providing a substrate processing device comprising:
• a first substrate processing component;
• and
• a first processing path in line with the first substrate processing component and a first portal;
• and
• a card substrate rotator comprising:
• a substrate support configured to receive a card substrate, the substrate support comprising a feed roller driven by a gear;
• a rotator mechanism configured to rotate the substrate support about a horizontal axis;
• and
• a lift mechanism configured to move the substrate support and the axis in a vertical plane;
• processing a card substrate using the first substrate processing component;
• feeding the card substrate along the first processing path, through the first portal and into the substrate support using the feed roller;
• and
• moving the substrate support, the card substrate and the axis away from the first processing path in a direction that is transverse to the first processing path using the lift mechanism.