Booklet spine guidance system in a booklet processing mechanism
AssigneeEntrust Datacard Corporation
InventorsGary Schultze, Dennis J. Warwick
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Abstract
A booklet processing mechanism is described that includes a spine guidance system that is configured to hold the area adjacent to the spine of an opened, multiple sheet booklet against a backing plate during processing on a page of the booklet, for example by a laser or during vision verification. The spine guidance system is configured so that it resides closely adjacent to the spine of the booklet, below the field of lasing by the laser or other processing operation, so that it does not interfere with the processing operation.
Claims18
A booklet processing mechanism configured to process a booklet having a spine, comprising:
- a backing plate;
- a spine guidance system that includes a spine guide that is configured to engage a booklet half of the booklet adjacent to the spine to bias the booklet half into engagement with the backing plate, the spine guide being moveable toward and away from the backing plate, the spine guide is biased in a direction toward the backing plate, and the spine guide is pivotable about a horizontal axis;
- the backing plate includes an upper edge and a lower edge;
- and the spine guide is positioned adjacent to and faces the lower edge;
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- the backing plate is pivotable along the lower edge about a horizontal axis, and the backing plate is pivotable about a first vertical axis;
- and the spine guide is pivotable about a second vertical axis.
A passport processing mechanism configured to process a passport having a spine, comprising:
- a backing plate that in use supports a first half of the passport;
- a platform that defines a transport path in which during use a second half of the passport is disposed;
- a spine guidance system mounted on the platform, the spine guidance system includes a spine guide that is configured to engage the first half of the passport adjacent to the spine to bias the first half into engagement with the backing plate, the spine guide being moveable toward and away from the backing plate, and the spine guide is biased in a direction toward the backing plate, and the spine guide is pivotable about a horizontal axis;
- the spine guide is pivotally mounted adjacent to a center thereof to permit the spine guide to pivot about a vertical pivot axis;
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- a processing mechanism that performs a processing operation on the passport.
A booklet processing mechanism configured to process a booklet having a spine comprising:
- a backing plate;
- a spine guidance system that includes a spine guide that is configured to engage a booklet half of the booklet adjacent to the spine to bias the booklet half into engagement with the backing plate, the spine guide being moveable toward and away from the backing plate, the spine guide is biased in a direction toward the backing plate, and the spine guide is pivotable about a horizontal axis;
- the backing plate includes an upper edge and a lower edge;
- and the spine guide is positioned adjacent to and faces the lower edge;
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- the spine guide is pivotally mounted adjacent to a center thereof to permit the spine guide to pivot about a vertical pivot axis.
A booklet processing mechanism configured to process a booklet having a spine, comprising:
- a backing plate;
- a spine guidance system that includes a spine guide that is configured to engage a booklet half of the booklet adjacent to the spine to bias the booklet half into engagement with the backing plate, the spine guide being moveable toward and away from the backing plate, the spine guide is biased in a direction toward the backing plate, and the spine guide is pivotable about a horizontal axis;
- the backing plate includes an upper edge and a lower edge;
- and the spine guide is positioned adjacent to and faces the lower edge;
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- the spine guide has an input side and an output side, and the input side and the output side are curved.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.