CA2076639A1 - Device for coding, labelling and for the non-permanent positioning of data storage cards on carrier sheets - Google Patents
Device for coding, labelling and for the non-permanent positioning of data storage cards on carrier sheetsInfo
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
A device for affixing detachable data-carrying cards (1) on carrier sheets (2), in particular sheets of paper, has a magazine (3) which supplies the data carrier cards (1) with a card separator, a reading station (4), a card guide (5,21) and an affixing station (6) in which the individual data-carrying cards (1) are applied to cyclically movable carrier sheets (2) labelled to match the cards and affixed by holding tabs formed from the carrier sheets (2). The device also has a housing (82) in which a coding station (80) and a labelling station (81) are arranged one behind the other in the direction of flow (C) of the plastic, cards (1). On the outside of the housing (82), a separating magazine (83) which dispenses. the individual plastic cards (1) is arranged on the housing in front of the coding station (80) in the direction of flow (C) and a pile delivery magazine (84) in which the labelled plastic cards (1) are collected is arranged behind the labelling station (81). The pile delivery magazine (84) has a passage for rejected cards (1), which are transported through the piling magazine (84) unlabelled if a defect is detected in the coding station.
A device for affixing detachable data-carrying cards (1) on carrier sheets (2), in particular sheets of paper, has a magazine (3) which supplies the data carrier cards (1) with a card separator, a reading station (4), a card guide (5,21) and an affixing station (6) in which the individual data-carrying cards (1) are applied to cyclically movable carrier sheets (2) labelled to match the cards and affixed by holding tabs formed from the carrier sheets (2). The device also has a housing (82) in which a coding station (80) and a labelling station (81) are arranged one behind the other in the direction of flow (C) of the plastic, cards (1). On the outside of the housing (82), a separating magazine (83) which dispenses. the individual plastic cards (1) is arranged on the housing in front of the coding station (80) in the direction of flow (C) and a pile delivery magazine (84) in which the labelled plastic cards (1) are collected is arranged behind the labelling station (81). The pile delivery magazine (84) has a passage for rejected cards (1), which are transported through the piling magazine (84) unlabelled if a defect is detected in the coding station.
Description
DEVICE FOR CODING, LABELLING AND FOR THE NON-PERMANENT
POSITIONING OF DATA STORAGE CARDS ON CARRIER S~EETS
The purpose of the invention is the creation of a device for the positioning, and non-permanent affixing of flat consumer articles, in particular, data storage cards, upon carrier sheets, in particular letter paper, with which the data storage cards are moved in an automatic process from a dispensing device to the carrier sheet and affixed by simple means in the correct position on this carrier sheet; this kind of device should have a simple construction, be capable of operating without breaking down and be capable of a high output.
This object is addressed by the invention through the distinguishing features of patent claim 1, whereby the configuration features contained in subsidiary claims 2 to lg describe advantageous and ef~ective alternative embodiments of the object of the invention.
The device in accordance with the invention, while having a simple construction and being capable of operating without breaking down, enables the automatic movement of the data storage cards from a dispenser to a carrier sheet and permits, in the region of the carrier sheet, the card to be placed precisely in position upon the carrier sheet.
2076~39 In a magazine, which accommodates a stac~ of cards and serves as tha dispensing device, the stamped or printed cards are separated by alternatingly operating means (claws and cams) and transferred via transfer means to a reading station arranged adjacently downstream that captures the data on the card and then transfers such card to a controlled feed device, from which point the cards are transferred to an affixing station in which is arranged a process path for the carrier sheet and which possesses a depressor with a guide for the data storage cards and a plurality of vertically-moving shaping stamps for stamping the securing tabs out of the carrier sheet so that the data storage card can be held on top of the carrier sheet.
The data storage cards are fed at an angle to the direction in which the carrier sheet moves and are placed in proper sequence on the immobilized carrier sheet.
This process enables the device to have a high output capacity.
It is, furthermore, possible to use as a dispenser a roller upon which material is rolled and which operates in conjunction with the device. The data storage cards can be produced from this band, to which end the band is printed with the data for each card, following which the cards are separated from the band and then transferred through the reading station and feed device to the affixing station.
A particularly effective embodiment of the device ensures that an individual data storage card can be affixed to a carrier sheet that is imprinted with the very same contents of the data storage card, which, after being captured in the data capture station, are fed to the carrier sheet-printing station and then printed by means of the latter.
This error-free matching of the cards to the letter paper is most particularly important if the data storage cards contain important personal data, credit information, entitlements, etc., and the carrier sheets are printed with individual mailing addresses. This assurance can be made because the number of the printed carrier sheets, which extend as a so-called endless band of forms from the printer up to the entry position of the data cards, which extend, one following directly after the other, from the exit of the reading station, through the feed device, up to the insertion position. The addressed sheets, with the cards affixed there o, are then folded in a convention manner, placed in window envelopes or folded and sealed up and then transferred to shipment.
A simple method of matching a data storage card with its respective carrier sheet without mismatches, independently of the position of the data card, is provided by an advantageous configuration in which the separation, reading, feed, and inser~ion devices are connected together on a single base which, 207~39 relative to the device for conveying the carrier-sheet-endless form band, can be locked in a number of positions, in at least one, preferably two, conveying directions.
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This device is designed particularly for use with data storage cards and letter paper to which the latter are non-permanently attached. This device and its process can however, be used to apply and non-permanently affix the most widely varying types of flat consumer articles to the carrier layer, whereby this carrier layer together with the consumer article constitutes a display and sales package, thus enabling the device according to the invention to be used in a greater variety of applications.
The invention, furthermore, permits the creation of a simply and compactly-constructed device (machine) operating with a high production capacity by means of which data storage cards can be separated from a pile, electronically coded, read by a monitoring apparatus and printed and then gathered together into a pile of cards, each of which is stacked in the correct order, and the error-containin~ cards automatically discarded. The proposed device, furthermore, permits the issuer to code and personalize the plastic cards while eliminating waiting time and sources of error.
This object is addressed in the invention by means of the distinguishing features of patent claim 20, whereby subsidiary claims 21 to 28 describe configuration features of advantageous alternative embodiments of the object of the invention.
The coding and writing device has.a simple and compact construct~on and permits the automatic feed, coding, printing, piling and discarding of error-containing data storage cards.
The plastic cards, not being stamped, can be slid one by one from a simple separation magazine comprising a box, a conveyor belt with catches and a separation slot and then transferred to the coding station.
At the coding station, coding and reading of the data takes place. Following successful coding, the card is transferred to the printing station which, using the high-resolution thermal sublimation process, prints the plastic cards at high speed.
The printed plastic cards are then transferred to the stacking magazine in which they are automatically stacked, one on top of the other, in the appropriate se~uence.
If errors are flagged at the coding station, the printing station will not operate and the error-containing plastic card will be transferred out through the stacking magazine to be discarded through an exit aperture.
Being a compact machine, this device affords the issuer an economical means of processing the card himself and thus preventing long waiting periods and a host of other inconveniences.
The essential advantage of the device resides in the direct coding and personalization of plastic cards, the benefit to the card holder being the ability to receive the card, containing all of the necessary data, without having to wait.
Shown in the drawings is a variation of one embodiment example of the invention which is next described in greater detail.
Shown are:
Fig. 1 a schematic frontal view of a device for applying flat consumer articles to carrier sheets, having a magazine, after which is arranged in the process direction an article reading station, article feed with control and affixing station, Fig. 2 a schematic top view of the same device, Fig. 3 a partially cut away frontal view of the magazine with conveyor belt, claws and control cams, Fig. 4 a partially cut away top view of the magazine, Fig. 5 and 6 schematic lateral views of the magazine showing two positions of the claws, Fig. 7 a longitudinal section through the affixing station with support path for the carrier sheets, depressor and form stamp, ig. 8 a top view of a carrier sheet with a data storage card fixed in position by means of securing tabs, ig. 9 a transverse section through the carrier sheet with securing tabs and data storage card, ig. 10 a top view of the arrangement of the securing tabs in the carrier sheet with the data storage card rep~esented by broken lines, ig. 11 a schematic frontal view differing from Fig. 1 with a roll of band material that can be processed into data storage cards, ig. 12 a schematic top view of the entire device, ig. 13 a perspective view of a coding and printing machine for data storage cards with a coding station arranged inside a casing, behind which is a printing station and a separating magazine as well as a stacking magazine, ig. 14 a transverse section through the same machine, ig. 15 a frontal view of a further embodiment of the card stacker used in conjunction with the magazine, ig. 16 a lateral view of the card stacker in accordance with Fig. 15, shown ready to accept a card to be stacked, ig. 17 a schematic representation of the entire device with its individual machines and stations.
The device for non-permanently positioning and affixing flat consumer articles, in particular data storage cards (plastic cards) (1) on carrier sheets (2) in particular letter paper, features, in accordanca with Fig. 1 and 2, arranged serially in process direction "A", a magazine (3) and card reading station (4), a card feed (5) with a control and an affixing station (6), in which the data storage cards (l) axe placed and secured in position on carrier sheet (2), în particular, letter paper.
The affixing station (6) in accordance with Figs. 1, 2 and 7, possesses a flat support path (7), for the cyclically-moveable carrier sheet (2). This carrier sheet (2) is provided with at least one placement field (11) that is bordered by a plurality of securing tabs (10) which, being formed from the carrier sheet (2) by means of stamping cuts (8), overlap, when in the stamped out position, at least two card edges (9).
In Figs. 8 to 10, carrier sheet (2) is shown in the form of a sheet of letter paper displaying an address field (12~, a text field (13) and the data storage card placement field (11). In this example, placement field (11) has five stamped-out securing tabs (10) which, in their most basic configuration, overlap the three eard edges (9) (14) of rectangular data storage card (1) and secure such card in position.
Provided on both opposing longitudinal sides of placement field ~ll) and thus of data storage card (1) are two securing tabs (10) which are spaced one after another in the insertion direction "A" of data storage card (1), arranged on the transverse side (14), which is the rear side in relation to feed direction "A", is a holding tab (10) that serves at the same time as the limit to which data storage card (1) can be inserted.
The securing tabs (10) which sit along opposing sides (9) of the placement field and thus along the longitudinal sides of the cards, run in a funnel-shaped pattern toward each other in insertion direction l'A'I and thus form funnel-shaped insertion edges (15), each of which constitutes a stopping point (clamping point) (15) occupying longitudinal card edge (9). The basic shape of securing tabs (10) is a segment, the chord of each of which forms insertion edge (15).
The funnel-shaped arrangement of the securing tabs (10) and their insertion edges (15) permits the data storage card (1) to be slid into and secured in position at an angle to the longitudinal direction of carrier sheet (2) and the stopping points (15) of the securing tabs (10) which flap over card (1), press against the longitudinal edges (9) of card (1) in such a way as to immobilize the latter and the chord of the transversally-lying securing tab (10) forms the edge (14) constituting the insertion limit of card (1).
It is preferred that the carrier sheets (2) be embodied as
POSITIONING OF DATA STORAGE CARDS ON CARRIER S~EETS
The purpose of the invention is the creation of a device for the positioning, and non-permanent affixing of flat consumer articles, in particular, data storage cards, upon carrier sheets, in particular letter paper, with which the data storage cards are moved in an automatic process from a dispensing device to the carrier sheet and affixed by simple means in the correct position on this carrier sheet; this kind of device should have a simple construction, be capable of operating without breaking down and be capable of a high output.
This object is addressed by the invention through the distinguishing features of patent claim 1, whereby the configuration features contained in subsidiary claims 2 to lg describe advantageous and ef~ective alternative embodiments of the object of the invention.
The device in accordance with the invention, while having a simple construction and being capable of operating without breaking down, enables the automatic movement of the data storage cards from a dispenser to a carrier sheet and permits, in the region of the carrier sheet, the card to be placed precisely in position upon the carrier sheet.
2076~39 In a magazine, which accommodates a stac~ of cards and serves as tha dispensing device, the stamped or printed cards are separated by alternatingly operating means (claws and cams) and transferred via transfer means to a reading station arranged adjacently downstream that captures the data on the card and then transfers such card to a controlled feed device, from which point the cards are transferred to an affixing station in which is arranged a process path for the carrier sheet and which possesses a depressor with a guide for the data storage cards and a plurality of vertically-moving shaping stamps for stamping the securing tabs out of the carrier sheet so that the data storage card can be held on top of the carrier sheet.
The data storage cards are fed at an angle to the direction in which the carrier sheet moves and are placed in proper sequence on the immobilized carrier sheet.
This process enables the device to have a high output capacity.
It is, furthermore, possible to use as a dispenser a roller upon which material is rolled and which operates in conjunction with the device. The data storage cards can be produced from this band, to which end the band is printed with the data for each card, following which the cards are separated from the band and then transferred through the reading station and feed device to the affixing station.
A particularly effective embodiment of the device ensures that an individual data storage card can be affixed to a carrier sheet that is imprinted with the very same contents of the data storage card, which, after being captured in the data capture station, are fed to the carrier sheet-printing station and then printed by means of the latter.
This error-free matching of the cards to the letter paper is most particularly important if the data storage cards contain important personal data, credit information, entitlements, etc., and the carrier sheets are printed with individual mailing addresses. This assurance can be made because the number of the printed carrier sheets, which extend as a so-called endless band of forms from the printer up to the entry position of the data cards, which extend, one following directly after the other, from the exit of the reading station, through the feed device, up to the insertion position. The addressed sheets, with the cards affixed there o, are then folded in a convention manner, placed in window envelopes or folded and sealed up and then transferred to shipment.
A simple method of matching a data storage card with its respective carrier sheet without mismatches, independently of the position of the data card, is provided by an advantageous configuration in which the separation, reading, feed, and inser~ion devices are connected together on a single base which, 207~39 relative to the device for conveying the carrier-sheet-endless form band, can be locked in a number of positions, in at least one, preferably two, conveying directions.
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This device is designed particularly for use with data storage cards and letter paper to which the latter are non-permanently attached. This device and its process can however, be used to apply and non-permanently affix the most widely varying types of flat consumer articles to the carrier layer, whereby this carrier layer together with the consumer article constitutes a display and sales package, thus enabling the device according to the invention to be used in a greater variety of applications.
The invention, furthermore, permits the creation of a simply and compactly-constructed device (machine) operating with a high production capacity by means of which data storage cards can be separated from a pile, electronically coded, read by a monitoring apparatus and printed and then gathered together into a pile of cards, each of which is stacked in the correct order, and the error-containin~ cards automatically discarded. The proposed device, furthermore, permits the issuer to code and personalize the plastic cards while eliminating waiting time and sources of error.
This object is addressed in the invention by means of the distinguishing features of patent claim 20, whereby subsidiary claims 21 to 28 describe configuration features of advantageous alternative embodiments of the object of the invention.
The coding and writing device has.a simple and compact construct~on and permits the automatic feed, coding, printing, piling and discarding of error-containing data storage cards.
The plastic cards, not being stamped, can be slid one by one from a simple separation magazine comprising a box, a conveyor belt with catches and a separation slot and then transferred to the coding station.
At the coding station, coding and reading of the data takes place. Following successful coding, the card is transferred to the printing station which, using the high-resolution thermal sublimation process, prints the plastic cards at high speed.
The printed plastic cards are then transferred to the stacking magazine in which they are automatically stacked, one on top of the other, in the appropriate se~uence.
If errors are flagged at the coding station, the printing station will not operate and the error-containing plastic card will be transferred out through the stacking magazine to be discarded through an exit aperture.
Being a compact machine, this device affords the issuer an economical means of processing the card himself and thus preventing long waiting periods and a host of other inconveniences.
The essential advantage of the device resides in the direct coding and personalization of plastic cards, the benefit to the card holder being the ability to receive the card, containing all of the necessary data, without having to wait.
Shown in the drawings is a variation of one embodiment example of the invention which is next described in greater detail.
Shown are:
Fig. 1 a schematic frontal view of a device for applying flat consumer articles to carrier sheets, having a magazine, after which is arranged in the process direction an article reading station, article feed with control and affixing station, Fig. 2 a schematic top view of the same device, Fig. 3 a partially cut away frontal view of the magazine with conveyor belt, claws and control cams, Fig. 4 a partially cut away top view of the magazine, Fig. 5 and 6 schematic lateral views of the magazine showing two positions of the claws, Fig. 7 a longitudinal section through the affixing station with support path for the carrier sheets, depressor and form stamp, ig. 8 a top view of a carrier sheet with a data storage card fixed in position by means of securing tabs, ig. 9 a transverse section through the carrier sheet with securing tabs and data storage card, ig. 10 a top view of the arrangement of the securing tabs in the carrier sheet with the data storage card rep~esented by broken lines, ig. 11 a schematic frontal view differing from Fig. 1 with a roll of band material that can be processed into data storage cards, ig. 12 a schematic top view of the entire device, ig. 13 a perspective view of a coding and printing machine for data storage cards with a coding station arranged inside a casing, behind which is a printing station and a separating magazine as well as a stacking magazine, ig. 14 a transverse section through the same machine, ig. 15 a frontal view of a further embodiment of the card stacker used in conjunction with the magazine, ig. 16 a lateral view of the card stacker in accordance with Fig. 15, shown ready to accept a card to be stacked, ig. 17 a schematic representation of the entire device with its individual machines and stations.
The device for non-permanently positioning and affixing flat consumer articles, in particular data storage cards (plastic cards) (1) on carrier sheets (2) in particular letter paper, features, in accordanca with Fig. 1 and 2, arranged serially in process direction "A", a magazine (3) and card reading station (4), a card feed (5) with a control and an affixing station (6), in which the data storage cards (l) axe placed and secured in position on carrier sheet (2), în particular, letter paper.
The affixing station (6) in accordance with Figs. 1, 2 and 7, possesses a flat support path (7), for the cyclically-moveable carrier sheet (2). This carrier sheet (2) is provided with at least one placement field (11) that is bordered by a plurality of securing tabs (10) which, being formed from the carrier sheet (2) by means of stamping cuts (8), overlap, when in the stamped out position, at least two card edges (9).
In Figs. 8 to 10, carrier sheet (2) is shown in the form of a sheet of letter paper displaying an address field (12~, a text field (13) and the data storage card placement field (11). In this example, placement field (11) has five stamped-out securing tabs (10) which, in their most basic configuration, overlap the three eard edges (9) (14) of rectangular data storage card (1) and secure such card in position.
Provided on both opposing longitudinal sides of placement field ~ll) and thus of data storage card (1) are two securing tabs (10) which are spaced one after another in the insertion direction "A" of data storage card (1), arranged on the transverse side (14), which is the rear side in relation to feed direction "A", is a holding tab (10) that serves at the same time as the limit to which data storage card (1) can be inserted.
The securing tabs (10) which sit along opposing sides (9) of the placement field and thus along the longitudinal sides of the cards, run in a funnel-shaped pattern toward each other in insertion direction l'A'I and thus form funnel-shaped insertion edges (15), each of which constitutes a stopping point (clamping point) (15) occupying longitudinal card edge (9). The basic shape of securing tabs (10) is a segment, the chord of each of which forms insertion edge (15).
The funnel-shaped arrangement of the securing tabs (10) and their insertion edges (15) permits the data storage card (1) to be slid into and secured in position at an angle to the longitudinal direction of carrier sheet (2) and the stopping points (15) of the securing tabs (10) which flap over card (1), press against the longitudinal edges (9) of card (1) in such a way as to immobilize the latter and the chord of the transversally-lying securing tab (10) forms the edge (14) constituting the insertion limit of card (1).
It is preferred that the carrier sheets (2) be embodied as
2~76~39 separable endless form sheets and as Fig. 2 shows, this endless form sheet has rows of holes (16) on the longitudinal edges to enable the paper to be moved. A tractor and at least one row of holes (16) are used to define a marking point (not shown) for halting the paper in the process direction as each data storage card (1) is being inserted.
The stamp cut (8) for each securing tab (10) forms the arc of securing tab (10) and the chord (15) of each securing tab (10) constitutes together with carrier sheet (2), which is connected thereto, a bending edge enabling each securing tab (10) to be punched as a semi-circular piece from the carrier sheet and sit on top of the data storage card (1) by which means card (1) is held securely in place between carrier sheet (2) and securing tabs (10).
The affixing station (6) features above the support path (7) a depressor (17) with a guide (19) for the data storage card (1) which can be moved vertically and which, during insertion of the data storage card (1), acts upon the immobilized carrier sheet (2).
This depressor (17) possesses, in accordance with the number of securing tabs (10), recesses (18) into which the securing tabs (10), which can be stamped out of the sheet of paper, can be pressed.
~076639 Arranged beneath the support path are a plurality of shaping stamps (20) which, being raisable through the support path (7), press the securing tabs (lO) out of carrier sheet (2) into the depressor-recesses (18) and hold the securing tabs (10) open while the data storage card (1) is being slid onto placement field (ll).
Arranged before depressor (17) in feed direction "A" and above support path (7) is a guide (21) via which the individual data storage cards (l) are transferred cyclically toward depressor (17) and transversely relative to the direction "B" in which carrier sheet (2) is moving.
Shaping stamps (20) are secured beneath support path (7) and comprise pressure means cylinders whose piston rods (20a) can be displaced as pressure elements through apertures (22) of support path (7) to act upon securing tabs (10).
Provided in all are five shaping stamps (20) which, corresponding to securing tabs (lO), are arranged beneath support path (7) whereby two are located on either side in ~eed direction "A" and one situated transversely relative to feed direction "A". All five shaping stamps (20) are connected via pressure means lines (23) to a pressure means distributor (24).
It is preferable that the shaping stamps (20) be made from 207663~
compressed air cylinders.
Depressor (17) is shaped like a plate and is connected to a flap (28) via standing guides (25) and a pressure means cylinder (26), preferably a compressed air cylinder, which is also connected via a pressure means line (27) to pressure means distributor (24), in such a way as to be able to move up and down. Flap (28), which is borne on horizontal pin (29) of frame (30) of affixing station (6) in such a way as to be able to swing upwardly, permits depressor (17) to flip up together with its guide (21) in the event the cards should become stuck.
Card guide (21) works in conjunction with a control device (31) embodied as a photoelectric sensor employed to recognize the position of each data storage card (1) being moved up to depressor (17).
Stamped or printed data storage cards (1) are stac~ed one on top of the other inside magazine (3) whereby magazine (3) is constructed in the form of a box and comprises four standir.g angular guide profiles (32) which hold the stack of data storage cards at their four corners so as to be able to guide them, whereby the profiles end at a distance above the plane (33~ in which the separated cards (1) are transferred.
The ejection plane is formed by an endlessly-circulating 2~7S63~
motor-driven conveyor belt (33) with catches (33a) that circulates in the direction "A" in which the cards advance.
Arranged between the magazine guide profiles (32) on both sides of conveyor belt (33), so as.to be able to pivot individually about a horizontal axis, are pivotable claws (35), both of which when in the closed position, pivot toward each other and in the release position pivot away from each other and are borne together with their pivoting axes (34) on device frame (36).
Both claws (35) interact with both opposing longitudinal edges of data storage card (1).
Both claws (35) are connected together via tension springs (37), which fit into securing points (38) of claws (35), and are pivoted toward each other and held together by means of these tension springs (37).
Exerting frictional force upon each claw (35) is a pivoting cam (39) which moves the claws (35) against the force of the spring.
Arranged beneath the stack of cards are a plurality of bearing cams (40) for the stack of cards or, rather, for an individual card (1), whPreby when claws (35) rotate into their open position, when pivoting cam (39) acts with its cam part (39a) on claws (35), the stack of cards is released from claws (35) and is borne upon the upwardly rotated cam parts (40a) of bearing cams (40) and when the claws (35) are closed by means of the rotation of the pivoting cams t39) and simultaneous rotation of the bearing cams (40), the lowest card (1) is caused to drop onto bearing cams (40) and the second card (1) from the bottom and thus the entire stack of cards is clamped between the closed claws (35).
Fig. 5 shows claws ~35) rotated outwardly into their release position, in which the cam parts (39a) of pivoting cam (39) rotate to the outside and the cam parts (40) of bearing cams (40) are rotated upwàrdly and bear the stack of cards. In this manner, the stack of cards is shifted slightly upwards.
Fig. 6 shows the closed position of claws (35) in which claws (35) are, by means of tension springs (37), swung toward each other about axis (34), when pivoting cams (39) with their cam parts (39a) rotate toward the inside, which enables claws (35) to engage the second card (1) from the bottom and thus also the stack of cards lying above the second card.
At the same time, the bearing cams (40) together with their cam parts (40a) pivot downwardly, causing the lowest card (1) to lies at a certain distance beneath the second card (1) and thus be separated from the pile.
In this position, card (l) also sits on top of conveyor belt (32).
Claws (35) possess frictional, such as dentate clamping surfaces (35a) and below these clamping surfaces (35) is a punched-out recess t41) embodied as a groove that permits, when the claws (35) pivot toward each other and the lowest card drops down, such lowest card (1) to be released and separated from the rest of the pile.
Punched out recess (41) permits, when the claws (35) turn toward each other, and when the bearing cams (40) together with their cam parts (40a) turn simultaneously downward, the lowest card (1) to be free of claws (35).
This cyclical separation of cards (1) can be used for stamped cards and thus for cards that fit into each other as well as for printed data storage cards (1).
The data storage card (1) that has been separated from the pile is then transferred by means of conveyor belt (33) in feed direction "A" from beneath magazine (3) to the card reading station (4).
Borne in a pillow block (42) of the frame of the device (36) are two shafts (44) that can be rotated by means of a gear (43).
20~663g ~orne so as to be unable to twist on each shaft are two beariny cams (40) and one pivoting cam (39), which implies that the three cams (39, 40) rotate together on one shaft.
Shafts (44) are synchronously turned by means of gear (43) and run parallel to each other on either side of conveyor belt (33).
Both bearing cams (40) are arranged in both longitudinal end regions of both shafts (44) and pivoting cam (39) extends approximately up to half-way along the longitudinal length of shafts (44) and act upon the centre of claws (35).
Cam parts (39a) of bearing cams (39) are set at an angle upon shaft (44) relative to the cam parts (40a) of bearing cams (40) and are preferably rotated through a so angle.
Conveyor belt (33) is also borne in pillow blocX (42) so as to be able to circulate continuously.
Recognizable in Figs. 3 and 4 is the manner in which cams (39, 40) and conveyor belt (33) are borne as well as the arrangement of the claws.
The data storage cards (1), which have been separated out, are transferred by means of conveyor belt (33) from beneath magazine ~3) toward the downstream-arranged card reading station (4) and 2~76639 the data storage cards (l), which follow each other in unbroken series in feed direction "A", are displaced individually by the forward movement of conveyor belt (33) in the direction of feed "A". In card reading station (4) the data contained in the card (1) is captured and for the purpose of printing the carrier sheet (2) transmitted to a printer used to print carrier sheet (2), whereby in this manner each card (l) is correctly matched with the carrier sheet (2) bearing the same data.
The cards (1) then advance from card reading station (4) into the feed (5) which controls the movement of depressors (17) by means of its control system.
By means of the photoelectric sensor (31) of card guide (21), the positioning of cards (1) is determined which enables determination of whether or not a card (1) is ready for insertion or whether there is not yet a card (1) available.
Each card (1) is then slid into a placement field (11) of carrier sheet (2), whereby the carrier sheet (2) is stopped during this insertion step. The movement of card (1) and of carrier sheet (2) relative to each other follow a preset sequence.
During card insertion, depressor (17) is lowered by means of its pressure means cylinder (26) and exerts pressure upon carrier sheet (2~. Stamps (20) are simultaneously lifted up and therefore pull the securing tabs (lo) upwards from out of carrier shaet (2) into the open position, which permits card (1) to slide into field (11), up to the end stop formed by transverse tab (10).
The guide (19) inside depressor tl7) simultaneously ensures the precise insertion of card tl).
Once card tl) has been slid into position, the shaping stamps t20) are depressed, thus allowing securing tabs (10) to fall onto card tl) and fix card tl) securely upon carrier sheet (2).
At this point, depressor (17) is raised up, thus releasing carrier sheet t2) together with the card affixed thereto.
Carrier sheet t2) is advanced further through one cycle along process direction 'IBl', which lies at an angle to feed direction "A", until the next placement field (11) lies in feed direction "A".
Shown in Fig. 11 is a variation of the device vis à vis the device shown in Fig. 1, whereby the former operates with the aid of a roll of material t45) used for producing the data cards.
The data storage cards tl) are unwound from a roll (46) of rolled card material t45) and transferred over a guide roller t47) to a printing station (48) in which the data for each card tl) is printed upon the band of material t45).
2~76639 The printed card band ( 45) then runs in feed direction "A" to a downstream-located cutting station (41), in which the individual cards are severed from band (45).
Next, all of the individual cards (l), as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, are transferred to the card reading and feed station with control (4, 5) and then transferred via the card guide ~21) into the affixing station (6) in which the same process steps as described above take place.
In the overall device shown schematically in Fig.l2, magazine (3) together with its separator (33, 39, 40, 35), reading station (4), feed (5), and affixing station (6) together with card guide (21), are connected together by means of support frame (30, 36) into a modular unit which is borne or. guides (73, 74) so as to be displaceable in a stepwise manner or continuously in and/or at an angle to movement direction "B" of carrier sheets (2), which enables the placement of data storage card (1) upon carrier sheet (2) to be changed according to need. For example, displaceable modular unit (3, 4, 5 and 6) is secured on guides (73, 74) in the position selected through locking means (7S). Carrier sheets (2), which are embodied as an endless band of forms, can be separated therefrom. The printing station bears the number (70) and a tract~r, which moves endless form band (72), is designated by (71).
2~76639 The number of printed carrier sheets (2~, which extend upon endless form band (72) between printing station (70) and the affixing position inside affixing station (6), corresponds to the number of read data storage cards (l) which lie in unbroken serial procession downstream of reading station (4) through feed (5) and card feed (21), up to the affixing position inside affixing station (6).
Due to a lack of space, the same number of data storage cards (1) and carrier sheets (2) are not shown in Fig. 12, ~ut rather fewer carrier sheets (2) are shown. When a data storage card (l) cannot be read by reading station (4), then the corresponding carrier sheet (2) is not printed by printer (70).
Guides (5, 21) prevent any manipulation by means of removal or exchange or addition of data storage cards between reading station (4) and affixing station (6). In addition, the entire device possesses a housing (76) which completely envelops all of the moving parts so that the data storage cards are protected from being touched from magazine (3) up to the station in which the sheets are placed in envelopes (77), which can also be located inside this housing (76). By this means, manipulation and errors are avoided.
The machine (the device) for coding and printing of data storage cards, in particular plastic cards (1) in accordance with Figs.
207~639 13 and 14, features, serially disposed inside a housing ~2) in the process direction "C" of plastic cards (1), a coding station (80) and a printing station (81).
Coding station (80) is embodied as a magnetic strip write/read station in which the plastic cards (1) are magnetically coded and then electronically read. The printing station (81) is em~odied as a thermal printer which uses the high-resolution thermal sublimation process (thermal transfer process) and permits a high printing speed of up to 1000 cards per hour.
Arranged on the outside of housing (82) before coding station (80) in process direction "C" is a feed magazine (83) that dispenses separate cards and downstream of the printing station (81) is a stacXing magazine (84) that accepts the printed plastic cards (1).
Each box-shaped magazine (83, 84) is borne upon a lower magazine part (85, 86) which is attached to housing (82) or integrated with housing (82).
Arranged inside magazine lower part (85) is an endlessly -circulating, drive-actuated (88) conveyor belt (87) used to separate the cards. This conveyor belt (87) possesses at least one catch (89) whose height is less than the thickness of the plastic card (1). The separation magazine (83) furthermore possesses a separation slot (9o) corresponding to the thickness of the plastic card (1) which permits the cards (1), which are stacked one on top of the other inside magazine (83), to be pulled individually by the catch (89) from beneath the pile of cards, e~ected through separation slot (90) and moved through a further slot (91) in the housing (82) of coding station (80).
The plastic cards (1) advance along a horizontal card path (92) from magazine (83) through housing (82) up to magazine (8~).
Arranged for the conveyance of cards through housing (82) are motor-driven conveyor belts and/or conveyor rollers (94) for coding station (80) and downstream-located printing station (86) and provided in stacking magazine (84) is another endlessly-circulating conveyor belt (95) that is borne in the lower portion of the magazine (86) and driven by a drive (96).
Arranged in the transfer region separating housing (82) and stacking magazine (84) is a pressure roller (g7) that keeps the plastic cards (1) on top of the card path (92).
Stacking magazine (84) possesses in its rear box wall (84) as viewed along process direction "C" an aperture (98) which is shaped as a slot in order to permit the ejection of cards.
207~639 Housing (82) is provided in the longitudinal direction with a sepaxating wall (99) that forms inside housing ~82) a recording compartment (100) which, being thus separated from coding station (80) and printing station (81), the electronic controls are housed houses the electronic controls.
Housing (82) also possesses an upwardly-flippable lid (101) which, in the upwardly-swung position shown in Fig. 13, permits ready access to coding station (80) and printing station (81).
The four modular units, namely magazine (83), coding station (80), printing station (81) and magazine (84), are arranged on top of base plate (102) in such a way as to be interchangeable.
The drive (88) for separation magazine (83), the drives for coding station t80) and printing station (81) and the drive (96) for magazine (84) are all individually controlled by means of separate photoelectric sensors located along the card path.
Arranged between separation magazine (83) and coding station (80) is a photoelectric sensor (103) for the transfer of cards.
Arranged in the lower part of the magazine (86) of stacking magazine (84) is a card stacker (104) which stacks the printed and ready-to-use plastic cards (1) one on top of the other in magazine (84).
2~7~639 Card stacker (104) corresponds in its construction and function to that in magazine (3) shown in Figs. 3 to 6 and also operates with conveyor belt (33), cams (39, 40) and claws (35), whereby however, in this case, the individual incoming cards (1) are stacked one on top of the other.
Because the cards in separation magazine (83) are not stamped, they can be pulled by means of the conveyor belt (87) with its catch (8~) and ejected through separating slot (90) from beneath the pile of cards to be then advanced to the downstream-located coding station (80).
In this coding station (80), each separated plastic card (1) is simultaneously coded with up to three lines and then electronically read.
Following coding, plastic card (1) is transferred to printing station (81) and printed in accordance with the data that has been captured.
During this printing process, relevant information, i.e. type, photograph and/or bar code is applied, using the thermal transfer process, whereafter the printed plastic card is transferred into the card stac~er (104) of magazine (84).
When plastic card (1) reaches its end position lying on top of 2a76639 conveyor belt (33), claws (35) of stacker (104) open and bearing cams (40) lift up the arriving card and thus also any cards already in the pile.
Next, claws (35) close again and grasp with their bearing elements (35a) underneath the lowest card (1), whereby the bearing-and pivoting cams (39, 40) turn toward the inside or, rather, downwardly.
This stacking step takes place after each card has been brought into the magazine so that the printed plastic cards can be stac~ed in the proper order inside the stacking magazine (84).
If at coding station (80), plastic card (1) has not been successfully, inasmuch as card (1) contains errors, then card (1) is caused to advance directly through printing station (81) without the printing station (81) coming into operation. The card containing the error (1) then runs beneath the pile of cards, which sit in magazine (84) ready for further processing, and are ejected from exit aperture (98), which is positioned on the far end of magazine (84).
In this case, the stack of cards is borne by claws (35), which have swung toward each other, and the card containing the error (1) is permitted to run through the punched out recesses (41) between the claws (35) and underneath the pile of cards, whereby they are transported out by means of conveyor belt (95).
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A further configuration of card stacker (104) shown in Figs 15 and 16 for magazine (3) or (84), features beneath the magazine box (32) a drive (105) such as a motor with belt drive (105a) for the conveyor belts (33) that circulate endlessly along a horizontal plane in order to convey the cards beneath box (32) and a second drive (106), such as a motor with gears (106a) to power the stacking rollers (107).
Two stacking rollers (107) sit on a drive shaft (108), which is driven by means of gear (106a) and each stacking roller (107) has a stacking notch (109) located on its jacket, such notch being embodied as an angular recess or as a spiral smoothing.
Situated above conveyor belt (33) is a pressure shaft (110) situated in the region in which the incoming individual cards (1) enter. A photoelectric sensor (111) signals the arrival of a card (1) and switches on the gear motor (105, 105a) for the transfer of the card. Once the card has reached its position beneath box (32), the motor is switched off again.
A recorder (112) registers the card (1) lying beneath box (32) and switches on the drive (106) for the stacking rollers (107).
The stacking rollers (107) lie with their stacking notches (109) in the rotated position shown in Fig. 16, so that card (1) is permitted to move unhindered between both stacking rollers (107).
At this point, both stacking rollers (107) are rotated in the ` 2~7~39 direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 16, so that the stacking notches (lO9) with their stacking edge (lO9) engage card (l) from below and, as they rotate, raise the cards upwards. When stacking rollers (107) are rotated further in the same direction, the stacking notches (lO9) move from beneath card (1) and card (l) is then borne by the full circumference of the rollers. The rollers (107) turn further into the position shown in Fig. 16, so that the stacking notches (lO9) face each other again and point downwardly. The pile of cards thus produced is borne upon the entire circumference of the stacking rollers (107) and sits at a distance above the newly arriving card (l). This card stacker (104) is also designed for separating out the cards, whereby furthermore the stack of cards are engaged by claws (35) which keep them in their raised position. The lowest card of the pac~
always falls into the stacking notches (109) and the notches (109) release card (1) downwardly onto conveyor belt (33) against the rotational direction in which the stacking function occurs.
Fig. 17 shows the arrangement of equipment inside a double device whereby processed inside a stamper (113) are two cards (1) with different information and coding which can then be transferred to the appropriate respective carrier sheet (2) (letter).
Working in conjunction with stamper (113) for one of the cards (A) is a feeder (114), a reading station (115) and a card transfer mechanism (116) and for the other card (B) a reading .
207~639 station (123), a magazine (117) with ejector (118) for error-containing cards and a card-conveying mechanism (119). In paper transport direction "D", which runs transversely relative to card transfer direction "A", a printer (120) is located upstream of both card conveyors (116 and ll9) and a cutting station (121) as well as a folding station (122) are situated downstream of card conveyors (116 and 119).
The stamp cut (8) for each securing tab (10) forms the arc of securing tab (10) and the chord (15) of each securing tab (10) constitutes together with carrier sheet (2), which is connected thereto, a bending edge enabling each securing tab (10) to be punched as a semi-circular piece from the carrier sheet and sit on top of the data storage card (1) by which means card (1) is held securely in place between carrier sheet (2) and securing tabs (10).
The affixing station (6) features above the support path (7) a depressor (17) with a guide (19) for the data storage card (1) which can be moved vertically and which, during insertion of the data storage card (1), acts upon the immobilized carrier sheet (2).
This depressor (17) possesses, in accordance with the number of securing tabs (10), recesses (18) into which the securing tabs (10), which can be stamped out of the sheet of paper, can be pressed.
~076639 Arranged beneath the support path are a plurality of shaping stamps (20) which, being raisable through the support path (7), press the securing tabs (lO) out of carrier sheet (2) into the depressor-recesses (18) and hold the securing tabs (10) open while the data storage card (1) is being slid onto placement field (ll).
Arranged before depressor (17) in feed direction "A" and above support path (7) is a guide (21) via which the individual data storage cards (l) are transferred cyclically toward depressor (17) and transversely relative to the direction "B" in which carrier sheet (2) is moving.
Shaping stamps (20) are secured beneath support path (7) and comprise pressure means cylinders whose piston rods (20a) can be displaced as pressure elements through apertures (22) of support path (7) to act upon securing tabs (10).
Provided in all are five shaping stamps (20) which, corresponding to securing tabs (lO), are arranged beneath support path (7) whereby two are located on either side in ~eed direction "A" and one situated transversely relative to feed direction "A". All five shaping stamps (20) are connected via pressure means lines (23) to a pressure means distributor (24).
It is preferable that the shaping stamps (20) be made from 207663~
compressed air cylinders.
Depressor (17) is shaped like a plate and is connected to a flap (28) via standing guides (25) and a pressure means cylinder (26), preferably a compressed air cylinder, which is also connected via a pressure means line (27) to pressure means distributor (24), in such a way as to be able to move up and down. Flap (28), which is borne on horizontal pin (29) of frame (30) of affixing station (6) in such a way as to be able to swing upwardly, permits depressor (17) to flip up together with its guide (21) in the event the cards should become stuck.
Card guide (21) works in conjunction with a control device (31) embodied as a photoelectric sensor employed to recognize the position of each data storage card (1) being moved up to depressor (17).
Stamped or printed data storage cards (1) are stac~ed one on top of the other inside magazine (3) whereby magazine (3) is constructed in the form of a box and comprises four standir.g angular guide profiles (32) which hold the stack of data storage cards at their four corners so as to be able to guide them, whereby the profiles end at a distance above the plane (33~ in which the separated cards (1) are transferred.
The ejection plane is formed by an endlessly-circulating 2~7S63~
motor-driven conveyor belt (33) with catches (33a) that circulates in the direction "A" in which the cards advance.
Arranged between the magazine guide profiles (32) on both sides of conveyor belt (33), so as.to be able to pivot individually about a horizontal axis, are pivotable claws (35), both of which when in the closed position, pivot toward each other and in the release position pivot away from each other and are borne together with their pivoting axes (34) on device frame (36).
Both claws (35) interact with both opposing longitudinal edges of data storage card (1).
Both claws (35) are connected together via tension springs (37), which fit into securing points (38) of claws (35), and are pivoted toward each other and held together by means of these tension springs (37).
Exerting frictional force upon each claw (35) is a pivoting cam (39) which moves the claws (35) against the force of the spring.
Arranged beneath the stack of cards are a plurality of bearing cams (40) for the stack of cards or, rather, for an individual card (1), whPreby when claws (35) rotate into their open position, when pivoting cam (39) acts with its cam part (39a) on claws (35), the stack of cards is released from claws (35) and is borne upon the upwardly rotated cam parts (40a) of bearing cams (40) and when the claws (35) are closed by means of the rotation of the pivoting cams t39) and simultaneous rotation of the bearing cams (40), the lowest card (1) is caused to drop onto bearing cams (40) and the second card (1) from the bottom and thus the entire stack of cards is clamped between the closed claws (35).
Fig. 5 shows claws ~35) rotated outwardly into their release position, in which the cam parts (39a) of pivoting cam (39) rotate to the outside and the cam parts (40) of bearing cams (40) are rotated upwàrdly and bear the stack of cards. In this manner, the stack of cards is shifted slightly upwards.
Fig. 6 shows the closed position of claws (35) in which claws (35) are, by means of tension springs (37), swung toward each other about axis (34), when pivoting cams (39) with their cam parts (39a) rotate toward the inside, which enables claws (35) to engage the second card (1) from the bottom and thus also the stack of cards lying above the second card.
At the same time, the bearing cams (40) together with their cam parts (40a) pivot downwardly, causing the lowest card (1) to lies at a certain distance beneath the second card (1) and thus be separated from the pile.
In this position, card (l) also sits on top of conveyor belt (32).
Claws (35) possess frictional, such as dentate clamping surfaces (35a) and below these clamping surfaces (35) is a punched-out recess t41) embodied as a groove that permits, when the claws (35) pivot toward each other and the lowest card drops down, such lowest card (1) to be released and separated from the rest of the pile.
Punched out recess (41) permits, when the claws (35) turn toward each other, and when the bearing cams (40) together with their cam parts (40a) turn simultaneously downward, the lowest card (1) to be free of claws (35).
This cyclical separation of cards (1) can be used for stamped cards and thus for cards that fit into each other as well as for printed data storage cards (1).
The data storage card (1) that has been separated from the pile is then transferred by means of conveyor belt (33) in feed direction "A" from beneath magazine (3) to the card reading station (4).
Borne in a pillow block (42) of the frame of the device (36) are two shafts (44) that can be rotated by means of a gear (43).
20~663g ~orne so as to be unable to twist on each shaft are two beariny cams (40) and one pivoting cam (39), which implies that the three cams (39, 40) rotate together on one shaft.
Shafts (44) are synchronously turned by means of gear (43) and run parallel to each other on either side of conveyor belt (33).
Both bearing cams (40) are arranged in both longitudinal end regions of both shafts (44) and pivoting cam (39) extends approximately up to half-way along the longitudinal length of shafts (44) and act upon the centre of claws (35).
Cam parts (39a) of bearing cams (39) are set at an angle upon shaft (44) relative to the cam parts (40a) of bearing cams (40) and are preferably rotated through a so angle.
Conveyor belt (33) is also borne in pillow blocX (42) so as to be able to circulate continuously.
Recognizable in Figs. 3 and 4 is the manner in which cams (39, 40) and conveyor belt (33) are borne as well as the arrangement of the claws.
The data storage cards (1), which have been separated out, are transferred by means of conveyor belt (33) from beneath magazine ~3) toward the downstream-arranged card reading station (4) and 2~76639 the data storage cards (l), which follow each other in unbroken series in feed direction "A", are displaced individually by the forward movement of conveyor belt (33) in the direction of feed "A". In card reading station (4) the data contained in the card (1) is captured and for the purpose of printing the carrier sheet (2) transmitted to a printer used to print carrier sheet (2), whereby in this manner each card (l) is correctly matched with the carrier sheet (2) bearing the same data.
The cards (1) then advance from card reading station (4) into the feed (5) which controls the movement of depressors (17) by means of its control system.
By means of the photoelectric sensor (31) of card guide (21), the positioning of cards (1) is determined which enables determination of whether or not a card (1) is ready for insertion or whether there is not yet a card (1) available.
Each card (1) is then slid into a placement field (11) of carrier sheet (2), whereby the carrier sheet (2) is stopped during this insertion step. The movement of card (1) and of carrier sheet (2) relative to each other follow a preset sequence.
During card insertion, depressor (17) is lowered by means of its pressure means cylinder (26) and exerts pressure upon carrier sheet (2~. Stamps (20) are simultaneously lifted up and therefore pull the securing tabs (lo) upwards from out of carrier shaet (2) into the open position, which permits card (1) to slide into field (11), up to the end stop formed by transverse tab (10).
The guide (19) inside depressor tl7) simultaneously ensures the precise insertion of card tl).
Once card tl) has been slid into position, the shaping stamps t20) are depressed, thus allowing securing tabs (10) to fall onto card tl) and fix card tl) securely upon carrier sheet (2).
At this point, depressor (17) is raised up, thus releasing carrier sheet t2) together with the card affixed thereto.
Carrier sheet t2) is advanced further through one cycle along process direction 'IBl', which lies at an angle to feed direction "A", until the next placement field (11) lies in feed direction "A".
Shown in Fig. 11 is a variation of the device vis à vis the device shown in Fig. 1, whereby the former operates with the aid of a roll of material t45) used for producing the data cards.
The data storage cards tl) are unwound from a roll (46) of rolled card material t45) and transferred over a guide roller t47) to a printing station (48) in which the data for each card tl) is printed upon the band of material t45).
2~76639 The printed card band ( 45) then runs in feed direction "A" to a downstream-located cutting station (41), in which the individual cards are severed from band (45).
Next, all of the individual cards (l), as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, are transferred to the card reading and feed station with control (4, 5) and then transferred via the card guide ~21) into the affixing station (6) in which the same process steps as described above take place.
In the overall device shown schematically in Fig.l2, magazine (3) together with its separator (33, 39, 40, 35), reading station (4), feed (5), and affixing station (6) together with card guide (21), are connected together by means of support frame (30, 36) into a modular unit which is borne or. guides (73, 74) so as to be displaceable in a stepwise manner or continuously in and/or at an angle to movement direction "B" of carrier sheets (2), which enables the placement of data storage card (1) upon carrier sheet (2) to be changed according to need. For example, displaceable modular unit (3, 4, 5 and 6) is secured on guides (73, 74) in the position selected through locking means (7S). Carrier sheets (2), which are embodied as an endless band of forms, can be separated therefrom. The printing station bears the number (70) and a tract~r, which moves endless form band (72), is designated by (71).
2~76639 The number of printed carrier sheets (2~, which extend upon endless form band (72) between printing station (70) and the affixing position inside affixing station (6), corresponds to the number of read data storage cards (l) which lie in unbroken serial procession downstream of reading station (4) through feed (5) and card feed (21), up to the affixing position inside affixing station (6).
Due to a lack of space, the same number of data storage cards (1) and carrier sheets (2) are not shown in Fig. 12, ~ut rather fewer carrier sheets (2) are shown. When a data storage card (l) cannot be read by reading station (4), then the corresponding carrier sheet (2) is not printed by printer (70).
Guides (5, 21) prevent any manipulation by means of removal or exchange or addition of data storage cards between reading station (4) and affixing station (6). In addition, the entire device possesses a housing (76) which completely envelops all of the moving parts so that the data storage cards are protected from being touched from magazine (3) up to the station in which the sheets are placed in envelopes (77), which can also be located inside this housing (76). By this means, manipulation and errors are avoided.
The machine (the device) for coding and printing of data storage cards, in particular plastic cards (1) in accordance with Figs.
207~639 13 and 14, features, serially disposed inside a housing ~2) in the process direction "C" of plastic cards (1), a coding station (80) and a printing station (81).
Coding station (80) is embodied as a magnetic strip write/read station in which the plastic cards (1) are magnetically coded and then electronically read. The printing station (81) is em~odied as a thermal printer which uses the high-resolution thermal sublimation process (thermal transfer process) and permits a high printing speed of up to 1000 cards per hour.
Arranged on the outside of housing (82) before coding station (80) in process direction "C" is a feed magazine (83) that dispenses separate cards and downstream of the printing station (81) is a stacXing magazine (84) that accepts the printed plastic cards (1).
Each box-shaped magazine (83, 84) is borne upon a lower magazine part (85, 86) which is attached to housing (82) or integrated with housing (82).
Arranged inside magazine lower part (85) is an endlessly -circulating, drive-actuated (88) conveyor belt (87) used to separate the cards. This conveyor belt (87) possesses at least one catch (89) whose height is less than the thickness of the plastic card (1). The separation magazine (83) furthermore possesses a separation slot (9o) corresponding to the thickness of the plastic card (1) which permits the cards (1), which are stacked one on top of the other inside magazine (83), to be pulled individually by the catch (89) from beneath the pile of cards, e~ected through separation slot (90) and moved through a further slot (91) in the housing (82) of coding station (80).
The plastic cards (1) advance along a horizontal card path (92) from magazine (83) through housing (82) up to magazine (8~).
Arranged for the conveyance of cards through housing (82) are motor-driven conveyor belts and/or conveyor rollers (94) for coding station (80) and downstream-located printing station (86) and provided in stacking magazine (84) is another endlessly-circulating conveyor belt (95) that is borne in the lower portion of the magazine (86) and driven by a drive (96).
Arranged in the transfer region separating housing (82) and stacking magazine (84) is a pressure roller (g7) that keeps the plastic cards (1) on top of the card path (92).
Stacking magazine (84) possesses in its rear box wall (84) as viewed along process direction "C" an aperture (98) which is shaped as a slot in order to permit the ejection of cards.
207~639 Housing (82) is provided in the longitudinal direction with a sepaxating wall (99) that forms inside housing ~82) a recording compartment (100) which, being thus separated from coding station (80) and printing station (81), the electronic controls are housed houses the electronic controls.
Housing (82) also possesses an upwardly-flippable lid (101) which, in the upwardly-swung position shown in Fig. 13, permits ready access to coding station (80) and printing station (81).
The four modular units, namely magazine (83), coding station (80), printing station (81) and magazine (84), are arranged on top of base plate (102) in such a way as to be interchangeable.
The drive (88) for separation magazine (83), the drives for coding station t80) and printing station (81) and the drive (96) for magazine (84) are all individually controlled by means of separate photoelectric sensors located along the card path.
Arranged between separation magazine (83) and coding station (80) is a photoelectric sensor (103) for the transfer of cards.
Arranged in the lower part of the magazine (86) of stacking magazine (84) is a card stacker (104) which stacks the printed and ready-to-use plastic cards (1) one on top of the other in magazine (84).
2~7~639 Card stacker (104) corresponds in its construction and function to that in magazine (3) shown in Figs. 3 to 6 and also operates with conveyor belt (33), cams (39, 40) and claws (35), whereby however, in this case, the individual incoming cards (1) are stacked one on top of the other.
Because the cards in separation magazine (83) are not stamped, they can be pulled by means of the conveyor belt (87) with its catch (8~) and ejected through separating slot (90) from beneath the pile of cards to be then advanced to the downstream-located coding station (80).
In this coding station (80), each separated plastic card (1) is simultaneously coded with up to three lines and then electronically read.
Following coding, plastic card (1) is transferred to printing station (81) and printed in accordance with the data that has been captured.
During this printing process, relevant information, i.e. type, photograph and/or bar code is applied, using the thermal transfer process, whereafter the printed plastic card is transferred into the card stac~er (104) of magazine (84).
When plastic card (1) reaches its end position lying on top of 2a76639 conveyor belt (33), claws (35) of stacker (104) open and bearing cams (40) lift up the arriving card and thus also any cards already in the pile.
Next, claws (35) close again and grasp with their bearing elements (35a) underneath the lowest card (1), whereby the bearing-and pivoting cams (39, 40) turn toward the inside or, rather, downwardly.
This stacking step takes place after each card has been brought into the magazine so that the printed plastic cards can be stac~ed in the proper order inside the stacking magazine (84).
If at coding station (80), plastic card (1) has not been successfully, inasmuch as card (1) contains errors, then card (1) is caused to advance directly through printing station (81) without the printing station (81) coming into operation. The card containing the error (1) then runs beneath the pile of cards, which sit in magazine (84) ready for further processing, and are ejected from exit aperture (98), which is positioned on the far end of magazine (84).
In this case, the stack of cards is borne by claws (35), which have swung toward each other, and the card containing the error (1) is permitted to run through the punched out recesses (41) between the claws (35) and underneath the pile of cards, whereby they are transported out by means of conveyor belt (95).
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A further configuration of card stacker (104) shown in Figs 15 and 16 for magazine (3) or (84), features beneath the magazine box (32) a drive (105) such as a motor with belt drive (105a) for the conveyor belts (33) that circulate endlessly along a horizontal plane in order to convey the cards beneath box (32) and a second drive (106), such as a motor with gears (106a) to power the stacking rollers (107).
Two stacking rollers (107) sit on a drive shaft (108), which is driven by means of gear (106a) and each stacking roller (107) has a stacking notch (109) located on its jacket, such notch being embodied as an angular recess or as a spiral smoothing.
Situated above conveyor belt (33) is a pressure shaft (110) situated in the region in which the incoming individual cards (1) enter. A photoelectric sensor (111) signals the arrival of a card (1) and switches on the gear motor (105, 105a) for the transfer of the card. Once the card has reached its position beneath box (32), the motor is switched off again.
A recorder (112) registers the card (1) lying beneath box (32) and switches on the drive (106) for the stacking rollers (107).
The stacking rollers (107) lie with their stacking notches (109) in the rotated position shown in Fig. 16, so that card (1) is permitted to move unhindered between both stacking rollers (107).
At this point, both stacking rollers (107) are rotated in the ` 2~7~39 direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 16, so that the stacking notches (lO9) with their stacking edge (lO9) engage card (l) from below and, as they rotate, raise the cards upwards. When stacking rollers (107) are rotated further in the same direction, the stacking notches (lO9) move from beneath card (1) and card (l) is then borne by the full circumference of the rollers. The rollers (107) turn further into the position shown in Fig. 16, so that the stacking notches (lO9) face each other again and point downwardly. The pile of cards thus produced is borne upon the entire circumference of the stacking rollers (107) and sits at a distance above the newly arriving card (l). This card stacker (104) is also designed for separating out the cards, whereby furthermore the stack of cards are engaged by claws (35) which keep them in their raised position. The lowest card of the pac~
always falls into the stacking notches (109) and the notches (109) release card (1) downwardly onto conveyor belt (33) against the rotational direction in which the stacking function occurs.
Fig. 17 shows the arrangement of equipment inside a double device whereby processed inside a stamper (113) are two cards (1) with different information and coding which can then be transferred to the appropriate respective carrier sheet (2) (letter).
Working in conjunction with stamper (113) for one of the cards (A) is a feeder (114), a reading station (115) and a card transfer mechanism (116) and for the other card (B) a reading .
207~639 station (123), a magazine (117) with ejector (118) for error-containing cards and a card-conveying mechanism (119). In paper transport direction "D", which runs transversely relative to card transfer direction "A", a printer (120) is located upstream of both card conveyors (116 and ll9) and a cutting station (121) as well as a folding station (122) are situated downstream of card conveyors (116 and 119).
Claims (28)
1. Device for coding, printing and for non-permanently affixing flat consumer articles, in particular data storage cards, upon carrier sheets, in particular, letter paper, characterized by an affixing station (6) with a. a flat support path for a cyclically-advancing carrier sheet (2) having at least one placement field (11) with a plurality of securing tabs (10) bordering such field and capable of being stamped out of carrier sheet (2) by means of stamp cuts (8) and when in their formed position overlapping the data storage card (1) on at least two card edges (9), b. a depressor (17) having guides (19) for the data storage card (1) and recesses (18) for the formable securing tabs (10), that is located above the support path (7) and acts upon the immobilized carrier sheet (2), c. a plurality of forming stamps (20) which, being arranged beneath the support surface (7) and being capable of moving upwardly through support surface (7), lift the securing tabs (10) out of the carrier sheet (2) and press such securing tabs (10) into the depressor-recesses (18) and, when the data storage card (1) is slid into placement field (11), raises such securing tabs (10), and d. a card guide (21) which, being situated above support path (7), transfers the data storage cards (1), which move cyclically toward depressor (17) at an angle to the advancement direction "B" of carrier sheet (2).
2. Device in accordance with Claim (1), characterized in that shaping stamp (20) is secured beneath support path (7) and is constructed from pressure means cylinders whose piston rods (20a) can be slid as pressure elements through apertures (22) of the plate-shaped support path (7).
3. Device in accordance with Claim 1 and 2, characterized in that five shaping stamps (20) are provided, of which two are spaced one after the other in the insertion direction (A) of data storage card (1) on either opposing side of the latter and one is arranged on a transversally-oriented side of placement field (11) in order to limit the extent to which data storage card (1) is inserted.
4. Device in accordance with one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that depressor (17) is embodied as a plate and is connected with upright guides (25) and a pressure means cylinder (26) to a flap (28) so as to be able to move upwardly, such flap (28) being borne upon a horizontal pin (29) of frame (30) of affixing station (6) and being thus permitted to be flipped upwardly both with depressor (17) and a card guide (21) that is situated before the depressor (17) along the direction (A) in which the cards advance.
5. Device in accordance with Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that pressure means cylinder (26) of depressor (17) and shaping stamps (20) are constructed from compressed air cylinders, which are connected via compressed air lines (23, 27) to a common compressed air distributor (24).
6. Device in accordance with Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that operating in conjunction with card guide (21) for the purpose of determining the position of data storage card (1), is a control device (31) embodied as a photoelectric sensor.
7. Device in accordance with one of Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that situated upstream of affixing station (6) along advancement direction (A) is a feed station (5) with control, a card reading station (4), and a magazine (3) which stores a stack of stamped or printed data storage cards (1).
8. Device in accordance with one of Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that magazine (3) has the shape of a box and features four upright angular guide profiles (32) which fit over the four corners of the data storage cards (1) that are stacked one on top of the other, such guide profiles (32) ending at a distance above the plane (33) along which the separated cards (1) are transferred.
9. Device in accordance with one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the transfer plane is formed by a conveyor belt (33) with a catch (33) that is driven by a motor to circulate endlessly in the direction (A) in which the cards advance.
10. Device in accordance with one of Claims 1 to 9, characterized in that arranged between the guide profiles (32) of the magazine and on both sides of conveyor belt (33) are two claws (35), each of which is able to pivot against the other about a horizontal axis (34) of device frame (36) to interact with two opposing sides, preferably the longitudinal edges (9) of data storage cards (1) and solidly clamp the data storage cards between themselves and later release such cards again.
11. Device in accordance with one of Claims 1 to 10, characterized in that both claws (35) are connected together with tension springs (37) that pull them toward each other and both are frictionally engaged by pivoting cams (39) that pivot outwardly from each other against the force of the spring and arranged beneath the stack of cards is a plurality of bearing cams (40) for the stack of cards or for a single data storage card (1) whereby when claws (35) are swung apart into their open position when pivoting cam (39) acts with its cam part (39a) upon claws (35), the stack of cards is released from claws (35) and is borne by the upwardly-rotated cam parts (40a) of bearing cam (40) and when the claws (35) are closed by the rotation of the pivoting cams (39) and by the simultaneous rotation of the bearing cams (40), the lowest card (1) drops onto the bearing cam (40) and the second card (1) from the bottom and thus the entire stack of cards, is clamped between the closed claws (35) which are pulled toward each other by tension springs (37) (Fig. S and 6).
12. Device in accordance with one of Claims 1 to 11, characterized in that arranged in a pillow block (42) of the device frame (36) are two shafts (44) that run parallel to each other on either side of conveyor belt (33) and can be rotated by means of a gear (43), and borne unrotatably upon and relative to each shaft (44) are two bearing cams (40) and one pivoting cam (39), whereby the cam parts (39a) of pivoting cam (39) are displaced at an angle relative to the cam parts (40a) of bearing cams (40) and are preferably rotated through approximately 90°.
13. Device in accordance with one of Claims 1 to 12, characterized in that claws (35) are provided with frictional clamping surfaces (35a) or bearing elements (35a) and feature below these clamping surfaces (35a) or bearing elements (35a) a groove-shaped free cut (41) for the lowest separated data storage card (1).
14. Device in accordance with one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that arranged upon each shaft (44) in both longitudinal end regions is a bearing cam (40) and a pivoting cam (39) that is arranged at the longitudinal halfway point of the shaft.
15. Device in accordance with one of Claims 1 to 14, characterized in that conveyor belt (33) is borne in pillow block (42) so as to be able to circulate endlessly and lies together with its conveyor belt section that bears and constitutes transfer plane (33), beneath the magazine profile (32) and in the region of the claw-free cuts (41).
16. Device in accordance with one of the preceding claims, characterized in that magazine (3) is, if necessary, connected together with its separator, reading station (4), feed (5) and the affixing station (6) with its card feed (21) by means of a support frame (30, 36) that is arranged so as to be capable of changing its position in at least one direction relative to the carrier sheets (2) which are embodied as a quasi-endless band of forms and which lie one after the other in unbroken serial fashion and are, if necessary, pulled from a printing station (70) through affixing station (6) by means of a tractor (71).
17. Device in accordance with Claim 16, characterized in that the number of printed carrier sheets (2) which extend as an endless band of forms (72) between printing station (70) and the affixing position inside affixing station (6), corresponds to the number of read data storage cards (1) that run in unbroken sequence downstream of the reading station (4) through feed (5) and card feed (21) up to the affixing position located inside affixing station (6).
18. Device for non-permanently fixing data storage cards in position upon carrier sheets employing a rolled-up band of material for producing the data cards, in particular,in accordance with one or more of Claims 1 to 17, characterized in that arranged downstream in advancement direction (A) of roll (46) containing the rolled up material band (45), is a printing station (48) for the purpose of applying the data for each card (1) (Translators note: At this point a portion of the German sentence seems to have something missing. What they seem to be referring to here is a cutting device (49) which separates the printed cards in band (45), a reading and feed station (4, 5) with a control system and the affixing station (6).
19. Device in accordance with one of Claims 1 to 18, characterized in that magazine (3), reading station (4), card guides (5, 21) affixing station (6), a printer (70) and a tractor (71), are arranged inside a housing (76) which, from the reading station (4) up to the envelope stuffing station (77), protects the data storage cards (1) against handling and manipulation.
20. Device in accordance with one of Claims 1 to 19, characterized in that arranged inside a housing (82), serially in the advancement direction (A) of process cards (1), are a coding station (80) and a printing station (81) and that arranged on the outside of housing (82) along advancement direction (A) before coding station (80) is a separation magazine (83) that releases the plastic cards (1) individually to further processing and located behind the printing station (81) a stacking magazine (84, 104) accepts the printed plastic cards (1) and features an aperture (98) permitting cards (1) to be ejected (Fig. 13 and 14).
21. Device in accordance with Claim 20, characterized in that coding station (80) is constructed from a magnetic strip write/read station in which the plastic cards (1) are magnetically coded and electronically read and that the printing station (81) comprises a thermal printer that employs the high resolution thermal sublimation process.
22. Device in accordance with Claim 20 and 21, characterized in that both magazines (83, 84) are in the shape of boxes and are borne upon a magazine lower part (84, 86) that is either attached to or integrated with housing (82).
23. Device in accordance with one of Claims 20 to 22 characterized in that separation magazine (83) possesses beneath the card transfer plane (92) an endlessly circulating motor-driven conveyor belt (87) with catches (89) and, facing toward housing (82), a separation slot (90), whereby the height of catch (89) is less than the thickness of the plastic cards and that the height of the.
separation slot (90) is slightly greater than the thickness of the plastic cards.
separation slot (90) is slightly greater than the thickness of the plastic cards.
24. Device in accordance with one of Claims 20 to 23, characterized in that stacking magazine (84) possesses underneath the card transfer plane (92) an endlessly-circulating, motor-driven conveyor belt (90).
25. Device in accordance with one of Claims 20 to 24, characterized in that conveyor belts (87, 95) of both magazines (83, 84) are borne together with their drives (88, 96) in the respective magazine lower part (85, 86) and that its conveying portion together with motor-driven conveyor belts (93) and/or conveyor rollers (94) of coding station (80) and printing station (81) lie in a common horizontal transfer plane (92) for the plastic cards (1).
26. Device in accordance with one of Claims 20 to 25, characterized in that the aperture (98) located in the rear wall of the magazine (84a), as viewed along advancement direction (A), has been cut out in the shape of a slot.
27. Device in accordance with one of Claims 20 to 26, characterized in that arranged in the lower part (86) of stacking magazine (84) is a card stacker (104) that features two claws (35), each of which is borne on a separate horizontal axis (44) so as to be able to pivot on either side of conveyor belt (95), these claws when pivoted toward each other grasping the stack of cards from below and bearing these cards and when swung apart from each other releasing the stack of cards so that a following card (1) can be lifted up by means of control cams (39, 40).
28. Device in accordance with one of Claims 20 to 26 characterized by card stackers and/or separators (104) with motor-driven conveyor belts (33) working in conjunction with a pressure roller (108) for the conveyance of cards, all located beneath magazines (3, 84), and two motor-driven stacking rollers (107), each of which possessing a stacking recess or stacking section (109) formed from a recess and/or a spiral smoothing, works together with a signaller (112) for the rotation of the stacking rollers for the purpose of stacking or separating (Fig. 15 and 16).
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