JP6443779B2 - Card printer - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a card printer used to create a driver's license, a credit card, a cash card, an employee card, an ID card, and other ID cards.

Conventional technology

  Conventionally, card printers have been used to create driver's licenses, credit cards, cash cards, employee ID cards, ID cards, and other ID cards.

  This card printer has an IC card hopper in which a large number of cards are stacked in multiple layers. Then, the IC cards from the IC card hopper are transferred one by one to the first transport line and transported.

  The IC card conveyed by the first conveyance line is then sent to the printing unit in the card printer for printing, and the IC card on the first conveyance line is further sent to the second conveyance line via the dropping unit. It is done. During this time, necessary information is written in the IC chip built in the card in the writing unit provided in the dropping unit.

  Next, the IC card in which necessary information is written in the IC chip falls to the second transport line in the dropping section, and is transported on the second transport line. Next, a protective sheet is provided for the IC card while being conveyed by the second conveyance line.

  By the way, when dropping an IC card to a 2nd conveyance line within a dropping part, an IC card jumps up on a 2nd conveyance line, and it may be difficult to mount an IC card on a 2nd conveyance line with the stable attitude | position.

  In such a case, it is necessary to widen the interval between the IC cards and transport the IC cards, and it is difficult to increase the processing speed of the print processing for the IC cards.

JP 2007-99407 A

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and when a card transported by the first transport line is dropped to the second transport line through the dropping unit, the card jumps up on the second transport line. An object of the present invention is to provide a card printer that can be stably placed on the second transport line without any problems.

  The present invention provides a card printer, a card hopper for stacking and storing cards, a first transport line for transporting a card from the card hopper, and a first transport line. A printing unit that performs printing; a second conveyance line that is disposed below the first conveyance line and conveys the card; and a protection sheet forming unit that is provided along the second conveyance line and that provides a protection sheet for the card And a drop part that is arranged between the outlet side of the first transfer line and the inlet side of the second transfer line and drops the card that faces in the vertical direction, and the forward part that faces the second transfer line side in the drop part And a swing guide that rotates between the front position and the rear position facing the rear side, guides the card, and changes the posture of the card from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction to be placed on the second transport line. A card printer, wherein the digits.

  According to the present invention, the card includes an IC card including an IC chip, a swing flapper that holds the IC card in the vertical direction and swings about the swing axis, and swings above the swing guide in the dropping portion. A card printer comprising a writing unit for writing to an IC chip of an IC card held by a flapper.

  In the present invention, the swing guide takes the front position to guide the card, the lower end of the IC card is transported by the second transport line, and the upper end of the IC card rotates the swing guide to the rear position so that the posture of the card is vertical. The printer for cards is characterized in that it is placed on the second transport line from the direction to the horizontal direction.

  In the present invention, an entrance roller is provided on the entrance side of the second transport line, and the lower end of the card guided while dropping along the swing guide is transported by the second transport line and inserted into the entrance roller. The card printer is characterized in that the swing guide is rotated to the rear position.

  The present invention is a card printer characterized in that a spring is attached to a rotating shaft of a swing guide, and the swing guide is urged forward by the spring.

  The present invention is a card printer characterized in that a dropping guide is provided with a fixed guide for guiding a falling card together with a swing guide.

  The present invention is the card printer, wherein the swing guide is inclined at an angle of 25 ° to 35 ° with respect to the vertical direction when the front position is taken.

  The present invention is a card printer characterized in that a discharge guide for discharging defective cards is provided on the rear side of the swing guide.

  As described above, according to the present invention, when the card transported by the first transport line is dropped to the second transport line through the dropping unit, the card is stably moved without jumping on the second transport line. It can be mounted on the two transport lines so as to face the horizontal direction.

FIGS. 1A and 1B are diagrams showing a drop portion of a card printer according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a dropping portion of the card printer. FIG. 3 is an overall configuration diagram showing the entire card printer. 4A is a diagram showing the front surface of the IC card, FIG. 4B is a diagram showing the back surface of the IC card, and FIG. 4C is a diagram showing the additional information label.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 4 are diagrams showing an embodiment of a card printer according to the present invention.

  The card printer 20 according to the present invention has surface information 2a and face image information necessary for each person on the surface 2 of the IC card 1 including the IC chip 1a as shown in FIGS. 4 (a), 4 (b) and 4 (c). 2b is printed, back surface information 3a is printed on the back surface 3 of the IC card 1, and the front surface information 2a and the back surface information 3a are written in the IC chip 1a. For example, an employee card, a bank card, a driver's license, etc. The ID card is manufactured. In this case, additional information 5 a that cannot be printed on the back surface 3 of the IC card 1 in the back surface information is printed on the additional information label 5.

  Here, the necessary surface information 2a may be the name and address of the individual. Further, the back surface information 3a can be detailed information of an address that cannot be written on the front surface, and the postscript information 5a written on the postscript information label 5 can be detailed personal operating conditions. An individual ID number (ID information) 2 c is also printed on the surface 2 of the IC card 1.

  In the card printer 20, the surface information 2 a is written in the IC chip 1 a of the IC card 1.

  Further, on the downstream side of the card printer 20 is connected a printer 40 with a back surface writing function for writing the back surface information 3a in the IC chip 1a of the IC card 1 and printing the back surface information 3a on the back surface of the IC card 1. (See FIG. 3).

  Further, the printer 40 with the back surface writing function reads the back surface information 3a from the IC chip 1a of the IC card 1, and prints additional information 5a that cannot be printed on the back surface 3 of the IC card 1 in the back surface information 3a. 5 and a write-once information label issuing unit 28 that issues this write-once information label 5 is connected (see FIG. 3).

  Note that the card printer 20 can perform printing only on a card having no IC chip instead of the IC card.

  Next, FIG. 3 shows an outline of the card printer 20 for printing necessary information on the IC card 1 and writing necessary information in the IC chip 1a.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the card printer 20 conveys the IC card 1 from the casing 20A, an IC card hopper 21 provided in the upper part of the casing 20A for stacking and storing the IC cards 1, and the IC card hopper 21. In addition, a first transport line 32 composed of a belt conveyor, a Y printing unit (yellow printing unit) 22 that prints face image information 2b on the surface 2 of the IC card 1 arranged along the first transport line 32, and an M printing unit. (Magenta printing unit) 23 and C printing unit (cyan printing unit) 24. Among them, the Y printing unit 22 performs yellow printing on the surface 2 of the IC card 1, the M printing unit 23 performs magenta printing on the surface 2 of the IC card 1, and the C printing unit 24 performs the IC card 1. The front surface 2 is subjected to cyan printing, and the face image information 2b is printed by the Y printing unit 22, the M printing unit 23, and the C printing unit 24. The Y printing unit 22, the M printing unit 23, and the C printing unit 24 constitute printing units 22, 23, and 24.

  An ink fixing unit 25 for fixing the ink printed by the Y printing unit 22, the M printing unit 23, and the C printing unit 24 on the surface of the IC card 1 is provided on the downstream side of the C printing unit 24. On the downstream side of the unit 25, a surface printing unit 26 for printing the surface information 2a and the ID information 2c on the surface 2 of the IC card 1 is provided. In this case, the printing units 22 to 26 are configured by the Y printing unit 22, the M printing unit 23, the C printing unit 24, the ink fixing unit 25, and the surface printing unit 26.

  The IC card 1 that has passed through the front surface printing unit 26 is sent from the exit side 32A of the first transport line 32 toward the contact body 32a, and after contacted with the contact body 32a, is guided by the guide path 32b in the vertical direction. And is sent to the inlet side 33 </ b> A of the second transport line 33 below the first transport line 32 via the dropping unit 38.

  Among these, a first reader / writer (writing unit) 27 is built in the dropping unit 38. The first reader / writer 27 writes the surface information 2a and the ID information 2c on the IC chip 1a of the IC card 1. Similarly to the first transport line 32, the second transport line 33 is composed of a belt conveyor.

  A first protective sheet (not shown) is provided on the surface 2 of the IC card 1 to protect the surface information 2a and the face image information 2b printed on the surface 2 of the IC card 1 along the second transport line 33. A first protective sheet forming unit 29 is provided, and a second protective sheet forming unit 30 is provided on the first protective sheet on the downstream side of the first protective sheet forming unit 29, and a second protective sheet (not shown) is further provided on the first protective sheet. It has been. These first protective sheet forming part 29 and second protective sheet forming part 30 constitute protective sheet forming parts 29 and 30.

  Further, on the downstream side of the second transport line 33, the surface information 2a, the face image information 2b, and the ID information 2c are printed on the surface 2, and the IC in which the surface information 2a and the ID information 2c are written in the IC chip 1a. A sorting and discharging unit 37 that receives the card 1 and distributes the IC card 1 to the first stacking unit 35a, the second stacking unit 35b, or the back surface printing stacking unit 36 is provided.

  Of these, the first stacking unit 35 a and the second stacking unit 35 b stack the IC cards 1 that do not need to be printed on the back surface 3 based on the type of the IC card 1. Further, the back surface print accumulation unit 36 writes the back surface information 3a in the IC chip 1a by the downstream side printer 40 with the back surface writing function and prints the back surface information 3a on the back surface 3 of the IC card 1. The cards 1 are stacked.

  The IC card 1 sent to the back surface printing / stacking unit 36 is then sequentially sent to the printer 40 with a back surface writing function and the additional information label issuing unit 28.

  By the way, the sorting and discharging unit 37 has a function of reading the ID information 2c written on the IC chip 1a of the IC card 1, and the sorting and discharging unit 37 prints on the IC card 1 based on the read ID information 2c. It is determined whether there is back surface information 3a to be performed.

  Then, only the IC card 1 having the back side information 3a to be printed is sent to the back side print stacking unit 36 by the sorting and discharging unit 37, and the IC card 1 having no back side information 2a to be printed is the first stacking unit 35a and the second stacking unit. Sent to the unit 35b.

  The printer 40 with a back surface writing function includes a second reader / writer 41 that writes necessary back surface information 3a in the IC chip 1a of the IC card 1, and a back surface printing that prints necessary back surface information 3a on the back surface 3 of the IC card 1. Part 42. Further, an inlet stacker 40a is provided on the upstream side of the second reader / writer 41 and the back surface printing unit 42, and an outlet stacker 40b is provided on the downstream side of the second reader / writer 41 and the back surface printing unit 42.

  By the way, the card printer 20 and the printer 40 with the back surface writing function are driven and controlled by the control device 20a.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 1A and 1B and FIG. 2, the dropping unit 38 disposed between the first conveyance line 32 and the second conveyance line 33 will be described. As described above, the dropping unit 38 is provided between the outlet side 32A of the first transfer line 32 and the inlet side 33A of the second transfer line 33 to drop the IC card 1 facing the vertical direction by the guide path 32b. Yes.

  That is, the IC card 1 is transported in the horizontal direction on the first transport line 32, falls in the vertical direction in the dropping unit 38, and falls on the second transport line 33, and on the second transport line 33. It is conveyed in the horizontal direction.

  By the way, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B and FIG. 2, a swing flapper 11 that holds the IC card 1 in the vertical direction is provided in the dropping portion 38. That is, the drop part 38 has a frame 38A, and the swing flapper 11 is swingably attached to the frame 38A via a swing shaft 11a provided on the lower part 11B. The swing flapper 11 holds the IC card 1 facing the vertical direction by the upper end 11A.

  The first reader / writer 27 described above is arranged in the drop unit 38 and writes necessary information to the IC chip 1a of the IC card 1 held by the upper end 11A of the swing flapper 11. Yes.

  Further, a swing guide 12 is provided below the swing flapper 11 to guide the IC card 1 that falls within the drop portion 38. The swing guide 12 is pivotally attached to the frame 38A via a pivot shaft 12a provided on the upper portion 12A thereof. For this reason, the swing guide 12 is a forward position facing the inlet side 33A of the second transport line 33. (See FIG. 1A) and a rear position (see FIG. 1B) facing the rear side with respect to the front position.

  In this case, the swing guide 12 can take the forward position and guide the IC card 1 falling in the vertical direction in the dropping portion 38 to the inlet side 33A of the second transport line 33. At this time, the lower end 1B of the IC card 1 is conveyed rightward in FIG. 1B by the second conveyance line 33, and the swing guide 12 is pressed by the upper end 1A of the IC card 1 to take the rear position. In this way, while the lower end 1B of the IC card 1 is conveyed to the right in FIG. 1B by the second conveyance line 33, the swing guide 12 is pressed by the upper end 1A of the IC card 1 to take the rear position. Thus, the IC card 1 is guided by the swing guide 12 and is stably placed on the second transport line 33 by changing its posture from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction.

  Incidentally, an entrance roller 51 that sandwiches the IC card 1 with the second transport line 33 is provided on the entrance side 33A of the second transport line 33, and the lower end 1B of the IC card 1 is wound by the entrance roller 51. At this time, the swing guide 12 can be reliably pressed by the upper end 1A of the IC card 1 and rotated to the rear position.

  Further, a spring 13 is attached to the rotating shaft 12a of the swing guide 12, and the swing guide 12 is always urged to take the forward position by the spring 13.

  A fixed guide 15 that guides the IC card 1 together with the swing guide 12 is provided in the dropping portion 38 on the front side of the swing guide 12 (the right side of FIGS. 1A and 1B). Is fixed to the frame 38A. Further, a discharge guide 16 for discharging the defective IC card is provided on the rear side of the swing guide 12 (left side of FIGS. 1A and 1B). The discharge guide 16 is fixed to the frame 38 </ b> A, and the discharge guide 16 forms a discharge path 18 for discharging a defective IC card with the rear wall 17.

  By the way, in the dropping part 38, the vertical length of the swing guide 12 is shorter than the vertical direction (vertical direction) of the IC card 1 and is about 65 mm.

  Further, the swing guide 12 at the front position is inclined at an angle of 25 ° to 35 ° with respect to the vertical direction, particularly preferably at an angle of 30 °.

  Further, the spring 13 wound around the rotating shaft 12a of the swing guide 12 can urge the swing guide 12 to the front position, and is easily made by the upper end 1A of the IC card 1 guided along the swing guide 12. It has a spring force that can rotate in

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment having such a configuration will be described.

  First, in the IC card hopper 21 of the IC card printer 20, a card magazine (not shown) in which a number of IC cards 1 are stacked in multiple layers is mounted (FIG. 3).

  At this time, the IC card 1 that has not been printed or written is loaded in the card magazine.

  Next, the IC card 1 that has not been printed or written is ejected from the IC card hopper 21. Thereafter, the IC card 1 is sent to the first transport line 32, and the IC card 1 is transported along the first transport line 32. In this case, the IC card 1 is transported in the horizontal direction on the first transport line 32.

  When the IC card 1 is transported along the first transport line 32, a Y printing unit (yellow printing unit) 22, an M printing unit (magenta printing unit) 23, and a C printing unit are applied to the surface 2 of the IC card 1. The (cyan printing unit) 24 performs yellow printing, magenta printing, and cyan printing, respectively, and the face image information 2b is printed on the surface 2 of the IC card 1 in this way.

  Next, the IC card 1 is sent to the ink fixing unit 25 by the first conveyance line 32, and the ink of the face image information 2b printed by the Y printing unit 22, the M printing unit 23, and the C printing unit 24 in the ink fixing unit 25. Is fixed to the surface of the IC card 1.

  Thereafter, the IC card 1 is sent to the front surface printing unit 26 by the first transport line 32, and the front surface information 2a and the ID information 2c are printed on the front surface 2 of the IC card 1 in the front surface printing unit 26.

  Next, the IC card 1 is sent from the outlet side 32A of the first transport line 32 toward the contact body 32a while maintaining the horizontal posture, and after contacting the contact body 32a, the IC card 1 is guided by the guide path 32b. Then, it is directed in the vertical direction and sent to the drop unit 38.

  The IC card 1 sent into the dropping unit 38 is held by the upper end 11A of the swing flapper 11 (imaginary line in FIG. 1A).

  Thus, while the IC card 1 is held by the upper end 11A of the swing flapper 11, the surface information 2a, face image information 2b, and ID information 2c are written to the IC chip 1a of the IC card 1 in the first reader / writer 27. (See FIG. 1A).

  After the necessary information is written in the IC chip 1a of the IC card 1 in this way, the swing flapper 11 swings backward about the swing shaft 11a (see the solid line in FIG. 1A). . In this case, the IC card 1 comes off from the upper end 11A of the swing flapper 11, slides on the front surface 11b of the swing flapper 11, and falls downward.

  Thereafter, the IC card 1 reaches the swing guide 12 and is guided downward by the swing guide 12 and the fixed guide 15. In this case, the swing guide 12 is biased by the spring 13 toward the front position facing the inlet side 33 </ b> A of the second transport line 33.

  Next, the IC card 1 passes between the swing guide 12 and the fixed guide 15 and reaches the inlet side 33A of the second transport line 33, and the lower end 1B of the IC card 1 is connected to the lower end 1B of FIG. It is conveyed to the right.

  When the lower end 1B of the IC card 1 is thus conveyed to the right in FIG. 1A by the second conveyance line 33, the lower end 1B of the IC card 1 is located between the second conveyance line 33 and the entrance roller 51. The lower end 1B of the IC card 1 is wound by the entrance roller 51.

  In this case, a pressing force acts on the swing guide 12 from the upper end 1A of the IC card 1, and the swing guide 12 rotates about the rotation shaft 12a and faces the rear position (FIG. 1B).

  While the swing guide 12 is rotated from the front position to the rear position, the swing guide 12 guides the upper end 1A of the IC card 1 downward, thereby changing the posture of the IC card 1 from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction. Thereafter, the IC card 1 facing in the horizontal direction is placed on the second transport line 33.

  In this case, the swing guide 12 is pressed by the upper end 1A of the IC card 1 and rotated from the front position to the rear position, whereby the upper end of the IC card 1 is guided by the rotating swing guide 12 and the attitude of the IC card 1 The IC card 1 can be surely placed on the second transport line 33 with the horizontal direction facing.

  That is, when the IC card 1 oriented in the vertical direction is dropped onto the second transport line 33 in the dropping section 38 in the posture as it is, the IC card 1 jumps up on the second transport line 33, and thus the second transport line. It is difficult to stably place the IC card 1 on 33. In this case, it is necessary to send the IC card 1 with a wide gap between the first transport line 32, the drop unit 38, and the second transport line 33, resulting in a decrease in processing efficiency.

  On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, the IC card 1 can be stably placed in the horizontal direction without jumping onto the second transport line 33, and the interval between the IC cards 1 is greatly increased. Therefore, the IC card 1 can be quickly sent from the first transport line 32 to the second transport line 33, and the processing efficiency can be improved.

When the IC card 1 held by the upper end 11A of the swing flapper 11 is defective, the swing flapper 11 swings forward (right side in FIG. 1A) about the swing shaft 11a.
As a result, the defective IC card 1 can be discharged outward from the discharge path 18 between the discharge guide 16 and the rear wall 17 by sliding on the rear surface 11 c of the swing flapper 11.

  As described above, the IC card 1 on which the surface information 2a, the face image information 2b, and the ID information 2c are printed on the surface 2 and the surface information 2a and the ID information 2c are written on the IC chip 1a is then transported to the second transport. The first protective sheet is transported along the line 33 and sent to the first protective sheet forming unit 29, where the first protective sheet is formed on the surface of the IC card 1. Next, the IC card 1 is sent along the second conveying line 33 to the second protective sheet forming unit 30, and the second protective sheet is formed on the first protective sheet of the IC card 1 in the second protective sheet forming unit 30. Is done.

  Next, the IC card 1 is transported by the second transport line 33 and reaches the sorting and discharging unit 37. The IC cards 1 are sorted by the sorting and discharging unit 37. That is, in the IC card 1, the surface information 2a, the face image information 2b and the ID information 2c are printed only on the front surface 2, the surface information 2a and the ID information 2c are written on the IC chip 1a, and the back surface information 3a on the back surface 3. The ID card 1 that does not need to be printed and does not need to write the back surface information 3a on the IC chip 1a is sent to the first stacking unit 35a and the second stacking unit 35b.

  On the other hand, surface information 2a, face image information 2b, and ID information 2c are printed on the front surface 2, surface information 2a and ID information 2c are written on the IC chip 1a, and back surface information 3a needs to be printed on the back surface 3 as well. The ID card 1 that is present and needs to write the back surface information 3a to the IC chip 1a is sent to the back surface print accumulation unit 36.

  Next, the IC card 1 sent to the back surface printing unit 36 is then sent to the printer 40 with a back surface writing function. In the IC card 1, the back side information 3 a is written in the IC chip 1 a by the second reader / writer 41 in the printer 40 with the back side writing function, and then the back side printing unit 42 backs the back side 3 of the IC card 1. Information 3a is printed.

  In this manner, the card printer 20 and the printer 40 with a back surface writing function complete the printing and writing operations on the IC card 1, and the printed and written IC card 1 is obtained.

  Note that the components of the IC card printer 20 and the printer 40 with a back surface writing function are driven and controlled by the printer control unit 20a as described above.

  The IC card 1 determined to have no back surface information to be printed and sent to the first stacking unit 35a and the second stacking unit 35b is discharged to the outside without passing through the printer 40 with a back surface writing function.

  Next, the IC card 1 that has passed through the printer 40 with the back surface writing function is sent to the additional information label issuing unit 28. The additional information label issuing unit 28 reads the back surface information 3a from the IC chip 1a of the IC card 1 and prints additional information 5a that cannot be printed on the back surface of the IC card 1 in the back surface information 3a to produce the additional information label 5. Issue. The additional information label 5 obtained in this way is then attached to a desired position on the back surface 3 of the IC card 1.

  In this way, the front surface information 2a, the face image information 2b and the ID information 2c are printed on the front surface 2, the back surface information 3a is printed on the back surface 3, and the front surface information 2a, the back surface information 3a and the ID information 2c are written on the IC chip 1c. The IC card 1 with the additional information label 5 attached to the back surface 3 can be manufactured with high accuracy and efficiency.

1 IC card 1A upper end 1B lower end 1a IC chip 11 swing flapper 11A upper end 11B lower portion 11a swing shaft 12 swing guide 12A upper portion 12a rotating shaft 13 spring 15 fixed guide 16 discharge guide 17 rear wall 18 discharge path 20 IC card Printer 21 IC card hopper 22 Y printing unit 23 M printing unit 24 C printing unit 27 first reader / writer 29 first protective sheet forming unit 30 second protective sheet forming unit 32 first conveying line 32A outlet side 33 second conveying Line 33A Inlet side 38 Drop part 51 Inlet roller

Claims (4)

In card printer,
A card hopper for stacking and storing cards;
A first transport line for transporting cards from the card hopper;
A printing unit that is provided along the first conveyance line and that performs printing on the card;
A second conveyance line disposed below the first conveyance line and conveying the card;
A protective sheet forming section provided along the second transport line and providing a protective sheet for the card;
A dropping unit arranged between the outlet side of the first transfer line and the inlet side of the second transfer line, and dropping the card facing the vertical direction;
In the dropping part, a guide for guiding the card and changing the posture of the card from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction and placing it on the second transport line is provided,
The guide is composed of an inclined plate that is inclined forward with respect to the vertical direction, the inclined plate guides the card, the lower end of the card is conveyed by the second conveying line, and the posture of the card from the vertical direction by the inclined plate. Place it on the second transport line in the horizontal direction,
The card consists of an IC card including an IC chip,
Writing is performed on the IC chip of the IC card held by the swing flapper and the swing flapper that swings around the swing axis, while holding the IC card vertically above the guide in the dropping unit. A card printer comprising a writing unit. In card printer,
A card hopper for stacking and storing cards;
A first transport line for transporting cards from the card hopper;
A printing unit that is provided along the first conveyance line and that performs printing on the card;
A second conveyance line disposed below the first conveyance line and conveying the card;
A protective sheet forming section provided along the second transport line and providing a protective sheet for the card;
A dropping unit arranged between the outlet side of the first transfer line and the inlet side of the second transfer line, and dropping the card facing the vertical direction;
In the dropping part, a guide for guiding the card and changing the posture of the card from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction and placing it on the second transport line is provided,
The guide is composed of an inclined plate that is inclined forward with respect to the vertical direction, the inclined plate guides the card, the lower end of the card is conveyed by the second conveying line, and the posture of the card from the vertical direction by the inclined plate. Place it on the second transport line in the horizontal direction,
A card printer, characterized in that a fixed guide for guiding a falling card together with a guide is provided in the dropping portion.   3. The card printer according to claim 1, wherein the guide is formed of an inclined plate inclined at an angle of 25 ° to 35 ° with respect to the vertical direction. In card printer,
A card hopper for stacking and storing cards;
A first transport line for transporting cards from the card hopper;
A printing unit that is provided along the first conveyance line and that performs printing on the card;
A second conveyance line disposed below the first conveyance line and conveying the card;
A protective sheet forming section provided along the second transport line and providing a protective sheet for the card;
A dropping unit arranged between the outlet side of the first transfer line and the inlet side of the second transfer line, and dropping the card facing the vertical direction;
In the dropping part, a guide for guiding the card and changing the posture of the card from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction and placing it on the second transport line is provided,
The guide is composed of an inclined plate that is inclined forward with respect to the vertical direction, the inclined plate guides the card, the lower end of the card is conveyed by the second conveying line, and the posture of the card from the vertical direction by the inclined plate. Place it on the second transport line in the horizontal direction,
A card printer comprising a discharge guide for discharging defective cards on the rear side of the inclined plate.

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