JPH02235746A - Card manufacturing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically perform the perfecting printing of a card by feeding a card whose one surface is printed in a card reversal apparatus and feeding the reversed card to a printing apparatus to apply printing to the other surface of said card. CONSTITUTION:After one surface of a card 20 is printed, a turntable 52a is rotated by 180 deg. from a rotation start standard position by the operation of a feed mechanism 51 to stand by. When the card whose single surface is printed is fed from a cleaner 6, a feed mechanism 52 is operated to feed the card whose one surface is printed in a card reversal apparatus 50. After the card 20 is fed in, the feed mechanism 51 is again rotated by 180 deg. and the turntable 52a is stopped at the rotation start standard position. After the turntable 52a is stopped at the rotation start standard position, the feed mechanism 52 is operated and the card 20 is fed in a printing apparatus 70 through a cleaner 60.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a card manufacturing device that prints information on a card, such as an ID card or a telephone card, on which information is recorded.

(Prior Art) Card manufacturing machines have been known that print information on magnetically recorded cards, such as ID cards and telephone cards. This card making machine is equipped with a magnetic encoder that records magnetic information on a plastic card made of fabric, and a printing device that prints characters, figures, etc. on the surface of the card with information recorded. The operator takes out the information recording card from the magnetic encoder and reinserts the information recording card into the printing means to print characters and figures on the surface of the card. It has become. (Tan H that the invention attempts to solve) However, when recording information on a card and printing on both sides of the card using a conventional card manufacturing machine, the operator takes out the card with information recorded from the magnetic encoder and inserts it into the printing means. Then, after printing on the front side of the card using the printing means, take out the single-sided printed card from the printing means again.
Since the operator turns the card over and inserts it into the printing means again, it takes time and effort to print the back side of the card, resulting in a problem that card production efficiency is poor.

The present invention was invented to solve the above problems,
To provide an automatic card making machine that does not require the effort of an operator when printing on both the front and back sides of a recorded card using an information recording device.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, a card making machine according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a printing device capable of printing characters, figures, etc. on one side of a card, and a printing device capable of printing characters, figures, etc. on one side of a card. In a card manufacturing machine equipped with a card transport mechanism for loading and unloading the card, a card reversing device for reversing the card from front to back is provided on the printing device side of the card transport mechanism, Each of the reversing device, the card conveying machine groove, and the printing device transfers the single-sided printed card from the printing device to the card reversing device after the printing device prints one side of the card, based on a control command from the control device. Control is carried out so that the reversed card is conveyed to the printing device again to print the other side of the single-sided printed card. It is characterized by being

Further, in the card manufacturing machine according to claim 2 of the present invention, in the card manufacturing machine according to claim 1, on the pre-process side where the card is carried into the printing device, based on the control command from the control device 1, An information recording device is provided for recording information on the card and checking the recorded information, the card transport mechanism is provided for the information recording device and the printing device, and the card reversing device is provided for the printing device. ! and the information recording device, and
The control device is configured to rotate the card reversing device to transport the abnormal card in a predetermined direction when it is determined that there is an abnormality in the recorded information when the information recording device checks the recorded information on the card. Card inversion stomach loading vJ+
It is characterized by #.

(Function) In the card manufacturing machine according to claim 1 of the present invention, when the printing device finishes printing one side of the card, the card with one side printed is transported to the card reversing device 5 by the transport device.

Single-sided printed cards are transported to the card reversing device.
The card is reversed by the card reversal loading process, and then transported to the printing device again, and both sides of the card are printed by the printing device.

In the card manufacturing machine according to the second aspect of the present invention, a card with abnormal recorded information is transported in a predetermined direction without the card reversing unit rotating at a predetermined angle and being carried into the printing device.

(Example) Hereinafter, a card manufacturing machine according to an example of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a card manufacturing machine according to this embodiment, and the card manufacturing machine IO includes a card feeder 30 for storing a card 20, a magnetic encoder 40 for recording magnetically converted information signals on the card 20, and a card manufacturing machine IO. A reversing device 50, a cleaner 60 that sprays compressed air onto the card 20 to clean the card 20 before printing, a printing device 70 that prints on both sides of the card 20, and a stacker 8 that stores the card 20.
0, and a control device 90 that controls the operation of the card making machine 10.
It is equipped with

The card feeder 30 includes a cabinet 30a that stores the cards 20, and a pinch roller 30b that conveys the cards 20 to the magnetic encoder 40. 30c, 30d and sensor 3
0e. Cabinet 30a has card 2
It is possible to store a plurality of cards 20, and has an outlet 30f from which one card 20 can be taken out from among the plurality of cards 20. The pinch roller 30b is arranged near the exit 30f, and transfers the card 20 located at one end of the cabinet 30a to the pinch rollers 30c and 30d.

The pinch roller 30b is detected by the sensor 30e near the pinch rollers 30c, 30d.
When it is detected that the card 20 exists between d and d, the card 20 is not rotated.

The magnetic encoder 40 includes pinch rollers 40a and 40b for loading and unloading the card 20, and a magnetic head 4 that can convert between an information signal recording mode and a recorded information reading mode.
0c, 40d, and the front and rear ends 20a, 20b of the card 20 in the transport direction in the magnetic encoder 40 are detected and the detection results are sent to the control device.
t 40e. 40f. I have gained 40g @m. The pinch rollers 40a, 40b are the pinch rollers 30c,
When the front end of the card 20 carried in from the card feeder 30d is detected by the sensor 40e of the card feeder 300ll, the force feeder 20 is rotated forward (arrow R in FIG. direction). That is, when the sensor 40e detects the front end 2a of the card 20, it transmits a detection signal to the control device 90, and the control device 90 controls the vinci rollers 40&. based on the fs number detected by the sensor 40e. A control signal for forward rotation of pinch rollers 40a. 40b. The sensor 40f near the magnetic heads 40c, 40d is for detecting the position of the card 20 in order to start data writing (encoding) by the magnetic heads 40c, 40d controlled by the control device 90. 40c, 4
They are provided at predetermined intervals from 0d. Note that before checking the written data by this magnetic head 40c, the card 2
0 is brought into contact with the magnetic head 40C and transported back and forth to determine whether there is an abnormality in the magnetic stripe. The installation interval of the sensor 40f with respect to the magnetic heads 40c and 40d is set to correspond to the data writing start position of the card 20.

When the front end 2a of the card 20 is detected by the sensor 40f and this detection signal is sent to the control device 90, the magnetic head 40 is activated based on the recording data from the control device 90.
Writing of magnetically converted data is started by c.

The feeding amount of the card 20 is as follows: pinch rollers 40a, 40b
The controller 90 measures the amount of rotation of the card, and writes data based on the amount of card feeding. Completion of data writing to the card 20 is determined by the control device 90. When the rear end 2b of the card 20 is detected by the sensor 40f, the control device 90 operates based on this detection signal, and the pinch rollers 40a, 40b once stop normal rotation and start reverse rotation (Fig. 1). direction). When the groove end 2b of the card 20 is detected again by the sensor 40e due to the reverse rotation of the pinch rollers 40a, 40b, the pinch rollers 40a, 40b stop the reverse rotation and start normal rotation again according to a command from the control device 90. By the sensor 40f,
When the front end 2a of the card 20 is detected, the control device r! 1
Based on the control command from the card 90, the magnetic head 40c is converted to a mode for reading information recorded on the card 20, and the magnetic head 40c starts reading data from the card 20.

The data read by the magnetic head 40c is sent to the controller 90 and compared with the data to be recorded, and it is determined whether the written data on one side of the card 20 is normal or abnormal. Card reversal i! The sensor 40g near 5 is the magnetic encoder 4
When the rear end 2b of the card 20 is detected by this sensor 40g, the detection number f8 is sent to the control device 90, and the pinch rollers 40a, 40b rotation is stopped, and the conveyor side 51 of the card reversing device 50 is activated.

The magnetic heads 40c and 40d are used to perform magnetic encoding on both sides of the card 20. In this embodiment, when writing information on both sides of the card 20, the magnetic heads 40c and 40d are used to perform magnetic encoding on both sides of the card 20.
Both 0c and 40d are converted to data write mode.

Pinch roller 40a when writing data to both sides of this card 20 and reading written data. The rotation of 40b is the same as that for writing and reading data on one side of the card 20, so the explanation will be omitted. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the card reversing device 50 includes a reversing device 51 and a conveying device 52.

The reversing machine side 51 has a base 51a fixed to the card making machine IO, support blocks 5lb, 5lb attached to the base 51a, a motor 51c supported by the support blocks 5lb, 5lb, and a shaft of the motor 51c. A gear 51d to be attached, a reduction gear 51e connected to the gear 51d, and a rotating shaft 51f to which the reduction gear 51e is fixed.
and a support plate 51g that rotatably supports the rotating shaft 51f. The support plate 51g is supported by support shafts 51h, 51h that stand upright on the base 51a. motor 51
c is rotated by a control command from the control device 90.

The conveyor side 52 includes a turntable 52a attached to the rotating shaft 51f of the reversing mechanism 51 and a turntable 52.
from the control device 90; A motor 52f rotates according to a control command, a gear 52g attached to the shaft of the motor 52f, and a tooth iL52gl:ll.
A reduction gear 52h that fits together, a pinch roller 52d,
52e and a gear 521 that meshes with the reduction gear 52h. The reduction gear 52h is attached to a rotating shaft (not shown) that is pivotally connected to the turntable 52a and the support plate 52b.

The motor 52f is supported by support blocks 52j, 52j (see FIG. 3) that project from the turntable 52a. The pinch rollers 52d and 52e are provided with one-way clutches so that they rotate only in one direction.
It has become.

The card reversing device 50 writes data on both sides of the card 20 by the magnetic encoder 40 when there is an abnormality in the magnetic stripe of the card 20 and when data writing by the magnetic encoder 40 is abnormally performed. At the same time, when the printing device 70 performs double-sided printing of the card, the card 20 carried into the transport mechanism 52 is reversed. This reversal of the abnormal card 20 is performed regardless of whether data is recorded on one side or on both sides.

That is, if there is an abnormality in the written data in the data check of the card 20 by the control device 90, the control device 90 first carries in the card 20 by the conveyor side 52, and then moves the card 20 to the inverter side. The turntable 52a rotates 270 degrees by the rotation of the motor 51c. When the turntable 52a rotates 270 degrees and stops, the motor 52f rotates again and the card 2G is conveyed in the direction of arrow B in FIG. After the data write error card 20 has been transported by the transport machine side 52, the reversing mechanism 51 moves the card 27 again.
The turntable 52a rotates 0 degrees in the reverse direction and stops at the rotation start reference position. Incidentally, when the turntable 52a is at the rotation start reference position, the normally written card 20 from the magnetic encoder 40 is conveyed as it is to the cleaner 60 by the conveyor side 52.

When there is an abnormality in the magnetic stripe of the card 20, unlike in the case of a data writing abnormality, the turntable 52a is
The card 20 is rotated 0 degrees and conveyed in the eight directions indicated by the arrows in FIG. When writing data to both sides of the card 20 from the magnetic encoder 40, the pinch roller 40a is used in the same way as when writing data to one side, except that the magnetic head 40d writes and reads the data. , 40b is rotating.

When the printing device 70 performs double-sided printing on the card 20, when the card 20 is in the card reversing device 50 and before the printed surface of the card 20 is cleaned by the cleaner 6, the control device 90 For the individual data writing of 20, a check is made as to whether the writing data on both sides of the card 20 and the printing data on both sides of the thermal head of the printing device 70 match.

If a discrepancy is found in this check between the written data and the print data, the turntable 52a is rotated 90 degrees from the rotation start reference position, and the card 20 with clean information recording is not printed. kept in place.

When the write data and the print data are checked and they match, the printing device 70 prints one side of the card 20. When the card 20 is printed on one side, the turntable 52a starts rotating due to the operation of the conveyor side 51.
Take the time to turn your mouth 180 degrees. When the card 20 with single-sided printing is conveyed from the cleaner 6, the conveyance mechanism 52
is activated, and the card 20 with one side printed is carried into the card reversing device 50. After loading the card 20, the reversing device 15
1 rotates 180 degrees again, and the turntable 52a stops at the rotation start reference position. After the table 52a stops at the rotation start reference position, the transport device fi52 is operated and the reversed card 20 is carried into the printing device 70 via the cleaner 60.

In the case of single-sided printing of the card 20, when the card 20 is in the card reversing device 50, a comparison check is performed between the written data on one side of the card 20 and the print data. If a discrepancy is found in this comparison check, the turntable 52a is rotated 270 degrees from the rotation start reference position of the turntable 52a in the same manner as described above, and the card 20 is kept at a predetermined position by the conveyor side 51.

Note that if the card 20 has no abnormality in the written data and is kept, the card 20 is carried into the magnetic encoder 40 which is set to the data reading mode again, the written data of the card 20 is checked, and this written data is The print data of the printing device 70 is adjusted based on the
Performs printing with 0.

The cleaner 60 includes a pinch roller 6 that conveys the card 20.
0a, 60b, and a nozzle that cleans the card 20 by blowing compressed air onto the printing surface of the card 20 being transported.
(not shown). Pinch roller 60a, 80
b is rotated based on a control signal from the MiJl equipment iZf 90, and the nozzle blows compressed air onto the card 20 based on a control signal from the control device 90.

When performing double-sided printing on the card 20, the pinch rollers 60a and 60b move the card 20 to the card reversing design 5 under control from the control device 90 after single-sided printing by the printing device 70.
Rotates in the opposite direction in the direction of conveyance to zero. Card reversal! l5
If card 20 is reversed by 0, power is 1 card 20 again.
It starts to rotate forward so as to convey the printing device in the direction of 70,
The card 20 conveyed from the conveyor groove 52 is transferred to the printing device 70.
Once it is brought inside, it will stop rotating.

The printing device RL170 stores the cards 20 in the stacker 80 or the cleaner 601N! Pinch rollers 71a and 7lb that can be conveyed to II, a platen roller 72 that supports the card 20, a thermal head 74 that wraps the thermal ribbon 73, and a reel 75a that winds the thermal ribbon 73.
, 75b, and sensors 76a, 76b that detect the conveyance position of the card 20 conveyed by the pinch rollers 71a, 7lb.
It is equipped with Pinch rollers 71a, 7lb,
The platen roller 72, the thermal head 74, and the reels 75a and 75b extend in the width direction of the card 20. The thermal head 74 is attached to a drive mechanism (not shown) that moves toward and away from the platen roller 72 so that the thermal head 74 approaches and moves away from the platen roller 72 with the thermal ribbon 73 wrapped around it. card 20
The thermal ribbon 7 is transported to the stacker 80 side.
3 to perform the thorough transfer while pressing the card 20 through the card 20. At the tip of the thermal head 74, a large number of heating elements with micro cross sections are provided in the width direction of the card 20.
A predetermined heating element is designed to generate heat by $II# from. The thermal ribbon 73 is capable of transferring dye to the card 20 by the heat generated by the thermal head 74, and in this embodiment, a single color ribbon is used. sensor 76
a is arranged near the card loading port 70a of the cleaner 60C++1.

The pinch rollers 71a and 7lb, the platen roller 72, the thermal head 74, and the reels 75a and 75b are driven by a drive mechanism (not shown) controlled by a control device 190. That is, when the card 20 is conveyed from the cleaner 60 and the front end 20a of the card 20 is detected by the sensor 76a, the control device 90 sends the control g4 signal to the side of the drive machine based on the detection signal of the sensor 76a.
Pinch rollers 71a, 7lb and platen roller 72 rotate. When the front end 20a of the card 20 is detected by the sensor 76b near the platen roller 72, the sensor 76b
Based on the detection signal 6b, the thermal head 74 contacts the platen roller 72 via the thermal ribbon 73, and the thermal head 74 generates heat. The printing on one side of the card 20 is completed by controlling the heating element of the thermal head 74.
Detected by σ-mount r119G.

If the printing device fi70 is in &N> side printing mode, card 2
After printing on one side of 0 is completed, the platen roller 72,
The pinch rollers 71a and 7lb rotate in the opposite direction to transport the card 20 toward the card reversing device 50 again. When the card 20 is reversed by the card reversing device 50 as described above, the card 20 is again conveyed to the printing position of the thermal head 74 by the pinch roller 71a, the platen roller 72, and the card 20 is transferred to the thermal head 74. When located at the printing start position 74, the thermal head 74 presses the card 20 via the thermal ribbon 73.

While the card 20 is being transported by the rotation of the platen roller 72, the heating element of the thermal head 74 is repeatedly operated to generate heat, and characters, figures, etc. corresponding to the data written on the card 20 are printed on the back side of the card 20. .

The stacker 80 includes a cabinet B1 that stores the printed cards 20, and a pinch roller 82 that carries the cards 20 into the cabinet 81. Based on the detection signal from the sensor 76b, a control signal to rotate the pinch roller 82 is transmitted from the WI1 device 9a, and the pinch roller 82 rotates to remove the card 20 into the cabinet 81.
are stacked. The pinch roller 82 stops rotating based on the detection of the absence of the card 20 by the sensor 76b. Note that the card conveyance IIIts uses pinch rollers 30a, 30.
b, 40a, 40b, 52d, 52e, 60a, 60b
, 71a, 7lb, 82 and their drive mechanisms.

The 6th l2I is a control device r! which controls the entire card making machine lO. 190 is a flowchart showing four methods of control.

The control method will be explained step by step below.

First, when writing data on both sides of the card 20, before step 1 in which one card 20 is taken out from the card feeder 30 and carried into the magnetic encoder 40, the magnetic encoder 40 and the card reversing stone 50 are When data is written on one side of the card 20 by setting the card to the double-sided data writing mode, the magnetic encoder 40 and the card reversing device 50 are set to the single-sided data writing mode.

In addition, when performing double-sided printing of the card 20, before proceeding to step 1, the card reversing device 50 and the printing design 7 are installed in advance.
Set 0 to double-sided printing mode. When performing single-sided printing of the card 20, before proceeding to step 1, the card reversing device 50 and printing device 70 are set in advance to the single-sided printing mode.

Before entering step 1, as mentioned in the description of the card feeder 30, insert the card 2G into the magnetic encoder 40.
(sensors 40a, 4
0b card detection signal OFF and magnetic heads 40C, 40
d), one card 20 is carried out from the card feeder 30 to the magnetic encoder 40 (step 1
)l, In this embodiment, a case will be explained in which data is written on one side of the card 20.The magnetic encoder 40 uses the sensor 4Qe to
When the front end 20a of 0 is detected, the pinch roller 40a
40b rotates forward, and first, before data is written to the card 20, the magnetic stripe is checked by the magnetic head 40c (step 2). If there is an abnormality in the magnetic stripe, the card 20 is carried into the card reversing device 50 (step 3), and the card 20 is removed by the card reversing device 50.
0 by 90 degrees (step 4), arrow A in Figure 1
The card 20 is transported in this direction and discarded (step 5). After checking the magnetic stripe, the magnetic head 40c is converted to write mode. When the front end 20a of the card 20 is detected by the sensor 40f, the magnetic head 40c contacts both sides of the card 20 to write data (step 6).

When the control device 90 determines that data writing to the card 20 is complete, the pinch rollers 40a and 40b rotate in reverse to feed the card 20 back to the card feeder 30. Rikiichido 2
When the front end 20a of the card 20 is detected again by the sensor 40a, the pinch rollers 40a and 40b rotate forward again and the card 20 is conveyed to the card reversing device I150. When the front end 20a of the card 20 is detected again by the sensor 40f, the magnetic head 40c is changed to the data reading mode, comes into contact with the card 20, and reads the written data on both sides of the card 20 (step 7).

The read data is compared with the data to be recorded in the control device 90, and the written data is checked (step 8).

If there is an abnormality in data writing during the data check of the magnetic encoder 40, the card reversing device τ50 inverts the card 20 by 270 degrees (step IO) after loading the card 20 (step 9) and reverses the card 20. is discarded in the direction A in FIG. 1 (step +1). If the data writing is performed normally in this data check, then a comparison check is performed between the written data and the print data (step 12).

In addition, when writing data on both sides of the card 20,
The magnetic heads 4Qc and 4Qd are operated simultaneously to check the magnetic stripe, write data and check the written data, and check the comparison between the written data and the print data (steps 1 to 12).

If it is determined in this comparison check that there is a mismatch between the written data and the print data, return to step 4, rotate the turntable 52a 90 degrees from the rotation start reference position, and move the information recording clean card 20 in a predetermined direction. The card 20 is transported and kept in a predetermined place (step 5).
If the written data on the card 20 and the printed data match,
One side of the card 20 is first printed by the printing device 70 (step 14). ,Printed! ! 70 successfully prints one side of the card 20, and the pinch roller 71a again
, 7lb, and rotate the platen roller 72 in the reverse direction to remove the card 20.
is returned to the card reversing unit 50 via the cleaner 60,
The card 20 is reversed (step 15). After the card 20 is turned over 180 degrees in step 15, the process returns to step 12 and the written data and print data are compared. cards 20 are stored in the stacker 80 (step 16).

If the card production is to be continued, the process returns to step 1 and a new card production begins. In addition, in the case of single-sided printing of the card 20, the printing device 70 and the card reversing device 5
0 is set to single-sided printing mode, and after printing the card in step 14, the process proceeds to storing the card in step 16. When not producing a new card 200, the control device 9
In addition to returning the data write mode of 0 to single-sided write mode,
The print mode is returned to single-sided printing mode, the write data and print data are erased, and the card production Ill is set to a standby state for production of the next card.

(Effects of the Invention) In the card manufacturing machine according to the present invention, a card reversing device for reversing the card from front to back is provided on the printing device side of the card transport mechanism, and the card reversing device, the card transport mechanism, and the printing device are connected to each other. Based on the control command from the control device, after the printing device prints one side of the card, the card with one side printed is carried from the printing device to the card reversing device, and the card reversing device removes the card with the one-sided printing erased. The reversed card is conveyed again to the printing device in the trench where the card has been reversed, and the other side of the card that has already been printed on one side is printed, so that double-sided printing of the card can be automatically performed. I can do it.

Furthermore, an information recording device for recording information on the card and checking the recorded information based on control commands from the control unit U is disposed on the front process side where the card is carried into the printing device. The conveyor groove is provided between the information recording device and the printing device, the card reversing device is arranged between the printing device and the information recording device, and the control device is configured to record information when the information recording device checks recorded information on the card. The card reversing device is controlled to rotate the card reversing device and convey the abnormal card in a predetermined direction when it is determined that the cleaning information is abnormal. Cards can be prevented from being imported.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a card making machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a card reversing device of a card producing machine of this embodiment. FIG. 3 is a planar configuration of a card reversing device of this embodiment. FIG. 4 is a bottom groove configuration of the card reversing device of this embodiment. FIG. 5 is a sectional configuration diagram of the card reversing device of this embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the control device of the card manufacturing machine of this embodiment. . IO...Card making machine, 20...Card, 30...Card feeder, 40...Magnetic encoder (information recording device), 50...
・Card reversing device, 60...Cleaner, 70・
...Printing device, 80...Stacker 90
...Control unit (card transport mechanism), 30a, 30b-pinch roller, 40a, 40b...pinch roller, 52d, 52e...pinch roller, 60a, 60b...pinch roller, 71a, 7lb. ...Pinch roller, 82...Pinch roller. Younger brother figure 4

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In a card manufacturing machine equipped with a printing device capable of printing characters, figures, etc. on one side of a card, and a card transport mechanism that moves the card into and out of the printing device, the above of the card transport mechanism A card reversing device for reversing the card from front to back is provided on the printing device side, and each of the card reversing device, the card transport mechanism, and the printing device performs the printing process based on a control command from a control device. After one side of the card is printed by the device, the card with one side printed is carried from the printing device to the card reversing device, and after the card with one side printed is reversed by this card reversing device, the reversed card is printed again. A card making machine, characterized in that the machine is controlled so as to print the other side of the card that has been printed on one side by conveying the card to an apparatus. (2) In the card manufacturing machine according to claim 1, information is recorded on the card and the recorded information is checked based on a control command from the control device at a pre-processing side where the card is carried into the printing device. an information recording device is provided for the information recording device, the card transport mechanism is provided between the information recording device and the printing device, and the card reversing device is provided between the printing device and the information recording device. ,
The control device is configured to rotate the card reversing device to transport the abnormal card in a predetermined direction when it is determined that there is an abnormality in the recorded information when the information recording device checks the recorded information on the card. A card making machine characterized by controlling a reversing device.