Device for processing card-shaped information carriers, such as bank cards, credit cards, identification cards, etc.
First Claim
1. A device for processing card-shaped information carriers, comprising at least one track formed as a transportation track for transportation of cards;
- at least one processing station located in a region of said track and having at least one movable carrier with a plurality of holding elements operative for engaging and holding a corresponding card during a movement phase of said carrier with processing performed during this time and for delivery a corresponding card after the processing;
at least one delivery element selected from the group consisting of a first delivery element, a second delivery element and both, said at least one delivery element being located between said track and said movable carrier, so that cards are taken by said first delivery element from said path and transferred on said holding elements of said carrier, and said cards are taken by said second delivery element from said holding elements of said carrier and transferred onto said path, each of said delivery elements having a wheel which is drivingly rotatable in a rotary direction and has on its outer periphery a plurality of holders which are spaced from one another in a rotary direction for receiving, holding and delivering the cards.
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Abstract
A device for processing card-shaped information carriers has at least one track, at least one processing station with at least one movable carrier with a plurality of holding elements, at least one delivery element located between the track and the movable carrier, so that the cards are taken by a first delivery element from the path and transferred on the holding elements of the carrier, and then are taken by a second delivery element from the holding elements of the carrier and transferred onto the path, wherein each of the delivery elements has a wheel drivingly rotatable in a rotary direction and provided on its outer periphery with a plurality of holders which are spaced from one another in a peripheral direction for receiving, holding and delivering the cards.
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1. A device for processing card-shaped information carriers, comprising at least one track formed as a transportation track for transportation of cards;
- at least one processing station located in a region of said track and having at least one movable carrier with a plurality of holding elements operative for engaging and holding a corresponding card during a movement phase of said carrier with processing performed during this time and for delivery a corresponding card after the processing;
at least one delivery element selected from the group consisting of a first delivery element, a second delivery element and both, said at least one delivery element being located between said track and said movable carrier, so that cards are taken by said first delivery element from said path and transferred on said holding elements of said carrier, and said cards are taken by said second delivery element from said holding elements of said carrier and transferred onto said path, each of said delivery elements having a wheel which is drivingly rotatable in a rotary direction and has on its outer periphery a plurality of holders which are spaced from one another in a rotary direction for receiving, holding and delivering the cards. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38)
- at least one processing station located in a region of said track and having at least one movable carrier with a plurality of holding elements operative for engaging and holding a corresponding card during a movement phase of said carrier with processing performed during this time and for delivery a corresponding card after the processing;
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