Card substrate rotator with lift mechanism
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1. A card substrate rotator for use in a credential processing device comprising:
- a substrate support configured to receive a card substrate, the substrate support comprising a feed roller driven by a gear;
a rotator mechanism configured to rotate the substrate support about a horizontal axis; and
a lift mechanism configured to move the substrate support and the axis in a vertical plane.
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Abstract
A card substrate rotator comprises a substrate support, a rotator mechanism and a lift mechanism. The substrate support is configured to receive a card substrate and comprises a feed roller. The rotator mechanism is configured to rotate the substrate support about an axis. The lift mechanism is configured to move the substrate support and the axis in a vertical plane.
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1. A card substrate rotator for use in a credential processing device comprising:
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a substrate support configured to receive a card substrate, the substrate support comprising a feed roller driven by a gear; a rotator mechanism configured to rotate the substrate support about a horizontal axis; and a lift mechanism configured to move the substrate support and the axis in a vertical plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A card substrate processing device comprising:
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a first substrate processing component; a first processing path in line with the first substrate processing component and a first portal; a second substrate processing component; a second processing path in line with the second substrate processing component and a second portal, wherein the second processing path is above the first processing path; and a card substrate rotator comprising; a substrate support configured to receive a card substrate, the substrate support comprising a feed roller driven by a gear; a rotator mechanism configured to rotate the substrate support about a horizontal axis; and a lift mechanism configured to move the substrate support and the axis in a vertical plane between a first position, in which the substrate support is aligned with the first portal and the first processing path, and a second position, in which the substrate support is aligned with the second portal and the second processing path; wherein the feed roller is configured to feed a substrate through the first portal when the substrate support is in the first position, and the feed roller is configured to feed a substrate through the second portal when the substrate support is in the second position. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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providing a substrate processing device comprising; a first substrate processing component; and a first processing path in line with the first substrate processing component and a first portal; and a card substrate rotator comprising; a substrate support configured to receive a card substrate, the substrate support comprising a feed roller driven by a gear; a rotator mechanism configured to rotate the substrate support about a horizontal axis; and a lift mechanism configured to move the substrate support and the axis in a vertical plane; processing a card substrate using the first substrate processing component; feeding the card substrate along the first processing path, through the first portal and into the substrate support using the feed roller; and moving the substrate support, the card substrate and the axis away from the first processing path in a direction that is transverse to the first processing path using the lift mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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