Patent ID: 8960669
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: B41J,B65H

Abstract:
1. A method for dot printing on cards comprising: activating an extraction station to move a card in a first direction toward an abutment element facing an output of the extraction device in order to place the card on a support carriage, the card having at least a main side and the support carriage including at least a plate-like element for supporting the card and the plate-like element having at least a main edge; positioning the card on the support carriage via impingement of the card with the abutment element and via an abutment structure having a first abutment portion with a first abutment surface for the card and having a second abutment portion with a second abutment surface for the support carriage, wherein the first and second abutment surfaces are spaced a first distance from each other; prior to placing the card, locating the support carriage in a first position in which the support carriage is interposed between the output of the extraction station and the abutment element and in which the main edge is spaced from the second abutment surface a second distance that is greater than the first distance; wherein, after the card is placed, the card extends at least in part beyond the main edge of the plate-like element so that the main side of the card is spaced a third distance from the main edge of the plate-like element that is greater than the first distance, and the method further comprises moving, in a first movement, the carriage in a second direction transverse to the first direction toward the abutment structure so that the main side of the card impinges on the first abutment portion to stop at the first abutment surface and the main edge of the plate-like element subsequently impinges on the second abutment portion to stop at the second abutment surface; transporting the card to a printing station via a main movement of the support carriage; and activating the printing station for dot printing on the card.