Patent ID: 6264296
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: B32B,B41J

Abstract:
An identification card printer and laminator system, comprising:an identification card supply configured to hold a stack of individual identification cards;a first roller configured to transport an identification card along a printing path;an ink jet printhead positioned in the printing path and configured to move in a direction perpendicular to a direction of the printing path, the ink jet printhead further configured to print on a surface of the identification card with an aqueous ink;a second roller configured to transport the identification card from the ink jet printhead through an intermediary station of the system;a lamination station positioned to receive a printed identification card from the intermediary station, the laminator configured to laminate a printed identification card with an individual laminate carried on a web; anda single housing enclosing the first roller, the ink jet printhead, the second roller, the intermediary station and the lamination station.