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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
May. 12, 2015
Assa Abloy Ab, Stockholm, SE;
Jeffrey Stangler, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
James Rieck, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Ted M. Hoffman, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
ASSA ABLOY AB, Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A credential production device includes a processing path, a transport mechanism, a processing assembly and at least one assembly guide. The transport mechanism is configured to feed individual substrates along the processing path. The processing assembly includes a supply spool support, a take-up spool support, a plurality of ribbon supports, and a print head or a transfer roller. Each assembly guide is configured to guide movement of the processing assembly substantially perpendicularly to the processing path between an operating position and a loading position relative to the processing path.