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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2024
Applicant:
Evolis Sas, Beaucouze, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Evolis SAS, Beaucouze, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/06 (2006.01); B65H 1/06 (2006.01); B65H 1/10 (2006.01); B65H 3/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/063 (2013.01); B65H 1/06 (2013.01); B65H 1/10 (2013.01); B65H 3/0661 (2013.01); B65H 3/54 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4223 (2013.01); B65H 2402/441 (2013.01); B65H 2402/45 (2013.01); B65H 2405/11152 (2013.01); B65H 2405/115 (2013.01); B65H 2405/12 (2013.01); B65H 2701/1914 (2013.01);
Abstract
A card feeder including a frame, a reservoir receiving a stack of cards, a separation system including a separation roll, a ballast movable on the frame between a support position on the top of the stack and a stowed position on one side of the stack, a door movable on the frame between an open position and a closed position, a transmission system for moving the ballast from the support position into the stowed position when the door passes from the closed position into the open position, and a return system arranged so as to return the ballast back to the support position when it is in the stowed position.