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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2008
Brent D. Lien, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Thomas G. Gale, Jr., Robbinsdale, MN (US);
Ted M. Hoffman, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
John P. Skoglund, Savage, MN (US);
Andy A. Vander Woude, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Brent D. Lien, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Thomas G. Gale, Jr., Robbinsdale, MN (US);
Ted M. Hoffman, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
John P. Skoglund, Savage, MN (US);
Andy A. Vander Woude, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
HID Global Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A card printer comprises a print platen, a first support, a printhead, and a biasing component. The first support is moveable, relative to the platen, between print and withdrawn positions. The printhead is moveably mounted to the first support for movement between a forward position and a floating position relative to the first support. The biasing component is configured to apply a biasing force to bias the printhead toward the forward position.