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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2007
Daisuke Kaneoya, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Toshiro Fujimoto, Minami-Alps, JP;
Daisuke Kaneoya, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Toshiro Fujimoto, Minami-Alps, JP;
Nisca Corporation, Minamikoma-Gun, Yamanashi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A card cleaning mechanism has a cleaning roller that cleans a surface of a card by contacting the conveyed card, and a roller-shaped cleaner that cleans a surface of the cleaning roller by contacting the cleaning roller. The cleaning roller is configured to move between a retreated position separated from a card conveyance path, and an operating position contacting a surface of the card being conveyed and the roller-shaped cleaner by advancing into the card conveyance path. Accordingly, the card cleaning mechanism can securely remove dust and dirt adhering to the card printing surface and does not reduce card printing quality.