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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2011
Paolo Cappello, Ivrea, IT;
Mauro Mondino, Ivrea, IT;
Paolo Cappello, Ivrea, IT;
Mauro Mondino, Ivrea, IT;
SICPA Holding SA, Prilly, CH;
Abstract
An ink-jet printer includes a printing station for ink-jet printing on a thermoplastic card includes a printhead coupled to a reservoir containing an ink comprising: a medium of a low-boiling organic solvent, an auxiliary solvent of a high-boiling organic solvent, and a coloring component soluble in the medium. A support carriage supports the card and is drivable between a first position in which the carriage does not face the printhead and a second position in which the carriage faces the printhead. A driving motor moves the carriage between the first and second positions along a guide member interposed between the printhead and a reference member to prevent ink ejected by the printhead from reaching the reference member. A detection device mounted on the carriage detects the reference member and generates a signal used by a control unit to regulate the driving motor.