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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2015
Assa Abloy Ab, Stockholm, SE;
Jeffrey Stangler, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
James Rieck, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Russell Ericson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assa Abloy AB, Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A credential production device includes a transfer ribbon, a printing device, a laminating device, and a transfer ribbon accumulator. The printing device is configured to print an image to the transfer ribbon. The laminating device is configured to transfer printed images from the transfer ribbon to a substrate. The transfer ribbon accumulator includes first, second, and third ribbon-engaging members (REM's), and a drive system. The first and second REM's have fixed positions relative to each other. The third REM is configured to move relative to the first and second REM's along an axis that extends through a gap between the first and second REM's. The drive system is configured to generate a force that drives movement of the third REM relative to the first and second REM's along the axis. Movement of the third REM relative to the first and second REM's along the axis changes a length of a path along which a portion of the transfer ribbon travels through the accumulator.