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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2015
Applicant:
Assa Abloy Ab, Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Ted M. Hoffman, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
John P. Skoglund, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Assa Abloy AB, Stockholm, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/02 (2006.01); B41F 19/00 (2006.01); B65G 47/244 (2006.01); B41F 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/021 (2013.01); B41F 19/001 (2013.01); B41F 23/00 (2013.01); B65G 47/244 (2013.01);
Abstract
Some embodiments of a card rotator include a card receptacle, a feed roller, and a motor. The card receptacle is configured to rotate about a pivot access that is approximately perpendicular to a plane of a card substrate supported by the card receptacle. The feed roller is configured to discharge a card substrate from the card receptacle. The feed roller has an axis of rotation that is approximately perpendicular to the pivot axis. The motor is configured to drive rotation of the card receptacle about the pivot axis relative to the axis of rotation of the feed roller.