DE202005012928U1 - Portable personalized data processor e.g. for passports, smart cards, uses removable cassette with storage and fixing parts for each type of data carrier - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable personalized data processor (1) uses removable cassettes for specific types of data carriers. Each cassette is insertable to the processor from the front or side, and includes storage and fixing parts. The processor also includes a base frame module (2), an electronics module (5), a control module (6), and a laser marking unit (3).

Description

The The invention relates to a portable personalization device for labeling from data carriers by means of an integrated laser unit according to the preamble of the protection claim 1.

Portable Personalization equipment are as so-called table devices or desktop laser for labeling, for example, passports or like badges or cards, such as smart cards known. Such table laser devices have usually a laser unit, which serves a caption - also below a surface-covering Plastic film of a card - to perform on a card. For this purpose, the table laser devices a or more, but a limited number of them, on data carriers, around these opposite the laser unit locally to fix and to perform a labeling process can. The application of such table laser devices for personalizing the disk is the end consumer, which has a label of only a few disks aspire.

Such usual Personalization equipment are characterized by the fact that they only for specific types of disk, ie for example, either for passports or for Smart cards are provided. This results disadvantageously the mandatory Acquisition of a plurality of devices, if different labeled volumes labeled or to be personalized. This has high acquisition costs result.

As a result, The present invention is based on the object of a portable personalization equipment for labeling data carriers make available by means of an integrated laser unit, which cost the Labeling variously designed disk allows.

These Task is performed according to the characteristics of Protection claim 1 solved.

One essential point of the invention is that in a portable personalization equipment for labeling data carriers interchangeable cassette units by means of an integrated laser unit are provided, which receiving and fixing elements for at least have a disk, wherein the receiving and fixing each a specific Form and a specific type of disk are adapted. In this way is for the label various types of trained disk only the replacement of the cartridge units and not the entire personalization device necessary. this leads to at a cost reduction in the manufacture of personalizing Media, if it is desired that differently shaped data carriers, such as passports and smart cards, to be personalized.

each Cartridge unit is advantageously designed such that it to the personalization device front side can be inserted and / or inserted. This way is a fast one Replacing the cartridge units and thus a quick change in the data carriers to be labeled, the principle also any kind of security document can be possible.

Prefers is the cassette unit for designed the simultaneous recording of a plurality of data carriers. This can, for example, by a stacking element, which is like a shaft is designed to be achieved. This will enable that a limited number of, for example, plastic cards, such as Chip cards, one above the other can be stacked by means of an automated process can be individually personalized one after the other.

alternative can use any cartridge unit to hold only one disk, such as a passport document, which must be inserted by hand, be educated.

The portable personalization device Overall, modular construction is based on the modular principle. For this purpose points it is a base rack module, an electronics module, a control module, the laser unit and the cassette unit.

All Modules are individually interchangeable. This increases the ease of maintenance and repair of the entire personalization device and a reduction of associated costs.

According to one Further development of the invention is an additional electronic module for the laser unit on the underside on the personalization device attached to additional To enable functions of the laser unit.

The Laser unit preferably comprises an air-cooled, laser, in one protruding head portion of the personalization device, from above radiating downward, is arranged.

According to an additional development of the invention, an additional extraction system module can be arranged for the extraction of gases generated during labeling. Such Absaugsystemmodul can be placed for example below the personalization device below the cassette unit and thus allows the Nachuntenabsaugen the resulting combustion vapors by the laser acting from above on the disk inside the cassette arise.

Further embodiments emerge from the dependent claims.

advantages and expediencies are the following description in conjunction with the drawings refer to. Hereby show:

1 in a perspective view of a portable personalization device according to an embodiment of the invention without cassette unit;

2 in a perspective view of the portable personalization device according to the embodiment of the invention with cassette unit, and

3 in a perspective view of the portable personalization device without cassette unit and additional modules:

In the 1 is a schematic representation of a portable personalization device 1 according to an embodiment of the invention. The personalization device 1 includes a base frame 2 , or a basic unit consisting of a head area, a rear middle area and a foot area.

In the head area is a laser unit 3 , which is not shown here in detail, arranged such that a laser beam for labeling of data carriers has a downwardly directed radiation direction.

The laser unit 3 is by means of laterally mounted fans 4 air-cooled in order to avoid overheating of the laser unit and thus of the entire personalization device.

In the foot area is an electronic module 5 arranged, which in cooperation with a control module or a control unit 6 controls and regulates the actual personalization process by means of the laser.

In 2 is shown in a perspective view of the portable personalization device according to the embodiment of the invention with a cassette unit. Identical and equivalent components are provided with the same reference numerals.

The portable personalization device 1 can be a cassette unit 7 by inserting it from the front into the device as indicated by the arrow 9 is hinted at.

The cassette unit 7 is characterized by specific recording and fixing elements 8th . 10 which are aligned with a particular type and form of media such as smart cards to be labeled. This results from the replacement of the cassette unit 7 the possibility that the most diverse trained media, such as plastic cards or passports, with the same personalization device 1 and the same laser unit 3 can be labeled inexpensively.

The receiving element 8th illustrates a stacking element in which a limited number of plastic cards for automated successive removal is arranged for a subsequent labeling process. The inscription process takes place by the action of the laser unit 3 by means of a laser beam acting from top to bottom, with transport elements and fixing elements, as by a wheel and a conveyor belt 10 be indicated to serve for transporting and fixing individual cards with respect to the laser beam.

In 3 is a perspective view of the portable personalization device 1 shown with additional modules. The personalization device 1 again is shown without cassette unit.

The personalization device is at the bottom 1 another electronic module 11 and an exhaust system module to provide additional electronic functions of the laser and extraction of vapors generated during the lettering process by the heat of the laser.

The cassette unit 7 can be quickly and easily replaced while increasing the flexibility of the user and the device to use when personalizing products such as maps and security documents.

All characteristics disclosed in the application documents are claimed as essential to the invention, provided they are new or separately from the prior art are.

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portables personalization equipment

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Transport- and fixing elements

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Claims (9)

Portable personalization device ( 1 ) for labeling data carriers by means of an integrated laser unit ( 3 ), characterized by interchangeable cassette units ( 7 ), which receiving and fixing elements ( 8th . 10 ) for at least one data carrier, wherein the receiving and fixing elements ( 8th . 10 ) are each adapted to a specific shape and a specific type of data carrier. Portable personalization device according to claim 1, characterized in that the cassette units ( 7 ) are designed such that they on the personalization device ( 1 ) are insertable on the front side and / or insertable (9). Portable personalization device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the cassette units ( 7 ) are designed for the simultaneous recording of a plurality of data carriers. Portable personalization device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the cassette units ( 7 ) Passports for their labeling can be picked up and fixed. Portable personalization device according to one of claims 1 - 3, characterized in that in the cassette units ( 7 ) Plastic cards can be accommodated and fixed to the label. Portable personalization device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the personalization device ( 1 ) module-like from a base frame module ( 2 ), an electronic module ( 5 ), a control module ( 6 ), the laser unit ( 3 ) and one of each of the cassette units ( 7 ) is constructed. Portable personalization device according to claim 6, characterized characterized in that the modules are individually interchangeable. Portable personalization module according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by an additional electronic module ( 11 ) for the laser unit ( 3 ), which is mounted on the underside. Portable personalization device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a suction system module ( 12 ) for aspirating gases generated during labeling.