EP2945896B1 - System for separating a lower plastic card from a stack of plastic cards - Google Patents

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EP2945896B1
EP2945896B1 EP13814971.1A EP13814971A EP2945896B1 EP 2945896 B1 EP2945896 B1 EP 2945896B1 EP 13814971 A EP13814971 A EP 13814971A EP 2945896 B1 EP2945896 B1 EP 2945896B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H3/00—Separating articles from piles
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    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H1/00—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated
    • B65H1/04—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated adapted to support articles substantially horizontally, e.g. for separation from top of pile
    • B65H1/06—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated adapted to support articles substantially horizontally, e.g. for separation from top of pile for separation from bottom of pile
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H3/00—Separating articles from piles
    • B65H3/02—Separating articles from piles using friction forces between articles and separator
    • B65H3/06—Rollers or like rotary separators
    • B65H3/0638—Construction of the rollers or like rotary separators
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H3/00—Separating articles from piles
    • B65H3/46—Supplementary devices or measures to assist separation or prevent double feed
    • B65H3/56—Elements, e.g. scrapers, fingers, needles, brushes, acting on separated article or on edge of the pile
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
    • B65H2404/10—Rollers
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    • B65H2404/1119—Details of cross-section or profile shape with at least an axial cavity on the periphery
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
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    • B65H2701/19—Specific article or web
    • B65H2701/1914—Cards, e.g. telephone, credit and identity cards

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  • the present invention relates to a plastic card separation system for a plastic card processing machine, as well as a processing machine comprising such a separation system.
  • each plastic card must undergo one or more treatments before being broadcast.
  • a treatment can consist of printing patterns, photos, characters, etc. on one or both sides of the plastic card.
  • Another treatment may consist of a magnetization of a magnetic strip present on one face of the plastic card, or an initialization of a chip present on one side of the plastic card.
  • a processing machine comprises a frame on which is mounted a reservoir containing the plastic cards to be treated, at least one processing module for processing each plastic card, and a receiving magazine containing the processed plastic cards.
  • the processing machine also has a separation system which is provided to take a plastic card in the tank by separating it from the rest of the stack.
  • US 5,383,572 A discloses a system for separating a lower card from a stack of cards comprising: - a loader roller on which a first end of a lower card rests, - a movable assembly disposed above the loader roller and comprising a base with one end. Said base being fixed vertically in a remote position in which the end is at a distance from the loader roller corresponding to the thickness of the card. The base is mounted on an upstream wall extending upstream end.
  • the system is also suitable for separating plastic cards.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a separation system which does not have the drawbacks of the prior art and which in particular remains efficient regardless of the thickness of the plastic cards to be treated.
  • the base having an upstream wall which extends upstream of the loading roller, and whose lower end is, in the contact position, at a distance from the loader roller lower than the thickness of the lower plastic card, and
  • the or each groove having an opening and a depth sufficient to allow the first end of the lower plastic card to descend into said groove so that its first end passes under the lower end of the upstream wall, the opening and the remaining depth, however, such that despite the fall of the first end of the lower plastic card, the first ends of the other plastic cards remain in abutment at the rear of the upstream wall.
  • the invention also proposes a plastic card processing machine comprising a frame on which is mounted a reservoir containing a stack of plastic cards to be treated, at least one treatment module intended to treat each plastic card, and a separation system according to the previous variant and arranged between the reservoir and the or one of the treatment modules.
  • the second ends of the plastic cards rest on a support of the tank which has an inclined slope which advances towards the separation system down.
  • the Fig. 1 and the Fig. 2 show a processing machine 100 of plastic cards C which has a frame on which are fixed a separation system 150 and a tank 160 upstream of said separation system 150 and for containing a stack of plastic cards C to be treated.
  • the chassis also carries at least one processing module mounted downstream of the separation system 150 and, preferably, a downstream receiving magazine of the treatment module or modules.
  • the separation system 150 is provided for separating the plastic cards C from the bottom of the stack, ie it supports the lower plastic card C0 which is below the stack.
  • the lower plastic card C0 is the one below the stack.
  • the Fig. 1 shows the processing machine 100 before the C0 lower plastic card is taken over by the separation system 150 and the Fig. 2 shows the processing machine 100 after the lower plastic card C0 has been taken over by the separation system 150 and thus separated from the rest of the stack.
  • the separation system 150 has a loader roller 152, a moving assembly 154 which is disposed above the loader roller 152 and a return means 156.
  • the moving assembly 154 comprises a base 158 and a loading roller 159 rotatably mounted on the base 158 which is here subjected to the return means 156.
  • the base 158 takes the form of a yoke inside which is mounted the loading roller 159.
  • the moving assembly 154 and more particularly the base 158, are mounted on the frame, and are movable vertically with respect to the loader roller 152 between a contact position ( Fig. 1 ) in which the loading roller 159 is in contact with the loader roller 152 and a spaced apart position ( Fig. 2 ) in which the loading roller 159 is remote from the loader roller 152.
  • the contact position corresponds to the case where no plastic card C is between the loader roller 152 and the loading roller 159
  • the spaced position corresponds to the case where the lower plastic card C0 is between the loader roller 152 and the feed roller. loading 159.
  • the moving assembly 154 is constrained in the contact position by the return means 156 which takes for example the shape of a spring.
  • Each plastic card C has a first end C1 and a second end C2.
  • the first end C1 comes into contact with the separation system 150 and the second end C2 is remote from the separation system 150 and rests on a support 162 of the tank 160.
  • the first end C1 of the lower plastic card C0 rests on the loader roller 152.
  • the support 162 has an inclined slope 164 which advances towards the separation system 150 down.
  • the second end C2 of this lower plastic card C0 descends along the inclined slope 162 during its advance ( Fig. 2 ) until reaching a horizontal position.
  • the Fig. 3 shows the separation system 150 before the support of the lower plastic card C0
  • the Fig. 4 shows the beginning of the support of the lower plastic card C0 by the separation system 150
  • the Fig. 5 shows the separation system 150 when the lower plastic card C0 is fully supported.
  • the loader roller 152 has at least one groove 304 which extends parallel to the axis of the loader roller 152, around the periphery of the loader roller 152 and over its entire length.
  • the loader roller 152 Prior to taking charge of the lower plastic card C0, the loader roller 152 is stopped and the first end C1 of the lower plastic card C0 rests on it while the loading roller 159 bears on the loader roller 152.
  • the base 158 has an upstream wall 302 which extends upstream of the loading roller 159 relative to the direction of advance of the plastic cards C to the processing modules and here substantially vertically.
  • the upstream wall 302 here extends on either side of the loading roller 159.
  • the lower end of the upstream wall 302, that is to say the end which is closest to the roller charger 152 is at a distance from the loader roller 152 which is less than the thickness of the lower plastic card C0.
  • the Fig. 2 shows that when a plastic card C is to be processed, the loader roller 152 is rotated (arrow 402) in the direction of advance of the plastic cards C.
  • Each groove 304 has an opening and a depth sufficient to allow the first end C1 of the lower plastic card C0 to descend (arrow 404) into said groove 304 so that its first end C1 passes under the lower end of the upstream wall 302.
  • the opening and the depth remain however such that, in spite of the fall of the first end C1 of the lower plastic card C0, the other first ends C1 of the other plastic cards C remain in abutment with the rear of the upstream wall 302 and can not not go under its lower end.
  • the Fig. 5 shows that the lower plastic card C0 is supported during the rotation (402) of the loader roller 152, and that the other plastic cards C remain in abutment with the rear of the upstream wall 302 preventing multiple support.
  • the loader roller 152 drives the lower plastic card C0 by friction and the movable assembly 154 is lifted up and moved into the spaced position by action of the lower plastic card C0 on the loading roller 159.
  • the loader roller 152 is stopped and the lower plastic card C0 continues to advance because of the means provided for this purpose in said module. treatment.
  • the moving assembly 154 returns to the contact position as shown in FIG. Fig. 1 and the plastic cards C remain in abutment at the rear of the upstream wall 302, and the new lower plastic card C0 is then ready to be supported.
  • the thicknesses of the plastic cards C used are between 0.5 mm and 0.76 mm.
  • the loader roller 152 is made of a flexible material which adheres to the plastic cards C such as EPDM.
  • the diameter of the loader roller 152 is of the order of 20 mm, each groove has a depth of order 0.6mm and an aperture of about 0.8mm.

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La présente invention se rapporte à un système de séparation de cartes plastiques pour une machine de traitement de cartes plastiques, ainsi qu'une machine de traitement comportant un tel système de séparation.The present invention relates to a plastic card separation system for a plastic card processing machine, as well as a processing machine comprising such a separation system.

Dans le domaine des cartes plastiques, chaque carte plastique doit subir un ou plusieurs traitements avant d'être diffusée. Un traitement peut consister en une impression de motifs, photos, caractères, etc. sur une ou deux faces de la carte plastique. Un autre traitement peut consister en une magnétisation d'une piste magnétique présente sur une face de la carte plastique, ou en une initialisation d'une puce présente sur une face de la carte plastique.In the field of plastic cards, each plastic card must undergo one or more treatments before being broadcast. A treatment can consist of printing patterns, photos, characters, etc. on one or both sides of the plastic card. Another treatment may consist of a magnetization of a magnetic strip present on one face of the plastic card, or an initialization of a chip present on one side of the plastic card.

Une machine de traitement comprend un châssis sur lequel est monté un réservoir contenant les cartes plastiques à traiter, au moins un module de traitement destiné à traiter chaque carte plastique, et un magasin de réception contenant les cartes plastiques traitées.A processing machine comprises a frame on which is mounted a reservoir containing the plastic cards to be treated, at least one processing module for processing each plastic card, and a receiving magazine containing the processed plastic cards.

Pour séparer les cartes plastiques les unes des autres, la machine de traitement comporte également un système de séparation qui est prévu pour prendre une carte plastique dans le réservoir en la séparant du reste de la pile.To separate the plastic cards from each other, the processing machine also has a separation system which is provided to take a plastic card in the tank by separating it from the rest of the stack.

Le document US 5 383 572 A décrit un système de séparation d'une carte inférieure d'une pile de cartes comportant: - un rouleau chargeur sur lequel repose une première extrémité d'une carte inférieure, - un ensemble mobile disposé au-dessus du rouleau chargeur et comprenant une base avec un extrémité. La dite base étant fixée verticalement dans une position écartée dans laquelle l'extrémité est à une distance du rouleau chargeur correspondant à l'épaisseur de la carte. La base est montée sur une paroi amont qui s'étend en amont d'extrémité. Le système est aussi approprié pour séparer des cartes en plastiques.The document US 5,383,572 A discloses a system for separating a lower card from a stack of cards comprising: - a loader roller on which a first end of a lower card rests, - a movable assembly disposed above the loader roller and comprising a base with one end. Said base being fixed vertically in a remote position in which the end is at a distance from the loader roller corresponding to the thickness of the card. The base is mounted on an upstream wall extending upstream end. The system is also suitable for separating plastic cards.

Les systèmes de séparation connus nécessitent la mise en place de moyens de réglage manuels qui sont souvent complexes et ne donnent pas toujours entière satisfaction en particulier à cause des différentes épaisseurs de cartes plastiques qui peuvent être placées dans le réservoir.Known separation systems require the establishment of manual adjustment means which are often complex and do not always give complete satisfaction especially because of the different thicknesses of plastic cards that can be placed in the tank.

Un objet de la présente invention est de proposer un système de séparation qui ne présente pas les inconvénients de l'art antérieur et qui en particulier reste performant quelle que soit l'épaisseur des cartes plastiques à traiter.An object of the present invention is to provide a separation system which does not have the drawbacks of the prior art and which in particular remains efficient regardless of the thickness of the plastic cards to be treated.

A cet effet, est proposé un système de séparation d'une carte plastique inférieure d'une pile de cartes plastiques comportant :

  • un rouleau chargeur sur lequel repose une première extrémité d'une carte plastique inférieure, et présentant au moins une rainure s'étendant parallèlement à l'axe dudit rouleau chargeur, sur son pourtour et sur toute sa longueur,
  • un ensemble mobile disposé au-dessus du rouleau chargeur et comprenant une base et un galet de chargement monté libre en rotation sur la base, ladite base étant mobile verticalement entre une position de contact dans laquelle le galet de chargement est en contact avec le rouleau chargeur et une position écartée dans laquelle le galet de chargement est à distance du rouleau chargeur, et
  • un moyen de rappel prévu pour contraindre ledit ensemble mobile en position de contact,
For this purpose, there is provided a system for separating a lower plastic card from a stack of plastic cards comprising:
  • a loader roller on which a first end of a lower plastic card rests, and having at least one groove extending parallel to the axis of said loader roller, on its periphery and over its entire length,
  • a movable assembly disposed above the loader roller and comprising a base and a loading roller mounted free to rotate on the base, said base being movable vertically between a contact position in which the loading roller is in contact with the loader roller and a spaced apart position in which the loading roller is remote from the loader roller, and
  • a return means provided for constraining said moving assembly in the contact position,

la base présentant une paroi amont qui s'étend en amont du galet de chargement, et dont l'extrémité inférieure est, en position de contact, à une distance du rouleau chargeur inférieure à l'épaisseur de la carte plastique inférieure, etthe base having an upstream wall which extends upstream of the loading roller, and whose lower end is, in the contact position, at a distance from the loader roller lower than the thickness of the lower plastic card, and

la ou chaque rainure présentant une ouverture et une profondeur suffisante pour permettre à la première extrémité de la carte plastique inférieure de descendre dans ladite rainure de manière à ce que sa première extrémité passe sous l'extrémité inférieure de la paroi amont, l'ouverture et la profondeur restant cependant telles que malgré la chute de la première extrémité de la carte plastique inférieure, les premières extrémités des autres cartes plastiques restent en butée à l'arrière de la paroi amont.the or each groove having an opening and a depth sufficient to allow the first end of the lower plastic card to descend into said groove so that its first end passes under the lower end of the upstream wall, the opening and the remaining depth, however, such that despite the fall of the first end of the lower plastic card, the first ends of the other plastic cards remain in abutment at the rear of the upstream wall.

L'invention propose également une machine de traitement de cartes plastiques comportant un châssis sur lequel est monté un réservoir contenant une pile de cartes plastiques à traiter, au moins un module de traitement destiné à traiter chaque carte plastique, et un système de séparation selon la variante précédente et disposé entre le réservoir et le ou l'un des modules de traitement.The invention also proposes a plastic card processing machine comprising a frame on which is mounted a reservoir containing a stack of plastic cards to be treated, at least one treatment module intended to treat each plastic card, and a separation system according to the previous variant and arranged between the reservoir and the or one of the treatment modules.

Avantageusement, les deuxièmes extrémités des cartes plastiques reposent sur un support du réservoir qui présente une pente inclinée qui s'avance vers le système de séparation en descendant.Advantageously, the second ends of the plastic cards rest on a support of the tank which has an inclined slope which advances towards the separation system down.

Les caractéristiques de l'invention mentionnées ci-dessus, ainsi que d'autres, apparaîtront plus clairement à la lecture de la description suivante d'un exemple de réalisation, ladite description étant faite en relation avec les dessins joints, parmi lesquels :

  • la Fig. 1 montre un système de séparation selon l'invention avant la prise en charge d'une carte plastique,
  • la Fig. 2 montre le système de séparation de la Fig. 1 après la prise en charge d'une carte plastique, et
  • les Figs. 3, 4 et 5 montrent différentes étapes de prise en charge et de séparation d'une carte plastique par le système de séparation de la Fig. 1.
The characteristics of the invention mentioned above, as well as others, will appear more clearly on reading the following description of an exemplary embodiment, said description being given in relation to the attached drawings, among which:
  • the Fig. 1 shows a separation system according to the invention before taking charge of a plastic card,
  • the Fig. 2 shows the separation system of the Fig. 1 after taking care of a plastic card, and
  • the Figs. 3, 4 and 5 show different steps of support and separation of a plastic card by the separation system of the Fig. 1 .

La Fig. 1 et la Fig. 2 montrent une machine de traitement 100 de cartes plastiques C qui présente un châssis sur lequel sont fixés un système de séparation 150 et un réservoir 160 en amont dudit système de séparation 150 et destiné à contenir une pile de cartes plastiques C à traiter.The Fig. 1 and the Fig. 2 show a processing machine 100 of plastic cards C which has a frame on which are fixed a separation system 150 and a tank 160 upstream of said separation system 150 and for containing a stack of plastic cards C to be treated.

Pour des raisons de simplification des Figs. 1 et 2, seuls les éléments en rapport avec le système de séparation 150 des cartes plastiques C ont été représentés, mais le châssis porte également au moins un module de traitement monté en aval du système de séparation 150 et, de préférence, un magasin de réception en aval du ou des modules de traitement.For reasons of simplification of Figs. 1 and 2 only the elements related to the separation system 150 of the plastic cards C have been represented, but the chassis also carries at least one processing module mounted downstream of the separation system 150 and, preferably, a downstream receiving magazine of the treatment module or modules.

Le système de séparation 150 est prévu pour séparer les cartes plastiques C par le bas de la pile, c'est à dire qu'il prend en charge la carte plastique inférieure C0 qui est en dessous de la pile. Dans la suite de la description, la carte plastique inférieure C0 est celle qui est sous la pile.The separation system 150 is provided for separating the plastic cards C from the bottom of the stack, ie it supports the lower plastic card C0 which is below the stack. In the following description, the lower plastic card C0 is the one below the stack.

La Fig. 1 montre la machine de traitement 100 avant la prise en charge de la carte plastique inférieure C0 par le système de séparation 150 et la Fig. 2 montre la machine de traitement 100 après la prise en charge de la carte plastique inférieure C0 par le système de séparation 150 et ayant été ainsi séparée du reste de la pile.The Fig. 1 shows the processing machine 100 before the C0 lower plastic card is taken over by the separation system 150 and the Fig. 2 shows the processing machine 100 after the lower plastic card C0 has been taken over by the separation system 150 and thus separated from the rest of the stack.

Le système de séparation 150 présente un rouleau chargeur 152, un ensemble mobile 154 qui est disposé au-dessus du rouleau chargeur 152 et un moyen de rappel 156.The separation system 150 has a loader roller 152, a moving assembly 154 which is disposed above the loader roller 152 and a return means 156.

L'ensemble mobile 154 comprend une base 158 et un galet de chargement 159 monté libre en rotation sur la base 158 qui est ici soumise au moyen de rappel 156. La base 158 prend la forme d'une chape à l'intérieur de laquelle est montée le galet de chargement 159.The moving assembly 154 comprises a base 158 and a loading roller 159 rotatably mounted on the base 158 which is here subjected to the return means 156. The base 158 takes the form of a yoke inside which is mounted the loading roller 159.

L'ensemble mobile 154, et plus particulièrement la base 158, sont montés sur le châssis, et sont mobiles verticalement par rapport au rouleau chargeur 152 entre une position de contact (Fig. 1) dans laquelle le galet de chargement 159 est en contact avec le rouleau chargeur 152 et une position écartée (Fig. 2) dans laquelle le galet de chargement 159 est à distance du rouleau chargeur 152.The moving assembly 154, and more particularly the base 158, are mounted on the frame, and are movable vertically with respect to the loader roller 152 between a contact position ( Fig. 1 ) in which the loading roller 159 is in contact with the loader roller 152 and a spaced apart position ( Fig. 2 ) in which the loading roller 159 is remote from the loader roller 152.

La position de contact correspond au cas où aucune carte plastique C n'est entre le rouleau chargeur 152 et le galet de chargement 159, et la position écartée correspond au cas où la carte plastique inférieure C0 est entre le rouleau chargeur 152 et le galet de chargement 159.The contact position corresponds to the case where no plastic card C is between the loader roller 152 and the loading roller 159, and the spaced position corresponds to the case where the lower plastic card C0 is between the loader roller 152 and the feed roller. loading 159.

L'ensemble mobile 154 est contraint en position de contact par le moyen de rappel 156 qui prend par exemple la forme d'un ressort.The moving assembly 154 is constrained in the contact position by the return means 156 which takes for example the shape of a spring.

Chaque carte plastique C présente une première extrémité C1 et une deuxième extrémité C2. La première extrémité C1 vient au contact du système de séparation 150 et la deuxième extrémité C2 est à distance du système de séparation 150 et repose sur un support 162 du réservoir 160. La première extrémité C1 de la carte plastique inférieure C0 repose sur le rouleau chargeur 152.Each plastic card C has a first end C1 and a second end C2. The first end C1 comes into contact with the separation system 150 and the second end C2 is remote from the separation system 150 and rests on a support 162 of the tank 160. The first end C1 of the lower plastic card C0 rests on the loader roller 152.

Pour faciliter la séparation des cartes plastiques C, le support 162 présente une pente inclinée 164 qui s'avance vers le système de séparation 150 en descendant. Ainsi, lorsque la carte plastique inférieure C0 est prise en charge par le système de séparation 150, la deuxième extrémité C2 de cette carte plastique inférieure C0 descend en suivant la pente inclinée 162 lors de son avancée (Fig. 2) jusqu'à atteindre une position horizontale.To facilitate the separation of the plastic cards C, the support 162 has an inclined slope 164 which advances towards the separation system 150 down. Thus, when the lower plastic card C0 is supported by the separation system 150, the second end C2 of this lower plastic card C0 descends along the inclined slope 162 during its advance ( Fig. 2 ) until reaching a horizontal position.

Les frottements entre la carte plastique inférieure C0 et la carte plastique C juste au-dessus sont ainsi atténués et le frottement plan entre elles devient un frottement linéaire. Le frein mécanique de frottement ainsi que le frein électrostatique sont quasiment annulés et la carte plastique inférieure C0 est alors plus facile à charger.The friction between the lower plastic card C0 and the plastic card C just above are thus attenuated and the plane friction between them becomes a linear friction. The mechanical friction brake and the electrostatic brake are almost canceled and the lower plastic card C0 is then easier to load.

La Fig. 3 montre le système de séparation 150 avant la prise en charge de la carte plastique inférieure C0, la Fig. 4 montre le début de la prise en charge de la carte plastique inférieure C0 par le système de séparation 150 et la Fig. 5 montre le système de séparation 150 lorsque la carte plastique inférieure C0 est entièrement prise en charge.The Fig. 3 shows the separation system 150 before the support of the lower plastic card C0, the Fig. 4 shows the beginning of the support of the lower plastic card C0 by the separation system 150 and the Fig. 5 shows the separation system 150 when the lower plastic card C0 is fully supported.

Le rouleau chargeur 152 présente au moins une rainure 304 qui s'étend parallèlement à l'axe du rouleau chargeur 152, sur le pourtour du rouleau chargeur 152 et sur toute sa longueur.The loader roller 152 has at least one groove 304 which extends parallel to the axis of the loader roller 152, around the periphery of the loader roller 152 and over its entire length.

Avant la prise en charge de la carte plastique inférieure C0, le rouleau chargeur 152 est à l'arrêt et la première extrémité C1 de la carte plastique inférieure C0 repose dessus alors que le galet de chargement 159 est en appui sur le rouleau chargeur 152.Prior to taking charge of the lower plastic card C0, the loader roller 152 is stopped and the first end C1 of the lower plastic card C0 rests on it while the loading roller 159 bears on the loader roller 152.

La base 158 présente une paroi amont 302 qui s'étend en amont du galet de chargement 159 par rapport au sens d'avancement des cartes plastiques C vers les modules de traitement et ici sensiblement verticalement. La paroi amont 302 s'étend ici de chaque côté du galet de chargement 159.The base 158 has an upstream wall 302 which extends upstream of the loading roller 159 relative to the direction of advance of the plastic cards C to the processing modules and here substantially vertically. The upstream wall 302 here extends on either side of the loading roller 159.

En position de contact et lorsque l'extrémité C1 de la carte plastique inférieure C0 repose sur la périphérie du rouleau chargeur 152, l'extrémité inférieure de la paroi amont 302, c'est à dire l'extrémité qui est la plus proche du rouleau chargeur 152, est à une distance 'd' du rouleau chargeur 152 qui est inférieure à l'épaisseur de la carte plastique inférieure C0.In the contact position and when the end C1 of the lower plastic card C0 rests on the periphery of the loader roller 152, the lower end of the upstream wall 302, that is to say the end which is closest to the roller charger 152 is at a distance from the loader roller 152 which is less than the thickness of the lower plastic card C0.

La Fig. 2 montre que lorsqu'une carte plastique C doit être traitée, le rouleau chargeur 152 est mis en rotation (flèche 402) dans le sens d'avancement des cartes plastiques C.The Fig. 2 shows that when a plastic card C is to be processed, the loader roller 152 is rotated (arrow 402) in the direction of advance of the plastic cards C.

Chaque rainure 304 présente une ouverture et une profondeur suffisante pour permettre à la première extrémité C1 de la carte plastique inférieure C0 de descendre (flèche 404) dans ladite rainure 304 de manière à ce que sa première extrémité C1 passe sous l'extrémité inférieure de la paroi amont 302.Each groove 304 has an opening and a depth sufficient to allow the first end C1 of the lower plastic card C0 to descend (arrow 404) into said groove 304 so that its first end C1 passes under the lower end of the upstream wall 302.

L'ouverture et la profondeur restent cependant telles que malgré la chute de la première extrémité C1 de la carte plastique inférieure C0, les autres premières extrémités C1 des autres cartes plastiques C restent en butée à l'arrière de la paroi amont 302 et ne peuvent pas passer sous son extrémité inférieure.The opening and the depth remain however such that, in spite of the fall of the first end C1 of the lower plastic card C0, the other first ends C1 of the other plastic cards C remain in abutment with the rear of the upstream wall 302 and can not not go under its lower end.

Ainsi, il n'est pas nécessaire de régler le système de séparation 150, et quelle que soit l'épaisseur des cartes plastiques C utilisées, seule la carte plastique inférieure C0 est entraînée par le rouleau chargeur 152 tandis que les autres restent bloquées, réalisant ainsi un système de séparation 150 optimum.Thus, it is not necessary to adjust the separation system 150, and regardless of the thickness of the plastic cards C used, only the lower plastic card C0 is driven by the loader roller 152 while the others remain locked, realizing thus an optimum separation system 150.

La Fig. 5 montre que la carte plastique inférieure C0 est prise en charge lors de la rotation (402) du rouleau chargeur 152, et que les autres cartes plastiques C restent en butée à l'arrière de la paroi amont 302 empêchant une prise en charge multiple.The Fig. 5 shows that the lower plastic card C0 is supported during the rotation (402) of the loader roller 152, and that the other plastic cards C remain in abutment with the rear of the upstream wall 302 preventing multiple support.

Le rouleau chargeur 152 entraîne la carte plastique inférieure C0 par friction et l'ensemble mobile 154 se soulève et passe en position écartée par action de la carte plastique inférieure C0 sur le galet de chargement 159.The loader roller 152 drives the lower plastic card C0 by friction and the movable assembly 154 is lifted up and moved into the spaced position by action of the lower plastic card C0 on the loading roller 159.

Dés que la première extrémité C1 de la carte plastique inférieure C0 est prise en charge par le module de traitement en aval, le rouleau chargeur 152 est stoppé et la carte plastique inférieure C0 continue à avancer du fait des moyens prévus à cet effet dans ledit module de traitement. Lorsque la deuxième extrémité C2 de la carte plastique inférieure C0 quitte le système de séparation 150, l'ensemble mobile 154 revient en position de contact comme présenté dans la Fig. 1, et les cartes plastiques C restent en butée à l'arrière de la paroi amont 302, et la nouvelle carte plastique inférieure C0 est alors prête à être prise en charge.As soon as the first end C1 of the lower plastic card C0 is taken over by the downstream processing module, the loader roller 152 is stopped and the lower plastic card C0 continues to advance because of the means provided for this purpose in said module. treatment. When the second end C2 of the lower plastic card C0 leaves the separation system 150, the moving assembly 154 returns to the contact position as shown in FIG. Fig. 1 and the plastic cards C remain in abutment at the rear of the upstream wall 302, and the new lower plastic card C0 is then ready to be supported.

Les épaisseurs des cartes plastiques C utilisées sont comprises entre 0,5 mm et 0,76 mm.The thicknesses of the plastic cards C used are between 0.5 mm and 0.76 mm.

Selon un mode de réalisation particulier de l'invention, le rouleau chargeur 152 est réalisé dans un matériau souple qui adhère aux cartes plastiques C comme par exemple de l'EPDM.According to a particular embodiment of the invention, the loader roller 152 is made of a flexible material which adheres to the plastic cards C such as EPDM.

Selon un mode de réalisation encore plus particulier, pour des cartes de 0,5 mm et 0,76 mm d'épaisseur, le diamètre du rouleau chargeur 152 est de l'ordre de 20 mm, chaque rainure présente une profondeur de l'ordre de 0.6mm et une ouverture de l'ordre de 0.8mm.According to an even more particular embodiment, for cards of 0.5 mm and 0.76 mm thick, the diameter of the loader roller 152 is of the order of 20 mm, each groove has a depth of order 0.6mm and an aperture of about 0.8mm.

Bien entendu, la présente invention n'est pas limitée aux exemples et modes de réalisation décrits et représentés, mais elle est susceptible de nombreuses variantes accessibles à l'homme de l'art.Of course, the present invention is not limited to the examples and embodiments described and shown, but it is capable of many variants accessible to those skilled in the art.

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  1. System (150) for separating a bottom plastic card (C0) from a stack of plastic cards (C), comprising:
    - a loading roller (152) on which a first end (C1) of a bottom plastic card (C0) rests, and having at least one groove (304) extending parallel to the axis of said loading roller (152), on its periphery and over its entire length,
    - a movable assembly (154) disposed above the loading roller (152) and comprising a base (158) and a loading wheel (159) mounted free to rotate on the base (158), said base (158) being able to move vertically between a contact position in which the loading wheel (159) is in contact with the loading roller (152) and a separated position in which the loading wheel (159) is at a distance from the loading roller (152), and
    - a return means (156) designed to constrain said movable assembly (154) in the contact position,
    the base (158) having an upstream wall (302) that extends upstream of the loading wheel (159) and the bottom end of which is, in the contact position, at a distance from the loading roller (152) less than the thickness of the bottom plastic card (C0), and
    the or each groove (304) has an opening and a depth sufficient to enable the first end (C1) of the bottom plastic card (C0) to descend in said groove (304) so that its first end (C1) passes under the bottom end of the upstream wall (302), the opening and the depth however remaining such that, despite the drop of the first end (C1) of the bottom plastic card (C0), the first ends (C1) of the other plastic cards (C) remain in abutment behind the upstream wall (302).
  2. Machine (100) for processing plastic cards (C), comprising a chassis on which there are mounted a reservoir (160) containing a stack of plastic cards (C) to be processed, at least one processing module intended to process each plastic card (C), and a separation system (150) according to claim 1 and disposed between the reservoir (160) and the or one of the processing modules.
  3. Processing machine (100) according to claim 2, characterised in that the second ends (C2) of the plastic cards (C0, C) rest on a support (162) of the reservoir (160) that has an inclined slope (164) that advances towards the separation system (150) while descending.
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