PRINTER, CARD SUPPLY DEVICE AND PRINTING METHOD

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To properly supply a card in a printer performing printing on the cards.SOLUTION: A printer for performing printing on cards comprises a card supply part 102 which supplies cards 50 before printing one by one. The card supply part 102 includes: a card storage part 302 which stores the cards 50 before printing in a manner of being laminated in the vertical direction; support means 308 which supports one and the other edges of the card 50 at the lowest position; and a sucker 310 which sucks the card 50 at the lowest position. The sucker 310 sucks the lower surface of the card 50 at the lowest position at the deviated position being a position deviated from the center of the card located between the one and the other edges of the card 50 supported by the support means 308 to any direction, and bends the card 50 downward to take out the card 50 at the lowest position.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4