Method for manufacturing a plurality of plug-in cards from a card body

摘要

A method for manufacturing a plurality of plug-in cards (25) from a card body (6), preferably on a standard sized, ISO 7810, ID1 type, the method comprising the steps of defining said plug-in cards (25) on the card body (6) and making at least one score line (19) on the card body to define the same plurality of similar plug-in support cards (33) each comprising a single plug-in card.

主权项

1. A method of manufacturing plug-in cards, each plug-in card comprising one embedded module and being detachably defined within a larger plug-in support card, wherein a plurality of plug-in cards is defined in a card body and at least one score line is made on the card body to define the same said plurality of similar plug-in support cards, each plug-in support card comprising a single plug-in card after breaking said score line; said method comprising sequences performing respective operations, wherein at least one of said sequences comprises two cycles of similar steps as follows:
providing an input hopper and an output hopper, wherein the output hopper is structurally configured to be attachable in any of a first and a second orientation, the second orientation being turned 180 degrees about a horizontal axis from the first orientation; setting a batch of card bodies as a stack in said input hopper; performing a cycle of the corresponding sequence by transferring successively each card body from said input hopper to a machine designed for performing a corresponding operation; transferring each said card body from said machine to said output hopper in order to form a stack of operated card bodies therein; removing and turning the output hopper and substituting said turned output hopper for the input hopper; and performing another cycle of the corresponding sequence.