Ink-jet printer for printing on cards

摘要

Ink-jet printer for printing cards comprising: a storage zone (10) wherein cards (11) are stored; an extraction station (20) adapted to extract a card (11') from the cards (11) of the storage zone (10); a support carriage (40) on which the card (11') extracted by the extraction station (20) is placed; a printing station (50) where the card (11') is brought by the carriage (40), the printing station (50) comprising an ink-jet printhead (51) for printing on the card (11'). The cards (11) comprise a thermoplastic material. The ink-jet printhead (51) is provided with a reservoir (52) containing an ink, that comprises: a medium consisting of a low-boiling organic solvent; an auxiliary solvent consisting of a high-boiling organic solvent; a colouring component soluble in said medium. The carriage (40) is provided with a heating system (42) for heating the card (11' ) during operation of the printing station ( 50 ).