CARD PRINTER AND LAMINATOR WITH SHARED POWER SUPPLY

摘要

A laminator (75) for laminating protective films (86) onto a printed plastic card (63A) has a heated roller (82) that engages the film (86) and the card (63A) to laminate the film (86) onto the card (63A) securely. A printer (30) and the laminator (75) share a common power supply (122). The laminator (75) includes a heated roller (82) that is energized only when the printer (30) that is used for printing cards (63A) prior to lamination is not energized. The shared power supply (122) can be smaller since only one of the heavy electrical loads will be powered at a time.