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Abstract

A card printer includes a card supply mechanism (20) for forwardly feeding cards one after another from a stack thereof held by a card stocker (21), a card carrier table (20) having an upper surface for supporting each of the cards fed from the card supply mechanism (20). The card carrier table is reciprocatively movable forwardly and rearwardly. The card printer further includes a printhead (90') located above the card carrier table (60). The printhead selectively assumes a position contacting each card on the card carrier table (60) via an ink ribbon (R) and a position upwardly spaced from the card. The card printer further includes a card discharge mechanism (120) for picking up a printed card from the card carrier table (60) moved to a forward position and for discharging the printed card. The card supply mechanism (20) includes an initial feed roller (31) for forwardly feeding the cards one after another from the card stocker (21) accommodating the stacked cards, and a plurality of intermediate feed rollers (36, 37) arranged ahead of the initial feed roller (31) to face a card transfer path from above and below. Part or all of the intermediate feed rollers (36, 37) are movable transversely of the card transfer path and urged toward the card transfer path.

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