Abstract: A thermal head for a thermal transfer machine is provided to transfer a film onto a card. The thermal head may include a frame intended to be secured to the machine. The thermal head may also include a heating bar mounted on the frame, intended to create heat and having a heating surface designed to diffuse said heat towards the outside. The thermal head may yet also include a pad produced from a flexible material and fixed removably against the heating surface so as to be placed between the heating surface and the film.

Abstract: A thermal head for a thermal transfer machine is provided to transfer a film onto a card. The thermal head may include a frame intended to be secured to the machine. The thermal head may also include a heating bar mounted on the frame, intended to create heat and having a heating surface designed to diffuse said heat towards the outside. The thermal head may yet also include a pad produced from a flexible material and fixed removably against the heating surface so as to be placed between the heating surface and the film.

Abstract: A contactless plastic-card encoding module (2) mounted on the frame of a plastic-card printer (1), the module comprising: an electronic card (23) that fulfills the function of plastic-card encoding, a hollow support (21) comprising fixations (211) for fixing the support to the frame of the printer, a piece (22) absorbing any reliefs on the electronic card, the piece (22) being positioned at the bottom of the hollow support (21) and receiving the electronic card (23), and a holder (24) for holding the electronic card in position on the piece.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a contactless plastic-card encoding module (2) intended to be mounted on the frame of a plastic-card printer (1), said module comprising an electronic card (23) that fulfils the function of plastic-card encoding, characterised in that it comprises a hollow support (21) comprising means (211) for fixing the support to the frame of the printer, a means made from flexible material (22) intended to be positioned at the bottom of the hollow support (21) and to receive the electronic card (23), and a means (24) for holding the electronic card in position on the means made from a flexible material.