Method for marking electrical components

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10657848-B2
Application number	US-201716067632-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 17, 2017
Priority date	Jan 18, 2016
Publication date	May 19, 2020
Grant date	May 19, 2020

Abstract

A method for marking electrical components, in particular a plurality of series terminals situated one next to another, includes the following steps: attaching at least one unlabeled marking material at a predefined position to at least one component; introducing at least one component into a marking position in a marking device including a laser head; and labeling a marking material using the laser head.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for marking electrical components, the method comprising:
attaching at least one unlabeled marking material at a predefined position to at least one component;
introducing the at least one component into a marking position in a marking device comprising a laser head and a linear pivot system, the at least one component being received via the linear pivot system and being put into the marking position relative to the laser head, the linear pivot system comprising:
a receiving device configured to receive the at least one electrical component,
a pivot device configured to pivot the receiving device, and
a linear feed configured to linearly move the at least one electrical component received by the receiving device; and

labeling the at least one marking material using the laser head,
wherein the pivot device comprises two rotary mounts lying opposite each other, and
wherein the receiving device is situated between the rotary mounts and ends of the receiving device are connected to the rotary mounts.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the at least one component includes at least one electrical component;
wherein at least two unlabeled marking materials are attached to the at least one electrical component, and
wherein first and second marking materials are labeled.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the at least one component includes at least two electrical components situated one next to another respectively; wherein the at least one unlabeled marking material is attached to the at least two electrical components; and
wherein the at least one marking material of the second electrical component is labeled.

4. The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein, for labeling the second marking material of a first electrical component and/or for labeling a marking material of a second electrical component, a laser beam of the laser head is deflected.

5. The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein a position of an electrical component in the marking device is changed prior to labeling the second marking material of the electrical component and/or a position of the electrical components in the marking device is changed prior to labeling a marking material of a second electrical component.

6. A marking device for marking electrical components, comprising:
a laser head configured to label marking material attached to the electrical components; and
a linear pivot system, comprising:
a receiving device configured to receive the electrical components,
a pivot device configured to pivot the receiving device, and
a linear feed configured to linearly move the electrical components received by the receiving device,

wherein the pivot device comprises two rotary mounts lying opposite each other, and
wherein the receiving device is situated between the rotary mounts and ends of the receiving device are connected to the rotary mounts.

7. The marking device as recited in claim 6 , wherein the receiving device is configured to receive a carrier rail on which a plurality of series terminals forming a terminal block are attached.

8. The marking device as recited in claim 6 , further comprising:
a sensor configured to detect an identification marking of the electrical components to be marked; and
an evaluation and control unit,
wherein the evaluation and control unit is configured to evaluate the identification marking of the electrical components to be marked, which has been detected by the sensor, and to control the laser head on the basis of the detected identification marking.

9. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the electrical components are a plurality of series terminals situated one next to another.

10. The marking device as recited in claim 6 , wherein the electrical components are a plurality of series terminals situated one next to another.

Assignees

• Phoenix Contact Gmbh & Co

Inventors

• Grossmann Christian
• Naguschewski Bernd
• Klages Kilian
• Probach Nicole

Classifications

• B41M5/26

  Thermography (B41M5/20, B41M5/24 take precedence); {Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used (B23K takes precedence; thermographic or photothermographic systems using noble metal compounds G03C1/494)} · CPC title

• G09F7/10 Primary

  and slideably mounted · CPC title

• G09F3/205

  specially adapted for electric cables, pipes or the like · CPC title

• B41J3/4073

  Printing on three-dimensional objects not being in sheet or web form, e.g. spherical or cubic objects (B41J3/283, B41J3/286 take precedence; building up a 3D object using individual droplets from jetting heads B29C64/112) · CPC title

• B41M5/24 Primary

  Ablative recording, e.g. by burning marks; Spark recording {(marking by high energetic means, e.g. by laser otherwise than burning or ablative removal B41M5/26; materials or methods for recording or reproduction by optical means G11B7/00)} · CPC title