Embossing stamp, pressing tool and method for marking a motor vehicle component

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11787200-B2
Application number	US-202017427971-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 20, 2020
Priority date	Mar 18, 2019
Publication date	Oct 17, 2023
Grant date	Oct 17, 2023

Abstract

An embossing stamp for embossing an identifying mark on a motor vehicle component includes an embossing wheel assembly. The embossing wheel assembly can be set individually for the motor vehicle component being embossed depending on the identifying mark to be stamped. The embossing wheel assembly includes a negative representation of the identifying mark to be stamped. A transmission device is provided to transmit an identification signal characterizing the embossed identifying mark and the motor vehicle component marked with the identifying mark to a computer device external to the embossing stamp.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An embossing stamp for embossing an identifying mark on a motor vehicle component, comprising:
an embossing wheel assembly configured to be set individually for the motor vehicle component to be embossed depending on the identifying mark to be stamped, wherein
the embossing wheel assembly includes a negative representation of the identifying mark to be stamped, and

a transmission device configured to provide an identification signal characterizing the stamped identifying mark to a computing device external to the embossing stamp, wherein
the identification signal characterizes both the identifying mark stamped and the motor vehicle component identified by the identifying mark.

2. The embossing stamp according to claim 1 , wherein
the identifying mark characterizes a country and/or a factory and/or a part identifier.

3. The embossing stamp according to claim 1 , wherein
the embossing wheel assembly comprises a plurality of stamp wheels each configured to be rotated about a mid-axis to set the identifying mark to be stamped, and
the plurality of stamp wheels each comprise a plurality of identifier elements on respective circumferences from which the identifying mark can be selected or put together.

4. A pressing tool for forming a motor vehicle component, comprising:
an embossing stamp according to claim 1 , wherein
the identifying mark can be stamped during forming of the motor vehicle component.

5. The pressing tool of claim 4 , wherein
the pressing tool is configured to compress and/or stretch a blank identifier lasered into the motor vehicle component to be formed.

6. The embossing stamp according to claim 1 , wherein
the identification signal characterizes the stamped identifying mark and the motor vehicle component such that the stamped identifying mark is configured to be stored in association with the motor vehicle component in a memory of the computing device.

7. An embossing stamp for embossing an identifying mark on a motor vehicle component, comprising:
an embossing wheel assembly configured to be set individually for the motor vehicle component to be embossed depending on the identifying mark to be stamped, wherein
the embossing wheel assembly includes a negative representation of the identifying mark to be stamped,

a transmission device configured to provide an identification signal characterizing the stamped identifying mark to a computing device external to the embossing stamp; and
a receiver device configured to receive a setting signal provided by the computing device, wherein
the setting signal characterizes an identifying mark to be set in the embossing wheel assembly for the embossing wheel assembly.

8. The embossing stamp according to claim 7 , wherein
the identification signal characterizes the stamped identifying mark and the motor vehicle component such that the stamped identifying mark is configured to be stored in association with the motor vehicle component in a memory of the computing device.

9. The embossing stamp according to claim 7 , wherein
the identifying mark characterizes a country and/or a factory and/or a part identifier.

10. The embossing stamp according to claim 7 , wherein
the embossing wheel assembly comprises a plurality of stamp wheels each configured to be rotated about a mid-axis to set the identifying mark to be stamped, and
the plurality of stamp wheels each comprise a plurality of identifier elements on respective circumferences from which the identifying mark can be selected or put together.

11. A pressing tool for forming a motor vehicle component, comprising:
an embossing stamp according to claim 7 , wherein
the identifying mark can be stamped during forming of the motor vehicle component.

12. The pressing tool of claim 11 , wherein
the pressing tool is configured to compress and/or stretch a blank identifier lasered into the motor vehicle component to be formed.

13. A method for identifying a motor vehicle component, comprising:
forming and/or processing a motor vehicle component in a pressing tool;
embossing the motor vehicle component with an identifying mark using an embossing stamp during the forming and/or processing in the pressing tool;
providing, using the embossing stamp, the embossed identifying mark to a computing device external to the embossing stamp;
storing the embossed identifying mark in a memory of the computing device in a manner associated with the embossed motor vehicle component;
determining a blank identifier lasered into the motor vehicle component to be formed; and
storing the blank identifier in a memory of the computing device in a manner associated with the motor vehicle component and the identifying mark.

14. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising:
receiving, using a receiver device, a setting signal characterizing an identifying mark to be set in the embossing stamp;
providing the setting signal to the embossing stamp;
setting the identifying mark to be set in the embossing stamp; and
stamping the identifying mark into the motor vehicle component using the embossing stamp.

15. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising:
determining, depending on the blank identifier determined, a material and/or at least one process parameter of the motor vehicle component; and
storing the material and/or the at least one process parameter in a memory of the computing device in a manner associated with the motor vehicle component.

16. The method according to claim 13 , wherein
the blank identifier is a marking that represents an initial component from which the motor vehicle component has been formed.

17. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
compressing and/or stretching the blank identifier during the forming and/or processing of the motor vehicle component.

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Glueck Bernhard

Classifications

• B41J3/38 Primary

  for embossing, e.g. for making matrices for stereotypes · CPC title

• B44B5/0095

  using computer control means · CPC title

• B44B5/0076

  having a series of embossing tools each of which can be brought into working position · CPC title

• B44B5/0052

  by pressing (B44B5/0061 and B44B5/0076 take precedence) · CPC title

• B21C51/005

  Marking devices · CPC title