Labelling material for marking electrical installations and method for producing a labelling strip

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12008928-B2
Application number	US-202017431959-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 19, 2020
Priority date	Mar 5, 2019
Publication date	Jun 11, 2024
Grant date	Jun 11, 2024

Abstract

Labeling material for marking electrical installations, comprising a top layer, the top layer having a top surface which is designed for printing and a joining surface facing away from the top surface, comprising a foam layer, comprising at least one shaped element for form-fitting attachment to a receptacle, the foam layer comprising a foamed material, the foam layer being integrally bonded to the top layer in the region of the joining surface, and the shaped element being arranged at a spacing from the top layer.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. Labeling material for marking electrical installations, comprising:
a top layer, wherein the top layer has a top surface which is designed for printing and a joining surface facing away from the top surface,
a foam layer,
at least one shaped element configured for a form-fitting attachment to a receptacle by insertion into an undercut or groove, and
a support layer,
wherein the foam layer comprises a foamed material,
wherein the foam layer is integrally bonded to the top layer in a region of the joining surface,
wherein the shaped element is arranged at a spacing from the top layer,
wherein the support layer is integrally bonded to the foam layer on a side of the foam layer facing away from the top layer,
and the shaped element is a part of the support layer,
characterized in that
the support layer, viewed in a cross section, has a greater width than the foam layer.

2. Labeling material according to claim 1 , characterized in that
the top layer, viewed in a cross section, has a greater width than the foam layer and/or
the top layer, viewed in a cross section, has a smaller thickness than the foam layer.

3. Labeling material according to claim 1 , characterized in that
the shaped element is a ridge.

4. Labeling material according to claim 1 , characterized in that
the shaped element is part of the foam layer.

5. Labeling material according to claim 1 , characterized in that
the support layer, viewed in a cross section, has a smaller width than the top layer.

6. Labeling material according to claim 1 ,
characterized in that the labeling material is provided with one or more position
marks on a side facing away from the top surface.

7. Labeling material according to claim 1 , characterized in that
the layers of the labeling material are connected to one another by means of gluing and/or heat sealing.

8. Method for producing the labeling strip for an electrical installation, comprising the method steps of:
providing a labeling material, wherein the labeling material is designed according to claim 1 ;
feeding the labeling material to a label printer;
compressing the foam layer between a print head and a print roller of the label printer while the top layer is being labeled, wherein the print roller is in particular profiled;
trimming and/or perforating the labeling material to form at least one labeling strip at a predefined length.

9. Labeling material according to claim 6 , characterized in that the labeling material is provided with one or more optical position marks.

10. Labeling material for marking electrical installations, comprising a top layer, wherein the top layer has a top surface which is designed for printing and a joining surface facing away from the top surface,
comprising a foam layer,
comprising at least two shaped elements for form-fitting attachment to a receptacle by inserting into and undercut or groove,
wherein each shaped element is a ridge, wherein the ridge viewed in a cross section is shaped so as to protrude in a width direction,
wherein the shaped elements are part of the foam layer,
wherein the foam layer comprises a foamed material,
wherein the foam layer is integrally bonded to the top layer in the region of the joining surface,
wherein the shaped elements are arranged at a spacing from the top layer,
and wherein the foam layer comprising shaped elements can have one or more molded-in guide channels on the side facing away from the top layer, which guide channels serve to guide the labeling material along a profiled printer roller.

11. Method for producing a labeling strip for an electrical installation, comprising the method steps of:
providing a labeling material, wherein the labeling material is designed according to claim 10 ;
feeding the labeling material to a label printer,
compressing the foam layer between a print head and a print roller of the label printer while the top layer is being labeled, wherein the print roller is in particular profiled;
trimming and/or perforating the labeling material to form at least one labeling strip at a predefined length.

Assignees

• Phoenix Contact Gmbh & Co

Inventors

• Klages Kilian
• Hofmann Alexander

Classifications

• H01R13/465

  Identification means, e.g. labels, tags, markings (H01R9/2475, H01R9/2683 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01R9/2683

  Marking plates or tabs · CPC title

• H01R9/2475

  Means facilitating correct wiring, e.g. marking plates, identification tags · CPC title

• G09F3/20

  for adjustable, removable, or interchangeable labels · CPC title

• G09F3/16

  by clamps · CPC title