Embossing Wheel Marking With Automatic Component Traceability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for documenting identifying marks on motor vehicle components are inefficient, as they lack direct association with the component and require manual input, leading to errors and difficulties in reading and linking the marks with material and process parameters.
Innovation Solution
An embossing stamp with an adjustable embossing wheel assembly and a transmission device that provides an identification signal via radio or cable connection to an external computing device, allowing for automatic setting and documentation of identifying marks, including country, factory, and part identifiers, and linking them with the vehicle component's information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual input methods are used for documenting identifying marks, then device complexity is reduced, but documentation accuracy and efficiency deteriorate due to manual errors and time-consuming processes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical input operations with an automated electronic data transmission system. The embossing stamp system electronically transmits identification signals containing mark data and component information to external computing devices, eliminating manual documentation steps and reducing human error while maintaining manageable system complexity through standardized communication protocols
Solution Approach 2:
The embossing stamp system performs self-documentation by automatically generating and transmitting its own identification data. The system uses its internal components (embossing wheel assembly, receiver device, transmission device) to autonomously capture and communicate marking information without requiring external manual intervention, thereby improving accuracy while keeping the system self-contained
2Productivity
If the embossing wheel assembly is made inaccessible for setting, then productivity is improved by continuous operation, but ease of operation deteriorates as setting becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the embossing stamp system into functionally independent modules: the embossing wheel assembly for marking operations and the receiver device with transmission device for data communication. This segmentation allows the embossing mechanism to operate continuously while the setting and documentation functions can be independently accessed and configured without interrupting production flow
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a receiver device as an intermediary component that bridges the embossing wheel assembly and external computing devices. This intermediary enables remote configuration and data retrieval, allowing operators to set and adjust the embossing wheel assembly parameters without direct physical access during operation, thus maintaining productivity while improving operational ease
3Loss of information
If identifying marks are not directly associated with component data, then device complexity is reduced, but information completeness deteriorates making it difficult to link marks with material and process parameters
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple data elements into a single integrated identification signal: the identifying mark data from the embossing wheel assembly, the motor vehicle component identification, and associated metadata are combined into one unified data structure. This consolidation ensures complete information association while managing complexity through standardized data formatting and single-point transmission to external computing devices
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AI summary
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.