Translucent Marking Piece Chamber for Permanent Object Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current marking systems for objects, such as two-wheeled vehicles, are not durable enough and can be easily removed or degraded, failing to provide effective permanent identification and security against theft.
Innovation Solution
A method involving a translucent marking piece that creates a chamber on the object's surface, embedding an identification element within a volume of translucent glue, ensuring the element is sealed and impossible to remove without damaging the object, combined with a device and kit for industrial or manual application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a label is stuck on the object, then the identification is easy to apply, but the marking is easily removable and degrades by scratching
Solution Approach 1:
The marking system is segmented into three distinct components: a marking piece (template), an identification element (separate tag or code), and glue (separate adhesive material). This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently - the marking piece provides structural integrity and reusability, the identification element provides unique information, and the glue provides strong bonding. Together they create a marking system that is both easy to apply and highly resistant to removal.
Solution Approach 2:
The identification element is nested within the chamber formed by the marking piece and the object surface, and further nested within the volume of glue that fills this chamber. This nested structure ensures that the identification element is completely encapsulated and bonded to the object, making removal impossible without destroying either the marking or the object surface.
2Reliability
If physical engraving by sandblasting is used, then the marking is permanent, but the process is complicated and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The complex mechanical sandblasting process is replaced with a simple adhesive bonding system. Instead of using high-pressure abrasive streams to etch the surface, the invention uses glue to bond an identification element to the object through a marking piece. This substitution dramatically simplifies the equipment and process while achieving equivalent or superior permanence, as the glued marking cannot be removed without damaging the object.
Solution Approach 2:
The marking piece serves as a pre-prepared template that defines the chamber geometry and guides the glue application. By preparing the marking piece in advance with the exact shape and size needed, the actual marking process becomes simple - just apply the marking piece, insert the identification element, and fill with glue. This eliminates the need for complex real-time control systems required by sandblasting.
3Reliability
If an identification element is embedded in translucent glue within a chamber, then the marking becomes impossible to remove without degradation, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The marking piece acts as a flexible or rigid template that forms the upper boundary of the chamber. This single thin component simplifies the structure compared to building a complete three-dimensional enclosure. The marking piece is applied directly to the object surface and sealed around its edges, creating a simple planar chamber that is easy to manufacture and apply while still providing complete encapsulation of the identification element.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The method provides a durable and secure marking system that deters theft by making the identification element irreversibly embedded, maintaining its visibility and integrity, thus effectively addressing the need for permanent object identification.
Implementation Method 1
a volume of translucent glue sufficient for the identification element to be embedded in said volume of glue
Implementation Method 2
Thanks to the glue, the identification element and the marking piece are sealed to the support surface of the object to be marked
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for marking an object (20) permanently, in which there is provided a marking component (10) which comprises at least one translucent wall (12) and is designed such that, once it has been applied to a support surface (22) of the object (20) to be marked, it defines a chamber (50) between said support surface (22) and said translucent wall (12), the marking component (10) is applied to the support surface (22) so as to trap an element (30) for identifying the object (20) in the chamber (50), and a sufficient quantity of translucent adhesive (54) for embedding the identification element (30) in said quantity of adhesive (54) is introduced into the chamber (50) through a hole (18) in the marking component (10).