Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130271522 | MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING MARKING ELEMENTS OF A MARKING HEAD - The invention relates to a monitoring device for monitoring marking elements of a marking head. The inventive device is characterized in that it comprises a detector for recording detected information on the marking elements, and a control and evaluation unit that is adapted to determine whether the marking elements carry out marking operations based on the detected information. The invention further relates to a method for monitoring marking elements of a marking head. | 10-17-2013 |
20130278950 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN APPARATUS FOR PRINTING AND/OR SCANNING AN OBJECT - The invention relates to a method for controlling an apparatus, in particular a marking apparatus and/or a scanning apparatus, for printing a digital image on an object and/or scanning an object to create a digital image of the object, wherein the digital image comprises pixels arranged in image columns and image rows, wherein the apparatus comprises an operating head having a plurality of operating devices, in particular marking devices and/or sensing devices, wherein the object is moved relative to the operating head in an advance direction, in which the pixel values are transferred between the operating devices and an image storage comprising storing elements arranged in storage columns and storage rows for storing pixel values, particularly in which the operating devices are time dependently supplied with pixel values of the digital image from the image storage, and/or pixel values sensed by the operating devices are transferred to the image that the operating devices are arranged in an array of array rows and array columns, such that a rectangular pattern of the operating devices is formed, storage to form the digital image. The inventive method is characterized in the array of operating devices is tilted by a tilting angle with regard to the advance direction, and the operating devices are controlled according to a mapping algorithm that defines between which operating device and which storing element of the image storage a pixel value is transferred based on the tilting angle. The invention further relates to an apparatus for printing and/or scanning, to a computer program, and a computer program product. | 10-24-2013 |
20130278973 | MARKING AND/OR SCANNING HEAD, APPARATUS, AND METHOD - The invention relates to a marking and/or scanning head comprising a plurality of receiving spaces in which individual marking and/or sensing devices can be arranged for marking and/or scanning an object, wherein the receiving spaces are arranged in at least two sub-arrays, wherein at least one sub-array is movable and/or rotatable with regard to at least one other sub-array. The invention further relates to a marking and/or scanning apparatus and a method for operating a marking and/or scanning head or apparatus. | 10-24-2013 |
20130286147 | METHOD FOR APPLYING A MARKING ON AN OBJECT AND MARKING APPARATUS - The invention relates to a method for applying a marking on an object, wherein the object is moved in an advance direction relative to a marking head comprising a plurality of marking devices and the marking is applied on the object by means of the plurality of marking devices during the relative movement between the object and the marking head. For applying the marking on a predetermined marking area relative to a transverse direction, which extends transversely to the advance direction, a position of the object in the transverse direction is determined and based on the determined position of the object in the transverse direction a first number of marking devices is deactivated and a second number of marking devices is activated, wherein the marking is applied on the object by the second number of marking devices. The invention also relates to a marking apparatus for applying a marking on an object. | 10-31-2013 |
20130286148 | DEVICE FOR MARKING AND/OR SCANNING AN OBJECT - The invention relates to a device for marking and/or scanning an object comprising a head, in particular a marking head or a scanning head, having a plurality of regular operating elements for marking and/or scanning the object, and comprising a driving mechanism for providing a relative movement of the object relative to the head in an advance direction during a working operation, at least a part of the regular operating elements being arranged in a rectangular pattern of rows and columns. The inventive device is characterized in that at least one spare operating element is provided, which is idle in case that all regular operating elements are functioning, the at least one spare operating element is movable relative to the regular operating elements, in case that one of the regular operating elements is defective, the at least one spare operating element is movable into a position in which the defective operating element is replaced by the spare operating element and the at least one spare operating element is settable to an active state. The invention further relates to a method for marking and/or scanning an object. | 10-31-2013 |
20130286149 | MARKING APPARATUS - The invention relates to a marking apparatus ( | 10-31-2013 |
20130293658 | MARKING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MARKING APPARATUS - The invention relates to a marking apparatus for marking an object comprising a marking head having a plurality of receiving spaces for individual marking devices, wherein the receiving spaces are arranged in a plurality of rows and columns, such that a two-dimensional array of receiving spaces is formed, and a driving mechanism for providing a relative movement of the object relative to the marking head in an advance direction during a marking operation. The marking head is rotatable about an axis extending transversely to the advance direction, at least one detector device is arranged downstream of the receiving spaces in the advance direction, and a control marking, which has been applied by at least one marking device arranged in one of the receiving spaces during the movement of the object relative to the marking head, is detectable by the at least one detector device at different angles of rotation of the marking head. The invention further relates to a method for operating a marking apparatus. | 11-07-2013 |
20130300816 | MARKING APPARATUS AND MARKING METHOD - The invention relates to a making apparatus for making an object comprising—a marking head ( | 11-14-2013 |
20130305848 | SENSOR APPARATUS - The invention relates to a sensor apparatus for detecting an object comprising a sensor head having a plurality of receiving spaces for individual sensor devices and a driving mechanism for providing a relative movement of the object relative to the sensor head in an advance direction during a detecting operation. The receiving spaces are arranged in a plurality of rows and columns, such that an array of receiving spaces with a rectangular pattern of the receiving spaces is formed, and the array of receiving spaces is tilted with regard to the advance direction such that the rows extend in a transverse direction relative to the advance direction and the receiving spaces of a successive row of the rectangular pattern are offset with regard to the receiving spaces of a preceding row of the rectangular pattern in a direction perpendicular to the advance direction. | 11-21-2013 |
20130342823 | MARKING OR SCANNING APPARATUS WITH A MEASURING DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE SPEED OF AN OBJECT AND A METHOD OF MEASURING THE SPEED OF AN OBJECT WITH SUCH A MARKING OR SCANNING APPARATUS - Apparatus for marking and/or scanning (m/s) an object comprising a m/s head ( | 12-26-2013 |