IP Library Granted Patent US 12674958
Granted Patent B2
US 12674958 · App. 18/310,946 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Device for placing markings

Inventor: Georg Rothbucher (Bad Reichenhall, DE)
G02B7/1805G01C15/002G02B5/122
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12674958
App. No.
18/310,946
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Described is a device for placing markings on components. The device comprises a contact part to be placed against the component, a sliding element which is arranged slidably on the contact part between a first and a second position, and a reflector which is connected to the sliding element. The contact part comprises at least one continuous marking hole defining a marking point. The marking point and the reflector are arranged along an alignment axis when the sliding element is in the first position. In a second position of the sliding element, the marking hole is accessible.

Claims (20)

1 . A device for placing markings on one or more components, with

a contact part to be placed against the one or more components, with the contact part comprising at least one contact plate,

a sliding element which is slidably arranged on the contact part between a first and a second position, wherein the sliding element comprises at least one ball thrust piece, and

a reflector which is connected to the sliding element,

wherein the contact part comprises at least a continuous marking hole defining a marking point,

wherein the marking point and the reflector are arranged along an alignment axis when the sliding element is in the first position,

wherein the marking hole is accessible when the sliding element is in the second position, and

wherein the at least one contact plate comprises a groove on a side facing the sliding element, wherein the ball thrust piece is guidable along the groove, and wherein the groove is arranged in a circle around the alignment axis.

2 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the alignment axis is orthogonal to a plane defined by the contact part.

3 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the reflector comprises a reflective element and a distance between the marking point and a center of the reflective element along the alignment axis is a predetermined distance.

4 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the contact part comprises markings, each of which being arranged along a line from the marking point of the marking hole to one of the sides of the contact part.

5 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the sliding element is rotatable about the alignment axis at least in the first position or in the second position.

6 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the contact plate comprises at least one engagement recess on the side facing the sliding element, into which the ball thrust piece engages when the sliding element is in the first or the second position.

7 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the sliding element comprises at least one receiving projection onto which an alignment element can be slid.

8 . The device according to claim 1 , with an edge part that is arranged releasably on the contact part, wherein one side of the edge part forms an edge part plane that intersects another plane defined by the contact part at a right angle and the alignment axis lies in the edge part plane of the edge part.

9 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the contact part comprises a further marking hole defining a further marking point.

10 . The device according to claim 3 , wherein the further marking point and the reflector are arranged along a further alignment axis when the sliding element is in the second position.

11 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the contact part has a substantially rectangular base surface.

12 . The device according to claim 11 , wherein the contact part is configured such that a distance from the marking point of the marking hole to three sides of the base surface of the contact part is each time a further predetermined distance.

13 . The device according to claim 12 , wherein the predetermined distance is equal to the further predetermined distance.