IP Library Granted Patent US 10,434,534
Granted Patent B2
US 10,434,534 · App. 15/532,321 · Granted Oct 8, 2019

Application system component with transponder and/or wear detection device

Inventors: Bernd Kraft (Steinheim-Höpfigheim, DE); Martin Stiegler (Beilstein, DE); Herbert Martin (Weinstadt, DE); Lothar Rademacher (Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE); Werner Schwager (Ludwigsburg, DE)
Assignee: DÜRR SYSTEMS AG
B05B15/00B05B12/004B05B12/08B05B15/18B05C19/008G01N21/88B05B1/044B05B13/0452B05C5/0216B05C11/1002
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Patent No.
US 10,434,534
App. No.
15/532,321
Granted
Oct 8, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An application system component is provided in the form of a changeable application member such as a nozzle or a bell cup. The application system component includes a transponder for storing component data, from which the component data is readable, and a wear detection device for monitoring of the application system component. The wear detection device includes a wear mark and an optical detector.

Claims (24)

1. A component for an application system, the component being an application member of the application system, the component comprising:

a transponder configured for storing component data, the component data being configured to be readable; and

a wear detection device configured to identify wear of the component, the wear detection device including at least one wear mark at a wear portion of the component and an optical detector.

2. The component of claim 1 , wherein the transponder is writable with component data.

3. The component of claim 1 , wherein the transponder is not writable.

4. The component of claim 1 , wherein the component data includes a least component identification data for the component.

5. The component of claim 1 , wherein the component data includes at least component data for authentication of the component.

6. The component of claim 1 , wherein the transponder is in communication with a separate device configured to at least one of read component data from the transponder and write component data to the transponder.

7. The component of claim 1 , wherein the transponder is an RFID transponder.

8. The component of claim 1 , wherein the transponder is mounted to the application system component.

9. The component of claim 1 , wherein the application system component has a clearance and the transponder is integrated into the clearance at least flush with an outer surface of the application system component.

10. The component of claim 1 , wherein the wear detection device includes at least one recessed wear mark next to the wear portion the component.

11. The component of claim 1 , wherein the wear detection device includes at least one wear mark filled with filling material to the wear portion of the component, the filling material configured to escape with a predetermined amount of wear.

12. The component of claim 1 , wherein the filling material is a different color than the component.

13. A system for application of a material on workpieces, the system comprising:

at least one application system component having a transponder configured for storing component data, the component data being configured to be readable;

a wear detection device configured to identify wear of the component, the wear detection device including at least one wear mark at a wear portion of the component and an optical detector;

a communication device coupled to the transponder and configured to at least one of read and write the component data on the transponder; and

a control system communicatively coupled with the transponder by the communication device.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the component data includes at least one of a start time of an operating process of the application system component, an end time of the operating process, a duration of the operating process, and a quantity of application material processed with the application system component.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the control system is configured to at least one of generate a warning message and initiate an application system component changeover process if excessive wear of the application system component is detected.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the control system is configured to at least one of generate a warning message and stop an operating process if an incorrect application system component is detected.

17. The system of claim 13 , further comprising a manipulator bearing the application system component, the manipulator being configured to position the component with the transponder for access by the communication device.

18. The system of claim 13 , further comprising a manipulator configured to position the reading and/or writing device for reading and/or writing in front of the transponder.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 19, 2017
From: KRAFT, BERND; STIEGLER, MARTIN; MARTIN, HERBERT; RADEMACHER, LOTHAR; SCHWAGER, WERNER
To: DÜRR SYSTEMS AG
Reel/Frame 042742/0339 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2014 017 895 · Dec 3, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170259290A1 · Sep 14, 2017
Cited By (1)
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