Device and method for recording information in a data carrier

A method for recording information in a data carrier, wherein in a preparation phase:

• a data carrier receptacle, which has two or more pivot positions in which the data carrier receptacle can be received in a mount in such a manner that the receptacle is repositionable and pivotable about a pivot axis, is brought into a pivot position in which an information surface region of the data carrier located on the data carrier receptacle that is to be inscribed by a laser beam is located substantially parallel to the pivot axis;
• and
• in an operating phase:
• introducing the data carrier in an at least partially planar manner between the data carrier receptacle and a data carrier cover, arranged relative to the data carrier receptacle, for holding the data carrier between the data carrier receptacle and the data carrier cover, wherein the data carrier cover has an aperture that makes the information surface region of the data carrier accessible to the laser beam;
• pivoting the data carrier receptacle with the data carrier cover and the data carrier located therebetween about the pivot axis into a first angular position;
• emitting the laser beam in a controlled manner from a laser source, which is adapted to effect irreversible changes in the data carrier with the laser beam, onto the information surface region of the data carrier in the first angular position in order to record information in the information surface region of the data carrier;
• pivoting the data carrier receptacle with the data carrier cover and the data carrier located therebetween about the pivot axis into a second angular position;
• emitting the laser beam in a controlled manner from the laser source onto the information surface region of the data carrier in the second angular position in order to record information in the information surface region of the data carrier;
• and
• releasing the data carrier from the data carrier receptacle.

A device for recording information in a data carrier comprising:

• a data carrier receptacle for at least partially receiving the data carrier in a planar manner;
• a data carrier cover that is arranged relative to the data carrier receptacle and is configured to hold the data carrier between the data carrier receptacle and the data carrier cover;
• a laser source for emitting a laser beam that provides irreversible changes in the data carrier;
• a mount coupled to the data carrier receptacle so that the receptacle is rotatable about an axis of rotation;
• wherein
• the data carrier cover includes a first aperture providing an information surface region that is accessible to the laser beam in a first rotational position;
• the data carrier receptacle includes a second aperture that makes a side of the data carrier that is remote from the information surface region accessible to the laser beam in a second rotational position;
• and
• the data carrier receptacle is rotatable about the axis of rotation between the two rotational positions by a rotary drive, so that the laser beam in the second rotational position strikes the information surface region and in the first rotational position strikes the side of the data carrier received in the data carrier receptacle that is remote from the information surface region.

A method for recording information in a data carrier, having the steps:

• introducing the data carrier in an at least partially planar manner between a data carrier receptacle and a data carrier cover, arranged relative to the data carrier receptacle, for holding the data carrier between the data carrier receptacle and the data carrier cover, wherein
• the data carrier receptacle includes an aperture that makes an information surface region of the data carrier, and
• positioning the data carrier receptacle with the data carrier cover and the data carrier located therebetween about an axis of rotation into a first rotational position;
• emitting a laser beam from a laser source, which is adapted to effect irreversible changes in the data carrier, onto the side of the data carrier in the first rotational position in order to record information in the side of the data carrier having the information surface region;
• positioning the data carrier receptacle with the data carrier cover and the data carrier located therebetween about the axis of rotation into a second rotational position;
• emitting the laser beam onto the side of the data carrier that is remote from the information surface region in the second rotational position in order to record information in the side that is remote from the information surface region;
• and
• releasing the data carrier from the data carrier receptacle.