Apparatus and method for marking objects by lasers
AssigneeKrones AG
InventorsJohannes BAUER, Ralf URBAN
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Abstract
An apparatus for marking objects, and in particular containers, container closures, or labels, includes a transport device, which transports the objects along a predefined transport path, and a marking device, which is configured for providing the objects with a marking, wherein the marking device including a laser generation unit for generating a laser bundle and an exit element via which the laser bundle exits the marking device, wherein the apparatus includes an inspection device which is configured for inspecting the exit element.
Claims15
An apparatus for marking objects, comprising a transport device configured to transport the objects along a predefined transport path, and comprising a marking device which is configured for providing the objects with a marking, wherein the marking device comprises a laser generation unit for generating a laser bundle and an exit element via which the laser bundle exits the marking device,
- wherein
- the apparatus comprises an inspection device which is configured for inspecting the at least one exit element.
A marking device for marking objects, comprising a housing and a laser generation unit arranged within the housing, as well as an exit element via which a laser bundle generated by the laser generation unit exits the marking device,
- wherein
- an inspection device is provided which is configured for inspecting the exit element.
A method for marking objects, wherein a transport device transports the objects along a predefined transport path and a marking device provides the objects with a marking, wherein the marking device comprises a laser generation unit, which generates a laser bundle, and an exit element, via which the laser bundle exits the marking device,
- wherein
- the apparatus comprises an inspection device which inspects the exit element at least at times.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.