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US 2026/0297300 A1Published application
Identification mat for identifying electrical components, and method for producing same
AssigneePhoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsManuela PAUS, Michael PETER, Kilian KLAGES
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Abstract
An identification mat includes: a plurality of identification plates for identifying electrical components. The identification mat is made of a material that comprises a plastics material that includes at least one of: a polymeric secondary raw material, a biodegradable polymer, and a bio-based polymer. In an embodiment, the material includes a laser additive that allows the identification plates of the plurality of identification plates to be labeled by a laser.
Claims20
1:
- An identification mat, comprising:
- a plurality of identification plates for identifying electrical components, and
- a material that comprises a plastics material, comprising:
- a polymeric secondary raw material,
- a biodegradable polymer, and/or
- a bio-based polymer.
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2:
- The identification mat of claim 1, wherein the material comprises a laser additive configured to allow the identification plates of the plurality of identification plates to be labeled by of a laser.
3:
- The identification mat of claim 2, wherein a changeover or color change is enhanced or enabled by the laser additive.
4:
- The identification mat of claim 1, wherein the material comprises a plurality of different plastics materials,
- each of which is a polymeric secondary raw material, is produced from renewably and/or biologically generated synthesis gas and/or liquids and/or reactants, and/or is biodegradable.
5:
- The identification mat of claim 1, wherein the polymeric secondary raw material is a conventionally recycled thermoplastic and/or a chemically recycled thermoplastic.
6:
- The identification mat of claim 5, wherein the material comprises at least 20 wt. %, of plastics material which is the conventionally recycled thermoplastic and/or the chemically recycled thermoplastic.
7:
- The identification mat of claim 5, wherein the polymeric secondary raw material is a conventionally and/or chemically recycled thermoplastic which is an engineering, standard or high-performance thermoplastic and/or thermoplastic elastomer.
8:
- The identification mat of claim 1, wherein 10 to 100 wt. % of the material comprises the plastics material produced from the synthesis gas, the synthesis liquids and/or synthesis reactants, produced from renewably bio-based polymer and/or biologically from-bio-based polymer.
9:
- The identification mat of claim 8, wherein the plastics material of the material is produced from renewably and/or biologically generated synthesis gas and/or liquid and/or reactant, made from sugar, starch, protein, cellulose, lignin, fat and/or vegetable oil.
10:
- The identification mat of claim 1, wherein the plastics material of the material is produced from renewably generated synthesis gas, biologically generated synthesis gas, renewably generated synthesis liquid, biologically generated synthesis liquid, renewably generated synthesis reactant, and/or biologically generated synthesis reactant, and
- wherein the plastics materials comprises:
- polylactide, polyhydroxyalkanoate, cellulose derivative, polypropylene, and/or blends and copolymers of the foregoing.
11:
- The identification mat of claim 1, wherein the plastics material of the material is biodegradable and comprises polybutylene adipate terephthalate, polyhydroxyalkanoate, polylactide, starch blend, or polyester.
12:
- The identification mat of claim 1, wherein the identification plates of the plurality of identification plates are arranged in rows relative to one another along two dimensions that are perpendicular to one another.
13:
- The identification mat of claim 1, wherein the identification plates of the plurality of identification plates are molded onto one or more transverse webs.
14:
- The identification mat of claim 1, wherein the identification plates of the plurality of identification plates are each connected to a remaining identification mat via a predetermined breaking point.
15:
- A method for producing the identification mat of claim 1, the method comprising:
- providing the material comprising the plastics material, wherein the plastics material is at least one of produced by recycling a thermoplastic, is bio-based, and/or is biodegradable;
- and
- shaping the identification mat from the material, at least in part.
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16:
- The method of claim 15, wherein providing the material comprises adding a laser additive.
17:
- The method of claim 15, wherein the plastics material is produced by chemically recycling a thermoplastic, and
- wherein chemically recycling the thermoplastic comprises solvolysis, depolymerization, pyrolysis and/or, gasification.
18:
- The method of any claim 15, wherein the shaping of the identification mat is carried out by injection molding.
19:
- A method for producing labeled identification mats, comprising:
- providing the identification mat of claim 1;
- and
- printing identification plates of the plurality of identification plates with a laser.
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20:
- The identification mat of claim 6, wherein the material comprises at least at least 25 wt. % of the plastics material.