EP3419903A1 - Marking device positioning tool - Google Patents
Marking device positioning toolInfo
- Publication number
- EP3419903A1 EP3419903A1 EP17706996.0A EP17706996A EP3419903A1 EP 3419903 A1 EP3419903 A1 EP 3419903A1 EP 17706996 A EP17706996 A EP 17706996A EP 3419903 A1 EP3419903 A1 EP 3419903A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- marking device
- tool
- substrate
- periphery
- receiving portion
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
- B65C9/00—Details of labelling machines or apparatus
- B65C9/26—Devices for applying labels
- B65C9/262—Devices for applying labels manually operable
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
- B44C—PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING
- B44C1/00—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects
- B44C1/10—Applying flat materials, e.g. leaflets, pieces of fabrics
- B44C1/105—Applying flat materials, e.g. leaflets, pieces of fabrics comprising an adhesive layer
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
- B44C—PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING
- B44C1/00—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects
- B44C1/10—Applying flat materials, e.g. leaflets, pieces of fabrics
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
- B44C—PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING
- B44C1/00—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects
- B44C1/16—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects for applying transfer pictures or the like
Definitions
- the invention relates to a tool for positioning at least one marking device on a substrate.
- the invention also relates to a method for positioning at least one marking device on a substrate.
- the invention aims to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks.
- the object of the invention is thus to provide, in at least one embodiment of the invention, a tool and a method which make it possible to affix a marking device to a precise given position.
- the invention also aims to provide, in at least one embodiment, a tool and a method that allow an operator to affix marking devices quickly and with a limited risk of error.
- the invention also aims to provide, in at least one embodiment of the invention, a tool and a method that allow an operator in charge of marking to know easily where the substrate a marking device must be affixed. The operator no longer needs a plan to position the markings.
- the invention relates to a tool for positioning at least one marking device on a substrate at a given location, the marking device having a periphery and the substrate comprising a reference piece having a periphery, characterized in that the tool includes:
- said alignment portion complementary to at least a portion of the periphery of said reference piece and
- said receiving portion forming a complementary contour of at least a portion of the periphery of the at least one marking device, the receiving portion being configured to receive the at least part of the periphery of the at least one marking device in close contact.
- This easy-to-use tool makes it possible to perfectly position a marking device.
- the operator in charge of marking no longer needs to use a plan or to memorize the location of the marking device.
- to position the marking device requires only the identification of the reference part. Once this piece identified, the positioning of the marking device on the substrate is done automatically through the tool.
- the invention also relates to a marking kit comprising at least one tool according to the invention and at least one marking device.
- the tool and the marking device (s) being combined in the same kit, the task of the marking operator is simplified and faster.
- the invention also relates to a method of positioning at least one marking device on a substrate at a given location, the marking device having a periphery and the substrate comprising a reference piece having a periphery characterized in that the method comprises the steps of:
- the process is simple and fast. It allows to affix quickly and without risk of error a marking device at a given location. 5. Detailed description
- marking means one or more signs such as letter, number, symbol, drawing, image ....
- the marking device is an adhesive marking device.
- the marking device may for example be a label marking device, adhesive transfer or a stencil system.
- the marking device may further comprise a handling sheet.
- the marking device may comprise a handling sheet placed on its upper face and intended to facilitate the application of the latter.
- the marking device is not a positioning tool in itself.
- the positioning of the marking device on the substrate is preferably a manual positioning.
- the tool according to the invention is particularly suitable for positioning that can not be performed in an automated manner.
- the substrate on which the marking device is intended to be affixed may for example be an aircraft.
- the marking device can then be affixed to the outside or inside of the aircraft. It may be for the purposes of identification, control, security or decorative.
- the positioning of marking devices on the aircraft is done manually. Operators in charge of marking must quickly make numerous markings.
- the surfaces on which the operators must position the marking devices are often extended.
- the tool according to the invention makes it possible to overcome these constraints typical of the aeronautical field by allowing to quickly position many markings on large areas and without the help of a plan.
- the tool according to the invention reduces the risk of error and therefore limits the danger that could represent the bad positioning of a marking, in particular a marking for security purposes.
- the reference piece can be any element of the substrate.
- the reference piece is a piece easily identifiable by the operator in charge of marking.
- the operator can locate without effort the location of the reference part and with the tool according to the invention correctly place the marking device.
- the reference piece may for example be a porthole or a gripping piece such as a handle, a handle, a button, etc.
- the reference piece is in relief.
- the tool is repositionable adhesive.
- it can be reversibly bonded to the substrate.
- the tool is rigid.
- the tool may include a rigid layer to stiffen it. The rigidity of the tool facilitates the gripping of the tool and allows a better apposition of the tool on the substrate.
- the alignment portion of the tool is complementary to at least a portion of the periphery of said reference piece.
- the alignment portion is then configured to match the at least part of the periphery of the reference piece to which it is complementary.
- the part of the periphery of the part to which the alignment portion is complementary is preferably not a right.
- the alignment portion may be complementary to all or part of the reference part.
- the alignment portion is complementary to only a portion of the reference piece.
- the tool is then less bulky.
- the tool can be transparent.
- the alignment portion then forms a complementary line to at least a portion of the reference piece. This line can for example be drawn on the tool.
- the alignment portion is then configured to be placed in transparency against the at least part of the reference piece, when the tool is affixed to the substrate.
- the alignment portion forms an outline.
- the alignment portion forms a complementary contour of said at least a portion of the periphery of said reference piece. It is configured to snugly engage said at least a portion of the periphery of said reference piece when the tool is affixed to the substrate.
- the alignment portion forms at least a portion of an outline of the tool.
- the contour formed by the alignment portion then marries the part of the periphery of the reference part to which the alignment portion is complementary. The tight contact of the tool with the reference part allows the tool to be positioned correctly on the substrate.
- the tool is intended to be affixed to the substrate in a given direction.
- This given direction can be determined by the complementarity between the alignment portion and the part of the reference piece to which it is complementary, that is to say once the alignment portion of the tool comes in close contact with the at least part of the reference piece, the complementarity is such that the tool can only be in a given direction.
- the direction in which the tool is affixed to the substrate can easily be determined by the operator in charge of marking.
- the given direction is the vertical or horizontal direction.
- the tool includes a receiving portion.
- the receiving portion differs from the alignment portion.
- the receiving portion is complementary to at least a portion of the at least one marking device.
- the receiving portion forms an outline.
- the at least one marking device also has an outline.
- the contour formed by the receiving portion is configured to match the contour of the portion of the marking device to which the receiving portion is complementary.
- the portion of the at least part of the at least one marking device to which the reference portion is complementary is preferably not a straight line.
- the receiving portion may be complementary to all or part of the marking device. Preferably, the receiving portion is complementary to only a portion of the at least one marking device. The tool is then less bulky.
- the receiving portion is configured to receive the at least a portion of the periphery of the at least one marking device in contact in an adjusted manner.
- the receiving portion can therefore receive the at least one marking device with which it is then in contact in an adjusted manner.
- the receiving portion is typically configured so that when the tool is affixed to the substrate with the alignment portion fittingly contacting said reference piece, the at least one marking device in tight contact against the receiving portion is positioned at said given location.
- the tool may comprise at least one receiving portion at least one mark configured to be in front of at least one corresponding mark of the at least one marking device when the at least one marking device is received. contact in a manner adjusted by the receiving portion.
- the at least one a mark of the tool is in front of the at least one corresponding mark of the at least one marking device.
- the tool may comprise an intermediate portion connecting the alignment portion and the receiving portion.
- the intermediate portion is typically configured so that when the tool is affixed to the substrate with the alignment portion fittingly contacting said reference piece, the at least one marking device received in tight contact with the the receiving portion is positioned at said given location of the substrate.
- the invention also relates to a marking kit comprising at least one tool according to the invention and at least one marking device.
- a tool and the at least one device that this tool is intended to position can be grouped for example within a positioning assembly.
- a positioning assembly therefore comprises a positioning tool of at least one marking device and said at least one marking device.
- the positioning assembly may comprise a support.
- the at least one tool and the at least one marking device comprise the same support. Storage is simplified. The operator has at the same time the tool and the marking device or devices.
- the tool and the at least one marking device can be positioned on the support so as to explain to the operator the position that each of these elements will have on the substrate. For example, each marking device is placed on the support so as to be received in contact in an adjusted manner by the at least one receiving portion of the tool. Thus, the operator will clearly see how each marking device is positioned relative to the tool.
- the support may comprise a schematic reproduction of the reference piece against which the at least one alignment portion of the tool comes into contact in an adjusted way. Thus, the operator will identify each piece of reference and will clearly see how each tool is positioned relative to the latter.
- the support on which are placed the tool and / or the at least one marking device is rigid which facilitates the handling of the product.
- the tool and the at least one marking device are glued to the same support with a repositionable adhesive.
- the kit may include several positioning sets. These positioning assemblies may comprise at least one support on which the positioning tool and / or the at least one marking device are placed. These may in particular be glued on the at least one support reversibly. According to one embodiment, these are placed on the same support. The different sets of positioning of the same kit can be placed within this kit so as to explain to the operator the position that each of these sets will have on the substrate.
- the positioning sets can be detachable.
- the kit may include preformed dashed lines defining a detachable section corresponding to a positioning assembly.
- the positioning assembly may comprise a detachable tool and / or at least one detachable marking device.
- the tool and / or the marking device can therefore be detached from the positioning assembly.
- the positioning assembly may comprise preformed dotted lines defining a detachable section corresponding to a detachable tool and / or at least one detachable marking device.
- the detachable tool and / or the at least one detachable marking device may also comprise a repositionable adhesive and be detachable by detachment of each of these elements.
- the invention also relates to a method of positioning at least one marking device on a substrate at a given location, the substrate comprising a reference part.
- the method comprises a first step of appositioning the tool according to the invention to the substrate so that the at least one alignment portion of the tool matches the at least part of the periphery of said reference piece to which it is complementary.
- the tool is reversibly bonded to the substrate.
- the method may include a step of detaching the tool from the positioning assembly. According to a preferred embodiment, this detachment step is prior to the apposition step of the tool on the substrate.
- the tool is affixed to the substrate in a predetermined given direction.
- This given direction can be determined by the complementarity between the alignment portion and the reference piece.
- the direction in which the tool is affixed to the substrate can easily be determined by the operator in charge of marking.
- the given direction is the vertical or horizontal direction.
- the step of affixing the tool to the substrate comprises a step of bringing the alignment portion in an aligned manner against said at least part of the periphery of said reference piece.
- the alignment portion forms an outline. It is configured to be able to fit into contact with at least a portion of the reference piece to which it is complementary.
- the method further comprises a step of affixing the at least one marking device on the substrate with the at least a portion of the periphery of the marking device being received in fit contact by the at least one receiving portion.
- the at least one reception portion comprises at least one mark configured to be opposite to at least one corresponding mark of the at least one marking device when the at least one marking device is received in contact.
- the method comprises the step of affixing the at least one marking device on the substrate so that each mark of the at least one portion reception area facing each corresponding marker of the marking device.
- the method then comprises the step of affixing the at least one marking device on the substrate so that each mark of the tool is in front of each corresponding mark of the marking device.
- the marks make it possible to align the marking device with respect to the tool.
- the marks are on the handling sheet of the marking device. The handling sheet is preferably removed when the marking device is positioned on the substrate. Benchmarks are no longer visible once the application sheet is removed.
- the method also comprises a step of removing the tool from the substrate. Once the marking device (s) is positioned, the tool can be removed. The removal of the tool can be done easily thanks to the repositionable adhesive.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a tool according to one embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic view of a tool coming into fitted contact with a reference piece according to one embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a tool coming into contact with a fit against a reference piece and receiving a marking device according to one embodiment of the invention.
- the tool shown in Figure 1 is a positioning tool of a marking device 5 on a substrate at a given location.
- the substrate comprises a reference part 4.
- the tool comprises an alignment portion 1, a portion intermediate 3 and a receiving portion 2.
- the alignment portion 1 consists of a portion of the tool contour. It is shaped like a semicircle.
- the receiving portion 2 is also constituted by a part of the contour of the tool.
- the intermediate portion 3 connects the alignment portion 1 to the receiving portion 2.
- the tool comprises a mark 8 at the alignment portion 1.
- the mark 8 is a straight line.
- the tool also comprises two marks 6 at the receiving portion 2. These two marks are also straight lines.
- the tool shown in Figure 1 is shown while it is affixed to the substrate.
- the tool is in contact with a reference part 4.
- the reference part 4 shown schematically is a porthole.
- the alignment portion 1 is in the form of a half circle. Because of its shape and dimensions, it is complementary to half of the reference part 4 which has a periphery in the form of a circle.
- the tool is affixed to the substrate with its alignment portion 1 which is in close contact with the reference part 4.
- the semicircle formed by the alignment portion 1 comes into contact with the half of the circle formed by the periphery of the reference part 4.
- the tool is positioned in a vertical direction.
- the reference 8 located at the alignment portion 1 allows to position exactly the tool relative to the reference part 4.
- the reference part 4 also has a reference 9 which is a straight line.
- the marks 8 and 9 are each configured so as to face each other when the tool is correctly affixed to the substrate.
- the marking device 5 is affixed to the substrate.
- the reception portion 2 forms an outline. This contour is complementary to half of the periphery of the marking device 5.
- the marking device 5 is adjustedly received by the receiving portion 2.
- the marking device is then correctly positioned on the substrate, that is to say he is positioned at the given location of the substrate where it was intended to be affixed. So that this positioning is even more precise, the marking device 5 comprises pins 7. These pins 7 are lines. They are placed opposite the marks 6 of the tool which are at the level of the receiving portion 2.
- the marking device 5 is thus perfectly positioned on the substrate. The tool can then be removed from the substrate.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FR1651565A FR3048201B1 (en) | 2016-02-25 | 2016-02-25 | POSITIONING TOOL FOR MARKING DEVICE |
PCT/EP2017/054195 WO2017144596A1 (en) | 2016-02-25 | 2017-02-23 | Marking device positioning tool |
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EP3419903A1 true EP3419903A1 (en) | 2019-01-02 |
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EP17706996.0A Withdrawn EP3419903A1 (en) | 2016-02-25 | 2017-02-23 | Marking device positioning tool |
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