TW201431634A - Tool labeling method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a tool labeling method, which comprises: providing a blank having a tool contour; providing an electroplating layer enclosing the blank; providing a barcode, which employs laser to form multiple concave portions on the surface of the blank and a convex portion left on the blank between two adjacent concave portions; and providing color material to be filled into the concave portions. For tools finished with the above-mentioned process flow, the barcode on the tool may be scanned with a barcode scanner to be beneficial for tool inventory management and maintenance.

Description

Tool identification method

The invention relates to the identification technology of tools, in particular to a method for making one-dimensional or two-dimensional barcodes on tools.

There are many types of tools, such as: knives, shovel, planers, saws, axes, chisels, clamps, drills, boring, boring, hammers, pliers, wrenches, screwdrivers, connecting rods, sleeves and screwdrivers. These tools are based on the power source. They can distinguish between electric, pneumatic and hand tools. In addition to international standards such as metric or imperial, they are derived from a wide range of tools. It is not easy to quickly search for the right tools. Moreover, it is not conducive to the management and maintenance of tool storage.

In order to solve the trouble of the search tool, the applicant of the present application provides a tool for the external surface of the tool to mark (such as the size). After the heat treatment process, the non-conductive printing layer is filled in the concave mark, and the periphery of the printed layer overflow mark is removed. In part, the plating layer is coated on the surface of the tool other than the printed layer. At the same time, the application for the US Patent No. 8,020,274 and Taiwan No. I378845 is well documented.

The aforementioned roll pressing technique is not conducive to one-dimensional or two-dimensional bar code production. These bar codes typically include the size, size or manufacturer of the tool and are applied by printing means to the container of the packaging tool or to the adhesive label on the surface of the attachment tool.

However, the packaging container is discarded due to the removal of the tool; the label sticker is torn off the tool and is damaged, resulting in unclear information about the tool, and relatively time-consuming maintenance.

Therefore, how to implement the barcode on the tool has become an urgent problem to be solved by the present invention.

In view of this, the inventors have intensively explored the problems of the prior art. With years of experience in research and development and manufacturing of related industries, and actively seeking solutions, the inventors finally succeeded in developing a tool identification method to improve the problems of the prior art.

One of the main creative purposes of the present invention is that the tool itself has a bar code, and the related information cannot be found because the packaging container is discarded or the label is torn, which facilitates tool storage management and maintenance.

Due to the foregoing object, the present invention provides a method for marking a tool, which performs the following steps in sequence: rough embryo forming, so that the rough embryo has the contour of the tool; and laser engraving, forming a plurality of concave portions on the surface of the rough embryo by laser Between the adjacent two recesses is a convex portion left in the coarse embryo, and the concave portion and the convex portion constitute a code. The barcode is selected from the group consisting of a one-dimensional barcode and a two-dimensional barcode.

The electroplating process is between the two steps of rough embryo forming and laser engraving, and the rough embryo is coated with a plating layer. Wherein, the laser engraving step forms a concave portion on the surface of the rough embryo by laser passing through the plating layer.

In addition, these recesses are formed by laser formation on the plating layer but not on the roughened surface, which is permissible in the present invention.

In addition to this, there is coloring after the laser engraving step, and the desired color material is filled into the recess.

The tool is selected from the group consisting of a knife, a shovel, a planer, a saw, an ax, a chisel, a clamp, a drill, a hammer, a hammer, a hammer, a wrench, a screwdriver, a connecting rod, a sleeve, and a screwdriver.

Therefore, even if the label is damaged, the original packaging container can not be found, and the bar code scanner scanning barcode can still be used to facilitate tool storage management and maintenance.

Hereinafter, the technical means, structural features and effects adopted by the related embodiments will be described in detail based on the drawings, and the specific and deeper Understanding.

10‧‧‧ rough embryo forming

12‧‧‧ plating treatment

14‧‧‧Laser engraving

16‧‧‧Coloring

20‧‧‧ rough embryo

30‧‧‧Electroplating

32‧‧‧ barcode

34‧‧‧ convex

36‧‧‧ recess

38‧‧‧Color

Figure 1 is a flow chart showing the production of the production tool of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the bar surface formed by the tool surface.

Figure 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the tool of Figure 2.

Figures 4-8 are schematic diagrams of various tools completed in accordance with the production process of Figure 1.

Referring to Fig. 1, the flow of the tool making process is illustrated. Starting from a rough blank molding 10, the steps of electroplating 12 and laser engraving 14 are performed until the coloring 16 is completed, and the bar coded tool is completed. In order to help the reader understand the production process, the following test sleeve is taken as an example, and the second and third figures are used to explain in detail.

In the step 10 of rough embryo forming, the metal material is produced by a high-pressure molding, cutting or forging equipment, a machine to produce a rough embryo 20, and the rough embryo 20 has a contour of a sleeve, including a mortise portion, and the ferrule portion has a quadrangular depression structure. The concave and convex fits on the protruding portion of the wrench; the set of joints and the fitting portion are mostly hexagonal recessed structures, and can accommodate the size of the matching head, bolt or nut.

In the 12 steps of the electroplating process, a layer of other metal is usually applied to the surface of the conductive rough embryo 20 by the principle of electrolysis. The plating layer 30 wrapped around the rough blank 20 is insulated from external fluids (such as gas or liquid) to contact the coarse embryo 20 to cause rust spots, and has a rust-proof effect.

Next, a laser engraving 14 step is performed to form a code 32 on the surface of the rough blank 20 by using a laser beam, which is composed of a plurality of convex portions 34 and concave portions 36. The laser beam is controllable, depending on the information of the tool itself, so that each recess 36 falls into the width of the rough blank 20, which may be an elongated slit or a folded block; the depth of the recess 36, It can be penetrated into the surface of the rough embryo 20 by the plating layer 30 as in Fig. 3, or Under the premise of not deep and rough embryo 20, it is only formed in the plating layer 30. That is, each of the convex portions 34 remaining in the rough blank 20 is just between the two adjacent concave portions 36.

When the coloring 16 step is performed, the color material 38 different from the plating layer 30 is filled into the recess 36. The colorant 38 may be a black pigment that absorbs visible light of various wavelengths, or other pigments having a visible light reflectance different from that of the plating layer 30 for various wavelengths.

The sleeve prepared according to the above process uses the scanner's own light source to illuminate the barcode 32, receives the reflected light through the photoelectric converter, and converts the light and dark according to the reflected light into a digital signal, and the input decoding device replaces the corresponding digit according to the corresponding encoding rule. The character message is sent to the computer system for data processing to identify the sleeve manufacturer, size specifications and other details.

Figures 4 to 8 show the tool made by the above method, the wrench (Fig. 4), the screwdriver head (Fig. 5), the axe (Fig. 6), the connecting rod (Fig. 7) and the screwdriver (the first) 8 picture). The bar code identified by these tools, in addition to the one-dimensional bar code, may also be a Quick Response Code (QR code) of the two-dimensional bar code. In addition, common 2D barcodes include PDF417 code, Hanxin code, color barcode and Quick Mark Code.

In summary, the present invention has many of the above-mentioned practical values, and thus the present invention is indeed a novel and progressive creation, and the same or similar products are not disclosed in the same technical field, so the present invention has met the requirements of the invention patent. Is to apply in accordance with the law, pray for the early grant of the invention patent in this case.

10‧‧‧ rough embryo forming

12‧‧‧ plating treatment

14‧‧‧Laser engraving

16‧‧‧Coloring

Claims (9)

A method for identifying a tool, the following steps are sequentially performed: a rough embryo forming tool, a rough embryo having a contour of the tool; and a laser engraving, forming a plurality of concave portions on the surface of the rough embryo by a laser, and a gap between the adjacent two concave portions Remaining in the convex portion of the rough embryo, these concave portions and the convex portion constitute a code. For the marking method of the tool according to the first aspect of the patent application, there is a plating process between the rough blank forming step and the laser engraving step, and the rough embryo is coated with a plating layer, wherein the laser engraving step passes the laser through the plating step The layer forms a recess on the surface of the rough embryo. The marking method of the tool according to claim 1 or 2 is further colored after the laser engraving step, and the desired color material is filled into the recess. The method for marking a tool according to claim 1, wherein the barcode is selected from the group consisting of a one-dimensional barcode and a two-dimensional barcode. The method for marking a tool according to claim 1, wherein the tool is selected from the group consisting of a knife, a shovel, a planer, a saw, an ax, a chisel, a clamp, a drill, a hammer, a hammer, a hammer, a pliers, a wrench, a screwdriver, and a connection. A group of rods, sleeves and screwdriver heads. A method for identifying a tool, the following steps are sequentially performed: a rough embryo forming tool, a rough embryo having a contour of a tool; an electroplating treatment, coating a rough embryo with a plating layer; and a laser engraving to form a plurality of lasers in the plating layer The concave portion is a convex portion left between the adjacent two concave portions, and the concave portion and the convex portion constitute a code. The method of marking a tool according to item 6 of the patent application, wherein the laser engraving step is followed by coloring, and the desired color material is filled into the concave portion. The method for marking a tool according to Item 6 of the patent application, wherein the barcode is selected from the group consisting of a one-dimensional barcode and a two-dimensional barcode. The method for marking a tool according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the tool is selected from the group consisting of a knife, a shovel, a planer, a saw, an ax, a chisel, a clamp, a drill, a hammer, a hammer, a hammer, a pliers, a wrench, and a screwdriver. One of the groups of connecting rods, sleeves and screwdriver heads.