Device for locally assigning electronic data to a solid body and system for labelling and identifying solid bodies

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for locally associating electronic data to a solid body, such as a steel beam, in particular of data related to the solid body. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a system for marking and identifying solid bodies, such as steel beams.

Claims

1. Device for locally associating electronic data to a solid body, comprising: an electronic data carrier for storing and/or providing the electronic data; and an insertion vehicle containing the data carrier, the insertion vehicle being configured such that it is insertable into the solid body at a velocity of at least 20 m/s and/ or with an acceleration of at least 8000 m/s.sup.2.

2. Device according to claim 1, wherein the insertion vehicle is shaped rotationally symmetrical with respect to a middle axis and/or at least sectionally, in particular along its entire longitudinal extension, shaped in an ogive-like manner.

3. Device according to claim 1, wherein the insertion vehicle includes a bow and a stern, wherein an particularly central recess is formed in the stern, in which the data carrier is arranged, wherein in particular the data carrier is at least partially encapsulated within the recess.

4. Device according to claim 3, wherein the data carrier is introduced into the recess such that fastening forces acting between the data carrier and the recess wall are adapted to motion forces, in particular acceleration forces, transferred to the insertion vehicle.

5. Device according to claim 4, wherein the fastening forces are adapted to the motion forces transferred to the insertion vehicle such that the data carrier remains fixed in the recess after the introduction of the insertion vehicle into the solid body.

6. Device according to claim 1, wherein the insertion vehicle has a bow-side sacrificial section, which is pointed, in particular shaped in an ogive-like manner, and connected thereto a stern-side protective section, in which the data carrier is arranged, in particular in which the recess is formed.

7. Device according to claim 6, wherein the sacrificial section is configured to essentially absorb the forces resulting from the introduction of the insertion vehicle into the sold body, in particular acceleration forces and/or deformation forces, and/or wherein the protective section is configured to remain essentially unscathed while the insertion vehicle enters into the solid body.

8. Device according to claim 1, wherein the data carrier, in particular the recess, is arranged concentrically with respect to a middle axis of the insertion vehicle and wherein the insertion vehicle has a planar, annular stern-side force application surface for applying the motion forces to be transferred to the insertion vehicle.

9. Device, in particular according to one of the preceding claim 1, for locally associating electronic data to a solid body, comprising: an electronic data carrier for storing and/or providing the electronic data; and an insertion vehicle containing the data carrier; wherein the data carrier is contained in a stern-side protective section of the insertion vehicle under provision of a force application ring for applying the motion forces to be transferred to the insertion vehicle such that an unimpeded flow of forces from a planar, annular stern-side force application surface via the force application ring to a sacrificial section connected to the protective section is enabled.

10. Device according to claim 1, wherein the data carrier is arranged in a recess formed in the insertion vehicle and the recess extends axially from a stern-side end face, in particular the force application surface, in the direction of a tip of the insertion vehicle opposite from the stern-side end face, in particular for less than 50%, less than 40%, or less than 30% of a total longitudinal extension of the insertion vehicle.

11. Device, in particular according to claim 1, for locally associating electronic data to a solid body, comprising: an electronic data carrier for storing and/or providing the data to be associated; and an insertion vehicle containing the data carrier; wherein the insertion vehicle is in particular completely contained inside of a transport vehicle.

12. Device according to claim 11, wherein the transport vehicle at its stern-side ends flush with a stern-side end face, in particular the force application position° of the insertion vehicle, wherein in particular the transport vehicle includes a jacket shaped corresponding to the insertion vehicle which at its stern-side ends flush with a stern-side end face, in particular the force application position, of the insertion vehicle.

13. Device according to claim 11, wherein the transport vehicle, in particular the jacket, includes at least three circumferentially, in particular evenly, distributed longitudinal guide ribs, wherein in particular the longitudinal guide ribs extend parallel to the longitudinal axis of the insertion vehicle and/or wherein in particular the longitudinal guide ribs have guiding surfaces facing away from the insertion vehicle, the guiding surfaces being aligned essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the insertion vehicle.

14. Device according to claim 11, wherein the transport vehicle, in particular the jacket, at its bow-side includes a planar disc, on the outer circumference of which at least three circumferentially, in particular evenly, distributed guiding lugs, which in particular are curved to be convex, wherein in particular the number of the guiding lugs equals the number of the longitudinal guide ribs and/ or wherein in particular the guiding lugs are arranged circumferentially offset with respect to the longitudinal guide ribs.

15. Device according to claim 1, wherein the data carrier is encapsulated, wherein the encapsulation is realized by a protective housing arranged in the recess, which protective housing completely surrounds the data carrier.

16. Device according to claim 15, wherein the protective housing is made of plastic, and in particular wherein the plastic comprises an additive reinforcing the plastic matrix and/ or a plastic matrix preferably of resin or a of two-component polymer.

17. Device according to claim 15, wherein the encapsulation is realized in that the data carrier is embedded into a plastic protective housing through a plastic injection moulding process or in that the data carrier is overmoulded with the protective housing, preferably comprising resin or a two-component polymer.

18. Device according to claim 15, wherein the protective housing is dimensioned such that and/ or arranged in the recess such that a jacket of the stern, surrounding the recess in the circumferential direction, extends beyond the protective housing in the longitudinal direction of the insertion vehicle, wherein in particular an annular projection, which extends for at least 5% and/ or no more than 20% of the longitudinal extension of the recess.

19. Device according to claim 15, wherein the protective housing is positively and/or frictionally fastened in the recess.

20. Device, in particular according to claim 1, for locally associating electronic data to a solid body, comprising: an electronic data carrier for storing and/or providing the data to be associated; and an insertion vehicle containing the data carrier; whereint he data carrier is contained by the insertion vehicle such that an unimpeded flow of forces from a central force application position at a stern-side end face of the insertion vehicle into a stern of the insertion vehicle, in particular a tip axially opposite from the force application position of the insertion vehicle, is enabled.

21. Device according to claim 1, wherein the insertion vehicle includes a stern-side force application position for an insertion device and wherein a flow of forces can form axially from the force application position in the solid material of the insertion vehicle into a stern of the insertion vehicle.

22. Device according to claim 1, wherein the insertion vehicle comprises a middle axis and the data carrier is arranged eccentrically on the insertion vehicle with regard to the middle axis, in particular radially offset with regard to an axial connection line between the force application position and the tip of the insertion vehicle, and/or wherein the insertion vehicle is essentially unscathed along a preferably axial connection line between the force application position and the bow-side tip of the insertion vehicle.

23. Device according to claim 1, wherein the data carrier provides the data in form of a digital code or bar code, in particular a one-dimensional, two-dimensional or three-dimensional bar code, wherein in particular the data carrier is readable opto-electronically and/or digitally, preferably via electromagnetic waves, wherein in particular the data carrier comprises a transmitter for emitting the data and optionally a receiver for receiving signals of a separate communication device, such as a reader device, wherein in particular the data carrier comprises an RFID-transponder, wherein in particular the data carrier has a, preferably deenergized, passive state in which the data carrier does not emit signals, and a, preferably energized, active state, in which the data carrier is enabled to emit signals.

24. System for marking and identifying solid bodies, such as steel beams, comprising a device, in particular according to claim 1, for locally associating electronic data to the solid body, comprising an electronic data carrier for storing and/or emitting the electronic data and an insertion vehicle containing the data carrier designed such that it can enter into the solid body, and a separate reader device for reading the electronic data.

25. System, comprising a device according to claim 1 for locally associating electronic data to a solid boy and an insertion device, in particular a pyrotechnically operable device, for operating the device.

Description

[0062] In the following, further properties, features and advantages of the invention will become clear by means of a description of preferred embodiments of the invention with reference to the accompanying exemplary drawings, in which show:

[0063] FIG. 1 a schematic view of a system for marking and identifying solids according to the invention;

[0064] FIG. 2 a perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of a device according to the invention;

[0065] FIG. 3 a sectional view of the device according to FIG. 2, which is arranged in a schematically illustrated barrel guide element of an insertion device;

[0066] FIG. 4 a perspective view of a further exemplary embodiment of a device according to the invention;

[0067] FIG. 5 a sectional view of the device of FIG. 4;

[0068] FIG. 6 a perspective sectional view of a further exemplary embodiment of a device according to the invention;

[0069] FIG. 7 a sectional view of the device according to FIG. 6;

[0070] FIG. 8 a perspective view of a further exemplary embodiment of a device according to the invention;

[0071] FIG. 9 a sectional view of the device according to FIG. 8;

[0072] FIG. 10 a perspective view of a further exemplary embodiment of a device according to the invention;

[0073] FIG. 11 a top view of the device according to FIG. 10;

[0074] FIG. 12 a sectional view of the device according to FIGS. 10 and 11;

[0075] FIG. 13 a perspective view of a further exemplary embodiment of a device according to the invention;

[0076] FIG. 14 a sectional view of the device according to FIG. 13;

[0077] FIG. 15 a sectional view of an insertion vehicle for a device according to the invention;

[0078] FIG. 16 a top view of a transport vehicle for a device according to the invention; and

[0079] FIG. 17 sectional view of the transport vehicle from FIG. 16.

[0080] In the following description of exemplary embodiments of devices according to the invention, a device is generally provided with reference numeral 1 and a system according to the invention for marking and identifying solids is generally provided with reference numeral 100. In this context, identical or similar components are provided with identical or similar reference numerals.

[0081] FIG. 1 schematically shows the main components of a system 100 according to the invention for marking and identifying solid bodies, such as steel beams: namely, a device 1, preferably according to the invention, for locally associating electronic data to the solid body; and a separate read-out device 103 for reading out the electronic data, such as a device- and/or solid-body-specific identifier, with which the device 1 is provided. The read-out device 103 may be, for example, a reader, a scanner and/or a mobile electronic device, such as a smartphone or a tablet, with a device for reading out, in particular reading, retrieving and/or communicating, codes, such as bar codes, for example without a cable and/or without contact.

[0082] The actuation of the device 1 may be performed by a preferably pyrotechnical insertion device, such as a setting device, and/or may be realized in such a way that the device 1 can be inserted into the solid body in a non-destructive manner. An exemplary insertion device may comprise a guide element, such as a barrel, for receiving and guiding the device 1 during its acceleration during the insertion process, and a force transmission part, such as a striker, for actuating the device 1. When actuated by means of the power transmission member, the latter may strike the rear of the device 1 received in the guide member to cause the device 1 to move and accelerate. The transmitted energy/forces are selected in such a way that the device 1 itself can be inserted into hard solid body material.

[0083] The device 1 generally includes an insertion vehicle 65 designed for insertion into the solid body. The device 1 or the insertion vehicle 65 may comprise as main components a stern-side or rear-side application section 3, which may be, for example, a pin head, nail head, rivet head or screw head or a cramp bay, to be engaged by the preferably pyrotechnic insertion device, and a bow-side or front-side fastening section 5, such as a pin shaft, nail shaft, rivet shaft or screw shaft or a cramp leg, adjoining the application section 3 and extending substantially in the longitudinal direction of the device. Generally, the actuating section forms the stern and the fastening sections form the bow. In this regard, the elongated fastening section 5 may taper toward a fastening section tip 7, which may have, for example, a knurl not shown or an external thread not shown. Furthermore, the arrow with the reference sign B in FIG. 1 indicates an actuation direction in which the device according to the invention is to be or can be inserted into the solid body not shown, such as a steel structural member, by means of the preferably pyrotechnic insertion device.

[0084] The insertion vehicle 65 has a data carrier 8 (FIG. 3), in particular a read-out data carrier, for storing and/or providing electronic data. The data may have at least one device- and/or solid body-specific identifier that can be read by the readout device 103 for identifying and/or tracking the solid body.

[0085] FIGS. 2 and 3 show a first exemplary embodiment of a device 1 according to the invention, which will be addressed in detail below. The device 1 comprises an insertion vehicle 65 constructed to be inserted into the solid body. For example, the insertion vehicle 65 is constructed such that it can be inserted with an acceleration of at least 8000 m/s.sup.2 and/or with a velocity of at least 20 m/s. In this embodiment, the insertion vehicle 65 substantially has an ogive shape. At the rear, the insertion vehicle 65 has a flat end face, also referred to as the rear surface 67, from which the outer contour of the insertion vehicle 65 extends in an ogive-like manner to a bow-side tip 7 opposite the rear surface 67 (cf. FIG. 3).

[0086] The insertion vehicle 65 is circumferentially surrounded by a transport vehicle 69, or the insertion vehicle 65 is substantially completely encased in the transport vehicle 69, the inner contour of which is shaped correspondingly with the ogive-like outer contour of the insertion vehicle 65. Basically, the transport vehicle 69 has a relatively thin wall thickness and is shaped at its outer contour substantially the same as the inner contour, i.e. also ogive-like. The transport vehicle 69 closes flush with the rear surface 67 at the rear. Furthermore, the transport vehicle 69 according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 has six longitudinal guide ribs 71 which are distributed uniformly in the circumferential direction and extend in the longitudinal direction of the insertion vehicle 65 and are arranged in particular in a fan-like manner with respect to a middle axis of the insertion vehicle 65. The longitudinal guide ribs 71 extend parallel to the longitudinal axis of the insertion vehicle and have at least three guide surfaces 73 facing away from the insertion vehicle, which are oriented substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the insertion vehicle. This means that the longitudinal guide ribs 71 protrude in a radial direction, i.e. transversely to the insertion vehicle longitudinal axis, from the outer circumference of the transport vehicle 69. Thereby, the radial protrusion of the longitudinal guide ribs 71 increases continuously with respect to the outer circumference of the transport vehicle 69 in the direction of the bow of the insertion vehicle 65. On the bow side, the longitudinal guide ribs 71 have flat end faces 75 that point essentially in the longitudinal axis of the insertion vehicle.

[0087] With reference to FIG. 3, an exemplary arrangement of the device 1 according to the invention is shown in a section of an insertion device 77. The insertion device 77 comprises a guide element 79, which according to FIG. 3 can be a hollow cylindrical barrel, as well as a power transmission part 81 arranged at the rear of the device 1, which can be, for example, a firing pin, which can be driven in particular by a pyrotechnic expansion energy in order to actuate the device 1. The guide element 79 may have a radial projection 83 on a cylindrical inner circumferential surface 85 onto which the device 1 is to be placed, in particular to define an axial mounting position. The force transmission part 81, for example a solid cylinder, rests at the rear on the rear surface 67, in particular in a contacting manner. When the insertion device 77 is actuated, the force transmission part 81 is accelerated in the direction of the device 1 to such an extent that it is accelerated or shot out of the guide element 79 and can leave the latter via the front opening 87 in order to be inserted or shot into the solid body. As it can further be seen in FIG. 3, the longitudinal guide ribs 71 contact the inner circumferential surface 85 of the guide element 79, in particular over the entire surface, with their guide surfaces 73. Thus, the longitudinal guide ribs 71, in cooperation with the inner circumferential surface 85 of the guide element 79, ensure a guided, rectilinear movement of the device 1. This also ensures that it is introduced into the solid as rectilinearly as possible, with the middle axis of the device 1 oriented substantially perpendicular to an outer surface of the solid body.

[0088] A data carrier 8 for storing and/or providing electronic data is arranged in a central recess 15, which extends axially in the direction of the lug 5 from an opening 13 arranged centrally in the rear surface 67 (cf. FIG. 2). This data carrier 8 is to be inserted into the solid body by means of the device 1 according to the invention or the insertion vehicle 65 of the device 1, so that the solid body is individually marked, for example, and it is possible subsequently to read out the electronic data by means of the separate read-out device 103. At the rear, the recess 15 is closed off by a protective housing 19, which according to FIG. 3 is implemented as a cover. However, the protective housing may also have, include or consist of one or more damping elements and/or one or more force deflection elements. In this regard, the front-side section of the device 1, which extends from an axial height of a recess base 17 to the tip 7, may form a sacrificial section 6 which is adapted to substantially absorb the forces, in particular acceleration forces and/or deformation forces, resulting as a consequence of the insertion of the insertion vehicle into the solid body. Further, the stern portion of the device 1 extending from an axial height of a recess base 17 to the stern surface 67 may form a protective portion 4 adapted to remain substantially intact during penetration of the insertion vehicle into the solid body.

[0089] With reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 and FIGS. 15 to 17, a further exemplary embodiment of a device 1 according to the invention is described. In order to avoid repetition, in general, the differences arising with respect to the preceding embodiments will be discussed.

[0090] In FIG. 4, the transport vehicle 69 has a flat disk 91 on the bow side, on the outer circumference of which at least three convexly curved guide lugs 93 distributed uniformly in the circumferential direction are provided. Furthermore, the transport vehicle 69 has at the rear a circumferential casing ring 89 which terminates flush with the rear surface 67 of the insertion vehicle 65. Here, the number of guide lugs 93 corresponds to the number of longitudinal guide ribs 71. Furthermore, the guide lugs 93 are circumferentially offset from the longitudinal guide ribs 71. The longitudinal guide ribs 71 can connect the bow-side disk 91 and the stern-side jacket ring 89 to one another in a strut-like manner, the insertion vehicle 65 being free on the outside except in the region of the disk 91 and the jacket ring 89, i.e. not surrounded by the transport vehicle 69. The longitudinal guide ribs 71 are arranged at a radial distance from the insertion vehicle 65. In this embodiment, the transport vehicle 69 may ostensibly serve to guide within the guide element 79 of the insertion device 77 and shear off upon impact of the device 1 with the solid body, thereby serving as a sacrificial material.

[0091] FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the device of FIG. 4 and shows the arrangement of the data carrier 8 integrated in the insertion vehicle 65, which is encompassed by the transport vehicle 69. The tip 7 protrudes slightly from the bottom of the disk 91 as an alternative to ensure possible locking of the device 1 to the solid body (not shown) by, for example, graining performed on the solid body (not shown). According to the invention, however, primarily the tip 7 of the insertion vehicle 65 is located flat with the disk 91 in order to keep the device 1 more processable, in particular stackable.

[0092] In the sectional view according to FIG. 15, the insertion vehicle 65 is shown as such, with no data carrier 8 being arranged in the recess 15. The insertion vehicle 65 has, for example, an axial length in the range from 5 mm to 50 mm, in particular in the range from 5 to 10 mm, and/or a diameter in the range from 3 mm to 30 mm, in particular in the range from 5 mm to 10 mm. An axial length of the recess 15 may be in the range of 1 mm to 15 mm, in particular in the range of 2 mm to 5 mm, for example.

[0093] In FIG. 16 the transport vehicle 69 is shown isolated in a plan view and in FIG. 17 in sectional view. An outer diameter of the outer ring 89 can be in the range of 5 mm to 35 mm, in particular in the range of 5 mm to 10 mm.

[0094] With reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, a further exemplary embodiment of a device 1 according to the invention will be discussed. In the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 6 and 7, the insertion vehicle 65 is formed substantially as a bolt or nail and comprises a rear nail head forming the application section 3 and facing the force transmission part (not shown) of the pyrotechnic insertion device, and an adjoining nail shaft forming the fastening section 5. The nail head 3 and the elongated nail shaft 5 are made of a single piece, preferably of a carbon steel, and are galvanized, for example, to be corrosion resistant. At the transition between nail head 3 and nail shaft 5, a neck section 9 of varying cross-section is provided, at which nail head 3 and nail shaft 5 merge integrally. Starting from the nail shaft 5, the neck section 9 widens continuously. This means that an outer dimensioning of the nail head 3 is significantly larger than an outer dimensioning of the adjoining, elongated nail shaft 5.

[0095] On an end face 11 of the nail-like insertion vehicle 65, or of the nail head 3, pointing counter to the direction of operation or actuation B, a substantially central opening 13 is provided, from which a recess 15 extends in the direction of the nail shaft 5. The recess or depression 15 extends, for example, by at least 30%, preferably at least 40%, at least 50% or at least 60%, of a longitudinal extent of the nail head 3 in the actuating direction B and/or in the direction of the nail shaft 5. The depression is bounded in the axial direction, i.e. in the actuating direction B or the longitudinal extent of the device, by a depression base 17 which is, for example, essentially flat and/or rotationally symmetrical with respect to the device middle axis M and/or is oriented essentially perpendicular to the actuating direction B. As can be seen in particular in FIGS. 6 and 7, the insertion vehicle 65 is designed as a substantially rotationally symmetrical component with respect to a middle axis M, which is indicated by a dash-dotted line.

[0096] The recess 15 accommodates a data carrier 8 embedded in or cast into a protective housing 19, which stores and/or provides electronic data, such as at least one device-specific and/or fixed body-specific identifier, such as an ID, and/or further data, such as origin, manufacturer, year of manufacture, etc. For example, the protective housing 19 may be made of plastic and may be provided with an additive reinforcing the plastic matrix. For example, the protective housing may also be formed from a polymer matrix preferably of resin or a two-component polymer. The protective housing 19 is positively and/or non-positively secured in the recess 15, which according to the exemplary embodiment shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is implemented by a screw connection 21. This means that an actuating section sheath surrounding the recess 15, namely the nail head sheath 23, has an internal thread 25 which interacts, in particular engages, with an external thread 27 of the protective housing 19.

[0097] According to the exemplary embodiment of FIGS. 6 and 7, the data carrier 8 is completely surrounded by the protective housing 19. The data carrier 8 can be read out, for example, by a separate read-out device 103 (cf. FIG. 1), such as a reader, a scanner or the like, in order, for example, to be able to interrogate the device-specific and/or fixed body-specific identifier stored on the data carrier 8 and/or the further stored data. The data stored on the data carrier 8 can be, for example, digital codes or barcodes, in particular one-dimensional, two-dimensional or three-dimensional barcodes. The readout can be carried out optoelectronically and/or digitally, for example, preferably by means of electromagnetic waves.

[0098] The nail head jacket 23 is oversized in the axial direction with respect to the protective housing 19, so that it projects beyond the protective housing 19 against the actuation direction B, preferably by at least 5% and/or at most 20% of the longitudinal extent of the recess 15. This forms a preferably annular protrusion 29 which, in addition to the protective housing 19, provides further protection for the data carrier 8, so that the device 1 according to the invention can be used with a pyrotechnic delivery device, is capable of being highly accelerated and/or of absorbing high acceleration forces, such as at least 8,000 m/s.sup.2.

[0099] With reference to FIG. 7, it can be seen in particular that the actuating section jacket surrounding the recess 15, such as nail head jacket 23, forms by means of the projection 29 an annular section 31 overlapping the protective housing 19 in the radial direction with respect to the middle axis M, which annular section 31 realizes an undercut or undercut with respect to the protective housing 19 in order to secure the latter in the axial direction. For example, the annular portion 31 forming the undercut may be formed by initially inserting the protective housing 19 axially into the recess 15, with no undercut initially formed. In a pre-assembly state, the annular section 29 can extend substantially completely in the axial direction and only be bent over in the radial direction after insertion of the protective housing 19 including the data carrier 8 in order to form the undercut. During the bending over, a curved bending contour 33 can be formed on the outside, for example, as can be seen in FIGS. 6 and 7.

[0100] In an alternative embodiment, the transport vehicle 69 may comprise only an ogival tapered tip 7 and an elongated nail shaft 5 without having a separate formation of the nail head 3. Through this, the nail shaft would serve as a force transmission part (not shown) of the pyrotechnic delivery device (not shown) (cf. FIG. 14). FIGS. 8 and 9 relate to an alternative embodiment of a device 1 according to the invention. In order to avoid repetitions, in general, the differences arising with respect to the preceding embodiments will be discussed.

[0101] In contrast to the preceding embodiment according to FIGS. 6 and 7, the insertion vehicle 65 of FIGS. 8 and 9 may have an external thread 35 extending substantially from the front face 13 of the device 1 to the neck portion 9. A mounting element, in particular a mounting ring 37, which may for example be made of metal or plastic, may be screwed onto the external thread 35 of the actuating portion 3 of the insertion vehicle 65, which mounting element has an internal thread 39 to ensure that the mounting ring 37 is screwed onto the insertion vehicle 65. The mounting element may also be secured to the insertion vehicle 65 in other ways, such as by suitable dimensioning, in particular interference or interference fit.

[0102] Another difference to the previous embodiment is that the recess is not completely formed by the actuating section side recess 15, but also partially by the mounting ring 37. The corresponding part of the recess, which is delimited by the mounting ring 37, is indicated by means of the reference sign 41. Accordingly, the recess 15 of the actuating section 3 is designed to be open to the outside. After the mounting ring 37 has been pushed or screwed onto the actuating section 3, the mounting ring 37 with the axially extending recess 41 is to be aligned with respect to the recess 15 in such a way that the recesses 41, 15 face each other, in particular that they form a closed blind hole-like recess. The data carrier 8 is inserted into this recess formed by mounting ring 37 and mounting section 15.

[0103] The data carrier 8 can, for example, be inserted into the recess in such a way that the data carrier 8 remains within the recess 15, 41 even after the device 1 has been actuated, for example by means of an insertion device. The inner recess walls are realized as essentially flat surfaces and at least the wall part of the actuating section 3, which faces the data carrier 8 and is provided with the reference sign 43, does not have a thread. As can be clearly seen from the synopsis of FIGS. 8 and 9, the data carrier 8 is eccentric with respect to the middle axis M of the device 1, i.e. arranged at a radial distance with respect thereto. Axially, the actuating section 3 projects beyond an end face 45 of the mounting ring 37. The projecting, substantially cylindrical projection 47 forms a force application point 49 for the insertion device on the end face. Due to the eccentric mounting of the data carrier 8, an uninterrupted force path is provided from the central force application point 49 to the axially opposite tip 7 of the insertion vehicle 65.

[0104] Furthermore, a substantially hollow cylindrical guide disk 97 is provided, which completely surrounds the insertion vehicle 65 at the bow side of the mounting ring 37 and essentially serves to form a guiding and/or sliding contact with an inner peripheral surface 85 of the guide element 79 of the insertion device 77. With reference to FIGS. 10 to 12, a further exemplary embodiment of a device 1 according to the invention will be described. In order to avoid repetitions, in general, the differences arising with respect to the preceding embodiments will be discussed.

[0105] Similar to the embodiment of FIGS. 8 and 9, the device 1 in FIGS. 10 to 12 has a mounting ring 37, which is pushed or pressed onto the insertion vehicle 65 via an interference fit. The mounting ring 37 of FIGS. 10 to 12 is manufactured, for example, as a plastic injection-molded part and has a crown-like structure, which will be discussed below. Further, the mounting ring 37 comprises a substantially cylindrical region 51 which is continuous according to FIGS. 8 and 9 and is circumferentially interrupted by axial recesses 53 according to FIGS. 10 to 12. Axially, the cylindrical region 51 opens into a plurality of guide tines 55 evenly distributed with respect to the circumference, which are oriented in the axial direction and serve to provide guidance of the device 1 within a barrel of the insertion device. For example, the guide tines 55 may be arranged such that they are not co-fired into the solid body but break off from the mounting ring 37 upon contact with the outer surface of the solid body so that they form a type of sacrificial material. Furthermore, it is possible to couple the guide tines 55 to the mounting ring 37 via a hinge joint (not shown), for example a film hinge, so that upon contact with the outer surface of the solid body, the guide tines 55 fold away about the pivot axis defined by the hinge joint.

[0106] The essentially cylindrical projection 47 of the actuating section 3 or of the insertion vehicle 65, which projects axially beyond an end face 45 of the mounting ring 37, has an axial groove 57 which extends from the axial height of the force application point 49 to below the data carrier 8 (see FIG. 12). Below the data carrier 8, the actuating section 3 projects radially to form a circumferential annular projection 59. Via the axial groove 57, it is possible to mount the data carrier 8 in the recess 15 formed inside the mounting ring 37 when the mounting ring 37 has already been mounted. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 12, the data carrier 8 is completely overmolded, molded or cast by plastic material of the mounting ring 37. In this case, the axial groove 57, to which the mounting ring 37 is molded in a complementary shape, may serve to provide an anti-rotation feature. Opposite the axial groove 57, the mounting vehicle 65 has an annular circumferential recess 61 which has a curved cross-section. A curved lug-like projection 63 of the mounting ring 37 engages the recess 61 to provide axial retention of the mounting ring 37 to the actuating section 3.

[0107] FIGS. 13 and 14 show a further exemplary embodiment of a device 1 according to the invention. In order to avoid repetitions, in general, the differences arising with respect to the preceding embodiments will be discussed.

[0108] The embodiment according to FIGS. 13 and 14 is substantially similar to the embodiment according to FIGS. 10 to 12. In contrast to FIGS. 10 to 12, the device 1 according to FIGS. 13 and 14 has a larger radial dimension. This is due to the fact that the device 1 is designed as a so-called triple nail and comprises three insertion vehicles 65, which are arranged offset relative to one another and are each accommodated in the mounting element 37 and fastened therein. Furthermore, in contrast to FIGS. 10 to 12, the recess 15 for the data carrier 8 is arranged centrally. However, in contrast to the preceding embodiments, the recess 15 is not accessible from the stern, but from the bow. This means that the opening 95 is arranged on the bow side of the mounting element. As can be seen from FIGS. 13 and 14, the device 1 does not comprise a projection 47. This means that the insertion vehicles 65 are dimensioned with respect to the mounting ring 37 so that they are level and flush with each other to form a substantially level stern surface 67 over the entire radial extent.

[0109] In alternative embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the device 1 may be configured to provide two or more insertion vehicles 65 offset from each other and each received in and secured to a mounting member 37. The recesses 15 in a triform multiple embodiment may also be from the rear. Such embodiments are not shown in the figures.

[0110] The features disclosed in the foregoing description, figures, and claims may be significant both individually and in any combination for the realization of the invention in the various embodiments.

LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS

[0111] 1 device [0112] 3 application section [0113] 4 protection section [0114] 6 sacrificial section [0115] 5 fixing section [0116] 7 tip [0117] 8 data carrier [0118] 9 neck section [0119] 11 front side [0120] 13 central opening [0121] 15 recess [0122] 17 recess floor [0123] 19 protective housing [0124] 21 threading [0125] 23 nail head jacket [0126] 25 male thread [0127] 27 internal thread [0128] 29 projection [0129] 31 ring section [0130] 33 bending contour [0131] 35 male thread [0132] 37 mounting ring [0133] 39 internal thread [0134] 41 recess [0135] 43 recess wall [0136] 45 front face [0137] 47 protrusion [0138] 49 force entry position [0139] 51 cylindrical area [0140] 53 recess [0141] 55 guide tines [0142] 57 axial groove [0143] 59 ring protrusion [0144] 61 recess [0145] 63 protrusion [0146] 65 insertion vehicle [0147] 67 stern area [0148] 69 transport vehicle [0149] 71 longitudinal guide rib [0150] 73 guide surface [0151] 75 front face [0152] 77 applicator/insertion device [0153] 79 guide element [0154] 81 force transmission part [0155] 83 radial protrusion [0156] 85 internal circumferential surface [0157] 87 opening of the guide element [0158] 89 jacket ring [0159] 91 disk [0160] 93 guide lug [0161] 95 opening [0162] 97 guide disk [0163] 100 system [0164] 103 reader [0165] B actuating direction [0166] M middle axis