Representation of specific information on an apparatus
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1. An arrangement, comprising:
- an apparatus comprising a machine tool, a production machine, a frequency converter, an electrical machine, a gear unit, a controller, or a component thereof;
which require a region-specific unambiguous identification label, anda display device embodied as a nameplate, rating plate, warning notice or safety notice, the display device secured to the apparatus and configured to display the identification label, the display device comprisingan electronic paper,an energy store supplying electrical energy to the display device to enable independent operation without receiving external power from the apparatus,a locating module having a wireless interface for receiving GPS or UMTS/LTE radio signals and determining therefrom an item of country Information on the country in which the arrangement is currently located,said display device being configured to display the region-specific unambiguous identification label in a form and language commensurate with the item of country information.
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Abstract
The suitable representation of information on the outside of an apparatus is intended to be simplified. For this purpose, an arrangement having an apparatus (2) and a display device (1), which has electronic paper and is fastened to the apparatus, is provided. The display device (1) has a localization module which can be used to determine an item of country information relating to that country in which the arrangement is currently situated. The display device (1) is also designed to represent predefined data relating to the apparatus specifically on the basis of the country information.
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1. An arrangement, comprising:
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an apparatus comprising a machine tool, a production machine, a frequency converter, an electrical machine, a gear unit, a controller, or a component thereof;
which require a region-specific unambiguous identification label, anda display device embodied as a nameplate, rating plate, warning notice or safety notice, the display device secured to the apparatus and configured to display the identification label, the display device comprising an electronic paper, an energy store supplying electrical energy to the display device to enable independent operation without receiving external power from the apparatus, a locating module having a wireless interface for receiving GPS or UMTS/LTE radio signals and determining therefrom an item of country Information on the country in which the arrangement is currently located, said display device being configured to display the region-specific unambiguous identification label in a form and language commensurate with the item of country information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for displaying an item of information relating to an apparatus, selected from the group consisting of a machine tool, a production machine, a frequency converter, an electrical machine, a gear unit, a controller, or a component thereof, which require a region-specific unambiguous identification label, by using a display device embodied as a nameplate, rating plate, warning notice or safety notice, the display device secured to the apparatus and configured to display the identification label and including an electronic paper, said method comprising:
connecting the display device to an energy store supplying electrical enemy to the display device to enable independent operation without receiving external power from the apparatus, automatically receiving via a wireless interface GPS or UMTS/LTE radio signals which enable the display device to identify therefrom an item of country information on the country in which the apparatus is currently located; and displaying on the display device the region-specific unambiguous identification label in a form and language commensurate with the item of country information.
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