Apparatus and method for identification and/or marking of objects by means of RFID
First Claim
1. Apparatus for identification or marking of objects by means of radiofrequency identification (RFID) with a read or write/read unit for wireless reading from or writing to a memory unit of an RFID transponder connected to the object to be identified or marked, wherein the read or write/read unit comprises a transmitting/receiving module having at least one antenna, characterized in that the at least one antenna is movably arranged, wherein the apparatus comprises a positioning unit for positioning the at least one antenna in a movement path of the object to be identified or marked, wherein the positioning unit is configured as an extension arm which is configured to be displaced in a translational manner into the movement path and arranged on a free end of which is the at least one antenna, and wherein the at least one antenna is arranged together with the drive unit at the free end of the extension arm.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for identification and/or marking of objects (6) by means of RFID having a read or write/read unit (1) for wire-free reading from and/or writing to a memory unit (8a) of an RFID transponder (8) which is connected to the object (6) to be identified and/or to be marked, wherein the read or write/read unit (1) has a transmitting/receiving module (3), which has at least one antenna (4, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45). According to the invention, the apparatus is characterized in that the at least one antenna (4, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45) is arranged such that it can move. The invention also relates to a method for identification and/or marking of an object (6) by means of RFID.
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20 Claims
- 1. Apparatus for identification or marking of objects by means of radiofrequency identification (RFID) with a read or write/read unit for wireless reading from or writing to a memory unit of an RFID transponder connected to the object to be identified or marked, wherein the read or write/read unit comprises a transmitting/receiving module having at least one antenna, characterized in that the at least one antenna is movably arranged, wherein the apparatus comprises a positioning unit for positioning the at least one antenna in a movement path of the object to be identified or marked, wherein the positioning unit is configured as an extension arm which is configured to be displaced in a translational manner into the movement path and arranged on a free end of which is the at least one antenna, and wherein the at least one antenna is arranged together with the drive unit at the free end of the extension arm.
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15. Method for identification or marking of an object by means of radiofrequency identification (RFID) comprising the following steps:
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activating the read or write/read unit upon the approach of an object to be identified or marked, moving the at least one antenna and simultaneously identifying or marking the object by reading from or writing to the memory unit of a RFID transponder; and positioning the at least one antenna in the movement path of the object to be identified or marked, displacing an extension arm in a translational manner into the movement path wherein on a free end of the extension arm is arranged the at least one antenna and wherein the at least one antenna is arranged together with the drive unit at the free end of the extension arm. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for identification or marking of objects by means of radiofrequency identification (RFID) with a read or write/read unit for wireless reading from or writing to a memory unit of an RFID transponder connected to the object to be identified or marked,
wherein the read or write/read unit comprises a transmitting/receiving module having at least one antenna, characterized in that the at least one antenna is movably arranged, wherein the apparatus comprises a positioning unit for positioning the at least one antenna in a movement path of the object to be identified or marked, wherein the positioning unit is configured as a frame construction with at least one segment, which is configured to be moved within the frame construction and into the movement path of an object to be identified and/or marked, the at least one antenna being arranged on the segment, and wherein the at least one antenna is arranged together with the drive unit in an inner volume of the segment, the drive unit being configured to bring about a rotation of the at least one antenna.
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20. Method for identification or marking of an object by means of radiofrequency identification (RFID) comprising the following steps:
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activating the read or write/read unit upon the approach of an object to be identified or marked; moving the at least one antenna and simultaneously identifying or marking the object by reading from or writing to the memory unit of a RFID transponder and positioning the at least one antenna in a movement path of the object to be identified or marked, wherein the positioning unit is configured as a frame construction with at least one segment; and moving the segment within the frame construction and into the movement path of an object to be identified or marked, the at least one antenna being arranged on the segment, and wherein the at least one antenna is arranged together with the drive unit in an inner volume of the segment, and bring about a rotation of the at least one antenna.
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