Nameplate
A nameplate, also nameplate or sometimes called nameplate is a manufacturer (or the responsible importer) Inappropriate labeling an object with identifying, describing and classifying data, often in accordance with legal regulations, the requirements of monitoring institutions or under the rules of an industry.
Purpose
The type plate is used, inter alia, to uniquely identify an object and assign to the order books of a manufacturer or importer.
Application
Very common is a nameplate in particular in motor vehicles in which it has normally located front right on one point, which can be easily viewed by opening a door or hood.
Content
For many goods and things, there are legal provisions for the mandatory content and appearance of nameplates. Usually found on the nameplate of the manufacturer, the building type or the execution, the main performance and the year, in many cases, a serial number or purchase order number, and in some cases a person who made the object primarily responsible or endprüfte.
The data of a nameplate are partly pre-printed for the fixed data, such as for the units and names of the data, the variable information are often taken with whipped numbers so they can not be easily changed.
Nameplates for machinery
Directive 2006/42/EC (Machinery Directive) of 29 June 2006 regulates the marketing of machines in the European Union. Since 29 December 2009, the application of the directive is mandatory. Then have the following information visible, clearly legible and indelible 1.7.3 of Annex I of the Directive be affixed to the machinery:
- Business name and full address of the manufacturer and, if applicable, his authorized representative
- Name of the machine
- CE marking
- Series or type designation and serial number, if
- Year or year in which the manufacturing process is completed
Nameplates for motor vehicles
On the statutory nameplate for motor vehicles are in accordance with Regulation ( EU) No 19/2011 indelibly be listed on the approval of the statutory factory plate and the vehicle identification number for motor vehicles and their trailers to include, in the following order:
- Name of manufacturer
- Complete type approval number
- Vehicle identification number (VIN)
- Technically permissible maximum mass
- Technically permissible maximum laden mass of the combination
- Technically permissible maximum mass on each axle, listed in order from front to back.
In addition, the statute prescribes, specify the maximum total weight of an axle group of motor vehicles of category N3, O3 or O4. For Class M3, N3, O3 or O4 motor vehicles manufacturers may state on the statutory nameplate the proposed total allowable mass for approval / operation (= official weights ). In this case, the portion of the statutory factory shield on which the masses are given, be divided into two columns: the foreseen total allowable mass for approval / operation are in the left column, list the maximum technically permissible masses in the right column.
Attachment
The labeling of such nameplates usually happens in job-related individual or small batch production towards the end of production, eg according to the results of a test run. In series production (eg motor vehicles ) almost all data on the type plate are often found printed, only the serial number itself is still taken, either on the nameplate itself or immediately next to it. The shield itself is riveted to the object in a rule: at the sign on the sample picture small round head grooved pins have been used in aluminum, the take off, but then no more can be attached easily again.
New aluminum grooved pins would need some time of weathering, to the fact, to have the nameplate dissolved times, no more would be visible, so a certain degree of security against tampering is sought and achieved the ability to identify, for example, if an object has enough "young" is to eventualy are still subject to a guarantee in case of failure. Thus, the manufacturer can secure against that unauthorized services for older machines should be used.
Examples
The nameplates on household appliances are usually located at depending on the manufacturer at the following locations: