Patent ID: 8941705
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: B23K,B41J

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for inscription of marking tags, having a supporting surface for the marking tags, having a laser inscription device, and having a housing for enclosing a laser beam that exits from the laser inscription device, directed at the supporting surface, wherein the housing has a lower housing part and a covering hood disposed on or above the lower housing part, wherein the supporting surface is disposed on a turntable that can rotate about an axis of rotation fixed in place in the housing, which turntable is disposed between the lower housing part and the covering hood, and projects laterally beyond the covering hood, and can be moved between an inscription position in which the supporting surface is completely covered by the covering hood, and a loading position in which the supporting surface is situated entirely outside of the covering hood, wherein the turntable has two sealing ribs that extend radially from the axis of rotation, projecting out of the supporting surface, which ribs lie against a front wall of the covering hood in the inscription position, and wherein the sealing ribs each have a first section for engaging under a lower edge of the front wall and a second section that extends upward from the first section, for lying against the front wall.