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Name plate of the Federal Railway Authority on an auxiliary vehicle

A nameplate , also nameplate or sometimes nameplate called, is one of the manufacturer (or the responsible importer mounted) marking an object with identifying , describing and classifying data , often in accordance with the statutory provisions, the provisions of supervisory institutions or in accordance with the rules of an industry .

purpose

The nameplate serves u. a. for the clear identification of an item and for allocation to the order books of a manufacturer or importer.

application

A nameplate is very common, particularly in motor vehicles , in which it normally has to be located at the front right in a position that can be easily viewed after opening a door or hood.

content

For many goods and things there are statutory regulations on the mandatory content and appearance of nameplates. As a rule, the manufacturer, the construction type or the design, the most important performance data and the year of construction can be found on the nameplate, in many cases also a serial number or an order number, in some cases even a person who was primarily responsible for manufacturing the object or who finally checked it .

Some of the data on a nameplate are preprinted for the fixed data, for example for the units and designations of the information; the variable information is often stamped with a number so that it cannot be easily changed.

Nameplates for machines

Name plate of a decommissioned industrial fan

The Directive 2006/42 / EC (Machinery Directive) of 29 June 2006 regulates the marketing of machines in the European Union . The application of the directive has been mandatory since December 29, 2009. According to Annex I 1.7.3 of the guideline, the following information must be recognizable, clearly legible and permanently attached to machines:

Nameplates for motor vehicles

Type plate of a BMW automobile
Nameplate of a Puch moped

According to Regulation (EU) No. 19/2011 on type approval, the legally required manufacturer's plate and the vehicle identification number for vehicles and vehicle trailers must be indelibly listed on the legally required nameplate for motor vehicles in the following order:

In addition, the ordinance stipulates that the technically permissible total mass of an axle group must be specified for vehicles of class N3, O3 or O4 . In the case of motor vehicles of class M3, N3, O3 or O4, the manufacturer can indicate the intended permissible total weight for registration / operation (= official weights) on the legally required factory plate. In this case, the section of the legally required factory plate on which the masses are specified is to be divided into two columns: The intended permissible total masses for approval / operation are listed in the left column, the technically permissible total masses in the right column.

Nameplates for concrete poles

Name plate on the concrete mast of the Bad Brückenau transmitter

You can also find nameplates on concrete poles. For example, the manufacturer and the year of manufacture can be found.

Attachment

Such nameplates are usually labeled in the case of order-related individual or small series production towards the end of production, for example after the results of a test run. In series production (e.g. motor vehicles), all data on the nameplate are usually permanently printed, only the serial number itself is still stamped, either on the nameplate itself or immediately next to it. The sign itself is usually riveted to the object : in the case of this sign in the example photo , small round head notched nails made of aluminum have been used, which can be removed, but then no longer easily reattached.

New aluminum grooved nails would need some time to weather until the fact that the nameplate had been removed would no longer be visible, so a certain degree of security against falsification is sought and achieved, for example to be able to recognize whether an object is sufficiently “young "Is in order to be subject to a guarantee in the event of a fault . In this way, the manufacturer can ensure that unauthorized services for older machines are used.

Examples

Depending on the manufacturer, the nameplates on household appliances are usually attached to the following locations:

stove in the drawer, on the back or edge of the oven door
oven inside the oven on the flap or door edge, on the back of the appliance
Hob below the hob on the side of the frame
Front loading washing machine inside the door on the frame, on the detergent drawer or in the fluff filter cover
Top loading washing machine under the lid, on the back or in the fluff filter lid
dryer on the back, on or near the door, on the frame on the side or on the machine body
Washer dryer on the back, on or near the door or in the fluff filter cover
fridge inside on the left or right of the housing, mostly at the bottom in the area of ​​the vegetable compartment drawer
freezer under the lid or on the back of the device
freezer on the inside left or right of the housing wall
dishwasher top left on the front of the door, in the door edge on the side or on the back
TV on the back of the case
monitor on the back of the case
projector on the bottom
Heating pump on the front in the area of ​​the fitting or on the side
microwave at the rear of the device, on the door frame at the bottom or on the right
Extractor hood, exhaust hood below the grease filter, below the lamp glass or on the motor
coffee machine on the underside, on the back or behind the panel
Iron at the bottom or back
printer on the back or on the bottom
Fan heater near the engine or the drive unit

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Household appliances nameplates. Elektrotechnik Hilpoltsteiner, accessed on November 14, 2013.
  2. ↑ Where can I find the type plate on my device? Smartricity - energy efficiency in the home, accessed on December 11, 2019 .

Web links

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