公开(公告)号：US20220088770A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-24

申请号：US17594257

申请日：2019-04-16

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Roger Mellander ,  Daniel Wäppling

IPC: B25J9/00 ,  B25J9/16

Abstract: A method of handling safety in a working area of an industrial system, wherein at least one machine is arranged to operate in the working area, at least one manually operable safety input device is provided in the working area, and one or more of the at least one machine and the at least one safety input device is movable to different positions in the working area, the method including continuously or repeatedly determining whether one or more of the at least one the machine is in proximity to one or more of the at least one safety input device; and associating at least one machine with the at least one safety input device upon determining that one or more of the at least one machine is in proximity to one or more of the at least one safety input device, such that the at least one associated machine can be brought to a safe state by means of the at least one safety input device.

公开(公告)号：US11376728B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-05

申请号：US17594257

申请日：2019-04-16

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Roger Mellander ,  Daniel Wäppling

IPC: B25J9/00 ,  B25J9/16

Abstract: A method of handling safety in a working area of an industrial system, wherein at least one machine is arranged to operate in the working area, at least one manually operable safety input device is provided in the working area, and one or more of the at least one machine and the at least one safety input device is movable to different positions in the working area, the method including continuously or repeatedly determining whether one or more of the at least one the machine is in proximity to one or more of the at least one safety input device; and associating at least one machine with the at least one safety input device upon determining that one or more of the at least one machine is in proximity to one or more of the at least one safety input device, such that the at least one associated machine can be brought to a safe state by means of the at least one safety input device.