Safety system and method using a safety system

    公开(公告)号:US12181596B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-31

    申请号:US17579940

    申请日:2022-01-20

    Applicant: Sick AG

    Abstract: A method using a safety system and a safety system for localizing at least one object, with varying locations, are provided. A radio location system has at least three arranged radio stations and at least one radio transponder is arranged at the object. Position data of the radio transponder and the object can be determined by means of the radio location system. The position data can be transmitted from a radio station of the radio location system to a control and evaluation unit which is configured to cyclically detect the position data of the radio transponder. A first inspection unit is connected to the control and evaluation unit, and the control and evaluation unit is checked by the first inspection unit.

    Safety laser scanner and method for front screen monitoring

    公开(公告)号:US12111424B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-08

    申请号:US17169019

    申请日:2021-02-05

    Applicant: SICK AG

    CPC classification number: G01S7/497 G01S7/4814 G01S7/4817 G01S17/04 G01S17/08

    Abstract: A safety laser scanner (10) for detecting objects in a monitored zone (20) is provided that has a light transmitter (12) for transmitting a scan beam (16), a movable deflection unit (18) for the periodic scanning of the monitored zone (20) by the scan beam (16), a light receiver (26) for generating a received signal from the scan beam (22) remitted by the objects, a front screen (38), and a control and evaluation unit (32) that is configured to acquire information on the objects in the monitored zone (20) from the received signal and to recognize an impaired light permeability of the front screen (38) in a front screen monitoring by evaluating a front screen reflection beam (54) that is generated from the scan beam (16) by reflection at the front screen (38), At least one light deflection unit (56, 58) is provided in the optical path of the front screen reflection beam (54) that guides the front screen reflection beam (54) to the front screen (38) again in a region (60) to be tested so that a twice-reflected front screen reflection beam (62) is produced by reflection at the region (60) to be tested.

    Safety system
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11892551B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-06

    申请号:US16953842

    申请日:2020-11-20

    Applicant: SICK AG

    Abstract: A safety system for localizing a movable machine having a safety controller, having at least one radio location system, and having at least one sensor for position determination, wherein the radio location system has radio stations arranged as stationary, wherein at least one radio transponder is arranged at the movable machine, wherein position data of the movable machine can be determined by means of the radio location system, wherein the position data can be transmitted from the radio station or from the radio transponder of the radio location system to the safety controller and position data of the movable machine can be determined by means of the sensor, and wherein the safety controller is configured to compare the position data of the radio location system and the position data of the sensor and to form checked position data on agreement.

    Distance sensor
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10295331B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-21

    申请号:US15222020

    申请日:2016-07-28

    Applicant: SICK AG

    Abstract: A method of monitoring a hazardous zone (2) and a safe optoelectronic distance sensor (1) for monitoring a hazardous zone (2) at a movable machine part (3) having a protected zone (4), wherein the safe distance sensor (1) is arranged at the movable machine part (3), wherein a tool (5) is arranged at the movable machine part (3), wherein a plurality of distance sensors (1) are arranged in a modular manner and wherein the protected zone (4) is adapted to the tool (5).

    Optoelectronic sensor and method for the transmission monitoring of a front screen

    公开(公告)号:US09810626B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-07

    申请号:US15092991

    申请日:2016-04-07

    Applicant: SICK AG

    Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor (10) for detecting objects in a monitored zone (20) is provided which has the following: a front screen (38); a light transmitter (12) for transmitting a light beam (16); a movable deflection unit (18) for the periodic sampling of the monitored zone (20) by the light beam (16); a light receiver (26) for generating a received signal from the light beam (22) remitted by the objects; at least one test light transmitter (42); at least one test light transmitter (42), at least one test light receiver (44) and at least one test light reflector (48) which span a test light path (46a-b) through the front screen (38); and an evaluation unit (32) which is configured to acquire pieces of information on the objects in the monitored zone (20) from the received signal and to recognize an impaired light permeability of the front screen (38) from a test light signal which the test light receiver (44) generates from test light which is transmitted from the test light transmitter (42) and which is reflected at the test light reflector (48). In this respect, the test light reflector (48) is arranged such that it moves along with the deflection unit (18).

    Security system for securing the surroundings of an object

    公开(公告)号:US09612358B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-04

    申请号:US14880516

    申请日:2015-10-12

    Applicant: SICK AG

    Inventor: Markus Hammes

    Abstract: A safety laser scanner for securing the surroundings of at least one object has a first safety laser scanner with which a first defined reference target is associated and a second safety laser scanner with which a second defined reference target is associated. Each safety laser scanner includes: a light transmitter; a light deflection unit for a periodic deflection of the light into a scanning plane; a receiver for providing received signals in dependence on light remitted at articles present in the field of vision of the scanner; and an evaluation unit for evaluating the received signals with respect to the angle and the distance of the article and for providing a safety signal. Furthermore, the scanning planes of both scanners are aligned in a coplanar manner and the first scanner forms the second reference target and the second scanner forms the first reference target.

    Safety system and method of localization

    公开(公告)号:US11576007B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-07

    申请号:US17143290

    申请日:2021-01-07

    Applicant: SICK AG

    Abstract: A safety system and a method for localizing at least one object having a control and evaluation unit have at least one radio location system. The radio location system has at least three arranged radio stations. Position data of the object can be determined by means of the radio location system and can be transmitted to the control and evaluation unit. At least three radio transponders are arranged at the object, each arranged spaced apart from one another and the three radio transponders form different points on a plane and unambiguously define the plane in space. The control and evaluation unit is configured to compare the position data of the radio transponders and to form checked position data of the object. The control and evaluation unit is configured to form orientation data of the object from the position data of the radio transponders.

    Optoelectronic sensor
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10151837B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-11

    申请号:US14925322

    申请日:2015-10-28

    Applicant: SICK AG

    Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor for the distance measurement of objects (2) in a monitored zone (4) using a time of flight method, having a light receiver (5) for receiving light from the monitored zone (4) and for outputting received signals (10), and having an evaluation unit (12) for determining the time of flight from the received signals (10), wherein the light receiver (5) is an image sensor (6) having a plurality of light reception elements (8) which are arranged in a planar manner in a matrix, wherein a first optical element (14) is arranged in front of at least one light reception element (8), with the first optical element (14) having a filter element (18) of a filter array (24), wherein at least respective first filter elements (20) and at least respective second filter elements (22) have different optical attenuations and/or the first optical element (14) has a lens (28) of a fly's eye optics (26), with the fly's eye optics (26) having a plurality of lenses (28), with a respective lens (28) being associated with at least one respective light reception element (8).

    Safety system and method
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11558729B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-17

    申请号:US17148929

    申请日:2021-01-14

    Applicant: SICK AG

    Abstract: A safety system for localizing a person or object has a control and evaluation unit, at least one radio location system, and at least one spatially resolving sensor for the position determination of the person or object. The radio location system has arranged radio stations, wherein at least one radio transponder is arranged at the person or object. Position data and classification data of the person or object can be determined by means of the radio location system. The position data and the classification data can be transmitted from the radio station to the control and evaluation unit and position data and contour data of the person or object can be determined by means of the spatially resolving sensor. The control and evaluation unit is configured to compare the position data of the radio location system and the position data of the spatially resolving sensor.

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