Keba Ag

Keba Industrial Automation Gmbh

Manfred Schininger

Gernot Preisinger

Ernst Schacherl

Claus Peham

Harald Fischer

Bernhard Lehner

Robert Kreundl

Clemens Woeger

Alois Zeininger

Manfred Möschl

Matthias Reiter

Clemens Wöger

The invention relates to a control system for electrically controlled installations. The control system comprises at least one portable, mobile manual operator-control instrument for display of information and for input of control commands by an operator-control person. The manual operator-control instrument is provided with at least one manually actuatable safety switching element, with which safety element an illuminating device is associated. The control system comprises an illumination control device, which is designed for electrically and/or electronically controlled adaptation of a visually perceptible luminous intensity of the illuminating device.

Control system for electrically controlled installations

The invention relates to a method for controlling the movements of articulated arms () of an industrial robot () using a movement setting means () to be guided by hand by an operator, the movements of which are provided for generating at least a portion of the movement control data for the industrial robot () to be controlled. At least one of a plurality of reference marks (&#x2033;) is arranged or formed at least on individual articulated arms () adjustable by the operator. The movement setting means () comprises at least one imaging and/or at least one distance-sensitive sensor (16, 17) which at least one sensor () can be set with at least one of the plurality of reference marks (&#x2033;) into a relative spatial position selected by the operator. During a movement of the movement setting means () at least the articulated arm () bearing the respectively selected reference mark (&#x2033;) follows the movements of the movement setting means by control technology. In addition, a corresponding control system () and movement setting means () are specified.

Method, control system and movement setting means for controlling the movements of articulated arms of an industrial robot

The invention relates to a method of operating a mobile hand-operated device () provided as a means of outputting or enabling potentially dangerous control commands to a controllable technical device () actively connected to it or to another hand-operated device('). A safety switch device () . . . comprising at least one evaluation circuit and at least one enable button () connected to the evaluation circuit for transmitting signals is provided, which has an idle mode which is assumed automatically without applying operating force and two consecutive operating modes set on the basis of a differing strength of operating force and/or by different displacement distances in the form of an enable operation mode and a panic operating mode. Either an active mode is assigned to the at least one enable button () in which an enabling mode for running potentially dangerous control commands can be signalled or made available when the enable operation mode is assumed, or an inactive mode in which signalling or availability of the enabling mode is suppressed or not possible. When or after the evaluation circuit has detected on the basis of signals that the panic operating mode or the panic operating mode and the idle mode has been assumed, the active mode is assigned to the respective enable button (). Also specified is a corresponding mobile hand-operated device (&#x2032;) and a corresponding safety switching device ().

Method of operating a mobile hand-operated device for outputting or enabling potentially dangerous control commands and corresponding hand-operated device

The invention relates to methods and appropriate devices for safely, unequivocally and exclusively, temporarily assigning the command authority of an operator () to a controllable technical system () using a mobile control device () which is technically suitable for periodically controlling a plurality of controllable technical systems (), which is equipped as standard with safety switch elements () such as an emergency stop switch, ok key and operating mode selection switches and for a data coupling with the controllable technical system () in spite of having only normal transmission means () or network technologies without any particular features specific to safety function.

Method and device for the safe, systematic, exclusive assignment of the command authorization of an operator to a controllable technical installation

The invention relates to a storage machine () for objects, comprising a compartment system () with a plurality of compartments () which are at least partially enclosed by a machine housing () or some other surround, and with at least one closure mechanism () which can be displaced relative to a central, predefined access orifice () in the machine housing () to release or prevent access to a specific individual compartment () or a specific group of adjacent compartments (). The storage machine () also has at least one drive system for displacing the closure mechanism () in a controlled manner and the ability of the closure mechanism () to move is dependent on an access right which can be checked by a control system. This storage machine () has at least one safety system () for affording extensive, increased personal safety with respect to risks posed by automated sequences or with respect to its displacement drives which can be activated automatically.

Storage dispenser for objects

A machine for storing objects includes a compartment system with a plurality of compartments and having at least one closure mechanism which can be moved relative to a central, predefined access orifice in the machine housing to permit or prevent access to a specific, individual compartment or to a specific group of adjacent compartments. A driving force of the drive system for the closure mechanism is dimensioned or can be set and/or a drive train or a motion transmitting path between the drive system and closure mechanism has a force or torque limiting device such that maximum force or torque transmitting values acting on the closure mechanism are fixed or can be set so that automatic movements of the closure mechanism can not cause serious injuries to a user, and in addition the closure mechanism can be manually held open or pushed open in spite of the active drive system. The closure mechanism or drive system co-operates with at least one stop mechanism which can be activated and/or deactivated in a controlled manner or positioned in a controlled manner, which is designed mechanically to restrict a maximum permissible opening width of the closure mechanism). This results in an increased degree of personal safety and at the same time protects access to the storage machine.

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Linz, Austria

Manfred Schininger