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Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019

Filed:

Sep. 05, 2013
Applicant:

Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);

Inventors:

Michael N. Burdenko, Wellesley, MA (US);

Wayne R. Foster, Tyngsborough, MA (US);

Assignee:

Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/00 (2006.01); G07C 9/00 (2006.01); H01H 9/28 (2006.01); H01H 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 9/00111 (2013.01); G07C 9/00896 (2013.01); H01H 9/285 (2013.01); H01H 27/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for improving a sensing ability of an interlock switch system may include an interlock switch and a target component. The interlock switch may include a first antenna coil that may receive one or more signals from one or more antenna coils within a sensing range of the first antenna coil. The target component may include an actuator that may interface with the interlock switch. The target component may also include at least two antenna coils. Each of the at least two antenna coils may then include an electronic identification (ID) associated with the target component.


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