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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Sick Ag, Waldkirch, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SICK AG, Waldkirch, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 3/08 (2006.01); G01B 11/14 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/10 (2006.01); G01S 17/48 (2006.01); G01S 17/87 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2006.01); G01S 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/14 (2013.01); G01S 7/003 (2013.01); G01S 7/4816 (2013.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01); G01S 17/48 (2013.01); G01S 17/87 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of monitoring a hazardous zone () and a safe optoelectronic distance sensor () for monitoring a hazardous zone () at a movable machine part () having a protected zone (), wherein the safe distance sensor () is arranged at the movable machine part (), wherein a tool () is arranged at the movable machine part (), wherein a plurality of distance sensors () are arranged in a modular manner and wherein the protected zone () is adapted to the tool ().