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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2018
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Felix Bär, Fürth, DE;
Rene Graf, Zirndorf, DE;
Ralf Gross, Nuremberg, DE;
Matthias Loskyll, Neumarkt, DE;
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Munich, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for adjusting a protective function during operation of a machine (), in which a transfer region () is monitored by a plurality of protective devices (L, L), the transfer region () being arranged between a risk region (), in which a dangerous movement is performed by the machine (), and a surrounding region (), the transfer region () being monitored by first protective devices (L) in respective first monitoring directions (UI) and, independently thereof, by second protective devices (L) in respective second monitoring directions (U), at least one of the first protective devices (L) and at least one of the second protective devices (L) being arranged relative to one another in such a way that the first monitoring direction (UI) of the at least one first protective device (L) and the second monitoring device (U) of the at least one second protective device (L) have a point of intersection (S).