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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2020
Würth International Ag, Chur, CH;
Adrien Marquette, Schwäbisch Hall, DE;
Würth International AG, Chur, CH;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for the emergency shutdown of hand-guided tools having a drive, wherein the hand-guided tool is connected mechanically to at least one camera and the camera and/or the tool is/are provided with an evaluation unit having image processing software, in which the following steps are provided: activating the camera, monitoring a predefined danger area of the hand-guided tool by means of the camera, processing and evaluating the captured image data by means of the evaluation unit and the image processing software with regard to the presence of a human body part in the danger area, and generating a warning signal, slowing down the drive of the hand-guided tool and/or stopping the drive of the hand-guided tool if a human body part is present in the danger area.