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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2022
Bobst Lyon, Bron, FR;
Bouhadjar Ahmed Seddik, Pont Evêque, FR;
BOBST LYON, Bron, FR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a security system () for securing a restricted access area in a converting machine. The security system () comprises a detection unit () comprising a plurality of sensors () arranged side by side an having a vertical sensing direction. Each sensor has an individual control zone (Z). The detection unit is configured to detect control signals () indicating an arrival time (t) and a departure time (t) of an object () transported through each of the control zones. The security system further comprises an evaluation unit () configured to receive the control signals () from the detection unit and a memory () containing a program to cause the evaluation unit to determine an error state indicating the presence of a prohibited access based on the control signals ().