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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2023
Keyence Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Kojima, Osaka, JP;
Satoru Tomoshi, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Kashima, Osaka, JP;
Choryon Oh, Osaka, JP;
Manabu Tsuboyama, Osaka, JP;
KEYENCE CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A worker is prevented from being hindered. A safety switch includes a switch body including an electromagnet and an actuator attracted to the electromagnet. The switch body includes a drive control unit and a safety control unit which control the safety switch, and the drive control unit and the safety control unit are surrounded by a housing. The housing is arranged on a back surface side of the electromagnet of the switch body, and the housing forms an accommodating portion that accommodates the drive control unit and the safety control unit.