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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2024
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Yuhong Huang, Acton, MA (US);
Sawyer J. Desotelle, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
A safety barrier for an independent cart system includes a housing with a base and an indicia portion extending from the base. The indicia portion provides a visual indication of a present location for the housing. A magnet is mounted within the base of the housing, and the magnet generates a sensor magnetic field. A sensor is mounted at a fixed location along a track for the independent cart system, and the sensor generates a feedback signal corresponding to the sensor magnetic field. A controller is operative to inhibit travel of a mover at the fixed location along the track when the feedback signal indicates the magnet is proximate the sensor.