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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2005
Manfred Haberer, Riegel, DE;
Bernd Rothenberger, Breisach-Oberrimsingen, DE;
Carsten Natzkowski, Freiburg, DE;
Manfred Haberer, Riegel, DE;
Bernd Rothenberger, Breisach-Oberrimsingen, DE;
Carsten Natzkowski, Freiburg, DE;
Sick AG., Waldkirch/Breisgau, DE;
Abstract
An apparatus for the control of at least one safety-relevant function of a machine is described having a machine control for the control of the movements of the machine, having at least one sensor for the sensing of an object inside a monitored zone and having an evaluation unit for the setting of a danger zone and for the triggering of the safety-relevant function on the intrusion of the sensed object into the danger zone. To set the danger zone, the evaluation unit is coupled to the machine control and the evaluation unit is designed for the derivation of the parameters required for the setting of the danger zone starting from the control signals used by the machine control for the movement control of the machine. A corresponding method is furthermore described.