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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2006
Applicant:
Tormod Henne, Sandnes, NO;
Inventor:
Tormod Henne, Sandnes, NO;
Assignee:
ABB AS, Billingstad, NO;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/02 (2006.01); H01H 15/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A live handle switch in the form of a hand operated safety switch for an industrial robot or a machine is described. The live handle comprises a safety certified switch for operating a robot or other machine safely while under manual control. The live handle switch may be comprised in a portable robot controller of the TPU Teach Pendant Unit type. Such a TPU may comprise control means for moving a robot in three or more degrees of freedom. In other aspects of the invention a system comprising a robot and a control unit and the live handle switch are described.