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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2014
Rockwell Automation Germany Gmbh & Co. KG, Wuppertal, DE;
Rudolf Papenbreer, Wuppertal, DE;
Sascha Wagner, Gevelsberg, DE;
Thomas Helpenstein, Grevenbroich, DE;
Oliver Heckel, Frechen, DE;
Norbert Machuletz, Wetter, DE;
Abstract
A safety switching device for driving a plurality of different kinds of guard locking devices is provided. The safety switching device comprises a first terminal and a second terminal for connecting a guard locking device, and a safety processor adapted for controlling drive signals at the first and the second terminal to drive the guard locking device. The safety processor is adapted for determining a kind of a guard locking device connected to the first and/or the second terminal out of a plurality of different kinds of guard locking devices by detecting external electrical connections between the first terminal, the second terminal, and a reference potential. The safety processor is further adapted for controlling the drive signals depending on the determined kind of the guard locking device.