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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Terex Mhps Gmbh, Düsseldorf, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Terex MHPS GmbH, Düsseldorf, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 13/40 (2006.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 13/40 (2013.01); G08C 17/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control switch for operating a machine, the control switch including a housing that includes a gripping region for an operator, and a detecting device for detecting an operator. The control switch further includes a safety circuit for activating the control switch when an operator is detected, and deactivating the control switch when the operator is not detected. The safety circuit includes a detecting device that includes at least one sensor operable to detect in a near field an operator's hand holding the control switch in the gripping region. The detecting device includes at least one additional sensor which detects a use of the control switch.