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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2016
Festo Ag & Co. KG, Esslingen, DE;
Andreas Herzog, Weinstadt, DE;
Martin Gehrke, Weinstadt, DE;
FESTO AG & CO. KG, Esslingen, DE;
Abstract
A safety-oriented load switching device including a first current branch, which extends from a first supply connection to a first load connection and having a first switching means, and having a second current branch, which extends from a second supply connection to a second load connection and including a second switching means, wherein a first test branch is connected to a first measuring point located between the first switching means and the first load connection and is also connected to the second supply connection and includes a series connection of a first test switch and a first measuring device, wherein a second test branch is connected to a second measuring point between the second switching means and the second load connection and is connected to the first supply connection and includes a series connection of a second test switch and a second measuring device.